The Genre Doesn’t Matter. Just Give Me Something with Smart Characters 什么题材不重要，只求带脑子

1. 1451 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
2. 1452 老 I’m a Cultivator Now. What Kind of Good Person Could I Be? 老子都修仙了，能是啥好东西？ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban612k WordsOngoing [No Whitewashing] [No Dumbed-Down Characters] [Ensemble Cast] [Chaotic Evil] A mighty cultivator of the Ascendant Realm accidentally falls into a new world. This world has no spiritual energy. Instead, it has a power known as "Source Energy." It also has a group of superhumans called "Awakened." Stockpile provisions, and be patient about claiming the throne. Shu Yinghui acts modestly and cautiously, taking every step with care... As a cultivator who has seen mountains of corpses and seas of bloo 152.7kReads8.8Score17.3kShelves

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   You will come back to thank me

3. 1453 穿 I Transmigrated as the Heir's Wife, and My Husband Is One of a Pair of Twins 穿越成世子妃，夫君竟是双生子 Yuzu Builds a Bridge柚出一座桥Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted Reborn + transmigrate + golden finger + playing dumb while hiding one's true strength At twenty-nine, He Fengxi, a committed singleton, finally set off on an RV trip. The moment she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to an imaginary ancient dynasty and become a prince's consort. She had money, beauty, and a noble status, as well as an impossibly handsome husband. But then again... there's no such thing as a free lunch. 1.6kReads—Score155Shelves

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   I'm here to recommend some books!

4. 1454 九 Breaking the Seal of Nine Lifetimes: Ex-Girlfriends, Behave Yourselves 九世解封：前女友们，请自重 I Just Want to Write Alone只想一个人写Urban134k WordsOngoing After nine cycles of reincarnation, I finally saved enough to pay off my debts. But just as I was about to start a new life, my ex-girlfriends began showing up one by one, bringing their memories with them. The school belle who sat beside me said she'd been looking for me for five years. The female Venerable of the Spirit Realm had hated me for fifty. They'd crossed worlds to find me, not to rekindle our old relationships, but to demand the truth. I was dragged into a hunt for a murderer, and 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You won't regret reading this; it's a rare gem of a book.

5. 1455 食 The Two Pleasures of Food and Sex 食色二事 Sesame Malt Candy芝麻杆糖Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted In his twenties, Liu Zhu became the man who married a woman with a child. He devoted himself to his family, working himself to the bone for ten whole years. In return, his wife cheated on him with her ex-husband, the scumbag who had once abandoned her and her daughter. After divorcing her, Liu Zhu was utterly distraught, and then he got into a car accident. In his hospital room, he met an old man who had no one to care for him. The old man felt they were fated to meet. On his deathbed, he told L 7.8kReads9.0Score822Shelves
6. 1456 开 From the Start, I Snatched the Embroidered Ball: Will Becoming a Live-in Son-in-Law Stop Her From Taking Power? 开局抢绣球，入赘影响她当权臣吗 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted [Female-Supremacist World + Court Intrigue + Women Stronger Than Men + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Doting] [Refined Scoundrel, Scholarly Imperial Tutor × Lively, Proud Heiress to a Wealthy Merchant House] Before Lou Yushen became a live-in son-in-law, the standard for a good one was simple: don't covet the family's wealth, and don't take anyone's life. Lou Yushen thought, The people who came before me sure made the path easy! One day, while coaxing someone, she said, “Since the world is so lenien 17.3kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
7. 1457 鬼 Ghost Hand Chen: The Eight-Gate Lockdown 鬼手陈：八门锁局 Yu Ruijun于瑞君Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Every gambler has three defining traits: First, they’re lazy and gluttonous, dreaming of getting rich overnight. Second, they think they’re clever and see everyone else as an idiot. Third, they’re missing a screw and never consider the consequences. Third Master Chen makes a living fleecing people like that... 24.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
8. 1458 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain, Then Turned the Sickly Female Lead into My Own Creation 穿书反派，反手养成病娇女主 I Just Want to Write Alone只想一个人写Urban365k WordsCompleted He was just 10% away from being able to go home. Ye Qi transmigrated into a tragic romance novel, and the System told him: win over the sickly, obsessive heroine. Fail, and you'll have to lick her high heels. Succeed, and you can go home. He stayed by her side for seven years, from the time she was nine until she turned seventeen. He taught her to eat, helped her grow vegetables, and carried her through snowy nights. The System said: Her corruption level is still at 20%. You can go home now. But 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
9. 1459 颂 Song Yishi and Yi Ze 颂一诗一泽 Zhizhi Song知知颂Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [Showbiz CEO + Parents Force a Matchmaking Date + Misunderstandings + Regretful Pursuit] The Showbiz Tycoon Got Played -- After going through a series of romantic entanglements, Zuo Shi decided to attach herself to Lu Yize. A chance work opportunity finally gave her the chance to meet him, just as she had hoped. Lu Yize looked down on the woman who kept inexplicably popping up around him. -- After several failed attempts to get close to him, Zuo Shi was about to give up when she accidentally res 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is really good.

10. 1460 镜 A Kiss in the Mirror 镜中吻 Golden Wind, Abundant Years金风岁盈Modern Romance107k WordsOngoing The proud, unruly heir to a wealthy family x the guarded, clear-headed beauty on a high peak [Both are each other's first and only + The favored child of heaven bows to love x The master strategist is shaken by love + Possessiveness x Controlling nature] Yun Cen and Pei Ji were widely regarded in Beijing's elite circles as a beauty on a high peak paired with the moon in the sky. A few people also warned Pei Ji, "Your wife is ruthless. For the sake of profit, she drove a knife into her own siblin 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In truly intelligent stories, a wealthy CEO wouldn't fall for an ugly duckling. This one features a high-and-mighty beauty paired with a heavenly moon. The premise is incredibly compelling.

11. 1461 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 30.5kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    The couple appeared normal on the surface, but were both insane inside, brimming with twisted sense of humor, possessing a penchant for seeing ghosts, and embodying a dark, morbidly evil nature. "You smell so good, I want to eat you, you smell so good..." Hearing these infatuated whispers in her ear, Yu Li smiled silently. See? So what if they have amnesia? Mentally ill people always attract each other.

12. 1462 梦 Dreaming of Disaster: A Working Girl's Stockpiling Diary 梦见天灾：打工女孩的囤货日常 Time Shift时移Sci-Fi & Apocalypse471k WordsCompleted Hardworking office drone Wen Qian unexpectedly gains a pocket dimension, followed by dreams about natural disasters. So she switches from saving up to buy a home to spending her money on supplies, and transforms from an overworked city employee into a rural food vlogger. Then Wen Qian notices that news reports about disasters around the world are becoming more frequent… 8.5kReads8.9Score693Shelves

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    ① This is a lightly written story about social anxiety (and being a bit of a goofball). The protagonist discovers some clues beforehand, and then 😸 unexpectedly gains spatial abilities. However, due to insufficient savings, she has to be very frugal, working until the very end of the world before quitting. Even with the apocalypse approaching, she can only buy raw materials and process them herself. 👍 Although she has a spatial ability, she still tries her best to gather resources, grow vegetables, and raise livestock during the apocalypse. There is no romantic partner, and she lives until she naturally grows old. ② This is a post-apocalyptic story about natural disasters. The female protagonist, Xia Xiaoman, has a spatial ability but no system or rebirth. She is a lone wolf with pets but no romantic partner. She survives until the very end, but she is decisive and ruthless, not a saint. The supporting characters are all very powerful 👍🏻. The female protagonist's friends form a fleet and build a gang, and they are all very strong.

13. 1463 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Ghost Gate 从前有座鬼门关 I Just Want to Write Alone只想一个人写Urban171k WordsOngoing At the Gates of Hell, there are two kinds of death: One is called sacrifice, your name carved into a cold stone monument. The other is called coming home, your name dyed into a flag warm with life. Feng Zixiang belongs to neither. He came from the “City of Sin,” deeper than the Gates of Hell. His only reason for living is to hold his younger sister’s hand and pull her back from the brink of death. Then one day, the teacher with a severed finger, who was always trying to drag him back into the wo 13Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1464 恶 Villainess Heiress: Even Konoha Can't Master My Bullying 恶役千金：木叶都学不会我的霸凌 The Panda at the Village Entrance村口的熊猫Modern Romance193k WordsOngoing After I transmigrated into a book, I became the love-struck villainess whose whole family is wiped out at the end. According to the original plot, I’m supposed to obsess over the male lead, torment the heroine relentlessly, and end up disgraced and ruined. Fortunately, I awakened a Domination Will that goes beyond the rules of the story. Even the villagers of Konoha, who love bullying people, would have to come and learn from me. After watching, they’d shake their heads and admit they could neve 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly intelligent, but she's also a very wicked person.

15. 1465 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 24.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    🍒The female lead is intelligent and skilled. She shares the same name as the richest man's wife, and unexpectedly wakes up to find herself actually married to him. She travels back to the 1990s, to the time when the richest man was young and kidnapped. [Thinking] She uses her skills to rescue the richest man and his niece.

16. 1466 随 After My Mother Remarried, I Made Three Rules with My Stepfather 随母改嫁，我跟继父约法三章 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted I was born into this family, and before I was two, my father had an accident on his way to take the prefectural exams. No one ever saw him again, alive or dead. My grandfather died of grief that very month, and my grandmother was bedridden for two years before leaving us with a mountain of debt and passing away. A few years later, my mother could no longer shoulder the burden of making ends meet and decided to remarry. Fine, she could marry again. I wasn't going to do anything foolish, but I had 68.1kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
17. 1467 神EN Divine Ability Wielder 神通者 Tiancan Tudou天蚕土豆Eastern Fantasy550k WordsOngoing Among the living things of this world, some are born with strange bones. These bones can be inscribed with wondrous arts, granting their bearers immense power: conjuring fire and wind, summoning thunder and lightning, swallowing the sun and plucking stars, suppressing demons and imprisoning gods. These are Divine Ability Bones. Those born with such bones are called... Divine Ability Users. 2.6MReads9.5Score377.2kShelves

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    Invincible and exhilarating at the same time

18. 1468 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 216.9kReads9.4Score34.7kShelves

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    This novel is incredibly good, haha! If you didn't laugh while reading it, this is it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 If you didn't cry, this is it too! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Anyway, this is it! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 The novel mainly tells the story of the protagonist being replaced by someone with the bloodline of the "1/32" Upper City people during his assessment. To save his mother, he becomes a traveler walking the line between life and death. Early on, he joins a very good team, and later, the protagonist works hard and then… I won't spoil it, but this book will tell you everything about the war, the psychological aspects, and every step of the way—it's practically feeding you! The entire book is full of foreshadowing; I suggest you stock up on some foreshadowing, you never know when you might need it. The story is a perfect blend of exciting moments and humor. As a girl, my love for a male-oriented novel is proof enough that it's a really good read (so authoritative! 🤛🤛🤛). (The reason I read it for so long is because I was using another account before.) [Upvote][Add to bookshelf][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

19. 1469 污 The Corruption Begins in the Ocean 污染从海洋开始 Yu, Fish, and Yu予鱼与虞Two Male Leads563k WordsCompleted Heads-up: Lots of author-created details. This isn't a traditional apocalypse power fantasy. The focus is on a brainy plot; the romance comes later and moves fast. Includes cross-dressing, secret identities, livestreaming, and more. A gorgeous, brilliant, playful bottom who acts harmless while luring people in × a taciturn top who's a battlefield reaper After being ambushed, Meng Huaijun, son of the Prince of Jing and a celebrated figure in the capital, who had lived through peaceful times, unex 1kReads9.1Score162Shelves

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    @CheeseSaltyBiscuit: Dual male protagonists, post-apocalyptic new system, well-written, a treat for suspense lovers! The plot isn't driven by romance; the protagonists are powerful but not stupid at all. It's actually a bit mind-bending, but the author has excellent control over the narrative. Any oddities you see are foreshadowing.

20. 1470 重 After Being Reborn, Don’t Talk to Me About Ideals Unless It’s About Making Money! 重生后除了搞钱，别跟我谈理想！ I Just Want to Write Alone只想一个人写Urban166k WordsCompleted In this world crawling with overworked wage slaves, star salesman Yang Fan gets into a car accident while visiting a client and wakes up back in 2002. His parents and grandfather are still alive. Determined to make money, he uses the information gap of the era to take a completely different path. Those days of being exploited, working for nothing, and staying up until dawn with no hope in sight: he’ll make sure they never happen again. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1471 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 245.2kReads9.1Score17.7kShelves
22. 1472 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 63.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
23. 1473 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    The title is a shame [facepalm] It's a really good time-travel story, and the female lead is super smart.

24. 1474 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates into a Virtue Drama 恶女穿进女德剧 Mu Ge慕歌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yang Shuidi is furious because she’s been hounded by a brain-dead “Virtue Training System.” “Host, you must follow the original plot and be a virtuous, gentle, considerate good woman.” Yang Shuidi: “Get lost.” Being virtuous doesn’t mean watching your husband cheat and swallowing your anger while taking care of his mistress. Being gentle doesn’t mean smiling through being beaten and kicked. Being considerate doesn’t mean covering things up for your son after he betrays his country… Yang Shuidi d 97Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    The novel I just started reading is so addictive! 🥰

25. 1475 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: My Golden Finger Is a Trash Can 逃荒种田：我的金手指是个垃圾桶 Zhu You1竹由1Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + fleeing famine + building something from nothing + a touch of ensemble cast) (The early story is about fleeing famine, the later story about farming. A slice-of-life tale of family and village affairs, with a romantic pairing that shows up further in.) On an utterly ordinary day, Fang Li went out to throw away the trash, only to be struck dead by some thoughtless idiot dropping something from a height. When she woke up, she had become a six-year-old girl with the same name as h 31.4kReads8.3Score4.8kShelves
26. 1476 带 Taking Pinduoduo to 40 带着拼夕夕在40 Willows by the Water水边柳杨Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Farming + Infrastructure Development + Beloved by All + War of Resistance Against Japan] She woke up in the 1940s, with a Pinduoduo System? An Yu thought for a second, then decided to come clean: “I’m from the future, and I have a golden finger.” Canned luncheon meat, work boots, motorized tricycles... Fertilizer, canned luncheon meat, military coats... If Pinduoduo sells it, you can get it here! This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let their forebears fight the Japanese invaders on empty stomach 75.2kReads9.0Score11.2kShelves
27. 1477 疯 The Mad Princess Marries a Powerful Eunuch 疯批公主她嫁了个高权宦官 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted {Devoted couple, two strong leads, historical setting, political intrigue, revenge, switched marriages, marriage before love} One is a spoiled and willful princess; the other, a ruthless and bloodthirsty minister. An unexpected marriage swap brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them after the wedding, they realize things are taking a strange turn. Feng Yuan knows full well that she must wear the false mask the world expects of her to hide herself even deeper 7kReads9.3Score956Shelves

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    A superb book of political intrigue; you can't read it without using your brain. It's all about profit and loss, and under imperial power, the victor reigns supreme…✨Everyone is cunning; the royal family can't foster true naivety.✨Palace intrigue and power struggles; the victor reigns supreme. 💖A seemingly unreliable but actually incredibly reliable female lead VS a seemingly cold but actually loyal male lead💖 One is a spoiled and arrogant princess, the other a cold-blooded and ruthless minister. An unexpected arranged marriage brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just when everyone is ready to see their post-marital mishaps, things start to go wrong. Feng Yuan knows very well that only by wearing a mask in the eyes of the world can she hide deeper. And that arranged marriage was her long-planned scheme. 🌸Jiang Yu has always harbored feelings for someone, someone he knows is impossible but still wants to get close to regardless of the consequences. Beneath his cold exterior lies absolute loyalty to Feng Yuan.

28. 1478 我 I Know 我知道 Salty Fish Loves Spicy Food咸鱼爱吃辣Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + childhood friends + mystery and imaginative twists + parallel timelines] The day after her eighteenth birthday, Xu Chenchen is reborn. When she wakes again, she finds herself back at sixteen. Everything is wonderful again… You’d think being reborn would come with a golden finger, making studying and exams a breeze. In her past life, her younger brother went missing, her father died, and her friends grew distant. This time, she won’t let history repeat itself. But can it really be 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A campus rebirth novel, the male and female leads are childhood sweethearts, the female lead and the second male lead are reborn, and there's also a younger brother from the future! The ending was truly unexpected!! It's a short story, I finished it in a day. Not many people have read it, but I really, really thought it was great!!!

29. 1479 重 Back to the 1980s: Turns Out I Can Win by Doing Nothing 重回八零年代：原来我是可以躺赢 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Ning Xiaobing's life was ordinary: divorced, working in a factory. Her son graduated from college and had his own ideas, so she no longer had to worry about him. Just as she thought she would spend the rest of her life this way, she inexplicably returned to the age of twelve. It turned out her true origins were... 205Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 1480 重 Reborn: The Noble Lady Successfully Usurps the Throne 重生后贵女她篡位成功啦 Frog Fun Bitter Tea Seeds Fly Dew蛙趣苦茶子飞露Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted A scheming noblewoman from the Marquis’s household versus a gentle, refined young lord of a duke’s household who enters a temple to seek treatment for his illness [A bewitching femme fatale with a venomous heart versus a peerlessly handsome, doting husband] The heroine’s story In my previous life, I was gentle and well-mannered, yet others crushed my pride and left me to die without a proper end. Given a second chance, I’ll become a wicked woman with a heart of poison. I’ll seize this realm and 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A scheming noblewoman from a marquis's family vs. A gentle and refined young master from a duke's family who has entered a temple to cultivate due to illness] The female lead is so powerful that she makes everyone unknowingly become pawns in her game.

31. 1481 欧 The European Phoenix's Cultivation Saga: A Long Road to Immortality, Time for a Shock 欧凰修仙传：仙途漫漫，来点震撼 Author Liu Xingxing作者刘星星Eastern Fantasy176k WordsOngoing Ou Huang transmigrates to a cultivation universe and unexpectedly merges with an Immortal Emperor’s mortal Dao Fruit. After a thousand years, he has become a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator. Along the way, he casually whipped up a few technological gadgets. To deal with the risk of his spirit becoming unstable, he hides his cultivation and slips into the Tianxuan Sect as an ordinary outer disciple. My name is Ou Huang. I’m the Emperor of Luck, and you’re all ants. No System, invincible protagonis 4Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1482 一 I Lost Focus for a Moment, and Now a 1970s Army Rogue Won't Leave Me Alone: More Children, More Blessings 一失神，被七零军痞缠上多子多福 Looking Up at the Sun仰望阳光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Zhizhi transmigrated into the role of a vicious fake heiress who had taken the male lead for herself, torn the main couple apart, and stolen the life that belonged to someone else. Ye Zhizhi: Oh no, I’ll step aside of my own accord. Just as she was ready to enjoy her own company, a rough soldier from the Northwest latched onto her. “If you agree to date me, you have to take responsibility for me.” Ye Zhizhi took a big step back. This man was practically a god of war in the far Northwest, and 936Reads8.1Score103Shelves
33. 1483 我 I Roam the Jianghu in Ancient Times 我在古代混江湖 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted Luo Li was a special forces soldier in the 21st century, skilled in sniping and infiltration. After transmigrating, she becomes an abandoned illegitimate daughter. She refuses to compromise or give in, determined to grow stronger. By a twist of fate, the male lead learns of her and secretly arranges for her to study under a renowned master. From then on, she ventures into the martial world and builds a life of her own with a cheat! 239Reads7.4Score—Shelves
34. 1484 综 Film and TV Crossover: Sun and Moon Light the Way Across the Mountains and Rivers 综影视：日月掌灯越山河 Bu Qingyue步卿玥Female-Channel Fanfiction3.3M WordsOngoing Lotuses cannot rival a beauty's adornments; the breeze through the waterside palace carries the fragrance of pearls and jade. Clever, beautiful, and ambitious, the girls in these stories always know exactly what they want. Every story is one-on-one. Completed stories have been moved to the author's notes. Planned stories: Three Lives, Three Worlds + Immortal Incense: Zha He, young lord of the Demon Clan, VS Emperor Qingli, Ying Yuan Primordial Era: Imperial Princess of the Eastern Emperor (Ling 30.9kReads8.6Score900Shelves
35. 1485 妻 My Wife’s Crimes Are Heinous, and She Shows No Remorse 妻主罪恶滔天，死不悔改 Lucky Blue-and-White Porcelain幸运的青花瓷Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [Female-dominant world / strong heroine / a rotten woman reborn and remorseful / heroine stays wicked from beginning to end / devoted to her husband / not a brainless power fantasy / System / one-on-one romance / after the heroine is reborn, she has no other men; decide for yourselves whether the leads are virgins, I’m done labeling it / the male and female leads’ bodies are not swapped] Jiang Tang admits she has never been a good person. She’ll do anything to get what she wants, and beneath her 8.2kReads9.0Score658Shelves

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    A female-dominated society, a reborn villain, manipulating power and schemes, doting solely on her husband. 🥂🥂🥂 🍁🍁 Jiang Tang is a thoroughly evil person, ruthless and decisive, meticulous in her planning, each step meticulously orchestrated, effortlessly taking lives. From beginning to end, the only pure place in her heart is Xiao Bai, and only Xiao Bai. 🌱🌱 Jiang Youbai is a rational, love-struck individual. He consciously ignores the darkness Jiang Tang doesn't want him to know. Jiang Tang is his only option, a desperate measure taken when he has no other choice, and his only option for the rest of his life. Jiang Tang, blinded by her high position, stumbles and is trampled by all. In her dying moments, recalling her past life, everyone says she brought it upon herself because she did too many bad things, which is why she was killed. But if given another chance, Jiang Tang chuckled softly. "I would grind those who hurt me, deceived me, and harmed me to dust. I would crush the four kingdoms beneath my feet, grind them down, shatter them. I would become the sword hanging over their heads, making even the thought of resistance a luxury." That smile remained wicked and insane.

36. 1486 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score152Shelves

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    Completed, hand-written novel, strong female lead, the female protagonist disguises herself as a man, working in the government and navigating the political arena, patriotism, martial arts detective work, suspenseful political intrigue, female solidarity, the female lead has off-the-charts combat skills, no romance-obsessed tendencies. ദ്ദി◝ ⩊ ◜.ᐟ

37. 1487 女 In a Matriarchy, Step by Step, You Dye My World 女尊之步步卿染 Cloud Mountain Tingting云山亭亭Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted Orphaned young and oppressed by the family patriarch, the concubine-born son was gagged and bound by his legitimate elder brother, then forced to marry in place of someone else to the richest woman in Langzhong. He thought he was merely trading one den of wolves for another, but never expected this wife he had gained by chance to be the love of his life. At his mother's dying request, Gu Hengzhang married the young master of the Luo family of the capital. They had only met briefly once in the ca 2.2kReads9.1Score193Shelves
38. 1488 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Do Things My Own Way 综影视之我行我素 Be a Storyteller做个说书人Female-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing [The heroine herself is the ultimate golden finger. She never takes a loss, follows the plot only if she feels like it, and never puts up with a moment of mistreatment.] Born into the world as a demonic Dao Great Encompassment, Xi Yin has always looked down on everyone. To gather merit, she has traveled through countless worlds. Merit must be gathered, but putting up with abuse is out of the question. Along the way, she also changed the tragic fates of countless supporting heroines. Rather 44.1kReads8.2Score3.6kShelves
39. 1489 女 A Rugged Woman's Pursuit of Her Husband in a Matriarchal World 女尊之糙女追夫录 Black-Hearted Gummy黑心软糖Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted The heroine of this story is no doctor or poison expert, nor is she an assassin or a master chef. She has no spatial golden finger or secret cultivation techniques, and she lacks experience with palace and household intrigue... She is simply a rugged woman who hunts for a living. After leaving the army, Qi Yan was mistaken for a T time and again during blind dates, putting men off. After transmigrating into a matriarchal world, she planned to hunt and farm, and enjoy an early retirement. She nev 490Reads8.7Score113Shelves
40. 1490 嗨 Hey! My Dark Horse! 嗨！我的黑马大佬！ Third Lady三娘子Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted (Thai underworld + boxing gym owner + arrogant, rugged 190 cm man & Chinese forensic doctor + taekwondo black belt + petite doll-like beauty) Tang Yi has a gorgeous, doll-like face that makes her look far younger than her age, but her profession is the complete opposite of her appearance: she is a forensic doctor. Having lost both parents as a child, she is somewhat cold and unfeeling, and loves adventure and exploration. But after walking down enough dark roads, she finally ran into trouble. Sh 265Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    A rough-around-the-edges gangster novel with a nine-year age gap, featuring a hormone-fueled, arrogant male lead and a cool, youthful-looking forensic doctor female lead. There are no exaggerated or bizarre plot points; the story unfolds gradually and steadily.

41. 1491 春 A Long Spring Night 春夜阑珊 Fluffy Winter Hibernation绒绒冬眠期Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted They had been classmates since childhood, sharing poetry and wine while they were young. The four families joined forces and eventually put the Fourth Prince, a gentle and long-suffering man hidden away in the academy, on the throne. The new emperor ascended, and power was divided among the four families. Those who once traveled arm in arm became adversaries facing off before the throne. There were no old friends left on the chessboard, only a fierce struggle of interests and ambition. Chen Yuan 161.3kReads9.3Score28.9kShelves

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    I didn't skip a single chapter.

42. 1492 女 Reborn in a Matriarchal World: The Prince I Bought Is Irresistible 女尊重生：买回来的皇子太撩人 A Hefty Thank-You厚礼谢特Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + strong female lead + building a career + doting on her husband] [Children appear later] Huo Qirou was a poor, unlucky soul. She had devoted herself to rebuilding the family business, only to have her throat slit and die a miserable death. After being reborn, determined not to repeat her past mistakes, she rescued the Ninth Prince, who had killed her in her previous life. She kept her guard up against him every day to avoid the deadly disaster that awaited her. She never expected that 520Reads8.7Score—Shelves
43. 1493 雪 Snow Falls on Youyan 雪落幽燕 Helian Chengcheng赫连澄澄Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted Li Mei, courtesy name Shuyuan, is the legitimate daughter of Prince Yongping’s household. At seven, she was granted the title of County Lady Jing’an. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she nevertheless had an unreliable mother. Her mother was a fiery-tempered daughter of a military family, fiercely jealous by nature. In a fit of rage, she killed Su Su, Prince Yongping’s favorite concubine, and was stripped of her title, expelled from the household, and sent to live in seclusion on Mount Nan, 1.1kReads—Score102Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a legitimate daughter of a county princess, but she is not favored and suffers discrimination from her half-sister, as well as the annulment of her fiancé. Due to misfortune befalling her family, she flees to Youzhou with her mother, where she finds love. The male protagonist is a kind-hearted general who comes to Youzhou while pursuing a murderer and encounters her by chance. Her former fiancé was kidnapped by bandits and sold into slavery in Youzhou while on his way to pay respects to their ancestors, and her half-sister was also kidnapped and sold into slavery in Youzhou during her exile. Coincidentally, the female protagonist's family needs slaves, so her former fiancé and half-sister become their slaves.

44. 1494 双 Twin Stars Shine in Battle 双星战耀 White Star Cactus白星仙人球Sci-Fi & Apocalypse284k WordsOngoing A story about future Earth and another planet. In the future, Earth faces a major crisis. Han Yi, the male lead, accidentally gains a special ability and sets off on an adventure to a new planet with the female lead, Irina! The story features a large cast, with dozens of heroes and villains, all brought to life in vivid detail! It is divided into two stages: the story on Earth and the story on the new planet. What makes this book special is how much fun it is to read. Join me on an adventure thr 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel required some thought; the dozen or so main characters were all incredibly cunning.

45. 1495 女 Matriarchy: After My Wife’s Death, My Beloved Husband Pursues Me Through Hell and High Water 女尊：妻主死后，娇夫追妻火葬场 A Hefty Thank-You厚礼谢特Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + a regretful husband’s pursuit + strong female lead] [Children appear later] Duan Zhao loved Jiang Qing her whole life. After catching a fleeting glimpse of him when she was stranded in Fengdu, she secretly vowed that if she could marry Jiang Qing, she would do anything. Later, she truly did risk her life for him. “If you really care about me, help Sifu this once and defend Jinzhou. It’s your duty as a general, isn’t it?” But how could the sheltered young master of the Marquis’s ho 3.6kReads7.4Score134Shelves
46. 1496 言 Tales of Another World: The Age of Nonsense 言异世界：戏言时代 65 Quintillion Atoms on the March65亿亿原子行军Urban52k WordsOngoing Did the world make Xie Zhiyan see what he shouldn't have? His ability may not have been born here, but at this moment, it mutated and began to spread. 2.5kReads—Score1.1kShelves

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    You really need to use your brain and think philosophically.

47. 1497 镇 Ruling the World: I'm the Richest Man in the Cultivation World 镇世：我在修仙界当首富 T A Feast for the EyesT满目琳琅Xianxia465k WordsOngoing "You shouldn't be too much like Wang Mo!" That's how everyone who knows Wang Mo describes him. Wang Mo transmigrates to the Great Wilderness Realm. Other people cultivate with pills, hard training, and seclusion. He gets ahead by scamming people, making money, and getting struck by lightning. He's so shameless he practically smokes, and even his farts take a detour. Calling him that is practically a compliment. His motto is "win people over with virtue." His catchphrase is "Don't mess with 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Brains? What's the big deal? The protagonist lives by his brains.

48. 1498 女 Quick Transmigration in a Matriarchal World: Saving My White Moonlight 女尊快穿之拯救白月光 Cloud Mountain Tingting云山亭亭Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + quick transmigration + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + healing + saving male supporting characters] Every tragic love story has a moonlight-white beloved: someone who died young, went abroad, or made the wrong choice for a time. Before the story begins, they leave the heroine's side. But once the story starts and the heroine falls in love with the male lead, they are inevitably trampled into the dirt, despised and hated for all sorts of absurd reasons. Lin Qingchi 11.5kReads9.2Score825Shelves
49. 1499 劲 Strong? That’s the Law of Strength 劲大？那叫力之法则 Barn Full of Rice稻米满仓Urban187k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu Mythos] + [Ultimate Martial Power] + [System] + [Ferocious Fights] A new author with a new book: a transmigrator battles Cthulhu. Lilith, priestess of the Starry Festival, you leave your guard wide open. Watch me scale the mountain with my tiger pounce... So you're Yog-Sothoth! Take my Heaven-Piercing Cannon from a Standing Position! Unknowable Hastur? I'll beat you until you're Hastur! Take this elbow to the heart! Squid belongs on a barbecue, not on la 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an absolute gem, a profound and excellent book with a tight plot and perfect attention to detail. It deserves to be added to your bookshelf! A must-have for any bookstore!

50. 1500 斩 Slay the Gods: One Minute at Noon, Instantly Kill the Supreme God! 斩神：正午一分钟，秒杀至高神！ God of Marathons马拉松之神Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing [Seven Deadly Sins + Pride + Escanor + High Noon + Slay the Gods] Zhang Hai transmigrates to the world of Slay the Gods, adopts a daughter named Hong Ying, and works as a teacher at No. 2 High School. He thought he could live an ordinary life. But then Hong Ying awakens a Forbidden Ruin and, just like in the original story, joins the Night Watchers. Zhang Hai feels the pressure. Fortunately, he binds to the [Seven Deadly Sins] System. As long as he keeps sacrificing [mysterious creatures], he ca 9kReads7.8Score766Shelves

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