Novels like The Dragon King Takes a Bride
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- 151 Bone Flute 骨笛 My grandmother was a famous spirit medium throughout the surrounding villages. I was a child she picked up and brought home. People in the village said that on the night she carried me home, flutes sounded throughout the village until dawn. The next day, every peach tree in the village had withered. They called me an ill omen, but my grandmother always treated me well, and life went on quietly like that, until the day I turned sixteen. Then everything changed. 1.3kReads9.0Score127Shelves
- 152 The Demon Lord Is Here 妖君在上 In the thirteenth year of the Republic, with the country in turmoil, Shen Lingyin was born in an isolated village surrounded by strange legends. When she came of age, the villagers chose her as a sacrifice, but she unexpectedly uncovered a secret buried for a thousand years... Born at midnight on the second day of the second lunar month in the Year of the Tiger, she was chosen by fate, yet doomed to bring disaster. To survive, she forms an alliance with a mysterious man and walks the razor's edg 889Reads9.0Score141Shelves
- 153 My Spirit Fox Immortal Wife 灵狐仙妻 [Spirit Fox + Immortal Lord Mentor + Spirit Medium + Sweet Romance] [This novel is complete] The day I was born, the sky was thick with dark clouds, and lightning flashed and thunder roared, but not a drop of rain fell. The moment I came into the world, a blood-red moon suddenly appeared in the sky. When the blood moon rises, monsters are born! From then on, my family treated me as a monster. Years later, after I started working, I learned that Grandma didn’t have long to live. Before she died, 162Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 154 Rice Divination and a Ghostly Wedding 阴看米，鬼哭嫁 On the day I was born, paper figures came to pay their respects and left behind money to buy my life. To keep me alive, an old woman from Miaojiang made me lie in a paper coffin, pinned me down with bones, and buried me alive at birth. This drew a hundred ghosts to bow before me and severed the heads of nine dragons. The old woman said that a spirit wanted my life. She hid my shadow, and I must not look in a mirror before I turned sixteen. I followed her warning faithfully, but then the old woma 3.8kReads9.0Score472Shelves
- 155 The Snake King’s Wife 蛇王夫 My father buried me as soon as I was born. A snake saved my life. When I turned eighteen, that snake found me and demanded I repay him by becoming his wife… 1.3kReads9.1Score159Shelves
- 156 The Fox Immortal's Betrothal Gift: A Town for a Hundred Ghosts 狐仙下聘，镇百鬼 (Ancestor of the Fox Clan) (Angst in the middle and later parts) My grandmother told me I was born under an unusual fate. On the day I was born, my mother nearly died in childbirth, thunder and lightning raged, and many restless spirits appeared nearby. The Ancestor of the Hu Clan emerged from seclusion and brought the Fox Clan’s troops to guard our family’s courtyard. That was the only reason I survived. In exchange, my family had to offer incense to him for the rest of our lives, and eighteen 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Three Dreams Entwined with a Snake 蛇缠三梦 I was born on the day of spring thunder, when snakes and insects stir back to life. Two red spots marked my wrist from birth, like a pair of vivid cinnabar moles, or two fresh, blood-red bite marks. From then on, every Dragon Boat Festival, countless snakes would gather at my home to pay homage. When I came of age, the snakes carried in a blood-red pearl. After that, strange events began happening one after another in the village, all of them connected to a secret the old folks spoke of. Some sa 1.1kReads9.1Score156Shelves
- 158 The Snake Pregnancy in October 十月蛇胎 A serious illness left me pregnant after ten months, and the child's father was a snake: The Northeast Spirit Medium, the true story of a female spirit medium 342Reads8.7Score113Shelves
- 159 One Day, I Became the Underworld’s Beloved 有一天，我成了冥界团宠 I’m pregnant, but the father of my child isn’t human. As if that weren’t enough, my grandmother, the only family I have, dies around the same time. To my surprise, with her dying breath, she entrusts me to the very creature that defiled me. I always thought he was a worthless ghost. Then I discovered that he eats like there’s no tomorrow and doesn’t feed on incense offerings. I thought I’d married a pig. Married to a pig? He might as well have been a ghost! After finally accepting the reality th 1.5kReads9.0Score125Shelves
- 160 Half-Yin Woman, Bride of the Dragon King 半阴女，嫁龙王 I was working the night shift at a hospital when I got into a car accident on my way home and fell into a deep coma. Beneath a blood-red crescent moon, a pair of cold hands lifted me from the car. Half-conscious, he pulled me into his arms. From then on, a handsome man kept appearing beside me as if from nowhere. He said I was his wife and forbade me from getting close to any other man. If I ignored his warning, I would have to face the consequences. Refusing to believe him, I got engaged to som 33Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 161 The Fox's Seduction 狐诱 Twenty years ago, my father brought home a mute woman. From then on, men in the village began dying in mysterious ways… They said my mother was a wicked fox spirit who brought harm to others. No, my mother was the Great Fox King, chosen by Heaven. The Fox King bore a daughter, and the new king ascended the throne. Beneath all of Heaven, our king rules. The harem matters just as much as the people! An angsty romance dressed up as a wish-fulfillment blurb. Come on in, everyone! 617Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 162 Married to a Dragon 嫁龙作夫 The year I was born, a dragon fell from the sky and landed in the mountains behind our village. Eighteen years later, my grandmother hanged herself from the crooked locust tree at the village entrance with a length of rope. The villagers all said the Dragon King was taking a bride, and that my grandmother had defied him and suffered retribution. After the entire village nailed me into a black coffin and buried me alive, that thing violated me. Only then did I realize that things were far more co 1.7kReads9.0Score191Shelves
- 163 My Husband Is a Ghost 我的夫君是鬼怪 Synopsis: Supernatural + a little sweetness + a clever little ghost + a cool, aloof ghost husband who's prone to jealousy On the day I was born, dark clouds covered the sky, and the gloom was terrifying. Strange things started happening in my family as soon as I arrived. My ancestors had always practiced feng shui. By the time it reached my grandfather, the people around him called him a demigod. He didn't just read feng shui for people, he also told their fortunes, and they say he was incredibl 6.9kReads9.0Score541Shelves
- 164 Married to a Ghost on My Wedding Night: My Ghost Husband's Beloved 冥婚夜嫁，鬼夫心尖宠 My name is Liu Yueli. I was born in a remote mountain village. When I was little, my grandmother would often sit in front of our house, staring blankly toward the place where I was born and murmuring... “On a night when a hundred ghosts roam, red candles will light the way. Paper figures will carry the coffin, and a hundred ghosts will serve as matchmakers. The worlds of yin and yang shall not be divided; the paths of humans and ghosts shall not be separate. With heaven and earth as witnesses, o 1.2kReads8.7Score172Shelves
- 165 The Ninety-Ninth Bride 第九十九位新娘 "Ninety-eight brides. Every last one of them rotted here. You won't escape." All 98 brides were screwed, and I'm unlucky number 99! I wandered into a cursed place while scouting locations and landed myself a crazy, white-haired husband. The first time we met, he grabbed me by the throat and threatened to burn my whole family if I didn't obey! Later, he stole offerings from other people, snatched my milk tea pearls, knocked on my window in the middle of the night to keep me company, and held me w 319Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Taoist Landlord, Open the Door! 道士房东，快开门 Her boyfriend left her stranded on the highway, but a handsome Taoist priest picked her up. She never expected that, besides seeing ghosts all day, she'd also have to keep begging the priest, who was always trying to take advantage of her, to open the door and save her... 2.5kReads8.8Score336Shelves
- 167 The Fox’s Child 狐胎 I was born in a poor, remote village in Northeast China, and grew up not knowing who my father was. On the day I was born, a red-haired fox brought me a gold ingot in its mouth. Only later did I learn that I was the fox’s child. Twenty-one years later, when I met the fox again, he threatened to drag me into his bridal chamber! To survive, I swallowed my humiliation and became his spirit medium. Just as I was beginning to accept him, I discovered that it had all been a scheme, and I was nothing m 1.1kReads9.2Score185Shelves
- 168 I Married the Ghost King in a Flash and Gave Up: The Prince Dotes on Me Like Crazy 闪婚嫁鬼王开摆：王爷疯宠我 [Whirlwind marriage to a ghost king + a touch of the supernatural + wild imagination + sweet romance + faithful couple + happy ending + marriage first, love later + everyday life + spice] (The supporting characters’ storyline includes GL. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.) Not too supernatural! Sweet romance! A little comedy! Not too scary! If you boldly demand an update, the author will jump right up and write one!! Because her Phoenix Maiden fate was switched, Lin Xiaoqing has spen 771Reads8.8Score103Shelves
- 169 My Husband Is the King of the Underworld 我的老公是冥王 When I was eighteen, I pushed open a door in a daze. I never imagined that the person behind it would use my entire family’s lives to force me to marry him… 1.3kReads8.0Score143Shelves
- 170 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Actually a Snake 青梅竹马竟是蛇 Synopsis: “Snake, let’s play house today! q(≧▽≦q)” Not long after Lan Xingyue was born, a pet snake came into her life and grew up alongside her. Before long, a little boy named Mo Siyu and his family moved in next door, and she gained a childhood sweetheart. Until one day, she discovered that Mo Siyu had a mysterious connection to her snake! Lan Xingyue: “Why won’t my snake come out when Siyu’s here?” Mo Siyu: “...Maybe it’s afraid of me.” `(*>﹏<*)′ I feel so guilty~ Lan Xingyue: “Why are you n 256Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 171 The Bewitching Snake Husband Is So Hard to Handle 妖孽蛇夫太难缠 Of all people, why do I have to bear a snake’s child...? 270Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 172 The Snake King Chases His Wife: Darling, Don’t Run Away 蛇王追妻茫：媳妇儿你别逃 [Comedy] [Mystery] [Multiple Twists] [Stealing Someone's Love] [Ascension to Godhood] [Demon-Slaying] The male lead is beautiful, tragic, and powerful, and is frantically chasing his wife... When the thousand-year-old Snake King Feng Moli was undergoing his tribulation to become a dragon, he lost his senses and violated Bai Ranran, the woman who had saved his life. He resolved to stay by her side and protect her for a hundred years. Bai Ranran thought she had simply adopted a giant pet. Little 1.6kReads9.0Score213Shelves
- 173 Half a Step Beyond 半步多 Half-Step Pass, the boundary between yin and yang, a place where the living must not go. Grandpa and I escaped from there and lived under assumed names for twenty years, but they still found us... 507Reads8.9Score107Shelves
- 174 Married to a Snake 与蛇为妻 The fourteenth day of the seventh month, an auspicious day. The Snake Immortal is taking a bride. All bystanders must keep away. I was born unlucky. My mother died in childbirth, and I stopped breathing, too. My grandmother found a Snake Immortal to breathe life into me, but a patch of python-scale patterns appeared over my heart. When I was eight, a man in a dark jade robe came before me. He told me that he would come to marry me ten years later. In the blink of an eye, ten years had nearly pas 4.3kReads9.1Score491Shelves
- 175 The Demon Husband Is Here 妖夫在上 I have a birthmark, and I covered it with a tattoo to make it look better. Who could have guessed the tattoo shop I chose would be so unreliable? They actually tattooed a demon on me. From then on, my life was never peaceful again. 1.5kReads8.9Score239Shelves
- 176 The Allure of the Fox 狐香引 When I was eighteen, my grandma passed away. I inherited the spirit hall and became a female disciple who served the immortals. Thus began my strange journey in their company, and my fate changed forever... 918Reads8.9Score111Shelves
- 177 A Clumsy Beauty Falls into the Beast World, Where a Bloodthirsty Demon King Dotes on Her 笨美人落兽世，嗜血魔王宠她入骨 With the help of the gods, she transmigrates to a world of beastmen. The females here are incredibly ugly and rare, so her beautiful looks make her a hot commodity! Unfortunately, she lands in the City of the Demon Realm, feared by every tribe... For her own safety, she has no choice but to play the good girl in front of the Demon Realm King. She plans to coast along and live off his hospitality, but the City of the Demon Realm isn’t as simple as she imagined... One mishap would be understandabl 677Reads8.9Score106Shelves
- 178 The Yandere Snake Emperor Loves to Keep His Darling Close and Cover Her in Kisses 病娇蛇皇就爱圈着小娇包嘎嘎乱亲 [A strange and wonderful menagerie~ {The animals can only talk; this is not a cultivation novel}] [Possessive // Ill-tempered // Little Demon King ~ Lively // Spirited // Little Sunshine] From the first day she arrived, Jiang Man knew the true form of the little demon king in her household: a purple-scaled golden python that had cultivated for tens of thousands of years. And the inner core he had lost was inside her kidney. Jiang Man was trembling with fear for her life. Even while sleeping, she 129Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 179 The Snake Lord's Spoiled Bride: The Substitute Snake Husband Lures a Down-and-Out Heiress 蛇君娇宠：替身蛇夫诱拐落魄千金 [Down-on-her-luck heiress and unlucky pauper X power-hungry snake demon, dark outside, pure inside] A sweet romance between a human and a demon amid dark, powerful forces [Happy ending + sweet romance + devoted to each other + human-demon romance + lighthearted + healing + political intrigue + redemption] Hua Nianjiao, granddaughter of the former Grand Tutor, has no money and no choice but to climb into a bridal sedan on Ghost Festival night, marrying into a prince's manor to bring good fortune 169Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 The Female Spirit Medium 女出马仙 We read the fortunes of the dead and the living, settle debts with aggrieved spirits, and handle lost souls, hysteria, and demonic possession! If it’s anything out of the ordinary, there’s nothing our shamanic spirit medium, Wu Mei, can’t handle! Jealous colleagues come by to challenge us? No problem. We have powerful connections up above... Lord Tu Tanyue, emperor of the Qingqiu Nine-Tailed Fox Clan and so handsome he has no rivals, spoils his wife without limit. His half-fox spirit medium brid 844Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 181 The Wolf King's Wife: Sacrificed in the Womb 狼王妻：胎祭 The night my younger sister and I were born, a blood moon hung in the sky and a thousand wolves howled. From then on, a black wolf clung to me… ✨ When I was twenty, I killed my sister. But strange scales sprouted on my legs, and I became pregnant with the beast’s abomination… 75Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 182 The Dragon King's Wife 龙王妻 On the night of the blood moon, the Dragon King takes a bride. Luo Anzhi was born a noblewoman, but fate swept her up and made her the Dragon King's wife. From then on, she set out on a path unlike anyone else's... 1kReads9.1Score360Shelves
- 183 What the Hell, I’m the Ghost King’s Bride 见鬼，我居然是鬼王的新娘 [A tsundere Ghost King and his two timid little brides, a sugary-sweet romance] The son of Youdu Mountain, a Ghost King born of heaven and earth, was chosen by the Book of Matrimony to serve as the God of Joy and matchmaker. Nearly a century into the job, he still wore black from head to toe, liked to wander at night, and was steeped in deathly aura. With the Ghost King serving as the God of Joy, birth rates were low, marriage rates were low, and divorce rates were high. The Book of Matrimony sa 813Reads9.3Score112Shelves
- 184 Don't Mess With Her, the Ghost King Calls Her His Darling Wife 别惹她，鬼王叫她老婆大人 [One-on-one romance + mutual doting + genius yin-yang master + ghost hunting + tomb raiding + sweet bedtime read] (This is a fictional setting. The spell terminology is made up, so please don’t scrutinize it or try to match it to real-life practices. Many thanks!) Shu Qing Tong was tricked into returning home by a phone call and forced to marry a dead boy. Only later did she learn that a certain ghost had claimed her as its bride when she was little. From then on, she discovered the other side o 9.9kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
- 185 My Husband Comes from the Underworld 我的夫君他来自地府 I've been unlucky since I was little. I'm said to bring misfortune to my husband and children, and my father even used me to pay off a debt of yin energy he owed. When I came of age, he showed up to make me honor the contract we made back then. After that, my mother was near death, my father disappeared, and one friend after another ran into trouble... 48Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 186 After I Became a Ghost Warden, the Chaste Ghost King Fell for Me 我成鬼差后，禁欲鬼王沦陷了 [Grim Reaper + Supernatural + Daily life in the underworld + Sweet romance + New story just launched: Max-Level Expert Online to Win Over the Dark Moonlight + Please follow] {Over-the-top sweetness + Come join the story now!} Fresh out of college, Chi Xiaomu unexpectedly became a beleaguered intern grim reaper in the underworld, tasked with guiding the dead to their next destination. But it turned out that everything had been planned by a certain King of Ghosts. Chi Xiaomu: “Xxx, is that you? Yo 251Reads9.1Score102Shelves
- 187 A Snake’s Twisted Love 蛇缠异爱 Unable to turn down her friend's request, Lihua agrees to go with her best friend to a wedding and serve as a bridesmaid. Little does she know that this wedding will make her life feel as if it's spiraling out of control. 394Reads6.8Score102Shelves
- 188 The Fox Bride 狐嫁女 Eighteen years ago, my grandfather offended a Hu fairy in the mountains and suffered its frenzied revenge. Eighteen years later, to settle the score, I was forced to marry the beast that ruined my family, serve as its spirit medium, and become the most powerful spirit medium across the vast black soil! Please help me with the spirit-invocation chant: Golden incense burner, silver incense whip, set aside the sea-sized bowl and let the incense smoke rise; Offer red beams and clear water to the 1.5kReads8.9Score211Shelves
- 189 The Tale of the Silver Flood Dragon 银蛟传 [Metaphysics + Suspense + Taoist Magic + Historical Relics + Mythical Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas + Folk Mysteries] Legend has it that the Dragon-Locking Well imprisons a wicked dragon guilty of an ancient crime. But when Zhuang Jiang, a junior clerk at the Cultural Relics Protection Institute, finds a piece of a jiao's horn at the bottom of the well, she discovers a silver-white jiao sealed inside it. From then on, the ten thousand ghosts hidden in a calligraphy album, the dea 200Reads7.2Score119Shelves
- 190 Aroused by My Cold, Sinister Black Serpent Husband! 诱爆，阴冷黑蟒老公！ (Sweet, flirtatious romance; possessive, obsessive love) A thousand years ago, Jiang Tian was a human princess. To protect her people, she married a giant black python that had lived for ten thousand years. When the python was about to ascend to dragonhood, she killed him. Clutching his corpse, she wept in anguish. "Only after you died did I dare to love you. I swear, in my next life, I never want to be a human princess again." She wished to become his wife in her next life, to cherish and love 133Reads8.9Score104Shelves
- 191 The Fox’s Allure 狐色魅人 [A new book from Zaizai: Nine Yin Girl is now live. We hope you'll show it lots of support. Thank you!] To save my parents' lives, I made a deal with a fox immortal. From then on, I opened a shrine and did good deeds. I devoted myself to worshipping the fox immortal and helping him achieve immortality as soon as possible, never expecting that he had other plans for me... 7.9kReads9.3Score732Shelves
- 192 Seeking the Merfolk 寻鲛 Legend has it that beyond the South Sea live merfolk whose tears become pearls worth a fortune, and whose flesh grants eternal life. In the early years of the Tianhua era, the emperor became obsessed with cultivating immortality and attaining eternal life. He specifically ordered the Grand Sorcerer Zhen Yang to lead three thousand sorcerers on three expeditions to the South Sea in search of the merfolk, but they all returned empty-handed… 728Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 193 The Yin-Walking Incense Master 走阴女香师 Ever since I can remember, there has been a paper doll on my bed every night. With straight bangs and a bob, a pale face with rosy cheeks, a round face and almond-shaped eyes, it was clearly made to look just like me. As I slowly grew up, the paper doll “grew up” too… 318Reads9.0Score105Shelves
- 194 The Incense of the Underworld 走阴香 [Spirit Medium + Supernatural] The year I turned ten, my grandmother passed away. Not long after, I came down with a strange illness. Days of injections and medicine did no good, and every night I became unusually alert, often babbling incoherently. After five days of continuous fever, my parents had no choice but to take me to the countryside to see a woman they called Auntie, who they said could treat me. Here, “Auntie” didn’t mean a relative on my father’s side. It was the respectful title we 989Reads9.1Score169Shelves
- 195 A Dragon's Son, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 龙生子，鬼抬棺 My name is Ding Lin, and I was born covered in dragon scales. The villagers said my mother wasn’t human. When she died, a hundred ghosts carried her coffin, and the River Earl wept at her funeral. My mother said I was the child of a dragon, born extraordinary, blessed by a hundred ghosts and immune to every taboo... 5.2kReads8.8Score524Shelves
- 196 Nine Turns Back to the Underworld 九转归幽 The Yuan family has a daughter skilled in controlling paper. Strange mysteries abound as she searches for her father and mother. Exceptionally gifted in spiritual arts and violent by nature... The nine factions of the Mystic Sect each have their own agenda, and the Yuan family is caught in the middle, triggering a string of bizarre events. In the course of it all, Yuan Ling discovers that someone is secretly protecting her. As she follows the clues to her parents’ disappearance, she also searche 151Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 197 You Were Supposed to Catch Ghosts, Not Cling to the King of Hell 让你捉鬼不是让你抱阎王大腿 [This story has multiple male leads. The heroine is set up as lustful, and before she settles into a relationship, she will have romantic storylines with various male characters. Please steer clear if that's not for you.] Gu Xiaoling was a timid newcomer to the ranks of ghosts. While alive, she was heading back to her dorm late one night when a dog suddenly leaped out, barking furiously, and scared her into cardiac arrest. She became the first ghost in Hell to have been scared to death by a dog. 223Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 198 After Wishing to the Yandere Underworld King, I Found Love 向病娇冥王许愿后，我脱单了 (A scheming, possessive Hades X a cheerful little ray of sunshine who heals others; sweet romance + redemption + supernatural + obsessive love) Chi Yu, who has always been unlucky, went up a mountain to make a wish. Through a series of mishaps, she climbed the wrong mountain and prayed to the wrong god. Her wish came true, but she also ended up selling herself to a deranged, violent, possessive King of the Underworld. To fulfill her vow and stay alive, Chi Yu had no choice but to work for her bo 663Reads9.3Score103Shelves
- 199 My Ghostly Husband, Don’t Be So Bad 鬼神老公，别太坏 [Devoted Couple + Supernatural Mysteries + Ghost-Hunting + Lots of Fun Tropes + Strong-Willed Heroine + Utterly Devoted Husband] My name is An Ning. I was born on Ghost Festival and carry a demon eye, so everyone thinks I'm cursed. Since childhood, a mysterious man I couldn't see has saved my life again and again. He told me, "If you want me to protect you forever, we have to make a marriage pact when you turn twenty." Then, on my twentieth birthday, my demon eye went out of control. I had a dan 9kReads9.1Score906Shelves
- 200 The Lady Is Spoiled Rotten by the Demon Lord 夫人被妖君大人宠野了 Her fiancé buried her alive. On the very day she was reborn, she clawed her way out of the grave, put on her red bridal gown, and married the great demon lord who would devour you without even spitting out the bones. She thought her story would end there, but who knew the Demon King would carry her across the Three Realms, sweeping all before him… (Note: The male lead is a domineering, possessive Demon Venerable, while the female lead is a clever and adorable veterinarian who transmigrated to an 15Reads8.7Score—Shelves
