Dark, Cold-Blooded, Not a Goody-Two-Shoes, High-IQ, Lone Wolf, No Harem 黑暗，冷血，不圣母，高智商 ，独狼，无后宫

1. 1 邵 Master Shao, the Police Station Called to Say You Have a Son! 邵爷，警局来电话说你有个儿子！ One-Mile Blade一里刀Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [A Scheming Girl Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger X A Villainous Suit-Wearing Thug] [Sleep Together First, Fall in Love Later + Lust First, Feelings Later + A Chance Meeting Through Deception + Willing Prey Takes the Bait + Mutual Redemption + Happy Ending] On his birthday, the all-powerful Master Shao gets a call from the police station. A little boy claiming to be his son has accused him of child abandonment. Master Shao laughs. It’s been a long time since anyone this clueless crossed him. But 4.2kReads8.4Score41014d adds

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   The female lead, orphaned at 16 and pregnant out of wedlock, plots revenge at 18 by sleeping with the male lead. Ahhhhh, five years later, a tiny figure resembling the male lead appears…

2. 2 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 156.7kReads9.3Score16.5k14d adds

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   Supernatural novels, interesting

3. 3 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
4. 4 死 After Faking My Death, the Male Lead I Raised Turned Dark 死遁后，亲手养大的男主黑化了 Wilderness Siren荒野塞壬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + devoted couple + healing + light political scheming + a touch of possessive romance + serious tone + two heroines) After a car accident, Wen Zhiyu transmigrates into a book. To get home, she accepts a mission: raise Xiao Ji, a future powerful minister who is currently a little beggar fighting wild dogs for scraps. Wen Zhiyu raises Xiao Ji with great care until he grows into a refined and elegant young man. Once he places first in the imperial exam and reunites with his birth fam 11.2kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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   Xiao Ji knew, of course, that "I wanted to endure it, I thought I could, but the truth is, I couldn't bear her 'ruthlessness' towards me." He wouldn't force her away; he left Wen Zhiyu in Dayin, and in Dayin, besides him, Wen Zhiyu had no one to rely on. This is the story of Xiao Ji and Wen Zhiyu's mutual redemption.

5. 5 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds

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   📖 *She Stops Coaxing Him* | The Pinnacle of Youthful Pain Literature 💔 — "His little rose remained forever in that summer" ✨ Highlights: 1️⃣ Ultimate Tragic Ending Aesthetics: A girl with terminal stomach cancer × a rebellious boy, they met in the summer, and parted in the summer as well. Xu Si's rose withered in his prime, every memory a piece of candy wrapped in shards of glass. 2️⃣ Character Contrast Overload: Gentle, sickly, academically gifted Jiang Qiao vs. A charmingly roguish, deeply affectionate school bully. When she calmly accepts death, he fights against fate like a madman—"The doctor sentenced you to three years, but I'll gamble my whole life." 3️⃣ Detail-Driven Warning: The medicine bottle always in her backpack, her parents arguing outside the hospital room, the unspoken love hidden in the cicadas' chirping… The author uses delicate strokes to depict regret to its fullest extent. 💔Warning: "On September 1, 2015, in City A, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius. No one knew that the transfer student in the light-colored dress had secretly stolen the summer of a young boy's entire life." 🔥Suitable for: - Those who want to experience the feeling of their heart being crushed - Literary youth who love angst-filled literature - Emo fans who need a torrential emotional release 🌹 "The world is noisy, but her silence is deafening" — Click to experience this summer's most painful coming-of-age epic.

6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The Empress's Blessed Heir 快穿之好孕皇后 Fifty-Cent Special Effects五毛二特效Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed pairing + childbirth + palace intrigue + feel-good power fantasy] After dying suddenly from overwork, Xu Lingyi received a childbirth System. If she gave heirs to male leads who desperately needed children, she could gain eternal life. Story One: [The Middle-Aged Emperor Without an Heir] A stunning noblewoman from an eminent family × a middle-aged emperor, with an age gap. The emperor had no children despite ruling for years. He thought the emp 32.7kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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   I declare! This is truly the best and most satisfying mpreg novel I've ever read! The female lead isn't a saint at all; her logic is very strong, every world is captivating, and the relationship between the female lead and the system really brought tears to my eyes—it's so touching! After finishing it, I felt a little unsatisfied.

7. 7 末EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 77kReads9.3Score6.4k14d adds

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   [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Zombie Evolution + Violent Aesthetics] Reborn on the countdown to the apocalypse, Lin Dong gains a storage space. While others stockpile food for survival, he hoards **raw meat and blood**! **The shocking truth: He is about to actively transform into a zombie!** The key to zombie evolution lies solely in flesh and blood! Infinite flesh and blood signifies **terrifying potential for infinite evolution**! The upper limit of power? **Let's see how much he can devour!** Therefore, Lin Dong starts by stockpiling **billions** of flesh and blood! When the apocalypse arrives, a zombie overlord with endless "food" emerges, unleashing a **flesh and blood storm** that sweeps the globe!

8. 8 狼 The Wolf's Seduction: After Marrying My Boss 狼性诱惑：与上司联姻之后 Otherbank Fruit彼岸果Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + the male lead has a secret crush and has been plotting this for a long time] A business marriage thrusts her into the spotlight. Everyone says her fiancé is a useless playboy from a powerful family who spends his days doing nothing. He’s infamous throughout Peicheng for his womanizing ways. She’s eager to find out just how spoiled this man really is. Little does she know, once she enters the wolf’s den, there’s no turning back. T 11.1kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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   ✨When an arranged marriage meets the "true fragrance" law— When Mu Sichen was pinned to the bedside by Tang Chao, the fingertips probing through the slit of her cheongsam carried the coolness of a platinum pinky ring. Her clear, bright eyes met his lips in a silent battle! Everyone said that the third young master of the Tang family was the most precious wolf in Peicheng, yet no one could tear off her indifferent mask—"Third young master, I've always been boring," she said with a smile that hid a knife, but he grabbed her waist and kissed her back: "Playing dead? I have the patience to teach you to come back to life." 🔥In public, they were sharp and confrontational, but in private, they were entangled and out of control. By day, she was the most shrewd project director at Tang's, but by night, he trapped her at his desk demanding "overtime pay"; he publicly tightened his grip on her waist to assert his dominance, but she insisted on leaving a lipstick mark on his collar in retaliation. When the pinky ring caught on her hair, and the buttons of her cheongsam fell to the floor, this arranged marriage had long since become an unspoken indulgence—"Chenchen, you're cuter when you frown than when you fake a smile." 💍A double dose of sweetness and ruthlessness! The calluses on his palm caressed the back of her neck: "You've investigated your background? Then why didn't anyone tell me…" He leaned down and whispered in her ear with a chuckle: "Even your breath is seducing me." 🚨** [Highlight] Wife-chasing crematorium → Sweet wolf-taming story** "Tang Dynasty, Article 3 of the agreement…" "Negative." He tore up the document and carried her into the bedroom: "Now I'll teach you to reinterpret the terms." 📖Click to see how the Iceberg Couple performs the ultimate push-pull of "saying no but doing no"! #Wolf-like CEO's True Love Story #Arranged Marriage Post-Wedding Novel

9. 9 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1k14d adds

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   🔥The explosive release of the new Xianxia masterpiece, *Tian Yuan*! A cunning enchantress x a stoic, straightforward man—a century of torment turns into a deadly temptation? ▪️ Deep within the forbidden zone of Tian Yuan, a red-clad enchantress stands barefoot in the void: "Either become Daoist partners, or..." ▪️ The green-robed swordsman instantly chooses the death option: "I choose option two!"—Little did he know that the nine promises were the true abyss. ▪️ When the enchantress's starry eyes, hidden beneath her veil, rippled, he discovered that the one tormenting him for a century was... His Daoist partner from a past life?! ✍️ High-energy plot twists: ✔️ A proud, millennia-old enchantress VS a stoic, straightforward swordsman—a century of love-hate relationship turned out to be a shocking deception. ✔️ Nine promises conceal nine lifetimes of love tribulations; each promise fulfilled awakens a fragmented memory. ✔️ The red spider lily sealed on his ankle—is it a curse or a mark of a past life's marriage contract? 💔 Warning: Fatal Twist! "The verbally agreed-upon Daoist partner is herself." "The demoness's skirt is embroidered with fragments of a green robe." "The ninth agreement is to kill him with my own hands." ⚠️ Reading Notes: Don't drop the jade slip when you see "Tian Yuan is actually a marriage certificate!" #TianYuan #XianxiaNovel #HeartbreakingRomanceTwist #ChasingHusbandInferno

10. 10 亲 A Mom Raising Her Kid, Teary-Eyed 亲妈带娃眼泪汪汪 Just One Pack of Spicy Strips一包辣条就好Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted ☞ Updates on weekdays. Thanks for liking and supporting the story. If it’s not your thing, feel free to move on. P.S. I should warn readers who haven’t started yet. ① The heroine accidentally kisses the second male lead. A lot of readers can’t accept this. If you haven’t read it yet and that bothers you, I don’t recommend reading. Written for fun, read for fun The System is mostly just for show and only appears now and then. Yusu stood before them, a full five-foot-seven, her face stern. The thr 48kReads8.9Score5.5k14d adds

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11. 11 老 Darling, Please Fall in Love with Me 老公请和我恋爱吧 Sun Inch, Now Heart日寸今心Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The animated comic "I Woke Up and Had a Baby with My Nemesis" is currently airing. The short drama adaptation "Honey, Will You Fall in Love with Me?" has surpassed two billion views. [Both Pure in Body and Heart + Adorable Baby + Sweet Romance + Everyone's Darling + Heroine Transmigrates Eight Years into the Future] Ruan Tang, an invincible eighteen-year-old beauty, wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated eight years into the future: She's married! Her husband is Leng Jing, t 12.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    Eighteen-year-old Ruan, a beautiful young woman, wakes up one day to find herself a mother! A child's cries from the street startle Tang Niang, who gasps in surprise—"Mother, have you fallen and gotten confused?" The little dumpling is adorable, but his features bear a striking resemblance to her nemesis, the cold-hearted gentleman. Former court rivals are now the father? The cold-faced minister returns from court to find his beautiful wife and young child causing a ruckus. His brush falls, and the court erupts in laughter: "I believe my wife is eighteen, but this child is clearly modeled after my features." At night, the red candles illuminate the bedchamber, and he holds her hand, touching the birthmark on their child: "Tangtang, look, this cinnabar mark is exactly the same as the one on the back of your neck." From then on, the beautiful wife and child cause a ruckus at the academy, while the minister chases after his wife with a food box. The little dumpling, with sugar paintings in his left hand and sugar figurines in his right, whispers: "Daddy says that if Mother is willing to return to the mansion, he is willing to kneel on an abacus and recite the 'Admonitions for Men'!" A sweet and romantic ancient-style story, see how this bickering couple marries after having a child. Sweet and fluffy with no angst, 1v1, both characters are virgins, and the little dumpling is a great helper. Guaranteed to make you laugh until you cry and be so sweet it'll make your teeth ache!

12. 12 末 Scum of the Apocalypse 末世渣滓 Flying Claw Fish会飞的爪巴鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth in the apocalypse + alternate world + ruthless, not a saint + evolving zombies + special powers + self-interest] Whether stars fell or a virus broke out, no one knew. Zombies and a world-ending nuclear weapons system brought about the world’s destruction all the same. Sunlight streamed in through the window, seeming to shine into the dumplings in his memory. “Little sister, is it snowing?” The man looked up at the window. The cold seeped into his bones. This winter seemed a little c 5.6kReads8.5Score41214d adds

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    "Help! The Delicate Military Doctor's Cry Causes Panic in the Entire Army"—A cold-blooded general dotes on a delicate medical fairy, his iron-blooded tenderness reserved only for her. In the chaotic world of war, the iron-blooded general Xiao Jinhan, known as "General Yama," is ruthless and decisive, his heart as cold as iron. Yet, no one knows that he is plagued by nightmares every night, and only the delicate military doctor Shen Qingshuang's silver needles can calm his soul. That day, the camp was filled with snow, and Shen Qingshuang, her eyes red, bandaged his wounds, her fingertips trembling slightly, tears welling up but not falling. Xiao Jinhan's eyes darkened, and he grabbed her wrist: "If you cry again, I'll kiss you." From then on, the entire army knew—the cold-faced Yama's weakness was the tears of Shen's little medical fairy. When she frowned, he threw down his sword; when she cried, he surrendered. "Commander, Physician Shen has gone to the epidemic area again!" Xiao Jinhan overturned the table: "Tie her up and bring her back! How can I allow her to torment my life like this?" A sweet and romantic ancient-style story, a story of forceful acquisition—he came through bloodshed, only to protect her white robes from the dust. Cold-blooded general × delicate and beautiful physician, seeing her cry, he loses all composure!

13. 13 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.6kReads8.7Score31414d adds

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    A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic rebirth genre! The protagonist is a lone wolf with high intelligence, no saintly figures or harems, the plot has many twists and turns, the writing is solid, and it gets more and more addictive the more you read.

14. 14 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6k14d adds
15. 15 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 26.8kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
16. 16 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    The twelve chimes of the grandfather clock were like pebbles thrown into still water, rippling across the tranquil surface. The person slumped over the table jolted at the sound, a few dusty strands of hair slipping from their forehead; the person reclining moved their Adam's apple, as if disturbed from a dream. Their eyes remained closed, yet an invisible thread seemed to pull them along with the chimes, a tension subtly spreading through their bodies. The man wearing the goat-head mask remained motionless, the horns on the mask gleaming coldly in the dim light. His gaze swept over each sleeping face, and the clock began to tick again, as if counting down the seconds until awakening.

17. 17 我 I'm the Light of the City. How Could I Be a Bad Guy? 我城市之光，怎么会是坏人？ Enjoying the Ride坐享骑乘Urban501k WordsCompleted Urban imagination + city hero + police investigation + detective + bounty hunter + ladies' man + schemer + urban supernatural powers + high-martial urban fantasy By day, he's the youngest promising section chief at the police bureau, a renowned detective with a string of distinguished achievements. By night, he's a masked beacon of darkness, an eye-opening maniac, a gender-bending maniac, a hypnosis maniac, a testicle-bursting maniac, and a brainwashing maniac who terrifies countless criminals… 4.5kReads8.7Score33714d adds

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    It will definitely achieve your wish, it's incredibly awesome!

18. 18 我 I Really Don't Want to Be the Dark Ancestor 我真的不想当黑暗老祖 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Invincible + Villain] After Ye Feng, who died suddenly, wakes up again, he discovers that he has become the patriarch of a top-tier immortal clan. He thinks his luck has finally changed and that he can enjoy a carefree life at last, but memories surfacing in his mind reveal that something is wrong. The beings of countless worlds regard his clan as taboo. He himself is known to all the worlds as the source of darkness. Every living being hates him, fears him, and wants to tear him ap 13.2kReads8.4Score90514d adds

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    "It's a pity that everyone who knows the truth is already dead." "I wonder if my parents will be sad for me? Will they? Probably not..." Just as Ye Feng's thoughts drifted far away, suddenly! A beam of light exploded before Ye Feng like a thunderclap! The darkness dispelled by this light was like a sharp sword piercing through the silent void. Ye Feng subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes, but felt a warm and powerful force enveloping him. "What... Is this?" He murmured to himself, his voice sounding extremely small in the light. As the light dimmed slightly, Ye Feng slowly lowered his arm, and the scene before him completely stunned him—a majestic bronze gate stood before him, its doors engraved with ancient runes, each pattern seemingly flowing with galaxies. Through the crack in the door, glimpses of countless worlds flashed by: mountains collapsing and reborn, civilizations rising and annihilating, nebulae spinning into eternity… "Death is not the end, but the key to another journey." A clear, ethereal voice came from behind the door, and Ye Feng's pupils contracted sharply—the voice was exactly the same as his own. (Should we uncover the truth of this mysterious world? Or should we first explore the unresolved issues between Ye Feng and his parents?) Boundless…

19. 19 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds

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    **Recommendation | *Legend Bureau* – When Mortals Become Rectifiers of Myths** Du Yu, who dies right at the start, probably never imagined his afterlife would be so hardcore. To secure a VIP reincarnation, he's forced to join the Legend Bureau, tasked with acting as a "plot restorer" as he travels through various broken myths and legends. His first task is hellishly difficult—helping a mortal version of Yi shoot down nine suns. This absurd job arrangement fills the entire novel with absurd yet serious tension from the very beginning. The protagonist's mortal identity is cleverly designed. There are no system cheats, no overpowered abilities, only a mind that becomes increasingly clear when pushed to the brink. Faced with nine scorching suns, his solution isn't brute force, but logical deduction: since the myth records Yi shooting down nine suns, there must be methods available to mortals. This perspective of deconstructing myths with modern thinking makes each task a dual test of intelligence and courage. The main plot design is highly subversive. When Nuwa mended the sky, she found she didn't have enough colorful stones; Jingwei's attempt to fill the sea was met with protests from environmental organizations. Behind these distorted myths lie chilling truths. During the correction process, Du Yu gradually discovers that the supposed deviations from the legends are actually a conspiracy from a higher dimension. When the Bureau itself becomes the target of correction, the plot twist is truly astonishing. If you're tired of formulaic fantasy novels, this work, which collides mythology with modern thinking, will make you rethink what undercurrents lie behind those familiar stories. After all, when the pen of legend is in the hands of mortals, even the gods must take notice.

20. 20 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.4kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds

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    If you enjoy watching high-IQ content, you can check this out and maybe earn some extra money to supplement your household income.

21. 21 A ABO: A Record of the Aloof School Heartthrob's Secret Love ABO高冷校草暗恋实录 Shuo Ju烁桔Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Two male leads + ABO + healing] Lu Xu was a blond troublemaker who pretended to be an Alpha. He was famous for being hard to deal with, and everyone at the university gave him a wide berth and called him Brother Lu. But only Lu Xu knew the truth: he was a little Omega. Lu Xu thought he could keep up the act and stay on top forever. Then one day, his aloof, handsome classmate pinned him to his dorm bed and confessed his feelings. The pressure was intense. Jiang Shubai: “Lu, please give 14kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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    In the dimly lit warehouse, Jiang Shubai, bound, remained as aloof as an immortal. A beam of light fell on his hair, making him breathtakingly beautiful. Lu Xu's heart pounded uncontrollably. Those damned, incredibly compatible pheromones wafted over, silently demanding a fatal attraction! On the surface, he disdained the "Alpha-Alpha pervert," but inside, his inner monologue was already in turmoil—they were just too good to be true!

22. 22 原 Genshin Impact: Reborn as a Female Character on a Limited Banner, Hounded by Players 原神：变成卡池女角色被玩家狂追 Ganyu Cooks Hu Tao甘雨煮胡桃Anime Fanfiction458k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] + [female protagonist] + [shameless woman] + [System] + [follows the main storyline] + [Ganyu, Hu Tao, Ayaka, Ei, Yae Miko, Fufu, the Knave] Jiang Ning accidentally transmigrates to Teyvat and becomes a character in Genshin Impact, as well as an absolute beauty. “Wow, I turned myself into my own waifu. How does that even work?” Jiang Ning can't help complaining. Then the System appears and tells her that the more popularity she gains, the stronger she'll become in the game! So Jian 3.1kReads9.3Score41214d adds

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    When Jiang Ning opened her eyes and found herself transformed into a stunning female character from the Teyvat gacha pool, all she could do was wail in front of the mirror—what was with this transmigration that turned her into her "wife"?! A system suddenly appeared: Popularity = Combat Power! To become stronger, she had no choice but to stick close to Yingmei and coast along, occasionally stepping in to save the day. As a result, the NPCs went completely mad: "Splitting an island in two with a single sword? This is a hidden demon god!" Players outside the game were in an uproar: "A new waifu I've never seen before in the closed beta! I love her legs!" "With Jiang Ning, even carrying a dog in the Abyss is a victory! Those who haven't pulled her should restart!" Jiang Ning, wielding the power to annihilate an island, could only run away in terror from the crazed NPCs and ravenous players: "Don't come any closer!" Hidden demon god-level combat power + a scumbag woman's true nature + a top-tier gacha character hyped up by the entire internet—this...

23. 23 我 I Drive a Taxi, but I Don’t Pick Up Passengers, Only Female Ghosts and Models 我开出租不拉客，只拉女鬼和模特 I Want to Run Wild我要浪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Pan Mudan kept her lips pressed tightly together, not daring to make a sound in case her husband heard... I used to be a company driver at a steel mill. Then the company laid people off. I spent eight thousand yuan on an almost-decommissioned commercial vehicle and started driving a taxi. My friends all said I'd struck gold! Even without the air conditioning on in summer, the car was chilly inside! 6.4kReads8.9Score57714d adds

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    **🔥 New Haunted Taxi! Summer Special, Featuring a Built-in "Natural Cooling" System!** ❄️ **"Dude, your car's air conditioning is amazing!"** **"No air conditioning on, the passengers bring their own coolness..."** 🚖 **Vehicle Type:** Classic hearse converted into a taxi; the **former owner** might still be in the back seat. 🌡️ **Features:** No need for air conditioning in summer; the interior temperature remains a constant **16℃**, fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly! ⚠️ **The only drawback:** You can't brake suddenly, otherwise you'll hear a **"thump"** from the back seat as a polite reminder… 💀 **Real owner reviews:** 👉 *"Last time I gave a girl a ride, and as soon as she got in, she said, 'Why is there someone else here?'… I glanced at the empty back seat and was sweating bullets."* 👉 *"After driving the night shift so many times, now when I hear someone sigh in the back seat, I habitually reply, 'Driver, the road is congested, please bear with it…'…"* **🚨 Friendly reminders:** - Don't put snacks in the front passenger seat, **there might be some missing.** - If a passenger says, "It's so crowded in the car," **don't explain, just nod.** - If you see **an extra face** in the rearview mirror… **don't panic, she might just be hitchhiking.** 💬 **Order now (?) And receive a free "Good Fortune Charm"!** **(The talisman is for the passengers to see; the driver is used to it...)** #HearseModification #Eco-friendlyTravel #SomeMoneyShouldBeSpentWhileSaving** #ActuallyShe'sAreActuallyAreQuiteKind** 😌

24. 24 你 You Only Have an F-Rank Talent, Yet You Outshine the Geniuses of the Nine Provinces 你一个F天赋，竟能力压九州天骄 The Tsundere Watermelon傲娇的西瓜Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Rise of the underdog + foreseeing the future + martial arts competitions at university + demon invasion + ensemble cast of humanity + no nested worlds + no System] Hong Yuan's diary can predict the future. He learns that before long, he'll be tested as having an F-rank talent, his girlfriend will break up with him, and his parents will be murdered by evil cultivators. Though things go badly for him from the start, the predictions in his diary help him obtain divine cultivation techniques, rare 36.2kReads8.2Score3.7k14d adds

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    [Laughs] After many years, I saw Xiao Xiao again, and her unparalleled beauty was just as it had been back then. Over the years, Xiao Xiao has earned many titles such as "Four Heroes of Lingxiao", "Azure Lotus Sword Immortal", "Ten Heroes", and "Twin Pillars of the Human Race", but when I saw her, I couldn't help but call her "Little Girl".

25. 25 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds

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    ### ** [Immersive Thriller Experience]** "When a comment suddenly appeared saying 'There's someone behind you,' the entire audience and the streamer felt a chill run down their spines—the scariest thing wasn't the ghosts, but that the 'you' on the screen wasn't even in the camera's view..."

26. 26 重 Reborn as the Real Heiress, She Turns the Tables with Her Green Tea Persona 重生真千金靠绿茶人设逆袭了 Peering at Cranes窥鹤Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Satisfying face-slapping + No golden finger + Everyone’s darling heroine + Both leads are pure + Male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] [Scheming green-tea real heiress who plays the pig to eat the tiger vs. beautiful, dispassionate Buddhist monk] In her previous life, Gu Yaoyao was the fake heiress’s foil. The fake heiress was innocent, kind, and talented. Not only was she adored by her parents and older brother, she also became the gentle moonlight in everyone’s heart. Gu Yaoy 5.9kReads9.0Score74014d adds

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    The garbage cans in the back alley reeked of foul stench, and the sticky night wind, carrying filthy language, lashed out. Gu Yaoyao was cornered against the mottled wall, her back pressed against the cold bricks. The group of homeless men, like hunting hyenas, their sweat- and alcohol-reeking bodies squeezing out the last bit of air, their rough eyes licking at her thin clothes, their vulgarities like poisoned needles—"Bitch!" "Strip her naked!" "Look at that little body, so slutty!" Her back ached from the rough wall, her nails digging into the cracks in the bricks, but she couldn't find any support. Despair washed over her like a tide. The back alley was terrifyingly silent in the dead of night; even the distant car horns seemed worlds away. She knew that even if she screamed until her throat was hoarse, all she would get in return was the savage laughter of these beasts. "Get away!" Gu Yaoyao jerked her head to the side and bit down hard on the filthy wrist that reached out to her, her teeth sinking into the other's greasy flesh. The homeless man roared in pain, unleashing a torrent of profanities as his tattered shoes mercilessly kicked her in the abdomen—the softest spot a woman should cherish most, now the target of his violence. "Ugh!" The excruciating pain made her arch her back, a mouthful of blood spurting from the corner of her mouth, splashing onto the gray-black ground like a red rose that bloomed suddenly and withered instantly. Fists and kicks rained down on her back and cheek, the dull thuds of bones colliding mingling with her suppressed sobs, sounding particularly shrill in the empty alley. Her consciousness sank like a sloughed-up cotton ball. Just as her vision was about to be swallowed by darkness, a blinding white light pierced the haze—someone had turned on their phone flashlight. The hem of her white dress swept across the bloodstains before her eyes. Gu Yaoyao struggled to lift her eyelids and saw Gu Qianqian standing tall, a pitying smile on her delicate face, but her eyes held an icy edge. "My dear sister," her voice was as soft as a feather, yet carried a chilling edge, "Do you think you'll understand when you die? In the end, you'll be like a stray dog ​​abandoned by someone." She crouched down, her pearl earring gleaming coldly in the dim light: "Mom and Dad never cared about you, my brother doted on me—look," she shook the pigeon-egg diamond ring on her ring finger, the brilliance of the diamond making Gu Yaoyao squint, "Even your beloved Senior Shen just proposed to me in Times Square, New York." "Our photos are on all the big screens in the city," Gu Qianqian wiped non-existent stains from her fingertips with a handkerchief, her smile sweet yet cruel, "Do you know? All of this should have been yours." As the last few words fell, Gu Yaoyao felt the sharp pain in her lower abdomen surge up again, the white light before her eyes shattered completely, and along with the life that had been plundered, sank into boundless darkness.

27. 27 心 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without 32.9kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds

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28. 28 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 249.1kReads9.1Score60.5k14d adds

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    It was late autumn of the twenty-sixth year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign, the foremost feng shui master of the Qing Dynasty. The wind in Beijing whipped up snowflakes, which slanted against the glazed tiles of the Imperial Observatory, making a soft, crackling sound. Li Jinshan pulled his sable cloak tighter around his neck, his fingertip lightly touching the celestial pool of the brass compass. The pointer seemed to come alive, spinning wildly among the densely packed Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, finally trembling as it pointed northwest, the copper bell at the end of the needle emitting a barely audible tinkling sound. "Sir, the foundation of the Temple of Heaven has shifted," a clerk beside him said, his voice trembling. The abacus beads in his hand clattered onto the bluestone slab, rolling to Li Jinshan's feet. Li Jinshan bent down to pick up the abacus, his fingertips tracing the thickly coated beads. This abacus was a gift from the Kangxi Emperor; its rosewood frame was engraved with the Big Dipper, and the beads were inlaid with lead, making it heavy and cumbersome to use. He looked up at the golden roof of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of Heaven. The gilded surface gleamed a pale light against the leaden sky, like a piece of bronze soaked in blood. "It's not the foundation that's shifted," Li Jinshan said slowly, his voice laced with phlegm. "It's the dragon vein that's moved." The clerk cried out and knelt on the ground, his knees hitting the frozen earth with a dull thud. He knew the weight of these words—the Imperial Observatory was in charge of astronomy and the calendar, and even more so, the imperial feng shui. If word got out that the dragon vein had shifted, the lightest consequence would be beheading, and the heaviest would be the extermination of nine generations of one's family. Li Jinshan didn't look at him. Suddenly, the compass in his hand began to vibrate violently, the needle gripped as if by an invisible hand, stuck firmly at the "Ren" position. His pupils contracted sharply as he recalled the scene he had witnessed three days ago in the Hall of Mental Cultivation: on the screen behind Emperor Guangxu's throne, the painting "All Nations Paying Homage to the Emperor" had inexplicably developed mold spots, the mold growing precisely in the northwestern border region, a black, festering sore. "Go and saw down that old cypress tree in the southeast corner of the Temple of Heaven," Li Jinshan suddenly said. He squatted down and drew a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) on the snow with his finger, the Qian position facing the direction of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. "When you're sawing, remember to have the carpenter bring some black dog's blood. Start at 3:45 AM, and make sure the saw cut faces southeast, so the sawdust doesn't get dirty." The clerk kowtowed repeatedly, and when he got up, his trouser legs were soaked. Li Jinshan watched his staggering figure, took out an oilcloth bag from his sleeve, and opened it to find a palm-sized bluestone slab, covered with densely packed talismans, with a tiny "Li" character carved in the corner. This was his family's "Dragon-Suppressing Stone," which his grandfather had passed down to him, saying that if the capital's dragon vein ever became unstable, this stone should be buried under the "Heavenly Heart Stone" in the Temple of Heaven. He walked towards the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, stepping through the ankle-deep snow, each step landing safely in the cracks between the bluestone bricks. The Temple of Heaven's floor tiles are laid according to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams; only by walking along the boundaries of these trigrams can one avoid the evil energy from the ground. The craftsman who designed the Temple of Heaven was his ancestor, who left behind a book called "Secret Records of Construction" before his death, which recorded the feng shui layout of all the royal buildings in Beijing. Now, that book is locked in a sandalwood box in his bedroom. The threshold of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is three feet high. As Li Jinshan stepped over it, he heard the creaking sound of wooden components rubbing together overhead. He looked up and saw the coffered ceiling of the hall. The spiral structure composed of nine layers of brackets should have been like a giant funnel, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the hall. But at this moment, the pearl in the mouth of the golden dragon at the very top was gone, leaving a dark hole, like a wide-open eye. "Lord Li is quite leisurely." A shrill voice came from behind a pillar. Li Lianying was wearing a dark blue python robe, playing with a string of jade court beads in his hand. The clinking of the beads was particularly jarring in the empty hall. Li Jinshan bowed respectfully, not even raising his eyelids. He had always disliked these eunuchs, especially those like Li Lianying who could speak to Empress Dowager Cixi. Last year, during the renovation of the Summer Palace, Li Lianying insisted on diverting water from Kunming Lake to the Hall of Joyful Longevity, claiming it would make it easier for the Empress Dowager to admire the fish. This disrupted the garden's "water dragon system," causing the spring water from the Western Hills to be cut off for three months, and it hadn't recovered yet. "The Empress Dowager sent me to inquire whether the snow came early this year," Li Lianying said, craning his neck like a goose as he approached Li Jinshan. "Yesterday, a layer of ice flowers formed on the windowsill of Changchun Palace, resembling a white rabbit. The Empress Dowager said it was an auspicious sign." Li Jinshan sneered. That wasn't a white rabbit at all; it was clearly a sign of impending doom. The ice flower patterns formed the character "" (gui), which represents water. Too much water signifies an excess of yin, suggesting a funeral was imminent in the palace. He recalled the feng shui consultation he gave Consort Zhen last month. The threshold of Jingren Palace, where the young lady lived, was higher than the lintel, a feng shui term called "tripping at the door," signifying gossip and trouble. No wonder the Empress Dowager always found fault with her. "Reporting to the Chief Eunuch, the snow is falling perfectly." Li Jinshan turned the compass, the needle now steady. "Winter snow nourishes the fields; next year should be a bumper harvest." Li Lianying pursed his lips, clearly unconvinced. He leaned closer, and a scent of incense mixed with cosmetics wafted over, causing Li Jinshan to wrinkle his nose. This eunuch's odor was too mixed; his yang energy was weak. He probably wouldn't live past fifty. "My lord, please don't try to fool me," Li Lianying lowered his voice. "Last night, the Empress Dowager dreamt of the late Emperor, saying he was cold underground. Do you think we should add a layer of cotton felt to the underground palace of the Eastern Mausoleum?" Li Jinshan's heart skipped a beat. Dingdong Mausoleum is the final resting place of Emperor Xianfeng. Last year, when the underground palace was being built, he had said that the tomb passage couldn't face due south, as south belongs to fire, and fire overcomes metal, which would burn the dragon vein. But Prince Chun, who was in charge of the project at the time, wouldn't listen and insisted on following the rule of "the emperor facing south," and now, sure enough, trouble had arisen. "Cotton felt is useless," Li Jinshan said, staring into Li Lianying's eyes. "We need to bury a piece of 'fire-suppressing jade' at the entrance of the tomb passage. Jade belongs to earth, and earth can overcome fire." Li Lianying's eyes darted around, then he suddenly smiled: "Your Excellency always has a way. And this jade…" "I have a piece of Hetian warm jade in my study, it's from the Ming Dynasty, burying it there would be perfect," Li Jinshan interrupted him. He knew this eunuch wanted to take advantage of the situation, but if the feng shui of Dingdong Mausoleum was ruined, the entire Qing Dynasty's fate would be affected; he couldn't gamble. Li Lianying smiled contentedly, his face crinkling into wrinkles. "Then this servant thanks you on behalf of the Empress Dowager. By the way, the Empress Dowager wants you to go to the Summer Palace today, saying that the peacock in the Hall of Longevity and Joy has spread its tail feathers, and wants you to take a look at whether it's auspicious or inauspicious." Li Jinshan's heart sank. A peacock spreading its tail feathers is usually an auspicious sign, but the Hall of Longevity and Joy is located in the "Li" position of the Summer Palace. Li belongs to fire, and the peacock belongs to metal; fire overcomes metal, which is not a good omen. He touched the dragon-suppressing stone in his arms; the cold stone hurt his chest. When he walked out of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the snow was falling even harder. Li Jinshan looked back and saw the golden roof of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests appearing and disappearing in the wind and snow, like a giant beast lying on the ground. He suddenly recalled the words written by his ancestor in the *Secret Records of Construction*: "The heavens tilt to the northwest, the earth is incomplete in the southeast, the dragon vein shifts, and the dynasty's fate is nearing its end." A thin layer of ice covered Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace, with snow blanketing the surface like a white silk ribbon. Li Jinshan stood on the steps of the Hall of Longevity, gazing at the peacock displaying its tail feathers. The peacock's feathers shimmered with a bluish-green luster in the snow, and the dense, bright spots on its tail feathers were almost dizzying. "Lord Li has arrived," came the voice of Empress Dowager Cixi from the warm pavilion, husky and characteristic of her smoky voice. She wore a bright yellow casual dress, holding a gilded enamel bowl, and was using a silver hairpin to pick at the silver ear fungus soup inside. As Li Jinshan bowed, he caught a glimpse of the screen behind the Empress Dowager out of the corner of his eye. The screen was made of rosewood, inlaid with various treasures, forming a painting of "Peaches Presented for Longevity." But somehow, the walking stick of the God of Longevity in the picture had broken in half, and the pearl at the break had been pried off, leaving a small pit. "This peacock is quite spirited," Empress Dowager Cixi gestured towards the window. "It started displaying its tail feathers last night and has been displaying them ever since. Is there some good news to come?" Li Jinshan followed her gaze. The peacock was facing the sun, and the angle at which its tail feathers were spread perfectly blocked the door of the Hall of Joyful Longevity. His heart skipped a beat—the peacock represents fire, and the door is the entrance to the house. Fire blocking the entrance to the house would surely bring misfortune. "Your Majesty, the peacock displaying its tail feathers is an auspicious sign," Li Jinshan said slowly. "But the display is too grand, and it might block the good fortune of the noble person. Perhaps I should have it moved to the east corridor, where it represents wood. Wood can generate fire, so it can retain the auspicious sign without blocking the entrance to the house." Empress Dowager Cixi narrowed her eyes, and the silver hairpin in her hand scratched against the rim of the bowl, making a grating sound. "In your opinion, sir, is there some unlucky thing happening in the palace lately?" Li Jinshan thought of the compass at the Temple of Heaven, the mold on the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the tomb passage of the Dingdong Mausoleum. These words stuck in his throat, like a red-hot iron. In the end, he only said, "The winter solstice is approaching, and the yin energy is heavy. The Empress Dowager should avoid coming to the water's edge to avoid catching a chill." Empress Dowager Cixi laughed, her laughter like a broken gong: "You are so thoughtful, sir. By the way, I received news yesterday that Li Hongzhang is negotiating peace with the foreigners in Tianjin. Do you think this will succeed?" Li Jinshan looked up at the Fragrant Buddha Pavilion on the opposite bank of Kunming Lake. The eaves of the pavilion looked like a bird spreading its wings in the snow and mist. He suddenly remembered that ten years ago, when he was looking at a residence for Li Hongzhang, the gate of that house faced a dead end. At that time, he said, "A door facing a dead end will hinder one's official career." He never expected that his words would come true. "You are a pillar of society, and blessed with good fortune." Li Jinshan looked down at the tips of his shoes; the snow clinging to the surface was melting, leaving a small water stain. It was already dark when he left the Summer Palace. Sitting in the carriage, Li Jinshan lifted the curtain and looked out at the passing street scenes. Most of the shops were closed, only a few pawnshops still had their dim lights on, their signs swaying in the wind like those of hanged men. When the carriage passed Liulichang, he told the driver to stop. The light at "Jubaozhai" was still on, and the owner was tiptoeing, pasting Spring Festival couplets onto the door frame; the red paper stood out starkly against the snow. Li Jinshan entered the shop, and a scent of sandalwood mixed with ink wafted towards him. "Lord Li has arrived," the owner, a short, stout man, said with a smile. "I just acquired a fine piece of jade today; would you like to take a look?" Li Jinshan waved his hand, his gaze falling on a pile of old books in the corner. They were thread-bound books, damaged by insects, their pages yellowed and brittle, covered in dust. He bent down and pulled one out; the cover bore the words "The Book of Burial," the characters illegible. "How much for this book?" He dusted the book, and a piece of yellow paper fell from between the pages, bearing a strange symbol, like a twisted snake. The shopkeeper leaned over to look, then scoffed, "I bought this from a penniless man the other day, saying it was an heirloom. If you want it, fifty coins will do." Li Jinshan didn't haggle, taking out silver and placing it on the counter. He recognized the symbol—it was a "talisman to ward off evil," a unique family heirloom. How could it be here? He held the yellow paper, his fingertips burning as if a fire were burning within it. By the time he returned to the Imperial Observatory, it was late at night. Li Jinshan locked himself in his study, lit three sticks of sandalwood incense, and opened the sandalwood box. The "Secret Records of Construction" lay inside, its cover a deep blue silk brocade embroidered with a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) in gold thread. He opened to the first page, which read: "The way of Feng Shui is to follow Heaven and respond to the people; to go against Heaven will surely incur divine retribution." The wind outside the window grew stronger, howling like weeping. Li Jinshan recalled the scene he had seen at the Temple of Heaven during the day, and the compass needle pointing northwest. He suddenly understood that the dragon vein wasn't shifting, but breaking. Like a bone in a person's body, if one joint breaks, the whole body collapses. He took out the dragon-suppressing stone from his pocket and placed it on the table. The stone gleamed faintly under the lamplight, and the runes on it seemed to come alive, moving across its surface. He then took out the *Book of Burial* he had bought from Jubaozhai, turning to the page with the yellow paper tucked inside. It read: "Qi disperses with the wind and stops at water. The ancients gathered it to prevent its dissipation and guided its flow to ensure it stopped; hence the term Feng Shui." Li Jinshan picked up a brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and drew the same talisman on the yellow paper as on the dragon-suppressing stone. As he drew the last stroke, a flash of white light suddenly appeared outside the window, followed by a deafening clap of thunder that shook the windowpanes. He looked up and saw that the flagpole of the Imperial Observatory had been struck by lightning and broken, the break charred black, like a gnawed bone. "It's over," Li Jinshan muttered to himself, dropping the brush to the ground. The cinnabar smeared on the Xuan paper like a pool of blood. Three days later, Li Hongzhang signed the Treaty of 1901. The day the news reached Beijing, Li Jinshan was showing Emperor Guangxu the blueprints for his mausoleum. On the blueprint, Wan'an Mountain was circled in red. It was a geomantically auspicious site, with a protective backdrop in front and a strong backing behind, a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right—a perfect burial ground. But as Li Jinshan looked at the blueprint, he thought of the dragon-suppressing stone. He knew that some things, once broken, could never be put back together. Like the Qing Dynasty's empire, like the flagpole struck by lightning, like the brush in his hand, fallen to the ground, ink spilled everywhere, never to write neat characters again. He put down the blueprint and walked to the window. The snow outside had stopped, the sun had come out, shining brightly into the courtyard of the Imperial Observatory, the snow reflecting a blinding light. He saw a clerk sweeping the snow, the broom leaving streaks on the ground, like wounds on the courtyard. "Sir, the Empress Dowager has sent someone to ask when the blueprints for the mausoleum will be finalized," the clerk called from the courtyard, his voice soft and weak in the sunlight. Li Jinshan did not answer. He pulled the dragon-suppressing stone from his robes and clutched it tightly in his hand. The stone was icy cold, and the talisman digging into his palm stung. He knew it was time to bury the stone, even if it could only delay things for a moment, even if it was just self-deception. He picked up the compass and left the study. Sunlight shone on the compass, and the pointer in the celestial pool began to spin again. This time, it didn't point to any direction; it just spun wildly in place, like a lost child. Li Jinshan laughed, a laugh that brought tears to his eyes. He remembered his ancestor's words, his grandfather's words, and the rules etched into his bones. He knew that he had ultimately failed to protect the dragon vein, failed to protect the empire. But he still had to go to the Temple of Heaven, still had to bury that stone. Not for anything else, but for the abacus his grandfather had passed down to him, for the book "Secret Records of Construction," for those things etched into his very bones. He walked out of the gates of the Imperial Observatory, sunlight shining on his mink cloak, making it gleam with a golden light. In the distance, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven shimmered in the sunlight, like a palace floating in the clouds. Li Jinshan took a deep breath, strode forward, and walked step by step into the melting snow, heading in that direction. He knew that the end of this road might be an abyss, but he had no other choice. The way of feng shui is to follow the will of Heaven and the will of man. But sometimes, man must go against the will of Heaven, even if he is shattered to pieces, he must leave something behind. Like the flagpole struck by lightning, even if it falls, it must leave a pit in the ground to prove that it once stood. Li Jinshan's figure disappeared around the street corner, and the gate of the Imperial Observatory behind him slowly closed, making a heavy sound, like a sigh of an era.

29. 29 神 After the Fortune-Telling Heiress Returns to the Capital, She Brutally Deals with the Transmigrator 神算大小姐回京后，暴虐穿越女 Liu Qicheng柳七橙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xiao Yunsheng of the Marquis of Zhenguo's household was orphaned young and raised by her grandfather on the frontier. She studied under the Daoist master Ziyang Zhenjun and mastered profound occult arts. One night, while observing the stars, she saw that the Ziwei Star was in peril and an ominous star was rising. The Xiao family faced the threat of annihilation, so sixteen-year-old Yunsheng decisively returned to the capital to protect her family and avert disaster. Once she arrived, she learned 3.3kReads8.9Score52014d adds

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30. 30 落 A Down-and-Out Girl Finds a Fortune and Rises from the Mire to the Top 落魄少女手握财宝终从泥沼飞云端 Xiao Longbai小龙柏Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted [Feel-good wish fulfillment + scheming lead + sweet romance + revenge + business battles] A pure, innocent girl transforms into a cunning schemer. The poor orphan, born into a family that has passed down a rare treasure, the Phoenix Hairpin, searches desperately for it. At last she finds a trace of it, only to lose it again… Yesterday, she endured their cold looks, her heart frozen as ice. Today, an adorable puppy-like man and a wolfish one are both pursuing her relentlessly. When a Scorpio woma —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The electronic screen at the bidding site was still scrolling numbers, but Ji Yunshan's phone was like a ticking time bomb. When her second uncle's message came through, she heard her own voice pierce the deathly silence: "My grandmother is dying!" Her high heels shattered the silence of the conference room as she rushed out the door, not noticing the man's long, slender fingers pausing for half a second on the keyboard behind the monitor screen. A black Bentley was already waiting downstairs, and the driver respectfully opened the door: "Miss Ji, Mr. Lu instructed us to take you home." In the back seat, Ji Yunshan trembled, clutching her phone, when suddenly a suit jacket with the scent of cedar was draped over her shoulders. Looking up, she met a pair of deep, pool-like eyes. The man's fingertips brushed against the corners of her reddened eyes: "Don't be afraid, I'm here." She didn't know that this seemingly hasty return home was a scheme he had orchestrated for three years. Her grandmother's serious illness was real, the family treasure hidden in the old mansion's cellar was real, and he—the tycoon of the business world—had been eyeing this canary who had stumbled into the mire for ten years. The scheming at the bidding stage, the wolves in her family—all these will become stepping stones for her to rise to power. And he will be the one who hands her the knife, and also the one who ultimately holds her in his arms.

31. 31 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds

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    So cool! The female lead is not only decisive and efficient but also a mother figure! Sisters looking for a good book, just go for it, it's guaranteed to be great!

32. 32 被 Dumped, She Impulsively Marries Her Childhood Friend, Who Turns Out to Be the Prince of the Capital's Elite 被渣后，闪婚竹马竟是京圈太子爷 This Daoist Wants to Cultivate to Immortality贫道想修仙Modern Romance526k WordsOngoing Her fiancé stood her up at the marriage registry, married another woman instead, and still had the nerve to say, “You’re the only one I’ll ever marry.” Tang Nianyün turns around and impulsively marries her childhood sweetheart, Si Jingming, who has just returned from abroad, giving her scumbag ex a hard slap in the face! Her youthful crush finally comes true, and now her ex is back, desperately trying to win her over. Si Jingming: “Do you understand that she’s my wife?” Her ex: “Nianyün and I we 43Reads7.0Score1514d adds
33. 33 白 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 51.7kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
34. 34 步 Falling for You, Step by Step: I’m Done Being Your Substitute 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X 36.5kReads9.1Score4k14d adds

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    Chapter 1: - The morning sunlight streamed through the curtains onto Xiang Nuan's face. She woke up to find Yan Chen washing up in the bathroom, the atmosphere between them cold and distant. - Xiang Nuan received a call from the hospital, learning that her father's condition had worsened and required special treatment, costing millions. - Yan Chen offered a substitute contract, and Xiang Nuan agreed to become a substitute for his beloved Lin Wei to raise money for medical expenses. - Yan Chen took Xiang Nuan to a business party, where she overheard people discussing Yan Chen's past with his beloved Lin Wei. Chapter 2: - Xiang Nuan began to imitate Lin Wei's speech and behavior, and Yan Chen's attitude towards her was inconsistent. - While caring for her father at the hospital, Xiang Nuan met the attending physician, Shen Yu, who recognized her as a university classmate and offered to help. - Yan Chen's ex-girlfriend, Zhou Yuqing, made things difficult for Xiang Nuan at a social event, implying that she was just a cheap substitute. - Xiang Nuan found photos and information about Lin Wei in Yan Chen's study and began to systematically research everything about this beloved Lin Wei. Chapter 3: - Yan Chen took Xiang Nuan to an important business negotiation, where her professional knowledge of architectural design unexpectedly proved invaluable. On their way home, the two encountered a downpour. Yan Chen took off his coat to shield her from the rain, showing rare tenderness. Xiang Nuan developed a fever from being caught in the rain, and Yan Chen cared for her all night, calling out her real name instead of "Weiwei" in his half-asleep state. Xiang Nuan began to perceive Yan Chen's complex inner world and realized that her feelings for him were no longer simple. #### Chapter 4: - Xiang Nuan's father's condition suddenly worsened, and Yan Chen mobilized his private jet and medical resources to save him. - Xiang Nuan stayed at the hospital for three days and three nights, with Yan Chen accompanying her and handling all medical expenses. - Exhausted, Yan Chen inadvertently revealed that he had been secretly monitoring the progress of Xiang Nuan's father's condition. - Touched, Xiang Nuan began to suspect Yan Chen's special attention towards her, and their relationship underwent a subtle change. #### Chapter 5: - Yan Chen took Xiang Nuan to a private auction and bought a rare ancient book on architectural design that she had casually mentioned before for a high price. - On their way home, the two were involved in a car accident. Xiang Nuan instinctively threw herself at Yan Chen to protect him, resulting in an arm injury. Yan Chen personally bandaged Xiang Nuan's wounds. Their eyes met, and they almost kissed, but were interrupted by a phone call. - Xiang Nuan realized she had fallen in love with Yan Chen, but was tormented by her identity as a substitute; Yan Chen also began to confront his own feelings. #### Chapter Six: - Yan Chen received news that Lin Wei was about to return to the country and began going out frequently, reducing contact with Xiang Nuan. - Xiang Nuan overheard Yan Chen promising on the phone, "I'll wait for her to come back."

35. 35 无 Infinite: This Player Has Just a Tiny Bit Too Many Tags 无限：这个玩家的标签有亿点多 Lightning Who Never Slacks Off绝不摸鱼的闪电Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Name: Gao Yi] [Equipped tag (1/1): Journalist Lv. 2 (Common)] [Unequipped tags: Debtor Lv. 1 (Common), Heartbroken Lv. 1 (Common), Good Samaritan Lv. 1 (Common), Internet Surfing Pro Lv. 1 (Common), Friend to Elderly Women Lv. 2 (Rare)] Cursed by the goddess of luck, Gao Yi got the “Tag System” at the most unlucky point in his life. It made him thrive in the sudden era of instance dungeons. “Let’s combine the trait I got in the last instance with one of my current tags...” Gao Yi’s hand slipped 28.4kReads8.9Score3.2k14d adds

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    The third book features a character with high intelligence, strategic thinking, courage, and deductive reasoning skills. Whenever a thrilling moment arrives, the tone shifts dramatically, making the reader burst into laughter.

36. 36 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 66kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds
37. 37 修 The Cultivating Immortal Doctor in the City 修真医仙在都市 Code-Writing Kitty码字猫子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After more than ten years of cultivation, I finally came down from the mountain. Oh, a terminal illness? Watch me cure it! What? You say he's dead? If I say he stays, even the King of Hell can't take him away. I punch security guards, kick the young master Jiang, save lives, and wield the power to reshape creation. You need the talent to back up your boasting. I don't think you have it. I do! 76Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A magical realism painting of Latin America, where magnificent imagination intertwines with heavy history, offering a revolutionary reading experience.

38. 38 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5k14d adds
39. 39 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds
40. 40 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
41. 41 无EN Infinite Horror Game 无限诡异游戏 Mocking Laughter笑讽嘲Mystery245k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror game + dark fiction + no female lead + ruthless protagonist] This book was originally titled Infinite Strange Games, and is also known as As Long As I'm Twisted Enough, Even Ghosts Fear Me and I Will Rule the Bizarre. Thirty-six years after the Bizarre Game descended upon the world, it continues to select players and send them into instances full of horrors and strange tales, where they struggle to survive. Specimen maker Si Qi enters the game of his own accord. From that 346Reads8.9Score13514d adds

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    —When Perversion Becomes the Optimal Solution for Survival** Thirty-six years after the arrival of the eerie game, while players still cautiously abide by the rules, the specimen maker, Siqi, has already turned those rules into anatomical specimens. This man, whose face clearly reads "teammates are just consumables," uses his scalpel to carve out a new survival rule in the dungeon—be more perverted than the ghost, and you'll survive to the end. The world-building is chilling. Those seemingly absurd dungeon rules are actually carefully designed predatory traps by higher beings. The man-eating shadows in the hospital corridor, the automatically writing chalk in the midnight classroom—every detail exudes meticulously calculated malice. Siqi's approach is nothing short of performance art—collecting vengeful ghosts as specimens and using the BOSS's killing rules to kill the BOSS in return. The ensemble character portrayals are extremely impactful. Teammate Lao Zhao, who always "accidentally" dies at crucial moments, is later discovered to be a spy planted by the game; the seemingly timid newbie girl is actually a top player from a previous reincarnation. When Siqi tears away these disguises, what is revealed is not the truth, but a deeper conspiracy. The plot unfolds like a meticulously performed surgery. In the Blood Moon Hospital instance, Siqi deliberately triggers all the death flags, solely to verify his conjecture that "there are loopholes in the rules." While other players avoid the Weeping Angel, he's measuring the pupil distance of a statue—behind this seemingly insane action lies a cold-blooded analysis of the game's true nature. The side quests and subplots are equally compelling. The identity of the "god" behind the game remains a mystery, and those eliminated players ultimately become materials for new instances. When Siqi discovers he's appearing as an NPC in a certain instance, the so-called completion of the game has already become a much grander game. If you're fed up with endless stories featuring saintly protagonists, this novel, which takes the law of the jungle to its extreme, will make you rethink the essence of survival. After all, in a cannibalistic game, being a pure villain might be the most rational choice.

42. 42 物 Life After Prices Plummet: My Road to Riches 物价贬值后之我的暴富生活 Ye Lanxue夜岚雪Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A guy with no house, no car, and no girlfriend, and his future mother-in-law still dares to demand a 660,000-yuan bride price? Is there any justice in this world? He awakens the System, and from today on, prices worldwide drop by a factor of one million! What? A luxury car for seven yuan? Buy it! A meal for nine fen? Buy it! A king crab for 0.003 yuan? Buy it! Buy! Buy!! Buy!!! Lafite is just grape juice now. Starting today, I'll drink straight from the bottle and polish off cases! Why bother wi 2.8kReads8.8Score24814d adds

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    Okay, this is a qualified tweet focusing on Ji Linxiao's affluent life transformation and its legality: --- **Tweet Title:** "My Sudden Wealth After Currency Devaluation": From the Dowry Dilemma to a Life of Luxury, His Comeback is So Satisfying! Tweet Text: Remember Ji Linxiao, who was left penniless after his girlfriend's mother suddenly demanded a dowry of 660,000 yuan, emptying his nine years of savings? The gears of fate turned dramatically at his most desperate moment—global prices plummeted, and currency values ​​soared! His hard-earned million-yuan savings instantly ballooned into an astronomical figure! "My Sudden Wealth After Currency Devaluation" takes you through Ji Linxiao's magnificent transformation! Once troubled by the dowry, he now lives a low-key yet extraordinary life of abundance: * Financial Freedom, Calm and Elegant: The 660,000 yuan that troubled him? It's now just a drop in the ocean. His assets have steadily increased within a legal and compliant financial system, achieving true financial freedom without taking risks. * A Quality Life, Subtle and Unobtrusive: He no longer pursues ostentatious displays, but rather a refined lifestyle. It might be a healthy meal customized by a top private chef, a tranquil luxury apartment hidden in the city center, or a custom-made comfortable car—every detail exudes understated style and strength. * A Broader Vision and Perspective: The growth of wealth has broadened his horizons. Ji Linxiao has begun to focus on broader investment areas (legal and compliant), philanthropy, and self-improvement. His focus has long since transcended the calculations of daily necessities. The calculated marriage proposal farce of the past now seems like a minor interlude in the symphony of his life. The devaluation of wealth has not brought about a fleeting bubble, but rather a real upward mobility and a sense of composure. Watch how Ji Linxiao uses this legally acquired fortune to redefine his life, living a life of enviable brilliance with effortless grace! His life of sudden wealth is real, substantial, and full of wisdom. #UrbanComeback #WealthyLife #LowKeyLuxury #LegalWealth #FaceSlappingStory

43. 43 诡 The Supernatural and I Are One, and I'm the Real Monster! 诡异共生，我才是真正的怪物！ Ke Xi珂西Mystery525k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + No Female Lead + No Mercy for Do-Gooders + Everyone’s Evil + Dark and Twisted + Disturbing Plot] This world is sick. We, hidden away in corners where no one can see us, are slowly rotting. This is a strange world where humans and ghosts coexist. A boy has a monster with nine eyes growing on his arm. They are people hidden away in the remotest corners of the world. When they encounter the “monsters” wearing human skin, they strike an amusing bargain with one another, gi 1.3kReads7.1Score19114d adds

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    **Recommendation | *The Bizarre Symbiosis, Monsters on the Bookshelf*—When Madness Lies Beneath Human Skin** This book sends chills down your spine. The nine-eyed boy is just the tip of the iceberg; the real monsters are the "humanoid monsters" hidden in the folds of society—a pica-eater devouring shadows under streetlights, a split personality strangling each other in a mirror—each case is like dissecting the lesions of modern civilization. Most chillingly, these monsters wear human skin, playing a death game of "who will give themselves away first" among the crowd. The main characters are a paragon of mad aesthetics. There is no savior, only a group of villains huddling together for warmth in a decaying world. The boy with eyes covering his arms, recording evidence with his pupils, is more terrifying than any surveillance camera. The detailed descriptions are particularly eerie: the shape of blood dripping on the pages of an old book, the neatly arranged eyeballs in a convenience store freezer—the imagery is so vivid it makes you want to turn on the lights and go to sleep. The plot is like stuffing social news into a Cthulhu Mythos. When the "Narcissus" patient begins to fall in love with their clone, and when the fantasies of the "Delusion" patient come true, the suspense transcends the question of "who is the murderer?" The mastermind's delayed appearance only fuels the reader's suspicion—perhaps we are all part of this twisted experiment? If you're tired of virtuous protagonists, this dark allegory featuring an entirely villainous cast is worth the challenge. After all, when the veil of civilization is torn away, who can guarantee they aren't one of the "monsters on the bookshelf"?

44. 44 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.4kReads9.6Score2.1k14d adds

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    Ghosts exist in the world! This book contains the author's personal experiences over 14 years, along with detailed insights, coping strategies, and methods to ward off evil.

45. 45 她 She Taught Me to Write My Own Obituary While Still Alive 她教我活着写讣告 Which Little White Is This?第几只小白Mystery106k WordsOngoing Death is nothing more than the soul's final act of grooming. An old red notebook with worn corners, an obituary, a yellowed photograph, and the secret she hid all her life —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's really good, I love watching it.

46. 46 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds

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    "The Empress's Alluring Charm, the Emperor's Debauchery" Warm sunlight streamed through the carved window lattices, casting golden hues on the smoky pink bodice. A young girl leaned against a chaise longue, her white shorts outlining her slender waist, her snow-white skin exposed to the air—her calves like white porcelain vases, her waist like a willow branch, even her toes as smooth and lustrous as fine mutton-fat jade. Four maids held a shimmering white ointment, their fingertips gently kneading and spreading the delicate cream throughout her body. Miaoyun finally stroked her tender fingertips, softly saying, "Miss, after your skincare routine, prepare the medicinal bath in an hour." The girl turned her head, a slight smile playing on her lips, her voice clear and soft as a stream: "You may leave now, I'll read for a while." The sound of turning pages concealed the untold details of her life within the confines of her boudoir. Why expend so much effort on daily skincare? What secret formula was added to the ointment? What mystery lay hidden in the medicinal bath prepared by Granny Li? As the skin becomes increasingly translucent amidst the ointments and medicinal broths, perhaps a hidden wound is quietly healing, or a family secret is spreading with the fragrance.

47. 47 修 Cultivation: I Join the Demonic Path from the Start 修仙：开局入了魔道 Singer of Praises颂歌者Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted [System] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] + [Violence] The path to immortality is paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. For one general's success, ten thousand bones lie rotting. If Heaven has destined me to become a demon, then I shall become the mightiest demon, lord of all demons. At the end of the demonic path, who stands supreme? The Asura Heavenly Demon slays all immortals. 1kReads7.5Score10514d adds

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    **Recommendation | *Cultivation: Starting with the Demonic Path*—When the Asura Path Becomes the Only Choice** The cruelty of the cultivation world is laid bare in this book—there's no sentimental conflict between good and evil, only the naked survival of the fittest. The protagonist is judged by the system to be born with a demonic seed, so he simply throws everything away and carves his own path through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Those so-called righteous sects, outwardly virtuous, are even more corrupt than demonic cultivators. The world-building is quite hardcore. The opening scene shows the protagonist being besieged by the righteous path, severely injured and falling into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons, but unexpectedly, he awakens his Heavenly Demon bloodline. The detailed descriptions are extremely impactful: the pain of his meridians being severed and then rebuilt when demonic energy enters his body, the sweet taste of blood when he devours his first enemy—all these make the reader feel the madness even through the words. The main plot progresses cleanly and efficiently. From a hunted stray dog ​​to the Asura Lord who rules the demonic path, each stage is accompanied by cruel choices. The most shocking part is the "Blood Sacrifice to Cangshan" scene—to break through his cultivation realm, the protagonist personally refines the demon generals he has cultivated for many years into blood pills. There's no pretense, only the purest law of survival. The supporting characters are equally outstanding. The mad old demon who always appears when the protagonist is in danger is eventually discovered to be the remnant soul of the previous demon lord; the righteous leader who always shouts about cleaning up his own sect secretly uses living people to refine pills. These characters make the inverted world of cultivation more realistic. If you're tired of the clichéd cultivation stories, this work, which takes "evil" to the extreme without losing logic, will make you rethink what the Dao heart is. After all, when the whole world is falling into depravity, upholding the demonic path may be the greatest clarity.

48. 48 嫡 After the Legitimate Daughter Came Down from the Mountain, the Crown Prince Doted on Her 嫡女下山后被太子殿下宠上天 Soft Moonlight溶溶月Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted Shen Qingyin, the only legitimate daughter of Chancellor Shen, whose power held sway over the imperial court, was the apple of his eye. Her status was second only to that of the princesses of the imperial family. She should have been raised in luxury in a palace of jade and fragrant orchids. But when she was little, a fortune-teller declared that her destiny was unusual and that she must stay away from her parents and family until she turned sixteen if she was to grow up safely. She learned peer 4.7kReads9.0Score47414d adds

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    The romance storyline is rich and straightforward, with no unnecessary branches, and both the male and female leads are very strong.

49. 49 天 Destined to Be the Phoenix 天命为凤 Kawaii Little Egg Tart卡哇伊小蛋皮Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 足 I’m Twisted Enough to Fight a Vengeful Ghost for Its Estate from the Start 足够变态，开局我与猛鬼争家产 Ke Xi珂西Mystery695k WordsCompleted [Horror Game + No Female Lead + Absurd Comedy + Elegant Madman + Infinite Worlds] Jiang Cheng: Not a saintly hero. Doesn’t like women, and doesn’t like men either. Jiang Cheng: A “newbie” player and a prolific ghost killer. He’s not afraid of failing a level, only of not being elegant enough! Jiang Cheng: He has plenty of dreams: chef, doctor, teacher... He helps make everyone’s dreams come true in the horror game! The 2174 Hearse Incident, the sharp-tongued bar-restaurant, the Third Alley Cont 332Reads8.7Score10914d adds

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    **Recommendation | *Sufficiently Perverted, All Ghosts Are My Type at the Start*—When an Elegant Madman Meets a Horror Game** Jiang Cheng redefines "perverted"—while others are terrified in horror games, he's contemplating how to kill ghosts while maintaining elegance. In the 2174 hearse incident, he provides psychological counseling to vengeful spirits; in the Poison Tongue Bar, he teaches ghouls the art of plating. This neurotic approach of turning a horror game into a professional experience class imbues the entire novel with a strange humor. The main plot is quite compelling. From the hearse case to substituting for a ghost school, each scenario deconstructs traditional horror elements. The mental hospital section is particularly brilliant—while other players are busy avoiding manic ghosts, Jiang Cheng is giving them group therapy, eventually managing to talk the boss into a state of depression. The detailed descriptions are cultish: the curve of a scalpel slicing across a vengeful spirit's neck, the arrangement of chalk-written exorcism formulas on the blackboard—all exude a morbid beauty. The world-building is chilling upon closer examination. The so-called horror game is actually a dark projection of the real world. When Jiang Cheng helps the cheongsam-clad female ghost resolve a "property dispute" in a bar, the flash of a knife reveals the truth of a human tragedy. This narrative style, which uses absurdity to wrap cruelty, is more chilling than straightforward horror. If you're tired of formulaic endless streams of stories, this work, which turns gore and violence into dark humor, is worth a try. After all, when killing ghosts becomes performance art, the so-called horror game has long lost its original flavor.

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