Novels like I Inherited a Joss Stick and Candle Shop
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- 1 I Awakened the Yin-Yang Eyes and Became a Viral Ghost-Hunting Livestreamer 觉醒阴阳眼后，靠直播见鬼火遍全 [No Romance + Growth Arc + Supernatural Powers + Livestreaming + Entertainment Industry] After losing her job, Ye Man became a streamer specializing in the occult. This building is haunted? Blow it up! An evil spirit is harassing your best friend? Chop it down! Your handsome coworker was captured by a monster? Fly off on the wind and save him! Boss: You’re pretty gutsy. I’ve got a job for you: go film a paranormal investigation variety show! A desolate mountain piled with bones, an ancient town 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Drunken Cat Doesn't Touch Alcohol: Book 10 醉猫不沾酒第10本书 Have you ever imagined a pawnshop that lets you trade in things you don't need for the things you need most? You could pawn your sadness, miserable childhood, painful memories, stupid brain, or any unnecessary body parts, all of it! In exchange, you could get the money, lifespan, happiness, wisdom, attribute points, supernatural techniques, firearms, melee weapons, miraculous medicines, skill scrolls, and more that you need most! Now, at midnight, step outside your home and stand anywhere. Get i 13Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 3 I Own a Pawnshop for All Worlds 我有一间万界当铺 Ling Yun transmigrates to a fantasy world and unexpectedly activates the Myriad Worlds Immortal Pawnshop System, gaining a pawnshop. This pawnshop connects to all worlds and holds countless rare treasures, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities. Even more astonishingly, anything can be pawned there. The System lets people exchange items for points. Whenever a customer pawns something, Ling Yun earns a pile of exchange points. He can then spend those points to exchange for the countless rar 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Everything Pawnshop: Anything Can Be Pawned 万物典当行：万物皆可当 Do you believe anything can be pawned? As the new acting agent of a pawnshop, I've met all kinds of customers. There's the CEO willing to trade twenty years of his life to take his company public, the girl exchanging her family ties for beauty, and the politician pawning his conscience for power... What they don't know is that every transaction earns me a corresponding “reward.” Then one day, a girl walked in and said she wanted to pawn her “love.” The System's warning rang out: “Warning! The it 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Journey to the West: I'm a Pawnshop Owner, Known as a Swindler 西游：我，当铺老板，人称奸商 Ye Xuan transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West and opens a magical pawnshop that can grant wishes. Pawn treasures of sufficient value at the shop, and any wish can come true. From then on, you can turn your life around and reach the peak of success. Sun Wukong: Boss, I'll pawn my Golden Cudgel to you. Hurry and get me out of Five Elements Mountain. I want to settle the score with that old fool, the Tathagata. Tang Sanzang: If your fists can't get you down the road, then punch your w 3Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 6 The Spirit-Summoning Paper Effigy Shop 招魂纸扎店 Paper funerary crafts are governed by countless taboos. One small mistake can bring disaster. Gu Ranran, heir to a paper funerary craft business that was struggling to make ends meet, had only meant to earn a little pocket money. She never expected a petty thief who stole one of her paper offerings to change her life. A child in a coffin, a charred corpse in the City of the Wrongfully Dead, a college student whose face was skinned, a little ghost inside a bead bracelet… These cases completely ov 303Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 7 The Wish-Granting Pawnshop 如意当铺 The Ruyi Pawnshop accepts anything as collateral: scrap metal, antiques and paintings, mechs and chariots, spirit pills, and even happiness, sadness, taste, sensation, and life. Anything you don't want can be pawned here. What would you like to pawn? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Own a Pawnshop That Grants Immortality 我有一座长生当铺 After Mu Changsheng was framed by a servant and narrowly escaped death, he opened the Immortality Pawnshop in a mass grave and embarked on a path of pawning the whole world. He collects debts dating back to time immemorial and binds peerless powerhouses by contract. “Blood Fiend Patriarch, the Nether River Saint Source you put up as collateral has come due. Time to repay the principal and interest, right?” “Holy Mother of the Azure Sky, you haven’t forgotten the Eternal Youth Daoist Art you put 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Number One Pawnshop Across All Worlds: Pawning Gods and Spirits, Here and Now 万界第一当铺，当天当地当鬼神 On the Continent of Myriad Beasts, Divine beasts reign supreme, all beasts serve as soldiers, and humans are slaves. Of the countless humans, fewer than a thousand can cultivate. Every step is a struggle, and endless slaughter leaves corpses strewn across the land. Shen Shu transmigrates to the Continent of Myriad Beasts by accident and obtains a pawnshop System, rising to power step by step. After witnessing the ancient sages and mighty cultivators fearlessly giving their lives for humanity, pr 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Strange Things Ahead: My Ghost-Hunting Days at an Aristocratic School 前方有诡我在贵族学校抓鬼那些事 [Lighthearted + Feel-Good + Supernatural + Urban] When Fang Xiaomiao was little, she collided with a great demon and died on the spot. Luckily, the fruit of a Bodhi seed she had once eaten forcibly kept her alive. But even a divine artifact could only keep her alive until she turned twenty. Her fate was full of holes, and Heaven wanted to reclaim this BUG as soon as possible, so it forbade her from doing anything that might earn merit. To change her fate, Fang Xiaomiao enrolled at a prestigious 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Curio Shop 奇物斋 One strange incident after another intertwines... One mysterious artifact after another is traded... A dismembered woman... an obsession unaware that its owner is dead... an inn that eats people... a rich girl who raises ghosts... a man with a manic disorder... people raised in pigsties... a game under attack from the apocalypse... a vanished mountain god... a land of nothingness... They say there is a wondrous place in this world called the Curio Shop. Its location is unk 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Infinite: Starting After Being Shot Full of Holes 无限：从被射成马蜂窝开始 [Infinite Flow + No Romance Pairing + Timid Readers Welcome + Not a Mary Sue] After Jiang Xuehe is betrayed by her companions, she falls into an enemy trap and fails her mission. Shot to pieces, she is deemed to have died an unnatural death by the System and is pulled into an unfamiliar place. Only then does she learn that everyone here has already died in the real world, and the only way to survive is to clear the instances. Jiang Xuehe says she likes a thrill. Since she can get in, the compani 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Xuanhuan: A Myriad Worlds Pawnshop from the Start 玄幻：开局一座万界当铺 After waking up, Qin Yi found that he had transmigrated to the Tian Du Realm and become the tenth Host of the Myriad Worlds Pawnshop. Inside the pawnshop, Qin Yi was invincible. The pawnshop had everything imaginable. Heavenly treasures, ancient artifacts and secret books, even bodies, memories, and souls, could all be pawned for equivalent value. Qin Yi took ten percent of the profit from every transaction. “There are bad debts too?” “And once I collect them, the profits are all mine?” Looking 142Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 14 Infinite: She Is the Source of the Curse 无限：她即是诅咒之源 [Infinite flow + strong female lead + chaotic fun-loving heroine + horror game + character growth + no romance] The moment An Tong, an overworked office worker, opens her eyes, she finds herself in a horror game. Everyone else starts with top-tier gear, while she starts with a broken bone, a curse, and a crutch? Before she can even get used to this body, she’s plunged into a deadly crisis. [S-rank Talent: Plunder] activated! Only the one who takes the other’s life force can win this battle. The 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn as the Dao's Chosen Disciple, I Livestream Ghosts 天道亲传重生后，直播见鬼了 Metaphysics + no romance + wish fulfillment + episodic stories with two main plotlines Extra! Extra! Qin Lan, the Heavenly Dao’s sole successor, was kicked back to her original world by the Heavenly Dao on the grounds that she needed to settle her worldly ties! Settle her worldly ties? Then she’d trample the scumbag men, tear apart the vile women, and lead her family back to the top! “Fairy Qin, why do I get beaten every time I sleep?” “Because you’ve used up all your great-grandfather’s accumu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Wandered into an Old Street and Somehow Became the Owner of a Wish Pawnshop 误入古街，我竟成了愿望当铺掌柜 Invincible + heartless + treating the world as a game + no romance + fatalism + ensemble cast + collection of stories They say there is a mysterious place somewhere in the world where any wish can come true, as long as you can afford the price. One person stakes their family ties to reclaim ten years of youth. Another stakes their love, all to avenge a blood feud. Someone pays with their fortune to become breathtakingly beautiful. Someone leaps into the underworld and sinks into eternal dam 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Heavens Pawnshop 诸天当铺 On dark streets and in shadowy voids stands a mysterious pawnshop. Legend has it that only those who receive an invitation can find their way to it. Of course, the pawnshop takes things in exchange: lifespan, health, emotions... Anything can be pawned... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Pawnshop No. 9: From the Start, I Pawn Yang Guifei 第九号当铺，开局典当杨贵妃 Pawnshop No. 9 can fulfill any customer’s request, but only in exchange for something of equal value. Anything can be pawned here: lifespan, health, love, family ties... Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji: I’ll pawn Yang Yuhuan in exchange for my Great Tang dynasty lasting for all eternity! Old Ma: I’ll pawn my business empire. Make me handsome! Du Shiniang: I’ll pawn my love. Give me back my treasure chest! Yue Buqun: Help me unite the martial world, and Ning Zhongze is yours, boss! Murong Fu: 1.5kReads—Score14714d adds
- 19 The Yin-Yang Realm: The Wish-Granting General Store 阴阳界：圆梦杂货铺 If you had to bear the cost, would you come to this general store on the border between Yin and Yang to make a deal in exchange for the fulfillment of a wish? At the Wish-Granting General Store, every request gets a response, as long as you're willing to pay a high enough price. An overworked office worker wants a chance to get revenge on a terrible boss. That's a piece of cake. A woman who died unjustly wants a chance to avenge herself. Deal accepted... The store is run by its owner, Xiao Yan, 370Reads—Score2514d adds
- 20 Exchange No. 9 九号交易所 Chen Xiping inherited a pawnshop that could do anything, and in doing so, discovered the other side of the world. The underworld and the human realm have overlapped. Evil ghosts are invading, and the human world is about to become a living hell… With a pawnshop that grows stronger through trades, he moves between the world of the living and the underworld, gradually uncovering the great secrets lurking beneath a series of hidden schemes, secrets powerful enough to bring down the world at any mom 58Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 21 Identity Exposed: The Fake Heiress Uses Fortune-Telling to Join the Elite 身份曝光：假千金她靠算命翻身成豪门 A powerful cultivator failed her tribulation and ended up in the body of a fake heiress, cast out by a wealthy family and mocked across the internet. Everyone was waiting for Gu Ci to lose her heiress status and beg for help in despair. Instead, a parade of powerful figures started begging to join her livestream: A real estate tycoon: “Something keeps going wrong with my new development. Master, help!” A top-tier star: “Me, me, me! I feel like my essence is being drained every day! Help!” A bill 2.7kReads8.8Score28314d adds
- 22 Pawnshop No. 8 第八号当铺 Legend has it that an ancient, mysterious organization exists in this world: the Eighth Pawnshop. If you can find it, you can obtain anything your heart desires. “Academician Tu, hello. You have three days left to live. Would you like to join our Eighth Pawnshop? Our Eighth Pawnshop is dedicated to world peace, scientific progress, exploring the cosmos, and sailing toward the vast sea of stars. Our Eighth Pawnshop is home to scientists, philosophers, and educators from human history who vanished 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Haunted Pawnshop: The Living Die in Place of Others, the Evil Dead Live in Their Stead 恐怖当铺：活人替死，恶鬼替生 There’s a pawnshop that sits empty during the day but is packed with customers at night. The living are better off dead, while evil spirits revel until dawn. Maybe from the moment you step into this pawnshop, you’re no longer yourself. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A New Graduate Opens a Hospital in a Strange World 应届生：在诡异世界开了家医院 [Strong female lead + transmigration + no CP + System + development + bizarre game + character growth + management + slow-paced] In modern society, we’re short on everything except people. Lin Lin, a top student who graduated from the clinical medicine program at a 985 university, faces the catastrophic prospect of graduating straight into unemployment after new regulations come into effect. After finishing her internship on the very last day, she plans to sleep at home until the end of time. In 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in the Haunted Realm, She Leads Ghost Stories in a Counterinvasion 重生诡界，她带着怪谈反向入侵 [Lighthearted + Multiple Worlds + Urban Legends + Live Streaming from the Otherworld] Li Xiaoxiao only made a dish using demonic cultivation techniques, but she got food poisoning in the middle of the night and kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in a strange Otherworld. There was no ghost money or Bank of Heaven and Earth here. If she wanted to avoid being bullied by ghosts and having her soul scattered, her only choice was to travel to different worlds and scare 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Good Grief, the Wicked Senior Sister Starts Exorcising Ghosts After Losing Her Memory 天啦噜，恶毒师姐失忆后开始捉鬼 [No Romance + No Mindless Power Fantasy + Mild Horror + Amnesia at the Start + Two Female Leads Bound by Friendship + Entirely Handmade, No AI] [Stick with the first three chapters, trust me] Before losing her memory, she was the daughter of the Imperial Medical Academy’s chief physician, a once-in-a-century genius of the Xuantian Temple, and the “Living King of Hell” feared by everyone in the capital. The year the capital was drenched in blood, her friend, a young nobleman, died a gruesome deat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Granny's Infinite Returns: From the Start, She Strikes Back Against Her Demon Son-in-Law 老太无限回归，开局反杀恶魔女婿 [Strong Female Lead + Elderly Woman + No CP + Metaphysical Livestreaming + Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing] After clearing the Infinite Worlds, Xia Xiulian seals away her memories and returns to the time before her daughter and granddaughter were harmed. This time, she'll make sure they escape the clutches of their abusers. She firmly supports her daughter's divorce, fights back against the demonic son-in-law who comes to harass them, and gets a divorce of her own while she's at it. As she rewrit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Carrying a Pawnshop on My Back, Doing Business All Over the World 扛着一座当铺，满世界做生意 A Heavenly Dao pawnshop from the start! I'm invincible, and the rest is up to you! With the pawnshop in hand, the world is mine. I began by slaying the Demon Ancestor, defying life and death, and entering the cycle of reincarnation. The endless road to invincibility is truly lonely! Across the Myriad Worlds, I am the all-capable master of the pawnshop. As long as you can pay the price, you can pawn anything! Even the Heavenly Dao itself can be pawned at the Heavenly Dao Pawnshop! [No System + pa 144Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 29 Good-for-Nothing from the Start, I Evade Ghosts Unscathed, Leaving Everyone Stunned and Calling Me Big Sis 废柴开局无伤遛诡，全员震惊叫姐 [Uncanny apocalypse + strong female lead + no saintly do-gooder] When the supernatural descends, Yun Lanyue, dressed in a pile of rags, is dragged into the highest-difficulty hell-level instance, where she unexpectedly reunites with her younger siblings, lost for many years. But she discovers that her genius younger sister has become an idiot, while her lively, cheerful younger brother has turned into an icy, single-dad type. To make matters worse, a two-faced woman whom her family once helped t 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Number One Pawnshop Across the Heavens 诸天第一当铺 The shopkeeper fled, leaving the young clerk to take the fall. But as a result, he came into possession of a damaged Heavenly Dao pawnshop. The place was completely empty. Where were all the treasures? Ao Lie of the Dragon Clan put up half of his clan's fortune as collateral and pawned a supreme immortal artifact, to be redeemed within a hundred thousand years, with three high-grade immortal artifacts as interest. The Lord of the Frost Realm put up fifty thousand years of lifespan as collateral 124Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 31 Horror Variety Show: Master Bai, My House Is Gone 恐怖综艺：白大师，我家没了 [No CP + Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Variety Show + Livestreaming + Ghost-Hunting] I, Bai Shui, was a disciple of a Taoist sect. I went down the mountain to gain experience and save people, then lost my memory!!! I joined the entertainment industry as a little-known celebrity and became a hard-pressed wage slave. Bai Shui: Your grandma wants you to burn a few handsome men for her to keep her company down there. Viewers: ... Master Bai, what should I do? My kid loves doing homework every day! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Heavenly Thunder Calls: I Rampage Through the Metaphysical World with My Ghost Husband 天雷引，我带鬼夫在玄学界杀疯了 A Scheming Ghost Husband ✘ An Innocent Young Taoist [Both Leads Are Faithful] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Feng Shui] + [Talismans] “The dead clear the way, and the ghost husband takes a bride!” My name is Gu Anling, and I’m a rather mediocre Taoist. “Anling” means “peace and tranquility.” My grandmother gave me this name because she hoped I would live a peaceful, smooth, happy, and safe life. But life is full of unexpected turns, and things don’t always go as planned... “Anling, my beloved wife...” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Midnight Tavern 深夜酒肆 [Short supernatural tales + humans, ghosts, spirits, and monsters + no romance + episodic stories based on real-life cases] Bai Yan runs a supernatural tavern in the city. It opens every night at midnight. The tavern specializes in custom-brewed drinks, and every one comes with a story. Knock on the door ring, and you are a customer. Each person may order only three special drinks per night. A knock-knock at the door means a ghost is calling; a jingle from the door ring means a spirit or monster —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Guanfu Files of Strange Occurrences 观复灵异事件簿 [Supernatural + Horror + Episodic Stories] *The heroine comes from a world of cultivation. She is very powerful, but her strength is still slowly returning with the spiritual qi revival. Most of the time, she can only resolve cases for now using ordinary occult methods.* My name is Song Du. I’ve lived for a very long time. Every few decades, I fall asleep, and when I wake up, the world has changed its face again. The last time I awoke was decades ago, and I discovered something My master had va —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Underworld Cafeteria: I Became Invincible After Feeding the Vengeful Ghosts 阴间食堂：喂饱厉鬼后我无敌了 [No romance | Not a wish-fulfillment story | Dark healing | Food | Revenge and justice] The heroine is both good and evil, not to be trifled with, and fiercely protective of her own! Deep in the alley, beneath the parasol trees. The shop opens at midnight and closes at three in the morning. The owner, Su Bihai, seems like an ordinary woman who has withdrawn from the world, but she is actually a Kunlun Divine Lord who defies heaven. A humble bowl of home-style noodles can comfort lonely souls, wh 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Metaphysics Host Goes Viral 直播算命：玄学主播爆红全网 [No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + metaphysics + ghost-hunting + episodic plots] Shen Nian, a master of metaphysics at the peak of her powers, inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. To keep it running, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling! But on the very first day, her first livestream connection is with a top-tier star! Shen Nian sees that the villa where the star is staying is dangerously strange. “There's something wrong with that villa. I suggest you leave as soon as possibl 21Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Why Would You Mess With Her? She Can Share a Rental With Ghosts! 你惹她干吗？她可是能跟鬼合租！ [Reborn + fortune-telling + metaphysics + livestreaming + ghost hunting + feel-good power fantasy] After being sabotaged and failing her tribulation, Jiang Ning, a grandmaster of metaphysics, was reborn in the body of a true heiress unloved by both her father and mother. To make matters worse, the fake heiress schemed to have her sold to northern Myanmar. The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, a lackey holding an electric baton struck her squarely on the backside. “Kid, your forehead is dark. Yo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Buried in the Well 井葬 [Supernatural + strong female lead + exorcism prodigy] A well serves as a coffin, burying an unknown body. My job is to carry corpses out of wells and keep the wells from coming "alive." *The male lead is just a background character 98Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 39 Opening a Shop: I Was Born to Exorcise Ghosts 开间铺子：我命定驱鬼 [No romance] The moment Liu Ye lost both her parents, the extraordinary path of her life was set in motion. Unfortunately, she had no experience at all, so she could only start from scratch. With the little black dog by her side, Liu Ye felt nothing at all, though she was even a little excited... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Treated the King of the Underworld Like an Older Brother, but He Turned Around and Called Me Mom 我把冥王当大哥，冥王转头叫我妈 [Metaphysics and ghost-hunting + chubby three-year-old Underworld King + World Metaphysics Championship + patriotism + strongest female lead] Feng Lixi was a painter. For no apparent reason, she ran into a chubby three-year-old Underworld King in the middle of the road, then got tearfully begged by Black and White Impermanence to accompany the amnesiac little Underworld King and help him earn merit. By chance, she gained supreme magical powers and countless talismans and formations. She took the 21Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 41 Lure of the Fiend 诱煞 "Heaven reveals its signs, foretelling good and ill." As time passed and dynasties rose and fell, tales of blood moons and evil spirits were gradually buried in dusty old books, and few people knew of them anymore. Only the prophecy, "When the moon turns blood-red, yin reaches its extreme and gives birth to baleful forces," remained to warn each generation of inheritors: evil spirits had never vanished. They were only waiting for the next chance to return. When the celestial omen of a blood moon 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 After the Founding of the Nation, I Became a Spirit: Catching Ghosts Is My Duty, and I’m Good at It 建国后成精，抓鬼没有不强的义务 Strong female lead, no romance, ghost hunting, with a mildly supernatural variety show. Please don’t take it as reality. The heroine doesn’t grow stronger over time: she inherits the memories of the demon clan, giving her a cheat, and is powerful from beginning to end. There’s no angst. As one of the demons who slipped through the cracks of the rule that no one could become a spirit after the founding of the country, newborn demon Shi Jia leapt into Qiongqi’s pocket with a thunderous force. “Bos 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Going to Hell School 上个鬼学 [Night Parade of a Hundred Demons] [Infinite-Flow Instances] [Past: From Pangu's Creation of the World to the Founding of the Nation] [Present and Future: Modern Day, Post-Apocalypse, and Nonhumans] [Chinese Folklore from Every Province and Region] [Folklore from the West, Europe, America, Russia, Japan, Korea, and Thailand] [Strong Female Lead Who Grows Over Time] [Feel Free to Ship Characters] [Ensemble Cast and a Growing Group of People Who Love the Female Lead] Great news! Great news! This 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Seventh Month Shop 七月半商铺 A gentle yet scheming teacher, a handsome instructor at a top university, has actually been alive for ten thousand years. A sweet shopkeeper, as charming as the girl next door, tends an ancient store. Inside, there is nothing you can imagine that the store won't sell. Love, hatred, memories, and the future are all available, either through an equal exchange or at a steep price. The city is crawling with “Mei.” Someone buys a “Mei” from the shopkeeper, only to become entangled in a string of murd 21Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 45 My Mom Takes the Entertainment Industry by Storm While I’m in the Morgue of the Underworld 老妈勇闯娱乐圈，我在地府停尸间 [Reborn + no romance + possessed by a transmigrator + running away while pregnant (not the female lead!)] Bai Yu's body was taken over by an outsider. When she regained consciousness, she had become the baby in that woman's belly. ??? I'm giving birth to myself???!! Considering her cheap dad runs a family business, is an award-winning actor, and comes from a wealthy family, she figured she wouldn't have to worry about anything once she was born. So she gave in and waited peacefully to be born. B 86Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 46 Underworld Girl Meng Yu 地府少女梦屿 [Underworld + short arcs + long arcs + wild imagination + based on true events + no CP for now] Meng Yu had just graduated from college and was ready to make her mark in the world. But her plans were over before they even began. Before she could collect herself, she had already become an employee of the Land Administration Bureau. While everyone else was still working hard to earn money, she could retire at thirty. It's not that Meng Yu is bragging. The Land Administration Bureau simply pays w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Mystic Sect Master Transmigrates into a Book as the Real Heiress, and the Whole Family Faces Retribution 玄门大佬穿书真千金，全员火葬场 [Metaphysics + wish-fulfillment + no romance + livestreaming + secret identity + fortune-telling + a touch of ensemble cast + everyone gets their comeuppance, no forgiveness] Xi Jiudu, sect leader of the Mystic School, failed her tribulation and transmigrated into a book as the biological daughter who was doomed to be cannon fodder in a pampered-daughter story. The heroine, meanwhile, was the adopted daughter, Xi Cha. Father Xi: “Xi Jiu, listen carefully. Whatever you do, Cha Cha will always be 2kReads8.1Score23714d adds
- 48 From the Start in the Morgue: The Occult Master Earns Boundless Merit 开局太平间，玄学大佬功德无量 Shen Yueli was the 287th sect leader of Qinghui Sect, a school of the mystic arts. After her ascension failed, a bolt of heavenly lightning reduced her to ashes. She thought she was destined to have her soul scattered, but unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a modern orphan who shared her name. The modern Shen Yueli had lost both parents as a child. When she was eighteen, her grandmother, the only family she had left, passed away as well. Overcome with grief, she fell down the stairs and 234Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 49 Is This the Funeral Parlor? 是那间丧葬店吗？ A funeral goods shop that looks completely out of place has suddenly opened on a bustling shopping street. It keeps its doors shut during the day and opens for business by night. Qi Shiwu, born at an hour of yin, accidentally becomes a shop assistant. What connection could she have to this place? Follow Shiwu as she opens the shop’s doors! “Shh! A customer’s here!” 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Knocked Over an Incense Burner and Got Tangled Up With a Thousand-Year-Old Ghost King! 碰倒香炉后，被千年鬼君缠上了！ The third time she was pinned down by a ghost in the middle of the night, Ma Xuemei threw off the covers. “Keep pretending! It’s the only trick you’ve got!” As the last “unofficial” shrine keeper of the Ma family, she never imagined that the dusty, broken incense burner in her family’s storeroom could actually be home to a living ancestor. Xie Yuan, a thousand-year-old ghost lord who had awakened inside the burner, had one simple wish after being roused: to find some fun. And the young woman in 4.2kReads8.7Score58114d adds
