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- 1 Peace Through the Years 岁祟平安 My master is dead, my eldest senior brother is missing, my little senior wife eloped with my second senior brother, my fourth junior brother got married, and my junior sister was taken away too. There are only a couple of cats left in the whole temple. Without me, this Laojun Temple is going to fall apart!!! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 All the Taoist Masters Are Setting Up Stalls, and I'm the Only One with a Day Job 玄门高人都在摆摊，就我在上班 Novel Synopsis: Xiang Nan had been at his first job for less than a year when, after working overtime until late at night, he came home to find the elevator under maintenance. Feeling his way down the stairs, he stepped on a banana peel and nearly broke every bone in his body. When he woke up, he had lost his job and was saddled with a massive medical bill... His best buddy said, “Not exactly. It counts as a workplace injury, so your former employer has to pay.” “Oh. Then let me scream all o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Virtueless Five Elements, Eccentric Master and Disciple 五行缺德，鬼畜师徒 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Ghost Stories!! 鬼故事！！ [Standalone Stories] [Supernatural Suspense] [Folk Horror] [Mountain Spirits and Monsters] No overarching plot, just independent stories. There are always things in this world that seem absurd, yet truly exist. (Entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) 2.9kReads—Score10114d adds
- 5 Horror at the End of the World: Reborn with Infinite Underworld Currency 惊悚末世，重生手握无限冥币 [Tycoon] + [Rule Horror] + [More than just clearing stages with ghost money] + [Lighthearted comedy] + [Turning everything over to the state] Buy Jiangcheng, buy the country, buy the sky, buy the ocean, buy the universe... Buy, buy, buy! Lin Yi uses ghost money to lead the Great Xia government toward the stars and beyond! After the instance [Benevolent Flesh Hospital], Lin Yi joins the government and uses ghost money to save the mighty Great Xia! Instance [Family of Three]: Promise me, whatever 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Tales of the Strange from the Countryside 村野诡事录 Unearth long-buried secrets of the countryside and venture through the mists shrouding its remote villages in this collection of short stories drawn from vivid folk tales of the supernatural. These stories bring back strange tales and eerie incidents forgotten by time, peel away the trappings of everyday life, and reveal chilling truths where human nature and ghosts intertwine. Each story is like a dim lantern in the dead of night, lighting the murky shadows deep in the countryside. The blend of 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Are You Alive? Your Ghost Delivery Is Ready 活了么，您的猛鬼外卖已出餐 [Supernatural]+ [Comedy]+ [Livestream]+ [Ghost Hunting] Zhua Xiaobo grew up in an orphanage. He should have died in a car accident, but a mysterious woman died in his place, bringing him back to life. He also became a food delivery driver who delivers to ferocious ghosts in the underworld. From then on, he walks the roads of the living and fulfills the wishes of the dead. He can’t help thinking, “Other delivery drivers earn money delivering food. I’m delivering food to save my own life!” To make 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Paranormal World Thinks I'm Dead, but I'm Actually Grinding Genshin Impact 诡异认定我死了，其实我在肝原神 [Supernatural horrors descend + goofy comedy + Mandela effect + livestream] When supernatural horrors descend, Lin Mian is dragged into a deadly livestream. Everyone at school remembers that Lin Mian jumped off a building last week. Cast as the protagonist in a horror movie? Lin Mian chooses to give up on the spot! A vengeful spirit breaks down the door. Lin Mian raises a hand and asks, “Can we buy popcorn in bulk? My roommate has a Meituan membership!” They try to kill Lin Mian by altering peop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Puppet Theater: A Marionette's Soul-Stealing Strings 木偶戏·提线索魂 Puppet Theater: The Strings That Snare Souls —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Don't Borrow the Road at Night 夜里别借路 Nobody reads my book. Don't click on it, or you'll regret it. ... Please, whatever you do, don't click on it. I worked so hard to write 100,000 words, and nobody reads it. Don't click on it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Deliver Takeout at a Funeral Home and Even Help a Ghost Move On 我在殡仪馆送外卖，顺便超度个鬼 A paranormal livestream collides with a goofy System: madness + comedy + graphic content + absurdity + cyber warfare + plot twists + Ox-Head and Horse-Face + high-tech delivery from the underworld. The whole internet is laughing so hard its spine is going cold!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Not Your Typical Horror 并非正常类恐怖 Protagonist: Fan Jian Supporting protagonist: Pei Chen [Horror + comedy + bizarre thought processes + meme references + no female lead] (Not a transmigration story, and there is no System. The world was always strange, but the protagonist has never believed in ghosts.) (The protagonist's thought process is unbelievably weird.) (The supporting protagonist is a police officer in this strange world. He knows everything but says nothing, quietly getting on with the big things. He's practically invin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After I Drove Away Ghosts with a Virgin Boy's Urine on Qingming Night, Every Ghost in the Neighborhood Joined Me 清明夜我靠童子尿驱鬼后，小区的鬼都跟我混 After driving off a ghost with a boy’s urine on Qingming night, I get all the ghosts in my neighborhood to follow me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Ghost Stories My Grandparents Told Me 爷爷奶奶说过的鬼故事 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Folk Tales of Ghosts 民间鬼故事会 Don't blame me if you get scared to tears. Every night, enjoy a folk ghost story or a rules-based horror tale to accompany you to sleep, improve your sleep quality, and give your courage a workout. It's your spiritual sustenance. You have to read one every day. 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Short Ghost Stories for Bedtime 睡前短篇鬼故事 [One ghost story per chapter, short ghost stories, bedtime horror, not for the fainthearted, folk tales of the uncanny, Chinese-style horror, chilling on reflection, no escape from death] One ghost story every night. Hope it helps you sleep. Improve your sleep quality. 5.2kReads—Score28714d adds
- 17 Supernatural Mystery: The Haunted Bus of Western Hunan 悬疑灵异故事｜湘西鬼大巴 Mystery and Supernatural Story | The Haunted Bus of Xiangxi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Supernatural Mystery: The Ballad of the Lonely House 悬疑灵异故事｜孤宅童谣 Mystery and Supernatural Story | The Nursery Rhyme of the Lonely House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Short Horror Mystery: Scissors 短篇悬疑恐怖故事｜剪刀 Short Mystery Horror Story | Scissors 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Tales of the Strange from the Yunling Mountains: Thirty Nights on Watch 云岭山野怪谈：三十个守夜诡话 I collect all kinds of folk taboos and strange tales from Yunnan. Send me your stories in a private message, and I’ll write them up... [Countryside + supernatural folklore + mountain legends + Yunnan and Guangxi legends + folk tales + eerie happenings + Chinese-style horror + folk customs + mystery and the paranormal + suspense + anthology + audiobook style] I once traveled through the Yunling Mountains, deep into the Miao and Yi villages of western Yunnan. I lodged in remote village inns and sa —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Miao Ridge Paranormal Chronicles: Thirty Nights of Mountain Folktales 苗岭诡闻录：三十夜山野怪谈 [Guangxi + countryside + audiobook style + eerie + ghost stories + strange tales + mystery + suspense + anthology] Western Guangxi is mountainous. Deep in the mountains live the Dong, Miao, Zhuang, and Yao peoples, each keeping their own customs and worshipping their own gods. The year I entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains, I went with an old trader who bought medicinal herbs. By day, I followed him up the mountains to gather star anise. At night, I sat around the fire with the village elders —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Tales of the Strange from Guangdong and Fujian: Thirty Nights of Village Hauntings 粤闽诡事录：乡村三十夜诡话 I collect all kinds of folk taboos and strange tales from Guangdong. Send me your stories in a private message, and I’ll write them up... [Folk supernatural tales + Guangdong and Fujian legends + rural ghost stories + Chinese-style horror + strange happenings in the countryside + travel accounts + anthology + audiobook style + suspense and horror + paranormal + short story collection + folk tales] The lands of Guangdong and Fujian are a patchwork of mountain ranges, shrouded in miasma. Since anc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Corpse Stitcher 缝尸匠 I work at a crematorium. One day, a woman’s corpse arrived, and I stitched her body back together. Ever since then, I’ve dreamed about her every night… 851Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 24 The Medium’s Agency 通灵者的事务所 At midnight, a crowd of corpses in the morgue throws a dance party: the headless head nurse pole-dances with an umbilical cord, while the corpses team up to play Match-Three… … The Thirteenth Staircase: On a moonlit night, a missing student is found performing a hand dance inside a crystal coffin in the school building… … The City God’s Temple uses big data to investigate tax evasion. If your merit tax is short, you’ll have to work a 996 schedule for the underworld… … Lu Zhao, a scheming medi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Night My Boyfriend Cheated, Five Ghosts Entered My Bedroom 男友出轨那晚，五只鬼魂进了我卧室 The night my boyfriend cheated, five ghosts entered my bedroom 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Dragon Vein Seals the Demon: A Record of the Thousand-Year Seal at Guling 龙脉锁魔：谷岭千年封印录 Gu Ling Village in the Qinling Mountains lies at the “dragon's eye” of a dragon vein. Villager Li Gensheng comes back from the dead as an evil spirit, and strange events plague the village. The master and disciples of the Tianxin Sect join forces with Taoist priests from the Lingbao and Shenxiao sects to exorcise the evil. They uncover the secrets behind the Yinluo Sect's thousand-year seal and old grudges between sects. In the end, they destroy the remaining evil spirits and protect the dragon 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 The Midnight Courier 午夜快递员 I’m an ordinary deliveryman, running a small post station. By day, I deliver the everyday comforts of the living. By night, I take on requests from the world beyond. Every request is an unfinished regret. No System, no leveling up. Just an ordinary person, carrying out one final delivery between the worlds of yin and yang. Based on real events. One chapter at a time, with a guaranteed ending, so jump right in. If you have an unfulfilled wish, a lingering heartache, or a regret, you can tell me. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Never Search for These Stories at Midnight 千万别在午夜搜索这些故事 [Rules Horror + New book, ratings will rise as more chapters come out + No Female Lead + Collection of Standalone Stories + High Quality] If you're lying in bed scrolling on your phone right now, and it's close to midnight, then you've already met the first condition. Next, all you have to do is search for that keyword. When the page briefly freezes and your signal drops to two bars, please don't exit. It's checking whether you're willing to become the next story. —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 Rule-Based Livestream: Why Do I Still Have to Work Like a Pack Mule After I Die? 规则直播：怎么死了还要做牛马 [Rule-Based Livestream + Horror + Comedy] Listen, whoever you are, stay alive! Otherwise, even after you die, you'll have to toil away like me... Mysteriously bound to a livestream from the afterlife, I decided to let loose. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Hello, Police? My Baby Can Solve Bizarre Cases 妖妖零吗？我家奶娃能破异案 [Cute Baby] [Mystery] [Ghost Hunting] [Supernatural Revival] [National Fortune] [Livestreaming] [Hilarious Child-Rearing] (The story above is entirely fictional. Please believe in science.) I was responding to a murder scene when I picked up a baby on the way. I thought I’d ended up with a burden, but who knew he’d be the real powerhouse? The ancient book of knowledge, the Bai Ze Illustrated Guide, was actually inside his head! He pointed with a babbling finger. “Daddy, that’s a painted-skin gho 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Tales of Feng Shui 说说风水那些事 A Few Words About Feng Shui 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 One Man, Five Ghosts: Want to Run? Pay Five Million First 一个男人五个鬼，想跑先赔五百万 [Completed novel + horror + supernatural + comeback + face-slapping + episodic stories] My name is Cao Dakui, and I just inherited a massive fortune: a four-hundred-square-meter luxury apartment in the capital, plus a storefront. Sounds great, right? Except... The butler in the apartment says he was born during the Wanli era. One of the residents is a beautiful woman who, whenever she's in a good mood, takes off her head and plays with it like a ball. There's also a mysterious person living in t 298Reads—Score10214d adds
- 33 I Just Want to Make Money, So Ghosts, Show Some Respect 贫道只想搞钱，鬼怪请自重 [Hilarious ghost hunting + relaxing everyday life + bickering partners + turning the tables on debt] Li Changfeng, a Celestial Master from Mount Longhu, signed up for the “Ultimate Package” and missed his payments. The Celestial Court’s debt collectors issued him a warning: pay back 1.98 million within three days, or you’ll never be reincarnated! With only 187.5 yuan in his pocket, he was forced to descend the mountain and start out in an urban village. He catches a rat spirit with a three-yua 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Deadbeat of Both the Living and Spirit Worlds 我在阴阳两界当老赖 [One female lead] + [temporary underworld worker] + [traditional supernatural mysteries] + [underworld turned into a state-owned enterprise] + [sharp-tongued and tough] + [reliably updated daily] My name is Lin Wan. I'm an embalmer at a funeral home and a part-time temporary worker in the underworld. Day job: putting makeup on the dead and listening to their stories. Side jobs: owing the underworld money, being hunted by a foundation, and getting sabotaged by the System. They all say I'm inve —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Bridal Bed Doll 婚床上的压床娃娃 The Wedding Bed Doll —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Forget I'm Dead Every Day, but My Boss Still Pays Me 我每天忘记自己死了，老板照常给我发工资 I Forget I’m Dead Every Day, but My Boss Still Pays Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Daily Horror Stories: The Uncanny Invades the Human World 侵入人间每日恐怖故事 [Horror + folk legends + ghost stories + paranormal terror + spine-chilling tales to enjoy with a meal + mysteries + no female lead + short folk horror stories] Read one every day and feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Earth's Veins Welcome Life 地脉迎生 [Mystic Arts and Feng Shui] + [Folk Magic] + [Talismans and Incantations] + [Magical Artifacts and Treasures] + [Witchcraft and Forbidden Arts] + [Treasure Hunting and Adventure] Jiang Ying is the last heir of the Earth Geomancy lineage. She only wants to keep a low profile, set up a stall, and make a living reading feng shui. But her clients' problems all take a bizarre turn... One person buries their father's ashes beneath the living room floor, and the old man comes rushing out every night to 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Daoist Priest, You’re Not Using Real Ghosts in a Horror Movie, Are You? 道长，鬼片场不用真鬼吧？ Supernatural thrills + absurd workplace comedy + unconventional Taoist priest + eerie power progression I was conned into joining a short-video company to film an “exploration video” at an abandoned house in a deserted village. The director said the ghosts were extras and the screams were background music. Even after a red-clad vengeful ghost really floated out, my coworkers were still hamming it up for the camera. Terrified, I pulled out Grandpa’s Ghostbusting: Five Years of Theory, Three Years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Heard My Scumbag Blind Date Killed Me 听说相亲渣男杀死了我 [A bizarre tale. In real life, please don’t date people with mental illnesses or scumbags!] Aunt Six introduced Xia Zhiwei to someone, but the man turned out to be a complete lunatic. He said he could see ghosts everywhere. As luck would have it, the director of a psychiatric hospital happened to pass by and reminded him to take his medication! Help, her blind date is mentally ill... Xia Zhiwei went to confront Aunt Six. What, Aunt Six died last year?! Yan Wangzhi said in a crazed voice: Are you 21Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 41 I've Said Eight Hundred Times That My Surname Is Ma, But I'm Not Chu 说八百遍我姓马但不是出 [Feel-good power fantasy + rebirth + ghost hunting + horror + System + Northeastern Chinese dialect + comedy + fighting + face-slapping + scheming] The male lead was born into the Ma family of Northeast China. He was an obscure nobody until an accident awakened the power within him. His grandfather took him back to their old village to learn the Ma family's abilities. From then on, wherever there are ghosts, he's sure to be there. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Short Paranormal Tales 《短篇灵异故事》 Short Supernatural Stories 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Ancient Well at the Village Entrance 村口的古井 The Ancient Well at the Village Entrance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Tales of the Strange: Urban Mystery, The No. 23 Night Bus 民间怪谈录：都市异闻之23路夜班车 Tales of Folk Hauntings: Strange Urban Encounters on the No. 23 Night Bus —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Clock in the Old House 古宅钟表 The Clock in the Old House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Ghost Embroiderer 《鬼绣娘》 The Ghost Embroiderer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Night's Shelter Deep in the Mountains 深山借宿 A Night's Shelter Deep in the Mountains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 You Were Supposed to Tell the Fortune-Teller’s Fortune, Not Calculate Her into a Coffin 让你给女神算命，你把她算进棺材 [Horror] [Hilarious] [Exorcism by Physical Force] [Occult Prayers] Our peaceful world hides strange, terrifying things that few people know about. At the request of his lovesick buddy, Feng Zi “accidentally” runs into a beautiful fortune-teller on an overpass, only to get slapped silly by the murderous aura rushing off her. “We were never meant to meet. It’s all because you paid extra.” After the goddess lavishly showers him with money, he takes his first-generation weapon, “Big Baby,” and charg —Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 49 Lin Dadan’s Path to Summoning the Gods 林大胆的请神之路 In the countryside, spiritual qi has only just revived. This is not Spiritual Qi Revival in the traditional sense: it is not that all humanity has awakened supernatural powers. Instead, “yin energy awakened first.” The yin veins deep beneath the earth were the first to stir, and zombies buried for hundreds of years sensed the spiritual qi before the living did. The strength of ghosts and monsters surged overnight, while human Daoists and spirit mediums had yet to catch up. Ancient lineages like 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 New Tales from the Strange Studio 新聊斋奇谈 The author has collected strange tales of ghosts and monsters from elderly people around them and various folk sources. The stories are fresh, with surprising twists, and have the feel of a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Not for the faint of heart! 11Reads—Score514d adds
