Ancient-Era Mystery and Crime-Solving 古代推理破案

1. 351 穿 Back in the Tang Dynasty, I Used Spirit Mediumship to Win Over the Magistrate of Dali Temple 穿回大唐我用通灵术征服大理寺卿 Drifting Light浮光游Mystery748k WordsCompleted This book focuses on suspense, crime solving, and deduction, and consists of four stories: The Haunted House, The Meat-Filled Flatbread Case, The Corpse-Driving Case on a Rainy Night, and The Thousand Bones Case. Zhong Xiaoxia is a surgical nurse who inherited her grandmother’s ability to communicate with spirits. One day, she is accidentally killed by a hearse and ends up back in the Tang dynasty, in the home of an abusive father. She wants to run away, but she has no money and is terrified of 84Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   It focuses on solving suspense cases, and falling in love with the male protagonist is quite sweet! The female protagonist travels from modern times to ancient times. She is psychic and can communicate with souls. She helps the male protagonist, who is the minister of Dali Temple, solve many cases. As soon as the heroine becomes a psychic, her body will be damaged by yin energy, and she will be extremely lacking in yang energy. It just so happens that the male protagonist has an extremely yang constitution, so the heroine will take yin from him to replenish yang. As for the method, please figure it out by yourself. The novel belongs to the suspense romance genre, focusing on psychic + reasoning to solve crimes. It also includes some elements such as Five Elements Bagua, Yin and Yang Feng Shui, etc. The author's writing style is delicate and humorous. If you like this kind of subject matter, it will not be a loss for you to invest in it. It consists of several unit stories, the first one is "The Murder Case of an Ancient Mansion", the second one is "The Case of Meat-flavored Shaobing Pancakes", the third one is "The Case of Corpse Expulsion on a Rainy Night", and the fourth one is "The Case of Thousand Bones"

2. 352 女 The County Magistrate's Daily Case Files 女县令破案日常 Old and Young Shaobo老迈少波Female-Channel Fanfiction721k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Ensemble Cast] After dying from overwork, modern-day office worker Jiang Ye is reborn in the womb of a wealthy, carefree family in ancient times. She decides to lie flat and spend her life as a lazy loafer. Unfortunately, bad luck follows her everywhere: her father dies when she is ten, her mother the following year, and then the family falls into decline. Just when she finally reaches eighteen and her twin brother Jiang Ye passes the imperial ex 1.4kReads8.2Score189Shelves

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   🔥🔥Highly recommended🔥🔥 [Ancient Proverbs + Detection + Group Soul + Time Travel + Group Portraits + No CP] Lu Yinan traveled through time and passed through the pile of corpses. [Seeking attention]

3. 353 识 The Lie-Detecting Master 识谎大师 Fire Kiss火吻Mystery292k WordsCompleted She is a master at detecting lies, able to see the true emotions hidden on every face and behind the slightest expression. He is a celebrated crime-solving genius and a rising star in the police force. They meet during a bank robbery. But who could have guessed that this seemingly simple robbery would lead to a vast international crime syndicate? A dismembered body dumped in a river, the bizarre disappearance of a close friend, a mysterious letter S, an unexplainable diamond ring, DNA that match 624Reads9.0Score108Shelves
4. 354 狄 Detective Di Renjie: The Mystery of the Orchid Pavilion 狄仁杰之兰亭疑案 Fatty Shi Watches Horror Movies时胖纸看鬼片Mystery200k WordsCompleted The Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion is known as the finest running-script calligraphy in the world. Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was so obsessed with Wang Xizhi's masterpiece that some say it was buried with him in his tomb, while others claim it was interred in Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi's Qianling Mausoleum. To fulfill Gaozong's final wish, Wu Zetian set out to find the lost Orchid Pavilion Preface and bury it with her husband. Her investigation revealed that the pavili 414Reads9.1Score106Shelves

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   These ancient crime-solving books are all good books that I personally think score 9 or above!!

5. 355 逐 Pursuing the Killer: Rivers Flow into the Sea 逐凶：江河入海流 Jiang Yan江宴Mystery194k WordsCompleted The mysterious butterfly murder, the mystery of a livestreaming host who vanished on camera, a family wiped out on New Year's Eve... A battle of black and white, life and death, against the killer. A lighthearted romance between a cool, aloof criminal investigation captain and a proud trace-evidence expert. She once thought she was destined to live and die alone. Little did she know that having him by her side was the sweetest confession of all. “Mrs. Shen, you can't stand me up this time!” He 468Reads8.7Score102Shelves
6. 356 悬 Always on My Mind 悬悬在念 Liu Nina刘妮娜Mystery433k WordsCompleted (A suspenseful romance) Three years ago, the “9/12 Horrifying Livestream Case” took place in Jincheng. The criminal gang had numerous members. They dressed up the young women they had abducted as “streamers” and forced them to eat rats and endure abuse on camera. If someone offered enough money, they could even buy the women and take them home... The police force’s most in-sync couple: Bu Qingyan, a criminal investigation team captain skilled in analyzing criminal psychology and trace evidence, 160Reads7.2Score—Shelves
7. 357 谍 Shadows of Espionage: The Southern Song's Secret Agent Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 谍影重重，南宋特工有点绝 Go Big on the Melon吃瓜要大的Historical300k WordsCompleted The history of the early Southern Song is full of strange contradictions. The terms of the Treaty of Shaoxing and the Treaty of Longxing seem extremely unreasonable. Under the Treaty of Shaoxing, Emperor Zhao Gou of Song was granted his title by Jin, which meant that Song was a vassal of Jin. Yet under the Treaty of Longxing, the emperors of Jin and Song addressed each other as uncle and nephew. The annual tribute was changed to an annual payment, and the amounts of silver and silk paid were red 18Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 我 I Solve Cases to Score Free Food at the Court of Judicial Review 我靠破案在大理寺蹭吃蹭喝 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Mystery/Detective Frost veils his silver mask, dust stains his white hair, and Pei Shaoqing's fate was written in the Book of Life and Death long ago. Yet he insists on using the last of his strength to defy fate and unravel the mystery that even the gods have fallen silent before, all for her. Born with white hair, he was destined to grow old by her side; and the name Jiang Tang is the only sweetness in his life. 1.9kReads8.2Score216Shelves

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   Highly recommended~~~~!

9. 359 名 The Society Heiress and Forensic Doctor: Dancing in the Heart of the Cold Detective 名媛女法医：在高冷探长心尖起舞 Notes on Nature's Splendor物华笔记Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Fictional Republican-Era Setting + Episodic Mystery Cases + Happy Ending] In Republican-era Haicheng, one baffling and dangerous case after another unfolds. Are they the work of ghosts and curses, or the schemes of men? A sharp-witted, sharp-tongued, aloof detective and a witty, daring beauty of a forensic examiner join forces to cut through layer upon layer of mystery. Yet whenever the truth comes to light, a faint fragrance always lingers in the air. When the glittering extravagance fades, th 1.2kReads9.3Score187Shelves
10. 360 晚 The Secret Cases of Late Tang: Unrecorded Tales 晚唐秘案补遗 Miss Ren Jiu人九小姐Mystery498k WordsCompleted On his way home to cultivate after resigning from his post as an assistant judge at the Dali Temple, Cui Yuanzao received a jade pendant message from his fiancée, who had died a month earlier. Curious, he went to meet the woman pretending to be his fiancée. Little did he know that after that meeting, his life would no longer be his own. One was the chivalrous Liu Lanyin, whose martial prowess was second to none; the other was Cui Yuanzao, an unconventional scion of an aristocratic family. They w 61Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I have read these books, they are very good👍😊

11. 361 六 Six Fan Gate: The Beloved Female Constable 六扇门之团宠女捕 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery790k WordsOngoing Her family was slaughtered, but she was lucky enough to survive. The Six Fan Gate rescued a mute little girl. What? The little mute is a girl? So now a bunch of rough-and-tumble men have no choice but to dote on this soft, rosy-cheeked little dumpling. Before long, she grows into an imposing female constable who cracks one baffling case after another! She excels at catching criminals, examining corpses, and everything else the job requires! 174Reads6.6Score—Shelves
12. 362 庙 The Imperial Court and the Martial World 庙堂江湖 Geng Fu庚伏Two Male Leads575k WordsCompleted A carefree, pretty-face-loving bottom * a calculating, cool-faced beauty top With the new emperor ascending the throne and a hundred things awaiting renewal, Qi Feiyi, the younger brother the new emperor trusts most, naturally has to take responsibility for helping his dear elder brother deal with his troubles. And when solving those problems brings him a few minor cases, of course he has to crack them, too. Along the way, he meets plenty of like-minded companions and gradually uncovers one lit 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shuangnan ancient style reasoning solves the case

13. 363 逍 [Fang Hua] Drunk and Carefree, Just as It Should Be 【方花】逍遥醉相宜 Ying Ning缨凝Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Mysterious Lotus Tower + male-male leads, no female lead + 1v1 devoted couple + Fang Hua fanfiction + mystery solving + reborn + happy ending] [Female-oriented!!! Male-male leads, Xiaobao is the top and Huahua is the bottom] Warning: Many liberties taken with the source characters; the characterization may be off, the logic doesn’t always add up, and the writing isn’t great. Please go easy on me. - When Fang Duobing opens his eyes again, he sees Li Xiangyi as he was back then: young and full of 799Reads9.3Score155Shelves
14. 364 兰 Tales from Lanruo Studio 兰若斋轶闻录 Mu Wen Yan慕温颜Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that whenever it rains, Lanruo Studio appears. A demon dwells within and can grant any wish. Yet those who get what they wish for all suffer misfortune within days and die, but people still flock there, and many spend their whole lives searching for it. The son-in-law of a city’s richest man went inside seeking an object, only to fall ill and die suddenly three days later. On the night he was buried, his wife was also killed in their grand mansion. So many tragedies are born in this 655Reads8.5Score—Shelves
15. 365 楼 The One by the Tower Is Like Jade 楼边人似玉 White Egret, Never Paired白鹭未双Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The proprietress of the Zhangdeng Inn is truly insufferable: sharp-tongued, money-grubbing, flirtatious, and shameless. He cultivates the Way of Shangqing and slays the myriad demons of the mortal world. He absolutely must not let her bewitch him! (Demon-hunting, scheming magistrate Song Liyan x money-loving, self-obsessed innkeeper Lou Siyu. The story involves only the human and demon realms. They fall in love in a different setting, with no cultivation. Happy ending, with both sweet and angsty 1.9kReads9.3Score302Shelves
16. 366 人 The Prince with Split Personalities and an Obsessive Yandere Side Is a Handful 人格分裂成偏执病娇的殿下很难搞 A Sprig of Qiao一枝乔Two Male Leads531k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger love interest] [Case-of-the-week mysteries + the love interest's tangled feelings + intense romantic tension + coercion + obsessive, unhinged love interest later on] Proud and unruly, Shen Chaozhu (Zhu Zhaosheng) was unrivaled in martial arts. After being betrayed, he lost his former spirit and grew sick of the deceit and betrayal of the jianghu. He faked his death, disappeared, and lived under an assumed name for ten years, posing as a frail peddler who sold paintings 91Reads6.7Score—Shelves
17. 367 少 The Blood of Youth 少年歌行 Zhou Munan周木楠Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted The live-action adaptation of The Blood of Youth premieres exclusively on December 26. A passionate young man dressed in red, a penny-pinching owner of a dilapidated tavern, and the first disciple of a powerful martial clan: the three seem to have nothing in common, until they meet one snowy night. Each with their own agenda, they set out together to escort a coffin made of gold to the frontier city of Bilo. Along the way, they are hunted by forces from every side: the elite assassin duo Yue Ji 5.7kReads9.5Score713Shelves
18. 368 仙 The Immortal Lord's Tribulation, a Fate Entangled with Peach Blossoms 仙君有劫，命惹桃花 Spring Is Everywhere天下有春Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Three thousand years ago, I was Jumu, the Wood God of the Celestial Realm, living in glory. He was a young Demon Lord, looking down on three thousand worlds, proud and free-spirited. I gave my life for him, my soul scattered beyond recovery. Three thousand years later, he is General Hongxiao of the Celestial Realm, cold as ice. And I am a little immortal who has only just ascended to the Celestial Court. Once, I died in a blaze of glory. Now, I am willing to live humbly. 416Reads8.6Score100Shelves
19. 369 如 The Tale of Three Ruyi Cities 如意三城记 Ling Lezhi凌乐之Mystery494k WordsCompleted [A Young Female Coroner vs. a Cold Prince] [Historical Fantasy + Mystery Solving + Suspense + Romance + Political Intrigue] Ye Ruman is the daughter of a constable, and she is determined to become a coroner. Free-spirited and lively, she is suddenly drawn into a shocking case. Her parents disappear, her past is a mystery, and she is forced to grow up. With nowhere else to turn, she meets Prince You, Zhao Yi, who has come to provide disaster relief. They even possess identical tokens! Their fates 187Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    1. Reasonable and well-founded, the plot is attractive, the emotional lines of the male and female protagonists are smooth, the male protagonists both have online IQs, and there are multiple bright-line designs on one hidden line of the case, every second

20. 370 穿 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: The Coroner Princess 穿越到大明之仵作王妃 Cao Xiaotang草小堂Mystery314k WordsOngoing Su Quaner, a famous mystery writer, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. When she wakes up, she finds herself lying in a coffin, on a bed of glittering silver. Her luck is terrible: still dazed, she is mistaken for a thief who stole government silver and thrown in jail. Luckily, she enjoys using her head. After helping the county magistrate solve several murder cases, she manages to save her own life. But she isn't looking for trouble for no reason. This is the only 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine traveled to the Ming Dynasty and used her intelligence to solve a mysterious case, only to find that she was inadvertently involved in the struggle for imperial power. Very nice!

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