Red Robes, Bare Feet, Bells Around Her Ankles: The Demoness in Everyone’s Eyes 红衣，赤脚，脚上带铃铛，世人眼中的妖女

1. 1 生 After Giving Birth, the Cold and Aloof Demon Emperor Begs Me to Stroke His Tail 生崽后，清冷妖皇哭求我摸他尾巴 Big Tangerine, Big Fortune大橘大利Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof seductress VS domineering female demon] The female demon Chu Qun was reborn. A thousand years had passed, yet her legends still covered the continent. The Saint of the Pill, the world-destroying Marquis Chu Yi, the sword-forging patriarch... They were all her secret identities! In her previous life, her siblings betrayed her. She was torn apart by chariots, and her soul was sealed beneath the abyss. This time, she returned in triumph, slaying prodigies, killing her enemies, and supp 39.1kReads9.6Score5.5kShelves

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   You absolutely have to show me these three books!!! Especially the first and third!!! You need to read them carefully!!!

2. 2 神 Divine Power Awakens! All Living Beings Kneel! She Rampages Through the Three Realms With Her Beasts 神力启！众生跪！她携兽杀疯三界 Cold Fish冷酷鱼Ancient Romance726k WordsCompleted [Two formidable leads + taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + beast taming] Ling Mian, the only true god in the modern world, transmigrates and becomes the useless eldest daughter of the Yun family, unloved by both her parents! You want to dig out her bones and change her face? You’re not worthy of this top-grade spiritual bone! You want to marry me? Don’t you have a mirror, or at least a puddle to look in? You want to unleash a beast tide? I’ll beat you until you’re crawling around looking 559Reads7.7Score103Shelves
3. 3 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 147.3kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves
4. 4 国 The Imperial Preceptor Above: The Unhinged Empress Turns on the Charm 国师在上：疯批女帝撩上瘾 I'm the Crispy Candy酥糖本酥Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [Female-led fantasy + two powerful leads + face-slapping + punishing scum + building her own power base + no putting up with abuse] In her previous life, a monk who had never shed blood or slaughtered anyone killed the entire world for her, a wicked and notorious demoness. In this life, she only wants to find him, pursue him, flirt with him, and marry him. And while she's at it, she'll punish some scum and settle a score or two... The aloof, women-averse Imperial Preceptor never turns down her a 928Reads9.1Score210Shelves

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   Clad in red with bloodshot eyes, her weapons are a red ribbon with bells and a broken-tone zither. She has spider lilies on her forehead and right shoulder. She is either the Ghost Lord of the Ghost Realm or the Princess of the Human Realm. She commands the Phoenix Cavalry Guards and has five maids under her command, leading an assassin force.

5. 5 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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   🍒The female lead is the Lord of Demons and Monsters, dressed in red and barefoot, sitting on the only throne, her hand casually propping up her head [cool]. She exudes domineering power, is a character who grows and develops, and is both righteous and wicked, determined to seek justice for the oppressed human race.

6. 6 偷 Diary of a Thief's Path to Godhood 偷盗者序列成神日记 Fly, Rabbit!飞吧兔子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Game Transmigration] [Prophecy] [Witches] [Yandere Pursuit] [Apocalypse Redemption] [Light Western Fantasy] [Love Triangle] Li En is stunned when he transmigrates into the completed game The Witch and the Apocalypse. The five witches who will determine the world’s future are all misunderstood by the world as harbingers of disaster. Li En: “No big deal. I’ve unlocked every achievement.” Knowing every tragic scenario by heart, he decides to go all out: save the witches and turn the apocalypse aro 95.7kReads8.6Score16.1kShelves

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   Highly recommend this novel! [Highly rated Western fantasy with a witch theme, prophetic game element, Japanese-style light Western fantasy, multiple female protagonists in a love triangle, post-apocalyptic redemption] A gem among Tomato Reading's best reads, already over 1 million words long, the story is coherent and captivating, you won't be able to put it down! Five-star recommendation!!

7. 7 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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   The female lead is dressed in red and barefoot, but she appears a bit late in the story.

8. 8 离 Unbelievable! The Soul Reaper Calls Her Granny?! 离谱！勾魂使者见了她叫祖宗？！ Lantern in the Snowy Night雪夜提灯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Also known as “Ridiculous! The Soul-Guide Calls Her Ancestor?!” and “A Plain White Lantern in Hand, Guiding the Ten Thousand Ghosts of the World”) [The heroine is no helpless flower + the hero isn't really a playboy] Twelve years ago, at the words of the Great Qing nation's Imperial Preceptor, the imperial army marched south and wiped out the “remnants of the foreign enemy” hiding deep in the mountains. Twelve years later, a woman carrying a plain white lantern strolled out of the forest and m 5.1kReads9.1Score759Shelves

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   Family, let's go! The female lead, Nan Ronghua, is incredibly captivating with her cold-blooded and ruthless nature. She prioritizes money over saving lives, a true "money-making expert." While others fear ghosts, she exorcises them; even soul-reapers have to address her as their ancestor. Who wouldn't love this premise? Twelve years after the massacre of her clan, she enters the capital with a white lantern, radiating power and influence, and the story unfolds. There are no naive or spoiled characters, and the interactions between the male and female leads are sure to be captivating. Mysterious ghost elements, combined with the female lead's unique style, make each chapter feel like opening a blind box, full of surprises. Come join the female lead in this fantastical world, making money to exorcise ghosts and unraveling the mysteries!

9. 9 三 Three Souls as the Betrothal Gift, Seven Spirits as the Wedding Present 三魂为聘，七魄为礼 All Out肆意满Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone has three hun and seven po souls. Yin Wenjiu has only one hun and one po: an unidentified resentful soul and an unidentified life soul. Both exist to keep her body alive. But she only cares about enjoying the moment. She tells fortunes with perfect accuracy and charges the highest price! She won’t go out of her way to stay alive, nor will she actively seek death. She waited at Yunmeng Marsh for five years. If someone came to save her, she would go with them; if no one did, she would dig 24.4kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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   The female lead appeared barefoot with bells on her feet, but I don't remember if she was wearing red. She was someone who helped others resolve conflicts.

10. 10 鬼 Ghost Emperor! Your Wild Consort Is So Incredible, Even the Demons Kneel 鬼帝！你家狂妃太绝，妖孽全跪了 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + power fantasy] During the upheaval at the Heavenly Puppet Palace, Shi Xi’s eyes were gouged out and her life-bound puppet was stolen. She was tossed into a forbidden zone like a stray dog! At death’s door, she awakened spirit eyes that could see countless souls, drawing the attention of the Ghost Emperor, Gui Li. “Little girl, help me restore my body, and I’ll help you get revenge.” From then on, a peerless prodigy was born in the forbidden zone! You gouged out her eyes, se 15.5kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    ① A blood-stained red dress, barefoot 🦶, with bells on her feet 🔔, hehehe, so pretty! The female lead is an unparalleled prodigy, a very powerful female lead story. ② A red dress, barefoot, with iron chains on her feet 😎, there's a dark room scene, hehehehe.

11. 11 暴 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Search the leads' names to find the short drama] [Both leads are chaste + equally powerful, one-to-one romance. Enjoy] The slave she had once humiliated and tormented has ascended the throne. He pins her against a chaise longue, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The delicate chain around her ankle jingles softly, its chill seeping into the dark of night. “Your Highness, do you know that from the very first moment I saw you, I… No, this slave wanted to see you in such a helpless, w 7.3kReads9.2Score898Shelves
12. 12 我 I'm a Max-Level Demoness. What's Wrong with Bullying Men and Women? 我，满级妖姬，欺男霸女有问题？ Little Fawn小鹿儿吖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Demon Empress Jiang Ying is the biggest menace in the cultivation world. She’s spent years bullying women, harassing girls, teasing cats and dogs, and stealing candy from children. One day, the Heavenly Dao forcibly binds her to a tragic-romance heroine’s script. She must play the part to the hilt, give everything for her beloved, even dig out her own golden core, and help the chosen one reach the pinnacle of life. Her Highness the Demon Empress never reflects on herself and blames others whenev 2.3kReads8.9Score319Shelves

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    Both of these are examples. Don't be fooled by the title of the second book; the female lead initially believes the male lead prefers delicate and fragile women, but in reality, he likes alluring and seductive women.

13. 13 团 The Cherished Little Ancestor: She's a Goddess 团宠小祖宗:她是神 Peachy Dumpling白桃团团Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + Adorable Child + Fantasy + Secret Identity] A little girl moves into the capital's Prince of War's mansion, where the ruthless, violent Ninth Prince spoils her to no end. Some people sneer, “What future could a homeless wanderer's child possibly have?” Mu Jiuxun declares that, as the only god in the world, with her secret identity in hand, she can look across the Eight Directions and Four Wildernesses and ask: who dares make trouble? But what is with all these powerful fig 24.5kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
14. 14 鬼 The Ghost Ancestor Has Arrived! The Heavenly Dao Retreats, and the Six Realms Kneel 鬼祖降临！天道退！六界齐跪拜 Yu An An羽安桉Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] She was once the Ghost Path Ancestor who shook the Six Realms. She died in a single day and was sealed away for a thousand years. The day she borrowed a corpse to return to life would be the day she reclaimed her place in the Six Realms. Watch as she commands ten thousand beasts, controls all things, and rules over every living being in all the worlds. She swears to overthrow this so-called Heavenly Dao!! "Have you heard? That arrogant Demon Lord has been secretly in lo 5.6kReads8.9Score841Shelves

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    The female lead is a patriarch of the Ghost Path, her true form being a phantom of the Other Shore Flower. She cultivates both the Ghost Path and the Immortal Path, making her a true female lead. She has a strong sense of right and wrong, is vengeful, and not at all a saint. The plot is also fast-paced. [Shy][shy]

15. 15 糟 Oops! The Saintess Flirted Her Way Through All Six Realms, Then Ran Off 糟糕！圣女撩遍六界就跑了 The Little Sheep Is Dizzy with Sleep小羊困晕咯Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted 1.4kReads8.5Score147Shelves

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    This one has bells on its feet.

16. 16 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.6kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves

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    Completely red clothes, barefoot, white hair, red eyes, super cool.

17. 17 嫁 After Marrying the Sickly, Powerful Minister, the Sweetheart Cries Every Day 嫁给病娇权臣后，娇娇每天哭唧唧 Eight-Treasure Cake八宝糕Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted Miao beauty vs. ruthless, lovesick power minister] On her first night after transmigrating into a book, Wen Ranyan was sent to the great villain’s couch. Rumor had it that Feng Qiw Wu, the great villain, was ruthless and bloodthirsty. Anyone who crossed him either died or wished they had. He was a certifiable lunatic. But Wen Ranyan wasn’t afraid. Instead, she set her sights on the villain’s good looks. In public, she was the villain’s only wife: gentle, graceful, and delicate. In 3.1kReads9.2Score391Shelves
18. 18 听 I Heard the Xie Family Has a Mad Young Lady 听说谢家有一个疯子大小姐 Magpies Rise on the Southern Bough鹊起南枝Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Villainess]+ [Rivalry Among Suitors]+ [Heiress]+ [Madcap Fiction]+ [Powerful Men Bowing to Love] Also known as: Everyone Says the Xie Family Has a Crazy Young Lady “In the book The Male Leads Can't Resist When the Darling Cries, you are a vicious supporting female character with nothing but a good family background and a pretty face. You have no brains and are foolish and shallow. After falling for one of the male leads in the heroine's harem, you use your status to cruelly bully her. Your fami 5kReads8.5Score421Shelves
19. 19 吾 While My Son Fights for the Throne, His Majesty Lures Me Into Bearing Him a Second Child 吾儿夺储时，陛下榻边诱我生二胎 Wilderness Siren荒野塞壬Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + 11-year age gap + the powerful one bows his head + not both virgins) Pei Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo's household, had enjoyed a charmed life since childhood. Blessed with a breathtakingly beautiful face, she married Xie Shaoyan, the Crown Prince of the realm, and after their wedding, she became the sole recipient of his favor. But only Pei Yunshu knew that Xie Shaoyan had not touched her once in their three years of marriage. Three years later, Pei Yunshu 5.6kReads8.7Score542Shelves
20. 20 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金，竟是封建老祖宗 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 30.5kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
21. 21 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
22. 22 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
23. 23 龙 The Dragon King's Bride 龙王聘 Wangquan Yuechu王权月初Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted That year, I came down with a strange illness that nothing could cure. Then, on the night the blood moon hung high in the sky, my family decorated the house with lanterns and streamers. From that day on, I had a husband no one could see. Around that time, my mother warned me gravely that I must remain faithful to my husband and keep my distance from other men, or disaster would befall me! When I was nineteen, I broke the taboo, and he... appeared. 39.6kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves

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    !!! Go go go! Song Lin and Wei Xiu will always be heartbroken. The female lead is so incredibly cute! I cried so much when she sacrificed herself. You stinky carp, don't love her too much! 100 Points!

24. 24 被 After I Used and Dumped Him, He Went More and More Insane 被我始乱终弃后，他日渐疯批 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + 1v1 romance + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a touch of dark yandere obsession + a strange but mutual pursuit + happy ending] [Cool, aloof genius cultivator × proud, poised young lady who has everything under control] Su Xi is the sort of person you’d expect to find as a villainess. Proud and domineering, wanton and willful, arrogant and accustomed to throwing her weight around. In her previous life, because she was a demonic cauldron, she ended up betraying her 3.6kReads9.2Score348Shelves

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    Isn't this the book I'm reading right now? [Thinking]

25. 25 去 To Hell with the Tragic-Novel Heroine! I Want to Become a Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable 去他丫的虐文女主，老娘要做捉妖天尊 Yan Shengsheng言笙笙Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted The serious blurb: Yan Zi was so enraged by a tragic romance novel that she died, only to become the heroine of that very novel. The moment she entered the story, she found herself at the plot's turning point. The villainous male lead was about to strip her of her memories, magic, and divine status, then send her down to the mortal world. Yan Zi immediately turned and ran, jumping down to the mortal world herself and landing in the thatched hut where the injured God of Cultivation was recuperati 577Reads9.0Score100Shelves
26. 26 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 55kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    This book features a red-clad woman with bells on her feet, the Emperor's Soul Bell, and a romantic pairing!!! It's super good!

27. 27 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Your Zither's Song Betrayed Me, Yet It Keeps Me Immortal 狐妖：负我琴声，伴我长生 Ink Stains the Cloud Peak墨染云巅Anime Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted [Fox Spirit Matchmaker] [Single Female Lead: Tu Shan Rongrong] One man, one zither, strolling through the vast stars and looking down upon the mortal world. He is both the last Mask and the last Human Emperor. He was meant to rule the world by force and walk a path stained with blood, yet he became invincible while happily slacking off amid laughter and jokes. He thought he could live carefree forever, but then he met a troublesome woman. “Hey, you with the surname Fu, explain yourself! Who exac 9.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Perfectly matches the picture [shy][shy] The first book's female lead is Tu Shan Rongrong. The male lead is very capable, but the pacing is a bit slow. [Laughing][laughing][laughing] The second book is Huai Zhu

28. 28 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: All the Female Demons Like Me 狐妖：女妖精们都喜欢我 Susu Returns苏苏归来Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Su Mu transmigrates into the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker, becoming an ordinary disciple of the Shenhuo Manor. In the end, he marries Dongfang Huaizhu and takes charge of the manor. Dongfang Huaizhu: “Have you started looking down on me?” Su Mu: “Of course not.” Dongfang Huaizhu: “But I can't compose poetry, sing, play an instrument, play chess, write, or paint.” Su Mu: “But you're beautiful!” Dongfang Huaizhu's eyes curve into a smile. “I can't cook or do the laundry, either.” Su Mu: “But you 8.2kReads8.6Score720Shelves
29. 29 团 The Five-Year-Old Darling Princess 团宠萌妃五岁半 Jiangli将离Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Xiao Jie first met Bai Sansan, she was, well, short-armed and short-legged, so unsteady on her feet she could topple over, and she tugged at his sleeve, asking to be picked up. So the usually unapproachable Prince of War actually took the Bai family's foolish young lady into his arms of his own accord. Later, an imperial decree declared that the Bai family's fair-skinned, soft, adorable Third Miss would marry the Prince of War, who was said to be both ugly and ferocious. Everyone was so ups 1.5kReads9.2Score408Shelves

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    "She descended through the air, and with each step she took, a crimson lotus bloomed beneath her tiny feet." "One step, one lotus; one step, one god dies… Goddess… Bai Zhi…" Ascending to heaven to slay a god! Heaven and earth fell silent! Slaying a god to be crowned a goddess! That was the goddess Bai Zhi!

30. 30 上 My Neglected Ex-Husband from My Past Life Won't Pay Me Any Attention Now 上辈子被冷落的前夫，他不理我了 Sweet Peach and Clear Lemon甜桃清柠Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted (The short drama is now available) [Both reborn + devoted to each other + awkward pursuit of her + henpecked husband + college campus] [Aloof, socially anxious goddess VS softhearted, sharp-tongued young master] * At their first meeting, Yue Jitong's tender gaze bewitched Mo Xilou, stealing his soul and his heart. From then on, he was happy to be her devoted lapdog. * At twenty, Yue Jitong was drugged as part of a plot, and Mo Xilou became her antidote. But she hated him for taking her first tim 45.8kReads8.5Score5.3kShelves

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    The female lead wears a white shirt and short skirt, has gray-brown curly hair, and a silver pendant. She's aloof, socially awkward, and clumsy at flirting with her husband, especially in chapter 96 where she gets a fever nine times—hahaha, she's both incompetent and playful. The male lead is a soft-hearted, sarcastic young master, arrogant, jealous, and while he says no, he's secretly head over heels in love. He's also strong-willed [shy].

31. 31 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 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The female lead, a master of slapping faces, starts by announcing her engagement and humiliating her, drawing massive hatred from the start. Her four maids come to the rescue, instantly turning the tide and delivering an incredibly satisfying experience. On the surface, she appears to be a foolish and useless legitimate daughter, but in reality, she's a cunning and ruthless post-apocalyptic special agent and leader. [Makes face]

32. 32 疯 After Reforming, the Mad Enchantress Has Every God at Her Feet 疯批妖姬洗白后，诸神皆为裙下臣 One Who Came Running Out of the Mountains大山里跑出来的Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, everyone dotes on her, everyone gets their comeuppance, the villainess is redeemed, but she refuses to forgive] After transmigrating into a book as Jun Qing, a wicked female demon condemned by Heaven, she fails to clear her name time and time again because of the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions. Her Imperial Lord father strips her of her divine status. Her three older brothers despise her. The little slave she took in betrays her, and her God of War disciple personally dra 1.7kReads8.6Score324Shelves

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    Look! [Sending a heart] In the eyes of the world, she was a bewitching witch, dressed in red, barefoot, with bells jingling with every step. But no one knew how much she had done in secret. They brought her to trial, revealing her memories, unaware that as they gradually learned the truth, they all begged for her forgiveness. Later, even the gods bowed down to her, but she remained indifferent.

33. 33 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Red clothes, barefoot, vest

34. 34 卿 You Were Born a Rakshasa 卿本修罗 Lianzhong涟冢Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted [The aloof Buddhist devotee driven mad by love × the bewitching enchantress who willingly imprisons her heart] He is the holiest Buddhist disciple; she is the most wicked temptress of a heretical sect. Yunzhi is ordered to destroy evil, yet catches Jinrao as she falls amid the mist and rain of Jiangnan. A pleasure boat conceals a deadly trap; in a snowy mountain cavern, their passion is ignited by a love poison... Rouge stains the monk’s robe he tears open, and as his prayer beads fall to the gr 275Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "He sought to save all living beings, yet she lured him into the mortal world!" The demoness Jinrao, sent by the monk Jinshengfang to seduce the Buddhist monk Yunzhi, was instead consumed by the monk's inherent gentleness. She feigned poisoning and fell into his arms, only to fall truly into his trap; he knew the poison was a trap, yet he still broke his vows and knelt on the nail bed for her. "You are more important than Buddha!" ​​He severed his Buddhist beads, bloodied the wedding hall, his white robes soaked, as he reclaimed her in her wedding dress. When her white hair, like snow, shielded him from an arrow piercing his heart, he gouged out his palm and swore: "From this day forward, Buddha is you." A former dynasty's orphan and a fallen prince, burning away the grudges of the martial world, exchanged for a bowl of tender soup at a Jiangnan clinic— "After the monk returned to secular life, he painted his wife's eyebrows every day." (Strong-willed, mutually manipulative/Forbidden sadomasochistic/White-haired redemption) The monk grew his hair long to serve the demoness soup "sweet as karmic fire," "Locking me is locking you in the mortal world." A work of broken vows/A scene of a forced marriage/A pregnant wife afraid of her husband.

35. 35 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.8kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
36. 36 女 The Female King of Hell Is Here, Everyone Clear the Way 女阎王驾到，通通闪开 Cozy Kitties栖栖猫猫Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted A hundred years ago, the old Heavenly Emperor kicked her into the underworld, making her the only female King of Hell. She spent every day fighting with ugly, tusked ghosts. A hundred years later, she was the foremost of the Ten Kings of Hell. Her best friends were Lady Meng and the Judge, her pets were the Black and White Impermanence, and the whole shadowy underworld obeyed her alone. She wanted to go to the mortal world to bask in the sun, but instead she ran into the old Heavenly Emperor's p 403Reads8.3Score107Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] A hundred years ago, she was kicked into the underworld by the Jade Emperor, becoming the only female Yama King there, constantly battling fanged, ugly demons. A hundred years later, she became the head of the Ten Kings of Hell, her best friend was Judge Meng Po, her pets were Black and White Impermanence, and the entire underworld obeyed her every command. She wanted to go to the human world to bask in the sun, but unexpectedly encountered the Jade Emperor's precious war god son, who was undergoing tribulation. She raised an eyebrow, thinking: Heaven is helping me...

37. 37 彼 Otherworldly Flower Mystery: Mo Shangli 彼岸花迷：墨殇离 Zhong Zizi锺子子Ancient Romance461k WordsOngoing A transmigration story featuring a powerful heroine with a secret identity! A twenty-first-century entertainment superstar is sent by her master to an alternate dynasty, only to discover that she has always belonged there! She is immune to every poison, and her blood can turn into any poison. She wields hypnotic eye and bewitching arts, and can easily ensnare and mesmerize the mind! She loves red, and her beauty is enough to topple kingdoms. A flower of the other shore blooms between her brows a 71Reads6.9Score—Shelves
38. 38 替 The Substitute Bride: The Mad Demon Emperor Is Provoked 替嫁狂妃：误惹病娇魔帝 Cinderella Wants to Become an Immortal灰姑娘要成仙Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, Farewell to the Immortal Bone, is now streaming] She was poisoned by villains, left mentally impaired, and had her dantian shattered and her contract beast stolen. Then she was forced to take another woman's place in marriage to an old demon. When her memories return, she transforms into a little grandmaster who can conquer the heavens and earth in a flash. The Spirit Palaces of the Heavenly Realm revere her, the rulers of the Underworld fear her as a demon, and the 5.5kReads9.4Score784Shelves
39. 39 末 Apocalypse’s Beloved: The Sweet Little Beauty Gets Spoiled Rotten 末世团宠：娇滴滴小美人被宠野了 Little A Luo小阿萝呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse421k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Sweet Romance, One-on-One + Lighthearted Style + Delicate Beauty + Love-Struck Hero] Yun Mo, the strongest person in the apocalypse, is cold and ruthless, like a killing machine without a heart. All he cares about are zombies and crystal cores. He believes women only slow down his sword. Then one day, the survivors notice that a soft, sweet little girl has appeared by Yun Mo’s side. Her skin is as smooth as jade, and she’s so sweet and delicate that every smile and frown ma 7.1kReads8.9Score608Shelves
40. 40 宿 Susu, I’m Spoiled and Blessed with Pregnancy Thanks to the Baby-Making System 宿宿我啊，靠生子系统好孕独宠捏 Joy Year After Year乐及年年Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: Bound to a Good Luck System, the Tyrant Dotes on Me Alone [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed couple + exclusive, super-sweet romance + living out a full lifetime in each small world + heroine's first world is not chaste, both leads are chaste in all the others] Only after Tea Jiu castrated her target did she realize she'd been bound to a childbearing System. System: "I'm heartbroken. Real heartbreak isn't about making a scene..." Tea Jiu: "My mistake, System. Let me 31.5kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist of the fifth world is the left protector of the demonic sect, barefoot.

41. 41 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 140.2kReads9.4Score14.6kShelves

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    Oh, the male lead is in red.

42. 42 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Crimson Lotus Robe Amidst Karmic Fire, Elegy for the Princess

43. 43 这 This Princess Consort Is a Force to Be Reckoned With, and She Deserves to Be Spoiled! 这个王妃路子野，得宠！ Noble Title for a Meal封侯拜饭Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The Prince Regent says, “My princess consort is of royal blood, a delicate flower who can't lift a finger.” Meanwhile, the Prince Regent's consort, a whip in her left hand and a blade in her right, beats a gang of rebels until they flee in terror. The Prince Regent says again, “My consort only knows how to sew. How would she know anything about the occult?” A century-old ghost, sewn up like a kite by the Prince Regent's consort, weeps as it flies through the sky. The Prince Regent sighs again. “ 7.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Red clothes #barefoot #bells on feet #completed

44. 44 疯 After the Mad Demoness Awakens, All the Gods Become Her Minions 疯批妖女觉醒后，众神皆是裙下臣 Ji Tuituitui纪颓颓颓Ancient Romance368k WordsOngoing [Villain + Everyone's Favorite + Love Rival Showdowns + Unhinged + Pick Your Ship + No Catfighting Between Women + Men Competing] This is a pick-your-ship story. If I can't write a male lead everyone likes, there will be no romantic pairing. Liu Yi, the Holy Maiden of the demon clan, was born with an enchanting figure. Her beauty was beyond compare, and she was a wicked woman whom everyone in the righteous sects wanted dead. One day, Liu Yi found a book and discovered that she was the villainess 372Reads9.1Score106Shelves

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    The female lead, Liu Yi, is an awakened supporting character. She's described as a crazy beauty, and she truly is. I haven't read much of her story yet; go watch it for yourself!

45. 45 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 38.5kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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    We absolutely have to have our Shangshang! The male lead's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare [shy emoji].

46. 46 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves

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    They're all pretty.

47. 47 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
48. 48 黛 Dai Chuan’s Idle Snow 黛川闲雪 You Jing Lin Yan宥净林言Modern Romance193k WordsOngoing One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi. People are like plants, subject to the cycle of flourishing and withering through the seasons, life and death, reincarnation, cause and effect. The only things that never change are the inherent energies in the magnetic field. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Learned it][Learned it]

49. 49 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
50. 50 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves

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