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. 1401 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: All the Female Demons Like Me 狐妖：女妖精们都喜欢我 Susu Returns苏苏归来Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Su Mu transmigrates into the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker, becoming an ordinary disciple of the Shenhuo Manor. In the end, he marries Dongfang Huaizhu and takes charge of the manor. Dongfang Huaizhu: “Have you started looking down on me?” Su Mu: “Of course not.” Dongfang Huaizhu: “But I can't compose poetry, sing, play an instrument, play chess, write, or paint.” Su Mu: “But you're beautiful!” Dongfang Huaizhu's eyes curve into a smile. “I can't cook or do the laundry, either.” Su Mu: “But you 8.1kReads8.6Score714Shelves
2. 1402 惹 I Messed with the Female Demon, and Now I'm Done For! 惹上女魔头，这下完了！ Thread Puppet丝线傀儡Eastern Fantasy728k WordsCompleted I transmigrated. No, that’s not right: I was reborn with my memories! Yu Xi was an utterly ordinary extra on film sets, the kind of character who never appeared on screen after filming wrapped. One day, an accident pulled him away from his ordinary, uneventful life. That very accident brought him to a brand-new world. It was a world where people could cultivate, and where anyone with enough opportunity and diligent practice could hope to live forever. But Yu Xi never imagined it would be a topsy 6.2kReads9.1Score481Shelves
3. 1403 典 Treasures of China: From the Start, I Talk with the Ten Greatest Emperors 典藏华夏：开局对话十大皇帝 The Flames of War Rekindle烽火重燃Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo 30.3kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
4. 1404 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.9kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   My store's prized possession! [Cool][Cool][Cool]

5. 1405 我 My Tycoon Game Experience System 我有神豪游戏体验系统 A Guest Beneath the Green Lantern Who Never Returns青灯不归客呀Urban3.0M WordsOngoing Reporter: “Sir, if you had ten million, what would you most want to do?” Qin Feng opened Alipay, saw his balance, and patted his chest. “Phew, phew! The billion's still there! I almost thought I'd gone bankrupt!” You have to have dreams. What if a System shows up? At last, his perseverance paid off, and the Tycoon Game Experience System descended upon Qin Feng! 4.3kReads8.8Score357Shelves
6. 1406 斩 Slay the Gods: Yingzi, Mind Yourself. Don't Do Anything Reckless! 斩神：缨子请自重，你别乱来呀！ Clear Breeze Fish Balls清风鱼丸Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Ye Xiaobai transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and obtains an Emotion System. The stronger the person whose emotions he stirs, the greater their emotional fluctuations, and the richer the rewards he receives. So here's the question: which emotion is easiest to provoke? The answer is obviously anger. In other words, making people see red makes you stronger, and Ye Xiaobai knows exactly how to do that. And so Ye Xiaobai gradually starts letting loose. “Hey, Yingzi, you should've been dri 13kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
7. 1407 转 Reincarnated as a Lizard: From Having Fun to Getting Stronger 转生蜥蜴从开始找乐子变强 Hungry Fox饿肚子的狐狸Eastern Fantasy781k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + monster evolution + dragons + evolution + everyday life + magic + adventure + academy + dungeons + healing, cozy, and lighthearted] A young man who worked himself to death was reborn in a magical world as an ordinary big-headed lizard. He'd planned to take it easy, but during a meal, he discovered that he seemed to possess a special bloodline talent. As long as he satisfied his desires or felt happy, this bloodline talent produced golden threads inside him. The golden threads could no 2kReads8.3Score135Shelves
8. 1408 唐 Tang Yin in Another World 唐寅在异界 Six Paths六道Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted He possesses exceptional martial arts skills, but they are useless in the real world, where he can only work as a killer who must remain in the shadows. But in a chaotic otherworld, his abilities reach their full potential on a battlefield where life and death hang in the balance. Here, he can wield his weapons without restraint. Here, survival leaves him no choice but to embark on his own path to kingship. His name is Tang Yin, and everything about him exists only in legend… 11.5kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
9. 1409 黑 Black Sun Cataclysm: Reversing Time and Space 黑日灾变：逆转时空 Simple-Stroke Xiaoxin简笔小欣Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no stupidity, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. The timeline has been revised, so read with caution if that bothers you.) I thought it was just an ordinary dream. In the dream, a black sun hung in the sky, and monsters a hundred meters tall roamed the wasteland. Humanity hid underground, barely clinging to life. Fewer than one in a hundred survived, and people struggled against desperation for survival, desire, and hope. Yet everyt 7.5kReads9.1Score631Shelves

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   This book is good.

10. 1410 民 Republican-Era Tycoon: From the Start, I Am Xiangzi the Camel 民国神豪：开局骆驼祥子 Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Historical661k WordsOngoing [Republican-era street life + enjoying life + tycoon + mastermind] No idiocy, no saintly heroine. This is a parallel world, so don't try to match it to real people or events! After becoming a rickshaw puller like Camel Xiangzi, how can he keep living a miserable life at the bottom of society? Find the prettiest maids! Eat the chef's signature dishes! Live in a prince's mansion! Listen to authentic opera! Eating, drinking, and having fun can still turn the tides of power. Before he knows it, he's 172Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The first two books even made me doubt whether they were Tomato's books at all; the rest were just the best of a bad bunch.

11. 1411 爸 Dad, Take It Easy. Our Family's About to Go Bankrupt 爸，你稳重点，咱家快要破产了 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Would you dare listen to a song all the way through? Memories crash over you like a flood, devouring your pounding heart bit by bit until you can't breathe... After traveling back in time to 2004, Chen Lichuan finds that at eighteen, with the summer ahead of him, he can have anything he wants. But the youth they shared still hurts, even after the breeze has passed. 50kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves
12. 1412 斩 Slay the Gods: I Become the Proxy of the Wine Sword Immortal, Wielding a World-Splitting Sword from the Start 斩神：代理酒剑仙，开局一剑开天 Proud Cold Noodles骄傲的凉面Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing [Slaying the Gods + Sword Immortal of Wine + Swordplay + No angst + Drunken antics + A touch of everyday life] Li Wuliang transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and becomes Lin Qiye’s classmate. His drinking problem also makes him a fellow patient. Starting at age seventeen, even his greetings take on a whole new style. “Hey, buddy, you awake yet?” Lin Qiye: “Move your foot.” Li Wuliang: “You’re awake?!” Lin Qiye: “I’m used to it.” Then one day, after drinking ten thousand bottles of wine 37.2kReads8.7Score4kShelves
13. 1413 重 Reborn: The Years of Defying the Tide 重生之逆流岁月 Rain of the Abyss深渊之雨Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Wang Han has returned to his senior year of high school. The familiar No. 5 Middle School, the familiar old streets... Standing at the crossroads of life, Wang Han strides boldly forward! (A heartwarming story. Give it a read!) 9.6kReads8.1Score680Shelves
14. 1414 魔 The Book of Mara 魔罗书 The Wandering Minstrel, General Saddle游吟马鞍将Eastern Fantasy387k WordsCompleted An Eastern fantasy novel of mystery and magic: In an era of chaos, the millennia-old undying demons once sealed away, the Dark Demon, Soul-Eater Demon, Plague Demon, Earth Mother, and others, reappear in the mortal world, coveting the Grandmasters’ sacred tome of wisdom, the Book of Mara, and plotting a dark conspiracy that could destroy heaven and earth... As the powerful Grandmasters travel far and wide to seal away demonic threats, they struggle to uncover the key hidden within the Book of Ma 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's see! A down-on-his-luck, fleeing general is kidnapped by a sorcerer he encounters. What does he want? Already unlucky enough, he's inexplicably dragged into the life-or-death war between humans and Moro!

15. 1415 急 Help! What Do I Do About My Adorable Roommate Girlfriend?! 急！合租女友太可爱了怎么办？！ Shan Shan Bu San山山不三Urban307k WordsCompleted [One heroine + sweet-and-sour daily life + a heaping helping of romance] My mom's best friend's daughter is going to the same university as me, and she wants to live with me and have me take care of her? No way! Absolutely not! It wasn't until he started living with Yu Xiangning that he realized just how wonderful she was. She cooked for him every day, sang for him, cleaned the house, and loved everything he loved... Yu Xiangning: “An Chen, An Chen, do you like painting more, or do you like me 211Reads9.4Score108Shelves
16. 1416 洪 Honghuang: I, Hongjun, Am Really Not the Villain 洪荒：我鸿钧真不是反派 Meow Little Jun喵小小君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead] Tongtian One: I am Tongtian. I will never found a sect. Tongtian Two: I am Tongtian. I will never become a saint. Tongtian Three: I am Tongtian. I will never confer the gods. King Father of the East: I will build the strongest Heavenly Court. Zhao Gongming: I will expose Hongjun's conspiracy. The transmigrators descend upon the Primordial World, naturally believing themselves righteous and making it their mission to overthrow Hongjun's rule. All Hon 14.1kReads9.3Score887Shelves

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    Worth watching, highly recommended

17. 1417 风 The Dashing Grandmaster Niu Baoguo 风流宗师牛保国 Li Genshuo李根硕Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional] Niu Kui, a martial arts grandmaster who had defeated every opponent across the Nine Provinces, became a public enemy because he fought dirty. His treacherous foes conspired to kill him. When he awoke again, he discovered he had been reborn as Niu Baoguo, a disgraced urban tai chi master... “Alas! This body is old and ugly. Starting a family will be a long and arduous road~” 17.1kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
18. 1418 憨 My Lovably Ditsy Deskmate: I Flirted Until She Became My Girlfriend 憨憨同桌傻白甜，把她撩成小女友 Pure Little Ming纯洁滴小明Urban515k WordsCompleted [Romance + sweet couple moments + reborn + campus beauty + comedy + one heroine + wholesome content] Xiao Ming is reborn and meets his girlfriend, who died of an illness in his previous life. At this point, she’s still a sweet, innocent airhead. Xiao Ming decides he’ll do everything he can to make it up to her in this life. One day, Xiao Ming asks her a question. “Yi Tian, how do you pronounce this word?” Su Yitian: “Let me see. I think it’s... ‘I love you~’” Xiao Ming: “???” The blurb doesn’t d 3.1kReads9.4Score393Shelves
19. 1419 极 Ultimate Martial Venerable 极限武尊 Ouyang Yun欧阳晕Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted “Martial artists wield tremendous strength. Qi cultivators are unpredictable. Lu Fan is a practitioner of both martial arts and qi cultivation. I was an ordinary man, but fate had other plans. Yin and yang in my left hand, heaven and earth in my right. Above heaven and below heaven, I alone reign supreme!” 14.4kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
20. 1420 回 I Went Back to the Village for a Feast and Became the Head Chef 回村吃席，竟成了掌勺大厨 Rice Noodles and Prawns米线大虾Urban251k WordsOngoing When his cousin gets married, Chen Chen has just transmigrated and hasn’t even had time to adjust before his third uncle drags him back to the countryside for the wedding feast... The chef in charge of the banquet suddenly suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. In a desperate bid to save the day, his uncle’s family can only pin their hopes on Chen Chen, who spent three years studying cooking at New Oriental. Chen Chen: “Help! I really can’t cook!” System: “Yes, you can.” And so... 1.3kReads9.1Score102Shelves
21. 1421 开 From the Start in a Death Row Camp, My Trait Simulations Made Me a Daoist Master 开局死囚营，词条模拟成道主了 Light Feathers on the Wind轻羽随风Eastern Fantasy480k WordsOngoing [Plot-driven] [Slow-paced] [Slow progression] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [That damn “Damn It” trait: Equip this trait, and all you have to do is shout, “Damn it, XX!” to boost your leadership over soldiers...] Lu Fansheng was born in an immortal cultivation city, but he had no spiritual roots and could not cultivate. After more than a decade of drawing traits, he had gotten nothing but junk. Just as he was about to be driven into the mortal world, his father suddenly suffered a cultivati 803Reads8.1Score104Shelves
22. 1422 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 115.7kReads8.9Score8.4kShelves
23. 1423 就 Am I the Only Villain Here? 就我一个人是反派啊 Young and Inexperienced少不更事Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [This isn’t some serious villain story. If you like dark, grim, and edgy tales, or characters who act cool and withdrawn, don’t read this.] Cao Qian, a scientific research genius, transmigrates into the world of a soldier-king and war-god novel. He’s also pulled into a chat group filled entirely with “himself.” It turns out all the other “Cao Qians” in the group are the protagonists of their own novels. Am I the only villain? Ahem. Well... since I’m a villainous scientist, I guess knowing a bit 3.4kReads8.9Score221Shelves
24. 1424 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7.3kReads—Score464Shelves

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    A refreshing and visually stunning experience! The plot is incredibly captivating and engaging; once you start reading the first chapter, you won't be able to put it down! High-quality novel recommendation!

25. 1425 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 38.1kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, check out these books—they're super good!

26. 1426 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves

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    Having read 5000 hours of this book, it ranks in the top three of all the ones I've read. How can I put it? It's just incredibly enjoyable. There's absolutely no abuse of the protagonist throughout the entire book. The main character never suffers a loss from beginning to end. He has many powerful figures, all of whom are leaders [laughing and crying emoji]. His family and friends are all good people, and there's never any betrayal or anything like that. Anyone who likes lighthearted stories will definitely love it. I think it's unique in this genre. It's truly an incredibly enjoyable read.

27. 1427 浮 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Urban253k WordsCompleted I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
28. 1428 我 My Cat Hated That I Was Single, So It Turned Into a Beautiful Girl Overnight 我家猫嫌我单身，连夜变身美少女 Pure Little Fish纯洁的小鱼Urban544k WordsCompleted [Cozy everyday life + one heroine + no System + wish fulfillment + extra-sweet romance] When Jiang Chen woke up, he found a beautiful girl in his bed. Wait, was this long-legged little girl really his cat, transformed into a human? From then on, he lived a life that was both painful and happy. “Jiang Chen, can’t you stay home instead of going to work?” “No.” “Jiang Chen, why do you look so glum?” “Because of life.” “Jiang Chen, don’t be sad. How about I make you some kitty food?” “I can’t stomac 316Reads9.4Score105Shelves
29. 1429 幼 A Young Dragon from the Start, and You Really Think I'm a Beggar? 幼龙开局，你真把我当乞丐？ Sour Candy酸宝Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Gods run rampant, and strange creatures are everywhere. In a world gripped by fear, where anyone might undergo a monstrous transformation, a lowborn boy emerges from an old graveyard. He carries a mysterious space where killing strange creatures lets him absorb their power and conjure items. [Legendary creature, Jade-Eyed Corpse: Its eyeballs can peer into the Yellow Springs and read the scriptures of the dead. Requires a sixth-rank martial artist who has mastered a pupil technique.] The sevent 67.6kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
30. 1430 胭 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
31. 1431 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 61.7kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
32. 1432 看 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 563Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1433 娇 The Delicate Beauty Wants a Hug, and Ninth Master Xie Kneels to Coax Her 娇软美人要抱抱，谢九爷下跪哄她 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted A composed, cold-hearted man in power X a sweet, flirtatious, airheaded beauty "Both are each other's first love + Eight-year age gap + Sweet, alluring romance + Not a strong female lead" Yu Jinghua was raised in luxury. With skin like ice and jade, she was charming and alluring. She had planned to seduce the young master of the Xie family to ease her family's crisis. Instead, by a twist of fate, she fell into the arms of the young master's “dad.” From then on, the peony had a branch to lean on. 27.8kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Already Added to My Favorites][Already Added to My Favorites] In a garden filled with pink and white peonies, a little girl with black hair and red lips sat on a flower vine swing, her eyes red and wet, turning her head away in a huff. Meanwhile, the extremely cold-hearted Ninth Master knelt on one knee beside her, holding a jade bowl in his hand. His voice was deep and indulgent, gently coaxing, "Jiaojiao, have another bite."

34. 1434 奋 Striving in 1998: Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands 奋斗九八：事业美女两手抓 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Urban511k WordsOngoing Li Jianming, who had spent his life as a workhorse, is reborn. The first thing he does is save his father from an imminent mine disaster, completely changing his family’s fate. But this also entangles him in the fate of the young widow living upstairs. Then he discovers that his body and brain have been enhanced. He has an extraordinary memory and can effortlessly connect the dots. From then on, his studies progress by leaps and bounds, and he astonishes everyone. Beautiful campus queens keep ap 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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    I've always loved it. A longtime bookworm, I wholeheartedly recommend it—a readable and worthwhile read!

35. 1435 得 Attain the Dao and Ascend to Immortality 得道升仙 A Little Bit.一点点.Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Enlightenment] [Supernatural abilities] [Imperial dynasty] At the end of his life, Liu Xiangdong digs a hole in the back hills, intending to bury himself. But instead, he arrives in an age of cultivation at its height. Aristocratic clans, the imperial court, the Hundred Schools of Thought, supreme religious sects. The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Snares! Amid a maze of tangled paths, in an age when human lives are as worthless as grass, he rises above it al 6.9kReads8.5Score446Shelves

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    I'm a seasoned bookworm, I've been reading novels for almost five or six years now, trust me.

36. 1436 中 I Have Chuunibyou: Every Fantasy Came True 中二病的我：一切幻想都成真了 Wukong Who Knows How to Eat会吃饭的悟空Urban450k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + Infinite-Flow + Comedy + Plot-Focused + Chuunibyou + Lighthearted + No System] My name is Lu Jing. For certain reasons, I can’t take off the eyepatch covering my left eye. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to handle my golden eyes. Shatter, reality! Crumble, mind! Cast this world into exile!!! Portals appear, and monsters return. Lu Jing has a severe case of chuunibyou, but he’s just an ordinary person who can’t awaken. As he grows older, Lu Jing graduall 9kReads8.8Score959Shelves

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    My childhood fantasies have come true. What are you trying to do? This is a cringeworthy, childish novel that gives me goosebumps.

37. 1437 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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    Don't be put off by the title! The female lead is extremely cautious and always wants to stay out of the loop, far removed from the original novel's protagonists. She sells the job she got after passing her exams, uses the money to work far away, and then gets married. Interestingly, she doesn't go to university or work in the black market. She even uses her system only to choose her marriage partner, hahaha! Every character in this book is charming and not just mindless idiots. Furthermore, the female lead's methods of handling things are realistic. [Admiration]

38. 1438 千 The Fierce Heiress Marries Huo While Pregnant, and Still Dares to Hit Him 千金凶猛，带球嫁霍爷还敢家暴他 Bai Jiuxiao百九笑Modern Romance703k WordsCompleted [1v1, both devoted to each other] [Secret identities] [Strong male and female leads] [Marriage Before Love] [Lighthearted and funny] [Bickering couple] [Sweet romance] [Everyone's favorite] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] Everyone knows that Mu Wanyan, the darling of the Mu family, is nothing but a shameless flirt. She never applied herself at school, and when she grew up, she lazed around. In her twenties, all she knew was traveling for fun. She never did anything useful. But her family was so 2.4kReads8.9Score294Shelves

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    This book is hilarious! I laughed so hard last night reading it! The female lead is an assassin, and the first chapter is about killing the male lead. Then the information is inaccurate, haha. And the male lead planted a drug that night and slept with the female lead. Finally, they start their bickering-lovers relationship. Later, the female lead gets pregnant, but due to some things, she separates from the male lead. The male lead thinks she aborted the child. Actually, she didn't abort the child and even gave birth to a rebellious son for the male lead. Their child is so cute, so adorable, and he's even babbling away! This is what their child looks like when he talks; he calls his dad "cheap dad," haha, it's so funny! Everyone should go read it! [Frustrated][Frustrated][Frustrated]

39. 1439 我 I Get All My Cultivation Techniques by Scavenging 我的功法全靠捡 Million-Strong Single-Player King百万单机王Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted [Host picked up 10 points of Azure Dragon bloodline] [Host picked up an ancient remnant manual: Chaos Five-Spirit Art.] Pick up the strongest runes from an incomparable beauty? Pick up peerless cultivation techniques just by passing a cave? Lin Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and gains the Heavenly Dao Loot System. In a world teeming with powerful experts, Lin Chen gets everything he needs, from cultivation techniques and combat skills to divine weapons, bloodlines, and runes, simply by pi 4.7kReads9.2Score640Shelves
40. 1440 流 Wandering the Wasteland: Trait Bonuses from the Start, a Daily Prophet 流浪废土，词条开局，每日预言家 Bai Mule白沐勒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse633k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later.) In the 350th year of the wasteland era, the sky is forever leaden gray, like a rusted iron sheet pressing down overhead. The air of the wasteland era is forever tinged with the sweet, metallic stench of rust, decay, and radioactive dust. Every breath is like swallowing shards of glass. The protagonist, Qin Lang, awakens a Trait System and risks his life to secure the daily prophecy from the start. Watch as Qin Lang, alongside his honest and valian 3.9kReads6.3Score230Shelves

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    Watch with confidence.

41. 1441 你 Hey, Hypnosis App, Can You Help Me Earn a Bachelor's Degree? 你这催眠APP，能让我专升本吗 Heavenly Tier Combat Skill天阶斗技Urban45k WordsOngoing [Absolutely wild! Not mindless hypnosis and steamrolling; a fresh high-martial-arts setting, an education-based pecking order, and undergraduates like dragons! Not invincible, with multiple female leads] What? A professional master's degree is still a vocational degree? Sorry, I don't talk to experts. Ye Liangchen, a top student at a vocational college, is a master of vocational martial arts. After eighteen years of grueling cultivation, he has reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core stage and d 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-level martial arts are not about invincibility and multiple female protagonists.

42. 1442 官 After Announcing We're Expecting, the Villain Is Forced to Turn Over a New Leaf 官宣有崽后，反派被迫从良 Jiang Xiaokui江小葵Modern Romance660k WordsCompleted Animated series: Silly, adorable little darling, your kitty is here~ [Everyone's Darling] + [Little One] + [No Romance] Original title: After Announcing Their Baby, the Villain Was Forced to Turn Over a New Leaf Everyone knows the Fu family of the imperial capital is a prestigious clan. The five young masters are all exceptional talents, but each has a peculiar personality. The family patriarch is even more ruthless and utterly indifferent to others. That is, until they adopted a little girl fro 19.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] Hahaha, this is the funniest book ever!!! One morning, the housekeeper discovered his little princess was missing. [Heart] He hurriedly checked the security camera footage and, 🎉 found her climbing into the car with her backpack, then hiding inside her brother's backpack. Her brother carried her to school, 🌺 where she was even fed by her brother's classmates. At the same time, she was "confiscated" by the teacher. The adorable little girl waved to her brother and said, "Brother, Yao Yao's been confiscated~ Don't forget to come get me after school~"

43. 1443 民 Republic-Era Sign-In: Rising from a Foot Patrolman 民国签到：从一个脚巡开始发迹 Red Speaker红色音箱Urban441k WordsOngoing In the early years of the Republic of China, Lin Hongfei transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking patrolman, a despised beat cop whom anyone can bully. In this turbulent era, Lin Hongfei is determined to make a name for himself. Sign-in reward: [Grandmaster-Level Chuojiao Fist]. His formidable strength lets him subdue every local thug and bully! Sign-in reward: [Golden Eyes]. He buys an authentic Tang Yin painting for one silver dollar! Sign-in reward: [Masterful Medical Skills]. Lin Family 4.5kReads9.1Score198Shelves
44. 1444 婚 Flirting After Marriage 婚后撩吻 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Scheming charmer x gentle, sickly blind woman] [Marriage first, love later + devoted sweet romance + secret identity revealed + 100% sweetness] The first time they meet. Her blind date says, “Sorry, I have no plans to date or get married.” Ming Ruo quietly says, “Okay.” The second time they meet. Her blind date says, “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Ming Ruo nods in surprise. The third time they meet. Her blind date says, “Would you marry me?” Ming Ruo: “...Huh?” - Ming Ruo and her blin 22.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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    🌻🌻This book is highly recommended!🔥 It's so sweet!🔥 The female lead is a gentle blind woman who marries the male lead, always believing him to be an ordinary working man.🌈 Their married life is warm and sweet, with only occasional minor mishaps.🌸 But then the male lead's true identity is revealed!🍁 The female lead discovers he's actually a group president✨ who only wanted to be with her.💐

45. 1445 爱 The Love Time Bank 爱情时间银行。 User26182811用户2618281119k WordsCompleted The Love Time Bank. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Four stories that will make you laugh until you slap your thigh, yet also bring tears to your eyes—a selection from Fu Shuiheng's absurd workplace humor series. Have you ever thought about this: If you deposited your sweet moments with your lover in a bank, could you live off the interest for the rest of your life? If there were headphones that allowed you to hear your partner's true thoughts, would you dare wear them? If you could travel to a parallel universe and date countless versions of the same person, would you still choose the one beside you? If an insurance company offered you 1.39 million yuan in compensation after a breakup, would you… want to break up? This isn't science fiction; these are four stories written by our own author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng. Each one is absurd to the point of being ridiculous, yet painfully real. Each one will make you laugh while reading, and then suddenly fall silent. Each one is over 20,000 words long, like an immersive literary drama, leaving you feeling like you've lived through it all. Now, these four stories have been successfully published on Tomato Bookstore. Simply search for the story title to get a 30% free preview. --- The first story: "The Love Time Bank" — Does love expire like food? Then deposit it in a bank and earn interest! A coin dropped into the sewer leads programmer Lin Xiaodong to the "Love Time Bank" on the third basement level. Here, sweet memories can be extracted into "Time Elements"—a shimmering crystal, one carat equaling one hour of pure happiness. These can be deposited and withdrawn at any time, invested in financial products to earn interest, or even used as "Memory Mortgage Loans," allowing him to mortgage his most precious memories. Lin Xiaodong and his girlfriend Su Qing's relationship is going through a "plateau"—dates are spent looking at their phones, exchanging no more than three sentences, and watching videos separately while eating noodles. He tries depositing their sweet memories into the bank, hoping that when he withdraws the interest, those heart-fluttering feelings will return doubly. But there are others in the bank. Some have deposited every day of their sixty-year marriage, living off memories after their spouse's death. Some mortgaged all their memories to invest in "Eternal Happiness," only to have the investment collapse, wiping out all their memories, and seeing their wives as strangers. Some have stored seven years' worth of deep blue Time Elements in the safe of unrequited love—pure, untold heartache. Here's what will make you laugh: The bank tellers are a panda, a fox, and a sloth; the sloth pauses for three seconds after every three words. The brochure advertises "Argument memory management; permanently cancel if you don't want to remember." A scrolling message in the lobby reads, "Today's sweetness index is 87.3; first love memory futures are on the rise." Here's what will make you silent: When Lin Xiaodong discovers that over-reliance on memory retrieval is like living on a loan. When he hears Professor Chen say, "The real sixty years are all those trivial matters—her braised pork was too salty, and I pretended it was delicious." When he finally understands: true feelings don't need a bank, because every moment is principal. If you've ever worried about your feelings expiring, this story is for you. --- Second story: *Mind-Reading Dating Disaster*—After knowing the other person's true thoughts, 99% of people collapse. Programmer Zhou Mo bought a pair of "subconscious decoding headphones" during team building, allowing him to hear anyone's true thoughts within three meters. He wore them on blind dates, like he had a cheat code—every time the other person showed a positive sign, he accurately hit it; every time a negative sign flashed through their mind, he immediately corrected it. Lin Xiaoxi's eyes shone brighter as she looked at him, her inner thoughts coming through her earphones: "This guy is good," "His canine teeth are so cute," "I want to touch them." Then they met Gu, the senior student—the mountaineering club president Lin Xiaoxi had a crush on for two years in college. Through the earphones, her inner thoughts changed from "Zhou Mo is great" to "But Gu is my youth." Zhou Mo gave the earphones to Lin Xiaoxi. After putting them on, she heard Gu's true thoughts—"Lin Xiaoxi is far worse than she was in college. Let's see how things go after we sleep together in two months." She ran away from Gu's house, and then she couldn't stop—she started listening to everyone's inner thoughts. When her colleagues said "Rest more," she thought, "Don't let her drag me down with you." When her best friend said "I miss you," she thought, "She hasn't paid back the money she borrowed last time." When her mother said "Take care of yourself," she thought, "Find a boyfriend quickly, don't delay." She listened for three days and three nights, almost having a mental breakdown. This story will make you laugh: Zhao, the most mischievous guy in the department, puts on his headphones and hears his blind date say, "A chubby guy makes me feel safer," while secretly thinking, "So fat, so bald, will he have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or high blood sugar?" Zhou Mo almost drops his coffee cup when he hears "want to touch" in his headphones. This story will make you silent: When Lin Xiaoxi discovers that her subconscious is also full of calculation and meanness—"I thought I was sincere, but my council chamber was filled with despicable voices." When Lao Zhang hears his wife thinking, "Marrying him was a mistake," then smoking half a pack of cigarettes in the fire escape before going back to work until the early hours of the morning. If you've ever wondered what others really think of you, after reading this story, you might be glad you didn't. --- The third story: "Multiverse Blind Dates"—After dating countless versions of her ideal partner, she chose the most ordinary one, Song Zhiyi, 31 years old, on 47 blind dates, all of which failed. She summarized a theory: the blind date market is like the fresh produce section in a supermarket half an hour before closing time—the good ones have already been picked, and what's left is either wilted or expensive. Her best friend, Fang Tang, who works at a physics institute, secretly tells her a secret—a multiverse consciousness shuttle. It allows her to travel to parallel universes and experience what it would be like to be with a certain person. Song Zhiyi lies down inside and travels to 327 universes. In universe YU-4207, the playboy who "sent mass messages to flirt with six girls" becomes the perfect husband after a car accident, waking up early every day to make coffee and poking her face to wake her up. In another universe, the mama's boy who "starts every sentence with 'My mom said'" learns to say "I think" after his mother's death, his first complete sentence being "I think I love you." In universe YU-9999, Zhou Yan, the computer repairman at her company, never dared to speak her name, only writing it in the printer repair manual. She travels through 327 universes, trying to find the "best version." In the end, she discovers that the best version doesn't exist in any universe. The part of this story that will make you laugh: Song Zhiyi's summary of the reasons for her failed blind dates—"The first one stuck chopsticks upright in his rice bowl like he was burning incense; the second one was snoring the moment Jack sank in *Titanic*; the third one was so perfect he looked like Takeshi Kaneshiro, yet he was simultaneously flirting with six girls, even sending the 'You're the most special' message in a group chat." The code name for the multiverse shuttle is "Dice" because you never know where you'll end up. The part of this story that will make you silent: When she sees Zhou Yan's words in an IT book in YU-9999—"In this universe, Zhou Yan can only have her name written in the printer's repair manual, pretending to be fixing a machine." When she returns to her own universe, she discovers that in all the explored universes, she and Zhou Yan are not together—only in this universe is it still an "unobservable possibility." If you're also exhausted from "comparing prices," this story will tell you: the best person may never be in your Excel spreadsheet. --- Fourth Story: *Emotional Repair Insurance Company* — A breakup could result in a payout of 1.39 million yuan, yet they decided not to break up. When Shen Luo was dumped, he received a list from his ex, Xu Nian—every expense paid on his behalf during their three-year relationship, accurate to the cent, totaling 34,782.5 yuan. On the same day, he received a call from Fanyu Insurance: "Emotional Repair Insurance, annual premium 8,888 yuan, maximum payout of 100 times the amount after a breakup. Your ex is chasing you for 34,782.5 yuan in debt, we'll help you pay it." Fanyu Insurance, a company that "dares to insure anything." They've insured Olympic weather, celebrity hairlines, and alien invasions; their slogan is "If you dare to apply, we dare to insure." Shen Luo signed the contract and received the *Reconciliation Promotion Plan*—a booklet like a script, detailing exactly where to appear, what to say, what tone to use, what clothes to wear, and whether to look back when leaving. After successfully reconciling, Specialist Chen sent a second document: *Smooth Exit Procedure*. He was taught how to use a "boiling frog" approach to make Xu Nian break up with him again within 45 days. The plan included meticulous calculations for each step: implanting the cracks, transferring responsibility, and delivering the final straw—ensuring maximum compensation. Shen Luo sent this plan to Xu Nian. Here's a part of the story that will make you laugh: the insurance company underwrote a "Cosmic Overlord Accident Insurance" policy, and a client claiming to be from Andromeda paid the premium with three pieces of quartz, which Fanyu accepted without question. The actuary analyzed Shen Luo's reasons for breaking up—"saying 'Don't cry, what's the use of crying' when she cried, giving her a vacuum cleaner on her birthday, and saying 'Drink more hot water' a total of 47 times when she had a cold." The smooth exit plan stated: "Look at your phone while she's talking, but only after the third sentence. This sentence has been tested and ranks in the top three for its lethality." Here's a part of the story that will make you silent: when Xu Nian said, "I'm converting feelings into money because only money will make you care." When claims adjuster Chen Zhibai talked about his ex—"She married someone else, and I used the money I gave as a wedding gift to buy myself an 'ex-lover happiness insurance' policy. If she's unhappy, I'll get ten times the compensation." And when CEO Huo sends flowers to his ex-wife under a false name every Valentine's Day, a practice he's been doing for many years—if you've ever considered "insuring" your relationship, this story will tell you: the most worthwhile thing to insure is never on the policy. --- Four stories, one secret. These four stories take place in different universes—there's an underground time bank, earphones that can hear your thoughts, countless parallel versions of yourself, and an insurance company that dares to insure the universe's overlord. They seem absurd, making you laugh until you slap your thigh. But they all say the same thing: Relationships are not a quantifiable product. They are not a currency that can be stored. They are not data that can be decoded. They are not options that can be compared. They are not losses that can be claimed. It's two people sitting together, eating a bowl of noodles that will eventually get cold. It's getting up at 2 AM to pick up your socks and put them in the laundry basket. It's the box of hand warmers handed to you at the convenience store. It's the only choice out of 327 universes that hasn't been observed. After the laughter, you'll remember someone. --- Reading Guide These four stories have been successfully published on Tomato Bookstore. Simply open Tomato Bookstore and enter the story title in the search box—"Love Time Bank," "Mind Reading Dating Disaster," "Multiverse Blind Date," and "Emotional Repair Insurance Company"—to get a 30% free preview. Each story is over 20,000 words long, full of twists and turns, like an immersive literary film. Perfect for relaxing on the sofa after get off work with a cup of hot tea and reading slowly. --- Important Reminder: To those who love Mr. Fu Shuiheng, this series of absurd and humorous workplace stories written by Mr. Fu Shuiheng is currently only published on Tomato Bookstore. Because the stories are increasingly popular with readers, some pirated or counterfeit works have begun to appear on the market. Please note: only the original work written by author ID "User26182811" is by Mr. Fu Shuiheng himself. Mr. Fu Shuiheng has a habit when writing stories—he never writes the same thing twice. Each story has a unique "absurd setting" to explore a serious topic about human nature. If you see similar stories elsewhere, but the author ID isn't "User 26182811," it's most likely not the author's work. The author says, "Absurdity is the shell, pain is the core." These four stories are the best proof. --- For those of you who have read our author's work first, please leave a message for him in the story comment section of Tomato Bookstore. It could be the sentence you most wanted to say after reading it. It could be the scene that made you laugh out loud. It could be the moment that made you silent. It could be simply, "Sir, keep writing, we're reading." The author never replies to comments. But if someone sees it, he reads every single one. After reading, he silently opens his document and continues writing the next story. His computer desktop is simple. One folder is named "Stories." Inside are over three hundred neatly arranged filenames. He's already finished over thirty. And he's still continuing. Someone commented, "Sir, your story made me laugh out loud late at night, and after laughing, I sent someone a message I hadn't sent in a long time." That comment was read many times. So, if you've finished reading, leave a comment. Let the old gentleman know—those words written late at night were read carefully late at night. This is the oldest and warmest contract between author and reader. --- Finally, a sincere thank you for spending more than two hours reading a story of over 20,000 words in this era of endless short videos and endless information feeds—this is not patience, it's deep affection. Deep affection for the world constructed by words. Deep affection for the emotions illuminated by the story. Deep affection for recognizing one's own reflection in the joys and sorrows of others. Mr. Fu Shuiheng's editor once said, "Nowadays, readers won't read anything over 3,000 words." The old gentleman said, "Then I will write for those who are willing to read more than 3,000 words." This sentence is for you, the reader of this text. Thank you for taking the time to read these stories in today's fast-paced world. Thank you for giving yourself a reason to pause amidst laughter and silence. Thank you for remembering those elements woven into the stories—hand warmers, pink high heels, boiled fish, a black long-handled umbrella, and those three hours in the emergency room corridor. The best stories aren't written, they're read. So, the last sentence isn't from the author to you, but from you to the story—"I received it." --- Fu Shuiheng's Workplace Absurd Humor Series --- Tomato Bookstore · User 26182811 · Original Content Enter the story title to get 30% free early access

46. 1446 恐 Horror Game: The Female Ghost Fell for Me from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局女鬼爱上我 Buying Wine on a Cold Night寒夜沽酒Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing When Qi Feng entered a horror game, he discovered that the clues always helped him find the ghosts' weaknesses. And so, a villain was born in the world of ghosts. Faced with a ghostly young wife who was desperate to improve her son's grades, Qi Feng said, “Madam, I could tutor your son.” The ghostly young wife gave in. She even invited Qi Feng to be her son's private tutor. Faced with a ghost student who was determined to kill him, Qi Feng said, “I know all about you and Lili...” And when he saw 6.4kReads9.2Score677Shelves
47. 1447 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 66.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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    I won't introduce the first and second ones, as they've already become popular on Tomato Books. Don't be fooled by the comments on the third book; many people have only read a dozen chapters and are already criticizing it, mainly because the protagonist is portrayed as an old man in the first dozen or so chapters. However, this book is considered a top-tier novel on Tomato Books, with a captivating plot and no suppression of the protagonist's cultivation or combat power. A special note: the cultivation system in this novel is very slow. Even with high talent, one must cultivate diligently. It's not specifically designed to target the protagonist; everyone in the book cultivates slowly, and the death rate during tribulations is high. The protagonist's cultivation is relatively fast, currently at the Nascent Soul stage, preparing to break through to the Void Refinement stage. Furthermore, this book features one of the few protagonists who can create their own cultivation techniques, and at a fairly high level. The fourth book is a less popular novel, but it's very well-written. The protagonist's combat power and cultivation speed are both maxed out, and the plot flows smoothly without abrupt transitions. However, it's truly a niche novel; I haven't seen many recommendations, but those who have read it all say it's excellent.

48. 1448 情 The Emotional Repair Insurance Company 情感修复保险公司。 User26182811用户2618281121k WordsCompleted The Relationship Repair Insurance Company. —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1449 我 I’m Only Two! What’s with This Comeback System? 我才两岁，逆袭系统什么鬼？ The Rooftop Warrior屋顶战士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Well, here I am in a high-martial world, two years old, and the comeback System is forty years ahead of schedule! [At forty-two, you are the son of the Great Xia Martial Saint, yet you have achieved nothing. You haven’t even advanced beyond the fourth realm of martial arts...] [Now, at the age of forty, try to make the Chinese Martial Saint, who hasn’t smiled in thirty years, crack even the slightest smile.] [Mission reward: Dao Embryo Pill.] Lu Yu, one year and two months old by actual age but 46.3kReads8.1Score4.2kShelves

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    The protagonist, a little boy not even two years old, is bound to a "reversal system," his starting mission being to make a martial arts saint smile! [Laughing][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] At this moment, the protagonist realizes that this system is forty years too early. Immediately, he hesitates, then calls the martial arts saint "Dad," and the system immediately notifies him that the mission is complete and issues rewards. The protagonist is stunned!!

50. 1450 从 The Man Who Walked Out of the Heavenly Prison 从天牢走出来的男人 Rogue Lao Wang流氓老王Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ye, heir to the Chu family, is the number one wastrel in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless heinous crimes to his name. In just four years, he was thrown into the imperial prison eleven times, yet walked out unscathed every time. The reason was his grandfather, the fearsome Northern Frontier Prince, who commanded a million troops. But this time, Chu Ye crossed the emperor’s bottom line. Imprisoned for the twelfth time, he was exiled to the perilous Abyssal Reach. Countless factions and i 11.1kReads8.9Score883Shelves

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    Absolutely amazing! The writing is superb! Highly recommended.

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