Princes, Heirs, Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation, and Political Scheming 王爷，世子，幕后，权谋
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- 151 A First-Rank Lord 一品王侯 “Chen Yong, traitor! Do you confess your crimes?” From her throne, the peerlessly beautiful empress glares down at him, her eyes icy. The man who once stood by her side, secured her rule, pacified the realm, and won the people's allegiance is now sentenced to death by her! The realm is at peace, yet a great minister must die! Chen Yong stands alone. “I have nothing to say.” Years later. Chen Yong returns to the imperial palace, walking with his hands behind his back. The empress who once stood h 13Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 152 Father and Son Fight for the Crown Prince’s Seat 父子夺嫡 My father is the crown prince, and he lets my stepmother harm me. I won’t put up with them. I’ll just give them a piece of my mind. My father murdered his own father and usurped the throne. When he ordered me back to the capital, I broke away and established my own domain. So what? A powerful enemy took the opportunity to attack me, but I defeated him. Then I forced the enemy kingdom’s empress dowager to marry me and seized their princess. Then I told my father, “Abdicate and surrender. Hand ove 15.3kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
- 153 From a Fallen Prince to the Supreme Immortal Court of the Myriad Worlds 开局落魄藩王，打造万界无上仙庭 [Summoning + Faction Wars + Invincible + Myriad Worlds] [Kingdom + Imperial Dynasty + Venerable Dynasty + Emperor Dynasty + Sacred Dynasty + ...] [Slow-paced at first, then the story gets more and more exciting!] Xiao He unexpectedly transmigrated to the Xuantian World, becoming a frontier prince of the Great Xia Kingdom who was about to take up his fief. But on the journey to his fief, he was ambushed. At the brink of life and death, he unexpectedly activated the Eternal China Compendium. Civil 10.4kReads7.2Score606Shelves
- 154 The Second Son of the Zhao Royal Family 大赵嫡次子 After transmigrating as the second legitimate son of the Great Zhao Empire, he planned to live freely, drinking and making merry! But the powerful clans ran rampant, treacherous ministers held sway, rival nations eyed them hungrily, and his elder brother was frail. So! Zhao Yu could only destroy the powerful clans, eliminate the treacherous ministers, unite the nations, and pave the way for his big brother! Prince Jin's motto: What's mine is mine! It's all mine! Ahem, no, wait. What's my brother 17.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 155 I Really Don't Want to Be the Emperor's Grandson 我真不想当皇孙啊 Ten years ago, the eldest grandson of the Great Yong dynasty was kidnapped from the Eastern Palace and fell off a cliff, his fate unknown. At the time, the virtuous Crown Prince Xiao Rui was leading an army to sweep through the Northern Rong. Just as he was about to capture their royal court, he learned that his beloved son had met with disaster. Overcome with grief and rage, he died on the battlefield. Struck by one blow after another, Emperor Wude turned white-haired overnight. The Great Yong 8.5kReads8.2Score550Shelves
- 156 Xuanhuan: I! The Dragon Court Crown Prince! A Born Emperor! 玄幻:我！龙庭太子！天生帝王！ In the Great Wilderness, countless races stood side by side, and the Great Emperors reigned supreme. But ten thousand years ago, the Divine Race’s strongest warrior, the Divine King Baxia, dared to challenge the heavens and fought the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the Divine King fell. Since then, the path to becoming an emperor has been hard to find, and the imperial throne hard to attain. No new Great Emperor had appeared in the Great Wilderness for ten thousand years, and only 13.3kReads8.6Score619Shelves
- 157 Great Qin: I Become a Sage Through Reading, and from the Start I Summon the Great Snow Dragon Riders! 大秦：我靠读书入圣，开局召唤大雪龙骑！ After accidentally transmigrating to the Great Qin Dynasty, Ying Ziye becomes the Eighth Prince and awakens a God-Tier Reading System. The more he reads, the stronger he gets! Reading brings unlimited rewards, and reading can even make him a sage! So Ying Ziye shuts himself away to read all day, working diligently and avoiding trouble. Then, at last, the day comes! The First Emperor is gravely ill and intends to tour the eastern lands in search of immortality. The Mohists are making their move. 3.1kReads7.2Score258Shelves
- 158 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 236.3kReads9.4Score27.6kShelves
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Three Years of Foolishness: The General’s Legitimate Daughter Returns Home and Goes on a Rampage 痴傻三年：将军嫡女回府杀疯了
Historical fantasy + adored by all + strong heroine + understands animals + face-slapping + punishing scum + legitimate daughter Song Yue, a PhD in medicine, transmigrates by chance and becomes the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, a young woman who had been mentally impaired for three years. Her concubine stepmother and stepsister poisoned her, then left her in a nunnery to be beaten and treated like a madwoman. Her stepmother seized the family fortune, while her stepsister took her
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- 160 I Am the Heir Apparent in Great Tang 我在大唐当世子 After transmigrating to the Tang dynasty, Luo Qi became the heir to the Prince of Yan. According to the course of history, his father Luo Yi was about to die. Wouldn't that mean he was next to go? Fortunately, he had a System, and he could cash out the mobile games he played! The farming game gave him endless grain, vegetables, and fruit. The ranch game supplied all kinds of meat and let him raise warhorses. The Three Kingdoms game even let him recruit powerful generals and countless soldiers... 2kReads8.5Score125Shelves
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Rewriting the World with the Emperor's System 综影视朕手握帝王系统重写世界
System + reborn + dual protagonists (the male lead is Liu Che; the heroine is Ning Yun, who transmigrates, and Lin Wan’er, who is reborn) + political intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + infrastructure building + chaotic pairings + both protagonists are beloved by all + crossover of film and television worlds + Joy of Life + no CP The greatest emperor of all time is reborn in the Kingdom of Qing as a wrinkly baby. His biological father holds him upside down to inspect him, while his aunt pinches
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Reborn: Whoever Wants to Be Empress Can Have the Job 重生之这个皇后谁爱当谁当
(The story has just started gaining traction, and the score will rise later.) [Alternate history + rebirth + wish fulfillment + playing the fool to catch the tiger + romantic rivalry] [Bright and shrewd Second Young Lady × ??????] [Reborn for the fourth time, she finally wakes up? I’m done being empress!] Feng Xishu died three times. The first time, she died of misery. The second time, she died consumed by her obsession with becoming empress. The third time… She gave her whole heart, only to h
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The Evil Ninth Prince 妖孽九皇子
Ye Chen transmigrates into the body of the Ninth Prince of Xia. His royal brothers want him dead, the emperor wants him dead, and the powerful nobles at court all want him dead. Ye Chen has had enough. If everyone wants to kill me, then I’ll seize control of the military, train a million elite soldiers, sweep across the land, and claim the throne.
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My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客
After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem.
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- 165 The Golden-Titled Good-for-Nothing Prince: From the Start, I Marry a Lovely Princess 金牌废物皇子，开局迎娶俏公主 (Transmigration + alternate history + conquest + emperor + invincible + romance + Ninth Prince) By chance, he transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the most useless prince of the Great Xin Kingdom. From the start, the emperor banishes him to a desolate frontier. Seven years later, an imperial decree orders him to marry the ugliest princess in the land. On their wedding night, he discovers the truth behind the face of the ugliest woman alive: she is an unparalleled beauty. The lovely princes 19.1kReads7.9Score2kShelves
- 166 The Foolish Prince Consort Buried as a Sacrifice Is Actually an Unrivaled God of War 陪葬傻驸马，竟是绝代军神 After transmigrating, he was born with divine strength, but a brain ailment led his own father to send him off as a buried-alive consort for a princess. Known as the foolish eldest son of the Xiao family, he was born to live wild and free. His marquis father disdains him, and his imperial father-in-law regrets the marriage? Xiao Yao wants to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him. Foolish and brain-damaged? He uses his inner energy to save the princess and composes a hundred poems o 4.6kReads8.9Score464Shelves
- 167 Great Tang: Only Defying the Emperor's Order Makes You Stronger 大唐：抗旨才能变强 He transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty and gets a frustrating System: the only way to grow stronger is to defy imperial orders. It's like dancing on the edge of a blade, constantly courting death. Yet, against everyone's expectations, no matter how recklessly he acts, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun dote on him and indulge his every whim. Even the protagonist himself has no idea why. As it turns out, he is the first child Li Shimin and Zhangsun had together, a poor little boy wh 109.6kReads8.8Score13.3kShelves
- 168 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 156.4kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves
- 169 Wuxia Crossover: The Jade Prince Jiang Feng 综武：玉郎江枫 A modern soul transmigrates into a world where martial arts realms collide after an accident, taking over the body of the dashing Jiang Feng and inheriting everything that was his. He also gains a quest System: completing its missions earns him rewards, and even missions completed by other people count toward his own progress. With such a powerful cheat at his side, Jiang Feng sets out to live a carefree, unrestrained life in this world of mixed martial arts! 25.9kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves
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Your Majesty, I Have Always Been Here 陛下，臣一直在
A historical, two-male-lead tale of power struggles, with two devoted lovers: a young prince and his chancellor. The secondary couple is a young marquis and a general. How will the prince win his chancellor master's heart and ascend the throne? Includes a close-knit group of girlfriends. Wei Mian wanted to be the gong, but ended up the shou. Chu Cixu: Does Your Majesty like it?
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- 171 As a Genius, How Am I the Weakest in My Family? 身为天才，我居然是家里最弱的？ Chen Zhi'an transmigrates into the Great Wilderness, becoming a spoiled young marquis of a different world's Great Tang. From the start, he lands in jail for flirting with a princess! Even worse, he discovers that his bookish eldest brother, who spends all day cooped up at home, may be a reclusive powerhouse! His second brother, whose engagement was broken off, is the chosen one of destiny, an unrivaled swordsman who stands alone atop the martial world! His little sister is the reincarnation of 30.3kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
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The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯
[Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr
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- 173 Transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty as a Carefree Prince 穿越大唐之逍遥王爷 Carefree in the East I transmigrated into another world. I have a whole body of cultivation, yet I'm a total weakling in a fight. My only move is to "take my enemies down with me." I have a System, sure, but it isn't much use. I kept my head down for ten years! Now it's finally my turn to shine! Li Er? He's my brother! His home is my home. His daughter is my daughter. His wife... is my sister-in-law! If my brother is in trouble, I'll have the kids help you out. Seize the throne, crush the foreig 719Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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The Lucky Little Star: Her Prince Father Is Strong, Handsome, and Tragic 锦鲤小福星，王爷爹爹美强惨
[Everyone’s favorite] [Blessed child] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Comeback] No one knew just how far the Prince of Yue’s household had fallen! Nothing went right wherever they went, they failed at everything they tried, and their bad luck clung to them like a curse. Then they picked up a three-year-old beggar, and it was as if they’d suddenly unlocked cheat mode. The economy boomed, and one stroke of good luck followed another. “Your Highness! His Majesty says your governance has been excellent a
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I Came from the Ninth Heaven 我自九天来
An ensemble cast, political intrigue, passion, and war between nations. The world teems with heroes. Four great dynasties and thousand-year-old clans treat all living things as straw dogs. Though dust stains the young man's clothes, his heart remains fixed on the moon.
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- 176 EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
- 177 EN From Death Row to a King’s Equal: Slashing My Way Out of a Nightmare Start 天崩开局，从死囚营砍到并肩王 [Reborn + invincible + ruthless + the ultimate path] Li Dao is reborn in the Great Qian Dynasty as a third-rank earl. During a palace banquet, he accidentally gets drunk and stumbles into a palace. Just then, his memories of his previous life return, and between the memory confusion and the alcohol, he ruins the virtue of the palace's mistress. In a rage, the emperor sends Li Dao to a death-row camp on the frontier, hoping he'll die beyond the border. Instead, he unexpectedly awakens a “gain sta 155kReads9.0Score14.1kShelves
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The Carefree Prince 逍遥皇子
[A wholly fictional historical setting] Courtly power struggles, open and covert attacks, and deadly traps at every turn. The jianghu is rife with grudges, where flashing blades strike to kill. A powerful minister served as chief censor for twenty years, daring to reject a hundred imperial edicts, only to spend his life paving the way for someone else. A crown prince of the previous dynasty gouged out his own eyes and traded the treasure meant to restore his kingdom for a beauty, willing to betr
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- 179 Xuanhuan: I Really Don't Want to Get Stronger 玄幻：本王真的不想变强 [Fantasy Wish Fulfillment] Zhao Chong accidentally transmigrates to another world, where martial artists rule. But he discovers that he has no martial meridians. Fortunately, he has a System. To stay alive, he starts constantly cultivating Martial Sages. One hundred Martial Sages aren't enough to keep him safe. Two hundred Martial Sages still aren't enough. Ten thousand Martial Sages. Now he finally feels somewhat safe, though by then the entire Jiuxuan Continent is trembling beneath his fee 7.8kReads8.2Score519Shelves
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The Carefree Young Prince 自在逍遥小王爷
A miserable new graduate meets a cruel twist of fate in the bathroom, only to wake up without a scratch! If you survive a disaster, good fortune is sure to follow! Now it's my turn to make a name for myself, right? Huh, it wasn't a disaster after all. I was just unlucky... Being unlucky is no big deal. I wake up as a young prince? This gate, these decorations... just how much did it cost to furnish this princely mansion? Should I take my servants and guards out on the town as a spoiled young mas
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- 181 Reborn as a Prince in the Tang Dynasty 重生之回到唐朝当王爷 A prodigy who made a name for himself while still young, Li Mu Chen was a once-in-a-century genius from Yanxia. He was betrayed by a treacherous woman and murdered. After transmigrating a thousand years into the past, he returned to the glorious Zhenguan era as a prince infamous for being useless. From then on, the true dragon took to the sea and the fierce tiger returned to the forest. He crushed every challenger and built an eternal empire without equal in history! “Since I’m alive, I won’t wa 80Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年
[The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t
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- 183 The Empress Owes Me a Hundred Trillion: She Can Only Pay Me Back by Having My Babies 女帝欠了我百万亿：只能生娃抵账 Li Qi transmigrates to the Continent of Divine Radiance. He builds farms, opens mines, and starts factories, amassing a fortune worth hundreds of millions. But born into a humble family and without powerful connections, his business hits a bottleneck. Just then, the Empress announces she is seeking a husband. Hoping to latch onto a powerful patron, Li Qi goes to give it a try. When the Empress asks how to reconcile with a sworn enemy, Li Qi answers with a masterstroke of strategic intrigue: “Let 979Reads7.6Score179Shelves
- 184 The Leisurely Prince of the Tang Dynasty 大唐闲散王爷 After transmigrating to the prosperous Tang Dynasty of the Zhenguan era, just watch me turn stone into gold, make grand plans, and accomplish an earth-shaking feat! No, wait. In my previous life, I was just a teacher, and writing a web novel was enough to work me to death. In this era, I don't need to make grand plans. The emperor, Li Shimin, has already built an age of prosperity for the ages all by himself. Why would he need my help? Why worry myself for nothing? In this life, I'll just be an 350Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 185 Great Ming: I'm a Prince, Can't I Enjoy Myself? 大明：皇子的我还不能享受享受？ I'm no good at writing introductions. This is a new book by a new author. He transmigrates to the Zhizheng era, and the System blows up. What! I'm actually the Prince Qin Min, who did every evil thing imaginable? The second legitimate son of the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang! He died young. After his death, Zhu Yuanzhang personally wrote a memorial condemning him: "Since you were sent to your fief, you have earned no good reputation. You kept company with petty men, indulged in wine and women, a 36.8kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
- 186 Astonishing! From the Start, I Became an Invincible Prince 震惊！开局成为无敌王爷 After Liu Yiche died in a car accident, he threw a tantrum and won a chance to live again. He never expected to be reborn in the body of an utterly wicked villainous prince. The moment he woke, he was greeted by an imperial decree ordering his entire family executed, followed by a concubine's attempt to finish him off. And committing one evil deed a day was part of his daily routine. Worst of all, his plan to openly rob the emperor's treasury had already been announced to the world. And he had t 159Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Am the Crown Prince 吾乃皇太子
After transmigrating into the body of a deposed crown prince, he plans to stay out of the struggle, earn a little money, marry a wife, and enjoy a carefree life. Alas, the country is in crisis and the court is in turmoil. A deposed crown prince is still a crown prince. How can he hand over this beautiful land to someone else?
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- 188 A Brocade-Clad Guard: From the Start, My Ancestral Arts Are Perfected 锦衣卫当差，开局祖传绝学大圆满 In a parallel world, the Ming Dynasty is a land of high martial arts. Xu Xiaosheng becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and awakens the Embroidered Uniform Guard Worker System. From the start, he's rewarded with mastery of a family-inherited secret art. As long as he fulfills his duties as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he can earn peerless martial arts, divine weapons, and rare pills. As a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, if no one else can kill a great demon, I 2.8kReads8.5Score145Shelves
- 189 Reborn, Prince Yu Gives Up Trying! 重生后，誉王摆烂了！ [Slow-Paced + No System + Not a Power Fantasy + One Heroine + For Fans of the Original TV Series] Prince Yu, Xiao Jinghuan, resolutely ended his life in the Cold Cell Prison. Looking back, he realized that others had used him all along. The Emperor first used him to keep the Crown Prince in check, then to constrain Prince Jing. Even the trusted aides at his side had approached him with ulterior motives, one by one, just to use him. His whole life had been consumed by political rivalry and scheme 44Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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The Little Bride in the Coffin 棺材里的小新娘
The author is being twisted... (A little horror + a little scheming + a little mystery + N male supporting characters + revenge. Some chapters may cause physical discomfort, so read with caution!) She is trapped in an endless cycle. Every time she wakes up, she is someone unfamiliar, surrounded by unfamiliar people. Without exception, none of her deaths have been peaceful. This time, she wakes up locked inside a coffin. And she is just a child under ten years old...
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The Good-for-Nothing Prince from the Brothel Has Ascended the Throne! 青楼里的废物皇子，登基了！
He was a prince of the Dacheng Kingdom. But the emperor locked him up in Zongren Temple for ten years! Then, to use him as a counterweight against the crown prince, the emperor let him out. After leaving Zongren Temple, he spent his days at brothels, keeping up a false front and biding his time. Even so, the crown prince still wanted him dead, and several princes had already sided with the crown prince. He had no allies at court, was completely isolated, and faced difficulties at every turn. But
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Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界
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.
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Ruffian Bandit: Blackmailing with My Sister-in-Law 流氓悍匪：带着嫂子黑吃黑
Reborn into a chaotic age, I became a bandit. In my previous life, I was betrayed by my own family and died a miserable death. This time, I trust no one. To me, there are no close or distant relations, only friends and foes. Nobody gets to guilt-trip me into doing what they want! When my twin brother tries to kill me, I kill him instead and inherit his wife and stronghold. The world is in chaos. The boss of a larger bandit camp bullies me, and the county magistrate tries to use me. So I’ll prey
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- 194 EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves
- 195 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明：穿越崇祯帝，开局一根绳 [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.6kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
- 196 EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
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I Want to Slack Off, but My Ministers Won’t Let Me 朕想摆烂，但大臣不许
When Wang Jianguo, a 996 office drone, had his soul transmigrate into the body of the Hongzhi Emperor, Zhu Youtang, he planned to lie flat and do nothing. Instead, he unexpectedly unlocked a golden finger of modern knowledge. He overturned court sessions with PowerPoint, reformed the bureaucracy with KPIs, ended famine with potatoes and sweet potatoes, and blasted open the world’s gates with mighty ships and cannons. He had only wanted to coast along until the end, but under his ministers’ “pres
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- 198 Northern King's Hall 北王殿 That year, a young man from Jinling City left for the north to join the army. After seven years of war, he was invincible, hailed as a king among men! This year, he returned from the far north to the world of men. “Our men of the north shed blood on the battlefield, slay foreign enemies, and defend our borders. They are all heroes!” “You rats are citizens of our great China, yet you show no gratitude. You dare bully my brothers and kill my comrades. I've come today to demand an explanation!” “My 4.4kReads8.9Score228Shelves
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Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花
In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro
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- 200 A Man in White in Chenliu 陈留有白衣 [Political Intrigue, Court Politics, Jianghu, Romance] In the six-hundredth year of the Daqing dynasty, the depraved Emperor Huang builds Epang Palace and constructs Guangling. Corpses litter the land, and the world is unjust. Rebellions spring up everywhere, Daqing collapses, and the realm is divided into four kingdoms: Chenliu, Daxing, Nanzhao, and Shangrao. For the next three hundred years, Chenliu grows dominant, poised to claim the entire realm. The other three kingdoms conspire together an 62Reads8.0Score—Shelves
