For Middle-Aged Readers: Smart Characters, No Goody-Two-Shoes, Decisive and Ruthless, Highly Rated 适合中年人看，智商在线，不圣母，杀伐果断，高分

1. 251 修 Slave Cultivator 修奴 Feng Laojiu风老九Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Cultivators fish for fun, as a refined hobby. They consider eating fish beneath them. The fish he caught were casually handed over to the kitchen to feed the slaves. In a moment of carelessness, he forgot to remove the hook. And so, a little slave came into possession of that fishhook, setting the stage for a grand and turbulent era. I’ve been writing web novels for over ten years. I take my work seriously and know how to handle a traditional fantasy epic with a sweeping scope. I won’t drop the 3.8kReads8.7Score417Shelves

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   This is amazing! I stumbled upon this book by accident. Judging from the synopsis, it seems to be a recent work by an author from another platform. I clicked in and was instantly hooked. I really appreciate books with some substance. Traditional fantasy has flavor, so much better than those mindless, anticlimactic plots. This book is truly excellent! It's just a bit too short; the author only updates twice a day. I might keep it for later and read it when it's more complete.

2. 252 重 Reborn into My Golden Age 重生我的黄金时代 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban3.2M WordsCompleted An ordinary engineer suddenly finds himself back after the college entrance exams, following a short nap during an overtime shift. Having failed to get into the university he wanted in his previous life, this time he doesn't dare get carried away. He diligently reaches for the best he can manage, embarking on his second life in a whole new way and encountering wave after wave of challenges... 123Reads7.4Score—Shelves
3. 253 日 How Can Dusk Be So Tender? 日暮何以温柔 Reed Rain Mountain Ghost芦雨山鬼Mystery687k WordsOngoing Welcome to the double life of a female detective. A brilliant young woman with a dazzling future, she teaches at the psychology department of S University. Then, overnight, she falls into obscurity as a junior employee in an entertainment company’s public relations department. By a twist of fate, she becomes a top-tier star with a closely guarded secret identity. The mystery surrounding her lover’s death drives her to the brink. As she uncovers the truth behind a deadly game, she unexpectedly gl 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Welcome to the double life of a female detective. A brilliant and promising female psychologist from S University, she suddenly finds herself a lowly clerk in the public relations department of an entertainment company. By chance, she transforms into a top-tier singer in the entertainment industry, hiding her true identity. The mystery surrounding her lover's death pushes her to the edge of a cliff. She unravels the truth behind a death game and unexpectedly glimpses a turning point in her fate. Donning her police uniform, she sees through people's hearts, delves into mysteries, and walks the line between good and evil. Wearing a mask, she measures right and wrong, risking her life to protect others, playing the game of life. She descends into the abyss, bringing sunshine with her, like a speck of dust, illuminating herself and seeing countless dancing companions.

4. 254 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 36.4kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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   I highly recommend this book. The female lead is not a saint at all; she's decisive and ruthless. I absolutely love her!

5. 255 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 210kReads9.7Score28.1kShelves

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   Every single one of them is a favorite! These are the first novels I followed online, selected from twenty years of reading. I'll read them while I still can. I bought them to keep on my bookshelf for my children to read later.

6. 256 堕 Fallen 堕 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 45.5kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves

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   If this book were renamed, it would definitely be a bestseller! 💥 Luckily I read the synopsis, I almost missed out on a great book! 🌴 🍀 At three in the morning, I heard the sound of a key turning in the lock. The bedroom door, which had been locked from the inside, was slowly pushed open. Footsteps approached, finally stopping beside my bed. The air was silent for several seconds, as if checking if I was awake. I didn't move, pretending to still be asleep. Finally, a figure slowly lifted the blanket covering me and lay down beside me. A faint orange scent emanated from the person, the same shower gel I always keep in my bathroom. I took a deep breath and asked, "Where did you get my room key?"

7. 257 纸 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 5.7kReads—Score151Shelves

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   Reading these two books gave me goosebumps! They were terrifying! But there's no doubt that these two books are masterpieces of our time! After reading these two, I can only say they are truly top-tier works of art!

8. 258 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves

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   [Eating melon][Eating melon] I never expected that Tomato would have a masterpiece. I would call this Tomato's only masterpiece. This novel is so wonderful and good-looking. It is very addictive from the beginning and has a rhythm that makes you unable to stop reading. It is unforgettable and irresistible.

9. 259 水 Thirty Meters Underwater, a Bride-Clad Corpse Opened Her Eyes 水下30米，一具女尸穿着嫁衣，睁开了眼 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士6k WordsCompleted Thirty meters underwater, a female corpse in a wedding dress opens her eyes. 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 请 Your Highness, Go to Your Death! 请皇兄，赴死！ Brew Little Wine煮小酒Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Zhou Che is reborn as the sixth prince of Great Xia, but his five elder brothers keep closing in on him. They want to strip me of my claim to the throne! They want to confiscate what little my family has left! They want to take the woman I love and kill me! If that’s how it is “If you, my brothers, can kill your own kin, why can’t I?” “If you can fight for the realm, why can’t I?” “You all think yourselves capable. What makes me any less so?!” Zhou Che rises with his sword drawn. “Your sixth bro 31.3kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    💥A captivating historical intrigue novel,🌈The first book features the original owner, the sixth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. As the imperial edict stated: uneducated in both literature and martial arts, inherently cowardly, possessing no redeeming qualities other than good looks and a large stature, plagued by various vices. The original owner was invited to a banquet at the fifth prince's residence and became extremely drunk. However, the claim that he disrespected his elder brother's fiancée, Zhen Shi, is absolutely untrue! The original owner was both cowardly and incompetent; even drunk, he would never dare to disrespect Zhen Shi. Clearly, this was a trap, a trap intended to kill the original owner! However, the mastermind overestimated the original owner's weakness… After drinking too much, he simply passed out, allowing Zhou Che, who had transmigrated from another world, to take over his body.

11. 261 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Open a Restaurant to Raise My Daughter 下山后，开个饭馆养女儿 Dark Sky黑天Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Chen Ning, young master of the Five Gates, discovers that he has a biological daughter who is three years old. For her sake, Chen Ning comes down from the mountain and opens a little restaurant, settling into a quiet, ordinary life. He spends his days cooking, making buns, and searching for his daughter's mother. Life is peaceful and carefree. As the restaurant grows more popular, more and more important figures come to eat there, and many even show up seeking medical treatment! One day, some th 3.2kReads9.0Score326Shelves

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    1️⃣ Oh my god, this novel made my abs hurt from laughing so much! A science and engineering guy who transmigrates to the cultivation world is actually obsessed with figuring out what spiritual energy is? He's a breath of fresh air in the cultivation world! Watch how he uses his intelligence to cheat his way through the immortal path. The humor and thrills are off the charts, you won't be able to put it down! 😄 2️⃣ Another gem! A cold and aloof young master transforms into a doting dad, going down the mountain to open a restaurant and raise a cute three-year-old. This premise alone melted my heart! Plus, all sorts of powerful figures come to freeload, seek medical advice, and their lives are both chaotic and heartwarming. Want to see unexpected cuteness and sweet daily life? You absolutely can't miss this one! 👶💕

12. 262 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 84.3kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
13. 263 九 Nine Princes Fight for the Throne: The Mad Prince 九龙夺嫡：疯批皇子 A Man's Cigarette男人的烟Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + unhinged protagonist + everyday life + palace intrigue] (If it’s not your thing, don’t read it) Qin Wu fought countless mutated beasts until he finally died of exhaustion. When he awoke again, he had transmigrated into a nonexistent dynasty from history, inside the womb of a powerless beauty in the imperial household of the Eastern Qin Dynasty. He had become the dynasty’s youngest prince. And so his struggle for the throne began. (Dear readers, please go easy on the ratings 15.4kReads8.6Score747Shelves

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    The first book is enjoyable, doesn't lower your intelligence, and is ruthless and decisive—perfect for your needs. The second book is good for revisiting. The third book is self-explanatory; it has everything you could want, fulfilling every guy's fantasy of a political novel.

14. 264 失 After a Breakup, I Found Out My Best Friend Was the Cool School Beauty 失恋后，发现好兄弟是清冷校花 Shui Sheng Xi Gua水生西瓜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Not reborn] + [No System] + [Youthful campus life] + [Romantic comedy] + [One heroine] + [Everyday life] After chasing his unrequited love for two and a half years, Lu Yibei was still secretly mocked by her for being a simp. Once he finally let go, Lu Yibei received a call from his gaming carry, who had never once used voice chat. The cool, clear, lovely female voice on the phone left Lu Yibei silent for a long time. Lu Yibei: “Bro, don’t we have a younger sister at home?” The reply: “I don’t h 86.3kReads9.6Score9.3kShelves
15. 265 这 This Prince Has Gone Mad. Why Would You Provoke Him? 这皇子都疯了，你惹他干嘛？ Before the Wind Rises风未起Historical4.0M WordsCompleted [No System + High-Stakes Scheming + Laying Low to Build Strength + Logical Plot + Brains and Brawn + Suspense + Ancient Espionage] His mother consort dies suddenly of an illness. His older brother dies mysteriously in battle. All his backers are gone!! His father distrusts him, and his other brothers all want him dead! Not a single court official is on his side? In that case, he has no choice but to carve out a path to survival from between the cracks! After transmigrating to another world, he b 62.3kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
16. 266 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 230.3kReads9.5Score28.7kShelves
17. 267 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban394k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score117Shelves

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    These two books are super good!

18. 268 帝 The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马 Heavenly Fragrant Eyes天香瞳Historical4.4M WordsCompleted [New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top 113.8kReads9.1Score10.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended! The first book is a relatively unknown novel, but it's exceptionally well-written. "Accompanying you through your youthful recklessness, accompanying you through your coming-of-age ceremony." "That wasn't the silhouette of a traitor, but the farewell of a hero." "What I promised you, I will keep." For political intrigue, read *Yu Wu*. For bittersweet romance, read *Yu Wu*. For intense angst, read *Yu Wu*. For younger-older-younger ... Younger-older-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-younger-young

19. 269 我 My Grandmaster Is Zhuge Liang 我的祖师爷是诸葛亮 Zhijin Di脂金地Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Fantasy premise] [Urban supernatural powers] [Two Worlds] [Wits and strategy] [Three Kingdoms mysteries] Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting. Surrounded by enemies, fish in troubled waters. Make enemies believe they’re your friends, and make yourself seem like their enemy. Zeng Ming is plagued by a hidden ailment and has little time left to live. By sheer luck, he meets a benefactor and learns a life-saving spell passed down from Zhuge Liang. The trouble is, this spell comes w 2.2kReads9.5Score269Shelves

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    It should be possible.

20. 270 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.6kReads6.0Score510Shelves
21. 271 婆 My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Public, So I Splashed Her with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 婆婆当众骂我不会下蛋，我反手泼了她一身佛跳墙 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄25k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Front of Everyone, So I Doused Her in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A highly-rated masterpiece with 360,000 readers, a sweet and heartwarming story, and a satisfying read—highly recommended! [OK]

22. 272 朕 I'm Shocked! The Prodigal Son Is Actually a Demonic National Preceptor! 朕震惊了，败家子竟是妖孽国师！ Strolling in the Wind漫步风中Historical2.7M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the Da Feng Dynasty as the son of the Duke of Ying, a notorious fool and wastrel known throughout the capital. Lin Chen cracks his knuckles. “If I’m the duke’s son, who do I have to fear?” And so Lin Chen charges headlong through life, from the capital to Jiangnan, from temples to court, from the northern frontier to the grasslands, leaving a fearsome reputation in his wake. Da Feng’s merchants are stunned. “Wait, you became the richest man in Da Feng. How is that being a w 86.9kReads8.7Score6kShelves
23. 273 金 A Journey Through the Martial World in Golden Winds and Jade Dew 金风玉露江湖行 Ink on the Right Hand右手点墨Male-Channel Fanfiction743k WordsOngoing Chen Hao comes from a world utterly different from this one. There, cultivators soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, spells can destroy heaven and earth, and sects have endured for millennia. As the son of the Hehuan Sect’s leader, he was meant to inherit the sect and roam the world in freedom. Until that blood-red night. His sect was destroyed, his father blew himself up, and every fellow disciple was killed. He fought desperately to protect his senior sister, only to end up wit 7.5kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
24. 274 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 250.5kReads9.5Score27.5kShelves

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    The first book is highly recommended and very good.

25. 275 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.1kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves

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    Society and officialdom are both like a martial arts world, and to thrive and rise above others in these environments, one needs extraordinary methods and strategies. Now, let's carefully read the following two books and follow in the footsteps of the protagonists to experience a different kind of martial arts world.

26. 276 七 The 1970s: My Little One Gets Rich With a Shameless System 七零：崽崽靠着缺德系统暴富啦！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed (Era Setting + No Romance + Truly Little Kid Protagonist + Mischievous Kid + Clueless + No Catfighting) (Daily Life + System + Lucky Charm + Beloved by All + Only Child + Olympic Champion) Original title: The 1970s: The Kid Gets Rich with a System Full of Flaws! P.S. After chapter 42, there are basically no awful people. There aren’t many in the early chapters either, just two, and they won’t keep showing up. Told mainly from the kid’s point of view, full of her daily life, with lots a 16.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
27. 277 越 Loving You More and More 越来越爱 Xi Mo熹墨Urban326k WordsCompleted Goodbye may mean never seeing you again. In my dreams of endless years of war, I always see you, alone on the cliff; Half of it is longing, half of it is love, and the more I long, the more I love. In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed. Everything has changed, and I have returned… [Lucky to have met you, grateful our paths crossed, and thankful for your companionship all this way.] 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Written by a middle-aged person

28. 278 梁 Granny Liang Is Reborn in the 1980s and Quits Her Job 梁老太重生八零，她撂挑子不干了 The Coal Ball Is Very Quiet煤球很文静Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Reborn in the 1980s + silver-haired heroine fiction + satisfying revenge against villains + no golden finger + family and neighborhood life + fighting, scolding, and going wild + rising in status + ensemble cast) (Also known as: Reborn to Become the Most Evil, Wicked, and Notorious Old Lady) The spineless Liang Airong was so timid and useless that her five children all suffered. Her obedient, filial eldest, Ye Huazhen, and her third child, Ye Huashan, both died young. Of her three surviving chi 16.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
29. 279 如 Like a Dream, Like an Order 如梦如令 Fan Yunjian樊云间Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + powerful leads + urban life + marriage and relationships + workplace + business rivalry] Song Linbi lifted her chin. The breeze kept teasing the wisps of hair on her forehead until they finally gave in to temptation and softly brushed her playful cheek. “Did you have a good time tonight, Professor Song?” Lin Yilai gently brushed away the breeze, which had lingered on her face, captivated by her beauty. His fingertips traced her chin and lips, then he pressed a deep, lingering k 9Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I'm giving this a weak recommendation; it's suitable for middle-aged readers [facepalm]. [No mindless plot twists, no time travel, no reincarnation, no melodrama.] Only adults can truly understand the protagonists' choices and developments in their careers, lives, and relationships. It's a story of ambiguous, tug-of-war-like emotional life between adult men and women, both logically sound and deeply moving. Life is worth savoring [eating melon emoji].

30. 280 名 In the Name of the People: After All That Investigating, Gao Yuliang Made It into the Cabinet 名义：查来查去，高育良他入阁了 Junior Adviser at the Strategic Deception Bureau战忽局小参事Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [A main storyline based on The Name of the People, plus The Knockout, The Knockout: The Storm, and many major cases and iconic scenes] The main plot follows Gao Yuliang as he is reborn, turns the tables, and rises through the ranks. It opens with Chen Qingquan’s arrest and Qi Tongwei’s life hanging by a thread, weaving in many classic scenes of political intrigue and powerful figures. The aim is to give readers the most comprehensive, systematically developed version of the world of The Name of 25.7kReads7.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Either is fine; the author is the same age as you.

31. 281 魔 World of Warcraft: The System Forces Me to Have Kids with Female NPCs! 魔兽：系统逼我和女NPC生崽！ Junior Adviser at the Strategic Deception Bureau战忽局小参事Eastern Fantasy293k WordsOngoing [Warcraft transmigration + harem + invincible power fantasy + 200 children + 180 beautiful female NPCs + 20 ancient female heroes] After Warcraft's servers shut down, Xiao Ce unexpectedly transmigrates to Azeroth. He can only return to the real world by clearing NAXX. As the last adventurer, he is granted a special ability by the game's prophet: if he sleeps with NPCs, he can build an army of children! From then on, Xiao Ce begins a series of wonderful encounters with Azeroth's beauties. From Ho 156Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 我 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Qing Hong青红Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 246.5kReads9.4Score19.5kShelves

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    Personally, I think it's the pinnacle of historical fiction. The protagonist travels back to the Ming Dynasty, and although he's immortal, he still can't reverse the course of history; he can only make changes little by little. The protagonist still has to endure hundreds of years of hardship. Currently, it's about the Zhengde Emperor, and many more people around the protagonist will die later on. Immortality is so bitter, so incredibly bitter. It's never a blessing for just one person to live forever.

33. 283 群 Apocalypse of the Stars 群星启示录 Owl Owls猫头鹰OwlsSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Star Cluster] + [Ship Girls] + [Interstellar War] 2403 was an ordinary office worker until an accident transmigrated him into a mechanical civilization in the interstellar age. After passing the civilization's assessment, he officially became a fleet commander. His adventures across the galaxy are only just beginning. 416Reads9.3Score180Shelves

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    A middle-aged bookworm has pulled out all the stops; his intelligence is sharp, and his writing is fluent. Is this what you're looking for? [Thinking]

34. 284 女 Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人 Mo Mi莫羋Urban323k WordsCompleted The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained 21kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves

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    The angst story is complete.

35. 285 末 Doomsday Awakening 末日苏醒 Buns with Rice and an Egg包子拌饭加个蛋Urban151k WordsOngoing After that day, the ocean lost its deep blue hue. Countless creatures died in agony, and the stench of decay spread across the sea. When someone accidentally uncovers the secrets of a World War II wreck in the Lost Ice Sea, what had Hitler been hiding as Germany retreated? Where is the Dragon of the Chinese zodiac, spoken of in mysteries passed down since ancient times? Why do flood myths exist across the world, despite the differences between regions? Did the Evernight King of Kubara really exi —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 快 Quick Transmigration: The System Wants Redemption? Ask My Blade First 快穿：系统让救赎，先问过我的刀 Elva Purple CatElva紫猫Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration]+ [Multiple Worlds]+ [Courage and Cunning]+ [Badass Heroine]+ [No Fixed CP]⚠️Not a brainless wish-fulfillment story! Ye Zhaoning killed her scumbag father, stepmother, and their whole family. To save her own life, she bound herself to a System and began earning survival points. System: “I told you to redeem them! Redeem them!” Ye Zhaoning: “What's redemption?” System: “Give the original host a fulfilling life!” Ye Zhaoning: “Got it. So basically, make her life awesome!” Sy 1.3kReads9.1Score137Shelves

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    New book, very good, not long-winded, not overly sentimental, features a decisive and ruthless female protagonist.

37. 287 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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    Let's go with this one. If luck is also a part of strength, then the female lead's luck stat is negative. She really has to rely on her intelligence to turn the tide.

38. 288 捡 I Found a Diary Full of Regrets 捡到一本遗憾日记 Eat Lotus Root, Cow吃藕牛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yuan finds a diary of regrets written by someone unknown. It mentions only a few vague events from the future, but as Jiang Yuan waits for them to unfold, he finds himself rising to the pinnacle of success without even realizing it. 12kReads8.5Score699Shelves
39. 289 小 The Underworld of a Small Town 小镇江湖 The Midnight Sky子夜的天空Urban169k WordsCompleted Summer, 1997. Chengxiang Town, Sichuan. Chen Dong, a young hoodlum, guarantees a loan for someone and ends up owing thirty thousand yuan, unaware that it is all a trap set by Bai Laosan. What Bai Laosan wants is the storefront his family owns in the heart of the old-town redevelopment zone. Lawyers, police officers, and thugs armed with paint take turns showing up at his door... With nowhere left to turn, Chen Dong clings to one stubborn belief: the shop is the last spark he can give Ye Qiong, a 44Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Come on in! This is a small town from 1997, a place steeped in the spirit of the martial arts world. It's full of Sichuan and Chongqing gangsters, and the warmth of everyday life! Come in, sit down, and take your time to look around!

40. 290 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 182.2kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves

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    💥Two incredibly good cultivation novels! The authors have solid literary skills and humorous language. The second one, in particular, will make the female lead laugh herself to death! [Laughing and crying][facepalm][facepalm] ①Lin Du: One is willing to hit, the other is willing to be hit; respect and ridicule are locked together. ②Feng Xi: Only by being the best of the best can one become the best of the best.

41. 291 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.5kReads9.3Score748Shelves
42. 292 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 343.1kReads9.5Score39kShelves

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    I'm currently following these three books; they're not finished yet! The main and supporting characters are all quite good! The writing is excellent! They really make me want to keep reading.

43. 293 梦 After Seeing Myself in a Dream Mirror, I Went from Delivering Takeout to Flying a Spaceship 梦中照镜子后，从送外卖到开飞船 Ecological Rift Beast Type l-27生态撕裂兽l-27型Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Original + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Requires Some Thought + Slow-Paced + Reflections on Human Nature + Philosophical Meaning + Transcendent Evolution + Future Fantasy + Pure Science Fiction + Apocalypse in a Superposition State + New Overlords + Interstellar Ecology + A New Civilization + Futurism + Sci-Fi Romance] Zhao Jiang was an ordinary food delivery driver, spending every day rushing through the city streets and alleys. Then a series of dreams completely changed his life. In those 5.1kReads8.9Score465Shelves
44. 294 七 Chronicles of Seven Dynasties 七朝风云录 Half-Burnt by the South Window南窗半烬Historical253k WordsCompleted Harem + no System + no brainless decisions + wild imagination + history + adventure + conquest What? I just transmigrated, and I’m already looking at Li Mochou? A daughter of the Yang family generals? A beast girl who can transform? A foreign dance girl? Only children have to choose. As a mature adult, of course I... Song Yang wakes up on a grassland, with a battle raging nearby: Song troops on one side, orcs on the other. Before he can figure out whether he’s dreaming or possessed, he’s swept u 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended! No system! Not mindless! A harem novel with multiple female leads! The term "decisive and ruthless" has become overused; nowadays, even indiscriminate killing is considered decisive. This book is different; it has boundaries and isn't mindless indiscriminate killing. The male lead is a character who grows! Not only is the male lead not mindless, but the female leads and even the villains aren't mindless either. Each female lead has a different personality, and they aren't just given away mindlessly; the process of acquiring them is very vivid. It's a multi-female lead male-oriented novel with a very imaginative plot.

45. 295 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves
46. 296 穿 Transmigration: Starting with a Return to My Hometown to Farm 穿越：从回老家种田开始 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Historical109k WordsOngoing Disheartened, Lin Feng returns to his hometown and accidentally gains the ability to transmigrate to different planes and help people get revenge. See how Lin Feng lives a different life in each world while gradually building his own life in the real world. 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are definitely worth reading. The first one is a true account of rural life, and the later novels about courtyard houses will bring back childhood memories.

47. 297 傻 The Wonderful Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的精彩人生 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted “A sick mother, a gambling-addict father, a younger brother still in school, and a divorced woman.” Who wouldn’t feel sympathy for a young woman like that? I was just feeling a little sympathetic and trying to help her out of a difficult situation. Why did I have to transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts? And into the body of one of the beasts, Silly Zhu, no less! Heaven is so unfair! 23.8kReads7.4Score910Shelves
48. 298 烂 A Gambling Addict Uses 100 Yuan to Conquer the Cultivation World 烂赌鬼用100块收割修仙界 Three Nine One Three叁玖壹叁Eastern Fantasy282k WordsOngoing [Gambling God of the Immortal Realm + One Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless + Golden Finger] Gambler Lin Chen transmigrates to the cultivation world and is reborn as a casino errand boy. While everyone else fights for opportunities, steals fortune, and endlessly upgrades their cultivation, he lays low and runs the “Sun Casino,” using modern-day schemes to fleece customers and monopolize the cultivation resources of every sect. Golden finger: A hundred-yuan banknote protects his soul from death 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This perfectly matches the title's requirements. The protagonist's growth involves experiences of cultivation improvement and emotional and spiritual transformation. It's not the kind of mindless, overpowered wish-fulfillment story. It features a single female lead, political maneuvering, and a protagonist who starts from scratch with no connections!

49. 299 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 26.6kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
50. 300 四 Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty Is Back 四合院：大清回来了 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction744k WordsCompleted A powerful survivor from the apocalypse is reborn as He Daqing. He first deals with his two ungrateful stepsons, then makes a triumphant return to the courtyard house, marries a lovely wife, and takes on his wicked neighbors, changing Silly Zhu’s life along the way. Read on to discover all the exciting details! 17kReads8.5Score522Shelves

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