Cultivation in a Siheyuan, With the Characters Ignoring the Law 四合院修仙的无视法律的

1. 1 四 Siheyuan: I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Bully the Beasts 四合院：让你修仙，你却欺负禽兽 Zhangshi Sanshi张氏三石Male-Channel Fanfiction579k WordsCompleted By chance, he obtains the Witch Clan's supreme treasure, the Witch Tower, and transmigrates into a courtyard compound in 1962. With his parents sacrificed to the heavens, his magic power knows no bounds. He studies the ancient art of Zhuyou, and the story is packed with schemes and intrigue. This is a different take on the notorious courtyard compound, where shadowy masterminds keep stirring up trouble. They can't feel at ease unless they're making life difficult for the courtyard's beasts. The 16.2kReads8.1Score668Shelves

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   "The Courtyard: You're Letting Me Cultivate Immortality, But You Bully Beasts" perfectly combines the cultivation-themed cheat system with the "fighting beasts" trope of a courtyard house, breaking free from the stifling formula of traditional period novels. The protagonist, Zhang Qiming, transmigrates to the "Beast-Filled Courtyard" of 1962, starting with the Witch Clan's treasured Witch Tower and ancient healing arts. This "cheat" feels natural and provides ample confidence to confront the courtyard's scoundrels, maximizing reader anticipation. Zhang Qiming's character is endearing; he's not a mindless brute. Faced with classic "beastly" actions like Jia Zhangshi freeloading at a banquet and Sha Zhu defaulting on his debts, he's clear-headed and resourceful. He remembers his past life's grudges but also knows how to use healing arts and the secrets of the Witch Clan to pave his own way. His attitude towards Xu Damao is also realistic; he doesn't blindly label him, acknowledging his debt while remaining clear-headed. This "clear-headedness" makes the character more three-dimensional. The book's portrayal of the characters in the courtyard house is also excellent. Yi Zhonghai's hypocrisy, Liu Haizhong's ambition for officialdom, Yan Bugui's stinginess, and Qin Huairu's scheming all fit the original work's tone. However, Zhang Qiming's cultivation abilities provide new ways to deal with them—no longer passively enduring, but using incantations to cure illnesses, hiding resources in the divine witch's secret realm, and even secretly retaliating. Every time he "takes down the beasts," it's satisfying to watch. The pacing of the plot is well-balanced. The early stages of merging memories and activating the system are solidly laid out, while the later main storyline of repairing the witch tower and the subplot of "dealing with the beasts" run parallel. It retains the realistic feel of a period novel while adding the novelty of cultivation elements. In particular, Zhang Qiming's reverence for cause and effect and rules prevents "cultivation" from becoming mindless entertainment, adding a layer of depth. This is an innovative and excellent work in the courtyard house genre that becomes increasingly addictive as you read on.

2. 2 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Life Takes a Turn 四合院：傻柱子的反转人生 Clouds Above, Wandering Immortal云霄散人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Domestic squabbles + cunning protagonist + told from multiple characters’ perspectives] Transmigrated into a courtyard? I’ve become the hapless Silly Zhu. And now I’ve run into Ran Qiuyue for the second time. Should I seize this second chance to change my fate? Or let things take their course and allow Widow Qin to ruin the match? Then help the widow raise a whole family of ungrateful brats? And finally freeze to death peacefully under a bridge? As someone who’s transmigrated, I absolutely can’ 9.9kReads8.4Score412Shelves
3. 3 四 Siheyuan: I'm the Upgraded Xu Damao 四合院：我是升级版许大茂 Apprentice Scholar of Kunlun昆仑后学术士Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as Xu Damao, he takes his talent for being a shameless pest to the extreme, turning the whole courtyard upside down. The miser Yan Laoxi retires from the scene, the career-obsessed Liu Pangzi gives up on becoming an official, and model citizen Yi Zhonghai is so furious he vomits blood! But no one has it worse than Jia Zhangshi. Still, let's not spoil that part. Xu Damao's ambitions stretch beyond the courtyard, to the steel mill, the Cultural Revolution work group, and then 8.1kReads8.3Score331Shelves
4. 4 火 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 Eggs and Tomatoes, Stir-Fried in Turns鸡蛋番茄轮番炒Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsOngoing It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 41kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
5. 5 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction6.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 195.9kReads9.0Score13.2kShelves
6. 6 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Champagne Before the Game Is Over半场开香槟Male-Channel Fanfiction5.3M WordsOngoing Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 189.2kReads8.1Score9kShelves
7. 7 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Path 四合院之何雨柱的平凡之路 A Lowly Soldier at the Frontier边关一小卒Male-Channel Fanfiction367k WordsCompleted A realistic portrayal of life in the 1960s. Back then, people had only one day off a week. Primary school lasted five years, middle school three, and high school two. Travel was slow, and people were simple and honest. Of course, the birds in the courtyard were the exception: the whole place was a den of villains. The worst was Qin Huairu, who'd eat you alive without leaving a bone. Second was Xu Damao, who reported his own wife. Third was Liu Haizhong, a petty man made all the more arrogant by 24.5kReads9.2Score996Shelves
8. 8 四 I'm He Yuzhu from the Courtyard House 四合院我是何雨柱 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction608k WordsCompleted The life of an ordinary person. Come see what happens after He Yuzhu becomes an ordinary man, with no potty humor, no invincibility, and none of those talismans. Thanks for your support. 31.4kReads8.9Score794Shelves
9. 9 四 This Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan Is Quite the Charmer 四合院这个傻柱有点潇洒 Autumn Breeze, Little Nobody秋风小扑街Male-Channel Fanfiction203k WordsCompleted (If you don't like Qin Huairu, feel free to skip this.) He Yuzhu is reborn with a Negative Emotion Value System. Starting in 1952, he gets to Qin Huairu first and lives a full, satisfying life with little bitterness. Come see the everyday life of Silly Zhu! 7.1kReads8.9Score215Shelves
10. 10 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu 四合院之傻柱 Rainbow Cat虹猫Male-Channel Fanfiction632k WordsCompleted On the day He Daqing runs off, Silly Zhu inherits memories from the future. There is no System. Although goods are scarce in this era, it has its own unique wonders. Watch the protagonist strive to build an extraordinary life of his own. 14kReads8.8Score390Shelves
11. 11 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 四合院从1953开始 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction827k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, complained about the plot of the courtyard story and was chosen by the System. He was sent into the world where the story takes place and became Silly Zhu. Fortunately, the System showed some consideration: instead of dropping He Yuzhu into the story at the beginning, it sent him back to before He Daqing ran off with the widow. Since I’m here, and I have a System, I won’t be fooled again or act like a simp this time around. I’ll live for myself an 23.9kReads8.7Score681Shelves
12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Helping Lou Xiao'e from the Start 四合院：开局援助娄晓娥 Spicy Hot-and-Sour Noodles, Extra Spicy酸辣粉佳辣Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan series as He Yuzhu and awakens a System. From the start, Xu Damao wants to make trouble for him? Then He Yuzhu will have to sit him down for a serious discussion about who Lou Xiao'e belongs to! Qin Huairu comes asking for a lunchbox? Please, he's no sucker. Why would he let himself become a free meal ticket for the Jia family? Emotional blackmail? Sorry, I play the double-standard game better than anyone! 8.8kReads8.4Score314Shelves
13. 13 重 Reborn as an Angry Youth 重生之愤青 Cocoa Companion可可伴侣Male-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted In 2060, Feng Qing was an orphan whose parents had both died. He was an upright person who could be rather stubborn about what he believed was right. Because of an ancestral jade pendant, a refined scoundrel set his sights on him. When moral blackmail failed, the man hired thugs to steal it. Feng Qing would rather see the jade shattered than let it remain intact in the hands of a villain. He fought back with all his might, but in the end, he lost his life and soul. When he awoke again, he had tr 19kReads8.3Score679Shelves
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: The Good Life 四合院之美好人生 Huang Quan, Who Loves Spicy Vegetarian Beef爱吃香辣素牛肉的黄筌Male-Channel Fanfiction720k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhang Zhifei becomes an ordinary resident of a Beijing courtyard compound. At first, all he wants is to shut the door, live a quiet life with his younger siblings, and leave his mark on the era. Unfortunately, a small temple attracts big demons, and a shallow pond is full of turtles! In this little three-courtyard compound, there’s Yi Zhonghai, the “Virtue Venerable” known as the “perfect man”; Liu Haizhong, a power-hungry “official wannabe” and domestic abuser 27kReads8.4Score834Shelves
15. 15 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Story Begins in 1958 四合院：何雨柱从1958年开始 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction966k WordsCompleted After living through two different lives as He Yuzhu, he is sent back once again to the courtyard in 1958. The television series' story has yet to begin. The original He Yuzhu has only just started showing signs of being a lovesick doormat, and has not yet evolved into the ultimate one. Yi Zhonghai has not completely brainwashed him, either, and he still treats his younger sister fairly well. In short, none of it has truly begun yet. What kind of life will the new He Yuzhu choose?! 16.3kReads8.4Score526Shelves
16. 16 重 Reborn in 1962: Slapping Qin Huairu in the Face from the Start 重生1962之开局怒扇禽淮茹 Clouds Above, Wandering Immortal云霄散人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Siheyuan + rebirth in a bygone era + spatial dimension (the spatial dimension plays a minor role) Beneath a snow-swept bridge, He Yuzhu came to his senses. By a stroke of luck, he returned to the end of 1962 with his memories of his previous life! Looking at the familiar events unfolding before him after being reborn, He Yuzhu decided that since he’d been given another chance at life, he would live for himself this time, instead of throwing away his future for an old bachelor and a widowed leech 21.9kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
17. 17 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refused to Bring a Lunchbox 四合院之开局从拒绝带饭盒开始 The Drowsy Fine Demon打瞌睡的精细鬼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, He Yuzhu is asked by Yi Zhonghai to bring a lunchbox to a widow. He Yuzhu immediately refuses! One heroine, an original character. See how He Yuzhu rewrites Silly Zhu’s life and lives the life he always wanted. [Not a revenge story] [Everyday life] [No violence] 21.9kReads8.5Score906Shelves
18. 18 重 Reborn as He Yuzhu, Ruthlessly Slaughtering Every Mongrel in the Courtyard 重生何雨柱，心狠手辣屠尽院内狗 Bloodstained Youth染血芳华Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan + War Smoke over Peking + Rickshaw Boy + Drawing Sword + The Glorious Era + Sesame Alley + Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate + At Zhengyang Gate + Blood Romance + The Outcast + Hong Kong Drama Crossover] Aged He Yuzhu was driven out of his home! At last, he saw the light! With a kitchen knife, he sent the entire Jia family to hell! Then, while turning himself in, he died on the way to the police station! When he woke up again, he discovered he had returned to the age of nine! His mother w 26.4kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves
19. 19 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu and His Sister Are Reborn and Transmigrate 四合院：傻柱兄妹重生穿越 Second-Stage Curse Mark二阶段咒印Male-Channel Fanfiction422k WordsCompleted A frail, useless old man, He Yuzhu, was driven out of his home by his stepson. He froze to death beneath a bridge, and wild dogs tore his body apart. He died full of resentment: after devoting his whole life to his family, this was how it had ended. Wang Xiaoyu, a woman from the twenty-first century, worked herself to death from overtime. Her soul transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old girl in the early 1950s. 18.5kReads8.3Score637Shelves
20. 20 四 Siheyuan: From Zhuzi's Return to 1939 四合院：从柱子回到39开始 Sunny Little Tomato阳光小番茄Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing As he lay dying, Silly Zhu finally came to his senses. When he woke again, he had been given a new life. The black-hearted woman was gone, and he had gained brothers. He would cherish his family, while his enemies would never know happiness and would meet a miserable end. Note: This book will turn your values upside down. 22.8kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
21. 21 老 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless] [No dragging things out] [Kills them all] [Unexpected twists] To find his daughter, he kills his way from a Beijing courtyard house all the way to Xiangjiang. The protagonist is Lao Mo, Jinghai’s top assassin: arrogant, cold, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without batting an eye. He terrifies every lowlife around, and even the mention of his name makes them quake. Everyone who’s read it says it’s an absolute thrill. If you don’t believe them, check out the rev 43.6kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves

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    This is truly a dark article that disregards the law.

22. 22 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Down the Retirement Crew 四合院：开局打服了养老团 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Dacheng of the 1950s was so overcome with grief after his mother died that he was replaced by a doctor from the future, also named Zhang Dacheng, who was terminally ill and had perished taking a con man down with him. The moment he arrived in this world, he heard someone cursing him. Zhang Dacheng wasn't about to let that slide: he beat Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi with a stick, then hacked at Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu with a blade, first beating the retirement gang into submission... 21.8kReads8.0Score926Shelves

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    💫The protagonist is a Qi cultivator. Yi Zhonghai offended him, so he wrote three books, published them in a magazine, and made them into movies. The villains are named Yi Zhongjiang, Yi Zhonghe, and Yi Zhonghu. Quan Gui offended him and was completely wiped out.

23. 23 魔 The Demon Comes to the Siheyuan 魔临四合院 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Male-Channel Fanfiction193k WordsCompleted The protagonist is a demonic cultivator from the Pre-Qin era. After defeating every orthodox and demonic cultivator, he finds that spiritual qi is growing ever scarcer and his cultivation can advance no further. At the Nascent Soul stage, he seals himself inside a coffin and waits for the spiritual qi revival. But in 1959, tomb raiders dig him up, and he appears in a courtyard house. He doesn't kill anyone. Instead, he uses the law to deal with the courtyard's troublemakers, making them leave th 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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24. 24 四 Cultivating Immortality and Stockpiling Supplies in a Siheyuan Since the 1960s 四合院从六零开始修仙囤货 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Male-Channel Fanfiction113k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 97Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 高 High Martial: F-Rank Talent, Magic, and Immortal Cultivation from the Start 高武开局F级天赋魔法修仙 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Urban212k WordsCompleted A high-martial-arts world, with an F-rank talent for magic and cultivation from the start… Awakening, System, leveling-up progression, multiple heroines, comedy, a different kind of high martial arts, different skills, different equipment. Get ready! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 传 Legend: The All-Purpose X-Ray System 传奇：获得透视全能外挂系统 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Urban41k WordsCompleted A young gamer from the 1990s was playing Legend when he knocked over his cup of instant noodles, spilling soup on the keyboard and getting electrocuted. He woke up with an all-seeing, all-powerful cheat system, only to receive a breakup call from his girlfriend moments later. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 凡 The Secret Records of the Mortal Immortal 凡仙秘录 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Eastern Fantasy237k WordsCompleted As he lies dying of advanced stomach cancer, a corporate boss transmigrates into the Immortal Martial Continent. He rises from mortal to immortal to god, enduring countless hardships along the way, and ultimately unites all the races! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 魔 The Magical Continent: The Unruly God Lord 魔法大陆：混世神主 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Eastern Fantasy159k WordsCompleted Help me write a story about a young hoodlum who loves dog meat so much that he steals dogs. The dogs’ owner catches him and beats him to death with clubs, and his soul transmigrates to a continent of magic and battle qi, where he becomes the duke’s unwanted youngest son. During a test of his aptitude for magic and battle qi, he awakens the Tease Everything System. As the name suggests, he can tease anything and everything. Teasing things successfully grants him magic and battle qi. The story sho 11Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 痛 The Gout-Stricken Uncle's Cheat-Fueled Life in Ancient Times 痛风大叔的古代开挂人生 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Historical52k WordsCompleted The story follows a middle-aged man with severe gout. As he lies on the verge of death, writhing in agony, he remembers the transmigration novels he used to read on Tomato and decides to transmigrate. He holds his breath until he suffocates and dies, and sure enough, he transmigrates into the body of an orphaned, fallen noble from ancient times who shares his name. Using the knowledge he gained in his previous life, he makes sugar and oil using ancient methods, composes poetry, builds a generato —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 九 Nine Heavens of Tribulation: The Divine Emperor Returns 九霄重劫：神帝归来 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Eastern Fantasy32k WordsCompleted A lonely Divine Emperor fails to shatter the void, and a fragment of his battered soul returns to his youth. Using the memories of his previous life, he cultivates martial arts anew, rekindles his romance with his childhood sweetheart, and makes up for the regrets of his past life. In the end, he shatters the void together with his wife and lives a happy, blissful life among the immortals. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 荒 King of the Wilderness: 720 Days of Survival 荒野猎王：生存720天 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Urban38k WordsCompleted A mountain hunter is killed while fighting a blind bear. His soul transmigrates into the body of the older brother, who has the same name as him, in a parallel world where a family consists of just a brother and sister. He gains two Systems: the Hunting King System and the Fame System. To activate them, he has to enter a wilderness survival program, so he signs up for 720 Days in the Wilderness. Five hundred people compete for a five-hundred-million-yuan prize and the right to use the wilderness 14Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 淬 Forged in Fire 淬火成金 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Urban22k WordsCompleted A veteran Paralympic athlete is accidentally transported into the body of an Olympic hopeful in a parallel world in 2001. He gains a System that rewards him for following advice, and ultimately wins two gold medals and one silver at the 2008 Olympics. —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 西 The Chaos Martial God System in Western Magic 西方魔法之混沌武神系统 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Eastern Fantasy109k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Chen failed to overcome his 99 tribulations. His soul transmigrates into the body of the eldest son of a count's household on a magical continent. At sixteen, he awakens the Chaos Martial God System and embarks on an exciting story filled with exotic adventures. Tune in and enjoy! 42Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 雷 Thunder Honey Pot: The Iron Fortress of the Nation's Lords 雷霆蜜罐：全民领主的钢铁堡垒 Lucky Old Zhu幸运的老朱Eastern Fantasy74k WordsCompleted The story is about a young man who is playing Ghost Dorm while charging his phone when a sudden thunderstorm strikes and electrocutes him. His soul transmigrates into the body of a boy with the same name in a world where everyone is a citizen, and he brings along the Honey Pot item from Ghost Dorm. Using the Honey Pot, the boy turns his territory into an impregnable fortress. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 穿 I Transmigrated as Xu Damao: I'll Ruin the Lives of Every Scoundrel 穿越许大茂：我让众禽兽家破人亡 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction786k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Xu Damao, and from the start catches Lou Xiao'e bringing her bastard son He Xiao back to the courtyard to kowtow to Silly Zhu. She looks at me like I'm a maggot. She's all high and mighty with me, but grovels before Silly Zhu and lets him suck her dry? If you want to be a bitch, that's your business. Then fall into hell with that beast and taste the bitter fruit of regret in an abyss with no way out! You ate the food I provided and lived under the protection of my former s 8.6kReads8.0Score251Shelves

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    The first revenge-themed novel to begin in 1984, a masterpiece called "Courtyard House," without any toilet humor, unnecessary squabbling, idiotic plots, or mindless drivel; it's completely grounded in real historical events.

36. 36 开 Reporting to the Authorities from the Start, Getting Silly Zhu Shot 开局报公，请傻柱吃枪子 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Xu Damao, the biggest victim in the courtyard. The original Xu Damao has just been stripped naked by Silly Zhu and tied to a tree, where he nearly froze to death. I laughed. Silly Zhu, Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai... You like playing games? Then let's start by settling things in private. One by one, we'll take our time. Don't worry, I'm not sending you to prison. I'm sending you to your deaths. Then I'll take Lou Xiao'e and make us the richest people in Hong Kong's upper class. 18kReads6.2Score473Shelves
37. 37 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Go to Korea to Aid the War, Then Return to Arrest Deaf Granny 四合院：开局援朝，归来抓聋老太 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsOngoing [System] [Small Worlds] [Crushing the Japanese] [One Female Lead] [Hunting Enemy Spies] [Cultivation Meets the Real World] This story follows a transmigrator who seeks to grow stronger by continually capturing criminals. It depicts events in Courtyard No. 95 from the perspective of an ordinary passerby. From the start, he captures Old Mrs. Deaf, Director Wang, Director Yang, and others. He has a cheat, encounters special cultivators, and eventually ascends after eliminating enough criminals. The 31.9kReads6.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality and abusing birds in a courtyard house; capturing enemy agents.

38. 38 四 Siheyuan: Merging with 129,600 Versions of Myself 四合院：融合129600个自己 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction776k WordsCompleted Within the vast Chaos Universe are 129,600 small universes, each containing another version of oneself. After obtaining the Great Cosmic Fusion System, Zhang Jianghe begins fusing with himself again and again. In the world of the courtyard house, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Silly Zhu, and the others fuss over trivial matters at the factory and in the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Zhang Jianghe, who has easily secured everything he needs for daily life, quietly works to make Longguo stronger. Using for 4.2kReads8.3Score188Shelves

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    Dominate the world of courtyard houses! Invincible cultivation! The host is not a saint! Do as you please! Help the nation develop!

39. 39 四 Siheyuan: Liu Haizhong’s Uncle-in-Law 四合院：刘海中的小姑父 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction668k WordsCompleted Strengthening the nation, cultivation, transmigration, invincibility, multiple heroines, System Zhen Xudong has just died and been reborn into the world of Courtyard House and its TV adaptations. He obtains a cash-powered lottery System that lets him draw once a month using his money. He spends untold sums of money on draws and wins all kinds of skills, inheritances, items, technology, and even people… 3kReads6.7Score137Shelves
40. 40 从 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 64.6kReads7.7Score2.5kShelves

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    After exploring the glowing opening on the rock wall of the sinkhole, hiker Wang Yu was transported to the world of a traditional courtyard house. He discovered that the glowing opening was a portal that could be opened to travel to another world. Thus, Wang Yu lived a leisurely life in the courtyard house world, while exploring, searching, and selling weapons in the other world. He traveled back and forth between the two worlds, practicing martial arts and cultivating immortality, living a carefree life.

41. 41 四 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 42.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
42. 42 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院：我有一个小世界 Swim Forward往前游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted After exploring a glowing cave entrance on a sinkhole's cliff face, outdoor enthusiast Wang Yu transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, where he discovers that the glowing entrance is a portal to other worlds. Wang Yu leads a leisurely life in the Siheyuan world while exploring other worlds and selling weapons. Traveling back and forth between the two realms, he practices martial arts and cultivates immortality, living a carefree life. 22.6kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 都 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Demon-Slaying Order Abbot屠魔令斋主Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.9kReads6.8Score102Shelves
44. 44 四 Siheyuan: Transferred from the Military, Promoted to Department Chief on Day One 四合院：部队转业，入职即科长 Watching Snow at the Edge of a Dream梦的边缘看雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Weiguo transmigrates to an era of shortages and deprivation. A decorated veteran, he is reassigned as a procurement chief at a steel mill and moves into a courtyard compound. With a golden finger in the form of a portable space, he changes the fate of everyone in the compound. When Heaven is unjust and fate is cruel, meet it head-on with all your strength. Watch Zhang Weiguo write his own legend in this turbulent era! 19.9kReads7.4Score894Shelves
45. 45 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sell My Iron Rice Bowl 四合院：开局卖掉铁饭碗 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday-life focus, with the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and not too much hostility.] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in 1962, he sells his iron rice bowl from the start. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and becomes a technician. When the times change, he goes into business, opens a factory, and helps revitalize the country's industry. (Mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life. That's important, so we're saying it three times 10.4kReads7.7Score309Shelves
47. 47 四 Seventy Years of Laying Low in the Siheyuan 四合院苟生七十年 Foodie Lao San吃货老三Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Gao Xiaowai's way of life is to keep his head down. He does it until it becomes a habit, until it becomes second nature. Just when Gao Xiaowai sees no hope of keeping his head down forever, fate plays a joke on him. Maybe he dreamed too sweetly, because when he wakes up, he's been thrown seventy years into the past. Gao Xiaowai's heart sinks. How is he supposed to survive now! 8.9kReads8.6Score289Shelves
48. 48 四 A Common Man in the Siheyuan 四合院小市民 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction686k WordsCompleted A single heroine, in a gentler era without hostility. This story is simply about the quiet, ordinary life of that time, the helplessness of everyday people, and life in a courtyard house amid the sweeping changes of a great age. 5.5kReads8.9Score172Shelves
49. 49 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves

    Reader note

    2️⃣The male protagonist transmigrates into the body of a young Taoist priest named Yulin during the War of Resistance against Japan by finding a rare fragment of the Primordial Pearl. Yulin's master was wounded during the war and returned to the Taoist temple, where he passed away three years later. Before his death, he passed on his cultivation to the original owner, but the original owner was too heartbroken and forgot to refine it. After the funeral, the cultivation rebelled and the protagonist died.

50. 50 四 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧！ Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories... 45.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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