Novels like Friends with Demons: The Monsters Are Here to Help
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- 1 Springtime in the Apricot Grove: A Cast-Off Wife’s Splendid New Life 杏林春色：下堂妇的锦绣人生 Su Nian was born into a family of renowned physicians. With no other choice, she married Han Shize, the legitimate son of General Huaiyuan. But her mother-in-law made life difficult for her at every turn, and her husband only had eyes for his childhood sweetheart, his cousin. She endured three years of misery. At last, disillusioned, Su Nian let down her hair and resolutely demanded a letter of divorce from Han Shize. “Han Shize, I’m not a clay doll for you to mold as you please. Since your moth —Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 2 When the Evil Gods Invade, I Become a Divine Heroic Spirit After Saving the World 诡神侵世，救世后我成为神级英灵 [Flowers in the mirror, the moon reflected in water, truth and falsehood, illusion and reality.] At night, the neon lights of Mohai City still sparkle, but beneath its glittering prosperity lies a world unlike any other. A mysterious pair of glasses merges with his body. His shadow seems to come alive, and a strange holographic interface appears. [Martial Energy Absorption]: Absorb martial energy and grow stronger without limit! I have no barriers between ranks! As long as I have enough martial —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 3 Accidentally Becoming the Protagonist 意外当上主角 [Ruthless protagonist + urban fantasy + supernatural powers + police and gangsters] (Reviews welcome) Dusk paints the streetlights amber. An ordinary high school student, Hua Feng, is pursued through an alley on his way home. Only when his pursuer moves too fast for him to see does Hua Feng realize he is being hunted by someone with supernatural powers. When he wakes up in the alley the next day, Hua Feng discovers that he was saved by a soul from 6,000 years ago that possessed him. The ancient —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 4 I Can't Help but Lose Myself in You 只偏偏沉溺 Fake Heiress and Real Heiress + Business Warfare and Revenge + Hacker Two powerful leads tease each other / Heal each other / Push each other to the limit On a stormy night, Wen Wan's identity as a fake heiress is exposed. She bets her last diamond ring on the mysterious man in a convenience store. She thinks she's picked up a down-and-out hacker, but what she signs is a contract of servitude to a Wall Street wolf. When her contract boyfriend's watch displays her bank transactions from three hou —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 5 Uncle Nine's World: Exorcising Demons in America 九叔世界：在美利坚驱魔 Lin Zhengmiao, the nephew of Uncle Jiu, went to the United States to study large-scale shipbuilding in hopes of helping Longguo prosper. The United States was rife with undercurrents and gunfire. When he returned to Hong Kong Island for summer break, he became a disciple of Daoist Priest Qianhe and studied Eastern magic to protect himself. With his skills, Lin Zhengmiao rescued foreign residents from the torment of evil spirits, while making a fortune in the process. Like gifts sent home by over 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn in the 1970s: The Rural Landowner 重生70年代之田园霸主 [Urban farming + transmigration + rebirth + feel-good power fantasy + laid-back daily life] Welcome aboard! “I was reborn???” Su Jinghuan woke up one morning to find himself back in this difficult era. It was all the System’s doing. Now he had to cultivate all over again, right up to the new century. “This time, I’m going to take off!” Su Jinghuan thought. From the countryside to towns, cities, and provincial capitals…and then out into the world!!! So what if there are a lot of difficulties? I’ 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 7 A Surgeon’s Confession 外科医生的自首 A Surgeon’s Confession —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Tide’s Forgotten Record 潮汐遗忘录 Buddy, just a heads-up: usually, you can take a casual look around those nooks and crannies nobody ever visits. Also, carry a brick. If you see something human-shaped, shout at it and ask what it's doing. If it doesn't turn around and just keeps running, shine your light on it and chase after it. But as soon as that thing turns a corner, throw the brick at it and leave it alone. When you get back to the dorm, don't go looking out the window for no reason. If you hear knocking on the wall in the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Yin-Yang Shopkeeper 阴阳掌柜 [Forgotten River Shop Rules] 1. The shop opens at the hour of the Pig and closes at the hour of the Rabbit. 2. Red cords are sold to the living, white candles to the dead. Do not mix them up. 3. If you see a customer whose feet do not touch the ground, do not trade with them. Close your eyes and look away until they leave on their own. 4. On the fifteenth of every month, you must complete a special order. It will be posted inside the counter. 5. Take good care of the bookkeeper. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Urban Martial Path: Ruling the Peerless 都市武途：尊临绝世 Lin Xiao, the protagonist, comes from humble beginnings. Abandoned by his parents at birth, he grew up an orphan. By chance, he awakened the Primordial Martial Body, as though everything had been destined. After joining a Martial Arts Academy, he grew rapidly, displayed his full potential, cleared challenge after challenge in virtual battlefields, and tamed battle pets. When a tech conglomerate and the Martial Alliance fought over mining rights to a rift into another world, he used his strength —Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 11 A Thousand-Year-Old Cherry 千年樱桃 (Traditional wuxia and political intrigue ahead! No cultivation or fantasy; the tags are wrong.) The Zhenwu Escort Agency, the leading escort agency in Shangming, has gone from prosperity to decline. Its owner, Shangguan Yunfeng, wants to make one last gamble: establish a martial arts alliance and profit from it. But this move unexpectedly becomes the spark that sets off the collapse of Shangming's political order, and conflict among the various factions is about to erupt... 63Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 12 We’re the Handsomest Double-A Duo in Republican-Era China! 我们可是民国双A俊男子！ High-voltage warning: · Two top-tier schemers unmasking each other's secret identities, with a high-IQ mystery in every chapter · A math professor writes love letters using the Fibonacci sequence · Poison hidden in a qipao's knotted buttons, honey poured into a fountain pen · Pretending to kill each other, but truly saving each other: the murderer in the case I'm investigating turns out to be me Is this all just an act in chaotic times? 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 13 The Seven Luminaries Celestial Realm: The Invincible Overlord Descends 七曜天域之无敌主宰降临 When my left hand crushes the skull of a Golden Core cultivator, the quantum cannon on my right arm has already blasted through an ancient god's altar. This body, inhabited by two souls, is the true loophole in the Heavenly Dao. What good is defying fate? This time, I'm going to cram the entire Seven Luminaries Heavenly Domain into a stellar-orbit calculator! —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 14 A Veil Over the Mortal World 人间罩纱 It feels as though an invisible veil has fallen over the world, with some mysterious force always influencing things... In the winter of 1994, young Jiang Lincai fell into the hands of human traffickers, beginning a life of endless wandering and hardship. He tasted the world’s bitterest sorrows and carefully plotted his escape. Little did he know that every move he made had already attracted the attention of a secret organization overseas. To survive, Jiang Lincai repeatedly honed himself on the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Folding Causality 因果折叠 A passionate adventure story. In the year 2500, Earth’s surface is no longer fit for human life, and the world beneath the planet’s crust has become humanity’s last refuge. The protagonist, Qin Zhen, grows up in this perilous underground world. As global war ravages the planet and the environment deteriorates, Qin Zhen witnesses his parents’ deaths and endures countless desperate trials of survival. But his fate takes a dramatic turn because of a mysterious mechanical device. —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 16 I Became a Jinx Before I Even Started Cultivating 还没开始修仙就成了扫把星 A modern young man transmigrates and becomes the “jinx” of another world! His mother dies as soon as he is born, and rumors haunt him wherever he goes. After finally living in peace for more than a decade, his village is slaughtered. In a single night, his home is destroyed and his family is gone. Determined to avenge this blood feud, the protagonist joins a sect and embarks on a grueling path of cultivation. By a twist of fate, he fuses with a rare treasure in an awkward yet uncanny way. From 17Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 17 The World of Swine 猪猡世界 This world is shaped like a pagoda, with a total of 100 levels. If you transcend the hundredth level, you can escape the fate of swine. Each level contains countless worlds, and after death, everyone becomes a dish to be eaten by the people on the level above. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Transmigrate into a Book and Save the Song Dynasty from Ruin 穿书自救宋而亡 The protagonist transmigrates to the Song dynasty, only to find himself in a turbulent age. Internal factions within the Song court and external powers such as the Liao, Jin, and Western Xia... The protagonist has modern knowledge and skills, but cannot change history. 1Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 19 The Suicide Counseling Agency 自我了结咨询公司 A company that looks like a scam operation turns out to specialize in helping people kill themselves? What kinds of joys and sorrows will the male lead encounter as he keeps showing up at suicide scenes? A spirit from the world of souls resides within the male lead. He can search souls and read minds, and even copy other people’s memories and experiences. He seems like a player who cheats, yet he must endure the torment of spiritual backlash. What is his true purpose? What force is driving the g —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 A Thief's Guide to Self-Improvement and Morality 一个窃贼的自我修养与道德 (No dumbed-down characters + no saintly protagonist + one female lead + humor + concept-level powers + no heartbreak throughout + slow burn + invincible protagonist) Thanks for asking. I just turned eighteen and inherited a fortune worth over a hundred million, only to be forcibly transmigrated by a despicable System. From the start, the System tricked me into taking on a million in debt and gave me the most useless awakened ability. Is this a collapse of morality or a distortion of human nature —Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 21 I Opened an Arts Workshop in Ancient Times 我在古代开艺坊 Whoa! I transmigrated? All it took was a “Bara Bara Magic Wand” for Su Minmin to transmigrate? Has the bar for transmigration really gotten this low? But… Other people transmigrate and become empresses or chivalrous heroines, taking on the great responsibility of saving their country. So why was Su Minmin beaten half to death as soon as she got here? To stay alive, she has to save herself. At least she has a penniless uncle she can take advantage of… Since I'm here, I might as well make the best 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 At 3:17 A.M., My Phone Began a Murder Countdown 凌晨3:17我的手机开始倒计时杀人 At 3:17 A.M., My Phone Started Counting Down to Murder —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Blood-Red Wedding Ring: AI Lover, Should I Kill You? 血色婚戒：AI爱人，杀不杀？ The Blood-Red Wedding Ring: Should I Kill My AI Lover? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Hacker Mission: Infinite Loop 骇客任务-无限循环 The Hacker’s Mission: Infinite Loop —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Ghosts Blocked My Door from the Start, So I Made a Pact with Zhong Kui and Devoured Them to Become a Saint 开局鬼堵门，我契约钟馗吞鬼成圣 [Age of Turbidity] [Supernatural Revival] [Three Great Laws] [Collect Every Puzzle Piece] Ghosts cannot be killed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Uncover the rules that govern them! A pact between human and ghost, a Judge’s brush, a Yin-Yang Mirror, a Ghost-Slaying Sword, a red robe, and a Universe Fan! People light candles; ghosts carry lanterns... Drive out every demon and monster, devour ghosts, and become a saint. Seven saints swear brotherhood and roam the four seas! Storm the underworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Forbidden Zone of Logic 逻辑禁区 [Rule-Based Horror + Semantic Delay + No System + Logical Paradox + Infinite-Flow + Mystery and Wild Imagination + Absolute Rationality + One Female Lead] The moment you read the words, the parasitic infection has already begun. Because of an abnormality in his brain, Shen Yuan has a “semantic delay” of three to seven seconds. When the uncanny descends, this lets him spot the loopholes in lethal rules before they finish “loading.” A plaster statue that blinks, a patient coughing up System text, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Night of the Return 回魂之夜 The Night of Returning Souls —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 A Compendium of Ghosts and Monsters 鬼怪合录 My new work, A Collection of Ghost Tales, is out! Every story in it is different. Some may be about love and hatred, while others explore the injustices of the world. You're welcome to visit Tomato Novel and read my work. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Dream of Immortal Romance: Bound by Fate for Three Lifetimes 仙幻痴梦之情定三生缘 Tomato Original + Xianxia Fantasy Romance + Wild Imagination + Help from the Gods At her birthday banquet, the Lotus Fairy listened to a storyteller recount the tale of The Butterfly Lovers. Her heart stirred with mortal longing, and on a whim, she secretly descended to the human world and arrived at Kangding Bridge. In the waters of Lovesick River, she met a pear blossom spirit, a carp spirit, a little goldfish spirit, a dodder flower spirit, and a lotus leaf spirit. Suddenly, a water snake de 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 30 The Divine Return of Shan Hai 山海归神录 [Slow burn + ensemble cast] [No harem, no System, no clichés] [The rating is low because there aren't many chapters yet. I'm writing, I'm writing!] There are plenty of people who are alive but already dead, but very few who are dead yet still alive. Thanks to his fully insured four-wheeler, Zhao Qinyin awakens in spirit form by sheer coincidence and is recruited by the Taoist Wei Qing into a mysterious government organization. Divine power is leaking away, and vengeful ghosts are appearing every 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 31 Five Thousand a Day, Cultivating Immortality in Another World at Night 白天工资五千，晚上异界修仙 What’s wrong with working at a cemetery? Every trade has its champions! Just look at Zhou Hua. He was only a cemetery security guard, yet he transmigrated to another world and won the heart of a reincarnated empress with a bucket of instant braised beef noodles, setting off on a defiant path to immortal cultivation! Watch as the little security guard Zhou Hua cultivates immortality in another world between shifts, and even wins the heart of a celestial beauty! 2.2kReads8.9Score321Shelves
- 32 Xuanhuan: I Hold the Power of Life and Death Across the Myriad Worlds 玄幻：我被诸天万界执掌生死 What if your whole life were spent as someone else's pawn, with every twist of fate arranged by another? What if others alone decided whether you lived or died, caring only about how you would meet your end? What if one person's sacrifice could bring hope of survival to the entire world? What would you choose? Then let this insignificant pawn lead you all to see! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Night Voyage on the Yellow River 黄河夜行船 Before he died, Grandpa told me something strange: “Whatever's in the river, never fish it out.” I didn't listen. The next day, I fished a corpse out of the Yellow River. It smiled at me. Only then did I learn that the Shen family had been retrieving bodies for generations, not to recover the dead, but to guard something far more terrifying in the Yellow River. The River Crossing Register listed every rule the Shen family had to follow, but the more I read, the less sense they made: Why had no R —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Daily Life of the King of Punches 捶王的日常生活 [One woman, multiple men + absurd fun + no love-triangle drama + everyday life] Jiang Xue is back in the country. What? She’s being sent on a blind date as soon as she gets back? Jiang Xue has no job, so she’s making one up as she goes. What? Superpowers? Humanity is evolving now? Hua Lang: “Ah! Our child!” Jiang Xue: “Off you go!” Li Qing: “Report, Your Majesty! They’re plotting against you! Please execute them immediately!” Jiang Xue: “Off you go!” Lin Zexi: “Through a thousand rivers and 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 36 The Long Road to Immortality: Awakening My Spiritual Root 仙途漫漫之灵根觉醒 In a world of cultivation, Lin Yu and the others inherit a legacy from the Lingxiao Mountains. But upon entering Lingfeng City, they are framed by men in black and accused of being remnants of an evil sect, leaving them in dire straits. Trapped in a side courtyard of the City Lord’s Manor, they search for evidence to prove their innocence while pleading their case to the city lord. He sends people to investigate, but a man in a black robe secretly sabotages them. The two sides struggle over the —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 37 I, Too, Follow the Dao: Small in Stature, With Ambitions Higher Than the Heavens 我亦为道，身虽小志比天高 Earth + Cultivation Realm + Immortal Realm + Divine Realm + Slow Pace + No Regrets + First Book An accident gives him the memories of a cultivator and reveals just how insignificant he is. This leads him to the Huaxia Qisi, where he meets the five great families and is welcomed back into his ancestral family. As Li Er delves deeper, he begins to uncover the secrets of Shennongjia, the Mariana Trench, the Bermuda Triangle, Antarctica’s ice wall, and more. He then sets foot on Mars before finally —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 38 Liberating the Ruins 解墟 That night, I was working late at the museum when my reflection in a bronze mirror blinked at me. I was certain I hadn’t blinked. From that day on, I began seeing things I wasn’t supposed to see. Don’t look in mirrors after dark. Don’t turn around at midnight. Never accept anything handed to you by a paper figure. Those who break the rules don’t die. They become part of the rules, trapped in the same loop forever. A department that couldn’t be found in any public records tracked me down: the Bur 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Nezha: The Demon Child Reborn 哪吒之魔童重生 [Countdown to the Heavenly Tribulation] When the Demon Pill and the Spirit Pearl meet, are they destined enemies or true friends? The demon child Nezha clutched the Red Armillary Sash and laughed wildly at the sky. The blood mark between his brows burned so fiercely that the mountains and rivers trembled. Who says a Demon Pill must die beneath heavenly thunder? Three years of confinement could not suppress the defiance burning in his bones. Then, at the fateful blood pact on the shores of the Ea —Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 40 Slaying the Strange: Starting at the Slaughterhouse! 斩诡：从屠宰场开始！ (Mild horror, one female lead, not overpowered) Chen Du is a down-on-his-luck young man whose parents are both dead. Forced to drop out of school, he sells off the family assets to pay their debts. He thought his life had hit rock bottom, leaving him with nothing to do but muddle through his days at his second uncle’s slaughterhouse. But just a few days later, his life is turned upside down! Several strange beings known as “Year-Eaters” try to take his life! But the blood gushing from his body u —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Grandpa's Ghost-Hunting Tales 爷爷的抓鬼往事 The older generation always had plenty of taboos. They would rather chat about anything else than talk about ghosts and spirits, for fear of inviting trouble and shortening their lives. This was all the more true in the rural villages of western Gansu, where the elderly held such beliefs as sacred rules, engraved in their bones and woven into their every word and deed. When my grandfather was young, he crossed between the worlds of yin and yang and subdued evil spirits. No one in the surrounding 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Echoes Beyond the Rules 规则之上的回响 In one sentence: When the whole world is “formatted” by a game of the gods, I'm the only one who can see the bugs in its rules. They treat me like an ant, never realizing that I'm the one hiding behind the code, smiling as I press “Delete.” · Key attractions: A battle of wits combining “infinite-flow” with “rules-based horror”; an unconventional NPC's rise to power; vividly visualized live streams from the instances; patriotic feeling and a passionate ensemble cast. The protagonist, Shen Yan, us —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The God-Touched: After I Was Beheaded, I Heard a Voice in My Coffin 通神者：被斩首后，我在棺中听见 [Eastern Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Beheaded from the Start + Investigating Cases and Righting Wrongs + Recruiting Gods and Forming Pacts + Revenge + Ensemble Cast + HE] On the day Shen Guhong was beheaded, the authorities stamped his records: “Inspection complete. Case closed.” On the first night after his death, a voice came from inside his coffin. Her name was Su Zhiwei, and just like him, she had been “erased” from the world by the same government office. She passed her lingering though —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Secret Records of a Spirit Medium Forensic Doctor 灵法医秘录 Lin Yu is a forensic pathologist at the lowest point in his life. One day at work, while examining the fourth corpse, he discovers blood-written words on the victim's internal organs: “72 hours left.” Security footage shows the words appearing out of nowhere. On the inside of the victim's wrist is a miniature roll of film, which, when pieced together, reveals a photograph of an old-fashioned clock frozen at one minute before death. As the investigation deepens, Lin Yu finds the name of a fifth v —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 After the System Went Bankrupt, I Was Transferred to Customer Service in the Underworld 系统破产后，我被移交冥界客服 After the System Went Bankrupt, I Was Transferred to Underworld Customer Service —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Got a Permanent Job at the Hotel by Following the Rules 我靠遵守规则，被旅馆永久录取了 I Got a Permanent Job at the Hotel by Following the Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Hey, System, You're Sending Me to a Haunted Restaurant for a Late-Night Snack? 喂，系统你让我去鬼店吃宵夜？ Hey, System, You’re Sending Me to Eat Late-Night Snacks at a Ghost Shop? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 An Underworld Wage Slave, an Overworld Night Owl 阴间打工人，阳间熬夜人 An Underworld Employee, an All-Night Worker in the Living World —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Don't Worry, My System Talks Too Much but It's Useless 别怕，我的系统话痨但很菜 Don’t Worry, My System Talks a Lot but Is Pretty Useless —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Notice: We Really Have Ghosts. We Are Not Responsible If You Get Scared to Death 告示：我们真的有鬼吓死不负责 Notice: We Really Do Have Ghosts. We Are Not Responsible If You Get Scared to Death. —Reads—Score—Shelves
