There Are No Books With Smart Protagonists or Villains, Prove Me Wrong 呵呵，根本没有主角/反派智商在线的书，不服来辩

1. 1 镇 The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort 镇国驸马爷 Xuan Zhi轩轾Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [System + political intrigue + mind games! The story only gets better as it goes] Ji Ping’an, a die-hard Three Kingdoms Kill player, passes out while gaming. When he wakes up, he’s transmigrated to the Dayu Dynasty and, by some fluke, become its biggest doormat of a son-in-law: the princess’s husband. He also activates a Three Kingdoms Heroic Spirit System. With enough gold, he can summon any general, strategist, warlord, or beauty from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Ji Ping’an sets out to ge 71.6kReads8.9Score5.9kShelves

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   Don't be fooled by the name

2. 2 朝 I Rebuke Treacherous Ministers at Court and Only Beg for Death 朝会怒斥奸臣，我只求一死 Original Wish本愿Eastern Fantasy495k WordsCompleted From the start, a Hengdian extra transmigrates straight into the imperial court. System mission [Death] activated: Gain one thousand years of cultivation every time you die. He furiously denounces treacherous ministers in court, repeatedly volunteers to lead armies against the rebels, and writes denunciations of the sacred immortal sects... Fang Yuan is either courting death or on his way to court death. And yet... The Great Qin Empress: “Fang, you love the people as if they were your own childr 2.7kReads9.1Score235Shelves

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   If you want to have an online IQ, it is recommended to read more fictional books like this. Basically, the villains' IQs are all online, and you can also learn some knowledge.

3. 3 三 Three Kingdoms: Xiao Qiao, Call Your Sister In 三国：小乔，把你姐叫进来 Brew Little Wine煮小酒Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Zhou Ye transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes the governor’s son, gaining the Strongest Life-or-Death System. While others spend money, I spend my life! All he has to do is recruit famous generals, strategists, and other renowned figures to earn more lifespan. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have recruited the first-rate warrior Zhao Yun. Complete a history-making mission and receive five hundred days of lifespan...” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have recruited th 34.1kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
4. 4 我 I Run a Funeral Parlor: People Break the Rules, Not the Business 我开白事铺：坏规矩的是人 The Donkey's Sixth Princess驴子的六公主Mystery175k WordsOngoing Grandpa left him one rule: The violently dead must never be brought inside. Chen Ke returns to the old street to take over the funeral shop. His first job arrives in the middle of the night: a body supposedly “fallen from a building.” As he sets up the funeral tent, keeps vigil, and dresses the deceased in burial clothes, he realizes the victim was smothered to death. There are marks of restraints on the wrists, and someone has secretly put the innermost burial garment on backward. Before dawn, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you are not convinced, come and argue, the protagonist and villain are all online. The protagonist is a funeral expert who only recognizes autopsies and physical evidence when encountering problems, and calmly dismantles the situation; the villain is a funeral master who is disguised as a man who changes customs, and works secretly in the dark network. He has a high IQ throughout the whole process, and there is no role that lowers his intelligence.

5. 5 我 My Highly Intelligent Sociopathic Roommate 我的高智商反社会人格室友 Xu Hu, Who Loves Snow Fungus and Pork Rib Soup爱吃雪耳排骨汤的徐虎Two Female Leads126k WordsOngoing Ye Yan is a genius detective misunderstood by the world. Having grown up surrounded by geniuses, he is cold and merciless toward ordinary people. But through one adventure after another with Leng Wanqing, he gradually develops feelings he cannot understand. Leng Wanqing retired from the battlefield after an accident and developed post-traumatic stress disorder. Introduced by a high school classmate, she and Ye Yan begin living together as roommates. On the very first day of their shared living a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   All members' IQs are online, two heroines

6. 6 我 My Stand Ability Is Staircase Manipulation 我的替身能力是操控楼梯 Heart of Zeal热忱之心Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Complete] [No Permission Requested from Marujie] [The first few chapters explain the setting for readers who have never read JoJo. Once the fighting starts, the story picks up the pace, with every event tightly connected.] [This work may contain disturbing content] [If you cannot handle dark and cruel stories, proceed with extreme caution!] While reading the comments, I came across someone saying, "I get it. Dio's Stand ability is controlling stairs!" It cracked me up, and gave me an idea. A Ch 698Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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   The whole process is a battle of wits, and the JO style battle is fun!

7. 7 刚 The Industrial Revolution Has Just Begun, and You're Telling Me This Is Journey to the West? 刚工业革命，你跟我说这是西游？ Salt-Baked Braised Egg盐焗卤蛋Eastern Fantasy690k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead + Doubled Rewards + Beating Up Buddhists and Daoists + Humanity’s Rise] After binding to the Tycoon Knowledge System, he transmigrates into the Tang Dynasty as Li Ke, Prince of Wu. The System is incredibly powerful. In just a few years, the technology in Yongzhou City, under Li Ke’s command, advances by leaps and bounds. It reaches the level of the twentieth century. In the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era, a severe drought strikes the Guanzhong region. Just as Li Ke is desper 895Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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   IQ is all online, especially the second and third books, the second yyds, you should read and play with the first one, the first one is really good

8. 8 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 139kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
9. 9 超 Superstring Wizard 超弦巫师 Sky Fish天空鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Li Cha, the young master of a baron's castle, is used to looking at all sorts of things in this magical medieval world through the lens of science. Werewolf transformations just don't seem to obey the law of conservation of mass. At this rate, old man Lomonosov is going to turn over in his grave. Li Cha thought it was time to catch a werewolf and study it... 3.7kReads8.2Score300Shelves

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   These are the two that come to mind for the moment

10. 10 万 The Vast Immortal Firmament 万古仙穹 Guan Qi观棋Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted Heaven and earth are the board, and all living beings are the pieces! If you refuse to be a piece, become the one who makes the moves! Lose, and your body and Dao are destroyed. Win, and you live forever! An ancient Go stone carries Gu Hai as he transmigrates to the Divine Continent! The Heavenly Dao is boundless, but human life is limited. Be a piece in heaven and earth’s game, enjoy a few decades of life, and when you’re captured, turn to dust and vanish. Or leap off the board, become the one 8.2kReads8.4Score780Shelves
11. 11 逆 The Road Through Adversity: From a Debt Spiral to a Business Tycoon 逆境之路：从债务漩涡到商业王者 I Can't Take It Anymore我受不了了Urban125k WordsOngoing [Smart Protagonist] [No Saintly Hero] The protagonist, Liu Ning, is buried in debt and behind on his loan payments. When the debts come due, his reputation is ruined and everyone turns against him. But after taking the hardest blows life can deal, Liu Ning starts over and eventually builds a business empire of his own, making everyone who doubted him eat their words! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The counterattack of urban commoners, realistic and entertaining, with a single female protagonist plot, no harem to waste time, no stupid tricks!!!

12. 12 重 Reborn: A Great Power in the 19th Century 重生：我在19世纪当列强 Little Earth Chicken小土鸡Historical974k WordsCompleted The Idiotic System ruined my youth! With endless bug exploits, it keeps our Qi brother trapped, unable to pull himself away. Using those infinite exploits, he unlocks the tech tree and builds a modern army, punching ironclad warships and kicking giant planes, until our Central Plains become one of the world’s top powers. The times are long, and history stretches far. Join us as we witness Qi brother lead the Central Plains on a mad dash to become a top world power. 24Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    It's a really good book, but the time travel is too slow. I suggest you skip to Chapter 4.

13. 13 隋 Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties 隋唐英雄传 Gao Yong高永Historical199k WordsCompleted The story is set against the historical backdrop of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. After Yang Lin of Northern Zhou raises an army, destroys Northern Qi, and returns victorious, his nephew Yang Jian goes on to overthrow Zhou, establish the Sui dynasty, and become Emperor Wen of Sui. At its center are Qin Shubao and the righteous heroes of Wagang Stronghold, who uphold justice and assist Li Shimin. —Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Not sure, it does not meet the requirements.

14. 14 五 A Popular History of the Five Dynasties 五代史演义（现代白话版） Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical391k WordsCompleted The Romance of the Five Dynasties is the section on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in Cai Dongfan's series Popular Romances of Chinese History. The Romance of the Five Dynasties consists of sixty chapters. It vividly recreates a period of division and turmoil, when “whoever had the strongest troops became emperor” was the rule governing the transfer of power. Cai Dongfan not only depicts the chaos of the era, but also seeks to reveal its roots. Drawing on a historian's insight, he connects 451Reads9.5Score100Shelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrating Through the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Sun and Moon Light My Way 穿越之日月照我隋唐路 Xuanwu Ji玄武季Historical4.1M WordsOngoing He was just a 2025 spy operating on the edge of a knife. An accidental explosion sent him transmigrating to the turbulent years of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Reborn in another body, he finds himself the young lord of a frontier people. Should he take up the shepherd's crook and continue living a pastoral life? Or command a hundred thousand mounted archers and challenge the Sui and Tang, the Tujue, and the Gaobaixin Japanese? A cinnabar mole, a moonlight of the heart... His reach extends to ever 21Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    A thorn in Li Er's side! The naughtiness of a boy 😜 will amaze your eyes! Highly intelligent and resourceful 💡 rigorous research! Brother's time, your Luoyang, are different! Recommendation index: 💎💎💎💎💎 Traveler⚡️, let a different wind float in the sky at Sui Shi🚲! You, a little spy, walk on the stormy road of the ☔️era of late Sui Dynasty... 🔥Tribe, 💋family, love💏, friendship, hypocrisy, 🔍treacherous love, enemy love, 👻ruthlessness, expression... There is always a mysterious power that brings him closer to the truth that has been deliberately concealed... The dream of family and country🐴 is the last pride and indulgence of a weak person... Even a king is vulnerable sometimes, and it happens in vain💡! Passers-by, seeing his tired figure, offered him a drink🍸

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