Novels like Crossing the Wheel of Rebirth
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Crossing the Wheel of Rebirth, best match first.
- 101 The Gluttonous Lady (3-Volume Set) 饕餮娘子（全三册） In the late Ming dynasty, on Liuqing Street in the ancient city of Jiangcheng, the alluring proprietress Tao Sanniang is a Taotie in human form. Her mysterious restaurant, Huanxiang Hall, can cook every delicacy people could ever desire. The girl Tao Yue'er works as a kitchen hand at Huanxiang Hall. By chance, she stumbles upon the secrets behind its delicacies: Immortal Vinegar is brewed from the obsession of two ill-fated lovers, one living and one dead; Rose Cakes are the deliberate revenge o 1.4kReads9.4Score27214d adds
- 102 Guide to the Yellow Springs 黄泉路引 [Fantasy xianxia + strange tales + past and present lives] At the border between the human realm and the underworld, there is more than just the Bridge of Helplessness and Lady Meng. There is also me, the first guardian on the Yellow Springs Road. My name is Quanyin. I know not when I was born, nor where my road will end. I only guard the boundary between yin and yang, ever present at the moment between life and death. I hold two lamps. One lights the souls’ path westward; the other helps them h 289Reads9.1Score4114d adds
- 103 Misty: The Lantern-Bearer Volume 缥缈·提灯卷 In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chang’an is haunted by ghosts and swarming with demons. In the Western Market, where yin and yang meet, stands a mysterious and ethereal Pavilion of Mists. It trades in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all come and go. Where is the Pavilion of Mists? Those without fate with it pass by without seeing it; Those who are destined to find it will seek it out from a thousand miles away. Why must the Pavilion of Mist 3.4kReads9.5Score52714d adds
- 104 The Witch Clan's Hunt for Pleasure 巫门狩乐 The world within the book is strange and wondrous, with everything imaginable. There are witch spells to banish evil and exorcise ghosts, as well as pine-flower wine simmering and snow falling beyond a quiet cottage. Jing Meng, who cultivates in the netherworld, is a powerful witch from the Peach Blossom Haven of the Ghost Gate. Defiant and untamed, she always takes revenge on those who wrong her. Her fellow witches all call her a demoness. Bai Ya, lord of the Mugu Glacier, is a divine dragon be 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Mustard Seed (Two-Volume Set) 芥子（全两册） A classic masterpiece by Ju Hua San Li, author of The General’s Lady! The little-known people who lived alongside 24 historical figures. The maid who refused to accept the death sentence imposed on her alongside Yang Guifei, the child who wanted to avenge his sister by assassinating Jing Ke... Little people have no names. They live on in history in another way. Three thousand worlds, and everyone is a mustard seed! Mount Sumeru holds a mustard seed, and a mustard seed contains Mount Sumeru. In t 243Reads9.5Score14014d adds
- 106 Twelve Moments 十二瞬 [Fantasy + healing + strange tales in an ancient setting] The companion volume to popular author Qing Chen's Tales of the Rhinoceros Horn, this is a delightfully cute and funny collection of healing folk tales set in ancient times! Behind every medicinal ingredient lies the greatest sorrow or joy of the human world. The Sea Market, the Ruins of Return, the Peach Blossom Spring, the Yellow Springs... A succession of wondrous sights and eerie realms, filled with all kinds of spirits and human stor 611Reads9.5Score13414d adds
- 107 Chronicles of the Ancient Wall 古墙录 Each chapter stands on its own, and this book is made up of a series of little stories. Every chapter has its own character and is full of life and fun, so feel free to pick whichever ones interest you and give them a read~ In this vast sea of people, in this boundless world, dear readers, each of us is the protagonist of our own life! Look across the ages and around the world, and see how the protagonists in these stories turn the tide. Anyone could become the protagonist, so let’s look forward 78Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 108 The Gourmet, Complete in Three Volumes 饕餮记（全三册） Yin Yu, a popular author of historical fantasy, has a solid command of her craft, a seasoned style, and a distinctly individual voice. Drawing on a rich imagination, she builds a fantastical period tale centered on food, with a fresh and original premise. The novel brings together a wealth of elements and incorporates extensive historical detail, painting a vivid portrait of life and customs in the Great Song. At Tianxiang Tower, a divine beast, Taotie, takes the form of a young girl and prepare 2.4kReads9.5Score57914d adds
- 109 Walking with Zhao 与昭行 [One short story per chapter] This is the Tavern of Rebirth. One cup of Forget-Me-Not Wine, one tale from a past life. There is a Moon God who blooms for a hundred years, yet withers alone. And a Mountain God who has lived for a thousand years, only to fall in a single day. Perhaps there is also the silver-spear youth, dashing and proud, who never returns from the battlefield. Or perhaps the love between a human and a fox is simply too much for one heart to bear. Amid all the turmoil lie the cou 1.3kReads9.3Score21314d adds
- 110 Kindly Grant Me a Sedan Chair 请君赐轿 The original novel behind the hit iQIYI drama Jun Jun, starring Li Qin and Ren Jialun. This long novel tells the love story of Du Wang, the handsome and mysterious owner of Guangji Sedan Chair Service, and Xie Xiaojuan, a young woman recently returned from studying abroad. They meet through a clash of wills. Using sedan-chair plaques with different functions as a thread, the story also weaves together the deeply moving romances of Zhang Bingmei and Yuesheng, Qi Fengxu and Lingzi, Shen Juhuan and 12Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 111 The Pawnshop 典当 [Urban + supernatural + mystery] My name is Mo Linyuan. I run my family’s ancestral pawnshop. Other pawnshops deal in dirty money; mine trades in lives! Grandpa says our family has always had three storerooms: one for Heaven, one for Earth, and one for mortals! Rules: No strange item is ever refused; the redemption price is a hundredfold. Advertisement: Pawn ghosts, take immortals as collateral. We do not pawn past lives or future ones. Deceive Earth and Heaven, and you can redeem a life as old 242Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 112 The 1990s Storm: A Bloody Chronicle of Tianjin 九零风暴津门喋血纪 The 1990s Storm: A Bloody Chronicle of Tianjin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Metaphysics Big Shot Makes Waves in the Entertainment Industry 玄学大佬娱乐圈炸鱼 [Fortune-Telling Livestreams + Supernatural Ghost-Hunting + Episodic Power Fantasy + No Romance + The Real Heiress Strikes Back] The opening has some entertainment-industry scenes, but the heroine never joins the industry. Ji Chengli, a powerful cultivator, is framed by a transmigrator and falls into demonic corruption. She dies in a tribulation storm, then is reborn as the neglected real heiress of the wealthy Ji family. The fake heiress drugs and frames her, while putting on a show of innoce 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Midsummer Sprite's Dream 仲夏精灵梦 A collection of fairy tales, a book of blessings from a dreamweaver! Midnight Sprite: Rusty mechanical nightingale × enchanting little rose In every summer when the flowers bloom, beyond that ever-changing window, and through all our flights along the way, lies my entire world. It is a very, very wonderful world. The Sprite’s General Store: Cotton candy sprite × aloof patrol officer of the Cloud Realm He shaped a little figure out of cotton candy, carefully carved wings from rosy cloud cloth, an 314Reads9.3Score10214d adds
- 115 A Collection of Beauties 红颜集 The Pipa’s Lament: I once paid for my husband’s studies with the money I earned playing the pipa. But on the day he placed second in the imperial examinations, he flung a divorce agreement in my face. As I left, the prime minister’s daughter laughed in his arms and humiliated me in every way. Not long afterward, he was tortured to death by the prime minister’s daughter. She, in turn, was exiled to a desolate land, where her fate remains unknown. I was behind it all... A Fairy Falls to Earth: I 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Great Song's Quick Blade: Life and Death Between Laughter and Tears 大宋快刀之哭笑间见生死 The Great Song's Swiftblade: Life and Death in Laughter and Tears 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Mr. Embroidered Uniform Guard, You Dropped Your Cigarette 锦衣卫先生你烟掉了 Xiang Niannian is an expert in restoring ancient paintings and calligraphy, and runs a small gallery to make ends meet. Unlike other experts, the figures in the paintings she touches come to life. Each one stays in the human world for seven days, then returns to the page after fulfilling a wish. Only that Jin Yi Guard refuses to leave, shamelessly lingering around her. “Visitor’s Guide to Gallery No. 13” 1. That live-action Calabash Brothers lookalike is not Wang Zulan. Don’t ask him for an aut 683Reads9.2Score12714d adds
- 118 A Land in Turmoil 乱世山河 Rivers and Mountains in Turmoil 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Netherworld's Floral Chronicle 地府万花录 The Netherworld’s Floral Compendium 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Demon Immortal's Crossing 妖仙渡 A collection of short fantasy stories. “Peach Blossom Immortal” Jun Su counted on her fingers, but still couldn’t figure out how many years she’d been alive. Who would have thought that a trip to the mortal world would cost her immortal path, all because of that young upstart Lu Chi... “Bewitching Bones” No matter how beautifully the red flowers bloom in the Realm of Youluo, they can’t compare to her enchanting beauty. Pei Wan plucked one and gently crushed it. She refused to believe that there 1.1kReads9.3Score19014d adds
- 121 The Demon-Slaying Chronicles of Dajing 大靖捉妖记 (Food, revenge, court intrigue, mystery-solving, demon hunting, two strong leads) A small eatery has opened directly across from the notorious Censorate. Most of the dishes served there are unheard of and never before seen. They’re delicious, generously portioned, and reasonably priced. No wonder Changlin Street, usually avoided by passersby, is packed with diners come mealtime. The charming and bewitching Boss Sang The all-knowing ancient demon, Old Vine The demon monk Misha, a master chef The 3.4kReads9.1Score45914d adds
- 122 The Weeping Hero's Laughing Tale: Blood and Tears in the Martial World 哭侠笑传，血泪江湖 The Tale of the Weeping Hero: Blood and Tears in the Martial World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 You Want Me to Let Sanhua Spend My Money on Women? Ha! Go to Hell 让我被三花我钱养女人？呵！去死 You want me to let three people spend my money on women? Hah! Go to hell. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 A Hot Kiss Like a Margarita 玛格丽特热吻 A collection of sweet little bedtime stories. 48Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 125 The Ten Deadly Swords: One Sword to Rule the World 十绝剑之剑定乾坤 The Ten Peerless Swords: A Sword to Determine the Fate of the World 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn to Slap My Vicious Wife in the Face 重生归来打脸恶毒妻子 Reborn to return and face-slap my wicked wife 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Hundred Demons Manual (4) 百妖谱（4） A man, a monk, and a fox roam the world together, laughing and bickering along the way. White demons, a hundred affairs, a hundred emotions: a strange, fantastical world of human warmth and hardship. 3.6kReads9.5Score65314d adds
- 128 The Song of Hua Xu 华胥引 If you could trade your life for a perfect illusion of the past, would you agree? Perhaps you would shake your head, but they said yes. In this story set amid a world in chaos, the Princess of Wei gives her life for her country, then returns from the dead with the help of a mermaid's pearl. When she plays the Huaxu Melody, she can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bone, as well as enter dreams and memories. Trading life for a dream, she can only sigh at the joys and sorrows of a f 2.1kReads9.5Score75314d adds
- 129 Black Wind Ashes 黑风烬 Ashes of the Dark Wind 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Strange Tales from Liaozhai 聊斋奇谭 Pu Liuxian's greatest wish was once to explore the world's most wondrous and mysterious places and phenomena. Then one day, he found himself in a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. Here there were immortals, demons, ghosts, and monsters. At first, he traveled everywhere in search of the world's ghost stories, hoping to make a fortune from them. Later, he met more people and more ghosts, and glimpsed hidden truths about the world through his own stories. It turned out that the ghost realm was 260Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Record of the Storm and Clouds' Hidden Treasures 风云藏宝录 The Hidden Treasure of Storm and Cloud —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Strange Demons at the Teahouse: Tales of a Hundred Flavors 茶肆异妖，百味诡谈 [Mysticism + Satisfying Read + Supernatural + Strange Tales] The Many-Flavored Teahouse in Liuyi Lane is mysterious and uncanny. It only serves tea at night. What’s brewed is fragrant tea; what’s savored is the human heart. The proprietress, Liu Xu’er, and her young sidekick, Qing Cen, hunt ghosts, subdue demons, and catch evildoers. Their only focus is building their business. But one moment of bad judgment leads them to take on a job for an unlucky man. He’s been set up, and one misfortune aft 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Ghost-Eating Bride, Part Two 娘子食鬼第二部 [Neither ghost, god, human, nor demon + no romance + a team of girls + no dating, just monster-slaying] [Strong female lead] A grand adventure of their very own! If gods stand in their way, she'll kill the gods. If Buddhas stand in their way, she'll kill the Buddhas! Gu Jiao's adventure begins anew! A delicate young lady and her little maid, joined by a dim-witted fox, a mouse, and a cat... They roam through endless mountains and rivers. The half-human, half-ghost young lady loves to eat ghost 1.4kReads9.4Score33614d adds
- 134 The Seven-Tailed Fox 七尾狐 [Unrivaled Seven-Tailed Fox × Divine Official Qing Yan/Qing Hun] [Historical Romance + Xianxia + Fantasy Romance + 1v1 + HE] My fate was foretold by eleven generations of Celestials; my name was given to me by the King of the South Sea. I was born into the fox clan, one of the three great spirit-pet families, and have an older sister who is a nine-tailed fox, rivaling the phoenix. It all sounds wonderful, but I am only a seven-tailed fox. The Celestials foretold that I would either bring blessin 652Reads9.3Score11514d adds
- 135 The Mountain Village Taoist Priestess: Ghost Hunting Turns into Chaos 山村女道长，捉鬼路上乱成团 A Village Girl Taoist Master Gets Caught Up in Chaos While Hunting Ghosts 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 My Childhood Friend Is the King of Hell. 我的竹马是阎王. My Childhood Friend Is the King of Hell. 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Willows Behind the Palace Walls 宫墙柳 Lonely in an empty courtyard, spring is drawing to a close; pear blossoms carpet the ground, yet the door remains shut. With her most moving prose and wondrously clever ideas, the new queen of historical romance, Wu Yu, weaves one heartbreaking tale of palace love after another. From the heavens to the depths below, love alone endures! 17Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 138 Strange Tales of Gods and Ghosts 有味道的神鬼事 Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the ways of the literati have gone downhill, and stories of animals becoming spirits and ghosts and monsters have filled the courts and countryside. There are tales of someone trying to flirt with a girl and ending up with a pig, of someone offering himself as a bedmate and losing his life, of an old dog taking human form and impersonating its master while causing all kinds of trouble, and of a rooster bewitching young women and men. Even the famed general Yue Fe 21Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 139 Red-Clad Soul 2 赤衣魂2 Red-Clad Soul 2 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Wife, Are You Human or Ghost? 娘子你到底是人是鬼？ [Neither ghost nor god, neither human nor demon + no romance + a girl squad + no love stories, just monster-hunting] A delicate young lady and a little maid travel through mountains and rivers. The half-human, half-ghost lady loves to eat ghosts. Her golden, one-eyed gaze sees through spirits and monsters, while her maid is a skilled ghost cook who takes meticulous care of her. The lady wanders the mortal world in search of the missing half-inch of her heart. Without it, she cannot be human. Wh 4.9kReads9.4Score80514d adds
- 141 On My Wedding Day, I Refused to Marry Him 结婚当天，我不嫁了 On My Wedding Day, I Called Off the Marriage 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Wine Gourd Talisman 酒壶箓 [Charming, sweet young heiress VS scheming Taoist who dotes on his wife] [A formidable pair | Mutual attraction | Mysticism and demon-hunting | Sweet, swoony romance] The Taoist next door kept making me run into ghosts. Later, he became my husband. My name is Jing Shu. A handsome young Taoist moved in next door and became the adopted son of the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Eunuch. When we first met, he chopped down my peach tree, said my star of romance was in the ascendant, and told me I was about to 992Reads9.1Score18714d adds
- 143 A Collection of Unhealthy Love Stories 不正常恋爱的恋爱合集大全 New book: A pitiful little darling gets entangled with a deranged mad dog and can’t escape. All stories feature male-male couples: short tales of possessive takeovers, forced relationships, devoted couples with no cheating, and nonhuman characters. A seemingly gentle and refined, but actually scheming and obsessive top with more tricks up his sleeve than hairs on his head × a sweet, naive bottom who’s exactly what his name suggests: foolish and rich. A collection of multiple arcs with different 4.8kReads8.0Score26914d adds
- 144 President Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 程总，我不爱你了 Mr. Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Banquet Pavilion Records 宴亭录 [Ensemble romance x immortal-demon love x god-demon love x quirky and lighthearted] Episodic stories, one-on-one pairings, mutual devotion, happy endings Laid-back, hard-drinking female puppet maker VS refined, gentle male painter Naive girl with unparalleled skill in mechanisms VS obsessive, twisted young lord of the demon realm Food-loving girl with mediocre bewitching arts VS fox-clan boy with exceptional bewitching arts Proud, battle-obsessed girl VS aloof genius boy with superb sword skills 771Reads9.4Score17514d adds
- 146 After I Left the Band, the Lead Singer Quit 我退队后，主唱他不干了 Everyone in the band knew I’d been chasing Xu Jinan for four years. I was once a top student at a prestigious music conservatory, but I was content just to be his guitarist. In our fourth year, Xu Jinan brought back a sweet-looking girl. “From today on, Mi Band will have two lead singers.” After seeing just how much Xu Jinan doted on Chen Keke, I finally gave up. I submitted my resignation to our manager and, with my cancer diagnosis in hand, left for another country. Xu Jinan thought I’d stay b 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A Hundred Demons, Volume 3 百妖谱（3） A man, a monk, and a fox roam the land, laughing and joking, cursing and teasing. White demons, a hundred happenings, a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world of human warmth and hardship. 2kReads9.5Score52714d adds
- 148 The Mystical Art of Spirit Communication 玄之通灵 This is a novel made up of short stories about supernatural events. Some are true, some are false, and some are exaggerated, with humor, comedy, horror, and all manner of paranormal happenings... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 On the Day I Married the Male Lead, My Readers Killed Me 和男主结婚当天，我被读者杀死了 On the Day I Married the Male Lead, I Was Killed by a Reader 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 150 A Record of Eating Demons 妖食记 The Wuwei Inn flourishes because people in this world always have so many wishes. Birth, aging, sickness, death; resentment, hatred, love, and feuds; love and separation; life and death. The demons at the Wuwei Inn love to feast on these human joys and sorrows. Long Sanniang is stunningly beautiful. She's a shop owner, a fine cook, and a guide. Her life is long and dull, so she opens a restaurant to hear people's stories and, along the way, take in a handsome young general. Open the most distinc 3.8kReads9.4Score69014d adds
