Novels like Four-House Village
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Four-House Village, best match first.
- 1 Grand Zombie Master 大僵师 Yu Xiu: “A talisman has a spirit within it, and the mind is used to command it.” Jiang Xiaoling: ‘Nobody is allowed to hurt my big brother! I’m angry, and the consequences will be serious. Understand?’ Wutian: “Amitabha. No killing intent, no Buddha’s light, no bloody shadows, only absolute supremacy.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 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 76Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Protecting the Dragon with Earth's Veins 地脉护龙 When the ancestral bronze compass passed down in his family starts acting strangely, Wu Yang opens the Eye of the Earth’s Veins and enters the world of mystical Feng Shui. As he uncovers his family’s hidden past, he comes to understand his own responsibilities. He battles evil cultivators, tends the earth’s veins, breaks fiendish formations, and protects the dragon veins, growing stronger all the while as he defends his homeland. The Path of a Mystic Feng Shui Master: Reading Qi → Locating Acupo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Nine-Fingered Celestial Master 九指天师 My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Yin-Yang Ghost Hunter 阴阳捉鬼人 Is everything in this world really as simple as people think? What secrets lie behind the things that seem so ordinary? The uncanny Miaojiang Gu sect, the mysterious Sacred Sect, the unfathomable Maoshan Taoist sect, and the ethereal Feng Shui sect… Watch as a boy from a mountain village unravels layer upon layer of mystery, sets out to find his missing parents, and searches for the ultimate Way. 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 My Dad Is the Richest Man in the Underworld 老爸是阴间首富 [Urban fantasy, supernatural, imaginative, adventure] Lu Tong sells secondhand homes. One day, he suddenly discovers that his father, who died years ago, has become the richest man in the underworld! At last, he can sing the song of an oppressed man turned master: the overworked wage slave has become a rich second-generation heir. “Dad, give me twenty million for pocket money.” “What? It’s ghost money!” “What about the luxury cars and villas? They’re all made of paper!” “You promised me a driver 5Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 7 The Super Physiognomist in the City 超级相师在都市 “Right the world's injustices, and understand the many faces of ordinary people.” Ye Feng unexpectedly obtains the Qingtian Legacy, a book left behind by Liu Bowen, the founding strategist of the Ming dynasty. With the book's teachings on feng shui, destiny, medicine, and mystical arts, he makes his way through the modern city. 35Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 8 Born of a Corpse, I Became a Spirit Medium 尸生子，我成了接阴婆 The day I was born, lightning flashed and thunder roared beneath a sky thick with dark clouds. Ninety-nine divine bolts of lightning struck all around our house. My mother cried out and died on the spot, while I was still trapped inside her womb... My grandmother immediately grabbed a kitchen knife, cut open my mother's belly, and lifted me out. From then on, a string of strange events began to unfold!!! 235Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 9 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… 1.5kReads6.7Score118Shelves
- 10 The World's Strange and Mysterious Tales 世界诡异录 My name is Li Yi. My master says I’m a rather interesting fellow. Give me a chance to meet you. Sit down and listen to my story. [Alternate World] + [Urban Fantasy] + [Supernatural Powers] + [Wild and Wacky] + [Not Horror + No System] Inspired by real events. This is the gateway to a whole new world you absolutely won’t want to miss! “None of it’s true! None of it! It’s all made up!!!” Li Yi, an ordinary college student beaten down by society, stumbles upon a mysterious bronze mirror from the s 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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—Shelves
- 12 Ghost-Hunting Expert: I'm the Celestial Master 捉鬼高手：我就是天师 Qin Feng was born with ghostly energy surrounding him and was raised by Celestial Master Zhang for eighteen years. One day, he was given orders to descend the mountain. Before he could suppress evil and make a name for himself, a beautiful woman took his yang essence... 362Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Fuze Clinic: The Secret Arts of Yin and Yang 福泽医馆：阴阳秘术 The Fuze Medical Hall: Secrets of Yin and Yang tells the story of Ning Yu, the youngest Chinese medicine practitioner at Danyang People's Hospital. Adopted by He Beifeng, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, she is known as A Fu and bears the responsibility of carrying on the medical legacy of Fuzetang, which dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. But she unexpectedly becomes entangled in a series of bizarre events. A giant python in her dreams, her past-life connection with Liu Xinien, —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 14 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, So I Went Ghost Hunting 我，高考落榜去捉鬼 [Power fantasy + lighthearted + funny + women only slow down my ghost-hunting] If you can't get into college, why not get a factory job with meals and lodging included? Wang Hao, a college entrance exam failure, awakens a God-tier Celestial Master System. He can earn rewards by vanquishing demons and exorcising evil! This world is on the brink of destruction! At a class reunion, the beautiful campus belle calls him on video: “Wang Hao, you're the only one missing. Why aren't you here yet?” On th —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 15 Jiangshi World: Infinite Evolution, Starting with the Qilin 僵尸世界：从麒麟开始无限进化 [Lighthearted, funny, satisfying, passionate, Uncle Jiu] Zhang Feng transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's zombie world and becomes his disciple. From the start, he gains [Ancestor of All Beasts: Qilin]. With the Fire Qilin possessing him, one glance turns the mortal world into a living hell; with the Ice Qilin possessing him, one finger freezes ten thousand miles; with the Thunder Qilin possessing him, a single thought unleashes thunderous might. The Black and White Impermanence turn into wallflowers, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Last Feng Shui Master 末代风水师 The names in this story are fictional, but there is no need to doubt that the events are real. In recent years, posts and essays by feng shui masters have appeared countless times on all kinds of forums, some true and some false. I really don't want fabricated stories to lead people astray in their understanding of yin-yang and feng shui, so I have written under a pseudonym about the winding experiences of a feng shui master. I hope to give everyone a whole new understanding of this mysterious a 242Reads8.1Score102Shelves
- 17 The Daoist Sect's Spirit Medium 道宗通灵师 I'm a food delivery rider. As it happened, I delivered meals to a mother and her son three days in a row. On the fourth day, I went to their home and saw a forensic doctor carry their bodies out of the house. I also heard the doctor say they'd been dead for more than seventy-two hours. That very night, the ghostly mother and son appeared in my home and took over my room. By chance, I met Wang Xiangyun, a Taoist who knew how to subdue demons and drive out evil spirits, and asked him to help me ge 586Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 18 A World of Myriad Forms 万相天下 [Feng Shui + Face Reading + Urban + Power Fantasy + Treasure Appraisal] Zhao Zheng accidentally inherited the teachings of Liu Bowen, a renowned master from a bygone era. He not only mastered feng shui and the art of locating auspicious sites, but was also well versed in formations and the Five Elements, with a particular talent for reading people and objects. From then on, Zhao Zheng embarked on an extraordinary life in the city. 1.9kReads8.7Score217Shelves
- 19 The Yellow River Corpse Retriever 黄河捞尸人 Grandpa once told me that after I die, the Yellow River will run dry, ghost soldiers will march across the land, and nine flood dragons will pull my coffin... 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Haunted House Notes: A Shadow in the Mirror 凶宅笔记：镜中影 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Feng Shui Master Guan Lu 风水大师管辂 Amid the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, a geomancy master who was “ugly in appearance yet versed in the ways of Heaven and Earth” emerged! Guan Lu was born with a “mystic eye” that could read the flow of qi and discern spirits. At eight, he read the stars to predict wind and rain; at twelve, he became a disciple and mastered the Book of Changes. With his skills in “reading the stars to choose a home and divining to dispel misfortune,” he rose from a boy in Pingyuan to become revered by later gene 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Treasure Hunter with a Lucky Touch 桃运摸宝师 I left home when I was young and stumbled into the world of treasure hunting and spirit-reading. From Kunlun’s Hell to the South Sea Dragon Ruins, the Netherworld Ghostwood, and the Sea of Sand’s hidden nest... I traveled far and wide in search of secret treasures. Just as I thought I could take control of my own fate, Heaven played a cruel joke on me. I tried to escape, but only sank deeper and deeper... 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Tales of the Strange in China 神州异事录 Ever since I was young, I’ve experienced all sorts of strange things beyond ordinary people’s wildest imagination. In particular, these eyes of mine can see the dead and all manner of yin entities… Now that I’m old, I have plenty of free time, so I’ve decided to look back on the things I’ve experienced. If life were a piece of music, I’d say it’s like the suona. Of all the instruments, the suona reigns supreme: it either sends you to heaven or plays at your wedding. Everyone gets to live a life 164Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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
- 25 Ghosts and Monsters: Run! This Taoist Has a Wild Style 鬼怪：快跑！这道士路子有点野 No harem, no formulaic tropes, invincible, no System, feel-good comedy, laugh-out-loud funny Hey, you ghost up ahead, stop right there! This Daoist isn't going to take your kidneys. Pah! You think a female ghost like you can seduce me? Listen, I'm an honest, upstanding young man! You're only slowing down my money-making. Pay up! Granny Ghost, you ran into me! I won't get up without at least eighty or a hundred thousand. No money? That's fine, just sign this work contract and pay me back by wo 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Ghost Hunting in Fengmen Village Exposed Live by Dai Xiaomei 封门村捉鬼被呆小妹直播曝光 From the start, he’s catching ghosts in Fengmen Village, and, by coincidence, the whole thing is livestreamed by Dai Xiaomei. Viewers: Master, accept my humble respect! Watching his fanatical viewers, the System issues a series of new missions. But the hidden levels must never be discovered by Dai Xiaomei. Chen Fan is baffled, but then he glances at the old woman beside him, who’s acting like a complete airhead… Chen Fan immediately regains his confidence! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Strange God Returns 诡神复苏 [Mad Chinese-style ancient gods, with some pretty dark tastes] [Xuanhuan] + [Supernatural] + [Invincible] + [Horror] Lin Yi transmigrated into a world gone mad and awry. The gods feed on flesh and blood, and the path of cultivation is full of sinister madness. God: Become my agent, and I can help you ascend to immortality in broad daylight. Lin Yi: Ascend in broad daylight? No thanks. Let me devour you first! Ancient Wild God: I’ll give you a great gift, one that will make humanity revere you as 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 I, a Young Maoshan Taoist, Walk Between Yin and Yang 我，茅山小道，行走阴阳 (A note to all readers!!! You can skip Volume One, The Young Maoshan Daoist Comes of Age, and go straight to Volume Two, Conquering the Yin and Yang. Volume One is a little slow, so feel free to skip it if you don’t want to read it.) My name is Li Qingfeng. The year I was born, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, as dragons and tigers contended. Later, I studied Maoshan Daoist arts under a master. He said I was the most gifted person he had ever met, and that taking me as his disciple left hi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Bound by a Blood Pact, Desired by Two Female Demons 血契缠身，被两个女妖精馋上了 My name is Chen Beiming. I’m a half-baked yin-yang practitioner from the old town. My main job is playing the suona; my side gig is laying restless spirits to rest. I thought I’d spend the rest of my life scraping by until I died, but then I took a job at a haunted house. That day, I ran into an evil spirit, and it was so scared that its soul nearly scattered. That night, the grave-robbing Taoist Luo Qinghan climbed over the wall and broke in. The next day, the tomb raider Qin Luo kicked the doo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Folk Tales of Feng Shui and the Supernatural 民间风水怪谈 Curse Arts + Maoshan Arts + Qimen Dunjia + Plum Blossom Numerology + Folk Arcane Arts + Gu Techniques Feng shui affects everyone’s health, fortune, romance, family, and career. Want great fortune and riches? Want to become the richest person around? Want your children and grandchildren gathered around you? Want to become famous overnight? Want a beautiful companion by your side? If so, open to the first page and keep reading… 17.3kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
- 31 I Was Born Without a Breath, and the One Who Saved Me Was a Nine-Tailed Fox 出生断气，救我的竟是九尾狐 [Traditional Supernatural Horror + Urban Legends + Ghost Stories] I had no breath when I was born. I should have been a stillborn baby. Just as my family fell into despair, a woman in white opened the door and saved my life... The one who rescued me wasn’t an enlightened master, but a nine-tailed fox who had lived for over a thousand years. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Jiangshi: I Refine Corpses into Immortals in Xiangxi 僵尸：我在湘西炼尸仙 After secretly learning the secret art Lightning Thunder Fist taught by his master Shi Jian, he gets into a serious conflict with him and ultimately leaves the Maoshan Sect in anger. After descending the mountain, he suddenly gains a miraculous “Reward System” golden finger. The System stipulates that whenever he completes a sign-in during various story events, he receives a treasure chest packed with valuable items. He then discovers, to his surprise, that this world contains not only Renjia To 240Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The City's Mystical Geomancer 都市奇门地师 With ten fingers, I sever the forces of yin and yang; with a single talisman, I decide life and death. My birth chart is pure yang, and I’m cursed with a fire calamity. My master says I won’t live past twenty, unless... 19.3kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
- 34 Yin-Yang Ruoxie 阴阳若邪 On the day Xie Ruoxie was born, the family home was surrounded by countless poisonous insects. His mother took it as a bad omen and abandoned him at birth. Fortunately, his grandparents raised him. He only wanted to get into college and repay their kindness, so why are the things happening to him getting stranger and stranger? And who am I, really? Why can I command poisonous insects and drive away ten thousand ghosts? (This story is adapted from real events.) 19Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 35 Strange Tales of Summoning the Gods 请神异闻录 At his eighteenth-birthday coming-of-age ceremony, a host of immortals came to offer their congratulations! In his dreams, he became a disciple of Jiang Ziya, who studied under the Primeval Lord of Heaven at the Jade Void Palace on Mount Kunlun, and learned the art of summoning gods. I’m powerless against those above the gods, but invincible against those below them. You know Taoist magic? I can summon gods! You know demonic arts? I can summon gods! You can invite an immortal spirit to possess y 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Master of Feng Shui in the City 都市风水高手 Yuan Xiaofeng, a real estate agent with poor sales, was about to be fired when he came across Yuan Tiangang's The Strange Book of Yuanzi. It contained everything from medicine and divination to astrology and physiognomy. From then on, he began a wonderful life in which he could get whatever he wanted and thrive at every turn. Beautiful lady, I observed the stars last night, and it seems we're destined to meet! 217Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 37 The Boy in the Hemp Robe 麻衣少年 [Ma Yi Divine Physiognomist, Young Feng Shui Master, Defying Fate] The year I was born, torrential rain fell from the heavens, and hordes of weasels swarmed into my home. To save me, my father leapt into the flood. When I was seven, my grandfather took in five female disciples, and they all became my senior fellow disciples. My bizarre story begins with these five senior sisters. 2.5kReads8.6Score237Shelves
- 38 Look! The Actress Is Babbling at Thin Air Again 瞧！影后又在对着空气阿巴阿巴 [No CP + Ghost Hunting and Demon Subduing + Supernatural Suspense + Metaphysics + Film and TV Acting + Showbiz] Remember! If a pie falls from the sky, don't pick it up! The heavens' pies all come with serious side effects! Take me, for example: I got caught in an accident and died during the most ordinary pre-event archaeological survey. Having no experience, I believed the ghostly nonsense in my head and chose to “complete the mission,” earning a new lease on life. The result was… A compliment 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Qi Harmonizer 气调师 Since ancient times, medicine and healing arts have been inseparable. I also believe that feng shui and the Five Elements are just as inseparable from medicine. That’s why I want to combine feng shui with traditional Chinese medicine. I don’t know much about Chinese medicine, though. Luckily, one of my classmates is studying under a master back in his hometown, and he lent me his notes. All I can do is study and research as I go. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Something Wicked This Way Comes 撞邪 I'm a truck driver who hauls freight all over the country. There are lots of taboos in the business. For example, if you come across a funeral procession, flash your headlights a few times. When driving through a tunnel, especially one with a square entrance, never whistle or say anything disrespectful. And when staying overnight at an inn, always point the toes of your shoes toward the door... 15Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 41 Grand Feng Shui Master Yang Yunsong 风水大宗师杨筠松 [Feng Shui + geomancy + geomantic arts + Feng Shui masters + Feng Shui taboos and how to overcome them + metaphysics, mystical arts, fortune-telling, divination, geomancy, changing your fate and fortune + no transmigration, no livestreaming, no female lead] From a powerful Imperial Preceptor who could command the wind and rain to an immortal who helped the poor, Yang Yunsong, also known as Yang Jiupin and Yang Yi, and honored by later generations as Master Yang, was a true “rule-breaker” in the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The City’s Evil Feng Shui Doctor 都市风水邪医 Fifteen years ago, Qin Yu was a beggar on the verge of freezing to death on the street, until an old Taoist priest saved him. Fifteen years later, having mastered the Taoist arts of geomancy, medicine, physiognomy, fate-reading, and divination, he returns to the city. He commands the forces of yin and yang, reads feng shui, wards off disasters and misfortune, and heals the sick to save lives. He soon makes a name for himself in the city... 3.3kReads8.6Score362Shelves
- 43 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 268Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 44 Don’t Study Feng Shui, It’ll Make You Rich 别学风水，会赚 [Science x Mysticism; Folk Feng Shui; Practical Geomancy; Secrets of Yin-Yang Businesses] I used to be a software developer. My father was nothing more than a third-rate feng shui master, and hardly anyone had heard of him. For years, I thought he was just pulling a few tricks to fool people. As someone who had received nine years of compulsory education, I looked down on this “feudal superstition.” Then I got involved in the trade, and my worldview was changed forever... 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Feng Shui Master Lai Buyi 风水大师赖布衣 Lai Wenjun passed the imperial examinations at the age of nine and rose to the rank of Imperial Preceptor. But after exposing Qin Hui’s plot to sever the dragon vein and usurp the throne, he was stripped of his position and exiled, reduced to a commoner begging in the streets. Then Heaven bestowed upon him an awakened Celestial Star Feng Shui Compass, while a fragment of the Green Crow Classic entered his soul. With a bowl of clear water, he could identify a venomous dragon; with three copper co 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Feng Shui Master Liu Bowen 风水大师刘伯温 When Yuan soldiers massacre his village, eighteen-year-old Liu Bowen escapes with his family's ancestral compass in his arms. His father's dying words still ring in his ears: "Protect the surviving pages of the Qingwu Classic, and break the Yuan court's Dragon Vein Severing Curse!" On the run, he comes upon a mountain village plagued by the deadly "White Tiger Carrying a Corpse" formation. Five people have died in three days, and a fraudulent Feng Shui master has set up a formation that instead 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Master Ma Jiu Hunts Demons 马九爷捉妖 Tianjin, where the Jiuriver meets the sea, has been home to strange tales since ancient times. If you don’t believe me, then listen as I tell you a ghost story from Tianjin: how Ninth Master Ma hunted demons. Speaking of Ninth Master Ma, he was truly a remarkable man. And before long, strange things began to happen... 1.2kReads9.1Score128Shelves
- 48 Strange Feng Shui Affairs 风水异事 My grandfather is a feng shui master. While he was away, a woman came looking for him. After I greeted her, I saw purple-black veins of blood on her face, writhing on their own… 1.7kReads8.8Score520Shelves
- 49 The Supreme Celestial Master 极品天师 A hilarious Heavenly Master, a Heavenly Master devoted to protecting all that is good, a Heavenly Master free of vulgar interests: Wolong strives to show everyone a Heavenly Master unlike any other. 171Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 50 The Way Has Yin and Yang 道有阴阳 [Supernatural + Talismans + Formations + Chinese Metaphysics + Comedy] My name is Xu Lin. Born with yin-yang eyes and extraordinary talent, I was chosen by my master. But when I came down from the mountain, I went straight to work for Meituan, only to stumble upon all sorts of strange things... Wicked Gu sorcery... Corpse fiends that devour people... The ghosts haunting an entire apartment building... Which is more terrifying, ghosts or people? A slow-burn story, with no broken power scaling. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
