No Power Fantasies or Mindless Stories: Something Substantial and Not Cringey 不要爽文，不要无脑文，有深度，不尬

1. 251 入 The Dreamwalker Lin Zhan 入梦人林盏 All That Has Passed, Quan Yufan全羽凡是过往Urban168k WordsCompleted Lin Zhan has a hidden ability no one knows about: he can enter other people’s dreams and glimpse their deepest obsessions, unresolved regrets, and burning desires. In the boundless darkness of dreams, he can also offer a glimmer of light to those trapped within. He spent his whole life as a silent ferryman through dreams, carrying others across the suffering in their dreams. In the end, he finally ferried himself across, too, freeing himself from the past. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is not a mindless or wish-fulfillment story; it has depth and comprehension. The protagonist possesses a unique ability—the power to enter dreams—but he doesn't abuse it. The story revolves around everything that happens because of this ability. Lin Zhan possesses a secret ability: he can enter the dreams of others, glimpsing the deepest obsessions, regrets, and desires in people's hearts. He can also offer a ray of light to those trapped in dreams in the boundless darkness. He has spent his life as an unknown ferryman of dreams, healing others while also achieving self-redemption.

2. 252 山 Mountain Over Lake: Decrease 山泽损.减 Ping Yi平义17k WordsCompleted Mountain over Lake: Decrease —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The wisdom of the I Ching in the story

3. 253 雷 Thunder Over Water: Release 雷水解.解 Ping Yi平义12k WordsCompleted Thunder over Water: Release —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 山 The Mountain Demon Inn 山妖客栈 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy gods and demons + no System, no transmigration + witty and humorous + ensemble cast + ordinary people cultivating immortality + plot-driven] An ensemble novel blending fantasy gods and demons with the cultivation journey of ordinary people. Told in a witty, humorous style, it follows the strange adventures of an ordinary man with no spiritual power who runs an inn in the demon realm. The story takes place at Mount Muxian, the boundary mountain between humans and demons. The mountain ran 727Reads8.1Score125Shelves

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   You can take a look, and maybe give it a good review.

5. 255 水 Water Over Mountain: Hardship 水山蹇·难 Ping Yi平义24k WordsCompleted Water over Mountain: Obstruction —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 鬼 A Twist of Fate: I'm a Civil Servant in the Underworld 鬼使神差之我是冥界公务员 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Urban278k WordsCompleted [Xianxia and gods and demons + the age of the great gods + no System or transmigration + witty and humorous + ensemble cast + mystery + plot-driven] They say we are born through death. Have you ever wondered whether the world we live in is actually the underworld, where fate is fixed and death is inevitable? The original premise of this story was that the [mortal world] we live in is actually the [underworld]. After the underworld rebelled against the celestial realm and lost, the gods no longe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 火 Fire Over Lake: Opposition 火泽睽.异 Ping Yi平义18k WordsCompleted Fire over Lake: Opposition —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 风 Wind Over Fire: The Family 风火家人.家 Ping Yi平义Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Wind over Fire: The Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 地 Earth Over Fire: Darkening of the Light 地火明夷·伤 Ping Yi平义9k WordsCompleted Earth over Fire: Darkening of the Light 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 火 Fire Over Earth: Progress 火地晋.进 Ping Yi平义13k WordsCompleted Fire over Earth: Progress —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves

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    [Top Post] Highly recommend these three books! They're all top-quality, you'll definitely thank me after reading them! 🌟 The first book, by Zhuang Ziang, is the quintessential "model student" from childhood, always a top student, ranking first in exams. However, due to his parents' divorce and his father's remarriage, he becomes unloved by both parents. At only eighteen, Zhuang Ziang is diagnosed with a terminal illness, given only three months to live. In his final three months, Zhuang Ziang decides to unleash his inner rebelliousness and wildness, to be his true self. While skipping school by climbing over the wall, he encounters a girl named Su Yudie. In the final leg of his journey, a ray of light shines in… 🌟 The second book features Chen Yang, a technical school student who obtains a technology system. To complete the system's tasks, Chen Yang is forced to go on a blind date with a female PhD, only to be ridiculed and mocked. Unexpectedly, when the female PhD returns to the research institute, the nuclear fusion data she brought back from Chen Yang is treated as a top national secret. The entire research institute is placed under complete control. When nuclear fusion experts, with a skeptical attitude, go to the technical school where Chen Yang is, they witness the birth of an "artificial sun." 🌟Chen Chang'an followed his beautiful master for ten thousand years, living a life of immortality, yet he was unable to cultivate. Eventually, his master banished him, and he traveled the mortal realm with his companion, the Qilin Dahuang. Returning to the Chen family, he obtained a naturally endowed pearl, finally acquiring the method of cultivation. Chen Chang'an never imagined that his cultivation talent was actually born in his mother's womb! This is Xiaoya, follow Xiaoya so you won't get lost when you're looking for books! ^_^ [Top Post] 👍

12. 262 雷 Thunder Over Heaven: Great Strength 雷天大壮.壮 Ping Yi平义24k WordsCompleted Thunder over Heaven: Great Power —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 人 A Technical School Student Builds a Nuclear Fusion Reactor and Turns It Over to the Nation! 人在技校，造了核聚变上交国家！ Blazing Cosmic Sky炽宇天穹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsCompleted Chen Yang, a vocational school student who had obtained a technology System, had no choice but to go on a blind date with a female PhD student to complete a System mission. Instead, she mocked and ridiculed him. But when the woman returned to her research institute, the nuclear fusion data she had brought back from Chen Yang was classified as the nation’s highest secret. The entire institute was placed under tight control. Skeptical but curious, a nuclear fusion expert went to Chen Yang’s vocati 22.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves
14. 264 神 A Magical World 神奇世界 Peanut Meh花生咩Eastern Fantasy159k WordsCompleted Innovative fantasy, with the plot gradually building in intensity, each development linked to the next. No clichés or mindless antics, a well-developed skill system, and powerful abilities for the protagonist. Passion, excitement, family bonds, friendship, romance, infinity, transformation, and leveling up. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy innovation, high-energy action, clear plot logic, transformation mechanic, infinite flow, not mindless, for hardcore readers.

15. 265 天 Heaven Over Mountain: Retreat 天山遯·退 Ping Yi平义14k WordsCompleted Heaven over Mountain: Retreat —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 开EN Immortal from Birth: Everyone Thinks I'm Invincible 开局长生不死，谁都以为我无敌 No Longer So Young以非当年少Eastern Fantasy7.3M WordsOngoing Chen Changan stayed by his beautiful master's side for ten thousand years. He neither aged nor died, yet he was never able to cultivate. In the end, his master drove him away, and he traveled through the mortal world with his companion, the qilin Da Huang. After returning to the Chen family, he obtained a natural embryonic pearl and finally acquired a method of cultivation. Even Chen Changan never imagined that his cultivation talent had actually been lying in the womb all along? 165.2kReads9.0Score10.5kShelves
17. 267 泽 Lake Over Mountain: Mutual Attraction 泽山咸.感 Ping Yi平义19k WordsCompleted Lake over Mountain: Influence —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 末 When Doomsday Comes, the Food Chain Turns Upside Down 末日来临之食物链逆转 Fake Makabaka假玛卡巴卡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted On a quiet night, Su Yu was woken by her big yellow dog... A fragrant green fog seeped up from underground. Food spoiled rapidly, wounds festered and became inflamed, and plants and animals grew and mutated at an astonishing rate... All things came back to life, and the apocalypse arrived. Humanity, once at the top of the food chain, was forced to seek out new ways to survive. There are no zombies in this novel! There are superpowers! The heroine is Su Yu. This is a one-on-one romance, with Xue 8.9kReads8.9Score904Shelves

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19. 269 雷 Thunder Over Wind: Constancy 雷风恒.久 Ping Yi平义16k WordsCompleted Thunder over Wind: Constancy —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 云 Road to the Clouds 云霄路 Sunbathing Little Kui 369晒太阳的小葵369Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This isn't a feel-good power fantasy, and there's no golden finger. It's simply the story of an ordinary girl swept along by the tide of fate. They say a woman's life is as insignificant as a blade of grass, blown by the wind and settling wherever it may, living wherever it lands. My mother-in-law said, “As long as you're alive, there's hope. Wherever you end up, whether in a muddy bog, a puddle, or even the desert, you have to struggle to survive. Maybe everything is arranged by fate, but only 3kReads8.7Score366Shelves
21. 271 离 Fire: Clarity 离为火.明 Ping Yi平义15k WordsCompleted Fire over Lake: Radiance —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 25.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
23. 273 天 The Gifted Girl’s Sword Cultivator Disciple 天赋少女的剑修弟子 Call a Van喊一面包车Ancient Romance241k WordsOngoing [Xianxia + wuxia + romance: an unfeeling, emotionless sword-cultivating girl × a beautiful but tragic younger fellow disciple, a poor sword cultivator] Eldest senior brother Li Muzi is dark-hearted and restrained, and has loved his junior sister for years. Second senior brother Gu Yunsheng has proposed again and again, only to be rejected every time. Meng Daozi, sect leader of the Penglai Immortal Sect, devotes himself to seeking disciples and the Dao, but is framed by a villain and loses his ch —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fox's cry pierced the deep blue sky. "He's here." Mu Fangxin stopped Shuangjiang, her star-studded eyes sparkling with joy, a hint of surprise appearing on her round face. "It's Senior Sister Canyue!" Mo Zhui and Fang Bu immediately landed at the location marked by the fox's cry. Leng Qian never expected to be found in this way.

24. 274 战 Tactical Game 战术游戏 YeziYeager叶子YeagerSports630k WordsOngoing What’s the most important concept in close-quarters battle when clearing a room? The fatal funnel, of course. How do you zero an 85 sniper rifle before using it? So you have to pull back the hammer on an anti-tank rocket launcher before firing it… The Mi-17’s power cart has broken down. How are we supposed to take off? In the Sicilian Campaign, how did Bradley, a lifelong good guy, screw over his allies? Though, to be fair, there was a good reason. Who was the real hero of the Jingkang humiliati 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's Pang De surrendering to Guan Yu, Guo Jing's Six Armor Divine Soldiers fighting fiercely in Bianliang during the Jingkang era, and Patton and Montgomery vying for supremacy in the Sicilian Campaign. Even the historically mild-mannered Bradley began to neglect his teammates—and, more importantly, these aren't fictional or fabricated; they all have ample historical evidence.

25. 275 帝 Reborn as a Dog After the Emperor Fell 帝身陨落之后转生成为一条狗 Mottled Stone Butterfly斑斓石碟Eastern Fantasy140k WordsOngoing On the night I became an emperor through cultivation, before the wedding candles had burned out, my fiancée Shen Yan drove a sword into my heart with her own hands! Cruelly, she joined forces with eight Supreme Sages to kill me, dividing up every last piece of my flesh, blood, and soul. They thought that by eliminating me, the “obstacle” who monopolized the world’s fortune, they could usher in an age of glory for themselves. One of the Supreme Sages secretly took pity on me, allowing a wisp of m —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a wish-fulfillment novel, I've been writing cultivation novels for a long time.

26. 276 搞 Wait, What? My Best Friend's Gift Turned Out to Be Her Uncle! 搞错了！闺蜜送的礼物竟是她小叔 Blossoms in Ink's Shadow茉影繁花Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted (Just started getting ratings, and they’ll rise later) Hong Kong finance tycoon × rebellious Beijing heiress pretending to be a good girl Marriage first, love later|Long-planned romance|Ten-year age gap|Powerful man bows to love|Devoted, mutually faithful couple|Beijing and Hong Kong elite families On the night of her coming-of-age ceremony, Feng Xiaxi awakened memories of her past life. Bound by traditional expectations all her life, she was known in Beijing as the perfect good girl. She never 618Reads8.7Score106Shelves

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    They're all pretty good and worth watching!

27. 277 蜃 Mirage Calamity 蜃劫 Mottled Stone Butterfly斑斓石碟Eastern Fantasy341k WordsOngoing Young Lu Anyuan lost his mother as a child and lived by the shores of Yanyue Lake with his ailing father. He had no idea that a strange poison called the Mirage was hidden inside his father's body, its black flames gnawing at his bones and consuming his life. On the anniversary of his mother's death, the black blood seeping from his father's nose and mouth awakened Lu Xuan's long-sealed memories: the great fire twelve years ago, and the woman cradling a baby, her body wreathed in blue light... W —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 十 Ten Lifetimes of Entanglement, All Ending in Tragedy 十世纠缠皆成殇 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads299k WordsOngoing Dual male leads, one-on-one romance, a love full of hatred, cultivation, transmigration, reincarnation, and heartbreak. He transmigrates in a dream, taking over someone else's identity. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds the original owner's enemy standing before him. And that enemy is none other than the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm! At first, Jiang Li thinks it's all a dream. Carefree and sharp-tongued, he eventually enrages Shang Ying and gets a thorough beating. Only then does he rea 126Reads8.9Score101Shelves
29. 279 脓 Tide of Pus 脓潮 Chuliang qaq初凉qaqUrban364k WordsOngoing [No System + No Rebirth + Hard-Core City Defense + Worldbuilding Foreshadowing] Low-level filth beasts shouldn't have eyes. Three days after he encountered one, people began dying in that city. His adoptive father pressed a pocket watch into his hand and managed to say just one thing: "Take this to Yunqi." Inside the watch was a secret that even monsters couldn't digest. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That might require patience.

30. 280 蓄 Calculated Affection: Black and White 蓄意喜欢之黑与白 Silly Pen笔呆呆Two Male Leads375k WordsOngoing Dual male leads + happy ending + equally powerful leads + scheming + plotting + unaware of his own feelings + falling deeper step by step Their fathers were about to start a new family together, but an accident put an end to that plan. It left Gu Qingbai and Shen Chimo bound together by a relationship that would last more than a decade. He is five years younger, a genius cardiac surgeon who seems gentle and amiable but is calculating beneath the surface: Gu Qingbai. He is five years older, a co 17Reads8.6Score—Shelves
31. 281 现 Weaving Dreams in the Mortal World 现世织梦 Floating Duckweed Too浮荇也Urban992k WordsOngoing [A slow burn, ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment novel, no brainless characters, the male and female leads are not a couple, mainly told from the female lead’s perspective, not a true high-martial-arts setting, with more focus on emotions. Read with caution if any of this bothers you.] When another world invades our own, an ordinary girl who became a pawn of that other world before she could even understand what was happening sets out alone on a journey to save the world, pitting herself agai 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a wish-fulfillment story, doesn't make you stupid, slow burn, ensemble cast, dual world setting, worth reading! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

32. 282 德 The Texas Underworld 德州江湖 The Once-Great Sage Equal to Heaven曾经的齐天大圣Urban302k WordsOngoing A tale of hooligans in Dezhou, Shandong, China? No. A tale of gangsters in Texas, USA? No. Texas hold 'em? Getting warmer. There are no miraculous gambling skills, no tense showdowns at the poker table, and no underdog comeback story. All there is is a poker table and the assortment of people around it: cops, businessmen, spies, brothers, high-ranking officials, lovers, and lowlifes. The worlds of money, power, loyalty, and love are all deadly. They aren't gambling on cards. They're gambling on 394Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no grand conspiracy, just petty calculations that align with human nature—just something to watch for fun.

33. 283 审 The Judge Says: The Divine Tribunal 审判者说：神判庭 Lord Forget-Worries' Records忘忧君录Urban293k WordsCompleted When Song Jin jumped from the seventh floor, he was wearing a pair of white leather shoes. One was upright. The other had fallen over. That was the last time I saw him. Later, I came into possession of a courtroom that could judge the wicked. The legal code told me: Every person you judge will take away a piece of your humanity. I agreed. Now I can no longer remember Song Jin’s face. But Zhao Mingyuan’s trial has only just begun. He will personally bring to account the evil that has threatened t 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Witness the injustice of the world, and the judgment of good and evil by the divine court. When the law is silent, schools cover up wrongdoing, and the world is indifferent, He, in the name of God, judges all evil. He may sever emotions, but uphold the bottom line; he holds the courtroom, but his heart remains with humanity. This time, justice, though delayed, will not be absent.

34. 284 传 Heir, Stand Amid the Torrential Rain and Face the Road Home 传承者，立于滂沱向归途 HjjjjjjModern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Fantasy] [Coming of Age] [Ensemble Cast] [Lighthearted] [Mystery] [Unconventional Love Triangle] [Unbreakable Friendship] From Songfeng Town to the Forest of Divine Sight, a flash of fateful light sets three boys on the path to awakening. An extraordinary adventure begins in an extraordinary summer. Lin Lezhi never imagined that a trip to the South China Sea would send her tumbling into another world. When she wakes, she is in a strange forest. A man named Mo Weiyao tells her that she has awake 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please appreciate and savor it.

35. 285 走 Through the Trials 走过劫难 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Disaster strikes a once-happy family of five. After suffering a heartbreak so piercing it feels like ten thousand arrows, how will a mother who has only just reached middle age, and is already frail and sickly, lead her three underage children through hardship and toward the future...? 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A logically rigorous life story

36. 286 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.8kReads8.8Score611Shelves
37. 287 真 Chronicles of the True Martial World: I Prove My Divine Arts Through Ancient Chinese Martial Arts 真武战纪，我以中华古武证神通 Dreaming of Wandering Without Harm无伤梦中游Eastern Fantasy350k WordsCompleted [Entirely hand-crafted, not AI.] People say Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators are impressive these days. How do they compare with my Nine Heavens Secret Realm? All living beings in this world can cultivate immortal arts and martial paths, wield wondrous techniques and divine abilities, command immense power, conjure fire and summon wind, summon thunder and lightning, swallow the sun and pluck the stars, suppress demons and imprison gods. Such beings are called... True Martial 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is pretty good, worth checking out!

38. 288 刻 Rigid Justice 刻板正义 Rielgon Can't Write Books瑞尔贡不会写书Urban1.3M WordsOngoing If you were born to be humanity’s savior, destined to sacrifice yourself, would you accept your mission? [Great Calamities] are extinction-level natural disasters that occur every few years: tsunamis, meteorites, swarms of insects, collapsing stars. Only the most powerful superhuman, known as [Justice], can end them by offering up their life. Against this backdrop, humanity has developed all kinds of unique social systems, and the world’s balance of power and relations between nations have bec 698Reads8.6Score106Shelves

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    A good book. First, the novel's world-building is based on several core variables, its foundation closely resembling the real world. This gives the story a realistic feel, making the reader wonder, "What if the world were like xxxxx?" This enriches the story and facilitates its development and refinement. Highly recommended for quick reading.

39. 289 皆 All Things Must End 皆有尽时 Useless Xi废物兮Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Everyone has a hurdle they can’t get over alone, and sometimes they need someone to give them a hand. Chen Yan knows his life has long been as rotten as his reputation, beyond saving. He has turned every hardship from his past into a cross on which to judge himself, carrying it on his back and refusing to let himself find even a moment’s relief. He can be someone else’s umbrella, even if he’s always standing in the rain himself. Thankfully, everyone who has taken shelter by his side wants to see 173Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Why don't you try these two? They're morally sound, feature ensemble casts, are slice-of-life, and are very respectful of the reader's intelligence.

40. 290 人 Life Is a Rare Gift 人生难得 Useless Xi废物兮Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The National Security Ministry’s Fourteenth Division is a department created specifically to manage spirits. It oversees the work and daily lives of spirits living in secret among humans. Chang Xiaoying, an employee in the Fourteenth Division’s Benefits and Welfare Section, was injured on duty in an accident. She lost three years of memories, as well as her ability to feel hunger and dream. Once she recovered and returned to work, she was assigned to a post in Gongcheng, Yuesheng Province, as a 76Reads8.2Score—Shelves
41. 291 笙 The Song of Flute and Sword 笙箫剑鸣 Le Yu Si Shu乐于思黍Eastern Fantasy239k WordsOngoing 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantasy/xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) story with an ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment/satisfying tale, and the logic is consistent throughout. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

42. 292 探 Exploring the Unknown Entity 探明未知体 Unknown Ancestor, Hidden Star未知始祖隐星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse586k WordsOngoing Modern urban setting + unsolved mysteries + specialized career system + unknown beings and objects (Cthulhu, SCP Foundation) + collection of grim fairy tales + ensemble cast This is an era in which humans and unknown beings coexist peacefully! Tan Zhen sets out with his childhood friend Wan Kun to investigate the disappearance of their loved ones. After passing the warrior assessment, they are assigned to the Third District Containment Center. Along the way, they search for his older brother, 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern mysteries, an era of peaceful coexistence between humanity and unknown entities.

43. 293 逆 Heaven-Defying Demon Mirror 逆天魔镜 Baili, God of Wind风神百里Eastern Fantasy325k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no System, ruthless and decisive] Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, is framed and turned into a corpse puppet. After his bloodline awakens and activates a magic mirror, he rises from the Ashen Lands of the Demon Realm and carves a path through the worlds of immortals and demons... [Demonic world, survival of the fittest, brutally frank, demonic cultivation, immortal cultivation, the Immortal Way, golden finger magic mirror, golden finger, a world-shaking scheme, all-out co 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning is frustrating! If you're looking for mindless, mindless fun, don't read "The Mirror of Destruction"! Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, is tricked and turned into a corpse. After his bloodline awakens, he activates the magic mirror and rises from the ashes of the demon realm...

44. 294 我 I Wish Us Joy Forever 我愿常欢喜 Wang Erqiao汪二峤Marriage & Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Women’s Growth + Romance and Marriage + Workplace + Relationships] Girls from different family backgrounds will all find their own happiness! A rose raised in a greenhouse will weather life’s storms, while a girl who grows like a weed will find her own spring. She is a rich girl from a big city, yet she falls prey to a gold-digging boyfriend, sexual harassment at work, and exclusion by her colleagues... She is a small-town academic who gets extorted by a fellow villager and drained by parents w 47.2kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves

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    The first book is about marriage and romance; the second is from a nanny's perspective on life in a wealthy family; the third is a historical romance (the story unfolds around the sisters' marriage); the fourth is a period drama, the first time I've seen a story where rebirth isn't about revenge or divorce, but the female lead simply resolves some past regrets; the fifth is fantasy, the female lead suffers greatly in the early stages, but with the support of friends and family, she defeats the "evil entity." There's hope as long as you don't give up! The sixth is an ensemble piece, featuring the best of the villains in a village, getting even better later on, with foreshadowing in the early stages; the seventh is a guide to cunning; the eighth is about workplace and romance, highly recommended.

45. 295 她 All the Years She Worked as a Nanny 她做保姆这些年 Roaming the Jianghu in Simple Clothes and Plain Food简衣素食行江湖Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The physical edition has already been published under the title Stories of Life Beneath the Apron. The original title was Her Years as a Housekeeper. This is not a reborn story, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. Based on real events in Shenzhen, it tells of the feuds and tangled relationships of a wealthy family, of love and hatred, of a loyal bond between employer and housekeeper, and of spouses standing by each other through thick and thin. It faces both the light and darkness of human natur 13.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
46. 296 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.1kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
47. 297 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 55.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
48. 298 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.6kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

    Reader note

    Juejuezi, what you wrote shocked me: "A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years, but I am not a gentleman." "Hmm?" "I am a commoner, and a commoner's revenge is urgent!"

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50. 300 边 Farming and Going Crazy, I Make My Husband Drink Poison 边种田边发疯，我喂夫君喝毒药 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Su Wei transmigrated into the Shen family’s new daughter-in-law in Nanqiao Village. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an old woman holding a bowl of murky poison for her penniless husband to drink. The man on the bed glared at Su Wei in fury. “You poisonous woman! I won’t let you get away with this, even as a ghost...” Su Wei: “...” No, no, it wasn’t me. It was the old woman... The old woman turned to her. “What are you standing there for? If he doesn’t die, how are you supposed to marry Y 16.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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