
Searching for a Branch
寻枝
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- Completed
- Length
- 242k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Ancient-Style Life
- Updated
- 2y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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Explore more →Rated 9.9: Gets Better the More You Read, Never Gets Old Even After Ten Reads!
Looking for stories like *Abandoned by Her Family, the Divine Doctor Returns Reborn*.
Political Intrigue, Historical Setting
Are there any grand-scale political intrigue novels like *Scheming for Love* and *The Prosperous Age's Strategist*, with court politics and a turbulent martial world, but no domestic infighting?
Any Laid-Back Everyday-Life Stories with a Wife?
An urban or historical setting.
Really Great Historical Romance!
Hey, cuties, do you know any really good historical romance novels with beautiful writing? I'm in a reading slump lately. Thanks for the recommendations, sweeties! OvO Sending love.
Any High-Quality Purely Classical Chinese Novels Like He Bu Tongzhou Du?
Looking for books similar to Why Not Cross the River Together?
Looking for High-Quality Historical Romance with Excellent Writing
I hope the writing is serious. I’ve been reading web novels for six years, so please, everyone, recommend stories set in the imperial harem, with all its intrigue and schemes!
Looking for High-Quality Historical Romance!
Lately I’ve been looking for an ancient-era romance with realistic, detailed descriptions of everyday life, but it’s so hard to find. I don’t need some grand epic. I just want to read about the daily lives of women in ancient times.
All of Xiao Xu's Books Are Great
I recommend Xu Xu's Lifelike. She has three other mystery novels too, and they're all great, but Lifelike is the best by far. You definitely won't regret reading it.
Highly Rated, 9.5 and Up: Mainly Cultivation, Has a Couple, Makes Sense, Not Too Saccharine or Melodramatic
I’ve Recently Gotten into Historical Romance, and I’m Out of Books to Read
I like stories with equally strong male and female leads who help each other grow, with good supporting characters too. Something warm and loving, please recommend some.
Please Share Your Number One Historical Romance! I’m Out of Books to Read!
Underrated Historical Romance with Excellent Writing: No Transmigration, No Cheats, No Brain-Dead Characters
A Rare Gem So Good, You’ll Want to Read It Again and Again!
Looking for stories similar to The Abandoned Divine Doctor Returns Reborn. The plot is fresh and brilliantly conceived. The more I read, the better it gets.
Looking for Ancient-Setting Romances About a Bickering Couple
The Male Lead Doesn’t Love the Female Lead at First and Wants to Kill Her
Looking for books similar to *Tenderly Crushed*. Are there any stories where the male lead doesn't love the female lead at first and wants to kill her, but then she acts pitiful in front of him, or is genuinely pitiful, making him feel sorry for her and unable to bring himself to kill her? Ideally, the female lead also saves...
Novels That Left Me Stunned for an Entire Year
This is just ridiculous!
A Short, Sweet, Fluffy Romance Around 20 Chapters, and It Has to Be Complete!!!
Preferably esports, and complete!!!
Rated 9.9, Worth Reading Twice or Three Times!
Looking for something like *The Abandoned Medical Maiden Reborn*. An exciting, tightly paced plot that keeps getting better the more you read!
Looking for High-Quality Historical Novels
I've been an avid reader for years, but now I can't find anything good to read. Hope you can recommend some books!
Looking for a Historical Romance Where the Male Lead Gradually Falls for the Female Lead
A super satisfying story where everyone gradually treats the female lead better and better. No naive, sweet, silly female leads.
Please Recommend Addictive Historical Romance, I'm Starving for Something Good
Looking for Historical Romance with Expert-Level Push and Pull and Leads Who Are Both Scheming
Looking for books similar to *The Enchantress of the Nation: The Regent's Darling Keeps Causing Trouble*. Well-written historical romance with strong leads who aren't hopelessly lovesick. The plot should be the focus.
Seeking High-Quality Historical Romance, No Transmigration, Rebirth, or System
I like food, palace intrigue, the imperial examinations, political schemes, and crime-solving. On Tomato, I’ve read The Strongest Female Grand Secretary Rises Against the Odds; for palace intrigue, Zhaohua Weiyang, Palace Willows, and Deep Palace Strategy: The Tale of Qingzhi; for food, Chang’an Snack Shop (I can’t remember if it was on Tomato).
Looking for Ancient-Era Romance Novels
Anything in the ancient romance genre
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One sentence summary: Marry your enemy first and fall in love later The talented man and the beautiful woman are at odds with each other, and they test each other and compete with each other in a battle of wits and courage. From tit-for-tat to having to do it for you. The plot of the story is very exciting. The two strong men meet and refuse to admit defeat. They meet their rivals in love and fall step by step. It is so interesting. The author's writing is also very good. I can't stop reading. Hahaha.
This author is quite capable, no, he is very capable. I was amazed by the twist in the first chapter. The narrative is rigorous and the plot is reasonable. It is really beautiful. Nowadays, many tomatoes are just sweet pets and industrial saccharin. I have to say that the author's writing style is really beautiful. If it can be made into a TV series, it will be wonderful!
The addition of fantasy elements makes it destined not to be a "competent" complete ancient novel. Each character has his own story, which is three-dimensional and full. The unit drama model makes people seem to see the storyboards of film and television. Although they are independent chapters, they are closely linked. Everything has traces to follow. Shu Lingzi, who has longed to fly out of the wall all his life, spent his whole life reshaping his brother's wings; Hai Nuomin stepped into the game to help his sister eliminate the traitors and gain stability for the tribe; Xue Chen, who used forbidden magic to change his destiny for his daughter and sacrificed himself; and Hua Muyuan, who had never met her daughter until her death but left an edict to die for the country when the city was destroyed... There is love here, brotherhood, family and country, and it touches the softest part of the heart. I like it.
It's great to watch [Adoration] The plot is intertwined and fascinating. I just didn't expect there to be so many twists and turns. I was stunned for a while [face covering] I'm a bit regretful that there is no extra episode with Sheng and Afu. Also, the love story between the heroine's father and mother is also very confusing. But to be honest, it's really beautiful. Highly recommended [Adoration][Admiration]
I think it's very interesting. Although I can't remember the names of many tribes at all, the emotional lines of the male and female protagonists and the story lines of home and country are always closely connected. They can't distinguish the priorities, but they complement each other.
2025.1.22 02:01 Although it has departed from my original yearning for this novel, which is a suspenseful detective story where the male and female protagonists fall in love and kill each other, the result is so fantasy, it is also the first time I have tried it. Fortunately, the author is pretty good at writing online articles. There is a paragraph that says: "Struggle from bondage to freedom is the main theme of this book." I deeply agree. Don't be numb despite the pain. They all made their own choices involuntarily. Freedom, broad and open freedom, you are worth running for regardless of your own safety.
The plot is really amazing, with high energy throughout and sudden twists and turns. What made me feel very sad after reading the whole book is that Liu Xunyi and her parents are obviously a happy family. The queen mother inside is really nice to Yiyi and treats her like a daughter. The male protagonist Ye Simang's love for Yiyi is passionate and sincere. Hua Muyuan and Xuechen were really at odds with each other. Hua Muyuan would name his daughter whom he had never met before, Hua Chengjin, and would say: "If nothing else happens, I will be in a cage for the rest of my life, but Xuechen and the child were beyond my expectation. They are a gift from God, and they are the comfort of my trapped life." Xuechen sacrificed his life for his child. We Yiyi are not children that no one loves, we are children that everyone loves [crying][crying][crying]
It's really beautiful. Every character in the book is well written and fleshed out. The overall style is ancient and otherworldly, suspenseful and detective, which is very attractive. Kaixian always thought the Queen Mother was bad, but I didn't expect the Queen Mother to cry to death because she really loved the heroine. The line about the heroine's biological parents is also very touching. The heroine always thought that her parents didn't love her, but she didn't expect that her parents loved her very much without her knowing. There is also the male protagonist who has always loved her steadfastly, the backhand and Sheng left by the Queen Mother for her, the Afu who left her mother's life to protect her, and the father's perseverance when the country was broken, leaving an edict. The child who has never had a name finally knows the name her father gave her (tears flowed when I saw this [cry][cry][cry]). Every character in the book is well portrayed. I walked into the world of the characters unknowingly, as if everyone really existed. I felt every emotion in the book, and the plot was also linked one by one. It was beautiful🤩
It looks good, the writing is very good, the plot is very deep, the characters are well created, the male protagonist becomes a love-minded later, but there are too many vests and reversals, and it is very troublesome to read the later part. Maybe the author thinks that I am too smart.
This is the first novel I have read in its entirety. It is really good! ! It integrates friendship, family, love, and a happy ending. I was very interested in the book, but the pace of this book is very fast, and the intimate scenes between the male and female protagonists are not ink. The stories are reversed and reversed, and they are interlocking. I can't guess what will happen, and I have the desire to keep reading. The characters are also good, the male and female protagonists are both strong, they don't need to rely on each other at all, they are sober and independent, and the supporting characters are very three-dimensional. They also told us their stories. I really cried when Xue Chen had just given birth to the child and felt soft. The stories of A Fu and A Shu are also sweet. They are smart and well-behaved with Sheng and never hold back. The Queen Mother is really good to Yi Yi. The villains are not bad for the sake of being bad, they are just poor people with different standpoints. The writing style is also very good, not too childish, nor too loaded with words. It is just right for me, easy to read and has some literary quality. The structure is really amazing. It is the first time I have encountered this kind of story. One chapter has one story, but the stories are also related. The emotional state of mind of the male and female protagonists also slowly changes in each story. Moreover, the last few chapters explain all the foreshadowing left before, very rigorous and logical, author, how can you write so well! ! 🥹🥹