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1. 701 重 Reborn: The Phoenix’s Mistake 重生之凤凰错 Dimpled Smile梨涡浅浅漾Ancient Romance679k WordsOngoing Dual rebirth + soul transmigration + political intrigue In her previous life, she was the false phoenix princess who starved to death in a prison cell. Reborn with the advantage of knowing what was to come, she was certain the Crown Prince of Wei was the murderer. With a trump card after trump card, she plotted flawlessly. But she never realized the true killing game was hidden in her older sister's gentle smile. Twin phoenix princesses were seen as an omen of disaster. She took the calamity upo 291Reads9.4Score101Shelves

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   The first book is about fictional power struggles; the others each have their own merits.

2. 702 杜 The Old Sword of Duling: The Chronicle of Emperor Xuan of Han 杜陵故剑：汉宣本纪 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Historical37k WordsCompleted The Sword of Duling: A Chronicle of Emperor Xuan of Han 24Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 703 星 The Fate of the Stars 星之宿命 Desert South Ghost Uncle漠南鬼叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse830k WordsCompleted A thousand-year shadow war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers is reaching its end. The Lockbreakers seek to gather nine ancient relics, the Mirror of All Spirits, the Core of the Tower That Reaches the Heavens, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Celestial Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Sunstone Calendar, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher’s Stone, to activate the crystal of the living starship “Stellar Whale” and welcome the return of the so-called “homeworld oversee 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is definitely the one!!! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] A millennia-long secret war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers has reached its climax. The Lockbreakers attempt to gather nine ancient artifacts—the Mirror of All Spirits, the core of the Tower of Babel, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Heavenly Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Solar Calendar Stone, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher's Stone—to activate the living starship "Stellar Whale" crystal and welcome the so-called "return of the Mother Planet's Overseer." Who will emerge victorious?

4. 704 量 Heartbeat Code in Quantum Stardust 量子星尘里的心跳代码 A Method Has Emerged方法产生了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse103k WordsCompleted As the nanoscale "Light Particle Clan" raises fluorescent tides across a sea of atomic clouds, and virus messengers carry love letters written in base pairs through cell membranes, Lin Guanyin, the phosphorus-atom god of war, has already glimpsed the fateful foreshadowing of this microscopic epic in the faint glow of electron transitions. Wild and unruly, he shields the silicon-based girl from the crystal-cell fortress behind him. Facing an out-of-control army of free radicals, every broken chem 4Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 705 云 Yunhua's Memories 2 云华忆2 Tian Huacai天华彩15k WordsCompleted Memories of Yunhua 2 52Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 706 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 423Reads9.4Score110Shelves
7. 707 我 I’m Just Slacking Off, Who Accused Me of Usurping the Throne? 我一摸鱼的，谁污蔑我摄政？ Who Knows Where知向谁边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] + [alternate history] + [one heroine] + [nearly invincible] My name is Ling Chen, and I'm in ancient times. To obtain citizenship in the Great Zhou dynasty, I was forced to volunteer for the Vanguard Battalion and go chop people up on the battlefield. By a twist of fate, I rescued an old geezer from the enemy. It was the best investment I ever made. I thought I had latched onto a powerful patron. But... Why am I the MVP when the results screen comes up? That's when I final 32.7kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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   This is really beautiful.

8. 708 明 Late Ming: Stop Rushing Me! This Governor Just Wants to Slack Off 明末：别催了！我这巡抚只想摸鱼 Tipsy Steps Through the Mortal World微醉踏红尘Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Chen Du, a modern office drone, transmigrated into the late Ming Dynasty as the son of a Sichuan merchant. He spent all forty thousand taels of silver he had just to buy an easy government post in Zhejiang, where he could lie flat and stay alive. But Chongzhen issued an order transferring him straight to Shanxi, making him governor of the province: a northern frontier death trap that his predecessor had failed to escape despite submitting seventeen resignation letters. Beacon fires blazed acros 725Reads—Score123Shelves

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   Sharing a niche, realistic masterpiece about the late Ming Dynasty: *The Late Ming Dynasty: Stop Rushing! I, the Governor, Just Want to Slack Off*. Too many mindless, wish-fulfillment novels on the market portray the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty in a superficial way. This book is completely different, with solid historical research. The protagonist's cheat ability only summons a famous historical general once; afterwards, it completely returns to realism. There are no mindless power-ups, no harem elements, and no clichéd plot devices. It meticulously depicts the internal and external predicaments during the Chongzhen era, with every line filled with the powerless struggles of ordinary people and officials in a chaotic world. It's suitable for readers who prefer serious late Ming history and dislike fast-paced, superficial novels. The pacing isn't too slow, but it gets better as you read on.

9. 709 搞 The Hilarious Ultraman Battle Upgrade System 搞笑奥特曼战斗升级系统 A Method Has Emerged方法产生了Urban224k WordsCompleted (Fingers tapping rapidly, an eerie light flickering on the screen) All right! Lin Guanyin is an utterly ordinary high school student. His grades are average, his looks are unremarkable, and he's the kind of guy who disappears into a crowd. But after an accident, he is struck by a mysterious light, and his life changes completely. He gets a combat-leveling System! The System is kind of a pain. Every time he levels up, he has to complete some bizarre task. For example, shouting "I'm the most hands 5Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 710 穿 Transmigrated to the Viking Age: I Conquer the North Sea by Playing It Safe 穿越维京：我靠苟道称霸北海 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷30k WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the Viking Age: I Rule the North Sea by Keeping My Head Down 87Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 711 云 Yunhua's Memories 1 云华忆1 Tian Huacai天华彩20k WordsCompleted Memories of Yunhua 1 44Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 712 大 Great Ming: I Receive a Package from the Future Every Day 大明：我每天收到一个未来的快递 The Thirteenth Concubine Gone Mad疯狂十三姨太Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Wei Wu accidentally transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and also gets a Courier Blind Box System. Every day, the System sends him a package from the future. From then on, he shuts himself away, refuses to be anyone’s workhorse, and enjoys a carefree life with everything he needs. He plays Black Myth on one side, grabs crayfish with the other, hangs solar panels overhead, and keeps a portable power bank in hand. Wei Wu: “Hey, how about sending me something high-end for a change? Is instant noodles 28.7kReads8.0Score2.6kShelves
13. 713 我 My Grandmaster Is Zhuge Liang 我的祖师爷是诸葛亮 Zhijin Di脂金地Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Fantasy premise] [Urban supernatural powers] [Two Worlds] [Wits and strategy] [Three Kingdoms mysteries] Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting. Surrounded by enemies, fish in troubled waters. Make enemies believe they’re your friends, and make yourself seem like their enemy. Zeng Ming is plagued by a hidden ailment and has little time left to live. By sheer luck, he meets a benefactor and learns a life-saving spell passed down from Zhuge Liang. The trouble is, this spell comes w 2.2kReads9.5Score269Shelves
14. 714 别 Don’t Call Bajie a Lecher, I Just Want a Home 别骂八戒好色，我只是想有个家 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Male-Channel Fanfiction15k WordsCompleted Don’t Call Bajie a Lecher, I Just Want a Home 118Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 715 母 Consort Mother, He’s My Imperial Father! You’ll Have to Pay Extra! 母妃，他可是我父皇啊，得加钱！ Shi Yan飠訁Historical121k WordsOngoing [The System dies from the start] “From now on, your name will be Wu Zhao!” “Yes.” Jiang Li transmigrated to ancient times, where he gained a maid who admired him… Years later, his maid ascended the throne as empress, earning the unquestioning faith of all under heaven. Jiang Li, the man behind the empress, refused any official post or noble title. “There was one less maid by his side then, but the world gained an unparalleled empress!” A year after the empress took the throne, Jiang Li, powerle —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mercenary transmigrates to an ancient parallel world. He has a system, but it only appears in one chapter. He progresses from the imperial palace to the vassal states, then battles the surrounding dynasties. Character traits: suspicious, ruthless, deceptive, prefers love to power, and has principles, but few!

16. 716 定 The Scholar Who Restored Order 定乱书生 Young Master Loves Brewing Tea少爷爱煮茶Historical589k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Chu Yanzhou, comes from China in the year 2100 and was the top scorer in the national college entrance exam that year. After the exam, he was looking up information at home about China’s fractured ancient eras. As he read about the history around 304 AD, the anguish and indignation he felt at the thought that “everyone knew great upheaval was coming, yet no one could stop it” grew so overwhelming that he transmigrated by accident. He arrives in a parallel world at a point corres 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 717 九 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Tian Huacai天华彩9k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 150Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 718 重 Reborn as a Tyrant in the Great Ming 重生大明当暴君 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical3.3M WordsCompleted You think you can secretly collude with the Jian Nu and I won't know? You think you can conceal your commercial taxes and I won't know? The southeast is prosperous, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, littered with the starving dead. The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the blood of the Great Ming and strip the flesh from its people! Even an ordinary man in a fit of rage can spill blood three feet high. But do you know what hap 17.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
19. 719 强 A Powerful Song Dynasty 强宋 One Leaf Falls in Autumn一叶落秋Historical609k WordsCompleted This is the story of one man’s struggle, and of an entire nation’s struggle. Who says the Great Song was weak? Song Feiyang, a graduate student in history, transmigrates to the early Northern Song Dynasty and becomes Zhao Kuangyin’s fourth son, Zhao Defang. From that moment on, he changes the fate of the Great Song. He conquers Southern Tang, subdues Northern Han, reclaims the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and reunifies the Chinese heartland. The Liao Kingdom becomes the Great Song’s pasturelan 1.6kReads8.6Score151Shelves

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    These books are all very good.

20. 720 大 Great Song Lotus Guard: A Transmigration That Begins with an Assassin 大宋芙蓉卫：穿越从刺客开始 Xiao Wu's Coffee小伍的咖啡Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Detective Mystery] [Historical Romance] [Transmigration] [Strong Female Lead] [Wuxia] [Medicine] In 2046, Jiang Man, an elite agent from the GA Bureau, leaps into the flames of war in the second year of Jianyan under the Southern Song, hoping to find her lost love. This is her second transmigration. Unexpectedly, an accident occurs on her very first day. She possesses Zilian, an assassin of the Furong Guards, who is gravely wounded and unconscious, and the fusion of their consciousness is viole 580Reads9.3Score108Shelves
21. 721 三 Three Battles with the White Bone Demon? I, Old Zhu, Can’t Bear to Do It 三打白骨精？俺老猪舍不得 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Male-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted Three Fights Against the White Bone Demon? I, Old Zhu, Can’t Bear to Do It 73Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 722 九 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 Tian Huacai天华彩49k WordsCompleted A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 104Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 723 毒 The Poisonous Strategist, the Emperor's Son-in-Law: Zhu Yuanzhang, Don't Panic 毒士帝婿，朱元璋你别怂 Desolate Dust荒尘Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Li Qi transmigrated. And, of all people, he ended up as Li Shanchang’s only son! To avoid the fate of having his entire family executed, Li Qi decided to court disaster and unconditionally fawn over the wise and mighty Hongwu Emperor, Taizu of the Great Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang. “What? There’s a corrupt official?” “Your Majesty, don’t worry. How about peeling off his skin and stuffing it with straw?” “What? Most scholars in the early Ming refuse to serve in office?” “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. Strip 2.9kReads8.7Score460Shelves
24. 724 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
25. 725 大 Great Qin: A Second Chance to Change the Fate of Sand Hill 大秦：两世重来定沙丘 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Historical158k WordsCompleted Lin Yue, a modern historian and culture blogger, transmigrates to the Qin dynasty during Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng’s fifth tour of the eastern provinces. He takes over the body of Gongsun Jingheng, a nobleman descended from the former royal house of Wei. Using his foreknowledge of history, he carefully maneuvers to stay by Ying Zheng’s side. He introduces himself to outsiders as a disciple of Guiguzi. At first, he serves as Left Senior Commandant and oversees salt, iron, agriculture, and 14Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 726 织 Weaving Dust in the Phoenix Palace: Lady Pan of Eastern Wu 织尘凤阙：东吴潘后 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Female-Channel Fanfiction46k WordsCompleted Weaving Dust into the Phoenix Palace: Pan, Empress of Eastern Wu 31Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 727 华 Hua Yan: Storm and Strife 2 华炎风雨2 Tian Huacai天华彩Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Hua Yan: Storms and Strife 2 11Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 728 甲 First Sino-Japanese War: From Sinking the Yoshino to Becoming a World Power 甲午：从击沉吉野到成为世界列强 Genius Historian天才史学家Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Sino-Japanese War of 1894] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Late Qing Dynasty] [Passionate Struggle for Supremacy] [Warlords] [Founder of the Beiyang New Army] [Tiger of Beiyang] [Dragon of Beiyang] [Beiyang] [History] [Transmigration] [Naval Warfare] [War of Resistance] [No Saintly Hero] [Battleships] [Cruisers] [Ancient History] [War of Resistance Against Japan] [Emperor] [Tyrant] [God of War] [World Domination] The people's heroes will live forever. [British Princess] [Japanese Pirate Em 5.1kReads6.8Score434Shelves

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    The First Sino-Japanese War was unsystematic; the people's heroes are immortal. A different protagonist in the First Sino-Japanese War: ruthless and decisive, showing no mercy, taking no prisoners, decisively defeating the Japanese Combined Fleet, decisively defeating the British Royal Fleet, and defeating the German High Seas Fleet.

29. 729 亲 I Kissed the Demon Dog’s Toes and Became a Cultivation World Troublemaker 亲吻魔犬脚趾，我成了修仙乐子人 A Squirrel Eating Pinecones一只松鼠吃松果Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [System shenanigans + absurd comedy + light power fantasy + no farming] Other cultivators slay demons and vanquish monsters, reaching for the heavens, but my very first cultivation quest is to kiss a demonic hound’s toe?! After awakening the Taiji Fun-Seeker System, the more ridiculous the quest, the more outrageous the reward! Fairy dresses, lace gloves, bizarre abilities... As long as I keep the antics coming, my cultivation skyrockets! No protagonist torture, no frustration, no melodrama, jus 1.2kReads9.4Score110Shelves
30. 730 活 I Became the Indestructible Cockroach of the Three Kingdoms, and No One Can Kill Me 活成三国不死小强，谁都杀不掉我 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Male-Channel Fanfiction24k WordsCompleted I’ve Become the Undying Cockroach of the Three Kingdoms, and No One Can Kill Me 60Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 731 王 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 12.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    I recently discovered three good books, all set in fictional worlds, with intellectually stimulating characters, definitely worth checking out 👀

32. 732 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 44.4kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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    [What][Laugh] This is a masterpiece by Tomato! This book is really amazing. Every chapter is either funny or on its way to being funny. I feel like I'll laugh my abs off after reading this book, hahaha! This is truly the pinnacle of comedy, and it's my absolute favorite novel that I've ever read on Tomato.

33. 733 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15.3kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    Alternate history, high intelligence, strategic brilliance – perfectly fitting the requirements. Absolutely high-quality novels! The first book has no romantic pairing. The Empress Dowager, for the sake of female empowerment, groomed the female protagonist from childhood to become the Crown Prince disguised as a man! From the disgrace after her identity was exposed, to years of scheming to return to the throne and ascend the imperial line, she and her allies ultimately succeeded! The second book features a pampered princess who, after the fall of her kingdom, embarks on a thorny path of revenge. She loses much along the way, but it's not without its rewards. All her efforts are worthwhile, and the ending is ultimately happy.

34. 734 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 8.4kReads9.3Score775Shelves
35. 735 千 An AI Torments a Thousand-Year-Old Vampire Until He Questions His Life 千年吸血鬼被AI虐到怀疑人生 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷29k WordsCompleted A Thousand-Year-Old Vampire Gets Bullied by AI Until He Questions His Life 58Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 736 骨 Bone China Records: The Ancient Mirror That Binds Souls 骨瓷录·古镜锁魂 Bai Ou6白鸥66k WordsCompleted Bone China Records: The Ancient Mirror Locks the Soul —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good suspense novels [heart]

37. 737 皇 The Royal Family's Sickly, Obsessive Daughter-in-Law 皇家病娇媳 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + classic period setting + marriage first, love later + raising a child + beautiful and captivating heroine] She spent five years scraping out a miserable existence in a brothel. At last, the famous courtesan Luo Jinyi died. She died in her wedding sedan chair, being carried off to become someone’s concubine. When she awoke again, she was still going to be carried off in a wedding sedan chair. This time, it was the day ten years earlier when she had been deceived into refusing to marry 6.9kReads9.1Score996Shelves
38. 738 金 A Journey Through the Martial World in Golden Winds and Jade Dew 金风玉露江湖行 Ink on the Right Hand右手点墨Male-Channel Fanfiction743k WordsOngoing Chen Hao comes from a world utterly different from this one. There, cultivators soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, spells can destroy heaven and earth, and sects have endured for millennia. As the son of the Hehuan Sect’s leader, he was meant to inherit the sect and roam the world in freedom. Until that blood-red night. His sect was destroyed, his father blew himself up, and every fellow disciple was killed. He fought desperately to protect his senior sister, only to end up wit 7.5kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
39. 739 我 My Years as a Prisoner of War in World War II 我在二战当俘虏的那些年 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷36k WordsCompleted My Years as a Prisoner of War in World War II 299Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 740 烛 The Candlelight Pavilion 烛幽台 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + parallel worlds + soul swapping + endless loops + Mobius strip. After "A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in One Lifetime", acclaimed author Sui Yu Er An returns with another fantasy hit! Jiang Hui × Qi Huan: three lifetimes of entanglement across parallel worlds, as they seek the essence of love in intersecting timelines.] At nineteen, Jiang Hui set out to avenge her father’s murder. On her wedding night, she and Qi Huan died together. But though she was gravely wounded, she 4.7kReads9.5Score716Shelves

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    "The Wind Blows Through the Mountains and Passes All Night" is the top-ranked martial arts novel in China with over 1.27 Million verified readers! The premise of a female general and a prince from an enemy country is simply divine, and the tension in their battlefield reunion is off the charts. The author's writing is like a knife, each stroke piercing the heart, but who can understand the joy of finding shards of glass amidst the sweetness!

41. 741 镜 Mirror Shadow’s Lament: The Heart-Illuminating Mirror 镜影殇·照心镜 Bai Ou6白鸥612k WordsCompleted The Mirror's Shadow, the Heart-Reflecting Mirror —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 742 大 Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明：从书童到最强锦衣卫 Jinghai's Most Devoted Lover京海第一深情Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n 45.9kReads8.9Score5.3kShelves

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    It's a new book, but the writing is excellent so far, very enjoyable, it's just too short.

43. 743 长 The Chilling Wind Over the River 长风江上寒 Hidden and at Ease若隐若闲Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing Not only them, but everyone in the martial world had heard the legend of the Blade Demon. What they didn't know was that the seemingly harmless boy standing before them was that very Blade Demon! The God of Slaughter! H-he's not dead! He's back! A beauty tucked under one arm, a killing blade in the other! Living freely, roaming the world at his leisure! When you find yourself caught in a scheme, do you ever suspect it's a scheme within a scheme? Or perhaps... a scheme within a scheme within a sc 20.7kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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    These three are good! The first one is similar to "The Great Feng Night Watchman"; the second one gets too padded later on, but the detective work in the early part is still good; the third one is set in the late Jin Dynasty during the Five Barbarian Invasions, with a fictional Jin Dynasty history, martial arts settings, and a focus on human nature, reminiscent of Gu Long's novels!

44. 744 穿 Transmigrated as Fahai: I Know Everyone in This Story, So I'm Just Giving Up 穿越法海：全熟人剧本我直接摆烂 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Male-Channel Fanfiction28k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into Fahai: With a Cast Full of Familiar Faces, I’m Just Going to Phone It In 18Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 745 骨 Bone China Chronicles: A Rainbow of Glazes Brings Life 骨瓷录·彩釉引生 Bai Ou6白鸥6Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Bone China Chronicles: Glazed Colors Bring Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 746 顶 I Took My Brother's Place as Deputy Chief of the Dali Court, Leaving Everyone Stunned 顶替哥哥为大理寺少卿，惊呆众人 Golden Lightning金色闪电Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Zhao transmigrates into an ancient society. With his older brother, Chen Jun, missing for three months, Chen Zhao has no choice but to take his place as a junior minister at the Court of Judicial Review. His formidable modern investigative techniques leave everyone stunned. At the same time, he discovers that his brother’s disappearance is part of a massive conspiracy, and he too is drawn into the maelstrom of a power struggle. 394Reads8.0Score105Shelves
47. 747 高 I Scored 380 on the College Entrance Exam, Yet Ten Years Later I Outclassed the Top Students from Elite Universities 高考380分的我，十年后碾压985学霸 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷28k WordsCompleted I Scored 380 on the College Entrance Exam, Yet Ten Years Later I Outclassed the Top Students from China's 985 Universities 29Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 748 骨 Bone China Records: The Rouge Crime 骨瓷录·胭脂罪 Bai Ou6白鸥610k WordsCompleted Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Rouge Crime —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 749 我 After I Faked My Death and Left the Power Minister's Side, the Emperor Turned Dark 我成为权臣死遁后，皇上黑化了 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance / woman disguised as a man / faked death / both leads have no other romantic partners] After Yun Zhao dies suddenly from working overtime, she gets bound to the Wise Ruler Development System. After transmigrating ten years into the past, Yun Zhao disguises herself as a man and accompanies the male lead, Xie Huaiqing, from the cold palace to the frontier, then helps him fight his way back to the capital. When Xie Huaiqing becomes emperor, Yun Zhao helps him deal with the power 23.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
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