Novels like A World of Fireflies
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A World of Fireflies, best match first.
- 151 Tales of the Immortals of the Black Soil 黑土地仙家录 On the black soil of Kaoshantun in Northeast China, young Li Gousheng grows up with his grandfather. By chance, he gets caught up in strange affairs involving the Huang Immortal, the Fox Immortal, and other spirit beings. From helping a neighbor resolve a grudge with the Huang Immortal to clearing the names of wronged souls, from facing snake plagues and zombies to matching wits with practitioners of dark arts, Gousheng gradually grows, under his grandfather's guidance and with the spirit beings 25Reads—Score214d adds
- 152 The Corpse Leaps Over the Wall 尸跳墙 I’ve been blind since childhood, so I work as a massage therapist for the blind. Then one day, I met a terrifying woman who said she could restore my sight. The price was... 140Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 153 The Stone-Faced General Dotes on Her Relentlessly, While the Mystic Expert Does as She Pleases 冷面将军拼命宠，玄学大佬横着走 [Borrowed body + family intrigue + political scheming + satisfying revenge + ghost hunting + equally matched couple] After borrowing a body, she became a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter everyone could bully! She laughed. “If I don't stand up for myself, you'll all forget who's the legitimate eldest daughter of this household!” Her sweet-faced stepmother trembled. “Could she have learned the truth?” Her wicked younger sister questioned her. “She dared to fight back? Is she crazy, or possesse 46Reads—Score10414d adds
- 154 The Underworld Messenger Sees Her and Runs: The Young Lady Is Alive 阴差见她转头就跑：大小姐活了 Lately, everyone in the neighborhood has been talking about how Luo Chuan, the “handsome but tragic” guy, brought home a stunning young woman. But there seems to be something wrong with her head. What normal person sees a stranger and immediately says, “There’ll be a fire in your home at noon today”? Well, now they had a walking disaster and a girl who wasn’t right in the head. This was going to be quite a show. But they never imagined they’d be witnessing a very different kind of spectacle. The 3.9kReads9.3Score60614d adds
- 155 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 A Mad Beauty Tears Apart Evil Ghosts and Terrifies Both the Living and the Dead 疯批美人手撕恶鬼，吓哭阴阳两界 [Strong female lead + pure exhilaration + mysticism + zany comedy + putting jerks in their place + showbiz + ghost-catching and fortune-telling] She’s a first-rate menace to the underworld. When she goes out for a stroll, evil spirits get out of her way and the Netherworld Emperor goes bald! For the safety of the Netherworld, the Emperor pulled out every trick in the book and finally sent this heartless woman to the mortal realm. After her soul transmigrated to the mortal world, she became an ug 959Reads9.2Score11914d adds
- 157 Tales of the Supernatural 灵异怪谈 Yin-yang masters are fated to suffer the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies. Is there any way to escape their fate? A life-and-death romance with a bloodthirsty vampire zombie! After desperately searching for the Strange Records of Yin and Yang, he discovers it is all part of an even bigger conspiracy! The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, bloodthirsty vampire zombies, an inn in the underworld, an ancient Warring States tomb, and the Strange Records of Yin and Yang all feature in Strange Tales of the S 1.6kReads8.8Score13914d adds
- 158 Borrowing Yin Lifespan 借阴寿 Have you ever slept wearing burial clothes? Don’t try it. I did once, and that night... My name is Li Yiliang. I was born with a shortened lifespan, and my birth caused my mother to die in childbirth. But one night when I was eighteen, my mother came back and said she wanted to take me with her... My grandfather told me to sleep in burial clothes, then gave his own life to help me escape that fate. From then on, my life was never free of strange and uncanny things... 4.7kReads8.9Score40314d adds
- 159 Walking Between Yin and Yang 行走阴阳 To carry on the family line, Grandma forcibly brought home a madwoman... Ten years later, someone came to our door and delivered five bright red coffins, each bearing the name of a member of our family... 2.9kReads8.7Score24214d adds
- 160 A Washed-Up Little Taoist Priest: What Bad Intentions Could He Have? 糊咖小道长，能有什么坏心眼呢 [Strong female lead + no romance + supernatural arts + fortune-telling] The great celestial master Yan Shuo wakes up in the body of an obscure actress who shares her name. The woman is mired in scandals, and her agent tells her to “have dinner” with a client, claiming it’s to help clear her name. Yan Shuo turns around and quits the industry. She starts livestreaming fortune-telling, and clears her name on the spot. “I heard you can tell fortunes. Read mine, then. If you get it wrong, there’ll be 357Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 161 Major Paranormal Events in China 中国民间灵异大事件 Major Chinese Folk Supernatural Cases is based on real supernatural incidents. Its contents are terrifying, mysterious, eerie, and suspenseful, with no more scientifically reasonable explanation to this day! Each chapter of this book tells a supernatural fantasy tale, with bizarre, chilling, and gripping plots. We hope readers will tune in and enjoy! 301Reads7.2Score22714d adds
- 162 The Nine Yin Woman and the Demon Husband’s Sacrifice 九阴女，妖夫祭 [Both virgins, metaphysics, sweet romance, heroine's growth] When my mother was pregnant with me, my grandfather forced her to drink a bowl of foul brew. She went into premature labor, and I was born on an extremely inauspicious day. Born with the Nine Yin constitution, I became a coveted offering for demons and evil spirits. An expert gave my family a jade pendant to keep me safe as I grew up, and promised that when I turned eighteen, he would come with a new token to exchange for it. If we exc 1.3kReads8.6Score14514d adds
- 163 Spilling the Tea! The Metaphysics Master Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 吃大瓜！玄学大佬在娱乐圈爆红 [Entertainment Industry + Gossip + Lighthearted, Satisfying Story + He Secretly Loves Her + One-on-One Romance] Ming Lan, a prodigy of her sect, transmigrates into modern society and becomes a pitiful girl kicked out of her home. To make ends meet, she becomes a streamer specializing in metaphysics. A viewer calls in to ask whether their idol will become famous. Ming Lan nods. “He will. He’s about to get arrested, and the whole internet will be talking about him.” Fans hear this and rush in to a 8.5kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 164 The Grand Feng Shui Master 大风水师 The living are coffined, the dead are entombed; yin and yang are reversed to establish the four pillars. A mirror that repels yang, cloth that draws in yin, and money trees lined up outside the door. A beautiful woman, plenty of money, yet worldly pleasures are not to be enjoyed. Walk between yin and yang, uncover Heaven’s secrets; every feng shui master is doomed to a short life! 14.1kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 165 Entering the Dao with Immortal Guidance 带着仙家入道 I started out as a disciple of a top incense master, then met a wise teacher and became a young Taoist disciple. This book consists entirely of popular science and real-life experiences, and it also contains plenty of tips on how to avoid scams! Nothing is made up, and this is not a power fantasy about cultivating immortality. Your support is greatly appreciated! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.3kReads—Score37914d adds
- 167 The Heaven-Chosen Horse-Riding Immortal 天命出马仙 The day I was born, a blood moon appeared in the sky. Roosters crowed and dogs barked, foxes bowed to the moon, and all nine stars in the heavens fell. As soon as I came into the world, I caused my mother’s death, then scared my father out of his mind. Everyone said I was a bringer of calamity reborn, but only my grandfather said I was chosen by heaven and destined for great things. When I grew up, I took over a shaman’s altar to investigate the mystery of my birth, only to be dragged into an ev 2.2kReads9.1Score17414d adds
- 168 Ghosts in Pieces 散装见鬼 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? I think that question is as impossible to answer as whether there are dragons in this world. The answer you hear most often is: Believe in them, and they exist. Don’t believe in them, and they don’t. But if you ask me, my answer is simple: Yes! Not because I believe, but because I can see them. Of course, I wasn’t able to see them from birth. It all goes back to the strange experience I had when I was six... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Empty Grave 空坟 Don't mess with the mirror in the house! After my favorite mirror disappeared, I began to fear the light. The doctor said I was allergic to sunlight, and I thought I was just sick. Until one day... I saw... my own grave! 1.1kReads9.0Score11114d adds
- 170 A Genius of Yin and Yang 阴阳鬼才 A calamity when I was fourteen changed my whole life. Then, at eighteen, I was set firmly on the path of yin and yang, where I mastered top-tier secret arts and went ever farther along the road of slaying demons and vanquishing evil. 1.6kReads8.8Score11314d adds
- 171 The Princess Consort Is a Master of Mysticism 王妃她是玄学大佬 Rumor has it that the bloodthirsty, demonic Lord of Zunye has taken yet another wife. As the wedding sedan passed, everyone covered their faces and sighed. This is the third one already. They say the Lord of Zunye’s consorts never live past three days. How pitiful! But some people may seem like innocent, adorable young princess consorts, while secretly being masters of the occult. She not only survives the rumor that the Lord of Zunye’s consorts always die within three days, she often sneaks out 644Reads9.1Score10314d adds
- 172 The Fated Spirit Medium 2 天命出马仙2 Shen Nan was an ordinary college student until he accidentally got caught up in a haunting at his school. He also inadvertently learned that he was born in response to fate and was destined to help Chu Yifan fight the immortals and Buddhas who were about to appear. Unexpectedly, they opened the passage ahead of time, and a great battle across the Three Realms is about to begin... Stride across the Three Realms and Six Paths, and continue the legend of the spirit medium! 3.9kReads9.2Score32514d adds
- 173 The Demon in the Coffin 至棺重妖 The new novel, The Fragrance of the Living Dead: Handling Ghostly Affairs Among the Living, is now being serialized. The excitement never stops, with new chapters every day. If you enjoy it, please support the author, Ye Wei. Thank you all! [Mystery + Horror + Supernatural + Folk Tales of the Strange + Female Ghosts + Monsters + Mountain Spirits + Corpses] This is a strange little village hidden deep in the mountains... Ever since he was nine and encountered the dead rabbit crouched on his windo 1.5kReads9.2Score10614d adds
- 174 The Torment-Novel Heroine Is Busy Catching Ghosts 虐文女主忙抓鬼 [Comedy + transmigration + ghost hunting] Su Su opens her eyes to find herself in a hospital bed, with someone nearby trying to take her kidney. From the doctors' conversation, she realizes she's transmigrated? Into the very angst novel she had just complained about, and as the abused heroine, no less? Then Su Su discovers that the world of the book is actually supernatural. Isn't that her specialty? They dare abuse her? They have no idea what's coming. How about a female-ghost special, on the h 3.8kReads8.9Score50614d adds
- 175 The Republic-Era Book of Mysteries 民国诡秘录 Sometimes, the one who takes your life isn’t a person at all, but an evil spirit or demon. And the one controlling those spirits from behind the scenes might well be human... In the chaotic Republican era, foreign powers encircled the nation, eager to invade China, while warlords fought among themselves at home, leaving the land in ruins. On the other side of the jianghu, evil spirits rose everywhere and ghosts ran rampant, while mysterious foreign religions invaded as well. After waking from a 699Reads—Score10514d adds
- 176 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生那些年 An entanglement of karma inherited from my ancestors and an ancient, wondrous book made me a Yin-Yang Master. From that day on, burdened by the curse of the Yin-Yang Master, I embarked on a path of slaying demons and suppressing ghosts. 3.8kReads8.2Score35914d adds
- 177 The Top-Tier Star Queen Is a Fortune-Teller 顶流女王是神棍 [Mysticism + Feel-Good Story + Entertainment Industry] Before being reborn, she was a complete unknown. Afterward, she became the sole inheritor of Zhuge’s Divine Numerology. She excels at fortune-telling, catching little cuties, and raiding graves. In the world of mysticism, everyone knows her, and everyone fears her, all because… Black and White Impermanence are her big brothers. A thousand-year-old evil spirit is her underling. The chosen one with an emperor’s destiny is her man. Others make 819Reads9.3Score11914d adds
- 178 The Metaphysics Master Goes Viral on a Dating Show 玄学大佬恋综爆红 The second season of the much-anticipated dating reality show Love Confession: Time Limit has been officially announced, and Jiang Nianwei, one of its contestants, is mocked by everyone the moment her identity is revealed. She's a blight on the entertainment industry. Anyone who gets involved with her is doomed. When the livestream begins, the top-tier star she's paired with scowls as soon as he sees her. “Don't think you can use me to drum up publicity.” Jiang Nianwei makes a quick calculation 4.3kReads9.0Score62814d adds
- 179 The Last Female Mystic 最后一个女玄术师 When Ye Simei was five, a fortune-teller told her she was born with a bewitching beauty and destined to become a canary in some powerful man's cage. Ye Simei: Have the powerful gotten too cocky, or do you think I, Ye Simei, can't wield a blade anymore? 1.9kReads9.0Score27414d adds
- 180 The Metaphysics Big Shot Spoils Her Husband Without Restraint 玄学大佬她宠夫无度 [Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Wealthy Families + School Life, PS: The male lead has few scenes, double doting.] Tang Ning was taken away by her master as a child and raised in the mountains. When she was seventeen, she returned home. But her family now had a pair of twins, and she’d become an illegitimate daughter. Her mother was in a vegetative state. Everyone wanted to see the Tang family drama unfold. Tang Ning said, “Ahem, ahem, ahem. I’m not in good health.” The ghosts rolled 10.3kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 181 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... 923Reads8.9Score11114d adds
- 182 The King of Hell's Third Bride 三嫁阎君 When I turned twenty, my father forced me into a marriage everyone dreaded. The wedding was set for the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, and the man I was to marry... Wasn't human either. I was born without a heartbeat. My father used a secret art to keep me alive, and marrying this mysterious husband was my only chance of survival. On our wedding night, paper money swirled through the sky as eerie paper figures descended from above, carrying an eight-bearer phoenix 92kReads9.1Score14.7k14d adds
- 183 With Metaphysics at Her Fingertips, the Heir's Wife Is Unfazed 玄学在手，世子夫人太淡定了 Ping'an's mother was supposed to help the emperor govern the realm, but she fell head over heels in love with Ping'an's father. She had never even met the emperor, yet she broke the rules and forcibly gave her husband some of her own lifespan. Ping'an was left without her parents at a tender age. She grew up all alone in the countryside, guarding a fortune in gold and silver that she didn't dare spend. She was truly pitiful. That was Ping'an as Ji Lu saw her. He had agreed to their marriage hims 2kReads8.8Score24714d adds
- 184 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.8kReads8.9Score49114d adds
- 185 The Yin-Yang Wicked Son-in-Law 阴阳恶婿 At the end of the Ming dynasty, four families discover a terrifying dragon's lair, a feng shui site said to lead to heaven. They divide it into four parts, named Power, Wisdom, Wealth, and Beauty. Those buried within it can ensure their descendants enjoy power, wisdom, wealth, and beauty forever. But the lair defies the natural order. Even its good fortune carries danger, and it invites Heaven's punishment. To preserve their destiny, the families must find a scapegoat to take the blow in their p 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 186 Strange Happenings in the Ancient City 古城诡事 A mysterious phone call full of suspense and a childhood friend he hasn't seen in years draw him into a dangerous web of intrigue. Following the clues, he steps into one carefully laid trap after another. His friend, returned from the dead, Qin Zhijie, who clings to him relentlessly and seems neither wholly good nor wholly evil, and Shangguan Wan'er, whose identity is shrouded in mystery, all vanish without a trace at the most crucial moments. Why did Da Kui, who had braved life and death, come 50Reads8.8Score414d adds
- 187 Horror Taboo: Returning the Soul Beneath the Coffin 恐怖禁忌，压棺回魂 The dead open their eyes, ghosts come to claim souls, the living borrow lifespans, and the dead press down on their coffins... One bizarre, uncanny experience after another keeps resurfacing in my mind like a nightmare. The strange tales in this book are mainly based on Yang Jian’s firsthand experiences... A warning: the actions in this book are for entertainment only. Do not imitate them! There are three kinds of people who read this book: thrill-seekers who aren’t easily scared... those who pu 946Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 188 I'm the Real Heiress. So What If I Can Catch a Few Million Ghosts? 我是真千金我能捉亿点鬼又怎么了 [Both leads are faithful to each other, romance, short connected stories, sweet pampering, doted on by everyone, a foodie heroine who is sassy, beautiful, and strong] The Lu family's long-lost biological daughter was back. They say she grew up in the mountains and loves eating and drinking, so everyone was waiting for a good laugh. Some people even felt sorry for her. She came back at the worst possible time. The Lu family was on the verge of bankruptcy. Who would have guessed that the Lu family 4.4kReads9.2Score64314d adds
- 189 The Metaphysics Master Returns to the Capital, and One Prediction Leaves Every Official Shaking 玄学大佬回京，掐指一算百官肝颤 [Mystical arts + fortune-telling + ghost hunting + triumphant female lead + lighthearted, no angst] Xiao Anle crawls out of a mass grave with only a month left to live. To extend her life, she needs to earn merit points, and that's right up her alley. She has no memories of the body she's taken over, but it turns out she's the daughter of an official. When a scheming white lotus falls ill and claims Anle caused it, Anle gives her mother the ability to see the supernatural. “Mother, look. Those t 10.5kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 190 Hey, Need Your Fortune Told or a Ghost Caught? I'm Good at Both 朋友，算命还是捉鬼我都在行哦 [Metaphysics and Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Beloved by All + Sweet Romance] [Yan Family’s Granddaughter and Grandmaster of the Mystic Arts × The Elegant and Handsome Second Master of the Pei Family] A practice work. The writing isn’t great, so please don’t read if that bothers you. Yan Ci, a prodigy of the mystic arts, is struck by the final bolt of lightning while undergoing her tribulation. She is hurled into a small world and merges with a fragment of her own soul. She discovers that t 2.6kReads9.2Score29314d adds
- 191 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 1.6kReads8.9Score21414d adds
- 192 The Unlucky Heavenly Master Walks the Mortal World 冤种天师走人间 The Maoshan Celestial Master holds yin and yang in check, slays ghosts, banishes demons, and dispels ill omens. A three-foot peachwood sword, a stick of incense for virtue! My fate is unusual: I court death but never die, so my master took me in as a disciple and taught me the secret arts of Maoshan. After descending the mountain, I met a beautiful older girl I knew as a child, and she led me down a road of no return. A beauty in an ice coffin, a snow-mountain witch, a fox spirit beneath the moo 674Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 193 That Guy Is Both a Northern Shaman and a Southern Taoist 那家伙既是北马又是南茅 Join the Old Immortal in gathering merit and spreading blessings across the land! Anyone with a “little circle” on them is there to help others. This is a little master who is both rather laid-back and a bit of a slacker, “part Taoist, part Marxist,” and specializes in helping people solve their problems and helping the Old Immortal accumulate merit! He’s also an expert at exposing fakes! Ha, take that, take that, take that, take that, take that, take that! 709Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 194 A Collection of Folk Feng Shui Records 民间风水集录 Also known as The Dragon-Seeking Secret: The Five Masters of Jingmen. Main characters: Tao Duoyu and Ren Shiyu; The Five Masters of Zhongzhou: Xiong Lei of the Northeast, Zheng Xuan of western Hunan, and Su Mei of Jiangnan; My name is Tao Duoyu. My master is Tao the Blind, the foremost of the Five Masters of Zhongzhou. Twenty-four years ago, he saved me when I was at death’s door, snatching fate from the heavens to extend my life by more than twenty years. Twenty-four years later, my master myst 2.5kReads9.1Score39914d adds
- 195 Mr. Xiao Wang 小王先生 My mother held on for several extra hours while giving birth to me, just so I wouldn’t be born on the date the fortune-teller had predicted. Haunted by evil spirits! Delivering winter clothes to the dead! Wandering ghosts! Why does everyone come to me for everything? Incense roots? Fate? Five-colored cloth? These mysterious trades all depend on intuition! Granny Bai says I have a spiritual gift and a knack for opening the senses. Aunt Yang says I have all three kinds of affinity. But I never tho 13.8kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 196 Ghost Messenger, Don't Run 鬼差你别跑 The sequel to "The Underworld Calls Me Little Mister", picking up perfectly from the final chapter of the first book. Hilarious ghost-hunting power fantasy! Every member of the main cast is an overpowered carry, and they won’t put up with even the slightest injustice! An invincible protagonist, with payback served the very same day! Packed with all kinds of superstitious trivia from Taoist classics, along with knowledge from the other Hundred Schools of Thought. 19kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 197 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 342Reads8.7Score11314d adds
- 198 My Grandfather’s Supernatural Notebook 我爷爷的灵异笔记 [Spirit Medium + Supernatural + Episodic Stories] One eerie incident after another, each like something out of a horror novel. Getting trapped in a ghostly maze in the middle of the night Strange mystical arts and Taoist magic A weasel that can talk A notebook of supernatural cases left behind by my grandfather helped me unlock my Yin-Yang Eyes, sealed for years. From then on, I embarked on an extraordinary everyday life as a ghost hunter! 472Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 199 The Yin-Yang Master of the Mountain Village 山村阴阳先生 My brother came back from the dead, and I learned funeral rites to uncover the truth My name is Chen Xiaojun, and I live in a place in Northeast China called Kaoshan Village. One year, my older brother died under mysterious circumstances. His death was gruesome. Though he was only in his twenties, his corpse was as thin as a skeleton, with hair turned white! Even more bizarre, my brother came back to life in the funeral hall! To find out what had happened, I learned a few tricks from an old mast 10.8kReads9.2Score80114d adds
- 200 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 When Grandpa died, the whole city was in an uproar... 9.7kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
