Looking for Purely Classical Martial Arts Stories, No Fantasy or Cultivation 想看纯古风武侠小说，不要奇幻修仙的
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The Legend of Wei Xia 谓侠传
[Traditional Wuxia] [Not mindless] [Sword cultivator] [Ensemble cast in the martial world] The martial world may be old, but people’s hearts are cruel, and chivalrous heroes are hard to find. They say there are no heroes in this martial world. “Perhaps this world has grown a little filthy. There are too many things that should be settled with a sword!” Mo Xiao says, “Though my heart is troubled, this sword of mine should be wielded by them too. This sword is called Chivalry!” Mo Xiao simply beli
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- 152 The Immortal Maidens of Good and Evil 正邪仙女 In the Eastern Immortal Realm, some immortals disregard the Heavenly Court's order and are condemned by righteous immortals, leading to a great battle. In the end, the evil immortals are defeated by the righteous ones and fall into the mortal realm, where they continue to commit evil. Eventually, the people are arrested by the police. This novel has just been released. Readers are welcome to enjoy it. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 The Dragon's Hidden Map 龙隐迷图 At the heart of the story is the conflict between Buddhist nature and imperial ambition. It follows Mingxin, a pure-hearted young novice abandoned at a Buddhist temple, as fate sweeps him into the turbulent worlds of the martial arts realm and the imperial court. Through strange encounters, betrayal, doomed love, and enlightenment, he ultimately discovers the truth of “great compassion” and “great power” in the purgatory of the mortal world. With a Buddhist heart, he takes up the imperial mantle 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 The Edict of the Abyss 时渊令 Time and space are as deep as the abyss, and chivalry is the law. A modern youth falls into the martial world of a past life, where he rediscovers his chivalrous heart amid blood feuds and a world-shaking conspiracy. Together with his beloved confidante, he overcomes one crisis after another, ultimately bridging past and present and grasping the eternal truth of chivalry. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 Zeng Guofan's Bloody Battles 曾国藩血战史 Drawing on Zeng Guofan’s life and personal growth, this book explores how he relentlessly disciplined himself in pursuit of the Confucian ideal of “inner sagehood and outer kingship,” ultimately undertaking the tragic mission of “righting the instruments of state for the land, and restoring the heart of Heaven and Earth.” His military philosophy was far more than a set of tactics: it was the expression and practical application of his life philosophy in a time of chaos, and its influence on late 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Tales of the River Chart 河图风云录 The theft of Along the River During the Qingming Festival sets off a chain of events, exposing the undercurrents swirling through the jianghu and the imperial court of Bianjing in the Northern Song. The painting conceals a secret that could decide the fate of the empire. A group of brave and honorable heroes, caught between the struggle of good and evil and the contest for imperial power, use their courage and wits to defend their homeland and uncover the shocking truth behind the conspiracy. Th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 My Sisters Are Queens 我的姐姐们是女王 Story overview: A fallen dynasty of wealth, three sisters cast down into the dust. The once illustrious Li family goes bankrupt overnight. Their father disappears, their mother dies, and eldest sister Li Xianglin, second sister Li Meiling, and youngest sister Li Jianing are left to rely on one another, crammed into a tiny, shabby home. To support her family, eldest sister Li Xianglin works as a lowly cleaner by day and pours her heart and soul into designing jewelry at night, dreaming of reachin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Chasing Wind Tower 追风楼
[Wuxia + Passion + Assassins + Comedy + Multiple Protagonists] There are no sword strikes that split the heavens here, only bodies that achieve sainthood! They are the shadows of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and a band of grim reapers wandering the mortal world! Everyone who makes it out of here alive has a story to tell.
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- 159 Ten Days of Evil Spirits 十日凶灵 Synopsis: Gu Qing, a top surgeon, and Shen Qingyan, a mathematical prodigy, join folk-culture blogger Lin Wei, outdoor guide Chen Mo, self-serving businessman Zhou Hao, and Qin Xiaoyue, an art student with a supernatural constitution, on a “folk-culture research trip” to Qinghe Old House, a century-old haunted mansion. Qin Xiaoyue accidentally triggers a curse on a bronze mirror, and rules written in blood appear. On the first night, anyone who breaks a rule is swallowed by a ghostly hand from t —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Too Lazy to Return to the Jade Tower and Golden Palace 玉楼金阙慵归去
[A cool-faced, warm-hearted, highly skilled heroine of the martial world vs. a debauched, silver-tongued, scheming prince on the run] When Li Gantang first entered the martial world, she ran into the slick-talking, grinning Xie Zhuo. She thought he was unbearably noisy and, aside from being fairly good-looking, utterly useless. Xie Zhuo: “Beauty, you’re so gorgeous. You should smile more. Why the long face?” Li Gantang (rolling her eyes): “Go away!” Xie Zhuo: “I’m a delicate, beautiful young man
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Sword Like the Evening 剑如夕
[Traditional wuxia + devoted couple + not a power fantasy + late Qing dynasty + ensemble cast] At the end of the Qing dynasty, the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Nation Alliance rise one after another. Gu Yang, a skilled martial artist burdened by a family grudge, leaves seclusion and joins forces with Su Jianli, the daughter of a reformist minister, to roam the jianghu and save the world from disaster. The cruelty of foreign guns and cannons and the wickedness of the human heart lay bare the wre
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The Song Dynasty Swordsmen 大宋剑侠图
The heroic wuxia novel The Sword Heroes of the Great Song tells a thrilling story. Main characters: Zhan Jun, the Southern Sword Immortal whose fame shakes the ages, son of Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero; Liu Ruxue, the Charming Shadow and Tiger-Subduing Immortal Maiden, adopted daughter of Liu Qing, the White-Faced Judge; and Bai Yuxuan, whose sword swallows rivers and mountains and whose palm shakes the Five Continents, son of Bai Yunrui, the Jade-Faced Little Bodhidharma. Synopsis: During the r
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- 163 The Red Bean Curse in the Misty Rain 《烟雨红豆劫》 The Red Bean Tribulation in the Misty Rain 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 The Seven Heroes Return: The Five Young Detectives 再续七侠小小五义 2.7kReads6.9Score121Shelves
- 165 Chronicles of the Iceheart Sword 《冰心剑影录》 Chronicles of the Iceheart Sword’s Shadow 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Literary Youth in the Han Dynasty 大汉文艺青年
[History] [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Witty and Humorous] [Multiple Heroines] Fan Li, a rogue who runs a bar, undergoes Transmigration into ancient times. One poem stuns the literary world, and one song brings listeners to tears. From his initial, desperate flight to making his first splash at a grand literary gathering; from showing off his divine prowess at Chongli Terrace to fighting bloody battles in a lone northern fortress, the rascal laughs and curses his way through it all. In t
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A Hero's Unbridled Passion 天纵侠情
Too young to know how perilous the mountains and seas could be, he plunged into deep ravines and raging floods. At first, he faced fierce tigers with ease. With a fearless heart, he roared to the heavens, nocked an arrow, and drew his carved bow. After years in the martial world, he wandered alone with a blue steed and an iron sword. From north to south, all admired his extraordinary gifts. He braved the storm head-on and subdued a flood dragon with his bare hands. “Linjiang Immortal” Young Kang
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I Used Forbidden Magic to Protect Her, but She Called Someone Else Her Husband 我拿禁术护她，她却叫别人夫
He hated her for five years. She forgot him completely. Lu Jinglan returned burdened by a blood feud and an engagement, vowing to make Su Zhaoyue pay. But on the day they met again, she was as radiant as ever in red, arm in arm with her fiancé as she asked him, “Need any help?” The sisters he rescued were opposites: one restrained and proper, the other obsessively devoted. The master he promised to marry, cold and single-minded, was stepping down from the snowy mountains and into the mortal worl
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Nemesis Side Story 2: The Goddess Detective Series 宿敌外传二之女神捕系列
A short wuxia novel with three stories: Chasing Souls, Slaying Spirits, and Fleeting Shadows. Each story has different characters and a different plot, following three female constables with exceptional detective skills as they solve cases.
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A Knife from the Start 开局就送一把刀
Watch as the young Qi Xiao carves his name into legend with a single blade on the path of the jianghu.
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My Great-Grandfather Is a Miracle Doctor 我的太公是神医
My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Is This Really the Jianghu? 这也是江湖？
New book: The Inn That's Always on the Verge of Going Under. Why spend all day fighting and killing? Wouldn't it be better to farm and run an inn? A bedtime story made just for Chinese readers. Enjoy the story, get some good sleep, and good night, mwah~ Pure wuxia. No brainless plot, no System, one female lead, a coming-of-age story set in an alternate history. In the final years of the Xuan Dynasty, the times are turbulent. Rebels and insurgents rise within the realm, while foreign invaders th
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A Conscience-Driven Liquor 良心酒
Honest Liquor
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Plum Blossoms Bloom Brightly Across the Ming Empire 大明天下梅花艳艳开
Wuxia + history + imperial court + bloodshed + political intrigue + multiple female leads + not a harem + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Plum Blossom Manor, the guardians of a village in Huaxia. Nixiào, the ninety-ninth-generation young manor lord, secretly leaves the manor at fourteen, only to encounter an unknown force plotting against the Great Ming...
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Blade of the Azure Heavens 碧落无刃
Beneath heaven, martial arts are ruled by blades and swords. The thousand-year feud between the ancient Yue Sword Pavilion and Minghong Manor, two supreme sects, has shaped the most epic chapter in the martial world. But this is more than a conflict between blade and sword factions. It is a secret spanning two generations: a life stolen, and revenge pursued in the name of love. He, Ye Lingfeng, is a sword prodigy raised by the ancient Yue Sword Pavilion. His adoptive father is the Sword Saint, f
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Lingfeng Sword Song 凌风剑歌
[Fantasy + wuxia + swordsmanship + mystery + young hero + slow burn] The world of martial arts is vast, yet it has no place for the young. Yang Yizhi, a young man from Mingxi, enters the martial world full of ambition, only to be repeatedly hunted and manipulated by both the righteous and the wicked. The realm is in turmoil, the martial world is treacherous and unpredictable, and both the imperial court and the distant jianghu sink into darkness and chaos. In an unjust age, with broken rules and
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The Song of the Chang'an Blade 长安刀歌
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the Great Tang, the imperial court is shrouded in intrigue, and turmoil is rising once more in the martial world. Various forces lurking in the shadows are stirring, while remnants of the previous dynasty, merchant guilds, bandits, robbers, reactionary factions, and assassination organizations have all hidden themselves across the Great Tang. The most dangerous of these, and the one Li Shimin fears most, is a reactionary faction like Dou Feng's, which seems pois
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Record of the Blood Blade of Langya 琅琊血刃录
In the twelfth year of Yonghe, as Northern Wei cavalry invaded the south, rumors spread through the martial world that the Heavenly Craftsman's Secret Manual had resurfaced. This rare book, which recorded Mohist mechanisms and ancient martial arts, drew the elite forces of two great clans, the Langya Wangs and the Chenjun Xies, and also set the refugee warlords of the Six Garrisons in the Northern Dynasties plotting in secret. Xie Zhao, a swordsman of humble origins bearing the grudge of his fam
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The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天
Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea!
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Broken Jade Stained with Rouge 碎玉染胭脂
[No reconciliation after the breakup + love and hate + strong heroine] To Zhi Chun, he was her benefactor, her master, and the person she loved most. He taught Zhi Chun how to take a life with a single sword thrust. He taught her how to survive against all odds and turn defeat into victory. Zhi Chun dreamed of becoming his wife. Yet when she became pregnant with his child, she chose to flee. At the wedding feast, he ran his sword through her chest, showing no regard for the child in her womb! By
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The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌
The Jingkang Catastrophe tears the land apart and stains rivers and mountains with blood. Lu Huaizhen, a young swordsman burdened with a blood feud and half of a mysterious jade token, is swept into the whirlpool of the Song-Jin standoff and the conflicts of the martial world. As he searches for the truth, he faces the question, “Is martial arts meant for killing or for protecting?” He struggles to choose between family vengeance, national hatred, and the limits of chivalry. From the ferocity of
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- 182 Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录 The fires of the martial world light the land, while a common man’s hot blood stains the setting sun. In the chaos of the late Qing, the waters of the Huangpu River churned with blood. Foreign warships crushed the livelihoods of canal workers, while opium’s black tide soaked the land of China. The court grovelled, officials colluded with foreigners, and heroes of the martial world swore blood oaths, their blades and swords tearing through the long night. Xiao Tianfeng, the Red-Browed Hero, raise 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Spring Breeze Came Suddenly 忽如春风来
[Wuxia + Romance + Jianghu + Court Politics + BG + Ensemble Cast] I'm a new writer with a new book. Please feel free to give it a read. I'm not sure what kind of story I want to write, so this is just a little comfort for myself. Please bear with me.
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- 184 Blood Chronicles of the Setting Sun 残阳血记 On the bloody night of 1644, Yan Xuanfeng, a Jinyiwei officer, detonated explosives and died for his country. His loyal servant fled south with the orphan and entrusted the swaddled baby Yan Hengyun to Wudang. The child carried three sparks vital to Chinese civilization: the Sunset Sword, the Star-Pattern Compass, and a sheepskin map. Yan Hengyun grew up on Wudang Mountain. At fourteen, he descended the mountain and roamed the martial world under the name Lingyun. He befriended Bai Wugou, Mu Qi —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Killing Intent in the Frost 杀气飞霜
Travel the martial world as a hero; prove the Way as a Confucian. This is The Heroic Confucian Way! Legend has it that the peerless demonic saber known as Frost-Killing Aura appears once every eighty years, and never remains in the world for more than twenty. Whoever obtains it is destined to be a lone star cursed by fate. By a twist of fate, Han Che, the eldest young master of the Four Excellences, becomes the saber's fourth owner. What fate will this demonic blade bring him? This is a heartfel
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Atop the Cloudmist Peak 云渺之巅
On the Ningchuan Continent, eight towering mountains stand in the eight directions, guardians of the land. Each mountain gave rise to a unique sect and power. These peaks are not only symbols of authority and wisdom, but also the foundation of the Ningchuan Dynasty’s prosperity and stability for centuries. But the winds suddenly shift. The Yunmiao Sect, foremost among the eight great sects, is wiped out overnight by the Lu clan, the power brokers at court. As one of the few survivors of the Yunm
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The Odd One Out in the Martial World 武侠世界当老六
A wuxia world In the martial world, no one is master of their own fate. Lu Renjia accidentally transmigrates into the body of a poor young man named Lu Renjia, in a world where kingdoms, powerful clans, and martial sects all stand intertwined. What path should Lu Renjia take? Huh? What’s this? A cheat? All right! Problem solved.
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The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: One Sword Ends Old Feuds 笑傲江湖之一剑泯恩仇
A traditional wuxia novel [not a power fantasy, with martial arts techniques and fast pacing] Zhang Yixiao enters the world in person, taking on the identity of the Ghost-Faced Wanderer and hiding his tracks as he moves through the martial world under two identities. After defeating all the heroes of the realm as the Ghost-Faced Wanderer and rising to the top of the martial world rankings, he rides with sword in hand and wind at his back, roaming freely on horseback. But an earth-shaking consp
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The Sword of Fate 缘剑劫
[Traditional Wuxia] Two life-saving pills are stolen, and the Changshan Escort Agency is massacred overnight. Only the young master, Mei Jianzhi, escapes under the protection of a mad old Daoist, setting out on a homeless journey through the martial world. By a twist of fate, he arrives at Murong Manor and befriends the manor lord, Murong Li, Yishui Han, and other heroes. He accidentally discovers that his adoptive father, who saved his life and taught him martial arts, was the very man who robb
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- 190 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sign-In for a Hundred Years of Power from the Start! 神雕：开局签到百年功力！ When Lin Yuan woke up, he discovered he had become an obscure minor character in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes. The Mongols were invading, the martial world was in turmoil, and the story was about to begin. At this critical moment, the Martial Arts Sign-In System activated! [Ding! Sign in outside the Tomb of the Living Dead on Mount Zhongnan. Reward: a century's worth of pure inner power!] [Ding! Sign in at the Sword Tomb of Dugu Qiubai, the Sword Demon. Reward: a Heavy Iron Sword 4.5kReads5.9Score235Shelves
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System: I Am Yang Kang, Becoming the Worst Emperor 系统:我是杨康成为最坏皇帝
Reborn as Yang Kang, the Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom, I bind myself to the Martial Power Defeat System. I rise all the way to the top of Mount Hua, looking down on the world!!! [System + scheming + crown prince + ruthless decisiveness + fan fiction + history + transmigrate and rebirth + wuxia]
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The Martial World Survival System Is Loading 武林生存系统正在加载中
[Female-oriented wuxia + romance pairing + System transmigration + master-disciple romance + both leads are virgins] A nightmare start? Bai Wuya holds his sword to her throat: “Test the medicine, or die!” A narrow escape? The ascetic hermit Mo Chen kidnaps her to the top of Absolute Peak. The aloof beauty’s carefully crafted persona falls apart? Eyes red and breath burning, he says, “Xia, I don’t want to be just your master anymore!” A sweet puppy turns into a wild wolf? Qin Lang chases her wi
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The Heroine’s Trial of Love 侠女闯情关
“She protects him from every danger, and he gives her a lifetime of devotion” Ouyang Xueer never imagined that the cold-faced constable she saved on a whim would become the one person she could rely on most. “Lord Ren, your injuries...” “Nothing to worry about. I’m more concerned with who hurt you.” “Mutual protection in a time of turmoil” When she was abducted in the martial world, he rode through the night with his elite troops to save her. When he was ambushed at court, she spent three slee
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Sword Intent and the Stars 剑意星辰
[Traditional Fantasy + Swordsmanship + Underdog’s Rise + Romance + Revenge + Alternate Martial World + Comedy] What is the Way of the Sword? The sword is the king of all weapons, and swordsmanship honors sword intent… What is the jianghu? Swords are neither righteous nor wicked; people are good or evil. That is the way of the jianghu… Linglong asked with a smile, “Then what is the jianghu…?” Lin Xingchen smiled and replied, “Wherever you are, that’s the jianghu…”
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In Search of Shadows: The Unruly Kunlun 觅影侠踪录：莽昆仑
[No System + No Clichés + No Transmigration + New Martial Arts + Fresh Ideas] Traditional wuxia set in the 21st century! Come and give it a read! Fifty years ago, Qiu Shu, the supreme martial artist and leader of the Gushe Sect, entrusted its four pavilions to four young people of his own choosing before entering seclusion to cultivate a divine art. Fifty years later, the four pavilions have long since vanished, and Qiu Shu has met his end. The divine art he spent fifty years cultivating has bee
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- 196 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.8kReads7.3Score410Shelves
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Tales from the Jianghu 戏说江湖
When will the strife of the jianghu ever end? The twin cries of the Divine Dragon summon wind and rain. Whose hands will receive this burning passion? When will love and beauty intoxicate the heart? A treasure map sets everyone chasing, while flowers fall with longing and the flowing water shows no feeling. So let us turn to the vault of heaven and ride freely across the land!
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After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁
[Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener
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The Azure Blade Chronicles of the Late Tang 残唐青锋录
Historical setting: From the Tianfu era of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (901) to the first year of Kaiping under the Later Liang (907). Regional warlords vie for power, and Zhu Wen usurps the Tang dynasty. Core plot: The former dynasty’s imperial jade seal, the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Mirror, resurfaces in the martial world, sparking a struggle among rival factions. Dou Yanfeng must fulfill his family’s mission and protect the national treasure, while Huangfu Che is drawn into the conflict as he
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- 200 The Big Dipper Splits the Purple Tenuity 北斗裂紫微 In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Five Barbarians ravaged China and the heartland fell. Imperial authority crumbled as the Ziwei Star split apart, while foreign armies trampled the land. The central conflict revolves around the Seven Divine Weapons of the Big Dipper, said to be capable of turning China's fate around, and the prophecy that the Ziwei Emperor Star will be restored: “Where Ziwei splits, the Han banners rise”; “The Big Dipper swallows Ziwei, and Chixiao will break t —Reads—Score—Shelves
