Please Recommend High-Quality Historical or Alternate-History Novels with Highly Intelligent Characters 跪求历史，架空，高智商，高质量的小说

1. 501 三 Three Kingdoms: Waging War at the End of the Han Dynasty 三国：征战汉末 North of Mangshan邙山之北Historical4.3M WordsOngoing When survival is no longer my highest priority, I want to do something. The Yellow Turbans are the root of the chaos engulfing the land. I want to try to uproot them; Warlord rule is what will bring about the demise of our people. I want to try to stamp it out; The aristocratic clans are an insurmountable obstacle. I want to try to climb over it; I’ve thought of many things, and I’m already putting them into action... 9.9kReads8.0Score702Shelves
2. 502 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 7.1kReads—Score106Shelves

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   Over three million readers, a completed and satisfying novel with a 9.9 Rating! [Kissing emojis]

3. 503 草 The Commoner Who Rules the World 草芥执宰天下 Flawless Golden Core无暇金丹Historical397k WordsOngoing The imperial authority collapses, warlords carve up the land, and human lives are worthless. Li Zicheng's soul travels into a chaotic age, where he rises with a blade amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Watch as he, a nobody, takes sole command of the world. His soul travels into the Great Prosperity Dynasty, where he becomes a lowly commoner. Fortunately, he has three brothers by his side. The four young men join hands to brave the chaotic age, rising from country bumpkins to rulers o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Personally, I think it's alright. A veteran bookworm would highly recommend it; it's not mindless fiction. You could check this out. I read it on Qimao before, but it stopped updating, but I remembered I could still find it here on Tomato.

4. 504 布 A Fearsome Man in Commoner's Clothes 布衣凶猛 Li Poshan李破山Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + Passion + History] “Mu, do you want a wife? Just say the word and I’ll bring one to you in a bit.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a rich girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I’ll protect my family and keep us alive. 5.8kReads8.8Score574Shelves

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   🌈🌈A young man from a small mountain village joined the army simply to save his family taxes and to earn money to marry his childhood sweetheart. As his military achievements increased, he rose through the ranks, but just as he gained power, the country was shattered, the city fell, and the nation perished. He raised an army to fight against the enemy, determined to build his own dynasty!

5. 505 我 After I Chose Divorce, My Wife Regretted It 我选择离婚后，老婆她悔疯了 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After I Chose Divorce, My Wife Regretted It Too Late 290Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 506 革 Reforming the Qing: The Jiaqing Restoration 革清：嘉庆维新 Its Name Is Reform其名维新Historical534k WordsOngoing Anyone who knows Qing history says the dynasty truly died under Qianlong. Its deep-rooted problems were impossible to reverse, the distribution of resources was grossly unfair and rife with social tensions, and it shut its eyes and ears to the outside world, crippling itself. A scholar from the late Qing transmigrates to the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing. See how he rewrites history. 2.8kReads—Score246Shelves

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   This article, titled "Strengthening the Nation through Reform," details China's rise to power, its struggle for global dominance, and its grounded historical facts and logical structure. Collect it if you're interested!

7. 507 祖 The Ancestral Dragon's Daughter: I Rewrite the Fate of the Qin Dynasty 祖龙嫡女：我改写大秦国运 Little Yuyu小羽煜Ancient Romance297k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a reimagined Qin Dynasty + Strong Female Lead + Emperor and Daughter + Foreknowledge of History + Court Intrigue + Improving People's Livelihoods + New Reforms + Changing the Dune Edict Incident + Defying Fate + No CP] What is it like to transmigrate as the eldest legitimate princess of Qin Shi Huang, who was raised away from home? Just after returning to the palace, I get two major enemies: Zhao Gao sees me as a grave threat, and Li Si considers me the greatest obstacle at 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Finding a gem in a reading slump! This isn't a fantasy novel! ✨ The protagonist transmigrates into the body of the First Emperor's eldest daughter, who was left to live among the common people. Zhao Gao sees her as a thorn in his side, and Li Si sees her as a threat. The heroine, armed with historical scripts, preemptively averts the Sand Dune Coup, protecting the classic texts of a hundred schools of thought. Initially only wanting to survive, she unexpectedly gains the unparalleled trust and favor of her First Emperor father! A tale of political intrigue, father-daughter dynamics, and rewriting the fate of the Qin Dynasty—the pacing is excellent, and you won't be able to put it down!

8. 508 边 The Border City Crossbowman 边城游弩手 Traveling Fox旅行的狐狸Historical1.3M WordsOngoing (Note: A traditional alternate-history novel, with no System and no wish-fulfillment.) A war to conquer a nation, fought by nobodies rising to prominence. A struggle for power full of ingenious schemes. The empire falls apart, and the chaos of war rises once more. A corrupt and twisted Confucian regime, powerful clans seizing land, warlords entrenched in their own territories, and barbarians watching hungrily from the sidelines. Clashing ideologies, rigid class divisions, a turbulent political l 682Reads8.9Score—Shelves
9. 509 我 The Story of My Sister-in-Law and Me: Warm Spring, Late Song 我和嫂嫂的故事——晚歌春暖 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Story of Me and My Sister-in-Law: Spring Blossoms at Dusk 396Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 陛 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下，何故谋反？ Don't Dwell on the Past不思过Historical36k WordsOngoing [Alternate history + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + transmigration + no System] In the fifth year of Chuyuan, Wang Yu is named Magistrate of Daxing for helping the emperor secure the throne. That year, Wang Yu is twenty and just beginning to show his talent. In the second year of Huanglong, Wang Yu suppresses a rebellion in Yan and is named Governor of Youzhou. That year, Wang Yu is twenty-two and rules as a regional warlord. In the fifth year of Huanglong, Wang Yu purges the empero —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all masterpieces, especially the first one, a masterpiece among masterpieces.

11. 511 我 I Came from the Ninth Heaven 我自九天来 Disarmed Veteran卸甲老卒Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing An ensemble cast, political intrigue, passion, and war between nations. The world teems with heroes. Four great dynasties and thousand-year-old clans treat all living things as straw dogs. Though dust stains the young man's clothes, his heart remains fixed on the moon. 25.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
12. 512 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 照 Seeing Through the Ages 照见万古 Plucking Stars from Midair半空摘星Eastern Fantasy178k WordsOngoing Lu Zhaochen is a tombstone repairman in Qibei City, scraping by on repairs to broken steles. On the eve of the Wilderness-Calming Rite, he unexpectedly awakens the power of [Illuminating the Past]. By touching a broken stele, he can see history erased by the passage of time, and even borrow the methods of the ancients in battle. But on this blank stele, he also sees two names: his father, missing for seven years, and his own, with death awaiting him tomorrow night. To change his fate and find —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's go, brothers!!

14. 514 异 Record of Raising an Otherworldly Supreme 异界至尊养成记录 The Innocently Wicked Moon天真有邪的月亮Eastern Fantasy279k WordsCompleted In another world, with cards that blot out the sky, speak my true name and my magic knows no bounds. This is the story of a young man from Blue Star who transmigrates to another world, using summoning cards to earn money, raise a child, and stir up all kinds of trouble. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 开 The Beginning: Pan Feng Is in a Panic from the Start 开端：开局潘凤很慌张 I Am Tian Shao吾乃天少Historical8.0M WordsCompleted I am Pan Feng, and I’m freaking out. I’ve been reincarnated five times already. Hua Xiong is coming to chop off my head, and Lü Bu wants to kill me too. How am I supposed to survive? The Yellow Heaven is dead, the Great Wind shall rise. 9.5kReads8.9Score774Shelves

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    The opening is really interesting; Pan Feng is about to collapse. "I am Pan Feng, General of Ji Province! I am Pan Feng of Ji Province! My name is Pan Feng, and I am from Ji Province [facepalm]." 1949 Is a truly engaging story, a thoroughly enjoyable read.

16. 516 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.8kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 517 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

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    It's seriously amazing! Highly rated and completed. High-quality writing with a sharp mind [shy emoji]. Excellent writing style, clear structure, well-developed characters, and everyone is incredibly intelligent. This is my first book, highly recommended! I also love "Bound Spring Love" and "Little Building"—I've read them two or three times each.

18. 518 皇 The Emperor Wants to Kill the Mother and Spare the Child, So I Rule from Behind the Curtain with My Son 皇帝欲去母留子，我携子垂帘听政 King Revolver左轮王Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted The Emperor wants to kill the mother and spare the child, so I take my child and rule from behind the curtain. 202Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 519 从 Becoming a County Magistrate in 1949 从1949开始当县长 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.9M WordsCompleted I’m currently a Grade 6 administrator, holding dual posts within the province. [Power at the Peak]+ [The Founding Years]+ [Farming]+ [Officialdom]+ [Recruitment]+ [Slow-Burn Epic] A model student of the era, a pioneer in prison economics, and an expert at reforming souls and minds. It’s 1949, and the Three Great Campaigns have already been won. I leave the military and transfer to local government to become a county magistrate. I’m 23 years old, with an administrative rank of 12. I devote myself 205Reads9.3Score—Shelves
20. 520 带 Taking My Sister-in-Law on the Path to Immortality 带嫂子修仙记 Fate's One-Slash Style命运一刀流Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will rise later. A mortal's journey, with steady growth. Sun Dongliang and his sister-in-law were sold together and sent deep into the mountains to toil. They were destined to be buried there for the rest of their lives. But he had a mysterious treasure bottle. It could automatically detect and capture spirit beasts! It could remove impurities and turn junk into treasure! His low-grade cultivation techniques could be directly enhanced into high-grade technique 47.8kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves

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    If you've had your fill of history, try exploring cultivation novels. It's the choice of hundreds of thousands of people—you absolutely can't go wrong!

21. 521 双 A Double Agent Returns Home, and Three Kingdoms Want My Intelligence 双面间谍归乡，三国都要我的密报 Qinghe Hasn't Put Down the Pen青禾未停笔Historical133k WordsOngoing At the age of nine, Shen Chaosheng was stuffed into the hold of a ship. Twelve years later, under the name Shen Du, he returned to his hometown of Linchao with secret orders from two countries that directly contradicted each other. Dongqi wanted him to count the harbor cannons. Dayan wanted him to recover a register of abducted people. On his first night home, two rival delegations both presented what they claimed was genuine proof. Judge one of them wrong, and an entire ship's crew would go fro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, new book

22. 522 我 I Was Kidnapped Back to My Own Village 我被拐回了自己村 Xiang Wuyu乡无语14k WordsCompleted I Was Kidnapped Back to My Own Village 1.3kReads—Score124Shelves
23. 523 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
24. 524 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 20kReads9.5Score3kShelves
25. 525 万 The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation Has Fallen, but Senior Brother Is Still Running a Stall! 万仙阵已破，大师兄他还在摆摊！ A Parasol on a Sunny Day天晴打把伞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Honghuang] + [Investiture of the Gods] + [System] Taishang: I have the Taiji Diagram, which can stabilize the fortune of the Human Religion. Yuanshi: I have the Pangu Banner, which can stabilize the fortune of the Chan Religion. Jieyin and Zhunti: Our Western religion has the Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus. It can stabilize our fortune too. Tongtian gave a scornful smile. “Can any of those compare to my eldest disciple’s street stall?” The assembled saints: … Lin Duofu transmigrated to the er 4.4kReads7.8Score419Shelves

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    🌷🌷The protagonist transmigrates to the era of the Investiture of the Gods, becoming the chief disciple of the Jie Sect. He also acquires a street vendor system. Then, tragedy strikes: for 100,000 years, not a single fellow disciple has bought anything from him. [Laughs] He's forcibly "welded" to the street vendor by the system. Until the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation ends, the Jie Sect is completely wiped out, and the lonely Tongtian Sect Leader returns. 🌿Protagonist: "Teacher, how about buying a Regret Pill to try?" Tongtian Sect Leader: "Reverse the universe, let's do it again?"

26. 526 极 The Excellent Little Eunuch 极品小太监 Cat's Meow猫叫Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [🔥 Adapted into a short drama, now streaming to huge audiences across the internet 🔥🔥] [Nonstop high-stakes twists, read with care + a complete, polished story to binge in one sitting] Zhao Wuji is performing hemorrhoid surgery on his girlfriend when an accident blows him up and sends him transmigrating to ancient times? And he becomes a eunuch? Since he's here, he makes the best of it. Zhao Wuji quickly adapts, and with his ahead-of-his-time medical skills, quick wit, and shamelessness, he soon 11.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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27. 527 我 I Changed My Fate Against Heaven by Serving the Powerful 我靠伺候权贵逆天改命 The World's Most Stubborn Mouth天下嘴硬Urban278k WordsOngoing The Eighteen-Year-Old Who Went South for Work and Changed His Fate by Serving the Powerful, also known as Reaching the Summit by an Unorthodox Path. Synopsis: At eighteen, Wu Ye dropped out of school with 800 yuan in his pocket and headed south to Shenzhen. He plunged into an exclusive private club for top socialites and became its lowest-ranking waiter. For three years, he bowed to serve tea and waited on the wealthy, witnessing their extravagant lifestyles and enduring the powerful people's di 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On stage, Su Mei finished singing her third song, "I Defy Fate by Serving the Powerful." Her bright red cheongsam and clear voice drew cheers from the audience. After stepping off the stage, the fat man at table number three beckoned, "Miss Su, come sit down!" After a couple of rounds, the fat man got impatient: "Tea is nothing! Change it to wine! Three cups in a row, three!" Su Mei held her cup, her fingertips turning white. Wu Ye carried over a fruit platter and placed it steadily on the table. "Gentlemen," he said, not looking at Su Mei, but at the fat man, "Miss Su has already had four cups tonight. If she drinks any more, something bad will happen. If she collapses, this stage will be empty tonight, the manager will have to close the venue and investigate, and this table of yours will be empty by now." The fat man's face flushed: "What business is it of yours, you're just a waiter?" "No," Wu Ye nodded, "I'll take her place. Three cups, I'll take them."

28. 528 回 The Spring Renewal Pharmacy 回春药铺 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + no rebirth or transmigration + revenge + political intrigue] Every thrilling tale begins in a little apothecary. After a chance encounter, a master and apprentice who have both suffered the slaughter of their families and endured countless hardships find themselves facing powerful enemies. They have no choice but to assume secret identities and disappear into the bustling streets of the capital, plotting carefully and advancing step by step as they seek revenge, stirri 21kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
29. 529 长 Longevity: Days of Splendor in the Ye You Court 长生：我在掖幽庭风华日月 The Breeze Comes Quietly清风静来Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xing Bang transmigrates into the palace as a fake eunuch. From the start, he is sent to the Cold Palace, where he finds not only deposed consorts but also the families of disgraced officials. Even the stunningly beautiful birth mother of the Crown Prince has been imprisoned there. Xing Bang’s eyes light up, and he activates the System... (The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 37kReads8.8Score3.9kShelves

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    I transmigrated into the body of a lowly eunuch in the palace, starting by managing the Cold Palace. Not only were there concubines banished there, but also the families of disgraced officials.

30. 530 开 A Puppet Emperor from the Start: I Summon China's Legendary Heroes 开局傀儡皇帝，我召唤华夏英灵 Little Baozi Is a Bean小小包子是个豆Historical1.2M WordsOngoing On the first day Xiao Cheng transmigrated, the entire court was laughing. They laughed at him for being the most pathetic puppet emperor, and laughed that he wouldn't live to see the end of the year. Xiao Cheng didn't answer back. He was counting, figuring out how many of those smiling faces in the hall would still be around by year's end. On the third day, Gao Lishi cleared out the imperial harem. A month later, Zhang Juzheng's performance assessment system had half the court on its knees. L 5.2kReads7.2Score343Shelves

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    High intelligence, high quality, and stable updates!

31. 531 噬 Tower of Devouring Wastelands 噬荒塔 The World's Most Stubborn Mouth天下嘴硬Eastern Fantasy288k WordsCompleted Synopsis of "The Devouring Wasteland Tower" The day Lu Chenzhou's dantian shattered, his fiancée broke off their engagement on the spot. All of the Eastern Wasteland knew that the Lu family's useless son was alive only to waste grain. No one knew a tower had entered his sea of qi. A tower that was three thousand years old. It could eat, play dead, and even erase its accounts. Only he could read the words carved into it, and the whole Eastern Wasteland had no one else who could. Using this d 5Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 青 Snow in Qingzhou 青州雪 The Little Student Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的小同学Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted Historical Romance | Alternate History [Family and country first | No golden fingers, no transmigration, no rebirth | One-on-one romance | Happy ending] This story involves ghosts and spirits. The heroine grows over the course of the story, so please keep that in mind before reading. A lone spirit wanders the mortal world, its clothes stained by golden-lamp dew, its feet treading on the fragrance of time. Yet it cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation or journey to the next life. The Lord of the 9.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
33. 533 奋 Striving in the First Year of Hongwu 奋斗在洪武元年 Imperial Nobility天煌贵胄Historical2.8M WordsCompleted The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I transmigrated to the first year of Hongwu. Who else can relate? I, Young Master Yang, got press-ganged right from the start and became one of Emperor Zhu Chongba's proud wage slaves. 14.7kReads8.9Score925Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A brand new historical novel set in the Ming Dynasty, without a system and featuring time travel: ① Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Year 1. In Ningyang County, the protagonist, Yang Shaofeng, is rescued by Ming soldiers shortly after his arrival. He happens to be wearing a blue scholar's robe and is presented to Chang Yuchun, the Grand Councilor of Military and State Affairs, Deputy General of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and second-in-command. Yang Shaofeng then becomes the acting magistrate of Ningyang County, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, a glorious servant of Emperor Zhu Chongba.

34. 534 幽 Crossing the Netherworld 幽司渡 The World's Most Stubborn Mouth天下嘴硬Mystery247k WordsCompleted Protagonist Name: Zi Mo Lineage: A descendant of the Yin-Shang royal house, a distant kinsman of Zi Shou, King Zhou Identity: You Si (not an official position, but an identity defined by a mission) Appearance: Around twenty-five or twenty-six, lean and reserved, with a faint old scar at the corner of his left eye Personality: Quiet and taciturn. He has seen death countless times but has not grown numb to it. He feels compassion for the dead and keeps a cautious distance from the workings of Heav 5Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 倒 The Bankrupt Factory Owner Started Livestreaming Sales and Somehow Got the Whole Internet to Invest 倒闭厂长直播卖货，竟获全网入股 I Want to Raise a Giant Panda我想养只大熊猫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Business development, technological innovation, livestreaming, no System, no romance) Xiao Yi was reborn and inherited an appliance factory on the verge of bankruptcy. Relying on his experience from his previous life and viral marketing strategies, he launched a livestreamed shareholder meeting, turning viewers into virtual shareholders. Once a month, the shareholders met, giving livestream viewers a deeper role in the company. Before smart products had matured, he launched Xiaokang Tongxue. As 8.4kReads9.0Score325Shelves

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    Stories of rebirth always offer endless possibilities for imagination. The protagonist's process of rewriting their destiny is also a journey of self-growth. Watch the protagonist punch rice and kick Ge Mei!

36. 536 爷 Grandpa's Trillion-Yuan Spoiled Granddaughter 爷爷千亿宠孙女 The World's Most Stubborn Mouth天下嘴硬64k WordsCompleted Grandpa's Trillion-Yuan Love for His Granddaughter 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 重 Reborn, My Goddess Counselor Wants to Have My Baby 重生后，女神辅导员要给我生孩子 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Jianghe leaped from the 89th floor and, against all odds, was reborn. It was 2006. The stock market was booming, the property market was thriving, the economy was hot, and opportunities were everywhere. That year, Chen Jianghe had just started his freshman year of college. “Chen Jianghe, your courage in confessing your feelings last night was admirable. But you’ve only just started college, and it’s too soon to be dating. I hope you’ll focus your energy on your studies. Once you enter the 35.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
38. 538 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 31kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
39. 539 战 Warring States, High Martial Arts: I Lead a Million Iron Cavalry to Attack Heaven 战国高武：我率百万铁骑伐天 Refracted Light, Dream Narrative折光叙梦Eastern Fantasy132k WordsOngoing [Warring States high martial arts] [Ruthless and decisive] [Reborn and transmigrate] [Military life and warfare] [Ensemble cast] A timid young man awakens the memories of a hundred lifetimes during a museum heist. He kills the robbers and, after being shot, transmigrates into a high-martial Warring States era. Starting out with seven condemned prisoners, he forces the seven kingdoms to reform, makes the twelve immortal sects choose sides, and ultimately leads an army of a million mortals to wage —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pretty good book

40. 540 重 Reborn in Hong Kong: The Rise of a Tycoon 重生香江之财阀的诞生 Martian Guardian火星卫士Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn in Harbor City + Business + Entertainment + Beautiful Stars] In 2024, a middle-aged lifelong bachelor is reborn in 1980s Harbor City, China, as the son of a business legend! From then on, he lives a life of reckless indulgence. He is an entertainment mogul, a tech tycoon, and a financial titan. This is the story of how he parties his way to becoming the richest man in the world! 11.3kReads7.7Score538Shelves
41. 541 当 I Was Given a Wife When I Enlisted, and Conquered the Chaotic World with My Beauties 当兵发老婆，我靠美娇娘称霸乱世 Yaosi Lingjiu Wuyáo妖肆翎酒勿摇Historical226k WordsOngoing [Ming dynasty, multiple heroines, ruthless struggle for supremacy, no System, crushing the Qing dogs, rebellion] “Do soldiers get wives? Living ones, the kind who can have kids?” After his soul lands in the late Ming, he opens his eyes on the verge of starving to death. Desperate for a bite to eat, he spins a tale to the recruiting officer. He only wanted to get enough food to eat, but the new recruits' camp is overrun with bullies, and he can't even get a bowl of sour porridge. Wang Ergou snaps 1Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The underdog's comeback is hilarious!

42. 542 香 Hong Kong: Inheriting a Factory with Ten Thousand Workers from the Start 香江之开局继承万人工厂 Hometown of the Vast World大千故里Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Hong Kong + business wars + finance + technology + industry + entertainment + Miss Hong Kong] In 2024, countless fresh-faced retail investors piled into the A-shares market, blindly buying at the peak with all their money. As a thousand stocks hit the daily limit down on the ninth, one investor who had trusted a financial livestream host perished in a blaze alongside a certain blue-tick financial streamer. In 1985, British capital was retreating from Hong Kong as Chinese-owned businesses rose, 20.8kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
43. 543 盟 The Mengjin Crossing 盟津渡 Facing South from the Mountain朝山南Historical267k WordsCompleted Also known as The Awakening of the Ferry Boy. Wu Heyuan, a young man from a Yellow River ferry crossing, suffers the massacre of his entire family, and his younger sister goes missing. After delivering a letter to the Weishui Alliance for a mysterious stranger, he becomes Jiang Shang’s disciple and embarks on a path of political intrigue. When his sister is trained to become an enemy nation’s assassin, when his beloved tastes poison to save him from the brink of death, and when his master gives —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Set against the historical backdrop of King Wu's conquest of King Zhou, it has a relatively positive message.

44. 544 惊 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 27.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    These books feature female protagonists with off-the-charts intelligence! [Laughing][laughing][laughing] She avenges those no one else has, and delivers justice to those no one else has. When Heaven is unjust, she overturns it; when treacherous officials are in power, she kills them! 👍👍👍👍

45. 545 重 Reborn: I Turn the Future Around with a Bizarre Lottery Ticket 重生：我靠一张奇葩彩票逆转未来 Mad at Midnight半夜疯癫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The new book, “You’re Reborn, So Who Isn’t Riding the Next Big Wave?” is now out. [An ordinary man’s rise + business warfare between great powers + industry and finance + positive energy] Chen Feng unexpectedly returns to Labor Day in 2019. With countless opportunities on the horizon, he’s determined not to live an ordinary life this time around! 32.3kReads7.8Score2.2kShelves
46. 546 活 The Living Dead Dynasty 活死人王朝 Snail Enjoyer蜗享家Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Li Yu, a company commander in the Great Shun army stationed on the border in Youzhou, is wounded in a clash with northern raiders. To his surprise, he awakens a secret from his previous life. He comes from a collateral branch of the Li family, a military household in Youzhou. For generations, his family has guarded the bitterly cold borderlands beyond the Great Wall. If things had continued this way, life would have been peaceful enough. But the reigning empress of Great Shun, seated in Luoyang, 32.3kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    Hmm~ It's a fictional ancient setting (with many Ming Dynasty elements), a zombie story (inspired by the Korean drama "Kingdom"). The protagonist, Li Yu, has memories from two lifetimes merged, possessing both the ruthlessness and composure of an ancient general, as well as the common sense and values ​​of a modern person. By the way, those who like "Crimson King" or are argumentative don't need to read this; this book has plenty of those types. (The author is very detailed, even to the point of being criticized for being padded and dragging, but this is Tomato... The flaws don't outweigh the merits.)

47. 547 王 The Prince’s Schemes and the Princess’s Calculations 王谋妃算 Red Leaves红叶Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other + aloof, mature heroine vs. jealous wolfish hero + strong heroine and hero + scumbags get their comeuppance] She was the richest person in the Kingdom of Nie, beautiful, wealthy, and blessed with a stunning figure. The line of noble young men hoping to marry her could stretch from the An residence to the city gates. But An Ning thought, what was so great about men? Making money was much more fun! Being the richest person in one kingdom w 385Reads8.0Score—Shelves
48. 548 你 You're Reborn, So Why Are You Still Living Off Women? 你都重生了，还要吃软饭？ Red Plum, Easy to Smoke红梅丶好抽Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2010, Lu Bai suddenly became the biggest jerk at Shencheng No. 1 High School that year. It was also the year the biggest con man in Chinese business showed up. “He said it himself. He said he’d never date, not even if he were a dog. Damn it, he’s the dog.” “Miss Chen, could you tell us the most memorable thing Mr. Lu ever said to you?” “He said, ‘We’re just business partners. We are now, and we always will be.’” “Uh, so are you two business partners in life now?” “Mr. Ma: He said he wa 28.6kReads8.0Score2.8kShelves
49. 549 凤 The Phoenix Reigns Over the World 凤临天下 A Lifetime of Glamour一世风流Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted "She is an invincible, stone-cold mercenary leader, but after transmigrating, she becomes a thirteen-year-old princess consort. He is the Empire's breathtakingly handsome prince, ruthless and cold, a figure whose name inspires awe throughout the land. Their wedding is followed by a pact on Nether Island: half a month together. But it also drags them into a shocking conspiracy. What kind of perilous, mind-bending trap awaits them?" 11.4kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    She is the leader of a special forces mercenary group, wielding life and death power, acting arbitrarily. He is the empire's peerless prince, ruthless and cold-blooded, his power shaking the world. When a modern mercenary travels through time and becomes a petite thirteen-year-old princess, when the ancient prince, on his bed, faces a blood-stained sword, who will subdue whom? "Listen to me carefully, if you dare to..."

50. 550 明 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, I Become a Wild Man in the Northeast 明末，我在东北当野人 Little Bao of the Milky Way天河小宝Rural Life157k WordsOngoing In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign (1592), the skies over East Asia were thick with the clouds of war. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a generation-defining warlord, mobilized all of Japan's forces to invade Korea by sea, yet his eyes remained fixed on the Ming Empire behind it. In Ningxia, Bo Bai and his superior, Dang Xin, were at each other's throats, until Bo Bai suddenly rebelled. Nurhaci had just unified the Jianzhou Jurchens, but had already set his sights on the four Haixi tribes, sharpening h 148Reads—Score104Shelves

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    New book, hardcore history

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