Transmigrate to Ancient Times, No System, High-IQ Lead 穿越古代，无系统，高智商

1. 551 豪 A Vicious Dog of the Rich? Just My Sister’s Little Puppy 豪门恶犬？姐姐养的小狗罢了 Sea Salt Ice Cream海盐冰激凌Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Both leads have only ever been with each other + equally strong leads + older woman/younger man + training her puppy + sweet, satisfying romance + face-slapping + a second chance at love + the male lead goes from lover to husband] [Dark, possessive, yandere puppy boy with a sweet exterior and a hidden ruthless streak x cool, glamorous, flirtatious, proud young heiress] Before she was forced into an arranged marriage, Shen Jiayan's parents discovered her secret relationship with Lin Mubai, the S 3.8kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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   The contrast between the older sister and the "vicious dog" is adorable, the plot is sweet and heartwarming, a must-read masterpiece when you're looking for something to read!

2. 552 王 The Princess Wants to Escape 王妃想要逃 Yue Li月厘Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Secret Identity + Substitute Bride + Woman Disguised as a Man + Both Leads Are Virgins, Happy Ending] After being tricked into tomb-raiding and drawn into a scheme, Ji Ruoxi and her senior fellow disciple accidentally used a spirit stone to activate a mechanism in an ancient tomb, fell into a wormhole, and transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty. She took the place of the Marquis’s legitimate daughter and married into the Prince’s residence. On their wedding night, a rebellion broke 96Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   The story is fresh and not melodramatic; it's a different kind of time-travel story. You can guess the beginning, but you won't guess the ending. The plot is not clichéd; it features a fake heiress and a real princess. You won't regret watching! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

3. 553 重 Reborn as the Perfect Son-in-Law 重生之极品姑爷 Winter Song冬歌Historical2.1M WordsCompleted The notorious Bai Yucheng transmigrates through the cycle of reincarnation and is reborn in the body of a frail scholar. He happens to be sharing the bridal chamber with his new wife, but, still in the first days of their marriage, he has no idea how to treat her tenderly. The young woman becomes so embarrassed and angry that she throws him out of the house... 3kReads8.3Score220Shelves
4. 554 横 Conquering the Middle Ages, Starting with Guan Gong Possessing Me! 横扫中世纪，从关公上我身开始！ Love Spicy Lion's Head Meatballs爱吃麻辣狮子头Eastern Fantasy188k WordsOngoing [Kingdom Come: Deliverance + medieval setting + transmigration + Martial Sage possession + political intrigue and war] Others transmigrate into princes. I transmigrated to Bohemia in 1403, fighting over black bread in a refugee camp! Just when I was about to despair, the legacy of the Martial Sage Guan Gong awakened! But the first thing he taught me wasn't swordsmanship. It was strategy! European knights only know how to charge? I just smile and let them see what it means that "all warfare is ba 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I was transported to 1403 as a refugee, where even stealing black bread was difficult. Then Guan Yu arrived, first teaching me to see through the grand scheme of things, then unleashing his military strategies. Knights charging? I'll set a trap; lords defending their cities? I'll flood the castle! On this land, I will become the one and only God of War!

5. 555 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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   🕊Little Bird Recommends📚! 💥Su Jingyao transmigrates to ancient times for fifteen years and is betrothed to Jun Zechen as his concubine. She has a powerful family background and a sharp mind, scheming step by step to ultimately ascend to the throne.

6. 556 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Raise the Scumbag Husband’s Illegitimate Child? 都重生了，谁还替渣夫外室养孩子 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Film and television rights sold] In her previous life, Yun Chu supported her husband, raised his son by a concubine, and helped the Xie family rise to greatness. In the end, she caused all one hundred members of the Yun family to be beheaded, then was forced to drink poison by the child she had raised with her own hands! As the poison burned through her entrails, she opened her eyes and found herself back at twenty. A line of Xie family children stood before her, each calling her “Mother” with 27.6kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
7. 557 王 Your Highness, Hold Her Back! The Princess Consort Strikes to Kill 王爷拦着点，王妃出手就要命 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted Transmigration + sweet romance + a devoted couple Lin Ye transmigrates by accident, only to be used as a pawn by her own father and forced to marry a disabled prince. Lin Ye: “Your Highness, I’ve come to defect. How about we pull off a spy-within-a-spy operation?” The prince: Is this woman an idiot or what?! With silver needles in her delicate hands, she heals the prince’s legs. With deft hands, she takes up carpentry and strikes fear into powerful enemies on every side. The prince turns into he 5.2kReads9.3Score576Shelves
8. 558 琅 Langya's Number One Young Master 琅琊第一公子 Xie Qining谢栖宁Historical480k WordsCompleted Chen Yun, a modern graduate student in history, transmigrates into a dying refugee in the chaotic era of Southern Qi. With his life hanging in the balance, he dares to impersonate the most prestigious clan in the land: the Wang clan of Langya. Armed with meticulous knowledge of historical details and learning far beyond his time, he recites long-lost poems, sees through the undercurrents at court, and carries himself with more refinement than the true scholars. Step by step, he rises from an obs 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An archaeology graduate student was excavating an ancient tomb when it collapsed, transporting him to the Southern Qi Dynasty where he became a refugee. He started out surrounded by corpses, on the verge of death, suffering from blood loss, cold, and hunger, forced to eat wild vegetables and drink raw water. He encountered fleeing soldiers and packs of wolves, narrowly escaping death. To ensure his survival, he impersonated a member of the Langya Wang clan, using his knowledge to cultivate a powerful position.

9. 559 穿 Reincarnated as the Sweet, Fragile Songbird of a Sick, Possessive Tycoon 穿成病娇偏执大佬的娇软金丝雀 Xiao Axiang小阿湘Ancient Romance430k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + wits and face-slapping + mutual salvation] A brilliant, melodramatic young woman versus a secretly scheming, “pretending-to-be-dead” sickly prince The heroine is clever, has her own mind, and spends the early part of the story focused on escaping. She never gets dumbed down. The hero appears refined and noble, all icy aloofness and gentlemanly virtue, but it’s all an act! He’s a scheming, obsessive boy, dark-hearted for years, who can’t bear to let go once he meets th 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book's synopsis states there's no system, space, or cheat code; the female protagonist relies entirely on her intelligence to solve problems. The title is a bit odd, but you can read it. The female protagonist is intelligent and not stupid. I'm just hyping up this new book; nobody's reading it with me, it's not popular.

10. 560 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明：穿越崇祯帝，开局一根绳 An Illiterate Writes a Novel文盲写小说Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.6kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    ✨210,000 Reads [Thumbs up] I can't stop reading all night [Admiration] Super good 😍 Zhu Lian transmigrates into the body of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian. At this time, there are still seven days before Li Zicheng's attack on the outer city, and the Ming Dynasty is in imminent danger. Zhu Lian first wants to send the crown prince to Nanjing, and then kills infighting civil officials and corrupt court officials. Things develop beyond the initial plan.

11. 561 风 The Charming Son-in-Law: A Fallen Imperial Tutor's Road to Redemption 风流赘婿：落魄帝师的逆袭之路 Fox Knows Fish狐狸知鱼Historical168k WordsOngoing Li Yan, a Chinese literature PhD who died from staying up all night, opens his eyes as Lin Mo, the most pathetic live-in son-in-law in the Great Chu dynasty. His fiancée thinks he’s useless, and the entire household treats him like dirt. He had hoped to keep his head down and survive, but when he’s put on the spot at a poetry gathering, he’s forced to pick up his brush. In an instant, Li Bai possesses him and Du Fu takes over: “Clouds evoke her dress, flowers her face.” His poem leaves the whole 114Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 562 诗 Poet Immortal Son-in-Law: One Poem from the Start, and the Immortal Maidens Throw Themselves at Me 诗仙赘婿：开局一首诗，仙子倒贴 Fox Knows Fish狐狸知鱼Eastern Fantasy342k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the Su family’s spineless live-in son-in-law, Qin Mo found that even a dog had it better than he did! His mother-in-law was cruel, his wife cold, and the servants mocked him. When he could take no more, he recited a single line of poetry, “When life goes well, seize the moment,” and his literary aura soared, stunning everyone! From then on, the literary world was turned upside down: The courtesan of the pleasure house threw herself at him, all because of one line: “Clou 264Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 563 穿 After Reincarnating as a Beggar, I Came to Rule the World 穿成乞丐后，我坐拥天下 Unicorn Captain独角兽船长Historical137k WordsOngoing [Fictional Ancient Setting] + [Smart and Capable Leads] + [Master of Both Medicine and Martial Arts] Qin Zhao, once a secretary to a high-ranking official, dies suddenly in an accident and transmigrates to a parallel world. In this alternate history, he becomes a little beggar afflicted with smallpox. With no golden finger and no spatial System, he relies solely on what he knows to survive by sheer luck in an ancient world rife with the disease. Later, he masters the teachings of a mysterious ol —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check this out! Qin Zhao transmigrates into the body of a lowly beggar with a terrible life, but his intelligence and emotional intelligence are both high. He defeats smallpox with modern medicine, schemes against the county magistrate, throws the prefectural magistrate into jail, and starts selling "Six-Flavor Pills" in ancient times, determined to restore male dominance. The writing is smooth and the logic is clear. If you like fast-paced reading, you can start from Chapter Six…

14. 564 幕 The God Behind the Scenes 幕后的神明 Distant Dreamscape远方梦境Eastern Fantasy105k WordsCompleted No heroine, no romance pairing, original world, behind-the-scenes scheming, ensemble cast, dark, everyone is a villain, slow burn Cultivators in bandit garb, armed with magical AK-47s, storm into the Heavenly Court... In a world of wizards, unknown deities hidden in the black mist secretly manipulate the world’s balance of power, unleashing a tide of magic... Before long, new beings that had never existed appear in this world: vampires, werewolves, Titans... Yet the rulers of the world of ol 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no female lead, no romantic pairing. The protagonist is the mastermind, guide, and observer behind the scenes. It's an ensemble piece, with almost everyone being a villain. Each character has their own agenda, and everyone is rational ('▿').

15. 565 宋 A Great Gentleman of the Song Dynasty 宋朝大官人 No Clouds in the Starry Sky星空没有云Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Bronze Prize winner of the Fourth Migu Cup! “What? I woke up and ended up farming in the Northern Song dynasty!” Chen Chuliu was so furious he almost rammed his head into the wall, but quickly stopped himself. These four earthen walls were all his family had left. If he damaged one, they would really be finished. Faced with a bare-bones home, the clan chief's attempts to force him into hard labor, and the contempt of the county's rich young masters, Chen Chuliu used his clever modern mind to tur 1.9kReads8.4Score167Shelves

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    I think these two books are good! Firstly, it also provides a very detailed description of the official system of the Song Dynasty. Secondly, be broad in scope to grasp the essentials, and concise yet comprehensive in application.

16. 566 小 Xiao Zhao Says: The Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties 小招说：魏晋南北朝 Huang Xiaozhao黄小招Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Fight for the Central Plains and vie for dominion over all under heaven! The tumult of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties is sweeping in! There are schemes and intrigues, bloody battles on the battlefield, and tender romances… The endless infighting at court and the ceaseless flames of war are beyond counting. All kinds of human nature are submerged in the long river of history… 260Reads7.1Score—Shelves
17. 567 女 The Empress Tries to Lure Me Out of Seclusion, but I Refuse 女帝引诱我出山，我偏不 Little White Tower小白楼Historical476k WordsCompleted Sheng Tian transmigrated to the Great Xia Dynasty and, by a stroke of luck, saved the county magistrate's daughter, earning the affection of a beautiful woman from a wealthy household. Sheng Tian wanted to rely on his own abilities, keep a low profile, and live out a peaceful, prosperous life. But his many inventions and innovations astonished the Great Xia Dynasty's empress. The beautiful empress came to ask Sheng Tian to marry her, bringing with her a vast realm, the wealth of the entire natio 14Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    He just wanted to give up, but his strength wouldn't allow it. The protagonist won the heart of the beautiful empress by inventing technology and thus reached the pinnacle of his life.

18. 568 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 27.5kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    It's fantastic! The author's language is humorous and witty, showcasing a clash between modern and feudal ideas.

19. 569 渣 He Wants to Break Off Our Engagement? Then Set Off the Firecrackers! 渣男要退婚？马上给我放鞭炮 Third Road of Light Industry轻工三路Ancient Romance392k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical romance + punishing scoundrels and face-slapping + sweet romance + political intrigue] Fu Luo became one of the many transmigrators. She wanted to keep a low profile, but everyone else had other ideas. When her unkind grandmother insisted on splitting up the family, Fu Luo agreed. Then she promptly brought home a chest of gold, leaving everyone dazzled. Her cousin entered her name in the Hundred Flowers Banquet, hoping to make her look foolish. Fu Luo accidentally 203Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back to ancient times, no system, no spatial dimension, but appearance and intelligence are all present, and importantly, the story is already complete.

20. 570 穿 I Returned to Ancient Times, and My Lover Is a Prince 穿回古代，我的对象是王爷 Zhizhi's Coral Bug吱吱的珊瑚虫Ancient Romance148k WordsCompleted Transmigration One: Jiang Xiaoxiao, a 28-year-old modern doctor, transmigrates into a book and becomes the 18-year-old Princess of Shengjing. Transmigration Two: Yushanhu, the author of the book, transmigrates into her own story and becomes the Red Snail Cult's Holy Maiden. Transmigration Three: The real 18-year-old Princess of Shengjing, Jiang Xiaoxiao, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes the amnesiac 28-year-old doctor Jiang Xiaoxiao. Using the pen name Yushanhu, she writes a novel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new completed work in the genre of time travel (modern to ancient) + time travel to modern.

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