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The Kaifeng Case Files 开封案簿
A tyrant uses his power to force a sale. How can a helpless woman get justice? Once there was a tyrant who set his sights on a shop. But it was the family’s ancestral home, and its owner refused to sell. So the tyrant spread rumors everywhere. The husband was so enraged and grief-stricken that he died. His wife, Zhang Liniang, was left with no choice and lost both her home and her shop. The tyrant’s bullying knew no bounds: he forced her to sell at a low price. Zhang Liniang had nowhere to turn
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The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案
Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger
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Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案
[Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R
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The Strange Cases of the Great Tang 大唐诡案录
[The Strange Artifacts of the Bureau of Mysterious Incident Investigations: A Prelude] During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, a stone fell from the sky. The evil energy it carried tainted many things, causing strange cases to break out one after another. Emperor Taizong ordered the Tiance Bureau to form a special team to investigate them. Thus, Tang Guan, Ye Taozhi, and Lin Yueqi, three brothers in arms, set out to solve all manner of bizarre cases, including beheadings, cannibalism, flayi
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The Great Coroner: Xilai, Another One’s Dead 大仵作：喜来，又死一个
She was a posthumous child pulled from a pile of corpses. She spent her days among the dead, playing with skulls and amusing herself by catching maggots. To uncover the truth behind her adoptive father's death, she even took it upon herself to dissect a corpse. Others mocked her as a freak and kept their distance, but the ruthless commander of the realm's forces doted on her beyond measure. Dismemberment and cremation, for love or for money. In this bizarre world, joy comes from seeing clearly f
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The Prosperous Age Case 盛世案
Li Shengyuan is the greatest painter in the Great Sheng. Rumor has it that his fate brings death to his wives. In his early thirties, he has already lost two wives. Though fabulously wealthy, he is a man no woman dares marry. During the Ghost Festival, he goes to a temple to light a lamp for his late wife. When he wakes after fainting, he has lost his memory! He later finds work as a shop assistant at Jing's Grain Store, where he hits it off with the owner's daughter, Jing Ruyu, and the two bec
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The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage 冷宫皇后靠破案杀疯了
Shen Yihan, a police captain, falls off a cliff while pursuing a killer. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the most miserable empress in history: the widow of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen. The tyrant Zhu Di has usurped the throne, three thousand palace maids have been brutally executed, and danger lurks everywhere in the Cold Palace. She slams a palm onto the imperial desk. “Solving cases is my specialty. Killing people isn’t yours!” Zhu Di flies into a rage. “Seize her!” Who could ha
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Lin Xia, Does This Look Like the Killer to You? 林夏，你看这个像不像凶手
Ever since her father died, Lin Xia has gone down the “wrong path.” That’s not what Lin Xia thinks, but what all her aunts and uncles think. The reason is that she didn’t fulfill her father’s dying wish and quietly marry, support her husband, and raise children. Instead, she chose a path of no return...
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The Female Coroner of Zhenhe Pass 镇河关的女仵作
[An episodic mystery series set in ancient times, focused on solving cases] Song Nianci was born into a family of coroners. The profession had traditionally been passed down from father to son, but her family was struck by bad luck: in her generation, there was only one girl. To keep the family business from dying out, her grandfather came up with the idea of finding her a husband who would marry into the family. But being a coroner was considered a lowly profession. Anyone who married into a co
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Divine Detective, Stop Hiding! The Capital Has Sent Someone to Fetch You 神探别苟了！京师亲自派人来请了
[Complete] Also known as "Getting By as a Detective in Ancient Times": She transmigrates to ancient times, where the heroine solves cases with the help of a System in this thrilling story, with romance and a touch of farming. Zhang Ruxi accidentally transmigrates into an ancient Taoist temple. When she wakes up, she finds herself an unregistered nobody who cannot show her face. To make matters worse, she is immediately caught up in the murder of a powerful court official and becomes a suspect.
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Married to a Good-for-Nothing, Exiled to Lingnan, I Solve Cases to Return to Court 嫁纨绔，贬岭南，我靠破案返朝堂
[A county lady devoted to solving cases and exceptionally skilled in combat × a carefree playboy with money to burn. Historical romance and mystery + episodic investigations + marriage before love + devoted couple + sweet romance] Ji Lingyan, Grand Commander of the Imperial Guard and the Empress Dowager's closest confidante, kept the powerful in check and executed corrupt officials. Everyone in Chang'an feared her. Yet one month after the Empress Dowager's death, Ji Lingyan was stripped of her
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The Prince with Split Personalities and an Obsessive Yandere Side Is a Handful 人格分裂成偏执病娇的殿下很难搞
[Two male leads + younger love interest] [Case-of-the-week mysteries + the love interest's tangled feelings + intense romantic tension + coercion + obsessive, unhinged love interest later on] Proud and unruly, Shen Chaozhu (Zhu Zhaosheng) was unrivaled in martial arts. After being betrayed, he lost his former spirit and grew sick of the deceit and betrayal of the jianghu. He faked his death, disappeared, and lived under an assumed name for ten years, posing as a frail peddler who sold paintings
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The Forensic Princess 仵作世子妃
[Beneath the western window, the wind stirs the green bamboo. I wonder if it’s an old friend coming by.] [Cool, noble heir VS beautiful, clever coroner] * Xie Jun is a renowned modern forensic pathologist, famous for her autopsy skills and brilliant deductions. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a woman who shares her name. Staying at an inn draws her into a murder case. The cool, noble Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review mistakes her for the murderer, leaving her no
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A Woman in a Man's Body: The Foolish Lad's Comeback Turns Him into a Face-Slapping Madman 女穿男，傻儿郎逆袭秒变打脸癫公
[Multiple Protagonists + Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Ancient-Era Comeback + Feel-Good Fiction + Mystery + Strong Female and Male Leads] Whether trapped in adversity or moving toward the light, you must love and cherish everything about yourself, always revere life and nature, and be the protagonist of your own life. The story is divided into three volumes, each with its own principal characters. The female lead is not the only character in the spotlight. You Yihua grew up in a chaotic famil
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Cheng'an Case Files 承安推案杂录
Originally titled Brocade Robes and Emerald Sleeves [Daily Life of a Historical Detective: Brocade Robes and Emerald Sleeves, May Every Year Bring Peace] There was a man named Lu Fang at the Court of Judicial Review. He was refined and upright, and solved cases with uncanny skill. As one of the Court’s hardest workers, he found himself pursued by a pampered young lady who insisted on joining him in catching thieves and criminals. Lu Fang regarded her as nothing more than a passing nuisance, neve
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New Bao Qingtian Fan Fiction: The Fragrant Consort of Luoshen 新包青天同人：洛神香妃
[Steady Daily Updates, Period-Style Dialogue] Bai Yutang x Original Female Lead She is the reincarnation of the celestial realm's narcissus flower goddess, with a pure and holy soul. She has no noble status, only a mysterious and extraordinary background. She cares for all under heaven, is high-minded, excels in both letters and arms, and brings blessings to all living beings. … An adaptation of The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants, beginning when Zhan Zhao receives the title “Imperial Cat” from
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Nighttime Inquests: Secrets of Ancient Chinese Case Files 夜审乾坤：古代奇案秘闻
On the surface, the realm enjoys peace and prosperity. Beneath it, bizarre cases occur one after another. A single lawsuit uncovers a scandalous affair in a grand household. A coffin opened at midnight reveals a corpse with no shadow. A groom dies on the eve of his wedding. A playboy falsely accused of adultery is left to suffer injustice. A coroner who steals corpses to cheat death secretly plots misdeeds... Every case is shrouded in mystery. See how Censor Li Xing holds court at night and uses
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Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案
[Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di
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The Dali Temple Vice Minister’s Two-Faced Husband 大理寺少卿的双面夫君
[A couple who start out hating each other and become truly devoted] [Mystery and deduction] [Historical romance] [Clever heroine] [Scheming hero] [The story opens with a political plotline] [The individual cases begin in Chapter Five] Cheng Wanrou, an Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is married off by the emperor to Xiao Qingyuan, the Censor-in-Chief. Since they are pawns in the emperor's power struggle, they can't stand one another at first. Cheng Wanrou always assumes Xiao Q
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Strange Tales of the Great Liang 大梁诡事录
[Mystery and deduction] [Standalone cases] [A master detective, a constable, and a coroner: the perfect investigating trio] [Impossible crimes + mysterious cases] He is Li Mozhi, an unassuming scholar who loves traveling across the land and solving cases. “He” is Luoyang, a gold-badge constable from the world-renowned Divine Constable Bureau. She is Qin Shuang'er, a skilled martial artist and medical expert who serves as the gold-badge constable’s trusty sidekick. When a person dies, their light
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Quick Transmigration: The Laid-Back Girl's Case Files 快穿，咸鱼少女断案记
Su Niaoniao’s greatest wish in life: eat for free, do nothing, and lie flat until old age. Who could have guessed that she’d open her eyes and find herself transmigrated to a strange world, where murders always seemed to happen right in front of her? Other people transmigrate to become wealthy heiresses or imperial favorites. She gets dragged into crime scenes every day. No golden finger, no System. She solves cases with nothing but her lazy instincts and twisted logic. Murderer: “My plan was fl
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Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令
When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi
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Strange Tales of the Great Ning 大宁异闻录
Lu Shaoli arrives in the capital alone, gifted with peerless martial prowess and a mysterious past. She means to keep a low profile, but stumbles straight into a string of bizarre cases. High officials die in mysterious circumstances, rumors spread, and fear grips the city. Gui Yongning, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, singles her out at a glance. He is a master strategist, but frail and sickly. She is astonishingly strong, but stubborn and softhearted. Forced together, brains a
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My Drunkard Dad 我的酒鬼老爹
I really didn’t get the Burning Technique… A drunkard for a father and a scheming mother gave birth to a clueless boy. Mystery + political intrigue + deduction + crime-solving + martial arts world No System, no golden finger, and no reloading a save to start over. No invincibility, no brainlessness, no harem, and no saintly hero. Life is full of ups and downs, and people come in all sorts. With a broken sword in hand, the young man roams the world, gradually unraveling the mystery of his birth!
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Detective Bieyang: The Dali Temple Deputy Minister's Personal Advisor 女探别漾，大理寺少卿的私人参军
By a twist of fate, Bie Yang and her adopted younger sister Zhong Ling save Xiao Rui, a former junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has been demoted to county commandant of Linglong County. They assume their paths won’t cross again, but when two unidentified skeletons are discovered in a secret room at Xiuwei Pavilion, they are brought together once more. Hoping to solve the mystery quickly and keep it from hurting the pavilion’s business, Bie Yang and County Commandant Xiao join
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The Little Princess Is Always Trying to Undermine Me 小郡主她总想拆我台
[Historical romance + mystery-solving + one-on-one romance + sweet love + ensemble cast] [Quirky young princess × aloof, sharp-tongued heir] After my imperial uncle caught me causing a scene in a brothel, I became an unofficial member of the Dali Temple. My immediate superior, Xie Zhiyan, is the sharpest-tongued heir in the capital. He’s so cutting that even the flies find him harsh when he examines a corpse. “Your Highness, if you’re bored, why not lick the tiles in the morgue clean?” That is,
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Reborn to Marry the Prince Regent: The Princess Consort Becomes Famous for Solving Cases with Autopsies 重生嫁摄政王，王妃她靠验尸爆红
[Two powerful leads + contract marriage + satisfying angst and revenge + episodic investigations + ever-sweeter romance] Shen Wei transmigrates, waking up in a morgue with her hands on a corpse. A modern forensic examiner turned the daughter of a condemned official, she hides her identity and examines bodies to survive. Then the regent, a man who holds power over the entire court, arrives through the rain and hands her a marriage contract: “Marry me. I’ll protect you and clear your name.” She sn
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Back in the Tang Dynasty, I Used Spirit Mediumship to Win Over the Magistrate of Dali Temple 穿回大唐我用通灵术征服大理寺卿
This book focuses on suspense, crime solving, and deduction, and consists of four stories: The Haunted House, The Meat-Filled Flatbread Case, The Corpse-Driving Case on a Rainy Night, and The Thousand Bones Case. Zhong Xiaoxia is a surgical nurse who inherited her grandmother’s ability to communicate with spirits. One day, she is accidentally killed by a hearse and ends up back in the Tang dynasty, in the home of an abusive father. She wants to run away, but she has no money and is terrified of
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Records of Strange Cases in the Five Capitals 五京志怪探案录
Mystery + crime-solving + transmigration + supernatural tales + mutual flirtation and sexual tension + sweet romance + personal growth + happy ending The Great Liao is a fictional world with five capitals: Shangjing, Nanjing, Xijing, Yanjing, and Bianjing (Dongjing). Shangjing is sinister, Nanjing is splendid, Xijing is rugged, Yanjing is bitterly cold and harsh, and Bianjing is elegant. Each holds its own secrets and hides its own strange mysteries. All five capitals are prosperous places, yet
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After the Prince Was Poisoned, He Clung to Me, a Forensic Doctor 王爷中毒后，赖上我这小法医
[Published novel + forensic pathologist + revenge + two strong, devoted leads + satisfying revenge + powerful characters + redemption] She is Qu Zhen, the top female forensic pathologist at the National Security Bureau in the 21st century. Her jade-like hands have dissected the dead and saved the living. With a simple flip of her hand, she can turn the clouds and bring on the rain. But after a mission goes wrong, her soul transmigrates to another world. When she opens her eyes again, she is the
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Dreaming of Yun Wei 云微入梦
[Mystery + Detective Work + Political Intrigue + Soul Transmigration + Romance + Strong Female Lead] After Lin Xuan, a 21st-century master surgeon, committed suicide, she unexpectedly found herself in the body of Duan Yunwei, the daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage in the Great Yao Dynasty. Though she had forgotten her past, she used the original owner's memories to join the Imperial City Office and even rose to become its commander. She was a formidable martial artist and a brilliant
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Heavenly Fragrance 天香引
The land of Chuzhou is rife with witchcraft, and people get carried off at the drop of a hat. Wen Yin was born with a fragrant soul, able to reach ghosts and gods through scent. When she was eight, she rescued a young convict from the clutches of a cat ghost, never realizing she'd saved the person destined to be her nemesis. Lu Jing was born into a family of Imperial Preceptors, but unfortunately, he was a bringer of bad luck. Exiled at ten, he brought death to his entire patrol and became a
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Livestreaming Fortune-Telling: All My Top Supporters Are in Jail 直播测字：我的榜一全在局子里
A ghost-seeing girl and a genius young detective make the perfect supernatural duo! Jiang Chen: Can you check whether there are any nasty things around us? Su Su: Do you think I'm a ghost-hunting police dog or something?! Ghost: You're the nasty thing! Your whole family is nasty! The supernatural duo always cracks the case!
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I Solve Cases to Score Free Food at the Court of Judicial Review 我靠破案在大理寺蹭吃蹭喝
Mystery/Detective Frost veils his silver mask, dust stains his white hair, and Pei Shaoqing's fate was written in the Book of Life and Death long ago. Yet he insists on using the last of his strength to defy fate and unravel the mystery that even the gods have fallen silent before, all for her. Born with white hair, he was destined to grow old by her side; and the name Jiang Tang is the only sweetness in his life.
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The More Ruthlessly She Dissects, the More Beautiful She Becomes: The Capital's Female Coroner Goes on a Killing Spree 剖骨越狠她越美：京城女仵作杀疯
[Ancient mystery + strong heroine + political intrigue + historical romance] Su Yanxue, daughter of a disgraced official, keeps herself hidden in a brothel. A murder involving hibiscus-scented balm brings her poison skills to light, and the “Living Yama,” Lu Huaizhang, the head of the Court of Judicial Review, compels her to serve as a forensic consultant. The seven-day lethal poison patterns found on a corpse lead to the bloody case of the Crown Prince deposed ten years ago, and to the old inju
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My Lord Husband Is Quite a Catch 郎君甚相宜
[Two-faced ray of sunshine x gloomy, world-weary Demon King] [Detective work + food + court intrigue + redemption] In Jiang Chunhe's world, everything could be classified as either edible or inedible. Then she met Shen Zhi, and suddenly her definition of food was turned upside down. Everyone thinks Shen Zhi is cruel and vicious, and avoids him like the plague. Only Chef Jiang says, “Don't throw out that battered Demon King you found. Take care of him, and he might turn into a tasty little cabbag
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Snow at the Third Watch 三更雪
[Traitor’s Daughter vs. Forbearing Prince, Political Intrigue + Investigations + Not Reborn + Two Powerful Leads + Plot-Driven] Rumor had it that the second daughter of Marquis Chu was a rough-and-tumble martial artist, overbearing and ill-mannered. One day, she was captured by a man whose dignified exterior concealed a mind full of schemes. He disarmed her, bound her hands, and stole her clues to lure her into a thousand-li chase. She pretended to approach him, testing him at every turn… For ye
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The System Makes Me Solve Cases, but All I Want Is to Flirt 系统逼我探案，我却总想撩汉
[A blunt, looks-obsessed office drone who’s forbidden from falling in love vs. a cold-faced, sharp-tongued King of Hell who secretly dotes on his people] [Modern person transmigrates into an ancient setting + fictional world + System + mystery investigations + one-on-one romance, very sweet and angst-free; the romance takes off at lightning speed + a little comedy] Mu Fengge’s romance never got off the ground. She had barely transmigrated when she was falsely accused and thrown in jail. Her hear
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The Unrivaled Chronicle of the Classic Historian 无双典史传
A thrilling mystery! A young county investigator’s legendary crime-solving career! Chen Xun possesses the secret art of the Heavenly Eye. In just three short years, he rids the region of bandits and thieves, making a name for himself! Just when he thinks everything is finally going well and looks forward to marrying the beauty of his dreams, one murder after another takes place: In full view of everyone, a murder occurs inside the Guanyin Hall. The suspect is the last person anyone would expect.
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Across a Thousand Years: Bao Qingtian, My Heart Remains the Same 跨越千年包青天之我心依旧
A modern, aloof female forensic pathologist, accustomed to death and keeping everyone at arm’s length, and an upright, impartial official from ancient times meet by chance. After spending time together, they discover they have many interests in common, and their hearts gradually draw closer. I’m a fan of older men, so if you like that, come on in. If you don’t, please stay away.
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Chang'an Soul-Calming Bureau 长安镇魂司
The Kaiyuan era flourished at its height, then began to decline. In the dead of night, demons and monsters poured forth. Countless evil deeds left grievances impossible to quell. Thus the Tang established the Soul-Calming Office to drive away evil and ward off misfortune. Dong Ming, a ninth-rank Soul-Calming Guard, happened upon an ancient book of ghosts. From then on, he patrolled the night, witnessing injustice and wrongful suffering wherever he went. He saves the innocent, guides wronged ghos
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The Forgotten Dust Pavilion Collection (Four-Volume Set) 【忘尘阁】系列合集（全四册）
The prequel to the hit TV series The Fragrance Pavilion, this classic fantasy set in ancient times is a must-have! The Forgotten Dust Pavilion collection includes The Soul-Eating Pearl, The Exquisite Heart, The Two-Faced Figure, and The Dragon's Calamity. A cheeky, shameless little spirit snake versus a cool, mysterious, handsome hero: the two male leads launch into a full-scale mystery-solving adventure! A fantastical pawnshop take on Detective Dee!
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Young Marquis, Behave! I Just Want to Solve Cases 小侯爷别闹，我只想破案
[A genius girl detective disguised as a boy × an arrogant, self-obsessed young marquis hopelessly in love; mysteries and deductions, with everyone keeping their wits about them. Enjoy a sweet, drama-free romance amid the mysteries of an alternate dynasty!] After her family suffers a sudden upheaval, Li Xianyu has no choice but to hide her identity and go to Shengjing to study. There, amid the lively life of the academy, she meets many young nobles. By a twist of fate, she also gets caught up in
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She’s Back at the Station for Tea Again 她又进局里喝茶啦
When you’re down on your luck, even drinking cold water makes you choke! Zhou Wan can’t help feeling wronged. Why is she always mistaken for a suspect? She could walk down the station’s corridor with her eyes closed by now. Chi Jin has started paying attention to this strange person, too. She acts cheerful and friendly on the surface, but behind closed doors she’s someone else entirely. It seems she has quite a few stories of her own. An outgoing, lonely office worker × a straight-laced detectiv
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The Minister's Daughter Is Ready to Make a Comeback 罪臣之女要翻身
A modern female programmer focused solely on her career had just been promoted and bought a house when she suddenly died at her desk. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a supporting female character in a novel, someone destined to be a stepping stone for the heroine. She had planned to spend this life as a carefree young lady who ate, drank, and waited for death, but this villainess was the daughter of a condemned official, exiled to Lingnan and in danger of losing her life. To survi
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My Princess Consort Is a Great Detective 我的王妃是神探
Su Qingmo, the legitimate daughter of a prestigious family who has only just come of age, is married into a prince's manor by imperial decree. She had planned to spend her life with her princely husband in mutual respect, but never expected the pair to become entangled in a string of bizarre cases in the capital. Dismemberment! Vengeful spirits! Cannibalism! Gu poison! Who is the mastermind behind it all? Each case is enough to make one's blood run cold, yet they are also filled with warmth and
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After My Gloomy Little Disciple Set His Sights on Me 被阴郁小徒弟觊觎后
Publication title: Cherry Blossoms at a Fine Hour [Seemingly aloof but actually adorable master Ying Zhao x lovestruck disciple Zhan Cang (He Lanxiao)] [Historical romance + reborn + past and present lives + unrequited love + master and disciple + one-on-one romance + older woman/younger man + xianxia + aloof beauty + mutual devotion + happy ending] As Lan Guang’s final disciple, Ying Zhao is deeply cherished and is a cultivation prodigy. A swordswoman of exceptional talent, she made a name for
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After Coming Down from the Mountain, the Legitimate Daughter Used the Mystical Arts to Topple the Throne 嫡女下山后，靠玄学推翻皇位
[Mysticism × Case Solving × Real Political Intrigue × Sweet Romance × Mutual Healing] Original title: I Have a Soul-Binding Fan (You can read the comments for a character biography written by the author.) “Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?” When people die, they become ghosts. If they die with resentment in their hearts, they cannot pass on to the next life. Her arrival was like the only ray of light in the murky world of wandering souls. She is the legitimate daughter of the Great
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The Great Zhou's Female Detective 大周女神探
While everyone else cultivates immortality, I solve cases. With powerful family backing, life is a breeze. This good-for-nothing college girl can dominate the world of cultivation all because she has connections at home. The girl I’ve fallen for may eat a little too much and be a little lazy, but I can only spoil her.
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The Strange Tales of Jincheng 锦城异闻录
Shen Qingyi, the Dali Temple's foremost female junior minister, solves seemingly inexplicable cases to protect the peace of Jincheng. Then one day, a man named Jiang Che is parachuted in as her superior through powerful connections. As she works with Jiang Che, Shen Qingyi discovers that he only seems unreliable: he does have a brain, and his background is immensely powerful. He could prove quite useful. As the investigations deepen, a string of events all point to one person: the regent of the
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