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- 1 A Collection of Folk Ghost Stories, Volume 1 民间鬼故事集1 You’re very welcome to read my work. I hope you’ll enjoy it. In this story, I’ll share some of my thoughts and experiences, and I hope they’ll offer you a little inspiration and give you something to think about. I believe everyone has a story and perspective of their own, and by communicating and sharing, we can learn and grow together. So let’s explore this vibrant world together! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ghost Bride 阴鬼新娘 Zhang Fan's birth killed his mother, and strange supernatural incidents plagued the village one after another. From then on, he was considered cursed. With no other choice, his grandfather arranged a ghost marriage for him, hoping it would protect him and free him from his fate. But things did not go as planned. It wasn't until an old Taoist priest appeared that Zhang Fan began his journey to subdue demons and exorcise evil. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Supreme Great Heavenly Mage 无上三天大法师 The ancestral master's dying words: Uphold righteousness to vanquish evil, and unite the myriad under one banner! This story is based on true events in Kunnan. It is a novel that truly reveals the world of Taoism and folk religious sects. Every evil god and dark spirit, mountain demon and tree monster, every wicked altar and temple within the Three Realms must submit to the orthodox rites of the Three Heavens, or be destroyed! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Human Nature Uncanny: The Rebellious One in the Secret, Strange Labyrinth 人狌吊诡：秘异迷笼叛逆者 [Mystery + Suspense + Apocalypse + Labyrinth of Enigmas, no System + No saintly heroine] The Classic of Mountains and Seas records a mysterious creature called the Xing. Jiang Yan transmigrated to a strange, enigmatic world trapped in a labyrinth, where she encountered eight kinds of Xing that could manipulate people’s hearts: Advantage Xing, Misfortune Xing, Destruction Xing, Praise Xing, Honor Xing, Ridicule Xing, Suffering Xing, and Joy Xing. At the same time, her extremely yin constitution d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Cursed Notebook 诡咒笔记 [Mystery] [Horror] [Heartbreaking] [Healing] [Hilarious] This is no longer the world you came from. You are now in a place called the Darkside World, crawling with eerie, bloodthirsty monsters. Whatever you do, don't shout too loudly. What if one of them finds you... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Eerie Hunter 诡异猎手 [Cool, aloof cat-like heroine x gentle, warm-hearted dog-like hero] Ever since Zhang Quanmiao could remember, she had brought misfortune to everyone around her. First she brought bad luck to her parents, then to her friends. The villagers said her grandmother could read fortunes using rice, and that revealing heaven's secrets too often had brought misfortune upon her descendants. But Zhang Quanmiao knew the truth: it all stemmed from her ability to see with her yin-yang eyes what others could n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Grandma’s New Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 奶奶口中的新聊斋志异 From my grandmother, I’ve heard all kinds of strange tales about things that happened around us. Some are true, some are false, and some are impossible to explain or make sense of. I want to collect them and share them with everyone, so we can discuss them together. Have you ever heard stories like these? In this vast world, there must be similar things. Don’t try to match them to real people or events. Just enjoy the spectacle. 85Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 8 Hand Seals 结印 Yin and yang restore heaven and earth, Hands form seals to bind lost souls. Good and evil, loyalty and treachery, all hinge on a single thought; Let no wicked spirits bring harm to people's homes. The myriad paths inspire awe, stretching out in every direction; The lofty Kunlun lineage is passed down through the ages. Those who study the teachings of this sect Must not speak falsely or distort right and wrong. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Paranormal Files 灵异档案 In a strange era, strange events unfold across the country: ghosts, mountain spirits and water monsters, yin beings, zombies, and all manner of evil spirits and monsters. A series of major supernatural incidents will be brought before you. 530Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 10 The Maoshan Outsider 茅山异徒 Maoshan arts proclaim: “Heaven is round, Earth is square; by the nine laws and edicts, as I write, ten thousand ghosts shall hide.” My name is Qin Feng. Ever since I mastered the strange arts of the Ghost Path, I haven't known a moment's peace. Some say I defy Heaven's will, alter fate, and recklessly practice forbidden arts. Others say I reverse yin and yang and turn the heavenly cycle upside down. Yellow-skinned spirits become demons, zombies rise from the dead, evil ghosts possess people, ear 14Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 11 Matters of the Living, People of the Dead 阳间事，阴间人 Orphaned from birth, She Qiang grew up being fed by kind neighbors. Born in a time of chaos and raised in a Daoist temple, he learned a lifetime’s worth of Daoist arts from nothing but spell books left behind by someone unknown in the temple. He had planned to muddle through life, but reality kept pushing him, step by step, toward that unknown world... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Taoist of Naruto: The Lushan Tradition 火影道士闾山传 Shao Lin knows full well that women only slow down his path to immortality. Every day, he does good deeds like crazy to accumulate merit, hoping to become immortal on the spot so he can go after his enemies. After finally turning down his sweet childhood sweetheart, his ex-wife from nine lifetimes ago shows up asking for a fortune reading. “Oh dear, your birth chart is afflicted by an evil influence this year. There's a faint ring of dark energy around your brow. This is a terrible omen. Since w 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Strange Tales from Candle Bridge 烛桥异闻 [Supernatural]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Tomb Exploration] The story takes place in a rural village called Shizhu Village. Told from the perspective of the protagonist, Fang Jidou, it recounts how his father and grandmother ward off evil and avert disasters for their neighbors. The village built a Candle Bridge to support production, but someone disrupted its feng shui, unleashing a series of strange events. Some people saw things in their dreams, some heard rumors, and some experienced them firsthand. Ther 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 From the Abandoned Infants’ Ward 来自弃婴岗 Because she wasn’t a boy, she was abandoned on the second day after birth. After barely surviving to adulthood, she was constantly pressured to give birth to a boy… Her name was Wang Duozi. Wang Hushi, who happened to be passing by, found her at the place where abandoned babies were left and took her home. Her name meant “more children, more blessings.” The place was where female infants were buried, a secret known to everyone in the village. Wang Duozi seemed tough and lucky, but she had onl 348Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 15 Good Deeds Forge a Bond with the Household Guardian Spirit 善念结缘保家仙 Good Deeds Forge Bonds with the Household Guardian Spirit 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 365 Folktales of the Supernatural, All Come to the Human World 365个民间怪谈，皆来人间 [Standalone Stories] [Folk Tales of the Strange] [Rural Supernatural] [Horror Folklore] [Terrifying on Closer Thought] No overarching plot! Each chapter features a separate tale of strange events from local folklore, adapted from true stories passed down by elders in my hometown. Note: This story is entirely fictional and for entertainment only. Trust in science and reject superstition. 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Compendium of Strange Events in the Mountain Village 山村诡异事件大全 This book is adapted from true events recounted by Uncle Zhengyu. It comprises a series of separate paranormal stories, recounting the strange, unexplained events that take place in mysterious mountain villages… It has all kinds of unsolved mysteries! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Folk Horror Stories from Across China 中国全国各地民间恐怖故事 Adapted from folk tales told by colleagues and friends. This story contains frightening scenes, so please read with care. If it involves any sensitive information, please contact the author to request revisions. Thank you. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I, a Young Maoshan Taoist, Walk Between Yin and Yang 我，茅山小道，行走阴阳 (A note to all readers!!! You can skip Volume One, The Young Maoshan Daoist Comes of Age, and go straight to Volume Two, Conquering the Yin and Yang. Volume One is a little slow, so feel free to skip it if you don’t want to read it.) My name is Li Qingfeng. The year I was born, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, as dragons and tigers contended. Later, I studied Maoshan Daoist arts under a master. He said I was the most gifted person he had ever met, and that taking me as his disciple left hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Terrifying Supernatural Encounters I've Experienced (3) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（三） True Stories of Terrifying Supernatural Encounters (3) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Heaven Favors Benevolence and Righteousness 天眷仁义 Heaven Favors the Benevolent 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Command My Body 敕吾身 “Perfect my body, command my body. This body is no ordinary body, but one transformed into the golden body of the Supreme Lord Lao…” (The Edict to My Body, also known as The Xuanpin Academy and The Manifestation of Divine Power, is a prequel to The Xuanpin Teahouse.) I became an apprentice at nine, formally began studying the Dao at eleven, and decided to record my experiences and observations at twenty. This is the story of Feng Cai, a disciple of Master Hu Fawang of the Great Manifestation of 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Collection of Folk Supernatural Tales 民间灵异收录 A string of strange experiences in my childhood, combined with the paranormal tales told by the older generation, left me both terrified of and curious about another kind of existence in this world. Though I live in a modern city, I firmly believe in phenomena science cannot explain. By a stroke of fate, I took up a profession no ordinary person could understand. From then on... the veil over the other side of the supernatural world began to lift. 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Vengeful Ghost Possesses Me, So I Slap It Right Across the Face 厉鬼上身，我上去就是一个耳光 [Urban + supernatural + invincible power fantasy] Demonic energy spreads, and terror descends! Have you ever heard the sound of opera singing from desolate graves in the wilderness... Have you ever seen a woman in red repeatedly jumping from an abandoned building... Have you ever encountered a corpse that had been dead for a long time suddenly opening its eyes... Headless corpses that walk, white-haired old men dragging their intestines as they howl, weasels that love to eat human hearts and l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The City's Mystical Geomancer 都市奇门地师 With ten fingers, I sever the forces of yin and yang; with a single talisman, I decide life and death. My birth chart is pure yang, and I’m cursed with a fire calamity. My master says I won’t live past twenty, unless... 17.7kReads7.9Score1k14d adds
- 26 My Great-Grandfather Is a Vicious Spirit 我的太爷爷是凶煞 The male lead isn't invincible. He's just a pathetic rideshare driver, and if his great-grandfather hadn't shown up to protect him, he'd have died a thousand times over. You can pay respects to a thousand or so ancestors and not know who most of them are. But the ancestors you worship may choose to share their spirit with you based on how you treat them. Zhou Qingliang ended up worshipping a vicious great-grandfather. “Would you look at that, you came to me to build up your virtue in the afterli —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Terrifying Supernatural Encounters I've Experienced (2) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（二） True Stories of Terrifying Supernatural Encounters (2) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Price of Love 爱的取舍 The Choice of Love 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Strange Tales from the Tea Pavilion 茶榭诡谈 Chilling events that may have happened right beside you and me. Perhaps you and I could become the protagonists, too. These are accounts of things that happened to people around us, as told by those who experienced them. True and false, false and true, right and wrong, wrong and right. Think it over, then think it over carefully!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Celestial Master's Book of Strange Tales 天师诡事录 Twenty years ago, a female ghost from a thousand-year-old tomb came to claim a bride. My grandfather gave his life to protect me from the calamity! Twenty years later, fate led me to rob the tomb of that very female ghost. 198Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 31 Strange Cases of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau 诡调局异闻 Is there really an organization that handles mysterious incidents? A lot of people wonder about it. So do I. Tales from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau chronicles a mysterious organization dedicated to investigating all kinds of supernatural phenomena. [Supernatural + mind-bending + terrifying on reflection + suspenseful and thrilling + horror + no heroine] A wealth of subject matter, drawn from real cases! This is why the Paranormal Investigation Bureau exists. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Tales of the Malevolent Spirits 凶灵秘闻录 A strange space hides countless mysteries. It is filled with danger and crises, and death lurks everywhere. Everyone who enters has only one thought: survive! 17Reads6.7Score414d adds
- 33 An Unacceptable Game 不能接受的游戏 [Chinese-style supernatural horror + infinite flow + mystery-solving and deduction + comedy] All I could do was play games, and I was a complete failure at everything else. Just before that fateful choice, I was sure I pressed Close, but instead I opened a game I couldn't accept. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Daoist Arts Compendium: Flirting with Ghosts in the Underworld 道术灵册我在冥界调戏鬼 Supernatural and bizarre incidents keep happening, along with the use of all kinds of talismans, spells, and Taoist arts. Follow me, Lin Feng, as I promote traditional Chinese Taoism. Lin Feng was raised from childhood by his grandfather, Lin Yousheng, a renowned Taoist priest. The story takes place in a small town in the 1980s and 1990s. Before turning thirteen, Lin Feng had little interest in his grandfather's identity as a Taoist priest, but at thirteen, he began his journey down the Taoist p 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 True Accounts of Spirit Crossing at Midnight 子时渡灵实录 "A spine-chilling memoir of spirit deliverance by Xu Hanko!" I am an inheritor of Taoist arts. This book records the cases I have handled over the years, helping spirits pass on. Chanting incantations, forming hand seals, stepping the astral patterns, and setting up ritual arrays, I have unraveled the obsessions of countless wronged souls. Every detail of every case is etched in my memory, and behind each one lies the full range of life’s suffering: birth, aging, sickness, death, meeting those w 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Metaphysics Expert Takes the Internet by Storm 直播算命：玄学大佬轰动全网 Lin Xiao was born from the belly of a dead woman. Her grandmother said that a child born from a corpse was destined to be tough, and would make a fine successor to the Lin family's generations-old ghost-catching tradition. After her grandmother died, Lin Xiao used her inheritance to open a little shop that nobody cared about. Then inspiration struck: she started fortune-telling livestreams online. In her spare time, she also practices alchemy and makes deals with ghosts. From then on, she and he 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Strange Taoist 怪道士 My name is Niu Dabao, and I’m the only college graduate in Niu Village. I thought that after graduating, I’d get promoted, earn a higher salary, marry a beautiful, wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Who could have guessed the company would go bankrupt and the boss would kill himself? I didn’t get a single cent of my wages, and I couldn’t even afford rent, so I slept at the train station every day! A shabbily dressed Taoist priest told me I was plagued by bad luck and haunted by a hun 1.8kReads8.4Score12714d adds
- 38 That Year, the One I Loved 那年，那个相爱的人 The One I Loved That Year 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Yin Corpse Ghost Physiognomist 阴尸鬼相 I never imagined that simply returning to my village to attend a strange funeral would somehow get me stuffed into a coffin... From then on, my life changed completely, and I became what people call a “yin corpse ghost visage”! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Ghost: This Vital Energy Packs a Punch 鬼：这真气有力气 Awakening in the middle of the night, Qiu Zhen discovered that he was sharing a bed with a blood-faced ghost, while his roommates had already been slaughtered. In desperation, he threw a punch and shattered the vengeful spirit. This is written in third person. The tags can't be changed after the contract is signed. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Ghost Husband Has a Date: Vengeful Spirits Keep Trying to Eat Me 鬼夫有约：总有厉鬼想吃我 [Apocalypse + fantasy/supernatural/mystery/tomb raiding/corpse driving/guardians of the dead] This is a world of the supernatural. People travel between the realms of yin and yang, making a living by collecting money from ordinary folk. They deal with all manner of filthy things, and keep little ghosts as pets... Take jobs involving the dead, master the five elements, explore tombs and hunt for treasure. In this line of work, corpse drivers, guardians of the dead, grave robbers, Maoshan Taoists, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Livestreaming Advice to the Paranormal Bureau, I Inherited a Celestial Master’s Bloodline 直播指点灵异局，我继承了天师血统 While catching ghosts, Zhang Xinghe is accidentally knocked unconscious by an old ghost’s thousand-year-old breath. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a country where ghost lore is almost nonexistent. By chance, he sees the country’s paranormal bureau, an authority on the supernatural, livestreaming a ghost hunt. Unable to hold back, he offers a few pointers, setting off a firestorm online. The bureau even mobilizes netizens nationwide to find the “One-Browed Taoist” at all costs. What surpri 107Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 43 Strange Tales from the Countryside 农村里的奇异怪谈 [Traditional supernatural horror + third-person narration + one female lead + no immortal cultivation] In a strange, gloomy bamboo forest, evil forces claim people’s lives. A university graduate has just returned to his village when he becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre events. In the end, he takes a master and learns the Dao. Is the mysterious woman good or evil? What other strange events will the protagonist encounter? Find out in the book. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 My 1990s Field Notes on Folk Ghost Stories 我的90年代民间志怪见闻录 Jia Nanxing, a young man from a mountain village, chance upon a stone statue and has an extraordinary encounter. Facing all kinds of strange events in the world, “zombies, evil spirits, witchcraft”, he braves countless dangers and later meets Jiang Wangyou, a mysterious female classmate. As they cultivate, the two travel around the world dealing with supernatural incidents. The story features transmigration, antique appraisal, and adventure. Supernatural fantasy all in one, along with all kinds 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Compendium of the World’s Supernatural Phenomena 世界灵异全汇 A collection of supernatural incidents from around the world. Netizens share their own experiences. One story in each installment. If you've experienced anything supernatural, you can tell me about it. I'll share it with readers around the world. Come experience these true stories from netizens firsthand. 176Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 46 Bound by Neither Yin nor Yang 阴阳无忌 First of all, I’m a Taoist priest. I was born in a small village in Northeast China. After experiencing all kinds of paranormal events there, I set out to find a master and study the way. I later became a third-generation disciple of the Zhengyi school, then joined the mysterious Xiangxi lineage. During my days spent driving out ghosts and exterminating demons, I accidentally discovered that my other half had joined an evil cult that had been passed down for hundreds of years... 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 47 Tales of Folk Ghosts 民间鬼故事说 Each story stands on its own. Leave a comment about what you'd like to read, then pick whichever ones you like. There's no need to read them in order. Some parts are bound to be less well-written, but others may catch your interest, so browse around. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 With a Hide Drum and a Spirit Dance, I Summon the Hu and Huang Spirits 拿皮鼓，跳大神，我请胡黄 [The Earliest and Purest Supernatural Tales] [Rituals and Chants for Spirit-Medium Ceremonies] [Anatomizing Fate, Destiny, and Reincarnation] [Ensemble Cast, Reasons to Fight] I'm a spirit medium. More accurately, I'm a little con artist. After Old Crooked-Eye picked me up one night when I was a child, he gave me the name Xiao Ye. But Xiao couldn't be a surname, so I changed my family name to Xiao. From then on, Old Crooked-Eye and I made our living by swindling people. I thought we'd go on like 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Tales from the Countryside: One Ghost Story Per Chapter 乡野怪谈一章一个鬼故事 A collection of standalone stories, one tale per chapter [Horror] [Supernatural Tales] [Rural Legends] [Folktales] [Based on True Cases] If you don't want to follow a long novel, this anthology of the best, core horror stories is just right for you! Bring along your unlucky friends, and don't go anywhere, because you could get "scared out of your wits" at any moment. 34Reads—Score10114d adds
