Novels like The Year I Was Born, Ghosts Came Looking for a Groom
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Year I Was Born, Ghosts Came Looking for a Groom, best match first.
- 151 Night Fishing for Ghosts: I Ask Her Where the Fish Are Underwater 夜钓钓女鬼，我问她水下哪里有鱼 Fishing master Cao Kun transmigrates to a parallel world, joins a live-streamed fishing competition, and makes it all the way to the finals. Out of luck in the decisive round, he hooks a female ghost. With defeat looming, Cao Kun panics and bluntly asks her where the fish are underwater. The production crew is stunned, and the whole internet goes wild. “I can’t believe it. This guy’s a real fishing fanatic!” “He’d be casting a line even at the Bridge of Helplessness!” “That damn competitive spir 193Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 152 Raising a Fox as My Wife II 养狐为妻Ⅱ I am a jinx, born under an ill omen. To keep me alive, my grandfather arranged an extraordinary betrothal for me when I was a child… 299Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 153 My White Moonlight Wife Is Actually a Monstrous Lord 白月光老婆竟是诡异君王 [Fluff] + [One Female Lead] + [Uncanny Setting] + [Slice of Life] Thirty years have passed since the uncanny invaded the world, and the world now appears to enjoy a false peace. On his twenty-fourth birthday, Chen Mo makes a wish for the woman who disappeared twelve years ago to return. Heaven answers him. From that moment on, Chen Mo has a girlfriend and awakens an ability: [Bond: When Xu Xinxin is unhappy, you get a toothache]. Chen Mo: “???” What kind of ridiculous ability is that?! And so be 763Reads7.5Score10114d adds
- 154 A Life-and-Death Pact with My Living Corpse Husband 生死契约之我的活死人老公 On the day I was born, my mother nearly died in childbirth. Then my father almost threw me into the river to drown. Later, my mother ran off with a rich man, abandoning me, and my father started a new family. My stepmother never liked me. Then she bore my father a son, my younger brother Su Xiaodong, who was at odds with me every day. After that, my stepmother became pregnant again, but died mysteriously, taking the baby with her. Everyone began to regard me as an ill omen. It was all because I 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Reading Yin Fate: The Female Ghost Is So Gorgeous, I Can't Help Myself 算阴命：女鬼太正，真的忍不住啊 Lin Qishan stayed up past midnight and brought a ghost home. She was a beautiful female ghost, too. As the saying goes, if you’re bold enough, even a female ghost will take maternity leave. After all, the law doesn’t protect female ghosts. The female ghost bit her lip, eyes burning with shame and anger. She didn’t dare make a sound and could only endure it in silence. After experiencing how wonderful the female ghost was, Lin Qishan finally let himself go... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 On Our Wedding Night, the Goddess Took Off Her Painted Skin and I Froze 新婚当夜，女神脱下画皮，我麻了 [Urban fantasy + Invincible + Everyday life + Mythology + Mystery + From the start] A goddess married him, and Ye Haotian thought he had reached the pinnacle of life. But! On their wedding night, just as he was about to open the door, he saw his stunning wife removing the skin from her face and applying makeup. Was this... a painted-skin ghost?! “Ding! Host has discovered a painted-skin ghost. Choose your course of action!” “Run without a word and never get involved with the supernatural again. 903Reads5.5Score10114d adds
- 157 Tomb of the Living 活人墓 The village needed a new road, so they had no choice but to demolish a grave. After that, one strange thing after another began happening in the village... 52Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 158 The Beauty in the Coffin 美人棺 [Mystery + Revenge + Feng Shui] Every month on the fifteenth, my grandfather would ask me for a drop of blood from my middle finger. Only later did I learn that he was feeding the beautiful older sister inside the beauty coffin. 6.7kReads8.7Score53614d adds
- 159 You Were Supposed to Stream Ghost Hunting, So Why Are You Dating Her? 让你直播抓鬼，你跟她谈恋爱？ (Supernatural livestream + romantic comedy + a female ghost who throws herself at him + no blades, no angst) Su Li gets bound to a terrible System: he can only grow stronger by livestreaming ghost hunts! Other streamers sell products, while he sells talismans. Other streamers get paid in money, while his tips cost lives! For his first mission, he barges into a supposedly haunted school, planning to put on a half-hearted livestream and collect the rewards. Instead, he meets her. Bai Tan, the most 1.6kReads7.8Score23214d adds
- 160 God Suppressor 镇神 A deadly evil curse, a Taoist priest ascending to immortality, and a great calamity on the horizon. The Daoist sect's young patriarch has no choice but to descend the mountain and save the world, only to find a greater conspiracy unfolding one after another. 2.5kReads6.9Score16114d adds
- 161 From the Start, I Wanted to Die, but the Otherworld's Beauties Were Too Tempting 开局想死，但异世界美女太诱人 In his thirties, Chen Shu was about to jump off a building from the start, but instead transmigrated to another world much like his own. But the world he transmigrated to was in crisis, under invasion from other worlds. The natives of this world were all trapped in the misery of the apocalypse. So why was Chen Shu’s apocalypse so different? The Zombie Queen, a sexy female ghost, a vampire girl... Why were they all throwing themselves at him??? 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Records of Yin-Yang Mysteries 阴阳异闻录 The newly dead have their brows painted and faces made up; those long dead have their skin painted and bones carved. The people around you may not be human, and the stories you've heard for years may be more than just stories. 447Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 163 The Haunted Inn 凶灵旅店 At Qiyun Inn, tucked deep in the mountains, terrifying ghost stories have been passed down for years. In this isolated place, the shadow of a desperate death looms! Is it the curse of an evil spirit, or a sinister plot by ruthless criminals? In these fog-shrouded, pitch-black mountains and wilderness, a strange dark shape suddenly appears up ahead! Is it a person? An animal? Or... a ghost? Through the dark rain and fog, a solitary, old-fashioned courtyard comes into view. A towering tree with an 159Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 164 On Our Wedding Night, My Bride Turned into a Female Ghost, and I Got Even More Excited 新婚夜，新娘变女鬼，我更兴奋了 Before he died, my grandfather arranged a marriage for me. My bride was a rich heiress, and so beautiful she could put every other woman to shame. But on our wedding night, the bride turned into a female ghost. Everyone was terrified, but I was even more excited. “Ding! The ghost bride is bashful. Ghost Qi +20.” “Ding! The ghost bride is acting coy. Ghost Qi +30.” The Underworld has fallen into chaos, and ghosts roam the night. Su Zhe farms Ghost Qi from ghosts, then exchanges it for superna 1.1kReads8.5Score12114d adds
- 165 Every Female Ghost I Meet Is Absolutely Top-Tier! 我遇见的女鬼都超顶！ I happened to receive a piece of spirit money from the Bank of the Underworld on Ghost Festival, and it kicked off an entertaining career of running into ghosts. And they're all beautiful female ghosts!! Hehe, as long as you're brave enough, even female ghosts take maternity leave!!! 1.2kReads7.4Score16714d adds
- 166 Paper Doll Hauntings: A Living Person's Funeral 纸人诡事：活人出殡 Paper Figures and Strange Happenings: The Living Hold a Funeral 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Yin-Yang Exorcist 阴阳摸诡人 I have two mothers, and neither of them is alive. The moment I was born, a heavenly dog swallowed the moon, blood rained from the sky, every beast bowed its head, and ghosts wailed... 781Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 168 Chang’an Night Walk: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 长安夜行录：龙血腐肉 Chang'an Night Chronicles: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Zombie Scammers: Celestial Master, You’re a Dad Now 僵尸碰瓷：天师你当爹了 During a nighttime patrol, Celestial Master Ye Tian comes across a female zombie who refuses to leave his home. She declares, without a hint of shame, “I’m pregnant. The baby is yours, so you have to take responsibility.” Ye Tian: “I didn’t do anything!?” 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 I Went to Pay Respects at Grandpa's Grave, and Somehow Angered Him Back to Life? 给爷爷上坟，把爷爷气出来了？ [Supernatural + comedy + fantasy. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!] “Grandpa, help me earn enough to buy a house, and I’ll send you a whole hall of maids. Grandpa, bless me so I can buy a BMW, and I’ll make your home even more luxurious. Grandpa, bring me good fortune, and I promise you’ll have plenty of gold ingots to spend. Grandpa, bless me so I win the jackpot, and I’ll set off a hundred thousand firecrackers for you!” “Good grandson, 407Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 171 Mysteries Resurface: More Children, More Blessings in a World of Terror 诡秘复苏：我在恐怖世界多子多福 I’m a new author, so please be gentle if the writing isn’t great. [More Children, More Blessings] + [Supernatural Revival] + [Apocalypse] Ning Hao transmigrates into a world where the supernatural has returned, thinking he’ll become an Esper and rise above the common crowd. But fate plays a cruel joke on him: his ability talent is the worst of all. Unexpectedly, he gains a More Children, More Blessings System. Every new descendant extends his lifespan and improves his abilities. As his descendan 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 A Lifelike Journey: Studying the Tao and Slaying Evil as an Apprentice 栩栩如生之拜师学道斩妖邪 Black mist swirls day and night at the mouth of the Ten Thousand Souls Cave, unleashing a supernatural catastrophe that throws both the mortal world and the underworld into turmoil. Lin Xu, a feng shui master, wields a bronze sword to ward off evil and uses a compass to detect danger. Along with the hapless Ma Mingyu, the spirit fox Bai Ling, the sentient Tanggao, and the jittery Maozaojing, he enters this forbidden place filled with vengeful spirits. The bone-corroding vines ensnare people and 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 I Have a Ghostly Wife 我有鬼娇妻 [Mystery] [Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? I mean, asking for a wife at the bottom of a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. No outsiders have visited in hundreds of years. Maybe it's because of a curse, but no baby girls have ever been born in our village. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 From the Start in a Mass Grave: I Picked Up a Female Ghost to Be My Bodyguard? 开局乱葬岗：捡了个女鬼当保镖？ [Written on a whim + don't bother reading + AI] [Starting with a ghost girl, I'll rule the ages] Lin Chen was hit by a car and accidentally transmigrated into a modern city where ghosts had returned, with all kinds of spirits roaming about. From the start, he landed in a mass grave. Just as he was about to run, he ran into a stunning female ghost dressed in elegant ancient robes. He planned to take another route, but the ghost parted her red lips, said a few words, and suddenly forced a kiss on 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 White Terror 白色恐怖 [Wildly Imaginative Twists] + [Extensive Foreshadowing] + [Social Unrest] + [Mystery and the Supernatural] The campus, bustling by day, is eerily quiet at night... A group of girls playing with a spirit board in their dormitory happen upon the body of a woman who fell to her death. Rumors spread that a ghost is responsible. Then another girl is pushed down the stairs by an evil spirit in the teaching building! Panic grips the campus. Before long, a female teacher is killed by a ghost on camera a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Ditsy Girl Awakens Yin-Yang Eyes, Hunts Ghosts to Prolong Her Life, and Ventures into the Underworld 呆女觉醒阴阳眼，捉鬼续命闯阴间 I’m a clueless village girl, and at twelve I awakened as a ghost-hunting powerhouse. On the day I was born, every creature on the mountain stood guard for me, and I wouldn’t open my eyes until thunder struck! For the first twelve years, the whole village took me for an idiot. Then, once I came to my senses, an old Daoist declared I wouldn’t live past twenty-four! Forced to become his apprentice, I discovered that my master’s shop was connected to the underworld at night! I lazed around and doz —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Chang’an Night Walks: The Black Death Flower 长安夜行录：黑死花 Chang’an Night Walk: Black Death Flower —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 My Soul-Guarding Wife 镇魂妻 When I was six, a beautiful woman gave me a hand drum. From that moment on, I was plunged into a devastating calamity. To avert it, my grandfather forced me to marry Cui Gu, the village girl who was both foolish and ugly. He said that if Cui Gu and I truly loved each other, one day she'd become the beautiful wife of my dreams... 1.1kReads8.8Score14114d adds
- 179 The Ghostly Wedding: Yinshui Town 冥婚诡事：阴水镇 Ghostly Wedding: Yinshui Town 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 A Female Ghost Comes to Be My Bride 女鬼嫁到 Cao Susu’s shoulders shook as she wept pitifully. Zhao Cao couldn’t help putting an arm around her shoulders and drawing her closer. With his arm around her, Cao Susu simply let herself fall into his embrace, sobbing softly. … A loser with the extraordinary fate of having lived ten lives makes an invincible comeback as a Taoist master. He mixes it up with female ghosts and the underworld, then, with the help of female ghosts and demons, takes back ownership of the Hongyuan Group… 466Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 181 Fox Wife 狐妻 As a child, I was alone and had no one to rely on, so I depended on a little fox I had found. But one day, it suddenly disappeared. I still remember that an old woman came looking for her granddaughter the day before, and then all sorts of strange things started happening. Why has my brother, who hasn't come home in years, suddenly returned? He says he'll find me a wife, and that we'll have to go into the mountains to look for her. Who could have guessed... 2.6kReads8.1Score20214d adds
- 182 Feast of the Undead: Slaughtering My Way Through the Apocalypse in the Tang Dynasty 盛世尸宴：我在大唐杀穿末日 A Feast of Corpses in an Age of Prosperity: Slaying My Way Through the Apocalypse in the Tang Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 The Bloodied Hole Beneath the Red Veil 红盖头下的血洞 A Bloodied Hole Beneath the Red Bridal Veil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 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—14d adds
- 185 The Great Master of the Ma Yi School 麻衣大相师 I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. My grandfather, a feng shui master, never let me go outside after dark when I was little. Then one day, he had to leave the house… 234Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 186 Thriller: More Children, More Blessings, Starting With a Red-Dressed Female Ghost 惊悚：多子多福，从红衣女鬼开始 [Thriller Game] + [More Children, More Blessings] + [Decisive, No Fooling Around] + [No NTR, No Angst] + [Female Leads Pursue Him] + [Feel-Good Story, Not Hardcore Horror, Not Scary] Ye Sheng transmigrates into a parallel world where Thriller Games and supernatural invasions coexist. He runs into a wedding procession led by a red-clad ghost school beauty, who chooses him as her groom. If he spends the wedding night with her, the bride will surely eat him alive. At the critical moment, Ye Sheng a 31Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 187 Ghostfire Beneath the Red Silk 红绸下的鬼火 Ghost Fire Beneath the Red Silk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Ghostly Shadows Beneath the Threads 丝线下的鬼影 Ghostly Shadows Beneath the Threads 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Mountain Ghost Laughs 山鬼笑兮 If there is someone on the mountain’s flank, wearing ivy and trailing creeping vines. Such beautiful words, so why is the truth so cruel? How much karma must be repaid in this lifetime? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Cherry-Colored Lies 樱桃色的谎言 Cherry-Colored Lies —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Marrying a Ghost Bride from the Start, the 749 Bureau Comes Knocking 开局迎娶鬼新娘，749局找上门 [Ghost Bride + 749 + invincible + lifespan-for-power + hot-blooded + ruthless...] Hong Yao was panicking. He was living in what should have been an ordinary modern city, yet supernatural incidents were becoming more and more frequent. By chance, he found the betrothal letter of a ghost bride, and now he had to marry her! From then on, one strange entity after another came after him, all out to take his life. You brought this on yourselves! System! Take my lifespan! Also known as: “Am I strong? I 10.4kReads7.9Score80414d adds
- 192 Supernatural Revival: It All Began When I Married a Ghost Bride 灵异复苏：从娶了鬼新娘开始 Title: Supernatural Resurgence: It Began When I Married a Ghost Bride My name is Zao Chen. I had a dream, a very, very long dream. In it, I married a ghost bride, and after that, she wouldn't leave me alone. When I woke up, I realized it hadn't been a dream at all. I really had married a ghost bride, and the two of us had a child. The ghost bride was called Zhou Li, and our daughter was named Zao You. The day Zao You was born, the supernatural descended, and ghosts roamed the night. We call the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Spirit Realm Express: Ten Miles of Wedding Finery 灵界专列：十里红妆 Every night at eleven, a last subway train that doesn't exist pulls up right in front of me, always on time. The conductor's deathly pale face leans out. “Going to the underworld? There's a seat.” To find my missing sister, I board this train bound for the spirit realm. The passengers are all silent. The only sound is the rustle of the spirit money in my hands. “A bride shouldn't sit here,” a woman in a red wedding dress suddenly grabs me. “You're in my seat.” Her icy hand presses against my sis —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Beautiful Demon Wife 妖妻美人 I've slept in a coffin since I was little. When I was six, a snake slipped inside and stayed with me in the coffin for six years… 3.6kReads8.9Score40814d adds
- 195 Urban Legends: The Ghostly Flight Attendant Wants Me to Warm Her Feet from the Start 怪谈，开局诡空姐要我帮她暖脚 Rule-based horror descends, and the world watches as people try to escape. I, Tang Hao, have drawn an SSS-rank talent: [I Can See Their Screens]. Now Instance: Four-Leaf Park My identity: Mid-level employee at the park Rule 1: You have a beautiful girlfriend, but she isn’t with you right now. Rule 2: Her best friend, a young and beautiful flight attendant, is on a plane headed here to see you. Rule 3: Please “take good care” of her and keep your interactions “appropriate.” But there’s a problem. 2.8kReads8.3Score19814d adds
- 196 The Last Corpse Handler 最后的赶尸匠 The Last Corpse Driver —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Local Official 土官 In some parts of northern China, a local ritual master is the person who presides over funeral rites. The role is semi-official, and local ritual masters are also responsible for the village shrines to the Earth God. As the times change, this profession is destined to disappear. But the protagonist, whose mother died when he was ten, finds a different path: he lives with an open heart and no fear, and with kindness in his heart and no regrets. 4.6kReads8.9Score47314d adds
- 198 Horror: From the Start, I Married a Demon God 恐怖：开局娶个魔神当老婆 [Horror Revival + Transmigration + System + No Saintly Heroics + Monster-Slaying and Leveling Up + the Myriad Worlds] Zhang Ling transmigrated to a world where horror had returned and became a doctor at a small clinic. Every night, monsters came to his door seeking treatment. After a friendly chat with them, he slaughtered every last one. To grow stronger, Zhang Ling became a monster-slaying fiend. “Doctor, don't take my kidney! Ah! Why are you taking my heart too?” Watching the monsters tremble 293Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 199 The Bride from the Underworld 来自阴间的新娘 On the night my neighbor got married, the bride died because of me… 1.1kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 200 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 125Reads7.1Score—14d adds
