High Intelligence, Cunning Plans, Masterful Schemes, Treating the World Like a Chessboard 高智商，有谋略，算计足，以天下为棋

1. 1001 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 43kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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   The first book 🌿High-IQ Soul Transmigration🌿Business prodigy transmigrates to a parallel world where Qi is the supreme ruler🌈It also has technology🌿and plenty of strategy and scheming🌿In the end, he uses the world as a chessboard🌿This is a very new kind of book [Learned][Learned][Please follow]The author's writing is superb🐮Recommendation stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A bit mind-bending

2. 1002 大 Snow Blankets the World, the Wind Carries the Blade 大雪满风刀 An Ren Dao Ruo Shan安仁道若山Historical3.3M WordsCompleted [No System, alternate history, political intrigue, a touch of cultivation, no mindless characters, no invincible heroes] A mysterious woman is imprisoned in the depths of the imperial jail. The first time jailer Yang Zhan met her, he cursed her, calling her shameless! From then on, she had a name... Bilian! 24.3kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
3. 1003 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 37.8kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
4. 1004 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.8kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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   The protagonist creates the Seven Deadly Sins, only to discover that his world is merely a dream of God, filled with endless nightmare monsters attacking God's dream. The protagonist, in the name of destruction, saves the world.

5. 1005 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
6. 1006 天 The World Is a Chessboard, and All Living Beings Are Its Pieces? I Flipped the Board 天下为棋，众生为子？我掀了棋盘 Qian Yuyang千钰阳Eastern Fantasy336k WordsCompleted Blue Star is short on resources, and the Battlefield of National Destiny has arrived. One contestant is randomly selected from each country and bound to its national destiny to compete for supremacy. With the arrival of the Battlefield of National Destiny, Lin Ling, an ancient being, also came to Blue Star for reasons of his own and joined the battlefield on behalf of the Dragon Kingdom. And Lin Ling even brought a System with him! Though Lin Ling never bound himself to the System, and occasiona 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1007 三 Three Kingdoms: The World as a Chessboard 三国：以天下为棋 Glamorous Survivor靓丽的苟活者Historical163k WordsOngoing What a shame. If only I'd studied more before transmigrating. I should've learned more about the Four Great Inventions, at least! Hey, Little Guo, I hear you owe dozens of taels again at the Tinghua Brothel??? Who told you that? You think my Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars are idiots or something? “Dear, aren't you going to court?” Let me sleep a little longer. Going to court is nowhere near as nice as holding you! And the money I earn at court wouldn't even cover Little Guo's monthly expenses for a w 35Reads6.9Score—Shelves
8. 1008 落 A Life of Banditry? I'll Build a Legacy 落草为寇？我打造基业 Dancing Strokes跳动的笔画Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Fantasy, transmigration, war, strategic conquest] He begins on the run, takes a mountain stronghold as his own, commands elite troops, conquers bandit camps, builds high walls, and gathers strength to save his mother. This is a world where humans, barbarians, and demons coexist, locked in endless warfare. Watch as the protagonist, Qin Lang, wields the Imperial Edict to summon the legacies of China's divine generals and mythical beasts, establishing a mountain domain in another world and buildin 2.9kReads8.4Score138Shelves
9. 1009 奇 Beyond the Extraordinary 奇人之上 Liu Bai流百Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy] [Comeback] [Carefully laid groundwork] [Schemes within schemes] [Mystery] [Growing protagonist] [Ensemble cast] [High martial arts] [Transmigration] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Devouring and sacrifice] [Alternate world] [Technology] [No limits] [Everyone is unhinged] [Heartbreak after heartbreak] What exactly is up there? Lu Lin was blind for half his life, then got lucky and regained his sight. The world lit up, and he was left numb. From then on, ghosts and spirits o 1.7kReads9.3Score149Shelves
10. 1010 模 I Simulated Helping the Empress, Got Rejected, and Became a Traitor 模拟想辅佐女帝被拒成为乱臣贼子 Jiujiu Jiuba九九九八Historical1.4M WordsOngoing After three straight days of grinding away at the game Empress Development Plan, Wu Xin died suddenly and transmigrated, only to become a refugee who had to rely on government relief to get by. But at least there was one consolation: the game had transmigrated with him, giving him something to enjoy in his spare time. 2.7kReads8.3Score224Shelves

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    [Crying] This book, an alternate history, a female emperor simulator, unexpectedly discovers it can influence reality. 🌴 "From Liangzhou, I led an army of 300,000 to war, wanting to change the world, but unexpectedly, I was defeated and killed half a year later. I have no face to see the elders of Liangzhou again." After your death, the people of Liangzhou still seek revenge for you. The reigning empress doesn't understand the common people, but they only know that the general gave them a bite to eat.

11. 1011 仕 The Official's Rise and Fall: Breaking the Deadlock Through Influence 仕途沉浮之借势破局 Uncle Jue from the Vernot Islands弗诺群岛的绝叔Urban4.1M WordsOngoing [Primarily aimed at male readers, but female readers may enjoy it too] + [No System, no wild fantasy] + [Realistic political intrigue] + [Power plays] + [Urban slice of life] A story about Huang Zheng, a chemistry prodigy from a poor family, who gives up a recommendation to pursue graduate studies at Tsinghua so he can look after his parents, then returns to his hometown for a job after earning his bachelor’s degree and embarks on a career in public service… Above the clouds, every step is fraug 15.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    The path to officialdom for a gifted student from a poor family: a story full of power struggles and intrigue!

12. 1012 妖 The Enchanting Demon Minister: Your Majesty, Please Behave 妖臣撩人：皇上请您自重 Fu Yu芙鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man] In her previous life, she suffered at the hands of a scumbag, watched her whole family drown in blood, and was literally angered to death. Reborn into this life as the capital's number-one wastrel, she sees all of Chang'an's splendor in a single day. Let the scumbags and shameless women come at her. If she can't make them cry, she loses. Her wicked stepmother and slutty stepsister? They can go find somewhere else to bother people. Fame, fortune, and a crowd of princes 2.5kReads9.0Score319Shelves
13. 1013 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
14. 1014 春 A Long Spring Night 春夜阑珊 Fluffy Winter Hibernation绒绒冬眠期Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted They had been classmates since childhood, sharing poetry and wine while they were young. The four families joined forces and eventually put the Fourth Prince, a gentle and long-suffering man hidden away in the academy, on the throne. The new emperor ascended, and power was divided among the four families. Those who once traveled arm in arm became adversaries facing off before the throne. There were no old friends left on the chessboard, only a fierce struggle of interests and ambition. Chen Yuan 161.3kReads9.3Score28.9kShelves

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    Nice!!!

15. 1015 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 52.5kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    Everyone in it is a genius, especially the protagonist, whose thought process is simply superhuman.

16. 1016 画 The World Inside the Painting 画中世界 Leng Yue Beast, Who Loves Stir-Fried Bok Choy爱吃炒小青菜的冷月兽Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1017 枕 Poison Between the Sheets, Hidden Tides Rising 枕间鸩，暗潮生 Zero Six One零六壹Ancient Romance143k WordsOngoing The courtesan Wan Niang of Qunyu Terrace doesn't sell nights of passion. She sells lives. The most powerful men in the capital kneel beneath Xie Wan's skirts, while she holds the darkest secrets of the entire imperial court in her hands. The world envies the passion she shares at her bedside, and men vie to become her favored guests. Only Prince Duan, Pei Chengyuan, comes to her door seeking the life of the crown prince. "Your Highness drove the former crown prince mad, exiled the fourth prince, 143Reads—Score127Shelves

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    Xi Kang, the wicked courtesan, is the head of the underground network in the capital. She conspires with the villainous prince to kill the crown prince. The entire cast is evil; every word is calculated. [Thumbs up]

18. 1018 系 The System Abandoned Me, So I Took the Heavenly Dao as My Father 系统弃我不顾，我认天道为父 There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no System + traditional cultivation + comedy + bloody slaughter] Fifteen-year-old Li Chuyi finally awakens a System, only for it to try to run away before the day is out. Fortunately, before leaving, the System tells Li Chuyi to make the Heavenly Dao of this world his godfather. From then on, Li Chuyi becomes the Heavenly Dao’s godson, the darling of the world, blessed with good fortune. He finds money on the road and stumbles across so many senior cultivators’ graves that he c 26.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    It's all formulaic, full of illogical thought processes; you need to watch it carefully and slowly.

19. 1019 麻 The Linen-Clad Daoist Patriarch 麻衣道祖 Master of the Windrider Tower御风楼主人Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Demonic energy invades his body, and Chen Yishan is on the brink of death. His ancestors answer his prayers and send a cold, aloof immortal maiden to save him. But she is helpless and has a terrible temper. She abducts Chen Yishan, beats him up, and tosses him into a cave to reflect on his own. Reflecting is out of the question. Enraged, Chen Yishan punches the statue of the Holy Land’s founder to pieces, and suddenly, it all clicks... From then on, dressed in snowy robes and carrying a moonlike 1.7kReads8.2Score233Shelves
20. 1020 他 He Can Knock Lü Bu Out with One Punch, and You Call Him a Strategist? 他一拳能打死吕布，你管这叫谋士 Chancellor, Don't Go Wild丞相别浪Historical3.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Wang Xiao transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty and obtains the Peerless Strategist System. But its reward is maxed-out combat ability, and he can only keep it permanently by becoming a strategist. With no other choice, Wang Xiao goes to Cao Cao to apply for a strategist position. On his very first day, he beats Dian Wei to a pulp right in front of Cao Cao. Dian Wei: "I knew I might lose, but I never thought I'd lose to a strategist!" Lu Bu: "Cao Cao's forces must really be short 24.2kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves

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    A strategist who should have dominated the world with his wisdom and ingenuity possessed the terrifying power to kill Lü Bu with a single punch. What a subversion of expectations, what a shock! Every move he made was earth-shattering, shattering people's preconceived notions of strategists. On the battlefield where power and force intertwined, he wrote his own glorious chapter in a unique way. How did he use this extraordinary power to devise his plans? And how did he survive and thrive amidst the covetousness and suspicion of various factions? Follow in his footsteps, and you will step into a world full of wonder and excitement, experience thrilling battles, and witness breathtaking strategic duels.

21. 1021 仙 Even Immortals Go Crazy 仙长也疯狂 Guan Pingchao管平潮Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yunjue was born with an immortal essence. They say one breath of him is enough to make you immortal, and every demon and monster is drooling with hunger! He opens a shop to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits to support himself, but his staff include gods, ghosts, a dragon princess, and a sword spirit. Poor Little Li is trembling in fear! 44Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1022 三 Three Kingdoms: My Laid-Back Strategist 三国：我的咸鱼军师 Ink Wears Away, Leaving the Scent of Words墨损文香Historical4.5M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] + [Farming] + [No Harem] Li You, a history student, transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with Guo Jia. Serving Liu Bei and waging war across the land, watch how this cunning student creates a legend unlike any other in the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang: “Li Bochuan is a heaven-gifted genius. I am no match for him.” Cao Cao: “If only I had known Bochuan's talent sooner. Things would never have come to this.” Guo Jia: “All that talk about Li B 31.6kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
23. 1023 死 Death Game Countdown 死亡游戏倒计时 A City Sharing the Light与光同城Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing Ning Ye was just an ordinary game booster, renting a small room and making money by playing games for other people. So, what’s the highest level a game booster can reach? Dominating high-ranked matches against other boosters? Taking on pro players? Leaving one-trick specialists with nowhere to go? For him, all that was just routine. What he never expected was that one day, he would become a deity’s game booster. … Want to get rich overnight? Want to reach the pinnacle of life? Want all kinds of 3.4kReads8.6Score360Shelves

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    The male protagonist is definitely highly intelligent, and the revelation of the mystery at the end of each mission is always unexpected. Although it is still being serialized, it has actually already reached its finale.

24. 1024 白 Commoner 白丁 Ordinary Man on the Coast海岸线凡夫Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing When immortals fight, mortals suffer. Bai Family Village was caught in the crossfire. Of its more than 160 residents, almost everyone died, and only a handful survived. Bai Ding was one of them. Determined to get justice, Bai Ding resolved to enter the immortal sects, cultivate the Dao, and seek out his enemies. But cultivating immortality was no easy feat... A mortal cultivates immortality: no System, no transmigration, no harem. 353Reads8.3Score104Shelves
25. 1025 夏 Saint of Summer 夏圣 Horse Racing on South Mountain南山跑马Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsOngoing Heroes vie for supremacy, and a century of chaos engulfs the land. The Great Xia Dynasty unifies the Nine Provinces, while court rivalries stir up storms and the martial world shifts beneath a veil of intrigue. I was nothing but an ordinary young man. But when the world’s fortunes change, watch me reach out and overturn the order of heaven and earth, then lie across the land and bring peace to all. 21.6kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
26. 1026 长 The Grand Princess Is Obsessed with Rebellion, but There Are Six Male Leads 长公主沉迷造反，但有六个男主 Xi Han习含Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + political intrigue + strong female lead + otome + adored by all + romantic rivalry + multiple male leads + all male leads are chaste] Su Fengyi transmigrates into a villainous princess in a male-oriented rebellion novel. She has only a year before the male lead succeeds in his rebellion and has her killed. After looking over the entire novel, Su Fengyi realizes the male lead succeeds thanks to two things: protagonist plot armor and the help of talented supporters. To 10.5kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    This is highly recommended! The romance is decent, but the main focus is on the heroine's gradual development and eventual change in her heart, ultimately leading her to become empress. There's a lot of plot in it. A great book!

27. 1027 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Fake Heiress, I Make the Royal Families of Every Nation Bow 穿成恶毒假千金，各国皇室俯首称臣 Yun Lu云绿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Anti-pampered-by-all + secret identity + strong female lead] Shen Xingwan transmigrated into the body of a fake heiress and cannon-fodder whose life had been arranged from birth right through to her funeral. Under the System’s supervision, she was forced onto the path of no return: taking down the pampered female lead. She just wanted to lie flat and live like a salted fish, but accidentally got entangled with a frail heir who couldn’t take care of himself. “Wanwan, the doctor says I’m deficien 3.9kReads9.0Score354Shelves

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    [Exploration] Transmigrated into the body of a fake heiress, a cannon fodder character whose life was planned from birth to funeral. Under the system's supervision, Shen Xingwan was forced down a path of no return: eliminating the beloved female lead. She only wanted to live a carefree, easy life, but unexpectedly became entangled with a sickly, helpless prince. "Wanwan, the doctor said I'm deficient in qi and blood and need the best ginseng to replenish it." "Wanwan, I can only wear the finest silk clothes, otherwise I'll have an allergic reaction." "Wanwan, cough cough, everyone outside says I'm a gigolo, you won't look down on me, will you... I want more..." Shen Xingwan looked at her rapidly dwindling savings. What sins had she committed? Not only did she have to fight the female lead and punish the scum, but she also had to earn money to pamper the sickly villain.

28. 1028 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 46.4kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves

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    Especially the Third Master, who plotted for eternity, clad in red, orchestrated the world with heaven and earth as his chessboard and emperors as his pawns—a figure unforgettable.

29. 1029 你 You’re a Civil Service Exam Tutor, So How Did You Become the Imperial Preceptor? 你一个公考讲师，咋成国师了？ Know a Woman by Her Scent闻香识女Historical2.1M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations] + [Mentor-and-student ensemble] + [Political maneuvering] Chen Wen, a top civil-service exam instructor, transmigrates to Great Xia and becomes a teacher. From the start, he has a dilapidated academy and three troublesome students. Chen Wen says, “No problem. This is what I do.” He uses logic to deconstruct the eight-legged essay, policy-analysis techniques to write policy papers, and interview skills to ace the palace exam. From topping the county exams to earning top ho 35.9kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves

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    A modern-day top-tier civil service exam instructor has fallen from grace, parachuting into the ancient Imperial Academy. When the techniques of essay writing collide with the rigid, formulaic style of classical Chinese prose, and the logic of aptitude tests reshapes the questions of Confucian classics and policy questions—all the top scholars and candidates in the imperial examinations are his students. The emperor, seated on his dragon throne, slowly rises and bows to his disciple: "Please, sir…teach me how to govern the country." ✨A time-traveling, exhilarating story · Knowledge Reduction · Court Intrigue Click the link to see how modern wisdom overturns the millennia-old imperial examination system👇

30. 1030 去 Keep the Child, Get Rid of the Father: The Blind Matriarch Grows More Ruthless by the Day 去父留子，瞎眼主母越来越凶残 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being blind for fourteen years, Duanmu Jingshu, the matriarch of the Xuanping Marquis household, saves a fox spirit at a temple and makes a wish. When she opens her eyes, she realizes that the maid who stayed by her side doesn’t act the way she speaks. After their carriage enters through the north gate, it arrives at a residence in the south of the city, even though the Xuanping Marquis household is in the north... The man who greets her has a voice just like her husband, Wei Jin’an, the M 5kReads8.9Score402Shelves

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    High intelligence, cunning. No saintly sentimentality, no resentment, superhuman combat skills, crushing enemies in his path, leaving no survivors. A satisfying read, already completed. [Shy]

31. 1031 极 Irresistibly Tempting! Master Shao’s White Moonlight Is Wild and Unhinged 极限撩惹！邵爷的白月光又疯又野 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Two Male Leads671k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, 1v1, Mutual Devotion, Both Strong] [Cold, world-weary, sharp-tongued beauty and mercenary powerhouse vs. the domineering, spoiled young heir of Beijing's elite] Shen Qingyan, the illegitimate son of Beijing's wealthy Shen family, looked delicate and soft, but was astonishingly skilled in a fight. After years abroad, his return sent Beijing's elite circles into a frenzy: “The Shao family's young heir's unattainable first love is back?!” Shen Qingyan opened a browser and silently 32.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    🌼🌼🌼🌼Shen Qingyan, the illegitimate son of the Shen family, caused a sensation in Beijing's social circles after returning to China, rumored to be Shao Yushen's "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for a woman). 💦💦💦💕Shen Qingyan felt she had no connection with Shao Yushen, but Shao Yushen pursued her relentlessly and domineeringly, plunging Shen Qingyan into a complicated emotional entanglement, thus beginning a story of two male leads.

32. 1032 盛 The Son of a Golden Age 盛世公子 Brewing Water on a High Mountain高山煮水Historical503k WordsCompleted That year, the State of Xia lost its mainstay. That was also the year Li Luo took up his butcher's knife. Everyone thinks I'm a good-for-nothing wastrel. Who could know that the fate of the realm is already in the palm of my hand? I climbed Mount Miaowang by night and laid the foundation for a world-shaking scheme. Li Luo: “I intend to conquer a vast, vast territory...” 177Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    High intelligence, scheming and maneuvering

33. 1033 踹 After Kicking Over the Dragon Throne, the Entire Court Begged Her to Take the Crown 踹翻龙椅后，满朝文武跪求她登基 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 8.7kReads8.8Score737Shelves

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    I've watched it countless times, and I love the female lead's domineering presence after becoming the Crown Princess—the aura of absolute power.

34. 1034 笑 Unbelievable! My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even the Protagonists Avoid Me 笑死！算命太准，主角躲着我走 Big-Faced Monster's Big Pocket大脸怪的大口袋Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Fang Zhongmiao, the Daoist sect’s greatest prodigy, transmigrates into a world made up of four melodramatic novels and becomes a wicked supporting character who spends over a hundred chapters courting death. Book One: The Amnesiac Marquis and His Lovely Princess Book Two: The True and False Commandery Princesses Book Three: Reborn, I Watch the Chaos with a Smile Book Four: The Divine Physiognomist’s Reversal of Fate The bad news is that she has never read any of the four original novel 9.3kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    Would you recommend this one? It's a bit of a letdown because of its name.

35. 1035 操 Controlling the Ancestors: Creating a Millennium-Old Clan from the Chu-Han Contention 操控祖宗：从楚汉争霸创千年世家 Just Pay Me给钱就行Historical2.0M WordsOngoing A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 96.3kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves

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    The protagonist, possessing high intelligence and strategic acumen, transmigrates to the late Qin and early Han dynasties, where he gradually builds a family that will last for a thousand years.

36. 1036 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquering Male Leads, the Older Supporting Character Keeps Getting Pregnant 快穿攻略男主，大龄女配好孕连连 Wen Tianjiu温甜酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Scheming seduction + age gap + seducing her way to the top + torturing scumbags and face-slapping + fertile beauty] Shen Yan is the legendary femme fatale said to have brought a kingdom to ruin. But when she is suddenly bound to a Female Supporting Character System, she has to transmigrate into a series of older, disposable female characters. The concubine-in-waiting sold off in a doting-romance novel, the contract-romance heroine’s tool of an aunt, the stern female secretary in a domineering 7.2kReads8.8Score364Shelves

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    [A Stunning Masterpiece] This novel surpasses 99.9% Of ancient romance novels. It is absolutely divine and beyond your imagination. The writing style, concept, plot, emotions, and humanity are all top-notch and unparalleled. You will be unable to put it down after five chapters, become an undefeated master after ten chapters, and have no other book after twenty chapters!

37. 1037 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 100.5kReads8.6Score6.2kShelves

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    🌈🌈As eternal night descends, where is the boundary between good and evil? The King of Slaughter and the restraining Judge Zero have awakened within the same body! In this game, who is truly the player?

38. 1038 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves

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    I like the leader's wisdom and strategy

39. 1039 官 Officialdom: Starting by Slapping My Boss Twice 官锋：从打领导两巴掌开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Made the scapegoat from the start? Pushed to the margins, with my future and my life ruined? Fine, I’ll remember this. There’s plenty of time to settle the score. My girlfriend breaks up with me, and my love life falls apart. What was I even here for? Fine, I’ll set you free. Don’t regret it. I turn around with power in my hands and return. Li Rui laughs aloud. Those who hurt and slandered me will all pay the price. 31.2kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves

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    Listen to two very engaging novels about officialdom.

40. 1040 官 The Road to Power: A Clash of Ambition and Desire 官途从权欲交锋开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Political Revenge] + [Career Advancement] + [Alliances of Mutual Interest] + [Romantic Entanglements] + [Political Scheming and Wits] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Ensemble Cast] [The male lead keeps a low profile without being creepy early on, reveals his sharp edge with a roguish charm in the middle, and takes revenge on all his enemies later.] Wang Maoyuan is a "golden phoenix" who flew out of the countryside. The year he graduated from college, he passed the civil service exam and joined the la 17.1kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
41. 1041 家 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝！ The Wise Man's Mutt智者的土狗儿Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 88kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves

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    The protagonist joins the underworld, proceeds cautiously, treats the police as nothing, and easily deals with even the most skilled detectives.

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