Novels like I Went Down the Mountain to Catch Ghosts, So Why Are They All Female?
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- 1 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Returned Invincible After Dual Cultivation 穿越到古代双修无敌归来 Lin Cang was an ordinary young man. While rescuing Ye Shiyu, he was beaten into a coma by a gang of thugs. Then, a sudden twist of fate sent him to ancient times. In the ancient world, Lin Cang endured countless trials and, through a stroke of luck, learned a mysterious dual cultivation technique and peerless martial arts. With extraordinary perseverance and intelligence, he founded the fearsome Netherworld Hall. As time passed, Lin Cang awoke in a hospital and discovered that he had returned to 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Foolish Doctor King 傻子医王 This book is also known as: The Foolish Miracle Doctor Foolish Wang Dazhu stumbles upon an ancient legacy. With the art of resurrection in one hand and a heaven-piercing needle in the other, he holds life and death in his grasp and heals the people of the world. From then on, he defies fate and lives freely in the mountain village! 7Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 3 Ten Thousand Levels of Qi Refining: Are All Those Empresses My Disciples? 炼气万层：上千女帝皆是我弟子？ After losing his Pure Yang Physique, Gao Yulin was abandoned by the Golden Yao Empress. Reborn seven thousand years later, he discovers that there may have been another reason behind what happened back then. Armed with the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art, he founded the Hehuan Sect and helped over ten thousand female cultivators attain the Emperor Realm. In the end, they all betrayed him? The truth he pursued so desperately turns out to be the one-way road that led him into the abyss? 119Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 4 Li Xiaoyao, the Illegal Doctor, Takes No Insult Lying Down 非法行医李逍遥，睚眦必报任逍遥 The orphan Li Xiaoyao is bound to the “Miracle Doctor System.” He gains eyes that can see through things and mastery of both Chinese and Western medicine! His eyes can do more than see through objects; they can also unlock the hidden potential of the human body, bringing out both the good and the bad! After working hard to scrape together fifty thousand yuan, he opens the Xiaoyao Chinese Medicine Clinic in the most remote corner of the county town, since that’s all the capital he can afford. In 104Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 5 Xuanhuan: I Lead My Unhinged Sect to Slaughter Our Way Through the World 玄幻：我带领疯批宗门杀疯了 A hilarious fantasy story is here! If you enjoy laugh-out-loud sect stories, don't miss it! He transmigrates to a fantasy world and gets the hardest start imaginable! He walks three hundred miles to the city to sit for the imperial exam, stinking so badly he knocks out the whole town. All ten major sects blacklist him, and everyone avoids him like the plague! The System is even more ruthless. Fail to complete the sect-entry quest, and you'll be sealed in an outhouse for ten thousand years! Out o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 You Rebellious Disciple, Go Down the Mountain and Trouble Your Senior Sister 逆徒，下山祸害你师姐去吧 [Divine Doctor and Physiognomy | Master Descends from the Mountain | Lighthearted | Sweet, Cozy Daily Life | Five Updates a Day, Ten Thousand Words] Ye Huan, heir to the Kunlun Medical Sect, descends the mountain on his master's orders, carrying a marriage contract to find his senior sister and formalize their engagement. But his senior sister turns out to be stunningly beautiful, exceptionally skilled, and successful in her career! Best of all, she's fiercely protective of her junior brother! F 166Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 7 My Name Is Zhao, and My Father Is Invincible 小子姓赵，家父无敌 “Hang their heads between the barbarian residences on Gao Street, and display them for ten thousand miles! Zhao will uphold its might and authority, command all peoples, and under the banner of Hao, wherever the sun and moon shine and rivers flow shall be Han territory!” After a while, seeing that the other side had no intention of surrendering, Zhao Hao lowered the megaphone in his hand and turned to Zhao Wudi. “Father, I’ve finished my threats. Now it’s your turn to go chop them up.” 5Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 8 Ascending to the Immortal Realm: I Became an Eternal Immortal Emperor by Playing It Safe 飞升仙界：我靠腹黑苟成万古仙帝 Lin Yuan, from Blue Star, ascends to the Immortal Realm. With his cunning, strategic mind and heaven-defying luck, he changes his fate, starting as a low-ranking immortal servant and rising all the way to the upper echelons of the Immortal Realm. The once-in-a-million-years War of Investiture begins, and the competition among the greatest prodigies of the myriad realms becomes its opening battle. Relying on his wits and formidable strength, Lin Yuan survives the brutal contest across the heavens 61Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 9 The Villain Who Transmigrated into a Book: I Can Take Out the Protagonist by Playing Dumb 穿书反派，装唐就能干掉主角 The Transmigrated Villain Takes Down the Protagonist by Pretending to Be Tang 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Love Rekindled 复情 On the second day of my husband’s business trip, I drove to a nearby city and followed him. There, I witnessed the most shocking scene of my life. Beneath an apartment building dozens of stories tall, my husband stepped out of his white Mercedes and smiled as he opened his arms. Just then, a little girl in a red dress and tiny red leather shoes, looking like a doll, ran toward him and shouted, “Daddy!” Watching the happy family of three in the distance, I gripped the steering wheel. Only thre 7.9kReads8.9Score857Shelves
- 11 My Junior Sister Poisoned Me at the Sect Tournament. I Became the Holy Son, So Why Are You Crying? 宗门大比被师妹下毒，我成圣子你哭啥？ With a single thought, I defy yin and yang! With one strike, I sever the Great Dao! My name is Ye Lingtian, the first supreme being of all eternity! 1.3kReads9.1Score203Shelves
- 12 The Takeout Deliveryman Becomes an Emperor 外卖成大帝 He was a food delivery rider in an urban village, dumped, mocked, and ground into the dirt by fate. He gnawed on a cold meat bun in the rain, never knowing that a single time he had helped a stranger change a tire three years earlier was now barreling toward him in the form of five billion yuan. The Heavenly Dao Gratitude System awakened: the 3,021 acts of kindness you've shown over the past three years will be repaid with interest, in ways you could never have imagined. Overnight, he went from 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Think I'm a Robot 我应该是机器人 Synopsis A long novel blending science fiction, suspense, and everyday comedy, it tells the story of Jiang Qihua, a former programmer who wakes up in a strange world to find seven beautiful women beside him, all claiming to be his “wives.” And that’s only the beginning of a string of absurd events. As the story unfolds, Jiang Qihua gradually discovers the truth: he is a copy of a human consciousness implanted in a robot body. His relationship with his seven robot wives, each with a distinct pers 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Legacy of the Roots 根的传承 A literary record of four decades of grassroots reform in China From disputes over water and the allocation of land to mining safety reforms and financial innovation, this work depicts how reform took shape on the ground. It is not a grand narrative from official documents, but a close look at concrete problems: a well, a plot of land, a human life. Building a bridge between theory and reality Jiang Qihua says, “I have to read two books at once: one in the classroom, and one across the land of 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Handsome Guys Have Good Luck 帅哥有好运 The day I got dumped and fired, a meteorite hit me. Lin Xiaoqiang was an unlucky office drone who couldn’t even get a seasoning packet with his instant noodles. His girlfriend of five years cheated on him with a rich second-generation heir, and his company kicked him out soon after. With nowhere else to turn, he climbed onto an unfinished building and leaped only to be hit squarely by a meteorite falling from the sky. When he woke up, the world had changed. His ex set him up and accused him of t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 What If I'm the Savior? 万一我是救世主 An ordinary wage slave who loves saying “what if” is told by a trash-can robot that he’s humanity’s savior. Then, while traveling through time and space, he meets twelve women with wildly different personalities, from modern-day overworked office drones to ancient beauties, from alien princesses to AI goddesses. Some want to save the world, some want to destroy it, and one just wants to ask Wang Dachui, “When are you finally going to pay me back?” 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Handbook of Political Intrigue 权谋手册 If you think this is a serious political-strategy novel, you’re in for a laugh. Li Wudi, a low-level programmer ground down by the 996 work culture, finds a copy of The Handbook of Political Maneuvering beside a trash can. He thinks he’s about to reach the pinnacle of life, only to discover that everything in the book is true, but every trick comes with a catch! He “notices the small signs and predicts the big picture,” foresees his company going under, and spends all night making a ten-page Pow 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Worst Major Rules the World 天坑专业统治世界 A global catastrophe transforms the world. Toxic substances fill the air, water and soil are polluted, and mutated creatures run rampant. The military is powerless, and the world order collapses. The fields once mocked as the “Four Great Dead-End Majors”, biology, chemistry, environmental science, and materials science, become humanity’s only hope overnight. Shen Yan (biology), Jiang Yubai (chemistry), Su Wan (environmental science), and Lu Ze (materials science): four geniuses from these suppo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Ming Dynasty's Heroic Doctor 大明侠医 [A friendly warning: Every medical case in this book is based on real, verifiable records. Those who are hostile to traditional Chinese medicine should read with caution.] A young doctor at a county hospital transmigrates into the most ill-fated official’s son in the fifteenth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty. So what if he starts off on the brink of death, in a situation straight out of hell? With the combined advantages of two lifetimes, he studies under renowned physicians, establi 34Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 20 Reborn as a Black Python, My Beastmaster Is My Wife 重生黑蟒，我的御兽主人是老婆 Spiritual qi revives, ferocious beasts run rampant... and order collapses around the world. In this new era, Qingyang wakes up one day reborn as a black python, with his identity changed from husband to spirit beast. 840Reads7.8Score102Shelves
- 21 I’m Incomprehensible 我深不可测 A good-for-nothing office drone unexpectedly awakens the “Four Keeps” superpower: always leave yourself an out, hold back a little when you speak, keep a backup plan, and don't use up all your good fortune. He only wants to keep his head down and slack off, but the entire company mistakes him for a profound master. Thus begins his hilarious, forced rise to success. Li Buyi originally just wanted to keep being useless, but he discovers that the more he “holds back,” the more absurd things get: · 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Think There Might Be Something Wrong with My Brain 我脑子好像有点问题 [Urban Slice of Life] + [Lighthearted] + [Wicked Humor] + [System] + [School Life] (This book is all about relaxing and enjoying yourself. Feel free to set your brain aside and enjoy the read.) Chen Cheng gets stabbed more than a dozen times! At first, he thinks it was just an accident. But after he encounters one bizarre incident after another, he begins to suspect there's something in his home that shouldn't be there... From then on, his life grows increasingly mysterious... It all began the n 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 23 The Rogue County Magistrate 流氓县令 With a crash from the heavens, a humble county magistrate makes his dazzling entrance. Zhang Yuan had planned to keep a low profile and build up his strength, refusing to go out and cause trouble until he had mastered an unrivaled martial art. But, alas... He set about improving infrastructure, relieving disaster victims, and putting down rebellions, among other things. Before he knew it, he had reached the pinnacle of power. His salary went up, and his power grew. But that peerless martial art 7.2kReads8.5Score493Shelves
- 24 My Name Is Zhu Chongba: A Bowl from the Start 我叫朱重八开局一个碗 Don’t let the title fool you: the story is even more ridiculous than it sounds. My name is Zhu Chongba, from Fengyang, Anhui. Occupations: cowherd, monk, beggar, rebel, emperor. Starting equipment: a chipped bowl. Completion reward: the whole world. When I was born, the whole room glowed red. Actually, the neighbor’s house was on fire, and my father had to pay him three chickens. When I was a monk, I rang the bell and came up with “The Tune That Wakes the Hungry.” The abbot said I had insight. I 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Jiang Ziya's Memoirs 姜子牙回忆录 In a nutshell: A hundred-year-old good-for-nothing who can't do anything right is forced by Heaven to appoint 365 gods, yet somehow fails to secure a divine title for himself. Still, he thinks it was worth it. In a little more detail: At seventy-two, Jiang Ziya went up the mountain to study the Dao, but after forty-three years he still hadn't learned a thing. After coming back down, the wind blew away the flour he was trying to sell, a wolf made off with the mutton he was selling, and his butch 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 What?! If I Don’t Crack a Joke for a Day, the System Will Erase Me 惊！一天不搞笑，系统就要抹杀我 Everyone knows it's hard to be a person, but no one knows it's even harder to be Xiao Ming! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully activated the Spirit Realm Comedy System!] Holy crap! I'm rich, I'm rich! I've got a System too! Today, I'm finally going to turn my life around! [Ding! Host, please claim today's comedy mission!] [Mission accepted. Host, make a dog laugh within the allotted time!] [Complete the mission to receive a beginner's gift pack. Fail, and you will be instantly e 33Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 27 I Conquered the Cultivation World by Watching Ads 我靠看广告称霸修仙世界 This story features silly humor, a lighthearted and comedic tone, cultivation, a System, a golden finger, farming, and an ensemble cast. If that's not your thing, this isn't for you. When a master con artist transmigrates to another world of cultivation and binds himself to an advertising System, he meets an inexperienced female cultivator, a kindhearted buddy, a resourceful subordinate, an energetic and quick-witted sect maiden, and a dazed old monk. What kind of unconventional cultivation adve 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Strongest Zombie System in History 史上最强僵尸系统 [System + Zombie Apocalypse + Ruthless and Decisive + Shameless Underlings + Lighthearted Power Fantasy] [No Goody-Two-Shoes + High Intelligence + Extremely Cunning + The Patriarch Hands Him the Knife] Qin Feiyu has a terminal illness. When he opens his eyes, he's transmigrated into a fantasy world where the strong prey on the weak! Not only is this body a good-for-nothing whose cultivation has been crippled, but his rival has also stolen his fiancee, and he's died after suffering endless humili 498Reads—Score451Shelves
- 29 This Female Ghost Is Too Fierce 这只女鬼太猛了 Reading novels is all about having fun. If you enjoy supernatural comedies and absurd humor, this is the book for you. Zhao Wenlong is an ordinary college student from a small mountain village. He was only planning to work as a male model over the summer to earn some spending money, but before he could even start, his grandfather, who had been dead for six months, showed up at his door. From then on, the gears of his ordinary life began to turn in a new direction. It all started with that fierce 349Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Cannon-Fodder in a Book Just Wants to Keep a Low Profile 穿书炮灰只想苟 [System] [Survival Above All] [Lighthearted] [Defying Fate] My name is Zhou Quan. I'm a menial outer-sect disciple of the Golden Scale Sect, a background character who dies in Chapter Three of the original story. I'm freaking out right now. Not only have I transmigrated into his body, I've also got a card-drawing System, and I have to watch a thirty-second ad before every draw. 1.4kReads—Score866Shelves
- 31 My Wife Is Eighteen Years Older Than Me! 妻子大我十八岁！ After the village chief takes a grudge against the simple-minded Qin Zheng, who knows that the fool’s misfortune will turn out to be a blessing? He unexpectedly obtains an ancient divine artifact and the Witchcraft and Medicine Manual. From then on, he heals the sick and saves lives, embarking on a colorful life. 1.2kReads9.1Score281Shelves
- 32 I’m the Novel’s Protagonist, Yet I Have to Work for the Author 我是小说主角却要给作者打工 Plot-driven + pure fun + post-apocalyptic setting Good news: I'm the protagonist of this book! Bad news: the author just wants me dead! I thought I could do whatever I wanted with the protagonist's halo. Who could have guessed the author, desperate to wrap up this unfinished story, would keep coming up with ways to kill me? To survive, the protagonist and the author co-create a web novel, and the author becomes the protagonist's strongest System! From the day the web novel goes live, the prot 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 33 The Buddha Says I’m Mentally Ill 佛祖说我是精神病 Lin Yan thinks this world might be insane. After dying suddenly, she is tricked into transmigrating into a book and becoming a beggar. When begging fails to get her a meal, she decides to join a sect and make do. Who knew the path to immortality would be full of obstacles, and the sect packed with weirdos? The sect she joins is the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. All four senior brothers are complete lunatics! All five masters are hopelessly unreliable! Their sect is built on rented land in a cemetery 33Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 34 A Traditional Chinese Doctor Who Can't Deliver Takeout Isn't a Worthy Prefect 不会送外卖的中医不是好刺史 Guo Yuze, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who grew up in modern society, failed to protect the person he wanted to protect: Huo Ze. Huo Ze died in an accident caused by human interference. After avenging him, Guo Yuze transmigrated to the fictional era where Huo Ze lived, but Huo Ze had no memories of their life spent growing up and striving together. In this new life, Huo Ze is the Protector General of the Western Regions, while Guo Yuze is a governor sent on a suicide mission. In t 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A Change in the Environment 环境之变 Changes in the Environment 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 High Martial Arts City: I Cultivate by Scamming Rich CEOs 高武都市：我靠薅霸总羊毛修仙 [No Harem + No System + No Female Lead + No Pairing + Plot-Driven + Comedic Ensemble Cast + Power Fantasy About Transmigrating Into a Book] Xiao Mohan, who transmigrated into the cultivation world as its chosen hero, then transmigrates into a melodramatic CEO novel. He beats up the greasy CEO in broad daylight, with his combat power MAX overpowering the CEO's money power MAX. He forces the CEO to hire him as a bodyguard. He expects to punch his way through corporate warfare and kick his way thro 105Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Your Highness, Don’t Be Afraid. I’m Just a Pika, a Divine Beast 王爷别怕，狍子我呀，是神兽来着 [Transmigration + rebirth + 1v1 romance + lighthearted + lively] Xia Yue transmigrated into the auspicious beast sent as tribute by the Northern Guards, and somehow ended up living in Prince Ling's manor. She thought she'd be living the pampered life, with meals brought right to her mouth. Instead, the master of the house turned out to be a foolish prince who was the apple of everyone's eye. After a bout of utter despair, Xia Yue decided to make peace with her fate. So what if she wasn't human? 8.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 38 The Young White-Haired Mystic Granny Goes on a Rampage in Showbiz! 玄学年轻白发癫姥在娱乐圈疯杀！ [Sichuan-Chongqing edition] [Absurd comedy + bizarre relationship dynamics + feng shui and the supernatural + fake and real heiresses + going crazy + face-slapping + parody] A soft, adorable, easygoing yet unhinged feng shui master × a cold-on-the-outside, goofy-on-the-inside, doom-struck unhinged heir to a wealthy family. Two unhinged souls, perfectly matched by fate! A ridiculous, irreverent face-slapping story about growing stronger. Get ready for a wild ride~ No one knows she’s a hidden m 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Husband Refused to Replace Our Marriage Certificate. After I Won the Lottery, He Went Mad with Regret 老伴不肯补办结婚证，我中奖后他悔疯了 My Husband Refused to Get a Replacement Marriage Certificate. After I Won the Lottery, He Regretted It Like Crazy 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Working Doctor 打工医圣 He is a man who makes the CEOs of the world's biggest conglomerates tremble at the sight of him. He is a miracle doctor who has healed countless patients. Cultivators in Earth's cultivation world bow down when they meet him. Beautiful women from every walk of life chase after him. Yang Donghao is helpless. He's really just a wage earner who followed his master's orders to enter the city, work a job, and cultivate on the side! 5.8kReads9.1Score876Shelves
- 41 Please, Just Insult Me Already 求求你快骂我 [The short version] A story about a madman with no morals or sense of logic, and a snarky System, whose encounters lead to one ridiculous adventure after another. The author will go wild with memes and go insane right alongside the protagonist. [The full version] Wang Shu was a happy madman, until one day he obtained a Hatred Points Shop. Whenever someone hated him, he earned Hatred Points, which he could exchange for money, health, or a longer lifespan. From then on, Wang Shu became an even hap 56Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 42 The Carefree Little Immortal Doctor 逍遥快活小医仙 Ye Chen transmigrated to another world and acquired the all-encompassing Divine Dragon Art. With his superb medical skills, he can easily cure all kinds of rare and difficult ailments. Beloved by his patients, watch as this ordinary man steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life. 540Reads8.9Score126Shelves
- 43 Xiaotian Dog: Master, I Defied Your Orders Again 哮天犬：主人，我又抗旨了 He transmigrates into the Howling Celestial Dog? Starting with wreaking havoc in Journey to the West, everyone else is busy slaying demons, while the Howling Celestial Dog is busy building a harem. “Rules? I'm the one who makes the rules!” [Ding! You've defied the Heavenly Dao's laws and broken free of the Three Realms' constraints!] From then on, the Three Realms have one more lawless dog. Lady Nuwa: “Did that dog peep at me while I was bathing?” Chang'e: “He says he wants to elope with me?” Th 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Children's Rhyme Sung from Within the Walls 墙中唱童谣 A Children's Rhyme Sung from Within the Wall 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Divine General Dwells Above the Jade Tower, and Building Towers Makes Me Stronger! 琼楼之上有神将，我盖楼就变强！ [A wildly imaginative fantasy built around architecture, entirely original, with nothing like it anywhere online!] In a world where architecture reigns supreme, every building must endure a Heavenly Tribulation when it is first constructed! If it survives the tribulation, a guardian general will be born within it! If it fails, the building will vanish into nothingness! Guardian generals are born with all kinds of miraculous abilities, and humans can fuse with them to gain their tremendous powers 497Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 46 Tokyo Traditional Chinese Medicine: Mr. Dalin, You’re Being So Mean! 东京中医：大林先生，你好过分！ [The Real Japan] Lin Jueming was detained by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and barred from leaving the country over suspected involvement in a special case. If he wanted to return home, he would have to rely on himself. But Tokyo was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Surviving here would be no easy feat! 686Reads6.3Score103Shelves
- 47 My Eyes of Fortune 我的气运之眼 Su Yang is an ordinary college student, unsure of what the future holds. After an accident, he suddenly gains the bizarre ability to glimpse the “fortune” of all things. From then on, the world looks dazzling and strange through his eyes: golden light for wealth, a rosy haze for romance, blue clouds for official success, gray mists for illness and plague, and black flashes for the calamities of death. The fortunes and misfortunes of human life all appear as clouds above people's heads, clear as 312Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 48 If I Have No Shame, Ascension Is Just Around the Corner 只要我不要脸，飞升指日可待 System + absurd comedy + invincible, mortifyingly embarrassing antics After transmigrating to the cultivation world, everyone else meditates, comprehends the Dao, and bitterly cultivates for ten thousand years. I, Hao Xian, get bound to a ridiculously unscrupulous System that trades public humiliation for merit! The System shop lists only the names of its wares, never what they do. Before buying: What a bargain! After buying: I want to die. Spirit-Gathering Pill? Makes you fart all day. Ligh 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Heir to Xuanyuan, Fiercely Guarding the Land 轩辕传人，霸气护河山 Modern city, ancient martial arts, a rare treasure, mastery of both medicine and martial arts, two equally strong and devoted leads! Xuanyuan Tian is descended from the ancient Human Emperor Xuanyuan. Born into humble circumstances, he works as an ordinary doctor at a township health center, where the director and his cronies exploit and ostracize him. After a moment of carelessness, he is framed. At the height of his misery, misfortune turns to fortune: he awakens the ancient bloodline of the H 96Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 50 Immortal, Your Lounge Singer Was Always Your Beloved 上仙，驻唱女本是你心尖宠 Immortal, the Lounge Singer Was Once the Apple of Your Eye 3Reads—Score—Shelves
