Looking for Urban Novels That Never Get Old 求百看不厌的都市文

1. 151 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.6kReads—Score479Shelves

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   This urban romance novel features delicate writing, a thrilling and captivating plot that vividly portrays human nature and desires. The dramatic twists and turns are so engaging that you won't be able to put it down once you start reading the first chapter.

2. 152 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You think this is urban fantasy? No, this is a massive soap opera combining a "Demon Lord Training Plan" and a "Repentance Pill for Exes." The male lead, dumped when he's down on his luck, immediately signs a contract—no, a cooperation agreement—with the demon lord within him. He absorbs lifespans, imparts cultivation techniques, and woos various genuinely interested women, breaking through to new heights with each cultivation session. They say I'm greedy, wanting both beauty and the world—I laugh: I cultivate karma, who says I can't have it all?

3. 153 开 Dumped from the Start? I Turned Around and Made a Punk Girl Famous! 开局被甩？我反手捧红精神小妹！ Half a Purple Cloud半只紫云Urban77k WordsCompleted A legendary king of the entertainment world falls and is reborn. He happens to meet a rebellious young woman, and the two hit it off at once. The reborn superstar and the rebellious girl join forces to make their mark on the entertainment industry again in an incredible way! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're interested, just read it. Once you start, you won't be able to get out of it. The immersion is so strong that your mind is filled with the plot.

4. 154 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
5. 155 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.9kReads—Score147Shelves
6. 156 捡 I Pick Through Trash, Yet I'm the Immortal Sect's Live-In Son-in-Law 捡垃圾的我，竟是仙门赘婿 Immortal of the Common Folk市井仙人Urban3.1M WordsCompleted On my first visit to her home, my future mother-in-law threw ten million at me to make me give up. How do I show her just how formidable I am? Also known as: The Immortal Was Once a Demon and I Can’t Fight, But I’m an Immortal 71.2kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves

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   This book sounds like it has a very interesting premise, incorporating ghosts and spirits into the human world in a unique way, and even evoking feelings of one's own insignificance and powerlessness. It certainly has depth and a unique charm. Now that you mention it, I feel this book is even more worth reading. What's it called?

7. 157 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 596Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 少 The Young Master 少年高手 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban695k WordsCompleted The Tribulations of Mortal Life: Officials stake their lives in the halls of power, while merchants scheme for wealth. Farmers head to the fields before dawn, and workers join the rush-hour traffic at four in the morning. Performers onstage bare plenty of skin, while worshippers in temples knock their foreheads raw. They say all this prosperity is just a dream, but chasing it is no easy task. Don’t mock those who pursue fame and fortune in this mortal world: they do so because they live in it. U 1.6kReads—Score121Shelves

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   I've watched it three times already; reviewing it helps me learn something new.

9. 159 尘 Immortal Shadows, Dustbound Fate 尘缘仙影 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban2.1M WordsCompleted He inherits a family heirloom ring, only to discover that it contains a whole world within. He had planned to finish college and then return home to stay by his parents' side. But some people have nothing better to do after a full meal, and they force Su Ming step by step down the abyss of Cultivation… 1.1kReads7.2Score102Shelves
10. 160 唢 When the Suona Sounds, Buddha's Light Appears, Suppressing Evil for Five Hundred Years 唢呐一响佛光现，镇压诛邪五百年 Baili Yilong百里义龙Urban390k WordsCompleted [Global Class Change] + [Eerie Descent] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [High IQ] + [No Goody-Two-Shoes] In a parallel world, eerie forces have revived and people awaken to their classes! Qin Cang is a ten-star talent Awakened with the class [Musician]. On the day of his awakening, despite everyone's expectations, he chooses the suona, a long-lost traditional Chinese instrument, as his signature instrument. One performance of [Sunrise Over Mount Emei] summons righteous energy and brings the dead bac 565Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy martial arts novels, you should give this one a try. The entry point is quite good, and the leveling up is fast-paced and doesn't drag at all. The author even incorporates some suspense elements into the main plot, making for a great reading experience. Give it a try! [Heart]

11. 161 霸 The Dominating Chaos Art 霸道混沌诀 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban621k WordsCompleted Born with a Chaos Physique, he obtains a cultivation method formed from primordial chaos at the dawn of creation, inherits a thousand years of memories from the patriarch, and gains a divine ring containing a pocket world of blessed grotto-heavens. He is accompanied by a transformed ginseng doll. He crushes vicious thugs and arrogant young masters with a single move, and wipes out demons and monsters with one punch. He punishes evil and promotes good, restoring clarity to the world. Whoever offe 2.5kReads8.3Score193Shelves
12. 162 女 Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人 Mo Mi莫羋Urban323k WordsCompleted The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained 21.1kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves

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    I'm watching this, a true record.

13. 163 刺 Piercing Through Time: The Old Era, Stealing Fire, No Return 刺穿异时光：旧纪元，盗火，无归 Wenxin Diaochong文心雕虫Urban172k WordsCompleted Earth is dead. From the Solar System to Laniakea, this corner of the universe has finally found peace. Lin Qi’s legendary life begins in its final ten chapters. Only then will his little universe erupt. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've read the first book at least five times. The romance at Peking University was heartbreaking, and the part about the 9/11 plane crash was incredibly moving. Plus, Jack Ma and Elon Musk even made appearances to support it. Absolutely no regrets!

14. 164 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
15. 165 她 She's My Underling and My Wife 她是我小弟，也是我老婆 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊27k WordsCompleted She's My Little Brother, and Also My Wife 977Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My wife is my sworn brother. On our wedding day, she suddenly wanted to add a sworn brotherhood ceremony, which resulted in a severe scolding from my mother-in-law. She still calls me "brother," and I call her "little brother." Our six-year-old son strongly objects: "My mom is my dad's little brother, so am I their son, or my dad's nephew?"

16. 166 我 I Was Scammed, Then Extorted for Ten Thousand Yuan 我被骗了，还被勒索了一万块 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I got scammed, and they extorted ten thousand yuan from me. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 初 Newlyweds 初婚 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Newlywed 135Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 丽 Tales of Lijiang 丽江往事 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The company went bankrupt, and at the same time we hit the seven-year itch. My wife tricked me into handing over all our assets by pretending we were getting a divorce. As soon as we left the civil affairs bureau, she got into the car of an old friend of mine. The two of them were planning a vacation in Thailand. When I got home, my former in-laws shut me out... 38.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    Just look at these.

19. 169 我 I Sent My Boyfriend a Love Text 我给男友发了条情话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted I Sent My Boyfriend a Love Text 138Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 我 My Stunning Heiress 我的倾城大小姐 Square and Round方圆Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After beating up a perverted professor in a fit of anger, he is forced to drop out and sell barbecue. But then he keeps running into a cool, elegant CEO, a pure-hearted rich girl, and even his ex-girlfriend, who has been waiting for him all along... Caught in a whirlpool of romance, which way will he go? 6.9kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
21. 171 真 Warning: My Wife Is Sweet with Short Hair Too 真香警告：老婆短发也很甜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Warning: You’ll Love Your Wife’s Short Hair Too 27Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 都 Everyday Life in the City: A Rich Heir in Beijing 都市日常：富二代在京城 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.6M WordsCompleted "Love in the Mortal World: My Wild Wife in the Capital" My name is Tang Feng. I used to be a combat sports athlete and achieved some impressive results. After retiring, I started a new life. I came to the capital to experience life, embarking on a winding, realistic, and thrilling journey. From the start, I shared a rental apartment. The landlady would later become my wife. She was beautiful and wild. 2kReads8.7Score144Shelves

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    Urban daily life, very realistic and classic.

23. 173 五 The Year I Turned Five, I Stumbled Upon My Parents' Secret 五岁那年，我撞破父母的秘密 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The Year I Turned Five, I Uncovered My Parents' Secret 6Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 老 Honey, Is Online Dating Fun? 老婆，网恋好玩吗？ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Honey, Was Online Dating Fun? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 那 That Leftover Egg Tart We Remembered for a Lifetime 那个吃剩的蛋挞，我们记了一辈子 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted That Leftover Egg Tart Stayed With Us for a Lifetime 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 我 I Used This Face to Snag a Peerless Husband 我用这张脸骗了个绝世老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted I Used This Face to Snag the Perfect Husband 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 哈 Ha! I’ve Become a Pretty Boy! 哈！我成了小白脸！ Wang Fusheng王富生Urban583k WordsCompleted A lighthearted single-love-interest story, focused mainly on everyday urban life, with saving the world on the side. On the eve of her wedding, Huo Siyun, head of the Huo family, was in a car accident. The hospital declared that she would be disabled for life. Her father and younger stepsister fought to seize control of the company, while her fiancé was switched at the last minute from the eldest son of the Ren family to its illegitimate son. Her disability could not defeat her, and the arranged 1.1kReads9.0Score105Shelves

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    Urban fantasy, supernatural elements, single female lead, a unique dual-strong protagonist story.

28. 178 我 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 Wu Shuo吴说Urban290k WordsCompleted No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's truly captivating, you can watch it over and over again.

29. 179 我 My Wife's Genes Mutated 我老婆她基因突变了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted My Wife Has Undergone a Genetic Mutation 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 都 Urban: Is This What King Zhou's Happiness Feels Like? 都市：这难道就是纣王的快乐 A Thought Across a Thousand Years一念千年Urban551k WordsCompleted [No System + livestreaming + beauties + comedy + everyday life] After transmigrating to a new world, what do you do if you wake up with a beauty beside you? Yan Dongxu faces this awkward situation every day. To prove that the beauty has suddenly teleported to his side, he starts a livestream to show that he's innocent. He never expected to become the livestreaming world's number-one master of devotion over time. 387Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This book is particularly interesting

31. 181 拖 The Slipper-Wearing Bandit Is Taming Her Husband Online 拖鞋女土匪在线驯夫 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted The Slipper-Wearing Bandit Takes Her Husband in Hand 287Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 基 The Genetic Modification Plan Went Wrong 基因改造计划翻车了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted The Genetic Modification Plan Went Wrong 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 他 He Fell in Love with Me at First Sight 他对我一见钟情 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted He fell in love with me at first sight. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 那 That Night, She Stayed in My Room 那晚，她留宿在我房间 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted That Night, She Stayed in My Room 13Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 江 A Feast of Empire and Beauties 江山美女一碗宴 Thirty Miles West向西三十里Urban411k WordsOngoing Livestreamed to the entire internet, with millions watching, Zhang Qingshan, the "God of Cooking," tastes a twelve-yuan prepackaged meal kit and passes it off as handmade cuisine. His reputation is gone, his endorsements are gone, and he slinks back to his hometown of Hongshan. Beneath the old stove at his family home, he finds a handwritten cookbook, a kitchen knife engraved with numbers, and a bronze fragment dating back three thousand years. His grandfather left him one instruction: Take t 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Others conquer with martial arts, he restores his kingdom with recipes. A single dish leads to an artifact, a pot of soup simmers a thousand years of civilization. The former God of Cookery, carrying ancestral scrolls, rediscovers his kingdom and his way home in a foreign land. ☀️

36. 186 爸 Dad, I’m Not Going 爸爸，我不去 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Dad, I Don't Want to Go 342Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 网 We Met After Two Days of Online Dating, and She Sent Me 200 Yuan 网恋两天奔现，她转我二百块 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted We met in person after two days of online dating, and she transferred me 200 yuan. 222Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 夫 The Couple Raked in Millions from Their Electricity Bill 夫妻俩靠电费，狂捞几百万 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted The couple rakes in millions by charging for electricity. —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 开 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: A Killer Turns to Immortal Cultivation 开局灭门，杀手转行修仙 Wang Fusheng王富生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Play the pig to eat the tiger + serious cultivation + urban System + smart protagonist + always gets revenge) Zhang Ping’an is reborn at the very moment before he is poisoned to death, and binds himself to an unreliable [Reward Good and Punish Evil System]. Keeping a low profile is how you live longer! Raised from childhood in an assassin sect, he knows the art of lying low inside out. At the ripe old age of thirteen, he joins an immortal sect and gets mocked as a “good-for-nothing”? “Sorry, 33Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    A novel about cultivating immortality in the city.

40. 190 都 Urban Hauntings: My Paper Knife Can Pierce Illusions 都市诡异：我的纸刀能破妄 The Indecisive Axe纠结的斧头Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been released, so it may still go up. Zhang Ping, an unemployed advertising copywriter, is attacked by a paper figure with a slit mouth in his shared apartment on a stormy night, at the lowest point in his life. On the verge of death, he desperately throws out an old piece of yellow paper he has carried for years, unexpectedly activating a fragment of the ancestral “Blade of Illusion-Breaking” and a mysterious “Night Watchman System.” The System turns terrifying supernatural 3Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    After unlocking the basic Eye of Illusion skill, the protagonist can see gray eerie energy, traces of obsession, and spatial distortion patterns that are imperceptible to ordinary people with the naked eye. Relying on this ability, the protagonist can distinguish the real passages in the maze-like twisted apartment building and avoid a large number of illusion traps.

41. 191 昆 Kunming: Who Will You Forget Tonight? 昆明：今夜你将谁遗忘 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted We shared so many beautiful firsts; But we couldn’t escape The last time, long foretold by fate... If I never get the chance to start over, I still wouldn’t want to miss you! 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
42. 192 地 Underground Speed King 地下车神 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted The Underground Racing King 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 我 My Landlord Is a Pop Idol 我的房东是偶像歌手 131313Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Gu Zhinan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online novelist. Could his beautiful landlady really be a washed-up idol singer? One day, she leaves her guitar in the living room... "I can't write songs. I'm just a novelist. I was only messing around." That is, until his landlady is left stunned by the song Gu Zhinan wrote. "Didn't you say you couldn't write songs?" "I know a little, I know a little." 52kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
44. 194 家 Family Business Wars 家族商战 Qiao Donghui樵东辉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Love and hate collide in the business battles of a family enterprise, amid corporate warfare, marriage, family, and human selfishness, all against the backdrop of the China-US trade war. The son-in-law of a wealthy family, a cad, asks for a divorce, sparking a business battle between companies from China and abroad. The conflict begins with three women battling the scoundrel, then unfolds through schemes within schemes. It's like a modern-day palace intrigue mixed with the Three Kingdoms... 184Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, give it a try...

45. 195 七 Seventy Million in Overtime Pay 七千万的加班费 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted Seventy Million in Overtime Pay —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 涉 Hunter: I Repair All Things on Old Street 涉猎人：我在老街修万物 Junior Brother Mo Yan墨岩师弟Urban85k WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life] [Lighthearted and Healing] Protagonist: Shen She, 24, who couldn’t keep up with the rat race in the big city and returned to his hometown to take over “She Lie Shop,” left behind by his grandfather. Golden finger: His grandfather’s Notes on Hunting and Gathering. Each page he unlocks teaches him a trick from a traditional craft. No System, no leveling up by fighting monsters, just steady accumulation. Heroine: Su Wan, 25, who runs the flower shop “Wanxiangli” next door. She —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thumbs up][Sparrow Eater's masterpiece][Added to my bookshelf][Request for more updates][I also highly recommend it]

47. 197 契 Bound by Contract: My Grudge Against the Cursed Campus Belle Is Irreconcilable 契约绑定：我与怨种校花不共戴天 Stir-Fried Bangs爆炒齐刘海Urban626k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Comedy + Cunning Schemer + One Heroine + Love-Hate Relationship + Power Fantasy + Symbiosis + Myriad Worlds] This is a parallel world overrun by strange beasts. Fortunately, humanity has awakened the ability to form symbiotic contracts and fight back. Contractual symbiosis: Two people are bound together. One enters another world to cultivate and adventure, while the other makes choices on their partner’s behalf. In the end, both grow stronger. While the other contracted pairs stand un 1.8kReads8.7Score186Shelves

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    Urban fantasy + both male and female leads have systems + bickering lovers

48. 198 仙 The Fairy Revealed 仙女现形记 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The Fairy Revealed 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 这 This Immortal Isn't Reliable 这个神仙不靠谱 Mojie Impression摩吉印象Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + high intelligence + technology + international conflict + patriotic themes + boosting national confidence + higher-dimensional space] Li Ge is a physics professor and a cultivator. His cultivation is unrivaled, and he hates evil with a passion. He is known as the “Killing God Doctor.” Humanity develops, and technology advances. How can Huaguo rise to greatness? How can the world be united? From Earth’s continents to higher-dimensional space and then the cosmic sea of stars... Li G 2.1kReads8.2Score197Shelves

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    I highly recommend it; I really like it.

50. 200 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves

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    First-person novels are highly recommended; they're endlessly rereadable.

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