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  1. 301 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! 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! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
  2. 302 Strange Tales of Mengxi 梦溪诡谈 Historical494k WordsCompleted A bizarre case involving a demon hat has broken out in Bianjing. Along with the demon hat comes a malicious prophetic rhyme. As each of the horrors foretold in the rhyme comes true, panic spreads through the capital, and rumors abound: “As the nation nears its fall, monsters emerge everywhere.” Though alarmed, the emperor suspects this is more likely a political conspiracy. He issues an edict accepting blame and admitting his own failings, while secretly summoning Bao Zheng, a renowned investiga 428Reads8.4Score102Shelves
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  3. 303 The Northern Song's Greatest Constable 北宋第一捕头 Historical157k WordsCompleted The Northern Song was an age of prosperity and crisis, with endless strife inside and outside the court, while evil forces ran rampant among the people. A modern soul transmigrates to Kaifeng and becomes a constable. With the Cloudbreaker Sword, he is invincible, punishing evil, promoting good, and protecting the nation. He becomes the greatest constable under heaven! This is a realistic story, with none of that weird nonsense. If you like it, give it a thumbs-up! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 304 The Widow Who Solves Cases with Style After Crossing a Bratty Younger Man 惹上年下纨绔,寡妇探案又美又飒 Mystery702k WordsOngoing Also known as The Widow Solves Cases Like a Pro, While the Young Playboy Pursues Her (I’m terrible at writing blurbs. The heroine can fight, there is a male lead, and it’s an older woman-younger man romance, so the relationship doesn’t progress that quickly! The focus is on solving cases! This is my first new story, so please don’t flame me if it’s not your thing!) Feng Si had lost her memory. Her neighbor, Sister-in-law Jin, told her that she was a widow whose husband had just died, and that s 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 305 Reborn as a Secret Service Agent 重生之军统特务 Urban126k WordsCompleted Lin Mo, a modern history graduate student, accidentally transmigrates to Shanghai in the Republic of China era in 1938, where he becomes a young agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. To survive the chaos and protect his homeland, he uses his knowledge of history to lay an astonishing web of espionage. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 306 A Jinyiwei Officer: From the Start, I Level Up My Ancestral Divine Arts 人在锦衣卫,开局加点祖传神功 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Mystery Solving] [Political Scheming] [The Martial World and the Imperial Court] [Plot-Driven] Ling Feng transmigrates and becomes a Brocade Guard in the Li Kingdom, with a point-allocation System at his side. As long as he solves cases and captures criminals, he can earn power points to upgrade any martial arts technique! He captures a foreign swordsman, invests points in his ancestral divine art, and rises to the ranks of the top martial artists. He investigates the Eighth Prince’s rebellion, 10.8kReads8.0Score510Shelves
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  7. 307 The Great Xia Empire's Greatest Detective: The Legend of Chu Honglou 大夏第一神探:楚红楼传奇 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Master detective + not a wish-fulfillment story + unexpected contrasts + many female leads, including fairies and demonesses + high-martial-arts cultivation] Chu Honglou transmigrates to another world in a borrowed body and gains extraordinary five senses bestowed by Heaven. Starting out as a low-ranking constable, he solves one bizarre case after another and becomes a famous divine detective throughout Great Xia. The beauty rankings are filled with every kind of woman: sultry beauties, peerles 1.8kReads7.4Score144Shelves
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  8. 308 The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases… 7.3kReads8.6Score643Shelves
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  9. 309 Phoenix Brocade Strategy: The First-Rank Lady Magistrate 凤鸾锦谋:一品女少卿 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Ling Xi, the illegitimate child of the Minister of Justice, disguises herself as a man to take up a post at the Court of Judicial Review. She hopes to make a name for herself and clear her wrongfully executed mother’s name, but instead finds herself under the command of a ruthless, stone-faced superior! He won’t let her cause trouble or slack off, and he won’t even let her drink with courtesans. Ling Xi curls her lips into a smile. “This young master is in the prime of his life. If Your Lordship 143Reads7.8Score101Shelves
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  10. 310 Northern Song Dynasty Playboy: The Dog-Head Guillotine from the Start, Please Spare Me, Lord Bao 北宋纨绔:开局狗头铡,包大人饶命 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing What a Chaotic Dynasty! At Kaifeng Prefecture, Bao Zheng presides beneath the lofty mirror, with his three executioner's blades at the ready. At Tianbo Manor, Mu Guiying dons her armor and takes command, guarding the realm. On Mount Liang, 108 heroes gather at their stronghold, clamoring for rebellion. Cai Jing and the Six Bandits control the state finances. Grand Tutor Pang and his cabal of villains hold the military reins. The old rogue Gao Qiu does nothing but cause trouble all day, aside fro 303Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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  11. 311 Endless Pursuit of the Killer 无限追凶 Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The ruthless “Lancer” and the devious “criminal mastermind” lead to a mysterious “human observer” lurking behind them. Four young people defend Long'an and take on supercriminals lurking in the dark web! (The bonus chapters for The Homicide Detective have been posted on the official WeChat account.) 173Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  12. 312 EN Genius Detective 追凶神探 Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Legendary police officer Song Lang is reborn and goes incognito as a driver named Chen Shi. He had hoped to live quietly, but fate had other plans: Chen Shi gets caught up in another murder case... A company that preaches a ruthless corporate culture and slaughters its employees while everyone stays silent; A wayward young man who skins his childhood sweetheart alive, with tears in his eyes, to get “justice”; A middle-aged couple bound together by a dark secret, each raising a blade against the 6kReads9.1Score743Shelves
  13. 313 The Black Lotus's Growth Journal 黑莲花成长手札 Mystery244k WordsCompleted Jiang Shui Mi’s life motto was “repay evil with kindness,” until her fake-sweet best friend shoved her into a mass grave. Reborn, she finally understood: kindness without teeth is just weakness. From then on, with an autopsy knife in one hand and sweet-and-sour fish in the other, she solved bizarre cases and drove her enemies up the wall. The scheming old foxes at court expected the cook to make a fool of herself. Instead, the smiling young woman cut open a corpse and asked, “Would any of you ge —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 314 I Am a Forensic Doctor in Ancient Times 我在古代当法医 Mystery280k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mystery Solving + Team Spirit + Transmigration + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Lu Yinan transmigrates into a pile of corpses. She is a forensic examiner, and professional habit has her investigating the scene at once. As a result, she narrowly escapes being executed as a suspect. Only after a series of twists and turns does she clear her name and escape danger. From then on, a twist of fate brings her together with Ren Zhichu, junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, 567Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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  15. 315 The Six-Fingered Forensic Doctor 六指法医 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Heaven’s justice shines bright; the wronged shall be cleared of their names. Lin Ran, heir to a family of coroners and a top student at a forensic medicine college. Guided by his family’s eight-character ancestral motto and armed with a remarkable ability, Lin Ran joins the police force to clear the names of countless dead. Along the way, he embarks on one terrifying investigation after another. “The dead can’t speak, but their bodies can tell me who the killer is!” The world has lost a doctor, 3.3kReads8.4Score372Shelves
  16. 316 The Chanzhou Mystery 澶州迷案 Mystery321k WordsCompleted [Looks-obsessed, talented bandit heroine × smiling, brilliant male coroner] Zhu Hongyun grew up in a bandit stronghold and had planned to make her fortune in the bustling capital. By a twist of fate, however, she ended up in a small county in Chanzhou and became a constable at the local yamen. Chanzhou was remote, and its yamen offices were understaffed and overwhelmed with frequent cases. She had no choice but to team up with the coroner Liu Weinian, pack her bags, and travel around Chanzhou so 168Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  17. 317 The Young Lady from the Physician’s Household 郎中家的小娘子 Ancient Romance834k WordsCompleted Other people who transmigrate end up marrying emperors or princes, but she is a psychologist who used to charge by the hour and now finds herself married to a penniless young physician. So, guided by the principle that “everyone is mentally ill, whether in ancient times or the modern age,” Lingzhi begins providing psychological treatment to people in the past. From then on, the couple build their fortune together, one healing the body and the other the mind, and rise to the top! 33Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  18. 318 Investigative Guard: Framed as a Death Row Inmate, I Solve Cases to Escape a Deadly Trap 察事卫:穿成死囚我靠断案逆死局 Mystery129k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book] [Ancient-style Inspectorate] [Hardcore Mysterious Cases] [Comeback from the Brink] Reincarnated as a condemned prisoner, you're due to be executed along with your entire family in three days. Everyone says demons stole the silver, but Wang Ming sees through it at a glance: it was all done by human hands. One case file tears apart the false evidence, and three sentences leave the presiding judge speechless. Seven days to solve the case and live. Fail, and die. A demon c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 319 The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted I have a criminal gene. I was born a criminal. Fate led me to meet Lü Jie, and I followed her into the field of forensic medicine. Just before graduation, a horrific bloodbath took place on campus. Lü Jie vanished, her fate unknown. I fell from heaven into darkness, and a demon stirred in the depths of my soul. After graduating, I became a forensic doctor. On my first day at work, I was confronted with a shocking case: the Red-Clothed Killer, who had disappeared for years, was back. As I went a 11.4kReads8.7Score1kShelves
  20. 320 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱!开局就是案发现场 Mystery413k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh 6.2kReads7.0Score745Shelves
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  21. 321 Everyday Detective Work in the Eighties 八零年代探案日常 Modern Romance933k WordsCompleted (I've been enjoying stories set in this era lately, but I'm not very familiar with it, so just treat this as an alternate history.) Su Er Ya, also known as Su Jing, is an ordinary girl who is also, in some ways, quite extraordinary. After graduating from college, she joined the Public Security Bureau and became a police officer. She had never once eaten her fill, but finally did once she was in charge of her own salary. That was when she realized just how strong she was. (Hehe, the heroine absol 5.6kReads8.5Score602Shelves
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  22. 322 The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包公案 Mystery250k WordsCompleted Five people shared a piece of zha cake, yet only the one seated at the head of the table died. Bao Zheng followed the clues from one plate of cold cake to a debt over meteoric iron, twenty years of restraint, and an iron seal in a deep well. There was more than one killer, and more than one path to justice. Beneath Bianjing’s glittering prosperity, everyone owed a debt they could never repay. 77Reads—Score101Shelves
  23. 323 The Fog of Justice Bao 包青天迷雾 Mystery424k WordsCompleted Following Bao Qingtian's career as an official, thirty strange cases conceal one mystery. From a minor case involving ox tongues to threats against the foundations of the state, every act of corruption he cuts down points to a shocking conspiracy looming over the Song Empire. 1kReads6.9Score—Shelves
  24. 324 Criminal Psychology: The Mind-Reading Detective 罪案心理:读心神探 Mystery535k WordsCompleted Also known as The Mind-Reading Detective. Chen Luo is an expert in criminal psychology and body language. After graduating from the academy, he became a consultant for the criminal investigation department. To ordinary people, the motives behind serial murders seem bizarre, twisted, and impossible to fathom. To Chen Luo, they’re clear as day, and the hidden killer is exposed in an instant. The lies and secrets people try so hard to conceal cannot escape Chen Luo’s notice. He sees straight throug 2.4kReads8.7Score224Shelves
  25. 325 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: The Legend of County Magistrate Lin Tao 穿越古代之县太爷林涛传奇 Ancient Romance902k WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into another world and he becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate, Lin Tao rises from the streets to become a great and upright official. At last, he can turn his chivalrous ideals into strategies for governing the land. Damn it, why are there so many corrupt officials causing trouble? One murder case after another... Who’s afraid of whom? The words “submit” and “back down” don’t exist in my dictionary! Dear readers, watch as I unravel every clue and deliver justice 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 326 The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包青天案 Historical409k WordsCompleted Wrongful cases pile up in Bianliang, and Bao Zheng takes charge of the Kaifeng Prefecture alongside Zhan Zhao, Ding Yuehua, and Gongsun Ce. They stand up to the powerful, solve miscarriages of justice, and punish the wicked, digging deep into an international conspiracy involving Youyun. They wield the law as their blade: a betrothal gift is no license to sell a woman, and justice will never bow to the powerful! 7kReads—Score222Shelves
  27. 327 Qingdong Journey: Fates Intertwined 青苳旅:命运的交织 Mystery222k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Mystery and Investigation, Mutual Healing, Political Intrigue] A sweet romance with both hearts in it, and sparks and suspicion beneath hidden identities! The mystery of the lost souls in Xihai Village, the Lotus Tower murder, and one suspenseful adventure after another! A deadly poison plot involving red camellia tea uncovers a shocking secret buried for more than a decade in Fangu City! They were childhood sweethearts, a match made in heaven. But when they meet again, the 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 328 The Bao Qingtian Mystery 包青天迷局 Historical329k WordsCompleted The Bao Qingtian Mystery: A grain ship sinks, taking thirty lives with it. Poison hidden in the bloodstained rice exposes a shocking conspiracy. Bao Zheng travels incognito to Yangzhou and discovers that the prime minister is colluding with the Liao, armor from a previous dynasty has resurfaced, and an imperial tomb’s edict has come to light. The Jianghu’s Hidden Dragon Clan, Liao nobility, and palace factions are all swept into the maelstrom. With ten days left, Bao Zheng must survive amid star 850Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  29. 329 The Complete Collection of Zhang Haifan's Works (14 Volumes) 张海帆作品大合集(全十四册) Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted A landmark of Chinese mystery fiction! Ten years after its conclusion, the author's work was still a headline topic on Tianya, with more than 90 million clicks on a single post! This collection includes The Five Great Thieves (Collector's Edition, 8 Volumes), Record of a Deadly Mission (4 Volumes), Qing Mang: The Great Escape, and The Great Magician. The Five Great Thieves is hailed alongside The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, Candle in the Tomb, and Tibetan Code as one of the four great online fict 693Reads9.5Score114Shelves
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  30. 330 Justice Bao: The First Chapter of Chivalry and Righteousness 包青天之侠肝义胆第一部 Martial Arts457k WordsCompleted During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song, dark forces stirred beneath the surface of Bianjing. Bao Zheng, prefect of Kaifeng, held court at the center of the action, leading a core team made up of his strategist Gongsun Ce; Zhan Zhao, the “Imperial Cat,” and his wife Ding Yuehua, the “Imperial Swallow” and master of Listening Wind Tower; and Bai Yutang, the “Jade-Furred Rat,” an extraordinary talent from the martial world. 988Reads—Score103Shelves
  31. 331 What? I Traveled Back to the Wu Zhou Era, Solved Crimes, and Fell in Love? 什么?穿回武周破案还谈了个恋爱 Mystery360k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + transmigration + crime-solving + romance + happy ending] Criminal profiler x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Miao Chenshuang, a criminal profiler who'd been single for twenty-two years, never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate back to the Tang Dynasty… only to take up her old profession again and become a judicial officer at the Court of Judicial Review! Miao Chenshuang rolls up her sleeves. All right, let's see what I've got! Anyone can solve a case! Mu Bai, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 332 The Young Detective’s Strange Casebook 少年奇冤录 Historical183k WordsCompleted (This book is entirely fictionalized.) A future warrior known as the God of Crime Solving transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and takes over the body of a young man. Watch as he defies the powerful, fearlessly seeks the truth, and solves the mysteries that have long gone unexplained. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 333 The Governor’s Little Coroner 都督家的小仵作 Ancient Romance609k WordsCompleted [Serious drama version] A string of murders pulls Yu Songqing into a shocking case, but what does she care about conspiracies and schemes? There are only two things she wants out of life: Make money and marry a handsome man. One murder after another, one perilous case after another, forces her to step in and solve them. From then on: She becomes the personal coroner to the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. She becomes the beloved one in the heart of the First Prince of Wuliang. She bec 73Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  34. 334 After the Prince Was Poisoned, He Clung to Me, a Forensic Doctor 王爷中毒后,赖上我这小法医 Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Published novel + forensic pathologist + revenge + two strong, devoted leads + satisfying revenge + powerful characters + redemption] She is Qu Zhen, the top female forensic pathologist at the National Security Bureau in the 21st century. Her jade-like hands have dissected the dead and saved the living. With a simple flip of her hand, she can turn the clouds and bring on the rain. But after a mission goes wrong, her soul transmigrates to another world. When she opens her eyes again, she is the 6.8kReads9.1Score957Shelves
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  35. 335 Sword Pointed at the Sacred Mani Emblem of the Ming 剑指大明摩尼圣徽 Mystery205k WordsCompleted [Wuxia + Case Solving + Mystery + Ming Dynasty History + Supernatural Suspense + Mind-Bending Mysteries] Main characters: Shangguan Yunhe, Shen Yexue, Liu Rucen The story begins when tax silver being transported to Beidu is robbed. More than a hundred soldiers escorting the silver are found dead, all wearing eerie smiles. Shangguan Yunhe and the others discover that the anti-government Blood Lotus Cult has joined forces with a Western Regions heretical sect, court officials, and people from Japa 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 336 Quick Transmigration: I Save Myself with a Case-Solving System 快穿:我靠探案系统,拯救自己 Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, System, mystery-solving, plot-focused, no CP, complete] Wu Zhuye is an orphan. She studied hard from childhood and finally got into the prestigious Jing University she'd always dreamed of, only to be hit and killed by a truck on the day she went to register. After death, she binds herself to a mystery-solving System. To return to her own world and find out who killed her, Wu Zhuye works hard to transmigrate through different small worlds and take on investigative missions, 126Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  37. 337 The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files: The Divine Detective Pei Xuanjing (Four-Book Set) 大唐悬疑录:女神探裴玄静(全四册) Mystery874k WordsCompleted The pioneering cultural mystery novel, The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files, reveals that the Tang Dynasty left its descendants not only a splendid history and culture and the memory of a great empire, but also a series of baffling and uncanny unsolved cases. The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files aims to explore stories steeped in Tang culture and create mystery novels that resonate with modern readers. The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files 1: The Code of the Lanting Preface: Uncover the truth behind the calligraph 1Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  38. 338 The Days I Spent Solving Cases in Ancient Times 在古代探案的日子 Ancient Romance139k WordsCompleted [A devoted, super-sweet romance; no misunderstandings, just solving cases] Modern forensic pathologist Shen Xian'an transmigrated to Beiyang and was doing just fine as a low-ranking county magistrate. She spent her days solving old unsolved cases, collecting her monthly salary, and enjoying a little wine. Life was comfortable and easy. Then one day, an imperial edict suddenly summoned her back to the capital, where she was ordered to investigate the Crown Prince's murder alongside the Third Prin 234Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  39. 339 The Judge Dee Cases 狄公案 Mystery200k WordsCompleted [Four Great Mysteries of Empress Wu Zetian + Di Renjie + detective mystery + stunning reversals + Chinese-style horror] When Di Renjie takes up his first post as magistrate of Changping County, he never expects one murder after another to rock the small town! News arrives that a Huzhou merchant has been murdered at the Li Lidun inn. The innkeeper, Kong Wande, protests his innocence, but the local headman, Hu De, refuses to let him off the hook. When Di Renjie investigates, the evidence points st 275Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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  40. 340 Married to a Good-for-Nothing, Exiled to Lingnan, I Solve Cases to Return to Court 嫁纨绔,贬岭南,我靠破案返朝堂 Mystery247k WordsOngoing [A county lady devoted to solving cases and exceptionally skilled in combat × a carefree playboy with money to burn. Historical romance and mystery + episodic investigations + marriage before love + devoted couple + sweet romance] Ji Lingyan, Grand Commander of the Imperial Guard and the Empress Dowager's closest confidante, kept the powerful in check and executed corrupt officials. Everyone in Chang'an feared her. Yet one month after the Empress Dowager's death, Ji Lingyan was stripped of her 59Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 341 The Physician with Healing Hands 素手医妃 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The land is in turmoil, the realm is on the brink of collapse, and the princes vie for the throne. A beauty named Ruyi throws herself into the fray and turns the game on its head. In public, she is a physician who saves lives, a bodhisattva of mercy. In private, she is an unconventional coroner, a living King of Hell who cuts open corpses. A dagger, a journey, a love song born of two souls entwined; a blue robe, a black cloak, and a legend of clearing the names of the wrongfully accused. 522Reads8.9Score106Shelves
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  42. 342 Left to Be Bled Dry? The Legitimate Daughter Reads Bones and Takes the Nation by Storm 被吃绝户?嫡女摸尸画骨火爆全国 Mystery637k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Forensic Sketch Artist + Solving Cases + Sweet Romance + Love Growing Over Time, Mutual Devotion + Comedy A corpse in an ancient town, a bizarre suicide, bones in a barren mountain… With a single brush, she can paint skin and bones, immortals and ghosts, revealing the true culprits behind one strange case after another and restoring the faces of countless tragic victims. A brilliant forensic sketch artist dies young, only to transmigrate into the body of an orphaned Su family d 2.1kReads9.0Score314Shelves
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  43. 343 The Song Dynasty Detective 刑宋 Historical5.3M WordsCompleted Zhuo Ran, a modern-day forensic doctor, accidentally transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song. Using his forensic knowledge and skills to solve cases, he sets out to make his mark. But nothing goes smoothly. The cases he faces are bizarre, eerie, and almost impossible to believe. The culprits come from every corner of society, from the imperial court to the streets and every walk of life; some are sanctimonious, others cunning and brutal. Danger lurks at every turn, both in and outs 5.2kReads8.6Score673Shelves
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  44. 344 Mystery in Lin'an 迷踪临安 Historical281k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted and is still slowly climbing. For feedback, please refer mainly to the comments : P] How could a solemn, pure Buddhist sanctuary have become a den of filth and corruption?! During the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song, several young women vanished mysteriously one after another in Lin'an, only to be trapped in a brothel and subjected to endless humiliation. A young married couple had barely arrived in Lin'an when misfortune struck. Can the husband, desperately se 496Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  45. 345 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Mystery844k WordsCompleted Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 251Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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  46. 346 Secret Files of Lin’an 临安暗卷 Mystery181k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Xiu. Before I transmigrated, I was a PhD in archival studies from a top-tier university. After transmigrating, I became an eighth-rank assistant magistrate in Lin’an Prefecture. Put simply, I’m in charge of the archives. On my first day at work, the dust in the archive vault nearly killed me. Yellowing case files were piled into mountains, and mice had made themselves at home among them. My colleagues shook their heads. “This place hasn’t produced a capable person in three hundre 214Reads—Score100Shelves
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  47. 347 The Northern Song Mystery: The Lotus Case 北宋悬疑密码:莲花案 Historical267k WordsCompleted During the Kaibao era, a murder marked with a lotus pattern shook Bianliang. More killings followed at the West Market Inn and Qingfeng Pavilion, bringing the Lotus Pavilion back into the public eye overnight. The court and the streets were in an uproar, and rumors spread everywhere. Ning Yanzhi, the orphaned survivor of the White Lotus Pavilion, disguises himself as an idle young gentleman and slips into Bianliang under an assumed name. He seeks only to find his former comrades and uncover the 319Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  48. 348 Nighttime Mysteries of the Divine Capital 神都夜疑录 Mystery117k WordsOngoing In the late Tang, strange cases erupt one after another. Lu Mingyuan, head of the Unusual Affairs Bureau and a former judicial investigator at the Dali Temple, teams up with Lin Suwen, a gifted female coroner, to handle bizarre unsolved cases such as “the ghost ship that claims lives” and “the fox spirit that steals souls.” Together, they follow every clue to unravel mysteries of the human heart beneath a veil of spirits and monsters, and expose the power struggles behind the scenes. Keywords: h —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 349 The Crab Coroner 螃蟹仵作 Mystery210k WordsCompleted [Modern professional elite & proud, scheming constable] [Classic mystery format & twist after twist & transmigration and transformation & top-notch investigations & two strong, complementary leads & so thrilling it’ll make your head spin] After solving a paranormal case on Mianbi Island and losing her job, rookie doctor Wang Xiaoxia resolutely sets off for home. Forced to enter a mysterious ancestral tomb, she unexpectedly gains a miserable cheat ability imbued with mysterious power, and begins 18Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 350 EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记(田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著) Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2kShelves
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