Novels like The Pawnshop
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Pawnshop, best match first.
- 151 A Bewildering Labyrinth of Strange Tales 诡谲迷迭 [Infinite Flow] [No Golden Finger] My name is Wang Hong. My younger sister has gone mad. She's been haunted by a ghost. When I started searching for the truth, I was haunted by a ghost too. I should have realized sooner. Now, there's no going back. And ghosts are like a plague. I was the one who brought them into the lives of those around me. Believe me, I didn't mean to. If she comes to find me, it'll be inevitable once she comes to her senses. Anyway, while I was still more or less lucid, I le 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Forbidden Feng Shui Arts 风水禁术 My name is Yu Nianbai. I was supposed to die shortly after birth, but my father gave his life to extend mine, allowing me to survive. I thought I could live a peaceful life, but then someone dug up my father’s grave... 1.4kReads8.3Score102Shelves
- 153 Weeping Evil 哭邪 People watch over a temple for ten years; the temple watches over them for a lifetime. 107Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 154 The Unrivaled Heavenly Master 天师无双 The nine stars align, and good and evil are turned upside down. A great war between the Underworld and the Nether Capital is imminent. The Corpse Clan is rising, the Heavenly Ghosts seek to invade, the Heavenly Demons circle overhead, and great monsters descend. The Demon Buddha Sect, the Corpse Immortal Cult, and the Immortal Alliance are all stirring. Ghosts roam by day, demons hide among humanity, little ghosts are hard to deal with, corpse-driving and zombie-exorcising arts abound, the Five 29Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 155 Strange Tales of the Northeast 东北鬼事异闻 A collection of strange tales about ghosts and supernatural happenings in Northeast China. Some are hearsay, while others are terrifying paranormal events that happened right before the storyteller's eyes. A weasel spirit gaining human form, a fox stealing an elixir, a corpse crushed beneath a millstone... 1.9kReads—Score106Shelves
- 156 An Unmarked Lonely Grave 无名孤坟 My grandfather buried my mother by our front door. Every night after that, a woman would stand outside our house... 1.2kReads8.8Score101Shelves
- 157 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office 阴阳事务所 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office is closed during the day and open at night. We don't take cases from the living, only from ghosts. I'm a man of principles. What? A pretty young lady wants to come visit? Yo, I might consider it! A bewitchingly beautiful, sultry red-robed female ghost; a headless ghost whose head was chopped off with an axe; the Black and White Impermanence from the underworld... They're all regulars here. To tell you the truth, even the King of Hell was raised by me! 354Reads7.8Score101Shelves
- 158 The Yin-Yang Pharmacy 阴阳药店 When people get sick, there is medicine to treat them. But when ghosts get sick, is there medicine for them? There is, and you can find it right here. What can't you buy at One-of-a-Kind Pharmacy? We have Granny Meng Pills, Regret-Banishing Pills, Worry-Relief Wine, and Resurrection Capsules. Whatever you want, as long as you can pay the price, your wish can come true. 851Reads9.0Score105Shelves
- 159 My Supplier Comes from the World of Film and TV 我的供应商来自影视世界 [No romance + strengthening the nation + business management + ancient-to-modern transmigration + spiritual qi revival] The main story is complete!!! The heroine is a supporting player early on. Empress An Lingrong’s Rise ✓ Tree Spirit Granny’s New Arrivals Farm Diary ✓ Flower-Fruit Mountain Fruit Shop: Daily Operations ✓ The Blind Box Shop Helps Qin Shi Huang ✓ The Investiture of the Gods Story Shop ✓ Primordial World Heart-Questioning Stone ✓ New arrivals at the shop: An Lingrong’s bitter almo 133Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 160 It's 2:30 A.M. Let Me Tell You a Story! 凌晨两点半，我来给你讲故事！ Before I knew it, this book had passed 200 chapters. Time flies, and now the story is nearing its conclusion. It will end after just one million words. We’re currently in the rapid-update phase, with three chapters posted every day at 9 a.m. This book is a collection of folk horror stories set in the countryside. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every plot has been carefully crafted by the author. Comments from fellow readers are welcome. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 The Pact of the Ancient Book 古书之契 It all began when Lin Zhiyu picked up a strange book. Then he met the equally strange Yu Zhiyan, who seemed to have a secret connection to the book. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 The Yin-Yang Courier 阴阳快递员 After graduating from college, I became a delivery courier to make ends meet. Who knew I'd have to work nights, and that none of the people coming to collect their packages would be human… 153Reads8.1Score147Shelves
- 163 Dead City 死城 In this book, I’ll take you in search of the eerie things hidden in the city, and the terrifying taboos lurking in everyday life. 1.7kReads8.4Score251Shelves
- 164 Four-House Village 四户村 I live in Sihu Village, a place sheltered on all four sides. Just as its name suggests, Sihu Village has exactly four households, no more and no less. There is no life or death here, only reincarnation, once every twelve years. The rules of Sihu Village are simple: the master must not leave the village, and guests must not stay overnight. Then one day, I really did leave the village, breaking the rules... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 The Afterlife Tavern 3: The Ninth Heaven 往生酒馆3，九重天 The world says that ascending to heaven frees you from earthly suffering, That the ninth heaven is a paradise, carefree and beyond worldly affairs. But who could know That the ninth heaven’s endless leisure keeps it forever apart from the mortal world. 322Reads8.2Score111Shelves
- 166 Ghost Stories by Night 鬼话夜谈 The story follows Chen Xingchen and Jiang Chuyan, who grew up together in a village. They hear tales of the supernatural from the village elders and experience a number of eerie events themselves. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 A General Store Arrives in Another World with Me 带着杂货铺降临异世界 Lin Shuang, an ordinary college student, accidentally binds herself to a System and opens a general store in another world, buying and selling goods for profit. Making money is only secondary to her goal of making a name for herself in other worlds and experiencing their diverse cultures and landscapes. The other worlds confirmed so far include an ancient world, a galactic world, a cultivation world, an infinite-flow world, a modern world, the Western Middle Ages, and a Western magical world. Le 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Transmigrating to the Legend of the Bamboo Forest Immortal Bear 穿越之竹林仙熊传 Shu Ning transmigrates and awakens the Mystic Moon Celestial Eye, seeing through demons and their illusions at a glance. She braves haunted villages, faces a beauty in a painting who demands her life, follows clues left by broken talismans, travels with an immortal bear, and shares laughs with a disheveled Daoist priest. She joins the Dragon Shadow Bureau and solves eerie cases in the imperial court. A child specter in Blackwind Cave, a painting demon in the palace, dried corpses deep in the mou 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Black Cat General Store 黑猫杂货铺 The Black Cat General Store trades one item for another. Whatever you desire, it can provide... My friend, have you heard of the Black Cat General Store? It is a place of trade in another world, where desire is exchanged for desire. Whatever you want can be found here. Money, power, beauty, luck... As long as you are willing, anything is possible... 145Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 170 City Supernatural Shelter: I Balance the Books and Vanquish Ghosts Across the Land 都市收容所：我靠查账平了天下鬼 On the third day after passing the civil service exam and starting my new job, I finally learned that my department was a containment facility specializing in urban anomalies. The section chief slapped a stack of old case files onto my desk. "Xiao Shen, settle the mess this building left behind thirty years ago." I opened the first page. It read: "The last person who investigated these accounts is buried behind the hill." 7Reads6.4Score185Shelves
- 171 The Nuo Dancer's Ordeal 傩人难 Isolated and misunderstood, two people just alike meet because of fate. What kind of story will unfold? Will it be funny or terrifying? Everything takes place beneath a vast shadow. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Medium's Notes: My Left Eye Can See Ghosts 灵媒笔记：我的左眼能见鬼 The Cangye lineage of the Southern Frontier unleashes chaos. The Cherry Blossom Curse, Yin Soil summoning, Ruin Spirits, and malevolent earth veins emerge one after another, leaving the seals protecting the land on the brink of collapse. In a desperate battle, pure Yang Heavenly Energy collides with the turbid qi of Yin Soil inside him, forming a yin-yang vortex whose blessings and dangers are impossible to predict. His old enemies flee into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, seeking a chance to p 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 The Lost Pool in the Mirror 镜中迷潭 That night, I stepped into the elevator. The doors opened four times. Each time, it was the fourth floor. The fifth time they opened, there was a hall of mirrors outside. In countless mirrors stood countless versions of me. Only one of them was smiling. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Ethereal: The Ranxizhuan Volume 缥缈·燃犀卷 In the prosperous Tang dynasty, Chang'an is beset by ghosts roaming the night and demons gathering in their thousands. In the West Market district, where yin and yang meet, stands a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Piaomiao Pavilion. The Piaomiao Pavilion trades in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all pass through its doors. Where is the Piaomiao Pavilion? Those without fate may pass right by and never see it; Those with fate will seek it 334Reads9.8Score109Shelves
- 175 Night Tales: One Eerie Story Every Night 夜话：每晚一个诡故事 Unravel the chilling logical paradoxes hidden in everyday details. Each story is an artistic reimagining of a real social event from recent years. Every late night conceals secrets unknown to others. Each chapter is a standalone story, with a brisk pace, tight storytelling, and no dull moments. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 The Spirit Chaser 赶阴人 Read the stars and moon, and declare life and death with ironclad certainty. A man on the margins of the human world, he sets right the injustices of the underworld. My new book, The City's Strongest Immortal Son-in-Law, is out now. I humbly ask for your support! 450Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 177 Horror Tales: I Can Talk to the Supernatural 恐怖怪谈：我能与诡异对话 “Welcome to the Yin-Yang General Store. Here you’ll find one-of-a-kind goods and enjoy extraordinary service…” I run an yin-yang general store and work as a full-time spirit walker. Spirits come and go, and in the pitch-black night, I deal in things I can’t talk about. Then one day, a strange customer dressed head to toe in red showed up, and that was when the truly terrifying things began… 180Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 178 You Call That a Rule? And You’re Using It? 这是你规则吗你就用 Paranormal phenomena, rules, transferring rule punishments Who can relate? One moment, overworked office drone Lin Ze opened his eyes, and the next he had fallen straight into a rule-based horror apartment! Open the door at midnight and die? Something paranormal pounds on the door, shouting, “Open up!” Lin Ze activates his talent in response: “Transfer Punishment! Let this thing find out what it feels like!” The next second, a bloodcurdling scream comes from outside, and the paranormal thing dro 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 179 The Yin-Duiner 度阴人 [One heroine] [No harem] [No System] [Fantasy world] Do you know what yin entities are? In this world, there are four kinds of yin entities: ghosts, monsters, demons, and fiends. The woman in white drifting through an unfinished building, the bloodthirsty zombie in an ancient mountain tomb, the man-eating beast in a scenic lake... When these yin entities appear in the world of the living, a yin guide must step in to deal with them. And I’m the current yin guide. 639Reads8.1Score105Shelves
- 180 My Customers Come from the Myriad Worlds 我的客人来自诸天万界 After Li Muxue died, she transmigrated to a parallel world on Earth called Water Blue Star. From the start, she inherited a shop and was bound to a trading System. In her shop, there are adorable beastfolk pandas, as well as a bewildered Emperor Qin Shi Huang, monsters, and elves. A beautiful woman clutching her head comes in to buy cosmetics, the Queen Mother of the West is a VIP member, and an empress buys stockings. Li Muxue: “Selling, selling, selling! As long as you pay, I'll sell it 103Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 181 A Phantom Night in the Republic 民国妖幻夜 In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, demons lurk among ordinary folk, and human hearts hide beneath their skin. In places beyond mortal sight, all manner of demons and strange beings with supernatural powers lie concealed. Zhuo Yi, a demon hunter of the Whitefeather Clan with the appearance of a boy, wields his brush like a blade and writes talismans to suppress evil. He runs the Cloudside Bookshop, which appears to sell tales of the supernatural but in truth records the demonic di 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 The Yin-Yang Geomancer’s Legacy 阴阳地师传 At ten years old, I slew a white serpent and subdued a hundred ghosts. The generals of the underworld called me “little brother.” Using feng shui, the art of Qimen, and Taoist magic, I solved one strange murder case after another! It all began with the corpse of a man in a cornfield! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Xuanhuan: My New Supermarket Multiplies Its Products’ Value a Hundredfold 玄幻：新店开业，我的超市商品百倍增幅 Can running a supermarket really let you thrive in another world? Whether you believe it or not, I do. The amazing supermarket is open for business, and all kinds of bizarre products are here. A cashier? No need. Even a dog can handle that, so why bother hiring anyone... 570Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 Twelve Wishes for a Fleeting Life (2-Book Set) 浮生十二愿（全二册） There is a mysterious painting gallery containing thousands of scrolls, yet every painting is missing its final stroke. They say that if the last stroke is added, the subject of the painting will come to life and obey the person who completed it. One room is devoted to paintings of mythical beasts, each of which possesses a supernatural ability. Though the scrolls are expensive, people with wishes in their hearts still come to buy them, hoping to put the beasts to use. One day, the owner of the 130Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 185 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 458Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 186 I Have the Body of a Ghost King, Yet Became the Strongest Exorcist 我，鬼王之体，却成了最强术士 [Traditional supernatural horror, folk horror, strange tales and bizarre encounters, taboos of yin and yang] On the third day of the third lunar month, ghosts go mad. Chen Sansan was born on just such a day. Because of him, his father was buried alive by his master in the old house in Heilong Village. For his sake, his master was trapped in a tiny room. As for Chen Sansan, he has no choice but to keep signing contracts between yin and yang with ghosts to prolong his life. Otherwise, he won't sur 38Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 187 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. 198Reads7.7Score104Shelves
- 188 Crimson Moon Killing Game 绯月杀戮游戏 [If I don’t finish this, I’m a dog!] [Crime Solving + Games + Transmigrate + Anime] [Famous Detectives VS Serial Killers] Players, choose your card: famous detective or murderous clown? Supporting characters: the Phantom Thief Alliance led by Kaito Kid. Ten famous detectives, including The Kindaichi Case Files’ Hajime, Conan, Sherlock Holmes, and Kogoro Akechi, face off against ten serial killers in another world in a deadly game that draws everyone into the action. A battle between justice and 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 189 It's Not My Fault I Can See Ghosts 我能见鬼不是我的错 A girl who can see ghosts saves a little ghost with a drop of blood from her fingertip, and her life is turned upside down from that moment on. Ghosts appear in droves to test the limits of your nerves, jolting every dormant sense awake! Eerie, thrilling, and full of mysteries... Leng Yuhan sobs: “It's not my fault that I can see ghosts. Could every disaster really be because of my jinxed tongue?” 44Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 190 I Just Became the Ghost Emperor, and a Psychic Show Made Me Its Sacrifice 刚成鬼帝，被通灵节目当成牺牲品 Lin Yuan transmigrates to a parallel world where ghostly energy is resurging. To save his younger sister, he joins a paranormal reality show called Land of Death. The show’s challenge sends hundreds of ordinary people, accompanied by exorcists and elite special forces, into a quarantine zone overrun by evil ghosts to survive. But Lin Yuan soon discovers the show’s sinister plot: the ordinary people are all expendable pawns chosen by the producers. At the same time, Lin Yuan’s Ghost Emperor Syste 4Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 191 Treasure Hunting in the Deep Mountains: A Thrilling Journey on the Brink of Death 深山寻宝，生死边缘的惊险之旅 Treasure Hunting Deep in the Mountains: A Perilous Journey on the Edge of Life and Death 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 The Last Paper-Cutting Artist 最后一位剪纸人 My name is Song Xiaohan. I’m a living corpse with no heartbeat, and a paper-cutting artist of the underworld. On the surface, I cut paper decorations for a funeral shop, but behind closed doors, I trade with humans and ghosts. My master passed away two months ago and left me the family craft, along with this modest little shop and my tools of the trade: a pair of scissors and a carving knife. “You want to make a deal with me? But all I want is your shadow!” Song Xiaohan grinned. 210Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 193 Ethereal: The Yanfuzhuan Volume 缥缈·阎浮卷 In the prosperous Tang dynasty, Chang'an is beset by ghosts roaming the night and demons gathering in their thousands. In the West Market district, where yin and yang meet, stands a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Piaomiao Pavilion. It trades in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all pass through its doors. Where is the Piaomiao Pavilion? Those without fate may pass right by and never see it; Those with fate will seek it out, even from a th 721Reads9.8Score103Shelves
- 194 Supernatural: Devouring Red Flesh 灵异【啖红肉】 My name is Xiang Sanpi. I was born in a village where people eat people. When I was eight, my father killed our entire family. After that, I studied Taoist arts of yin and yang under my master, specializing in strange and supernatural cases… Note: Believe in science. No feudal superstition. 17Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 195 On the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month, I Marry the Mountain God 七月七，嫁山神 [Strong Female Lead + Devoted Husband + Mysticism + Mountain God] My mother-in-law said I was born with one black eye and one white eye, known as Yin-Yang Eyes. I was destined to see the supernatural, and my presence would bring misfortune to ordinary people around me. So my birth parents abandoned me outside the Mountain God Temple on Wutong Mountain. The mountain god took pity on me, rescued me from the monsters, and made a marriage pact with me. From then on, I became the mountain god’s bride 320Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Red and White Banquets 红白席面 [Mild thrills] [A clever main cast] [One heroine] [No excessive saintliness] [All manner of evil spirits + mysterious practitioners with their own agendas] A sudden mishap at her father's funeral leads Li Sixian, a wealthy heiress, to be rescued by Gan Xin, a village banquet chef. She discovers the hidden side of the world, and, determined to spare her father the tortures of the City of Wrongful Death, she boldly chooses to become a ghost official while still alive. A rookie ghost official who k 14Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 197 Severing the Dragon Vein 断命龙脉 The men of the Gu family never live past forty. After his father, Gu Mingyuan, dies, Gu Chenchuan follows a train ticket to Baihe, a bloodstained compass, and a few unfinished last words into the old trails of the Changbai Mountains. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes that the Gu family has not simply been haunted or cursed. They have been caught in a living account, buried for many years, that refuses to let go. From Baihe to Tamen Peak, from the Changbai Mountains to an old well in t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 The Mystic Arts Curse Master 玄门咒神 On the day Yang Xuan was supposed to get engaged, a blood-red coffin inexplicably appeared in his home. Inside lay a beautiful woman with skin like jade. On the first day, his father died. On the second day, a yin-yang master told Yang Xuan: If he wanted to survive this calamity, he had to consummate his marriage with her... 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 The Celestial Master's Record of Subduing Demons in the City 张天师都市伏妖录 During the Southern Song dynasty, the Ziwei Star is disgraced in the wake of the Jingkang Incident. Demons run rampant across the human world, and the Jade Emperor orders the immortals to descend and exterminate them. The immortals descend, capture every demon under heaven, and seal them inside the Demon-Refining Pot. Centuries later, in the twenty-first century, construction work brings the pot back to light. By a twist of fate, the seal is broken, and the demons escape once more. As demons a 197Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 200 The Creator God's General Store 创世神的杂货铺 A story about a shopkeeper who has no idea how powerful the goods in his general store are, and a sword spirit who has taken the form of a cat, embarking on a joyful journey together. Dear reader, all sales are final. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
