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1. 751 从 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 128.5kReads9.6Score20kShelves
2. 752 黑 Black, White, and Gray: The Perfectly in Sync Players' Minimalist Judgment 黑白灰默契玩家：极简裁决 Between the Mountains方寸山间Urban651k WordsCompleted A high-IQ urban power fantasy with smart characters and a fresh approach! Trust your instincts, no dragging things out! A tight pace with no dull moments, absolutely thrilling! A cool, confident, sexy CEO + a stern, handsome, highly skilled super-spy in the business world: Together, they believe in the “less is more, but stay adaptable” philosophy and join forces to overcome one “impossible” challenge after another… Love, reason, law; black, white, gray; steady, precise, ruthless. A talented bea 3Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   High-IQ, thrilling story; plotting, strategic vision, breaking the deadlock.

3. 753 棉 Stories from Cotton Mill Street 棉花厂街往事 Finally, There's Hope终于有救了Urban140k WordsOngoing A young man who grew up on Cotton Mill Street uses the social changes of the more than thirty years of his life as a backdrop to tell the stories and changing fortunes of ordinary people swept along by the tide of the times. From city to countryside, factory to family, kinship to romance, past to future, the people around the protagonist, his friends, coworkers, and neighbors, all struggle, strive, and grow along their own paths in life. Their personalities and fates intertwine to create a vivid —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 754 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrated into the Founder's Portrait 大明：我穿越成了太祖画像 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (History + Ming Dynasty + System + transmigration) After showing off on a whim, Li Chen transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. He became a portrait of the Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, and was bound to the fate of the Great Ming! It was the first year of the Chongzhen reign, and Zhu Youjian had only recently ascended the throne. To stay alive, and to make up for the regrets of the Ming Dynasty’s final years, Li Chen decided to do everything he could to extend the Great Ming for another t 8.2kReads9.2Score613Shelves
5. 755 锈 The Age of Rusted Hearts 锈心时代 Tianya88天涯88Mystery690k WordsCompleted Synopsis In a future where capitalism has dissected human emotions, Jiang Rou sells off pieces of her husband Lu Chen's "love soul" to gain entry to high society. When Lu Chen sees his own heart being auctioned at a "human flesh wedding expo," the dormant "Love Slave bloodline" within him suddenly awakens. Fitted with a penance collar forged by his romantic rival, he descends into the seven levels of the Hell of Devouring Love, swearing to tear apart his wife's betrayal. The trials of hell revea 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Having a low IQ means you're really struggling with brain problems!!!

6. 756 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Built a Web Novel Empire 穿越后，我创建了网文帝国 Jie Explains杰解说Urban225k WordsCompleted [No Harem + No System + The Heroine Is the Main Villain + Villains Stay Clever + No Clichés + The Protagonist Doesn’t Play Weak or Show Off] Lin Chen wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated to a parallel world. Its technology is similar to that of Blue Star. The difference is… this world has no online literature. Lin Chen, a failed novelist on Blue Star, unexpectedly builds his own literary empire here. (Note: Male lead: Lin Chen. Female lead: Zhou Ting) 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend these two books. You can patiently read up to around chapter 21 of the second one.

7. 757 黑 Underworld Saga: My Big Sister in the Capital 黑道风云：我的京城姐姐 Governor of Nine Gates九门总督Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Not for Young Readers] [Hot-Blooded Underworld] [Brutal Underworld Battles] [The Many Faces of Officialdom] [Face-Slapping Comeback] [Clever, Satisfying Read] He began cultivating at nine and went to prison at thirteen. In jail, Chu He mastered an arsenal of extraordinary skills. With nowhere to turn after his release, he headed for the capital and entered the underworld, winning the support of the capital's most captivating women. With ruthless methods, Chu He outmaneuvered every faction. Sta 4.6kReads7.9Score515Shelves

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   This novel is really good, I can't put it down.

8. 758 疯 The Mad Moon Shines on the Perilous Tower 疯月照危楼 Ji Xian纪衔Eastern Fantasy152k WordsOngoing [Eastern-Style Lovecraftian Horror + Political Scheming + Cultivation] When I transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious antagonist Xie Yuheng, I was framing the protagonist, Shen Qingxian, for the capital crime of colluding with demons. > In the original novel, he would be reborn three months later and grind me to dust. > I tried to kill him to silence him, but Heaven’s Way punished me with unbearable pain. > I knew Heaven’s Way was protecting its protagonist. > But only later did I 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A high-IQ ensemble cast; you'll never know whose trap each character has fallen into. Cultivation + Political Intrigue

9. 759 惊 Graveyard Mystery: A Feng Shui Trap Within a Trap 惊墓：风水局中局 Ten Steamed Buns十个包子Mystery298k WordsCompleted A hundred years ago, everyone knew that Qin Shi Huang had sent alchemists east across the sea to the immortal realm of Penglai in search of an elixir of immortality. But no one knew that another group had been dispatched on a mysterious mission. A century later, two people with nowhere left to turn accidentally discover an ancient book called Feng Shui. Using the secret arts within, they make a fortune. But when they prepare to try their luck again, they are swept into the turmoil of a hundred y 49Reads8.0Score—Shelves
10. 760 大EN The Gravekeeper of Great Xia 大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 37.3kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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    This book features two incredibly intelligent god agents as the main characters, and the plot is quite mind-bending, full of conspiracies and schemes. [Smirk][Smirk]

11. 761 青 Snow in Qingzhou 青州雪 The Little Student Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的小同学Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted Historical Romance | Alternate History [Family and country first | No golden fingers, no transmigration, no rebirth | One-on-one romance | Happy ending] This story involves ghosts and spirits. The heroine grows over the course of the story, so please keep that in mind before reading. A lone spirit wanders the mortal world, its clothes stained by golden-lamp dew, its feet treading on the fragrance of time. Yet it cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation or journey to the next life. The Lord of the 9.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    A list of high-IQ political intrigue books is here! Four top-tier masterpieces of intellectual battles, each a hidden scheme within a scheme, where breaking through the siege leads to legendary status! *The Golden Lamp*: Episode-style detective stories + human-ghost battles, each case is meticulously calculated, with humans and ghosts joining forces to unravel layers of conspiracy. *The Ninth Concubine of a Warlord's Family*: The seemingly innocent Ninth Concubine uses a card game as her chessboard, with wives and concubines as her pieces, subtly controlling the entire power struggle within the household, using her intelligence to carve a path through chaos. *After the Confiscation*: Hoarding billions of resources, with a spatial dimension containing rare treasures from across the land, what does confiscating and exile matter? Watch the protagonist use modern wisdom and cultivation resources to turn the tide, crushing everyone with his intellect. *The Hidden Schemes of the World*: Ghost eyes discern authenticity, Buddha's hand lays ingenious traps, every step in the world of antiques is a battle of wits, from appraising treasures to breaking through the siege, revealing the industry's dark secrets, a veritable antique version of *Nirvana in Fire*.

12. 762 执 Sword in Hand, I Conquer the Realm 执剑破山河 Feng Yin冯因Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Revenge + One Woman, Multiple Men + Political Intrigue + Palace Power Struggles] After her father was murdered, Fu Wan was thrown into turmoil. She set aside her feminine finery, donned armor, and joined the army. She grew stronger step by step, fought on the battlefield, defended her homeland, killed her enemies with her own hands, and became a renowned marshal across the land. Who says women are inferior to men? Though dressed in red, I still surpass you! With the enemy n 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super captivating political intrigue novel! [Sending hearts]

13. 763 千 Millennium Comeback: From Internet Cafe Owner to Tech Mogul 千禧逆袭：从网吧老板到科技巨头 Mu Yu Dongshan木与东山Urban987k WordsOngoing Lin Fang, a middle-aged tech geek, saw his career and marriage fall apart, and his life hit rock bottom. Then, by a twist of fate, he transmigrated back to the year 2000, just as he was graduating from college. Using the technological knowledge and experience he had gained in his previous life, he first won back his campus sweetheart. Then he founded a tech unicorn and became a titan of the industry, successfully investing in several well-known tech companies and turning his hometown into a seco 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Time travel, a comeback story, high-IQ business warfare

14. 764 军 The Warlord's Ninth Concubine 军阀家的九姨太 Just in Time for 710恰逢710Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted [Republic era + tragic romance + white moonlight + love and hatred + household intrigue + faked death] [Older, cold, domineering warlord × seemingly innocent Ninth Concubine] Nanjing has a bustling commercial street, and on that street stands the most respectable Governor's Residence, home to the famous Northern warlord, Governor Huo. Governor Huo became famous for his nine outstanding military victories ten years ago, and ten years later, his nine concubines kept his banner flying high. And I, 754Reads8.9Score—Shelves
15. 765 两 Breaking the Deadlock Across Two Lifetimes: I Storm the Imperial Stronghold in Ancient Times 两世破局：我在古代捅皇家老巢 Unconcerned with Mountains and Rivers不争山水Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Comedic transmigration, smart protagonists, equally matched and devoted leads, political intrigue and murder investigations] Forensic pathologist Xia Nanfeng opens her eyes to find a corpse lying beside her! Wait! Why am I poor and crippled? Did I transmigrate? In the blink of an eye, she gets herself into serious trouble and nearly kills the head of the Seventh Palace Bureau. He is cold and suspicious, closing in on her step by step. “Tell me! Who are you really?” “...” She’s just as baffled 338Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This ancient-style revenge novel features a high-IQ showdown, with an extremely powerful villain and a protagonist of exceptional intelligence.

16. 766 抄 After the Estate Was Confiscated 抄家以后 Snow Tea Woof Woof雪茶汪汪Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [A clever, levelheaded noblewoman vs. an honest, straightforward, fiercely loyal guard] [Historical Romance + Revenge + Healing + Political Intrigue + Love That Grows Over Time + Devoted Guard] Cheng Ming'an was the daughter of a general. On the eve of her wedding, the Cheng family was arrested and their assets confiscated for treason. Her father and brothers were executed, her eldest sister took her own life, and her married sisters were put through one hardship after another. Her fiancé change 11.5kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
17. 767 舔 Simp, Why Reincarnate? 舔狗，重什么生呀 Rabbit Head Terminator兔头终结者Urban108k WordsOngoing [Reborn]+ [Urban]+ [System]+ [Wits and Strategy]+ [Death Warriors]+ [Masterminded Plots] Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, Qin Jian bound himself to the [Confidante System]. Whenever a high-quality woman reaches 60 affection for him, the System simulates the timeline: could she love only him for her entire life? If yes? He gets a death warrior army. Elite death warriors handle global expansion, mid-level warriors infiltrate every industry, and the low-level ones... there are too many to count. Wha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I feel this book is quite suitable. The male lead was a big boss in the underworld in his previous life. His cheat is a system, but he is not very dependent on the system and has not become a puppet of the system. The villains and supporting characters are all quite intelligent. I just don't know why not many people have read it. The plotting and scheming are quite impressive.

18. 768 蜀 Zhuge Liang Calls the Rebellious Son of Shu Han a Total Monster 蜀汉逆子诸葛亮直呼太妖孽 Lan Bingche岚冰澈Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Autumn winds sweep across Wuzhang Plains, and a star of the Han falls. For so many later romantics who love Shu Han and dream of its restoration, this became an unshakable regret in their hearts. Yet in the final moments of Zhuge Liang's life, he met a kindred spirit from a younger generation, long overdue. A mere brat, yet born with a rebellious streak. His words made even Zhuge Liang question his own life, leaving him feeling diminished. And yet, a deathless light flared in his aging eyes. "Th 779Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical intrigue novels, a must-read for readers with high IQs. No system, a hellish start. Unveiling historical secrets, both sides are intelligent and resourceful. Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story; history buffs and those unfamiliar with political intrigue should not read.

19. 769 回 The Spring Renewal Pharmacy 回春药铺 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + no rebirth or transmigration + revenge + political intrigue] Every thrilling tale begins in a little apothecary. After a chance encounter, a master and apprentice who have both suffered the slaughter of their families and endured countless hardships find themselves facing powerful enemies. They have no choice but to assume secret identities and disappear into the bustling streets of the capital, plotting carefully and advancing step by step as they seek revenge, stirri 21kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    ① In the post-apocalyptic era, Qin Yu went from the unplanned area to the Ninth District, starting as a junior policeman and gradually building his own power and career, eventually rising to prominence.

20. 770 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    9.6 Points. Dark, realistic, and ironic. If there is light in the world, then the protagonist here is the light of the supporting characters.

21. 771 重EN Reborn to Rise Above the Rest 重生之出人头地 Naonao Doesn't Like to Make a Fuss闹闹不爱闹Urban1.6M WordsCompleted This is a story set in Hong Kong in the 1950s. It was a passionate, turbulent era. In those fiery years, there were countless big bosses and their underlings, and no end to tales of lives tossed about by hardship. There were also countless beauties and talented people, and no end to tales of romance and passion. You could call it a dark age, a chaotic world where good and bad were all mixed together, but it was often an age in which heroes rose to prominence. 31.7kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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    The work of the great author Canghai Zhuchengjiu was unfortunately reported and banned. The ending felt rushed, but it was very good.

22. 772 无 The Bladeless Edge 无锋利刃 Tiger-Head Monster Before the Lingxiao Palace凌霄殿前的虎头怪Urban160k WordsOngoing In the hidden currents of the world, everyone is both a player moving the pieces and a piece on the board. Reality wears down the sharp edges of our ideals, and principles give way to self-interest, one step at a time. Behind every choice that looks so bright and promising lies a compromise that cannot be spoken aloud. When the scales tip between survival and conscience, we eventually understand: adulthood is nothing more than dancing in chains. There is often no absolute good or evil in this wo 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist views the world as a giant chessboard, using his high intelligence to devise strategies and schemes to become the ultimate holder of power and wealth in this world.

23. 773 苍 The Laws of All Creation 苍生之律 Orchid Materials兰花材子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing In a distant world, countless stories tell of ordinary heroes and extraordinary lives. A song called “Thoughts of All Living Things” inspires the protagonist to seek out the Yu Clan. A vast empire is on the verge of decline. Who will become its true ruler? A thousand-year conspiracy is about to come to light. Who is pulling the strings behind it? A mysterious and evil race is preparing to rise. Can all the peoples unite to withstand this world-ending calamity? 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A game of thrones. You think you're playing chess, but you're also a pawn. A blend of political intrigue, fantasy, poetry, and ballads.

24. 774 师 Master! The Little Junior Sister Wet the Bed, and Senior Brother Blew Up Too 师父！小师姐尿床了，师兄也炸了 Zhiyu致娱Historical150k WordsOngoing [Historical, Ancient] [Alternate History] [Political Intrigue] [Scheming] [Genius] [Transmigration] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Lighthearted Comedy] Ning An, a 21st-century university student majoring in chemical engineering, transmigrated a year ago to the fictional Great Liang Dynasty, where he became a young Taoist at Qing Song Temple. He outwits local gentry, uncovers the secrets of his past, navigates court intrigue and rival warlords, and uses his wits to see through the world and read peopl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Intrigue! No, it's really about manipulating people's hearts. Highly recommended! The ensemble cast is exceptionally well-written, humorous, drawing you in and then relentlessly pushing your emotions to their limits! Even the beginner boss in the first volume is so powerful you'll want to call them top-tier!! After reading the first volume, you'll feel like you've struck gold!

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