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- 101 My Fated Little Fox Immortal 我的天命小狐仙 Born with all eight characters of my birth chart belonging to yin, every ninth year brings disaster. That is my fate. To save my life, my grandfather arranged a marriage for me when I was nine. But when I was nearly eighteen, he personally called it off. Because of that, I embarked on a path unlike that of any other feng shui master! I said, “Our marriage was fated. You’re written in my destiny, and we’ll be together for three lifetimes!” She said, “Cut it out. If you don’t wash the dishes today 310Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 102 The Ghost Wife, Yu Niang 鬼妻玉娘 This novel takes inspiration from the case of Yang Ji, eldest son of the Ming dynasty's high-ranking official Yang Shiqi. Yang Ji tyrannized the local people for years before finally being exposed. The story follows Jiang Han, whose chance encounter with the female ghost Zhong Yuniang sets the two of them off from Jiangxi on a journey north to Beijing to petition the emperor directly. The story is set against real events, but I made up the causes and course of what happened. I think I did a pret 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Zombie Ancestor of the City 都市之僵祖 The world has wronged me, so I am willing to become a demon. There only needs to be one villain like me. When I made up my mind to embark on the path of the jiangshi, the whole world would tremble before me. 1.1kReads7.1Score11214d adds
- 104 Songs of the Underworld 冥歌 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] It’s a tangled, lengthy story, not one about a loser turning his life around by fawning over women. [There is a heroine] I’m new to this, so I don’t understand why novels have to be tagged as having no heroine. To be honest, mine has one, though she doesn’t appear much. [Not necessarily funny] Hard to say. The author has a strange sense of humor. [Neurotic] The author is a little crazy, with a mind that keeps jumping around, so the plot can sometimes feel erratic. 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 105 The Evil Dead Pursue: My Master Tried to Possess Me, but I Turned the Tables 猛鬼追魂：师父夺舍被我反噬 After a ghost blinded me, I accidentally knocked over a vase in a porcelain shop. The heartless old boss demanded an outrageous sum, so I had no choice but to agree to work as his shop assistant for three months to pay off the debt. I figured he'd make my life miserable, but the old geezer did a complete about-face. He said we were destined to meet, and not only wanted to take me as his apprentice, but also offered me his ravishing, graceful, one-in-a-million goddaughter as a wife. Could anythin 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Yin-Life Pawnshop 阴寿当铺 The Underworld Pawnshop: I Sell Ghostly Goods to Stay Alive Lu You's funeral shop stands at the coldest, most shadowy corner of the old street in the west of the city. For generations, the Lu family has dealt with the dead, but by Lu You's generation, they are cursed to die before turning thirty. By day, he sells incense, candles, and paper money for the dead. By night, he helps vengeful spirits who died unnatural deaths fulfill their wishes in exchange for extra days of life. On the first night 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Jiangshi: Unearthed After 100,000 Years in Hiding 僵尸：苟了十万年的我被挖出来了 (No heroine, System, zombies) Could anything be more miserable than waking up to find yourself locked inside a coffin? Not only is Li Xiao locked in a coffin, he somehow turns into a little zombie. Fortunately, he awakens the Zombie System. Li Xiao: “The world is too dangerous. I'm not leaving this coffin until I'm invincible.” One hundred thousand years later, Li Xiao suddenly notices something moving against his coffin. “Who's trying to pry my coffin open?” 277Reads6.2Score1814d adds
- 108 Raising a Fox Brings Disaster 养狐为祸 He went hunting in the mountains and found a white fox, which he brought home. That night, he met a breathtakingly beautiful woman… She was gorgeous and gentle, and said she wanted to marry him and bear his children. He thought it was a stroke of luck, but then came corpse poison, grinning dolls, and women in red, one after another!! 119Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 109 I Told You to Be a Ghost Officer, Not to Turn the Underworld Upside Down 让你当鬼差，没让你把地府闹翻天 [Ghost hunting + comedy + episodic short stories + two romance arcs] “Scare factor: 1. Comedy factor: 99! It has a vibe similar to Spirit Pendulum. Hope you enjoy it.” “Talking about ghosts, telling tales of human feelings.” Shen Zhe, a minor celebrity with no fame to speak of, suddenly dies. Was it suicide, or was there more to it...? His friend Han Min, who was already on borrowed time, seeks revenge for him and unexpectedly ends up in the underworld, but can’t find him anywhere... I can’t be 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Face Painting Across the City 满城描脸 Faces Painted Across the City 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Eerie: My Wife Is a Vengeful Ghost 诡异：我家娘子是厉鬼 [Eerie] [Single heroine] [Pure love] [Mischief-maker] Chen Yu, an ordinary university student, transmigrates into an Eerie world and meets the wife from his dreams. But unlike in his dreams, his gentle, virtuous wife is an Eerie creature who kills without blinking… Faced with countless grotesque and terrifying Eerie beings, Chen Yu calmly holds his rice bowl and says, “Wifey! It’s yelling at me!” “Wifey! Get it!” Today, I, Chen Yu, am going to eat this bowl of rice standing up! I have a wife 217Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 112 No One Survives the Old House: Eyes in the Cracks in the Walls 旧厝里无人生还：墙缝里的眼睛 No One Survives in the Old House: Eyes in the Cracks in the Walls —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 The Sky Is Falling! I’m Afraid of Ghosts, Yet the King of the Underworld Won’t Leave Me Alone 天塌了，怕鬼的我被冥王缠上了 [Mystery and the supernatural + doting devotion + hidden identities revealed + ghost hunting + a heroine who grows] [A tough-talking girl who’s afraid of ghosts × a protective, clingy King of the Underworld] A timid girl and a powerhouse team up to hunt evil spirits During a terrifying murder-mystery game, Chu Mu runs into a real ghost from the script, and her twenty years of materialist beliefs crumble on the spot. She thinks it was just one unlucky encounter, but then one strange incident aft 26Reads—Score414d adds
- 116 The Coffin Maker 棺匠 I'm a coffin keeper. I entered this line of work after joining my master at the age of nine. At first, I didn't believe there were ghosts in this world. Then, after a series of strange encounters, I gradually discovered the other side of the world... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Five Turbidities Ravage the World? My Time-Bending Eye Awakens from the Start, and Reincarnation Subdues the Mortal Realm 五浊乱世？时瞳开局，轮回镇人间 In the twilight of the age of horrors, the Five Turbidities deepen. The human world becomes a living hell, star systems warp, and the universe turns into an abyss. Humanity? Ghost nature? The fate of pawns? A world thrown into disorder? None of it matters. One man walks in secret, holding a lone lamp, while the lights of ten thousand homes go out without cause. One man imposes order and transforms the cycle of rebirth, leaving the world’s children weeping tears of blood. My name is Nan Yin. I’m 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 118 The Great Immortal's Record of Sealing Tombs 锁冢大仙录 The moment the Nuo mask swept across my right eye, the world changed. I saw underground waterways deep beneath the earth. I saw ancient Shu script carved into the stone walls three thousand years ago. And in the deepest place, I saw a crack with two words carved inside: Buzhou! And then there was Shangguan Wanyu, a forensic pathologist with a doctorate. The first time I saw her, the bone needles at her waist were all ringing, as if twelve tuning forks had been struck at once. She said my right e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Before the Ghost King Recovers, I'll Marry Her and Bring Her Home 趁鬼王没有恢复，娶她回家当老婆 [One female lead + devoted husband + both leads are each other's first love + pure romance + fast-paced + daily life of the leads. The male lead is weak at first but invincible among his peers later on (after Chapter 60). The female lead is cold on the outside but warm inside.] My name is Shen Jingting. I've been single for twenty years and work a dead-end job. On Ghost Festival, I made a wish to my ancestors. “Ancestors, I burn so much money for you every year. Do your best down there and help 2kReads8.8Score21714d adds
- 120 Mr. Vampire: I Am the Strongest Jiangshi! 僵尸先生：我，最强尸王！ He wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the movie Mr. Vampire. From the start, he is at the Ren Family Town police station, a corpse lying alongside Master Ren. "Ding! Supreme Corpse King System binding in progress." "Resurrection countdown: 3:00" He comes back to life right in front of Uncle Jiu, then takes off into the sky. He rises to power step by step with the help of the System, roaming the world of zombies and becoming the Supreme Corpse God! 644Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 121 The Seventh Empty Seat at the Mahjong Table 麻将桌上的第七个空座位 The Seventh Empty Seat at the Mahjong Table 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Crossing Calamity: One Game Every Seven Days 渡厄：七日一局 A new author asks for your support. One female lead! One female lead! One female lead! Important things must be said three times. What would you do if an app suddenly appeared on your phone, impossible to uninstall, and began counting down six days? Freelance writer Lin Mo chooses to… lie flat. With an exceptionally laid-back attitude, his first thought upon seeing the bizarre app named “Du’e,” whose icon resembles a black vortex, and its bright red countdown is that “this experience could make —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Born in a Coffin, Bride of a Ghost 棺生子，鬼新娘 [Folkloric horror, feng shui arts, mystery and the supernatural] On a stormy night filled with thunder and lightning, I was born in a coffin that reeked of decay, breaking the taboo between yin and yang! My family betrothed me to a ghost bride. When the wedding procession came to fetch her, an eerie atmosphere shrouded the village! After that, strange things happened one after another: crying in the middle of the night, objects mysteriously moving on their own... 22Reads6.0Score314d adds
- 124 The Eerie Game: From the Start, I Picked Up a Top-Tier Star 诡异游戏：开局捡个顶流女星 [Horror game + dark tone + unscrupulous tactics + Infinite Flow + one female lead] Could the strange creature Gu Changqing brought out of a haunted villa really be a top-tier star and a high-level player in the horror game? And does she really need to form a "deep connection" with Gu Changqing and devour his "life essence" to maintain her human form...? 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 125 Master, Run! The Underworld Is Trying to Pass the Buck Again! 师父快跑！地府又要甩锅了！ [Comical Master-and-Disciple Duo × The Miserable Daily Grind of an Underworld Employee / Lighthearted Fun + Horror and Suspense] “Ding-dong, you have a new soul-guiding assignment. Please handle it promptly.” Underworld employee No. 180219 at your service. I was supposed to die at sixteen, in the height of summer, but through a twist of fate I was reborn. Not only had I lost my memories of dying, the Underworld had assigned me a job: a living reaper. A soul-hooking token in hand and a soul-snari 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 After Raising an Adorable Fox Spirit, I Made the CEO Cry 我养成超可爱狐仙后，总裁急哭了 [Lighthearted daily life] [Raising a girlfriend] [Little fox spirit] [One heroine] [No System, no forced face-slapping] [Healing] [Regret] I thought I'd saved someone, but it turned out to be a fluffy pink fox. And what's more, the fox had become a spirit, transforming into a pure and adorable girl who was as innocent as could be. What's it like to raise a little fox spirit? Maybe it means holding her hand whenever you go out, while she glares at you with big, watery eyes and warns you not to lo 124Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 127 I Became the Zombie King by Snagging Bargains 靠捡漏成为僵尸王 (Apocalypse + zombies + jiangshi + comedy + pets + scavenging) After the Japanese dumped nuclear wastewater, the whole world entered hell mode. Qi Jingyue got caught up in it too, but why did she turn out so different from everyone else? Everyone else became a zombie. How did she end up as a jiangshi? She lay low beneath a bridge and picked up all sorts of good stuff by the river. The zombies came in fierce waves, and the big shots had no time to grab any of the loot, so it all went straight int 22Reads8.1Score114d adds
- 128 I Told You, I'm Not the Killer 我说了，我不是凶手 I told you, I’m not the murderer. 1.2kReads—Score1514d adds
- 129 Peering into Immortality: The Eye That Sees Through Illusions 窥仙：破妄之眼 Gu Xian, a college student, never imagined that his closest roommate would vanish completely from everyone's memories overnight. His classmates don't remember him, he's missing from the photos, and even their social media history has been erased. Gu Xian is the only person in the world who remembers that he ever existed. At that moment, a pale blue-white light blazed in Gu Xian's eyes. He saw another face of the world: the hidden realm of cultivation, concealed beneath ordinary cities and foreve —Reads—Score18214d adds
- 130 Seven Roads Across the River, Homeward Bound 渡川七路归人 [Publication-quality assurance, slow-burn + expansive worldbuilding that gets better the more you read + urban fantasy + college student + supernatural + Taoist priest + mild horror + face-slapping + showing off] My name is Lin Du, and I’m a college student. I was born with a weak Water element in my birth chart, and my fate lacked a safe ferry crossing. My mother named me Lin Du, hoping I would help others and myself safely cross life’s waters and enjoy a peaceful life. For half my life, I was 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The City's Exorcist 都市驱魔先生 When shadows emerge beyond the reach of the city’s neon lights, young exorcist Jin Lei sets out on the path fate has laid for him. He inherits more than his family’s powers: he also inherits a tragic mystery spanning a hundred years. Why did his ancestor and fellow disciple turn evil? What earth-shattering scheme is the Xuanjing organization plotting from the shadows of history? From strange happenings on campus to bloody feuds in the countryside, from urban crime investigations to a battle ove 266Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Beloved by a Yandere Beauty Ghost in a Horror Instance 在恐怖副本，被病娇美人厉鬼宠爱 Infinite worlds + obsessive love + one-on-one devoted couple + romance + sweet pampering In the past, Zhuang Yang admired two people most: Xu Xian and Ning Caichen. Now, he is beginning to understand Ning Caichen, and to become him. It all began with a strange encounter. The ghost girl Sang Li says, “One day in the future, we'll already have met in the past.” Zhuang Yang thinks it's just a whimsical bit of nonsense, but he has no idea that everything is already fated. Only when that day arrives 6.3kReads7.6Score64414d adds
- 133 A Guide to the Supernatural in the New Era 新时代灵异指南 Qin An ended up becoming the very yin-yang master he hated most, on the night he was forced to marry a female ghost. Why did getting married mean signing a ghost marriage contract, too?! A fellow disciple who could summon spirits, a frosty female Taoist priest: even looking at either of them counted as cheating! Speechless, Qin An shielded the flame as he lit a cigarette for the mountain spirit beside him, then raised his glass in a respectful toast to the river ghost across from him, keeping it —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Scent of Rouge and Corpses: Corpse-Driving in the Underworld 胭脂尸香：冥国赶尸录 The Fragrance of Rouge and Corpses: A Record of Corpse Drivers in the Netherworld 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Horror Game: Playing the Husband from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局扮演丈夫 Xuan Ye was chosen and dragged into a horror world to take part in a horror game, where he drew the perfect-grade talent [Shadow Mind Reader]. His first instance, [Model Couple], plunged him into a battle of wits against the supernatural beings… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The King of Crazy Ideas: My Outlandish Notions Save the World 异常点子王：我离谱脑洞拯救世界 (Wild supernatural powers + modern suspense + infinite-loop crises + a male lead full of ingenious ideas) Failed novelist Lin Mo faces rejection after rejection, day in and day out, until his life becomes utterly miserable! An invitation to join a group called the “World Anomaly Mutual Aid Center” completely upends his painfully ordinary life. When a group member gets trapped in a seven-day time loop, Lin Mo casually suggests the absurd solution of “drinking water upside down, then jumping out t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Lord of the Origin Clan 源族之主 [Mystery and the Supernatural, Ghost Wife and Fox Demon] In my senior year of high school, I became the top scholar in a dream and married a female ghost and a fox demon. After I woke up, one strange thing after another began happening around me. Together with my ghost wife and the fox demon, I embarked on adventures, weathered countless trials, and fought powerful foes. Bizarre and uncanny cases, strange folk customs, Miaojiang sorcery, demon arts, magic, and all manner of oddities await. Let’s 28Reads—Score314d adds
- 138 The Great Sage Equal to Heaven in My Date with a Vampire 僵约齐天大圣 [Heavily altered plot] He transmigrated five hundred years into the future and was sealed away for five hundred years, too! After the seal was broken, Qi Sheng kept his promise and protected the Ma family's descendants... [Ma Danna]: As agreed, protect the Ma family's descendants! [Ma Xiaoling]: Qi Sheng, time to get up and get to work! 738Reads—Score10314d adds
- 139 Blood Corpse Demon Lord 血僵魔君 A zombie from the cultivation world sought revenge, slaughtering cultivators until people came to call him the Demon Lord. After being attacked by a mysterious, supreme cultivator, the Demon Lord arrived in another realm. There, he ruled the continent, bringing peace through slaughter. Pills, artifact forging: none can rival me. I have countless divine techniques in my mind. My uncanny methods will chill you to the bone, and my ruthless cruelty will make you tremble. 106Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 140 A Lifelike Journey: Studying the Tao and Slaying Evil as an Apprentice 栩栩如生之拜师学道斩妖邪 Black mist swirls day and night at the mouth of the Ten Thousand Souls Cave, unleashing a supernatural catastrophe that throws both the mortal world and the underworld into turmoil. Lin Xu, a feng shui master, wields a bronze sword to ward off evil and uses a compass to detect danger. Along with the hapless Ma Mingyu, the spirit fox Bai Ling, the sentient Tanggao, and the jittery Maozaojing, he enters this forbidden place filled with vengeful spirits. The bone-corroding vines ensnare people and 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Playing Matchmaker in the Underworld 我在冥界牵红线 [Female-Oriented + Minimal Romance + Mild Horror + Plot-Focused + Episodic + Ensemble Cast] My name is You Sheng, and I'm a university student. I should have been enjoying a pleasant summer vacation, but the day before I was due to go home, a rideshare driver dumped me by the roadside. After that, a vengeful ghost latched onto me, and I unexpectedly gained the ability to see spirits... On the high-speed train, I met an old Taoist. To help my grandmother avert a calamity, I accepted the Ghost Eye 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Uncle Jiu, I've Transmigrated into a Zombie! 九叔，我穿越成僵尸了！ [Uncle Jiu + zombies + no romance + two protagonists...] The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I became the wrong species, a zombie. The good news: Unless something goes wrong, I can live forever. The bad news: The whole world is full of Uncle Jius, Uncle Jius everywhere! A soul from Blue Star transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's world and becomes an utterly ordinary zombie, without even a System. To save his own life, he decisively switches sides and joins Uncle Jiu's faction. With a Maos 32Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 143 Uncle Nine: I Begin as a Celestial Master and Become a Golden-Eyed Zombie God 九叔：金眼僵神从成为天师开始 On a whim, the goofy young man Chen Hao bought a secondhand copy of The Book of the Yellow Emperor’s Supreme Principles and the World, only to unexpectedly inherit the power of the Corpse God and travel back to a parallel world of zombies. He promptly became a disciple of Uncle Jiu, then ran into his cousin Xu Yan, who had become a flying zombie, in Teng Teng Town. Uncle Jiu: Xiao Hao is absolutely the disciple I’m proudest of in my life. Old Master Ren: Meeting him has completely ruined my dign 3Reads5.3Score114d adds
- 144 The Ditsy Girl Awakens Yin-Yang Eyes, Hunts Ghosts to Prolong Her Life, and Ventures into the Underworld 呆女觉醒阴阳眼，捉鬼续命闯阴间 I’m a clueless village girl, and at twelve I awakened as a ghost-hunting powerhouse. On the day I was born, every creature on the mountain stood guard for me, and I wouldn’t open my eyes until thunder struck! For the first twelve years, the whole village took me for an idiot. Then, once I came to my senses, an old Daoist declared I wouldn’t live past twenty-four! Forced to become his apprentice, I discovered that my master’s shop was connected to the underworld at night! I lazed around and doz —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Young Zombie Hunter 捉僵少年 On one side is a passionate young man just starting out, dreaming of becoming the greatest zombie-hunting celestial master. On the other is a thousand-year-old zombie, the strongest in history, who has slumbered for a century. An unforeseen turn of events sets the rookie young man on the path of hunting zombies. Strength and weakness, good and evil, who will emerge as the ultimate victor? 17Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 146 The Bride I Brought Home Was Dead 媳妇领回来的，是个死人 The woman he brought home was a dead person. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Ghost Soldiers in the Mountains 山间有鬼兵 Ghost Soldiers in the Mountains 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Guardians of the Lake: Ghost Ship in the Mist, Season One 守湖人雾中鬼船第一季 The Lake Keeper: Ghost Ship in the Fog, Season One 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Guardians of the Lake: Don't Board the Fog Boat, Season Two 守湖者，莫登雾.船第二季 Guardians of the Lake: Do Not Board the Fog Boat, Season Two —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Isn't This a Dating Game? Why Is It So Creepy? 不是心动游戏嘛？怎么有点惊悚啊 [Infinite-flow + supernatural + two lovesick leads + wonderfully quirky tone] Gu Xiang got married. But her husband disappeared. Before they married, they were so deeply in love they were inseparable. Her husband doted on her and treated her like a princess. He wouldn’t even let her get out of bed. He was completely lovesick and devoted to his wife. But after they got married, he kept disappearing, and Gu Xiang began to suspect he was cheating. So, in tears, she asked for a divorce. The next sec —Reads—Score—14d adds
