Novels like My Days at Bureau 749
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- 101 Marrying a Ghost Bride from the Start, the 749 Bureau Comes Knocking 开局迎娶鬼新娘，749局找上门 [Ghost Bride + 749 + invincible + lifespan-for-power + hot-blooded + ruthless...] Hong Yao was panicking. He was living in what should have been an ordinary modern city, yet supernatural incidents were becoming more and more frequent. By chance, he found the betrothal letter of a ghost bride, and now he had to marry her! From then on, one strange entity after another came after him, all out to take his life. You brought this on yourselves! System! Take my lifespan! Also known as: “Am I strong? I 10.4kReads7.9Score80414d adds
- 102 My Forensic Partner Is a Stunning Female Ghost 我的法医搭档是绝美女鬼 [A science-minded, straight-talking forensic doctor × a stunning thousand-year-old female ghost] [Science vs. the supernatural] [Hilarious bickering] [Feelings growing in secret] [Feng shui] [Magic arrays] Other people solve cases with deduction. We solve them with a little help from “ghosts.” Lu Mingzhe is Jiangcheng’s chief forensic doctor. Highly rational, he believes in science. That is, until he sees a breathtakingly beautiful thousand-year-old female ghost in a red dress on his autopsy tab —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 My Years with the 037 Special Operations Team 我在037特别行动队的那些年 An accident awakened my supernatural ability, and from then on I joined a mysterious special operations team. The mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s immortality, a vampire uprising, World War II bombers striking a Ming Dynasty arms depot, the hidden history of Huo Qubing fighting giants... One supernatural incident after another unfolds. Could another world of strange beings be hidden beneath the surface of a peaceful, harmonious society? There are countless strange tales in this world, and nothing unde 15.5kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 104 Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau: The Sequel 民调局异闻录后传 Twenty-six years ago, when I was born, someone told my fortune and said my fate was tainted by ill luck. So my grandfather gave me a name meant to ward it off: Shen La. Twenty years ago, when I was six, I innocently saw a friend from that other world. Four years ago, when I was still a special forces soldier, I took part in a bizarre incident. Fate led me to an organization called the Bureau of Folk Affairs Investigation and Research, where I became an investigator. From that day on, my nightmar 1kReads9.4Score—14d adds
- 105 AMA: The Archivist AMA：归档者 That year, the gods of this world abandoned humanity. 1968, Spring Offensive: AMA-YN-001 appears in East Asia. 2001, within the Federation: AMA-US-012 appears in Seattle. 2010, Rocky Mountains: AMA-US-117 appears in the mountains. 2021, 1989, … Outsiders invade, anomalies awaken, memetic contamination spreads, zombies besiege cities, ancient gods’ remains surface, and impostors infiltrate. The only thing standing between them and humanity is the AMA (Anomaly Management Agency), and the archivi 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 After I Turned Myself In, the Nation Discovered I'd Been Alive for Two Thousand Years 自首后，国家发现我活了两千年 After finding a diary that records a long life, I decided to impersonate an immortal and turn myself in. But the next day, my eyes turned into an abyss… 18.2kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Did I Even Transmigrate? 我到底穿越没有 Because the teleportation array malfunctioned, Mo Yu was sent to the future. He was still on the Tian Nan Continent, but its spiritual energy had grown thin, and he was injured during the transfer. As a result, he spent a long time in the future without realizing that he had transmigrated. 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 True Tales of Ghost Encounters: Paranormal Files 撞鬼实录之灵异档案 Li Yuanfeng was born with unusual eyes and ears. It was those eyes that helped him solve one bizarre case after another... One shocking tragedy after another, desperate screams for help, a terrifying game at a university in the dead of night... A man embedded in a wall... A child used as a sacrifice... The secrets of an ancient, haunted house... What are the voices from the well trying to tell us?... How can severed limbs be pieced back together?... A pair of eyes that can see through every cycl 326Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 110 Bureau 749 Wants Me to Catch Demons, and You’re Taking Over My Temple? 749局请我捉妖，你占我道观？ A great demon in the Magic City underwent a tribulation in the middle of a busy street. Tens of thousands of people witnessed it and filmed the event, sending shockwaves around the globe! The entire 749 Bureau mobilized to deal with the demon, but failed to defeat it. In the end, the relevant authorities decided to summon Li Penghao, the only direct disciple of the peerless legend Chen Zixuan! Li Penghao spent five whole years hunting down the demon. After destroying it, he returned to his Taois 5.3kReads8.1Score31814d adds
- 111 The Ultimate Path to Godhood 终极修神 What? China Ranks Only Third? You think China has no cultivators of the divine? We won’t stand for it! The Divine Ladder has awakened. The chosen rulers will shape the future! From now on, the Japanese divine cultivation world descends into chaos, with no one in control! After several top experts were eliminated, the North American Alliance immediately sued for peace... History is rewritten. China takes the lead in the divine cultivation world, and history enters a new era of cosmic cultiva 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 112 Senior-Year Internship: How Did You Join the Dragon-Slaying Squad? 大四实习：你怎么加入了斩龙队 [No Female Lead]+ [Monster Codex Unlocks]+ [Kill, Never Save]+ [Overwhelming Domination]+ [Pure Satisfaction]+ [Evil Spirits]… Su Ming transmigrates and inherits a paper effigy shop, binding himself to the [Monster Codex]. Every kill unlocks an entry and grants him an incredible skill on the spot. His innate Yin-Yang Eyes see through illusions, his Yin-Yang Treasure Vase devours all things, and his Seven-Orifices Exquisite Heart is immune to every evil. Sealing? Not a chance. My, Su Ming's, 9.8kReads8.0Score93814d adds
- 113 Grandma's Yin-Yang Notes 2 奶奶的阴阳笔记2 Mystery and the Supernatural + Copper Coins to Find the Way + Paper Effigies That Hear the Dead + Locust Wood to Bind Souls I work as a temporary hire at the Special Investigations Bureau in the Dragon Kingdom. I’ve seen madmen capable of rewriting fate. That day, a gigantic black hand came crashing down and the air froze. I thought I was as good as dead. But my mother burst out like a streak of red lightning. In the look she gave me over her shoulder, I saw reluctance, concern, and a fierce re 205Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with My Heavy-Handed Policing? 749局：我暴力执法怎么了 [Fictional Setting] [Supernatural with a Fantasy Lean] Chen Nian is nineteen years old. He has a secret. In his previous life, he was a Daoist heir, skilled in exorcising demons and vanquishing evil spirits, with all manner of Daoist arts at his fingertips. Yet he never saw a real ghost before he died. In this life, he waited nineteen years, and finally, he saw one. Others encounter ghosts and lose their souls in terror. He lights up at the sight. Others pray to the gods and buddhas for safety. 14.9kReads—Score1.2k14d adds
- 116 749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案 Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru 2kReads8.0Score23014d adds
- 117 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 749 Told You to Turn It In, So Why Did You Tattoo a Weird God Sequence? 749让你上交，你纹诡神序列？ [Decisive and Ruthless] [Freshman Intern at Organization 749] [Supernatural Horror] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Mystic Tattoo Powers] [Tai Sui Fatekeeper] [Gu Wei Nan Ting] [One-Punch Demon Slayer] [Paper Bride] [Sun and Moon Out of Sync] [Passionate Team] "No heroine, no harem! The villains are smart, and no matter how far they run, they will be hunted down!" (About one standalone case every ten chapters, with the overall story tying together in a closed loop. A highly satisfying read with plenty of 451Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 119 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
- 120 After Waking from a Thousand-Year Slumber, Bureau 749 Came Knocking 沉睡千年醒来，749局找上门 Bureau 749 is a mysterious organization and classified agency, said to specialize in the study of supernatural phenomena and time. Everything that science cannot explain, from supernatural phenomena, ghosts and monsters, and strange or gifted people to those who practice the Dao, falls under the jurisdiction of Bureau 749. As a result, Bureau 749 keeps records of these people who transcend the ordinary world, assesses the danger they pose, and sorts their files into categories. Among them is the 31.1kReads7.5Score3.6k14d adds
- 121 Strange Tales from the Bureau: The Final Chapter 民调局异闻录之最终篇章 A strange past, a mysterious department, an eccentric white-haired man, and a fat man who can see through everything: the final chapter in the history of the Folk Affairs Investigation and Research Bureau. 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 122 The Dark Night Draws Near 暗夜将至 When a person's soul grows powerful enough, it can give rise to an ability almost like that of a god. Hidden in our world is a group of people who possess this extraordinary power. The story I'm about to tell you is about one of them. This book updates three chapters on odd-numbered days and two on even-numbered days. I'll try my best not to take any days off... 3.8kReads9.1Score59214d adds
- 123 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
- 124 After Eighteen Years of Foolishness, I Became a Yin-Walker 痴傻十八年后我成为了走阴人 Every ancient village has a mysterious legend passed down through the generations: the Village Guardian. They bear a secret duty, using their broken bodies to ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, shouldering every calamity alone. People say they have come to the mortal world to endure hardship, and that their suffering in this life will bring blessings in the next. Yet fate treats them cruelly. Most die young, grow old alone, and endure endless mockery and cold stares. And I am one 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Reborn, the Whole Household Kneels and Begs the Mad Young Lady Not to Kill Them 重生后，全府跪求疯批嫡女别杀我 After a tragic death in her previous life, an old ghost gave his life to help her be reborn, and Chu Yunxi went on a rampage! Trash of a father and stepmother, scumbag men and vile women, every last one of you can die! Reborn with unrivaled mastery of medicine and poison, Chu Yunxi has only one goal: to take revenge on everyone who deserves it and protect everyone she cares about. But why is there a man constantly watching her like a hawk? Don't get the wrong idea. I'm only borrowing your identi 1.4kReads8.6Score52414d adds
- 126 This Ghost Catcher Is Not That Cold 这个鬼差不太冷 [Completed] [Eerie Revival] [Playing Card Elements] [The Protagonist Isn’t an Idiot] [Government Organization] [Absurd, Light Comedy] Also known as: Eerie Revival: Contracting an Ancient Great Ghost from the Start! Midnight is nigh, and a hundred ghosts roam the streets! “What! The only thing my family has left is a box of playing cards?” “What! The monthly salary is 100,000?” “Forget ghost hunting. I’d even sell my body if you asked me to!” Armed with nothing but a box of playing cards, one yo 2.5kReads8.1Score22614d adds
- 127 After College, I Became the Night Watchman at a Funeral Home 大学毕业，在殡仪馆当守夜人 Superpowers + passionate action + supernatural mystery + criminal investigations + an official organization "I'll protect every light in every home!" "At midnight, I'm the one who calls the shots!" After Lin Zhao was injected with zombie genes, his body underwent all kinds of changes. His wounds healed faster, he grew stronger, and he could even see things a hundred meters away at night. There was a side effect, though: he had lost his soul... The story mainly follows Lin Zhao as he assists the 2.1kReads9.2Score13514d adds
- 128 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 129 The Dream of the True Page Tao: A World Made Real from Illusions 真页道之梦化虚界 The supernatural returns, alongside alchemical arts, thunder magic, talismans, the 749 Bureau, and battles between Chinese and foreign practitioners. This is a secret chronicle of cultivation, ghost slaying, demon-smiting, and god-killing. Mysteries are gradually awakening. Where do ghosts, monsters, spirits, and demons come from? Immortals have attained the Dao, but the gods are hard to summon. The world is mired in desire. How can anyone cross over to safety? With the power of the Dream Realm, 227Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 130 Half Farmer, Half Taoist 半农半道 A record of life’s fleeting moments, a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! In the Age of Declining Dharma, beneath the White Lotus, the greatest hermits hide in plain sight. The truly gifted master Suan Potian and his young apprentice Liu Yi, with help from Captain Liu of the J Team, travel through all kinds of strange tales. They fish drowned souls from the water, battle spirit mediums, drive out evil, escort ghosts and capture monsters; they read the veins of yin energy, set the ea 335Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 I Buy Antiques at the Ghost Market 我在鬼市收古董 I opened an antique shop. One day, a customer told me about a temple that was said to have a way of getting hold of fine goods. The temple had strange rules: it only opened at midnight, and everyone had to leave before three. I found a treasured bronze mirror there, and from then on, one bizarre event followed another. I nearly got crushed to death by my own shop sign; the golden retriever at home suddenly went berserk and chased me, snapping at my heels; and my health kept getting worse by the 227Reads8.3Score1514d adds
- 132 The Little Fool’s Demon-Hunting Chronicles 瓜娃儿捉妖记 [Mystery and Supernatural] + [Folk Customs] + [Legends] + [Strange Tales] This really is a mystery and supernatural novel about catching demons and ghosts. The author begs the officials who review the categories to show mercy and stop changing this book’s category at random. Could you please? During the Xianfeng era, Gua Wa’er is sent to learn magic from Taoist Li at the Wengong Shrine, having incurred a debt of gratitude for changing his father Niu Yuansheng’s fate. He joins the wondrous Yunmen 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 It’s Just a Game, So Why Do You Keep Saying I’m Containing Anomalies? 玩个游戏，你们非说我在收容异常 [Game Control] [Containment Management] A game mysteriously appeared on Lu Chuan’s computer. In the game, he controlled an advance operative called “006” as he ventured through a world filled with “Anomalies.” Apples that could be duplicated infinitely. Dinosaurs that could never die. Clock hands turned to flesh and blood, while a shattered sky split open to reveal enormous pupils. As the game’s story progressed, “006” became a legend throughout the Management Bureau. “When I see 006, I know thi 67.1kReads8.5Score10k14d adds
- 134 After I Dumped My Jerk Ex, a Powerful Figure from the Underworld Set Their Sights on Me 和渣男分手后，冥界大佬盯上我 Two male leads + mystery and the supernatural + solving cases + powerful leads + satisfying revenge The sweet young love of college couldn't withstand reality. For the sake of a bright future, his boyfriend cheated on him and left without hesitation. Think he's just a college student working a part-time job? That's only because you haven't seen him at night, transformed into the director of the Special Events Investigation Bureau, judging yin and yang, deciding life and death, fighting evil spir —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Strange Yin-Yang Tales: A Half-Immortal’s Records 阴阳诡事：半仙诡录 [This is no ordinary supernatural story. It’s all about horror and suspense: no mindless power fantasy, just yin-yang taboos, the Grinning Fiend, the Ghost Bride’s Gown, eerie shadows in an ancient mansion, and the Mandarin Duck Pendant. If it’s not good, you can break my legs!!] There’s no shortage of bizarre happenings between the worlds of yin and yang. The Grinning Fiend: what unknowable resentment lies behind that sinister face? The thousand-year-old fox: what cunning schemes hide beneath h 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 136 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Soul-Returning Soup 还魂汤 I was born in a remote village. The day my mother gave birth to me, she died a horrible death! I was born disabled, missing an arm, and with a red birthmark shaped like a coiled snake on my foot. My master said I had been cursed by an evil spirit, and that the curse could only be lifted if I found the one who cast it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t live to see twenty... 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 My Wife Is the Asura King 我的老婆是修罗王 Enter a ghost marriage, command a hundred ghosts, recruit ten thousand immortals, return to Yuxu... A new disciple’s “Madman’s Diary” 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Deadly Taboos of Horror 惊悚死人禁忌 [Definitely not ordinary paranormal fiction. Focused on horror and suspense, not mindless wish fulfillment. Folk tales of the supernatural, ghost babies. If you don’t like it after reading, feel free to criticize it.] A mountain village shrouded in mystery is beset by one strange incident after another. A coffin that cannot be lifted at a funeral, children mysteriously drowning, and the question of why a water ghost has appeared. What truth lies behind the deaths? A baby’s anguished cries ring o 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Supernatural Affairs Bureau 超凡监管局 (Don't worry about the rating. It only diminishes the author's hard work.) [Urban high martial arts + Chinese fantasy power system + mysterious vibes + Cthulhu Mythos + SCP + one heroine + no characters acting stupidly + no clichés] The war between human civilization and Them has never ended. Peace is merely a fleeting, illusory dream. Only a handful of people know that the ultimate secrets of the world lie hidden behind the dynastic changes and natural and man-made disasters recorded in history 16.7kReads8.2Score2k14d adds
- 141 System Agent: Code Name Mo 系统特工，代号默 Chen Mo, a "System agent" with the Huaxia Intelligence Bureau, has the quantum chip "Qian" implanted in his brain. It can connect to the global satellite network and control electronic devices and weapons. It can also switch between attack and defense modes, along with many other super abilities that have yet to be unlocked. Eight months ago, an accident during a mission left Chen Mo with amnesia and stripped him of his "System" abilities. He ended up in Heng City, Sakura Country, where a kindhe 194Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Feng Shui Master in Hemp Clothes 麻衣风水师 I was born with twelve fingers, and my hands have no palm lines. A fortune-teller said I had the rare fate of a heaven-cursed debt collector, doomed to bring death to everyone around me. To save me, Grandpa decided to return to the martial world and defy fate. He arranged three marriages for me, but on the night of the engagement, he died. Eight evil spirits came to take him away! 74.4kReads8.7Score5.1k14d adds
- 143 Shadows on Campus: A World in Crisis 校园谜影之世界危机 In ancient times, he had a name, a taboo that made gods and demons tremble across the heavens. Even when the laws of heaven and earth collapsed, none dared speak it. After ten thousand years of reincarnation, he became Jiang Jiunan, an apparently ordinary college student. At the country's most secretive agency, Bureau 749, he was the ultimate trump card codenamed “Zero,” handling supernatural incidents beyond the understanding of ordinary agents. He had hoped to bury his past and enjoy a hard-wo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 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—14d adds
- 145 Tales of the Supernatural 灵异怪谈 Yin-yang masters are fated to suffer the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies. Is there any way to escape their fate? A life-and-death romance with a bloodthirsty vampire zombie! After desperately searching for the Strange Records of Yin and Yang, he discovers it is all part of an even bigger conspiracy! The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, bloodthirsty vampire zombies, an inn in the underworld, an ancient Warring States tomb, and the Strange Records of Yin and Yang all feature in Strange Tales of the S 1.6kReads8.8Score13914d adds
- 146 Major Paranormal Events in China 中国民间灵异大事件 Major Chinese Folk Supernatural Cases is based on real supernatural incidents. Its contents are terrifying, mysterious, eerie, and suspenseful, with no more scientifically reasonable explanation to this day! Each chapter of this book tells a supernatural fantasy tale, with bizarre, chilling, and gripping plots. We hope readers will tune in and enjoy! 301Reads7.2Score22714d adds
- 147 I Asked You to Catch Spies, So Why Did You Bring Back the United States? 让你抓间谍，你把美帝抓回来了？ [Spies + National Security + Power Fantasy + System + No Romance + Episodic Plot + Breakneck Pace] [Godfather, please take a look!] Luo Jing transmigrated to a parallel world just before graduating from university. Then he suddenly received a mysterious job assignment from the organization. When he arrived and saw where he was going, he found... “National Security Bureau”! And on his first day at work, the System activated. From then on, Huaguo became forbidden territory for foreign spy agencies 3.4kReads8.6Score33114d adds
- 148 The Number One Yin Messenger 第一阴差 Wandering souls, where will you linger? Three souls, come back at once; seven spirits, return! Lost soul, the gates of heaven open, the gates of earth open. A thousand-mile journey, let the child bring the soul home! The day I was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens. Misfortune plagued me from childhood, and it’s a miracle I survived this long. After I came of age, something happened that shattered everything I thought I knew. My dad told me he was the underworld’s bailiff in Spring City 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Maoshan Daoist: Quest for the Tripod Across the Nine Provinces 茅山道士，九州寻鼎记 It is only natural for Maoshan to have Daoist priests, and it is easy enough to accept that ghosts and monsters exist in the world. But a Dragon Palace in Weishan Lake? Does that surprise you? Chen Gangdan, whose ancestors belonged to the imperial family, was blessed in misfortune as a child when he was taught Maoshan magic. But he unexpectedly discovered that his bloodline was deeply afflicted by a curse. The same curse had also befallen two other people. What secret do they share? How can the 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Strange Tales from Republican-Era Sanjiang 民国三江诡事集 Whenever Eunuch Li from the teahouse downstairs told stories about the many strange and uncanny things he had encountered in his youth, a crowd would always gather around him. Whenever I was bored as a child, I would run over to listen. A corpse that had been dead for days was pulled from the Yangtze River, yet bled when its relatives came to see it. The owner of Second Brother’s restaurant had a brother who was a sworn brother of the underworld. One night, he followed the gang’s leader to an ab 110Reads—Score—14d adds
