Fifteen Years as a Veteran Reader, and My Taste Has Gotten Picky 十五年老鸟，口味养刁了

1. 1151 肆 Unrestrained 肆溢 Yan Yan言阎Two Male Leads942k WordsOngoing It starts slow and gets better as it goes. The sweet moments later on will be very sweet. The full synopsis is in the foreword, after Chapter Three. [A dual-male-lead ABO story, with extensive alternate worldbuilding and two couples. Main couple: A story about an ordinary person gradually falling into a madman's sick love. Ceramic prodigy and gentle hunter. Secondary couple: A gifted yet insecure young doctor of traditional Chinese medicine is healed by a sunny, cocky, fox-eyed big dog.] You wak 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves

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   Two male leads, both older and manipulative, their relationship is delicately complicated. The trigger for violence is held by a gentle person—who would be afraid? One is a possessive, yandere type, the other is all about pampering and obedience, only agreeable in front of the dominant one. The dominant one even tricked the submissive into spending his sensitive period in the basement from the beginning. Their love is a slow and steady stream, all while they work hard to promote the traditional craft of carved white porcelain! It has a plot and sweet moments! Very good!

2. 1152 这 This Is Showbiz! No Going Crazy in Public! 这里是娱乐圈！禁止随地大小癫！ Warm Chestnut暖栗栗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry] [Livestream variety show] [Comedy and memes] [Face-slapping and punishing the scum] [Real and fake heiresses] Wen Yao and the fake heiress were both reborn at the turning point of their fates. In their previous lives, Wen Yao chose a blind date, while the fake heiress chose a variety show. The fake heiress failed to ride on her washed-up brother’s coattails and instead got the whole internet hating her after one bizarre stunt after another! Wen Yao, meanwhile, met the Cr 9.7kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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   A very different kind of novel, I recommend it [Flying Kiss]

3. 1153 穿 The Moment After I Reincarnated as the Dowry Bride 穿成陪嫁下一秒 Solving Worries in Dreams梦里解忧Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted Two men + mutually faithful + domestic life + dual career struggles + imperial examinations and court politics After a fire, Meng Wan transmigrated to a dynasty he had never heard of and became a male companion to a young lady from a duke's household. Before he could figure out where he was, the next moment he was bound hand and foot and sold off by the young lady. Meng Wan: “? ... Mmmph!!!!!!!” Song Tingzhou lost his father as a child, and his mother raised him alone. Defying everyone's obje 30.9kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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   [Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

4. 1154 星 Starlight Across the Sky 星光漫天 Yan Yan言阎Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Come check out my new novel, Overflow! [A sweet story of mutual healing + emotional push and pull + a guiding partner; two capable, sharp-minded leads, with a sensitive, insecure, snail-paced girl and a gentle, big-dog boyfriend who chooses her without hesitation] (Also titled: My Story with Mr. Wen). It gets satisfying after chapter 100! Xiao Momo and Wen Liang both speak their minds. Misunderstandings are quickly cleared up. They struggle with their feelings and doubt themselves, but never que 101Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1155 许 Dear Mr. Bai, My Beloved, Let Us Fall in Love Again 许我最爱的白先生，再次相恋 Salty Fish Jiao咸鱼娇Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Reborn] [Sweet slice of life] [Both leads are chaste] [Each other's one and only] [Short story] [Sweet, innocent college student Su Zhou × powerful man with a controlling nature] Bai Chengjin, respectfully known in elite circles as Mr. Bai, is a man of power and wealth. To ordinary college student Su Zhou, he's someone he could only ever admire from afar in the news. A chance encounter leads Su Zhou into a luxurious castle estate. When he first meets Bai Chengjin, Su Zhou is bo 25.1kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
6. 1156 我 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 One of the Idlers闲人之一Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   [Detected that this is your first time entering a Rules of the Strange Tales, activating your latent talent...] [SSS-level talent activated: I'm just a child] [Talent effect 1: Ignoring rules and pollution, you're just a child, so mistakes won't be punished.] [Talent effect 2: As a child less than one meter tall, in the Rules of the Strange Tales, your strength permanently increases by 1 for every hour you survive.] [Talent effect 3: As a child with no strength, for every Rules of the Strange Tales you successfully complete and violate more than half of the rules, you can spin the Lucky Wheel once after completion to obtain a special ability or item.] [Talent effect 4: You can spin the Lucky Wheel once more at the start of the first Strange Tales, guaranteed to be an S-level skill.]

7. 1157 七 A Stepmom from the Seventies Raises Adorable Kids, and a Crazy Big Shot Spoils Her 七零后妈养萌娃，疯批大佬宠上天 Luo Qianqian洛浅浅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + devoted couple + adorable kids + pocket dimension + food + everyday family life] Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into a period novel as a doomed supporting character who dies young. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself married to a madman, with two little brats thrown in for good measure. How is she supposed to survive this from the start? Gu Qinghuan says she has a golden finger: keep her husband, who is only mad in name, around to guard the ho 12kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   I just couldn't stop reading! This novel is simply divine. Anyone with a high threshold for laughter needs to check it out and see just how high your tolerance for laughter really is. Seriously, I laughed so loudly in the middle of the night that my family complained – it's absolutely hilarious!

8. 1158 重 The Reborn CEO's Plan for Unconditional Devotion 重生总裁，极致偏爱计划 Lemon Leaf青柠叶Two Male Leads278k WordsCompleted (The top is reborn and dotes on the bottom; devoted top x aloof bottom) (The bottom has had a pretty miserable life, so bottom fans, beware) “Three hundred and sixty-five nights, and not even six thousand a night? Are you damn well worth that much?” In his previous life, Shang Yan kicked Xia Rongxu out of the villa over a misunderstanding. He didn’t regret it until he watched that frail figure breathe their last. For more than seven hundred days and nights, alone with the rest of his life before 29.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
9. 1159 青 Green Duckweed 青萍 Yue Guan月关Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted In one life, the Celestial River overflowed, and all nine provinces became a vast marsh. In another, ten suns appeared at once, turning the earth into a living hell. In yet another, the gates of the underworld swung wide, and the mortal world became a realm of ghosts... Heaven and Earth are cruel, treating all living things as straw dogs! Through countless ages of reincarnation, who is really in control? In this life, a lone youth, with only a sword at his side, sets the wind in motion here, ris 16.5kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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   You can be as arrogant as you want, but after seeing these two books, you won't be able to maintain your arrogance.

10. 1160 甜 The Fake Young Master of a Sweet Romance Is Reborn 甜宠文的反派假少爷重生后 Sad Lychee悲伤的荔枝Two Male Leads456k WordsCompleted Only after his death did Xu Huaiyan learn that he was the brainless villain, a fake young master in a sugary ABO romance, and a foil to the real young master, the protagonist on the receiving end. The moment the real young master, equipped with a golden finger that made everyone adore him, appeared, his family, friends, and rivals all quickly took the real young master’s side. Even the person he liked fell in love with him at first sight. - Through a twist of fate, Xu Huaiyan marries Huo Yuantin 30.5kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
11. 1161 末 Apocalypse Side Character: My Loyal Bodyguard Is the Zombie King 末世女配：忠犬保镖竟是丧尸皇 Zhang Mujiu张穆九Sci-Fi & Apocalypse429k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, but it’ll rise later) [Transmigrate into a book + unapologetically satisfying + never take abuse + infinite space + sweet romance + powerful secret identities + supernatural abilities + both devoted to each other + equally matched leads] Wen Chu transmigrates into a book, and from the very start she finds herself in the middle of the male and female leads making love. How thrilling! What? She stole the male lead’s spatial ring and spirit spring water! She awakens the o 101.1kReads8.7Score20kShelves

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    I love it! ❤️ Such a sweet story!

12. 1162 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.6kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
13. 1163 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become That Omega 穿书后，我成了那个Omega Zhen Xuan枕暄Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted Reader’s Guide: [Two male leads] [ABO setting] [Bonus chapters may appear at random] [Sweet and fluffy] [Not a typical school story] [A seemingly gentle and approachable bottom who’s actually hot-tempered and solves everything with violence + a seemingly cold and indifferent top who’s actually secretly a masochist] Sang Yuan transmigrated into a book and became an Omega, and a particularly unfortunate one at that. Don’t ask how he knows. His precious little sister explained it all to him. With t 2.7kReads9.3Score330Shelves
14. 1164 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 379.2kReads9.2Score53.2kShelves

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    I've been trying something different lately, watching some male-oriented novels. They're all really exciting and satisfying. If I don't like them, I just eat something. The first one I watched was the manga, then I read the novel. The manga was amazing, and the novel was just as fantastic! The first one was ongoing, the second one was finished.

15. 1165 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 30.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    Some of my friends saw this book list and strongly urged me to update it daily, but I can't do that!

16. 1166 万 May All Things Go as You Wish 万时如意 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted (Both leads are reborn + The heroine always gets even, usually before the day is out + No moral compass, don't read if that's not your thing) After being reborn, Li Ruyi spent her days looking after her older sister, spoiling her younger sister, beating up her younger brother, and making up for everything she never got to experience in her previous life. She didn't want to be a woman everyone liked anymore. Gentle and composed, good at managing a household, and sensible: none of those were part 1.8kReads8.8Score206Shelves

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    I don't understand Tomato's rating system, so these books don't have high scores, but they're all excellent. Don't read the author's own synopsis; I almost gave up because of the author's self-evaluation. Luckily, I read them because I was out of books to read. They're so brilliant! The imagery is incredibly vivid, not simplistic, the authors are intelligent, humorous, no romantic pairings, and truly captivating.

17. 1167 西 Nightfall in the West Wind, Crossing the Cold Mountain Rain 西风夜渡寒山雨 There's a Fox, Oh, Fox Fox Fox有狐噢狐狐狐Ancient Romance32k WordsCompleted The West Wind Crosses the Rainy Cold Mountain at Night 506Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Warning: This story features a scene that will be heavily criticized by the male lead. The emperor applies makeup to and kisses the corpse of his deceased favorite concubine for six days straight. This is a horror-movie-style romance told from the female lead's perspective; its appeal is polarized. Only watch if you can handle it.

18. 1168 书 Book Transmigration to the Seventies: I Raised Three Daughters Who Were Nothing but Trouble 书穿七零：我养了三个冤种女儿 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A disclaimer: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! It leans toward literary fiction! The divorce takes fifty chapters! It’s an ensemble cast that doesn’t revolve around the heroine! Slow pacing! Logical and not stupid! The golden finger is subtle! Set in the past, with everyday life, absolutely no romance, farming, and an ensemble cast, with no protagonist suffering! If that’s not your thing, please 1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
19. 1169 挖 Daily Life of a Mining-Type Beast Tamer 挖矿系御兽师的日常生活 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Beast Tamer is a noble profession. Most people associate it with wealth, protection, and power. But they don’t know that one major at Beast Taming University is called: Environmental Survey and Development. Xiao Sui has regretted choosing this major more than once. The only time he’s happy is when he finds precious ore in certain secret realms. What’s wrong with environmental surveying? It’s absolutely fantastic. (The ratings just opened, so they’re on the low side. A 7.1 opening score is alread 185.3kReads8.8Score20.4kShelves

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    The first book is excellent, focusing on the protagonist's abilities and processes after reaching a higher rank. It's unlike other genres, starting with contracted beasts. The second book has a novel theme: humans enter a dungeon-like world, opening doors and venturing into dungeons. The protagonist later becomes a leader and befriends powerful figures, fostering unity. The third book is perfect for fans of cultivation and brotherhood; the two characters are adorable.

20. 1170 魔 Dungeons & Dragons: The Evil Dragon Requests Release from Prison 魔龙与地下城：恶龙请求出狱 Five-Emperor Dragon of the Skeleton Hall骷髅殿的五帝龙Eastern Fantasy636k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy, nonhuman protagonist, dungeon, demon dragon, management, behind-the-scenes mastermind] The world-ending demon dragon who once inspired terror across the world awakens after an unknown number of years in confinement, looking utterly bewildered. Because someone has taken over his body. Or you could call it transmigration. In his previous life, Zhou Miao was an ordinary game designer. He never expected a truck to send him to a Western fantasy world inhabited by many races. The goo 59.2kReads8.5Score7kShelves

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    It's a Western-style story, feels good, and has enough words.

21. 1171 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
22. 1172 真 Live Escape Dungeon 真人逃杀副本 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味Mystery798k WordsOngoing If you don’t like women, stay away!! I’m sick of this! (Infinite Flow + no romance + no flirting + trash System + heroine-focused, pure combat. Neither love nor hate, equality for all! If you’re easily offended, don’t read. Insulting comments will be deleted.) No solving puzzles, no solving puzzles, no solving puzzles, no solving puzzles. Piece the clues together yourself. Even if you can’t connect them, it won’t affect your reading. Also: The author isn’t good at this kind of story and is stubb 51Reads8.7Score—Shelves
23. 1173 开 Going Wild with Misinterpretations from the Start, I Turn Out to Be the Evil God 开局疯狂迪化，结尾邪神本人 Dreaming of Dreams戏梦梦Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + mass misinterpretation + no female lead + a few secret identities + a touch of cosmic horror] [The first two chapters set things up; the misinterpretations begin in Chapter Three] Ji Ping sometimes reflects on the past few years of his life. His routine is simple: go home, eat, study books, then take on commissions to make ends meet. Nothing seems particularly wrong with that. At most, he worships a sufficiently benevolent evil god, and as a result, keeps running into all sort 17.5kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
24. 1174 骑 Sir Knight, the Demon King Really Doesn’t Exist 骑士先生，魔王真的不存在啊 The Everlasting Explosion Magic User Huihui永久的爆裂魔法使惠惠Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Light novel] [Reincarnation] [Another-world adventure] [No System] [No harem] [Funny and lighthearted] [Hot-blooded] [Ensemble cast] A disillusioned, down-and-out half-elf bard is caught up in a crisis. The one who comes to save him is… The greatest knight, the sun that rends the darkness, former stage actor, a few cards short of a deck, permanent pope-in-waiting of the World Church, friend to the elves… Tang! “The Seven Deadly Sins are wreaking havoc, and the Demon King who will destroy the wo 68.5kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves
25. 1175 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves

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    9.0 And above, 100,000+ reads, salvaged from thousands of trash books [laughing emoji]. The genres and tastes vary; please judge for yourselves whether they suit your palates.

26. 1176 东 Tokyo: Love Comes After the Rescue 东京：恋爱要在拯救后 Ten-Punch Tonic Pill十拳大补丹Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Tokyo + Romance + No System + Light Novel + Redemption] “If I died, the world would become a better place, wouldn’t it?” The girl smiled faintly, then leaped onto the tracks, bursting into splashes of brilliant red. Su Ying witnessed everything and assumed it was just an ordinary train accident. But the next moment, time rewound to a few minutes earlier, and the girl was still standing there, perfectly fine. From then on, whenever someone around him died, Su Ying became trapped in an endless ti 65kReads9.3Score7.1kShelves

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    The Ayase arc was still too poorly made, though the scenes of labor were interesting. The character portrayals were profound, making it a pinnacle of light novels.

27. 1177 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves

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    9.0+ and 100,000+ reads, salvaged from thousands of trash books 😂 Variety of genres and tastes, please judge for yourselves whether they suit your palates.

28. 1178 舔 The Simps Awaken, and the Protagonists Are in Tears [Quick Transmigration] 舔狗觉醒后，主角们哭了【快穿】 Fish Three Times a Day一天三顿鱼Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Male-Lead Quick Transmigration + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] There are always supporting male characters who would die for the heroine, even sacrificing their families and losing everything. But the truth is, they're not hopeless romantics. They're just plot-driven tools, forced by the story to do things they don't mean. When these tools awaken, their overwhelming resentment becomes too much for their little worlds to contain, so they turn to the Quick Transmigration Bureau for help in eas 11.2kReads9.2Score695Shelves

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    🌷How about this one? It's incredibly good, with a tight pace, definitely worth reading, and absolutely addictive! It's my absolute favorite, just right for my taste. I rarely reread books, but this is only the second one I've reread. I love it!

29. 1179 御 Beast Taming: Evolution by Sequence 御兽，序列进化 Daylight Reader白昼读者Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [No System + No Academy Setting + Bloodline Research + A New Beast-Taming Style with Wizards] No matter how powerful your beasts are, a single bullet can still take down their tamer. No problem. We have class advancement. [Ferocious Beast Knight] → [War Knight] → [Radiant Knight]. Bound together in life and death, sharing honor and disgrace. [Phantom Beastmaster] → [Arms Master] → [Elemental Annihilator]. Command the elements and attack with spells. [Herder] → [Legion Commander] → [Totem Master] 10.2kReads9.1Score813Shelves
30. 1180 漫 Wandering Through the Heavens 漫游诸天 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Starting in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he becomes the young master of the Huashan Sect. Yue Yang only wants to lie low, grow stronger, and stay out of worldly affairs. But after being forced to step into the martial world, he discovers that there is nothing under heaven that a single sword cannot solve. He breaks through the shackles of heaven and earth, ascending higher and higher through low martial worlds, middle martial worlds, high martial worlds, immortal realms, Journey to 77.7kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves

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    A sixteen-year bookworm, you can read with confidence.

31. 1181 王 Ace Lawyer, Ready for Action 王牌律师，申请出战 Bored Out of My Mind无聊到爆棚了Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Jin Sheng was a lawyer who cared about nothing but money. After finally making it and gaining wealth and status, he won a case, then was stabbed just as he left the courthouse and sent back to the pre-Liberation era! So, am I supposed to repent and become a lawyer who speaks up for the wronged? Fine, I'll do as you wish. How about I start by sending a judge to prison! 34.1kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
32. 1182 让 You Asked Me to Livestream a Classic, and I Called Dream of the Red Chamber a Ghost Story 让你直播讲名著，你说红楼是鬼书 When Will This Yawn End?懒腰何时断Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “Dream of the Red Chamber was never a classic novel. It's a book specifically about ghosts!” “Compendium of Materia Medica was never a conventional medical text. It's a sacred book containing a wealth of folk magic!” “The Classic of Mountains and Seas isn't a fabricated collection of myths. It's a historical record of civilization after a prehistoric nuclear war!” “...” Qi Luo gave up on traditional publishing, and from the very first second of his livestream, he turned everyone's understanding 51.2kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves
33. 1183 大 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 Exhausted Sheep力尽羊Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f 44.8kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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    Here are a few highly recommended, addictive historical time-travel novels without a system. The first new book: Depicting the late Ming Dynasty, a time of frequent natural disasters, an incompetent court, an empty treasury, border unrest, and widespread poverty, beset by internal and external troubles. Witness how Emperor Zhu Changluo, in a single month, navigates the treacherous palace intrigues, ultimately turning the tide and ascending to the throne. The book's highlights include logical consistency, strategic planning, and a deep analysis of human nature, highlighting the author's hidden wisdom, self-reflection, and emotional restraint. It uses understanding as a weapon to dismantle inner demons and break through others' schemes. The second and third books: Written with profound and natural fluency, the plots unfold logically and meticulously, featuring vivid and intelligent characters. They fill in the gaps in the lineage of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, showing the simple yet profound relationships of three generations of the imperial family—grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Yuanzhang—each bearing their own imperial mission and carefully navigating the world. The fourth book: rich in historical depth, sharp in its writing, and rigorous in its logic, it explores the impermanence of fate and the ruthlessness of self-interest, depicting how the short-lived carpenter-emperor Zhu Youxiao schemed for the overall situation and the fate of the nation. The fifth and sixth books: battling the rebel leader Li Zicheng, defending the capital, attacking the Jurchens, stabilizing the borders, eliminating the bandit leader Xian Yuan, fighting against officials and gentry, and rectifying corruption… When natural disasters, war, and the barriers of officialdom become shackles of destiny, he uses wisdom to break through these shackles, risking his life; when the laws of survival intertwine with human weaknesses, he uses strategy to break through the web, using the game as a chess piece. Only those who can outmaneuver fate by half a move are true heroes. In short, the book depicts the turbulent political landscape, the power struggles and intrigues, the journey through time, the legends of emperors, the regrets of dynasties, and the allure of history, showcasing the rise and fall of dynasties as the wheels of history roll ever onward.

34. 1184 都 Urban Life: The Primeval Clone 都市之太古分身 Four-Eyed Homebody四眼宅Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Ever since I discovered I had a duplicate body in prehistoric times, my job of showing off got even harder. Damn, I can accept teaching people to chip ice, catch fish, and forge crossbows, but why do I have to teach them how to roll grass mats too? My soul can freely travel between the modern world and prehistoric times. I’ll steal modern technology for the past and draw on prehistoric magic in the present. I’ll know everything and do whatever I please! 218Reads9.1Score—Shelves
35. 1185 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 262.1kReads9.7Score30.8kShelves
36. 1186 洪 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 Bald Li San光头李三Historical1.6M WordsOngoing After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 106.6kReads8.3Score7.7kShelves
37. 1187 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate as Cai Quanwu and Pose as Silly Zhu's Uncle 四合院：穿越蔡全无，冒充傻柱叔 Hu Xian胡贤Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [Golden finger + peaceful daily life + no hostility + scheming + zany antics] After transmigrating into Cai Quanwu, the protagonist discovers that he is in the world of Birds Filling the Siheyuan. To play it safe, he blends into the Siheyuan, hoping to use his familiarity with the plot to make a name for himself, while also getting a taste of what it's like to be morally blackmailed by all those birds. Who knew that when he gave them a chance, they would prove useless? Now watch as our protagoni 27.8kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
38. 1188 这 This Navy's the Real Deal: They Actually Dare to Kill Whitebeard! 这海军能处，白胡子他真敢杀！ Mario Eats Chicken Breast马里奥吃鸡胸肉Anime Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted ([Slow burn] + [Justice] + [High energy]. The early pacing is a little slow, so feel free to skip ahead if you can't get into it. It takes off from Chapter 56!!) The Great Pirate Era is rife with conflict, and pirates run rampant. I am Ron. In the name of a hero, I protect the weak and stand firm in defense of the justice that is mine. Akainu: No matter what it takes, I want him as my adjutant! Sengoku: Damn it! How did I, the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, end up as a figurehead? Zephyr: He is t —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1189 直 Live Appraisal: Buddy, You’re in for It Now 直播鉴宝：宝友你可真刑啊 Writing with a Sword in Jiange剑阁执笔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Antiques Appraisal + System] Qin bricks and Han tiles, Warring States jade, Tang sabers and Song paintings, Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, and Ming and Qing imperial tombs lined up in a row! Vast and glorious Xia has a history of five thousand years, as immense as the sea and enduring through the ages. The six-hundred-year-old Forbidden City is brimming with treasures! One day, master appraiser Ye Ling transmigrated and activated the livestream antiques appraisal System, setting 6.1kReads9.1Score485Shelves
40. 1190 大 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 Other Shore Three-Seven彼岸三七Historical818k WordsOngoing History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 53.1kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
41. 1191 海 One Piece: The Dream-Slaying Mentor, King of the Marines 海贼：灭梦导师海军王 The Evening Breeze Speaks Not晚风不语Anime Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted After Roger was executed, the transmigrator Dylan, who had been lying low in the East Blue for ten years, spent every day exterminating pirates, just as he had for the past decade. He made sure the East Blue kept its title as the “Weakest Sea.” When the gears of fate began to turn, Dylan entered the New World. Blackbeard: “A man's dreams will never...” Dylan: “What did you say? What's your dream?” Blackbeard: “I don't have a dream. I just want to retire on Pops's ship.” Please head to the main s 23.1kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
42. 1192 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: With Foresight, I Sweep Away Everything 末世重生：我靠先知横扫一切 Casual Notes随缘随笔Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Rebirth] [Myriad Star-Race] [High-Martial Universe] [Early: Blue Star Apocalypse] [Mid and Late: Swallowed Star] After Blue Star merged with an alien planet, the laws of the world collapsed. Electricity failed, and all the electrical technology humanity possessed vanished without a trace... But that was far from the only disaster. Billions of alien races from across the stars and colossal sky-piercing beasts descended upon Blue Star. Within just a few years, fewer than one in a hundr 214.3kReads8.3Score31.6kShelves

    Reader note

    The first three books were very good, all featuring decisive and ruthless actions. I kept following them, especially the second one, which really suited my taste.

43. 1193 四 I'm He Yuzhu from the Courtyard House 四合院我是何雨柱 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction608k WordsCompleted The life of an ordinary person. Come see what happens after He Yuzhu becomes an ordinary man, with no potty humor, no invincibility, and none of those talismans. Thanks for your support. 30.9kReads8.9Score788Shelves
44. 1194 大 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 Four Big Elephants四头大象Historical904k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 93kReads9.0Score12.3kShelves
45. 1195 无 Infinite Fusion: My Bonded Gu Have All Become Immortals 无限融合，我的本命蛊都成仙了 The Bearing of a Sixty-Year-Old Hall六十岁殿堂之姿Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted A bloody catastrophe shattered a dynasty that had ruled for a thousand years. Li Yuan, its sole surviving prince, concealed his identity and fled to the southern frontier, where he joined the Gu Master lineage and unexpectedly awakened a Gu-Insect Synthesis System. Lords from every corner of the land, demons and monsters, and the various martial-world factions were all looking for him. They wanted to use his bloodline as the key to unlock the Martial God treasure left behind by the founding empe 94.8kReads9.0Score11.2kShelves
46. 1196 一 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来，朕的大明只剩十天了？ Crumble to Pieces土崩瓦解Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: I Woke Up, and My Great Ming Has Only Ten Days Left? In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming begins. (No System) While lying unconscious on the dragon throne, Zhu Youjian had a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he became a child and studied centuries in the future. He opened The History of Ming, a book filled with the humiliating end that awaited him. In the end, he became a hardened soldier, tempered by modern military training. After twe 280.2kReads9.0Score39.6kShelves
47. 1197 药 The Apothecary's Jianghu 药师的江湖 Follow Your Heart, Your Nature, Your Whim随心随性随意Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted I once dreamed of raising a three-foot sword, sweeping away every injustice in the world. The winds of the martial world blow for thirty thousand miles, and a hero's name will be known throughout the land. Pharmacist Nan Xing arrives in a comprehensive martial arts world and discovers that the jianghu is no fairy tale for men, but a bloody arena of fame and fortune. Yet it is also home to countless peerlessly beautiful women, endlessly inspiring heroes, and brilliant, unconventional characters 806Reads6.9Score—Shelves
48. 1198 神 A Blessing from the Gods 神明的赐福 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title "Where Light Falls"] Huo Songjin is the biggest villainous male supporting character in "Beloved in the Palm", a hit on the women's fiction charts. Just how bad is he? He wipes out the male lead's entire family, then forces him to choose between the female lead and his own mother aboard a cruise ship. This dangerous, obsessive man has such striking looks and such a tragic past that his fans can't help worrying over him, and end up loving him th 22.5kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

    Reader note

    This book is truly the only novel I didn't skip a single chapter during my creative block. It's absolutely fantastic! Highly recommended!!

49. 1199 从EN From Becoming Superman to Invincibility 从成为超人开始走向无敌 Sweet and Sour Fish Is the Best糖醋鱼最好吃Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Leon transmigrates into Marvel, where Howard Stark adopts him and he becomes Tony’s younger brother. On his eighteenth birthday, he awakens the physique of a Kryptonian and the ability to travel through time and space. From then on, he charges down the path to becoming stronger. Tony: “Good grief, you can get stronger just by sunbathing, and now you’re planning to learn magic? Whoa! What’s this Chinese martial art that grows a planet inside your body?” Superman: “We’re both Kryptonians, but I fe 35.5kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
50. 1200 重 Reborn: From Selling Water to Becoming the World's Richest Man 重生：从卖水开始成为世界首富 Number Zero Wannabe零号小扑街Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He woke up to find himself back in 1995. That year, his family owned just a small water-bottling plant. Watch how a college student like me makes my first fortune by selling water! From then on, I’ll turn the tables and command the winds and clouds! I’ll build a world-class business empire and lead China back to the top of the world! Also known as: Reborn: From Selling Water to Becoming the World’s Richest Man; Just Started College, and I Accidentally Became a Global Powerhouse; From Sel 15.1kReads9.1Score866Shelves

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