In a Reading Slump? Time to Bring Out the Crown Jewel on My Shelf! 书荒，是时候拿出镇架之书了！

1. 601 奇 A Strange Haha 奇怪的哈哈 Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Two Female Leads275k WordsOngoing In Wuyun Country, there’s this strange girl who’s always running into bizarre things in her everyday life. Yet in every one of these strange encounters, she somehow meets someone who loves her beyond measure. Isn’t that strange? 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's quite good-looking and interesting.

2. 602 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

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   Mrs. Mrs. Mrs.

3. 603 为 I Became the World's Boss for My Sister 为了姐姐，我成为了世界BOSS Just Do It就是干Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn into a new life, Bai Yu is determined to stop the tragedy of his past life from happening again. He will pay any price to climb the Tower of God and face everything alongside his older sister! But after being bound to a System and undergoing a bloodline mutation, Bai Yu transforms into a black-scaled giant serpent and begins to tread a path utterly unlike the one he followed in his previous life... When Bai Yu arrives on the battlefield and sees his sister in mortal danger, a cold glint f 2.1kReads8.6Score273Shelves
4. 604 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend these few good short stories, mostly realistic themes, just for casual reading, hahaha.

5. 605 考 Archaeology Comes True: Are You Crazy? You Still Say It Was Made Up for a Game 考古成真：疯了吧，还说游戏编的 Heavenly King Fateweaver天王戏命师Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted Chen Pingan transmigrated to a world with a gap in its historical record. He returned to his old line of work and started developing games. Then an archaeological team exposed the truth: the game’s settings had become real! The whole country was stunned, and Chen Pingan shot straight to the top of the trending searches! “Unbelievable! The famous game director is actually a tomb raider?!” “So Tomb Raider’s Diary is really Tomb Raider’s Autobiography. The whole thing is based on his real-life expe 16.1kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
6. 606 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 我 I Just Chopped Down a Tree, So How Did It Become World-Ending? 我就砍个树，怎么灭世级了 Hall Yuzi殿堂郁子Urban1.8M WordsOngoing To earn tuition, medical, and living expenses for her two younger sisters, Lin Xia has done every kind of job imaginable. Hauling corpses at a crematorium, spending the night in haunted houses, retrieving bodies from the Yellow River... This time, for a monthly salary of thirty thousand, he came to the Great Forest Company to work as a lumberjack, venturing deep into the mountains alone to cut trees. There was just something strange about this place. Tree species he had never seen before, beasts 45.1kReads8.4Score3kShelves

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   It's really good, but only three chapters a day, which feels like it's never enough.

8. 608 指 I Guide the Archaeology Team, Yet They Say I'm Not a Tomb Raider 指点考古队，还说自己不是盗墓贼 Immortal Fateweaver永生戏命师Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted A disturbance has arisen at the Dragon-Locking Well in Kyoto. Its chains clang and rattle, and rumors say an evil dragon is about to emerge! To everyone's astonishment, the events inside the well are exactly the same as the plot of Dragon-Locking Well, a movie scripted by Ye Xiao! Overnight, Ye Xiao shot to the top of every trending list! “This is ridiculous. You secretly went tomb-raiding, and then you even dared to turn it into a script! You’ve got some nerve!” “Exploration Notes? It’s obvious 19.2kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves
9. 609 个 I Chose Corpse Driving as My Profession, and the Police Are Losing It 个人职业填赶尸，警察麻了 If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them打不过我加入Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted During summer break, Jiang Bai boldly ventured into the mountains of Xixiang and became a corpse walker. He rings the soul-summoning bell, strikes the ritual gong, and walks between the realms of yin and yang. Even ghosts and gods give way! As Jiang Bai leads corpse after corpse out of the mountains, a passing streamer happens to capture it on camera. The whole internet goes wild! "Holy crap, that's the first time I've seen someone offer a cigarette to a corpse. I'm impressed! Old Liu from Shang 10kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
10. 610 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 61.6kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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    The boy who cried wolf is lying! The boy who cried wolf is lying! Fenrir is coming...

11. 611 我 I Just Wanted to Work Out. How Did I Become the Terminator? 我就想健个身，怎么成终结者了？ Traveler of Jiangnan江南游者Urban203k WordsOngoing [Scheming] [Face-Slapping] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Urban Fantasy] [Funny and Lighthearted] [Urban Superpowers] Others awaken superpowers: controlling fire, controlling electricity, making clones, flying. Jiang Sen awakens the power to turn you back into an ordinary person. Then he uses the muscles he has trained for years to have a “friendly” talk with you about life. Jiang Sen: “Powers? They’re nothing in front of me. Prepare to face my Lion’s Fist!!!” Awakened superpowers? All flash 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The book is incredibly imaginative, with a thrilling plot and a constant stream of laughs, especially in the later chapters which are filled with hilarious and absurd everyday cases. The first few chapters don't quite capture its charm; just read a few more and you'll discover its delightful aspects.

12. 612 被 The Scheming Crown Prince Pretended to Be a Puppy Boy in Our Online Romance and Spoiled Me Rotten 被腹黑太子爷网恋假扮奶狗狠狠宠 Mu Qingchuan木晴川Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Lu Xi had barely started work when her direct superior, capital socialite heir Gu Tingzhou, chewed her out like a nobody. Her real life was miserable, but that didn't stop her from being wild online. Lu Xi immediately started flirting with her "puppy-like online boyfriend." [I want to sit on my puppy's abs and slide down like a playground slide. I want to bury my face in his chest and inhale deeply~] [My puppy's voice makes my bones melt. I can't even imagine how lovely it would sound to make hi 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who would have thought that the seemingly affectionate online boyfriend was actually a cunning and calculating young master! He feigned gentleness and gradually won over the heroine, only to reveal his true predator nature once she was completely captivated.

13. 613 朝 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.9kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    Very good

14. 614 说 You Said This Was Archaeology, So Why Is Your Comic Coming True? 说好考古，你这漫画都成真了？ I'm Li Yuanfang, and I'm Awesome我李元芳超棒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrated to a world with a huge gap in its historical record! Thanks to the System, she went on an archaeological expedition! But then everything Qin Feng said came true! Livestream viewers: Everything in your comics has come true, and you still say you’re doing archaeology? Qin Feng: Shh, I really am a comic artist. Don’t slander my reputation! Livestream viewers: Then what about your Qilin tattoo? Qin Feng: ... Livestream viewers: What’s the deal with your tomb-raiding token? Qin Feng 35.2kReads8.5Score7.9kShelves
15. 615 西 Journey to the West: A Million Years of Cultivation from the Start 西游：开局就是百万年修为 Wish Come True许愿成真Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted (A corrupted Wukong + an unbeatable troublemaker + hilarious wish-fulfillment comedy) He transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West, becoming the immortal stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain. Before he is even born, he turns evil and tricks a million years of cultivation out of the Tathagata. His physical body achieves sainthood, and his wish sets him on an irreversible path as a troublemaker. The Tathagata, Bodhi, the Nine Hells, Taishang Laojun, Guanyin, and all manner of gods, Buddhas, de 5.1kReads8.6Score359Shelves
16. 616 柯 Detective Conan: Picking Up Eri Kisaki from the Start and Raising Ai-chan 柯南：开局捡漏妃英理，养成哀酱 Take a Daydreaming Nap睡个白日梦Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Black and red + mildly sharp-tongued + laid-back daily life + cultivation + aloof + no fawning + multiple women] Up front: all ships broken up + golden finger (partial merging of self-awareness with an ancient jade) + private character settings + a sucker for little white socks Top bounty hunter Jingu Yun transmigrates into the world of Detective Conan because of a mysterious ancient jade from the Qin Emperor. Relying on his own abilities, he thrives in the Black Organization, but just as he is 31.6kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
17. 617 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.6kReads—Score492Shelves

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    I'll take care of it!!! I guarantee with my second brother's approval that *Emperor Renzu of Tang* is high-quality, intellectually stimulating, not mindless, logically sound, and features brilliantly portrayed characters! *Emperor Renzu of Tang* is a nearly million-word completed novel, of both historical fiction and serious drama quality! All foreshadowing is resolved, all plot holes are filled, and there's no disappointing ending. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military battles, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. His writing is astonishing, his scope grand, his themes lofty, his thoughts profound, his knowledge solid, his cultural background deep, and his political maneuvering top-notch. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

18. 618 南 The South Wind Knows My Heart, and I’ll Never Walk Alone Again 南风知我意，从此不孤行 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Some people say dandelion seeds look like pretty little parachutes, drifting lightly in the breeze, utterly romantic. But Xu Nanfeng thinks they look more like homeless children, wandering everywhere with nowhere to settle. Just like her: no real kin, no true friends, arriving without a ripple and leaving without a sound. There's an old saying: you reap what you sow. But I, Xu Nanfeng, refuse to believe it. I'll grow into the very person you all thought I could never become! Nanfeng knows my hea 1kReads9.3Score104Shelves

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    [Laughing][What][About to cry][Thinking]

19. 619 被 Nuwa Raised Me for Ten Thousand Years, and I Finally Took Human Form 被女娲养了一万年，我终于化形了 Bright as the Stars灿若星辰Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted I am a little green snake, the legendary Teng Snake. I was the first life created by Sister Nuwa in her own image, and one of the six great divine beasts of antiquity. But right after Sister Nuwa created me, I had none of the fearsome reputation of one of the six great divine beasts. I was even terribly weak. Sister Nuwa had yet to attain the Dao, and I accompanied her as she grew. I got a laid-back System, and can grow stronger just by lying around and sleeping. After Sister Nuwa raised me for 3.1kReads8.5Score332Shelves
20. 620 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
21. 621 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.9kReads9.2Score117Shelves
22. 622 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.7kReads9.2Score127Shelves
23. 623 穿 Transmigration: The Simp Becomes Everyone's One True Love, Sparking a Love Triangle 穿越：舔狗成白月光，上演修罗场 Asking the Wind, Staying Awake问风不睡觉Urban444k WordsOngoing [Succubus + Slow Burn + Lighthearted Daily Life + Absurd Comedy + Shameless Soap-Opera Drama + Romantic Comedy + Sweet and Angsty] Xu Guizhou died after getting hit by a car while trying to save someone. When he opened his eyes, he found himself stuffed into an abandoned sweet romance novel, with the task of playing matchmaker and bringing the male and female leads together. Xu Guizhou: “What? Was I trying to stay alive? Just kill me now.” System: “Bro, you're my dad, my real dad! Please, I beg 813Reads8.8Score—Shelves
24. 624 西 Journey to the West: I Have a Billion Layers of Golden Body 西游：我有亿层金身 Panda No. 1熊猫1号Eastern Fantasy546k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Journey to the West, I became Sun Wukong. Every time my golden body is attacked, it grows stronger. A hundred layers of golden body: immune to fire and water. Ten thousand layers: immune to all arts. Ten million layers: untouched by karma. A hundred million layers: the Great Dao endures forever! Guanyin Bodhisattva wept: “World-Honored One, that demon monkey is using my Pure Glazed Bottle as a chamber pot.” The Jade Emperor wailed: “The Haotian Sword can’t even cut off 24Reads8.9Score—Shelves
25. 625 屠 Dragon Slaying Begins When Cassell College Sets Its Sights on Me 屠龙从被卡塞尔学院盯上开始 Flowers Blooming in the Clouds云上生花Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Female lead] [Multiple female leads] “Cassell College has a bright future, and the Secret Party has a glorious destiny. If I become headmaster, I, Su Ran, will make the Secret Party great again!” So, what do you all think of Su Ran's speech? Angers: “Su Ran's a good kid. He's very capable, but he doesn't respect his elders. He's always trying to beat me up!” (You think your own reputation is any better? You're the biggest gangland thug among the mixed-bloods.) Chu Zihang: “Su Ran handles the Li 39.5kReads8.9Score4kShelves
26. 626 快 Quick Transmigration: The Art of Splitting into Clones 快穿之：分身有术 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted The most important thing in life is not where you stand, but the direction you face. In the real world, some people laugh, some cry, some shout, and some remain silent. Life is, in essence, an exercise in endurance. Beauty and ugliness, good and bad: everyone has their own feelings about them. Faced with this tumultuous world and the countless selfish thoughts crowding our minds, we often find ourselves wanting to do more than we can, because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. But what 58Reads8.6Score—Shelves
27. 627 当 When the Male God Is a Rabbit Spirit 当男神是兔子精 Black Feather Alley黑羽小路Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Mutually Devoted, Sweet Romance and Light Comedy, Male Lead Turns into a Rabbit, Self-Conquest, Mutual Salvation] [Warm on the Outside, Cool on the Inside, Theatrical Talented Girl × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted, Self-Conquest-Type Jealous School Hunk] Song Qirui had been secretly in love with Xie Yanqing for three years. She'd even gotten his WeChat only by collecting class forms. Then her younger brother gave her a short-eared cat-rabbit with an outrageous attitude, one that rolled its eye 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart] This sweet romance novel is so well-written! The female lead doesn't know that the little rabbit in her arms is her crush, and she confides her secret love to it every day. The rabbit heartthrob is swooning, but he can't bring himself to confess.

28. 628 海 One Piece: The Dream-Slaying Mentor, King of the Marines 海贼：灭梦导师海军王 The Evening Breeze Speaks Not晚风不语Anime Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted After Roger was executed, the transmigrator Dylan, who had been lying low in the East Blue for ten years, spent every day exterminating pirates, just as he had for the past decade. He made sure the East Blue kept its title as the “Weakest Sea.” When the gears of fate began to turn, Dylan entered the New World. Blackbeard: “A man's dreams will never...” Dylan: “What did you say? What's your dream?” Blackbeard: “I don't have a dream. I just want to retire on Pops's ship.” Please head to the main s 23.1kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
29. 629 完 Oh No! There Are a Billion Problem Girls Around Me 完蛋！我身边的问题少女有亿点多 Kaihara Sora海原穹乃Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The book is also known as The Five-Meter Dependency Syndrome [Galgame + romantic comedy + no System + light novel + leisurely everyday life + redemption] After transmigrating into a school romance game as a background character, Lin Ye only wants to spend his days with his Gundam models and live off whatever he can get. But when Qin Ke, the original story’s tsundere third heroine, steps onto the rooftop, he realizes that this world is more like the setting of a giant horror movie. The five beau 83.6kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves

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    Bro reads Japanese light novels, and anyone who reads Japanese light novels should definitely not miss this book. The original title is in the synopsis. The author is a very experienced writer, and she's a woman. If you like multi-female protagonist romances, you should check it out.

30. 630 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 54.1kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves

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    490,000 Readers?! I just finished reading this book, staying up all night! It made me cry buckets. It's such a warm and healing story. The female lead is like a little sun; no one could dislike her!! The male lead went through some tough times but grew into a wonderful person; I can't describe it in simple words. May Miss Hyacinth and Mr. FIRST always be happy.

31. 631 我 I Play an Extra in Eerie Movies 我在诡异电影里跑龙套 Song the Dead Man宋死人Mystery594k WordsOngoing [Also known as: Quitting KFC to Brave the Supernatural Scenarios] Yan Jin worked like a dog at a fried chicken shop for three years, always conscientious and hardworking. At last, he finally stood up for himself and fired his boss. But right after quitting, he transmigrated into an Infinite Flow scenario where death was all but certain. Since he’d transmigrated, he might as well show the supernatural what his incredible golden finger could do: a psychiatric hospital for gods, an echo that never 1.8kReads6.3Score134Shelves

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    This is a novel with great potential; I personally enjoyed reading it. 😄

32. 632 我 Those Years I Spent Eating Trash in Another World 我在异界捡垃圾吃的那些年 Stewing in the Mortal World炖煮红尘Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing From the start, get by on farts and grow stronger by eating trash. The humble Xiao Yang accidentally stumbles into a world of garbage, where he can pick up trash from all the heavens and myriad worlds at will. From then on, he never has to be a wage slave again... “Allow me to introduce myself again. The man standing before you is a bitter-love tree grower, a cosmic monster tamer, a Three-Body pancake master, a beneficiary of the Ink Dragon, a Sharingan wholesaler, a parasitic beast breeding e 17.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    🤠🤠The protagonist transmigrates to the Beggar Asia civilization, making a living by scavenging garbage. The cultivation systems of various worlds can all be combined, and the author has done a good job of connecting them. Immortal cultivation is the core, and other cultivation systems are supplementary. He uses the power systems of various worlds to achieve his own success and build a career in the garbage world, starting a multiverse garbage recycling company.

33. 633 和 Heshen: Master of Power 和珅：权力的玩家 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical631k WordsCompleted As a miniature reflection of the power structure during the Qianlong era, Heshen's life was forever entangled in the shadow of absolute imperial authority and the deep-rooted ills of the bureaucracy. From a penniless orphan living under another's roof in Lvrou Hutong to rising to the center of power through his gift for languages and financial acumen, his ascent was shaped by both the banner system and the emperor's political machinations. He was once a capable official who cleaned up the Minist 5.2kReads8.7Score414Shelves

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    A captivating historical biography, "Heshen: The Player of Power" [heart][Good fortune coming soon]

34. 634 劫 The Calamity Furnace 劫炉 Rain Falls, Blade in Hand, No Umbrella落雨带刀不带伞Eastern Fantasy185k WordsCompleted Across the Nine Regions, all living things must “borrow power from Heaven” to cultivate. Every time someone breaks through a major cultivation realm, they sign another “tribulation debt” with the Heavenly Dao. When the debt comes due, a heavenly tribulation descends: survive it, and the debt is cleared and the realm secured; fail, and both body and spirit are destroyed, with no chance of reincarnation. That is why cultivators fear tribulations more than powerful enemies. Only one in a hundred su 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The clear sky after the heavy rain, a rainbow adorning the melancholy of dreams.

35. 635 舔 I Was Her Simp for Four Years, Then I Quit. Why Is the Campus Beauty Panicking? 舔狗四年，我不舔了校花急了？ Chen Zhi.陈雉.Urban991k WordsCompleted Six Thousand Miles “My fishpond is packed with people. You should consider it an honor to be one of them.” Hearing those worldview-shattering words from the campus belle broke Jiang Cheng's heart for good. The girl he'd pursued for four long years was a master at stringing men along, a seasoned emotional manipulator. Reborn ten years in the past, Jiang Cheng returns with a System and refuses to give the so-called campus belle another glance. Master eight languages! Crack the human genome! Devote 736Reads7.8Score101Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the name; it has absolutely nothing to do with the name. It's incredibly beautiful, and I finished watching it in a day.

36. 636 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.

37. 637 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
38. 638 溶 Cave Prison: The Twelve Zodiac Signs Hunt the Gods 溶洞囚笼：十二生肖逐神 East Ring Elevated Highway东环高架Urban166k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast, no fixed protagonist.] This is a real game, a game in which the Twelve Zodiac Signs hunt one another. Hundreds of rounds have been played over thousands of years. Each round has a zodiac victor. The victors become emperors or powerful figures in their own right. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han: victor of the Snake; Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang: victor of the Horse; Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song: victor of the Dog; Qianlong of the Qing dynasty: victor of the Rabbit; Ther 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Superbly good! A supernatural tale with rules, the twelve zodiac animals hunting each other, a Chinese-style battle royale, high-energy throughout, [no system] [no time travel]!!

39. 639 战 War System in the Apocalypse 战争系统在末世 Eagle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau云贵高原的雄鹰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsOngoing I Became the Commander-in-Chief in the Apocalypse Apocalypse + raising a massive army + hard-core stats + characters with brains Just as the apocalypse arrives, Gu Chengyuan obtains the War System and starts raising a massive army, sweeping through the apocalypse with an unstoppable tide of steel! The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story. 80.9kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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    This is absolutely a masterpiece whose title doesn't do it justice! If you don't like it, come and blame me! Highly recommended! A post-apocalyptic world erupts, the government collapses, and the protagonist summons an army to become its leader! The plot is fast-paced, with no major flaws, and the summoned soldiers are fleshed out, not just repackaged machines. It's a very enjoyable read!

40. 640 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Historical818k 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
41. 641 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
42. 642 我 I Really Do Have a Soft-Rice-Eating King System 我真有一个软饭王系统 Song Xiangbai宋象白Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Over 99 percent of the Host’s cells are dormant. You meet the basic requirements for living off others. Bind the system?” “Yes, yes! Bind it, right away!” Warning: To successfully live off others, you must first learn self-discipline!!! Warning: It’s a soft life, but you’ll still have to work hard. If you don’t like workaholics, don’t open this. Warning: The protagonist will live off lots of people (and animals). If that bothers you, don’t click. 110.3kReads9.3Score10kShelves

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43. 643 临 You Asked for a Bigger Bride Price, but Now You’re Complaining 临时加彩礼真给你加了你又不乐意 Yideng Chan of Juxian聚贤的一灯禅Urban843k WordsOngoing Lin Feng had been dating Zhao Xiaoqing for eight years, and they were finally old enough to talk marriage. But Zhao Xiaoqing sprang a 100,000-yuan bride price on him at the last minute, more than he could scrape together even by draining his savings. They were forced to break up, and only then did he discover it had all been a scheme. Lin Feng: “You want me to pay for your school-beauty sister’s education?” Zhao Xiaoqing: “Of course.” Lin Feng: “You want me to pay so your younger brother can dat 1.2kReads7.3Score103Shelves

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    It's good, I recommend it!

44. 644 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
45. 645 败 Loser Heroine, Please Get a Grip. I Just Want to Be Your Guy Best Friend 败犬女主请自重，我只想当男闺蜜 Give Me a Piece of What You're Eating吃的给我掰点Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Meme Humor] + [Here for the Fun] + [Snark] + [Chasing Her Husband to the Crematorium] + [School Life] + [Healing] + [Love Triangle Chaos] + [Lighthearted Comedy] + [No Consolation for the Losing Heroines] My name is Su Zhe, and I'm surrounded by losing heroines. I think snarking on them is more fun than trying to save them. A timid, socially anxious heiress, an insecure and sensitive class monitor with a surprising side, and an abstract girl who seems optimistic: each has something they just ca 61.4kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
46. 646 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
47. 647 东 Tokyo: I Take Revenge on Bad Women 东京：我向坏女人发起复仇 Unless the Dawn Comes除非朝霞Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Transmigrating to Tokyo, Japan, he finds himself from the start living under someone else’s roof. Fujii Itsuki only wants to work diligently, save money, and become a fully evolved Tokyo office drone after graduation. Unfortunately, things never go according to plan, and trouble keeps coming one thing after another. 8.9kReads9.3Score397Shelves
48. 648 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
49. 649 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder and Married the Villainess from the Start 穿书成炮灰，开局迎娶女反派 Dora B-Meng哆啦B萌Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [One heroine + farming + invincible heroine + vying for supremacy in troubled times] A quick note upfront: the male lead returns with his spirit and soul, he does not transmigrate into someone else’s body!!! The heroine has also been reborn!!! Qin Feng opened his eyes to find himself lying in an antique room, with a woman’s sobs reaching his ears. Looking over, he saw a stunning young woman clutching her last remaining clothes and wiping away her tears... Seeing this, he seemed to realize what h 4.6kReads8.6Score325Shelves

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    ❇️The male protagonist transmigrates to a female-oriented world as a minor cannon fodder character. He originally wanted to boldly utter the famous saying, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river..." But unexpectedly, he was forcefully intercepted by the empress and became her [smirking] charming husband.

50. 650 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

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