Any Novels with a Powerful Heroine Who Is Tough on Herself and Relies on No One? 有没有女主很厉害，对自己狠，不依靠任何人的

1. 1 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 35.4kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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   This year's current consensus is that sapiosexuality has reached a ceiling. I can't even watch anything else. The author has a profound literary background, which is not comparable to that of novice authors. The writing is divine and super delicate. The male protagonist is crazy in love, but not mindlessly crazy. The female protagonist is very attractive. After watching the movie, she not only fell in love with the male protagonist, but also fell in love with the female protagonist. The layout is huge, and it will make you think after reading it. The plot took off after reading ten chapters. Trust me, you will come back and thank me after reading it.

2. 2 女 The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐，禁欲世子他美色撩人 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h 6.7kReads9.3Score785Shelves

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   Except for Aofeng, this is the most beautiful woman dressed as a man I have ever seen. An ambitious woman will not show the so-called female reaction after being disciplined. In current TV dramas and novels, the male protagonist soon discovers that the female protagonist is disguised as a man, and then the female protagonist instantly changes from a powerful person to a coy, weak and helpless "woman" who needs the male protagonist's help. Some settings are still raised as boys... But the female protagonist is made to be brainless and planless to support the male protagonist. It's really Losing Power, I like this book the most about what the heroine said. A powerful life is a joy you can't imagine [laughs] The prince is the one in the upper position and can take away the existence of the emperor. How could he become weak because of his gender reveal? The heroine's portrayal is really well written. Truth, goodness and beauty cannot play politics. This is the heroine, a person with a soul. I still think Invincible is good-looking. After reading it so many times, I found that I have no comments. It's all because the text is too attractive. Highly recommended.

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: Starting by Staying Away from the Plot 快穿：从远离剧情开始 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Original title: The Quick-Transmigration Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Doesn’t Follow the Plot [Quick transmigration + fictional worlds + some stories conclude in one chapter + varied lengths + doesn’t follow the original plot + absolutely no helping the poor + all male leads are virgins + personal space] [No fixed couple, but the male leads must be pure] The cannon-fodder female characters in the plot suddenly awaken. After growing a brain, Luo Yang refuses to follow the sucker’s script anymore. Sh 19.9kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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   Very good looking. I really like it. Very good looking.

4. 4 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 26.4kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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   The heroine died again! While others relied on "reiki", she relied on reopening. She died a thousand and eight hundred times and finally drove everyone crazy.

5. 5 青 Once You Turn Blue, You’ll Turn Red 青了之后就会红 Deer-Eyed Princess鹿瞳姬Ancient Romance864k WordsCompleted Qiu Yanzhi was once a fairy. After refusing the God of War's marriage proposal, she was ostracized and sent to the mortal world, then tricked into falling into the demon realm. The Azure Emperor, moved by mortal feelings, wanted to undergo a trial in the demon realm, so he transformed into a little snake demon. Qiu Yanzhi and the Azure Emperor had crossed paths once in the heavens. In the demon realm, he owed her a debt of care, and the two developed all sorts of feelings for each other. Little 777Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine does not trust anyone, does not rely on anyone, relies on herself, climbs from the bottom to the top step by step, takes revenge, and remains anonymous.

6. 6 锦 Schemes at the Brocade Banquet 锦筵谋 Sweet Dream Feather甜梦羽Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted From the pinnacle of Michelin cuisine to the hell of household intrigue, all it took was one explosion. Lin Wanyi, an internationally renowned top chef, opens her eyes to find she's become the most wicked third young madam of the Su family in the Qing Dynasty. From the start, she's in a hopeless situation: Her husband despises her, her mother-in-law wants to divorce her, and the servants look down on her. On top of that, her sister-in-law is a “born heroine,” doted on by the entire household, s 212Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Jin Yan Mou" is really unique. The heroine travels from modern times to ancient times. She has no golden fingers. In order to gain a foothold in the deep house compound and the court, she is very cruel to herself. She relies on wisdom and ruthlessness to fight her way out. The plot is compact and non-verbal, the power play is particularly exciting, and the ruthless heroine's career is so charming!

7. 7 我 My Host Cheats with Her Intelligence 我家宿主靠智商开挂 Classmate Tangran棠染同学Modern Romance600k WordsOngoing [A few quick notes before you read: There is a male lead, but he’s mostly in the background + the female lead is a plotter + plot-focused + occasional drops of the real-world main storyline] [A quick transmigration story with a bit of an imaginative twist] Cheng Qi is taken into small worlds by the System before she can even object. Not only is she forced into the deal, she’ll be punished if she fails to meet her KPIs! Lured by the System’s empty promises, Cheng Qi begins her journey to repair t 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Push push! The heroine of the script team bravely ventures into the small world: the parties involved are strategizing, the system is frightened, and the small world has its own troubles. All members are normal living people, and their behavioral logic is online!

8. 8 平 A Life of Trouble 平生事不宁 Three-Step Poem三步诗Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [A different kind of martial-world story: a genius poison master joins forces with a genius swordsman. Fast-paced and clever, with every character acting logically!] A Ning attends the Alliance Leader’s funeral on behalf of her father and discovers something amiss thanks to her keen instincts. Xiao Chen, the Alliance Leader’s second son, descends the mountain to investigate the real culprit, only to become the target of the entire Central Plains. As a corner of the mystery surrounding the death 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is it! The heroine is very strong, smart and capable! Martial Arts Highway, all members are logically online!

9. 9 重 Reborn, I Took the Scumbag's Estate 重生后我夺了渣男的家产 Don't Call Me Little Girl别叫我丫头6k WordsCompleted Reborn, I took the scumbag's family fortune. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In this book, men are all stupid and can only rely on themselves for everything.

10. 10 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 150kReads9.6Score20.5kShelves

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    It is such a good novel with a high score of 9.9 On Tomato. I have already read it for the second time. The female protagonist is as strong as I can be, and the male protagonist is just a green leaf!

11. 11 太 Spirit of the Great Void 太虚灵 Shui Yunjian水云兼Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted Divine-mortal forbidden love + powerful heroine + bold and spirited + national crisis in the mortal realm + a god undergoing tribulation + no System, no transmigration. “The Taixu Spirit has emerged from the Three Realms. Is this fate, sin, or tribulation?” Shui Qiong grew up in the forests of the mortal realm, surrounded by wild beasts, eating wild fruit and grains, and drinking from countless springs. Arrogant and unruly, free as the wind, she kept her life on the line, challenged a one-horned 11Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The eldest heroine is not a white lotus. She is very sassy and powerful. Of course, her style is also high and she is not smart.

12. 12 逆 Vowing Never to Part from You, Even Through Calamity 逆劫之誓不与君绝 Daughter of Min Xian民贤之女Ancient Romance277k WordsOngoing She came to destroy the world, while he made it his duty to protect all under heaven. For the sake of his smile, she defied fate. Now he must choose between the world and the woman he loves. What ending awaits them? As long as the mountains stand tall and heaven and earth endure, I swear I will never part from you. 34Reads8.9Score—Shelves
13. 13 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 107Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unparalleled elegance, unparalleled resourcefulness, a woman disguises herself as a man, courting the court, fighting with an iron horse, a very interesting ancient novel

14. 14 魔 Transformation of the Demonic Heart 魔心变 Hong Shenbing鸿燊丙Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted Dreams Among the Flowers: The Wandering Cloud Swordsman is the second installment. Compared with the others, it is more serious and traditional, with a very official feel. The third installment, The Demonic Heart’s Transformation, also known as The Exquisite Heart of the Pagoda and The Seven-Lifetime Exquisite Tribulation, is a fantasy drama. Its male lead is the carefree, irreverent sort, laid-back and funny. Hua Yingyue, the Flower God’s shadow, has no emotions because she was born without a h 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Feeling a little like this

15. 15 飘 The Wandering Cloud Swordsman 飘云侠客录 Hong Shenbing鸿燊丙Eastern Fantasy735k WordsCompleted Disclaimer: This novel is entirely fictional. Synopsis: The villainous Hanlu Sect… The loyal and courageous Piaoyun Army… The righteous Jing'e Hall, dedicated to punishing the wicked… An evil force with power to blot out the sky… The past fades like smoke. In a new world where memories have vanished, old friends meet again, face to face, yet fail to recognize each other. 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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