Looking for Good Historical Romance and Cultivation Stories! Preferably No Rebirth or Transmigration 求好看的古言，修仙文！尽量不要重生穿越

1. 1 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate My Fate. Even the Heroine Can't Outlast Me 别人修仙我修命，女主也没我命硬 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book, cultivation, strong female lead, System, fire spiritual root, no romance] Chu Luo transmigrates into a cultivation world and binds herself to a Destiny System, starting off with her luck reduced by 9,999 points. It turns out that she and her twin sister share the fate of twin flowers on a single stem. All of Chu Luo's luck has been drained by her elder sister, the heroine of the original novel. Worse, her own family wants to kill her outright so the heroine can becom 7.6kReads9.3Score94114d adds

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   Absolutely great reads! Both are by the same author, and while both are about cultivating immortality, they offer different fresh perspectives. It's rare to find two books with such ingenious world settings.

2. 2 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score54814d adds
3. 3 穿 My Guide to Survival After I Transmigrate into a Book 穿书后我的自救指南 Cang Sheng Yu Fu苍生予浮Ancient Romance230k WordsOngoing Nie Fuyang had finally finished the novel she'd followed for a year. Relieved and satisfied, she posted a review, unleashing every eloquent insult she could think of against the story's vicious villainess. But the moment she hit post, she transmigrated into the book. Unfortunately, she became the story's most evil villainess. The ending was still vivid in her mind: the villainess met a miserable fate and died in the most horrific way imaginable. Determined to change the ending, she decides to sa 10Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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   These three books are pretty good.

4. 4 全 Our Whole Family Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder, but We Became Great Cultivators 全家穿成炮灰后，我们成了修真界大佬 Mo Jingchun莫惊春Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted A family of three transmigrated into a xianxia novel, becoming cannon fodder who died before they were even worthy of having names. Luckily: Dad got an Alchemy System and became a Pill Saint. Mom got a Zither Cultivation System and became a Zither Saint. Even her new little brother was a powerful big shot in the novel! Only Lu Xianyun got a God of Cooking System! Immortals all abstain from food. Who's going to eat her cooking, for crying out loud? But to her surprise, more and more people starte 177Reads8.7Score—14d adds
5. 5 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book as a Blind Cannon Fodder, I Steal the Heroine's Role 穿书炮灰瞎子后，我改拿女主剧本 The Young Master Makes Idle Remarks公子闲言Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted Chi Qinglian, a soul without a body, finds herself inside a novel she read, inhabiting a blind cannon-fodder character who dies in the very first chapter. She intends to keep to the sidelines, cultivate immortality, grow stronger, and find the couple Chi Xu and his wife. Who knew that rare treasures, divine beasts, and magical weapons would fall into her hands with barely any effort, while all the original protagonists keep flocking to her? The original heroine: Qinglian, stay behind me. The ori 130Reads8.8Score—14d adds
6. 6 这 This Top Scholar Plays by His Own Rules 这个状元路子有点野 The Foundation of One's Life立身之本Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + lighthearted] My Parents Flipped the Table and Quit, So I Want to Take the Imperial Exams Too Just as Wang Xuezhou was about to reach the peak of his life, he transmigrated. The good news: in this life, his parents were loving, and his siblings got along. The bad news: the whole family was pinching pennies to fund his eldest uncle's studies. They had next to nothing and were living on coarse grain and wild greens. But before he could flip t 50.9kReads8.9Score6.3k14d adds

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   Ancient real life, imperial examinations, farming, soul transmigration, begging for forgiveness.

7. 7 得 You Dare Offend the Badass Heroine of a Wish-Fulfillment Novel? I’ll Spoil the Plot Like Crazy and Make Her Work Herself to Death 得罪爽文大女主？疯狂剧透卷死她 Half a Moonbeam半朵月光Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted (We recommend reading the extra first. The main story is much more satisfying after you’ve read it.) Jiang Wu, the star patient of Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, accidentally falls to her death while escaping from the asylum. She wakes up to discover she has transmigrated into the body of Jiang Wu, a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, a cannon fodder character who is sacrificed early in a power fantasy starring a female lead. She couldn’t be happier. Everyone in the 461Reads8.6Score—14d adds
8. 8 互 After We Swapped Bodies, She Was Forced to Fall in Love With Her Archrival 互穿后，她被迫与死对头相亲相爱 Half a Moonbeam半朵月光Ancient Romance116k WordsCompleted (A terrible story, not worth reading. Don’t open it. I want to delete it, but can’t; I want to hide it, but can’t. Even the synopsis has to be at least 50 characters, so I’m just padding it out...) 12Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 哭 After My Younger Sister Begged Me to Switch Marriages, She Fell to Her Knees Before Me 哭求我换亲后，亲妹跪倒在我面前 Lightning Flying Cat闪电飞猫Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Chunwan married a hunter, while her younger sister married into a wealthy merchant's family. After Lu Chunwan's marriage, her hunter husband joined the army and rose through the ranks to become a great general. She became the general's wife, envied by everyone in the Great Jin Dynasty, while her sister languished in the merchant family's compound. Reborn, her younger sister stole her hunter husband, and she smiled as she married into the merchant family instead. In her p 577Reads8.5Score10014d adds
10. 10 都 I'm Already a Concubine, So What's Wrong with a Little Cunning? 都做妾了，有点小心机怎么了？ A Qing Who Loves to Eat爱吃的小晴Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Scheming in the household early on, palace intrigue later + System + Gorgeous heroine + A little childbirth + Sweet romance] [Stunning heroine who is sweet yet ruthless and a brilliant actress × Cold-faced prince who dotes on his wife and lets his imagination run wild] The male lead in this palace-intrigue novel is not sexually inexperienced. He favors the heroine early on and devotes himself solely to her later. Readers who mind should proceed with caution. In her previous life, Su Yujiao was 2.3kReads7.3Score15114d adds
11. 11 前 She Was Bled Dry in Her Past Life, but After Being Reborn, She Went on a Rampage 前世被吃绝户，重生后她杀疯了 Liu Yuheng柳昱珩Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical household intrigue + reborn revenge power fantasy + tormenting villains and face-slapping + lighthearted humor + family darling + strong heroine] [The heroine is highly intelligent and highly skilled in martial arts. No romance in the middle, with two endings: a happy ending and a no-couple ending] Su Qingwan: “Drop the personal restraint and enjoy tormenting villains. Refuse whatever I don’t want, and if there’s a problem, I’ll confront them head-on!” This book’s motto: 7.2kReads8.9Score89314d adds
12. 12 都 If I’m Going to Be a Concubine, I Might as Well Choose the Future Emperor 都是当妾，当然选未来皇帝了 It's Qian Jinjin Duck是钱金金鸭Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanyue was reborn. As the daughter of a convicted official, Jiang Wanyue entered Prince Jing's residence and became one of the many women by his side. There was the cold, inscrutable princess consort, the kind and flawless moonlight of his heart, and the secondary consort who had once saved his life... Among these women, Jiang Wanyue fought her way to the top, climbing from Prince Jing's favored concubine to his beloved consort, and ultimately to Empress Dowager. Everyone said she was ungr 1.1kReads8.2Score10514d adds
13. 13 换 They Forced Me into a Marriage That Would Kill Me, but I'll Claim the First Wife's Seat 换亲让我死，我偏稳坐主母位 Jin Wanwan金万万Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: The Matriarch Just Wants to Slacken Off, but Goes on a Rampage in the Marquis’s Household After Being Reborn Jiang Shuwan and her legitimate younger sister, Jiang Yao, are both reborn. In their previous lives, both she and Jiang Yao were transmigrators. A workaholic who earned more money than she could spend, Shuwan worked herself to death. In this life, she’s determined to slack off. Jiang Yao is ambitious. She makes a name for herself by plagiarizing poems while sec 970Reads8.2Score10114d adds
14. 14 穿 After I Transmigrate, My Dad and I Keep Switching Scripts 穿越后我和亲爹不断换剧本 Miserly Homebody抠门宅Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted (Around chapter 100, the story changes settings and moves into cultivation. If you’re not interested in the mortal-world chapters, you can start right from Volume Two for the cultivation arc. Cultivation, here we come!) Ji Qiuqiu cried herself to death at her biological father’s funeral. When she opened her eyes, she had landed in a different place, having transmigrated into the body of a pitiful little girl. There she met a version of her father from ancient times, though now he was her third u 994Reads8.6Score15714d adds
15. 15 穿 Reborn as a Steamed-Bun Mother-in-Law, I Quickly Rise to Become the Matriarch 穿成包子婆婆，翻身秒变老太君 Scallion Pancake小葱饼Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of a poor old country woman. Her only son died in battle, her daughter-in-law is timid, and three little grandchildren are crying to be fed. On top of that, her in-laws are scheming against her at every turn. The difficulty is maxed out from the start. Su Yunqi says the strong don’t fear a challenge. She can cry and shout her way through an argument, and in a fight, she can take on everyone. Her in-laws are left trembling in fear after she puts them in 615Reads8.8Score—14d adds
16. 16 重 My Reborn Sister Wants to Switch Betrothals, So I Sit Back and Enjoy Wealth and Glory 重生嫡姐要换亲，我坐享荣华富贵 Liu Lanting柳兰亭Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [Sisters swap betrothals + both reborn + a transmigrated woman + household intrigue + seduction + coercive possession + both leads remain faithful; the male lead is not the heir] In her previous life, Quan Daier and her legitimate elder sister were betrothed at the same time. Her elder sister entered Prince Pingyang's household as a secondary consort, while she married a poor scholar as his principal wife. Who could have known that the prince's heir and his wife were so devoted to each other tha 3.8kReads7.5Score28614d adds
17. 17 他 They Were All Reborn, but I Wasn't, and I Went on a Killing Spree First 他们都重生了，我没重生先杀疯了 The Wind Comes and Goes风来风去Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [A cast of obsessive lunatics and villains, all completely unhinged, reborn, with sisters tearing into each other] Shen Li and Shen Wan both married into the Marquis of Pillar of State’s household. Before the wedding, Shen Li plotted to switch marriages with her biased, sinister father. She was going to be the grand and glorious wife of the heir, not the despised, downtrodden wife of a concubine-born son. But before she could make a move, her elder sister Shen Wan acted first. What Shen Li didn’ 3.8kReads8.0Score37614d adds
18. 18 外 A Concubine at the Door? Reborn, I Married My Ex’s Marquess Father 外室进门？重生我嫁前夫的侯爷爹 Eagle Little Rose雄鹰小玫瑰Ancient Romance545k WordsCompleted [Revenge and Punishing Scumbags + Devoted Couple + No Saintly Lead + Satisfying Read + Tooth-Rotting Sweetness + One-and-Only Devotion] Jiang Qingyao was reborn. In her previous life, marrying the heir apparent had been nothing but a scam. She was left alone in an empty bedroom, her dowry was drained, and she raised her cheating husband's illegitimate child for him and his mistress. Even her maternal family's entire clan was beheaded. Jiang Qingyao died with regrets. When she opened her eyes aga 204Reads9.3Score—14d adds
19. 19 踹 Dump the Scumbag Husband! Crush the Favorite Concubine! The Legitimate Daughter Marries the Prince with Her Child 踹渣夫！虐宠妾！嫡女带崽嫁王爷 Drunken Glazed Dream醉琉梦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Yueru didn't learn the truth until she was on her deathbed: the man who shared her bed had killed the twins she gave birth to. One was thrown into a mass grave while still an infant. The other was poisoned by the Marquis's household at the age of six. The ordeal ruined her health, leaving her unable to conceive again. Her husband brought home his illegitimate son for her to raise, lying that the boy's birth mother was dead. She raised her stepson into a successful young man. But once h 2.8kReads8.8Score32414d adds
20. 20 锁 Locked in the Spring Night 锁春宵 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 32.8kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
21. 21 重 Heroic Wife Reborn 重生之悍妻 Mei Guo梅果Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted On her first day as the eldest princess, Yu Xiaoxiao, a military instructor from the apocalypse, marries Gu Xinglang, a young general who has been wrongfully imprisoned and tortured, and has hit the lowest point in his life. From then on, a tough woman from the apocalypse who only knows how to eat, sleep, and kill zombies finds herself bound by fate to a brave general who is loyal to his sovereign and country, stern and taciturn. The country is weak, powerful enemies loom, and the court is full 7kReads9.2Score92414d adds
22. 22 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 58.7kReads9.6Score8.3k14d adds
23. 23 怒 I Boldly Marry the Short-Lived Marquis, a Fool with Money Who Spoils His Wife Without Limits 怒嫁短命侯爷，人傻钱多宠妻无度 Dreamer in the Mortal World人间做梦者Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Legitimate daughter of a military family vs. transmigrator] [Reborn] [Household intrigue] [Vengeful, stunning beauty × cold Marquis who dotes on his wife] Shen Tang was the legitimate daughter of a military family. In her previous life, she married Jing Yu, helped him win the title of Marquis, and managed his household. In the end, her entire family was sentenced to execution. The adopted son she had lovingly raised turned out to be her husband’s illegitimate child with her half-sister. The She 676Reads8.9Score10014d adds
24. 24 皇 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 13.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
25. 25 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds

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    These books are super good, with a thrilling and dramatic plot. The female protagonist's revenge is incredibly satisfying, especially the last one, which only has a dozen or so chapters and can be finished in one night.

26. 26 报 Your Majesty, the Empress Has Come to Rule with Her Sickly Little Genius 报告帝君，夫人带病娇崽崽称霸了 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available] [Reborn Phoenix Clan Emperor x Dragon Clan Princess fallen into the mortal world] [Female-led fantasy + strong heroine + adorable baby + healing + sweet, indulgent power fantasy] Betrayed by a scumbag on her wedding night, the princess boldly chopped him down, took off her wedding dress, and married his sworn enemy, seizing the scumbag's empire and making her name resound through the heavens! But why has that aloof, abstinent sworn enemy of hers turned int 854Reads9.2Score14414d adds
27. 27 在 Walking a Tightrope on My Yandere Husband's Heart 在病娇夫君的心尖上反复横跳 Three Inches of Snow三寸雪Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted Psychotic obsession + sweet romance + comedy + absurd, satisfying fun + devoted to each other. Gongzi Jin was bloodthirsty and murderous, happiest when white flesh was stained red. People prayed to the gods, hoping Heaven would take him away. Yet someone once saw him at night, standing outside with a pitiful look on his face. “Xiao Deng'er, it's cold out here. Open the door and let me in. I'll kneel on the abacus, the washboard, or the thorny sticks. Any of them will do.” The obsessive version: 175Reads9.1Score—14d adds
28. 28 给 The Days I Spent as the Male Lead’s Master 给男主当师尊的日子里 Jin He金鹤Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted While everyone else transmigrates into a book with all kinds of System bonuses, Su Qinghuai gets stuck with a useless book spirit who can’t do anything right and eats everything in sight. To find the male lead and keep the plot moving, Su Qinghuai sets off on a never-ending search for him. His only clue is a red birthmark on the male lead’s body. Every day, aside from maintaining his aloof, high-minded persona, he racks his brains trying to figure out how to catch a glimpse of that secret birth 32Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    Nice,,,,,

29. 29 没 Cultivating Immortality Without a Golden Finger 没有金手指的修仙日子 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Li Ling was a modern-day homebody. After she died, she took over another person's body and was reborn in a world of cultivation. Watch her keep her feet on the ground and work hard, step by step, to cultivate immortality. 804Reads8.9Score12114d adds

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    Book 1: A Normal Transmigration Cultivation Novel - Much Better Than a Thrilling Cultivation Fiction. Book 2: Better than the novel about someone who suffered a loss and was reborn. Book 3: In the end, the bond and trust between the two is truly unparalleled.

30. 30 锦 Return of the Swallow 锦堂归燕 Breezy and Bright风光霁月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, she was switched at birth and forced to struggle for survival among the common folk. At long last, she was reunited with her family, only to be caught up in endless domestic power struggles. She wanted to get along with her sisters, honor her elders, and live a peaceful life of her own, but every one of those awful people was determined to thwart her! So she faced reality: if she wanted a good life, she would have to scheme and fight within the h 2.3kReads8.4Score31914d adds
31. 31 凤 The Phoenix Has Yet to Return 凤未归 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted She had her whole life destroyed by a tyrant and ultimately died in battle at the city gates. She reminded herself not to drink Meng Po's soup: if she ever got another chance, she would make them pay in blood. To her surprise, she was reborn ten years in the past. This was going to be fun. She could still remember every one of her enemies, but when it came to her family... she drew a complete blank. 515Reads8.8Score10214d adds
32. 32 关 How I Went from Cannon Fodder to the Proud Phoenix Heroine 关于我是炮灰却当上了凤傲天 Listening to the Wind听风音Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted [Cultivation after transmigrating into a book + strong female lead + satisfying power fantasy + max-level powerhouse + lighthearted comedy] Shen Zhiyao unexpectedly transmigrated into a wildly popular xianxia novel about a beloved heroine. They expect her to play the tragic second senior sister, a cannon-fodder character who gives blood to the scheming heroine every day, only to be killed by the male lead as he advances his cultivation? Dream on! Shen Zhiyao flashed a devil-may-care smile wo 10Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    Transmigrating into a novel to cultivate immortality, cannon fodder's counterattack

33. 33 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 4.6kReads9.0Score68614d adds

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    All are excellent and worth reading, mostly in classical Chinese, with a few featuring spirits and monsters.

34. 34 富 Riches and Splendor 富贵芳华 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted When it came to Ning Fang’s idol, there was only one: Xia Zhenzhen, the Xia family’s legendary great-aunt, whose glory peaked more than a century ago! Renowned for her “exceptional intelligence,” she was chosen at just fifteen by a family of scholars and married into a prestigious household as the legitimate wife, despite being a merchant’s daughter. After the wedding, she and her husband were “deeply devoted to each other,” and even her mother-in-law praised her: “She is as good as my own daugh 4.8kReads9.3Score54514d adds
35. 35 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
36. 36 山 A Guide to Cooking Monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海经妖怪食用攻略 Wan Zitong绾紫彤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, we've only heard of monsters eating people. Who has ever heard of people eating monsters? At the end of the Eastern Wilderness, strange beasts run rampant, and every kind of demon and monster makes its appearance. Taotie squints and rubs his belly, muttering, “These are all natural, pollution-free, premium ingredients, top of the line.” Bai Li tosses a wok with one hand and holds a pot with the other. To her master, who is burping from eating too much, she says, “The old man 29Reads7.7Score—14d adds
37. 37 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.8kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
38. 38 原 The First Wife 原配 Lone Wine孤酒酒Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted When we were children, we were inseparable, and you promised that you'd marry me when we grew up. On our wedding night, you told me that I would always be the one you loved most. But in the end, you called me cruel and petty, saying I couldn't tolerate your three wives and four concubines. Yet I was once nothing more than an innocent girl. Wasn't it all because of you that I became so cruel and ruthless? See how the young lady of the marquis's household takes on the white lotus and resolutely di 176Reads8.4Score—14d adds
39. 39 京 The Little Restaurant in the Capital 京城小饭馆 Mie Mie Sang咩咩桑Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted Tender green bamboo shoots, fresh crucian carp sashimi, and Xindu mugwort Glossy green oil, fragrant scallions, refreshing wine, and slender, jade-white hands A little eatery has opened on East Street in the capital, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. And the owner is a girl of only fifteen or sixteen? Everyone who hears about it shakes their head and calls it foolishness. Isn't she just throwing her money away? The proprietress, Gu Nianxi, insists she doesn't care about makin 1kReads8.1Score14714d adds
40. 40 妾 The Concubine’s Code of Conduct 妾室职业守则 Su Yun苏芸Ancient Romance638k WordsCompleted Ke Rong is a dedicated, third-rate actress who transmigrates and becomes a concubine in a prince’s household. The handsome, dashing prince provides her with food and lodging, occasionally shares her bed, and even pays her a monthly salary for doing nothing. She cannot quit this job and leave, and it would be hard to find another one if she did... Ke Rong decides that she must do her job as a “concubine” conscientiously and diligently, lest she get fired and lose the chance to live a leisurely, 712Reads8.3Score10514d adds
41. 41 不 Nothing More Than That 不过尔尔 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Er’er is a weak little immortal. She can’t fight monsters, and she can’t meditate either. With barely eight hundred years of cultivation, she loses it all the moment she ascends to the Ninth Heaven. But she has the gift of foresight. She knows that one day, the man before her will destroy heaven and earth and slaughter every living thing. Before he turns demonic, she must bind her little life tightly to his. Li Ye is a powerful High God. He ranks first at fighting monsters, first at meditati 6.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    These are all pretty good. [1] No matter how powerful or skilled someone is, they still need to be loved. [2] In reality, she has a relatively simple personality, is knowledgeable and intelligent. [3] The occasional serious-sounding lewd remarks that pop up later on are hilarious.

42. 42 功 Seal of Merit 功德印 Green Robes in Misty Rain青衫烟雨Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted A thousand years later, the former demoness bears a Merit Seal and embarks on a new life, guiding people toward goodness and accumulating merit. Little does she know that the very first person she meets is so wicked he draws the wrath of both gods and men. Get him to mend his ways? Forget it. I might as well die again. 202Reads9.1Score—14d adds
43. 43 天 All Male Cultivators Are Fleeting Clouds 天下男修皆浮云 Green Robes in Misty Rain青衫烟雨Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Shi Qiu becomes a tempting morsel in the eyes of male cultivators, with everyone wanting a bite. Even with her naturally gifted spiritual bones, all the men in the world are beneath her notice. 2.9kReads9.0Score36414d adds
44. 44 明 Mingyi Takes Flight 明夷于飞 Li Xieyi李写意Ancient Romance3.3M WordsCompleted A young master as beautiful as jade, yet destined for tragedy. Immortals fall, and demons run rampant. A tale set in a world of immortals and martial arts. The heroine is a mortal with good-for-nothing talent who stumbles by chance into the world of immortals. A country girl blunders into a journey to seek the Dao and question her heart... While other girls compete over family background and beauty, or swoon over the four great young masters of the cultivation world, she is busy earning spirit s 669Reads8.2Score14214d adds

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    Take a look at these... ① An ordinary person with flesh and blood, and love in their heart. ❷ A vow of growing old together, a pledge made under the red leaves. I will finally marry you. ❸ I like their unity, I like their playful banter, and I like the sincerity between them. ❹ That monologue really brought me to tears.

45. 45 重 Reborn to Cultivate Immortality: The Supporting Actress Gets the Heroine’s Script 重生修仙：女配拿了女主剧本 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Yun family of Cangyun City has two daughters. The legitimate daughter, Yun Yue’e, has a Water Spirit Root and the destiny of a phoenix. Her parents dote on her, and her master cherishes her. The concubine-born daughter, Yun Nian, is desperate for her parents’ attention. She willingly becomes her elder sister’s shadow, practices the Yun family’s forbidden arts, takes her injuries, and clears the path for her. Yun Nian thinks this might finally make her father spare her a glance, but she neve 3.6kReads9.0Score36514d adds
46. 46 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
47. 47 凤 The Phoenix Rules the Ninefold Heavens 凤倾九重 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chi Jingshu was dutiful and kept to herself, yet still suffered endless torment and ultimately earned the title of “the disastrous seductress who brought down a kingdom.” When her country fell and she was strangled to death against the towering red-lacquered walls of the imperial city, she thought, If I get another life, I'll live up to the name “calamity who ruins kingdoms and brings disaster to the people”! Reborn one day at the age when girls wear their first hairpin, Ch 2.8kReads8.8Score60514d adds
48. 48 一 When the Flowers Bloom, a Promise Remains 一诺花开 Sky Hound Moonflame天狗月炎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After their parents were unjustly killed, Tao Su and her younger brother were cast out of their clan. With Chu engulfed in war, Tao Su took her brother and fled for their lives, picking up a few younger followers along the way. Years later, those youngsters had all become formidable talents. Tao Su could only say, "Big Sis is under a lot of pressure!" 1.8kReads9.0Score26814d adds

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    Take a look at these... ❶ A small shoulder carries the weight of a family and a world. ② After that, she became love-struck and recklessly showed off.

49. 49 千 Through the Ages, I Am the Phoenix 千秋我为凰 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Shen Xian transmigrates into the body of a fool, gets driven out of her home, has her face disfigured, and is even carrying a baby! On the day her husband marries his new love, she shows up to offer her congratulations, then repeatedly face-slaps the new concubine and leaves the guests stunned. But the new concubine keeps trying to out-act her. “You weakling, you think you’re good enough to steal the spotlight?” 2.9kReads9.0Score46214d adds
50. 50 凡 A Mortal Woman's Path to Immortality 凡女登仙路 Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Luo Qingci was born into an ordinary family but blessed with extraordinary talent. She is a decisive cultivator devoted wholeheartedly to the Great Dao, living on the Yuntian Continent in the Cangxuan Realm. By chance, she obtains a mysterious black stone, giving her cultivation a powerful boost. See how she overcomes trial after trial, remains true to her Daoist heart, and rises to the pinnacle of the Cangxuan Realm... 121Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    This is a pure cultivation novel; the female protagonist's sole aim is to become an immortal. There's no romantic partner, and she shines brightly in various fields.

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