Please Recommend Brain-Twisting Mysteries with Clear Logic and Smart Protagonists 跪求烧脑、推理、逻辑清晰、主角智商在线

1. 401 魂 A White Lily in a New Body Sends the City's Powerful into a Panic 魂穿：全城大佬恐慌的小白花来了 Shuke Bei舒克贝Urban108k WordsOngoing A gangster heir's soul transmigrates into a young, naive female college student. Should she keep enjoying her "shameless" life, or turn over a new leaf and become a well-rounded young person? This is a very important, very serious decision that goes against everything her ancestors stood for. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Every logical reasoning is reasonable and logical, without lowering one's IQ.

2. 402 墨 The Ink Moon Halberd: Love and Revenge in the Western Regions 墨月戟：西域情仇 White Rice Dumpling白水粽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely written by hand; court intrigue and an ensemble cast, with a traditional plot-driven narrative] [Subtle emotions, sweeping warfare, vivid characters] Beyond Yumen Pass lie the great desert and the Tianshan Mountains. With half Han heritage and half Hu blood, he was born amid the flames of a chaotic age, as the Han and the Xiongnu fought over the Western Regions. In a dreamlike lifetime, he saved the Cheshi princess and uncovered the fated bond between them as husband and wife in 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Internal usurpation and revenge, external survival and war—political intrigue permeates the entire story.

3. 403 请 Please Answer, Su Qianyuan 请回答，苏倩元 NonstopModern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Crime Investigation and Suspense x Infinite-Flow | A lighter romance, focused on women's growth and mutual support) Question: "Power, money, or a chance to survive. You can only choose one. Which will it be?" Su Qianyuan: (raises her hand) "I'll take all three." To lie low, Su Qianyuan, the Thief God known as "Night Butterfly," had a million-yuan bounty on her head and was wanted on more arrest warrants than anyone could count. A sudden idea struck her. Why not find herself a powerful backer 1.1kReads—Score171Shelves

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   This book matches the questioner's requirements.

4. 404 诡 After the Strange Arrivals, I Became a High-Risk Anomaly 诡异降临后，我成了高危异常 Fourteen Years拾四年Mystery301k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + Infinite-Flow + Mild Horror + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Not a Saint + Twist After Twist + Totally Unexpected] Qi Wu is known as the “walking death warrant.” Trouble strikes anyone who gets involved with her, and whoever she crosses is doomed to bad luck. On the day she was born, a fortune-teller said she was cursed with an evil fate, destined to spend her life chasing souls and claiming lives. So Qi Wu grew up with her own user manual 100Reads—Score107Shelves

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   It has elements of mystery and mild horror, and is part of the infinite flow genre.

5. 405 窥 Reading Memories 窥视记忆 dengmiSci-Fi & Apocalypse141k WordsOngoing Chen Yuan’s life followed a routine precise to the minute: he woke at the same time every morning, every object was placed with millimeter accuracy, and everything had adhered to the same order for five years. Until one morning, the routine began to go wrong. His cup was two centimeters out of place, the coffee machine’s settings had been altered, and the familiar cityscape was completely askew. In his orderly world, these tiny anomalies were cracks hinting at a far deeper collapse. At the cent —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The meticulously arranged items, the unchanging order of five years, were all shattered by a water glass shifted by two centimeters. A notebook filled with criminal plans tore open a gap in his memory—another version of himself was about to act.

6. 406 单 Just Straight-Up Deduction? That's My Specialty! 单纯推理是吧？这个我擅长啊！ Remember to Smile记得要微笑Mystery417k WordsCompleted [A Conan-style episodic story. No romance or ambiguous relationships, grounded, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, with deduction and crime-solving] “Like Detective Conan? Then don’t miss this book!” There’s no such thing as a perfect crime. And if there is, then I must have committed it. While pursuing one of the world’s greatest criminal masterminds, Xian Yifan, hailed as the youngest great detective in history, died alongside his quarry. After accidentally transmigrating, he 185Reads6.4Score—Shelves
7. 407 规 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈：双人成行 Tunisian Sea Monster突尼斯海怪Mystery819k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 35.3kReads8.1Score8.5kShelves

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   This one is pretty good. The subject matter is quite novel; it's not like the ubiquitous national destiny live-streaming systems, and it's quite intellectually stimulating.

8. 408 重 Reborn as a Forensic Doctor: The Real Heiress Takes Down Her Powerful Family and Becomes a Sensation 重生法医：真千金杀疯豪门后爆红 Together1Mystery759k WordsCompleted [Two formidable leads + mystery-solving + ensemble of female characters + reborn + episodic mysteries + no System, grounded and logical] The very first second after she was reborn, she was framed for pushing the fake heiress down the stairs. Su Qingyan smiled. In her previous life, she had spent ten years as a chief forensic pathologist, solving 37 cold cases, only to be pushed from the autopsy building by her own family. This time, she neither cried nor argued. She exposed the white lotus's dis 67Reads—Score102Shelves

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   This book is great. Don't be fooled by the unappealing title; the more you read through the individual cases, the more exciting it gets.

9. 409 青 Dark Rain Beneath the Blue Sky 青天暗雨 Fang Yi方迤Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Twists] [Criminal Logic] [Psychology] [Case-of-the-Week] [No Romance] Jiang Li believes in one thing when solving cases: the odds of three coincidences happening in a row are one in a million. So what looks like an accident must actually be murder. At work, he always thought his apprentice, M Dou, was all he needed. He never expected the bureau to suddenly assign two new recruits: criminal photographer Ximen Yixuan and Du Ruo, who has just earned her doctorate in psychology... "The 979Reads—Score171Shelves

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   The reasoning in this book is the most rigorous and meticulous I've ever seen. The logic is very clear, the expression is concise, the story itself is exciting, it's episodic, fast-paced, and easy to get hooked on.

10. 410 你 Hello, Sunday! 你好呀，礼拜天！ Minced Meat and Eggplant肉沫儿茄子Urban308k WordsOngoing This is a story about fate and human nature. Li Yang and the others accidentally create a “game.” Li Yang and other key figures are able to use it to transmigrate, discover fate, fight against fate, accept fate, and become part of it. Details bring about change; change comes at a cost; the cost leads to awakening; and awakening gives rise to new details. This is a logic-driven story with multiple parallel worlds. The numbered chapter titles refer to the contents of the game created by Li Yang an 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    You can see Room 3; I don't need to recommend it anymore, it's a masterpiece. If you don't believe me, come and argue with me, I'm completely convinced. The author's writing... Seriously, it's not satisfying at all, but it's divine.

11. 411 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels suitable for reading in one sitting

12. 412 规 Rule Horror: I Entered the Game at the Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园开始入局 Glazed Star Hammer琉星锤子Mystery262k WordsCompleted [Rules Horror + Smart Protagonist + No Female Lead + Deduction] A friendly reminder: This isn’t a national survival livestream story, and there won’t be any government organizations (mainly because I’m a beginner and don’t know how to write them). The world has fallen into a nightmare of rules, and I’m the only one who doesn’t need a rulebook. I can see the cracks in the logic. From a sinister zoo to a cozy yet deadly apartment, I press on alone, making use of every loophole in the rules. 667Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Good reads for those experiencing a reading slump [I've learned something new]

13. 413 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance699k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 377Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    I've been following this book for over a month, and today I'd like to share some thoughts. First, the female lead. She's not the kind of weak woman waiting to be rescued. At the center of a family's decline and a treacherous court, she displays extraordinary calmness and wisdom. To protect everything she cherishes, she schemes and fights; she's clear-headed and resilient. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Then there's the male lead, Wu Zhou—the eternal night. Even his name carries profound meaning, and his character is portrayed vividly. None of the other characters are stereotypical; even the minor supporting characters have vibrant personalities. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

14. 414 第 The Seventh Person 第柒人称 Three Meters of Leg Hair三米的腿毛Urban281k WordsCompleted During my years at Tingyu Tower, countless people came and went, as plentiful as fish crossing a river. Yet only six left a lasting mark deep in my memory. In the church's most hidden corner, they once prayed devoutly for power. At daybreak, the first rays of sunlight pierced the stained glass, and as light and shadow intertwined, the wheels of fate quietly began to turn. When the dust settled, only one remained, wandering alone through the cracks between the years. I remember a snowbound street —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does anyone enjoy reading mind-bending novels like this? I highly recommend these two, especially the first one. It's amazing; just like its title suggests, it tells the story of six people from the perspective of a seventh person. Because the premise is so complex and thought-provoking, I found it quite readable, and the characters are portrayed very vividly. [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

15. 415 绘 Painting Dreams of This Life 绘今生梦 Fei Wuyu费无鱼Mystery326k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Infinite Flow + Battles of Wits + Hard-Core + Slow Burn] I woke up to discover that I had become the creator of a dream. This is the dream world, also known as the Lost City. It is a world built by people in their dreams, and the world Qin Wu now inhabits. And this is Qin Wu's dream. But just as Qin Wu thought he was in a wish-fulfillment story where he knew everything, a speeding train exploded right before his eyes. Sinister rules. A train that devours people. Death is put on 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The logic is clear, the world-building is vast, clues are given in advance, and all foreshadowing is resolved. After reading the first volume, I was thoroughly entertained. The author respects the reader's intelligence.

16. 416 北 The Northern Song Mystery: The Lotus Case 北宋悬疑密码：莲花案 Dancing with a Sword in the Wind临风舞剑Historical267k WordsCompleted During the Kaibao era, a murder marked with a lotus pattern shook Bianliang. More killings followed at the West Market Inn and Qingfeng Pavilion, bringing the Lotus Pavilion back into the public eye overnight. The court and the streets were in an uproar, and rumors spread everywhere. Ning Yanzhi, the orphaned survivor of the White Lotus Pavilion, disguises himself as an idle young gentleman and slips into Bianliang under an assumed name. He seeks only to find his former comrades and uncover the 327Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese mystery, suspense, and mystery novels recommended.

17. 417 纸 The Paper-Linked World 纸连世界 niziziziniMystery483k WordsOngoing [Murder-mystery game + Infinite Flow + supernatural abilities + survival + strong female lead] My name is Shu Yulian, and I transmigrated into a book. But why are there ghosts in this book? What do you mean I have to play a life-or-death game with the eerie creatures? I only made it through elementary school. You expect me to outsmart them? Heavenly Grandma, can you please give me a break!! What? You're saying my sister is one of the eerie creatures? What, I got put on the wanted list by an [Evi 90Reads8.9Score251Shelves

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    It's a pure deduction game where high-IQ players figure out how to survive. Each level ends with a recap of how an average person would complete it, so you can beat it without the protagonist's cheat codes.

18. 418 疯 After Being Reborn, the Mad Beauty Crushes the Powerful and Claims the Throne 疯批美人重生后，脚踩资本成王 Rainbow Bunny Paper彩兔纸Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [A subtle entertainment-industry backdrop + spy games and mind games] [Reborn | Unhinged beauty | Strong heroine | Love triangle | Revenge | Extreme push and pull | Polite scoundrel | Top-tier star actor | Love triangle | Possessive] In her previous life, the polished scoundrel of an actor treated her like a doll, personally raising her to the heights of fame before brutally casting her down. He used her, drained her dry, and finally sent her to her death with his own hands. Reborn, she return 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Enjoy watching intense battles of wits? A top-tier PUA master versus an anti-PUA queen—every line of dialogue is packed with hidden schemes, so clever you won't understand it! The romance is like a spy thriller; you'll never guess whether that "I love you" is genuine affection or the start of another scheming plot.

19. 419 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a suspenseful and supernatural thriller. The author put a lot of effort into it, with subtle foreshadowing and clues throughout. Readers will need to use their brains to read it.

20. 420 序 Serial Number: 2051 序号：2051 The Buddha Says He Is No Buddha佛曰非佛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (No harem, no invincibility, no formulaic tropes, no System, and not a traditional power fantasy. Read at your own discretion.) Ge Yu rubbed his eyes and woke up in a vast white world. “Where is this?” “Why am I here?” “Who are you?” Amid all these questions, Ge Yu seemed to have arrived in another world, where everyone could awaken and gain formidable powers. Ge Yu kept searching for the power he was supposed to awaken, but never succeeded. He had no choice but to rely on his own wits to peel b 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are you talking about my movie? It has a little less mystery, but everything else is correct.

21. 421 墓 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 Wan Hua琬华Mystery890k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 1.2kReads9.2Score102Shelves

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    [Strong female lead + relentless revenge + anti-cliché, satisfying story] This is a game and a hunt with no turning back; losers are crushed to pieces, winners take everything! After crawling out of her coffin, Qin Mo plots her way up step by step, turning the tables against all odds, moving towards the center of power and the game, and dominating everyone! [Laughs]

22. 422 一 Why Does a Map Company Have to Deal with the Uncanny, Too? 一个地图公司也要让我处理诡异？ A Three-Day Weekend Tomorrow明天三休日Mystery334k WordsOngoing The abandoned old district has long since become a breeding ground for the uncanny. An occurrence known as a “contaminated zone” appears from time to time in the old district, centered around individual buildings. Rumor has it that a contaminated zone is another world, filled with the absurd and the uncanny. As the number of missing people increased, the authorities had no choice but to close the routes between the old and new districts. By a stroke of luck, people discovered that the cores of c 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The old city has been filled with strange spaces known as the contaminated zone. The protagonist is transported to a special map company that deals with all kinds of pollution phenomena in the old city. The protagonist needs to play a role to reach the core and contain the core in the contaminated zone to cleanse the pollution.

23. 423 诸 Ragnarok: I Ascend to Godhood Through Cunning 诸神黄昏：我以诡计登神 Crowned Without End无涯加冕Mystery188k WordsOngoing [No System, a little deduction, all about the tricks.] Announcer’s voice: In the post-civilization era, the sun (...static...) The picture suddenly cuts out. (A bespectacled boy appears on screen.) “Sorry to interrupt this story introduction. We have an important announcement first.” “My name is… never mind. You’ll find out soon, so it doesn’t matter…” “What matters is…” The boy grins brightly. “At the beginning of this story, I will become the murderer.” “I’ll record everything I do. Let’s see 9Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Buying a bottle of soy sauce for thirteen yuan resulted in him being "split in two." Upon entering the hospital, he discovered that the patients there were either suffering from schizophrenia or amnesia. Everyone was numb and bowed their heads, except for two people named Lin Yi who dared to secretly investigate: Why was the Flowing Light Flower Garden under the Giant Bell listed as a forbidden area?

24. 424 谎 The Logic of Lies 谎言的逻辑 He Shao Qirui何少齐瑞Mystery177k WordsCompleted Only when someone was erased for their choice did Su Qingyuan understand: there was no truly innocent choice here. Behind every “correct answer” lay an even deeper logical trap. The real puzzle wasn’t “What should I choose?” but “Who made the rules, and why must someone die?” As the stages progressed, players died one after another. Yet with each return from death, Su Qingyuan noticed an astonishing pattern: the identities, memories, and even DNA of all the dead pointed to the same person. They —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book has truly taken logic to the extreme! She can distinguish between a true and a false god in three sentences, identify a fake star through three weighings, and achieve godhood with the Twelve-Sphere Problem!

25. 425 时 The Time Amber 时间琥珀 Blue Coral Velvet蓝珊绒Mystery129k WordsCompleted Lin Wan discovers that she is trapped in a bizarre seven-day loop. The end of every cycle comes when her best friend, Su Qing, raises a dinner knife and plunges it into her heart. As one sensation after another is stripped away from her, sweetness, the warmth of her mother, her sense of safety, she gradually realizes that none of this is a coincidence. With the help of the mysterious butler Uncle Chen and Gu Yan, a guardian of time, Lin Wan enters a rift in time and sees the true face of the “H 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely gorgeous, I highly recommend it!

26. 426 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.6kReads—Score289Shelves

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    Fellow Daoists, please take a good look at this work! Xiu Tian wields two swords, cutting through all shackles! The entire book bears the imprint of other masterpieces, yet possesses its own unique flavor. The scene where one person battles seven geniuses is particularly exhilarating. I especially love it and highly recommend it to all fellow Daoists who enjoy fantasy. It's not mindless; it's filled with causal intrigue and calculation throughout. Every chapter and every section has its own distinct flavor. I hope you fellow Daoists will linger here!

27. 427 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: I Transmigrated as Baiheng and Convinced Jingliu to Be My Mom from the Start 崩铁：穿成白珩开局忽悠镜流当妈 Da Da Da Rice Wine哒哒哒米酒Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Ding! Check-In System bound successfully. Location: Xianzhou Luofu] Baiheng opens her eyes: female body, fox ears, infant stage. Her mental state instantly collapses! [Iconic scene preview: Jingliu will walk past with her sword in ten minutes. Miss the reward → become ten times uglier!] In a babyish voice, she expertly stages a collision: "Pretty big sister, hug me!" Jingliu's icy expression softens. She quietly sheaths her sword. "Why is this child so irresistible?" Hundreds of years later, s 2.5kReads8.8Score336Shelves

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    Transcending the Starry Sky Railway, he becomes the fox-eared infant Bai Heng! A precise collision mirror technique, rewriting the tragedy of the Five Heroes, an interstellar adventure full of hilarious antics, high-energy plot that's enjoyable from start to finish, a must-read for those looking for something to read.

28. 428 无 Nothing Else: I Can See Everyone’s Stats 无它：我能看见所有人的属性 Which Side of the Mountain山哪面Urban221k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Mind-Bending Ideas] [Campus Superpowers] [Super Sweet Romance] [A Love That Has Suffered for Ten Thousand Years] [Ensemble Cast with Twists] I can see the attribute numbers above everyone's head. Strength 55, agility 56, physique 51, comprehension 52, spirit 47. Everyone's secrets are written in those numbers. But all five of my stats are 100. I am Wu Ta, the reincarnation of the God King of Myriad Realms. The black birthmark on my left index finger is my divine artifact, the Sumeru 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely amazing, or your money back!!! [Suspenseful Mind-Blowing Context, Campus Supernatural Abilities, Super Sweet, Eternal Tragic Romance, Ensemble Cast with Twists and Turns] I can see the attribute numbers above everyone's heads. Strength 55, Agility 56, Physique 51, Comprehension 52, Spirit 47—everyone's secrets are written in these numbers. But for me, all five are 100. I am the reincarnation of Wu He, the God King of Myriad Realms. The black birthmark on my left index finger is my divine object—the Sumeru Ring. Seven fragments of Xuanwu scattered according to the Big Dipper, the four spirit beasts reincarnated, and a love tribulation spanning ten thousand years began because of me. My deskmate, Su Nian, is the smartest girl in the entire grade. She knows everything, but she doesn't know—the person residing within her is the one I've been searching for for ten thousand years. The invisible organization, the Mysterious Incident Investigation Bureau, is covering up the truth. The eight great families and the Martial Arts Alliance are stirring. The Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise—the reincarnations of the Four Divine Beasts—are awakening. When all numbers return to zero, there is nothing else, nothing else, nothing else, nothing else. Only you remain.

29. 429 寻 The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶 Qiu Weilia邱未了Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light... 47Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful, high-IQ, cunning, mind-bending, and full of plot twists – a period drama that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.

30. 430 重 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Wen Qiheng温栖珩Ancient Romance114k WordsOngoing Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone's IQ is online

31. 431 梦 Dreamwalker 2025 梦行者2025 Mu Mu Mu Xi木木木夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse813k WordsOngoing [Dreamcore psychological sci-fi] [Dreamcore] [Cyber fantasy] [Artificial reincarnation] [Unconventional infinite-loop story] [Aloof genius heroine] [No romance] [Psychological] [Niche] This book is an unconventional record of a cast of minds, a dream called “life” from which no one needs to wake. A slow burn with a touch of horror. No power-fantasy tropes, only people who pass each other by, and no true romantic pairings. In April 2025, dreamwalker Qian Ye arrives in Moshou City and stays wit 33Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A niche, imaginative concept. A portrait of the modern human spirit. A dream of infinite topology. A dreamlike Inception with a touch of One Hundred Years of Solitude? ⊙▽⊙~A science fiction story with a core of dream theory, slow-burn with a touch of horror, a serious drama, not a wish-fulfillment story, no system, no time travel, some gothic suspense, some psychological mystery adventure, some hardcore knowledge mixed with art, psychology, mysticism, mathematics, and theoretical physics, but at its core, it's a dystopian romanticism. 💓💓The early plot focuses on the modern and near future, a niche experimental work reflecting on the process of industrial civilization based on the social and humanistic manifestation of dreams. If you like psychology, start reading from the beginning ٩( 'ω' )و To understand the story's fantastical foundation, you can read chapters after chapter 111.

32. 432 清 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 Qing Die晴蝶Ancient Romance445k WordsOngoing A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please examine the writing style closely! Especially the later [Individual Chapters]! You can check the author's reviews first to confirm the writing style. The long, evocative passages in the [Individual Chapters], combined with the [Main Story], can be interpreted in multiple ways, and the descriptions of fights and spells are detailed. Also: It features a niche, less mainstream group of characters, everyday adventures, interweaving reality and fiction.

33. 433 杀 The Murderer 杀人鬼 Hamao Shiro浜尾四郎Mystery190k WordsCompleted The Qiuchuan family is a wealthy and prestigious household. Lately, threatening letters marked with triangles have been appearing around the family, warning that disaster is about to strike. Detectives, police, and prosecutors gather to uncover the secret behind the letters, but the murderous game has already begun! 512Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    A super classic mystery! You won't know the real culprit until the very last moment! [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

34. 434 班 The Benson Murders 班森杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Mystery96k WordsCompleted Late one night, a wealthy businessman is shot dead while reading at home! Vance, who has never investigated a case before, is persuaded by the prosecutor to take on the task of solving the murder! All six suspects have alibis! So who is lying?! Just as the police are at a loss, the inexperienced detective finds an entirely different way forward. But can the killer really be found by deducing their personality and behavioral traits? 36Reads9.1Score—Shelves
35. 435 排 The People in Line 排队的人 Josephine Tey约瑟芬·铁伊104k WordsCompleted A long line stretched outside London’s Wolfington Theatre. A man waiting to buy a ticket for a musical was found dead in the queue, with a wicked-looking, gleaming silver dagger sticking out of his back! Strangely, none of the people ahead of him knew when he had been killed. Nor was there anything on the victim that could identify him. The “gentleman detective” Grant personally took on the case, making swift progress and quickly apprehending the suspect. Just as the case seemed solved, the insp 2Reads9.2Score—Shelves
36. 436 漫 The Long Goodbye 漫长的告别 Raymond Chandler雷蒙德·钱德勒144k WordsCompleted A chance encounter between a drunk and a detective, A farewell that leads to a murder, A string of killings and the friendship between men, Every time you say goodbye, a little part of you dies. A murder in New York's high society that everyone wants covered up. Only Marlowe insists on pursuing the case to the bitter end and unmasking the real killer! The underworld, the authorities, politicians, and the police all play out tangled, filthy, and corrupt dramas. As the truth draws near, Marlowe re 9Reads9.2Score—Shelves
37. 437 陆 The Luqiao Murders 陆桥谋杀案 Ronald A. Knox罗纳德·A.诺克斯90k WordsCompleted A classic of the inverted detective story. Four devotees of Sherlock Holmes consider Holmes a fool! In their eyes, if a corpse appeared before them, any one of them could do a better job than Holmes. One day, a body tumbles from a railway bridge beside a golf course, and the four “Sherlocks” rush to the scene... Anonymous letters containing nothing but numbers, a possible locked-room mystery, timetable deduction, alibis created deliberately or otherwise, coded messages... The “Four Great Detecti 45Reads9.2Score—Shelves
38. 438 修 Asura Heavenly Emperor 修罗天帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsCompleted Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval struck Thunderclap Ancient City overnight. Qin Ming, the young lord of the city, was sent to Qingyun Sect as a servant, while two hundred thousand residents were driven into the Great Azure Mountain and enslaved. Eight years later, after tempering his spirit and entering the martial path, the unyielding youth awakens as a demon of slaughter and rises against the heavens. Give me a blade, and I can shatter the sky. Give me a sword, and I can point it toward the 27.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    Staying up all night to watch

39. 439 主 The Bishop Murders 主教杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Mystery130k WordsCompleted A string of chilling, bizarre murders takes place in New York, and every crime matches a Mother Goose nursery rhyme perfectly! In an instant, the shadow of death falls over all of New York! The “Bishop” behind the strange murders has an intellect far beyond ordinary people and an uncanny talent for meticulous planning. Why does this ghostly figure commit murders while leaving clues, appearing and disappearing like a phantom? What earth-shattering conspiracy lies behind it all? 49Reads8.9Score—Shelves
40. 440 金 The Canary Murders 金丝雀杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Male-Channel Fanfiction140k WordsCompleted Broadway's hottest star, Margaret Odell, known as “the Canary,” has been brutally murdered in her apartment at 184 West Seventy-first Street. The scene is a completely sealed room. As the police search tirelessly for clues, they only sink deeper into a fog of conflicting testimony. Everyone seems like the murderer, yet each has a clear alibi. So who is the real killer? Who slipped like a ghost into the star's sealed apartment and carried out the brutal murder? 59Reads8.9Score—Shelves
41. 441 水 The Water Monster Murders 水怪杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Mystery97k WordsCompleted At a weekend party hosted by a renowned marine biologist, a guest dives into the swimming pool in full view of everyone, then vanishes without a trace! There’s no sign that he ever climbed out, and he’s nowhere in the pool, yet strange, enormous claw marks lie on the bottom! Rumors that a vicious dragon killed him begin to spread through the group! When the missing guest’s body is finally found, something even more shocking comes to light: his corpse bears marks just like those left by dragon cl 33Reads8.5Score—Shelves
42. 442 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
43. 443 不 The Nonconsecutive Murders 不连续杀人事件 Sakaguchi Ango坂口安吾Mystery95k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1947, scholars, poets, authors, painters, doctors, actors, and others gather to escape the heat at the mountain villa of the great poet Utagawa Kazuma. A shadow of death falls over the place, and people begin dying one after another. Were they all killed by the same murderer, or did different people commit the crimes? Was this a serial murder case, or a series of unrelated killings that only seem connected because they happened one after another? There is only one truth. Who is 151Reads8.2Score—Shelves
44. 444 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7kShelves
45. 445 神 The Divine Phoenix's Gift 神凰赋 Dashing Wanderer翩翩浪子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A garden needs roses! But roses don’t need gardens. A rose is a rose wherever it grows: proud, radiant, and brilliantly independent. In the wild, in the fields, in a free and unrestrained world, she lives as a goddess who strikes decisively and without hesitation. 12.5kReads9.3Score105Shelves

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    Everyone's IQ is online! A mind-bending masterpiece, written with amazing skill!

46. 446 闯 Storming the Formation: Becoming a God on a Faith Livestream 闯阵：在信仰直播间封神 A Blade of Snow一刀雪Mystery179k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Suspense + Supernatural + No Romance + Arena + Team Battles + Folklore] [Player, hello, welco, ] “Do you like me?” [No, this is, ] “My contact information. Here.” [That’s not what I mean. You’ve been selected, and you have to, ] “You want to play rough? You’re such a pervert!” [...I don’t like you.] “Impossible. I’m so handsome!” System: Help! A player is harassing me! Can I get compensation for emotional distress? Xu Buci, a graduate student of folklore 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author, new story, please support! Suspenseful and mind-bending, multiple scenarios, team battles, no female lead, lots of details.

47. 447 风 Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全 Yu Songhan郁松寒Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi 11.1kReads8.6Score825Shelves

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    It's full of political intrigue, stories, plots, historical facts, and excellent writing! Understanding Hong Xiuquan is understanding men!

48. 448 诡 The Fog of a Bizarre Case 诡案迷雾 Bystander Joe旁观路人甲Historical686k WordsOngoing A historical mystery and political intrigue novel set in the fictionalized Wu Zhou period of the Tang dynasty, around the fifteenth year of Wu Zhou. It follows the protagonist and his companions as they enter government service and become entangled in a series of criminal cases, as well as the gripping struggle over the succession to the throne at the Luoyang court. This is my second novel. I hope you enjoy it, and I’ll do my best to tell a good story! 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Learned it][Sparrow Eater's masterpiece][Added to my bookshelf][Already wanting it][Currently working on a draft] 👍

49. 449 灵 Questions and Answers from the Spirit Realm 灵界问答录 Speaking Wildly口出狂言Urban221k WordsOngoing I have nearly ten thousand years of memories from my past lives, so my understanding of the Spirit Realm is fairly comprehensive. In my spare time, I write about the things I’ve encountered in those past lives: mythology, aliens, reincarnation, the heavenly eye, cultivation, liberation, destiny, changing one’s fate, the laws of the universe, the discriminating mind, karma, the Heavenly Dao, and more. Ask me anything, and I’ll answer whatever I can. 327Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    While everyone else sees the trap, the true strategist is already positioned atop it, ready to reap the rewards.

50. 450 星 Starfall Chaos 星尘乱 Three Convex Mountains三凸山Urban667k WordsOngoing A black star descended upon Earth, bringing advanced technology and endless fear. A century later, a mysterious force swept across the globe like a hurricane. The flames of war raged, devouring the human world. At the brink of life and death, the Black Star drove back the mysterious force. Yet just a few years later, the mysterious force returned. Meanwhile, deep in the vast reaches of space, a plot to destroy the human world began with a bloody massacre. The source of this world-ending crisis t 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Multi-narrative structure with interwoven timelines and a cast of characters displaying wit and strategy, yet maintaining absolute logical rigor.

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