Novels That Portray Human Nature as Truly Dark 把人性写的很黑暗的

1. 351 1 Reborn with 1.87 Million in Debt 187W负债重生 Young Uncle年轻的叔叔Urban291k WordsCompleted Chen Mo is a Beijing guy who used to have it good. Then the pandemic hit, his business went under, and he wound up buried in debt, including online loans. The collection calls came more reliably than his alarm clock. He thought his life was pretty much over. But guess what? Someone was willing to pay for his “experience of failure.” Turns out, taking that fall landed him a whole new line of work. Where were these people when he needed them before? This is a story about digging yourself out from 8Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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   This book is about human nature, add it to your bookshelf now!

3. 353 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.3kReads6.9Score115Shelves

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   Highly recommended!!

4. 354 圣 Holy Blade Nun: Father, I'll Take On Three Thousand Thugs 圣刃修女：神父，三千暴徒我来扛 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子10k WordsCompleted Holy Blade Nun: Father, I'll Take On the Three Thousand Rioters 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 旺 Wangzai Xiao Qiao's Rise to Glory Against All Odds 旺仔小乔的逆风封神 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子13k WordsCompleted Wangzai Xiao Qiao’s Comeback to Stardom Against All Odds 39Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 梦 Awakening from the Dream of White Moonlight: A Girl's Journey to Self-Discovery 梦醒白月光：一个女孩的觉醒之路 A Riot of Colorful Light五光十色的光Modern Romance88k WordsCompleted This is the true story of my youth, a painful journey of growing up. After my father entered the monastery, I dropped out of school and was deceived while looking for work, assaulted and pushed into sordid deals. When my life sank to its darkest depths, he came into my world like a ray of light. Enamored with that light, I kept searching for his shadow in other people, growing lost and reckless until I fell into an abyss of self-loathing. It took ten years, and the shattering of my unreachable i 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Each character in this book demonstrates that no one is absolutely good or absolutely evil.

7. 357 乡 The Country Doctor: A Village’s Immortal Charm 乡野神医：小村仙韵 Qin Gengxin秦更新Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Countryside] [Multiple Heroines] [Divine Doctor] A foolish young man saves a beauty and receives a legacy, becoming a master of both medicine and martial arts. He leads the whole village to prosperity, and powerful figures from every walk of life come to follow him. He makes a fortune trading across the Three Realms, cultivates immortal arts, and takes beautiful wives. Blessed with a sacred constitution and powerful techniques, he returns to the Immortal Realm and defies fate. 5.2kReads8.2Score426Shelves

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   [Making a face][Shy][Cool][Pouting][What][Smirking][What][What] The tender love of the countryside is endless, and the ambition of a young man is inexhaustible.

8. 358 黑 Black Shark 黑鲨 Yan Ping雁平Urban1.1M WordsCompleted I can’t stand you, so I’ll beat you up! You made me unhappy, so I’ll make you pay! White can be black, and black can become white, because even under the brightest lights, shadows are always there. Blunt and revealing, but not judgmental. This may not be the pinnacle of crime fiction, but it is absolutely a trailblazer in the genre! Just wait and see! 541Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   [Awkward laugh][Almost crying][Thinking]

9. 359 过 Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story... 4kReads9.3Score490Shelves
10. 360 穿 Transmigrating into One Piece: From the Start, I Shatter the Auction House and Make Every Goddess Fall for Me 穿越海贼：开局震碎拍卖场，女神全沦陷了 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约Male-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted One Piece: Transmigrate into the Pirate World, Shatter the Auction House from the Start, and Make Every Goddess Fall for Me 27Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 十 The End of Ten Days: Ashes of Reincarnation 十日终焉·轮回烬 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子9k WordsCompleted Ten Days to the End: Ashes of Reincarnation 12Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 你 You Are a Good Person 你是好人 Ye Qingyi叶清一Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted No matter what life throws at us, meeting a good person who can give us hope in our darkest moments and support us when we’re at our lowest can change the course of our lives... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Human nature isn't portrayed as extremely dark; you'll have to experience it for yourself... Light and darkness are intertwined; perhaps that's the reality of the world—there's no absolute good, nor is there endless evil.

13. 363 航 One Piece: Final Battle, The Four Emperors Close In, and Luffy Tears the Sky Apart 航海王：终局之战·四皇合围·路飞撕裂苍穹 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted One Piece: The Final Battle, The Four Emperors Close In, Luffy Tears Apart the Heavens 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 凶 No Witnesses to the Murder? Then What Are These Animals? 凶案没目击者？那这些动物是什么 Yan Yan Xiao Ke妍妍小可Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing [No System + Animals + Mystery + Crime Solving + Golden Finger + Veterinarian] As an utterly ordinary veterinarian, Chu Chen never imagined he would get caught up in a murder case. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he used his special ability to talk to animals to clear himself of suspicion. But his peaceful life was shattered as a result, and all kinds of people began coming to him for help: strange disappearances, skinning cases, bloody dogfighting rings... A sparrow, an ant, even a mosquito 11.3kReads7.0Score958Shelves

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    It's no wonder people have such a clear understanding of human nature. [Cool]

15. 365 航 One Piece: The Red Tide Returns to Sea, Reborn at Marineford 航海王：赤潮归航，顶上重生 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction18k WordsCompleted One Piece: The Crimson Tide Sails Home, Reborn at Marineford 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 梧 The Wind from Wutong Alley Blows Toward You at Seventeen 《梧桐巷的风，吹向十七岁的你》 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子10k WordsCompleted The Wind on Wutong Lane Blows Toward You at Seventeen 3Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    In my first anatomy class, the corpse turned out to be my ex-girlfriend. I remember it was my last anatomy class in my junior year, and the classroom reeked of formaldehyde. Looking at the corpse in front of me, I was lost in memories. It was a rainy day, and I didn't have an umbrella. She held one for me. She was a beautiful and kind person. 🌳🌳 I never imagined we'd meet in an anatomy class. I've embarked on the path of a corpse collector.

18. 368 全 Manhunt Across the City: I'm Really Not a Criminal 全城围捕：我真不是罪犯啊 Yuan Mu圆目Mystery657k WordsCompleted When he opens his eyes, Chen Mu, a former criminal police officer in his previous life, discovers that he has been reborn in a parallel world. And he has become an escaped convict wanted for an entire family’s murder! Shrill police sirens ring across the city as heavily armed officers close in from every direction. A net of traps leaves no way out. Ding! [Escape System issuing a mission] [Main Mission: Publicly serialize and update the story of your escape] [Side Mission: Find the real culprit b 58.8kReads8.5Score4.7kShelves
19. 369 未 The Future Time Peeping Tom 未来时间偷窥者 Classmate Qiaqia恰恰同学Mystery117k WordsCompleted In the middle of the mourning hall, thin streams of red liquid slowly seeped through the gaps in the coffin and dripped to the floor, where they blossomed into vivid red roses. The crimson roses slowly spread. As if guided by some spirit, they did not flow anywhere else, but kept creeping toward the man and woman, as though some magnetic force were drawing them in. A cold wind blew through, and the doors of the mourning hall creaked softly, as if something were trying to squeeze inside. Just the 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all a dark business war, full of schemes, deception, seduction, poisoning, and murder! She killed five people and seriously injured seven, yet the scapegoat only received a seven-year sentence. This master of scheming fell victim to the scumbag male lead.

20. 370 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. 106.9kReads9.5Score19.5kShelves

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    The main plot of this book is an extramarital affair. It has a touch of horror and suspense, and it portrays human nature quite vividly. It's very good; I finished it in one go. Highly recommended!

21. 371 疯 The Crazy Women 疯狂的女人们 Tu Ao Li凸凹李Modern RomanceCompleted Crazy Women —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is this the book you're talking about?

22. 372 情 Lovers and Beloveds 情人爱人 Tu Ao Li凸凹李Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Lovers and Sweethearts 6Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 奇 Strange Attractor 奇异吸引子 Kantuoer康托尔Urban343k WordsCompleted [Urban Suspense + Business Warfare + Financial Maneuvering + Period Drama] Donghai City, 2006. Lin Yuan dropped out of college and works as a network administrator at a securities firm, but he has an incredible ability: he’s pathologically sensitive to numbers and can spot patterns in a jumble of data at a glance. The candlestick charts no one else can make sense of look to him like unmistakable trails of a hunt. One day, a mysterious account dormant for years suddenly becomes active. Every t 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books are very dark; in such a world, an ordinary person wouldn't survive more than three minutes.

24. 374 浦 A New History of Pudong 浦东新史 He Jianming何建明Historical378k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of the historical changes in Shanghai and Pudong, charting their journey from backwardness to prosperity and showcasing the remarkable achievements of China's reform and opening-up. The author begins with the origins of Shanghai and the name "Shanghai." In modern times, the city underwent many transformations, with the Bund becoming a financial hub while Pudong remained underdeveloped for a long time. Then, in 1990, the central government announced the development and o 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Essential Compilation!

25. 375 羽 The Feathered People: Strange Tales of Ailao Mountain 羽人：哀牢诡事 Wolf's-Tail Fern狼尾蕨Mystery117k WordsCompleted Otherworldly powers × two male leads × ensemble cast × mystery and adventure. Strange incidents plague the Ailao Mountains. Wings appear on my back, an ancient secret erupts from Fuxian Lake, and a female streamer dies a bizarre death. The Wu Clan's vengeful spirits refuse to rest, the Feather Clan hunts them down to the last, and a divine tree connecting to the underworld emerges. From the very beginning, I had stepped into a dead end. 286Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Human nature is inherently dark. More dangerous than ghosts and gods is the human heart, and heavier than fate is obsession.

26. 376 女 My Girlfriend and Sister-in-Law Are Both Gold-Digging Teases 女朋友和小姨子是绿茶婊 Tu Ao Li凸凹李Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend and Sister-in-Law Are Green Tea Bitches —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 以 Burying Myself in Love 以身葬爱 Tu Ao Li凸凹李Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted Burying Love with My Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 杨 Yang Du (Complete in 3 Volumes) 杨度（全3册） Tang Haoming唐浩明Historical894k WordsCompleted Yang Du is a historical novel by Tang Haoming. It delves deeply into Yang Du's inner world and focuses on his spiritual character, making it a portrait of the inner lives of China's modern intellectuals. Yang Du was a remarkable and colorful figure in modern Chinese history, exceptionally talented and ambitious. He embodied the contradictions and confusion of China's modern intellectual class. His tragedy also reflects the hardships of China's struggle to rise in the modern era. Centering on Yan 1.3kReads9.4Score386Shelves
29. 379 中 The Legend of Li Mi, Marquis of Ye, Chancellor of the Mid-Tang Dynasty 中唐宰相邺侯李泌传奇 David Liu Qingqing大卫柳青青Historical119k WordsCompleted Li Mi, Marquis of Ye and chancellor in the mid-Tang, served four emperors. He was a statesman, an outstanding military strategist, and a philosopher. A hermit is simply the guise a philosopher assumes when withdrawing from the world. Li Mi cared deeply for his country and cherished its people. In the end, he devoted himself to serving the state, worked diligently and pragmatically, and gave his all until his dying breath. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 半 A Lifetime of Humiliation, All for the Day of Reckoning 半生忍辱只等清算时刻 Tai Zirui泰子瑞Urban1.0M WordsCompleted As a child, he lost his mother, who called him a good-for-nothing, and his father, who was useless alive. He barely survived the beatings and abuse from his stepfather and the others. Later, he discovered that his father hadn't actually died by suicide. He endured countless humiliations, and over 37 years, through patience and cunning, rose from an insignificant nobody to a wealthy power broker. He pulled off a breathtaking comeback! He spent half his life enduring humiliation, not just to survi 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻Human nature is unfathomable; man is but a thinking reed. There are no truly good people, only varying degrees of badness. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

31. 381 高 High Martial: I'm a Noble Gentleman, Righteous to the Point of Evil 高武：我是正人君子，正的发邪 I Love Getting Nosebleeds我爱淌鼻血Urban178k WordsOngoing (Unhinged + villainous + ruthless + self-serving) While other people transmigrate into lives of wealth and privilege, Gu Shan has the worst luck imaginable: his soul transmigrates straight into a cold corpse. Fortunately, fate leaves him a glimmer of hope. He unexpectedly awakens the [Model Gentleman] System. As long as he completes good deeds recognized by the System, he can rapidly increase his power. The only problem is that the System’s definition of a “good deed” is utterly baffling. System —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 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 68.8kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
33. 383 四 The Scandalous Tales of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人艳史演义 Su Yan Zhuren素阉主人Historical104k WordsCompleted Uncovering the untold stories of the Four Beauties [History + biographies + the Four Beauties + unofficial anecdotes] Xi Shi, whose beauty could topple a kingdom as she washed silk, was caught in the turmoil of a chaotic age. Yang Yuhuan’s glance could captivate an entire city, but her passionate love became a shackle of fate. Wang Zhaojun left the frontier with a mournful song, bringing a brief peace between the Han and the Xiongnu. Diao Chan ingeniously set a chain of schemes in motion, turnin 74Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation isn't found in the clouds, but in the everyday moments. Let the classics be your compass in life. 🧭

34. 384 退 After Leaving the Group Chat, I Exposed the Unspoken Rules of the Pregnancy Group 退群后，我扒光了孕妈群的潜规则 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted After Leaving the Group Chat, I Exposed All the Unspoken Rules of the Pregnancy Group 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't overestimate human nature 🤷

35. 385 身 Death Erases All Debts 身死债消 Liang Yan Warms Three Winters梁言暖三冬Mystery359k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [Slightly fictionalized setting] [A heroine who grows over time and isn’t perfect; she’ll suffer setbacks, so don’t read if that’s not for you] A cycling team of 18 is riding across the Sichuan-Tibet route when its leader, Wang Zhengming, a judge at Qinghai City Intermediate People’s Court, suddenly collapses and dies in full view of everyone. The police then find a line of tiny writing at the bottom of Wang Zhengming’s pillbox: “The betrayer will die today.” They suspect his wif 2.5kReads8.8Score313Shelves

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    At the beginning, everyone was harmless, even gentle and kind. As the plot unfolds, it turns out that many people are so dark, losing their humanity for their own selfish interests. Sometimes, the female lead is afraid of hurting the innocent before taking revenge, but it turns out that none of them are innocent.

36. 386 玻 Glass and the Blade 玻璃与刀锋 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Glass and Blades —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 有 Has Anything Really Shocking Happened Lately? 有没有最近特别毁三观的事情？ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Has anything recently happened that really made you question your values? —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 笑 A Few Jokes 笑话数则 Watch My Tathagata Palm看我如来神掌11k WordsCompleted A collection of jokes 133Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These short essays all fit the title.

39. 389 男 It's Tough Being a Man 男人这辈子挺难的 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted It’s Tough Being a Man —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    The villain in "Lifelike" is truly dark. Driven by greed for someone else's life, he tries to plunge Xuxu and her family into an abyss of despair, causing them immense suffering. Fortunately, Xuxu and her family never give up and receive help from many friends, allowing them to reclaim what is theirs and take revenge on the evil person who harmed them.

41. 391 柳 Liu Fang's Account 柳芳的自述 Watch My Tathagata Palm看我如来神掌Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Liu Fang’s Account 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 你 Who's the Most Pathetic Person You've Ever Met? 你见过最窝囊的人是谁? Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Who's the most pathetic person you've ever known? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 Q My QQ Girlfriend QQ女网友 Watch My Tathagata Palm看我如来神掌15k WordsCompleted QQ Girl Online 31Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 你 What’s the Craziest Thing You’ve Ever Done? 你做出最疯狂的事情是什么? Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted What’s the Craziest Thing You’ve Ever Done? —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 逃 Escape from the Devil's Den: A Lawless Hell on Earth 逃离魔窟：三不管的人间地狱 Watch My Tathagata Palm看我如来神掌13k WordsCompleted Escape from the den of evil: A hell on earth beyond anyone's control 42Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 为 Why Can't Art School Turn Up Any Truly Busty Women? 为什么艺术学院找不到真正的大胸？ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted Why Can't Art Schools Find Any Truly Big-Breasted Women? —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 你 Did You Know She’s Pregnant? 你知道她怀孕了吗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Did You Know She's Pregnant? 36Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 不 Don’t Play with People’s Hearts 不要拿捏人心 Watch My Tathagata Palm看我如来神掌9k WordsCompleted Don't Play with People's Feelings 15Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 一 An Adult Overnight 一夜成年 Wushuang Who Loves Muzi爱木子的无双Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted This story is purely coincidental. Any similarities are definitely fictional. A story about youth, written for myself and for them. For those born in the 1980s and 1990s. Set in Dongguan and Shenzhen. Thank you. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Intuitive, objective, subjective, humanistic

50. 400 错 Misplaced Lust for Power 错位的权欲 Watch My Tathagata Palm看我如来神掌10k WordsCompleted Misaligned Ambitions for Power 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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