Jinyiwei, Eunuchs, and the Eastern Depot, with a Ruthless Protagonist 锦衣卫，太监，东厂，杀伐果断。

1. 51 岁 May Every Year Bring Peace and Lasting Serenity 岁岁安澜绵长 Zhu Aiqi朱艾奇Ancient Romance561k WordsOngoing A modern police detective was killed in a car accident while on a mission, only to transmigrate into the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the loyal and brave Earl’s household. Her biological mother had also switched her at birth, making her the family’s adopted daughter. How will she survive in ancient times? This is my first time writing, so please be kind, everyone! I don’t know the platform’s rules either, and the first chapter turned out too long! 13.1kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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   This is originally a Ming Dynasty domestic power struggle novel, with well-developed and detailed characters.

2. 52 影 Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼 Yang Ximo阳夕陌Martial Arts557k WordsCompleted [Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chapter 201 [Slaying the Shadow Guard Jian Yulin] Chapter 202 [Crisis Reversal, Escape Through the Secret Passage] I'm not exaggerating when I say this book. If you calmly read just twenty chapters, you'll be completely engrossed, unable to tear yourself away, as if you've personally stepped into that world of swords and shadows, becoming a part of the martial arts world. This book features a young shadow guard as the protagonist, wielding the Flying Goose Sword, having drunk countless lives without ever missing. It intertwines the swordplay of the martial arts world with the undercurrents of the imperial court, with a tight plot, crisp fights, tense confrontations on the brink of life and death, and delicate, moving moments of romance…

3. 53 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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   [KISS][Heart][Heart][Thumbs up]

4. 54 贵 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 824Reads—Score100Shelves

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   "Abnormal love affair" + "palace intrigue" + "tragic era". Zhu Jianshen established the Western Depot for love! Wan Zhen'er was 17 years older than Emperor Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Jianshen loved her to death... Ironically, Consort Wan almost poisoned all of his princes!

5. 55 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 146Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Learn from time travelers, become a time traveler, and crush time travelers.

6. 56 山 Mountains and Rivers as Blades 山河为刀 Long Chen Haha龙晨哈哈Historical406k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue] [Jinyiwei] [Single Heroine] [Crime Solving] [A Mix of Catharsis and Heartbreak] [Blood Feud] [Happy Ending] The sharpest blade of the Jinyiwei never wastes words. Chu Sheng, a thousand-household commander in the Northern Branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, leaves no one alive beneath his blade. No one knows that when he was nine, the entire Chu family was unjustly slaughtered. He crawled out of the blood and hid his revenge for fifteen years, waiting for the day he coul 23Reads—Score124Shelves

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   The Imperial Guard Chu Sheng, ruthless and decisive, spent fifteen years clearing his father's name; Shen Zhiwei waited for him with only half a white plum blossom. Investigating the counterfeit silver coin from the Eastern Depot, a bittersweet tale of love and betrayal, you'll be hooked from the moment you open the book. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

7. 57 锦 The Brocade Guard and the Martial World Courtroom 锦衣卫之江湖公堂 Waiting for Wind and Rain坐等风雨Eastern Fantasy41k WordsOngoing In the eighteenth year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Zhu Di, ordered the construction of the Eastern Depot outside Dong'an Gate to keep the Embroidered Uniform Guard in check. Wang Lian, the eunuch in charge of the seal, enjoyed the emperor's favor and ran the depot. Deeply calculating and determined to monopolize power, he secretly plotted to eliminate his rivals, setting his sights on Xiao Zhanyue, the upright commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Xiao residence was decked out —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The new book by the Embroidered Uniform Guard is here!

8. 58 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A novel whose plot was ruined by memorizing names; punching the Eastern Depot and kicking the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

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