Novels like The Pawnshop
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Pawnshop, best match first.
- 51 Urban: I Built Pawnshop No. 8 都市：我打造了8号当铺 Pawnshop No. 8 is a one-way street. Once you pawn something, you can never get it back. It can grant any wish, but you must pay an equal price. If it were you... what would you pawn? 515Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 52 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—Shelves
- 53 The Seventh Month Shop 七月半商铺 A gentle yet scheming teacher, a handsome instructor at a top university, has actually been alive for ten thousand years. A sweet shopkeeper, as charming as the girl next door, tends an ancient store. Inside, there is nothing you can imagine that the store won't sell. Love, hatred, memories, and the future are all available, either through an equal exchange or at a steep price. The city is crawling with “Mei.” Someone buys a “Mei” from the shopkeeper, only to become entangled in a string of murd 21Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 54 Master of Pawnshop No. 8: Joining a Chat Group from the Start 八号当铺之主，开局加入聊天群 The Eighth Pawnshop is a one-way road. You can pawn anything, but nothing can be redeemed. The moment your desire is fulfilled is the moment payment comes due. At the Eighth Pawnshop, you can obtain anything you want. Wealth, lifespan, looks, strength beyond ordinary human limits, and more. You can get it all, but you’ll have to pay a price. Wuyazi: I want good health. I’m willing to pay any price. Gao Yao: If you can make me a real man again, I’ll trade the elixir of immortality f 597Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 55 The Evil-Suppressing Man of the Living World 阳间镇邪人 The world is formed from the union of Heaven and Earth. Where there is righteousness, there is evil; where there is yang, there must be yin. This world is full of the strange and the terrifying, and I am part of the strange. My name is Xiao Xie. My grandfather once said that on the day I was born, I tore a vicious asura ghost apart with my bare hands... 1.6kReads7.5Score111Shelves
- 56 The Yellow Springs Trading Post 黄泉交易铺 My grandfather ran a pawnshop unlike any other. It had three rules: there were three things we would never accept. No objects from the earth, no divine robes or stage costumes, and no stolen goods. One day, a woman came to our pawnshop and pawned something. My father accepted it. That night, my father fled with the item. I only learned what had happened when the police called to tell me my father had been in a car accident and there was nothing they could do. They asked me to identify his body. 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Shangqing Celestial Master 上清天师 [Taoist priest + no saintly protagonist + supernatural + two male leads + two female leads] Ever since the great battle between Chinese Taoists and Japanese onmyoji, supernatural incidents have been erupting across the cities, as though ancient forbidden spells have been broken. White-hair vampires, black fiends, vengeful ghosts, grinning corpses... Feuds that began a thousand years ago will finally be settled in this life. With humanity twisted and morality in decline, what other dangers are wa 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 South of Chang'an Lies a Haunted Mountain 长安之南有诡山 Since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains have been the dragon veins of China, where spiritual energy gathers. This has also made them a meeting place between the realms of yin and yang, and between humans, demons, and ghosts. After the Tang dynasty was founded, the “Mountain Wardens Office” was established to govern strange affairs in the mountains. But as time passed, some ancient “beings” began to awaken... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Demon’s Stratagem 妖言策 This book records all the gossip and scandal from across the Six Realms, such as: A refined young gentleman with a peculiar private habit; a young girl led astray in the prime of her youth, a tragic loss; the Zhang family’s child looks just like the Li family’s son-in-law; one outrageous farce after another, each before the last has even ended... 40Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 60 Folklore and the Supernatural: My Grandpa Took Me on Ghostly Errands 民间灵异：我爷爷带我行差鬼事 My second uncle and I followed my grandfather in the business of dealing with ghosts. Guiding spirits, seeing them off, cleansing houses. Into the mountains, into caves, under the water... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 A Billion-Dollar Collection of Horror Stories 一个亿恐怖故事集 A Collection of One Hundred Million Horror Stories [Standalone stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + heartfelt emotion + mild horror + timid readers beware] A hundred wildly different tragic fates await. When long-forbidden folk taboos passed down by the ancestors are broken, and eerie legends from the corners of the city quietly come true, the everyday world you know will begin to fall apart on the very next page. Whispers by the pillow, shadows beneath the wa 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 The Yin-Yang Medium 通灵阴阳师 This is a world teeming with ghosts and monsters, where strange and inexplicable events happen every day. After transmigrating, Wang Tian gained the ability to see through things and communicate with spirits and all living beings. He thought he could live a carefree life, but the System nearly drained his lifespan. By an unexpected turn of events, he became a yin-yang master. With little time left to live, Wang Tian had no choice but to exorcise demons and avenge the wronged dead to extend his 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Subduing Evil 镇邪 [China's first mystery novel to reveal the customs of the ancient Dongnu Kingdom] A mysterious old town, an ancient profession, and a rash of strange events. Friend or foe, it's impossible to tell! A peculiar custom from the ancient Dongnu Kingdom, and the source of sins passed down for thousands of years. Terror at the fifth watch, bizarre murder cases: are they vengeful ghosts, a curse, or the evil in people's hearts? A bloodstained clay pot, bells and drums offered in worship, kindhearted peo 162Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 65 Crossing the Wheel of Rebirth 轮回渡 [Short Episodic Stories + Xuanhuan + Deep, Tragic Love + Multiple Couples] Legend has it that after death, the soul enters the underworld. Only after drinking Meng Po's soup and crossing the Naihe Bridge can it reach the Hall of Yama and be reincarnated. All things under heaven have their own ties from past lives! [Breaking the Vows] Obeying his master's orders, he descended the mountain to travel the world. In a barren land, he used the little water he had left to save her dying life and help h 162Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 66 I Own a Monster Shop 我有一间魔兽店 [What? You're acting tough? Watch Mo Fan help you kick your gambling habit, live!] Mo Fan, a layabout with no place in society, somehow transmigrates to another world of spiritual cultivation and inherits a shabby little magic beast shop left behind by his great-grandfather. He only wanted to keep slacking off and live like a corporate drone, but there are always troublemakers trying to mess with him. No more hiding it. I'll come clean: I've been blessed with a divine hand by the Heavenly Dao 28Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 67 Life at a Crossroads 岔路人生 If you could truly live your life over again, would you regret the choices you made? Shen Que never imagined there could be a real answer to that question. That day, the subway stopped at 5:42 p.m. Two people with the same name and the same face, each having lived through twenty-seven years that were almost, but not quite, the same, appeared before him at once. Only then did he learn the truth: Every truly important choice could allow another version of your life to keep going. They weren' —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Tales of Terror from the Ghost Contract 诡契惊魂录 Lin Shen lives an ordinary life until the inexplicable deaths of his parents drag him into endless darkness. His mother hangs herself from an ancient locust tree in Fengmen Village, while his father leaves behind a blood-written message saying, “Don’t touch the bronze mirror,” before setting himself on fire. After inheriting the ancestral Book of Yin Contracts, Lin Shen is forced to make pacts with vengeful ghosts. He gains the ability to communicate with spirits, but becomes trapped in a double —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss 上古神兽之幽冥归墟 The Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss is an epic that weaves together ancient legends, classic detective mysteries, suspense and horror, and the philosophy of life and death. At its heart is the image of the “Return to the Abyss”: all waters flow into one, neither increasing nor diminishing. It is a metaphor for how all human memories will ultimately converge in the same ocean. In this world, every love, every sacrifice, and every choice becomes part of eternity. As Shen Con —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Strange Tales of Lingze and Bianjing 灵泽汴事 [Fantasy anthology] In the Northern Song capital of Bianjing, a Lingze House appears, offering to fulfill the wishes of both mortals and beings from beyond the human world. Its mysterious owner, accompanied by a little mouse, witnesses the rise and fall of dynasties. This is a place longed for by immortals, spirits, a hundred ghosts and a thousand demons, and all manner of fiends. Whether you are a commoner, a high-ranking official, a prince or minister, or an enigmatic visitor whose nature cann 11Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 71 The Bird Deity's Daily Merit Pagoda 雀神日修功德塔 [Strong female lead] [Top-tier alpha with an overflowing girlfriend vibe] [Fantasy mystery] [Monster-hunting team] [Creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Multiple love interests for the heroine, both men and women] [High-octane throughout, with no cookie-cutter tropes] The ninth son, Si Que, was born by killing his mother. Hunted by his father and brothers from the moment he was born, he fled across heaven and earth for millions of years. To protect himself, he mastered every discip —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Midnight Inn: Taking Ghost Calls in the CBD 子时客栈，CBD圈内接鬼 [Mystery + Wild Imagination + Supernatural + Alternate Dimension + A Whole New World] "I sell tea by day and receive guests at midnight. Dear customer, are you human or ghost?" - A city blending classical charm with a futuristic feel. A mistake by the underworld made her the only "bug" between the worlds of yin and yang. Rule Three of the inn: No business from the dead. But the very first customer she takes is a ghost. A copper coin engraved with "Ling," a male lead with amnesia, and code she wr 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 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. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Scalding Gold Bracelet 烫手的金镯 Five boys set out to rob a tomb, but their greed awakened something even more terrifying beneath it. Could the ancestral gold bracelet actually be the lock on a seal? Forced to become a “living target,” Wang Erwa must uncover the truth behind a silversmith’s violent death and the sins of an old debt before the evil spirit fully awakens. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Tales from the Monster House 妖舍物语 Antique curios that bear the full range of human emotions and desires, imbued with strange, uncanny spirits; a mysterious shopkeeper carrying a scroll of green bamboo slips, who has drifted through countless years at his leisure; a lively, spirited boy with catlike eyes and an outlandish style of dress; an ancient shop, weathered and quaint, waiting for someone fated to find their way inside... This is Yaoshe. It has appeared amid the bustle of prosperous cities, and opened its doors to customer 73Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 76 The Greatest Ghost Taoist in the Mortal Realm 阳间第一鬼道 The coffin is raised, the incense still burns, and the grave is moved. The Taoist was once an evil ghost; wicked arts throw the age into chaos. Paper figures harbor murderous intent; living stones imprison evil spirits. Vengeful ghosts don Taoist robes, and the sinister wind never stops blowing. Ning An was a disciple of the Taoist sect, but his master used him as a pawn, while his master’s wife wanted to eat him and turn him into a vengeful ghost. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Naruto: From the Start, I'm a Merchant Who Sells Anything 火影之开局万能贩卖商 Ling Kong accidentally transmigrates to the Hokage world and obtains a universal trading System. From then on, Ling Kong sets out to make his dream of becoming the richest man in the Hokage world come true. Obito Uchiha: Big Brother Ling Kong is amazing! As long as I can buy enough skill books, I’ll definitely become Hokage! Nagato: What?! Ling Kong is selling something called Dragon Ball that can grant a wish?! I’ll spend every last coin I have! I want to bring Yahiko back to life! Minato Namik 30Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 78 Great Qin: The Myriad Worlds Pawnshop, Invincible from the Start of My Immortality 大秦：万界典当，从长生开始无敌 The Myriad Worlds + the dynasties of history + a huge cast of martial arts novel characters + outwitting the nine heavens of the Celestial Court Ling Tian runs a pawnshop that spans the Myriad Worlds, trading anything and everything, including beautiful women. Ying Zheng offers his empire in exchange for immortality; Yaoyue and Lianxing abandon their love; Jiang Yuyan pawns herself... What price do beauties, nobles, generals, and ministers from every world command? The shopkeeper alone decides! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Notes from a Haunted House 凶宅笔录 A haunted house is a house where someone once met a violent death. Legend has it that people who die this way haven't yet reached the end of their natural lifespan, so they die with deep resentment. Anyone who moves in will suffer, at best, a life of misery, and at worst, a broken family and ruin. By a twist of fate, I became a dealer in haunted houses. They kept appearing, and one crisis followed another. Behind every haunted house lay a terrifying, secret story... By the time I wanted to turn 10.4kReads8.8Score221Shelves
- 80 Reincarnated as the Shadow, I Call the Shots at Pawnshop No. 8 身为黑影转世，八号当铺我说了算 After the great battle between light and shadow, the Shadow was reincarnated and the Bai family passed into the Dao. Shen Yinuo, the Shadow’s tenth reincarnation, awakens once more and takes over Pawnshop No. 8, an establishment that has existed since ancient times. Thus, the legends begin anew. Shen Yinuo: “Nine times out of ten, life doesn’t go as you wish. Come to Pawnshop No. 8! Every wish you have will be granted.” Pawnshop No. 8 accepts anything of value. Intelligence, luck, emotions, year 615Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 81 Chronicles of Strange Events 异事簿 When I was eight, I accidentally drowned. The village's mad Taoist came to my house and told my parents to give me a grand seven-day funeral with gongs and drums. After seven days, I would return to life. During the funeral, lightning flashed every day and the rain poured without stopping. Everyone in the village said it was a bad omen. On the seventh day, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky. The mad Taoist returned to my house, told me to take the moon in the sky as my godmother, and 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Singing Serpent in the Sky 鸣蛇在天 [Paranormal + fantasy + myth and legend + mysterious organizations + cultivation; not a wish-fulfillment story, no immortal cultivation] A cataclysmic war in the age of myth, and the mysterious disappearance of a race of giants. After an ordinary soldier completes what seems like a simple mission, he joins the mysterious Mingshe Unit. Amid a thousand-year feud between ancient gods and demons, a war among the gods is about to erupt once more. 751Reads8.1Score103Shelves
- 83 Strange Tales of Southeast Asia 东南亚诡事 (The author has opened a coffee shop in the ancient city of Dali and is busy with renovations. Please wait a little while for updates.) My name is Ning. During college, I went alone to Thailand to intern at a hotel, where a series of bizarre and inexplicable things happened. Why was there a temple built inside the hotel? What secrets did this temple hide? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 I Opened a Pawnshop at 33, and the Midnight Visitors Aren't Human 33岁开寄卖行，半夜来的不是人 Dongji Pawnshop has three rules: First, after midnight, we accept anything, no matter who knocks. Second, we don't give change in spirit money. Third, never ask customers where they came from. Han Haodong had survived for three years on this old street by following these three rules. Until he found a fourth rule among his grandfather's belongings: “Never let the scales tip out of balance.” He didn't know what it meant. But he would soon find out. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 White Night of Terror: I’m Even More Savage Than the Vengeful Ghosts 白夜惊悚：我比猛鬼更生猛 [Horror and Suspense + Twists and Foreshadowing + Hilarious Stress Relief + Urban Ghost-Hunting + Decisive and Ruthless] Can't afford a house? I hear there's a long-abandoned mansion at 014 Taiping Street! Can't afford a car? They say luxury sports cars have been spotted at the suburban cemetery! Short on connections and cash? Take trillions in underworld banknotes to the ghost market and spend like a king! In this terrifying post-apocalyptic world, I'm the hottest guy beneath the night sky! My —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 I'm Not a Birdman 我不是鸟人 During my final days in the psychiatric hospital, a few of my friends died. I learned a secret, and I was granted a brief stretch of lucidity. This is a story with nothing to do with humanity’s future, the origin of the universe, past and present lives, or the mysteries of science. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Welcome to the Nightmare Livestream!!! 欢迎来到噩梦直播间！！！ My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 This Taoist Priest Is Truly Cultivating Immortality 这个道长就是在修仙 After my dad died, he left me a bone fan and a fierce ghost that wouldn't stop hounding me. Newly dead vengeful spirits, mummified corpses that refuse to rest in their graves, and living people hoping to make a fortune off ghosts: some come to me for help, while others fear me. I'm really just an ordinary little Taoist priest. 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
- 89 Rule Horror: It Starts With a Family of Six 规则怪谈：从一家六口开始 [Supernatural suspense] [Not overpowered] [No heroine] [Horror fans, come on in!] [Not a pure power fantasy. The focus is suspense and thrills with a little comedy, so read without worry.] The supernatural rules descend, and Jiang Yu is chosen to represent Yan Country in the game of national destiny. He enters the supernatural scenario as one of the six members of a family living in a villa, along with two dogs, one black and one white. Here, he must stay alert, judge calmly, look for patterns i 193Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 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 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 My Phone Connects to All Worlds, and I Make a Killing Trading Across Them 手机连通万界，我在各界搞倒卖 Urban Brain Jiang Tang’s phone suddenly gains a chat group connecting all realms, and she’s the group owner. People from the primitive age, the cultivation world, and the interstellar age are trapped with nothing to eat or drink? She trades food delivery for ginseng, cultivation techniques, and cutting-edge technology. Her scumbag father wants to use her as a pawn to gain advantages? He has no idea... In the living room, her scumbag father beams at the sinister-looking man in the wheelchair. “S 165Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 92 The Illustrated Compendium of Bai Ze's Spirits 白泽精怪图 [Historical fantasy + xianxia + one story for each creature + sweet and bittersweet tales in a variety of styles] Xi Feng was once a renowned war god and general in the Celestial Realm, but by order of the Heavenly Emperor, he became the sidekick of the mythical beast Bai Ze. And so Bai Ze took Xi Feng on a journey through the world, searching for the various spirits whose names had once appeared in the Illustrated Guide to Strange Creatures by Bai Ze. “Nine-Tailed Fox”: Beneath a willow tree, a 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 All Those Years I Took on Commissions 我做委托的那些年 Mother-and-child temple demons? Jumping corpses from mountain villages? Flying-head demons? Strange monsters and spirits? A ghostly bride? No, they’re all props and actors! An analysis of human nature? A tragic life? A bittersweet romance? No, they’re all just scripts! Is this the male lead’s real-life experience? No, it’s a microfilm! If you don’t understand my Daoist arts, then I happen to know a few moves myself! 4Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 94 Supernatural Affairs Receiver 灵异接收员 It all began with a dark story. If my special abilities can save others, then I'll do whatever it takes. And so the strange tale begins. The most terrifying thing isn't ghosts. It's the human heart. The world doesn't have that many chosen ones with plot armor. After all, we're all human, not immortals. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop 黄泉典当行 The Underworld Pawnshop has existed since time immemorial, with a long and storied history. It can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, reaching the far shores of the Yellow Springs to trade with ghosts and gods. It stands somewhere in the modern city. Find the Underworld Pawnshop, and any wish can be granted, but only at an equal price. You can pawn anything you own: organs, years of your life, ancestral treasures, even your soul. In exchange, you can get whatever you desire: m 123Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 96 The Pawnshop: Trading for the Twelve Talismans from the Start 当铺：开局当出十二符咒 Decisive and ruthless + Watching the world with a smile + Standing above all When the uncanny invades the entire world, a mysterious Tenth Pawnshop quietly appears amid the fog. If you could pawn your soul, your merit, or your desires in exchange for powerful Twelve Talismans, Devil Fruits, teleportation arts, divine abilities, and martial arts, would you be willing? Every completed transaction grants a chance to draw a prize: Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, the Calabash Brothers’ gourd, perfect 109Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 97 Miss Witch Is Working Hard Again Today 魔女小姐今天也在努力工作呢 [Gender Swap + Urban Supernatural Powers + Pseudo-Simulator + Multiple Worlds (occasional fanfiction worlds, such as Dragon Raja and Jujutsu Kaisen)] Lin Ling was sent to the Reincarnation Divine Realm by a hundred-ton truck. She thought that with the help of the Goddess, she’d become a hero, kick the Demon King’s butt, have a saintess on each arm, marry a beautiful rich girl, and reach the pinnacle of life. But when her reincarnation identity was drawn, her gender was changed to female. She awa 1Reads—Score250Shelves
- 98 Meng Po's Soup-Brewing Chronicles 孟婆熬汤笔录 Meng Qianqian had been taking it easy at her desk, doing her job without much fuss. Then one day, with her supplies running low and her performance targets unmet, the King of Hell dangled a big promise in front of her. Meng Qianqian’s take: “I can enjoy the promise, simmer some soup, admire beautiful people, and feast my eyes. Life’s pretty sweet.” But she just couldn’t escape the jealousy of the person beside her. [The chase to win her back + amnesia + one-on-one romance + strong male and femal 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 The Last City God: Turning the Taboo on Its Head in Mountain City 末代城隍：我在山城逆转禁忌 Three years after his grandfather went missing, Shen Shu, who films videos about intangible cultural heritage, found a sheet of yellow paper in an old trunk. It bore just one sentence: Don’t go to the Old Stone Bridge. But his camera had already captured a white figure beneath the bridge. From that night on, the old rules of the mountain city, torn down, forgotten, and exploited for profit, came looking for him one by one. Shen Shu could see taboos others couldn’t, and even reverse them. But eve 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Forgotten Dust Pavilion Collection (Four-Volume Set) 【忘尘阁】系列合集（全四册） The prequel to the hit TV series The Fragrance Pavilion, this classic fantasy set in ancient times is a must-have! The Forgotten Dust Pavilion collection includes The Soul-Eating Pearl, The Exquisite Heart, The Two-Faced Figure, and The Dragon's Calamity. A cheeky, shameless little spirit snake versus a cool, mysterious, handsome hero: the two male leads launch into a full-scale mystery-solving adventure! A fantastical pawnshop take on Detective Dee! 488Reads9.4Score110Shelves
