Looking for Something Truly Original, Imaginative, and Full of Twists 求风格特别新颖的，有脑洞，反套路。

1. 51 山 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 七 Seven-Day Captivity: A Letter from the Abyss 七日囚——深渊的来信 Bo L Tang波l棠29k WordsCompleted Seven Days Imprisoned: A Letter from the Abyss 8Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 忘 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Bo L Tang波l棠38k WordsCompleted Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 杀 Killergarten 2: Frozen Throne 杀戮幼儿园2冰封王座——Killergarten2FrozenThrone Bo L Tang波l棠73k WordsCompleted Killergarten 2: Frozen Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 蛮 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元：棠焱传奇 Bo L Tang波l棠Historical87k WordsCompleted The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 盘 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐：刑场——它们看着你，它们记得 Bo L Tang波l棠58k WordsCompleted The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 双 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy187k WordsCompleted The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 镜 The Person in the Mirror: Who's Living My Life? 镜中人：谁在替我活着 Bo L Tang波l棠45k WordsCompleted The Person in the Mirror: Who Is Living My Life 4Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 我 I Came to Earth to Be a God 我到地球来当神 I'm Purple Light我是紫光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Female-Led + Interstellar + No System + Eastern Fantasy + Light-Novel Style + Ensemble Cast Growth + One True Pair The title may give the wrong impression that this is a story about a charlatan or a comedy, but the actual story is a slow burn with a vast world. The protagonist, Youtan, is stranded on Earth after a spaceship accident. In search of energy, she travels across the planet alone, eventually journeying with an Earth mage, a young hunter, and others. The story revolves around the power 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It doesn't contain any of the typical fantasy genres like system-based transmigration, rebirth, farming, suspense, or horror; it's a fantasy story featuring gods and demons. Niche genre.

10. 60 听 After Taking Advice, I Snatched All the Protagonist's Fortunes 听劝后，我把主角的机缘全抢了 Will Discover V Method会发现v方法Eastern Fantasy231k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] + [Live-Commentary Style] + [Cannon-Fodder Villain] + [Pure Power Fantasy] After transmigrating into a third-rate Xuanhuan novel as a cannon-fodder villain, Li Gou realizes he has only three chapters left to live. Soon, the chosen one, Ye Chen, will humiliate him and use him as a sacrifice. Just as he prepares to meet his end, a comment suddenly floats across his vision: [This dumb villain is still provoking him? The old man in Ye Chen’s ring is charging up. Li Gou will be dead in thr 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's unconventional, which is great.

11. 61 还 I Still Have to Go to School. When Am I Supposed to Save Humanity? 还要上学，我哪有空拯救人类？ Golden Passion Fruit黄金百香果Urban139k WordsOngoing [Superpowers + Martial Arts at the Highest Levels + Fresh Setting + Beautiful Women + Breaking Through the Universe + Rich, Detailed Story!] Dark tides are rising. To ensure humanity's survival, everyone must die upon turning eighteen! Jiang Yu is a student nearing his eighteenth birthday. In three months, he is scheduled to be executed under this ironclad law, lest he mutate into a Dark Nightmare and endanger the whole world. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well let loose complete —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a wildly imaginative post-apocalyptic novel that everyone will love. If you're tired of clichéd stories, this is for you!

12. 62 网 Online Game: Rebuilding My Life 网游之重塑人生 Wang the Fool王呆子Sports1.3M WordsOngoing Qin Feng used to be a hopeless romantic. He gave his girlfriend his whole heart and treated her like a queen. And what did he get in return? She casually tossed out, "You can't give me the life I want," then turned around and walked away. Qin Feng was completely crushed. He holed up in his rented apartment every day, questioning his whole existence and wondering what the point of living was. Eventually, with nothing else to do and no other options, he plunged into an online game to kill time. 492Reads9.5Score343Shelves

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    This is a novel that focuses on personal growth and self-awakening. If you want to live a good life, this book is worth reading.

13. 63 作 The Author Is My Rebellious Son, So What Are You Acting So Tough For? 作者是我逆子，不知道你狂什么？ Shen Yuanming神渊铭Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing Du Zisheng is a novelist, though not a particularly famous one. I, Bai Tianming, am his good buddy, and whenever he releases a new novel, I'm always the first to get a sneak peek! But later, when things weren't going well in my life, I got drunk and crossed the road. Unlucky me, I was hit by a truck that couldn't stop in time. Meanwhile, he happened to be hugging a telephone pole and getting cozy with it, so just like that, I was gone... When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in another wor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I must write well.

14. 64 我 I Became a Legend at Monster University by Being Cringe 我靠社死在怪物大学封神 City of Fleeting Light流光之城Urban118k WordsOngoing [Urban Fantasy, Campus Superpowers, System, Misunderstanding Comedy, Public Humiliation, Monsters, Laugh-Out-Loud, Subverting Expectations, Ensemble Cast, Passion] I’m Lin Fan, an utterly ordinary college student. One bizarre admission letter tricked me into enrolling at Shanhai University, a place full of monsters. My vampire roommate elegantly sips from a blood bag, my werewolf roommate sharpens his claws on the edge of his bed, and my zombie roommate stands motionless in a corner… And I’m the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hilarious, so good!

15. 65 苏 The Su Family's Castoff Tops the Imperial Exams, and the Whole Clan Begs for His Protection 苏家弃子中状元，全祖哭求我庇佑 Sending You a Smile送你一个微笑Historical1.1M WordsOngoing [Historical fiction + humble beginnings + imperial examinations + power plays + satisfying revenge + intellectual duels + high-IQ protagonist + cunning + ruthless] On a snowy night, I, Su Yan, was cast out of the family and expelled from the grand estate, abandoned like a pawn. I was an illegitimate son who should never have been born, a thorn in my legitimate mother’s side and dirt beneath my elder brother’s feet. They thought I would freeze and starve to death that winter. Little did they know 79Reads6.7Score111Shelves
16. 66 岚 Godfather of Lancheng: Starting Out Hauling Cargo at the Docks 岚城教父：从码头杠包开始 Don't Feed Me Candy If You Don't Like It不爱吃糖别喂我Urban368k WordsOngoing [Underworld power plays + passion + no System + battles of wits + multiple heroines + unconventional twists] P.S. This is neither a mindless power fantasy nor a story about an invincible protagonist!!! Jiang Liechen arrives in Lanzhou and becomes the new leader of a gang. On day one, he punishes the wicked and beats a traitor to death. On day two, he wins over the gang leader’s wife and takes control of the gang. On day three, he purges both the underworld and the authorities, leaving his enemie —Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    They borrow money from relatives when they're short of cash, asking as soon as the phone rings; but when Xu Wenrou is short of money, "relatives hang up as soon as they hear the Xu family name," with both sides pressing her, her deposit due tomorrow at noon. 😏 But what she's broken isn't her name, it's the reality she's faced! While others are still hesitating about whether to ask for help, our "bankruptcy broker" has already lit a cigarette for "Xu Wenrou, Her Name is Soft!" 😏 Her mother is about to give up, her hand trembled, she dared to work as a waitress in the Xu family's casino. Don't ask, just know she's got guts! Tired of the usual unconventional plots? Try this story that starts as a bankrupt broker at the docks, it's absolutely addictive! 😏 Recommended for those experiencing a reading slump #LanchengGodfatherBankruptcyBrokeback #XuWenrou #RefreshingNovel #Tearjerker

17. 67 全 The Whole Universe Lies Flat, While I Become the Creator God in My Sleep 全宇宙躺平，我靠睡觉修成创世神 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事Fantastical Romance312k WordsOngoing [Anti-Grind Cultivation + All Things Dote on Their Favorite + Hilarious, Wild Imagination + Layers Upon Layers of Hidden Origins] Others cultivate: study and train hard, slay demons, and fight tooth and nail for every opportunity. Su Nuo cultivates: sleep, daydream, snack, and watch shows. The whole sect thinks she’s a good-for-nothing, until she gains three hundred years of spiritual power from a nap and makes an entire mountain burst into bloom with a yawn. The elders go mad, her fellow disc 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The waterfall asked her what flavor she wanted, and she said, "Make him one too, not too sweet." #BookShortage #Attentive #Pampering

18. 68 我 My Boyfriend Became the Martial Arts Alliance Leader by Kneading Clay 我男友靠搓泥成了武林盟主 Ask-Zao-Jiu Little Watermelon问造九小西瓜Eastern Fantasy94k WordsOngoing My name is Su Xiaopao. In this martial world, where heroes are judged by their scrubbing skills, my biggest problem isn’t that I can’t beat my enemies. It’s my boyfriend, Lu Cuocuo. His obsession with scrubbing people’s backs has reached a truly outrageous level. In our martial world, nobody cares how high you can leap or how deep your inner power runs. What matters is how good your scrubbing is. The art is all about a steady hand, precision, strength, and cleanliness. The force of your hands co —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When the standard of strength in the martial arts world becomes the skill of scrubbing a body, the protagonist uses the techniques of a neighborhood massage parlor to scrub his way to the pinnacle of martial arts, surpassing even the abbot of Shaolin Temple in scrubbing power—it's hilarious!

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