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- The Treasure-Hiding Master 伏藏师 In 2012, at Tibet's mysterious Tashilhunpo Monastery, wise men and scholars from five nations and twelve temples gathered to unravel the greatest secret hidden within the ancient Tibetan Demon-Suppressing Map scroll. Hidden treasures began appearing one after another, while figures from all corners of the world, bearing memories of past lives, emerged in full force. Factions from every corner of the martial world were stirring at the prospect of treasure buried beneath Mount Niseri, behind Tashi 41.2MClicks15.6kFavorites28.2kRecs
- Tattered Robe 残袍 He lives in the war-torn Republic of China era. Though he possesses peerless Daoist arts, he is no Taoist priest. He walks the line between good and evil, accompanied by an old cat that escaped from an ancient tomb. To be precise, it is not a cat, but no one knows what it really is. . The complete five-book set of The Tattered Robe has been published by Guangdong People's Publishing House. Follow the official WeChat account "fengyujiuqiu" for the latest news. Simplified Chinese edition of The Ta 37MClicks71.4kFavorites498.8kRecs
- The Ancient Tomb Code 古墓密码 I was sentenced to life in prison for grave robbing. I thought things couldn't get any worse, but I was wrong... The Dragon Head Maze, a flying ancient mansion, a ghost ship at sea... They all point me toward a world-shaking secret. "Open this door. Inside is everything you want to know and everything you want to possess." 36.4MClicks13kFavorites6.5kRecs
- My Paranormal Case Files 我的灵异档案 Late at night, Xiao Wang from upstairs knocked on my door and asked if his cousin could stay at my place for one night. Looking at how sweet and innocent she seemed, I decided to do a good deed. But who could have guessed that she would actually... My name is Liu Yang. I'm a police officer from the legendary, most mysterious Division Seventeen! She strangled herself to death. He was tainted by evil blood and turned into a nightmare creature. He was an ancient corpse sealed away for thirty years. 28.3MClicks17.6kFavorites46.3kRecs
- Strange Cases of a Curious Detective 奇侦异案 One is a sharp and decisive criminal investigation consultant, though unbearably arrogant. The other is a kind and gentle rich young man, though not the brightest. Fate has bound them tightly together. One bizarre case after another, one thrilling manhunt after another, one ruthless criminal after another... Who is the smartest person in the world? And who could commit the most perfect crime of all? Join us in The Criminal Investigation Consultant Series: Strange and Curious Cases, as crimina 27MClicks4kFavorites1.9kRecs
- Bloodshot Eyes 滴血瞳 Born in the yin year, yin month, and yin hour, Han Xiaotian is chosen to inherit the family legacy and become the successor to Judge Lu! From the bloodsucking, soul-devouring Flying Head Curse, to the vicious corpse demon by the Yellow River, the night march of a hundred ghosts in the ancestral tomb, and all kinds of deadly Gu arts and wicked sorcery... Watch the successor to Judge Lu and the Willow Spirit Boy take on the Three Realms together in a thrilling, bizarre adventure! 22.6MClicks3.9kFavorites14.3kRecs
- The Masked Exorcist 诡面师 Feishi, a horror novelist, interviews a serial killer in a psychiatric hospital to gather material for his writing. But the sudden appearance of a mysterious beauty shatters his peaceful life, plunging him into a bizarre abyss from which he cannot escape. The ancient mask Zhongkui: Is it a plaything of demons, or a blessing for humanity? In a city driven by material desires, what makes you believe the person who brushes past you is human? (Adapted from the animation Mask by Kun Animation.) 21.4MClicks2.4kFavorites8.9kRecs
- Heaven's Curse 天咒 In an age of chaos, who pities the people? Beneath the heavens, who rules the cycle of reincarnation? This is a story of sages who never die and bandits who never cease. This is a story of mortal ants in the mundane world, and of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame. In the Dingchou year, during an intercalary month, outside the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, a young Taoist priest named Mu Yi arrived with a light step. With the Spring and Autumn Annals as his brush, an epic bega 21.2MClicks17.5kFavorites14.8kRecs
- Legends of Maoshan 茅山传说 He escaped death and forged a bond with the Maoshan sect. He cares nothing for wealth, yet is richer than a nation. The Maoshan sect's secrets, the mystery behind Shanghai tycoon Du Yuesheng's rise to power, the mystery of the theft from Empress Dowager Cixi's tomb, zombies, female ghosts, the Black Descent Sect's curse magic, Taoist battles, unsolved mysteries... one astonishing tale after another. Some of the confidantes and beloved women in his life become strangers, while others stay by his 18.3MClicks10.4kFavorites33.9kRecs
- Tales of the Supernatural 灵异怪谈 [This story first appeared on Baidu Tieba, one of Baidu's most popular posts, with tens of millions of clicks. It is now being published on 17K. A Yin-Yang master is fated to suffer the Five Bane and Three Deficiencies. Is there any way to escape this fate? A life-and-death romance with a bloodsucking vampire zombie!!! After searching desperately for the Strange Records of Yin and Yang, he discovers that they are part of an even bigger conspiracy!!! The Mausoleum 17.7MClicks34.5kFavorites42.6kRecs
- Relocating the Yin Coffin 阴棺迁葬 There are many age-old customs surrounding midnight burials! Because we ignored the feng shui master's advice and moved a grave at midnight, we dug up a bright-red coffin. From then on, the villagers began dying one by one, as if possessed! To stay alive, I took the funeral master's advice and had myself buried inside a coffin... I never expected that from then on, I would become a... 17.2MClicks5.5kFavorites4.2kRecs
- Night Parade of a Hundred Demons 百鬼夜行 Chen Hui accidentally interrupts his mother's meditation, and the evil god in their home flies into a rage. A mysterious old believer in superstition comes to his rescue, and Chen Hui becomes his disciple, learning the ways of yin and yang. He accidentally enters the ancestral graveyard, only to discover that not a single man in his family has lived past the age of twenty-five! Hanging ghosts, drowned ghosts, tiger ghosts... This is a tale of the hundred ghosts of China. The ghost-hunting chroni 14.8MClicks16.2kFavorites55.8kRecs
- Survival Game 生还游戏 Dear readers, please take your time and enjoy my novel. Support me with flowers and favorites. 13.8MClicks4.1kFavorites18.4kRecs
- The Man Who Borrows Lives from the Living 阳间借命人 Nine Tripod Dragon Palace, Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, Yin-Yang Inn... From the moment I borrowed a life from the underworld, I was doomed to a life of unrest. Every time I borrow a life, I face a deadly trial. After one desperate struggle and narrow escape after another, I wait for the next secret order from the Underworld Bureau, so I can keep living. Just when I thought I had escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for m 13.7MClicks25.7kFavorites61.6kRecs
- Hunting Down the Killer 诡案追凶 Supernatural Story Contest If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear from ghosts knocking at your door. Deep down, everyone harbors a demon. What matters is when you let it out, and how badly you want to keep it sealed away. You might be the one to break the seal on your demon, or someone else might do it for you. But in the end, whoever opens that seal, you won't escape the day an evil spirit comes knocking at your door. I work as a behavioral analyst. From the tiniest clues each pe 12.1MClicks2.6kFavorites12kRecs
- Forbidden Ground of the Human World 人间禁地 On the night of my wedding, my grandfather hanged himself at my front door. From that moment on... 11.9MClicks5.5kFavorites886Recs
- The Culprit Is Hard to Find? Whatever, I'll Handle It 真凶难寻？无所谓，我会出手 Twelve years ago, a plaster mask with a smiling human face reignited Jiang Xiaofeng's desire to solve cases. In a series of cases whose shortest time spans are all five years, he and his team must use their mind palaces and scene reenactments to recreate the crimes as they happened, uncover every clue, and track down the real culprits! Certain details of the cases will strike at the taboos buried deep in Jiang Xiaofeng's heart. These taboos will reveal what he has experienced in the past and wha 11.5MClicks4.2kFavorites3kRecs
- The Maoshan Sect Master 茅山宗师 The number one blessed land under heaven, the eighth grotto-heaven: the orthodox Maoshan tradition! The exoteric school has carried its mandate for a thousand years, while the esoteric school has subdued dragons across ten thousand miles. The thousand-year struggle between Maoshan's esoteric and exoteric schools has become an age-old legend. Who says exorcists and ghost hunters are all swindlers looking for a free meal? Who says the mighty dragons of the esoteric school are nothing but nonsense 11.5MClicks8.4kFavorites25.4kRecs
- King of Tomb Raiders 盗墓之王 A grand tomb-raiding adventure follows in the footsteps of the King of Tomb Raiders, from the Egyptian pyramids to a sunken tomb off Hokkaido and the Epang Palace in southwest China: Yang Feng, the King of Tomb Raiders' brother, is a newcomer to the field, yet remarkably clever and courageous, with an extraordinary gift for the work. He ventures into mysterious and uncanny ancient tombs around the world, including the Egyptian pyramids, the underwater Bermuda region, and the Epang Palace of the 11MClicks14.7kFavorites619Recs
- Dreams That Solve Crimes 梦境追凶 Fall in love inside someone else's mind! After a failed experiment, psychological researcher Shen Ran gained a special ability. At crime scenes, he could sense the strange obsessions the killer had left behind in the victims. By a twist of fate, he joined the police force as a psychological consultant, where he met Lu Cheng, deputy captain of the criminal investigation team... Other completed works by the author: the print editions of Psychological Restricted Zone, The Invisible Patient, and Th 11MClicks125Favorites149Recs
- The Tomb Raider's Book 墓盗书 On a desolate Gobi, a strange grave-robbing tunnel opens the way to a mysterious journey. Grave robbers venture into a tomb, only to find themselves trapped in a desperate situation. How many deadly mechanisms lie hidden in its treacherous passageways? What secrets have lain sealed away in the thousand-year-old tomb, and whose remains are buried beneath the ice? The eerie tomb, deadly poison curses, and bizarre blood corpses send chills down the spine. Faced with unknown traps, should they open 10.3MClicks6.7kFavorites12.8kRecs
- Mythic Forbidden Zone 神话禁区 Beneath the vault of heaven, gods hide and ghosts lurk. By chance, I uncovered the secrets behind the legends. I traveled across three rivers and six shores, stained the snowfields of towering peaks with blood, and faced death time and again. After battling heaven and fate, I was still alive, yet all traces of me had vanished from the world. 9.9MClicks7.3kFavorites20.7kRecs
- The Great Qin Godslayer Bureau 大秦诛神司 Everyone wants to live forever! But they don’t know that immortality is a shocking conspiracy woven by the First Emperor himself and continually refined by generations of emperors! Since the Qin dynasty, legends, hidden realms, strange tales, and bizarre events have all been nothing more than ingredients in this grand conspiracy! It has continued for more than two thousand years, right up to the present day. The conspiracy is still unfolding! 9.2MClicks562Favorites563Recs
- Tales of Old Hauntings 陈年鬼事 The world is in chaos, and people have lost their morals. Evil spirits run rampant, plague spreads, and the toiling masses are plunged into misery. Who is behind all this evil? The ghostly leaders lurking in the shadows, or are humans taking the shortest path to their own destruction? Zhong Kui was born in a cemetery. See how he endures trials beyond what ordinary people can bear, and how he battles demons and monsters in the struggle between good and evil. "Doomsday Demon King" http://www.17k.c 8.5MClicks6.9kFavorites97.2kRecs
- On the Brink 临渊 Dear readers, please take your time reading my novel, and support me with flowers and favorites. 8.2MClicks138Favorites57Recs
- Mysteries of the Ancient Tomb 古墓迷津 When chaos first took shape, Heaven and Earth were established. The light, pure qi rose to become Heaven, while the heavy, turbid qi sank to become Earth. An ancient family jade, seemingly plain and unremarkable, conceals a shocking secret. What are the origins of China's Dragon Jade culture, passed down for millions of years? Yu Fei, an ordinary office worker, embarks on an extraordinary path of cultivation after an accidental adventure. But when the seal on an ancient tomb of the gods is bro 7.2MClicks5.6kFavorites28.9kRecs
- The Tomb Seal 墓地封印 The Limitless gives birth to the Supreme Ultimate, the Supreme Ultimate gives birth to the Two Forms, The Two Forms give birth to the Three Powers, the Three Powers give birth to the Four Symbols, The Four Symbols give birth to the Five Elements, the Five Elements give birth to the Six Harmonies, The Six Harmonies give birth to the Seven Stars, the Seven Stars give birth to the Eight Trigrams, The Eight Trigrams give birth to the Nine Palaces, and all things return to the Ten Directions. Tales 7MClicks4.9kFavorites96.2kRecs
- Desperate Dawn 绝望黎明 I had just joined the group when I snatched a huge red packet, and then they even made me and a beautiful girl... Because of a red packet, our entire class was dragged into a bloody game that could never be stopped. Its rules knew no right or wrong, only winning and losing. The winners lost their lives, and so did the losers! Everyone became deceitful and turned on one another. The weaknesses of selfish desire and the darkness of human nature were gradually forced into the open. To stay alive, 6.9MClicks52.6kFavorites45.9kRecs
- King of the Arcane Arts 奇术之王 The strange arts of China have been passed down through the ages, and there is always someone stronger than the strongest. Young Xia Tianshi shoulders the burden of avenging his elder brother and struggles to advance in the art of physiognomy, from the most basic "reading faces with the eyes" to "opening the third eye" and "celestial sight," before reaching the ultimate stages of "reading with the heart" and "reading without the heart." He leads a new generation of practitioners in an all-out fi 6.6MClicks2.9kFavorites27kRecs
- The Ghostly Divine Thief 鬼灵神偷 In this seemingly ordinary world, bizarre and terrifying things happen every day... What terrible luck awaits a thief who steals underworld currency? Is a gambler's endless losing streak really just bad luck? Why does a night of fishing in a forbidden area end with a terrifying human head on the line? Why can the cries of a young girl be heard every night beneath a wealthy man's luxurious villa? A deranged killer uses human flesh as a breeding medium and raises a horrifying monster? Follow the p 6.6MClicks4kFavorites35.2kRecs
- Soul-Substitution Lock 替魂锁 The old grudges and entanglements of my ancestors have carried over to my generation. I am missing one of my three souls. There's a fat man who is the reincarnation of a three-eyed fox, Ouyang Nan, heir to the Maoshan tradition, and the innocent, kindhearted Ouyang Xue. Can the older generation's grudges be resolved? What lies behind the truth that is gradually coming to light? 5.8MClicks1.5kFavorites3.3kRecs
- Haunted Supermarket 惊魂超市 At midnight, most shops have closed. Only a handful of supermarkets and adult stores are still open. I work at one of those supermarkets, where I experience bizarre happenings beyond anything an ordinary person could imagine. "Big brother, I'm thirsty. I want some water, but I don't have any money." The little girl, her face a sickly green, held out her tiny hand. 5.6MClicks2.6kFavorites5.1kRecs
- Xia Ruins 夏墟 Every history book tries to plausibly conceal those earth-shattering secrets, yet everywhere it leaves traces of the truth... The gaps in the written record are precisely where these fatal flaws lie. Where are the ruins of the Xia dynasty? Where did the eerie relics of Sanxingdui come from? Where have the Nine Provinces' divine cauldrons ended up? When did the legend of the elixir of immortality begin? Why did crystal skulls appear in the East...? Underground caves in western Sichuan, rainforest 5.5MClicks5.8kFavorites19.9kRecs
- Trails Through the Haunted Domain 诡域迷踪 Personalized Writing Contest A little-known underground ancient city Strange flowers that imprison souls A mysterious, lost civilization An ancient sect spanning Europe and Asia... Two discharged soldiers only wanted to work as guides, swindling tomb raiders for a little cash. But by a twist of fate, they were branded with a mysterious curse and inexplicably dragged into a deadly crisis. As the fog slowly lifts, life and death seem to matter less and less... 5.4MClicks898Favorites14.3kRecs
- My True Record of the Paranormal 我的灵异实录 Personality Contest I'm just a broke loser, unemployed and at home, without a cent to my name. My friend Monkey gave me a hundred yuan to buy some scratch-off tickets, and I ended up winning a prize worth several thousand! But the next day, one of the bills had somehow turned into ghost money! From then on, my life changed completely! Oh my god... I'm about to piss myself! Who the hell is messing with me? 5.1MClicks2.4kFavorites2.8kRecs
- No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Night falls over the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. An old woman eating raw meat, a fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. A wild fox that stops people by the roadside, and a little convenience store in a cemetery. I've been through all of it. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 5MClicks20.6kFavorites9.3kRecs
- Corpse Sister 尸妹 A desolate mountain village, a silent old building, a shadowy forest. There are always forbidden places nearby where strangers are not welcome... 4.7MClicks23kFavorites38kRecs
- Lost in the Immortal Tomb 仙墓迷途 In 1938, a band of bandits followed a cowhide map and dug open the tomb of Li Er, the Ancestor of the Dao. They never expected that this would unravel the mystery of an ancient war. What were the ancient emperors and tribal chieftains fighting over, something they were willing to obtain even at the cost of wiping out their own clans? Lost in the Immortal Tomb takes you on a tomb-raiding adventure unlike any other. Some readers may feel that the protagonist is very weak at first, but this is simp 4.7MClicks2.2kFavorites13.4kRecs
- Living Dead 死活人 All things in this world begin with the Six Realms and end with the Six Realms. The cycle of reincarnation never stops. Lv Qiushi, a college student about to graduate, dies an unjust death, only to discover that he has gone through just twenty lives. Where was he before those twenty lives? To return to the living world, he becomes an unofficial ghost-hunting guard for the Underworld. To survive, he encounters horrors unlike anything he has ever known. To stay alive, he struggles on without cease 4.6MClicks3.3kFavorites3.6kRecs
- The Sins of Humanity 人间罪恶 Wang Dong, an intern down on his luck in love, travels to Qingyang, a thousand miles away. There he meets the most important woman in his life. An unexpected brush with death brings them together, and even greater honors spur them to reach for a grander stage side by side. 4MClicks1.5kFavorites4.9kRecs
- Land of 404 肆零肆之地 China has four little-known, unusual cities. They have all the facilities of ordinary cities, yet no one can find them on any map or in any administrative records. They are abandoned nuclear industry cities. One of these cities, missing from every map, is called 404. The city where this story takes place is modeled on it, giving it an inherently mysterious feel and a powerful visual atmosphere. 4MClicks250Favorites76Recs
- The Broken Coffin 残棺 In a dark, silent tomb passage... what unfolds is not a tomb-raiding tale. The one lying in the broken coffin at the end of the passage may not even be a corpse... A woman who has lived for a thousand years... a strange and mysterious tomb... A bizarre story full of suspense... Here's the link~ http://www.17k.com/book/1215373.html 3.7MClicks2.9kFavorites23.3kRecs
- Painting Beasts 画兽 My once unchanging, uneventful life was completely turned upside down. It all started when my master gave me a furious scolding, saying I'd gotten myself into trouble I shouldn't have. At first, I didn't take it seriously. Then my master roared at me to take off my shirt. Damn it, there was a crying human face on my chest! Someone, please save me... P.S. New book out, Night Walk. 3.5MClicks2.1kFavorites1.1kRecs
- The Ghost Healer Who Saves the World 济世鬼医 He is the heir to the ancient Chinese tradition of shamans and healers. He can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. One pronouncement from his iron mouth can decide life or death. He is a guide between the worlds of yin and yang. With a Judge's Brush and a Yin-Yang Cauldron, he punishes evil ghosts and toys with the underworld's bailiffs. He walks the cities and wanders the countryside, crossing between the worlds of yin and yang to write a legend of medicine. He takes no 3.5MClicks6.5kFavorites16.1kRecs
- Master of Yin and Yang! 阴阳先生！ My beautiful ex-girlfriend, whom I broke up with three or four years ago, suddenly shows up and wants to... Shaolang brings you a familiar yet unfamiliar world. Here, we all come from Canglong Mountain, and the bonds of this life were forged in a past life! In 2016, Yang Jia Shaolang presents you with a supernatural feast! 3.5MClicks3kFavorites3kRecs
- Borrowing Yin Bones, Wife of the King of Hell 借阴骨，阎王妻 To keep me alive, my grandfather threw me into a mass grave and buried me with nine stunningly beautiful female corpses. But he never expected someone to cut open my chest and dig out my bones, leaving me on the brink of death… 3MClicks2.1kFavorites79Recs
- Subduing Demons 伏魔 Mo Zhuo, a rich young man, discovers a secret in his village. Tormented by the conflict between his conscience and his family ties, he flees to a small border town. After an erotic yet terrifying dream, Mo Zhuo experiences a series of strange events and learns the mission connecting his past and present lives. He journeys to Tibet, endures countless hardships, overcomes his inner demons, and defeats the forces of evil, restoring peace and harmony to the world. An unfinished bond from a past life 2.9MClicks2kFavorites95.6kRecs
- The Fake Taoist 冒牌道士 I just rented a new apartment, but every night, shortly after midnight, someone comes knocking. They are all looking for someone named "Jiang Jiuzhen." I don't know Jiang Jiuzhen, and I have no idea where to find them. But I can't take all this knocking forever! And what's even stranger and more terrifying is that they aren't even... New book: Divine Taoist. 2.9MClicks4.5kFavorites11.3kRecs
- Global Horror: I'm Having a Blast in the Mysterious World 全球惊悚：我在诡秘世界玩嗨了 Mysterious forces awaken, and the metaverse descends. Here, you can encounter the monsters from strange tales, the ghosts from horror stories, and even the ancient gods of mythology! Everyone in the metaverse is terrified and on edge. But Jiang Che discovers that he can see strange prompts. And so... He works as a caretaker at the Yellow Springs Hospital, a server at a hotel in the underworld, and a network administrator at a reincarnation internet cafe... He even builds a prison in the metavers 2.8MClicks1.1kFavorites4kRecs
- You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 In anatomy class, the corpse turned out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all kinds of things beyond belief. A bus that only goes up and never comes down, running straight to a reservoir. An old locust tree, lush with branches and leaves, that devours people without even leaving their bones behind, growing inside a hospital. By the Qing Shui River, a bighead carp that begs people for help every night. And a deadly brothel draped in human skin that never closes. It went on and 2.7MClicks5.7kFavorites20.5kRecs
