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1. 251 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 永 Half-Blood of the Eternal Night 永夜混血 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Eternal Night Half-Blood 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommend!!!!!!

3. 253 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 287Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 巷 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 148Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 天 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊：我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very beautiful

15. 265 京 Feng Shui Records of Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风水实录 Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Mystery585k WordsCompleted Do you think you’ve found a bargain and bought a cheap home, or have you purchased a haunted house that will cost you your life? A foreclosed property in Beijing’s Second Ring Road discounted by a million, a detached villa in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels with no down payment: every home that seems too good to be true is, in fact, a cursed place stained with human lives. I’m Han Yang, a feng shui master who specializes in haunted houses. With genuine expertise in feng shui and the flow of energy, I unt 1kReads—Score200Shelves
16. 266 乡 A Strange Spring Outing in the Countryside 乡村奇踏青遇记 Bamboo Wishes You Well竹你Urban2.0M WordsOngoing One village, different families, all kinds of people. Strange stories, extraordinary lives. Join us as we enter a very different world of rural life. Don’t miss it. 61Reads6.5Score105Shelves

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    These books are all excellent!

17. 267 桃 King of Peach Blossom Island 桃花岛上我称王 Li Sanshan李三善Rural Life2.9M WordsOngoing Orphan Cao Jianping, a retired Marine, accidentally arrives on a deserted island while traveling. It is practically a paradise! From then on, his life is on easy mode, bringing him wealth and luxury! 16.4kReads7.9Score615Shelves
18. 268 乡 The Invincible Little Farmer of the Countryside 乡村无敌小农民 Shangguan Xuanjiang上官玄疆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Cao Xiaofeng, an orphan from Niuhuang Village, endured endless bullying before going to his grandfather's grave to pour out his heart. His tears fell on a miraculous spirit stone, which granted him extraordinary powers. From then on, his life became a spectacular success! 91Reads6.2Score—Shelves
19. 269 鬼 My Ghost Neighbor Is Way Too Clingy 鬼邻居太黏人 Li Sanshan李三善Mystery362k WordsCompleted Synopsis On the first day Jiang Xiaotian moves into an old apartment building, he discovers that the neighbor next door is “special”: a ghost only he can see. He thinks keeping out of each other’s way would be best, but the ghost is absurdly clingy. Whenever he cooks, an extra pair of chopsticks appears beside him. When he stays up late working on a proposal, a soft voice floats from behind him, murmuring, “Go to bed early.” Even when he goes out to take the trash, the ghost follows right behin —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 我 My Gorgeous Female Neighbors 我的绝色女邻居们 Bamboo Wishes You Well竹你Urban260k WordsCompleted Cao Tianfei is a ladies’ man. Though still young, he has a superpower: with a mere flick of his finger, he can gain unlimited wealth. But he’s a born flirt, and romance keeps finding him. He spends his days playing computer games in an apartment building in Nangan City, where all the beautiful female residents are his neighbors. What secrets are hiding behind it all? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 猎 A Hunter’s War of Resistance 猎人的抗战 Bamboo Wishes You Well竹你Urban2.6M WordsCompleted In the late autumn of 1938, the Japanese army invaded this unspoiled land to wipe out the Anti-Japanese United Army and plunder the region's forest resources. They not only burned villages to the ground, but also slaughtered the locals under the pretext that they were “bandits.” Cao Xingguo was in the mountains tracking prey at the time. When he returned to find his home reduced to ashes, he put down his hunting rifle and turned it on the invaders. Knowing the mountains like the back of his hand 1.5kReads7.1Score136Shelves
22. 272 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.3kReads8.9Score567Shelves

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    A world of chivalry, lust, greed, and debauchery; a swamp of human nature; a wild and unbridled youth. I wrote a love letter to the voluptuous and beautiful class beauty, but little did I know that she would turn my life upside down...

23. 273 村 Wei Wanqiao, the Village Girl 村女魏晚荞 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing In 1987, in Loess Village in eastern Henan, Wei Wanqiao learned to weave homespun cloth and dye it with plants from her grandmother as a child. Her weaving and dyeing skills were renowned far and wide. But in her parents' eyes, she was no more than a bargaining chip for a bride price. To raise the money for her younger brother's marriage, they secretly accepted a bride price from Zhao Erhun, a gambler from the neighboring village, and planned to force her into marriage. Refusing to accept her fa 84Reads—Score103Shelves
24. 274 村 The Family in That House in the Village 村里那户人家 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted The Family in the Village 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The gossip today is pretty big! 😁

25. 275 三 Death at Thirty 三十而亡 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted Dead at Thirty 38Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 祖 The Ancestors Are Watching 祖宗有眼 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Our Ancestors Are Watching 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 我 I Took My Rich Girlfriend Back to My Village, and My Mom Set Her Straight on the Spot 我带千金女友回村，我妈当场给她立规矩 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted I Took My Rich Girlfriend Back to the Village, and My Mom Laid Down the Rules for Her on the Spot 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 红 The Deal Beneath the Red Veil 红盖头下的交易 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted A Deal Beneath the Red Bridal Veil 83Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 唤 Call Me Sister-in-Law for a Lifetime 唤我一世嫂嫂 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Call Me Sister-in-Law for a Lifetime 3Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 三 Three Years Later, She Begged on Her Knees for Mercy 三年后，她跪着求饶 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical10k WordsCompleted Three years later, she knelt and begged for mercy 387Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 马 A Love Story from Majia Village 马家庄的爱情故事 A Glacier Falls from the Ninth Heaven冰河落九天Urban100k WordsCompleted In a village so ordinary it could not be more ordinary, the hardworking bachelor Li Daqing and his neighbor Er Feng spend every day working in the fields, rising with the sun and resting at sundown. They have no extraordinary talents. With only their hands and their strength, they cultivate the barren land, filling their hardship-filled days with verdant growth in the courtyard and the warmth of everyday life. 10.1kReads8.7Score554Shelves

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    I recommend you read this book. It's a collection of short stories, about 100,000 words long, and it's so captivating you can easily finish it in one night...

32. 282 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban394k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score117Shelves

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    These books are all super good (modern, time-travel, suspense, detective), there's bound to be one you'll love! →_→

33. 283 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.6kReads6.0Score510Shelves
34. 284 霓 Neon Gray 霓虹灰 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban257k WordsCompleted Lin Huan is twenty-four and makes a living in the urban entertainment industry. Strikingly handsome, he has long since grown calm and detached after all he has been through. With a close family member suffering from a serious illness, the crushing burden of daily life and financial pressure bear down on him. To shoulder the responsibility of providing for his family, he works hard and steadily, seeking only a reliable income, a way to keep his family's hopes alive, and the chance to build an ord 195Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 纨 The Awakening of a Spoiled Brat 纨绔的觉醒 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Historical423k WordsCompleted Lin Hao is a timid modern-day corporate drone who wakes up as an outrageously spoiled heir in ancient times. He decides to vent all the frustration he swallowed in his former life: squandering money, talking back, causing trouble, whatever it takes. After blowing through the family fortune and turning everyone against him, he unexpectedly gains the ability to "awaken" at the lowest point of his life. Now able to see the true face of everyone around him, he begins to take back everything that bel 257Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 烬 Ashfire Case Files 烬火探案 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Mystery692k WordsCompleted In Chi Li, a city governed by a rigid martial order, countless crimes lurk beneath rules that conceal them. Strange murders keep occurring, case after unsolved case piles up, and the truth is buried beyond reach. The protagonist, Lin Jin, carries a secret past. Meticulous, cool-headed, and decisive, he understands the darkness and loopholes beneath the rules of the martial world. He enters the treacherous maze alone, becoming a seeker of light. Following the smallest clues, he hunts for the trut 113Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 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… 69.7kReads9.3Score10.8kShelves

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    These three books are really good, highly recommended!

38. 288 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 21kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
39. 289 恐 Horror Camgirl 恐怖女主播 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yuan Junyao, a name that doesn't suit me at all. I've had a chronic illness since birth, and I'm so hideously deformed that tumors started growing on my face when I was little. My father left me when I was just three months old. At fifteen, I was blamed for my mother's death. Only my grandmother raised me and my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me. But after an accident, I was offered up to a man who should never have crossed my path. To get revenge and see justice done, I 17.9kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
40. 290 钓 Fishing 钓鱼 Oddball怪人1k WordsCompleted An orphan went to the river to collect garbage. The old man gently tapped his bamboo pole: “My young friend, it’s yours now.” 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 291 钓 A Guide to Fishing Techniques 钓鱼技术指南 Liu Zhihang, Musician and Writer刘智航音乐家文学家118k WordsCompleted Fishing Techniques Guide is a comprehensive and in-depth handbook of angling, carefully written by Liu Zhihang. With keen insight into nature and life, Liu Zhihang has woven years of fishing experience and accumulated wisdom into this book, opening the door for fishing enthusiasts to reach the heights of angling skill. The book starts with the basics of fishing, then gradually delves into essential topics such as different techniques, gear selection, bait preparation, and choosing strategies fo 164Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 野 Tales of Wild Fishing 野钓奇闻录 Mountain Wilds, Divine Brush 8: Tales of the Countryside K山野神笔8乡土野谈KUrban107k WordsCompleted I have spent years fishing in the wild, roaming the rivers, reservoirs, abandoned ponds, and untamed waterways nearby. In our village, everyone knows me as an old hand at wild fishing. After all these years by the water, I know the fishing taboos passed down by word of mouth from the older generation, and I've personally witnessed far too many underwater phenomena that ordinary people don't understand. Many anglers are fixated on casting their lines, catching fish, and bringing home a good haul, 27Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 船 I'm a Boat Owner, and the Fish Are Biting Like Crazy! 船老板的我，钓鱼狂口！ Young Master of the Lin Family林家小子呀Urban234k WordsCompleted (A little freshwater fishing, a lot of deep-sea fishing!) (Everyday family life) Lin Ping returns to his hometown of Zhoushan after working as a sailor in Southeast Asia. He plans to come back and recuperate, but who could have guessed that one fishing trip would... land him a coffin and an unexpected secret manual! “Jiang Taigong fished with a willing hook, but how the hell did you manage to hook the old man himself!” Lin Ping gradually discovers how miraculous the bait is. No matter what kind 140Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 钓 Anglers Never Get Skunked 钓鱼佬永不空军 En Mei i奀妹iUrban900k WordsCompleted Lu Chuan was an ordinary office worker, worked to the point of going bald by the rat race in the city. After quitting his job, his childhood friend took him to the riverside to clear his head. "Give it a try. If you don't catch anything, at least you'll feed the mosquitoes." Starting with a beat-up rod that cost just a few dozen yuan, he somehow found himself experiencing the patient waits of traditional fishing, the thrills of lure fishing, the boldness of surfcasting, and the awe of heading ou 2Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 重 A New Life of Fishing 重钓人生路 Miao Duoyu喵哆渔Urban2.9M WordsCompleted At forty-five, Chen Yu was electrocuted on the banks of the Yongding River. In that instant, his mind filled with regrets about his life: he had used fishing to escape, lost his family, and earned himself the nickname “Chen the Big Skunk” among his fellow anglers. When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn as a swaddled infant, carrying memories of two lifetimes back to the 1980s. This time, he gripped his fishing rod, but not to run away. From a child “fishing” in a sandpit with a bamboo 131Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 中 Middle-Aged Angler: From the Start, I Fish in the Wild Just to Dodge My Debts! 中年钓鱼佬，开局野钓只为躲债！ Yellowing Ivy发黄的常青藤Urban602k WordsOngoing Every word of this book is handwritten. No AI. In middle age, Yang Lin’s business fails, leaving him buried in debt. A debt collection company hounds him with brutal tactics. Wanting his wife and child to live in peace, he chooses to divorce and leaves with nothing. He can only hide in a remote mountain reservoir, fishing to survive. But after a fortuitous encounter, his life changes forever... 37.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
47. 297 从 From Fishing Enthusiast to Martial Arts Master! 从钓鱼佬开始武道通神！ Panda Who Never Sleeps不睡觉熊猫Eastern Fantasy854k WordsOngoing [Steady Growth + No Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless + Fishing] Jiang Yu transmigrated into the body of a young fisherman. From the start, his family had nothing, he owed three taels, and the winter tax collector was breathing down his neck. Luckily, he awakened the [Angler’s Fishing Rod]: he would never come home empty-handed, and fishing made him stronger! Spirit fish brought in money, opportunities came his way, and his martial arts realm rose by leaps and bounds. But Jiang Yu was clear 69kReads8.2Score7.7kShelves
48. 298 我 Made a Sacrifice to Warn the Others, I Nearly Froze to Death in the Cold Storage Before Striking Back 我成杀鸡儆猴的牺牲品，冻库濒死反杀 Lan Yu Weny i岚遇文怡8k WordsCompleted I Became the Sacrifice They Made to Scare the Others. I Was Near Death in the Freezer, Then Struck Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 妹 My Sister Died of Thirst, and It Took Me Ten Years to Learn Her Cup Was Full 妹妹渴死，十年我才知她水杯是满的 Lan Yu Weny i岚遇文怡12k WordsCompleted My younger sister died of thirst. It took me ten years to learn that her cup had been full. 94Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 白 You Rideshared with Me for Free for Three Years, Then Reported Me. Now You’re Begging for a Ride in the Storm, but I’m Leaving You Behind 白蹭我三年车还举报我，暴雨跪求搭车我直接拒载 Lan Yu Weny i岚遇文怡7k WordsCompleted You freeloaded off my car for three years, then reported me. Now you're begging for a ride in the torrential rain, but I refuse to let you in. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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