Mind-Bending Novels That Stay With You 后劲大，烧脑的小说

1. 101 棠 The Tangyin Cases 棠阴比事 Written by Gui Wanrong桂万荣撰15k WordsCompleted [Ancient Crime Investigation | Ancient Forensic Science | Solving Bizarre Cases | Unraveling Mysteries with Reason] Without surveillance cameras or DNA, how did people in ancient times solve unusual cases? A collection of case judgments handed down from the Song dynasty records more than 70 real major cases found in official histories. A stepmother's murder of her husband sparks a bloody family tragedy; a wife conspires with her lover to kill her husband and disguises his death as an accident; f 35Reads8.0Score—Shelves
2. 102 我 My Grandmaster Is Zhuge Liang 我的祖师爷是诸葛亮 Zhijin Di脂金地Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Fantasy premise] [Urban supernatural powers] [Two Worlds] [Wits and strategy] [Three Kingdoms mysteries] Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting. Surrounded by enemies, fish in troubled waters. Make enemies believe they’re your friends, and make yourself seem like their enemy. Zeng Ming is plagued by a hidden ailment and has little time left to live. By sheer luck, he meets a benefactor and learns a life-saving spell passed down from Zhuge Liang. The trouble is, this spell comes w 1.9kReads9.5Score219Shelves
3. 103 杀 A Killer Switched Careers to Mystery and Deduction in an Infinite-Flow World? 杀手在无限流转行做悬疑推理了？ Jiang Eryu姜尔玉Mystery287k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + strong female lead + no romance + mystery and mind games + female lead is somewhat of a lone wolf + a touch of ensemble cast + no degrading terms for women + Chinese mythology + imaginative suspense + 99% female cast] (The book uses “deity” and “goddess” interchangeably. If you object to even a single use of “goddess,” this may not be for you. No word-policing, please.) “Here are four deities for you to follow: Heng Wo, Goddess of the Moon; Xi Wangmu, the Kunlun War God; and Jiu 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a female-oriented novel featuring a strong female lead and no romantic pairing (not only is the female lead strong, but the other female supporting characters are also excellent). It uses a Chinese mythological power system, is slow-paced, and the female lead only gains her abilities after completing the first quest (from Hengwo, Xi Wangmu, Xiangjun, and Jiutian Xuannü). There is no female rivalry; 90% of the characters are female, and all the female supporting characters are strong and have their own highlights. There is no explicit sexual content; the language is carefully chosen, and there are no inappropriate scenes. The female lead is initially a lone wolf, but later she will team up with her best friend, refuse to join the official guild, and establish her own.

4. 104 宁 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨 Books Bring True Wealth有书真富贵Historical168k WordsOngoing [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 189Reads—Score104Shelves

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   A ensemble drama of power struggles, with everyone displaying high intelligence. It features elements of entrusting the heir to a prince, factional infighting, territorial expansion, seeking justice for old cases, and counter-espionage. There's no time travel or minor character lapses in intelligence. Also known as "After Accidentally Entering the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Am the Imperial Family."

5. 105 被 Cast Out and Sent Back to Her Parents' Home, She Marries a Hunter and Helps the Whole Village Thrive! 被休回娘家，二嫁猎户带飞全村！ Half-Cooked Bun半生不熟的包子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged hero + strongwoman + both leads each other’s first and only + family squabbles + pocket dimension + business + farming] Retitled: Fight the Villains and Marry a Hunter, Then Thrive! Zhou Xiaomai dies gloriously in the final battle between humanity and the zombies! When she opens her eyes again, she’s in an alternate era, inhabiting the body of a divorced country woman cast aside by her husband. A wicked grandmother, a scheming aunt by marriage, a father who always puts his mother first, 33.4kReads8.3Score3.2kShelves

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   🔥A mind-bending ancient-style novel with an incredibly powerful and addictive plot is here! "[Bloodstained Family] Twin Sisters Return Amidst Bloodshed" truly takes the "substitute marriage" trope to new heights! A once-powerful family is wiped out in bloodshed, and twin sisters return after enduring hardship. Behind a seemingly ordinary substitute marriage lies a shocking conspiracy. The sisters swap identities, scheming step by step, each twist and turn leaving readers breathless. The foreshadowing is incredibly deep, and the revelation at the end is so powerful it's hard to look away! A tale of love, hate, and revenge in the ancient world, this ongoing series is completely captivating—highly recommended!

6. 106 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
7. 107 恐 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Ten-Mile Mad Lad十里狂少Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.8kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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   Do you want to watch this mind-bending, extreme plot twist?

8. 108 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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   Political thriller

9. 109 金 A Journey Through the Martial World in Golden Winds and Jade Dew 金风玉露江湖行 Ink on the Right Hand右手点墨Male-Channel Fanfiction745k WordsOngoing Chen Hao comes from a world utterly different from this one. There, cultivators soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, spells can destroy heaven and earth, and sects have endured for millennia. As the son of the Hehuan Sect’s leader, he was meant to inherit the sect and roam the world in freedom. Until that blood-red night. His sect was destroyed, his father blew himself up, and every fellow disciple was killed. He fought desperately to protect his senior sister, only to end up wit 7.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
10. 110 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 83kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves

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    This book is absolutely mind-bending, incredibly addictive, and has a strong withdrawal effect. A story of a sniper assassin and a detective—don't be fooled by the title, it's super good!

11. 111 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    I've already seen some really mind-bending stuff; anything more mind-bending and my brain will give out.

12. 112 少 The Young Judge of Cases 少年青天断案录 Hermit of the Cave Peak洞顶山人Mystery567k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Crime Solving] [Court and Jianghu] [Political Scheming and Wits]… A bizarre, earth-shaking case shattered twenty-seven years of peace in the Great Yan Dynasty. In a single day, three prefects of Jingnan Circuit died under mysterious circumstances. Xu Xinghe, the nineteen-year-old Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was entrusted with the task in a moment of crisis and sent to investigate the southern frontier with the emperor’s sword. After enduring countless dangers and pain 2.4kReads—Score194Shelves

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    Suspenseful crime-solving, political intrigue, and the machinations of the martial arts world and the imperial court. Everyone is intelligent, no harem elements, no system. Layer upon layer of twists and turns, every step suspenseful!

13. 113 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves

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    Character traits: Decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and incredibly intelligent. Story summary: "Once Upon a Time There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass" and "Please Call Me the Ghost Messenger." You might think the characters are on the third level, but they're actually all in the atmosphere, their intelligence always on point. You might think you've guessed the plot, but you haven't at all. Recommendation rating: 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

14. 114 顶 The Top-Tier Star Queen's Overbearing Love: The Villainous Movie Emperor Can't Take It Anymore 顶流女王强势宠：反派影帝受不住 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Dating Show + Sweet Romance] After awakening, top-tier star Jiang Ning discovers that she is the perfect supporting female character in a heroine’s comeback story. But later in the plot, she joins the male and female leads on a dating show, where she is forcibly made stupid. She loses her reputation, her family is destroyed, and the heroine successfully takes everything from her. Awakened Jiang Ning: “You think you can take everything from me? Dream on!” On the show, the heroine acts like a gre 1.9kReads9.2Score292Shelves
15. 115 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 3.8kReads9.2Score434Shelves
16. 116 大 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Maverick 大明第一狂士 Long Yuan龙渊Historical4.8M WordsCompleted In the 35th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, a ruthless schemer is reborn as the son of a county deputy magistrate. Using modern political tactics, he cracks one strange case after another. With modern strategies of maneuvering and intrigue, he shakes the imperial court and becomes unstoppable! Rebel bands run amok? Under my powerful army, they’re nothing but fodder! I will rebuild the Ming dynasty, extend its might across the seas, and usher in an unprecedented age of prosperity! 6.8kReads9.1Score656Shelves

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    🦀Part One🦀A modern person transmigrates to the body of a scholar during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Relying on his past life's experience, he assists the prefect in solving cases and devises a plan to eradicate river bandits in Jiangnan. In order to gain a voice in this world, he chooses to take the imperial examination and finally becomes the top scholar. Through espionage, he eliminates foreign enemies and, through covert warfare, removes corrupt officials from within, all in order to create a prosperous era for China. 🦀Part Two🦀 is by the same author as the first book. The protagonist is a modern undercover police officer who transmigrates into the body of a lowly constable in Jiangnan. He gradually rises through the ranks by solving one bizarre and intricate case after another, but he gets caught up in the espionage war between the Western Xia, Later Jin, Liao, and Mongolia. 🦀Part Three🦀 Li Ziye, the third young master of the Li family, the wealthiest merchant family in the Shang Dynasty, has too many titles to list: the number one playboy in the Shang Dynasty, the useless disciple of the sword immortal Qin Xianzi, and the instructor of physiology and hygiene classes at the Imperial Academy. But what the world doesn't know is that he is the mastermind behind the world's number one assassin organization, Yanyu Tower, who takes in countless disciples of the Daoist sect, all to resist the endless darkness!

17. 117 我 I Get One Day a Month to Do Whatever I Want 我每月拥有一次，为所欲为日 I Have Water我有水Urban503k WordsCompleted A real-world sandbox. On the last day of every month, the world freezes, and only the protagonist can move. He can do whatever he wants, treating the whole world as his private sandbox. He thought he could keep this bug to himself forever, but it turned out others could move too: the Month-End Man, the Faceless Man, the Parasites, the Gravekeeper, and more, appearing one after another as the story unfolds. 767Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    It gets better and better as it goes on, Yesmora

18. 118 南 The Southern Song Dynasty’s Top Undercover Agent 南宋第一卧底 Long Yuan龙渊Historical7.4M WordsCompleted In the sixteenth year of the Jiading era of the Southern Song, Shen Mo, a modern-day undercover agent, began manipulating the fate of the empire in the palm of his hand. Countless ingenious schemes, ruthless plots, and brutal tactics poured from him. His modern forensic techniques cracked one bizarre Southern Song case after another, while his espionage skills crushed the secret agents of the Liao and Jin. When the Mongol Yuan cavalry, invincible across the land, came thundering toward them, the 6.1kReads9.1Score846Shelves
19. 119 深 A Master Plan 深度布局 Mist-Shrouded Mystery雾锁谜局Mystery215k WordsCompleted A High-IQ Revenge With a single move, the “Soul-Severing Meridian Needle,” he can kill without a trace. On a crowded bus, he makes his target die silently, without anyone noticing. Police captain Zhao Gang sees everything clearly on the surveillance footage, yet is powerless to act. This is the third unsolved case, and every clue points to his own older brother, missing for twenty years... When the person closest to him becomes the prime suspect, how will he choose between the law and blood ties 887Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    The in-depth plotting is complete; the reckoning chapter continues to be updated. No female lead, no system, pure intellectual battles that will test your wits; every step is meticulously planned.

20. 120 剧 Master of Scripted Mysteries: Solving an S-Rank Script from the Start 剧本推理大师：开局破解S级剧本 Jian Yishi简弋石Mystery555k WordsOngoing [Scripted Mystery Game Simulation] [Deduction] [Suspense] [Script Design] [Loads of Original Scripts] [Twists] [I'm Playing on Another Level] Tricks, murders, cases, classic mysteries, unconventional mysteries, neo-classical mysteries, unpredictable motives, hidden identities, unusual settings, bizarre methods of deduction: every mystery element you could want is here! Get your brain working with the key script that starts in Chapter 20, "Ancient Ferry Village"! The protagonist, Gu Ling, accide 2.1kReads—Score341Shelves

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    Who understands?! This is truly top-tier mystery novel! The world is obsessed with the game "Night of Tricks," where players rise to power by designing and deciphering scripts. The protagonist, after being transported to another world, exclaims how absurd it is, casually creating his own tricks that crush even the top players online!

21. 121 重 Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery605k WordsOngoing Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new-style suspenseful, supernatural, and horror novel, wildly imaginative yet logically sound, featuring a dragon battling an aircraft carrier fleet, and a detective summoned by the Heavenly Court to solve a case. Hilarious and thrilling, this is a masterpiece you won't be able to put down.

22. 122 纨 The Spoiled Young Master Is an Evil God, and All His Followers Are Beauties 纨绔大少是邪神，眷属全部是美女 Ashes Fable灰烬寓言Urban540k WordsOngoing [The ratings just came in, and they’re going to soar] [Showing off in public] [Multiple heroines] [No toxicity or angst] [Divine and insane] [Highly intelligent villains] [Epic battlefields] The Evil Gods cast their gaze down from the stars. Their mutterings worm into the soul, and their corruption makes flesh betray the will. Cities writhe beneath their skins, while people mutate in ignorance. The Empire, the forbidden zones, and the rulers enthroned high above have long since written humanity 265.2kReads9.2Score31.3kShelves

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    😎Lin Ye treads through flesh and blood and the remains of gods, questioning the gods' right to rule the world! An urban setting collides with ancient evil gods, a grand narrative, and the villains' intelligence is consistently on point! #UrbanMartialArts #Cthulhu

23. 123 伪 The Perjurer 伪证者 Ximen Wanjun西门纨君Mystery156k WordsCompleted Jiang Fanyu never imagined that the junior high school classmate he had once been closest to would one day become a trial he could never overcome. A phone call asking for help stirs the long-buried feelings of their youth, bringing them briefly back to life. Before his good deed can be settled, a cold threat wraps around him like a poisonous vine, dragging him step by step into a dark whirlpool. To eliminate the danger to his son, Jiang Nan schemes and calculates every angle. In the end, however 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not particularly brain-teasing, but it's relatable to everyday life.

24. 124 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3kShelves

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    Tu Yitu is recommending books again! [Got it] Recommendation Index: [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart] 1. [Heart] The female lead was raised as a boy by her own mother. She's really "badass." Later, she saves the male lead, "Little Yuanbao," and the part where they accidentally raise an owl together is hilarious. Of course, both the male and female leads are intelligent throughout the book. 2. [Heart] It still gets a high score of 9.3 Despite being told from a first-person perspective. The stories include: people who have undergone plastic surgery to look like pigs, vampires, human flesh buns... The cases are bizarre, perfect for crime-solving and murder-hunting enthusiasts. 3. [Heart] A sequel to the previous book, the story is equally exciting, and the level of excitement in solving the cases is even greater than in the previous book. Human flesh lamb skewers, human sculptures, a pervert at a medical university...

25. 125 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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    Mind-bending, the more you watch, the more addictive it becomes.

26. 126 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves
27. 127 火 Dancing Flames, Howling Wolves: A Glacier Hunter's Legend 火舞狼歌：冰河猎人传说 Wandering Knight Thor游侠托耳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted Important note: This isn't a straightforward power fantasy. If this style isn't for you, feel free to skip it. You have to go mad to survive! This is a real extreme-cold apocalypse. Get ready to lose your mind. Let's see if you can make it through Book Two first! This book is dark, oppressive, painful, and twisted. The protagonist doesn't start out with a natural aura of dominance or an invincible pocket dimension. From the start, he's just a wage slave, an insignificant nobody. He survives main 5.4kReads8.1Score478Shelves

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    The lingering effects were devastating for him. He couldn't recover from it for at least a week.

28. 128 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 104.1kReads9.5Score19.1kShelves

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    A suspenseful mystery with twists and turns; you'll never know the truth until the very end.

29. 129 地 The Eighteenth Level of Hell: No Lying Allowed 地狱十八层：这里禁止说谎 Two Liang of Plain Water二两白开Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly protagonist. Mind games + wits and strategy + locked-room mysteries + deduction.] Chen Ran is a good person. He went to hell. This is the Tongue-Ripping Hell, where lying is forbidden, so everyone lies about their lies. Differences in how people believe lies should be handled gave rise to two major alliances. The Lie-Slayer Alliance: Lie, and you're killed instantly. The Strange-Tongue Alliance: Turn lies into the truth. A beginner's tutorial wi 74.6kReads9.1Score11.6kShelves

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    This is really strong.

30. 130 神 The Gods Devour Earth 神噬地球 The Old Donkey Keeps Braying驴子老叫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse536k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] + [No overpowered cheats] + [Power struggles] + [Slow burn, not a power fantasy] + [No stereotypical characters] + [Wits and strategy] + [A blend of classical and modern prose, not for everyone] (Revised through Chapter 37 of Volume Two. Later chapters will be updated gradually.) Thermodynamics applies in this book. You cannot replenish your mana forever. Any method of gaining power will gradually be discovered by others over time, causing its benefits to diminish until they even 48.6kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves

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    A random passerby brutally beats up a cheat-like character, an atheist outwits Cthulhu. A new genre, the anti-cheat style. The protagonist is highly intelligent and perceptive, adept at scheming against others; supporting characters are also intelligent. The intellectual battles are mind-bending, the early stages are slow-paced and require patience and strategic planning, thinking ten steps ahead for every one step, navigating between gods.

31. 131 韦 The Wei Cipher 韦氏密码 Nangong Baiyi南宫白衣Mystery245k WordsOngoing [Mind-Bending Suspense + Adventure + Puzzles + Not a Power Fantasy] After ten years spent seeking the truth behind his parents’ disappearance, Wei Qiushan is drawn into the mystery by a photograph. Following the hidden clues in a ledger and a cryptic note that says “Don’t be afraid,” he begins his investigation. A transport team vanishes without a trace. A witness suddenly drops dead. Deep in a mine, he discovers a strange bedroom dozens of meters underground. During an ancestral rite in the Nor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's alright, I guess.

32. 132 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves
33. 133 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.8kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
34. 134 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Ghost Domain of Ailao Mountain 盗墓笔记续之哀牢鬼域 Patrick Starz派大星星zMystery387k WordsCompleted A Ning, who died in Tamutuo, Pan Zi from the Zhang family’s ancient tower, and even Fatty and Wu Xie, all appear in the Ailao Mountains looking young... The missing expedition team... and the distress signal sent by Feng. The Iron Triangle sets out from Yucun, heading straight for the Ailao Mountains... A sky full of miasma, giant fish, ants the size of fists... How will the Iron Triangle survive? “Wu Xie, follow Dumb Zhang's markings and hurry!” Wait! That's Black Glasses' voice! How could 11.3kReads8.9Score872Shelves
35. 135 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.5kReads9.3Score759Shelves

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    Two, three, and four need no further explanation; one is currently under review.

36. 136 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
37. 137 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves
38. 138 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 69.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
39. 139 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
40. 140 技 The Technical Trial 技术审判 Shadow Blade, Stunning Goose影刃惊鸿Mystery337k WordsOngoing When the law cannot reach someone in time, some people choose silence, some choose to wait, and others choose to fight back with code, data, and algorithms, launching a precise counterattack in the gray areas of the System. The Technical Judgment series spans multiple volumes, each a standalone story focusing on a different field of technology and a social issue. From smart transportation to social media, from medical data to financial technology, every story begins with an ordinary person harm 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of mind-bending short stories with a powerful aftertaste

41. 141 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
42. 142 跨 The Cross-Provincial Car Chase Mystery 跨省追车谜案 Drunk-Eyed, Seeing the World as Madness醉眼看世痴Mystery36k WordsCompleted Synopsis of A Cross-Province Car Chase Mystery When Lao Yang, a car owner in Qingtang Town, reports his vehicle missing under mysterious circumstances, the police initially classify it as a theft. Chen Weiguo leads the investigation, only to uncover a host of suspicious details. The clues point to a secondhand car of unknown identity. Following every lead, the police pursue the case across Hunan, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu, covering a thousand li. As they painstakingly untangle the evidence, a shadow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis of the novel "The Mysterious Cross-Province Car Chase": A bizarre car chase occurs on the highway, with the vehicle involved escaping across provinces. Clues break down along the route, shrouding the case in layers of mystery. Police officers pursue the case, traversing multiple provinces to uncover every clue. Behind the seemingly accidental collision lies a turbulent undercurrent of conflicting interests and a meticulously planned conspiracy. The pursuit is fraught with danger, lies and truth intertwine, and fragments of evidence are gradually pieced together. When the fog clears, the hidden crimes are finally exposed, and justice prevails.

43. 143 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves
44. 144 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    🍁The first book: A terrifying civilization emerges on Earth, where everyone must enter a terrifying world to survive upon reaching eighteen. The male protagonist discovers he can control the emotions of ghosts, earning a system reward. He gradually rises to become a giant in the ghost realm. The author's plot is very interesting; highly recommended!!! [Please follow]

45. 145 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 14.8kReads8.3Score931Shelves

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    The power struggles are realistically and engagingly written. There's no God's-eye view or cheat codes; it's a step-by-step, calculated counterattack that's incredibly exciting and thrilling to read!

46. 146 十 The Final Hunt in Ten Days 十日终猎 Da Ming Fu大茗辅Urban245k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Ten Days of the Hunt": Coward? Prey? White Rat?

47. 147 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 218.8kReads9.4Score35.1kShelves

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    I recommend this book every day, it's really good! It's a super good ensemble piece about wit and strategy.

48. 148 深 Deep-Laid Plans: The Reckoning 深度布局之清算 Mist-Shrouded Mystery雾锁谜局Mystery130k WordsCompleted The discovery of an unidentified body on a bus tears open a bloody wound. Following the trail of an ancient painting, Detective Lin Qiang uncovers elder abuse at the Sunset Years Retirement Center. Behind the farce of a fight over an inheritance lies an unsolved case from fifteen years ago, in which an entire family was murdered. The truth is buried beneath layers of fog. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    Tomato's first love is unwavering until death, and his second love is Brother Xu, hehehe.

50. 150 刑 Crime Investigation: Hunting the Shadow 刑侦：猎影追凶 Wen Shengwei文苼尉Mystery209k WordsCompleted A criminal investigation prodigy in the principal’s eyes, a police legend in the bureau chief’s. A rising star was made to take the blame and lie flat in a small county town. A murder takes place at a tourist resort hotel, and all 11 people at the scene are suspects. Given a deadline to crack the case, Zhou Ce discovers it’s connected to the baffling disappearance of his girlfriend five years ago… 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book features a captivating series of interconnected cases, incredibly well-developed characters, a light and humorous writing style, and is mind-bending yet not emotionally agonizing. You'll be hooked after just a few chapters and will stay up all night to finish it!

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