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Strong Female Leads with No Romance, Please 🙏🏻

Please stop recommending stories with romance in threads asking for no-romance stories! I'm begging you! No romance, no romance, no romance. Important things must be said three times. And please, no soft, cutesy girls who rely entirely on the male lead. I'm begging you 🙏🏻 Please check the tags 🙏🏻

Looking for Stories About Women Disguised as Men Taking the Imperial Exams, No CP, Like Ming Yuelang or Xu Yue

Looking for books similar to Disguised as a Man, I Become a Great Minister in a Male-Oriented Imperial Exam Novel (Rising to the Clouds, Imperial Exams).

Any Stories with No Romance Where a Woman Disguises Herself as a Man?

A Bureaucrat’s Son Is Reborn, Rebuilding His Family’s Glory While Keeping a Low Profile as a Second-Generation Official

A scion of an official family is reborn and rebuilds the family's former glory, becoming a low-key second-generation official.

The Ultimate Woman Disguised as a Man: Top Imperial Exam Graduate, Stunning Beauty, and Esteemed Official. Absolutely Unmatched.

I'm looking for books like With the Famous Minister System, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times.

Any Novels with a Brilliant Female Lead Who Excels at Power Plays and Scheming?

A Cool Female Lead Who Disguises Herself as a Man and Knows Martial Arts, No CP

The female lead knows martial arts and is very cool. If it’s set in ancient times, she should preferably be a general. No CP or a female couple. If it’s modern, don’t make her the delicate type, and preferably make her a little taller. No CP or a female couple. To emphasize, no CP and she disguises herself as a man.

A Powerful Female Lead in a Chaotic Age of Political Intrigue and Conquest

The Whole Clan Supports My Rise to the Heavens, So I Reward Them with Official Robes

📚 Imperial exams / history / transmigration / hard work / comeback / literary world / political schemes / officialdom

Imperial Exam Stories with a Beautiful Female Protagonist, Preferably No Romance

Looking for books like *With the Famous Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times*.

Woman Disguised as a Man, High IQ, Political Intrigue, Ancient Setting

Both leads are strong and devoted. It'd be even better if the heroine were stronger.

Female Disguise as a Man + Strong Female Lead. CP or No CP, Either Is Fine

The female lead is always at a disadvantage against the male lead or male supporting characters, which really frustrates me. Even when the tags say she's strong, the man is still stronger. Can't the female lead interact with the male lead on completely equal terms? Many novels people recommend have female leads who are very submissive, such as being afraid of the villainous male lead.