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

1. 101 春 A Springtime Gamble 春日豪赌 Light Sleeper11浅眠11Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted By day, Liang Shu is a beautiful lecturer in a university mathematics department. By night, she’s a champion poker player in Shanghai’s elite Texas Hold’em circles, undefeated at every table. Who needs a man? I’m better off on my own! While abroad, Liang Shu suddenly runs into criminals. Desperate for protection, she offers to win a game for a domineering CEO in exchange for a “tactical nap.” But once she’s done, she tosses him aside, leaving him wanting more. The CEO keeps approaching her and c 6.3kReads9.3Score663Shelves
2. 102 名 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 名人谈：美国斩杀线 Pale Clouds, White Snow苍云白雪6k WordsCompleted Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 162Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 我 I Thought We Were Brothers, but You Tricked Me into Robbing a Bank? 我把你当兄弟，你骗我抢银行？ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban523k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ming’s friend Zhou Hang took part in a military exercise, playing the role of a bank robber. Zhou Hang decided to recruit Lu Ming to play a robber too. For security reasons, he couldn’t tell him the truth about the exercise, so he used an invitation to dinner as an excuse to get Lu Ming out of the house. “Isn’t this just dinner? Do you really have to withdraw cash at the bank?” Watching his good friend Zhou Hang, who’d invited him to dinner, Lu Ming s 15.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   I recommend these two books. The first one is truly a perfect revenge story. His entire family is wiped out, and the protagonist embarks on a revenge quest single-handedly. Each plot is interconnected; you might think I'm on the second level, you on the third, but actually I'm on the fifth. High emotional intelligence and skillful manipulation of people's hearts. ❤️ The second book features a protagonist who is a police consultant with a system. Witness the showdown between the police and the "criminal." The police want to save face, while the "criminal" wants to complete the mission and level up. Who will ultimately prevail?!

4. 104 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 30.4kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
5. 105 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.1kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
6. 106 沉 The Silent High-Speed Train Passenger 沉默的高铁乘客 Pale Clouds, White Snow苍云白雪37k WordsCompleted The Silent High-Speed Train Passenger 147Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 258.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves

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   High intelligence, high strategy, high calculation, high cunning – I highly recommend this book. Like "The End of Ten Days," the writing, plot design, logical deduction, and character portrayal are all top-notch. The protagonist, suffering from hyperthymesia, is framed and imprisoned, then murdered. He is reborn 30 years earlier, shortly after his imprisonment, and uses his past life memories to gradually save himself and his family. The atmosphere is incredibly immersive.

8. 108 官 Officialdom: The Abyss of Power 官场：权利深渊 I Love Peanuts我爱吃花生Urban3.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Zhengyang had a brilliant future ahead of him, but a conspiracy cost him his life at the office. His girlfriend left him, and petty people pushed him around. Unwilling to let others control his fate, he sank into despair. In the end, he made that phone call, and from then on, stepped into the abyss. This is a gripping workplace drama. One careless step, and there's no coming back. 41kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   Political maneuvering and career advancement

9. 109 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score325Shelves

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   How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

10. 110 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 Old Ice Pop老冰棍Urban6.4M WordsOngoing When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.5kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
11. 111 三 The Poisonous Strategist of the Three Kingdoms: Li Ru Seizes Power 三国毒士：李儒夺权 Ink Shadow Fragrance墨影流芳Historical599k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the late Han dynasty, Li Ru becomes the most underestimated schemer under Dong Zhuo. When the eighteen warlords unite to campaign against Dong Zhuo and his faction is beset by troubles both within and without, everyone believes Li Ru is merely a sinister adviser clinging to Dong Zhuo. What they don't know is that Li Ru has long memorized The Art of War and The Thirty-Six Stratagems, and is secretly plotting with the advantage of a thousand years of historical knowledge. F 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With the cunning strategist Li Ru of the Three Kingdoms here, who dares to fight?

12. 112 寒 A Lone Lamp Shines in the Cold 寒灯独照 Su Jiao素蛟Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing The doctor at the pharmacy in Qingshui Town was the only survivor of the Shen family massacre, and the last inheritor of the Mingdi Division. She could have spent her whole life stitching wounds and dispensing medicine, until the man who claimed to be "in the ironware business" collapsed at her counter: Xiao Yan, the new king of Xuan. Three months later, at the alliance of the six kingdoms, she took her seat as a guest official. Not one of the powerful ministers in court thought much of this wo 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Welcome everyone to join the female lead in building her career! [Attention][Attention][Attention] Who understands this subtle, secret crush? The great ambiguous period 😇

13. 113 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves
14. 114 危 Danger! I Just Ascended, and I Already Killed the Heavenly Emperor? 危！刚飞升我就杀了天帝？ Bian Lu边鹿Fantastical Romance562k WordsOngoing Ding Jiu had only just ascended to immortality when she represented the new arrivals and toasted the Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Emperor took a drink... and dropped dead. Ding Jiu: "?" She tossed aside her cup and spun around in fury. "Who killed my beloved Celestial Emperor? Guards! Seal off the Southern Heavenly Gate, find the real culprit, and avenge His Majesty!!" Long afterward, no one in the immortal realm could figure out how Ding Jiu, a freshly ascended newcomer, had managed to take 120.5kReads9.3Score18.7kShelves

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    You won't believe anything until the very end. Every good person will have a twist just when you think they're good. Some parts I didn't even process after listening once; I had to listen a second or third time, and then I was incredulous, like in a werewolf game—who is the real murderer?

15. 115 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 79.3kReads9.3Score8kShelves
16. 116 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 230.3kReads9.5Score28.7kShelves

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    I recommend these books to my fellow book lovers. Everyone who reads them will say they're great. They feature high intelligence, brilliant strategies, and intricate plots—you won't be able to put them down!

17. 117 岁 May Every Year Bring Peace and Lasting Serenity 岁岁安澜绵长 Zhu Aiqi朱艾奇Ancient Romance555k WordsOngoing A modern police detective was killed in a car accident while on a mission, only to transmigrate into the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the loyal and brave Earl’s household. Her biological mother had also switched her at birth, making her the family’s adopted daughter. How will she survive in ancient times? This is my first time writing, so please be kind, everyone! I don’t know the platform’s rules either, and the first chapter turned out too long! 12.8kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The characters in this book are three-dimensional and detailed.

18. 118 又 You’re Picking on Me Again 又惹我 Vajra Emperor金刚皇Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [You Did It Again] Female growth / Modern romance / Workplace and marriage / Strong female lead / Satisfying wish-fulfillment romance / Romance / Comeback At a design institute in 1998, a new boss arrived and immediately laid down the law. The first thing she did was set her sights on me. A terrible blueprint that wasn't mine was slapped down in front of me. “Did you draw this? You're making our whole institute look bad!” I looked down and saw that it was completely different from my style. Bu 7Reads—Score152Shelves

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    Zhou An'an's career start is so relatable: she helped a colleague bring breakfast, only to be blamed, scolded by the dean for "poor skills," and banned from leading projects for six months. But she didn't take it lying down. She fought back, made a solemn pledge, won an award, and went to the provincial capital to pioneer a new field. Now she's leading a "secret force" to confront her rivals head-on. Search for "You've Provoked Me Again" to see how a female architect turns a bad hand into a winning one.

19. 119 寻 In Search of Fate in the Weiwei Realm 寻命维维界 Flying Far Away飞向远方Eastern Fantasy694k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Liu Zhongyi, transmigrates to the world of Weiwei, where two great guardian gods descend from the heavens and identify him as the chosen one… In this world, cultivating immortality is forbidden. He must find five beautiful women, each associated with one of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and gain supernatural powers in order to save the world of Weiwei… This is a lighthearted comedy, full of foreshadowing, gripping twists, and constant surprises. Join 667Reads8.6Score—Shelves
20. 120 关 Tomb Raider Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓王 Xu Gou'er许狗儿Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Real tomb-raiding + suspense + treasure appraisal + Master Yao's team + no ghosts or monsters] I'm a spirit medium from Northeast China, and a poor young man hoping to turn my life around and get rich. With nowhere else to turn, I got involved in tomb-raiding. I never imagined my very first shovel would strike the legendary Tai Sui. From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn... I've spent over a decade raiding tombs, traveling far and wide and dealing with deception at every turn. Do you th 65.7kReads9.1Score8.5kShelves
21. 121 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 103.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    Insidious and cunning? Part 1: Demon-Suppressing Pass, a bunch of old cunning devils. Part 2: Ghost messengers, I'm not even as smart as the weakest one. Parts 3 and 4 are Wang Sanfeng's books, read them while you can and cherish them.

22. 122 大 The Tang Dynasty’s Poisonous Strategist: From the Start, I Wipe Out Five Thousand Turkic Wolf Riders 大唐毒士：开局坑杀突厥五千狼骑 Get Rich Mouse发大财鼠Historical992k WordsCompleted Xu Yang, a burned-out office worker, dies suddenly after staying up all night. When he opens his eyes again, it’s the third year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, and he’s become a menial soldier in the Prince of Qin’s household, one who could drop dead at any moment! From the start, he’s ordered to escort fake provisions and serve as a living target for the Turkic wolf riders? “You want me to be cannon fodder? Even the King of Hell wouldn’t dare take me like this!” Cornered, Xu Yang’s devious nature 1.6kReads6.5Score122Shelves

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    The first book is exactly the same as the one requested in the post. The second book is extremely interesting, similar to this one, and worth a look.

23. 123 让 You Asked Me to Assist Cao Cao, but I Keep Telling Him to Go Die 让你辅佐曹操，你天天骂他送死 Little Flower Girl of the Tiansha Sect天煞门的小花娘Historical1.2M WordsOngoing I'm Li Yuan, a college student who just wants to lie flat through these chaotic times. But then... In Cao Cao's eyes, I'm a wretch who hopes he'll die every day and has a tongue sharper than a blade, but somehow he can't do without me. In Xiahou Dun's eyes, I'm his gifted, pitiful nephew, lost from home, and someone who must be spoiled rotten! In Cao Hong's eyes, I'm a living devil who's even stingier than he is and always looking to skim grain from the storehouses. In Liu Bei's eyes, I'm a sini 144.7kReads8.5Score14.4kShelves
24. 124 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.5kReads9.6Score31.1kShelves

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    These two books, featuring characters with high intelligence and strategic thinking, definitely deserve a mention. Everyone in them is incredibly cunning, and the intricately linked plots are simply irresistible.

25. 125 献 Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch 2.9kReads8.6Score310Shelves
26. 126 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance697k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 379Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    This novel is absolutely amazing! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The intelligence and strategy are incredibly high. The writing is also excellent. It's the best novel I've ever read, bar none. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

27. 127 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 165.6kReads9.6Score23.2kShelves
28. 128 我EN My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man! 162.4kReads9.2Score21.8kShelves

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    These three books are truly mind-bending, especially the last one. When I was reading it, my brain was so overwhelmed I couldn't think straight! I highly recommend all three! [Kissing emoji]

29. 129 顶 The Top-Tier Star Is a Madman: His Brooding Canary Lures Him Into Her Trap 顶流疯批：被阴鸷金丝雀撩欲诱捕 Hua Xi A Zhizi花袭阿枝子Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reborn + Both Powerful + Both Have Past Relationships + Coercive Love + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Face-Slapping the Scum + Intense Push and Pull + A Little Showbiz + A Little Business World + Plot-Driven] Warning: a real madman. A bad friend steals someone’s wife. Everyone is rotten to the core. Please establish sound values before reading. Main couple: 1: Dominating and possessive + obsessive award-winning actor + pathological CEO 0: Gentle revenge + aloof green tea + se 150Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book is about two madmen, one seemingly innocent but actually cunning individuals [smirking][smirking]. No substitutes online!! Guaranteed to be thrilling and high-quality (forbidden)!! The author is a financial and legal expert; you can tell from the details that he's written incredibly well! He's just been released from a minor legal case… except that he occasionally throws in a "Dream of the Red Chamber" review or some random financial knowledge when he gets stuck on a risqué story [laughing and crying]. The second book is also full of bloody, unknown realities!!! The third book… I won't say anything, you can tell from the title—it's thrilling, go go go!! Highly recommended books, please follow if you like them, it's not too much to ask!!! [Licking screen]

30. 130 惑 Ensnaring the Eastern Palace: Tying the Mad Crown Prince to My Skirts 惑东宫，把疯批太子拴在裙带上 Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted Originally titled Eastern Palace Erotic Picture. A madman and a madwoman, both clear-eyed about the world. [A delicate beauty with a ruthless streak × a deranged crown prince who takes what he wants, 1v1, both leads pure and Alpha] From the age of fourteen, when Ruan Qing arrived in the capital, she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the city. Three years later, the unruly Sixth Prince had become the Crown Prince, while Ruan Qing had become a widow burdened with a monument to her chastity 33kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    This book is great. It features two strong protagonists, both intelligent, calculating, and cunning, perfectly fitting the requirements. Although it's a story of a woman running away and a man chasing, the two are evenly matched, making it super enjoyable. Books written by Que Ge are always a no-brainer.

31. 131 暗 Dark Web 暗网 Your Highness Persimmon柿子殿下Mystery439k WordsCompleted How terrifying is the dark web? You may have brushed against its edges without even realizing it... Have you heard of the dark web? Hackers call it the other side of the internet. Every day, things that seem impossible to ordinary people happen there. A young woman goes missing for seven days. By the time we rescue her, she can hardly be called human. Then she tells me something so outrageous it makes my blood boil. She stumbled onto the dark web and was sold by human traffickers. She saw what s 8.5kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
32. 132 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 483Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The entire cast is highly intelligent yet down-to-earth, full of dynamism yet also relatable, with a perfect balance of tension and relaxation—it's a great show.

33. 133 地 Journey Through Hell: Northern Myanmar 地狱行之缅北 Xiao Ke萧客丶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: You think places like Muse, Kokang, and Wa State in northern Myanmar are hell? Heh. The real hell is hundreds, even thousands of times more terrifying! Myanmar is vast, and northern Myanmar isn't the only hell there! You've watched those online videos about northern Myanmar and think the methods shown are cruel enough? You have no idea. Their worst methods are far beyond that! They are more terrifying than demons who devour people without a trace. From the day I was tricked and lured i 40.2kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves
34. 134 算 The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Urban2.2M WordsOngoing I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys 3kReads7.0Score445Shelves

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    This book has an incredible plot; it's definitely worth reading! [Thumbs up][Heart][Heart][Thumbs up][Heart]

35. 135 我 My Fate Is to Die at the Hands of Black and White Impermanence 我的宿命，就是死在黑白无常手里 Wang Dong of Big Sheep Island大羊屿岛的王董Mystery433k WordsOngoing [Psychological horror taken to its limit + one heroine + an inescapable death that defies logic] My name is Zhao Tuo. The Black and White Impermanence have written my name in the Book of Life and Death. I have seven days left to live. No one can save me. But I’ve discovered that “they” might be able to help me stay alive. The Black and White Impermanence: The time of death written in the Book of Life and Death is fixed. It cannot be defied. The Grim Reaper: The sooner you die, the sooner you 1.7kReads9.4Score156Shelves

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    Leaving aside the first two, which were incredibly entertaining, the third one was also a high fever.

36. 136 从 From Cannon Fodder to Protagonist: Filling In Across Three Thousand Worlds 从炮灰到主角，我在三千世界补位 Yam Gurgling Soup山药咕咕汤Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing Female-oriented quick transmigration + male lead's perspective + no redemption + self-serving wish fulfillment. The protagonist is cold and career-focused, neither a saint nor lovesick. What readers love The protagonist isn't a saint or lovesick. She's clear-eyed despite her double standards, puts missions and her own interests first, and takes decisive action. It's incredibly satisfying to read. Each world is short, tightly paced, and never padded. A quick-transmigration fan's dream. Reasons to 43.4kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves
37. 137 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 379.2kReads9.2Score53.2kShelves

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    These are all things I'm interested in, and things I dream of achieving.

38. 138 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 19.8kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    These books feature protagonists with ridiculously high IQs, numerous plot twists and suspense, and you'll never know the ending until the very end.

39. 139 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 66.5kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves
40. 140 让 You Sent Me to Infiltrate, and I Cleaned Out Old Rice? 让你去潜伏，你把老米搬空了？ Dreaming Back to the Eight Wastes梦回八荒Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Undercover in America] [AIC Agent] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Rivalry Between Great Powers] “Boss, if you don’t close the net soon, I’m going to end up as head of AIC!” Lin Feng is reborn in 1949, awakens the Super Undercover System, and becomes an agent for America’s AIC. On the surface, he is the most hard-line hawkish agent, constantly targeting Xia Country. Behind the scenes, he takes Uncle Sam’s funding and promptly strips the enemy of everything they own. Fighter jet blueprints, top-secr 280.4kReads8.5Score24.8kShelves
41. 141 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    When it comes to intelligence and strategy, I only recognize these two books. Although the second one is a romance novel, it's not a harem wish fulfillment story. You absolutely won't understand the traps the Empress Dowager sets for you if you don't use your brain. The first one already burned out my CPU, so you understand...?

42. 142 温 A Wenzhou Native's Diary of Getting Rich 温州人发财日记 Wealth and Honor富贵Urban139k WordsCompleted Dare to endure every hardship under heaven, dare to travel every road, dare to overcome every obstacle, and dare to seize every fortune. This is the Wenzhou people’s philosophy of wealth. They are surpassing Indians in their drive, the British in their wealth, Americans in their money, and Jews in their intellect. With entirely new business models and ways to build wealth, they are changing reality and making history. Wherever there is wealth, there are people from Wenzhou. The future belongs to 17.9kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
43. 143 宦 Love Amid the Corridors of Power 宦海情途 Boil the Sea into Salt煮海为盐Urban1.0M WordsOngoing After offending his superiors, Zhou Zhiyuan was transferred from the county Party committee office to a remote township. Amid the undercurrents of grassroots politics, he remains humble yet steadfast, puts down roots in the countryside, and plans for development. Through one power struggle after another, he holds true to himself and uses his courage and wisdom to break through and grow. Starting from a small township, he rides the waves and steadily opens a path to success in his political caree 14.2kReads7.6Score1.2kShelves

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    This one is good.

44. 144 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score239Shelves

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    A high-IQ, excellent book with a captivating plot, vivid characters, and a fluent and lively writing style.

45. 145 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 2.8kReads8.8Score241Shelves

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    The first book, Price Devaluation The second book has everything; just go and read whichever you like. The third book, Fortress, Doomsday, No Mary Sue!!! The fourth book, IQ 400 The fifth book, God The second to last book, about becoming brothers with Sun Wukong. The last book, "Invincible, Entering the Female Cult," is pretty much a wish-fulfillment novel. Each has its own characteristics.

46. 146 凡 Mortal, How Do You Reach the Summit? 凡人，如何登巅 Xiao Lian孝连Urban147k WordsOngoing My will is the Dao! Even if you are the Heavenly Dao, you'll stay right under my feet! The Human Dao is the strongest! The Heavenly Dao's laughable schemes can't stop the rise of the Human Dao. The Jie Sect and Chan Sect will both become dowries for my Ren Sect. Recommended: start reading from Chapter 33. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at my [facepalm] The later plot is amazing, it covers the Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, the Way of Humanity, the art of emperors, and the treacherous schemes.

47. 147 我EN PUBG: Fragment Collector 我在绝地求生捡碎片 Half a Pot of Sake清酒半壶Anime Fanfiction5.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Siming suddenly realized that the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds he played wasn't like everyone else's! He could find fragments of all kinds of colors in the game. Once combined, they turned into incredible treasures: skills, attributes, talents, money, antiques, even elixirs and cultivation techniques! By constantly picking up fragments in the game, Jiang Siming turned his life around and made a fortune! “Time to run from the blue zone, Jiang Siming!” “Oh, wait. I'm going to pick something 6.5kReads9.0Score742Shelves
48. 148 全EN Global Cataclysm: Starting with a Level 3 Civilization! 全球灾变：开局获得3级文明！ Sun-the-Sky Rankings日天榜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.7M WordsCompleted [Alert! Zombies have breached our national defenses. All citizens are urged to enter underground shelters immediately!] [Alert! Countries around the world are falling one after another!] [December 31, 2065: Humanity has been wiped out.] 417Reads6.0Score210Shelves
49. 149 我EN My IQ Can Be Recharged 我的智商能充值 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted “Your IQ balance is running low. Please top up immediately!” Chen Zhao, a high school student, accidentally acquires a System that can raise his IQ and transmigrates to a parallel world much like Earth. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can top up his IQ and become the smartest person in the world! And just like that, he becomes insanely impressive! He glances at the questions on an exam and calculates the answers in his head! As a gaming streamer, his lightning-fast judgment mak 8.2kReads9.0Score884Shelves
50. 150 电 Digital Homecoming: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 《电子归途之破茧》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客30k WordsCompleted Electronic Journey Home: Breaking Free 404Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Hello fellow book lovers! I sincerely recommend the two hard science fiction novellas, "Electronic Journey: Breaking the Cocoon" and "Electronic Journey: Rebirth", to my fellow book lovers. They should meet your needs for the works. The novels have a unique science fiction perspective and novel ideas. They are about a series of ups and downs caused by the discovery of micro-intelligent civilization by mankind in the future. The author's work is conscientious. It is not a fast-paced, formulaic, or trendy work. It is a work written with real care. It is written because of the author's love for writing. The author wants to leave behind some good stories with thoughts and meaning. The novels have vivid descriptions, rich character emotions, grand story scenes, and a complete world view. The author's writing is very smooth and the logic is very rigorous. All science fiction elements are reasonable conjectures based on the development of science and technology and contradictions. (1) The novel puts forward the idea of ​​"future macro and micro symbiotic civilization", which is a new thinking from the perspective of science fiction. (2) The novel's conjecture that "oxygen atoms and the structure of the solar system are isomorphic, and the 8-planet system may have similar environments and may give birth to similar life forms" is worth discussing and pondering for science fiction fans. (3) The novel's view that "the 'simultaneity' of time in the human world may be a very large time scale in the microscopic world, and the 'superposition state' in quantum mechanics, if viewed from the long time scale of the microscopic world, may be a collection of multiple states of events occurring in a linear sequence, and therefore there is no superposition state" is worth thinking about and discussing. (4) The novel's view that "electrons observed in experiments are not necessarily passively excited, but may also be active escapes generated by life behavior" is worth thinking about and studying. (5) The novel's vision of the future combination of brain-computer interfaces and bionic robots is worth looking forward to. (6) The novel's connotation is satirical towards extremism. Technological extremism, scientific extremism, fame and fortune extremism, and extremism that gets stuck on trivial matters are all objects of satire in the novel. (7) The novel has the connotation of advocating morality and harmonious coexistence of all things. (8) The novel embodies a spirit of self-sacrifice and boundless love, a manifestation of a free and unrestrained love. I sincerely recommend it to fellow readers!

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