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. 1151 重 Reborn in Sweet Love: The Apple of the Sickly Big Shot’s Eye 重生蜜恋：病娇大佬怀里的心尖宠 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted The physical edition of "Gathering Nightglow" goes on sale October 16 at 7:00 p.m. [Sweet Romance + Reborn Revenge + Yandere Hero + Everyone's Favorite, a Sweet and Seductive Heroine] In her previous life, Tang Yiyi was blinded by love and tortured to death by scumbags. At the very last moment of her life, the man she hated most rushed into the sea of flames and swept her into his arms. His love was tender to the bone, but his voice was dark and possessive. "Tang Yiyi, even if I die, I won't let 4.6kReads9.3Score436Shelves
2. 1152 大 Great Ming: Your Highness, Please Ascend the Throne 大明：殿下请登基 Yo Ho Ho Ho哟吼吼吼Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [No System, not a wish-fulfillment story] Zhu Qiyu's soul transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the Jingtai Emperor, a man with the same name. Facing the Tumu Crisis, Zhu Qiyu says: “This is hilarious. As long as I don't ascend the throne, the Oirat exchange student will never make it back.” 462Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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   "Shameless man! Choros Yexian, your father surrendered to my Ming Dynasty and was granted the title of King Shuning. Oh, I forgot, you are the son of a mother without a father! You have no king and no father. Our Ming Dynasty treats you very well, but you have repeatedly raided our borders, and now you are leading troops to the capital." "I have forgotten that you barbarians are like pigs and dogs. They only care about beating but not eating. You are rude to rats, but you are rude to humans. If you are rude to humans, you will not die!" "Yeah! I have forgotten again. How can you compare to rats!"

3. 1153 宁 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨 Books Bring True Wealth有书真富贵Historical159k WordsOngoing [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 507Reads—Score104Shelves

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   A plot of group plots, entrustment + party struggle + expansion of territories + redress of old cases + counter-espionage, no time travel, no supporting cast intelligence, all members have online IQs, also known as "After accidentally breaking into Tianjia, I found out that I am Tianjia"

4. 1154 我 I’m the Heiress: After Dumping the Rich Heir Who Pretended to Be Poor, I Became Unstoppable 我就是豪门：休掉装穷富二代后我飒爆了 Wang Hanzi王涵子30k WordsCompleted I’m the True Heiress: After Dumping My Impoverished Pretender of a Rich Heir, I’m Unstoppable 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1155 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 38.6kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves

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   I have traveled all over Tomato with this movie, and everyone who has watched it understands its gold content. It's just that its name is too deceptive. It's a Machiavellian article, very sharp and humorous.

6. 1156 全 Global Class Change: Awakening the Ten Thousandfold Enhancement System from the Start 全民转职：开局觉醒万倍增幅系统 Time Flowing Against the Current逆流的时光Sports563k WordsCompleted [Archer + decisive and ruthless + passionate + one heroine (or none) = ?] Games descend upon reality. Monsters run rampant, and countless secret realms and dungeons appear. Once they come of age, everyone has the chance to become a class holder and fight off monster invasions. At his awakening ceremony, Ye Chen awakens the only hidden class: Divine Archer. Bound to a ten-thousandfold enhancement System, he gains ten thousand times the experience and learns all kinds of skills at an incredible pa 7.5kReads8.5Score431Shelves

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   Travel to a world where monsters are rampant and secret realms abound. As an adult, you can change jobs to resist the invasion. During the awakening ceremony 💥, Ye Chen's luck 😂 exploded, 🔥 he awakened the only hidden professional god 🌊 the shooter, and was also bound to a 10,000-fold amplification system, with an experience bonus 🌈10,000 times! Others can level up by practicing hard, but he easily reaches level 999. When the Supreme Demon God comes with the seventy-two demon gods, can 🍎ye Chen use the [999-level God's Arrow🌷] to turn the tide? Come to Tomato Novels to see how the 💥God of Arrow kills everyone.

7. 1157 潜 Undercover: Lost in the Shadows 潜伏:暗影迷途 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban419k WordsOngoing While searching for his missing older sister, Chen Feng is silenced by those who want him dead. Reborn for reasons he cannot explain, he finds himself with an extraordinary range of abilities: medicine, mystic arts, feng shui, face reading... Even his luck with women takes a strange turn. By chance, Chen Feng saves a powerful underworld woman. To find his sister, he uses her trust to infiltrate a deeply concealed criminal organization. Circumstances force him to climb its ranks, step by step, un 2.3kReads7.0Score271Shelves

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   Good book. A good book worth recommending. Miracle doctor, boss, undercover, very exciting, gripping and addictive!

8. 1158 重 Reborn, Mrs. Gu Is More Beautiful and Dashing Than Ever 重生后顾夫人她又美又飒 Qing Mu Zhi Qiu Ya青木知湫呀Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Nuohan avoided Gu Junyan like the plague, thinking only of escaping his control. Yet the very man she wanted nothing to do with knew it was a trap and still went alone to save her. Reborn, Su Nuohan tears into the cheating scumbag and his homewrecker, proving with her actions that she’s here to spoil her husband! But while tormenting her husband is fun for a moment, winning him back is no easy feat! After being reborn, Su Nuohan never turns back on her quest to flirt wit 1.1kReads9.1Score101Shelves
9. 1159 撞 The Ghostly Encounter and the Vengeful Spirit 撞鬼与索命鬼 Wang Hanzi王涵子35k WordsCompleted Ghost Encounters and the Vengeful Ghost 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1160 尸 Sister Corpse: A Collection of Short Stories 尸姐短篇故事集 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted A collection of ten classic, captivating stories by Corpse Sister, including “Rotten,” “My Blind Date Wants to Kill Me,” “Sudden Change,” and “Resentment.” Mystery, romance, horror, violence: it has everything you could want. 87Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Wow wow wow!! , These two novels are in Tomato, you must not miss them [laughs][laughs] Each story has a different feeling after reading it. It is very novel. Some of the stories feel very depressing. Maybe it is because the writing style is really good. I really like it so much... 💥💥

11. 1161 偏 Possessive Mr. Shi, Your Reborn Wife Is Here to Cherish You 偏执时少，你娇妻重生来疼你了 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A possessive, emotionally unstable man x a woman who never lets a slight go unanswered, 1v1 sweet romance and satisfying face-slapping, with a happy ending] Sheng Qianyi died, but before she did, she saw the man everyone feared pick up her last white bone from the ashes and carve it into a Buddha statue. Possessive yet devoted, he begged her to come back and show him some affection. Reborn into a new life, Sheng Qianyi reveals all her secret identities, kicks her trashy ex to the curb, tears th 2.8kReads9.3Score436Shelves
12. 1162 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 51.7kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
13. 1163 孽 A Tangled Web of Sin 孽乱 Late Autumn in the South City南城晚秋Urban6.3M WordsCompleted A baffling case. One stunning woman after another. A young man from a small town is framed and thrown into prison. How does he rise to the top, step by step, and become a powerful local magnate? Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he rests in the arms of beauties. Chen Fan does it all. A short drama adaptation of this book is now available. Its title is Beauty in Bloom: My Fatal Attraction. Please watch and support it. Thank you! 152.4kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves
14. 1164 大 The Splendor of Great Wei 大魏风华 East Has Fusu东有扶苏Historical2.3M WordsCompleted A little maid picked up by the roadside, and a marriage contract taken from a corpse. That was all Gu Huai had after transmigrating to Great Wei. With nowhere else to turn, Gu Huai came up with a bold idea. “How about marrying into a family?” And so, in a little house amid Jiangnan’s misty rain, Gu Huai, who only wanted to coast through life and wait for death, barged into the life of a beautiful, aloof woman. And so the story begins... 1.6kReads8.1Score206Shelves
15. 1165 摆 Selling Crispy Bites at My Stall, I Made a Fortune with a Secret Recipe 摆摊卖口口脆，我靠秘方赚疯了 Wang Hanzi王涵子34k WordsCompleted I Sell Crispy Snacks at a Street Stall, and My Secret Recipe Makes Me a Fortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1166 红 A Beauty's Rise and Fall 红颜沉浮 Southern Sect Clouds and Mist南派烟云Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I'm just a damn cab driver, a nobody from the grassroots. What have I got to be afraid of?! What's the worst that can happen, I die? In eighteen years, I'll be a hero all over again... I'm Luo Xiaotian, and my life is worth next to nothing. Even if the Jade Emperor himself shows up, he'll have to get down on his knees... 638Reads7.7Score127Shelves

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    Looks good, really wonderful.

17. 1167 堕 Fallen 堕 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 53.3kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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    [Attention][Got it][Salute] I highly recommend this book. According to the data, more than 1.5 Million people are reading it. It is so beautiful. It was explosive and shocking at the beginning. I became addicted as soon as I read it and couldn't stop at all. Family members who have never read it must not make a mistake...

18. 1168 史 The Records of the Grand Historian: A Modern Chinese Edition 史记白话文版 Wang Mingyang of Lucun鲁村王明阳362k WordsCompleted Records of the Grand Historian is of tremendous value both as a historical work and as literature. It pioneered the biographical style of historical writing and had a profound influence on the development of history and literature in later generations. Lu Xun once called it "the finest of historians' works, a Li Sao without rhyme," highlighting its importance as literature. However, classical Chinese does not suit modern reading habits, so this is a vernacular version of Records of the Grand His 408Reads—Score104Shelves

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    How about these

19. 1169 我 After I Left, Why Are You Crying and Begging Me to Come Back? 我走后，为什么又哭着求我回来？ Tell and诉与Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment, the art of cultivating a twisted self, the carefree life of the ultimate archvillain, and the Life Choice System.] Ye Qiu transmigrated! He found himself in a vast, primordial world, during the period of recovery and rebuilding after the great calamity that had struck all races. His father was the Demon King Who Repels the North, one of the Seven Kings of the Frontier. His mother was the sole heir to the Tidehearing Sword Pavilion. His maternal grandfather was the master of 247.2kReads8.7Score35.2kShelves

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    Ye Qiu's father didn't love his mother, and later he unlocked the life selection system and transformed into the ultimate devil. Until later, his life became "Sorry, there is no son of yours here. Standing in front of you is the devil from the Nine Netherworld, the messenger of hell, tremble... Mortals, Jie Jie Jie..." [Sneaky smile] [Sneaky smile] [Sneaky smile]

20. 1170 燕 The Master Forensic Doctor from Yanjing 燕京下来的法医圣手 Southern Sect Clouds and Mist南派烟云Urban404k WordsOngoing Fate plays cruel tricks... Destiny cannot be defied... Those were the first words that came to Luo Tianyu's mind. So many unpredictable accidents were impossible to foresee... More tragic and unbelievable still, he was not only a master forensic doctor, but also the dream man whom beautiful women flocked to... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1171 开 Stealing a Chicken from the Start: My Scheme-Rating System 开局偷鸡，我有诡谋评分系统 Peerless Blade Edge不二刀锋Historical232k WordsOngoing [High Martial] [Schemes and Power Plays] [Funny and Lighthearted] [High IQ] [Scoring System] Chu Wen, a PhD who studies military strategy, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar who has starved to death. To survive, he goes to steal a chicken, and unexpectedly binds himself to the Cunning Schemes Scoring System. From then on, the System coerces him: only by constantly using plots and schemes to earn Cunning Scheme Points can he ensure that points are added to his Life Score. 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The historical fictional novels I read, especially the chicken thief, are really well written. I want to steal a chicken. Do you have any friends who want to steal a chicken together? Say hello?

22. 1172 大 The Last Loyal Minister of Chongzhen's Ming Dynasty 大明崇祯最后的忠臣 So the Ties Have Run Their Course原来缘尽啊Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Late Ming Dynasty + transmigrate + no System + passionate + lighthearted comedy] In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the empire is on the brink of collapse. Though I, Li Shi, hold a lowly position, that does nothing to diminish my wholehearted devotion to my country. I still love Emperor Chongzhen, even though many people say he is arrogant and self-willed, suspicious and distrustful, hot-tempered, and cold-hearted... But this very “foolish ruler” you all talk about made me, Li Shi, G 7.4kReads8.9Score347Shelves

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    The book "The Ming Dynasty: Can the Ming Dynasty be saved in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen" is simply a breath of fresh air in the world of historical fiction! 🌊📚 The protagonist Li Shi, an ordinary person who traveled back in time, actually thrived under Emperor Chongzhen and climbed to the position of chief minister of the cabinet in four years. This promotion speed is faster than a rocket! 🚀💼 In the novel, Li Shi battles wits and courage with the emperor while also dealing with those cunning ministers. Each chapter is like a wonderful palace battle scene. 🏰👑 Moreover, the author made Chongzhen, the famous "Faint King" in history, flesh and blood, making people love and hate him at the same time. 🤔💖 If you are interested in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, this book will definitely make you hooked!

23. 1173 我 I Was Born a Fool, So Why Would I Seek to Rule the Mortal World? 我本是痴儿，何来问鼎红尘 Southern Sect Clouds and Mist南派烟云Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A strange omen descends from the heavens, and a Azure Dragon enters his embrace... Eighteen years later, Lin Qingxuan leaves Fanjing Zen Temple and steps into the mortal world... The world is treacherous. Should he endure humiliation and bide his time, or reach for the heavens... 4.1kReads6.5Score347Shelves
24. 1174 牢 The Fierce Soldier of the Prison Camp 牢军营悍卒 Snow on the Blade刀锋雪Historical1.2M WordsOngoing The animated short drama is now streaming. Search for "Iron Bars, Fierce Prisoners, and a Fight to Rule the World" on Hongguo and watch with confidence. [Blood-Pumping War God] [Power Plays and Ambition] [Warm-Hearted Man] [Rise from the Grassroots] [Multiple Heroines] Jiang Fan, a Special Forces king from the Dragon Kingdom, transmigrates into the body of a heavily punished border prisoner in the Great Jiang Dynasty. He forges a new identity, seizes power, and trains soldiers, surviving amid th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
25. 1175 明 History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 Zhang Tingyu张廷玉Historical3.3M WordsCompleted The History of Ming is the last of China's Twenty-Four Histories, a dynastic history written in annal-biography format. Compiled under the leadership of Zhang Tingyu during the Qing dynasty, it was officially printed in 1739, the fourth year of the Qianlong reign. The work comprises 332 volumes: 24 volumes of imperial annals, 75 treatises, 13 tables, and 220 biographies. It chronicles the 276 years of the Ming dynasty, from the beginning of the Hongwu reign in 1368 to the end of the Chongzhen re 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves
26. 1176 丑 Ugly Duckling! Extra! The Big Shots Take Her Home 丑小鸭！路人甲！大佬们抱她回家 Green Falcon青鹫Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping satisfaction] [Everyone’s darling, universally adored] [Clever heroine; CP with Sheng Yuxiao after she comes of age] Li Xiaoya was born in a poor mountain village. Her mother died when she was three, and her father ran off with his lover. When she was seven, the crew of the show Life Swap came to the village and picked Li Xiaoya at first sight. But when filming began, they suddenly replaced her with the village chief’s granddaughter. The village chief’s granddaughter later went to 142.9kReads9.6Score21.1kShelves
27. 1177 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 46.9kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    🌺This🌺This🌺This is the best harem story I have ever read! Not one of them! The heroine fell out of favor on the first day she came in, but regained her favor the next day! In her previous life, she was a top-notch psychologist, but in this harem where she can eat people without spitting out their bones and die if she gives her sincerity, how can she defeat the emperor, save her life, and rise higher and higher? 🤩🤩As the saying goes, a time-traveling girl who doesn't want to be a beloved concubine is not a good employee.

28. 1178 司 A Complete Reading of Sima Guang's Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 司马光资治通鉴通读本 Coming Up with a Name Is Really So Hard启个名字真的好难啊Historical4.9M WordsCompleted Perhaps you've picked up Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, hoping to trace the course of history through the stories of the ancients, only to be tortured by obscure words and complicated grammar. Reading becomes a slow, grueling struggle, with every page like a difficult trek. The truth is, most of us don't want to be scholars who pore over every word and dissect every allusion. We're simply curious about how people in the past lived, how they weighed their choices, and how they left a 700Reads—Score144Shelves
29. 1179 我 I'm Not Intersex 我不是阴阳人 Southern Sect Clouds and Mist南派烟云Urban287k WordsOngoing A car crash born of a massive conspiracy, and a rescue that came too late. Lin Yanran, hailed as “Yanjing’s greatest beauty,” lost her life just like that... As her soul drifted in a haze, it took up residence in Xu Weilai’s mind... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1180 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 12.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
31. 1181 问 The Throne of Beauty 问鼎红颜 Night Rain in the Qian Mountains黔山夜雨Urban398k WordsOngoing Jin Muhan may be a bit of a fool, but he’s a natural flirt with a way with women. Not only is he as handsome as Pan An reborn, he’s also brilliant and has an exceptionally high emotional intelligence... With the careful guidance of Jiang Yu’er, an empress from a thousand years ago, he enters the world of officialdom and soars to the top... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1182 再 Keep Hiding Any Longer, and the Apocalypse Will Be Over 再苟下去，末世都要结束了 Bronze Gourd青铜葫芦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse510k WordsCompleted A man with the face of Zhong Kui; a War King so alluring he seems almost demonic; a lecherous Daoist priest who looks like a kappa. This is an unconventional apocalypse seen through the eyes of ordinary people. Full of blood, flesh, and moral conviction. A fresh perspective on the world. (No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, no supernatural powers) 13.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
33. 1183 人 In Southern Ming, Beating the Qing Emperor Kangxi 人在南明，搓打康麻子 I Am Not Xuande孤不是玄德Historical6.0M WordsOngoing At the end of the Southern Ming, the last dynasty of Han Chinese rule, the Yongli Emperor fled west to Burma. The dynasty was doomed from the start. After transmigrating as a member of the imperial clan, the protagonist forms marriage alliances with warlords, outwits powerful ministers, schemes and deceives, seizes military command, and trains his troops to the limit. In the final showdown between the Ming and Qing, he turns the tide, slaughters Wu Sangui, drives the Shunzhi Emperor to his death 1.7kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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    Try this book, Ming Party, Hua Xia Party, Kao Yu Party, high quality, a favorite of adults, a masterpiece that is expected to become a god! At the end of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the protagonist traveled through the clan princes and snatched the vassal king's legitimate daughter at the beginning. It was a hellish start! Marrying warlords, showing weakness to powerful ministers, deceiving the emperor, and defrauding military power! He hooked up with the little princess of Prince Mu's palace, missed the queen, wooed the powerful, and trained his troops with all his life! Team up with Li Dingguo to kill Wu Sangui, beat Emperor Kangxi, and the Ming Dynasty's national destiny will continue for another 500 years! A historical and military imperial text with powerful plots, palace fights, factional strife, and decisive killings! The protagonist has a thick heart, a tough heart, no system, no brain-deadness, and an online IQ. It is worth 2 brushes!

34. 1184 一 Soaring to the Heavens with a Confidante 一飞冲天之红颜知己 Southern Sect Clouds and Mist南派烟云Urban809k WordsCompleted Xu Feng, known as an idiot, changed overnight. He became clever and slick-tongued, and after an accident led him to save a top city official, his fortunes soared... 177Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1185 灵 My Spirit Platform Exploded, So I Can Only Lie Low and Fight to Survive 灵台炸了我只能摆烂求生 Quanzifang, Ruler of Jiangdong割据江东泉此方Eastern Fantasy353k WordsOngoing I was born into the imperial family, but thrown out of the palace at eight. After a few years of living wild in the countryside, I figured my life was set: marry my cousin, look after my uncle’s four hundred mu of potato fields, and settle down as a wealthy farmer. Then I managed to grasp a little of the cultivation arts, only to lose it all again. My spiritual platform blew up, and everything was gone. I thought I’d given up for good, but the empress treated me as a whetstone, the emperor used 8Reads—Score108Shelves

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    All he wanted to do was to be a tax-free landlord and stay away from the intrigues of the palace. But the spiritual platform was blown up and destroyed the cultivation path. The queen regarded him as a whetstone, and the emperor used him as a tactic, so the young man was forced to stand up and block everything.

36. 1186 贬 Demote the Wife to a Concubine? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Wipes Out His Entire Family 贬妻为妾？重生嫡女嘎了他全家 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Strong female and male leads + both leads' first and only love + satisfying reborn story + nation and family] She was a renowned female war god, formidable in battle and unmatched in strategy. After being reborn in the body of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household in the Great Yong, whose honor had been besmirched, her supposedly gentle and refined fiancé came to break off their engagement and demote her to a concubine. Every one of her relatives regarded her as a disgrace 35.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    Rebirth is a cool article! Super high IQ!

37. 1187 满 The Max-Level Expert Has No Feelings (Quick Transmigration) 满级大佬她么得感情（快穿） Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleModern Romance984k WordsCompleted (No CP, feel-good, powerful, no logic) An Qiao, a genius talisman master who cultivates through talismans, was betrayed by her disciple while undergoing tribulation. Her tribulation failed, and just as her soul was about to dissipate, she sensed a force of space, seized the System, and forcibly bound it to herself. To survive, An Qiao takes on mission after mission, never doing things the usual way. She is determined to let the male and female leads run wild, so she can complete her tasks. This 11.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    The female protagonists all have very high IQs, are clever, gifted, and all-around. The lowest rating is 9.5, Which is a high-quality novel.

38. 1188 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 37.8kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
39. 1189 草 Luo Erwa, A Commoner 草根罗二娃 Night Rain in the Qian Mountains黔山夜雨Eastern Fantasy628k WordsOngoing I’m just a farmer from a mountain village. I’m not worthy of a stunning, noble, trillionaire CEO like you, the heiress of a wealthy family. So go ahead and say I’m a hopeless case, or that a dog can’t change its ways… A person who rose from nothing can never forget the past, or what came before… 9Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1190 短 Daily Short Videos: The Ancestors Are Online, Demanding Updates 短视频日常，老祖宗们在线催更 Pale Moon, Light Smoke月白烟轻Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Jinyue is an utterly ordinary college student. After an accident, a high-dimensional System split in two. With insufficient energy, it can't travel through time and space. But there's always a way around a problem: short videos make a better option. [So, what exactly are history's regrets?] [Confucius, born in the wrong era; Han Fei, abandoned by his country like a worn-out shoe; an undefeated general killed in a war he never even took part in; the Qin dynasty, built through five hundred y 6.2kReads8.0Score255Shelves

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    [When I was young, I thought being late was a big sin, so big that I should be humiliated by the whole world. ] [I think of what a professor said, if you feel any discomfort, even if you are in a simple bad mood, you don't need to come to class, and I don't need any proof. Nothing is more important than your feelings, because learning is a happy thing, and I don't want you to be forced to sit on the desk if you feel uncomfortable. This is not the meaning of education. ] [Learning is not about hardship, and life is not about it.

41. 1191 快 Quick Transmigration: The Green Apricot Space 快穿之青杏空间 No Solution无解Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Republican Era] [Period] [Apocalypse] [Cultivation] Four stories that stand alone yet are connected, following the female lead’s gradual growth. If you’re looking for a power fantasy, this one isn’t for you. Lin Zizai taught herself to cultivate from a young age and developed a cubic spatial dimension. She had an extraordinary memory, but no one to teach her how to handle people and navigate the world. One day, her supposedly beloved grandmother, who had ulterior motives, possessed her, setting 4.8kReads8.7Score629Shelves
42. 1192 被 The King Awakened by the System 被系统觉醒的王者 Blazing Blade火岚刀锋Urban262k WordsOngoing Jiang Yitian is both terminally ill and mentally disabled, yet he is exceptionally handsome, charming, and debonair. His only flaw is that he is mentally disabled and suffers from a severe terminal illness. One day, his younger sister comes home after her college entrance exams with a newly purchased laptop. Thinking it looks fun, he opens a game System, only to discover that it is the kind spoken of in legends… 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1193 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 129.9kReads9.2Score15.6kShelves

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    Spiritual roots: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice, light and darkness. The realms recognized in the spiritual world are: Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Yuanying, transformation, distraction, integration, Mahayana, and transcending tribulations, which are the nine great realms. Except for the twelve or fourteen levels of Qi training, the others are divided into the early stage, the middle stage, and the late stage. My destiny is up to me and not up to the sky. If the sky wants to destroy me, I will destroy the sky. One person leads a family to kill through the fairy world.

44. 1194 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 137.8kReads9.8Score15.6kShelves
45. 1195 绝 The Beautiful Widow and the Twins 绝色寡妇之双胞胎 Blazing Blade火岚刀锋Mystery794k WordsCompleted “Ah!” Su Laosi only had time to let out a short cry before his whole body pitched backward. He tumbled through the air as blue sky and cliff face flashed past in rapid succession. In his final moment, he saw a circling mountain eagle, its gaze sharp as a blade. 983Reads6.6Score100Shelves
46. 1196 河 The Heyin Coup: Empress Dowager Ling's Sixteen-Year Thirst for Power 河阴之变一灵太后的十六年权欲 Yue Fan Who Loves Barroth喜欢土砂龙的月帆Historical112k WordsCompleted Hu of the Northern Wei, the Empress Dowager Ling, was born into the Hu clan of Anding. Because her aunt was a Buddhist nun, she was able to enter the palace as a child. At the time, the Northern Wei's harsh old rule dictated that a mother must die when her son became crown prince. She insisted on giving birth to Yuan Xu anyway, and won that gamble with death. On the night Emperor Xuanwu died suddenly, she evaded an assassination attempt by the Gao clan with the protection of Yu Zhong and Cui Gua 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High IQ. There is Li Shizhe who is just like Li Ru. There is Song Wei like Jia Xu. There is Er Zhurong like Cao Cao. There is Gao Huan Yu Wentai like Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. There is Cui Guang, an old minister like Xun Yu.

47. 1197 通 The Immortal-Passing Spirit Diagram 通仙灵图 A Cat Worm一条猫虫Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing Without an invincible System or a mysterious little bottle, with demons surrounding them from outside and a weak clan within, how can a small Foundation Establishment clan weather one crisis after another? Gu Changhuan opens the map: spirit treasures, spirit herbs, and mineral veins are all laid out before him. With this golden finger, what is there to fear about the hardships of cultivation? Still, he has to keep a low profile. Lower and lower. After all, playing the pig to eat the tiger and qu 48.2kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
48. 1198 直 A Straight Guy Transmigrated Into an Omega and Got Together with the Male Lead 直男穿成O，和男主在一起了 Sharky Fool鲨鲨愚Two Male Leads312k WordsCompleted [Wondering why it starts this way? It’s actually foreshadowing the receiver’s background later on. Don’t leave!] [Being timid doesn’t mean being introverted] Cold, arrogant top × timid, slightly foolish bottom Straight guy Qiao Yuan accidentally transmigrates into an ABO novel, but still clings to his dream of finding a wife. What he never expected was to become an omega, let alone get entangled with the protagonist, Wei Yanlin. Qiao Yuan: I want to get a wife. Wei Yanlin: Maybe after I die. Qia 13.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
49. 1199 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 43.3kReads8.3Score5.5kShelves

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    This book is very good

50. 1200 我 I'm Not a Pervert 我不是臭流氓 Night Rain in the Qian Mountains黔山夜雨Urban440k WordsOngoing One accidental glimpse... and I ended up with a reputation as a dirty-minded lecher. To escape this undeserved oppression, I had no choice but to leave home and seek a future elsewhere... But in a world of bright lights and endless temptations, where should I go from here? The world outside is wild, and full of temptation... 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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