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- 151 Three Kingdoms: I Snatch Guan Yu from the Start and Carve Out My Own Domain 三国：开局截胡关羽，割据一方 (Struggle for supremacy. Unification. Feel-good. Harem. Overwhelming dominance) He transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era as a down-and-out member of the Han imperial clan. From the start, he gets to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei first and swears brotherhood with them. To survive in these turbulent times, he enlists in the army. He endures countless hardships, overcomes every obstacle, puts down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and is ennobled and appointed as a general. He carves out a domain of his own, 60.6kReads8.6Score4.8kShelves
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The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺
“Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending
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- 153 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score144Shelves
- 154 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Chancellor of Unmatched Grace 红楼：风华首辅 [No System + intellectual battles + political intrigue + everyday life] Every line is stained with bitter tears, every page filled with absurdity. You might think this is merely a tale of infatuated, indulged young men and women behind closed doors, but who could know that the rise and fall of the world are all intertwined? Are the fortunes of the four great families destined to change? Is the dynasty beset by internal and external threats destined to fall? Must the path to a noble title and hig 44.1kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
- 155 EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 119.2kReads8.9Score12.8kShelves
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A Di Renjie Mystery: The Chang Le Case 狄仁杰故事之常乐案
[Ancient crime-solving + mystery + history + Tang Dynasty + everyday life and relationships] 1. Background During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the young and talented Di Renjie travels to the capital to take the imperial examinations. He enters official service as the magistrate of Changle County, improves local governance, and solves mysterious cases. 2. Cases Planned cases include Bloodshed on Mount Hua, The Missing Persons Mystery, The Mysterious Berries, Souls Lost in Jin
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- 157 The Empire's Ambitions in the Warring States 战国帝业 A soul from the 21st century transmigrates to the mid-Warring States period and inhabits the body of a noble’s son. The Battle of Changping has already begun. Tian Xiu, in Handan, is at a loss: what should he do next? 753Reads7.1Score106Shelves
- 158 The Song Dynasty's Greatest Assassin 大宋第一杀神 At the end of the Northern Song dynasty, with Emperor Huizong on the throne, a modern-day king of spies awakens in the body of the Marquis's legitimate son and makes a forceful entrance! Treacherous minister Cai Jing, foolish ruler Zhao Ji? I'll use modern schemes and ruthless political tactics to bring you down! Strange, baffling cases with killers lurking in the shadows? I'll solve them with modern investigative techniques and turn every case into another rung on my ladder to power! Liao, Jin, 33.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
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Great Tang: I'm the Crown Prince? Then I'm Rebelling Too! 大唐：我是太子？那我也要造反！
Li Chengqian had just broken his leg after transmigrating to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He'd planned to lie low until Li Shimin died, then settle the score with those bastards. Who could have guessed Li Shimin would be such a bastard himself? Fortunately, Li Chengqian also had a golden finger that let him summon historical figures. Cui Jishu, the fist champion of Northern Qi; the black-robed demon monk Yao Guangxiao; the white-robed divine general Chen Qingzhi; Pei Xingyan, who could
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Striving in the First Year of Hongwu 奋斗在洪武元年
The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I transmigrated to the first year of Hongwu. Who else can relate? I, Young Master Yang, got press-ganged right from the start and became one of Emperor Zhu Chongba's proud wage slaves.
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- 161 A Poor Scholar’s Rise Begins with Meeting the Miserable Crown Prince 寒门崛起，从遇上苦逼太子开始 [Transmigration + Imperial Exams for the Poor + No System + Lighthearted + Wits and Strategy] After transmigrating to ancient times, Tang Yin was completely dumbfounded. He'd gone to sleep and woken up as a seven-year-old kid? He lived in Peach Blossom Village, Qingzhou Prefecture, in the Great Ming, and came from a poor family? It was a disastrous start. He had to fight heaven and earth, and even deal with his awful relatives. Determined to escape the mountains, Tang Yin secretly studied at the 6.2kReads7.9Score554Shelves
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I Transmigrated as the German Emperor: I'll Restore Germany to Glory! 穿越德皇：我重振德意志！
Zhao Zheng, a PhD in history, wakes up to find that he has taken over the body of Wilhelm II, Germany’s last emperor, in 1918! He has only two days before his abdication! Berlin is in turmoil, mutinous sailors seize power, and the Entente powers mass their troops at the border. The once-glorious Second Reich is on the brink of collapse! But armed with a century of historical knowledge, Zhao Zheng refuses to repeat the tragedy! He kicks the arrogant powerbroker Ludendorff aside and seizes iron-fi
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Chronicles of Seven Dynasties 七朝风云录
Harem + no System + no brainless decisions + wild imagination + history + adventure + conquest What? I just transmigrated, and I’m already looking at Li Mochou? A daughter of the Yang family generals? A beast girl who can transform? A foreign dance girl? Only children have to choose. As a mature adult, of course I... Song Yang wakes up on a grassland, with a battle raging nearby: Song troops on one side, orcs on the other. Before he can figure out whether he’s dreaming or possessed, he’s swept u
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Saddling Up in the Waning Tang Dynasty 秣马残唐
He transmigrates to the end of the Tang Dynasty and becomes a refugee on the verge of starving to death. The moment Liu Jing opens his eyes, he sees a tragic world of warring fiefdoms, endless conflict, and people living in misery. Corpses litter the land, and for hundreds of miles, not a wisp of cooking smoke rises. Yet he also sees the romance of warhorses and flashing weapons, of heroes with the courage to swallow the world. This is the worst of times, and the best of times. Looking back at t
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Fake Eunuch: From Helping the Empress Dowager Ascend the Throne to Ruling Through Intrigue 假太监：从扶太后登基到权谋天下
A power fantasy of court intrigue set in an alternate history, starring Mo Wujin, a fake eunuch who transmigrates into the imperial palace! The moment he opens his eyes, he is swept into the turmoil of an emperor and empress at odds and a court in chaos. He appears humble and obedient, but in truth he is cunning and ruthless, with unparalleled strategic brilliance. He can manipulate the peerlessly beautiful empress dowager, whose power holds sway over the entire court. He can also keep the patie
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- 166 Don't Mess with Me, My Wife Is Princess Gaoyang of the Great Tang 别惹我，我老婆大唐高阳公主 New novel: "A Longevity Seeker in the Tang Dynasty, But from the Start, I’m at Xuanwu Gate?" Chen Yan, a medical genius, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty and becomes the son of a founding hero. His new family has an illustrious history: Two of his uncles died in battle for Li Shimin, and his father gave his life protecting Empress Zhangsun during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. In recognition of the family’s generations of loyalty, Li Shimin grants Chen Yan the title 76.3kReads8.3Score5.3kShelves
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Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位
[Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f
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- 168 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 106.6kReads8.3Score7.7kShelves
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Three Kingdoms: The Son of Heaven? The Strongest Army Wins! 三国：天子？兵强马壮者为之！
[Martial warrior] [Feel-good read] [No System] [Commoner origins] [Warlord] [Overbearing] [General Who Shakes the Heavens] At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, eunuchs and imperial in-laws fought endlessly, and powerful local clans and wealthy families seized land. The rich owned fields stretching to the horizon, while the poor had nowhere to plant a foot. Commoners had no way to serve their country. Starving and desperate, they had only one choice: take up a bl
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The Sage of the Late Han Dynasty 汉末圣人
In the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court is in turmoil, people have lost their old ways, but morality has yet to disappear. At this time, Cao Cao is still the impassioned young man who has endured a decade of hardship without letting his ardor fade. Yuan Shao is still living in seclusion, waiting for the world to change. Dong Zhuo is still leading the charge and defending the Han Empire. Liu Bei is still a boy studying under Lu Zhi, fond of dogs, horses, and music… An age of chao
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- 171 Lone Shadow over the Cold River, Moon-Hanging Blade 寒江孤影悬月刀 Hanjiang is a major military stronghold guarding the vital route between north and south, as well as a prosperous haven for merchants. It is said that its waters stretch for three thousand li, its sails carry grain from across the land, and its splendid nightlife rivals that of Jiangnan! Every faction in the realm has a foothold here, from warlords and great clans to martial arts sects and even the Buddhist and Taoist faiths. History-making battles... one coup after another, as power changes han 82Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Sin-to-Immortality System: Criminals Drop to Their Knees When They See Me 罪恶成仙系统，罪犯见我直接跪
[The only cultivation mystery novel on the entire internet] [Case-of-the-week format] [Collecting beauties] [Defy me and I'll beat you to death] [The System spoils its host endlessly] P.S. Take the author's advice: this book is cursed. Reading it will add 10 centimeters to any body part. If nothing grows, you weren't paying close enough attention...
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- 173 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 53.1kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
- 174 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 93kReads9.0Score12.3kShelves
- 175 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 109Reads—Score—Shelves
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The River Never Stops: Water Conservancy in Ancient Times 川流不逝：我在古代修水利
[Transmigration + Political Scheming and Strategy + No System + Plausibly Filling in the Gaps in History] From a Qin prisoner to the heights of the Chu-Han Contention, with historical figures growing and changing over a long, immersive story. Zhang Liang’s close friend, Zhao Gao’s benefactor, Li Mu’s kindred spirit, the sworn brother who shared life and death with Prince Ying Jia of Zhao, the unattainable beloved of Crown Prince Dan of Yan... An immortal sect’s leader, the Mohist giant, the hun
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Ming Dynasty, 1641 大明1641
In 1641, the Battle of Songjin rages, and the Great Ming stands on the edge of ruin. After a crushing defeat at Songjin, the Ming armies retreat across the front, and the dynasty's fall seems inevitable. A soul from a later age transmigrates into Cao Bianjiao's body. Trapped in a desperate situation, he refuses to sit back and watch the realm collapse. He infiltrates Huang Taiji's camp at night and kills three princes and a duke in battle. Leading a lone army on a thousand-mile raid deep into L
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The Great Qian Forensic Examiner: From the Start, I Leave the Prime Minister Stunned 大乾法医：开局惊懵当朝宰相
After his soul transmigrates into the Great Qian Dynasty, Gu Changfeng becomes a poor scholar living under someone else’s roof. In an age when powerful nobles hold absolute sway and human lives are worth less than grass, he begins an unprecedented path to advancement!
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- 179 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇，别上吊，儿臣有办法 “You accuse me of usurping power? Fine, I’ve taken it!” With two thousand personal guards entering the northern frontier, Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty launched a campaign of slaughter. He confiscated the Shanxi merchants’ wealth, executed the regional commander, reformed the frontier army, and secured Xuanfu! The court berated him as “brutal and heartless”? He shot back, “Without brutality, the Ming would have fallen long ago!” An imperial edict summoned him back? He burned it and 49.9kReads8.6Score5kShelves
- 180 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来，朕的大明只剩十天了？ Original title: I Woke Up, and My Great Ming Has Only Ten Days Left? In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming begins. (No System) While lying unconscious on the dragon throne, Zhu Youjian had a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he became a child and studied centuries in the future. He opened The History of Ming, a book filled with the humiliating end that awaited him. In the end, he became a hardened soldier, tempered by modern military training. After twe 280.2kReads9.0Score39.6kShelves
- 181 No Beggars, Monks, Big-Footed Women, or Dogs Allowed 乞丐和尚大脚女人与狗不得入内 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Chen Lin got the good news that he was born into a landowning family, and the bad news that his parents had both died, his inheritance had been seized, and he had ultimately been kicked out of the house. Fine, fine. If you won't let me live, then we'll all die together. The System said that if Zhu Yuanzhang kills me, I can return to the modern world. Let's see how this goes... Chen Lin: Esteemed guest, this dish is called Pig Yuan Palm. It comes from Fen 4.3kReads7.2Score183Shelves
- 182 My Father Is Cao Cao 我的父亲是曹操 After an accident transmigrates him into Cao Ang's body, he discovers his father has a peculiar habit: he loves chasing women and has a thing for widows, even raising other men's children. Cao Ang can't take it! Cao Ang: "Father, I'm only doing this for your own good! You can't handle it, so a little hardship for me is nothing. Think of it as taking the burden off your shoulders!" Cao Cao roared, "You brat! I have no son like you! Where's my sword? ... Dian Wei! How dare you steal my sword!" And 10.9kReads7.8Score930Shelves
- 183 You Look Down on My White Robes? Go Join Cao Cao, Then. Don't Come Crying to Me! 嫌我白衣？转投曹操你别哭啊！ “Fine, fine, fine. Now that you've invited Wolong, you're going to kick me out, is that it?” “One hundred copper coins? After all I've done, Lin Xuan is worth only one hundred copper coins?” Lin Xuan transmigrated into this world, admired Liu Bei, and became his military advisor, hoping to help restore the Han dynasty. But everything changed after Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times and brought Zhuge Wolong into his service. Lin Xuan was a nobody with no powerful backers, and there 2.5kReads7.3Score314Shelves
- 184 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 [No System!] [Ruthless!] [Shadow Warfare!] [Unification!] The Later Han had a succession of child emperors, while the Ming emperors suffered one unexpected death after another! This emperor is no longer rash and suspicious, nor stubbornly overconfident. He stabilizes the court and slowly consolidates power! First, control of the military. Then, new faces in the court! He gives Sun Chengzong important posts to lull the Donglin officials and balance the court. When someone wants to levy commercial 46.8kReads8.3Score4.4kShelves
- 185 Tales of the Five Barbarians in the Eastern Jin 东晋五胡风云录 Though life is as insignificant as an ant, one should aspire to the heights of the great swan. Though fate is as fragile as paper, the heart remains unyielding. How can a true man, born between heaven and earth, remain forever beneath others? The future is not yet decided. You and I could both be dark horses... Chen Qian, a sophomore studying mechanical design at a certain university of science and engineering, loves history, especially the history of the Two Jin dynasties and the Northern and S 424Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 186 In the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao Visits My Tavern Three Times from the Start 人在三国，开局曹操三顾酒肆 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Qin Tianwei became the manager of a tavern. He had planned to live a quiet, uneventful life, until one day a man calling himself "Brother A Man" came to the tavern. Cao A Man: "Brother Qin, what do you think of Cao Cao?" Qin Tianwei: "Cao Cao? He's suspicious by nature and likes other men's wives, but he's a man of great ambition, a true warlord of these troubled times!" Cao A Man: "??? The second half sounds pretty good. Who let slip that I like o 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 The Red-Gate Play 朱门戏 Transmigrating into the eldest legitimate son of a top aristocratic clan? I know this plot! Xie Daolin, a burned-out screenwriter, unexpectedly transmigrates into the eldest legitimate son of the powerful Xie clan In his previous life, he worked from nine to nine, six days a week, just to pay his mortgage. Now he lives behind grand vermilion gates, in silks and luxury, with twin maidservants at his side and even tribute tea to rinse his mouth. This decadent life... is amazing! Now that he has 1.7kReads7.8Score147Shelves
- 188 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子，这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.9kReads7.2Score583Shelves
- 189 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.4kReads6.3Score259Shelves
- 190 Liu Yu: Finding My Way at 35 刘裕：35岁不迷茫 The toughest emperor in Chinese history: Liu Yu. He founded his dynasty through a hundred battles, rising from an impoverished gambler to become an emperor. He shattered the rigid class system of the Jin Dynasty and founded the Song, where men of humble birth could rise and take charge. Liu Yu's story has war, political intrigue, beautiful women, and great ambition, but no made-up history. Xie Lingyun, Tao Yuanming, Pei Songzhi, Wang Zhen'e, Tan Daoji, Liu Muzhi, Shen Yue, and many others appear 242Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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Transmigrating Through the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Sun and Moon Light My Way 穿越之日月照我隋唐路
He was just a 2025 spy operating on the edge of a knife. An accidental explosion sent him transmigrating to the turbulent years of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Reborn in another body, he finds himself the young lord of a frontier people. Should he take up the shepherd's crook and continue living a pastoral life? Or command a hundred thousand mounted archers and challenge the Sui and Tang, the Tujue, and the Gaobaixin Japanese? A cinnabar mole, a moonlight of the heart... His reach extends to ever
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My Wife Is the Number One Enchantress of Southern Liang 我老婆是南梁第一妖女
The Northern and Southern Dynasties are engulfed in the smoke of war. The heroes of Jiangnan and the Northern dynasties contend for supremacy as flames of battle sweep across the land. A demon star appears, completely twisting the course of history as it once was. Song Mo, a Taoist who has lived for ages, only wants to keep his head down and survive in peace. But fate brings him face-to-face with Xian Qingwan, a ruthless witch from Lingnan. Rising from the humble backwaters of Lingnan, he confro
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- 193 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 690Reads6.4Score103Shelves
- 194 Great Qin: Father, Don't Panic. I'm Really Just Keeping Watch Over the State 大秦：父皇你别慌，我真的在监国 After transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty, Ying Che became the First Emperor's sixth son. It was during the First Emperor's eastern tour, and Ying Che gained the power to govern the country after drunkenly making a bold remark. Ying Che awakened a national destiny System and was bound to the fate of the Qin Empire. As long as the empire prospered, he would receive rewards; if its destiny came to an end, he would perish. So Ying Che let loose and went all out, with no turning back. [Ding! Host has —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Tales of the Chongning Era 崇宁纪事
On the fifth day of the first month of the twenty-third year of Chongning, Xia Chongyuan died in Luoyang. On his deathbed, he passed the wolf-head token and the Formation-Breaking Saber to his illegitimate son, Xia Yi, rather than his eldest legitimate son. “From now on, you’re in charge of the Xia family.” Nobody understood. Less than a year later, five of Xia Yi’s brothers had fallen in battle. Xia Zheng fought fiercely in Hebei, his head displayed above the camp gate. Xia Yue, pierced by fort
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Rules for Transmigrators: I Become an Online Keyboard Warrior in Great Ming 穿越者守则：我在大明当键盘侠
(Alternate history + no System + no golden finger + imperial examinations and political intrigue + one female lead) Chen Ke, a transmigrator, enters the Jiajing era. From a boy who tended cattle to top scorer in the imperial examinations, from Hanlin compiler to Earl of Jinghai, he cuts a path through one challenge after another, navigating the treacherous court with care at every step. With a brush in his left hand and a sword in his right, he uses modern knowledge to maneuver among the uprigh
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- 197 Breaking the Formation at Manjianghong 阵破满江红 A rendezvous beneath a meteor shower, followed by a fall into a blood-red land. Two lonely souls from the modern world stir the fate of the apocalypse. He was a rising tycoon in the business world. After one night of heavy drinking, he opened his eyes to find himself in Hangzhou during the Northern Song dynasty, possessing the astonishing strength of a martial arts grandmaster in all but name. He had become Liu Tan, disciple of the famed general Zhou Tong. His fists and palms could crack stone a —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Beggar in Troubled Times, Painting the World into Order 乱世乞丐，画定天下
Young artist Shen Yan dies suddenly after staying up all night painting, and his soul merges with that of a sixteen-year-old beggar from the Great Xuan Dynasty. He discovers that his magical paintbrush can bring whatever he paints into reality. But he is nearly starving to death, and the brush can only be used on the night of a full moon. With rebels rising everywhere and foreign tribes invading, he decides to use the brush to rewrite the fate of the realm and paint a peaceful, prosperous age.
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- 199 Holding the Song Dynasty 执宋 [History + One Heroine + Imperial Examinations + Northern Song Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue] After transmigrating to the Northern Song dynasty in the fourth year of the Qingli era, Xu Xiu finds himself facing hellish difficulty from the start. Cast aside by his family and humiliated at school, he uses his wits to turn the tables. All he wanted was to live as a carefree man of means, but he is unexpectedly swept into the currents of history. At Huazhou Academy, he witnesses the creation of 6.9kReads8.9Score836Shelves
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Great Ming: I'm an Emperor Now, So Why Would I Still Be a Carpenter? 大明：都是皇帝了，谁还当木匠
[No System] + [Passionate] + [Political Intrigue] + [Decisive and Ruthless] With a gravely ill father and a mother who died young, Zhu Youxiao is at a loss in the forty-eighth year of the Wanli reign. Factional strife runs rampant, the court is rotten, the Jurchens are watching hungrily, and the Mongols refuse to submit. Amid internal turmoil and external threats, the tide of the times sweeps along the fates of countless millions. The once-mighty Ming Empire is already in its twilight years. Cal
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