Novels like Gu Stirring
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Gu Stirring, best match first.
- 1 Tales of the Uncanny in Republican-Era China: The Human World 民国诡异录之人间 ## I Light the Sky Lanterns in a Strange World > Li Xinnian transmigrates to a strange world of cultivation and is sold into the Sky Lantern Bureau, where eerie beings run rampant, from the very start. > He thinks lighting a soul lantern means certain death, but unexpectedly awakens a modern way of thinking that lets him solve impossible problems. > While others burn through their lives lighting lanterns, he levels up at a furious pace by solving mysteries and cracking cases. Everyone in the Sky 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Dead-Corner Glass 死角玻璃 [Dual worlds / apocalypse / turning back time / ensemble cast] On a chaotic star drenched in violet sun and torrential rain, the New Humans build a cold utopia through their “child-rearing policy.” Under the COM Treaty, the Machinekin silently plot their revenge, while nonhuman races in the underground black market struggle to survive. Every rule is a leech sucking away at human nature. While testing the game Dead Angle Glass, Jin Heming is kicked by a bug into a real apocalypse! Not only is he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Learned to Slay Ghosts in the Asylum 我在疯人院里学斩鬼 Ever since the mist began to consume the Celestial Court and the Underworld, ghostly creatures have gradually begun to awaken in the human world. In this era, humanity can shine as brightly as the stars, or fall into the abyss. When ghosts gain the power to destroy the world, how can humanity save it? This is a story about people, spanning a thousand years. When ghosts are no longer terrifying... When ghosts possess human nature... When Canghai is a city full of everyday warmth. The established —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Leeching Off My Parents Landed Me in the ICU 啃老啃进ICU Living Off My Parents Landed Me in the ICU —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Forbidden Love, Unbidden Feelings 禁情心动 Forbidden Feelings 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 After the Divine Fortune-Teller Lady Returns to the Capital, the Imperial Astrologer Keeps Losing His Composure 神算大小姐回京后，国师他屡屡失 The Hou Mansion's second young lady, cursed to be alone, was reborn and wanted nothing more than to set up a stall, tell fortunes, and earn enough to eat. Who knew she'd casually predict someone's death, only to be dragged back to the manor by her enemy from her previous life, the Great Qian Imperial Preceptor, for “close supervision.” He makes her wipe out heretical cults, refine Yin soldiers, and gather baleful energy. He also keeps trying to put a delicate chain around her neck. Then her memo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 A Storm Is Brewing 骤雨将至 [Japanese-style tragic fiction] [Four protagonists] [Multiple perspectives] [Slow-paced] This is a small town under a blanket of rain clouds. This is a story wrapped in a torrential downpour. Tangtang, Xiaojin, "me," the girl. This is their story. This is their life. This is their decision. This is their ending. Please watch quietly. Ah... The torrential rain is coming. Her figure melts away in the rain. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Distorted Timeline: My Clone Is the Ruler of Blue Star 错位时空：我的分身竟是蓝星之主 The night a meteor fell, a sleeping god appeared within Mo Fei: it was himself, after failing to ascend to godhood. She wants nothing from him, yet will obey any order he gives without question, as long as he has the power to issue it. Even more absurdly, he discovers he has a double living a wildly successful life in another world. Nineteenth-century Europe: Prussian princess Xiya is using knowledge of the future to breeze through life. She conducts scientific research, does business, naviga 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Ditching True Love for the Perverse 放弃纯爱搞变态 Because she looks like the CEO’s deceased first love, Jiang Yurou is reluctantly brought into the Fu household as a personal maid. Later, when Fu Zhichuan pins her against a door, Jiang Yurou tells him with a perfectly serious expression, “I have emotional detachment disorder. Are you sure?” Fu Zhichuan smiles. “It’s fine. I’ll make you depend on me.” “...” She has nothing to say. [Devoted iceberg-faced man and an aloof, pampered wife] A happy ending, so dive right in. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Night Boss's Substitute Darling Husband 夜总的替身娇夫 A completed book… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Our Low-Key Sect Disciples Are All Over the Heavenly Dao Headlines 说好的低调宗门弟子全上天道头条 [Comedy] + [Cultivation] + [Ensemble cast] + [Subverting expectations] Everyone in the cultivation world envies the Xuanji Sect, but its sect leader is worried every day. “Sacred Body, please calm down! If you swing that sword, we’ll have to rebuild the mountain-protecting formation!” “Demon Venerable, please, stop sneaking into the neighboring sect to eat their spiritual beasts...” “Your Highness, Demon King, could you please take your harem away from the cafeteria entrance?” “Medicine God, I’m 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Cold Beauty Pretends to Be Ugly to Get Close to Me 冷美人扮丑上我 [Two male leads + campus life + both devoted to each other + turning a straight guy gay] Zhuang Song × Chen Guanshu Warm, funny, sunny bottom × aloof, self-isolating, gorgeous top and top student Their first meeting was mortifyingly awkward. Who faints into someone's arms the very first time they meet?! Zhuang Song was horrified. He got to know Chen Guanshu after military training ended, when he looked up at the new students' representative onstage and saw his face. Zhuang Song: “!!!” Could some 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Heavenly Gate Calamity Begins 天阙劫起 Legend has it that the great world of the Nine Heavens was once a boundless chaos. The Heavenly Venerable of the Dao of Morality used supreme power to create the heavens and earth, establish order, and bring forth all things. Yet all living things remained beneath his Dao. A billion years later, the seal weakened, and the demons from beyond the domain stirred, seeking to drag this world back into the void. Knowing his end was near, the Heavenly Venerable split his true spirit into nine fragments 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Ashen Blossoms Follow the Moon 烬花遂枂 Emberflower Suiyue 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Found My Future Partner, Then We Got a Bad Ending 捡到未来对象后和他BE了 I Found My Future Partner, Then We Got a Bad Ending —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Reborn with Mind Reading, I Conquer the World 重生后靠读心术横扫天下 Reborn into a new life, I somehow awakened the ability to read minds. Hehe, I’d better have some fun with this. “Zheng Qianqian! What is wrong with you?!” “Waaah, I learned it from you~” “Are you trying to start a rebellion?!” “You’re nothing but a fart.” Don’t put on airs. Learn to tell iron from steel. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Reborn in 1999: Cultivating on Earth 重生1999年：我在地球修仙 This novel’s themes are rebirth, urban life, and cultivation. It is currently planned as a long novel of around five to ten million words, depending on the readers’ response. The early chapters may seem a little dull, unlike a typical wish-fulfillment novel. Since the story will require a lot of character creation later on, fans who add the book to their shelves, leave five-star reviews, or rank near the top for comments and likes can change their account names or leave a character suggestion in 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Road to Soccer Stardom 球皇之路 [Talent Awakening] [Cultivation + Basketball] [少年 Team Up] [Reaching the Top of the Court] [Passionate Power-Ups] This is a world where cultivation takes center stage and basketball plays a supporting role. The more outrageous your talent skills and basketball abilities, the higher you can climb, all the way to the peak of the world. But is that really how it works...? My name is Li Zhuoyun. My parents left when I was young, and my younger sister and I have depended on each other ever since. For 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Eternal Zero 平零永恒 Fate is set in stone. Everyone’s destiny is recorded by the “Radiant Altar.” It cannot be changed, nor can it be known. But… what is fate? And why are we worthy of being recorded? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Ten Thousand Calls of Duty: My Days at the Police Station 警情一万起，我在派出所的日子 I’ve spent eleven years working at the grassroots level and handled more than ten thousand police calls. I’ve seen the complexity of human nature and been through the crucible of countless scenes. Every call is a contest of wits! Every call reveals the warmth and coldness of the human world. I’ve adapted the most vivid moments from those ten thousand calls into this novel. No filters, no fabrication, just the true stories witnessed by a local police officer as he sails past countless mountains. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 After Faking His Death, My Aloof Master Became My Obedient Disciple 清冷师尊死遁后成了我乖徒 Master and disciple, a nurturing romance, reborn, a reversal of identities, mutual salvation, and a touch of ensemble cast After Tao Zhenzhen’s master failed to extract her soul, he died. But she discovered that the life-saving bracelet he gave her before his death was actually meant to use her to nurture someone else’s remnant soul. To stay alive, she threw herself into cultivation and took in Chu Qingshang, a disciple whose origins were a mystery. But gradually, she realized he was uncannily l 9Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 22 Heart-Fluttering After Marriage: The CEO Only Has Eyes for Me 婚后心动：霸总只对我心动 A marriage arranged for business brings Wen Zhiyu, the gentle owner of a bookstore, together with Lu Zeyan, a cold and abstinent tech CEO. Neither has been in a relationship before, and they agree to a contract before the wedding: they will be husband and husband in name only, and stay out of each other’s lives. What begins as a transaction that suits them both slowly changes as they live under the same roof, and gentleness gradually breaks through the distance between them. Lu Zeyan may seem co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The More I Die, the Stronger I Get. Are You Deaf? I Said, Kill Me! 越死越强，喊你杀我你耳朵聋吗！ [Stronger with every death + high-octane later arcs + satisfying + lighthearted humor] Xiao Ran transmigrates into a world belonging to envoys. On his very first day, he is killed by an unknown area-of-effect attack in the first second. Just as he thinks he couldn’t possibly be any deader, the System activates. The ability he gains, [Stronger with Every Death], makes Xiao Ran wildly reckless. He tries to get everyone he meets to kill him. After awakening his will and becoming an envoy, he is kno 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Her Iceberg Persona Is Falling Apart 她的冰山样本崩坏了 When a research prodigy who puts reason above all else decides to test love using the most rigorous scientific methods. Lin Qian, a top psychology student, sets her sights on Gu Chengyu, the famously aloof academic star at their university, to complete her project on the psychology of romance. She carefully arranges a “chance encounter,” unaware that she is the “special subject” he has secretly observed for years. In the lab, he frowns at the fluctuating emotional-response chart. “Our third in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Return of the Great Void Emperor 太虚帝归 The Return of the Grand Void Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The First “第一” Number One 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 He Wants Me as His Vessel for Eternal Life 他要我当永生容器 He Wants Me to Be His Vessel for Eternal Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Emperor Owes Me Thirty Thousand Taels, Today I’ll Claim His Empire 皇帝欠我三万两，今日我来收江山 The Emperor Owes Me Thirty Thousand Taels. Today, I’m Here to Claim His Empire —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Madness Has a Date with Me 发疯与我有约 A little accident sent me into a tragic romance novel as its miserable heroine. No matter. I’ll go crazy and avenge the original heroine myself. Stepmom and her daughter running their mouths? Beat them up. Endless bullying from my high school classmates? Beat them up. All kinds of petty gossip and brainless behavior? Beat them up. Going crazy is my calling. P.S. This story has no workplace or romance plot and no love interest. It’s pure revenge-fueled madness, so don’t read if that’s not your th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Frost and Foam, Together in Death 霜沫同归 Ten years ago, in the desperate snows of the mountains, he used his body to shield me from disaster. Ten years later, deep in a bandit’s den, we crossed blades, yet he no longer recognized my face. My killing move fell apart because of him, and his suspicions wavered because of me. Only when I threw myself into his arms did he feel the burning weight of my ten years of longing, as he wept silently. Later, he took my hand, asking nothing of the past and making no promises about the future. He onl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 For the World That Was Lost 致世界失去的 [Inspired by Delicious in Dungeon, Isekai Shura, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Goblin's Cave] There are very few people left who know exactly what happened three hundred years ago. The world has lost too much, but no one can say what, exactly, has been lost. All anyone knows is that human technology has made no significant progress in three hundred years. Dwarves are timid and avoid trouble, hiding underground; many half-elves have fallen into lives of prostitution; halflings spend all day complainin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Ten Years of Secret Love: The CEO and His Doctor, His White Moonlight 十年暗恋：霸总和他的白月光医生 She had once been the woman he loved most. On her eighteenth birthday, he gave her a bouquet of hyacinths. The day before the college entrance exams, he promised he would confess his feelings on graduation day. She waited at the school gate until nightfall. Until the gatekeeper locked up. Until she finally convinced herself that he probably wasn't coming. Eight years later, they meet again. He is a ruthless tycoon. As darkness falls and the funeral bells toll three times, Fu Yanchen kneels behin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Seven Stones’ Blessed Fortune 七石宝缘 The Analects says that a gentleman has nine things to consider: seeing clearly, hearing keenly, looking warm, appearing respectful, speaking sincerely, acting reverently, asking when in doubt, and understanding the consequences of anger. A hook to draw readers in Humans and magical beasts share the world. The protagonist, Yan Yaling, comes from an ordinary family in a remote village. He is lazy, greedy, mischievous, and shameless, yet would gladly lay down his life for his loved ones. As he gr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 I Became a Corpse After Death, and My Genius Female Disciple Took Me to Immortality 死后成尸，天才女弟子带着我成仙 #Urban #Fantasy #Corpse Cultivation #System #Comeback and Revenge At the company's celebration after a team-building event, Yang Lin caught his girlfriend cheating with an executive. The man kicked him so hard that his ribs broke and pierced his heart. He died full of resentment! He thought his life was over, but after his death, a genius young woman from the Corpse Refining Sect, Xu Xiuyun, dug up his body, removed his heart, and refined him into a corpse puppet! A wage slave in life, a puppe 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 At Worst, I'll Swallow Heaven and Earth 大不了吞了这天地 Blade against immortal radiance, demonic bones defying heaven's might!!! A wild boar will use countless demonic forms to shatter this unjust Heavenly Dao, fighting for a future where all demons can cultivate with dignity and equality! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Taiping Book of Feng Shui 太平风水录 [Supernatural + Rebirth + Future + Parallel Worlds + No System + No Harem + Absolutely Worth Reading] The male leads from different worlds are linked across storylines, working to prevent tragedies from happening again. 3Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 37 Quick Transmigration: Host, Please Stop Using Dimensional Suppression 快穿：请宿主停止降维打击 [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other] [The cultivation world's greatest prodigy x an ancient true god] Jiang Ying is the greatest prodigy in the cultivation world and the youngest High Immortal. But the immortal energy on Yukun Continent is gradually disappearing. If it vanishes completely, everyone will lose their cultivation. As the eldest senior sister of Yukun Mountain, Jiang Ying must find a solution at any cost. Suddenly, a string of words rings in her mind: “Hello, I 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Liu Shanshan’s Blind Date Diary 刘珊珊相亲日记 [Also known as: Liu Shanshan Goes Crazy Every Day After a Blind Date (I Can't Change the Title)] A funny, feel-good slice-of-life story + no System + anti-cliché + a slow-burn couple + nonstop jokes + down-to-earth characters + no betrayal, kidnapping, drugging, or evil love rival + pure sweetness, read with confidence + all the supporting characters can speak their minds and think for themselves, with no saintly self-sacrifice + comeback story My name is Liu Shanshan. I'm a 30-year-old woman wh 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Seeing Ghosts: Listening to Ghost Stories 见鬼之听鬼讲故事 My name is Zhou Ting. I have a house, a car, and parents who love me. I’m an only child and the owner of a small nail studio. My life is the same two places every day, and I’m practically growing mold! It’s been raining a lot lately, too. I don’t know when I picked up something nasty, but whenever it rains, I start having nightmares. I dream that I become a murderer, that both my parents die, and that I get into a car accident. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Whole Thing About Waking Up in a Survival Game 关于一觉醒来误入生存游戏这档事 Feng Xun woke up one day and found himself in what seemed to be some kind of incredible place... [Survival game] [Multiplayer] [Eerie] [Not a self-sacrificing do-gooder] [Profit above all] [Transmigration] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Ugly Girl's Comeback: My Bright, Everyday Life With an Ascetic Young Master 丑女逆袭我和禁欲公子的明媚日常 Xie Fenghua was falsely accused of having leprosy and thrown into an alley to die. She neither cried nor called for help, because she saw no point in living. Until Granny Cang found her and took her back to the Xiang residence, giving her porridge to eat and clothes to wear. The cold, aloof young master of the Xiang family said, “You must leave in three days.” Xie Fenghua said nothing. She simply clutched the piece of hemp cloth embroidered with dandelions in her hand. She never expected that —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Master's Student Transmigrates into a General's Wife and Escapes Her Wedding Through a Dog Hole 硕士生穿越成将军夫人钻狗洞逃婚 A graduate student transmigrates into the body of a general’s wife and escapes her wedding through a dog hole. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 After Grandpa Kicked Me Out, My Senior Sisters Spoiled Me Rotten 被爷爷赶出门后，师姐们宠疯了 [Urban fantasy] [Power fantasy] [Multiple heroines] [Playing the fool to fool the tiger] [Beloved junior brother] [Hidden powerhouse] [Urban kingpin] [Lighthearted comedy] What kind of person drugs their own grandson...? Jiang Doudou (Jiang Muye) is berated as ‘useless at everything’ by his grandfather, Old Ghost Jiang (Jiang Changhe), and driven out of the Jiang family’s ancestral home in southern Anhui. He heads to the city to find his five senior sisters. Everyone takes him for a clueless cou 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Light in a Mud Hut 土房里的光 Sent away at seven days old, I grew up in a mud-brick house at my maternal grandmother's home. Dirt roads, smoke from burning straw, a water jar frozen solid, and my grandfather's dry tobacco pipe. I had no parents, yet I was wrapped in the gentlest love in the world. A true autobiography, written for everyone whom the passing years have treated with tenderness. !!! Copyright Notice This work is the author's true autobiography and is exclusively published on Tomato Novel. Without the author's wr 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Three Thousand Mohists, Hear My Command! 墨者三千，听我号令！ [Satisfying Read] [No Female Lead] [Not Mindless] [Political Scheming] [Wild Imagination] [Regular Updates! No Filler! Smart Leads, Enjoy the Plot!] In modern society, have you ever noticed the ancient clans hidden deep in the mountains? Beneath the city lights, have you ever wondered about the extraordinary people moving right beside you? After a simple drug trial, Mo Yuan, adopted son of Mo Di, founder of the Mohist school, slept for more than two thousand years. When he awoke, he faced an ent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Tales of Lin He 蔺河往事 Through her own perspective, the heroine, born in the 1970s in Gulin County, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, describes the upbringing and personalities of her parents, who were born before the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the romantic upheaval they experienced during the Cultural Revolution. Her father died unexpectedly in the early 1980s, and her mother remarried twice. Growing up in a family to which she was not related by blood, the heroine endured the humiliations of ado —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Secrets of Strange Beasts, Volume 1 奇兽秘闻录1 This book serves as a prequel to my next book, mainly expanding the worldbuilding and setting. There may be a second volume of Secret Records later, updated in real time. Thank you for your understanding. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Banquet 群宴 I am a normal person. Biologically speaking, yes. Philosophically speaking, too. That is, until I saw a line of text appear on my retina: [Congratulations, you have become a member of the Banquet] They say this is a banquet. Every city has its own banquet. Every honored guest has an assigned role. My role is: thief. The rules are simple: steal the most precious treasure at the banquet, go unnoticed, and leave alive. But I soon discover that at this banquet, the “people” are the ones who ar 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Commoner's Secret Heaven 布衣藏天 In the desolate mountains veiled in blue mist, miasmal soil breeds evil. The orphan Lin Mo was abandoned in a ruined temple as a child, then endured the scorn, abuse, and bullying of the entire village. The only secret card he has is an ancient, unadorned Bagua jade pendant with no luster against his chest. It silently improves his bloodline and protects him, letting him survive when all hope seems lost. Cold and patient by nature, Lin Mo remembers every kindness and grudge. He trusts no one and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Dreambound 枕梦引 [Fantasy romance in an imaginary setting + fated bonds + transmigration to another world + angsty reunion + dream control] She came from another world. A year ago, he entered her dream and tried to kill her, but failed. A year later, his obsession forcibly pulled her into his world. In public, he was aloof as a god. In private, he devoted himself to one person alone. A sudden upheaval took everything from him overnight. He entered the Mirror of the Forgotten River and searched for her for ten 4Reads—Score—Shelves
