Novels like Bureau 749: A Yin Messenger on the Road to the Underworld
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- 1 Ghostly Tales from Fengdu 丰都鬼事 In her previous life, young artist Lin Wan set out alone for the fabled ghost city of Fengdu to search for her missing older sister, Lin Zhixia. Naively, she trusted the seemingly kind innkeeper and local gentry, unaware that she had stepped into a carefully laid trap. Coveted for her yin constitution, she was ultimately sacrificed in an old mansion behind Fengdu's famous mountain by the so-called “good Samaritans” to a traitor in the underworld who had disguised himself as Black Impermanence. H 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Lamplight at the Third Watch 三更灯火 A new story is here! Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Ancient Shu of the Bronze Age: Uncovering the Secrets of Divine Power Through Archaeology 青铜古蜀：我以考古揭开神权之秘 A bronze mask with protruding eyes, unearthed at Sanxingdui, draws an archaeology graduate student back 3,000 years to the ancient Shu Kingdom. Amid the fierce struggle between divine authority, royal power, and the people's rights, they witness the ultimate truth behind a glorious civilization's rise and its eventual disappearance without a trace. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Ultimate Record of Strange Cases 终极诡事录 One terrifying tale per volume! [Not your ordinary supernatural tale. It goes all in on horror, and is absolutely best read at midnight.] No brainless writing. If it's not good, come beat me up. Step into the world of Chinese-style horror and suspense! And hey, look outside your window. Is someone standing there?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Terror in the Desolate Village 荒村惊魂 I entered a village inhabited entirely by women. I thought I’d found a man’s paradise, but after a series of bizarre events, I realized things weren’t so simple… 158Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 6 Supernatural: After My Best Friend Died, She Began Turning into Me to Take Revenge 灵异:闺蜜死后，报复我开始变成她 Supernatural: After my best friend died, she began to take revenge on me by turning into her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Rule Horror: The Corpse on the Bridge Sways in the Live Stream 规则怪谈：直播桥上的尸体晃呀晃 Rule Horror: The corpse on the bridge sways back and forth on the livestream —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Horror Judgment: The Cat Is Purifying Me 恐怖审判：猫在净化我 Horror Judgment: The Cat Is Purifying Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Pregnant with an Insect Egg, I Became the Mother of All Insects 怀上虫胎后，我成了万虫之母 After Conceiving an Insect Egg, I Became the Mother of All Insects 133Reads—Score214d adds
- 10 After My Ex-Girlfriend Framed Me, I Became a Corpse Hauler 被前女友陷害后，我做起了搬尸工 My ex-girlfriend’s corpse lay quietly on the bed. She was heavily made up, and her crimson lips looked as if they were dripping blood. Her face was a little pale, but she looked even more beautiful and captivating than when she was alive. But the very next second... She suddenly sat bolt upright, opened her bloodied mouth, and lunged straight at me! I was just trying to do her the kindness of keeping vigil, and I never expected her to come back as a corpse! What am I supposed to do?! Need an ans 296Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Midnight Taxi 午夜出租车 People in certain lines of work often encounter strange and inexplicable things, especially drivers of midnight taxis. Because sometimes, the people they pick up might not be human. 219Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 12 The Ghost Pact 鬼约惊魂 Lovers meet before dusk; ghosts meet after the hour of the Dragon. In the middle of the night, my ex-girlfriend asked me to meet her in the grove behind the school. She said her boyfriend wanted to see me... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Haunted Peach Blossom Stove 灵异桃花灶 There’s an old man in the village named Uncle Xing. He had been practicing as a yin-yang ritual master for over twenty years, ever since he was sixteen. At forty, he encountered a supernatural event so terrifying that he buried his magical arts and withdrew to the countryside, as if fleeing from something. He changed careers and became an ordinary auspicious-date consultant. But the truth can’t stay hidden forever. One day, he showed off and used magic to create a stove that would boost the roma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Christmas Eve in Chengdu: My Dead Mom Sent Me a Red Envelope 成都平安夜，死去的妈给我发红包 On Christmas Eve in Chengdu, my dead mom sent me a red envelope —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Haunted Radio Station 恐怖幽灵电台 Late at night, as the city falls asleep, a strange radio signal pierces the silence and awakens the sleeping dead. Lin Mo, a down-on-his-luck radio host, unexpectedly becomes popular with his late-night paranormal show, "Midnight Tales of the Supernatural". But a mysterious listener submission draws him into a nightmare he cannot escape. The recording contains faint sobs and whispers, seemingly calls from hell. As Lin Mo investigates, he discovers that the recording is connected to a long-defunc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Death's Underworld Lodge: I'm Not a Murderer 死亡冥舍我不是杀人犯 A story that plays on repeat, music that loops endlessly, narrating every urban legend. Urban legends may actually be real. How do you survive in a psychiatric hospital? "The Ghost Bride," "The Slit-Mouthed Woman," "The Eight-Foot-Tall Woman," "The Flower in the Toilet," "Ten Little Rabbits," and more. Stories unlike any other await in the stairwell of the 19-story building. Midnight terror on the 19th floor of hell. And John is a man from 500 years ago, that most terrifying of all gods, demons, 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Married to an Evil Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village 嫁煞：槐安村的红盖头 Married to a Malevolent Spirit: The Red Veil of Huaian Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Was Horrified to Discover That My Neighbors Were Disappearing One by One 我惊恐的发现！邻居们陆续失踪 I discovered to my horror that my neighbors were disappearing one after another —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I’m Telling You, Don’t Open This Book. It Really Has Ghosts! 劝你别点开，这本书真有鬼！ [Short Stories] [True Ghost Stories] [Thriller] [Hair-Raising] An old man rises from the dead. A sorceress performs a ritual. Why has everyone in the village fallen silent? An abandoned hospital. Bloodstains congealed in the basement. What secret was the hospital hiding? An abandoned stillborn baby at school. Sobs ring out in the dead of night. When you pull back the dormitory curtains, why is there a twisted face staring back? Don’t click to request more updates! Be careful! Something might lat 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Eastern Wei Crown Prince's Tomb 东魏太子墓 The Eastern Wei Crown Prince’s Tomb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Let Me Tell You a Little Story, It's Not Scary at All (Six-Volume Set) 我讲个小故事，一点儿都不吓人（全六册） Fear should remain hidden in the subconscious and fade away without a trace, yet it always leaves clues in everyday life. In an alley where the sunset has slipped out of sight, in a corner turned away from the neon lights, an elegant lady sits outside a café, casting ill-intentioned sidelong glances at passersby. These signs show that when people find themselves in darkness beyond the reach of sunlight, fear swells in an instant like a shadow and closes in around them. Come, step into my stories —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 22 Going Home for Lunar New Year: Your Mom Says It’s Time to Go on a Blind Date 过年回家，你妈喊你去相亲 You go home for the New Year, and your mom tells you to go on a blind date —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Last Stop of the Last Train 末班车的终点 On the last subway train of the night, Chen Mo was the only passenger in the empty carriage. He wearily closed his eyes, only to be jolted awake by a bone-chilling cold. When he opened them, the lights in the carriage flickered, and outside the window, instead of the familiar tunnel walls rushing past, there was only a pitch-black void. The train slowly came to a stop. Chen Mo realized he had arrived at a station he had never seen before: the Ghost Station. Its platform was dilapidated, its —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Midnight Spirit Medium 午夜问米人 Before my grandfather died, he handed me a bag of moldy rice and said that our family had been asking rice questions for three generations, but the tradition had to end with me. I asked why. He only said, “Because some things, once you ask about them, you can never come back.” I didn't listen. I took the bag of rice. On my first night asking the rice, I asked about Liu, the widow who had hanged herself at the end of the alley three years ago. The rice spun three times in the bowl, then stood 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town 锁龙井：蛇骨镇 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Tales of the Haunted Temple 鬼庙怪谈 A haunted temple swallowed an entire village. I thought it was all just a natural disaster and human misfortune. I never expected that it had all started because of me. 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Notes from Another Realm 异境手记 Every story is a prism of twilight. When the collector turns to the final page, silhouettes of every story’s protagonists suddenly appear on the blank paper. The instant their fingertips touch, the embossed gold pattern on the handbook’s cover reverses into flowing dusk, drawing the reader into this endless twilight narrative as well. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Survival Guide to the Haunted Dormitory 诡异宿舍求生路 Lu Chen, who is terminally ill, wakes up to find himself inside a mission world set in a sinister dormitory. There are terrifying ghosts and dangerous people here. He understands that the only way to survive is to face the dangers, complete one strange mission after another, earn survival points, and use them to exchange for skills to fight ghosts in the dormitory. Only by growing stronger can he stay alive... This isn't a story about the protagonist running for his life while ghosts chase him. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Man-Eating Old House 食人老宅 One night, Zhou Zheng, editor-in-chief of "The Strange World", is working late and replying to readers' letters when he happens upon an anonymous letter that defies explanation. It sets off a string of strange events... 824Reads9.0Score10714d adds
- 30 The Strange Happenings of Shazao Village 沙枣村诡事 Adili is assigned to take up residence in Shazao Village. Before him, seven village cadres had mysteriously met their ends in this remote Gobi settlement. His own uncle had “died in the line of duty” there, but the case file gave no more than a cursory mention of the cause of death, with no evidence to be found. At midnight, donkey hooves sound across the sand, pausing after every seven steps. A red-eyed evil donkey crouches before a grave and calls softly: “Climb on. I’ll take you to find your —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 On the Edge of Death 死亡边缘 His cousin marries a stunningly beautiful woman, but on their wedding day, the bride dies! Then strange things begin happening in the village, and the villagers start dying one after another... 126Reads8.8Score914d adds
- 32 The 444th Horror Story 第444个恐怖故事 Every chapter is a standalone horror story. [Modern Mystery] [The More You Think About It, the More Terrifying It Gets] [Folk Horror] [Rule Horror] [Monstrous Thrills] It's all here. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Horror and Terror 恐怖，惊悚 A classmate by the bed calls out softly. A cat's cries echo through the woods. Shadows flicker at the edge of the street. A piercing scream comes from inside the restroom. Are all the things you see and hear real? And are they all human? 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Collection of Supernatural Horror Short Stories 超级恐怖短篇小说合集 An ordinary office worker in the city buys an antique wooden comb on a whim, unaware that he has become entangled in a terrifying curse spanning a century. A new work, with one self-contained story per chapter. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Mount Yin of the Forsaken: Raising Fiends in Coffin Mountain, Commanding the Underworld Winds 绝户阴山：棺山养煞，我掌阴间风 My name is Chen Jiu, and I was born in Juehu Yin Mountain. After my grandfather died, I became the new guardian of the Coffin Mountain, raising evil spirits. With a whole repertoire of feng shui secrets and a peachwood sword, I slay the Yellow Immortal, seal yin coffins, venture into ancient tombs, and break deadly curses. Everyone in the village fears me, curses me, and wants me gone. Only my brother Gou Sheng dares to risk his life alongside me. When evil spirits come, I’ll slaughter them un —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Crossing the Calamity in Seven Days 七日渡厄 My name is Lin Ye. I’m a struggling author who makes a living writing rule-based horror stories. Then I receive an anonymous email. It contains nothing but a yellowed Republican-era theater ticket and a single line: “Come to the Du’e Theater within seven days, or the ‘rules’ you write will become the way you die.” The moment I step into the theater, time across the entire city begins looping in seven-day cycles. I wrote, “Don’t look in the mirror at midnight,” and the next day someone sees th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Cold Case Pursuit: The Workplace Abyss and the Silver-Haired Trap 悬案追凶：职场深渊与银发陷阱 The fatal fall from the rooftop wasn't suicide. Workplace bullying was just a cover! I, Lin Yan, a criminal investigation team captain, uncovered the truth: a 500,000-yuan loan, deleted surveillance footage, nursing-home residents, and exploited workers were all pawns in a silver-haired scam syndicate's scheme to rake in money! The mastermind not only controls the fraud network, but also has powerful protectors who can cover the whole sky... I take on the cover-up head-on and tear down those pro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Messenger of the Underworld 冥界使者 After graduating from college, I hoped to find a good job, but ended up delivering packages. Then one day, I received a mysterious delivery slip, and my life changed completely. 35Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 39 Infinite Flow: Surviving the Game by Eating Fetal Dumplings 无限流：从吃胎婴饺开始求生游戏 [Two male leads + horror + hilarious comedy + mind-bending puzzles + lots of sweetness] My name is Jiang Yunyin, and I'm an apprentice mortician. I never thought I'd die one day by “freezing to death in a bathroom.” After I died, I came to the Horror World. To be reborn, I began taking on the horror trials the System told me about. It was supposed to be just a survival game, but it was far more difficult than I imagined. A maternal and child health hospital where women's wails and babies' cries 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Black Cat Crosses the Coffin on the Night of Return 还魂夜黑猫过棺 The Black Cat Crosses the Coffin on the Night of the Return —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Horror and Terror 恐怖惊魂 My girlfriend suddenly left me. Heartbroken, I went to a mountain village to teach, where I met a Miao girl who looked exactly like her. We were both plagued by an inexplicable mystery: being haunted by ghosts. With no other choice, we went to the terrifying Coffin Cave... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Prisoner of the Azure Sky 天青色的囚徒 Prisoner in a Sky-Blue World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Impostors: The Whole World Is Fake, and I'm the Only Real Human 伪人：全世界都是假的，只有我是真人 Impostors: The Whole World Is Fake, and I'm the Only Real Person —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Midnight Terror! Is There Someone in the Mirror? 夜半惊魂！镜里有人？ A Midnight Fright! Someone in the Mirror? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Forbidden Curse: Spirit Touch Opens the Door to Terror 禁忌咒子：灵触开启惊悚之门 [Horror] [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost Hunting] [Feng Shui] [Read with Caution at Midnight] I, Bai Qingyun, was once just a Maoshan Taoist priest at the Hundred Spirits Hall. It wasn't until I went alone to investigate an incident and saw a boy hanging himself in a red dress that I realized the evil in human nature went far beyond what I had imagined. Behind every strange incident lies both the wickedness of human nature and a tragedy. As I traveled from one region to another, resolving one incident 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Hounded by a Thousand Evils: Keep Your Distance 万邪缠身：生人勿近 The Exorcist Pavilion sits at the corner of an old alley. Ordinary people are not welcome, and it only takes cases involving people plagued by evil spirits. A red-clad ghost in an ancient well, a legless woman in an elevator, a slit wrist in the mirror, sobbing in a karaoke room, a bloody birth chart in a wardrobe, a shadow in the break room... Miaojiang gu sorcery, corpse-driving Taoists, and Nanyang black magic all take turns appearing. Jiang Xun: As long as you can pay the price, I'll snatch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Hook in the Mist 迷雾之钩 The mist over Qinglan Reservoir never lifts. A pendant and fishhook engraved with the date 1962.7.15 don’t catch fish; they catch the living and the dead. Three years ago, documentary photographer Shen Bozhou’s heart stopped for ten minutes when he jumped into the reservoir to save his partner, who had plunged into the water under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, he has been haunted by visions from beneath the surface. Now he has returned to finish the film he left incomplete, only to find —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Hundred Venerables Record: Tales of Another Day 百崇录：异日谈 A sealed ancient scroll has come to light once more: "The Hundred Abominations: Tales of Strange Days". Its faded, uncanny writing: written in blood? Annotated in tears? No one can say. All that remains are over a hundred strange accounts, each word sinking into the bone, all told by the “ill omens” lurking among humankind. Some nest in the dark corners of people's hearts, watching for greed; some lie in the shadows of the streets, drinking in sobs; others haunt desolate wilderness and ancient h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Tomb of Terror: My Haunted Forest Expedition 古墓惊魂，我的恐怖森林探险之旅 Terror in the Ancient Tomb: My Adventure Through a Haunted Forest 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Haunted Hearse 灵车诡事 I'm an ambulance driver for the dead. When I first started the job, Third Master told me a few rules every hearse driver must follow. Then one day, to pay off my loan, I transported a bizarre corpse... 324Reads6.6Score—14d adds
