The Female Lead Transmigrates to Republican-Era China and Is a Spy 女主穿越到民国是特工

1. 1 我 I’m a Male Secret Agent, and I Have Just a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我，男特务，马甲比情报多亿点 Bubbly Tangyuan糖圆啵啵Modern Romance612k WordsOngoing Strong heroine + Republican-era spy intrigue + multiple identities + System + no romance Nanzhi, a third-year college student, gets transported to the Republican era and unexpectedly awakens a System. Right from the start, she smoothly switches into a male body and impersonates Shen Zhiheng, a Huangpu Military Academy officer. Nanzhi thrives in the Republican era by killing Japanese spies and gathering intelligence. Cast of the comedy skit: I am Shen Zhiheng, an officer in the intelligence servi 1.8kReads8.8Score17914d adds

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   A female-oriented spy novel! Featuring a space-time confinement system, no romantic pairings, and a variety of talismans: mind-reading talismans, impersonation talismans, lucky talismans, fighting talismans, unlucky talismans, truth-revealing talismans… Nan Zhi, a female college student living in the Republican era, begins by impersonating Shen Zhiheng, a special agent officer who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy. Later, to gather intelligence, she impersonates Wang Ma, the nanny of a notorious traitor; and to kill Japanese spies, she impersonates a Japanese noblewoman. Nan Zhi uses her multiple identities to wreak havoc in the Republican era!

2. 2 黑 Black Lucky Carp System: I Plunder Fortune in the Republic of China 黑锦鲤系统：我在民国掠夺气运 Zhuxin Hai竹心海Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Republic of China + black koi golden finger + resistance-era espionage + multiple identities + spy games within spy games + marriage of convenience] Shen Shuman transmigrates as a Zhongtong agent embedded in the 76th, but she’s already been caught and abandoned by her own side. Her handler has fled with the intelligence, leaving behind a trail of ambiguous clues that quietly point to her. She has barely transmigrated when she finds herself in the interrogation room, facing 15.5kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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   The female lead is in Cao Cao's camp but her heart is with Liu Bei, haha, she and the male lead are a perfect match as double agents.

3. 3 我 My Years in Intelligence Work 我干谍报工作的那几年 Zhang Congqian张从前Modern Romance694k WordsOngoing Born at the wrong time and adrift for half her life, should she accept her fate or fight back? If transmigration were a lottery, Zhang Huaiyue must have drawn the very worst ticket. After living an ordinary life for over twenty years, she couldn’t understand why, among all the transmigrators, she had been thrown into this war-torn era. To survive, she planned and schemed painstakingly. Just as she finally glimpsed a chance to break free from her shackles, fate seemed to play a cruel joke and pus 2.9kReads8.6Score27014d adds

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   Espionage in the Republican Era

4. 4 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.5kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
5. 5 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.3kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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   The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where they clash head-on, with no misunderstandings, just a tacit understanding of mutual exploitation. The female lead's cheat ability is eye-catching: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Laughs][kissing emoji]

6. 6 1 1938: From the Start, It's Hell 1938：开局地狱 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Patriotic tale + wartime resistance and espionage + multiple identities + strong female lead + System + no romance After Kong Qianrou dies by accident, she transmigrates to the Republican era. She knows how to choose between dying right away or waiting a little longer to die. Looking at a land torn apart, she wears an innocent expression as she takes up the butcher's blade, becoming someone who strikes terror into the Japanese. On the outside, the protagonist is a Republican-era Lin Daiyu. In re 17kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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   With a Republic of China background and a cheat code

7. 7 带 Pinduoduo in the Republic of China 带着拼夕夕在民国 Mu Xi Mu Xi木希沐熙Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Protagonist: Li Yue (Jian Sixuan) Li Yue accidentally transmigrates to 1938, less than two months after the Nanjing Massacre. The owner of the body she inhabits is just an ordinary little beggar. At first, Li Yue sees nothing but darkness ahead. She might not survive even three days in this era. But soon she discovers that her phone has come along with her, and the only app on it, Pinduoduo, gives her the courage to carry on. She decides to head for Yan’an and lie low in the base area until libe 5.4kReads7.4Score49114d adds
8. 8 功 Merit System: Laying Low and Delivering Supplies in the Republican Era 功德系统：我在民国苟着送物资 Snow Suddenly Falls Across a Thousand Peaks千嶂忽有雪Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted When Lin Wanxing woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated to Shanghai in 1940, where she had become a penniless university student whose parents were both dead. To make matters worse, war was raging and supplies were scarce. Even sanitary pads were a luxury. Luckily, the Taobao app on her phone had mutated into a [Merit System]. Do good deeds, earn merit points, and exchange them for modern supplies! Rescue a little girl who nearly gets run over by a rickshaw? [Merit +100! Portable storage 1.8kReads6.2Score15714d adds
9. 9 快 The Everyman’s Rise to Greatness Through Quick Transmigration 快穿之路人甲奋斗成大佬 Young Hero Yun's Sword云少侠的剑Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Gender-Flexible Protagonist + Building a Strong Nation] When Shui Miao (Si Shui) was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, she encountered Shi Lei (Rock), a hapless passerby A System. They signed a contract and began traveling through myriad worlds. The protagonist has no plot armor or golden finger (probably). Each transmigration is a life of its own. I’ll do my best to avoid simplistic writing, so please go easy on me. Quick Transmigration World One: Money 35.6kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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   Chapter 165, Republican Era: Transmigrated into a night soil collector. [Her superiors called her the "Top Five Agents": The one who delivered the most intelligence—over twenty years, she delivered over a thousand letters, mostly after infiltrating the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters, filling two large boxes.] [The one who planted the most intelligence agents—at her peak, she planted nearly three hundred in the Kuomintang-controlled areas in a single month.] [The agent who funded the organization the most—from initial massage tips to later truckloads of smuggled goods, box after box of gold…]

10. 10 带 Transmigrating to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension: Stripping My Enemies Bare Before Heading to the Countryside 带空间穿越六零：抄光仇家去下乡 Beauty Beneath the Spring Trees红颜三春树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Qinghe died in a suicide explosion alongside the Zombie King while carrying out a mission. When she opened her eyes, she found she had transmigrated into a novel she'd once read, into the body of a cannon-fodder character who was doomed from the start. Her so-called “older sister” had stolen her job and fiancé, and used the fortune left by the original owner's mother to thrive, while the original cannon-fodder had vanished without a trace. Now that Jiang Qinghe was he 4.1kReads8.6Score38514d adds

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    🌿🌿The female protagonist is just an ordinary girl who transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a begging orphan. Driven by a sliver of kindness, she later joins the right path, but unexpectedly, a series of twists and turns turn her into a spy, slowly growing into a hero standing in the shadows. 🌿🌿In a post-apocalyptic world, the female protagonist, who self-destructs, transmigrates into a book and retaliates against those who bullied and hurt her. Later, through a series of coincidences, she even becomes an unofficial member of a special department.

11. 11 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1940s Book: From the Start, It's Just Me, My Little Sister, and a Baby Fleeing for Our Lives 穿书四零：开局就剩妹妹带娃逃命 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing High school student Jiang Jiyun was innocently caught in the crossfire while watching an incident out of curiosity, then transmigrated to an era torn apart by war. It was the setting of a historical novel she had read, where she became a nameless passerby who was killed off without ever appearing in the story. From the start, Japanese soldiers swept through the countryside, massacring the entire village. After burying the original owner’s mother, Jiang Jiyun set out with the child entrusted to h 14.3kReads9.1Score98614d adds
12. 12 穿 Transmigrating to 1940: The Eight-Year-Old Farm Girl Goes on a Rampage 穿越四零，八岁农女杀疯了 Salty Fish Is My Trade咸鱼本渔Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted Li Xue had fallen asleep in her dreams. When she woke up, she had become an eight-year-old girl. The girl had witnessed her entire family being killed, and in her terror, she had died too. From the girl's memories, Li Xue learned that it was now the year 1942. She wanted to cry but had no tears left. Wiping them away, she resolved to take revenge on those who had wronged her and settle every score. 6.5kReads8.9Score35514d adds
13. 13 病 The Sickly Young Marshal's Wife Is a Fierce Goddess of War, So Don't Mess with Her 病娇少帅的护国战神娇妻很凶勿惹 Yao Minxi瑶皿夕Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Strong female lead + Transmigration + Devoted couple with no past lovers + Happy ending + Wife-spoiling + Multiple couples] After transmigrating to the Republic of China era, Qin Wan goes from being a military doctor for hire in the twenty-first century to Qin Wanwan, the famously foolish girl of Yancheng. To avoid being branded a monster, she has to keep pretending to be foolish. But there's always someone foolish enough to think she's really stupid and try to frame her. Once 2.7kReads9.2Score55914d adds

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    This book is really good. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a simple-minded woman in the Republican era. She fights alongside the male protagonist and falls in love at the same time.

14. 14 穿 After Reincarnating as a Warlord's Vicious Daughter, She Turns Her Reputation Around in No Time 穿成恶毒军阀千金后，她嘎嘎洗白 An YichengZero安意橙ZeroModern Romance592k WordsOngoing [Spy thriller + no romance + superhuman intellect + blend of Chinese and Western medicine] [The book was just rated, and its score will gradually rise. Feel free to dive in!] Jiang Yuan, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, fell asleep one night while watching a drama. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the spy drama The Lamplighter. To her horror, the character she'd transmigrated into was Jiang Shiyuan, the vicious warlord's daughter she'd been furi 45Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    🍀The female protagonist transmigrates to the Republic of China era as a secret agent🍀 ①Jiang Yuan transmigrates into the body of the second young lady of a warlord's family, and from the very beginning, she forces the original male lead to marry into the Jiang family [facepalm]. The original body also has a hidden identity—a Kuomintang secret agent named "Shennong," who is also a genius surgeon. ②Jiang Nansu transmigrates from an ordinary worker into a member of the Kuomintang action team, and is also an undercover agent for the underground party [facepalm][facepalm]. There is a merit system that allows her to gain merit by killing traitors and Japanese soldiers with karmic debts.

15. 15 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess: My Whole Family Has a Secret Identity 穿越成恶毒女配：我全家都有马甲 Li Yin黎音Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yan transmigrates into a book set during the chaotic warlord era of the 1930s. The original owner is a vicious cannon-fodder female supporting character. Her whole family are lackeys of the Japanese, and she herself is a despicable, universally hated bully: a traitorous collaborator who used her power to abduct civilian women and men. Qin Yan? But soon, she realizes something is off. Her father: a secret intelligence agent Her stepmother: an undercover spy in Japan Her third uncle: a Communi 1.2kReads7.1Score10214d adds

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    These are all spy novels where the female protagonist travels back to the Republic of China era, and they are all very good. [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work]

17. 17 老 Heaven Threw Me into the 1940s to Set Things Right 老天把我扔四十年代收割不平事 He Qi贺祺Modern Romance649k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating to the Republic of China era + both virgins + resistance-war espionage + chicken-dinner System + strong heroine + mutual devotion + multiple identities] Lu Xiangxiang is timid and easily frightened, but she loves martial arts and has trained with her father in the mountains since childhood. She’s majoring in foreign languages, so why insist on joining a film crew as a stunt double? Timid and easily frightened, she spent college as a complete nobody. And now… this? All Lu Xiangxia 378Reads7.4Score—14d adds
18. 18 重 Reborn in 1970: Rising to the Top of Life 重生70年，走上人生巅峰 Shangguan Ningxue上官凝雪Modern Romance518k WordsOngoing After being reborn, she realized the source of everything that had gone wrong in her previous life. Only on her deathbed did she learn the truth about her origins: her horrible stepsister had stolen her identity as the orphaned child of a fallen hero. When they were eighteen, her stepsister enlisted and went on to make a great success of her life. Meanwhile, she was sent to the countryside for five years. After the educated youth were allowed to return to the city, she got a factory job and marr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She only learned on her deathbed in her previous life that her identity as the daughter of a martyr had been switched by her adoptive parents and adoptive sister. She vowed on her deathbed that if there was an afterlife, she would make them suffer the consequences. After being reborn, she made them receive the punishment they deserved. She was also fortunate enough to be found by her father's comrades-in-arms. The three of them took her to the army and she was able to develop well in the army.

19. 19 鬼 Japanese Invaders, Don't Run! The Strongest Couple of the 1940s Joins Forces to Wipe You Out 鬼子别跑！四零最强夫妇联手歼敌 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + fleeing famine + transmigrate into a book + war + an era-version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith + deadly combat + alternate Republic of China] Yun Chuyou has transmigrated into a book again, becoming the fake heiress and female supporting character in the male-oriented novel Beacon Fires Across the Land. With a face so beautiful she can get away with murder, she should have had every advantage from the start. Instead, her “landlord father” kicks her out, starving refugees try to rob 7.8kReads9.0Score79014d adds

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who travel back to the Republican era and become secret agents. They represent the pinnacle of female-oriented spy novels.

20. 20 谍 A Lone Boat in the Espionage World 谍海孤舟 Moon with a Faint Smile月含残笑Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Espionage] + [Woman Disguised as a Man] + [Multiple Secret Identities] + [Two Powerful Leads] In 1937, Jinling fell. Sixteen-year-old Xu Qingru, born into a scholarly family, witnessed the Japanese invaders slaughter her entire family. Carrying a blood debt and a top-secret list, she abandoned her maiden name and stepped into the endless darkness, transforming into an elite agent known as "Petrel." Back in isolated Shanghai, she becomes a double agent who walks the knife's edge. On one side, sh 1.4kReads8.8Score14914d adds
21. 21 穿 Transmigrating to the Republic of China: I Have a System, So What Could I Fear? 穿越民国：我有系统，我怕谁 You Ziyu佑子瑜Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted [System + cheeky heroine + jerk hero + heroine's dog-training journey + informal writing style] Summary: Li Nanhe is a newbie who has just graduated from high school. By a twist of fate, she transmigrates into a world resembling the Republican era, with a System that comes along for the ride. While completing missions, she encounters an arrogant, self-important man. Men are usually so full of themselves because they've been spoiled. One beating should set him straight, and if it doesn't, give h 1.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds

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    The female protagonist is a recent high school graduate who, equipped with a system, is transported to the world of the Republic of China era. She's a silly, funny, down-to-earth, and incredibly beautiful woman.

22. 22 名 Pampered Heiress: My Wardrobe Leads to the Republic of China Era 名媛娇宠：我家衣柜通民国 Known in My Heart寸心知Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted "Complete" [Secret identity + strong heroine + patriotism + Republican era + pursuing a career] Lu Qingyu accidentally tumbled out of her wardrobe and landed directly in the Republican era. Not only was she mistaken for the only daughter of Commander Lu, she also acquired a young marshal as her fiancé. She thought that simply staying alive in an age of unending war and constant danger would be difficult, but it turned out she could even travel back and forth. Well, in that case, Lu Qingyu had no 982Reads9.1Score11214d adds

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    This book has a very exciting storyline. I recommend it to all book lovers! [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart]

23. 23 民 Republican Era: I Became a Big Shot Behind My Brother’s Back and Left Him Stunned 民国：背着哥哥当大佬惊掉了下巴 Try for Eternal Life Again再试永生Modern Romance462k WordsOngoing [System + Cheat Ability + Possibly No Romance + Parallel World] On her first day after transmigrating into a parallel world, Zhou Jinxiu’s older brother was inexplicably kidnapped by people from Japan. Before she could even figure out what was going on, she was forced to step up and rescue her family. She was so furious her teeth ached. Then, out of nowhere, she gained a cheat ability, just the thing to help her pull off a few “petty thefts.” Luring them with a codebook, moving enemy supplies, s 88Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    I was a big shot in the Republic of China era

24. 24 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Started Farming and Studying in a Warlord's Household 穿书后，我在军阀后院种田学习 Immortal White Crane白鹤仙Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted Jiang Jiangjiang was an utterly ordinary countryside lifestyle video blogger. After graduating from college, she returned to her home in a remote mountain village, where she raised cats, grew vegetables, cooked, and filmed videos to earn a little money. Apart from that, she liked reading novels. Who could have guessed that she'd wake up inside the melodramatic novel A Rose in Troubled Times, a tale as sappy as Love Deeply? She'd even become Jiang Xiyue, a cannon-fodder character who wasn't impor 3.4kReads8.7Score23514d adds

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    ① The female protagonist was very young when she transmigrated to the Republican era. The early part was mostly about power struggles within the family, and it wasn't until later that she began to show her talents, only then discovering that her family was truly full of hidden talents. ② This story features both the male and female protagonists who are very strong, and they work together to create a future. (I remember this book was really popular before, how come there are so few readers?👀)

25. 25 末 Apocalyptic Woman: Espionage in Republican-Era China 末世女【谍战在民国】 The Stream in My Dreams梦中的溪流Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing Qingguang woke up to find herself a rookie who had just graduated from a military intelligence training program. Since her family lived in Shanghai, she was assigned to work as a radio operator at the Shanghai station. In the apocalypse, humanity has lost its compassion and the strong rule supreme. Faced with natural disasters, human calamities, and zombies, everyone struggles to survive. But now she's arrived in the Republic of China, a place she'd only ever seen in history and literature books 6Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    The first book meets the requirements, and the second and third books are also quite good.

26. 26 谍 Shadows of Espionage 谍影重重 Old Turtle from the Northeast东北老鳖Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Bao Dazhuang transmigrates to the wealthy Guan family in Yulan City during the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a repulsive-looking Republican-era live-in son-in-law whom everyone despises. He works as a translator for the military police, handling nothing more than routine documents. It is only after becoming a real spy that Bao Dazhuang realizes this is nothing like the spy films of his previous life. At best, he is a mediocre agent. Yet his cowardly, selfish, and easygoing nature rep 6kReads8.8Score55614d adds

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    The first book was set in the Republican era, but the protagonist was male; the second was a female-led Republican-era novel; the third and fourth were not set in the Republican era, but rather depicted life in the 1940s, so they were somewhat related to it.

27. 27 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.4kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
28. 28 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 9.2kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
29. 29 重 Reborn: Spy Among Spies in Republican-Era China 重生之民国谍中谍 Wang Dianjun王殿军Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Zixin, is pursuing a PhD overseas when family circumstances force him to return to China... Carrying his father's regrets, he transmigrates to the tumultuous Republican era, where heroes vie for supremacy... Let us return together to that age of raging war and see how our predecessors forged a prosperous China with their blood and flesh! The most authentic portrayal of the treacherous, ever-shifting world of the puppet regime's officialdom; the most thrilling account of the 143Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    Both books are great!

30. 30 在 After Becoming a Rich Woman in the Republic of China, I Caught the Eye of a Rowdy Soldier 在民国卷成富婆后，被军痞盯上了 Zhou Yichui周一吹Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted (Republican-era setting, military marriage, one-on-one, both pure) Fourth Young Master Huo Mingyuan is a flirtatious, carefree man. He dotes on cats and dogs, keeps crickets, frequents dance halls and brothels, gambles, sponsors celebrities and opera stars, and keeps mistresses. He's a typical playboy in the Northwest Army, all appetite and no ability. Even on his wedding day, his family had to drag him away from a crowd of women in an opera house and force him into wedding clothes to go through 473Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 穿 I Transmigrated to a War-Torn Era, and I'm No Easy Target 穿越到战乱年代，我也不是好惹的 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Republican era + spies + System + parallel worlds + no CP Who would’ve thought that someone who wouldn’t even step on a tiny bug would suddenly transmigrate? Fine, she could deal with being poor and having a hard life, but of all the places to end up, she landed right in the middle of a mission. Before she could figure out what was going on, she was facing the prospect of being killed all over again. Still, she didn’t want to live in the original owner’s body either. But when th 1.3kReads8.7Score10514d adds

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    Four novels I personally think are good [smirk][smirk][smirk]

32. 32 年 Stockpiling to Survive in the 1970s: The Lucky Little One Has a Pocket Dimension 年代文囤货求生，福宝有空间 Fish Meow Cake鱼喵饼Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Alternate setting + human calamities + natural disasters + pocket dimension + adorable child + beloved by all + System] Xu Xiaoya is born into a war-torn era, where not only the Japanese invaders but even the story itself demands that she die! To stay alive, she goes to great lengths to persuade her parents to flee back to their hometown. At the ancestral rites, Xu Xiaoya trades a plate of wild fruit with her ancestors for a thick cotton quilt! From then on, the Xu family stops worshipping thei 560Reads8.7Score—14d adds
33. 33 抗 Resistance War System: The Hidden Butterfly's Flower 抗战系统：隐蝶之花 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing After Zhong Yuyan was bound to an Anti-Japanese War System, she was reborn in a parallel universe. She never expected, though, to be reborn as a female traitor who had been targeted for assassination by the Military Statistics Bureau. Only after barely escaping with her life did she learn from the original host’s memories that... The original host wasn’t a female traitor at all. She was a triple agent who had returned from studying abroad, and also the Party’s most secretive butterfly hidden dee 21.2kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds
34. 34 卸 Removing the Makeup 卸妆 Cangming Shui沧溟水Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted Wen Ning has a dual identity as both a Military Statistics Bureau agent and a Communist underground operative. In truth, she is a rookie spy who has spent a long time undercover without ever taking action. After failing the physical fitness test, she is transferred from the bureau headquarters to a spy-training school packed with female agents. Here, there’s no shortage of gossip, petty squabbles, rivalry, and office politics among the women; nor is there any shortage of deception, sudden shifts 400Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    It's a drama set in the Republican era, featuring a group of men and women, without any time travel elements, making it very realistic. It's full of foreshadowing and plot twists.

35. 35 重 Reborn in 1939: I Empty the Enemy's Warehouses 重生1939，搬空敌人的库房 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Urban540k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + parallel world + pocket dimension + spy + Republican era] Li Ziyan, a woman from the apocalypse, transmigrates to the Republican era with a psychic ability. She buys large quantities of scarce supplies overseas, then returns home and begins her career as a spy. Without holding anything back, she donates all her supplies in batches to the forces fighting the Japanese invaders. To obtain more intelligence, she applies for a job inside the enemy organizati 5kReads9.0Score34314d adds
36. 36 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds

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    🍃It's rare to find a story where the female protagonist travels back to the Republican era. The first book I read featured this protagonist as a secret agent. She had a merit system that granted her three treasures: knowledge, weapons, and a map. Especially the map—it was a 3D map!

37. 37 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5kReads9.3Score50614d adds
38. 38 谍 Espionage: Red Agent, Codename Phoenix 谍战：红色特工之代号不死鸟 The Phoenix Flies, the Phoenix Follows凤飞凰随Urban4.4M WordsOngoing “Chu Yazi! You have to become a top agent, just like your master.” “Master! You can escape with ease even after being arrested. I can’t do that.” “Get lost! I arranged such a good identity for you, and gave you the top code name ‘Phoenix.’ How can you still say you can’t do it? Oh, right! Mr. Wu has something to tell you, too.” Mr. Wu said earnestly: “Chu Yazi! The ‘Phoenix’ is reborn from the flames. You must infiltrate the very heart of the enemy at any cost. Do not return until the revolution 21.7kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
39. 39 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts and Expose Japanese Spies 谍战：开局偷听心声，识破日谍 Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Writer日万小写手Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Su Mu wakes up one morning and finds he has transmigrated to the Republic of China, becoming a low-ranking agent for the Military Statistics Bureau! Just as he’s losing hope, he gains the ability to read people’s thoughts! Agent at No. 76: Damn it, how did our secret plan to arrest the deputy chief of the Military Statistics Bureau get leaked? Chief of the Special Services Section: Damn it, who exposed the top-secret agent infiltrating Mountain City? I’ll kill him! Headquarters of the Plum Bloss 65.3kReads8.8Score5.1k14d adds
40. 40 谍 Espionage: I’m a Screwdriver, Infiltrating No. 76 谍战：我是螺丝刀，卧底76号 Fragrant Blossoms in Spring春暖留芳Urban2.7M WordsOngoing (A rough-around-the-edges spy’s rise to success, with a soft spot for the Communists. Please don’t flame if it’s not your thing!) He’s a disposable pawn in the Military Statistics Bureau, but he has an infinite storage space and supernatural hearing! Thanks to his uncanny ability to hit his targets with flying screwdrivers, he rises to become the top assassin at the Shanghai station, then goes undercover at No. 76 by pure chance. Amid the turbulent world of espionage, he kills Japanese invaders 44.2kReads8.0Score3k14d adds
41. 41 双 Twin Eagles, I'm Your Phoenix Youngling 双鹰，我就是你的凤雏 Azure-Wave Bird沧澜鸟Urban977k WordsCompleted I actually transmigrated into Flying Tigers and became sworn friends with Yan Shuangying. I bet your gun has no bullets, too. Yan Shuangying: Watch out for the brick behind him. Damn! You sneaky bastard, that's not how this works! 2.1kReads6.8Score12214d adds
42. 42 谍 Spy War 1937: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Special Higher Section 谍战1937：开局血洗特高科 Zixiao Ke紫霄客Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Spy Warfare + Bloody Slaughter + Spatial Power While playing a game, modern young man Zhang Yunhe transmigrates to 1937 and becomes an agent for the Blue Shirts Society. To his surprise, he has brought along the Iron Warriors’ equipment from the game. Using its cloaking ability, he wipes out the entire Special Higher Police Agency from the start, striking such terror into the enemy that they tremble in fear. After that, he easily acquires enemy intelligence and maneuvers through 5.3kReads8.3Score33914d adds
43. 43 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Become a Japanese Aristocratic Officer 谍战：开局化身日本贵族军官 Cabbage Sprout白菜秧子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan was a frail, sickly man until one day he discovered that he had gained a doppelganger with a highly sensitive identity. Connecting his various doubles to his real body was a modest-sized storage space. From then on, he began moving through the largest commercial city in the Far East under a variety of identities. A covert agent for the Military Investigation Bureau, an aristocratic officer in the Japanese Marines, a rickshaw puller by day and a rooftop-running bandit by night… All these i 21.8kReads8.5Score1.8k14d adds
44. 44 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 171kReads9.4Score15.5k14d adds
45. 45 穿 Transmigrated to the Republican Era: A Young Lady and an Unsung Hero 穿越民国：是大小姐也是无名英雄 Hey, Little Chestnut阿栗子哎Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [This is an alternate setting, an alternate setting, an alternate setting. Important things must be said three times. No System, no golden finger, and this is not a pure wish-fulfillment novel. There is a couple.] Feng Jing, whose brain had been chewed on by zombies, never expected to wake up in 1934 as a pampered young lady who had returned from studying abroad. Her brother was missing, her parents were dead, and her two uncles wanted to seize the family estate. Feng Jing had no choice but to c 146Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates to the Republican era, becoming a wealthy heiress who has returned from studying abroad. Faced with the deaths of her parents, the disappearance of her brother, and her uncle's plot to seize the family fortune, she has no choice but to abandon her privileged upbringing and fight to reclaim her inheritance. Confronted with the brutal persecution of her family by the Japanese invaders, she decides to no longer be a pampered heiress, but instead strives to drive out the Japanese invaders and defend her motherland.

46. 46 穿 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Became a Spy? 穿越民国，姐成了特工？ Wen Gege Da Qi Wu闻咯咯哒起舞Modern Romance45k WordsOngoing A modern-day heroine transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937, just before the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Beneath the apparent prosperity of the foreign concessions, undercurrents are stirring. An intelligence operation concerning the fate of the nation is unfolding... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 大 A Big Shot Becomes a Spy in the Republic of China 大佬在民国当间谍 Yuan Zai Ya元崽呀Urban132k WordsCompleted She was Zero Nine, a formidable mercenary from the interstellar age. But during her final mission, she was betrayed and killed. Unexpectedly, her soul crossed into another world, where she became Zhou Wenjun, a refined young lady from a prominent family. Now the enemy runs rampant, but brave souls rise to strengthen the nation. Everyone bears the duty to restore the country, charging fearlessly through fire and blade. The land may fall, but the heroic spirit endures. In this chaotic and tragic e 104Reads6.4Score—14d adds
48. 48 民 The Gentleman of the Republic 民国的先生 Starry Words星星语话Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The plot is reasonable, with no System. An ordinary person transmigrates to the Republican era. I hope readers can find a touch of Republican-era charm here. The narration is grounded, with no exaggeration whatsoever… 6.3kReads8.6Score36414d adds

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    Hey... Fellow book lovers! Check out this book! It's definitely worth reading...

49. 49 岳 Young Marshal Yue's Beloved Miss 岳少帅的卿卿小姐 Three Spring Peaches三春桃Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (The animated series is now available) A love story between a military governor's son and a general's daughter~ He dotes on his wife without restraint in this sweet romance. In the turbulent Republican era, when warlords battled for power, Qin Qing only wanted a peaceful life: to protect her family and hold on to the family fortune. Young Marshal Yue lived for pleasure. He was a notorious playboy who treated women like clothes, always seeking someone new and never returning to an old flame. At t 12.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds

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    It's set in the Republican era, and the female lead is super cool.

50. 50 芙 The Lotus Spy 芙蓉谍 Author Gu Du Huagui作者古都华桂317k WordsCompleted The moment the silver scissors pried open the dragon’s vulnerable scales, the fuse began to sputter and spark. Jiang Ruobing stared at the red words on the “Torch Dragon Project” map: “Level Rongcheng on the sixth day of the winter month.” Suddenly, her fingertip brushed half an embroidered hibiscus on the back! As the Military Statistics Bureau’s most ruthless ace, she could kill with a steel needle. But no one knew that inside her Shu embroidery frame, she was using three shades of blue threa 98Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A female-oriented, Republican-era spy drama set against the backdrop of the 1949 Battle of Western Sichuan, blending the everyday life of Chengdu with the heroine's journey of redemption and being redeemed, the inner struggles of a double agent, and the power struggle between her adoptive father, a Kuomintang station chief, and his top-notch female agent. It profoundly reflects the stories of faith and betrayal in that era.

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