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Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经：山河策
[This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into
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Ten Years of Grudges, Ten Years of Swordplay 十年恩怨十年剑
[Traditional wuxia] A bloody banquet ten years ago drove the alliance leader mad. The crown prince died unjustly, and the throne changed hands. A blind strategist, a white-haired warrior, a gifted healer, a swift grassland maiden, and a young spearman come together. They brave the perils of the martial world, challenge the four great sects, uncover the secrets of the black-clad faction, and expose conspiracies at court. All the bloodshed and intrigue point back to that catastrophe from ten years
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Beauty Like a Flower, Blade Like the Wind 美人如花刀如风
Martial Arts, Humor, Historical Romance, No System, No Levels, No Transmigration When I enter the world, all things crumble; heaven and earth change color, and plants and trees mourn. Rivers groan, mountains tremble, and the tides of the world fall to my generation. A sweeping story, beautiful prose, an intricate structure, airtight logic, twists and turns, vivid characters, clever characters, and every mystery resolved! Song Qiutong’s cleverness and beauty, Mu Sha’s gentle charm, Tang Yingyi
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Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔
I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear.
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Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀
The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill!
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The Sword Wind Shatters the Iron Robe 剑风碎铁衣
Tian Jiu survives a hundred-man blood match like a lone wolf, eventually becoming a deadly weapon in Tiangang, a hidden organization of peerless killers. He kills the master of Wufeng Manor, the third greatest manor in the martial world, sending shock waves through the jianghu... Later, after a fierce battle with a grandmaster of the Emei Sect, he is gravely wounded and surrounded by danger. Tiangang begins to suspect him as well, and a storm of blood and fury becomes impossible to stop...
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The Hidden Hero with the Demon Blade 魔刀侠隐
A demonic saber, a treasure map, a century of grudges, and a chaotic martial world… Between the underworld and the righteous path, good people and villains, who can say where the line lies? Abandoned by his birth mother, he enters the martial world alone. Through strange encounters and tribulations, he rises to greatness by his own strength. With saber and sword in hand, cold and merciless, he cuts off love and spirit, then throws his head back and laughs at the heavens! …
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Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录
The fires of the martial world light the land, while a common man’s hot blood stains the setting sun. In the chaos of the late Qing, the waters of the Huangpu River churned with blood. Foreign warships crushed the livelihoods of canal workers, while opium’s black tide soaked the land of China. The court grovelled, officials colluded with foreigners, and heroes of the martial world swore blood oaths, their blades and swords tearing through the long night. Xiao Tianfeng, the Red-Browed Hero, raise
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Tales of the Merchant Knight 商侠传
A single act of compassion gives rise to an epic. In the Zhizheng era at the end of the Yuan dynasty, the realm is in chaos. Corrupt officials rule, and the people are starving. Huang Shunwei, the only son of Ningjiang Prefecture’s richest man, is naturally kindhearted. When he releases a spirit turtle with a strange shell pattern into a lotus pond, he accidentally awakens the power of his family’s treasured heirloom, the Lotus Jade. That good deed is like a stone dropped into stagnant water,
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The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌
The Jingkang Catastrophe tears the land apart and stains rivers and mountains with blood. Lu Huaizhen, a young swordsman burdened with a blood feud and half of a mysterious jade token, is swept into the whirlpool of the Song-Jin standoff and the conflicts of the martial world. As he searches for the truth, he faces the question, “Is martial arts meant for killing or for protecting?” He struggles to choose between family vengeance, national hatred, and the limits of chivalry. From the ferocity of
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The Azure Blade Chronicles of the Late Tang 残唐青锋录
Historical setting: From the Tianfu era of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (901) to the first year of Kaiping under the Later Liang (907). Regional warlords vie for power, and Zhu Wen usurps the Tang dynasty. Core plot: The former dynasty’s imperial jade seal, the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Mirror, resurfaces in the martial world, sparking a struggle among rival factions. Dou Yanfeng must fulfill his family’s mission and protect the national treasure, while Huangfu Che is drawn into the conflict as he
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Blood Chronicles of the Setting Sun 残阳血记
On the bloody night of 1644, Yan Xuanfeng, a Jinyiwei officer, detonated explosives and died for his country. His loyal servant fled south with the orphan and entrusted the swaddled baby Yan Hengyun to Wudang. The child carried three sparks vital to Chinese civilization: the Sunset Sword, the Star-Pattern Compass, and a sheepskin map. Yan Hengyun grew up on Wudang Mountain. At fourteen, he descended the mountain and roamed the martial world under the name Lingyun. He befriended Bai Wugou, Mu Qi
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The Big Dipper Splits the Purple Tenuity 北斗裂紫微
In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Five Barbarians ravaged China and the heartland fell. Imperial authority crumbled as the Ziwei Star split apart, while foreign armies trampled the land. The central conflict revolves around the Seven Divine Weapons of the Big Dipper, said to be capable of turning China's fate around, and the prophecy that the Ziwei Emperor Star will be restored: “Where Ziwei splits, the Han banners rise”; “The Big Dipper swallows Ziwei, and Chixiao will break t
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Moonlit Flower 明月花
She once held back a thousand troops with a single sword. Her white robes stained with blood, she was breathtakingly beautiful, more stirring than the setting sun on the city wall. When the battle report reached the Northern Yan camp, the Yan Emperor dropped the wine cup in his hand. “How could a woman like this be hidden in my realm?” I vaguely remember: [They first met on a snowy night. With just a few words, she sent a band of thugs running and saved the escort convoy he was leading. The you
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The Hero Who Defeated the Invaders 破虏英雄传
This novel tells a stirring, suspenseful story set during the nearly hundred years between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, when the martial world of the Central Plains was in turmoil. The Legend of the Heroes Who Broke the Mongol Siege mainly follows Guo Polu, his sister Guo Xiang, and Zhang Sanfeng after the fall of Xiangyang. The story begins when Guo Xiang hears that Kublai Khan plans to bury Guo Jing and Huang Rong’s coffins in Niujia Village, Lin’an. R
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The Legend of the Descendants After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部之后人传
The martial world is once again swept up in turmoil. Murong Chou, a descendant of the Gusu Murong family, harbors the ambition of restoring the Yan kingdom. He takes You Xiaozhi, who survived certain death, as his master and learns sinister, secret techniques. Wielding the merciless and chilling Guanghan Swordsmanship, he wreaks havoc throughout the martial world. Duan He, the fourth son of Duan Yu of Dali, inherits the Six-Finger Sword and unexpectedly learns the Damo Sword Technique as well. W
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The Eighteen Handsome Men of Renxiao 人魈十八俊
The hidden kingdom of Lanzhu, concealed for a thousand years, fell into nationwide panic as its people grew weaker and the future of the nation seemed to have no heirs. The queen was especially worried that the peerless martial art known as the “Eighteen Ancient Palace Forms” would be lost. She therefore issued an edict allowing men and women across the country to freely choose their partners and increase the population. At the same time, she secretly ordered eighteen handsome foreign martial ar
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Chronicles of Heroes and Chivalrous Shadows 群英侠影录
A traditional wuxia novel steeped in history. It is a story of love and vengeance for family and country, of chivalrous heroes and young gallants in fine clothes riding spirited steeds. The novel creates a vast jianghu and an expansive world of martial arts. Its breadth of martial arts, number of schools, and cast of characters are among its defining features. Inspired by the narrative methods and writing styles of Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong, every word has been independently conceived and writt
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I’m Just a Woodcutter 我就是个劈柴的
Three hundred years ago, Chen Qingyun transmigrated by accident and became a menial disciple at the Qingxuan Sect, splitting wood for a living. He awakened the Survival System: chop 3,999 logs a day to earn System rewards, including points and extra years of life. His goal is to keep a low profile for five hundred years and unlock the Immortal Saint Physique. But the icy beauty who leads the sect insists he become her personal attendant, while holy maidens from various sects go from bullying him
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The Yongchang Map: The Mysterious Fiend Order 永昌图之玄煞令
During the Northern Wei era, in Youzhou, the Minghe Mountain Manor held a pivotal place in the martial world. Because of a map that supposedly belonged to its escort agency, the Changhe Map, the manor was doomed to destruction. The entire manor was wiped out overnight, with only its young son, Leng Hanyun, escaping the massacre by chance. The child became an apprentice and trained hard in martial arts. Ten years later, armed with a Black Fiend Token, he caused an uproar throughout the martial wo
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Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇
A severely underrated work of literature, an epic masterpiece full of vivid emotion. Martial arts + history + romance + leveling up through monster-slaying + a regretful pursuit of a wife + tangled grievances + emotional turmoil. A good-for-nothing male lead and an impulsive female lead meet because of a misunderstanding and are forced to wander the martial world together. They study under the same master and each finds their own opportunities to learn martial arts. Their differing ideals lead t
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Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山
A weather-beaten young man gradually finds his way through confusion, survives against all odds in a world plunged into chaos, and steadily gets everything he wished for. But he loses things far more precious, such as family, friendship, and love. If only time could turn back.
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Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Through Every Trial 莲花楼之劫波尽渡
Di Feisheng, leader of the Golden Mandarin Alliance, is known throughout the martial world as the Bloodblade Fiend. Countless souls have fallen beneath his blade. Cold-hearted and ruthless, he has never forgotten how Li Xiangyi defeated him ten years ago. Fang Duobing of the Baichuan Court stumbles into the Golden Mandarin Alliance's territory while investigating a bloody case involving a cult. Poisoned, he is captured by Di Feisheng. Fang Duobing assumes Di Feisheng spared his life only to lure
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The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天
Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea!
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The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2
Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus
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Transmigrating into Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: From the Start, I Steal the Bald Monk Xu 穿越天龙之开局截胡光头虚
(The writing may not be great, but the author is incredibly stubborn! How stubborn? Everyone hates A Zi, so of course I insist on having the protagonist take her in! See you in the comments!) He transmigrates into Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. To stay alive, he has no choice but to claim Xu Zhu's opportunity and play chess with Su Xinghe! But what if he can't play? Wait, this is the Exquisite Chess Challenge! After getting carried away at an inn, he accidentally takes A Zi in. Now what? Well, that
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The Return of the Condor Heroes: The Sequel 神雕大侠后传
(A traditional martial arts novel, primarily a crossover between The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. No System, not a power fantasy, so please don't read it if that bothers you. Jin Yong's martial arts stories have several versions. There is a gap of sixty to seventy years between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber that Jin Yong never wrote about. The author seamlessly fills in those missing d
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The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师
[Historical Intrigue + Female Spy in Disguise + Ensemble Mind Games + Martial Arts Mystery] [Female Martial Arts Master Disguised as a Man × Rebellious Disciple Who Defies His Teacher] The world is the board, and all living things are its pieces. Thirty years ago, a copy of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, victory made kings and defeat made corpses, and the throne changed hands. Thirty years later, talents emerge across the nine regions, a
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The Cold of the Blood River 血河寒
When Luoyang fell, the banks of the Yellow River ran red with blood. Xiao Yan, a caravan guard, narrowly survived the slaughter at the hands of the northern horsemen. Amid the bloodshed and turmoil of a chaotic age, he shoulders his brothers' dying wishes and the blood feud that wiped out his family, embarking on a path of vengeance paved with blood and fire. Watch as he risks his life in a desperate struggle to find a sliver of hope in these troubled times and win justice for the dead. As smoke
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Pale Reflections on the Canglang River 沧浪照白
In the blink of an eye, a twenty-three-year-old corporate drone becomes Yan Zhaobai, a sixteen-year-old outcast of the Canglang Sect. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself in the storm-tossed city of Tianjing, in the overgrown ruins of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, with three younger siblings crying out for food: the stubborn Yan Liuyun, doing her best to hold the family together; the quiet and precocious Yan Jingchen; and the innocent, naive Yan Qixia. Their parents died amid the turmoil
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Records of the Chang'an Illusory Path 长安幻道录
In the Kaiyuan era of the glorious Tang Dynasty, heroes of the martial world abound, while immortals and Buddhas contend without end. In this fantastical world, where Taoist talismans, Buddhist incantations, and folk magic intertwine, Li Yunxi, who transmigrated here, is unexpectedly swept into the power struggles surrounding a provincial governor's family. A memoryless descendant of a Warring States-era fangshi, the shadow of a Tibetan spy, the schemes of a rogue sorcerer... As the struggle amo
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The Hawk-Eyed Swordsman 隼目刀客
He’s a fast-draw swordsman from the Northwest, stinking to high heaven, with a sword technique like a man chopping wood. But the falcon on his shoulder is sharper than his blade. For the sake of a single flatbread, he steps into the Great Buddha Grotto and sets the Northern Frontier in turmoil. A prince of the Liao kingdom hates him to the core. Martial world bigwigs, battle-hardened frontier troops, and the mysterious Bai family are all after the busted blade in his hands. People are vanishing
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Wuxia: From the Start, I Mastered the Bride-Clad Divine Skill 武侠：开局满级嫁衣神功
The dynasty falls, the world turns upside down. The righteous wield their swords to exterminate demons, while the demonic path wreaks havoc upon the people. Watch as the protagonist, Lin Ran, awakens the wisdom of his past life, acquires a commission-based System, gains divine arts and supreme techniques, and fights his way to a brighter world. I've started a new book titled: A Chance Encounter in the Martial World Begins with the Flower-Loving Manual. Interested readers are welcome to check it
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The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引
Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect
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The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙
Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi
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Wind and Blade 风与刀
A tale of wind and blades, a tale of the jianghu and its people. The wind is carefree, the blade is swift. Zhao Qian never wanted a life on the road, but after killing someone, he has no choice but to wander and step into the jianghu, where swords are cold and women are fragrant. (Harem, not a single female lead)
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Wanderer of the Jianghu 浪人江湖丨
No System, no rebirth, no transmigration: A terrible plague swept through my village and claimed every life, leaving me as the sole survivor by sheer luck. After the disaster, I went to a nearby town and begged for a living... until one day, a swordsman appeared and led me into the martial world, a place I had never expected to enter after resigning myself to a lifetime as a beggar.
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The Legend of Wei Xia 谓侠传
[Traditional Wuxia] [Not mindless] [Sword cultivator] [Ensemble cast in the martial world] The martial world may be old, but people’s hearts are cruel, and chivalrous heroes are hard to find. They say there are no heroes in this martial world. “Perhaps this world has grown a little filthy. There are too many things that should be settled with a sword!” Mo Xiao says, “Though my heart is troubled, this sword of mine should be wielded by them too. This sword is called Chivalry!” Mo Xiao simply beli
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A Hero's Unbridled Passion 天纵侠情
Too young to know how perilous the mountains and seas could be, he plunged into deep ravines and raging floods. At first, he faced fierce tigers with ease. With a fearless heart, he roared to the heavens, nocked an arrow, and drew his carved bow. After years in the martial world, he wandered alone with a blue steed and an iron sword. From north to south, all admired his extraordinary gifts. He braved the storm head-on and subdued a flood dragon with his bare hands. “Linjiang Immortal” Young Kang
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A Poisonous Path Through the Jianghu 毒步江湖
The Yang and Qiao families have been sworn enemies for generations, locked in an endless cycle of revenge. On a dark, stormy night, the Qiao family attacked the Yangs once more. By then, the Yang family had dwindled to just two elders and the couple Gong Peixiao and Yang Yi. Gong Peixiao was pregnant, and to preserve the family line, the Yangs did everything they could to help her escape. Tragically, she miscarried on the way. Gong Peixiao fled to the dilapidated, desolate Bailong Temple. There,
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The Ruyi Pendant 如意佩
A treasure vault left behind by the previous dynasty can only be opened with a pair of Ruyi pendants, whose purpose is known to very few. After the Ouyang dynasty seized the throne, it ruthlessly hunted down the former dynasty’s soldiers and officials, while continuing its search for the vault. Once Xuanyu and Li Chenyang, formerly known as Haochen, came of age, they set out from Molan Valley to avenge their country and family. They were joined by the miracle doctor Gui Shou Wu, Li Chenyang’s ol
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Memories of a Rainy Night 夜雨忆阑珊
The Ye family fell into decline a century ago, and now it is all but gone. The second young master, Ye Tianyu, bears a heavy burden and faces life-and-death trials to kindle a flame of hope for his family. As the times change, his love for the heroine grows ever deeper. There is brotherly devotion, and there are women who give him their hearts. Set in an alternate history, this story follows the protagonist as his family falls from power and he fights to survive. There is no right or wrong, only
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Cultivation Through Archaeology, Immortality Through Tomb Raiding 修行靠考古长生靠盗墓
I woke up to find that the book had finally received a rating. It’s still below passing, but I’m grateful for all the readers’ support! Zhang Qilin scored just over 500 on the college entrance exam, yet managed to get into the archaeology department of a top-tier university through a lucky opening. During his first-year break, he remembered the mysterious cave behind his family’s home, where he used to play as a child. Armed with only a half-baked knowledge of the subject, he
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Tales from the Jianghu 戏说江湖
When will the strife of the jianghu ever end? The twin cries of the Divine Dragon summon wind and rain. Whose hands will receive this burning passion? When will love and beauty intoxicate the heart? A treasure map sets everyone chasing, while flowers fall with longing and the flowing water shows no feeling. So let us turn to the vault of heaven and ride freely across the land!
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The Hidden Ink Bookshop: A Peerless Sword Seed Lives Inside Me 藏墨书铺：我体内住着绝代剑胚
Shen Ye, owner of a bookshop in Canglang City, has carried a secret since childhood. Hidden in his mind are the memories of an unparalleled sword embryo. An assassination on a rainy night and a mysterious iron token reveal the truth behind the destruction of a swordsmithing lineage forty years ago. Reincarnation sorcery closes in from every side, while the Seven Star clans weave an inescapable web. He is a backup vessel, and the world’s final destination. When fate comes knocking, the one who ha
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The Humble-Born Dragon: From Poor Boy to Emperor of the Realm 寒门枭龙：从穷小子到人间帝王
For three years as a live-in son-in-law, he endured humiliation and was treated as useless. Then, in a single moment, he awakened, and the hidden dragon rose from the depths! He cuts down wicked young masters, takes on corrupt officials, quells bandit unrest, and brings powerful clans to heel, rising from a poor son-in-law to a man of real power in Qingzhou. With an iron grip on power and the cunning to shape the world, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the imperial court. Those who wron
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A Young Swordsman Laughs Across the Jianghu 少年横刀江湖笑
A quest to find kin begins in the martial world, A stalwart young man stands tall. The children of the jianghu face many hardships, At the end of the martial path, one ascends to the heavens! Defending the Lan family is his test of courage, He draws his blade and strikes swiftly, putting justice first. He sets out for northern Myanmar to fight evil, Determined to keep justice alive in the world! He rides the waves to Ghost Head Island to save his father, Climbs the famed mountain nine times to
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The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快
“One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching
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The Flying Errand on Mount Hua 华山飞役
[Traditional wuxia + coming of age + jianghu + imperial court + Jin Yong-inspired series] The Yuan court bans martial arts, bringing ruin to the jianghu, and the Huashan Sect is destroyed. As the young master of the Demon Cult, I take the sect leader’s daughter with me to roam the jianghu, growing stronger along the way as I strive to save the martial world...
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Beacon Fires Reflect on the White Lotus 烽火映白莲
This book is richly detailed, tightly plotted, and faithful to the course of history. Its figures in a time of turmoil feel vivid and real, and historical events are brought to life, such as Chen Youliang sending assassins after Ming Yuzhen, Xu Shouhui being bludgeoned to death, and the defense of Hongdu. Readers can savor a turning point in history through an accessible martial arts novel. The story spans from the eleventh year of the Zhizheng era, when Han Shantong was killed and Liu Futong la
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