Novels like The Unusual Ghost Chef
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Unusual Ghost Chef, best match first.
- 1 The Great Transformation of the Land of Bliss 大化乐天 In the waning years of the Qing dynasty and the early Republic, the dragon veins fell into ruin. Corrupt officials bred resentment among the people, while foreign powers ran rampant, enraging ghosts and gods alike. The nation was no longer a nation, and its people were no longer free. Demons haunted the six realms of yin and yang; monsters and spirits lurked everywhere. Buddhas and Daoist sages, Confucian scholars, yin-yang masters, White Lotus sectaries, and Tibetan Buddhist monks all appeared 0Votes36.2kRecs16.9kFans
- 2 The Extraordinary Taoist 超品方士 One thousand and eighty configurations of Qimen Dunjia: ancient arts reborn in the modern age, bold and unrestrained! The Dragon Reveals Its Armor, the Yaksha Probes the Sea, the Five Ghosts and Six Beasts: how are these sinister burial sites concealed in the world? The Buddha's Stupa and Vajra, the Nine Words That Determine Fate, the Three-Part Unity: how can these arts banish evil and champion good? I'm not as handsome as Jing Boran or as cool as Wu Yifan. I can't out-cute Lu Han, either. Even 0Votes31.3kRecs9.1kFans
- 3 The Burden Bearer 扛匠 Another new work from Liuyun, following City of Glimmers, The Return of Gods and Ghosts, and Great Joyful Heaven! The Northern School feels for gold and seeks dragon veins to glimpse the heavens; the Southern School measures the seas, probes the stars, and surveys ancient ruins. I have traveled across all four seas, explored sunken ships on the ocean floor, encountered ghost ships, and even found treasure hidden away by ghosts. The bizarre things I experienced were enough to leave anyone astonis 0Votes23.5kRecs15.3kFans
- 4 Happy Little Mayor 逍遥小镇长 P.S. I've started a new book, I'm Really an African Warlord. Please check it out.**** I need work and entertainment, but above all, I want a carefree, comfortable life. Snowy mountain peaks, sailing across clear waters, riding horses on the grasslands, and exploring mysterious forests: my territory is a place of breathtaking beauty. A church, a school, a police station; a hospital, a community center, a club, and even a small government to run. As the highest-ranking local official, I have to ad 0Votes910.6kRecs304kFans
- 5 The Treasure Hunter 捡宝王 P.S. I’ve started a new book, The Taoist Priest, Times Have Changed. Please check it out. I love gold and silver, but I love glittering gemstones even more. Guns, jewelry, and precious metals: how could a collector’s world be complete without antiques? Warehouse auctions, secondhand deals, buying and selling real estate, prospecting and mining for gold, but when it comes to making money, searching for legendary treasures is really the way to go. At my command are a tiger cat, a gray wolf, a 0Votes1.3MRecs443.8kFans
- 6 The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿 In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous 337Votes13.5MRecs5.1MFans
- 7 The Gourmet’s Supplier 美食供应商 “In the distant East, there is a strange little restaurant that has turned down Michelin three-star ratings several times. It’s expensive: a bowl of egg fried rice with soup costs RMB 288. Oh, I forgot, it also comes with a plate of pickles. Even so, plenty of people line up for a table. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations. You have to queue in person, and countless people fly in on private jets just to get in line. Of course, there’s no place to park your plane or your car. The service is 8Votes8.3MRecs3.3MFans
- 8 EN Cultivation Chat Group (The Daily Life of a Chat Group) 修真聊天群（聊天群的日常生活） One day, Song Shuhang accidentally joined a chat group for veteran sufferers of immortal-cultivation chuunibyou. Everyone in the group addressed one another as fellow Daoists, and their profile names were all things like Palace Master, Cave Master, Perfected One, and Celestial Master. Even the group owner's lost pet dog was described as a great demon hound that had run away from home. All day long, they chatted about alchemy, exploring secret realms, cultivation experiences, and such. Then one 114Votes17.6MRecs15.7MFans
