Historical Novels That Make You Laugh Until You Can't Breathe at Midnight: I'm Out of Books to Read 半夜笑到岔气的历史小说，书荒求书
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- 51 Siheyuan: I'm Yushui's Cousin 四合院：我是雨水表哥 A modern owner of a rural guesthouse transmigrates to the 1950s, hoping to get by in modest comfort. To his surprise, he discovers he’s in the Cursed Courtyard, and that he’s He Yushui’s cousin. See how the three siblings survive in this era... 11.7kReads6.5Score434Shelves
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I Told You to Turn Over a New Leaf, Not Become a Sex Demon! 让你浪子回头，你怎么成魅魔了！
[Villainous Incubus + Campus Life + Transmigrates into a Book + Lighthearted Comedy + Subversion of Tropes + Cunning Schemer + Multiple Heroines] Su Lang transmigrates into the novel about two young men switched at birth that he was reading before he died, becoming a spoiled fake young master with dyed yellow hair. He finds himself at the point in the story where he’s supposed to threaten the cool, aloof professor goddess into tutoring him at home. The System gives him a Second-Chance Scoundrel
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- 53 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 75.9kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves
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From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲，科举中状元杀穿朝堂
[Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and
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A Good-for-Nothing Girl Opens Her Eyes, and All the Beasts Bow and Swear Fealty 废柴少女一睁眼，万兽俯首称臣
A Good-for-Nothing Girl Opens Her Eyes, and All Beasts Bow in Submission
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- 56 A Concubine-Born Daughter in the Cold Palace, Crowned with a Phoenix Crown 冷宫庶女，凤冠加身 A Commoner Daughter from the Cold Palace, Crowned with a Phoenix Crown 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 An Ancient Tomb in the Barren Hills, Hiding a Secret Edict from the Previous Dynasty 荒岭古冢，墓中藏前朝密诏 An Ancient Tomb in the Barren Hills, Hiding a Secret Imperial Edict from a Former Dynasty 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Leave with Nothing, but I Turned Around and Got Rich 婆婆逼我净身出户，转身我暴富 My Mother-in-Law Forced Me Out with Nothing, but I Turned Around and Became Rich 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 I Transmigrated into the Story as a Deposed Empress, and I'm Done Playing Along with the Emperor 穿越成废后，我不陪皇帝玩了 I Transmigrated Into the Body of a Deposed Empress, and I'm Done Playing Along with the Emperor 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 With My Dantian Shattered, I Refine Ten Thousand Demons and Reforge My Path to Immortality 丹田破碎：我炼化万魔重修仙途 My Dantian Shattered: I Refine Ten Thousand Demons and Rebuild My Path to Immortality 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen and I Was Reborn, the Whole Sect Was Overcome with Regret 灵根被挖重生后，全宗门追悔莫及 After Being Reborn with My Spiritual Root Stolen, the Entire Sect Regretted It 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载，商界弃子强势归来 Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 After the Divorce, I Became the Artist He Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后我成了他高攀不起的画家 After the Divorce, I Became the Painter He Could Only Dream of Marrying 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 The 1970s: My Whole Family Regretted It After I Remarried 七零：改嫁之后全家后悔了 The 1970s: The Whole Family Regrets Her Remarriage 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 The Heiress Returns to Her Family 千金回归一家亲 The Heiress Returns, Reuniting the Family 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 I Find Treasures at the Junkyard, and One Glance Tells Me Their Past and Future 废品站捡宝，我一眼断古今 I Find Treasures at the Scrap Yard, and Can Tell an Antique's Age at a Glance 49Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀
The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri
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- 73 After Choosing the Fake Heiress, I Knelt in the Rain to Atone 错选假千金后，我跪在雨中赎罪 After choosing the fake heiress by mistake, I knelt in the rain to atone. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Rain Falls on the Wealthy Family: I Won't Forgive Him, Even as He Kneels 雨落豪门：我不原谅跪地的他 Rain Falls on the Wealthy: I Won't Forgive Him Even as He Kneels 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Came to the Great Tang with My Memories 带着记忆来大唐
(A little farming in the early chapters, leaves the mountain after 100 chapters! Political intrigue, a struggle for supremacy, and comedy. Forms of address, etiquette, and some terminology have been carefully researched. Hope you enjoy it.) Great Tang? So this is what Great Tang is really like? If I don't unify the whole world, won't my trip here have been for nothing? Keep it up, Your Majesty! The ultimate wage slave! Burn yourself out for the generations to come!
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Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下
Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back!
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- 77 Warlord of the Republic: I Turned Shanghai’s Nightlife Upside Down 民国枭雄：我掀了夜上海的天 When Chen Mo wakes up, he has returned to the age of fifteen, facing the hellish slums of Shanghai. In his previous life, he lived an unremarkable life and died in humiliation. This time, he’ll overturn this world that devours people! Armed with the [Warlord System], his fists draw blood and his blade takes lives. Starting in Fangualong, he recruits followers, seizes territory, and gathers wealth... He swears to become the greatest warlord in all of Shanghai’s pleasure quarters! The underworld i 10.5kReads7.0Score579Shelves
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From the Start, I Dig Through the Pan God’s Tomb 开局挖穿盘神墓
Lighthearted, hilarious urban fantasy with a wild imagination From hidden secrets beneath a bustling metropolis to a fantastical journey through a bizarre and wondrous world. He keeps a hunting dog on his left and a hawk on his right. When it's time to act, he acts; when it's time to back down, he backs down. He's a dashing charmer, quick-witted and funny, with a real rascal's streak. They met in a psychiatric hospital. It was fate, and she went from a rebellious girl to a beloved daughter of h
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Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事
A new work is here! I hope you'll head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Strongest Sect: Our Patriarch Is a First-Class Con Artist 最强宗门：祖师爷是个大忽悠
(A scheming sect + a useless System + lighthearted comedy + endless twists) Wu Xiaobing, the street's little tyrant, lives by one rule: look impressive in front of others, and never take a loss! Unfortunately, his abilities don't match his ambitions. Picking on the weak and cowering before the strong are part of his daily routine, and getting slapped down after a moment of bravado is the norm. Then he mouthed off to a real big shot: “I'm not bragging, but my hidden skill is so powerful it'll sca
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I Couldn’t Get a Divorce, but He Spoiled Me Like Heaven 休书要不到，倒被他宠上天
[Marriage Before Love | Powerful Minister Begs Her Not to Leave | Obsessive, Possessive × Black Lotus Drama Queen | Sweet Romance and Push-and-Pull] Shen Tinglan transmigrates into a book and becomes the wicked, domineering wife of Pei Du, the capital’s notorious “Living King of Hell.” The System tells her: Get a divorce letter, and you can return to the modern world with a retirement fund of one billion! Overjoyed, Shen Tinglan goes into full drama-queen mode: Pei Du is ambushed, and his stepmo
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- 82 The Baby's Thoughts Were Exposed, and Her Father Emptied the National Treasury to Start a Rebellion 奶宝心声泄露，爹爹搬空国库造反 [Family mind-reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + a powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + satisfying read] Shen An'an transmigrates into a book. She becomes a cannon-fodder baby girl who is sentenced to death from the start. Seeing her foolishly loyal father still wanting to thank the emperor for the honor, she vents wildly in her mind: [Dad, stop kowtowing! Our whole family is getting beheaded tomorrow morning!] [Your adopted son stole t 1.4kReads7.8Score215Shelves
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Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪
A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared
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When I Turned Around, That Person Was Still There 蓦然回首，那人依旧
After leaving her child behind and being forced out, she has returned to settle the score... "From beginning to end, all I wanted was to hold on to his sleeve and follow him to become immortals... But... I can never hold on to that sleeve... I thought fate had finally smiled upon me, but what awaited me was an imperial decree ordering that I be killed after giving birth, while my child was kept... A person whose life is as worthless as grass has only one way to stand tall before others..."
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The Working Stiff's Cultivation Chronicles 牛马修仙录
A nationwide online game turns out to be a path to immortality! Paralyzed from the waist down, he is forced to embark on the path to becoming an immortal! By day, Shi Jin is a food delivery guy, ground down by the hardships of life! By night, Shi Jin is a Great Golden Immortal, and all the gods from every direction had better keep their distance! This book has a bit of everything: spoofing Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and wreaking havoc in the Celestial Court and the Primordi
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Help! The Demon Lord and I Switched Bodies, and Now He's Carrying My Baby 救命！与魔尊互换后他怀了我的崽
[Hilarious transmigration + System space + body swap + sweet romance + yandere + two powerful, devoted leads + everyone’s favorite + ensemble cast + multiple couples] Ye Pianpian accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes the most miserable villainess in the Longevity Sect. The System tells her she has to win over the Demon Lord to survive, but she swaps bodies with him the moment she transmigrates. She breezes through the entrance test, becoming a genius girl who draws ever
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- 87 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜，我让战神王爷起死回生 Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 20.9kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
- 88 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Prince Eats Gossip Until He Throws Up 爆笑读心术，王爷吃瓜吃到吐 Short drama adaptation: The Hilarious Mind-Reading Art: The Prince Laughs at Gossip Until He Chokes Manhua adaptation: The Princess's Inner Thoughts Are Full of Gossip, and the Prince Is Hooked; The Princess's Inner Thoughts Can't Be Hidden [Historical fantasy + mind-reading + gossip System + silly comedy + System space + sweet romance + feel-good revenge + transmigration to an alternate world + palace and household intrigue + devoted and powerful couple + marriage before love + healing a posses 24kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 89 Be a Concubine? You're Not Worthy! I'll Find a Better Match, and You'll Beg Me to Stay 做妾？你也配？另谋高嫁你下跪 This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.6kReads8.9Score554Shelves
- 90 With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading Ability, I’m Slaying My Way Through the Imperial Palace 有了暴君读心术，我在皇宫杀疯了 [Hilarious Transmigration + Historical Romance + Mind Reading + Pocket Space with a Spirit Spring + Healing a Yandere + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Medical Skills] Modern miracle doctor Ye Li dies suddenly and transmigrates, becoming the neglected consort of a deranged tyrant. The tyrant is a madman, a complete lunatic, and every night he goes on a killing spree. The original heroine is blinded by love and gullibly trusts Prince Jin's vows. She helps him kill t 276Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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Picking Up a Girl from the Start, My Beast Horde Sweeps the World 开局捡妹，我的兽群横扫天下
[Rousing power-ups + farming and conquest + an invincible beast horde + an overprotective big brother] Lin Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a borderland boy nicknamed “Dirt Lump.” His parents are both dead, and all he has left are two scrawny little sisters. Just as the cavalry of the Khanate descends on their village, the [Beast-Taming System] awakens in his moment of despair! He starts by communicating with sparrows and rats, then learns to command packs of wol
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- 92 The Charlatan Stirs Up Heaven 神棍搅天 Master says disciples of the Way of the Sublime must not marry. But Master has a whole harem of lovers. At just eighteen, this young Taoist is cursed with irresistible charm. Beautiful women of the mortal world, seductive ghosts from the underworld, and celestial maidens keep him constantly occupied. Watch him get face-slapped by reality as he transforms from a simple, honest man into a shameless Taoist. He plays at life, and toys with people, ghosts, and immortals. Have a laugh, and don't take 1.6kReads6.6Score152Shelves
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The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯
[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
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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
[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
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- 95 EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
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Adou: Father Prime Minister, Which Jar Are You In? 阿斗：相父你在哪个罐子里呢
[Who says you can only fight and scheme after transmigrating into the Three Kingdoms? I change the course of history and reunite the empire through loot-box openings! A lighthearted everyday story, a million-character Three Kingdoms comedy makes its grand debut!] After a moment of carelessness, Li Nan transmigrates a thousand years into the past and winds up in Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era. He's also stuck with the useless little System, Xiao Qi. He befriends A Dou and becomes his sworn
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The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案
No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases…
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I Wanted to Be a Wise Emperor, but Eunuch Cao Is Far Too Thoughtful 本想成明君，奈何曹公公太懂事了
“Dual Systems: I Am Both a Wise and Foolish Emperor” After transmigrating into the body of an emperor, I became bound to two Systems. The “Greatest Wise Ruler of All Time” System urges me to attend court and review memorials, rewarding me with merit until I attain sainthood. The “Ruler of Foolishness for Ten Thousand Generations” System tempts me to lose myself in pleasure, rewarding me with unparalleled virility. I wanted to become a wise ruler for the ages, but Eunuch Cao is just too good at h
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The Dragon Rules Liangzhou 龙驭凉州
Folks, let’s really dig into the tangled history of the three powers that held sway over Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Shazhou in the northwest during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: the Tanguts, the Six Valleys, and the Guiyi Army. This area was the choke point of the Silk Road. Whoever controlled Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Shazhou held the lifeline of the northwest, so these three powers fought fiercely while also dealing with the central Chinese court and the surrounding big players. It wa
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Ambush 伏杀
[Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental.
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