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- 51 A Northeastern Taoist in the City 东北道士在都市 This book contains some Taoist cultural elements. It is entirely fictional, so please do not imitate it. Zhao Tiesheng is a young Taoist priest raised in the Qingxin Temple deep in the Changbai Mountains. Born with the “Yin-Yang Path” fate, he can see ghosts by nature. His eight characters are extremely yin, yet contain a trace of pure yang, making him a once-in-a-century anomaly. When he turned eighteen, his master ran off, leaving him three thousand yuan, an old Taoist robe, and a parting in 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Can’t Beat People in a Fight? Catching Demons Should Be a Piece of Cake, Right? 斗人斗不过，抓妖还不手到擒来？ A ghoul is a creature of lack. Whatever it lacked in life, be it wealth, health, or fortune, it must seize from others after death to make up for it and rest in peace. In 2009, five homeless children were suffocated in a dumpster. I was the sixth, and the only one who survived. I was never meant to become a Yin-Yang Celestial Master. Until I discovered that what happened that year was no accident. Some ghosts are bottomless pits, plundering without restraint. Some people once swept away an entir 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Notes of a Yin-Yang Master: Northeast China Paranormal Tales 阴阳先生笔记：东北灵异录 This story is entirely fictional. All place names in it refer to cities with the same names in a parallel world. Also, please do not imitate any folk customs or practices described in the story. Zhao Gandang is a bona fide Northeastern Chinese man: he can handle trouble out in the world and cook at home. He has yin-yang eyes, knows feng shui, can draw talismans, and summon gods. Of course, summoning the gods too often shortens your life, and using the yin-yang eyes too much gives you a headache. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Folk Feng Shui Taboos: I Can Expose Life-or-Death Traps 民间风水禁忌：我能点破生死局 He can see at a glance the deadly traps hidden in homes and burial grounds, but he never dares speak up. Every taboo he exposes costs someone a life. Until the night he revealed the “blood coffin crushing the pulse” to save an orphan girl. Seven people in the village died violent deaths, and with their dying breath, they all pointed at him: “It was you... You should have died long ago.” The truth was, he wasn’t a feng shui master at all. He was the “Life-Substitution Judge,” chosen by the ancien —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Rebirth Shop: I Handle Paranormal Cases at the Funeral Home 往生铺：我在殡仪馆处理灵异事件 My name is Chen Yang, and I run a funeral shop called Passing On in the outskirts of the city. By day, I sell wreaths and make paper effigies. My business is with the dead. At midnight, I burn incense and light candles, dealing with the “unclean things” that the living would rather avoid. 359Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Riding an Electric Scooter Through the Yin and Yang, I Am the World's Last Heavenly Master 脚踏电驴巡阴阳，我世间最后天师 “Beautiful lady? Why is your address a mass grave?” Probably just a rookie mistake. Make a few more deliveries and you'll get the hang of it. Zhang Daozhi was stunned. The last Celestial Master of the dynasty had accepted the most powerful inheritance, the Celestial Master's Passing, just a moment ago. The next moment, he was reborn as a food delivery rider. But this life was one of peace and prosperity, with ghosts and monsters existing only in legend. Even the Celestial Master's spells had bee 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Subduing Evil 镇邪 [China's first mystery novel to reveal the customs of the ancient Dongnu Kingdom] A mysterious old town, an ancient profession, and a rash of strange events. Friend or foe, it's impossible to tell! A peculiar custom from the ancient Dongnu Kingdom, and the source of sins passed down for thousands of years. Terror at the fifth watch, bizarre murder cases: are they vengeful ghosts, a curse, or the evil in people's hearts? A bloodstained clay pot, bells and drums offered in worship, kindhearted peo 162Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 58 The Ming Dynasty Dream-Eater Chronicles 大明噬梦录 In the tenth year of the Wanli reign, demons and monsters roam behind the lantern-lit streets of Jinling. Tong Yan, a junior official at the Imperial Observatory, finds a strange black cat gravely wounded on a rainy night. With jade-black fur and mismatched eyes, it feeds on nightmares and sees through the demons lurking in people’s hearts. A painted-skin ghost combs her hair night after night, while a seamstress’s fingers are utterly ruined. Hongwu-era coins reappear, and everyone who obtains o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Lord Guan Guards the Night: From the Start, a Security Guard Gains the Remnant Will of the Martial Sage 关公镇夜：保安开局得武圣残念 [Bickering Couple + Mystery and Deduction + Witty Humor + Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters] Watch an ordinary person from the streets stumble into the business of yin and yang, as his hilarious journey of soul-catching begins! Male Lead: A down-on-his-luck man of humble origins, quick with a joke and fond of snarky remarks. A timid good-for-nothing at first, he grows into a composed and powerful protagonist who makes a comeback. Female Lead / Bickering Partner: Sharp-tongued and always trad —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Welcome to Wenshi Hall 欢迎光临问世堂 [Traditional supernatural tales + eerie legends and heretical lore + mysteries of the past + the many sides of life + heartwarming healing] One female lead, no System, no harem, one-on-one romance. A satisfying story that isn't mindless, with plenty of comeuppance. The male lead has lived for a thousand years. The female lead is powerful and keeps growing stronger, and the main cast never holds her back. The grandfather doesn't die at the start. The first arc moves quickly. Its lingering mysteri 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Folklore and the Supernatural: My Campus Crush Is a Fox Demon 民俗灵异：我的校花学姐是狐妖 [First-person narration + talking to myself + pure romance + supernatural + beast-girl] My name is Lin Mu, an utterly ordinary sophomore in high school. My only hobby is studying folk legends, and I dream of becoming a novelist. I thought my life would consist of skipping class to play video games and documenting weird internet stories, until one day, at an internet cafe, I saw Su Yu Jue, the aloof upperclasswoman who had everyone at school talking, with a pair of fluffy fox ears sprouting from 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Mystery, Horror, the Supernatural, and Folklore: Fourth Auntie? Where Did I Get a Fourth Auntie?! 【悬疑惊悚+灵异+民俗】四姑婆？我哪儿来的四姑婆！ [Mystery and suspense + the supernatural + folk customs] Great-Aunt Four? Where would I even get a Great-Aunt Four?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 I Keep My Dormmates Fed by Catching Ghosts 我靠捉鬼养活全宿舍 Do you believe there are ghosts in the world? The truth is, they're everywhere. "Don't look back. Now, slowly count to three. One. It's behind you. Two. It's in your breath. Three... It knows you can see it now. And now it's coming for you!!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Ghost Hunter: The Big Shot Who Says One Thing and Means Another 捉鬼师：大佬他口是心非 (Just rated) [The Best of the Best x A Rookie] [A Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Heroine Who Grows] [One-on-One Romance] [A Touch of Reverse Harem] [Slow Burn] Rookie ghost hunter Que Yue Bai has next to no professional skills. Her only talent is latching onto Jing Mu, the “best of the best in ghost hunting.” The man is cold-faced and sharp-tongued. No one in the entire association dares raise their voice around him. Everyone says, “What a disaster. The chief Jing has been wrapped arou 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 65 After Years of Playing the Charlatan, I Specialize in Treating Beautiful Female Ghosts 做神棍这些年，我专治漂亮女鬼 On the day I was born, my mother had a difficult labor. To save his eldest grandson, my grandfather tore down the family’s front door and found a bloodstained kitchen knife hidden in the doorframe! As the knife came down with a clang, I was born… P.S. This is no run-of-the-mill supernatural story. Expect all kinds of mystery and twists, with a lighthearted, funny take on catching ghosts! 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Folk Tales 民间故事 Folktales 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 67 I Became a Skinner After Moving Into the Apartment 入住公寓后成了剥皮匠 On the day I moved in, the building manager handed me a rusty key and a yellowed set of house rules. “Light the red lantern in the living room every night. If it goes out, hide under the bed immediately.” Next door lived a qipao-clad female ghost who loved to sing. Downstairs was a doctor with a peculiar taste for blood. To stay alive, I lit the lantern on time every day, until the power went out on the seventh night. The instant the lantern went dark, I saw the dried corpses of the previous ten 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Sun Pupil, Moonless Night: I Know the End from the Start! 日瞳月晦：开局我已知晓终末！ [Supernatural] ~ [Mystery] ~ [Mind Games] ~ [Plot Twists] ~ [No Idiot Plots] The first time was at a casino. I won every last chip in the place, but I couldn’t escape the strange curse that clung to me. Luckily, when I woke up, the game hadn’t started yet. The second time, death came calling at midnight. The rules offered no way out. I watched the skin being peeled from my body inch by inch, helpless to stop it. The nightmare wouldn’t go away. The third time, the fourth time... Death played out 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Spirit Pact of Sinister Schemes 诡谋之灵契 People often say that a person’s fate is decided by Heaven, but that is not entirely true. Mu Fan was born into a vast conspiracy. With a body of four yin and an utterly yin fate, his perilous destiny made an ordinary life impossible. A female ghost in the park tries to seize his soul, while a stunning ghost bride enters into a marriage pact with him. Corpses dance in the funeral home; teachers and students at a school haunted by vicious ghosts leap from buildings in eerie circumstances; deep in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 A Ghost Lurks in My Right Eye: A Decade-Old Murder Hidden in the Old Building's Brick Wall 右眼栖鬼：老楼砖墙藏十年命案 A Ghost Dwells in Her Right Eye: A Decade-Old Murder Hidden in the Bricks of an Old Building 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Listening to Strange Tales at Night 夜听诡事 Whenever you're bored in your spare time, you can open my book and let it take you into a different world. This book is made up of a collection of short tales of horror, the supernatural, and ghosts and monsters. They will show you the warmth and coldness of the world, and reveal the selfishness and greed of human nature. Perhaps you'll find yourself in the stories and feel what the characters feel. As you read, set aside the weariness of body and mind for a while and immerse yourself completely 613Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 72 King of the Occult Arts: Exorcising Demons in the American Horror Universe 诡术之王：我在美恐世界斩妖除魔 After three years of cultivation, Lin Yan was still at the bottom of the food chain in the American Horror world: kept like livestock by vampires, tormented by vengeful spirits, and ultimately killed on a witch’s sacrificial altar. Then he was reborn and awakened the Lin family’s ancestral legacy of occult arts! In his previous life, he had been ignorant. This time, he wielded talismans as blades, peachwood swords as edges, and soul-subduing bells as his guide, using the thousand-year heritage o 175Reads—Score10014d adds
- 73 The Transmigrators' Alliance: Dedicated to Tearing Apart Twisted Plots 穿越者联盟，专拆变态剧本 After waking from a deep sleep, Qin Weiwei, an information architect at the Ministry of State Security, finds herself the frail, dying legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel. But she is horrified to discover this is no transmigration. It is a cage. After entering the palace, she discovers she is not alone. Chu Huaiyu, a widow who carves silverware with shards of broken porcelain; Su Jingyao, an orphan who arranges flowers with the precision of a chemistry experiment; and Lu Zhaoyue, a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Right Way to Play the Game 游戏的正确打开方式 [Infinite Flow] [Urban] [the Myriad Worlds] [Original Instances] Welcome to a real “game.” There is no restart button here, only a path to godhood. A mysterious “player qualification” has become a ticket linking the myriad worlds. Anime universes, classic storylines, fantasy worlds... everything you know becomes an instance. Complete missions, seize opportunities, and transcend the mortal realm in the blink of an eye. The weak sink into ruin while the strong rise to the top. This gamble with you —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 75 I Play an Extra in Eerie Movies 我在诡异电影里跑龙套 [Also known as: Quitting KFC to Brave the Supernatural Scenarios] Yan Jin worked like a dog at a fried chicken shop for three years, always conscientious and hardworking. At last, he finally stood up for himself and fired his boss. But right after quitting, he transmigrated into an Infinite Flow scenario where death was all but certain. Since he’d transmigrated, he might as well show the supernatural what his incredible golden finger could do: a psychiatric hospital for gods, an echo that never 1.5kReads6.3Score11514d adds
- 76 City Feng Shui Master: My Compass Can Slay Dragons 都市风水师：我的罗盘能斩龙 [System + decisive and ruthless + slaying demons, driving out evil, and killing the supernatural] Lin Yan thought that after his grandfather passed away, he would be left all alone, eventually worn down by making ends meet until he died. Then one day, an evil spirit appeared before him, and the Heaven-Appraising System lit up! The evil spirit was gone, and a wealthy CEO showered him with money. From then on, Lin Yan stepped into a strange and sinister world invisible to ordinary people. Nightmar 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 I Know a Few Ghost Tricks 我会点鬼术 A hundred years a ghost, ten years a good man. My name is Bai Yaoyao. In this world overrun by vengeful ghosts and monsters, all I want is to tend my little paper funerary shop and live in peace. But my meager ghostcraft seems to keep getting me into enormous trouble. With no other choice, if I want to survive, I’ll have to hone this little bit of ghostcraft to perfection! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Route 14 Night Bus 14路夜班公交车 My name is Li Long. For triple pay, I took the night shift on Bus Route 14, the one everyone else avoids. It starts at the old depot in the west of the city and ends at the back gate of the crematorium. Departure time: exactly eleven at night. The passengers have no body heat, no breath, and no faces. They are the souls of those who drowned in the river three years ago. A chilling aura hangs over the route, ghosts follow in its wake, and every stop hides a curse that claims lives. Three rules ar 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 79 The Corpse-Eater Inn 尸人饭店 Driven by greed, I took a job at a restaurant that paid 50,000 yuan a month. I rested during the day and worked between midnight and 2 a.m. On my very first day, the chef told me I had only seven days left to live... 515Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 80 Divine Brows, Ghostly Ways 神眉鬼道 [Horror, no saintly heroine, no dragging things out, decisive and ruthless, exceptionally vicious ghosts] My name is Shan Qing. I had given up on the world, but by a twist of fate, I stumbled upon secrets hidden on its other side. The man-eating statue that vanishes from the school in the dead of night, the inscrutable old monk in the temple, the terrifying figure roaming the city streets... Vicious ghosts slaughter the world, and red fog pollutes the soul. Hell isn’t confined to the underworld. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 I Became a Ghost and Took a Job in Another World 变成鬼，我在异时空打工 Supernatural + fantasy + ambitious heroine + comedy Lin Weiwei is killed by noise, but her soul forms a pact with Ning Zhiguang, who can see ghosts, thanks to an ancient jade pendant. Ning Zhiguang comes from a family of Taoist priests and specializes in guiding spirits to the afterlife. Lin Weiwei is thus forced to start working to help ghosts find their way home. This human-and-ghost duo never runs out of laughs: one is a reckless rookie, the other a helpless expert. But there may be hidden d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Haunted Campus: My Card-Drawing System Is a Little Unorthodox 诡异校园：我的抽卡系统不太正经 Chen Mo, an ordinary high school student, accidentally binds the “Paranormal Gacha System” and is forced to become an on-campus exorcist. He draws an [SSR Succubus Maid] and has to help her find her lost underwear. He draws an [R-Rank Jumping Senior] and must fulfill her dying wish to experience her first love. And the strangest part is, after the evil spirits possess all the beautiful girls at school, they all fall in love with him? “System, are you sure this is a horror story and not a romance 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 I'm Not a Birdman 我不是鸟人 During my final days in the psychiatric hospital, a few of my friends died. I learned a secret, and I was granted a brief stretch of lucidity. This is a story with nothing to do with humanity’s future, the origin of the universe, past and present lives, or the mysteries of science. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Family Guardian Immortal: The Spirit of the Stele 保家仙之碑灵 The Guardian Spirit Tablet —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Guiding Souls Along the Night Road 夜路引魂 Guiding Souls on a Night Road —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Heir to the Spirit Medium 通灵师传人 Supernatural + ghost marriage + strong female lead power fantasy + horror stories + mystery. There are ghosts in every heart. Have you ever seen anything more terrifying than a ghost? It's not about walking a dark road too often and running into an evil spirit. The deadliest thing isn't knowing that it's a ghost. It's the utterly dark heart hidden beneath that perfect face. Shh... Don't make a sound. She's right behind you. Run. Don't look back. The story is even more terrifying than you ca 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The God in the Cage 笼中之神 This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Master of Exorcism 镇邪先生 These days, there aren't many people with real skills left. I've been in this line of work for more than ten years, dealing with the dead every day. Carrying corpses, painting faces, stitching skin, keeping watch, probing the water, digging graves, performing rites, guiding spirits, and sealing coffins. My grandfather told me I could retire at thirty. But I cast a fortune for myself, and learned that I only have thirty years to live. With what little time I have left, I'll tell you all about my 20Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 89 I Work as a Test Sleeper in a Haunted House 我在凶宅当试睡员 [Supernatural horror only, one female lead (though I personally think there's no female lead), rule-based horror] There's a residential complex where every room contains a rule, and every rule represents a vengeful ghost. Never break the rules, because the ghosts will kill you. Never trust the rules, because the rules will deceive you. 134Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 90 With My Heart, I Question Heaven’s Heart 我以己心问天心 His master’s soul lamp is about to go out, but the Underworld Division has already come to claim his soul, and the Directorate of Fate has secretly altered his lifespan. The young Daoist Chen Shaowei travels from Yunzhou to the capital, uncovering the secrets of the Temple of Heaven, the black accounts of the Ghost Market, and old entanglements in Fengdu along the way. Only then does he realize that the ones devouring people are not a single person or one department, but an old web spanning both 1Reads6.9Score12514d adds
- 91 Thirty Years of Strange Tales from the Northeast 东北异事三十年 Forty years ago, the old man ventured into Ghost Mountain at night and negotiated with the ghosts, winning Dongshan Village forty years of peace. Forty years later, a lone grave has thrown the whole village into chaos. A tragedy from forty years ago has claimed nearly a hundred innocent lives! What started it all? Why has a corpse's white hair turned black, and what is the red-clad female ghost trying to point to when she appears at midnight? 169Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 92 The Pact of the Ancient Book 古书之契 It all began when Lin Zhiyu picked up a strange book. Then he met the equally strange Yu Zhiyan, who seemed to have a secret connection to the book. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Final Celestial Master in the Age of Declining Magic 末法时代，最后一位天师 The Maoshan Sect Leader, impeached and driven down the mountain; a wet-behind-the-ears young upstart; a frost-cold ghost bride; an evil cultivation sect that stops at nothing; a master of Gu poison from Miaojiang; and the Shen family, Asia's richest. The Daoist sects of the realm are in turmoil. Watch as Ye Chen takes up his sword and roams the world! 13.2kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 94 Campus Ghost Stories 校园鬼汇 A fast-paced, feel-good story of eerie incidents on campus. Join the characters as they explore the school's chilling horrors! A cursed phone, a lifelike silicone doll, a deadly package, mysterious glasses, a terrifying elevator, revenge for bullying, an abandoned classroom building, a dance studio, a study room, sculptures... The campus is full of strange happenings. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 With a Fallen God as My Backer, I Rule Both the Yin and Yang Worlds 我靠着堕神大佬，阴阳两界横着走 [Metaphysics]+ [Comedy]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Ghost Hunting] No romance I’m Sang Yu. I’ve been with a fallen-god big shot since I was eight, and ever since, I’ve ruled both the worlds of the living and the dead! What can I do, you ask? Fortune-telling, face-reading, drawing talismans, and ghost hunting. I know a little of everything. Most importantly, I have a golden finger! Zhao Qingxun: Wasn’t I supposed to be the one hiring a servant? Why am I the one fighting, catching ghosts, and ear 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 I Write Horror Novels on Tomato Novel 我在番茄写恐怖小说 A friendly heads-up: [This story is wildly imaginative] This novel brings together over a hundred stories, with elements of the uncanny, fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. Unlike other novels, it has no long, tedious passages. Every story is full of eerie, fresh surprises. 99Reads—Score12714d adds
- 97 A Collection of Short Supernatural Stories 灵异故事短篇集 A series of three-person adventures beginning with Chapter 1245. Each chapter is a standalone story, blending folk customs, urban legends, horror, suspense, and comedy. The six protagonists each have distinct personalities, taking you between terrifying thrills and lighthearted fun. Hope you enjoy! 160Reads—Score1014d adds
- 98 All Those Years I Took on Commissions 我做委托的那些年 Mother-and-child temple demons? Jumping corpses from mountain villages? Flying-head demons? Strange monsters and spirits? A ghostly bride? No, they’re all props and actors! An analysis of human nature? A tragic life? A bittersweet romance? No, they’re all just scripts! Is this the male lead’s real-life experience? No, it’s a microfilm! If you don’t understand my Daoist arts, then I happen to know a few moves myself! 4Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 99 The Curse of Sorrowful Love Lake Island 悲恋湖岛的魔咒 A tragic love affair haunts the island on Lake Sorrow, where a century-old curse follows like a shadow. Is David Crane's million-dollar prize a gift from fate, or an invitation to the abyss? An ebony bracelet conceals a mystery, a key of ultraviolet light opens a forbidden door, silicon-based blood algae whisper in the dark, and the shadow of a sacrificial ritual quietly descends. Science and witchcraft clash fiercely, while the line between reality and illusion blurs. To escape their family's f 2Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 100 I Refuse to Perform! 拒演！ Jiang Che, a lowly bit player, struggled for three years in Hengdian. With no connections or resources, he was on the brink of despair when he was unexpectedly pulled into the mysterious Fatebound Film Set. This is a live-streamed fight for survival, controlled by high-ranking deities. The real world and the inner world are completely bound together: injuries in the inner world are mirrored in reality, and death means the soul is truly annihilated. Everyone who enters is an actor, and must stri —Reads—Score—14d adds
