Give Me Some High-IQ Stories. Reading Idiot-Proof Fiction Is Making Me Stupid 来点高智商，看降智文都快被降智了

1. 501 大 The Great Yu's Master Strategist 大渝筹算师 Little Darling Lost in the Way迷途的小心肝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + revenge on scumbags + lighthearted + pure romance + playing the fool to catch the tiger + happy ending] Good news: Her betrothed came first in the provincial exams and earned the title of Jieyuan. Bad news: Her betrothed, now a Jieyuan, wanted to break off the engagement without losing face, so he schemed against his fiancée, who came from a merchant family. Fine. If you want to break things off with dignity by scheming against someone, then neither of us is going to have a 19.4kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
2. 502 求 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 36.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
3. 503 弑 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后，我和死对头锁死了 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Mutual Purity] [Uncle and Sister-in-Law] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Mind Games and Steamy Romance] [Bickering Couple] [Two Strong Leads] [Happy Ending] The comic is now available. Search Tomato Novel for "After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Were Bound Together" to read it. -- Empress Su Li had a dream. In it, Emperor Jingchang took her on a trip south of the Yangtze, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like suicide. After her death, Emperor Jingchang also schemed to have her 20.8kReads9.2Score3kShelves
4. 504 乱 In a Chaotic Age of Famine: Your Shameless Navigation System Is at Your Service 乱世荒年：缺德导航为您服务 Joy In This World人间有欢喜Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] + [a shameless navigation System] + [lighthearted, no angst] + [heartwarming] Warning: The heroine is no saint. Readers with strict moral standards, stay away. Yang Wan followed her shameless navigation app the wrong way, took a wrong turn while climbing a mountain, and fell to her death. She was reborn as a little village girl who had thrown herself into a well. The girl had been deceived by a scholar, who took her heart and money before running off. In a fit of anger, she jump 25.3kReads8.8Score3.6kShelves

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   The short story is super good. The protagonist transmigrates to another world and is swindled out of money by a man. The man runs away, and the original owner of the house stole all the money and gave it to the man. The protagonist is distraught after finding out and immediately faces the loss of all the family's money. They are also about to flee famine and desperately need money. Luckily, they have a GPS. Searching for money yields three routes. They choose the closest one, which leads to their second brother's room. Upon entering, they overhear their second brother asking them to take out the money and give it to the family. The protagonist is utterly exasperated – this GPS is so unreliable! Finally, they manage to get money via the second route, buy supplies for their escape, and flee with their family. Along the way, the GPS helps them overcome several crises.

5. 505 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 165.6kReads9.6Score23.2kShelves
6. 506 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 87.9kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves
7. 507 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
8. 508 失 After Losing My Memory, My Ex-Girlfriends Chased Me Relentlessly 失忆后，被前女友们疯狂倒追 A Bowl of Shrimp Chow Mein一碗大虾炒面Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Winning Her Back + Campus Life + Sweet and Angsty Romance: a fun, delightful comedy] The good news: Jiang Liu is popular with women. The bad news: he's lost his memory. Lying in his hospital bed and listening to one goddess after another make “outrageous claims,” Jiang Liu feels like the whole world is one giant game of Werewolf. “Jiang Liu, I'm your first love.” “Jiang Liu, you're my boyfriend, and she's your ex-girlfriend.” “Jiang Liu, we're the kind of good friends who 38.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   High IQ Shura Field Novel

9. 509 来 From the Old Days 来自旧时光 Purple Rain Pities the Wind紫雨怜风Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted The old days return to our hearts in an unexpected moment, bringing a sweet sorrow... Our hometown is a bright moon, comforting us in our desolation. Home is a place that feels sweet in memory, where our parents were young and our time together was sincere... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is great.

10. 510 死 The Death Prophet: My Predictions Are So Accurate the Government Has Its Eye on Me 死亡预言家，预言太准被国家盯上 Third Young Master of the Yuan Family元家三少Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Death prophet + death designer + spirit medium + protective System + nation that values talent + powerful allies] After being blacklisted across the internet as a top-tier star and abandoned by everyone she knew, Yan Ling jumps into a river and is rescued by Granny Meng, who watches over a cemetery. When Granny Meng passes away, Yan Ling weeps as she inherits her roles as cemetery keeper and spirit medium, then weeps again as she binds herself to the Heavenly Retribution System. From then on, s 41.8kReads8.5Score7.6kShelves
11. 511 全 The Grand Justice of the Court of Justice, Courted by Every Brothel, Is a Woman 全青楼都在攻略的大理寺卿是女的 An'an Tianya鞍安天涯Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted [Female-led + no romance + strong heroine + political intrigue + mystery solving] After the emperor decreed that their children were to be betrothed from birth, the Duchess of Zhenguo disguised her daughter as a boy. She kept up the act for over twenty years. As the Duke's “second son,” she could not inherit the title, so she took the imperial examinations and entered the court. Everyone said Lord Gu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was a heaven-sent genius. No one knew that beneat 610Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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    No melodrama, no lowbrow humor, just a powerful, intelligent female lead!

12. 512 昨 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 293Reads9.2Score366Shelves
13. 513 年 Older Men!! A Ferrari Is Still a Ferrari, Even When It’s Old 年上！！法拉利老了依然是法拉利 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄16k WordsCompleted Older woman!! A Ferrari is still a Ferrari, even when it's old. 31.7kReads—Score471Shelves

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14. 514 对 Conversations Across the Ages: A Transmigrator Gives His Life to Keep the Great Qin Alive for a Thousand Years 对话千古，穿越者以命续大秦千年 White Road Bird白路鸟Historical890k WordsOngoing [Ying Zheng is the protagonist and sole male lead]+ [Keeping the First Emperor alive] This isn't one person's transmigration. It's an entire civilization charging into battle. In Chinese year 4736, Huaxia teeters on the brink of destruction. The only hope is to rekindle the one spark from two thousand years ago: the First Emperor, Ying Zheng! And so begins a tragic sacrifice spanning two millennia. The first arrival is a military doctor. He kneels beside my bed, weeping uncontrollably. “Your Maj 214.1kReads9.3Score24.9kShelves
15. 515 大 The Purple Robe of the Great Qing 大清紫袍 Sun Yiding孙一丁Historical187k WordsCompleted All the ministers inside and out wear purple robes. Who will share my burden? The jade cups drain the blood of a thousand households; the silver candles burn away the people’s fat. When Heaven sheds tears, the people shed tears; where the singing grows loud, the weeping grows louder. You speak so freely of the sovereign’s boundless grace, yet you are the ones who have betrayed it. Jiaqing Set against the White Lotus Rebellion during the Jiaqing reign, this novel traces the fates of high-rankin 131Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 516 说 We Agreed to Pretend to Be a Couple, So Why Is the Big Shot Taking It Seriously? 说好假扮情侣，大佬怎么当真了？ Jiang Mufeng Loves Bacon爱吃培根的姜木风Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted Lin Xi is a college student about to graduate, torn between staying in Hu City to build a career and returning to her hometown to take the civil service exam. On one side is her boyfriend, who is doing everything he can to persuade her to stay. On the other are her parents, who want her to go home and take the exam. While wrestling with the decision, she meets Ji Shichuan, a senior local official from her hometown, at an exhibition, and they become running buddies. From the perspective of a city 192.1kReads9.1Score28.9kShelves

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    This book... The male lead's methods and strategies are simply amazing. He really does pull the female lead into his grasp step by step.

17. 517 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 268Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These short stories that make you seem less intelligent are actually quite entertaining.

18. 518 快 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 20kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    These two books. The first one, for example, was originally a palace intrigue story with the task of conquering the world, but she ended up pretending to be a ghost or deity, which she did very successfully; her intelligence is exceptionally high. The second one is similar. The only downside to this one is that it's not finished. If you get to the part about interstellar travel, don't read it yet; save it for later!

19. 519 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 182.5kReads9.6Score28.3kShelves

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    Both the male and female leads are very intelligent, and the tug-of-war between them during their ambiguous relationship is absolutely amazing. The female lead is very independent and clear-headed, I love her so much! The male lead also loves the female lead a lot, and they both stubbornly deny it.

20. 520 校 The Background Character in a Campus Novel Doesn't Want to Work Hard Anymore 校园文路人甲不想努力了 The Puppy Loves Swimming小狗爱游泳Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted After leaping from a bridge, Yi Fanwei learned that his entire life was nothing more than that of a background character in a campus novel. At first, he followed Yin Weiche and Jiang Yuxi around like a lackey, constantly clashing with Yan Danke. He thought the worst that could happen was being killed in revenge. “Please...” His father’s medical bills were still just a little short. The handsome young man knelt on the cold, luxurious floor. A pair of carefully polished black leather shoes slowly 8.3kReads9.2Score772Shelves

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    Both are strong characters. Jiang is incredibly doting. Although the story's pacing isn't the fastest, I found the ending incredibly satisfying. Xiao Yi (a character who grows and thrives) gradually turns the tables on the second and third male leads (or so it seems) who bullied him. In other stories, the second and third male leads would have to be redeemed in the end.

21. 521 九 Nine-Tenths Foolish 九分傻 Wei Pingshuo魏平硕Urban204k WordsCompleted “Marital relations” used to be a taboo subject, but these days, people no longer find it hard to talk about. Studies show that the quality of a couple’s intimate life in a typical family has a major impact on its overall happiness. Behind a divorce rate as high as 70% there is often a direct connection to whether a couple’s intimate life is harmonious. This reality is sobering, and it has prompted us to think deeply about the reasons behind disharmony in married life. One major cause is mental i 420Reads8.9Score—Shelves
22. 522 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 我 I Rely on the System to Become a Goddess 我靠系统当神女 Qing Mo轻陌Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After binding with a System, Xiyue began transmigrating through different worlds to collect faith. When she became an unloved illegitimate daughter in the family of an ancient official, she didn’t hesitate to use her System skills to stage a grand apotheosis ceremony, and was revered by the people as a goddess. After transmigrating to the modern world, she rode the divine beast White Tiger from the moon down to Earth. And so began her journey of playing a goddess in world after world. But after 11.9kReads8.8Score927Shelves
24. 524 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 61.7kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves

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    These are all novels with high intelligence, not mindless wish-fulfillment stories. Every character is fleshed out, especially the ones above immortals, mythical beasts, and demon-suppressing pass, which are high-quality works that depict ensemble casts.

25. 525 磨 Grinding Stone: The Hundred-Grind Stone 磨石之百磨之石 Bone Wants to Chew on a Dog骨头想啃狗Urban979k WordsCompleted The protagonist is human, and every human has flaws. He's an unconventional commander with enormous shortcomings. Yet he has always held fast to the beautiful ideal that others see as his greatest flaw. So he'll never become a blade; he can only be the whetstone that forges one. A special forces unit built almost from nothing: there is training and there is combat. There is passion, and there is cold indifference. His indecision isn't his fault. He just doesn't want to see any more of his comrad 1.8kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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    This shouldn't lower intelligence!

26. 526 提 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 242Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Crime investigation novel, episodic case solving, recommended for readers who enjoy this genre, updates are fast.

27. 527 香 Soft and Fragrant in His Arms, the Capital’s Princeling Falls for Her 香软入怀，京圈太子爷沦陷了 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄12k WordsCompleted Soft and Sweet in His Arms, the Capital’s Top Heir Falls for Her 16.1kReads—Score291Shelves
28. 528 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 837Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 529 盗 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Lead the Queen Mother of the West in Search of Immortality 盗墓：开局引领西王母寻找长生 Yang Jian's Third Eye杨戬的第三只眼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + System + indulgent and satisfying + lighthearted] [Content warning: breaks up canon couples! Everyone’s favorite! If that bothers you, don’t read!] Helian is an unlucky college student who gets hit by a car and ends up in a vegetative state. An acting System comes to him, claiming it can restore him to normal. Helian opens his eyes to find himself in ancient times, face-to-face with someone known as the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West? Couldn’t the S 22.8kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves

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    Both of these books are very well written. 1️⃣ Is a male-oriented novel. He opens his eyes to find himself in the Western Era, with the Queen Mother of the West watching him like a hawk. [Please select the body to which you wish to place your soul:] [A. Young Green Snake] [B. Thousand-Year-Old Centipede] [C. Adult Corpse Beetle] Helian blinked. "What about D?" [This option is not available] (The male protagonist deceived the Queen Mother of the West, but it turned out to be a setup for one tomb raiding plot after another.)

30. 530 刑 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.8kReads6.8Score445Shelves
31. 531 老 My Boss Asked Me to Be His Mistress’s Assistant, So I Added His Wife to the Group Chat 老板要我给小三做助理，我把老板娘拉入了群聊 Eighty-Eight八拾捌12k WordsCompleted My boss asked me to be his mistress's assistant, so I added his wife to the group chat 4.9kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 老 The Ancestor Came from the Cultivation World 老祖宗她来自修仙界 Qing Mo轻陌Ancient Romance898k WordsCompleted [Purely ancient setting + no romance + no spiritual qi revival + heroine’s cultivation is suppressed, but she’s still the strongest + the heroine is the only cultivator] The declining Weisheng clan had a secret. More than six hundred years ago, their ancestor, Weisheng Yue, was chosen by an immortal and embarked on the path of cultivation. Fifty years later, a luan bird brought a bronze bell and a piece of deadwood. Once the bell rang and the deadwood bloomed again, their ancestor would return. 20.2kReads8.6Score2kShelves
33. 533 民 The Senses Detective: Strange Cases of the Republic Era 民国奇案之触感神探 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery218k WordsCompleted A Republican-era crime and mystery novel about criminal investigations and solving cases. Each story arc is devoted entirely to cracking a case, and there are plenty of cases to enjoy. Five Elements killings, punishments from the Eighteen Levels of Hell, a deadly blank death letter, a serial assault and murder case involving young women, a ghostly killing spree at an academy, a blood-red altar... It’s all in The Touch Detective: Republican-Era Strange Cases. Join Chief Chen Fengyun as he uses hi 33Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 534 入 Sinking into Temptation After Dark 入夜沉沦 Si Si司斯Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + whirlwind marriage + super sweet + mature adults A traditional Chinese-style domineering CEO VS a resilient, sickly beauty At thirty, Xin Tong nearly died from overwork. She decided to quit and take her 750,000 yuan in savings, earned over five years on the job, to lie low in a small county town. At thirty-five, Ji Jinnian read her resignation letter and asked, “Will you marry me?” He needed an honest woman to sit in the position of his wife: someone who wouldn't cau 27.5kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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    👇👇👇The female protagonist is like a flower blooming from hardship, seemingly fragile yet possessing a strong core. She's intelligent, witty, and eloquent. Her relationship with the male protagonist evolves from physical attraction to a deep, soulful love. I deeply empathized with and sympathized with her journey, and I cried twice while reading. The author's writing is incredibly delicate, meticulously portraying the personalities and psychology of all the characters. The male protagonist genuinely loves the female protagonist, and both are considerate of each other and respond to each other with unspoken understanding. This peaceful and harmonious relationship between the two is rare in novels on this platform, because to grab attention, they often create numerous conflicts and contradictions, seemingly requiring a major misunderstanding before reconciliation. But in this book, the male and female protagonists resolve misunderstandings almost immediately, which is excellent. Superb! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

35. 535 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 被 Driven to Death by a Cultivator’s Mistress? I’ll Raise My Sword to the Nine Heavens 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 79.4kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    [Don't be put off by the title! It's really good!] This female lead's high intelligence and godlike perspective even left me a little confused. Just look at the synopsis! This ensemble piece is incredibly authoritative! The female lead is brilliant, calculating every step meticulously. Let's just say, every character feels alive. Li Fu truly embodies the concept of "no distinction between immortals and mortals." Those who enjoy ensemble pieces, grand world-building, and excellent writing are in for a treat—you're guaranteed to love it! An authoritative female lead, an authoritative main cast, an authoritative world, and an authoritative author—all are present in this book. Let's see if this ensemble piece can become one of Tomato's most authoritative ensemble works! Stay tuned! ...

37. 537 沈 The Case Files of Shen Rufeng 沈如风探案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery408k WordsCompleted There's only one truth. Follow Shen Rufeng and his colleagues as they piece together the clues and solve each case. The stories are mainly standalone cases. This is a new book by a new author, so please show your support. 1.5kReads—Score102Shelves
38. 538 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 什 What Do You Mean the Queen of Pop Was Brought Up by a High Schooler? 什么叫天后是个高中生带出来的 Stop Writing and Pause停笔驻足Urban258k WordsOngoing [Genius siblings]+ [Showbiz]+ [Lighthearted daily life] In recent years, a mysterious producer has emerged in Showbiz. No one has ever seen him, and no one knows his real name. All people know is that he goes by “Aladdin.” Every song he writes becomes a hit. Everyone he promotes becomes a star. People all believe he's a master who keeps to himself, but no one imagines that Aladdin, the man who has shaken up the entire Showbiz world, wrote his first hit song back in high school. After 28Reads—Score225Shelves

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40. 540 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 66.4kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    🍂🍂This book is amazing! The male protagonist discovers his wife is a Taoist priest after marriage, thus beginning a fantastical life. The book not only features thrilling demon-hunting adventures but also incorporates elements of metaphysics such as fortune-telling and feng shui. The plot is full of twists and turns and surprises—it's truly fantastic and well worth reading! [Note]

41. 541 风 A Wind of Cranes and the Rustle of Grass 风声鹤唳 Jun Bu Jian君不贱Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A cuckoo cannot build its own nest. It can only take over the nests of other birds. What Feng Chen took over was not a nest, but someone else’s identity and name. Even the Military Statistics Bureau’s confidential files in Section Eight contained no photograph of him, only a codename known to no one: Red Cuckoo. A top Kuomintang agent, Feng Chen was ordered to infiltrate the Shanghai underground Communist Party to obtain the list of Communist agents embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau’s u 1.4kReads9.3Score171Shelves

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    No system! A thrilling spy thriller! A must-read for seasoned readers!

42. 542 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 48kReads7.2Score3.1kShelves
43. 543 产 Too Much Production? I'll Sell the Goods in the 1980s 产能过剩？我把货物卖到八零年代 Liyue Planning Expert璃月规划专家Urban579k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise) [Trading Between Two Worlds]+ [Technological Overmatch]+ [Exporting Production Capacity]+ [Business]+ [Slow Burn] Lu Ming unexpectedly discovers that he can travel to the 1980s, so he naturally becomes a trader between eras. But bringing only some surplus production capacity from the industrial behemoth of the future, forty years ahead, unleashes a tidal wave in the 1980s! While the West is still selling black truffles by the gram, he sells them by the to 26.9kReads7.1Score2.7kShelves
44. 544 将 After I Married the Jerk into a Rich Family, His Whole Family Regretted It 将渣男送进豪门后，他全家后悔了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折14k WordsCompleted After I married the scumbag off to a wealthy family, his whole family regretted it. 8.1kReads—Score140Shelves

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    Everyone has a brain; they absolutely won't become less intelligent.

45. 545 姑 My Sister-in-Law Borrowed Money to Help Her Lover Get an Abortion 姑姐回娘家借钱给小三打胎 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Returned to Her Parents’ Home to Borrow Money for Her Lover’s Abortion 315Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 相 Rejected on a Blind Date! I Turned a Punk Girl into a Superstar 相亲失败！我把精神小妹捧成天后 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban630k WordsCompleted Just after breaking up with his blind date, Jiang Feng bumps into three "spirited young women" on the road. By sheer coincidence, he discovers that although he couldn't carry a tune in his past life, he now has a beautiful voice. But first, he decides to make them famous... 93.4kReads8.5Score6.9kShelves
47. 547 全 Global Manhunt: Crushing the World's Viewers with My Genius from the Start 全球追捕：开局智商碾压全球观众 Pancake烙饼Urban533k WordsCompleted Ye Lin wakes up after transmigrating to a parallel world with an extremely high crime rate. He is suddenly selected as an amateur contestant with the highest bounty on his head for a reality show about pursuit and escape. His opponents aren’t just the other dangerous contestants, but also pursuit experts from all over the world. Award-winning actresses, hackers, criminal investigators, detectives! A 24-hour citywide escape! A thrilling game aboard a luxury cruise ship! A countdown to survival on 985Reads7.8Score144Shelves

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    🌹First book: Ye Lin transmigrates to a parallel world and participates in a chase-and-escape variety show. Playing a fugitive, his bounty is surprisingly the highest. Facing dangerous opponents, he's a super-skilled chase expert. He crushes everyone with his intelligence.🌹Second book: Shen Anning is bound to a wish-fulfillment system and begins her journey through various worlds. The female lead has an extremely high IQ; she never lets the system lead her by the nose during missions, never looks down on any native inhabitants, and eventually exposes the system completely, eliminating the threat it posed to her.🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a good read for you to enjoy🌹🌹

48. 548 我 My Dad's Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 我爸那笑死人的沙雕爱情 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Dad’s Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 57kReads—Score528Shelves

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    These short stories don't make you stupid.

49. 549 我 My Mom Is the Real Heiress Who Ran Away Pregnant from a Powerful Family. Reborn, I'll Protect My Parents' Love 我妈是豪门带球跑的真千金，重生后由我来守护父母爱情 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted My mom is the true heiress who ran away from her wealthy family while pregnant. After being reborn, I’ll protect my parents’ love story. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 我 I've Become the Villains' Master, How Could I Be a Good Person? 我都成反派们师父了，能是好人？ Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available. Search for “I Became the Villains' Master, So How Could I Be a Good Person?” [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Villains with a Few Screws Loose] “This master will shelter you from wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from.” The villain, badly wounded after being defeated by the protagonists, cries out, “Stop standing around and save me!” “Maybe you shouldn't have slacked off in your training. You can't even beat a bunch 39kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a villain with no romantic partner. She takes in six wicked disciples who commit murder and arson in the cultivation world without any attempt at redemption. "We are utterly wicked, we are a match made in heaven." Even villains have friends, let alone a sect. To nourish her disciples' spiritual roots, the female protagonist schemes to use other cultivators as nourishment. The second disciple eats people, the third disciple uses the essence of cultivators to nourish his sword, the fourth disciple uses the Myriad Soul Banner to extract souls, the fifth disciple drives people mad before killing them, and the sixth disciple kills people while carrying a zither, using their blood to nourish magical artifacts...

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