Tomato's Six Great Masterpieces: Must-Read Novels 番茄六大神书，必追小说

1. 401 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 67.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
2. 402 开EN I Threaten the Female Lead from the Start, and I'm Set on Being the Villain 开局威胁女主，这个反派我当定了 A Hundred Years of Nurturing Benevolence百年树仁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Scheming, shameless, hilarious. Pure-love fans, beware] Jiang Che transmigrated into the role of a rich second-generation villain in a modern wish-fulfillment novel, and was bound to a God-Tier Choice System. From the start, he happened to catch the heroine trying to sneak a peek at the exam papers. A villain’s choice was triggered! [Choice One: Pretend you saw nothing] [Choice Two: Shout at her, drawing a crowd] [Choice Three: ...] And so, a perverted supervillain was born. To avoid being 79.3kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
3. 403 军 On the First Day of Military Training, the Cold Campus Belle Brings Me Water 军训第一天，高冷校花给我送水 Tian Huoyan天火炎Urban3.0M WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Ice-Cold Campus Belle Brought Me Water on the First Day of Military Training. Ye Chen downloads a game called “I Earn 3,000 a Month, Yet I'm the World's Richest Man.” In the game, you can buy anything just by paying. [Campus belle delivers water, price: 0.1 yuan] [Ferrari SF90, price: 0.2 yuan] [50-million-yuan detached villa, price: 0.3 yuan] [100-billion-yuan real estate conglomerate, price: 3 yuan] … Curious, Ye Chen purchases the campus belle's water-delivery 63.3kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
4. 404 反 Anti-Scam Livestream: The Station’s Cells Are Full 反诈直播：所里快蹲不下了 Yi Ezreal一泽瑞尔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Scammer: Our records show an overseas purchase of 200,000 US dollars on your account. Did you make this purchase yourself? Lu Ze: Yes, I made it myself. What about it? The scammer thought, You sure know how to brag! Lu Ze: I never thought... the fact that I bought weapons overseas would finally come to light! Using his god-tier voice imitation skill, Lu Ze mimics the voices of several underlings, as well as the sound of an AK firing in full auto. The scammer's face turns pale. “I'm calling the p 20.2kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
5. 405 我 I’m a Max-Level Kid, and the Government Wants Me to Obey the Law! 我！满级小孩哥，国家劝我守法！ This Is a Horse Stand这是一个马架Urban329k WordsCompleted Short drama: [The little genius makes a comeback, and the Bandit System is online] Lin Dong transmigrates to Blue Star as an eight-year-old first grader! And gets bound to the Century-Defining Bandit System! [Counterfeiting mission: Host, produce two hundred thousand US dollars] In art class, while all the other students are drawing cute pictures, Lin Dong draws a brand-new US dollar bill. And it passes through the money-printing machine! 8.7kReads8.1Score611Shelves

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   Three recently trending books: 1. A setting with a childlike appearance and a hardcore personality, coupled with an absurd and humorous plot. Eight-year-old elementary school student Lin Dong is bound to a "Century Bandit System," drawing US dollars in art class, counterfeiting money with his homework, and even starting a school version of a "criminal empire." 2. Cui Xian, a poor boy, takes the imperial examination in place of his academically challenged master. At eight, he writes "Sympathy for the Peasants," establishing his status in the poetry world. At nine, he reforms the eight-legged essay, and at seventeen, he achieves the highest rank in the imperial examination, ultimately continuing the dynasty's lifeline for three hundred years as the Grand Secretary. The work blends elements of imperial examination success, political intrigue, and plagiarism, becoming a dark horse in the recent historical fiction genre. 3. Zhu Su, who transmigrates into the body of the Prince of Wu in the Ming Dynasty, refuses to mourn for Consort Sun, the favorite concubine of Zhu Yuanzhang, and instead summons his ancestor Zhu Wusi to confront the emperor, staging a "rebellion against the Heavenly Generals" political drama. The work breaks through with its unconventional plot and the exhilarating feeling of being empowered by a system, becoming a phenomenal newcomer in the historical fiction genre. [Shocking]

6. 406 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrated to ancient times, into a poor family with no connections: A destitute home, a pregnant mother, young siblings, an uncle who had failed the exams six times and was hopeless at studying, a grandmother so obsessed with imagining her son placing high in the imperial examinations that she had become delusional, and Cui Xian, who was only eight years old. Cui Xian: This 28.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
7. 407 参 Reaching to the Sky 参天 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted The appearance of fragments of the Heavenly Book sparks a frenzied struggle among the people. Is this a fortuitous opportunity, or does it conceal a deeper mystery? Is the pursuit of cultivation really only about attaining immortality? 3.9kReads8.9Score478Shelves
8. 408 娱 Showbiz: I Risk My Life to Write, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Stop Updating 娱乐：拿命写书，全网求我断更 Little Bai Zang小白藏Urban533k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to a parallel world, suffer from a terminal illness, and have only a short time left to live? Bind to the “Entertainment Redemption” System: one book and a million readers buys you ten more days of life? The book “Ghost Blows Out the Light” establishes the foundations of tomb-raiding adventures. The work “The Story of Wukong” sparks a wave of Chinese-inspired literature. The poem “Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms” moves countless young women across the world. Bai Cang, a writer 370Reads8.8Score107Shelves
9. 409 重 Back to 1996: Taking Down the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 重回1996：干翻供销社 Night Blue Sky夜蓝天空Urban396k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ensemble Cast] [Sweet Romance] [Modern Romance] At forty-eight, seasoned old hand Meng Qiheng touches an old mirror and returns to rural northern Jiangsu in 1996! From the start, he stops his father from signing away everything for a brick and tile factory. With just 2.5 yuan in startup capital, he uses his insider knowledge to catch and sell eels, sell rainproof tarps, and crush the state-run supply cooperative! He teams up with his buddies to open a vid 462Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is great. It's captivating from the very beginning, with a fresh plot, detailed character portrayals, a unique atmosphere, and a steady pace. It gets more and more addictive as you read on. Highly recommended!

10. 410 当 When Doctors Get a Simulated Operating Room 当医生有了模拟手术室 Fish Mint and Cilantro折耳根香菜Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Zhang Yi was on the verge of being fired by the hospital when he unexpectedly gained a “super cash-power”! Not only can he accurately pinpoint the source of a patient's illness, he can also perform surgery every day, and he's always the lead surgeon! From appendectomies to organ transplants! From ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery to pancreaticoduodenectomy; From replanting a severed index finger to embolizing intracranial aneurysms... Before long, Zhang Yi becomes the youngest all-around expert 24.7kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
11. 411 外 Is It Really So Strange for a Delivery Driver to Show Up at a Crime Scene? 外卖员出现在案发现场很合理吧？ Clear Summer Night夏夜晴朗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving mystery + one heroine] Food delivery driver Su He accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and binds to a God-Tier Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him a reward! With the System's help, his life starts taking some unexpected turns. “Hello, I need to report a murder. Mingjia Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Apartment 603. Someone's been killed... Yes, I'm safe right now... Two people are dead... The killer? Well, I locked him outside... I had nothing to do with 15.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    [Already recommended] They're all super funny, I laughed until my stomach hurt. [Sparrow's Masterpiece] The fourth book [Already recommended] The program team simulates a kidnapping case, choosing the male lead as the kidnapper and broadcasting it live online, but the male lead is unaware of this. The protagonist opens the trunk and finds a female celebrity tied up, completely unaware that countless cameras are pointed at him. The protagonist does all sorts of bizarre things, and the female celebrity is so scared that she cries.

12. 412 大 Great Ming: I, Prince Zhu Su, Refuse to Wear Mourning for a Concubine 大明：本王朱橚绝不给妾服丧 Green Tea Who Picks Up Bottles at Construction Sites工地搬砖捡瓶子的清茶Historical434k WordsCompleted [Great Ming + System + transmigration + power fantasy + wild ideas + the world turned upside down] In the seventh year of Hongwu, Consort Sun died. She ordered Prince Wu, Zhu Su, to act as her son and wear mourning clothes for her funeral, while the other princes kept vigil in mourning. Zhu Su transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes to this very situation. Zhu Su: “You want this prince to play the dutiful son for your concubine while the Empress Mother is still alive? Even if the Empres 11.9kReads8.4Score704Shelves
13. 413 我 I Thought We Were Brothers, but You Tricked Me into Robbing a Bank? 我把你当兄弟，你骗我抢银行？ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban523k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ming’s friend Zhou Hang took part in a military exercise, playing the role of a bank robber. Zhou Hang decided to recruit Lu Ming to play a robber too. For security reasons, he couldn’t tell him the truth about the exercise, so he used an invitation to dinner as an excuse to get Lu Ming out of the house. “Isn’t this just dinner? Do you really have to withdraw cash at the bank?” Watching his good friend Zhou Hang, who’d invited him to dinner, Lu Ming s 15.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
14. 414 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 68.6kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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    As a bookworm of twenty years, I was suffering from a severe reading slump, but this book saved me. It's incredibly good: entertainment industry + part-time jobs + face-slapping moments. Check it out for details; it's a must-read!

15. 415 抢 You Stole My Trash Ex? Taste the Massacre First 抢我渣前夫？6，灭门惨剧你先尝 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, revenge, family intrigue, sweet romance, satisfying read, one-on-one romance] Also known as "My Reborn Half-Sister Wanted to Switch Marriages, So I Let Her. Now She’s the One Crying" Lu Jintang and Lu Zhaoyue were both reborn. As soon as she returned, Lu Zhaoyue eagerly declared, “I’ll give you the Xie family match. I’ll marry into the Xiao family in your place!” Lu Jintang happily agreed and married without hesitation into the seemingly doomed Xie family. Lu Zhaoyue was overjoyed. At 4.5kReads—Score456Shelves

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16. 416 主 Shallow and Scummy, I Take the Entertainment Industry by Storm and Win Over Every Star 主打一个肤浅渣穿娱乐圈通杀明星 Chen Chu陈楚Urban167k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha, I'm so amazing! *Cough* I kept getting my books locked up as I wrote them, but my first book was just released today, hehe. Well, the pictures are just too beautiful, cough cough. It's really good!

17. 417 武 Evil God of Martial Arts 武道邪神 The Flowering Stone花开的石头Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted Anyone caught sneaking in food will be killed! The last 100 finishers in the long-distance run will be killed! That is the Hell Camp! Yet countless frenzied cultivators still flock here, enduring brutal training where death is never far away and fighting one another to the death. But Dongfang Han came here undercover! Every hardship he endures is for a secret conviction hidden deep in his heart... 2.1kReads8.0Score191Shelves

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    What martial arts legends lie hidden beneath the hustle and bustle of the city? These 6 urban martial arts, fantasy, and deification novels are for you!

18. 418 古 Past and Present, Swapping Lives: She Takes Down Scumbags in My Rich Family, While I Farm in Exile for Her 古今互穿：她替我豪门虐渣，我替她流放种田 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月25k WordsCompleted She travels between ancient and modern times: she helps me take down scum in a wealthy family, while I help her farm in exile. 12.7kReads—Score213Shelves
19. 419 武 Martial Arts Devour the Stars 武噬星空 A Big Full Cup满满一大杯Urban5.0M WordsOngoing [High Martial] + [System] + [Enlightenment] + [Leveling] + [Long novel] After transmigrating to a High Martial world, Chu Feng has only the lowest-level E-rank ability. But one month before the college entrance exams, he awakens the Enlightenment System. While others toil for decades to master their cultivation techniques, Chu Feng only needs to spend enlightenment points to understand them in an instant. “Congratulations, Host! You have successfully comprehended the Basic Body-Tempering Method. 29.5kReads8.4Score2.8kShelves
20. 420 谁 Who Put a Celebrity in My Trunk? 谁往我车后备箱塞了个女明星？ Huimin, the Chicken-Raising King惠民养鸡王Urban1.1M WordsCompleted One day, Xu Mo was getting off work as usual when he heard a noise coming from the trunk. He opened it and took a look. A famous actress had been tossed into the trunk, bound hand and foot! What he didn’t know was that countless cameras were pointed at him. This was a brand-new kind of show. The first ordinary person selected was caught in less than an hour. But once Xu Mo was chosen, things started to take a different turn. “Holy crap, that’s not how the script goes! Xu Mo is way too intense. H 29.5kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
21. 421 我 I Never Transmigrated, Yet I Became the Sect Leader of Beauties From Ancient Times 我没有穿越却给古代美女们当掌门 Chen Chu陈楚Urban649k WordsOngoing "Righteous and wicked in equal measure + Goddess collector + Forest lumberjack + Peerless divine arts + A hundred-billion business empire + Otherworldly space + Female disciples of the Qiankun Sect + Elven goddess + Dwarven saintess + Winged princess + Lizardfolk + Building an elven city + Battle to defend their homeland + Comedy and humor + Laying low and growing stronger" Chen Chu accidentally discovered an otherworldly space inside the storage ring his master had given him. There, he found th 208Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 我 After I Was Ordered to Divorce, My Ex-Husband Regretted It 我奉旨和离后，前夫悔不当初 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance36k WordsCompleted After I received the imperial decree to divorce, my ex-husband regretted it too late. 10kReads—Score203Shelves
23. 423 龙 Dragon-Blooded War God 龙血战神 Feng Qingyang风青阳Eastern Fantasy16.3M WordsCompleted In the ancient era, when heaven and earth were first created, the Dragon Sacrifice Continent belonged to the Divine Dragon clan. Now, the dragons have all but vanished, and a mysterious cataclysm threatens once more, placing all living beings in grave danger! The young Long Chen bears the glory and mission of his forebears as he pursues the mystery behind the dragons' extinction. By a twist of fate, he becomes the only Ancestral Dragon martial cultivator in millions of years, rises to the pinnac 15.8kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
24. 424 落 A Down-and-Out Life: Chen Chu Rises 落魄人生之陈楚崛起 Chen Chu陈楚Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Moral Ambiguity + Goddess Collector + Forest Lumberjack + Peerless Divine Arts + Making Money Through Deception + Hundred-Billion Business Empire + Alternate Dimensions + Parallel Universes + Time Travel + Mysterious Alien Planet + The Extravagant Second District of the Human World + Mysterious Underground Third District + Comedy + Laying Low to Grow Strong] Inside the ring's spatial realm, he accidentally discovers alternate dimensions, parallel universes, time travel, and a mysterious alien p 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
25. 425 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 重 Reborn as a Supernatural Tycoon, I Transmigrate into a Zombie-Infested Apocalypse 重生之异能诡豪穿越末世丧尸横行 Chen Chu陈楚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse166k WordsOngoing Against a backdrop of horror and the supernatural, I transmigrate to an apocalypse overrun by zombies. I can be reborn countless times and awaken supernatural abilities, just as the apocalypse arrives and strange phenomena return! A fortune worth hundreds of billions means nothing now, but I can still live like a tycoon! I’ve got tens of millions of zombie soldiers at my command. Who should I be afraid of? From an urban tycoon to an apocalypse tycoon! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 吞 Swallow the Heavens 吞天记 Feng Qingyang风青阳Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsCompleted The vast and boundless Ancient Yanhuang Domain has, over endless ages, given rise to countless ancient immortals and demons who tear apart heaven and earth and transcend the Three Realms and Five Elements. There are also divine spirits among all things, born with divine bodies, able to traverse the void, overturn yin and yang, and do anything. Today is a golden age of the Immortal Dao: myriad arts reach to the heavens, all beings cultivate the Dao, and prodigies run rampant! Wu Yu, Crown Prince 1.6kReads8.0Score160Shelves
28. 428 错 I Mistook My Husband for an AI 错把夫君当AI Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I Mistook My Husband for an AI 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 大 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 Exhausted Sheep力尽羊Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [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 44.8kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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    Here are a few highly recommended, addictive historical time-travel novels without a system. The first new book: Depicting the late Ming Dynasty, a time of frequent natural disasters, an incompetent court, an empty treasury, border unrest, and widespread poverty, beset by internal and external troubles. Witness how Emperor Zhu Changluo, in a single month, navigates the treacherous palace intrigues, ultimately turning the tide and ascending to the throne. The book's highlights include logical consistency, strategic planning, and a deep analysis of human nature, highlighting the author's hidden wisdom, self-reflection, and emotional restraint. It uses understanding as a weapon to dismantle inner demons and break through others' schemes. The second and third books: Written with profound and natural fluency, the plots unfold logically and meticulously, featuring vivid and intelligent characters. They fill in the gaps in the lineage of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, showing the simple yet profound relationships of three generations of the imperial family—grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Yuanzhang—each bearing their own imperial mission and carefully navigating the world. The fourth book: rich in historical depth, sharp in its writing, and rigorous in its logic, it explores the impermanence of fate and the ruthlessness of self-interest, depicting how the short-lived carpenter-emperor Zhu Youxiao schemed for the overall situation and the fate of the nation. The fifth and sixth books: battling the rebel leader Li Zicheng, defending the capital, attacking the Jurchens, stabilizing the borders, eliminating the bandit leader Xian Yuan, fighting against officials and gentry, and rectifying corruption… When natural disasters, war, and the barriers of officialdom become shackles of destiny, he uses wisdom to break through these shackles, risking his life; when the laws of survival intertwine with human weaknesses, he uses strategy to break through the web, using the game as a chess piece. Only those who can outmaneuver fate by half a move are true heroes. In short, the book depicts the turbulent political landscape, the power struggles and intrigues, the journey through time, the legends of emperors, the regrets of dynasties, and the allure of history, showcasing the rise and fall of dynasties as the wheels of history roll ever onward.

30. 430 第 The Seventh Squad Specializes in Ganging Up 第七队专业以多欺少 MuziABC456木子ABC456Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Team + Rousing Battles + Rule-Based Combat + Slow-Burn Growth + Dual Power Systems] A dual power system combining the Four Symbols telekinesis setting with Superpowers. The battles are tactical and carefully paced, not brainless. They’re full of passion, strategy, and rules, and every fight has been thoughtfully designed. Perfect for readers who enjoy watching a team grow and aren’t in a rush to see the protagonist crush everyone from the start. The Divine arrived, 72Reads—Score187Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book! It's a story of a small team growing together. It features the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth, along with various strange superpowers. The fight scenes are detailed, and each character's moves are carefully designed. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel; it's a slow-burn, gradually building suspense. A must-read if you're looking for something to read. [Learned]

31. 431 夫 My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, So I Finally Got Over Him 夫君和青梅害我流产，我恋爱脑好了 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, and I Got Over My Lovesick Foolishness 803Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 洪 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 Bald Li San光头李三Historical1.6M WordsOngoing 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
33. 433 夫 After My Husband Passed the Exams, He Courted a Princess, But I’m the Real Heiress 夫君高中后攀附郡主，可我才是真千金啊 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After my husband passed the imperial exams, he cozied up to the county princess. But I’m the real daughter! 271Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 大 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 Other Shore Three-Seven彼岸三七Historical815k WordsOngoing 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
35. 435 重 Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family’s Fortune 重生后，我夺了赵家全部家产 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family's Property 1kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 大 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 Four Big Elephants四头大象Historical904k WordsOngoing [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
37. 437 竹 My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Firm’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Both Fired 竹马和闺蜜替我拒了巨头offer，我反手让他们被开除 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Company’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Fired Instead 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
38. 438 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 37.4kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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    Completed, over a million words, suitable for a 15-year veteran reader. Intelligent and decisive, no female lead, 9.3 Rating, over 20,000 reviews, full of cunning and ruthlessness, it's an eye-opener, showing you that things can be done in so many ways.

39. 439 父 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇，别上吊，儿臣有办法 She Ye射野Historical2.0M WordsOngoing “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
40. 440 我 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 166Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 51.3kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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    Tomato Urban Ceiling: A good book whose title doesn't do it justice.

42. 442 一 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？ Crumble to Pieces土崩瓦解Historical1.7M WordsOngoing 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
43. 443 千 The Art of Deception! 千术！ Chen Chuyao陈初尧Urban7.7M WordsCompleted As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. You'll never see the knives hidden behind the gambling table! I have a plain name: Niu Tiezhu. Of course, you can also call me... A-Yao. 24kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
44. 444 快 Quick Transmigration: A Scoundrel’s Redemption Handbook 快穿之人渣洗白手册 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Song Peinian is the newest graduate of the University of Time and Space. After graduation, they take on the job of protecting people who have been wronged in countless minor worlds, traveling from one world to another with System 8211. 8211: Ding~ The Host followed the assigned character today, too~ First World: The Marquis’s House’s Phoenix Man Second World: The Good Son of the 1970s Third World: I Rely on My Girlfriend to Work My Way Through School Fourth World: The Abusive Stepfather Fifth 64.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    🍊🍊🍊This quick transmigration novel has over 700 chapters and features the first emperor of the Heavenly Curtain. It's very well written. The protagonist is a quick transmigrator who is incredibly knowledgeable, courageous, and resourceful. It's set in an ancient dynasty within the Heavenly Curtain.

45. 445 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 51.2kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist used to work herself to the bone at her job, constantly straining her health and causing her family worry. She chose to resign and leave that high-pressure environment. At her new workplace, she meets a powerful, shrewd, and seemingly subtly approaching her; she's no match for him. The story balances workplace dynamics, romance, parenting, and personal growth, offering a realistic and relatable narrative with sound values. It's worth reading.

46. 446 大 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 Mulin Shanbao霂霖山宝Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [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
47. 447 十 A Full-Element Mage God at Eighteen, One Man Subdues the World 十八岁全系法神，一人镇压全世界 Jiuwu Liuyi九五六一Urban1.5M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is a bit low, but it will go up later.) [Power fantasy]+ [Powerful family background]+ [Skills personified] Lin Mo transmigrates to a world where everyone changes class and awakens as a [blank-slate mage] with no elemental affinity. Without a specific talent, he can't learn high-level elemental skills. Fortunately, he comes from a prominent family, so Lin Mo decides to lie flat and live the easy life of a rich second-generation heir. But then his skills come to life 173.8kReads7.8Score7.7kShelves

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    🚨#9.9 High Score, 2026's Hottest Novel🌹 🩸 "Bloodstained Family" - High-Energy Warning! ⚔️High-energy plot: After a bloody tragedy that wipes out an entire family, twin sisters embark on a bloody revenge, unraveling a series of bizarre cases! 🏯Political intrigue and scheming in the imperial court, swords severing grudges in the martial world. The substitute marriage trope is incredibly captivating; a must-read for anyone looking for something to read! 🔥

48. 448 1 The 1980s Tycoon's Road to Fortune 1980大倒爷的发家之路 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Have you ever wondered? Behind this peaceful world, wars have never truly stopped. The invaders no longer look like they did back then, carrying foreign rifles and cannons. They wear suits and ties, sipping coffee in high-end offices. With a snap of their fingers, they strip you of every last bit of your wealth. In their eyes, the people of the world are just a flock of sheep. They have countless ways to shear them, securing their grip on the world. For a hundred years, nothing has changed. They 10kReads9.0Score1kShelves
49. 449 穿 Transmigrating as Chongzhen: Only Three Months of Imperial Rule Remain 穿越崇祯：只剩三个月国祚 Asking the Sword to Reach the Skies问剑凌霄Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [A happy ending for the heroes of the late Ming + Industrial Revolution + global rule + no System + no harem] (The story is mainly about saving a nation on the brink of collapse and uniting the world under one rule!) Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor with only three months left before the dynasty falls? Then defy fate and change history! Zhu Mingyuan, a modern physics researcher, opens his eyes to find himself as the Chongzhen Emperor. Li Zicheng's army is at the gates. The imperial treasury 100.1kReads8.6Score12.6kShelves
50. 450 重 Reborn as a Demon Slayer 重生之降妖师 Zhengyang New Moon正阳新月Eastern Fantasy252k WordsCompleted Lin Feng never imagined that the soul-rebirth stories in novels could actually happen, let alone to him!!! That’s right: Lin Feng, a truck driver hit by a midlife crisis, is reborn in a world where humans, demons, ghosts, and monsters coexist. Exorcist Lin Feng sets off on a journey to hunt demons and find his way!!! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good traditional fantasy novel, without any cheat codes or special abilities. Highly recommended!

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