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- 1 The Snake Immortal Husband Falls at My Feet 蛇仙老公拜倒在我的石榴裙下 After my mother died, she gave birth to me inside her coffin. Since I was born on Ghost Festival, I was naturally tied to an ill-fated destiny, and from then on, people called me the Coffin-Born Girl. When I was seven, I swallowed a snake's gall and lost all my memories. I had no choice but to leave home for twelve years. When I returned, the world was full of danger and uncertainty. My father didn't care for me, my mother was gone, and the only one who came whenever I called was that long worm. 290Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Dragon God, Send Your Proposal, and I’ll Take the Sedan Chair 龙神请聘，夫人上轿 [A touch of mystery, the supernatural, and possessiveness. Marriage before love. Plot first, romance second. Sweet and sugary.] Born at noon, fated to yin, a thunderclap shakes the world. My birth was said to herald disaster. The villagers feared me, and my parents hated me. So, when I was just a month old, my father threw me into the mountains to fend for myself. Thankfully, my grandmother saved me. She told me that, to keep me alive, she had promised me in marriage to the Dragon God… 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Dragon King Takes a Wife at the Divine Dragon Temple 神龙庙之龙王娶妻 Ever since my great-grandfather’s time, our family has passed down this story. My great-grandfather once ran into danger while traveling and nearly died, but was saved by the legendary Dragon King. To repay him, he let slip while drunk that he would promise his future daughter to the Dragon King, in exchange for the village’s people living in peace and gratitude for the life-saving favor. But the generations passed, sons had sons and sons had sons, and it wasn’t until I was born that the Lin fam 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Snake King’s Sacrifice: Messenger of the Underworld 蛇王祭之阴间使者 Three years ago, Ouyang Rui willingly sacrificed his dragon pearl to save me and the child in my womb, his soul utterly destroyed. Three years later, strange phenomena appeared, and red light blotted out the sun. I became a messenger of the underworld. A female corpse, a bizarre death, and one strange event after another: the conspiracy had begun anew... 3Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 5 Marry a Snake? No Way, I Can’t Handle That! 嫁蛇？不行，我遭不住！ “A black coffin for the bride, two families bound by a pact. When the auspicious day arrives, a thousand ghosts will carry the coffin.” After my mother gave birth to me, she was swept away by a flood. Everyone saw me as an ill omen. I grew up sleeping in a coffin. Then, when I turned eighteen, I began having shamefully vivid dreams. Later, the man in black from my dreams really appeared. He said that long ago, my Bai ancestors had dug out his snake gall, and now he would make me repay the debt. 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Lord Snake: So Adorable 蛇君大人：萌萌哒 My name is Luo Qiqi. When I was little, a black snake in the fields bit me, and my father killed it. Later, the black snake came looking for me, saying it wanted revenge. Grandpa told me I’d been born with the bloodline of a spirit snake, and that I had no choice but to marry the Black Snake Lord and become his wife. A few months later, Grandpa was murdered. His death made me realize that a huge conspiracy was hidden behind it all... 45Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 7 The Supreme White Snake Finally Finds Tender Love 至尊白蛇终为绕指柔 [Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Supreme of the Demon Realm, a thousand-year-old snake demon. No matter how profound Ling Yehan’s magic, he never imagined he’d one day fall into the hands of a young woman who works as a coroner. He willingly lowers himself, and in front of her, all he can do is bow and obey. “Keep refusing to listen, and I’ll cut you open alive and make snake soup!” “Yes, my little queen. Would you like me to conjure up a pot for you?” … … … 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 8 The Snake Husband Is in Charge 蛇夫在上 I was born under an extremely yin fate, on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival. It was also on that day, eighteen years ago, that my mother gave birth to me... They say I stayed in her womb for thirteen whole months, yet chose that very day to come into the world. The sky was thick with clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, but not a drop of rain fell. Bolts of lightning struck down, scattering sparks everywhere. The Ghost Festival already has a gloomy atmos 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Come On, Make Your Move! My Chaste Snake Husband, Don't Be a Coward 强撩！禁欲蛇夫不要怂 [Adult romance: sweet, doting, flirtatious, mature leads, fast-paced, around 200,000 words] [Heroine falls for his looks at first sight, then develops real feelings over time] [Hero has searched for years, and finally gets his happy ending] Beijing’s top socialite × a refined professor (a thousand-year-old snake demon) Shen Yang, the pampered heiress and leading socialite of Beijing’s wealthiest family, is beautiful and changes boyfriends as fast as a rocket. Even so, countless men fall at her f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Dragon King Husband 我的龙王夫君 All I wanted was a steady job and an honest living. His arrival shattered my peace. I went to bat for him, and he promised me a grand wedding. I thought he was my happy ending, but he held another woman in his arms and told me, "She is my wife. You're nothing but a bed warmer." I forgave him again and again, only for him to use my life to save another woman. The day I awoke from the dream, I realized it had all been a dream. When the heavenly tribulation for my second ascension to immortality ca 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Snake Lord from Heaven: His Wife Is a Walking Trouble Magnet 天降蛇君：媳妇是个惹事包 I’m a woman of pure yang, and my blood has a strange effect on supernatural creatures. As a child, I was playing around and nearly got carried off by a dead person, but a Snake Immortal saved me and gave me one of his scales for protection. Years later, when I returned to my village, countless supernatural creatures watched the blood in my veins covetously. The villagers saw me as a priceless offering, ready to sacrifice me at any moment. The man I’d met once as a child appeared again. “It’s bee 73Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 12 The Snake Husband Leads Me Along the Path of the Dead 蛇夫携我踏阴路 [Cunning Male Lead + Forced Love + Coming-of-Age Heroine + Both Pure] [Snake-Like, Sharp-Tongued Male Lead + Soft Yet Strong Heroine] Ten years ago, my father killed a snake that had slithered into our home. Ever since, calamity has plagued my family. My father was bitten to death by something in the mountains while chopping firewood, and overnight my mother became the village’s most despised madwoman before throwing herself down a well... To keep me alive, Grandma struck a deal with the famous 237Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 13 My Date with a Snake Demon 我和蛇妖有个约会 [Sweet Romance / Devoted Husband] + [Main Plot + Side Stories] Both leads are completely devoted to each other! To atone for the sins of my great-grandfather, I have no choice but to marry a black snake. As events continue to unfold, I discover many astonishing secrets that have long been hidden... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Snake Fetus in the Coffin 棺孕蛇胎 On the day my sister-in-law went into labor, my grandmother, the midwife, made me hold a snake and sleep inside a coffin. Rain poured down as snakes gathered around the house. My sister-in-law’s belly split open, and she gave birth to a ball of snakes. 124Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 The Black Snake as My Husband: Lord Demon, Please Be Gentle 墨蛇为夫：妖君大人请温柔 Jiang An was destined for a rough road from the moment she was born. Her birth killed her mother, and when she was nine, her father died as well. A fortune-teller passing through the village said she was cursed, that she would bring trouble to the villagers, and that she was destined not to live past eighteen. From then on, her grandfather spent every day tinkering with something, though she had no idea what. On her eighteenth birthday, her grandfather cooked her a meal. When she woke up, she fo 38Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 16 Born of Yin, Wife of the Serpent King 阴生女，蛇王妻 [The occult, feng shui, fortune-telling, Zhuyou healing, witchcraft, strange tales and supernatural happenings] I was born a deformed ghost fetus. The night my foolish mother carried me home, the heavens unleashed strange signs. Blood crows filled the sky, and a disastrous downpour lasted seven days straight. To defy fate and change my destiny, my foolish mother threw me into a mass grave, sealed me in a coffin, and buried me alive. I was reborn by devouring flesh. The villagers feared me, yet c 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Snake Bride 蛇嫁 My name is Jiang Sheng. To pay off my father’s debts, I became a “professional homewrecker.” One day, a client offered me a million to ruin her match. I never expected her fiancé to be a snake! 195Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Raising a Ghost Husband: Grow Up Already! 养鬼为夫：夫君，快长大！ Grandpa’s coffin shop was quiet year-round. Then one day, an old woman showed up and asked me to hammer four iron nails into a coffin for her. After that, my shadow disappeared. Second Uncle from the village said someone had borrowed my life. To save me, Grandpa had no choice but to take a dangerous gamble. The wedding and funeral were held together, and in a daze, I got engaged to a little ghost who had just burst out of a female ghost’s belly right in front of me. From then on, I had to be bot 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Strange Tales from Northeast China 东北民间诡异故事 A demolished Changxian Temple, the eerie Little South Mountain, a great fox who came to visit, the person behind the resurrection of paper effigies, a wronged female ghost come to call, a full-term fetus dead in the womb. Tell me, am I the one telling the stories, or am I a character in one? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Help! The Possessive Snake Lord Is Too Flirtatious 救命！偏执蛇君太撩人 An obsessive, seductive, sensual mind reader of a male lead vs. a sweet, soft, adorable heroine who can be gentle or feisty, is easy to win over, and has a vivid inner monologue Light horror + smart characters + a battle of wits with the Snake Lord + episodic stories solving all kinds of ghostly mysteries The snake I saw in my dreams actually showed up in my life? His arrival threw everything into chaos. First came my ill-fated destiny, then my family’s deaths, the Snake Immortal’s lies, my yin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Ghost King's Beloved Wife 鬼王大人的宠妻 “Did you save me just because I bring you good fortune?” “Yeah. You’re great at bringing your husband luck.” “Then why are you marrying me?” “Because I owe you my life, so I’m giving myself to you.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 An Unbroken Serpent Marriage: The Snake Lord Is Too Fierce 阴缘不断：蛇夫太凶猛 When I was ten, I hurt a snake. More than a decade later, it came back for revenge, and strange things began happening around me… It all began that night when I caught a ride with the guy of my dreams… 68Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 23 The Dragon King Takes a Bride 龙王娶亲 [Sweet Romance #Devoted Husband #Everyone's Favorite #Dragon King #Supernatural #Heartwarming] The devoted Dragon King, Long Lin, fiercely protects his wife! On the day I got married, little ghosts paved the way and the heavens opened a path. Petals filled the sky, and birds came to celebrate in a phoenix procession. It was a rare gathering of all three realms. Red silk covered the land, and the banquet stretched across heaven and earth for three whole days and nights. When the bridal veil was l 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Snake Wife 阴蛇妻 My name is Su Xue. I was slow to develop as a child, and I’m not very smart. My grandpa was a Yin-Yang Master. Out of a moment of kindness, he saved someone, but a snake spirit tricked him, leading to my grandma’s tragic death. In his fury, he burned every snake on the entire back mountain. To avoid revenge from the Snake Venerable of the serpent clan, he sent me straight to a psychiatric hospital, then vanished with my parents. They say that before the mentally ill, all evil spirits are nothing 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Spirit Snake Pact 灵蛇契约 [Both leads are each other's first, sweet romance, one-on-one, secret identities, revenge, happy ending] Grandpa once did a snake a kindness, and in return, the snake became the Snake Immortal enshrined by my family. To evade his enemies, Grandpa used me as a bargaining chip and forced me to sign a contract selling myself to the Snake Immortal. I thought this was the beginning of a nightmare, but it turned out to be the first step toward a new life. And so my fate became bound to his. He took me 25Reads6.8Score414d adds
- 26 The Serpent's Bewitching Dance 蛇骨婆娑 The year I turned twenty-four, a group of snakes gave me a marriage contract. It was signed by someone from the Guangxu era, named Yin Jiuyuan. When we met again, he handed me an employment agreement. “Snakes are unusually attracted to you, which makes you valuable to my research. Your salary is twenty thousand a month, and double if one bites you.” I was broke, so I signed. Only later did I learn that he was a snake king who had lived for three hundred years, and I was the person he fell in 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Dragon's Wife Is Hard to Handle 蛟夫难缠 [First-person paranormal | Flood Dragon husband | Horror | Cathartic comedy] My name is Shen Yuezhao. I was born a freak after my mother emerged from the Dragon-Locking Well. I was born with an ill-fated yin destiny, and a single talisman kept me alive until I was fourteen. When I was eighteen, an incredibly handsome man came looking for me. His moods were unpredictable, yet he was utterly devoted to me. He kept me on the brink of death while giving me everything he had... In a dream, I saw him 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Serpent's Curse 蛇咒 When I was little, my grandfather once beat a snake to death... After that, strange things kept happening to our family. A fortune-teller said I wouldn't live to see twenty. To save me, my father made a pact with a snake spirit. On my eighteenth birthday, it left a snake curse on my wrist. Ever since then, every night I dream of a giant golden python, its jaws gaping wide, its tongue flicking as it bares its fangs. It tells me I belong to it, and that in this life, the next, and every life after 2.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Snake King’s Spiritual Bride 蛇王灵妻 I was born on the Ghost Festival in the Snake Immortal Temple. I was a corpse-born child, gifted with yin-yang eyes and the ability to commune with spirits. On the night I turned eighteen, snakes paved the way and ghosts roamed the night. A bridal sedan chair floated from the Snake Immortal Temple and came to a stop before me. A man in wedding robes stood atop the sedan chair. My grandmother said the Snake Immortal had come to marry me. But after I climbed into the sedan chair, a voice told me t 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Ghost King's White-Haired Bride 鬼王的白发新娘 My name is Lin Yao. I was born cursed. The day I was born, I brought about my parents’ deaths. For nineteen years, the whole village treated me like a plague, an ill omen, a filthy breathing thing not even worth a second glance. Only my grandmother was willing to shield me. But when she died, my hair turned white overnight. I became a true orphan, and the disaster they said had to be driven out. Afraid the ancient locust tree at the village entrance, which had gained a spirit, would bring disast 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 My Snake Demon Husband Is So Fierce 蛇妖夫君好凶猛 [Fantasy setting + xuanhuan + devoted couple + one-on-one romance + happy ending + sweet romance] A delicate, spoiled, tearful female demon hunter versus a gentle, domineering snake demon with an overwhelming possessive streak... When I saw the half-human snake demon again, his picturesque features were bewitching and alluring. His blood-red, slit-pupiled eyes drooped slightly as he watched me with pity. As if driven by an invisible force, I reached out to him, unable to control myself. The chil 87Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 32 The Fox Demon's Allure 狐妖魅 Have you ever seen a baby born with a head of white hair? Tao Yuling, a white-haired girl abandoned by her parents, is always dreaming that someone is chasing her. Then one day, her grandmother suddenly dies, leaving behind a mysterious last message: “He’s here!” In the pouring rain, a fox demon approaches slowly. His thin lips part, his alluring eyes cold: “From now on, I can kill you whenever I feel like it!” Years later, Yuling is baffled. “I’ve made you angry so many times. Why haven’t you k 79Reads6.5Score414d adds
- 33 Pleasure with a Snake 与蛇欢 When I was eight, my father burned a nest of snakes, and the whole Su family suffered retribution. To save my life, I was forced to make a marriage pact with a Fox Immortal. Now that I'm eighteen, a snake has forcibly destroyed my engagement and demanded that I become his wife and spirit medium. Karmic debts must be repaid, and love and resentment are tangled together. Caught between two immortal beings, I have nowhere to turn. Infant spirits come for my life, and people are sacrificed to serve 120Reads9.0Score2214d adds
- 34 The Serpent Lord Has Arrived: Master, Don’t Crave Me 蛇君驾到：爷，别馋我 This novel features the supernatural, an arrogant and calculating male lead, a devoted couple with no other partners, and emotional torment for both leads. I was born beneath a sky filled with rosy clouds, ablaze with every color, and blessed with auspicious signs. My grandmother was a shaman, so she read my fate and cast the divination. The result was astonishing: I was destined to become an empress. When I was seven, I fell seriously ill. A wise master advised that I form a bond with the Snake 202Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 The Snake King Takes a Wife, Subduing a Hundred Demons 蛇王娶妻，镇百妖 I've been afraid of snakes ever since I was little, but Grandma told me that on the day I was born, a violent storm broke out, and little snakes slithered all over the courtyard. It turned out I was born under an ominous fate and was incredibly hard to keep alive. To save me, Grandma arranged a marriage between me and the snake in the village well, hoping it would give me a chance to survive. When I came of age, I didn't take the matter seriously and even got a boyfriend. But I never expected to 421Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 36 I Am a Young Master of the Tang Dynasty 我乃大唐公子 A remote ancient town seals away a thousand-year-old ghost. When I set foot in this land, the seal breaks, and a tragic love spanning a thousand years begins. “Hello, young master.” “Goodbye, young master.” 152Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 37 Love of the Serpent 蛇恋 One devoted couple, in a past life and this one. He waited a thousand years to be reincarnated, all so he could meet me again. The first day of the Lunar New Year is my eighteenth birthday. This year, it was unlike any other. I dreamed of a white snake as tall as a three-story building, with wings growing from its back. It asked me, “Would you be willing to become my wife?” 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 38 Serving Evil 奉邪 I was born an ugly freak, with a red birthmark on my face. My mother died right after giving birth to me. Later, to save my gravely ill younger brother, my stepmother married me off to a “Great Immortal” worshipped by one of her relatives. Four years later, the “Great Immortal” came looking for me and saved me from a living hell, but also forced me into an unspeakable relationship... 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Eerie Groom 诡异新郎官 My family kept a fox immortal spirit on its altar. Then one day, I received a gift from my grandfather, and finally succeeded in summoning a fox spirit to be my husband! A thousand years of karma, one servant and one master. As long as you're here, I will follow you forever. 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Husband, the Dragon 化龙为夫 [Mystery with a touch of the supernatural, mutual devotion, sweetness, personal growth, a false past life, mild angst and fantasy] When my father was young, his family was poor, so he made a living by collecting snake eggs. Then one day, he accidentally witnessed a snake transforming, a dangerous process. Back then, people said that seeing a snake transform brought bad luck. Unexpectedly, from that day on, a giant snake set its sights on our family. It threatened us: If we wanted the whole famil 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Snake Gu 蛇蛊 I was destined to face a calamity. I tried every way I could to escape, but they still found me. Ghosts cleared the way as eerie music rang out, and a bewitching man in red hunted me down from a thousand miles away. A dying message written in blood, a demon arriving at my door in the dead of night. On the verge of death, I had no choice but to accept the snake demon's terms: enter a ghost marriage and become his spirit medium. The demon snake was ferocious. He promised me eternal life, but life 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Picked Up a Hamster for a Husband 捡只仓鼠当老公 (Gentle big sister & adorable giant hamster) Who gets it?! Su Li just picked up a dusty, black Polibear beside a garbage can after work one day. She got him used to her and fed him freeze-dried tofu every day, but then one day the little guy vanished without a trace. The next time she saw him, he'd become an entertainer at her father's company. “Li, I missed you.” She was utterly stunned. So the hamster she'd picked up had turned into a man?! Su Li froze in place, with just one thought in her he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I'm Just a Walking Disaster, and You Want Me to Be a Spirit Medium? 我一个倒霉蛋，你让我当出马仙？ [First-person narration, fake transmigration, not a strong female lead, two equally matched leads, no golden finger. The heroine is intelligent and quick to adapt. The early plot moves too fast. She is not adored by everyone. The story leans toward fantasy and includes cultivation. The male lead has a double identity. The Three Realms are divided into the Heavenly Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Mortal World. The Immortal Realm belongs to the Heavenly Realm, while the Netherworld belongs to the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Transmigrating, I Can't Resist the Sweet Talk of the Imprisoning Dragon 穿越之抵不过囚龙的甜言蜜语 [One-on-one, both leads are pure. The nineteen-year-old female lead lives on a high-tech planet. For a generous reward, she volunteers as a test subject. Her transmigration brings her to him, where the redemption of love is worth more than every victory in his past. Her arrival is his good fortune.] Hey, you broke loser, I'm warning you: don't sleep too close to me tonight! Lingling, do you really mean that? Don't you remember how you frolic in my warm embrace every night? That night, a shameles 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 45 My Senior Brother Is the Ancient Dragon Lord 上古龙君我师兄 I’m the best in the world "Tengjiao" Xi Beibei × My junior sister is always right "Azure Dragon" Ao Cang First came her senior brother, Lord of the Northern Darkness; then her master, Supreme High God. Xi Beibei, doted on by everyone, once lived as she pleased. Then, somehow, everything suddenly changed. Her master stripped her of her divine status. Her senior brother sealed her away for fifty thousand years. The Human Emperor drew near with ult 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Proud Snake Lord Is Hard to Handle 傲娇蛇君不好惹 My name is Ming Yue. Ever since a classmate confessed their feelings for me, a snake has been clinging to me. He arrogantly declared that I belonged to him... His arrival shattered my peaceful life, and from then on, my world was turned upside down... Both leads are devoted only to each other. A super-sweet story with no angst. 77Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 47 Goddess Reborn, Snake Immortal Wife 神女转世，蛇仙妻 An early work, an experiment. A girl born under an ill-starred fate, destined to be a goddess, with two immortals, a snake and a fox, circling around her, while the Ghost King of Kunlun fights to protect her to the death. I was born with a snake-shaped tattoo. It brought me plenty of benefits, but also some unpleasant consequences. My parents never let me get too close to boys, but when I hit puberty, I still broke that rule. Ever since then, a man has appeared in my dreams every single night... 5Reads8.0Score314d adds
- 48 The Snake Lord Is Hard to Handle 蛇君难缠 When I was born, my father disturbed the spiritual object guarding a feng shui site and killed an entire nest of snakes. Our family was punished for it. I had to wear a pair of red jade earrings to stay alive, but one snake claimed they were his betrothal gift and demanded that I become his woman. I tried to escape, but he used force to keep me by his side, sweet-talking me and refusing to spare any rivals who coveted me. I thought his feelings for me were real, and gradually fell for him, until 263Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 The Spirit Snake Coils Around the Dragon Coffin 灵蛇缠龙棺 My birth chart marked me for misfortune. Not only was I fated to bring disaster to my parents, I was doomed to die before turning eighteen. Then a mysterious person changed my fate. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had the same nightmare over and over: thousands upon thousands of snakes coiling around a golden coffin. From inside it, I can faintly hear the voice of a young man, luring me to climb inside. Every time I wake up, I’m relieved it was only a dream. But one day, in an ancient tomb, I 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Pushed into the Snake Pit, I Became the Dragon Lord’s Bride 被推进蛇窟，我却成了龙君的新娘 My name is Zhou Yao, and I’m a woman. Before I was even born, people said I was cursed and destined to bring misfortune, all because one of my ancestors once misspoke and caused a river dragon to die. 79Reads7.1Score—14d adds
