High Intelligence, Brilliant Scheming, Calculating, and Cunning 高智商 高略谋 高算计 高阴险

1. 851 典 Treasures of China: Dialogues with the Ten Great Emperors from the Start 典藏华夏：开局对话十大皇帝 The Flames of War Rekindle烽火重燃Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo 30.3kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
2. 852 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 684.8kReads9.6Score88.6kShelves
3. 853 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 131Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 854 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 39Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 855 非 An Imperfect Crime 非完美犯罪 As Before似前Two Male Leads133k WordsCompleted Content warning: Not mutually exclusive first relationships; obsessive, possessive imprisonment Five years after we parted, I'll engineer an imperfect crime and lead you step by step into my trap. I'll hide you away, but why do you keep trying to escape?! Gu Mo: “You were lying to me from the start? Did you think I was especially easy to fool?” Qi Ming: “That's right. I approached you with an ulterior motive. So what? You'll never escape me now.” Story break The following has nothing to do 37Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   It's about two male protagonists, I don't know if you want to read it or not. There are some emotional chapters in it. Attack means yandere and double-faced; Feeling means paralysis and innocence. The novel gets better and better as you read later, and you may have to endure the first few chapters (maybe two or three) to read it. But be sure to look at the back, it's really getting better and better!!!

6. 856 权 Notes on the Pinnacle of Power 权巅仕途笔记 The Lucky Little One Who Keeps Running犇跑的小幸运Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Political power struggles + three generations + one female lead + climbing the ranks from the grassroots + fighting for the people + reaching the pinnacle of power!] Ye Zhenggang, the third generation of the Ye family, falls victim to a sinister scheme and spends one reckless night with Xu Xiaoqing, the cherished daughter of another top family, the Xus. Then he listens to a close friend’s instigation, runs from his responsibilities, and leaves for Bohai City. This indirectly leads to Xu Xiaoqin 30.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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   These official rebirth documents are beautiful and worth reading!

7. 857 绝 The Poisonous Beauty 绝色毒妃 Mo Qianchang墨千裳Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Yun Zhixu, a PhD in toxicology and medicine, inexplicably transmigrates to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, three thousand years in the past, as the legitimate daughter of a military family. Her father died on the battlefield, her mother struck her head against a coffin and took her own life, her young brother has vanished, and she has fallen into a notorious assassins' organization. A rough start, huh? Yun Zhixu sneers. “Anyone can win with a good hand. Winning with a bad hand, now that's impressive!” 12.5kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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   Both the male and female protagonists have high IQs! There is a strategy! The plot is also very interesting

8. 858 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 38.8kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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   This book is definitely considered to be on the IQ ceiling of fantasy. It is not some mindless time travel with its own system. The protagonist is decisive in killing without being a virgin or using wisdom. He escapes from danger time and time again with his super high IQ and starts a wonderful life from the bottom. To be patient and dormant, to make plans before taking action, to be both righteous and filial, to be of flesh and blood, can be of the highest quality.

9. 859 荒 The Wilds’ Ninth Squad 荒野九队 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In the Qinghai Yadan badlands, local police discover a burned corpse. Hanging around its neck is the ID tag of Cang Yunfeng, a member of Wilderness Team Nine. But at that very moment, Cang Yunfeng is lounging on his sofa at home, watching TV. Only when a policewoman calls does he suddenly realize... he seems to have been missing for a very long time... 75.8kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves

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   I, a woman, have also been fascinated by the continuation of the Spring and Autumn Period, and have longed for No Man's Land 318. Every book by this author has not left behind, and I am a high-quality Tomato writer. Once you get into the pit, you can't put it down. It's as exciting as Tomb Raider Notes.

10. 860 穿 I Became the Emperor’s Tutor, and the Tyrant Can Hear My Thoughts 穿成帝师后，被暴君读心声了 Ye Yinchan叶吟蝉Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because few people have read it. It'll go up!] [Female Imperial Tutor disguised as a man, cool-headed on the outside but ruthless within * seemingly innocent wolf cub male lead] [One devoted couple, younger man/older woman, mind-reading, System, light nation-building] After dying suddenly, Yun Qing transmigrated into the Great Xi dynasty she had been researching, becoming the late Imperial Tutor of the young, fearsome Emperor Xie Rang. She meant to run away and avoid trouble, 3.2kReads9.2Score461Shelves

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    🌈Both male and female protagonists have brains, so they join forces to create a cool story without brains! 🍒🍒The heroine originally wanted to escape from right and wrong, but she was so soft-hearted that she was left behind by the little boy. From then on, she took on the responsibility of the emperor's teacher, cleaning the court, and she only wanted to train the little boy into a holy master. Unexpectedly, one day, she was thrown to the bed...

11. 861 荒 King of the Wilderness 荒野之王 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban2.0M WordsCompleted On the deserted National Highway 318, a beautiful young woman flagged down Cang Yunfeng’s car. Any seasoned driver who regularly traveled through Tibet would know what was going on... 100.4kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves
12. 862 综 A Film and TV Crossover: Grant Me Three Thousand Wishes 综影视之许我三千心愿 Pipi Q皮皮QFemale-Channel Fanfiction961k WordsOngoing A different possibility for various film and television worlds, making up for all the regrets of the original stories. No lovesick protagonists, no golden finger, logical storytelling, not canon, parallel worlds based on film and television dramas, intelligent protagonists, political scheming, palace intrigue, strong female leads, the Republic of China era, equally matched couples... 1. Aisin-Gioro Yongqi and Xilin-Jueluo Linlang 2. Lu Mengping and Qin Shuo 3. Xiao Zhenying and Lin Xie 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The latest world is the Three Kingdoms, Soochow perspective

13. 863 病 After My Possessive Emperor Learned to Read Minds, I Ran Away in the Middle of the Night 病娇皇帝会读心后，我连夜跑路 Noon Cup午盏Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [A Treacherous Minister Disguised as a Man ✘ An Emperor Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger] After transmigrating into the body of a lecherous, treacherous minister, and unable to break character, Lou Tingwan chooses to go completely off the rails while putting her talents to use. Being lecherous? Easy! She sneaks into the palace every few days to harass the young emperor. Seeing his face grow darker by the day, she figures she’s not far from an early grave, so she decides to go all the way and b 5.4kReads9.2Score971Shelves

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    🌈Both male and female protagonists have brains, and they join forces to make this a fun story without brains! 🍒🍒The heroine originally wanted to escape from right and wrong, but she was so soft-hearted that she was left behind by the little boy. From then on, she took on the responsibility of the emperor's teacher, cleaning the court, and she only wanted to train the little boy into a holy master. Unexpectedly, one day, she was thrown to the bed...

14. 864 为 To Stay Alive, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Powerbroker's One True Love 为了苟命，我伪装失忆权臣白月光 Liu Qingwan柳清晚Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Comedy / Sweet Romance / Face-Slapping / Bickering Couple / Pretending Turns Real] Zhuang Wan transmigrated into a book and became the daughter of a disgraced official whose family was to be confiscated and executed. According to the plot, she would be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau and reduced to a plaything for the powerful, before meeting a tragic end. Zhuang Wan: What the hell did I do to offend the gods? TAT At that moment, her family was being stripped of its possessions, and she wa 8.6kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    The male protagonist has high IQ, high strategy, and high calculation. I really like this kind of character of the male protagonist, hehe.

15. 865 大 Great Tang Pearl-Warding Chronicle 大唐辟珠记 Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted All-New Bonus Story Edition [A pampered princess, reborn with a seemingly delicate, teary-eyed exterior but the abilities of a six-sided warrior]✖ [A defiant, pure-hearted, devoted top underworld boss with little time left to live] [Their CP is so sweet it makes you cry] The Ten Thousand Longevity Princess, who had been blessed and adored by the Tang court, died of illness at just seventeen. A petty thief secretly opens a gloomy underground tomb, only to discover that the princess was buried ali 196.6kReads9.7Score31kShelves

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    Go check it out if it looks good!!

16. 866 我 I Am a Cheat-Cleanser 我是外挂肃清者 A Non-Chosen One Won't Help a Whaler非酋不渡氪金人Eastern Fantasy633k WordsCompleted The Source Lord is in a bad mood again. The worlds he created have been thrown into chaos by transmigrators, reborn people, and even those caught in cycles of reincarnation. He decides to fight poison with poison… “Lu Yuan, another Immortal Emperor has returned!” “No rush. Let me take down this guy with a System first.” [The End] 482Reads8.6Score—Shelves
17. 867 回 The Spring Renewal Pharmacy 回春药铺 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + no rebirth or transmigration + revenge + political intrigue] Every thrilling tale begins in a little apothecary. After a chance encounter, a master and apprentice who have both suffered the slaughter of their families and endured countless hardships find themselves facing powerful enemies. They have no choice but to assume secret identities and disappear into the bustling streets of the capital, plotting carefully and advancing step by step as they seek revenge, stirri 20.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    An absolutely highly intelligent and ancient revenge novel, super beautiful.

18. 868 官 The Corrupt Official's Unchecked Power (Absolute Power) 官场之权势滔天（绝对权力） Zhao Xiao'er赵小二Urban4.2M WordsOngoing After losing power, Lin Feng was exiled to a remote township. He thought he would spend the rest of his life there, forgotten until the day he died. But he seized an opportunity in the policies handed down from above, and step by step made his way back to center stage, becoming the youngest person ever to hold power. 10.4kReads8.5Score629Shelves

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    More clever than a pineapple

19. 869 寒 The Road to Office for the Poor, Book 2: The Art of Power 寒门官路2:权变 Seven Songs七歌Urban3.6M WordsOngoing This is the second installment of the novel A Humble Beginning, Rising to the Top. Its audio edition is titled The Humble Official's Road. Secretly prepared by the military district and local government, an unprecedented program to transform elite soldiers into political officials is quietly underway. Tang Lin, a special forces king from a poor family, is No. 001 among the first batch of soldiers transferred to government posts. In just three years, he rises to a high-ranking position. Confro 9.9kReads6.9Score184Shelves
20. 870 邂 After Meeting a Beautiful CEO, I Rose to the Top 邂逅美女总裁后，我一路平步青云 Flirtatious Second Brother风流小二Urban2.8M WordsCompleted My new work is now available! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 20.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
21. 871 读 The Mind-Reading Charlatan: From the Start, I Make the Old Emei Nun Die of Rage 读心神棍，开局气死峨眉老尼 Dreaming Back to Hometown Bamboo梦回乡竹Eastern Fantasy126k WordsOngoing [Transmigration, fantasy cultivation, mind-reading System, intrigue and bloodshed, historical setting, martial arts versus immortal cultivation.] Ji Hong transmigrates into the body of the young master of the Yin-Yang Divine Cult, a demonic sect, and gets a mind-reading System from the start. While martial artists in the jianghu fight over a secret manual until their families are ruined, he only has to read their minds to obtain it. While other sects spend centuries developing their techniques, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ji Hong traveled through time and became the young master of the Yin-Yang Sect (Demon Sect), and gained a mind-reading system at the beginning. When people in the world were fighting over a secret book and their families were being destroyed, all he had to do was read minds. When other sects established techniques over thousands of years, he directly used them. In his eyes, any conspiracy is as simple as reading a script. Ji Hong: "My ancient martial arts can't compare to your Taoism? I'm sorry, I stole your technique."

22. 872 j A Book by Jiuxiaohonghu jiuxiaohonghu的一本书 jiuxiaohonghuUrban7.9M WordsOngoing Just before his promotion, his boss gets into trouble and his wife cheats on him. Ouyang Zhiyuan’s life takes a devastating turn, leaving his future shrouded in darkness. Just as he despairs, the arrival of his ex-girlfriend unexpectedly brings a ray of hope, and his fortunes begin to rebound… 1kReads7.9Score170Shelves
23. 873 背 The Fall Guy Captain 背锅校尉 City Farmer都市老农Historical247k WordsCompleted When I woke up, I was a condemned prisoner in the imperial prison. Modern office worker Li Moxuan died from overwork, only to transmigrate into the Great Yan Dynasty as a scapegoat military officer. His father had escorted the royal treasure, the Ninefold Linglong, when it was stolen. The whole family was held responsible, and in five days they would be exiled to a freezing wasteland. His younger sister was to be sent to the state brothel. From the start, it was a living hell. A golden finger? A —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The faint footsteps outside the cave were like a drum beat, hitting Li Moxuan's tense nerves every time. He quickly extinguished the fire stick in his hand and moved Li Qingyao to a dry corner. He held the long knife tightly and guarded the shadow of the cave entrance with bated breath. Ashina Yun stood up silently, his silver chain hanging by his side like a dormant poisonous snake, his cold eyes staring at the thick darkness at the entrance of the cave. The footsteps are getting closer and closer, more than one person, with a well-trained and deliberately suppressed rhythm. Li Moxuan could even hear the subtle friction sound of the weapon scraping across the rock wall. He licked his chapped lips, cold sweat dripping from his palms, and leaned forward slightly, like a fully drawn bow. In this critical moment of silence - "The sea buckthorn fruits are ripe, and the northwest wind is blowing hard." A deliberately lowered male voice with a distinct Northwest Frontier Army accent suddenly sounded outside the cave entrance. The sound was not loud, but it was clearly transmitted into the cave. Li Moxuan and Ashina Yun were startled at the same time. This was not the lifeless and cold tone of the Shadow Pavilion killer, nor was it the rude shout of Zhao Ruming's soldier. This voice... Had some tentative command meaning.

24. 874 权 A Wild Ride Through Officialdom’s Power Struggles 权力巅峰之官途狂飙 One Pick, Twelve Strokes一拾二画Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Officialdom + anti-corruption + crackdown on organized crime + one heroine + satisfying power fantasy] Four consecutive top officials have been investigated, and rumors are rife. Young secretary Zheng Gongming is entrusted with a mission at a critical moment. With his exceptional judgment and his dedication to serving the people, he writes a legendary story of his own. What's more, he also has an older brother, Zheng Gongcheng… 6.1kReads9.0Score401Shelves

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    It is estimated that this official book will definitely be a hit. The protagonist, as the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, not only has an online IQ, but also has very positive views. There are not many words at present, but the book review section is all five stars.

25. 875 一 A Deputy Section Chief's Siege 一个副科长的围城 City Farmer都市老农Urban535k WordsCompleted You think it’s just a trap, never realizing you’ve already stepped onto the chessboard. Chen Yuan, a cautious deputy section chief in the government offices, leads a life as calm as still water. Then new colleague Lin Xue arrives like a pebble tossed into a stagnant pond. Helping her after she gets drunk, receiving a late-night call for help: step by step, he is drawn into a gentle trap. Fifty thousand yuan in “hush money,” an expensive fountain pen, and intimate photos that “accidentally” get l 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The faint footsteps outside the cave were like a drum beat, hitting Li Moxuan's tense nerves every time. He quickly extinguished the fire stick in his hand and moved Li Qingyao to a dry corner. He held the long knife tightly and guarded the shadow of the cave entrance with bated breath. Ashina Yun stood up silently, his silver chain hanging down by his side like a dormant poisonous snake, his cold eyes staring at the thick darkness at the entrance of the cave. The footsteps are getting closer and closer, more than one person, with a well-trained and deliberately suppressed rhythm. Li Moxuan could even hear the subtle friction sound of the weapon scraping across the rock wall. He licked his chapped lips, cold sweat dripping from his palms, and leaned forward slightly, like a fully drawn bow. In this critical moment of silence - "The sea buckthorn fruits are ripe, and the northwest wind is blowing hard." A deliberately lowered male voice with a distinct Northwest Frontier Army accent suddenly sounded outside the cave entrance. The sound was not loud, but it was clearly transmitted into the cave. Li Moxuan and Ashina Yun were startled at the same time. This was not the lifeless and cold tone of the Shadow Pavilion killer, nor was it the rude shout of Zhao Ruming's soldier. This voice... Had some tentative command meaning.

26. 876 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 138.1kReads9.5Score15.1kShelves

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    The heroine's IQ is online, Gaga Strategy, Da Shuang Wen [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration]

27. 877 惊 Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 34.6kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Super exciting!!!! Rooms where abnormal deaths occur are collectively called haunted houses. Haunted houses are divided into two types, one is the "Green House" and the other is the "Red House". The novel tells the story of a real estate agent who encounters a series of horrific and mysterious events after accidentally selling a haunted house. The Green House is fine if anyone lives in it, but the Red House is bound to die if anyone lives in it. The plot of the whole novel is compact and exciting, full of thrills and excitement.

28. 878 这 This Chancellor Is a Little Wild 这个丞相有点野 Heng Jiujiu恒久九Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted Bai Ning is the young master of a renowned healer's estate. Disguised as a man and hiding her identity, she traveled alone to the kingdom of Nan Chu with a letter in hand. Entrusted with a great responsibility by the late emperor, she became the youngest chancellor in Nan Chu's history at the age of thirteen. From then on, she carefully laid her plans, executed corrupt officials, purged the court, and helped the new emperor take the throne. Though they were wary of each other at first, they even 788Reads8.7Score109Shelves

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    The story is different, but the heroine has a high IQ and is ruthless

29. 879 老 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Thug! 老弟，你是警察，不是暴徒啊 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn? Xiao Mu: No need to panic. This is nothing. Remembering how he had worked himself to death in his previous life, he wanted to live a lazy life this time around. Fate’s Wheel: No, you don’t. Congratulations, you’ve acquired the abilities of a human weapon, an all-seeing eye, mastery of a hundred martial arts, superhuman hearing, an extraordinary physique, an unparalleled sense of smell, the power to imitate, and more... Xiao Mu: (￣ω￣;) Are you trying to force me to show off in front of ev 4.6kReads9.5Score540Shelves

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    [Cool] [Cool] In this police novel, the protagonist is extremely smart and has a high IQ. The whole story is very brain-burning and he often blows criminals' heads off. 🎋🎋

30. 880 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets a Unhinged Script 快穿：当虐文女主拿了疯批剧本后 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 9.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves
31. 881 岑 The Eldest Miss of the Cen Family Returns to Nancheng 岑家大小姐回南城了 Ninety Degrees North Latitude北纬九十度Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [All-around heiress + mutual devotion + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels] [A detached heiress vs. a refined, aloof CEO] [Both are pure and faithful!!!] Cen Yanqing, the eldest daughter of the Cen family, is indifferent to worldly affairs, detached and cool. She has the angelic beauty everyone envies, yet harbors an obsession in her heart… Xi Sinian, the third son of the Xi family, is refined and aloof. To outsiders, he is the Third Master of the Xi family; to the women of Nancheng, he 7.2kReads8.9Score950Shelves
32. 882 天 Even the Heavenly Dao Fears This Delinquent Senior Brother! Why Pick a Fight with Him? 天道都怕纨绔师兄！你们惹他干嘛 Mo Tingting莫婷婷Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted [Fantasy with a wild premise, goofy humor, feel-good satisfaction, an invincible hero, mutual devotion, and hiding one’s strength] In the Myriad Worlds stands a hall called the Boundless Hall. Its master is like a ghost, wielding the power of the netherworld and commanding the Heavenly Dao. With one finger, he can decide life and death. The male lead, Chang Xun, is known as the Sword Saint, a man so powerful that the heavens and worlds fear him. He commands life and death and turns hopeless situ 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With his body as his chess game and all living beings as his chess pieces, the male protagonist pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger in order to avenge his family. Little does he know that all the worlds are in his chess game. The female protagonist looks harmless, but is actually cold and cruel.

33. 883 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 17.9kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
34. 884 快 Quick Transmigration: Me, the Female Side Character, the Little Green Tea 快穿：我，女配，小绿茶 Ajiu阿韭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [No fixed love interest + love triangles + regret and redemption + winning over all male leads and supporting characters + scheming green tea beauty + female cannon fodder becomes the one who got away + powerful heroine gleefully crushing trash; PS: The heroine is a demon with no moral compass] Wen Youli, the most cunning green tea pear blossom sprite in the Three Realms, was forcibly bound to the Tragic Supporting Actress System. What was even more infuriating was that the System had a blind-bo 13.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
35. 885 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 6.4kReads8.5Score438Shelves

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    Needless to say, this book is definitely one of the most decisive and decisive protagonists I have ever seen. The protagonist is reborn at the beginning. Although it is an old routine, his is different. This is two world lines overlapping into a third world. The original protagonist has a system, but the protagonist does not have a system, but the protagonist is on his own. The power reached the top of the mortal world, and you were finally killed by your sister in the second world line, while the original protagonist came from the first world line. The story between the two of them opened up the subject of doomsday survival, and you can learn a lot from it. I have proved it with my more than two thousand hours of reading time.

36. 886 神 Detective Peter 神探皮特 Mo Shou陌手Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Pete Li, gets called Detective Pete by someone after a chance encounter, and then sets off on a remarkable journey through life. 146Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This book is an authentic suspense mystery. Although the protagonist is a freshman who has just entered the university campus, he has a mysterious experience and a unique martial arts. He only occasionally reveals the tip of the iceberg. No matter how vicious, evil, criminal, or suspected murderer, he inadvertently surrenders to him. He is gifted with rigorous logical reasoning and thinking skills. He can pick up big and special cases at his fingertips. He has become an indispensable key figure. He attracts much attention but keeps a low profile. His own personality charm is overwhelming, he is favored by the most beautiful woman in the world, and he still pretends to be stupid to the end, which makes people laugh and laugh...

37. 887 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 9.3kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
38. 888 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 81.3kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves
39. 889 鬼 The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States! 563Reads6.6Score104Shelves

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    Forget it, the so-called cleverness, calculation and insidiousness are all childish. If you have the ability, read this book and challenge your IQ. If you understand it, I will lose!!

40. 890 少 Aina Han’s Zero-Personality Disorder 少女艾娜含的零重人格 He Jinke何金珂Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted I dreamed I became a serial killer, so I decided to find the woman who would kill me in the future. My name is He Wangyan. “Wangyan” means telling lies. In 2008, I dreamed I used a revolver to kill countless people. At the end of the dream, a girl pressed the same gun to my forehead and said: “He Wangyan, in your next life, don't become a murderer again.” To get to the bottom of the dream, I pretended to slit my wrists and got myself admitted to a psychiatric rehabilitation center, where I found 69Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I understand everything. I understand everything. I am option E. I am plan B. It is split ends of hair. It is the foam coming out of the washing machine. It is crushed biscuits in the supermarket. It is tired cream. It is the lonely city. It is the grass on the ground. It is trampled. It is the spare button of the suit. It is the puppy soaked in the rain. It is rotten orange. It is expired milk. It is a kite with a broken string. It is a sunflower that is randomly discarded. It is a taciturn child. This book is really beautiful!

41. 891 开 The Book of Enlightenment: A Guide to Beating the Game of Life 开悟神书，人生游戏通关指南 The Cultivation Journey of a Strange Star Beyond the Heavens天外奇星的修行之旅289k WordsCompleted A divine book, a divine book! A book that can boost your wisdom, unleash your imagination, fill you with energy, awaken you to life, and make you unstoppable with cheat-like powers! Now launching with a bang! Seeing Things as They Are Cling to appearances, and you fall prey to delusion; let go of appearances, and all becomes divine. Donning a robe, one plays gods and demons, with countless faces for each. Each face takes countless forms, yet none can be grasped. Like reflections in a mirror, se 2.7kReads8.7Score507Shelves

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    Chinese Mind Learning. Two [OK] [Like] [Eat melon]

42. 892 规 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈：我一疯子你说我开挂？ Sleeping Eighteen Hours a Day一天睡十八小时Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 18.6kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves

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    Recommend this book.

43. 893 撂 After Taking Down My Beautiful Master, I Took the Martial Arts World by Storm 撂倒美女师父后，我火爆了国术界 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban romance + life among all walks of society + traditional martial arts underworld] Also known as Wind Over the Martial Gate. During the summer vacation of 1984, a troupe came to our village. Its middle-aged troupe leader, a master of countless skills with his hair tied in a little braid, stayed at my house. He treated me terribly. Not only did he trick my beautiful mother into leaving with him, he also stole our family heirloom and drove my father mad before making him disappear... I was le 13.6kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    Little Nine Disciple, come on here

44. 894 祸 The Scheming Beauty Climbs to Power in the Inner Palace 祸心美人宫斗上位 Following the Little Heat因循小暑Ancient Romance140k WordsOngoing [Female-led wish fulfillment + High-IQ Palace Intrigue + The Heroine Schemes Against Everyone + The Heroine Seduces Many Men + Supporting Characters Stay Smart + The Heroine Is a Beautiful, Unhinged Woman] Important things must be said three times: the heroine is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! When Jiang Xun was ten, she fell gravely ill. No medicine could cure her, and she nearly died. Just then, a bald monk and a mad Daoist arrived at the Jiang family's country residence. They cured her, and th 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This palace battle novel is purely ancient, there is no time-travel and rebirth system, and the heroine is a beauty from the south of the Yangtze River. She is not soft-hearted and very scheming. She is not stupid and does not subvert her intelligence. It is in line with what you said [send the heart]

45. 895 太 The Dao of Primordial Beginnings: Starting as a Villain 太初衍道：从反派开始 The West Wind Rides a Horse西风为马Eastern Fantasy495k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + Xuanhuan + No System + No Stupid Decisions + Plot-Driven] The Blackwind Sea’s divine art has appeared, and baleful energy fills the Ten Thousand Buddha Grottoes; A mysterious immortal corpse lies beneath an ancient banyan tree, while the miasma of the Yellow Springs pours back into the mortal world. Atop Mount Tianmen, immortal energy has not been seen for a hundred thousand years. What exactly happened in the Immortal Realm? The path to immortality is severed, and the Great Dao i 4Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The Black Wind Sea Divine Art appears in the world, and the evil atmosphere of Ten Thousand Buddhas Cave is overwhelming. There is a mysterious immortal corpse under the ancient banyan tree, and the turbid air from the underworld pours into the world. On the top of Tianmen Mountain, the immortal spirit energy has not been seen for a hundred thousand years. What happened in the immortal world? The road to immortality is cut off and the road is closed to heaven. What should Li Wu Jiu do to free his relatives from eternal damnation? All of this starts with a scripture and a foundation-building pill...

46. 896 万 The Vast Immortal Firmament 万古仙穹 Guan Qi观棋Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted Heaven and earth are the board, and all living beings are the pieces! If you refuse to be a piece, become the one who makes the moves! Lose, and your body and Dao are destroyed. Win, and you live forever! An ancient Go stone carries Gu Hai as he transmigrates to the Divine Continent! The Heavenly Dao is boundless, but human life is limited. Be a piece in heaven and earth’s game, enjoy a few decades of life, and when you’re captured, turn to dust and vanish. Or leap off the board, become the one 7.7kReads8.4Score769Shelves

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    🍅Holy shit, shit, chess watching is a masterpiece of luck and dynasty, which is a guarantee of high IQ, high strategy, and high calculation!!! 🔥Not only is it majestic and passionate, its worldview shocks all readers, who can not love it!!! [Angry][angry][angry][angry]

47. 897 璀 Brilliant Order 璀璨秩序 As Peach Blossoms Come如桃花来Urban179k WordsCompleted [Superpowers] [Three Heroines] [Martial Arts and Mind Games, with Plenty of Twists] [Academy City] When the gods impose their order, can you survive? Transmigration, armor, giant monsters, and 100 Superpower Order Cards. Each Order Card is a world, a world brimming with the fantastical and the powerful. Before you read, prepare yourself: the fainthearted cannot comprehend the truth of this world. If you’re ready, then... pray for yourself first, young man, and prepare to face this world’s cruel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Plot of flesh and blood] [Reversal of wits and martial arts] [No routine] [Immersive emotion] The world is destroyed at the beginning, and Chen decides to find the final order card - successfully restarting time after falling upside down. Going back to ten years ago again, will he let all this happen again if he loses his memory?

48. 898 我 I Want to Be Wild 我欲狂野 Grand Leader Huang黄大盟主Urban352k WordsCompleted How wild and explosive can a man's transformation through power and desire really be? He was once a promising young official. At thirty, he found himself trapped in the purgatory of officialdom and business. Stripped of his position and betrayed by both his beautiful wife and his best friend, he thought he was doomed to become a disposable pawn. But then, by chance, he met the most stunning beauty in the entire city, setting off one breathtaking battle after another over power and desire... From 756Reads6.2Score100Shelves

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    This is what you want! Workplace + underworld + power and sex + passionate love between men and women will make you ready to move and make you want to stop! The workplace and officialdom are all human nature, and life is a game of power and sex between men and women! Thanks for reading and updating! Get excited and go in, and you'll never get out again!

49. 899 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.7kReads9.3Score272Shelves

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    "The Strange Stories of Shangguan Zhaorong" is also known as "Old Stories of Huangquan"

50. 900 狼 Wolves and Brothers 狼与兄弟 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban19.6M WordsCompleted The wolf may look cold and ruthless, but beneath that exterior lies boundless tenderness. He is willing to sacrifice himself for his family and brothers! Just like Wang Ying, the protagonist, his heart isn't cold. It's the way he looks down on worldly conventions that makes him seem that way! Like a wolf king, he can become the heart of any team, leading his brothers through life-or-death trials, never abandoning them! From the awkwardness of college days to the hardships of entering the working 7.8kReads9.3Score574Shelves

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    High score masterpiece!

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