High Quality, Great Writing, Preferably Set in the Martial World 高质量，文笔棒，最好是江湖类的
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From Darkness to the Sunlight: Witnessing Her Reconciliation with Depression 从黑暗到向阳，见证她与抑郁和解
From darkness toward the light, witness her make peace with depression.
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Echoes Through Time: The Red Shore Signal 时空回响红岸信号
A series of disappearances linked to employees of Redshore Technology rocks Xinhu City. While investigating, detective Lin Ye crosses paths with Su Rui, an intern who discovered that the company's servers were receiving a signal dated to the 2047 Resource War. Together, they uncover the secret of the "Temporal Echo Device": Redshore's founder, Chen Mo, plans to project his consciousness into the past to alter history and save his daughter, who died in the war. The missing people are all failed s
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The Wind on Green Wheat Ridge 青麦岭上的风
The Wind Over Qingmailing centers on family and love, unfolding a heartwarming story spanning three generations. Shen Yanzhi, a teacher from the city, arrives in the remote Qingmailing for a research project and meets Chen Mai, a kind and resilient village girl. As their initial unfamiliarity gradually gives way to an easy understanding, he is moved by the simplicity of the land and the warmth of Chen Mai's family. In the end, he gives up the security of city life to stay in Qingmailing and teac
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Tales from the Jianghu 戏说江湖
When will the strife of the jianghu ever end? The twin cries of the Divine Dragon summon wind and rain. Whose hands will receive this burning passion? When will love and beauty intoxicate the heart? A treasure map sets everyone chasing, while flowers fall with longing and the flowing water shows no feeling. So let us turn to the vault of heaven and ride freely across the land!
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The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌
The Jingkang Catastrophe tears the land apart and stains rivers and mountains with blood. Lu Huaizhen, a young swordsman burdened with a blood feud and half of a mysterious jade token, is swept into the whirlpool of the Song-Jin standoff and the conflicts of the martial world. As he searches for the truth, he faces the question, “Is martial arts meant for killing or for protecting?” He struggles to choose between family vengeance, national hatred, and the limits of chivalry. From the ferocity of
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The Legend of the Azure Dragon 青冥蟠龙传
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–979) was one of the most chaotic eras in Chinese history, a time when military strongmen ruled and rival powers rose on every side, rife with war, intrigue, betrayal, and fleeting loyalty! The Legend of the Azure Dragon tells the story of Chai Yanzhao and Li Zhongqing, whose extraordinary journey through this turbulent age explores family and country, honor, trust, and the pursuit of their ideals.
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Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录
The fires of the martial world light the land, while a common man’s hot blood stains the setting sun. In the chaos of the late Qing, the waters of the Huangpu River churned with blood. Foreign warships crushed the livelihoods of canal workers, while opium’s black tide soaked the land of China. The court grovelled, officials colluded with foreigners, and heroes of the martial world swore blood oaths, their blades and swords tearing through the long night. Xiao Tianfeng, the Red-Browed Hero, raise
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Tales of the Merchant Knight 商侠传
A single act of compassion gives rise to an epic. In the Zhizheng era at the end of the Yuan dynasty, the realm is in chaos. Corrupt officials rule, and the people are starving. Huang Shunwei, the only son of Ningjiang Prefecture’s richest man, is naturally kindhearted. When he releases a spirit turtle with a strange shell pattern into a lotus pond, he accidentally awakens the power of his family’s treasured heirloom, the Lotus Jade. That good deed is like a stone dropped into stagnant water,
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Beacon Fires Reflect on the White Lotus 烽火映白莲
This book is richly detailed, tightly plotted, and faithful to the course of history. Its figures in a time of turmoil feel vivid and real, and historical events are brought to life, such as Chen Youliang sending assassins after Ming Yuzhen, Xu Shouhui being bludgeoned to death, and the defense of Hongdu. Readers can savor a turning point in history through an accessible martial arts novel. The story spans from the eleventh year of the Zhizheng era, when Han Shantong was killed and Liu Futong la
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A Game of Mountains and Rivers 山河弈
On our wedding night, he tossed me a contract. “Once the deed is done, we each go our own way.” I am Yun Zhiyi. After my family was destroyed, I became a bondmaid and was forced to marry Xiao Lin, a hostage prince famed for his military victories. He saw me as a burden. I used him to take revenge. I wove a web at tea parties in the inner residence and planted my pieces amid the household staff’s rivalries. He fought on the battlefield while I took charge of the home front. The world laughed at h
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The Awakening Era 觉醒年代
The Age of Awakening
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Lowbrow Fiction: Volume One 低俗小说分册
Read it for the jade thumb ring. Read it for the ceramics 🤐. No dumbed-down characters, no power fantasy, strong logic. Too many parts had to be toned down. Li Wei’s ceramics studio reeks of formaldehyde. The neighbors often hear the soft rasp of him polishing porcelain late at night, but they don’t know he’s staring at a severed finger soaking in a jar. Those fingers once belonged to young women who walked alone on rainy nights. They disappeared into the traps Li Wei had carefully set.
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Dreams of Fate at the Ends of the Earth 缘梦天涯
Against an apocalyptic backdrop of frostbound Jiuzhou and a crumbling Heavenly Dao, the three-part series Ashen Frost Blossom is an epic historical fantasy weaving together political intrigue, the supernatural, and bonds of fate. Through the struggles of dynasties and the secrets of the Spirit Abyss, it spins an epic battle spanning race and death. The story moves between grandeur and intimacy, with treacherous schemes at court, chivalrous passion in the martial world, and the eerie wonders of w
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Born Under a Peach Blossom Curse, Forced Onto the Path of Immortality 命犯桃花，逼我走上修仙路
When Gou Dan was six, a severe drought struck northern Mobei. To repay the kindness of a bowl of well water, a fortune-teller read his fortune and declared that he was destined for romance. Gou Dan’s mother begged him to break the curse, but the fortune-teller shook his head. “His fate is sealed. If he’s weak, he’ll be a penniless womanizer. If he’s strong… his romances will become calamities, and ten thousand swords will be his armor.” Ten years later, a remarkable swordsman rose to fame in the
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What?! I've Become My Idol's Child 惊！我成了我担的孩子
[Mystery and crime-solving + rekindled romance + two powerful, devoted leads + sweet romance and a happy ending + father-son bonds + exhilarating wuxia] Ye Fuyao is the only male outer disciple in his sect, and the one nobody takes seriously. He’s bad at martial arts and not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. Then a dream-come-true protagonist’s script falls right into his lap, and he becomes the beloved son of the idol he’s admired since childhood. Just like that, he lands a life of easy wi
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Tales of Strange and Sinister Mysteries 清诡怪谭录
My left eye devours the uncanny, and I walk the mortal world bearing the abyss. Behind me is a disciple on the brink of death; before me, a lonely spirit who has slept for three thousand years. The night my uncanny eye opened, I learned that I was a vessel for an ancient sword spirit, and that the seven greatest forbidden lands in the world were all the mad, old friends I had forgotten. To purify the abyss, I must erase my humanity; to preserve my obsessions, I must let all living beings fall
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The Ink Sword and Starry River: A Hidden Hero in Song Lyrics 墨剑星河：宋词侠隐传
When the clashing swords and armored horses of Song lyrics collide with demonic forces devouring the literary lifeblood, and graceful lyricism is tempered into a demon-slaying sword, Ink Sword, Starry River tears open a rift in history to reveal a different world of Song lyricists and martial heroes. The edge of Xin Qiji’s sword cleaves not a battlefield, but the ink-ice freezing the unity of knowledge and action. Li Qingzhao’s broken flute cracks not only the sorrow of parting, but the ghostly
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My Little Jianghu Adventures 我的江湖琐事
The underworld is vast, yet small. Vast enough to hold countless grudges and passions, yet small enough to be nothing more than the daily trifles of me, Lin Ning. It turns out the most ordinary days are the hardest part of the underworld to hold on to. I, Lin Ning, wanted nothing more than a peaceful life, but I was dragged into one feud after another. Some want me dead; others want to take the one I love. Then I’ll overturn the rules of this underworld protect my brothers, keep my beloved safe
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The Great Chu Heroic Legend 大楚豪侠传
The jianghu is a mountain. Some people are halfway up, while others are at its foot. Those at the foot fight for their lives, and the survivors make their way toward the middle. But some people are born at the summit. No matter how lofty the imperial court, it cannot stop the greed in people's hearts. No matter how powerful you are, the battlefield is still nothing but a handful of sand. The jianghu and the imperial court, the nation and the battlefield. Heroes and great men in this world are wo
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Chronicles of the Phantom Realm 幻尘山河录
With a blade in hand, he can never slay all the demons and monsters in the world; with a heart both fierce and tender, he cannot escape the turmoil of the age. Divine arts and sacred scriptures cannot evade a treacherous world; loyalty that reaches the clouds is no match for a world swept by chaos. Who is right and who is wrong? Each merely serves their own master. Demon or monster, god or ghost, it all depends on the will of Heaven and the human heart. Sacred spirit blood, a child’s pure heart,
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I Only Wanted to Roam the Martial World, but You Insisted I Become a Marquis 我明明想混江湖，你非逼我当侯爷
No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. An original fictional historical martial arts world, where the imperial court is not far above and the martial world is not far away. When Yi Yuntian was eight, he protected five-year-old Mu Xiaoxiao and was imprisoned by order of the foolish former emperor. After twelve years, the emperor’s wise son, Xuanyuan Yi, told me that his father had been somewhat out of line. He not only set me free, but also made me a marquis. What? You’re asking what I
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Wind and Blade 风与刀
A tale of wind and blades, a tale of the jianghu and its people. The wind is carefree, the blade is swift. Zhao Qian never wanted a life on the road, but after killing someone, he has no choice but to wander and step into the jianghu, where swords are cold and women are fragrant. (Harem, not a single female lead)
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Aiming for the Clouds 拿云之志
In a single turn of fate, Mr. Shui, once invincible, has been reborn, only to find himself reduced to a... household slave? A sycophant who flatters her master, with a heart full of ambition? Oh, no! She's merely a delicate, frail, beautiful young woman in the bloom of youth. [Excerpt] Someone stopped a flower and sheltered it in the spring mud, protecting it from wind and rain. Ten years passed before the flower on the high ridge finally bloomed. She said: I want to scoop up a ladle of water fr
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The Swordsman’s Tale 刀客志
They say that three thousand years ago, spiritual energy dried up, and the world knew no more of cultivating immortality. Only the jianghu and the imperial court remained, wandering this world alone through one generation after another. In the 343rd year of the Qi Dynasty, the court was corrupt and the people could barely survive. Righteous heroes across the jianghu organized the Beast Camp and called on the people to rise up. Dong Shan, its leader, proclaimed himself king. Thirteen exceptional
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The Celestial Loom Chronicle 星缕织天录
In a fantastical Jiuzhou where silk serves as a vessel for magic and weaving connects heaven and earth, a disgraced Starweaver Princess is forced to join forces with an exiled “ill-starred” general. With looms and cunning, they must thwart a conspiracy threatening to engulf the world. When the empire’s most precious “Starlight Silk” loses its radiance, the falsely accused princess and the exiled general branded an “ill star” must brave the perilous world of magical weaving, uncover the conspirac
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Chronicles of the Spirit Realm at War 灵界烽烟录
Making up for regrets and letting talent shine to its fullest. Through cooperation and conflict, the story explores the collision and fusion of different ideals, including order, benevolence, hegemony, and freedom. Countless heroes from history are reborn in the spirit realm. From the initial chaos and infighting, they gradually realize they must unite to face the true threat that could destroy the spirit realm. Along the way, they find release from personal regrets and discover their purpose in
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Lingfeng Sword Song 凌风剑歌
[Fantasy + wuxia + swordsmanship + mystery + young hero + slow burn] The world of martial arts is vast, yet it has no place for the young. Yang Yizhi, a young man from Mingxi, enters the martial world full of ambition, only to be repeatedly hunted and manipulated by both the righteous and the wicked. The realm is in turmoil, the martial world is treacherous and unpredictable, and both the imperial court and the distant jianghu sink into darkness and chaos. In an unjust age, with broken rules and
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The Lost Mausoleum 迷陵
(Two male leads + ensemble cast + youthful wuxia spirit + duty to family and country) The white-clad young swordsman He Yunchuan and the sharp-witted, scheming young man in green, Wei Yang, live through troubled times. Driven by a deep sense of duty to their country and people, they lead a small squad from the Mi Tribe to conquer the Wei capital and fight the empress. Secrets from the previous dynasty, an empress who colludes with the enemy, an invasion by the Northern Mang... The martial world
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The Moon Reflected in the Long River 长河映月
In the fictional ancient dynasty of Dasheng, a modern female PhD transmigrates by accident into the body of Lin Qingci, the daughter of the Minister of Rites. From her perspective, the story follows two male leads: Xiao Jingyan, heir to the Prince of Zhenbei, and Shen Mingxuan, a top scholar from a humble family. Amid court intrigues and conflicts between family and country, they go from adversaries to understanding one another, grow together, and ultimately protect the realm. Through a female p
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The Human Heart in the World of Martial Arts 人性之江湖
The protagonist, Shen Ming, roams the jianghu with Qing Luan. From Qingzhou to the capital, they flee their pursuers along the way, revealing the dark side of human nature. Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu. The jianghu isn't about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and worldly affairs.
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A Failure at Life 人生失败者
The story follows a protagonist who was a failure in China. His life, career, and marriage all went badly. At work, he was tricked into joining a pyramid scheme and lost a great deal of money. His marriage failed too: after one or two years, his spouse cheated on him, and they divorced. He left with nothing but debts. He then went to Japan to make a living, endured countless hardships there, married a Japanese woman, and built his own commercial technology empire.
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The World Inside the Painting 画中世界
A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu.
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The Greatest Swordsman in Qingzhou 青州第一剑
A young man burdened by a blood feud, a woman whose identity is shrouded in mystery, an emperor who looks down on all living things, and a grand scheme three hundred years in the making... At the Cliffs of Yunjiang, on the Qingchuan River, in Heavenly Will Valley, two young men and women just beginning their journeys through the martial world become the key to peace in both the imperial court and the jianghu. The Divine Poison Twin Healers, the Tang Clan of Shu, the Astonishing Sword Immortal, t
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The Swordsman’s Tale of Courage and Justice 剑胆侠义录
One is a down-and-out scholar traveling to the capital for the imperial examinations. The other is a free-spirited wandering swordsman. The scholar's surname is Li. He is well-read, but his life has been wretched. Raised on meals given by kindhearted neighbors, his greatest wish is to rise above his station and repay the people of his hometown. After passing the scholar's examination in his hometown, he sets off for the capital without delay to sit the imperial examinations. Who could have guess
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Peerless Sword Immortal 绝世剑仙
No matter how many spells you know or how great your powers are, I have only one sword. It can kill, take lives, subdue demons, vanquish fiends, move mountains, stride across seas, and bring peace to the world!
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Tales of the Western Province: Jianghu Turmoil 西省旧事江湖风云录
Wherever there are people, there is a martial world. Wherever there is a martial world, there are grudges. I was born in winter. I rose to power in winter, and I was executed in winter. Falling snowflakes landed on the faces of the three of us, as if our fates had been decided all along. Bang! Bang! Bang! Three gunshots brought the legend who once controlled the entire underground world of Xisheng Province to an end. Beneath the surface, new currents were already stirring. If you live by the swo
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Clouds and Rain on Mount Wu 云雨巫山
Yun He, the twelfth disciple under the goddess Yao Ji of Mount Wu, is a witty and lighthearted fellow. While tracking a three-headed bird, he accidentally wanders into Wutong Village, where he meets the solitary young Yan Feng. Together, they uncover the secrets hidden within a ten-thousand-year-old parasol tree, setting their perilous journey of immortal cultivation in motion and gradually bringing to light the goddess Yao Ji's untold stories.
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Jiang Chaosheng 江潮生
My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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A Literary Youth in the Han Dynasty 大汉文艺青年
[History] [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Witty and Humorous] [Multiple Heroines] Fan Li, a rogue who runs a bar, undergoes Transmigration into ancient times. One poem stuns the literary world, and one song brings listeners to tears. From his initial, desperate flight to making his first splash at a grand literary gathering; from showing off his divine prowess at Chongli Terrace to fighting bloody battles in a lone northern fortress, the rascal laughs and curses his way through it all. In t
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Asking Heaven: A Land as Beautiful as a Painting 问天之江山如画
Just after passing the imperial examinations and growing closer to the goddess he had admired for years, he inexplicably transmigrates to an unknown era. From then on, he joins forces with a sword-wielding heroine, roams the martial world, strides across a chaotic age, and shapes the realm’s future, embarking on a very different life... What became of his parents and her in the other world? Will he ever see them again?...
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The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2
Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus
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Why Build a Rebel Army When Ruling the Underworld Is More Fun? 混江湖哪有造反爽
A distinctive power fantasy + distinctive wuxia + distinctive rebellion story + a hero who can’t help meddling + no System + no gimmicks + no harem + no romance + plot-focused + the Hundred Schools of Thought + a lighthearted, humorous style + a cultured yet uncouth martial artist + the art of overthrowing dragons + personal opinions + angst + not a dark, selfish power fantasy “Miss, I’m just an ordinary martial artist. Why are you so intent on pursuing me?” “An elusive demonic sect’s young ma
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Heir to the Bingge Legacy 冰戈传人
His master's beloved died a tragic death. The people of the martial world slandered his master, accusing him of murder, and his master eventually died with his name in disgrace. The old capital. Shen Du, a blacksmith's apprentice, wakes up at the age of six to find a short blade by his bedside. From then on, strange dreams follow him as he grows up. Until one day, a swordsman in green tells him that he has been chosen. Shen Du's life begins to change, and he sets out to uncover the secrets of h
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The Day Her Kingdom Fell, the Enemy Crown Prince Seized Her and Forced His Love on Her 亡国那天她被敌国太子掳走强宠
Historical Romance | Strong Female Lead | Revenge | Two Powerful Leads | Deeply Angsty Romance | Long-Laid Plans | Taking by Force | Court Intrigue | Chasing Her to the Crematorium | Fallen Princess | Mute Heroine | Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger | Imprisonment | Angst Before Payoff | Lingering Regret | Captives to Each Other | Bird in a Cage | Mute Heroine's Reversal | Fallen Princess's Revenge | Powerful Leads in Historical Romance The night her kingdom fell, she was forced to swallow a drug th
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Begonias and Blades: The Twin Jewels of Nanyang 海棠与刀，南洋双壁
Tags: #Republican-Era Romance #Old Shanghai #Two Heroines of the Republican Era #Business and Espionage #Women’s Growth #Powerful Allies #Kindred Spirits in Troubled Times #Love of Country #Republican-Era Intrigue #Cheongsam Legend #Espionage Web #Business Rivalry #Women’s Strength #Survival in Troubled Times #Two Female Leads #Republican-Era Romance #Espionage Suspense In 1928, Shen Mingyi, eldest daughter of the Nanyang Shen family, arrives in Shanghai with a fortune. Bright and decisive, she
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The Night Watcher's Seventh Night 守夜人头七夜
Chinese-Style Horror | Folk Mystery | Rules-Based Horror | The Seventh-Night Return of the Dead | Night Watcher | Funeral Home Makeup Artist | Three Major Twists | Chilling on Reflection | Inheritance Dispute | Funeral Customs | Dreaming of a Son | Female-Led Mystery | Family Fate | A Battle of Human Nature | Tearjerker | Folk Taboos | Family Ethics | Adapted as a Short-Form Drama Zhou Du is a night-shift makeup artist for the dead at a funeral home. On her first day on the job, someone warned h
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Attaining Immortality in the Martial World 我在江湖得道成仙
Xu Yan transmigrates, thinking he's landed in a world of immortal cultivation. He keeps to himself in the desolate mountains and forests, constantly on edge. Who could have guessed that when he finally steps out of the woods, he discovers he's actually in a martial arts world! So what is there to worry about? Relying on the clone technique left behind by the System, he sends his doubles roaming the world with swords in hand. Little does he know, the jianghu is hardly peaceful either...
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The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天
Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea!
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My Name Is Hero 我叫英雄
Wuxia, alternate history At the end of the Song dynasty and the start of the Yuan, Han Chinese and Tatars clash in battle. There is no right or wrong, only slaughter. Born the greatest warrior under heaven, the protagonist is caught in the whirlpool of his times. Will he withdraw from the world or face his destiny head-on? Come hear my story!
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Chronicles of Rivers 河川记
My new work, River and Stream Chronicles, is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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