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- 1 Tales of Demons 妖闻记 When the four great primordial beasts escaped the wilderness and wreaked havoc on the human world, the Queen Mother of the West sent the tree spirit Yingniang down from the heavens to subdue them. Taking human form, Yingniang opened a restaurant in the mortal world called Floating Life House. She subdued several little demons who were enamored with human life, and they helped her in the kitchen. They witnessed all the love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and resentment of the human wor 60Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 2 Zibuyu: Encountering a Dragon 子不语：遇龙 Are there really dragons in this world? Yao Wuyou, a descendant of the Dragon-Touching Granny, doesn’t believe dragons exist. Yao Wuyou is a miracle doctor who treats no humans, only spirits and monsters. A flower spirit formed from resentment, a Bixi tormented by love, a ghostly demon sworn to kill every faithless man in the world, a Rakshasa bird that wreaks havoc among mortals... She speaks with all manner of spirits and monsters, listening as they tell her about life in this world, and heari 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Urban Legend: The Demon Slayer Becomes the Ghost King's Heir 都市传说：除妖师成为鬼王继承人 Shanhai Star: A thousand years ago, someone broke the seal on the Ghost Realm, and the twelve spirit pearls that kept it in balance vanished without a trace. Since then, the boundary between the human world and the Ghost Realm has grown blurred. A thousand years later, Yuan Zipuo, the second son of a family of demon slayers, accidentally stumbles into an ancient ruin while investigating a demon. “What is this?” Yuan Zipuo bends down curiously. Strange, unreadable characters are carved into an an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Legend of Bai Ze and the Thousand Demons 千妖白泽传 The White Marsh Lord, first in both talent and beauty, wakes up one day as a mule. [Crime Solving] + [Mystery] + [Xianxia] + [Healing] + [Standalone Stories] Shorty, do you think we can avenge Father? We can! Then can we complete your Illustrated Guide to White Marsh? That's a long shot! What kind of demon do you think Hui Niang really is? Why doesn't she just eat you, take your guide, gain supreme power, and instantly ascend to the ranks of the immortals? You little brat, you know too much! Say —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 My Sect Was Obsessed with Raising Monsters, So I Slaughtered Them All in a Fit of Rage 宗门盛行养妖怪，一怒之下全斩灭 The Sect Is Obsessed with Raising Monsters, So I Wiped Them All Out in a Fit of Rage —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Ten Thousand Thoughts Drawn In [2] 万念引【2】 My profile has Myriad Thoughts, Part One, completed ✓ Little stories about all living things in their purest, most sincere forms ✓ The ancient spirit god Nianyue has fulfilled her merits and virtues, and travels the world with her master, Taigu. Yet the stories in the Book of a Hundred Knowledges continue. There are humans, gods, demons, devils, spirits, and beasts. At the edge of the Eight Wastes, beyond the Six Realms, my heart still yearns for what might have been. Fate brings people together —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 If the Stars Could Talk 假如星星会说话 A collection of short stories. The Cat and the Boy: “You left, then quietly came back. Luckily, I still managed to find you.” The Secret Crush: “When the wind dies down, I’ll let you go.” The Tyrant and the Maid: “Your Majesty has been so good to this servant. How could I ever harm you?” Reborn as the Tragic Supporting Heroine: I became the top student’s cherished girl. There are also train games and more. Take your pick from all kinds of short stories. There are no limits to the themes in this 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Demon Bureau Has Fallen, and the World Is Doomed 妖司被端，人间要完 The realms of humans and demons have a bureau that oversees spirits. As the century turns, supernatural incidents begin happening one after another. Meng Huai, head of the bureau, descends to investigate. Along the way, she witnesses the affairs of humans and demons and ponders the bonds between them. Once everything is settled, she discovers that the bureau has been destroyed and her home is gone. Nobody said a business trip could get you laid off! Beneath the fog, who is really behind it all? 26Reads—Score914d adds
- 9 The Dream-Eating Inn 食梦馆 A fantastical mystery set against the backdrop of Chinese-style fantasy, revolving around exploring dreams and making them come true. 40Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 10 My Beloved Monsters 我亲爱的妖怪们 This world is full of secrets that most ordinary people don't know about. For instance, monsters hidden among the crowds! You might say you don't believe monsters exist in this world. All I can tell you is that you don't believe because you've never seen one. I believe, because I know my grandfather's first love was a monster. What I never expected was that my own first love would be a monster too! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Strange Tales of Lingze and Bianjing 灵泽汴事 [Fantasy anthology] In the Northern Song capital of Bianjing, a Lingze House appears, offering to fulfill the wishes of both mortals and beings from beyond the human world. Its mysterious owner, accompanied by a little mouse, witnesses the rise and fall of dynasties. This is a place longed for by immortals, spirits, a hundred ghosts and a thousand demons, and all manner of fiends. Whether you are a commoner, a high-ranking official, a prince or minister, or an enigmatic visitor whose nature cann 11Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 12 Night Tales from Shuyu Studio 漱玉斋夜话 Prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chang’an. A legend about a mysterious pawnshop began circulating some time ago. The breathtakingly beautiful mistress of Shuyu Studio taps her fingers on the table: Twenty years of your life? I can give you that. But can you afford the price? Your soul essence. Your love. Anything precious can be traded. Who will come today to pawn their desires and trade for their wishes? 177Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 13 Amber Years, Flowing Like Water 琥珀似水流年 The cold heroine, the goddess Hupo from ten million years ago, is reborn in the Republic of China era and meets Gu Liunian. But as it turns out, they had already met ten million years ago. What kind of story could a gramophone possibly tell? As Gu Liunian listens to opera on the gramophone, the tune “General’s Command” unexpectedly carries him back ten million years, sending his soul into another man’s body! This man’s identity is no ordinary one either. Ten million years ago, there were humans, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Strange Tales 异闻 In the mortal world, all is fleeting and illusory. There are always those who seek to defy Heaven, overturn the laws of all things. Rumor has it that a secret manual called The Jade Spring Records contains strange, transcendent arts collected by an unknown hand. Everyone who has glimpsed its contents has been left speechless in astonishment. Its techniques are like scraping bone and gouging out the heart, and the book is said to be cursed. Legend claims the Empress Jade Consort brought it as par —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 15 Peach Blossom Abode, Volume One 桃花居第一册 She was an iris in ancient times, able to pluck the scales from a celestial dragon above and fight a beggar for food below. She could beat Lady Meng on the Bridge of Helplessness and outmatch a brothel madam. He was a refined gentleman, warm and graceful, his jade-like radiance illuminating the mortal world. When she was an iris, he sheltered her from wind and rain. When she cultivated into a god, he traveled the Nine Provinces with her. When Heaven punished her, he shielded her from its wrath. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Funeral Home Duty Rule No. 9: For Deliveries After Midnight, Check the Feet First 殡仪馆值班表第九条：零点以后送来的，先看脚 Rule Nine on the Funeral Home Duty Roster: For anyone brought in after midnight, check their feet first. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 I'm a Mortuary Makeup Artist. The Only Time I Ever Did Makeup on a Living Person 我在殡仪馆当化妆师，唯一一次给活人化过妆 I Work as a Makeup Artist at a Funeral Home. The Only Time I Ever Did Makeup on a Living Person 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Work the Night Shift in the ER and Take In a Patient with No Name 我在急诊科值夜班，接了个没有名字的病人 I Was on the Night Shift in the Emergency Department When I Took in a Patient with No Name 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After Eight Years as a Lawyer, My First Side Case Was Suing My Dad 我当了八年律师，接的第一桩私活是告我爹 I Was a Lawyer for Eight Years. My First Under-the-Table Job Was Suing My Dad 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Record of a Hundred Strange Demons 百妖异闻录 She is a lively, cunning spirit mage with great skill and a kind heart. He is a stunningly handsome wandering swordsman, steady on the surface but mischievous underneath. Together, whether they are catching ghosts or subduing demons, each does things their own way. He says, “In this life, I’ll spoil only you…” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Strange Tales of Baize Pawnshop 白泽典当行异闻录 Bai Ze, under the alias Xuan Xiao, runs a hidden pawnshop in the mortal world. Only those burdened by unfulfilled obsessions can see its vermilion-lacquered gates on the night of a full moon. A boy named A He wanders into the shop and becomes an apprentice, gradually uncovering the secrets of the divine beast who guards the Book of Karma and gathers trials of human nature. The final chapter reveals that Bai Ze was punished with a thousand years of tribulations for secretly altering fate. A He tu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Chronicles of Qingqiu Foxes 青丘狐事录 A collection of fantasy short stories about the foxes of Qingqiu “Everyone has a story. Some are spoken aloud, while others are kept in the heart.” Lingshan’s Story: “Immortality” The righteous fox Lingshan travels to the human world to study the arts. By a twist of fate, she meets a pair of lovers whose lives are full of hardship. Death is not the end. Never seeing each other again is. Wangyou’s Story: “Jade Bamboo” The beautiful fox Wangyou travels to the human world in search of sights she ha 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Crossing the Wheel of Rebirth 轮回渡 [Short Episodic Stories + Xuanhuan + Deep, Tragic Love + Multiple Couples] Legend has it that after death, the soul enters the underworld. Only after drinking Meng Po's soup and crossing the Naihe Bridge can it reach the Hall of Yama and be reincarnated. All things under heaven have their own ties from past lives! [Breaking the Vows] Obeying his master's orders, he descended the mountain to travel the world. In a barren land, he used the little water he had left to save her dying life and help h 162Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Please Leave the Coffin 请君出棺 There is a kind of being in this world called the Divine Coffin. Prepare a small coffin, light a stick of incense, and pray to summon Master Coffin. He can help those separated by life and death meet once more and make up for their regrets. When a single prayer brings forth two wisps of blue smoke, why can the supplicant see only one? Why would someone who prayed with all their heart extinguish the incense four times in a row? Why would a wandering soul who chose to hang themselves still offer a 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 A Dream of Dunhuang: The Whirling Dance 敦煌遗梦·胡旋舞 Dream of Dunhuang: The Whirling Dance 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Creatures of the Rift 罅境之物 [Episodic tales + mythical beasts + monsters] He is a fox spirit who has raised a human daughter. He meant to take her out to see the world, but they get caught up in a horrifying “skinning case.” Qingyuan, a spirit creature from the Rift Realm, pursues her old rival, the red fox Li Cong, into the human world, only to find him roaming the martial world with a human girl named Shanzhi. Their seemingly carefree journey comes to an end in the prosperous city of Mingzhou. The warm and welcoming Zhao 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Demons Born into the Mortal World 浮世生妖 During the Jingyan era, a tale about a pawnshop whose business was steadily declining spread through every street and alley. They said the place was shabby and run-down, and its owner was a tiny, skinny young woman who spent her days outside, disheveled, scavenging for odds and ends. There were hardly any antiques worth looking at in the shop, just junk. The only thing that gleamed was the bronze Pixiu hanging from the owner’s waist. Yet this poor young woman had hired a strikingly handsome mana 9Reads7.6Score114d adds
- 28 The Lure of a Thousand Thoughts 万念引 A fierce wind rose, carrying a sweet, fishy smell. A book appeared beside them, and Nianyue’s red lips moved. “Born in the breeze, evil emerges. Lacking in strength, yet fond of human souls. Once it becomes a menace, it will surely join forces with the evil spirits in the mountains. Name it Taowu. From this day on, it is bound to a good soul.” As she finished speaking, another page appeared in the book. “Which of you will come and seal the pact?” Nianyue looked up. The eldest brother stood and w 8Reads—Score314d adds
- 29 Tales from the Monster House 妖舍物语 Antique curios that bear the full range of human emotions and desires, imbued with strange, uncanny spirits; a mysterious shopkeeper carrying a scroll of green bamboo slips, who has drifted through countless years at his leisure; a lively, spirited boy with catlike eyes and an outlandish style of dress; an ancient shop, weathered and quaint, waiting for someone fated to find their way inside... This is Yaoshe. It has appeared amid the bustle of prosperous cities, and opened its doors to customer 73Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 30 Meng Po's Soup-Brewing Chronicles 孟婆熬汤笔录 Meng Qianqian had been taking it easy at her desk, doing her job without much fuss. Then one day, with her supplies running low and her performance targets unmet, the King of Hell dangled a big promise in front of her. Meng Qianqian’s take: “I can enjoy the promise, simmer some soup, admire beautiful people, and feast my eyes. Life’s pretty sweet.” But she just couldn’t escape the jealousy of the person beside her. [The chase to win her back + amnesia + one-on-one romance + strong male and femal 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Tale of Heartless Love: Strange Creatures and Oddities 薄情欢之精怪志异 [Fantasy + healing + ancient Chinese tales of the uncanny] Ever since A Tong’s great-aunt, a half-immortal, fed her those strange eyes, a new chapter of her life began. But she wants to make one thing clear: this isn’t a natural gift. She was forced into having this gift, okay? And so the timid girl begins her adventures. Luckily, she has an immortal by her side to lean on. Through those eyes, she sees all manner of spirits and monsters, and all their love, hate, anger, and obsession: birth, old 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Record of a Hundred Remedies 百药记 Red plum blossoms, sleeves folded, gathering frost; herbs as her soul, healing all who live. Bound by the fate of such spirit herbs as purple vanilla grass, astragalus, and Liuhe yeast, they weave a fragrant, fantastical epic amid the divide between humans and immortals, love and law. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Demonic and Supernatural Records 妖诡簿 The Book of All Spirits is shattered, and the Daoist sects are in decline. My sharp-tongued master drags me down the mountain: “Come on. We’re finding homes for those homeless ‘beings.’” In the Qingzhou case, a spider demon everyone wants dead winds a silver thread around my palm: “Little Daoist, do you believe me?” On the banks of the Yuan River, a destitute river god on the verge of vanishing seals a vow with me in a high five: “Lend me your wind and rain, and I’ll protect my mountains and riv 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Illustrated Compendium of Bai Ze's Spirits 白泽精怪图 [Historical fantasy + xianxia + one story for each creature + sweet and bittersweet tales in a variety of styles] Xi Feng was once a renowned war god and general in the Celestial Realm, but by order of the Heavenly Emperor, he became the sidekick of the mythical beast Bai Ze. And so Bai Ze took Xi Feng on a journey through the world, searching for the various spirits whose names had once appeared in the Illustrated Guide to Strange Creatures by Bai Ze. “Nine-Tailed Fox”: Beneath a willow tree, a 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 After Descending to the Mortal Realm, the Empress Became a Sensation in the Entertainment Industry! 下凡后，女帝她在娱乐圈爆火了！ Jiang Li was the Female Emperor of the Celestial Realm. Ever since her father had united the Three Realms and passed the throne to her, she had led a dull life as empress. While her parents were traveling through the mortal world and there was no war in the Celestial Realm, she decided to sneak down to experience life among mortals. On her very first day in the mortal world, Jiang Li forced herself on Li Yan. He had been sleeping peacefully at home when trouble came crashing down from the heaven 82Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 36 The Fairy-Like Beauty Is Gorgeous and Irresistibly Charming 神仙姐姐她又美又撩 An early, immature work. Don't read it… 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 37 Strange Tales of Heian-kyo 平安京异闻录 Li Qingqing couldn't understand how she had transmigrated just from taking a trip to Japan for her high school graduation vacation. "Ah! The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons!" "Ah! So many monsters!" "Ah! Abe no Seimei? Damn it, how can you be that famous onmyoji!?" The silver-haired man gazed at her with shimmering blue eyes. He held a fan to his lips and smiled. "Why can't I be? I'm also your..." Japanese monsters appear throughout the story, woven together with tales that are sometimes sorrow 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Chronicles of the Mystic Flame 玄焰录 [Alternate Setting + Strange Tales + Healing + Chinese Aesthetics + Episodic + Slow Burn] When obsession gnaws away at your thoughts, black flames quietly ignite. They can grant you a wish that has always eluded you, but what is the price? It will forever remain a mystery. Xuan Yi commands this eerie flame, yet has forgotten who he is. Together with Yun Jiu, he wanders the world, granting the wishes of the deluded. Each transaction might help him recover a little of his lost memory. But who can 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Tales from Lanruo Studio 兰若斋轶闻录 Rumor has it that whenever it rains, Lanruo Studio appears. A demon dwells within and can grant any wish. Yet those who get what they wish for all suffer misfortune within days and die, but people still flock there, and many spend their whole lives searching for it. The son-in-law of a city’s richest man went inside seeking an object, only to fall ill and die suddenly three days later. On the night he was buried, his wife was also killed in their grand mansion. So many tragedies are born in this 922Reads8.5Score12214d adds
- 40 An Antique Shop 一间古董铺 Two female leads (the romance is a smaller part of the story, so please skip this if that's not for you) + episodic stories + the supernatural + mild horror A mysterious antique shop, a glamorous owner, and an ordinary office worker of a shop assistant. Together, they uncover one strange, fantastical little world after another, along with human stories of past entanglements and karmic debts. 55Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 41 A Phantom Night in the Republic 民国妖幻夜 In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, demons lurk among ordinary folk, and human hearts hide beneath their skin. In places beyond mortal sight, all manner of demons and strange beings with supernatural powers lie concealed. Zhuo Yi, a demon hunter of the Whitefeather Clan with the appearance of a boy, wields his brush like a blade and writes talismans to suppress evil. He runs the Cloudside Bookshop, which appears to sell tales of the supernatural but in truth records the demonic di 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Sequel to Yashe 哑舍自续 I'm no great literary master or veteran writer. I'm just a guy who likes reading and has a passion for history. I've been fortunate enough to visit many museums. To me, the antiques in their display cases are conversations across centuries, echoes across millennia. I also really like Xuan Se, but I don't know why Ya She suddenly ended. There were still so many stories waiting to unfold in that antique shop. I couldn't bear to see that shop disappear, so I thought I'd continue the story in my own 219Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 43 Tales of a Floating Life V, Part Two: Shaluo and Aochi 浮生物语·伍（下）裟椤敖炽 Jia and Yi have betrayed them, taking the landlady's dearest friends from the Inn of No End. She and Ao Chi set out in search of Ximing's Nether Sea, the source of all monsters. To find the Insect Emperor, who knows everything worth knowing, they venture deep into dangerous Atula and discover the Dark Web, where evil thoughts grow rampant. Then an old grudge pulls them in, bringing the past to light. Behind a “prophecy” lie Ao Chi's “disappearance” and a crisis threatening the Dragon Clan. But t 36Reads7.4Score314d adds
- 44 Field Notes on the Names of Demons 众妖名录手记 Episodic stories + overarching mysteries revealed | Forbidden love between human and demon | Salvation and destruction, two sides of the same coin The hardest trial in this world is knowing something cannot be done, yet insisting on forcing a perfect ending. Every demon in this world can be saved, but love is the one thing no one can solve. One demon, one fan, one journey. As the greatest “demon guide” in the world, Chang Qing wields a Wind-Riding Fan capable of guiding every demon spirit onward 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Life Editor 人生修改器 Life Editor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I Poisoned My Good-for-Nothing Husband into Silence 我毒哑了纨绔亲夫 Chen Yiyi’s father, who hoped to become the imperial court’s merchant, betrothed her to the second son of the Minister of Revenue. Skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, business, and household management, Chen Yiyi ended up with Yuan Shangchun, a handsome, somewhat androgynous, seemingly easy-to-bully classic playboy. After they married, Chen Yiyi rooted out spies and took charge of the family’s assets, while Yuan Shangchun obediently followed his wife around, caring for her and keepin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Terror 惊魂 At midnight, let's take a look at the little stories that circulate around us. Maybe you've heard these tales too, or even experienced them yourself. Those moments that become terrifying the more you think about them go perfectly with the darkness beyond the window... 310Reads8.8Score1014d adds
- 48 The Manual of Hundred Demons: Unfulfilled Wishes 百妖谱之夙愿 Born with a demon mark and an aura of demonic energy, the young Song Qingyue sees her family destroyed in a single night by the bamboo spirit growing in her own courtyard. To find her beautiful mother, who was abducted, she follows the deliberate guidance of a mysterious demon hunter and takes up the same path. After three years of hard training, she descends the mountain astride a white tiger, carrying a profound bow. But along the way, she encounters one bizarre incident after another. Behind 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 I Served Three Years in Prison for My Younger Brother, and He Sold My House When I Got Out 我替弟弟坐了三年牢，出来他把我的房子卖了 I served three years in prison for my younger brother. When I got out, he sold my house. 10Reads—Score214d adds
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