Novels like The Jiao Consort Returns
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- 151 The Snake-Skin Wedding Dress 蛇皮嫁衣 When I was three, burns covered my body and my life hung by a thread. My grandmother saved me by peeling off a snake’s skin. From then on, I had an invisible ghost husband by my side... He said he had given me my life, and that since I had worn his snakeskin wedding dress, I belonged to him. If I dared so much as interact with another man, he would punish me harshly and kill my entire family. I carefully made it to the age of twenty, but still broke the taboo! An old Taoist priest came to the vi 606Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 152 The Snake Lord's Spoiled Bride: The Substitute Snake Husband Lures a Down-and-Out Heiress 蛇君娇宠：替身蛇夫诱拐落魄千金 [Down-on-her-luck heiress and unlucky pauper X power-hungry snake demon, dark outside, pure inside] A sweet romance between a human and a demon amid dark, powerful forces [Happy ending + sweet romance + devoted to each other + human-demon romance + lighthearted + healing + political intrigue + redemption] Hua Nianjiao, granddaughter of the former Grand Tutor, has no money and no choice but to climb into a bridal sedan on Ghost Festival night, marrying into a prince's manor to bring good fortune 153Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 The City's Exorcist 都市驱魔先生 When shadows emerge beyond the reach of the city’s neon lights, young exorcist Jin Lei sets out on the path fate has laid for him. He inherits more than his family’s powers: he also inherits a tragic mystery spanning a hundred years. Why did his ancestor and fellow disciple turn evil? What earth-shattering scheme is the Xuanjing organization plotting from the shadows of history? From strange happenings on campus to bloody feuds in the countryside, from urban crime investigations to a battle ove 274Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 Snake Enchantment 蛇媚 When I was born, countless snakes came to propose, while wildcats carried the sedan chair. The arrangement was set for twenty years. My father and grandfather took me on the run for twenty years. Just when we were close to despair, I met Ming Cang. He came toward me against the light, carrying an erhu on his back. Its music drove away the snakes, and he was like a god. I thought he was my savior, and trusted him with all my heart and soul. I never imagined that everything had been planned from t 184Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 155 Snake Calamity 蛇劫 The day I was born, two snakes, one female and one male, fell in unison from the eaves above our front door. My grandfather, who had spent his whole life catching snakes, actually dropped to his knees before them right then and there. Everyone was terrified by what my grandfather had done. I was three days old, yet I still wouldn’t eat or drink, cry or fuss. I just stared with my wide-open eyes. My family panicked, thinking I was possessed, and went out of their way to invite the village shaman 259Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 156 I, Zhulong! Devouring a Million Taboo Beings to Become Invincible! 我，烛龙！吞吃百万禁忌，无敌！ [Beast protagonist, no female lead, laid-back, scheming, lots of underlings] Cross this mountain and then a river, and you will see a massive serpent coiled across the wilderness, its crimson-gold vertical pupils blazing with terrifying light. On every silent night, the Mountain God enters the village and devours disobedient children… Terrifying legends have been passed down through the ancient wilderness. Disobedient children grow into white-haired elders, dressed in red to worship the 14Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 157 My Snake Immortal Husband Comes in the Dead of Night 蛇仙老公，深夜来 When I was ten, I came down with a fatal illness. To save me, Grandpa went to Changbai Mountain and brought back a snake pill. I recovered, but Grandpa and my parents all died. That dragon came for revenge… It didn’t kill me. It demanded offerings and wanted the snake pill back. From then on, Changbai Mountain had a new Pool Immortal Maiden. A pig spirit bewitches people, a little ghost steals unborn babies, and at midnight, who is it holding a bone umbrella and carrying a human-skin lantern to 324Reads9.1Score110Shelves
- 158 The Fox’s Child 狐胎 I was born in a poor, remote village in Northeast China, and grew up not knowing who my father was. On the day I was born, a red-haired fox brought me a gold ingot in its mouth. Only later did I learn that I was the fox’s child. Twenty-one years later, when I met the fox again, he threatened to drag me into his bridal chamber! To survive, I swallowed my humiliation and became his spirit medium. Just as I was beginning to accept him, I discovered that it had all been a scheme, and I was nothing m 1.1kReads9.2Score185Shelves
- 159 The Demon Lord's Adorable Little Wife 魔尊的可爱小娇妻 Modern romance + sweet pampering + supernatural + a Demon Venerable who spoils his wife rotten + love at first sight + amnesia + reincarnation + … After an accident, Wu Xue'er enters into a contract. Demon Venerable: “Be a good girl. Your husband likes you. Give me your… Well, that's a good girl, Xue'er. Your husband will take good care of you.” Wu Xue'er: “You lecher!” 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Demon Wife, Ghost Concubine 妖妻鬼妾 [Third-Person Narration | Traditional Supernatural | Taoist Arts | Spirit Mediums] My name is Zuo Li. I was different from the moment I was born, carrying the fate of a ghost. To make sure I could grow up safely, my grandfather had me live off two women at once. As it turned out, I could only stay alive by living off women... 260Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 161 Heaven and Earth Say I'm the Woman Destined for Great Fortune? 天地说，我是气运女主？ Yang Jin was woken by someone calling itself the Book of Heaven and Earth Merit. It told her she'd been asleep for five thousand years... It told her that she possessed immense fortune... It also told her it was time to save the world. Yang Jin: ?? For an Imperial Princess, the most important things in life are the safety of her beloved and peace in the world. So when someone threatens both at once, well, sorry... Her slender fingers move, the sunrise fades, the seas churn, and heaven and earth 97Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 162 The Demon Husband Is Here 妖夫在上 I have a birthmark, and I covered it with a tattoo to make it look better. Who could have guessed the tattoo shop I chose would be so unreliable? They actually tattooed a demon on me. From then on, my life was never peaceful again. 1.5kReads8.9Score239Shelves
- 163 My Ghostly Husband, Don’t Be So Bad 鬼神老公，别太坏 [Devoted Couple + Supernatural Mysteries + Ghost-Hunting + Lots of Fun Tropes + Strong-Willed Heroine + Utterly Devoted Husband] My name is An Ning. I was born on Ghost Festival and carry a demon eye, so everyone thinks I'm cursed. Since childhood, a mysterious man I couldn't see has saved my life again and again. He told me, "If you want me to protect you forever, we have to make a marriage pact when you turn twenty." Then, on my twentieth birthday, my demon eye went out of control. I had a dan 9kReads9.1Score917Shelves
- 164 Serpent's Allure 蛇惑 In a famine-stricken city, a snake demon finds a dying baby girl. She never intended to raise her, so she abandons her in a valley, by a stream, or on a sheer cliff. Yet the girl keeps finding her way back, again and again. Only belatedly does the snake demon realize she may have gotten herself saddled with a child. Many years later… She lowers her eyes to look at the snake demon… With a bewitching gaze and a smile like a flower, the snake demon says, “Su'er, are you planning to get revenge?” T 315Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 165 Mr. Ghost, Your Takeout Is Here! 鬼先生，你的外卖到了！ (Note: Bizarre world, yandere, the female lead gradually becomes a deranged yandere, powerful male lead who hides his strength at first, horror, supernatural, ghosts and monsters, superpowers, celestial masters, a touch of comedy.) He delivers late-night snacks and slays a hundred demons and evil spirits. When the city sinks into a night of horrors, the spicy hot pot in his delivery box is still steaming, while the demons beneath his blade have gone cold. "When I twist the throttle all the way, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Snake Pregnancy in October 十月蛇胎 A serious illness left me pregnant after ten months, and the child's father was a snake: The Northeast Spirit Medium, the true story of a female spirit medium 342Reads8.7Score113Shelves
- 167 The Calamity Wardens' Apocalypse 压祟默示录 [Mystery and the supernatural + ensemble cast + first-person narration + Eastern mythology + Daoism] The copper coin a strange Daoist casually gave me turned out to be the legendary evil-repelling coin? Are the haunted mansion and the attacks by the walking corpses really because an evil fiend has emerged from seclusion? Or is there some other hidden truth? Is there more to the familiar New Year's Eve story than we know? Can some of the inexplicable things in modern life actually be explained? D 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Hell’s Temptation: My Husband Is the King of the Underworld 地狱诱宠：闪婚老公是冥王 [Supernatural + sweet romance + adorable child + secret identity + 1v1 and mutually devoted, scheming King of Hell + sweet, innocent heroine] After a whirlwind marriage to my blind date, I discover that he’s not only rich and handsome, but also full of secrets. He keeps a talking black cat, has a younger brother who can read ghost script, and even has a second face. Once I discover his secrets, he drops his disguise and reveals his wicked, scheming nature, cornering me against the bed. “Sweethea 7.3kReads9.2Score816Shelves
- 169 Demons of the Northern Mountain 北山有妖 When I was twenty, someone killed me. My killer dumped my body at Beishan, a thousand miles away… 2kReads7.5Score243Shelves
- 170 The Princess Returns on a Dreamlike Night 帝姬梦幽夜归来 A Divine Realm Princess × the King of the Underworld × a love of push and pull Ziyuan, daughter of the Supreme God, meets Qiye, the King of the Underworld, while trying to avert a calamity for her younger brother, Ziqi. The two embark on a relentless game of push and pull. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 The Fox Bride 狐嫁女 Eighteen years ago, my grandfather offended a Hu fairy in the mountains and suffered its frenzied revenge. Eighteen years later, to settle the score, I was forced to marry the beast that ruined my family, serve as its spirit medium, and become the most powerful spirit medium across the vast black soil! Please help me with the spirit-invocation chant: Golden incense burner, silver incense whip, set aside the sea-sized bowl and let the incense smoke rise; Offer red beams and clear water to the 1.5kReads8.9Score211Shelves
- 172 A New Life for an Obsession 执念新生 By day, he is a math teacher who keeps everyone at arm’s length; by night, he becomes an exorcist who punishes vengeful spirits. Gifted yet constantly in danger, he carries on until he meets her. She is clever and sweet, thoughtful and understanding, and willing to accompany him on the path to redemption. Along the way, she also fulfills the wish she has always held dear. Their love is a mutual choice, and neither of them ever backs down. With so many dear friends by their side, the senior and j 377Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 173 The Secret Chronicle 神秘史录 [One heroine + super-sweet daily life + slow burn + Cthulhu + all sugar, no angst?] Su Ze transmigrated. He thought he’d arrived in an ordinary cultivation world. But… Can someone tell me what’s up with this zongzi? And where did that woman in red come from? Fortunately, Su Ze had a powerful master and a cute, soft, sweet-smelling junior sister. Only, why was his little junior sister looking at him so strangely? “Big brother, don’t let any bad women steal you away.” Luo Ying held a rope, hearts —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 The Fox Seeks a Wife 狐讨妻 When I was born, I fell gravely ill. To save my life, my father sold me to a white-haired fox. Fifteen years later, the fox came to collect its debt and demanded I repay it by becoming its disciple. From then on, I began encountering all kinds of bizarre things I could never have imagined. I thought the fox and I had nothing more than a simple debt to settle, but later I discovered a shocking secret hidden beneath it all. 401Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 175 After I Transmigrated into a Princess of a Fallen Kingdom, I Killed My Own Father 穿成亡国公主后，我手刃了亲爹 After Reincarnating as a Princess of a Fallen Kingdom, I Killed My Own Father 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 The Demon Lord Is Here 妖君在上 In the thirteenth year of the Republic, with the country in turmoil, Shen Lingyin was born in an isolated village surrounded by strange legends. When she came of age, the villagers chose her as a sacrifice, but she unexpectedly uncovered a secret buried for a thousand years... Born at midnight on the second day of the second lunar month in the Year of the Tiger, she was chosen by fate, yet doomed to bring disaster. To survive, she forms an alliance with a mysterious man and walks the razor's edg 901Reads9.0Score143Shelves
- 177 Blood Wedding 血嫁 Ever since I received a strange hundred-yuan bill, every wedding I attend ends in bloodshed. The grooms have their throats slit, their blood splattering across the brides’ white gowns. Ten couples have died for no apparent reason, and I’m the only one who has seen the killer: the Grim Reaper, holding a scythe... A cold and aloof fiancé appears out of nowhere. A mysterious exorcist hides in a coffee shop. Strange supernatural incidents pull me into a terrifying, thrilling spiral. At last, the da 951Reads8.6Score118Shelves
- 178 Nine Turns Back to the Underworld 九转归幽 The Yuan family has a daughter skilled in controlling paper. Strange mysteries abound as she searches for her father and mother. Exceptionally gifted in spiritual arts and violent by nature... The nine factions of the Mystic Sect each have their own agenda, and the Yuan family is caught in the middle, triggering a string of bizarre events. In the course of it all, Yuan Ling discovers that someone is secretly protecting her. As she follows the clues to her parents’ disappearance, she also searche 136Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 179 Paranormal Streamer: The Sledgehammer Notes 灵异主播：铁锤笔记 A paranormal livestreamer and a female yin-yang practitioner team up to deal with supernatural incidents. After being ambushed by an evil sorcerer, they fall victim to a curse involving poisonous magic. To break the curse, they descend into the Yuanchen Palace, face off against ghosts in a battle of song, storm a reclusive sect’s warded realm, help underworld officials subdue demons, escort an earth immortal to take up a post, and venture into the underworld to steal a prophecy from a forbidden 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Hail the Corpse Ancestor: My Wife Has Married into the Underworld 尸祖在上：娇妻亿嫁冥界 [Yandere corpse ancestor × teasing little troublemaker] They say Boyou, the corpse ancestor of the Netherworld, is cruel and heartless, but no one knows about the pathological possessiveness hidden beneath his outward appearance. He spies on her, schemes against her, and even hurts himself to play the victim, all to make her fall for him. She keeps causing trouble to make him hate her, only to bring disaster down on herself. On an utterly ordinary night in the Netherworld, a certain corpse ances 290Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 181 Tales of the Supernatural Among the Common Folk 感灵之民间异事 In the old days, there were all kinds of strange happenings in the villages of northern China: ghost stories, tales of immortals appearing, and encounters between humans and monsters. Here, you can read about the people and stories of the past. What kind of mischief will the intriguing huangpizi get up to? What stories did the elders tell children during the quiet nights of that bygone era? This book will take you back in time to see those curious old tales. The huangpizi aren’t the only ones he 4Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 182 Bone Flute 骨笛 My grandmother was a famous spirit medium throughout the surrounding villages. I was a child she picked up and brought home. People in the village said that on the night she carried me home, flutes sounded throughout the village until dawn. The next day, every peach tree in the village had withered. They called me an ill omen, but my grandmother always treated me well, and life went on quietly like that, until the day I turned sixteen. Then everything changed. 1.3kReads9.0Score127Shelves
- 183 What the Hell, I’m the Ghost King’s Bride 见鬼，我居然是鬼王的新娘 [A tsundere Ghost King and his two timid little brides, a sugary-sweet romance] The son of Youdu Mountain, a Ghost King born of heaven and earth, was chosen by the Book of Matrimony to serve as the God of Joy and matchmaker. Nearly a century into the job, he still wore black from head to toe, liked to wander at night, and was steeped in deathly aura. With the Ghost King serving as the God of Joy, birth rates were low, marriage rates were low, and divorce rates were high. The Book of Matrimony sa 813Reads9.3Score112Shelves
- 184 After the Wicked Legitimate Daughter Died: Her Whole Family Wanted to Die to Atone 恶毒嫡女死后：全家想以死谢罪 [Becomes a mountain god after death + suitors and family beg for forgiveness, but she won’t forgive them + romance means a satisfying read!!] Warning: This story has a romance pairing!!! Gu Zijin realizes that her distant cousin is very strange. She is clearly a malicious monster who eats people, yet her parents, brothers, and even her fiancé do everything they can to protect her. No matter how many times Gu Zijin exposes her true nature, it does no good. Instead, people assume Gu Zijin is the o 283Reads8.3Score100Shelves
- 185 Married to a Fox 嫁狐 The sins of my ancestors came back to haunt me. To save my life, Great-Auntie invited a fox spirit to protect me. But who knew this fox spirit wasn’t here to protect me at all, but to kill me... 417Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 186 The Underworld Calls Me Little Sir 阴司叫我小先生 From the day he was born, he was unlike ordinary people. He could pass freely between the worlds of the living and the dead. Whenever Hei Bai Wuchang encountered him, they would bow and step aside, respectfully addressing him as Young Master. Others said he was born with the ability to communicate with the underworld and blessed with an extraordinary fate. Only the gods of the underworld knew that behind their respect lay an unmistakable wariness. As the years passed, the events sealed away for 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 The Yin Messenger's Wife 阴差夫人 Twin sisters, one human and one ghost. My parents were brutally murdered before my eyes. I sought help from a ghost-catching official to avenge them, but he demanded I catch three thousand ghosts for him. I never imagined I would end up becoming a ghost-catching official myself... 3.9kReads9.0Score335Shelves
- 188 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Fierce and Adorable Snake Consort Spoils Her Husband Rotten 凶萌蛇妃超宠夫 Mo Jiao is a snake. One winter, she nearly gets crushed while hibernating. She turns around to get revenge, only to discover that the person’s blood is unbelievably delicious. Mo Jiao decides to raise him as emergency rations, planning to drink his blood as revenge. So how does raising him turn him into her husband? And so, when Jing Xiaochen is injured, she treats him. When he’s in danger, she uses her wits and fights alongside him. When his power is unstable, she helps him secure his position… 583Reads8.9Score141Shelves
- 190 My Cute and Fierce Undead Bride Protects Me as She Slaughters Her Way Through! 我的女尸老婆萌凶甜，护我杀疯！ [A Taoist priest becomes a demon king, protected by his corpse bride][Ghost hunting, traditional supernatural fiction] [By the command of the heavens, I’ll take your life!][Strange tales from the folk tradition] I slept in a pigsty and drank sow’s milk. Later, I shared a bed with a female corpse. After our wedding ceremony, she awoke. I rely on her to keep me alive, while she relies on me to grow stronger. Our fates are intertwined. My fate is unusual. An old man’s guidance helped me survive, an 1.7kReads7.6Score126Shelves
- 191 Dragon: What Should I Do After Turning into a Silver Dragoness? 巨龙：变成银雌龙怎么办？ (Half-lord + gender transformation + sex change + heroine never takes human form + slice of life) From the start, a human man becomes a female dragon, one unlike any other, with snow-white vertical pupils and six-colored wings. Though she initially resists getting close to male dragons, she eventually accepts her identity as a female dragon and spends her life with a male dragon. Snow: “Call me big brother.” Black Dragon: “But aren’t you a female dragon?” Snow raises a claw and slaps him: “If I 2.3kReads8.2Score258Shelves
- 192 What! The Emperor's Bedfellow Is a Snake Demon 惊！皇上的枕边人是蛇妖 [Sweet romance + devoted couple] Ye You dies suddenly at work and wakes up as a snake. She saves a handsome man with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and an eight-pack. Smelling his blood, she gulps. After drinking his blood, she discovers that she can turn into a human. So she wants to keep the man by her side and drink his blood every day. But later, he actually whisks her into the palace and makes her his empress. Every night, Ye You turns into a snake and bites him. He reaches out to squeeze h 1.1kReads7.4Score104Shelves
- 193 The Tsundere Empress Training Plan 傲娇女帝养成计划 [Transported into another world + goddess + political intrigue + ensemble cast + character growth + ancient fantasy] The twelve heavens of another world are nearing their end. The Heavenly Crown Prince Feng Huang finds Ling Zhuo, the most powerful twin lotus, who has spent tens of thousands of lifetimes reincarnating in the mortal world. But a change in her destined path sends her tumbling into an imperial dynasty. The dynasty has just emerged from nine years of war and lies in ruins, its coffer 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 The Nine Dragons Send Off the Dead 九龙送葬 On the day of my grandfather’s funeral, nine dragons led the procession, and ten thousand ghosts wept in unison... 1.1kReads8.8Score144Shelves
- 195 A Female Ghost Is Clinging to Me? Better Cling to Her! 女鬼缠身？反抱她大腿！ [No System, one heroine, ghost wife, yin-yang master, urban, supernatural, lighthearted comedy] A night spent beside a lonely grave, and the tomb’s occupant latches on. After paying respects to my grandfather tonight, I encountered something utterly absurd: I actually saw a ghost! These days, I’m afraid of being poor, and I’m afraid of dying! On a whim, after we couldn’t agree on anything, I got into a fight with the ghost and even slept on a lonely grave for the whole night. After that, one st 3.4kReads8.2Score323Shelves
- 196 Hall Master, Please Wait 香主，请留步 On her master’s recommendation, Ruan Xiaojiu took a job as a fragrance master. But soon after, her master mysteriously disappeared. She discovered that the employer behind the job was the Pei family of the capital, a clan with deep roots and influence that could summon extraordinary talents from across the land to crack all manner of strange cases. Even stranger, while working, she could communicate with her master through their consciousness. She could even create a fragrance domain and refine —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Cultivation: Immortal by Devouring the Ten Thousand Clans 修仙：从吞噬万族开始长生不死 [The rating just came out. Whether it goes up is up to you] [Decisive and ruthless + no System + no saintly protagonist] Chen Qingliu: “I'm a bona fide evil snake, and a lunatic to boot...” Author: I have no idea how to write a synopsis! Reader: If you can't even write a synopsis, go write some bull demon novel. Author: All right, this is a cultivation novel about a snake. He can transform into a dragon and take human form, but he won't suck up to humans or demons. It's all about putting his own 293Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 198 Married to a Dragon 嫁龙作夫 The year I was born, a dragon fell from the sky and landed in the mountains behind our village. Eighteen years later, my grandmother hanged herself from the crooked locust tree at the village entrance with a length of rope. The villagers all said the Dragon King was taking a bride, and that my grandmother had defied him and suffered retribution. After the entire village nailed me into a black coffin and buried me alive, that thing violated me. Only then did I realize that things were far more co 1.7kReads9.0Score189Shelves
- 199 The Fox Immortal Haunts Me, Making Me Her Spirit Medium 狐仙缠我当弟马 [Modern Romance + Contemporary Romance + Fantasy Romance + Countryside] I was glued to Grandma when I was little, and heard all the stories about spirits and immortal encounters in the mountains. But there was one tale from thirty years ago that she told with particular solemnity. She said that deep in the old forest, she had once met a snow-white fox spirit, perched on a blue stone, its eyes gleaming like moonlight on water. It had opened with the fateful question of a spirit seeking a title: “ 6Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 200 Don't Mess With Her, the Ghost King Calls Her His Darling Wife 别惹她，鬼王叫她老婆大人 [One-on-one romance + mutual doting + genius yin-yang master + ghost hunting + tomb raiding + sweet bedtime read] (This is a fictional setting. The spell terminology is made up, so please don’t scrutinize it or try to match it to real-life practices. Many thanks!) Shu Qing Tong was tricked into returning home by a phone call and forced to marry a dead boy. Only later did she learn that a certain ghost had claimed her as its bride when she was little. From then on, she discovered the other side o 10.2kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
