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1. 451 尤 The Temptress 尤物 Er Xi二喜Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Enchantress will be released on March 25 at 8 p.m. (A devoted one-on-one romance, with both leads each other’s first and only.) Zhou Yi is notorious in their circle for being a shameless playboy. Everyone thinks he cares about pleasure, not feelings. That is, until a video leaks one day. In it, Zhou Yi looks like a devout believer, clasping a woman’s slender wrist in his hand. His eyes are filled with fervor and tenderness as he murmurs in a low, hoarse voice, “Jiang Yin 4kReads9.5Score860Shelves
2. 452 狂 The Knockout: Gao Qiqiang Calls Me the Godfather of Jinghai 狂飙：高启强叫我京海教父 Shaking the Heavens撼天阙Male-Channel Fanfiction3.2M WordsOngoing [A dark, satisfying story with a decisive lead and no tormenting the protagonist] Also known as [Godfather of Jinghai: Killing An Xin from the Start] Zhang Yaoyang is reborn into the world of The Knockout. Armed with his knowledge of the plot, he snatches Chen Shuting from under An Xin's nose from the start, kills An Xin, poaches Meng Yu, and makes full use of every resource in Jinghai. Using Jinghai as his base, he sets his sights on the whole world. PS1: Readers who favor saintly protagonists —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Gangster novel, super good!

3. 453 万 Who Could’ve Guessed? Everyone I Scammed Got Rich 万万没想到，被我骗的都发财了 Boss Lang浪总Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + strategic scheming + realistic human nature + high-stakes business warfare + power struggles between officials and businessmen] (Adapted into two short dramas, so enjoy without worry.) The tumultuous 1990s: some people barely earned enough for food and shelter with their backbreaking labor, while others lived in drunken luxury, spending a whole year's wages for ordinary people on a single meal. It was an era full of opportunity. An era when rough-and-ready upstarts rose, regardless 12.3kReads8.7Score922Shelves

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   A great book that almost fooled me with its title! [Laughing]

4. 454 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 211.7kReads9.6Score24.5kShelves
5. 455 重 The Major Crimes Trio 重案三人组 Empty City空城Mystery477k WordsCompleted Two generations of detectives, three master and apprentice, solving mysteries together and uncovering the truth. The sorrow of children left behind, the struggles of elderly people living alone, the crimes and punishments of minors... With the wisdom and experience of veteran detectives, the sharpness and tenacity of hard-hitting officers, and the passion and quick wits of a new generation, two generations of detectives and three master-and-apprentice partners unravel one mystery after another. 3.5kReads9.3Score368Shelves
6. 456 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 103.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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   That's a good question, I have plenty here.

7. 457 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
8. 458 爱 The Warmth of Love 爱的温度 Xin Bai辛白Mystery45k WordsCompleted The Temperature of Love: “This is the cage I built for you with my love. I'll keep you locked inside it for the rest of your life, letting no one else near you. Only I can behold your beauty.” The Last Scene: The final scene seen through a dead man's eyes is recreated by a young girl's paintbrush. Is she the killer? The Human Demon: Rumors of a sadistic serial killer spread through a quiet little city. At first, there's only unease on the way home from work. Then there are “witnesses.” Finally, 47Reads8.7Score—Shelves
9. 459 夺 The Heart-Stealing Sleuth 夺心狂探 Xin Bai辛白Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Urban superpowers! This is actually a superpower story with a touch of suspense, so please don’t approach it as a traditional suspense or supernatural mystery. Gao Yao, the founder of criminal law, left behind eight volumes for suppressing evil. Among them, an ancient mind-control technique can seize people's souls and manipulate their minds. Its modern inheritor is Chou Yun, the orphan of a murderer. Though Chou Yun was born in darkness and raised amid hardship, he has a strong and righteous he 1.7kReads9.0Score165Shelves
10. 460 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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    The female protagonist, Yan Yulin, possesses high intelligence and orchestrates the Taishan Fujun Festival to unravel a mysterious tale from the underworld.

11. 461 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 28kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    He began plotting his rise to power at the age of seven, scheming to outmaneuver favored concubines, eliminate treacherous officials, and seize the throne! (Themes: national righteousness, people's livelihood, and the state of the nation)

12. 462 官 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 Curtain-Rolling West Wind 666卷帘西风666Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 264.5kReads9.4Score18.9kShelves
13. 463 曹 The Cao Clan’s Heroes and Bears 曹氏英熊 Dingguang Long-Eared Rabbit定光长耳兔Historical1.7M WordsOngoing I woke up to find myself at the end of the Han dynasty, and the youngest son of Bian, Cao Cao’s concubine. Wait, am I Cao Xiong? The Cao Wei mystics: Young Master Xiong, a flying bear in your dream! What an auspicious sign! Zhang Xiu: You brat! How dare you treat me like this!!! Chen Gong: Cao Mengde, how dare your son Xiong treat me this way! Xin Pi: Young Master Pi, I pledged myself to you in good faith. Why did you let your younger brother bully my daughter? Lady Bu: Does Young Master no long 528Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    To be honest, the first 500,000 words are indeed a slow burn, because I wanted to solidify the portrayal of a child's growth in this era. But once you get past the setup, you'll find that every foreshadowing has its echo, and every move is intricately linked. Few people write about the Three Kingdoms "starting from infancy," because it's too difficult and tests one's patience. But I just wanted to try it out—how an infant who knows nothing can reach the pinnacle in an era teeming with heroes. If you're patient, this book won't disappoint you.

14. 464 官 The Biggest Hothead in Officialdom 官场第一愣头青 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban6.9M WordsOngoing In the system, having powerful connections can provide welcome shelter. But sometimes, leaning on a powerful patron means being treated like a puppet, manipulated and controlled by others... Jiang Zhen initially refused to be controlled, but gradually changed his mind. He came to understand that Elder Xu's influence over him wasn't about control, but about guiding him as a person, beyond the rules of institutions and the conventions of the underworld. In the end, he deeply understood the career- 137.4kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves
15. 465 死 Death Game: The Beauty Is Deceiving the World 死亡游戏：美人她欺诈世界 Yi Xiao已晓Mystery688k WordsOngoing [The author’s note at the end of Chapter 1 contains content warnings. Please remember to read it, thank you.] [The author’s brain doesn’t work right. The first instance is deliberately obscure, which means players can’t clear it. If you don’t understand it, feel free to skip straight to the second instance. The overall tone of this story is: secret identities, a heroine adored by everyone, an airheaded goofball, and hilarious love-triangle drama. (I already put that in the blurb, so if you still 6.9kReads9.2Score718Shelves
16. 466 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    Recommend novels about officialdom that emphasize emotional intelligence.

17. 467 都 I'm About to Seize the Throne, So What's Wrong with Having a Few More Male Favorites? 都要篡位了，多几个男宠怎么了？ Lan Zhi澜芷Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads, all devoted only to the heroine] [No rivalry among women, only competition among men] [Love triangle chaos] [Female-centered] The Third Princess was reborn. In her previous life, she mistook an enemy for her mother, personally put her enemy's son on the throne as Crown Prince, and met a gruesome end. This time, she'll fight her way to the top and trample them all beneath her feet! Unfortunately, she has only one year. She's short on money and food, while her opponents are a 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then I'd recommend the first one! The female lead has high emotional intelligence! It's about political intrigue and vying for the throne! She orchestrates schemes and plots, luring her brothers into a trap. The female lead is reborn; in her past life, she was framed by her brothers. In this life, she's determined to seize the throne. The princess, once universally disliked, gradually transforms into a heartthrob. And the female lead is exceptionally intelligent—a true political intrigue novel! She's reborn to save women in feudal society, showing them that they don't have to rely on men; they can stand tall and independent. The male leads all gradually fall for her because of her intelligence and personality. It's incredibly good and highly recommended!

18. 468 官EN The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion. 131kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves
19. 469 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    Here I come, here I come!

20. 470 女 Disguised as a Man: Playing a Heartbreaker in a Wealthy-Family Novel 女扮男装：在豪门文里演海王 Lazy Words词慵Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite + no central romance in the main story + girl disguised as a boy] The new god Ci Wen was unable to understand human emotions, so her memories were erased and she was sent to the human world for a trial. After binding to a mission System, she dutifully began playing all kinds of second male leads: The childhood sweetheart who is the first love of a poor, fragile girl; The gentle senior admired by the school's icy beauty; And the childhood friend of the heroine in a redemption 5.2kReads9.4Score522Shelves
21. 471 江 I Want the Kingdom and All the Handsome Men! 江山美男，孤都要！ Sweet Little Dream好梦微甜Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] [Yandere] [Female lead has other partners, male partners are devoted to her] [One woman, multiple men] [Both reborn] [Female-centric] [Not a sweet romance] [Clear-headed, ruthless person in power] [No traditional male lead, they’re all just part of her harem] In her previous life, Shangguan Zhaorong was the sole heir to the throne. But after the empress died, the regent spoiled her rotten, turning her into a domineering, willful princess with a grand title but no real power. 265Reads6.6Score—Shelves
22. 472 官 Reborn: The Honest Confession of an Official 官路之重生坦白局 Never Said It不曾说Urban1.2M WordsCompleted An accident gave Zhang Hao a new lease on life, giving him the chance to rewrite the years of mediocrity and helplessness behind him. With the advantage of knowing what lies ahead, watch as Zhang Hao plans every move and secures victory from afar. A dragon may lie hidden in a pool, but when the winds and clouds gather, it will soar into the heavens. 12kReads9.3Score958Shelves
23. 473 穿 I Transmigrated into a Pendant, and My Wife Handed Me Over to the Nation 穿越成吊坠，妻子把我上交国家 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban363k WordsCompleted [Urban high-martial world + transmigration + handing everything over to the state + passionate ensemble cast + protecting his wife from behind the scenes] This is another world where Chinese history has been lost to a gap in the record and exotic beasts run rampant. The original host dies in the opening. I’ve only just transmigrated and haven’t even figured out what’s going on when my soul is sucked into a broken pendant, a keepsake the original host gave his wife. Sealed inside the pendant is f 243Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Several books on strategy, behind-the-scenes tactics, and battles of wits, especially the first one, perfectly fit the bill; worth reading if you're looking for something to read.

24. 474 女 The Matriarchal Revenge Arc: My Wife, You've Got It All Wrong 女尊火葬场，妻主您误会了 A Gentle Breeze Caresses the Beauty清风拂美人Ancient Romance148k WordsOngoing Wen Shu, a workplace newbie, stays up all night watching short dramas. To her surprise, she transmigrates into the body of a princess royal with the ultimate VIP status. But the first life gives Wen Shu a brutal reality check! Who could have guessed that this princess royal, who could have anything she wanted, would end up being infuriated to death by her three husbands? This time, she opens her eyes to find herself back at the moment she first transmigrated, with an extraordinary immortal he 5Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 机 Mecha Battle Maniac 机甲战狂 Such a Strange Oddity好奇怪的奇奇怪怪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse459k WordsCompleted (No harem, one female lead, not invincible, no System, not brainless) After a rift in space opened, the world's order was completely overturned. Heaven and earth turned upside down, chaos reigned, and countless paths of mecha cultivation emerged. Yet the age that should have been dazzling never arrived as expected. The era of interstellar travel could no longer begin. Human technology had changed beyond recognition, yet humanity seemed forever trapped on this small but beautiful planet. Neither 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even if I actually wrote it, nobody would read it. The author spent a year playing single-player games and wrote 2 million words; this is a new project, so it's unlikely to get any traffic. The art style is the same as the synopsis, but the protagonist is fairly cheerful at the beginning. Later, the fake plan fails... Wait, I can't say anymore, spoilers!

26. 476 宦 The Official's Path Through the Seas of Bureaucracy 宦海官途 Flirtatious Second Brother风流小二Urban6.5M WordsOngoing Amid the struggles of the workplace and the ways of the world, he holds fast to his sincerity and principles. Through trials and hardships, he handles each matter with calm and steadily moves forward, finding himself through the passage of time and taking each step along the road with care. 500.2kReads9.4Score21.1kShelves
27. 477 权 Ruling the Realm: The First Secretary 权掌山河：第一秘书 The Spider Who Loves Playing Cards爱打牌的蜘蛛Urban6.6M WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Zhong Dexing failed the civil service exam twice and had no choice but to make a living helping his older sister sell fruit. Then a turning point came: advice from a mysterious leader helped him land a civil service job. With his political savvy, he rose steadily through the ranks and made his way into an even more powerful circle. 26.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    This is a huge scheme!

28. 478 组 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.3kReads6.0Score254Shelves
29. 479 嫌 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱，我的功法连夜黑化了 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban744k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 732Reads—Score102Shelves
30. 480 春 Spring Evil 春邪 Si Ruolan思若兰Urban257k WordsCompleted Qin Tian worked diligently and kept his head down, but his female superior constantly made things difficult for him. With no connections to protect him, he was eventually made a scapegoat. At that moment, the resentment he had suppressed for years finally erupted. He swore he would climb to the top and become someone important. 264Reads7.6Score103Shelves
31. 481 团 The Beloved Little Childhood Friend, The Bandit Bosses Can't Hide Anymore 团宠小青梅，山匪大佬们藏不住了 Fragrant Wood Terrace木香台Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reclusive experts + an ensemble cast's comeback] Everyone on Black Bandit Mountain has a special skill, but they've retired from the martial world to raise children. Who knew life after retirement would be anything but peaceful! Zhizhi goes fishing, and the fish leap right into her net? Zhizhi goes down the mountain and catches a notorious bandit? Zhizhi goes to the academy and makes a name for herself in a fight! Zhizhi goes to the capital, and, well... The realm falls into chaos, and the dyna 30.8kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    These are all good books; recommended by a seasoned bookworm.

32. 482 逆 Turning Back the Clock to 1998: A Hong Kong Island Beauty in a Storm 逆转1998：港岛风暴俏佳人 Stunning Card绝色卡Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + business-world comeback + Hong Kong tycoon family + power-couple romance + two sharp minds] In 2025, Ye Yanqing lost her job and her boyfriend, was scammed into a mountain of debt, and, in despair, transmigrated back to Hong Kong in 1998. The financial crisis was sweeping across Asia, but she was overjoyed. This was history she knew by heart! When news broke that the Hang Seng Index had fallen below 7,000 points, she immediately bet her entire fortune on the market 484Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy financial and business warfare, you might want to check this out; so far, it's quite well-written.

33. 483 我 I Used the Myriad Worlds Exchange System to Redeem Myself 我用万界兑换系统兑换我自己 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban343k WordsCompleted [System + mastermind behind the scenes + multiple worlds + apocalypse + no saintly hero] Yang Tian acquired a strange System. The items in its shop turned out to be attributes he had "lost" himself? [Looks +10]? I lost that! [Intelligence +20]? I lost that too! [Protective Astral Energy]? That's my passive skill! Yang Tian: "Hey, System bro, aren't you just making me pay to buy myself back?!" The world changed. The Gray Realm descended, and reality merged with the mysterious and uncanny. Wit 157Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 官 The Officialdom Rankings: Rising and Falling in the Political Arena 官榜：宦海浮沉 85 Model Engine85牌发动机Urban838k WordsOngoing [Officialdom] + [Political Intrigue] + [Period Novel] Returning to the 1990s, Chen Guohua, a civil servant, relies on the foresight that comes with being reborn to emerge from a desperate predicament and finally get a new lease on life. But before he can enjoy his fresh start, he's given a mission at a moment of crisis and sent to Qianlou Town. There, he must face entrenched local factions, an impoverished township, and investors with ulterior motives... Chen Guohua fears nothing. He meets each 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves
35. 485 三 I Spit Blood Every Three Steps, I Just Can't Kill My Way Through 三步一吐血，实在杀不翻 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [Original title: I Hold the Reins] [An unconventional revenge power fantasy] [Just started ranking, so the score is low. It’ll rise as more readers come in.] [A reborn general who coughs up blood every few steps VS an imperial uncle she keeps using and using] Li Chengge died. Then she died again, though not quite all the way. She was reborn in Wen Chi’s frail body, a girl prone to coughing blood. The timing couldn’t have been better. She even got to watch the son her father had out of wedlock, 6.5kReads9.3Score773Shelves
36. 486 枯 The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

37. 487 极 The Beginning of the Ultimate War 极战之初 Old Liu Wants a Break老刘想歇歇Eastern Fantasy938k WordsOngoing Living beings who possess precious treasures cannot escape the pull of the soul. The world's first living beings will ultimately become the aid that awakens the spirit. We are all stepping stones, here only to break through the dimensional barriers, yet in the end, it all comes to nothing. 5Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The planning started from the very beginning and continued until the very end.

38. 488 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 66.4kReads9.2Score9kShelves
39. 489 我 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 54Reads8.8Score—Shelves
40. 490 官 Officialese 官话 Mountain Breeze山风Urban214k WordsCompleted He spouts nothing but empty platitudes for the sake of his political career. His silence and patience are only temporary, as he bides his time until the day he can make his move. His official-sounding talk is all for others. He puts on airs and strikes poses at every turn, building momentum year after year as he climbs higher. His lifelong lies were never what he wanted, but the temptations of politics were too hard to resist. His promises were never meant to deceive, but in matters of the heart 601Reads9.1Score102Shelves
41. 491 大 The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案 I Am Prince Fish在下鱼亲王Historical1.6M WordsOngoing No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases… 7.3kReads8.6Score657Shelves

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    Not a time travel story, no system.

42. 492 袁 Yuan Tiangang, the Last Keeper of Secrets in the World 袁天罡，世间最后一个守秘人 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Mystery291k WordsCompleted At Mount Lingtai Fangcun, clouds and mist shroud the peaks. More than a hundred days have passed since the chaos was extinguished. The Three Realms are at peace, and the mortal world is calm. Though Yuan Tiangang has bowed to his master's wishes and promised never to investigate the true form of that Buddha, the doubts in his heart grow heavier with each passing day. Was the chaos that nearly destroyed the world truly just a single thought from a Buddha, cast off as an avatar? Among the countles 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "If you don't write, tonight, Chang'an will be utterly wiped out." The gray, ethereal thought, devoid of joy or anger, was utterly cold, like a judgment descended by the heavens, or a summons from chaos itself. Yuan Tiangang trembled. He looked at the dying people of the city, at the two ancient characters "Bodhi" on the sky, at the blank scroll on the stone table that seemed to swallow the heavens and earth. Finally, he reached out. The instant his fingertips touched the ink brush, his fingertips vanished. Not injured, not broken, but simply dissolved into nothingness, as if they had never existed. The ink brush automatically absorbed his divine soul power, and on the blank scroll, it made its first stroke. This stroke was not of mortal ink. It was a falling star, a reversal of heaven and earth. A picture slowly appeared on the scroll: the sun and moon in the same sky, yin and yang embracing, two streams of energy, one black and one white, forming a circle. Within the circle were no words, yet ten thousand secret patterns flowed. Beside it, a line of small characters appeared out of thin air: "The vast heavens and earth, without end, the sun and moon cycle, endlessly repeating." The first image, complete. Yuan Tiangang collapsed to the ground, staring at his vanished fingertips, at the strange diagram on the stone table, at the fading "Bodhi" on the sky, and finally understood—he wasn't writing a prophecy. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Bookshelf Added][Bookshelf Added][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates] 😎😄

43. 493 明 Moonlight on Ice and Snow 明月照冰雪 Mu Qiqi暮萋萋Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted A crazy, formidable woman. General Shen Guizhou VS a prince who only wants romance. Prince Chen Muyi Shen Guizhou was once the young general of the Shen Army, which commanded 300,000 troops in the northern frontier. As her reputation grew, her family feared the emperor would discover that she was a woman disguised as a man and bring disaster upon her. After weighing their options, they sacrificed her. For the sake of peace in the north and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Shen Army, 5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
44. 494 太 The Supreme Old Lord Whispered to Me: Trust Neither Gods nor Buddhas 太上老君低声对我说：勿信神佛 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Eastern Fantasy295k WordsCompleted “Do not trust what you see.” The Old Lord’s first warning landed like a nail, every word driven home. “Do not trust what you hear.” The second carried a note of warning. “Do not trust what the gods and Buddhas say.” The third overturned everything the Three Realms believed. Zhou Shi trembled all over. “The Heavenly Venerable means that the Heavenly Court…” “Just remember this,” the Old Lord interrupted. The bewilderment in his eyes gave way to a trace of resolve. “When the truth is revealed, the —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 9kReads8.9Score947Shelves

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    ⚡️⚡️⚡️Oh my god, you have to read this! I've stayed up all night and I have panda eyes! It's so good! The author is a logical genius; it's so addictive, I didn't even realize I was reading until 3:30 in the morning! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

46. 496 贞 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 Enlightenment on the Way悟途Historical7.7M WordsOngoing [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 117.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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    ① He travels back to ancient times and becomes the tenth son of the emperor. He has no system, but he has a superior understanding of the times. He has the ability to be an emperor, but he only has the desire to enjoy life. Watch how he uses modern knowledge to crush the ancients.

47. 497 青 The Green Satchel Corpse Robe (Complete Collection, Volumes 1–3) 青囊尸衣（1-3册合集） Lu Banchi鲁班尺Mystery625k WordsCompleted In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), beneath the unsteady glow of an oil lamp, a white-bearded old man handed a cloth bundle to the jailer and whispered, “This can bring the dead back to life.” In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), three days before Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his death, Liu Bowen faked his own death. Afterward, he hid in Wolong Valley and devoted all he had learned in his lifetime to completing The Corpse-Cloth Scripture. In 1975, within a single month, Zhu Hansheng, a barefoot do 19.3kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves

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    This is a completed and published masterpiece, featuring high-IQ content that teaches you both knowledge and fraud prevention techniques.

48. 498 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    These two books are absolutely fantastic! The first one, despite having a system, features characters with incredibly high intelligence, making it a great read. The second one is also excellent; I've probably read it many times. Wapeng will never compromise!!!

49. 499 深 Evil Buried Deep 深埋下的罪恶 Har Her哈尔HerMystery459k WordsCompleted My new novel, The Silent Boy, is a sequel series to this book. If you’re interested, you can find it on my profile. Many thanks! ♥♥♥ (Mystery + criminal investigation + coming of age + human nature. The male and female leads are drawn into the case because of the people they each love. The investigation takes center stage, with romance as a supporting element.) A scandal-hit actress is found brutally murdered at home, setting off a storm of rumors and a chain of events. The culprit seems to be r 278Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I've finished reading all of these books featuring highly intelligent, interconnected plots.

50. 500 全 The All-Round Martial Saint 全能武圣 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted “We can cry, we can laugh, we can feel pain, and we can die, but we will never bow our heads!” As the words rang out, billions of mortals shouted in unison, their voices shattering the clouds: “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” Their voices gathered into a colossal blade that pierced heaven and earth. It was no weapon, but an act of will. Where that 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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