Novels with Brilliant Protagonists Who Build Factions and Show No Mercy 集智商高，创势力，杀伐果断的小说。

1. 51 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 14.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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   A true hero is one who is both refined and chivalrous.

2. 52 饥 The Hungry Giant: The Soviet-American Grain Trade Rivalry (1945–1991) 饥饿的巨人：美苏粮食贸易博弈（1945~1991） Chi Youdu迟有度Historical172k WordsCompleted In 1972, like many other places across Eurasia, the Soviet Union suffered a severe drought, and its wheat harvest was devastated. A food crisis was imminent. Under America's customary “food strategy,” this was the perfect time to demand exorbitant prices. To fill its enormous food deficit, the Soviet Union would have to pay dearly. Yet, against all expectations, it was not Brezhnev but Nixon in the White House who was sitting on pins and needles. As it turned out, the Soviet Union had anticipate 118Reads9.3Score121Shelves

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3. 53 民 The Republic's Ten Richest Men Revealed 民国十大富豪揭秘 Shun Yan顺衍Historical114k WordsCompleted Amid the turbulent Republic of China era, the business world was in upheaval. From the Jian brothers, the “Cigarette Kings,” to brewing magnate Zhang Bishi, textile-industry legend Liu Guojun, chemical-industry pioneer Fan Xudong, match king Liu Hongsheng, and bristle tycoon Gu Gengyu, each figure had a story full of twists and turns. Against an ever-changing historical backdrop, their remarkable journeys from poverty to wealth unfold. This book not only explores how they used hard work, intelli 19Reads8.0Score—Shelves
4. 54 粮 Grain Prices 粮价 Song in the Era Before Christ歌在西元前7k WordsCompleted Grain Prices 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 失 The Lost Three Hundred Years: China’s Opening and Closing After the Age of Discovery (1516–1840) 失去的三百年：地理大发现之后中国的开放与封闭（1516—1840）（经纬度丛书） Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical338k WordsCompleted A new book on Chinese history by Guo Jianlong! Recommended by Luo Zhenyu and Yu Minhong. Discover China’s opening up and setbacks over the three centuries from the late Ming to the late Qing. China once had opportunities to learn from the West and open itself to the world. It was eager to learn about technology, commerce, finance, and systems of governance. China opened up to the outside world more than once in its history, but without learning from the past, every opening eventually closes in o 102Reads9.3Score—Shelves
6. 56 兴 Rise and Fall: Two Thousand Years of Chinese Governance 兴亡：中国两千年治理得失 Shen Gang沈刚Historical313k WordsCompleted Why did Confucian thought become the core set of values in the development and evolution of ancient China's system of governance? Which eight emperors played decisive roles? Which institutions shaped the control and mobilization of social resources? This fresh take on the political history of ancient China reveals how the imperial power system operated after the Qin unification. It seeks to identify patterns of change, explain the dynastic cycle, and draw lessons from history. Combining the stor 45Reads8.5Score—Shelves
7. 57 中 A Brief History of China’s Salt Industry 中国盐业简史 Chen Yaping陈亚平Historical112k WordsCompleted Though salt is small in grain, it is vital to people’s livelihoods; the amount of tax levied on it affects the nation’s finances. Historical records show that China’s salt industry has a history of more than 5,000 years. In ancient times, it was not only a major source of tax revenue for successive dynastic governments, but also a vital lifeline for maintaining their rule. These governments attached great importance to the development, management, and production of salt, giving rise to countless 39Reads8.6Score—Shelves
8. 58 中 A Practical Guide to Making Money for Wealthy Merchants Throughout Chinese History (Volume Two) 中国历代富商谋财实用大全书 （下） Li Hong李宏Historical666k WordsCompleted This book recounts the legendary stories of fifteen Chinese tycoons who rose from nothing to build fortunes worth hundreds of millions. They include Fan Li, who retired after achieving success during the Spring and Autumn period; Lu Buwei, whose rare goods were worth holding on to during the Warring States period; Shen Wansan, a wealthy merchant in Jiangnan at the end of the Yuan dynasty; Wang Haifeng, a Shanxi salt merchant at the end of the Ming dynasty; Lei Lüta, founder of a private bank in 1Reads7.9Score—Shelves
9. 59 钱 Chinese History Through Coins 钱币里的中国史 Qing Qiuzi清秋子Historical177k WordsCompleted Money is everywhere in our lives. How can we make more of it? Most people still don't understand. What is money? Where does it come from? How can money make more money? This book explores the wisdom of the Chinese people on finance and currency, tracing the fascinating history of money's birth, growth, and evolution, and unfolding before readers a stunning panorama of finance, economics, and history. In his books, history is the warp and literature the weft, bringing flesh and warmth to a subje 94Reads9.3Score—Shelves
10. 60 财 Three Thousand Years of Chinese Finance 财政中国三千年 Liu Shougang刘守刚Historical426k WordsCompleted What fiscal mechanisms sustained the long-term development and effective governance of the Chinese Empire? How did China's path toward becoming a modern state differ from that of the West from a fiscal perspective? What fiscal forces drove China's political development? China has a history spanning more than three thousand years, dating back to the Shang dynasty, the earliest period for which we have reliable written records. Drawing on the thread of public finance, Three Thousand Years of Fisca 73Reads9.3Score—Shelves
11. 61 粮 The Grain Price War 粮价战争 Clam Chowder蛤蜊浓汤19k WordsCompleted The Grain Price War —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 盲 The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京：帝阙权谋录 Dong Wang Jinglan东往景澜Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This entire novel is high-IQ! Decisive and ruthless! No saintly sentimentality, no idiocy! A red thread binds her deep-seated hatred to his vast empire; two people with opposing stances repeatedly protect each other amidst the turmoil of the palace. She stirs up the political storm with her medical skills, while he sheds his cold imperial shell to reveal his vulnerability. What begins as a game of mutual exploitation ultimately blossoms into an unbreakable bond of love, brimming with a sense of destiny—the more you read, the more captivating it becomes.

13. 63 本 Compendium of Materia Medica 本草纲录 Old Fisherman of Yijiang宜江钓叟Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Wang Yue, the third prince of An, receives instruction from a master in a dream and becomes a peerless strategist and warrior. He keeps a low profile and loves traveling among the people. Every journey brings him great rewards: talented followers, a beautiful wife, and the destruction of a million enemies with a laugh. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Meets the requirements!

14. 64 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 35.6kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist is intelligent and creates a sect in another world, overcoming numerous obstacles to become a powerful figure!

15. 65 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.2kReads6.5Score1.6kShelves

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    [5.5 Million+, time to slaughter!] [Decisive killing + dark revenge + invincible style] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is like drinking water! This is the invincible style!] Long Kai transmigrates into a death row inmate, starting in prison! System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! From prison to the starry sky, from mortal to Dao Lord. Kill until power goes berserk, kill until invincible. Treading on the corpses of the royal court, pointing his sword at the source of the starry sea. The so-called geniuses and prodigies are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs!! Kill! Kill! Kill!!!

16. 66 说 I Was Supposed to Be Reborn, But Is This a Mission Anyone Can Accept? 说好的重生，这任务是人能接的？ Cabbage Needs Boiling白菜要开水煮Mystery141k WordsOngoing (No System, not invincible, no mindless power fantasy. Read with caution if that bothers you.) I died for no apparent reason, only to discover I still had a chance to be reborn. When I embarked on a series of challenges, hoping to make my way back by overcoming them one by one, I realized this path was doomed to fail. I have no interest in becoming a lofty god. All I want is to return to the world I came from… 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Having read many high-IQ stories, I think this one has the smartest protagonist. Just watch it! Bao Yi doesn't utter a sound. In the first challenge, I thought I had seen through everything, but little did I know the protagonist was on the third level in the atmosphere.

17. 67 只 Mending the Heavens with One Hand 只手补天 Xiashan Tiger峡山虎Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Transmigration + Power Fantasy + Alternate World + Overwhelming All Opposition + Ruthless] Synopsis One: The story of a fallen prince’s rise to power. Synopsis Two: On his first day after transmigrating as the crown prince of Great Yan, his kingdom was destroyed. Fortunately, he bound himself to a high-level civilization System, gaining supercomputing power, the ability to make limitless deductions, and access to multiple levels of additional permissions. Unlock Level One: [Devour] 489Reads5.0Score105Shelves

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    When the great calamity begins, [already recommended] the land is shattered, the divine continent sinks, and the five great demon gods overturn the heavens. Li Xuan stands alone before millions, his sword pointing to the sky, blood staining the heavens. "I have come here only to borrow your divine bodies and flesh to forge my path to mend the heavens." A fantasy novel with a fast-paced plot, time travel, cunning, and intense action; a grand scheme, constant plot twists, and a must-read. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, preferring action to mere prowess; a truly exhilarating read from beginning to end.

18. 68 外 An Alien Country Bumpkin Forces Me to Become a Smirking Dragon King 外星土狗逼我做歪嘴龙王 Li Genshuo李根硕Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Magical realism, no System, and not a wish-fulfillment story. A Chinese teacher whose manuscript was rejected secretly studies Dragon King fiction, uncovers the secrets of the universe, gets unbelievably lucky, shocks everyone, and conquers the world! 53.3kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
19. 69 国EN National Martial Arts: Daily Settlement, Starting as a Rickshaw Puller 国术：每日结算，从黄包车夫开始 Wen Liu Que Gu闻柳却顾Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial arts running rampant, ultimate-path cultivation, leveling, and a style like Gun Kai] At the end of the dynasty, warlords carved up the country from within, while Western powers circled from without. Their ironclad ships and cannons devoured the nation's fortune. Foreigners destroyed ancestral temples, severed dragon veins, and banned martial arts. The nation was on the brink of ruin and its people faced extinction! In the imperial court, nobles bo 342.7kReads8.4Score36kShelves
20. 70 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 515.1kReads9.1Score41.9kShelves
21. 71 穿 I Transmigrated to the Tyrannical Qin: Chen Sheng Led Me in Rebellion 穿越暴秦：陈胜带我起义 Gu Tianshu穀天黍Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Are kings and nobles born to their station? The protagonist transmigrates into the brutal Qin dynasty and rises in rebellion alongside Chen Sheng, in an age ruled by harsh officials. Facing divisions between sworn brothers and the relentless turning wheels of history, he plots and schemes to save the brothers who stood together when their oath was first made. Where will he lead them from here...? 327Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Decisive in attack and full of clever strategies

22. 72 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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    These two books are absolutely true and of high quality! The authors are incredibly intelligent! Highly recommended—novels you'll never tire of reading!

23. 73 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
24. 74 锻 Training Your Judgment and Thinking 锻炼判断与思考 Xiao Zong Who Loves Hubei Dried Fish爱吃湖北干鱼的小宗48k WordsCompleted This isn’t an ordinary history book. It’s a hands-on guide to “stealing” the minds of giants. Zhuge Liang, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla... These departed great minds will become your personal “mentors in thinking.” Through real-life cases of the choices they made at life-or-death moments, you’ll learn firsthand the finest techniques for evaluating information, thinking deeply, making decisions under risk, and achieving innovation. What you transmigrate through isn’t time, but —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Training Judgment and Thinking" is a historical survival story, with in-depth analysis of situations and choices throughout, full of high-energy plot twists and turns, and teaching readers how to think rationally about problems. "Mental Reconstruction Lab" leans towards psychological healing, using a fantasy consciousness space as a vehicle to analyze inner trauma, dissecting emotions and knots with great delicacy. Reading it feels like giving yourself a psychological adjustment, with a strong sense of immersion.

25. 75 心 The Mind Restructuring Lab 心智重构实验室 Xiao Zong Who Loves Hubei Dried Fish爱吃湖北干鱼的小宗78k WordsCompleted The Mind System Reconfiguration Lab is an immersive guide to psychological healing. From emotional disorders, thought traps, and behavioral patterns to relationship difficulties, it combines in-depth analysis with practical tools you can put to use, helping you diagnose the deep-seated code of your mind system, rebuild your thinking, heal your wounds, and achieve wholeness and growth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 尘 Secret War in the Dust 尘埃秘战 Believing Twilight Is Dawn相信余晖是黎明Urban77k WordsCompleted Leave a comment or two! Your comments are what keep me writing. Even just a quick note about what you liked or didn’t like would mean a lot. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 大 The Great Ji Empire: From Starving Corpses to an Empire in a Chaotic Age 大稷帝国：从饿殍到乱世建帝国 Clouds Shielding Bamboo残云护竹Historical375k WordsCompleted Hu Yisheng, an agricultural college student, opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated into a frail young boy who has just died among heaps of starving corpses. He is freezing, starving, and on the brink of death! While others wait to die in these chaotic times, he seizes every chance to survive with his modern knowledge of agriculture! He ventures into dense forests and takes over mountain strongholds, digs up treasure and gathers refugees, clears land for farming and domesticates wild fowl. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the Starry Continent, 233 nations are embroiled in war, plagued by natural disasters and man-made calamities, leaving the common people starving. Our protagonist, Hu Yisheng, faces a death crisis the moment he transmigrates—the original owner was a frail, sickly boy suffering from chronic hunger, whose body was taken over by Hu Yisheng shortly after his death. Starting with only a knife (no, he starts with nothing but a weak body), he survives entirely thanks to his modern wilderness survival skills. While scrambling through the forest, he unexpectedly discovers an abandoned mountain stronghold containing treasure! From then on, he embarks on a path of triumph: taking in refugees, cultivating wasteland, planting crops, and raising livestock, transforming his small stronghold into a thriving community. He then develops commerce, establishes an intelligence network, trains a private army, and gradually expands his power. Then comes the conquest of various nations, annihilating them with ease, transforming from a small stronghold chief into an emperor who unifies the continent! Even more admirable is that after unifying the continent, he doesn't cling to power, but instead returns it to the people and retires into seclusion.

28. 78 草 A Commoner Holds the Imperial Seal, So Let Me Be Rude 草民执玺，庶我无礼 Bread Fu Lu Wa面包福禄娃Historical1.1M WordsOngoing [Alternate history + political intrigue + factional strife + succession struggle + war] No System, no invincibility, no treasures, no special bloodline, no golden finger… nothing at all! From the start, all He Yan can say is “Ah!” He’s the unlucky soul who transmigrates into a book as a lowly slave on the frontier. Mired in the dirt, he’s caught in a time of chaos, with a life as cheap as an ant’s. When even a bowl of porridge and a meal of rice are no longer guaranteed, should he accept his fat 115Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of power struggles and strategic maneuvering; those who want to learn cunning and ruthless political tactics can use it as a textbook. [Smirk]

29. 79 乱 Rules of a Chaotic Era 乱世规章 Autumn Colors in Yueyang岳阳秋色Urban88k WordsOngoing From elementary school through middle school, I was the dirtiest, poorest, and softest target in class. My grades were awful, and I carried a stench that wouldn't wash off. Anyone could kick me or call me names. Until one day, the school bully tore up the money my mom needed for her life-saving medicine, then spat in my face. The resentment I'd bottled up for three years erupted all at once. One swing of a brick left the bully bleeding from the head, and me branded the enemy of the entire school —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 灿 Land of the Radiant Dead: Earth's Trial Ground 灿烂尸生之地球试炼场 Cloud-Riding Knight驾云骑士Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth: he turns into a zombie from the start. No revenge, no betrayal: he only wants to survive. Go abroad, hold nothing back: kill humans and zombies alike. Superpowers that level up, with no class restrictions. No System, no favoritism toward the protagonist, and keep yourself in check. The apocalypse arrives, and Earth becomes a trial ground for a higher civilization. Wei Xinwu turns into a zombie from the start. Under the human army's purge, ordinary zombies have no h 1.1kReads8.9Score100Shelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth, just turning into a zombie; no revenge, no betrayal, just the will to survive; going abroad without hesitation, even zombies love their country; possessing superpowers, leveling up, no distinction between professions. No system, no harem, and must maintain a virtuous lifestyle.

31. 81 大 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 A Single Thought of Nothingness一念无Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 15.7kReads8.2Score942Shelves

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    A historical fiction novel of exceptionally high quality, perfect for both listening and reading. Clear logic, well-developed characters, rich plot, and tight writing. Not a formulaic, fast-paced story. Please enjoy! [Top Post]

32. 82 七 The Seven-Star Path to Immortality 七星仙途 The Great Dao Heads North大道北行Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The Revised Soul Refining the Seven Stars is a monumental fantasy novel newly conceived and written on the basis of the original Soul Refining the Seven Stars. It depicts a world where soul cultivators, spell cultivators, and body cultivators coexist, while ghosts and monsters roam unchecked. It explores profound truths about divination, reincarnation, and the transformations of the universe, and portrays the conflicts and helplessness that come with pursuing love, hatred, passion, and revenge w 3.8kReads8.9Score350Shelves

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    A stunningly good book! A traditional cultivation novel! A protagonist with high intelligence. The human realm, the immortal realm, the divine realm... Cultivators of magic, body, soul, demon, monster, and ghost!

33. 83 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.3kReads6.9Score115Shelves

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    The only gangster novel whose title doesn't do it justice

34. 84 宗 Even the Imperial Clan Has to Eat First 宗亲也得先饱饭 Carefree Son of Heaven 66逍遥天子66Historical452k WordsCompleted A young man with genuine royal-clan ancestry starts at the very bottom, struggling simply to survive. Drawing on real intelligence and the few advantages he has, he makes his way step by step through a world in chaos. He isn’t “playing a Three Kingdoms game”; he’s “living a life in the Eastern Han dynasty.” 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know why I only like watching handsome men and beautiful women.

35. 85 你 Can You Imagine the Ancestral Dragon as Your Father-in-Law? 你能想象祖龙当你老丈人吗？ Carefree Son of Heaven 66逍遥天子66Urban592k WordsCompleted The most hard-core father-in-law in history drops into the modern world, wielding the Tai'a Sword as he takes up position in the living room! When a princess of the Great Qin Empire meets a modern-day rich second-generation slacker, this is more than a sweet romance across time. It’s a father-in-law and son-in-law showdown that will make history textbooks tremble! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 7.8kReads8.9Score712Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title. This isn't about a naive girl marrying into a wealthy family; it's about a Beijing socialite who's been playing a long game for a Hong Kong tycoon for ten years.

37. 87 尘 Dust Mountain 尘埃山 Bystander Joe旁观路人甲Historical1.4M WordsCompleted This story follows ordinary people struggling to survive through the long, chaotic ninety years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It portrays how a group of common folk make their way in life, far from the halls of power, with no special advantages or extraordinary encounters. Like specks of dust drifting through time, they endure the weight of the years, unnoticed and unheard. 365Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Lesser-known historical novels [Already added to my wishlist] [Added to my bookshelf]

38. 88 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical716k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.5kReads8.8Score165Shelves

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    This one is good.

39. 89 源EN Ringlord of the Source Realm 源界环主 Chao Fuyu朝覆雨Eastern Fantasy8.4M WordsOngoing With one sword, he splits the heavens; all things return to the void. Qin Yu traverses annihilation, cuts through nothingness, and finally sees the Zero Page: the primordial blank beyond all settings, authors, and readers. He neither contests nor merges with it. He simply takes the manuscript paper back into his arms. From then on, the supreme powers of all worlds are no more than dust on a page. The master of the Zero Page is Qin Yu alone. One final question: who has the right to define what is 6.6kReads8.3Score761Shelves

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    The protagonist, Qin Yu, systematically overcomes obstacles, severing thoughts, breaking causality, annihilating dimensions, shattering narratives, erasing existence, reversing time and space, transcending life and death, deconstructing logic, transcending the primordial chaos, annihilating the origin, and breaking through all phenomena, ultimately breaking through annihilation and ascending to the position of Master of Page Zero. [Bookshelf Added]

40. 90 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.6kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    Criminal Investigation Team Leader Chen Wang receives an anonymous package: a cigarette butt stained with lipstick, accompanied by a voice recorder that loops a baby's cries. A "topologist" at the mental hospital uses ribs to construct a Klein bottle model, claiming it represents the dimensional coordinates of the crime scene. When a binary scar appears behind the ear of the eleventh body, the forensic pathologist finds a candy wrapper labeled "System Vulnerability" in the victim's stomach. Chen Wang lights the evidence cigarette butt, and a holographic image of himself committing suicide appears in the smoke—it turns out all the murder weapons came from police numbers cancelled twenty years ago, and closing the case means erasing the existence data of the "NPCs."

41. 91 生 A Deadly Predicament 生死困局 Shen Xuzhi沈徐之Mystery84k WordsOngoing I fell asleep in the body of a stillborn infant, my memories lost, after personally laying a century-long trap. One person kept vigil by my side for a thousand years; a host of sworn enemies hunted me down to kill me. The eerie goings-on at the funeral home where I’ve just started work, old acquaintances who keep appearing, the overwhelming power of my past life that I can no longer conceal, and a destiny rejected by Heaven’s will. If Heaven forbids it, I’ll fight! If Heaven won’t give it to me, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel has a great pace, and importantly, the main characters are all decisive and ruthless, without any unnecessary dragging. The only drawback is that the author might want to update the novel faster.

42. 92 七 Seven Days of Possession 七日着魔 Brick Fun砖乐Eastern Fantasy707k WordsOngoing Demons are temptation and desire, chaos and disorder, destruction and upheaval. Demons dwell in the obsessions of all things; anything can become demonic. So long as all things endure, the demonic path will endure. After the protagonist’s corpse lay unclaimed for seven days, he awoke on the seventh day and forged a demonic body. Since Heaven has given me this chance to live again, rather than remain one of the numb masses in this mortal world, I would rather become the one and only primordial de 2.5kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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    Main character: The only demon to appear in all of eternity, one of the rules of Heaven. The stories in this book all express that all things possess demonic nature and can become demonic; as long as all things exist, the demon will never perish. [Smile][Admiration]

43. 93 谁 Who Is the Killer, and Who Is Pulling the Strings? 谁是凶手，谁在操控 XM PopsicleXM冰棍Mystery45k WordsOngoing Get ready to have your mind blown!!! Detective A takes on a bizarre murder case. Victim X is found dead in their own psychology clinic, wearing a strange smile. Clutched in their hand is a note: “Who is the killer, and who is pulling the strings?” Every suspect has a perfect alibi. Every deduction points to one conclusion: Detective A’s partner, Detective B. But when Detective B is arrested, they suddenly burst into strange laughter: “You think I’m the one pulling the strings? I’m just a pawn.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Battle] -- Ten-Day Same Style -- Werewolf is so weak! Mind-bending battles are a crazy party! The fat guy smashes the wall and gives away first blood, the man in the suit starts with "You're all dead..." The protagonist is not an overpowered protagonist, there are no mindless wish-fulfillment novel tropes, only a battle of wits! ▶▶▶▶Preview Before Reading◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ ❶ Mind-Bound Prison + Time-Limited Annihilation, Death Prohibitions are Deadly— ❷ Public Investment Hides Traps, Lending Rules Bury Deadly Motives, Every Step is a Gamble with Life! ❸ Rabbit Gnawing on Skull Doll Seeking Death, Church Jaw-Cracking Mechanism, Horror and Thriller at their Peak! ❹ Chain Shaking to Break the Game, Sherlin's Game Hides Mysteries, Mind-Bending Battles that Will Make Your Scalp Twist! ▼▼▼ [Click the Cover Below]▼▼▼Start Unlocking! 1864646446

45. 95 重 Reborn in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a Little Demon 重生笑傲之魔崽子 The Walking Pencil行走的铅笔Male-Channel Fanfiction511k WordsCompleted I'm reborn into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and damn, I'm the villain? How am I supposed to deal with this? Ouyang Ming fished out the only ten coins he had, bought and ate three flatbreads, then looked at the street urchins glaring at him with cold eyes. 2.5kReads5.8Score123Shelves
46. 96 重 Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug 重生异世我的金手指被虫咬过 The Walking Pencil行走的铅笔Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug. I thought I’d live an ordinary life in another world. But as he gradually explored its mysteries, Zhao Wendong grew stronger with every step. When he finally looked back, he realized that although he’d been cultivating the martial path, somehow it had turned into something much like the immortal path! Damn it! Who cares? The demon path is still a path, and magic is still magic! As long as I can live freely, that’s 3.3kReads7.4Score209Shelves
47. 97 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 11kReads9.0Score621Shelves

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    A high-IQ showdown with no dull moments; logic enthusiasts will be banging their fists on the table in excitement. Even better, every beautiful female character is intelligent and has a compelling personality. Who could resist such a lineup? [Winking face]

48. 98 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
49. 99 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 369Reads8.5Score—Shelves
50. 100 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 449Reads—Score—Shelves

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