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- 101 The Blade's Edge 刀锋少年 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Yin-Yang Collector 阴阳收敛师 Gu Changan was just an undertaker at a funeral home in Jiangcheng, with the ability to see the deceased’s final day whenever he touched them. He had thought his job was simply to tidy the dead and see them through the last leg of their lives. But a series of old cases made him realize that not every restless spirit was born from resentment. Someone was secretly severing the paths of the dead, altering causes of death, and erasing names, turning the deceased into malevolent ghosts wandering among 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Ministry of State Security: Code 701 国安部【代号：701】 A mysterious branch of the Ministry of State Security, code-named 701, investigates all kinds of paranormal events. These so-called paranormal events are paradoxes banished by mainstream science, bizarre legends passed around the streets and dismissed as nonsense, and the spreading ink stains on the rulebook of the material universe. The members of 701 work together with dedication and face danger without fear, slowly lifting the veil on the mysteries of the unknown... 16Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 104 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 403Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Case Files of Unusual Investigations 异案调查录 Throughout the vast world, from ancient times to the present, there have always been mysterious events that humans cannot explain. And there is a group of people who endure countless hardships in their pursuit of the truth. The cases they investigate are all considered paranormal… 501Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 106 I Just Came Out of Ailao Mountain, and 749 Took Me in as a Monster 刚出哀牢山，被749当怪物收容 [Ruthless and decisive] [Wild man] [Wipe out the roots] Su Yang is an experienced traveler. After transmigrating to this world twenty years ago with a monster compendium as his golden finger, he hasn’t encountered a single monster. He’s ended up living like a wild man. On the verge of starving to death as a penniless pauper, he places his last hope in the mysterious Ailao Mountain. On their first night in the mountains, his fellow travelers spot a monster. Su Yang grabs his Luoyang shovel and st 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Paranormal Case Investigator 灵异案件调查专员 (No transmigration, no System) Most so-called paranormal cases are caused by people, not by actual ghosts or monsters. But are there genuine paranormal cases in the real world? Yes, but not many. 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 108 I Train My Superpowers at College 我上大学练异能 Because of an accident, Ye Qian'an, whose score was over 700, was placed by Xiao Zifeng in a university. It wasn't any well-known university in the country. It was a university hidden deep in the mountains and forests. The first month of university was military training. Boom! Dust flew everywhere, and the enormous explosion left Ye Qian'an temporarily deafened. A student from Class One next door fired an RPG at him. Several J-20 fighter jets roared through the sky. Their pilots were the class s 5Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 109 My Mockumentary Came True 我的伪纪录片成真了 Luo Luo thinks he's just one “good ghost” away from becoming famous. As a struggling paranormal content creator, he throws himself into digging up a sealed videotape. Hidden inside is an urban legend called the Mirror Palace Puppet, said to appear only between two mirrors facing each other. His followers skyrocket and his popularity soars. Luo Luo brags to the camera, “Guys, I'm totally cashing in on this wave of traffic!” Then he realizes that all the strange footage is starting to invade reali 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Returnee from Hell 地狱归客 He once fell into the Inferno, enduring nine near-death trials amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At last, he returned to the human world bearing the brands of Hell and the power to devour souls. That power can see through the hidden sins of sinners and turn their past misdeeds into pain they must suffer themselves. It is a “gift” Hell bestows upon its judges. The human world is no paradise. Evil lurks in the shadows of neon lights: a hypocritical principal who abused children is still 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Curse of the Sinful Shadow: The Sinner's End 孽影咒怨之罪者的末路 In the shadowy corners of a bustling city, evil grows unchecked like a cancer. Driven by greed, some resort to the most despicable means to line their pockets, while others lose themselves in an abyss of desire, unable to climb out. Little do they know that retribution is already drawing near. Each sin has finally awakened a curse lurking in the unseen world. This is a horror story about evil and retribution. Every sinner pays a terrible price for their misdeeds, while the resentment hidden in t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Bureau 749: Classified Files 749局绝密档案 Bureau 749: Do you want to know its secrets? The dead returning to life? Vampiric zombies? Clones? All will be revealed here. 785Reads7.4Score10814d adds
- 113 The Spirit Pact of Sinister Schemes 诡谋之灵契 People often say that a person’s fate is decided by Heaven, but that is not entirely true. Mu Fan was born into a vast conspiracy. With a body of four yin and an utterly yin fate, his perilous destiny made an ordinary life impossible. A female ghost in the park tries to seize his soul, while a stunning ghost bride enters into a marriage pact with him. Corpses dance in the funeral home; teachers and students at a school haunted by vicious ghosts leap from buildings in eerie circumstances; deep in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Unusual Case Investigation Bureau 异案调查局 In 2008, the body of a drowned woman was discovered in the Kaiyuan Reservoir. Yet every clue in the case pointed to suicide. The officers assigned to investigate began having frequent nightmares, and in the end, each of them drowned. “Bus 303,” “Crying Beneath the Old Grave,” “Hair in the Forbidden City Corridor,” “Chongqing's Headless Taxi Driver.” Zhang Yao, a member of the Anomalous Cases Investigation Bureau, tells you about the inexplicable paranormal cases he personally encountered over th 155Reads5.3Score12714d adds
- 115 A Ghost Hunter in the Underworld, Earning Billions in Hell Money 地府打工人捉鬼赚亿点点冥币 [Chinese-style horror + underworld constables + folk ghost stories + mystery investigations + the supernatural + comedy + wild imagination + no romance] First major arc: A rookie ghost constable slowly learns the ropes of catching ghosts through a series of cases. Second major arc: The supernatural world levels up, with rivals competing and growing stronger through cultivation. Third major arc: At the China-Myanmar border, he goes undercover deep behind enemy lines. What secrets are being kept t 939Reads—Score11014d adds
- 116 Bureau 749: This Taoist Priest Is Pretty Powerful 749局：这个道士有点强 (749 Bureau + Daoist Priest + Comedy + Decisive and Ruthless + Teamwork + Organized Group + Protective of His Own... No System, No Harem, Smart Characters, Not Pure Power Fantasy) The Dragon Nation’s 749 Bureau guards the mortal world and suppresses evil spirits. The legacy of Lushan is all gathered in him. He commands thunder, draws on the starlight, slays evil spirits with a single sword stroke, and settles the fate of the world with a single thought. There are many evil spirits in this world. 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 332Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 118 Supernatural Agent: Code Name Crimson Phantom 神通特工之代号红色幽灵 You little brat! You can’t live off Mount Shu forever. I’ve kept you for twenty years. Get down the mountain and find a way to feed yourself! Xiang Chu: Master, do you have any instructions for me? Qing Xuan: If you get into trouble, don’t tell anyone you’re my disciple. Xiang Chu: Afraid someone will come after you? Get to the point! Qing Xuan: Our sect is in decline. Find a wife and have children. The sect is falling apart. Make money to repair it. Wipe out those bastards from the Seven Killer 265Reads—Score11014d adds
- 119 Department of Paranormal Investigations II 神秘事件调查处【贰】 The X-Files Investigation Bureau, Part Two “That's a dragon!” “No, there are no dragons. That's a kite, that's a black plastic bag, that's a bird soaring through a storm. You've read Haiyan, haven't you? Exactly.” In 1968, our country established Institute 507, whose full name was the Institute of Space Medicine and Engineering. Later, as more and more supernatural events were discovered, the institute began handling certain cases. In September 1974, some departments of Institute 507 were split 6.4kReads8.8Score57714d adds
- 120 Unemployed from the Start, I Can Only Survive by Swallowing Ghosts Whole 开局失业，只能生吞鬼物维持生活 [Spiritual Qi Revival + Supernatural City Life + Leveling Up + Almost Invincible + Everyday Life] Spiritual qi has revived across the globe, and the world is no longer at peace. Demons and gods lurking in legends have appeared once more. Xie Wunan is an ordinary office worker, yet he was born with Daoist eyes that let him see yin and yang and communicate with ghosts and gods. A tiger-head jade plaque gave him a new title: [General Who Subdues Spirits]. From then on, however, he also encountered 162Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 121 Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer, I Became a Guardian of Civilization 确诊癌症晚期，我成了文明守夜人 The doctors said I had only three months to live, but I became the last guardian of civilization. Late-stage cancer? No, it was turbid breath entering my body! Chemotherapy was useless? Only ancient artifacts infused with spiritual energy could keep me alive! From ghostly shadows in the Forbidden City to Pangu creating the heavens, I coughed up blood as I traced back five thousand years, laying my hands on the dragon veins of the Xia and Shang dynasties and the heroic spirits of the Han and Tang 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 A Collection of Suspense Stories That Will Make You Think Twice 细思极恐的悬疑短篇故事集 A Collection of Suspenseful Short Stories That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine is an anthology combining lingering dread and horror, weaving a series of chilling worlds. Each story begins with a small detail from everyday life, then quietly reveals the shocking truth lurking beneath the calm surface, leaving readers with an indescribable chill and a deep sense of shock as they read... 177Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 123 Folk Tales You've Never Heard 你不曾听过的民间故事 This carefully selected collection brings together classic folk tales from across China. Through concise yet powerful prose, it aims to showcase the richness of Chinese folk culture and the wisdom it embodies. The book features hundreds of tales from all over China, spanning myths and legends, fables, customs and traditions, and local lore. It strives to present the diversity and profound meaning of Chinese folk literature within a limited space. Each story has been thoughtfully arranged and ref 255Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 I'm Not Trying to Undermine the Military Statistics Bureau, I'm in a Hurry to Catch an Onmyoji 不是坑军统，是着急抓阴阳师 When people act strangely, there must be a ghost about. When things go against the norm, there must be a monster at work. Qin Chuan transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a combat vanguard in a cross-world struggle. A big shot from the Juntong asks him to catch Japanese spies. He says he has no time for now: the Japanese onmyoji are a greater threat, and they must be dealt with by burning everything, killing everyone, and taking everything. The onmyoji are divided into two branches. One 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Echoes Through Time and Space: The Key to Fate 时空回响：命运之钥 That night, in the washroom of the men's dormitory at Jiangnan University, an ordinary mirror reflected something that shouldn't have been there: a strange shadow made of fractured light, silently pointing at the space between my eyebrows. The moment I smashed the mirror and touched a shard with my fingertip, countless chaotic premonitions flooded my mind: a burning classroom, an overturned bus, a girl coughing in thick smoke... and that twisted black symbol, appearing everywhere. Only then di 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Cao Xi’s Regret Cure 曹溪的后悔药 On a winter night in the capital in 2025, Cao Xi was walking down the street with a close friend when he happened to catch sight of his ex-girlfriend, Gao Junyao, whom he hadn’t seen in three years. At his friend’s urging, Cao Xi worked up the courage to approach her. But just as he reached the corner, he saw Gao Junyao die a violent death right before his eyes. After searching the scene, the police found no eyewitnesses to the murder, yet the wound on Cao Xi’s hand contained Gao Junyao’s DNA! M —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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—14d adds
- 128 Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749 灵异：我在749局打鬼那些年 The appearance of a white coffin and a red coffin at the construction site changed my fate. That night, I saw corpses that could move and a ghost that could steal a person's soul. They were all "deceiving" me, trying to make me die. What should I do... When you think the person behind you is a ghost, the real ghost may be the one standing in front of you... Once it's dark... don't read this!! 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Working for State Security, I Can Scan for Spies 人在国安，我能扫描间谍 With graduation just around the corner, Jiang Cheng was looking for a job when he was assigned to attend a special recruitment interview. Only after answering a series of questions did he learn that the Ministry of State Security had its eye on him. At the same time, Jiang Cheng uncovered the mystery of his own background. To discover the truth behind the 303 military-industrial espionage case, Jiang Cheng joined the Ministry of State Security, activated a scanner map, and set out to capture spi 378Reads7.9Score16914d adds
- 130 I Founded the Public Opinion Bureau from the Start 开局创立了民调局 The Civil Affairs Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Folklore and Strange Occurrences, is responsible for investigating and handling supernatural events around the country, including folk customs, strange phenomena, feng shui, and urban legends. My name is Chen Shuo. I'm just a rookie who recently started working. Why have they suddenly put me in charge of an entire organization? The pressure is killing me... But I can only grit my teeth and get on with it! With the support of powerful fig 3kReads7.8Score19014d adds
- 131 Before Graduation, I’m Already Slaying Ten Thousand Fiends? 还未毕业就开始，诛杀万凶？ [Decisive and Ruthless + Passionate + Thrilling Battles + Intelligent Protagonist + Hard-Hitting Fights + Merciless + Coming of Age + Slaying Monstrous Beasts] During a disaster, Su Ling, a high school senior, awakens the Path of the God of Slaughter. He gradually sets out to exterminate the wicked and dangerous, growing stronger all the while. In a chaotic age where calamities run rampant, Su Ling reveals the cold gleam of his blade, striking terror into the beasts invading this world. Everyone 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 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—14d adds
- 133 At Bureau 749: I Slay Everything with a Nuo Mask 人在749局：我以傩面杀穿一切 [Decisive and Ruthless + Supernatural Resurgence + Plenty to Read] A bloody urban legend at Cangnan University tears a hole in Yin Hong’s peaceful life. The red sandalwood Nuo mask his parents left behind before disappearing turns out to be a forbidden object connected to the ancient Nether Ruins. As the bronze pattern of a glaring face and bristling beard creeps across his skin, he hears countless shamans chanting war songs inside his skull, while the golden-red blood surging through his veins 5.4kReads7.3Score62514d adds
- 134 The Years I Spent Locked Up at Xishan Base 我被关在西山基地的那些年 [Xishan Base, Book Two] [Containment fiction, no female lead] From the moment Chen Jiangwen set foot in Xishan Base, he was no longer an ordinary person. He left his mundane life behind, and from then on, he would face the deepest mysteries of the world. Terrifying, uncanny monsters; concepts that kill without a trace; supreme beings from beyond; or rebellion and strife within humanity itself. None of it had anything to do with Chen Jiangwen, because no anomaly could affect him. And yet it all h 2.7kReads7.7Score42214d adds
- 135 Legend of the Investiture of the Gods: Summoning Heroes Across the Ages 封神传奇，召唤万古英烈 (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no stupidity, and not a power fantasy. Read with caution if these bother you.) When chaos first divided, Pangu came before the Three Pure Ones; the Taiji, Two Forms, and Four Images hung in the heavens. The first year was Zi, the second Chou, and humanity appeared in Yin; the wise Youchao saved us from the beasts. Suiren found fire, so we no longer ate raw food; Fuxi drew the trigrams before yin and yang. Shennong brought order to the 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 136 A 98% Fatality Rate? I'll Hang Myself, You Do as You Please 战死率九成八？我上吊你们随意 [Wild ideas + humor + comedy + a hard life for the male lead + ensemble cast + one heroine] After transmigrating into a demon-haunted death zone, Xu Fang trembled with fear, only to discover that it was just a dungeon the ancestors had cleared before: “Casualty rate: 98 percent. Everyone dies, he, she, and it!” Unfortunately, those ancestors had once been the richest people around. Now, they were down on their luck with nowhere to turn. “Didn't they leave any money behind?” “A little. Just 2.4kReads8.5Score28914d adds
- 137 Subdue All Spirits, Slay the Netherworld, and Quit Slacking Already 镇万灵，斩幽冥，别摸鱼了行不行 [Ensemble cast + no romance + strong female lead + intelligent antagonists + wish fulfillment] Mountain spirits, monsters, and supernatural legends have never been mere stories on a page. At a funeral on a rainy day, a corner of the quiet, peaceful veil was pulled aside, revealing another world no one had ever seen. There are two kinds of ghosts. We call those with a strong urge to attack “the supernatural.” For countless years, a war between humans and the supernatural has raged in the depths o 8Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 138 The 749 Bureau Has Its Eye on Me: One Stick of Incense, and I’ll Smash the Heavens 749局盯上我，焚香一炷夯爆天 Clouds and mist blanket the earth; a youth faces the mortal world! A long incense stick points straight to the sky, while wisps of smoke coil around the entire spiral firmament. A wisp of incense smoke draws the boundary between the lights of the mortal realm and the darkness of the underworld! Watch me guide wandering souls and subdue every demon and specter in the world. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 A Century of the Supernatural 百年灵异 This is a truly unusual book, recording the supernatural events that took place in a village over the course of a century. These events are unlike traditional tales of ghosts, fox spirits, demons, and immortals. There is none of the vulgar promotion of superstition or idealism found in popular culture. Instead, the book is filled with the world's strangeness and unknowns, leaving readers baffled. After the shock and terror, you can't help but question and imagine what lies beyond, and find yours 8Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 140 Hunting Evil Spirits 猎祟 [Superpowers]+ [Organization] Office worker Tu Yile accidentally awakened superpowers and, through a twist of fate, joined the special operations unit of the “Relevant Departments.” Teaming up with the experienced Long Sihai, he wields true fire to vanquish evil and restore peace to the world! 187Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 141 Memoirs of the Kunlun Mountains, 1978 1978年昆仑山回忆录 In the autumn of 1978, Professor Zhang Wenli and his party arrived from Beijing in Yingdudaban to carry out a routine site survey lasting fifteen days. As a local assistant, I was honored to work alongside the professors from Beijing. But this ordinary survey was soon plagued by one unexpected incident after another... 5.2kReads8.8Score42514d adds
- 142 Chinese-Style Horror Doesn't Work? Paper Figures Carry the Coffin to Send Eagle Sauce Packing 中式恐怖不行？纸人抬棺送走鹰酱 A mysterious power descended upon Blue Star, and the National Destiny Arena opened, unleashing terrifying showdowns. Every country had to bring forth something terrifying to compete. The winners would see their national destiny flourish and endure forever. The losers would be plagued by terror, their people massacred, and their nations reduced to nothing. To claim victory, every country brought out the terrifying secrets they had kept in reserve. Eagle Country: The Reborn Clown, Carrie the Witch 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 I Built a Mysterious Organization from Behind the Scenes 我于幕后打造神秘组织 [Parallel World, Mastermind Behind the Scenes] Li Shaotian acquired a God-Making System. By gathering enough pure emotions, he could claim a divine throne. To ascend the long road to godhood, Li Shaotian began creating all kinds of mysterious organizations. The Destiny Organization, lurking in the shadows; the Natural Foundation, dedicated to containment and protection; the Athena Academy, with a legacy spanning a thousand years; the Peace Hotel, ruled by the underground king; and many more myst 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Nether God Never Returns: Learning Soul-Calming with the Gods 冥神不归：带着神明学镇魂 [Urban Imagination + Supernatural Ghost Control + Passionate Ensemble Cast + Extreme Twists] My childhood friend disappeared for four days. When he appeared again, he had become a monster that devoured people. And inside me, an ancient Nether God who had watched over the Three Realms awakened. As the supernatural returned and the dead beyond the city entered the underworld, I was dragged into a game of gods and mortals. The Soul-Suppressing Bureau's Thirteenth Squad? They are the line of defense 40Reads—Score114d adds
- 145 The God of War Returns: His Children Come Looking for Him 战神归来：一双儿女找上门 Where the country cannot go, you go. Whatever the country cannot handle openly, you take care of. Remember: “Anyone who threatens my country and my home, no matter how far away, will be hunted down!” 4.6kReads7.6Score43014d adds
- 146 The Paper Effigy Shopkeeper Is Not to Be Messed With 纸扎铺老板不好惹 [A So-Lazy-He’d-Die Bottom (Sheng Qing) × A Green-Tea, Jealous Hades Top (Yan Nanque)] [Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + Fantasy Ghost-Hunting + Sweet Romance] Three thousand years ago, Sheng Qing was a human-world guardian deity who wanted for nothing. Three thousand years later, to make ends meet, he had no choice but to drag his long-neglected, badly atrophied body to open a paper-offering shop near a graveyard in Jingcheng. On the shop’s opening day, restless spirits took turns showing up. T 18Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 147 Thirty Years of Strange Tales from the Northeast 东北异事三十年 Forty years ago, the old man ventured into Ghost Mountain at night and negotiated with the ghosts, winning Dongshan Village forty years of peace. Forty years later, a lone grave has thrown the whole village into chaos. A tragedy from forty years ago has claimed nearly a hundred innocent lives! What started it all? Why has a corpse's white hair turned black, and what is the red-clad female ghost trying to point to when she appears at midnight? 178Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 148 The Biggest Scoundrel in Bureau 749 749局第一流氓 Liu Mang, a street punk, unexpectedly awakens ghost eyes and gets dragged into the 749 Paranormal Investigation Bureau. There, he discovers that he carries the bloodline of an ancient shamanic clan and is a key target of the Chrysanthemum School of Japan’s “Human Pillar Project.” From a corpse-reanimation case at a funeral home to an international conspiracy involving corpse-refining, he uses the Taixu Spirit-Taming Art to refine evil spirits and break through sinister schemes involving ghost so 1kReads6.7Score19714d adds
- 149 Anomaly Containment: Why Am I Already on the Containment List? 异常收容：怎么我先上收容名单了 [Supernatural + military. No clichés, no invincibility, no System, no transmigration, no face-slapping.] Midnight square dancing, ghost monks offering living sacrifices, corpse puppets performing ghost operas... This world is full of anomalies! My name is Xu Fei, and I've had an exceptionally stable mind since childhood. A pack of cigarettes gave me the ability to block evil spirits from sensing me. With the nation and my teammates at my back, I do everything I can to uncover the truth behind th 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Paranormal Case Investigation Bureau 灵异诡案调查局 Who is getting married in the remote wilderness? A terrifying ride turns strange... Bizarre things happen during an overnight hotel stay... A knock sounds at midnight... A smiling man appears at dawn... Who is that person under the bed? A haunted village deep in the mountains... A woman waving in the middle of the night, a scarecrow on campus, a ghostly hand in the hallway... Where is that voice coming from? These paranormal, inexplicable events may be exactly why the Paranormal Investigation Bu 106Reads—Score—14d adds
