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1 春 Spring and Autumn Pavilion 春秋阁 Pine Pavilion松阁Eastern Fantasy271k WordsOngoing [Traditional xianxia] [One heroine] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Ensemble cast] [Sword cultivators] Beyond the martial world and the imperial court lies a little-known power called the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. Its master, Chen Zipao, is peerlessly charismatic yet little known to the world. From the shadows, he commands intelligence and decides who lives and dies. What no one knows is that there is another person behind the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, its true master. A young sw 156Reads—Score—Shelves

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The protagonist is the eldest son of Prince Chenliu. On the surface he is a playboy, but secretly he is strategizing.

3 诸 Above All Immortals 诸仙之上 Rogue Lao Wang流氓老王Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ye, heir to the Chu family, is the number one wastrel in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless heinous crimes to his name. In just four years, he was thrown into the imperial prison eleven times, yet walked out unscathed every time. The reason was his grandfather, the fearsome Northern Frontier Prince, who commanded a million troops. But this time, Chu Ye crossed the emperor’s bottom line. Imprisoned for the twelfth time, he was exiled to the perilous Abyssal Reach. Countless factions and i 17.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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This book is very good-looking. There is no heroine and no ambiguity. The protagonist is powerful and strategizing with an elegant IQ.

4 烟 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.3M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 853.9kReads9.6Score122.9kShelves

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Outside the rivers, lakes and temples, there is an unknown force called "Chunqiu Pavilion". Chen Zipao, the master of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, is a man of extraordinary splendor but little known. He holds information in the dark that determines life and death. What the world doesn't know is that there is another person behind Chunqiu Pavilion who is the real master. There is a young female swordsman in the world. She is a genius of today, but she never shows her true face. There was a dandy prince in the Chenliu Palace, who came to the capital on orders to stir up trouble.

5 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 392Reads—Score—Shelves

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Want to read a book where the protagonist relies on his brain to solve the problem? This book is amazing! It's a fantasy fantasy with hard-core Feng Shui secrets. The protagonist fights wits with ghosts and evil spirits. There are a lot of plot twists and foreshadowings. The logic is rigorous and the details are solid. There is no irritation in the whole process.

7 黄 A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa 70.1kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves

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From the rivers and lakes to the imperial court, the heartless mastermind has the world in his pocket

13 风 The Blade's Shadow in Love and War: A Choice Between Power and Loyalty 风月刀影：权谋与情义的抉择 Pine Sounds Beneath the Inkstone砚底松声Historical500k WordsCompleted When a great fire devours the red gates of the Jun family estate, the young man who emerges through the smoke is no longer the dashing, carefree playboy who once spent his days cockfighting and chasing dogs. His eyes hold fire and blood, and in his hand he clutches half of a broken jade pendant, the last keepsake his father gave him before the family fell. Fate sweeps him like a tide into one abyss after another. From a life of luxury to utter poverty, from the son of the powerful to an outcast 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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The protagonist has a high IQ and calculates everything. The IQ of all the members is online. They are plotting and planning every step of the way and seeking revenge.

14 锦 Schemes at the Brocade Banquet 锦筵谋 Sweet Dream Feather甜梦羽Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted From the pinnacle of Michelin cuisine to the hell of household intrigue, all it took was one explosion. Lin Wanyi, an internationally renowned top chef, opens her eyes to find she's become the most wicked third young madam of the Su family in the Qing Dynasty. From the start, she's in a hopeless situation: Her husband despises her, her mother-in-law wants to divorce her, and the servants look down on her. On top of that, her sister-in-law is a “born heroine,” doted on by the entire household, s 249Reads—Score—Shelves

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📖 [Reject wisdom! This is the heroine who is strategizing] Her wisdom is not a flash of inspiration, but a long-term plan. From investigating the truth about her family's injustice, to cultivating her own power in the harem, to stirring up trouble in the court, every step she takes is planned. This kind of heroine who can truly strategize is the right way to open a Machiavellian novel!

15 上 A Trip to the Capital to Toy with the Lords 上京戏诸侯 Yi Yu弋渔Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Deranged Shou + Happy Ending + Political Intrigue + Revenge + Beautiful Gong] “The Zhao in Xie Zhao’s name is the Zhao in clearing his family’s name.” Sweet-on-the-Outside, Sinister-Within Adopted Son of a Noble Family x Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Flashy, Unhinged Shou x Cool, Untouchable Gong in White Qin Xiao, the Great General of the Western Frontier, defected to the enemy and handed the Mobei border defenses over to the Dansha. The gates stood open, 171Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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No one is watching? I will recommend it myself ~ The adopted son of aristocratic family × Shaoqing of Dali Temple has a refreshing story about revenge, strategizing, and dual strengths online, show them all to me! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

16 姐 I'm a Flower of the Jianghu, and My Little Brother's a Clingy Pest 姐是江湖一朵花，弟是粘人牛皮糖 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted [Hilarious xianxia × younger man who falls hard] Feng Xiaomei, the laziest heroine in the martial world, casually picks up a delicate young lord who can’t even take care of himself. She assumes he’ll be dead weight, but this clingy, scheming younger guy is a master of pouting and playing the victim. #YouSaidYouWereRepayingMeSoWhyAreYouClingingToMe# To uncover the truth, she takes him on a daring journey into the world of cultivation. But the kid turns out to be a genius and proposes to her in fr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Novel, short story... Hilarious opening😆

31 凤 Phoenix Perches on the Wutong: The General's Second-Chance Bride 凤栖梧：将军的二嫁娇妻 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance586k WordsCompleted [Major Historical Romance | Sweet-and-Angsty Second Marriage to a General] Could her benefactor from long ago really be him? Lin Wanyue marries Xiao Zhenbei for a second time, only to discover she mistook the wrong man for her true love for seven years. She brings military strategy as her betrothal gift and intelligence as her dowry, rising from a divorced woman to a female military strategist of Great Yong. When the hypocrite who stole her fate drops his mask, the general clasps her hand tight. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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36 这 This Cultivator Is Rather Cunning 这个修士有点心计 Cigarette Between the Fingers指间香烟Eastern Fantasy421k WordsOngoing This story focuses on schemes, suspense, and plot twists. If you enjoy this style, dive right in with confidence. Her family is wiped out, a bounty is placed on her head, and she is hunted down. She moves among the great clans, repeatedly teetering between life and death. When talent falls short, cunning makes up the difference. So what if I’m only at the Qi Refining stage? I can still scheme a Golden Core cultivator to death. So what if I have a crippled spiritual root? I can still join a major 55Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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Fantasy battle of wits, everyone's IQ is online, game-breaking, all kinds of reversals, no water, no virgin, no heroine, overall calculation, no use of any means for benefit...

37 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 9.6kReads9.3Score989Shelves

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Yanyulou strongly recommends it. It starts with a waste and relies on taking medicine all the way. It is different from other novels that rely on adventure. Everything you get through hard work becomes other people's. You start by plotting against others.

38 逆 Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经：山河策 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into 43.3kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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Try this book 🔥Liu Yao Zangju The latest plot masterpiece is staged and start a colorful journey in the rivers and lakes! Wenfeng is humorous and his writing is sophisticated! Welcome to read! 🚂🚂

40 栖 Chronicles of Qiwucheng 栖梧城传记 Wuyi Recluse武夷散人Eastern Fantasy306k WordsOngoing A classic martial-arts detective tale, historical mystery, youthful passion, with no System or cheats. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified, and every trade was waiting to be rebuilt. The balance of power in the martial world shifted dramatically. The influence of the four great martial families, who controlled the Seven Gangs (power), Eight Associations (wealth), Nine Mountains (letters), and Ten Strongholds (arms), waned noticeably. The world's Fiv 54Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Portraits of Jianghu detectives and teenagers.

41 遗 A Song of Regrets 遗恨歌 Zhong Qi钟麒Historical293k WordsOngoing In the early Hongwu years of the Ming dynasty, Chen Shixun, son of Chen Youliang, the former emperor of the Chen Han regime, enters the imperial court by a twist of fate, secretly supported by former Chen Han officials and taking the place of Zhu Yuanzhang’s lost son. Together with an alliance of avengers formed by Yan Wang Zhu Di, the posthumous son of Yuan Shundi; Han Miaotong, younger sister of former Red Turban leader Han Liner; and the monk Yao Guangxiao, who entered the clergy after losing 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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Strategies, high IQ tactics, brain-burning games! All members' IQs are online, and they have 10,086 tricks. If one of them is missing, they won't be able to survive the next episode!

42 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 29kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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44 谋 A Grand Plan for the Realm: Old Friends, New Beginnings 谋定山河之缘起故旧 Book-Obsessed Old Ghost嗜文老鬼Historical500k WordsCompleted (History + political intrigue + brain-teasing + detective work) To plan in the temple is to lay the foundations for moving mountains and rivers, to seek benefits for all under heaven, to bring prosperity to the state, and to secure peace for the common people. This is the mettle of a man across the ages! Plotting from within the command tent and securing victory a thousand miles away: the intricacies of rites, laws, systems, decisions, strategy, competition, balance, and compromise are endless! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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Make strategic plans to win thousands of miles away!

45 我 I Have a Plan to Reach the Heavens 我有一计登天 Five五个Eastern Fantasy112k WordsCompleted The male protagonist has been plagued by misfortune since childhood. He became an orphan at the age of six, but through his own efforts and with the help of a small world, he eventually kills anyone who stands in his way, be they human or demon, and dominates a corner of the universe. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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The male protagonist has been ill-fated since he was a child. Through his own efforts, he got rid of his impoverished family, helped the villagers escape poverty and become rich, and finally got the opportunity to become an immortal. There is nothing too exciting in the early stages of this book. The important thing is that the content is compact. Although it is dull, the description is relatively detailed, and it is not some mindless novel.

46 大 Great Solitary Peak 大孤峰 Little Ba's Kelp小八的海带Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted In court or in the jianghu, every injustice in this world can be settled with a single sword. If one strike isn't enough, then a hundred more, until nothing remains before me. Three million sword immortals fill the heavens, yet even they must bow their heads before me! 2.3kReads6.7Score187Shelves

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47 我 My Grandfather Is Emperor Wu of Han 我祖父是汉武帝 Sallow Little Face小脸蜡黄Historical1.4M WordsCompleted My Grandfather Is Emperor Wu of Han Synopsis: I am of imperial blood, the rightful heir of the Great Han. My grandfather is Emperor Wu of Han. The god of war Wei Qing is my granduncle, Huo Qubing is my uncle, and Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Bingyi, is my unborn son. I transmigrate and am reborn as the eldest grandson of the Han Dynasty. I will change my fate of being murdered, and change the fate of the Han Dynasty entering into another marriage alliance with the Xiongnu. See how Liu Jin restores t 1.6kReads9.0Score135Shelves

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