Novels like Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang
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- 1 The Strongest Ghost-Hunting System in History 史上最强抓鬼系统 He acquires the Devouring System and finally defeats the top player, building an empire of his own. Who could have guessed that an unexpected rival would appear and bring down a mighty powerhouse? No! I’m reborn! This world actually has ghosts? Why did I get a Money-Throwing System when I came back to life? I thought life after being reborn would be peaceful, but who knew… it would be even more dangerous! So, tell me… can money make ghosts work for you? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Folk Taboos: I Carry the King of Hell on My Back to Subdue Ten Thousand Ghosts 民间禁忌：我身背阎王镇万鬼 Ghost blood offered to the King of Hell, heads delivered to the underworld. The glorious tomb guardians stand watch over the netherworld. I struggled to be born in the Yellow Springs, yet could not escape the fate of being buried alive in a tomb. The tattoo of the King of Hell with his eyes shut, inked on me by my grandfather, became the key to my escape from a thousand-year sacrifice. A bloody night of slaughter during the Ghost Festival shattered my peaceful life... Was everything behind the s 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Am in a Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院 I’m in a mental hospital —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Years I Dealt in Grave Goods 倒腾冥器那些年 Ghosts + Tomb Raiding + Treasure Appraisal Treasure appraisal and collecting have existed since ancient times. Today, we’re talking about a very special presence in the world of treasure appraisal: people who make a living appraising funerary objects, specifically profiting from the dead. They’re known as Night Appraisers. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Life with a Female Ghost and No Money 穷鬼与女鬼同居的日子 Life as a Broke Guy Living with a Female Ghost 192Reads—Score514d adds
- 6 Thatched Cottage 草堂 [Supernatural! If it won’t listen, fight it! Decisive and ruthless! Lighthearted and hilarious] A piece of empty red cloth… One strange, suspenseful supernatural tale after another… I have a spell that can subdue spirits and slay demons! I have a technique that can drive out ghosts and vanquish fiends! I have companions who’ll brave life and death with me! Come along and follow me on a legendary journey that blurs the line between truth and illusion… Enough talk. Let’s get started…! 3! 2! 1! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Night Watchman of Fengdu 酆都守夜人 Do you think we live in a safe world? In truth, the world is not as peaceful as it seems. The money you find on the road might be cursed “life-buying money,” and a pair of blood-red eyes might be watching passersby from a dark corner. But because certain people exist, the balance between yin and yang in this world is maintained. They are the ones who hold up the sky, the lonely night watchmen. I'm Su Cangnan. Let me tell you my story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Maoshan Successor: Paranormal Investigation Bureau 茅山传人：灵异调查科 Supernatural phenomena aren’t widely known in modern society, but they do exist. The Supernatural Investigations Bureau is part of a special department responsible for handling all kinds of paranormal incidents and maintaining order between the worlds of yin and yang. Its members each possess unique skills, using mysterious powers and their wits to face one supernatural crisis after another. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Pact Sealed With a Strand of Fetal Hair, A Lifetime Imprisoned 一纸胎发契，换我半生囚笼命 A contract sealed with a lock of baby hair, in exchange for a life spent half in a cage —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Dream in the River of Time 我在时间长河里做梦 My name is Lin Han, and I wander through the river of time. I have a mute friend and an old acquaintance who is blind. And one cheerful person, and one aloof person. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Those Unspeakable Horrors 那些无法言说的恐怖 [Standalone stories] [Short and medium-length stories] [A collection of short horror stories: folk customs, technology, and chilling tales that get under your skin] Feel free to skip any story you don't like. It won't affect your reading at all. Through one lonely night after another, through day after day of exhaustion, when you lie awake late at night, join me in witnessing the strange and terrifying. I hope you'll find something more here than just eerie horror. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Insect Life: A Journey to the Brink of Death 蟲生：绝命之旅 Thirteen bodies are discovered in a derelict mansion on the outskirts of the city. The victims are from different walks of life, and their deaths are bizarre. I am ordered to investigate the case, only to discover that all kinds of details at the crime scene are eerily similar to last night's nightmare... The strangely arranged bodies, the colleague who seems to have something to say, the girlfriend acting strangely, the ancient sacrificial ritual... As the investigation deepens, more and more c 98Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 13 Human Prison 人牢 Supernatural fantasy stories often spring from the ugliness of human nature. Only against that ugliness can the light of kindness shine, leading the weary masses to bloom like lotuses in a raging fire. Not everyone has seen a ghost, but some people have unusual constitutions. Under the right conditions, they can truly feel that despair, that chill, that helplessness, that sorrow... —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 14 Supernatural: I Change into a Taoist Robe, Then Head Straight into the River 灵异：道袍一换，下河就干 When a dead fish bites, turn around and leave; change into a Taoist robe, and get straight to work in the river. Make it safely to shore, and the whole internet praises you; fail to catch a ghost, and the whole village gets a meal. A century-old corpse in a rural reservoir, a generations-old evil bond that uses a corpse to bear a child, a cunning demon in the mirror, ghostly shadows in an abandoned hospital, terror at an amusement park, and the fog-shrouded Mount Hujun… 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Nightmare Invasion 诡梦侵袭 [Infinite worlds + bizarre invasion + dreams + no female lead] Also known as: The Ultimate Dream Controller: My Mental Strength Is Maxed Out When Gu Meng wakes up, he discovers that whenever he closes his eyes, he can see a world where “Nightmares” descend on humanity from the edge of hell. The first “Nightmare” he encounters is the Lord of Sweet Dreams. Under its control, he gradually becomes a tool for “Nightmares” to invade reality. His fiancée's murder awakens the seeds of vengeance within h 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Seven Disciples of the Daoist Sect 道门七子 Do you believe that other spaces and dimensions exist beyond the world we know? Do you believe that among the people we encounter every day, there may be extraordinary individuals with extraordinary skills, unknown to the rest of us? Here, we tell stories about people and events in this world that ordinary people never hear about. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Li Wu's Bizarre Life 李吾的诡异人生 Li Wu was born under an unusual fate, destined to a life of loneliness and hardship. The summer he graduated, his grandmother disappeared. She left him his grandfather’s notebook, and from then on, he embarked on the path of the ghost arts. As he searched for his grandmother, Li Wu’s life grew increasingly strange. Along the way, he uncovered his grandfather’s plans from more than twenty years earlier and learned why his grandmother had disappeared. A conspiracy had been circling around him ever —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Night Talks in the Wine City: The Yin-Yang Person 酒城夜话之阴阳人 The sequel to A Collection of Strange Tales from Republican-Era Sanjiang and Old Tales of Jiangyang: The Wicked Dragon of Sanjiang. After the demon-hunting at Golden Dragon Temple, the liquor city of Luzhou enjoyed a brief period of peace. The reincarnated Dragon Kings of the Three Rivers finally reunited, joining forces to protect Luzhou. But just as they thought the danger had passed, Perfected Shi Miao, who had taken the lives of countless children in the liquor city, escaped from prison. He 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Night-Shift Funeral Director: I Can Hear the Dead Speak 夜班殡葬师，我能听见死者说话 [Late-night paranormal mysteries + episodic investigations + accumulating karmic merit, plenty to read, updated daily without fail] My name is Lin Chen. I'm twenty-four, unemployed and in debt. I returned to my hometown to inherit the funeral home my great-uncle left behind. On my first night at work, the corpse of a woman in the morgue spoke: “I wasn't drinking. I'm allergic to alcohol...” “My fiancé pushed me down the stairs. He bought two million yuan in insurance on me.” “Please, don't let h 6.3kReads6.8Score48014d adds
- 20 I'm Broke, Why Should I Be Afraid of Ghosts? 我穷鬼，岂会怕鬼？ [Goofy] [Funny] [Irreverent] [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Hop in] [No System] [A fish that slipped through nine years of compulsory education] Wang Ling landed a job paying 18,000 yuan a month as a security guard at a private hospital. On his first day, he was left completely stunned! Each floor of the hospital's inpatient wing had a special passage enshrining one of the underworld's yin deities. The morgue even had butcher's knives inexplicably lying around. Wang Ling put up with all of that. Then 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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
- 22 Tales of the Demon Trafficker 贩妖记 If I told you all of this was true, would you believe me? A bizarre walking marriage among the Mosuo people set me on an extraordinary path that would shape half my life. A thousand-year-old cosmic box. A river where the dead never die. Inspired by numerous supernatural events that really happened and drawing on little-known local customs and traditions, this story reveals a hidden world of spirits and strange creatures! 111Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 23 Worries of the Mystic Sect 玄门忧道 Twenty years ago, someone stole my fortune. To save me, Grandpa sent me to Mount Longhu. Twenty years later, a young Daoist descended the mountain. My mother in the mortal world had died, and I stepped between yin and yang to find her… 1.5kReads6.7Score11814d adds
- 24 Yin-Yang Ghost Embroidery 阴阳诡绣 Some taboos must never be broken, no matter what. Before my grandfather died, he warned me never to make money from the skills he taught me. But one night, a woman from my hometown collapsed outside my door and begged me to help her keep the child in her womb. My heart softened, and from then on, there was no turning back. 14Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 25 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Exorcisms and Face Reading, Guaranteed! 直播算命：驱邪看相妥妥的！ [System + supernatural + wild imagination] On the first day of his livestream, Du Jie gets a call from a popular female streamer. A feng shui problem? Easy! The cases that follow are much trickier, and each one is more bizarre than the last! A ghost baby? A paper effigy? The strange illness in Xiangyang Village, the Five Elements fortune-borrowing ritual... Are all these bizarre events testing my cultivation? Forget it. I'd better call on the Grandmaster! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Strange Tales from the Coffin Shop 棺材铺之诡闻 Liu Yin, a 25-year-old unemployed programmer, reluctantly takes over her family's coffin shop. But the shop's customers are ghosts. Whenever the coffins inside creak, ghosts come in the next day to buy coffins for reincarnation. Liu Yin's job is to help these ghosts, still lingering in the human world, resolve their lingering obsessions. Zhang Xingyan, a Taoist priestess who specializes in exorcising demons, and Liu Yin meet through a fight. As fate pushes them along, they go from standing on op 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Mysterious Resurgence: I'm Not the Ghost King 神秘复苏，我不是诡王 [Mild horror, somewhat Lovecraftian, no System, survival and growth, one female lead, not for the fainthearted] "This story is entirely fictional and does not reflect reality. Now, the mysteries begin to return..." Grandpa died with his eyes open. The day we carried his coffin up the mountain, I didn't dare look back, because the people carrying it... weren't human! A daily dose of occult weirdness: One ring of the bell, and all ghosts flee; one talisman stuck on, and evil spirits call you Dad 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Yin-Yang Makeup Master 阴阳点妆匠 A family upheaval changed my worldview, and I became a makeup artisan. From then on, human calamities and ghosts swirled around me. What was the truth? What was genuine affection? It was as if a veil of mist always kept me from seeing clearly. A makeup artisan... The tombs she tends belong to families that did good deeds and whose descendants will enjoy lasting blessings. The faces she adorns are those of people whose humanity still awaits reincarnation. The word “artisan” carries a profound mea 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 29 Eerie Artifacts 诡器 The supernatural is reviving!!! Evil spirits are invading the human world, and ghosts cannot be killed!!! Evil spirits run rampant across the world, plunging it into a massive catastrophe. The human world has become a living hell. Where can humanity find hope? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Short Horror Stories for Bedtime 睡前恐怖短故事 Are you sure you want to open this book? Hush... Listen. Something is whispering in the darkness. This collection features spine-chilling horror stories that will take you into a world full of the unknown and the terrifying: Warning: This book contains horror, suspense, supernatural, and other elements. Read with caution. If you're easily frightened, read during the day and make sure someone is with you. Are you ready? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Building 1 1号楼 Horrifying incidents keep piling up: bizarre disappearances, a string of deaths, and the question of who the mysterious person really is. Can Zishuo, usually so calm and collected, unravel the secret behind the four sentences in a notebook? What secret is hidden in Building No. 1? 648Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 32 My Master Is a Maoshan Taoist 我师父是茅山道士 No System, no cultivation of immortality. Chinese-style horror, traditional supernatural tales, rule-based horror, Taoist culture, and traditional culture. Have you ever seen a water ghost take revenge? Heard that a threaded needle can be used to identify a ghost? Eaten barbecue cooked upstairs at a barbecue restaurant? Seen the “Three Evils of Western Hunan”? Do you know how many kinds of zombies there are?... The sacrificial rites of the insect burial... My name is Lin Fusheng, and I’m a Maosh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 In This Life, I See My Past Life 我于今生观前世 The protagonist encounters his past lives in a dream. Only after unraveling the mystery of his time in the womb does he discover that he is nothing but an empty shell. Once his three souls return to his body, three powerful spirits press against his own will. He has no choice but to deal with monsters and outside intruders to strengthen himself, all while withstanding the weight of karma and fighting to stay alive! Whether it's a black dragon stirring up trouble, a corpse-nurturing ground in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Ancestral Secret Arts: I Alone Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 祖传秘术：我一人镇百鬼 In 1999, on the eve of the new century, a young man named Lu Ming drowned during a bizarre outing to the countryside. Yet his soul did not depart. Instead, it was drawn by a mysterious force back to his old home in a remote mountain village. He discovered that this seemingly ordinary ancestral home was actually a secret base belonging to the Yin-Yang Lu Clan, a family whose secrets had been passed down for generations. The Lu family were reclusive heirs to arts such as divination, exorcism and t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Soul-Returning Ledger 还魂帐 On the seventh day after death, the dead return to settle their debts. Funeral director Shen Yantian was born with the ability to see accounts. He audits, weighs, and settles accounts for the dead, at the cost of pawning a memory each time. Until he discovers that the account for the fire that should have killed him three years ago is blank. Someone died in his place. This is my first novel, so the plot moves a little quickly at the beginning. It gets better later on. Thank you for your understa 10Reads—Score18514d adds
- 36 Heir of Coffin Mountain 棺山传人 That day, Bai Liu, the grayish-yellow fox spirit, and the Five Immortals carried my grandfather into the mountains. Keeping the promise I had made at the Fox Immortal Temple, I embarked on an unseen journey between the worlds of yin and yang... 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Haunted House Salesman 凶宅推销员 My name is Wang Hao, and I work at a real estate agency that only opens late at night. The boss is beautiful, but she's rarely around. My coworker is a creepy Taoist who drags me out every night at 2:30 to spy on the apartment across the street. There's also a little girl with purple hair who keeps throwing pink slippers at me. My job is to inspect haunted houses, because I can see those "things." I only wanted to save up enough to put my younger sister through school. That was until a thousa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Feng Shui Mastermind 风水大掌柜 The day I was born, nine dragons came bearing a coffin, and a hundred ghosts wailed in mourning. I was born under a fated star. My name is Bai Ke, a feng shui master delivered to the mortal world in a coffin borne by nine dragons. I guide souls between yin and yang, and was born with an innate gift for the mysteries of heaven and earth. When you run into anything supernatural, just come to me, Bai Ke. I am the chief feng shui master, and there is no mysterious matter in this world that I cannot 594Reads7.1Score10114d adds
- 39 Mountain God Festival 山神祭 The Greater Khingan Range. Temperatures below minus twenty, with snow up to a hunter's knees. A weasel spirit crouched in a tree, watching as a hunter in a fox-fur hat crept across the snow with his rifle at the ready. If the hunter died, his flesh would go to the beasts and spirits hiding in the woods, while his soul would belong to the mountain god who commanded the clouds, winds, and rain. From the moment he took his first step into the forest and snow, the hunter's life was no longer his ow 45Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 40 Rules of the Strange Tales: There's a Ghost in My Heart 规则怪谈，我的心里有个鬼 [Chuunibyou youth] [No heroine] [Eerie] [Funny] [Sixth sense] Mo Beiping, a chuunibyou youth, is accidentally selected by a Rules Game and awakens the personal talent [There’s a Ghost in My Mind]. He can see through the inner thoughts of the eerie, so now I know what you’re thinking, while you have no idea what’s on my mind. Compared with humans, the eerie don’t seem so frightening after all. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Urban Paranormal Tales 都市灵异怪谈 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Or, to put it another way, what do ghosts represent to you? Fear? Death? Darkness? My view might be a little different from yours. I can see ghosts. Aside from those who died by suicide, who endlessly relive the moment of their death where they died, most ghosts are just like ordinary people. They simply have unfulfilled wishes. But there are exceptions. Have you ever heard of a jian? When a person dies, they become a ghost; when a ghost dies, it be 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Those Stories from My Days as a Taoist Priest 我当道士的那些个故事 From the day he fell into the water, an extraordinary life was set in motion. He went from being terrified of ghosts to having ghosts terrified of him, and one lucky encounter after another followed. There are zombies, demons, and evil spirits, as well as friendship and romance. His adventures even reveal a cycle of karma connecting his past and present lives. A thoroughly satisfying, easy-to-read story. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Forbidden Livestream 禁忌直播间 When you open this book, The Forbidden Livestream, you may not believe that its story is based on real events! An allegedly unsolvable horror forum, a hapless programmer crushed by the 996 work schedule, and a third-rate female student detective who considers herself first-rate. What dazzling sparks will fly when all of them come together? Thriller or mystery? Human or supernatural? Be careful! Because from this point on, every step you take will keep you on the edge of your seat! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Down-and-Out Pet Husband I Picked Up Is Actually a Big Shot 捡的落魄小宠夫竟是真大佬 The day my scumbag ex publicly called off our engagement, I casually picked up a homeless boy and asked, “Want to marry me?” He nodded obediently, his eyes shining like a fallen star. Later, when my ex discovered I was the second princess of Tianqi Group, he knelt outside my villa and begged me to take him back. Wearing the silk pajamas I bought him, the boy leaned against the door and smiled. “If you want to be my little kept husband, you’ll have to get in line, Sis.” At an auction, he casually 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I Faked an Illness to Skip the Team-Building Trip, Yet I Was the Happiest One in the Group Photo 部门团建我装病没去，合照里的我却笑得最开心 I pretended to be sick and skipped the department outing, yet in the group photo, I was the one smiling the brightest —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Tales of the Strange 聊斋那些事 Have you ever heard of a plain-language version of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio? A scholar spends the night in an abandoned house and is welcomed into a beautiful woman's arms, only to discover that her face is a painted skin. A poor young man finds a fox. The fox says, “I’ll marry you, but you must never look at my tail.” At the mass graves outside town, someone tells stories every night. Anyone who listens disappears the next day. Don’t be afraid. These are all stories passed down by ou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Midnight in the Countryside 午夜乡村 My parents' job transfers sent me to live and study at my grandmother's house. Before bed, she warned me not to go and look, no matter what sounds I heard. From then on, one strange event after another came crashing into my life. Then, one day, my grandmother suddenly told me the secret about who I really was... 550Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 49 The Maoshan Chronicles 茅山录 Pure supernatural horror, no cultivation, Maoshan Taoists, ghost hunting Maoshan Celestial Master Liu Xiangyu: Qianyuan breaks curses and sweeps away demon stars. He strides through the Nine Palaces, summoning thunder; his sword divides the Eight Trigrams and subdues the netherworld. The Three Pure Ones’ edicts destroy evil spirits; the Five Emperors’ talismans subdue ghost fiends. The Taiyi Golden Light incantation appears. He walks between yin and yang, proving his devotion to the Dao. Born wi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Wicked Fate Geomancer 邪命地理师 [Mystery + Supernatural + Comedy + Not a Power Fantasy + Urban + National Fate] The Dragon Veins are gone from the world. The nation's fate now depends entirely on geomancers! Also known as The Geomancer of an Ill-Fated Destiny A friendly warning: This story is almost too realistic… I'm a geomancer. Some people call us feng shui masters, but that's not the whole story. I don't know much, but in my line of work, it's all about cause and effect, and the tides of fortune! In your eyes, a nati 3Reads—Score—14d adds
