Novels like The Dragon King’s Debt: A Ghost Marriage
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- 51 Immortal Who Chases the Yin 逐阴仙 At seven, I encountered an evil spirit, and yin energy came knocking. My dead great-uncle beckoned me, but he appeared out of nowhere and gently stopped me from taking one fatal step. His name was Xie Changli, an unknown wandering spirit who stayed by my side as I grew up and protected me for years. At seventeen, I lost my protective talisman. We met again in a desperate situation, a red thread winding around my finger as the bell rang to drive away evil. He had always been cool and distant, u 28Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 52 The Dragon King’s Most Yin Bride 龙王大人的至阴新娘 I was born with an extremely yin nature, and the village shaman found me in a graveyard. I was frail and sickly from childhood. To keep me safe, my grandmother, the shaman, made a blood pact with a fox spirit, but the pact backfired and left her gravely injured because of me. Just as I was at a loss for what to do, a man who could transform into a Azure Dragon appeared. He claimed we had been bound by fate for a long time, and he protected me from disaster, calling me his “little bride,” yet he 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 A Fox-Born Daughter, the Snake King’s Wife 狐生女，蛇王妻 [First-Person Supernatural Fiction + Snake Husband + Marriage First, Love Later] Eighteen years ago, my father set a fire in the fields and accidentally burned a litter of fox cubs to death. On my parents’ wedding day, the cubs’ father came for revenge. It broke into the bridal chamber and violated my mother. Just six months later, I was born. I’m that fox’s daughter, and I’ve been fair-skinned and beautiful since childhood. When I turned eighteen, my body fully matured and began giving off a st 326Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 54 The Fox Bride 狐嫁 Ye Zier is a half-yin person, born with a tendency to attract evil spirits. After finally getting married to her boyfriend, she’s kidnapped along the way by a fox spirit who insists on having little foxes with her. What is she supposed to do? 357Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 55 My Fox Immortal 我的狐仙大人 I was frail and sickly from childhood. When I was three, someone put a white jade bangle on my wrist. The fortune-teller at the village entrance said that the day it came off would be the day I died. On my twentieth birthday, my mother suddenly called me back to our hometown for some kind of coming-of-age ceremony. At midnight, paper money began drifting outside. A strange man gripped my wrist and said, “It’s time for you to repay your debt.” 572Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 56 The Coffin Bride 棺材娘子 I spent summer vacation helping Grandpa look after his paper effigy shop. But then an unexpected visitor showed up and asked me to paint eyes and eyebrows on a paper figure. I never imagined that painting its eyes could give it a soul. That very night, the person in the painting appeared in my dreams and demanded my life... 278Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 57 The Snake Bridegroom 蛇婿 I was cut from the belly of a corpse, a child born of the dead, a jinx everyone despised. Misfortune followed me from childhood, yet Grandma said I had a noble destiny and limitless prospects. Then I was kidnapped and taken into the mountains, where a golden serpent coiled around me. From that moment on, strange events never stopped, and I began to challenge fate itself… 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 58 A Woman with an Ill-Fated Destiny Marries the Snake Lord 阴命女，嫁蛇君 I was born with bluish-purple skin, barely alive. My grandmother tossed me onto a mass grave like a piece of trash, but a black snake protected me, saving me from being eaten by wild animals. I was frail from birth, plagued by illness and misfortune. My grandfather, a Yin-Yang master, calculated that I was a girl with an ill-fated Yin destiny and an incomplete soul. Unless I found someone powerful to protect me, I wouldn’t survive. When I was six, I came down with a serious illness. My grandfath 233Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 59 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 417Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 60 The Fox Immortal Descends: A Cursed Fox's Fate 狐仙降世：诡命狐缘 On the day she was born, a blind old fortune-teller declared that Bai Xiao was destined to a life of extreme yin: “This girl won’t live past eight. At eighteen, she’ll be beset by a hundred ghosts and meet certain death.” She refused to believe him and stubbornly made it to eighteen. But the year she turned eighteen, she watched with her own eyes as her grandmother climbed out of her coffin, intending to bury her alive and take her along as a funeral offering… “Xiao Xiao, come with Grandma…” As 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Snake's Wrath: I Invited the Underworld Lord In 蛇缠鬼怒：我把冥君请进门 My name is Xie Tianyi, and I’m the only girl born in several generations of the Xie family. Snakes often show up around our home, and the villagers all call me the Snake Girl. After I was attacked by a swarm of snakes, my parents forbade me from going out. Even after I got into university, they made me take a leave of absence and stay home. That was how I ended up confined to the house. Two years later, when I turned twenty, strange things began happening one after another. My family members kep 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Married to a Dragon: The Passionate Dragon King's Beloved Wife 嫁给龙，深情龙王的小娇妻 What? After getting married, I suddenly found out that my husband was not human! He was a dragon from legend! Mo Nian was completely stunned. How could that be possible? A certain dragon blinked his innocent eyes. “Honey, you’ll still love me just like before, right?” “Yun Yichen! How many secrets are you still keeping from me?” Mo Nian planted her hands on her hips and let out a furious roar. “I’m the legendary Dragon King. That’s really all there is to it,” Yun Yichen confessed honestly. Mo Ni 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Born of a Corpse, Bound to the Snake King 尸生女，蛇王契 [The male lead is an utterly controlling Snake Immortal Lord. The female lead grows over time, and is neither a doormat nor stupid. They fall head over heels for each other in a super-sweet romance!] This story has a few mildly scary scenes, but nothing too frightening. And it really is sweet, sweet, sweet, tooth-achingly sweet!! Manual divider When my mother gave birth to me, it took three days and three nights. The doctor took one look and froze in shock. My mother had already died. It was he 3.7kReads8.6Score71614d adds
- 64 The Dragon King's Beloved Wife 龙王娇妻 On my eighteenth birthday, my great-grandfather called me back to the old family home and told me to stay the night. I woke in the middle of the night to find myself wearing a red wedding dress. The terrifying part was that there was a monster beside me. It looked like an immortal, but it was obviously not human... 216Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 65 The Dragon King’s Wife, Life After Life 生生世世龙王妻 A terrible drought struck the village, so the village chief invited an old Taoist priest to perform a rainmaking ritual. The priest brought a marriage contract, and I was chosen to be offered as a sacrifice to the Divine Dragon Lord. On the night of the full moon, the villagers tied me up, stuffed me into a bridal sedan chair, and sent me to the Dragon King Temple behind the village. From then on, I became the wife of an ancient divine dragon. 61Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 66 A Snake Immortal for a Husband, Subduing a Hundred Ghosts 蛇仙为夫，镇百鬼 Our village had an unwritten rule: girls born in the Year of the Snake with a purely yin fate were chosen as brides by the Snake Immortal. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the Year of the Snake, they had to be married off at the Snake Immortal Temple on the back mountain. Otherwise, disaster would befall the entire village. My elder sister was born with the rare Yin Snake fate, unseen in a century. Ever since she was born, Grandma had warned her never to have contact with men. Sh 1.2kReads7.5Score17814d adds
- 67 Walking with the Fox 遇狐行 I was born with a fate blessed by the heavens, but one of my seven souls was stolen at birth. Countless lonely ghosts coveted my destiny. When I was nine, I unexpectedly gained a pair of eyes that could see through ghosts and gods. But those coveted eyes plunged me into an endless hell. Someone told me that if I wanted to survive, I had to go to Qingyun Mountain and seek divine protection. If I succeeded, I would be safe for the rest of my life. If I failed, misfortune would follow me wherever I 227Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 68 The Snake-Eyed Girl with a Dark Fate 蛇瞳阴命女 [Mysticism + marriage before love + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + lighthearted comedy] My name is Xu Yao. When I was six, my father beat a giant black python to death. From that day on, disaster struck, and my family was destroyed. I lost sight in one eye as a result. My grandmother prayed to the gods for me through the night, then sent me to Qingfeng Temple on Jinding Peak. She said the temple could protect me as I grew up, and gave me a silver bracelet, warning me never to take it off, n 361Reads—Score10014d adds
- 69 Snake Calamity 蛇劫 The day I was born, two snakes, one female and one male, fell in unison from the eaves above our front door. My grandfather, who had spent his whole life catching snakes, actually dropped to his knees before them right then and there. Everyone was terrified by what my grandfather had done. I was three days old, yet I still wouldn’t eat or drink, cry or fuss. I just stared with my wide-open eyes. My family panicked, thinking I was possessed, and went out of their way to invite the village shaman 259Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 70 The Snake's Seduction 蛇欲撩情 I went back to the countryside to move a grave, and ended up attracting a huge black snake. He went to great lengths to get close to me, following me from the countryside all the way to my company. “Shen Ning, you have to take responsibility for me,” he whispered softly in her ear. 1kReads7.7Score10414d adds
- 71 My Husband Comes Knocking at Midnight 老公夜半来敲门 Out of curiosity, I picked up a banknote in a cemetery where people were paying respects to their ancestors. From then on, strange things began to happen... 52Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 72 The Dragon King’s Embryo 龙王胎 In 1934, my grandmother witnessed a strange dragon-fall incident with her own eyes... Many years later, scales began to grow on my body. Worse still, I somehow became pregnant with a monster! I lead troops, run an incense hall, and carry out the rituals. I'm a female shaman, and my husband is the Dragon King! 344Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 73 The Snake Immortal in Chains 锁蛇仙 When I was five, I accidentally awakened the Snake Immortal that my family had imprisoned for a thousand years. My family said I was cursed, that the Snake Immortal would take revenge on me and bring misfortune to the whole clan. But I had never even seen the Snake Immortal, and I had never brought any disaster upon my family. Before Grandma died, she gave me our family's heirloom bracelet. Strange things began happening soon after: my cousin suddenly went mad, Grandma's body vanished, and a hug 430Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 74 Married to a Fox 嫁狐 The sins of my ancestors came back to haunt me. To save my life, Great-Auntie invited a fox spirit to protect me. But who knew this fox spirit wasn’t here to protect me at all, but to kill me... 417Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 75 The River God's Bride 河神新娘 A sacrificial rite brings the young girl Chu Xiyan together with the River God, setting in motion a deeply moving love story. They save one another and help each other become whole, enduring the tangled joys and sorrows of love and hate... 171Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 76 The Fox Seeks a Wife 狐讨妻 When I was born, I fell gravely ill. To save my life, my father sold me to a white-haired fox. Fifteen years later, the fox came to collect its debt and demanded I repay it by becoming its disciple. From then on, I began encountering all kinds of bizarre things I could never have imagined. I thought the fox and I had nothing more than a simple debt to settle, but later I discovered a shocking secret hidden beneath it all. 401Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 77 The Fox's Seduction 狐诱 Twenty years ago, my father brought home a mute woman. From then on, men in the village began dying in mysterious ways… They said my mother was a wicked fox spirit who brought harm to others. No, my mother was the Great Fox King, chosen by Heaven. The Fox King bore a daughter, and the new king ascended the throne. Beneath all of Heaven, our king rules. The harem matters just as much as the people! An angsty romance dressed up as a wish-fulfillment blurb. Come on in, everyone! 635Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 78 The Eerie Coffin in Deep Waters 深水诡棺 When I was ten, I fell into a well. Deep in the water was a coffin. After I saw it, I was plagued by nightmares and fell ill. My grandfather gave me a piece of deadwood to protect my life, and I miraculously recovered! From then on, strange and supernatural events followed one after another, and all kinds of mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas came after me! Even stranger, a mysterious neighbor moved in next door. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, with a mastery 191Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 79 The Serpent’s Curse 蛇咒 The day I was born, my grandparents were skinned alive. Every branch around us was crawling with writhing, jubilant snakes. They said I would be next. To stay alive, I had no choice but to give myself to him. The secrets of the blood-stained garment and the snake curse became the things I most wanted to uncover. I thought I existed only to help him forge the blood garment, but when life and death hung in the balance, he held me tight. “Song Youyou, you will always be mine!” 134Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 80 Foxbound 狐缘 [Fox King + paranormal + funny + sweet romance] After my boyfriend and I made things official, thick black fur suddenly sprouted all over my face. A fox appeared in my dreams and warned me that until I'd paid off my debt, I could forget about dating anyone and getting away from him! To repay what I owed, I became his spirit medium, opened a ritual altar, and helped him attain enlightenment. But he only got more demanding, and even wanted to marry me. “Third Master, I'm cursed and destined to bri 160Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 81 Meeting You at the Yin Hour 阴时逢君 Beneath the hazy moon, ghostly shadows sway as a bright red bridal sedan chair rocks its way into the mountains. Just because a feng shui master said I was a cursed, ill-fated loner, I was forced to marry the Mountain God as a sacrificial offering. To escape the fate others had wrongly assigned me and break off my engagement to the Mountain God, I went to great lengths. “Who are you, really?” “Our marriage pact is already sealed. Naturally, I’m your husband.” Alone in the world, I nonetheles 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Strange Happenings in Northeast China Cemeteries 东北坟地里的那些邪乎事 The Ten Golden Crows are reincarnated, and a thousand-year feud binds Hou Yi and his wife, Chunhu Shi! The strange tales of the Northeast’s immortal clans begin in earnest The Ten Golden Crows return to the mortal world, while the tangled love and hatred between Hou Yi and Chunhu Shi stretch across a thousand years. This entanglement between immortals and mortals secretly steers the fate of the Northeast’s mystic world Rooted in the Northeast, this long-form supernatural novel takes you deep i 36Reads7.4Score1914d adds
- 83 Hail the Corpse Ancestor: My Wife Has Married into the Underworld 尸祖在上：娇妻亿嫁冥界 [Yandere corpse ancestor × teasing little troublemaker] They say Boyou, the corpse ancestor of the Netherworld, is cruel and heartless, but no one knows about the pathological possessiveness hidden beneath his outward appearance. He spies on her, schemes against her, and even hurts himself to play the victim, all to make her fall for him. She keeps causing trouble to make him hate her, only to bring disaster down on herself. On an utterly ordinary night in the Netherworld, a certain corpse ances 290Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 84 Snake Burial 蛇葬 When I was nine, my grandmother sealed me alive inside the hollow of a thousand-year-old willow tree to keep me safe from disaster. She never expected a black snake to wrap itself around me. It coiled over my collarbone and slowly devoured my heart. 9.5kReads8.2Score27214d adds
- 85 The King of Face Reading 观相之王 This novel is complex and brainy, not a lightweight read. If that’s not your thing, don’t read it. Ensemble cast + mind games + the supernatural + climbing the ranks and getting rich + foretelling good and bad fortune + solving mysteries through face reading and divination. “I’d like to ask about my health using the character ‘six.’” “Certainly. The character ‘six’ looks like a person dismembered into several pieces, with the head separated from the body.” Why are some people blessed with endle 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Whispers of the Ghosts 鬼魅低语 [Standalone Stories] [Eerie] [Thriller] [Strange] [Wild Imagination] Worlds full of distortion and absurdity. Whether it's seemingly ordinary snippets of everyday life or strange phenomena that gradually come to light, everything sends a chill down your spine and grows more terrifying the more you think about it. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 May All Go as You Wish, Generation After Generation 巳巳如意，世世如怡 [Snake Immortal + Supernatural + Mystery Solving + Twists + Romantic Tension] When Lu Mingshen, a snake immortal, loses his younger brother to humans who eat him, the tragedy sparks a hatred that sets Lu Mingshen’s fury ablaze. A tale of love and vengeance between humans and snake immortals unfolds. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Teng Snake Takes a Bride, and a Hundred Ghosts See Her Off 腾蛇娶妻百鬼送行 [Strong Female Lead] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Husband] [Ensemble Cast] [Pure Romance] [Mystery and Comedy] My name is Su Xiaowan. I was born in a small village in the south. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the “Ghost Day.” Legend has it that on this day, the gates of the underworld swing wide open and ghosts roam everywhere. So after paying respects to their ancestors during the day, everyone stays indoors, afraid of attracting a 1.5kReads8.9Score21914d adds
- 89 My Eerie Husband Has Arrived, and He Gives Me a Hundred Million Every Day 诡夫降临，阴老公每天给我一个亿 [Male lead is chaste, possessive, obsessive and domineering, and utterly devoted to protecting his wife] On Qingming Festival, I went up the mountain to visit a grave and met an extremely strange man dressed in ancient black-and-gold robes. The first thing he asked me was, “Miss, would you do me the honor of marrying me?” My name is Xu Mengling. My grandmother chose it, hoping that even my dreams and wishes would come true. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. I’m twenty-f 4.5kReads8.6Score36114d adds
- 90 The Fragrance of Serpent’s Desire 蛇色生香 Everyone considered me an ill omen, but my grandmother said I was born noble: I must never kneel to anyone in this life. Others should kneel to me, and everyone I helped must enshrine my spirit tablet at home and address me as Her Ladyship. Yet I spread blessings far and wide, driving away evil and averting disasters for the people, only to end up infamous as the reincarnation of a snake woman who brought misery to all. In this life, I’ve slain ghosts, vanquished demons, raised monuments, an 278Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 91 My Top-Tier Star Husband Is a Nine-Tailed Fox 顶流老公是只九尾狐 [Showbiz + urban cultivation and demons + devoted to each other + sweet romance + past lives and present + comedy] [Adorkable funny girl VS jealous, tsundere fox] Nan Zhi finds a filthy dog and kindly takes it in, planning to have it neutered in a few days. That night, the dog turns back into a human. The top-tier star, a seductive male heartthrob, lies across her bed, deeply displeased. “I heard you want to have me neutered?” She has a rare medicinal constitution, one found only once in a centu 36Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 92 A Snake Bride, a Ghostly Bridal Sedan 蛇娶妻，鬼抬棺 The year I was born, my mother died in childbirth, while my father and grandfather were killed when a swarm of snakes attacked them. When I turned eighteen, my protective talisman shattered. From that night on, I had a husband who came and went like a ghost. My grandmother looked grave as she told me this was the Su family’s retribution, and that I had to be loyal to Lord Jin or disaster would befall me! Ever since that night, Lord Jin has come to see me every evening. After a night of torment, 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 An Epic Love Between a Man and a Snake 旷世蛇恋 When I was eighteen, my grandmother sacrificed her life to beg a huge white snake to heal my eyes. To bring her back to life, I made a pact with that snake. As fragments of my memories gradually come together, I discover that my bond with the great white snake is no coincidence. Grudges from a past life and unfinished love: everything has been guiding me toward the whirlpool of fate all along. 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 A Substitute Bride in a Ghost Marriage: 100 Terrifying Days in an Ancient House 替嫁冥婚我在古宅的惊魂100天 On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow buried Qingwa Town, and the cold cut to the bone. I, Li Wan, the adopted daughter of the Li family, faced a choice in the ancestral hall: take my sister’s place in an arranged marriage. My younger sister, Li Jiaojiao, wept and refused to marry into the ancient Gu family manor, while Father pleaded with me. All that remained of the Gu family was their gloomy old manor and their young master, Gu Yanzhi, who had been dead for three year 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Dragon-Locking Well and the Snake Immortal in the Painting 锁龙井，画蛇仙 My name is Su Luoqing. I was born in the ancient village of Dragon Guardians, where our people have guarded a well for generations. Legend says an evil dragon that has cultivated for thousands of years is sealed beneath it. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, a special ritual must be performed to appease the dragon. On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, rain poured for a whole month, nearly submerging Dragon Guardians Village. Then, dur 559Reads8.8Score11414d adds
- 96 The Jealous Snake Lord Is Brutal and Obsessive, Yet He Spoils His Wife Without Limit 醋王蛇君暴戾偏执却宠妻无度 Also known as: The Snake Bride. Devoted couple + sweet romance + light supernatural elements. I was born in a cursed village. The year I was born, my grandfather killed a snake matriarch, and our whole family was relentlessly hounded for revenge. I fled the village with a bracelet passed down through my family. When I returned to the village years later, I met a giant white snake. He was desperate to keep me by his side. To outsiders, he was a vicious demon, but he spoiled me in every way. To ot 301Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 97 Snake Sacrifice 蛇祭 Two virgins + Sweet romance + Strong female lead leveling up The Snake Lord is fearsome. A promise made a thousand years ago, a meeting in dreams, a bracelet carved from nine dragons’ bones, protection for his wife, a Soul-Devouring Demon Blade, souls scattered to the winds, old grudges brought to an end... On the night of the Ghost Festival, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Old Song carried me back from the village’s Spirit Snake Mountain. Strange changes swept across the sky: ligh 347Reads9.1Score11614d adds
- 98 The Snake’s Delight 蛇欢 My life belongs to a snake. From the day I was born, Grandma sold me to a snake. I grew up sleeping in a dead person's coffin and shedding snake skin, living as a freak. For the snake's sake, Grandma taught me to be a shamanic healer and save others, though I could never save myself. It wasn't until I received my first patient on the day I came of age that I finally learned what Grandma and the snake had agreed upon... 155Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 99 After Coming of Age, I Became the Snake Lord’s Most Beloved 成年后，我成了蛇君大人的心头肉 People from Northeast China don’t eat wild animals. The big ones are too strong to beat, and the little ones are all spirits! But my great-great-grandfather refused to believe it and caught a giant snake. From then on, strange things kept happening to the Shen family for generations. Then, when I turned eighteen, I learned firsthand what it meant to pay for his actions… 440Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 100 The Fox King's Wife 狐王妻 ❤️ My name is Lu Qingyang. On the day of Jingzhe, my mother secretly gave birth to me in an abandoned Fox Immortal temple. The villagers bullied me and called me a fox demon that ate people's eyes. They dug out my left eye, then summoned a Taoist priest to call down lightning and kill me. When I grew up, a bizarre blood-red image of a fox worshipping the Big Dipper appeared on my waist. From then on, misfortune followed me everywhere. To find the mysterious man who stole my eye, I met the Fox Ki 67Reads6.6Score—14d adds
