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. 301 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
2. 302 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is available on Hongguo and Fanqie. The animated drama Help, My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another is available on Hongguo. Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She’s a chubby little foodie who’s both hardworking and has a hearty appetite. Her parents have always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who enjoys good food and won’t judge her. Though the road to love has been full of twists and turns, she eventuall 52kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
3. 303 我 My Doctor Lin 我的林医生 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding... 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not a lighthearted, mindless story; it's not fast-paced; it's not about domineering CEOs.

4. 304 从 From Kung Fu to Immortality, My Clam Sister Wants to Ascend to Heaven 从功夫到修仙，有个蚬妹想上天 Old Dog in the Wall墙中老狗Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Reader's Guide: Mortal cultivation, no System, no transmigration, female-led, coming-of-age, pragmatism, making money, supporting a family, martial arts, changing one's fate, cultivating immortality, seeking the Dao, upholding gender equality, unafraid to address the struggles women, men, humanity, and the universe faced in the old days, criticizing bourgeois-style feminism and the demonization of LGBT people, supporting men and women who come together for love From the very beginning, Yu Sa 10.9kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
5. 305 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 258.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves

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   A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic genre! The rebirth and revenge plot is deeply woven in, the protagonist maintains high intelligence throughout, and there's no system or cheat code involved. The portrayal of human nature is so realistic it sends chills down your spine. The scope becomes increasingly impressive as the story progresses, with foreshadowing unfolding layer by layer, leaving you thoroughly satisfied.

6. 306 我EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 Chen Erlan陈二懒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 89.9kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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   This book list is no joke; the protagonist struggles to survive within the dark rules, the plot is profound and not awkward, making it a particularly engaging read.

7. 307 时 The Spacetime Stitch 时空缝合 Ten Miles of Crazy Moon十里疯月Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted Sci-fi + romance + realism Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a domineering CEO romance, and not about being reborn Love, logic, life, and death If time were a straight line, then bending that line into a circle would allow us to leap through time and space at the point where the line touches the circle. And then someone really did bend time. “So in my timeline, you died, and in yours, I died, but somehow we’ve met here!” “No, this wasn’t just some chance encounter. I went through every hardship —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This isn't a wish-fulfillment story; it's a serious science fiction novel with sound logic. Every detail in the story flows seamlessly. The female lead is affectionate, mature, and independent. The male lead is a doting, aloof scientist.

8. 308 神 The Shenmu Clan 神木氏族 Four-Eyed Heavenly Master四目天师Historical158k WordsOngoing This is a story set in ancient times, with a touch of fantasy, chronicling the rise of a clan from weakness to strength. In an age of ignorance, tribes practiced slash-and-burn farming, and sacrificial rites were the most important part of life. Through these rites, they nourished their deities and won their people’s protection. Three hundred years ago, the protagonist’s clan, the Shenmu Clan, underwent a change of deities. Our story begins three hundred years later, during a sacrificial ceremon 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not a wish-fulfillment story; it has a rigorous logic, and the past stories contain modern lessons. It's a light fantasy novel with growth as its theme and the prehistoric world as its background.

9. 309 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22.1kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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   My favorite online game masterpiece blends gameplay with reality, features a protagonist as the strongest boss and a mastermind behind it all, and incorporates many heroic epics, making it very profound.

10. 310 换 An Arranged Marriage, a Label I Could Never Shake 换亲，成了我永远撕不掉的标签 Clumsy Tractor笨拖拉机Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted A story set in the past, featuring rural life, family drama, and migrant work in the south At twenty, her parents used her as a bargaining chip, marrying her off to a man nine years her senior in exchange for her brother's bride... Her brother wanted a wife. The other family asked for no bride price, only that his sister be given to them. To spare their son, who was threatening to kill himself, her parents pushed their own daughter into a living hell. For five years after the wedding, his fists 13.7kReads8.1Score930Shelves

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    I highly recommend this new book. It describes the experiences of people from the lower classes who went south to work in the city, and the people they met. It contains both fiction and reality, making it very relatable and hard to put down.

11. 311 幽 Ghost Chariot: Haunting the Apocalypse 幽灵战车，诡行末世 Rain on the Shore岸上有雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse409k WordsCompleted (No System, no sequences; Chinese-style supernatural apocalypse; devouring the uncanny to grow stronger; Night Watcher story; high-speed road adventure; hard-hitting battles; ensemble cast; no romance) Reader advisory: There are no level sequences or upgrades through cultivation techniques and potions. Readers looking for a monster-slaying and leveling story should proceed with caution! The world's Yin meridians have revived, unleashing supernatural disasters across the land. By chance, Zhu Jiuy 133Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Friends, are you interested in reading this book? There's no system, but there are superpowers, though no superpower system. It's about a ghostly war machine that can be upgraded by devouring monsters and zombies. The protagonist, accompanied by stone goblins, ghosts, skeletons, and tree spirits, destroys monsters and kills zombies. It's a Chinese-style, slightly Cthulhu story.

12. 312 刘 Liu Ling Turns No Guest Away 刘伶不留客 Lin Jiuchong林九重Historical557k WordsOngoing No transmigration. This is the story of a young man in the final years of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His entire family is massacred. His father dies after laying a plan in motion, leaving behind a fragment of a map. The young man begins by investigating an old case involving the Zhenbei Army, founded by his father, bent on revenge. Then Former Qin invades, and Xie An prepares to take the field. Should he investigate the old case, or save the world? After the war, a powerful minister usurps the thr 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this. It's set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a martial arts novel with court intrigue and a passionate young man venturing into the martial world. There's no time travel or fanfiction. Try reading it and see if you can keep going.

13. 313 市 Strange Tales from the Jianghu Streets 市井江湖异闻录 Loose Wild Grass散装野草Urban518k WordsOngoing Qin Bei was an ordinary young man from Northeast China, living a quiet, unremarkable life among the bustle of the city. Then a mysterious package arrived out of the blue, shattering his peaceful routine and dragging him into one bizarre incident after another. Beneath the glittering surface of modern life, undercurrents are stirring. The secretive martial sects passed down for millennia have never vanished, and mysterious powers unknown to the world lie hidden in the everyday rhythms of the cit 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll push it every now and then 😂

14. 314 谁 Who Knew I Was the Savior! 谁知我是救世主！ Chen Yutou Who Wants to Lie Flat想躺平的陈芋头Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented urban high-martial fantasy] + [No romance] + [Strong female lead] + [Female-centered story] This isn't a mindless power fantasy, and there's no System. It's an urban high-martial esper story, except the protagonist is a woman. At its core, though, it's the same kind of urban high-martial esper story you'd find in male-oriented fiction. No romance! This isn't a romance novel! The heroine is powerful and focused on her career. Male characters appear, mostly as partners or people s 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My own original story: The story of the Thunder Blade Princess wreaking havoc in the world of supernatural beings [Original work enthusiast]

15. 315 重 Reborn, I Was Adopted by an Upper-Class Family Abroad 重来一世，我被国外上流家庭收养 Joy In This World人间有欢喜Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted From a remote mountain village where she had never owned a pair of shoes, she walked barefoot all the way to the city. By chance, a foreign couple adopted her. Through hard work, she got into a prestigious elite school and found the value of her life anew. Standing on the high awards podium, facing questions from reporters from around the world, she answered: “I’m Vera Wilson. No matter what my nationality is, Chinese blood will always run through my veins. And I’m also happy that you call me Zh 10.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    A simple life, without many dramatic events, but with a heartwarming feeling; an ordinary yet extraordinary inspirational story.

16. 316 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 864Reads9.3Score120Shelves

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    Exposing industry malpractices with insight and depth.

17. 317 原 So You Three Really Are a Bunch of Fools 原来你们仨真是臭皮匠 Empty Umbrella空执伞Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [No System + Ensemble Cast + Not an Overpowered Protagonist or a Power Fantasy. The early chapters are lighthearted and funny, but later on there will be large-scale military battles, and the combat sections will be serious. The academy is like a boot camp for new recruits. After graduation, students have to go to the front lines. They reach the front lines in Chapter 90. The military’s combined abilities appear in Chapter 128, so you can jump there to give it a try. A meteor strikes in Chapter 489Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An ensemble piece with no system, neither a wish-fulfillment nor an invincible story. The early part is overly comedic, and the academy is like a recruit training ground. There are no scenes of showing off or getting revenge, no entanglements with the school beauty, and graduates go straight to the front lines, with a lot of combat.

18. 318 七 The Final Seven Days: Time-Space Hunter 七日终焉：时空猎人 The Fiery East冒火的东方Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsOngoing [Don't Doubt It: The Past, Present, and Future Exist Simultaneously] I accidentally revealed the truth about the spacetime network as it exists today. Three years of painstaking work, day and night, and at last it's here! A hardcore story for a female audience! No brainless characters! No stale tropes! The pinnacle of eerie rule-based mysteries, delivering a double blow of mind-bending puzzles and heartbreak! Three trials built around layered concepts shatter your perception, while the suffocati 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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19. 319 澎 The Battle of Penghu 澎湖海战 The Fiery East冒火的东方Historical324k WordsCompleted The Original Novel of The Battle of Penghu: What is isolated must return; what is divided must unite! The tide of the world comes riding the wind! Read this original novel and you'll understand: if Taiwan hadn't been swiftly recovered at the time, it would have fallen to another country! Keep reading, the best is yet to come! The reunification of Taiwan is unstoppable! The sea wind carried prayer beads from twenty years ago, every bead soaked in the blood of the Shi family. In the summer of the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 汴 Silk of Bianliang 汴梁锦 The Fiery East冒火的东方Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted A portrait of a woman’s growth in the prosperous Northern Song dynasty. She makes her way among the common folk, plots for survival in a grand household, breaks deadlocks with clever ideas, and conceals affection behind the scepter. Lin Feipeng, a young embroiderer from Bianliang, is divorced and starts from an abandoned dye house. With her mastery of plant-based dyeing, she wins her way into the imperial textile workshops. Amid political reforms and family rivalries, she builds a kingdom of her —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 爱 If You Love Me, Say It 爱我请说出来 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted At thirty, Hao Linghan has never had a girlfriend because of his family circumstances. After meeting Ye Qiqi, an orphan, he wants to date her. But Ye Qiqi's background isn't as simple as his investigation led him to believe. Hope you enjoy this new book. 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We welcome your recommendations for great stories.

22. 322 寒 Tears of Frost 寒霜泪 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted Because the baby she was carrying was another girl, Hanshuang was given away while still in the womb. As she grew up, she endured one hardship after another. Hanshuang told herself that as long as she kept living, she would never lose in life! My new work is now available, and I hope you’ll enjoy it! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 21.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
23. 323 雪 Keep It Up, Xuesong 雪松加油 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted She had both parents, yet struggled to live as if she were an orphan. My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.8kReads8.8Score396Shelves
24. 324 人 How Long Is a Lifetime? 人生几何 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted A great drought ravaged the land. To keep my parents, younger brother, and younger sisters alive, I sold myself. I became a servant in someone else’s household. To avoid being selected as a palace maid, my master’s family had me take their young lady’s place and enter the palace. In the power struggle within the palace, the empress was at a disadvantage. To ensure her newborn prince could live in safety, I was chosen to take him out of the palace and raise him. To keep the prince safe as he grew 573Reads8.0Score100Shelves
25. 325 小 Little Leopard 小豹子 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted After her grandparents, who had raised her, passed away, the abandoned Situ Lingzhi was left with no one to rely on. Taking the Medical Prescriptions of the Situ Family that her grandfather had left behind, she went to America to find his relatives. Six years later, the first major event that awaited Situ Lingzhi, now a medical doctor returning home, was her classmate Dongfang Xiangrui trying to force her into marriage. The Dongfang family had once been a leading force in Yunhai City's business 322Reads8.6Score101Shelves
26. 326 穿 Transmigrate into the Apocalypse and Cultivate to Immortality 穿越之末日修仙 Alien D外星人DSci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsOngoing While diving, Qin Mo is swept by a strong current into a cliffside cave with no visible bottom. At this critical moment, he discovers that he has arrived in a new world after the apocalypse. To his astonishment, people here can cultivate immortality. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this new book; you'll understand once you read it.

27. 327 铁 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 Ke Shanmeng柯山梦Historical2.5M WordsOngoing In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc 104.5kReads9.4Score11kShelves

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    This goes without saying; its only drawback is that updates are too slow.

28. 328 青 Qingtang Was at Peace 青棠本无事 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted Faced with a marriage she couldn’t escape or get out of, Zhao Qingtang chose to face it head-on. But on the morning of her wedding, she was kidnapped and sold to a mountain village. There, she met a migrant worker she had helped back when she was in college. After learning what had happened to her, the man’s mother said, “Qingtang, I’m your mother. Your real mother.” And so Zhao Qingtang uncovered a secret from twenty-five years ago. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel 31Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 我 My Heart Still Clings to the Past 我心依旧怀往昔 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted Faced with the impossible choice between her and his parents, he chose to give up the seven years they had shared. Five years later, he appeared before her again. They had once been inseparable lovers. Now, apart from his face, everything about him felt utterly unfamiliar to her. The novel is now complete! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 50Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生 Chen Dou辰斗Eastern Fantasy768k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith 806Reads8.1Score232Shelves

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    Absolutely perfect. Not a wish-fulfillment story; all characters are highly intelligent, with no supporting characters suddenly becoming dim-witted. It has depth and substance; once you get through the initial setup, you'll find it increasingly addictive.

31. 331 婚 The Bloodstained Wedding Dress: The Marquis’s Condemned Woman 婚衣泣血：侯爷的掌心罪女 Sweet Dream Feather甜梦羽Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted On her wedding day, blood stains her bridal robes. She is the legitimate daughter of a general's family, wiped out to the last member. He is a prince who has spent three years lying low, waiting to exact revenge. A jade pendant conceals a secret; two surnames are entangled, and old grudges from a past life set the stage for schemes within schemes in this one. He is the enemy who slaughtered her family, yet he risks his life to protect her when she is near death. She is a pawn planted by an enemy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands! I was completely captivated by "Wedding Dress in Blood: The Sinful Daughter in the Marquis's Palm"! The moment the blood-stained wedding scene appeared, I was glued to the screen. The tug-of-war between the family's murderer and the vengeful legitimate daughter was both heart-wrenching and exhilarating, and I couldn't stop watching!

32. 332 攻 Win Them Over? Not a Chance! 攻略他们？不存在的！ Orange Princess橘姬907k WordsOngoing [Plot-driven, slow burn, ensemble cast, fictional ancient world, borrows some A*B*O elements, plot-focused, includes a side couple. If this bothers you, move along.] Right after winning the lottery, Qin Qi transmigrated. His luck was simply “ridiculous”: he had landed inside an otome game that his former company had shut down, and become a minor NPC named Su Yuzhen. The System he was bound to offered him a way out: “Help the heroine find love, and you can return to your original world.” Qin Qi g 115Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is not a light novel; the author prefers to take things slowly.

33. 333 当 After My Ex Became Famous, I Became an Industry Bigwig 当前任火了之后，我成业界大佬了 Munching on Sunflower Seeds嗑嗑瓜子呀Modern Romance308k WordsOngoing [Rekindled Love | Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine | Hero Pursues Love with a Plan | Dual Plotlines: Mystery and Workplace Intrigue] -- Xu Sili always thought there was something wrong with her. With an avoidant attachment style, the more she loved someone, the more she ran. Xie Shanyi had something wrong with him, too. With a paranoid personality, the more she ran, the harder he chased. She planned their breakup and, on Lantern Festival, deleted every way he had to contact her, thinking she 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Male lead: A clingy, devoted, and obsessive character who secretly protects the female lead after being dumped, investigating the truth for her, shielding her from harm, and fighting the villains. Female lead: A clear-headed, avoidant type who runs away the more she loves, but later learns to turn back and joins forces to fight the villains. Reconciliation | Mutual growth | Workplace battles | Teaming up to fight villains | Happy Ending 💕

34. 334 百 A Hundred Ghosts on the Road 百诡行 Jun Changjian君长健Mystery104k WordsOngoing As long as you're alive, there's hope! Only then dare you hope! Keep living, Ren Ping'an. Live at all costs! Live on, bearing everything! As long as you're here, hope remains! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this, it might suit you.

35. 335 猎 The Heart-Hunting Game: The CEO's Contract Sweetheart 猎心游戏：总裁的契约甜妻 Mountain Ranger of the Galaxy Realm星河境的山岭女侠Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Headhunters: Are they hunting for your talent, or for your heart? If that day had never come, would our lives have turned out differently? Maybe time will give us the answer. Why worry ourselves over it? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So beautiful! They all use their brains. I love it! 😊

36. 336 逆 Seeking Truth Against the Tide: I'm No Rebel 逆世寻真：我才不是反贼 Supersonic Flying Monkey极速飞天猴Eastern Fantasy506k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + mystery + revenge + growth + friendship] [Cheerful puppy-like doctor + sincere but laid-back prince + warmhearted embroiderer + rebel swordsman + loyal guard + haughty rich heir + brothel successor + eccentric shaman doctor] Lu Changfeng's greatest dream is to pay off his gambling-addict mother's debts, then become a carefree traveling doctor, with the added bonus of hearing the common people sing his praises. That dream is derailed, and it all starts with those rebels. Lu Chang 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not a wish-fulfillment story, it subverts tropes, features multiple plot twists, and follows a group of spirited young people as they venture into the martial arts world, solving case after case. [Top Post][Top Post]

37. 337 尘 Chenmo Takes the Stage 尘墨登场 Mountain Ranger of the Galaxy Realm星河境的山岭女侠Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted A special-effects makeup artist disguises herself as a housekeeper and infiltrates a top lawyer’s home to avenge her father, only to discover that they have long been bound to the same path by the same conspiracy. What will the truth turn out to be?? —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 御 Beast Taming: Transmigrating to the Wilderness with a Bagua Mirror, I Roam the World 御兽：穿越蛮荒，持八卦镜走天下 Three Degrees of Emptiness虚三度Eastern Fantasy624k WordsOngoing [A multitude of giant beasts + primeval ecology + genius protagonist + slow burn + one heroine] Feng Bei fell off a cliff. When he opened his eyes again, everything had changed. A monstrous python capable of splitting mountains and shattering stone lurked beneath the earth. A hundred-zhang-long dragon hid amid the river mists. Flocks of cranes, blotting out the sky, soared above the thunderclouds. On a mountain peak beneath the moon, packs of scorched-wood wolves howled at the heavens. Strange b 206Reads6.3Score114Shelves

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    Wilderness Beast Taming, non-fantasy novel, no system

39. 339 洪 Honghuang: I, the Three Pure Ones' Own Child, Beloved of the Daoist Sect 洪荒之：我，三清亲子，玄门团宠 Yinweizi隐微子Eastern Fantasy400k WordsCompleted An important note, and a promise: I'll reply to most comments, and if I don't reply, I'll still give them a like. I don't have many friends and I'm not good with words, but I'll do my best to make readers feel good. Thank you! Vast and boundless, the primordial world stretches beneath an endless sky. What is an immortal? What is a sage? And what is the Dao? Jiang Yu, a man from a later age, came to the primordial world through a twist of fate and became the biological son of the Three Pure Ones. 320Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The poems inside are all written by the author himself. I frequently browse the comments and reply to or like those I see. The first book incorporates the ideas of various schools of thought: it doesn't vilify the Six Sages, it has a new approach and a new framework, bringing you a different kind of prehistoric world, and also tells a completely new story about what a sage is—a sage is not just someone with high cultivation. Each supporting character has their own chapter, and there are sweet, complicated, complex, and innocent characters, among others. The second book is pure love, you know what I mean. It also subtly incorporates some ideas from different schools of thought, but updates are slow, only one chapter a day. However, overall, the quality is better than the first book.

40. 340 眼 I Can't See, So I Pick Up Disciples Wherever I Go 眼睛看不见，弟子全靠捡 Hao Yi皓易Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [A Blind Master and His Hapless Disciples (light ensemble cast)] [Male lead has no romance] A coming-of-age tale of strategy and power, with swift face-slapping and clever characters His masters passed away without a care, leaving the blind man a pile of inheritances and a single message: “You’re counting on now, my disciple!” Here’s the problem: he can’t see, so who would want to become his disciple? The answer is simple: it’s fate! If you find them, you’ve struck gold! So after descending the 41Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    It's a rather niche book, but the plot doesn't drag and it's not mindless at all. It features a small ensemble cast, so you might want to give it a try.

41. 341 小 A Sweet Little Romance: Daily Life with My Gorgeous Childhood Friend 小甜文：和绝美发小的甜蜜日常 Yinweizi隐微子Urban184k WordsCompleted Something important, and a promise: I’ll reply thoughtfully to every comment and response I see. I don’t have many friends and I’m not very good with words, but if I don’t know what to say, I’ll still give your comment a like. Thank you. Also, I’ve put a lot of care into writing this book, and may share some personal reflections along the way. I’m not asking anyone to read it, and I don’t know how far I’ll get. Think of it as the author’s own innermost thoughts, and perhaps my last refuge. Just 9Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 花 Flowers Easily Scattered 花易飘零 July Rivers Break七月江河破Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing [Epic saga + revolution + anti-transmigration + anti-imperial rule + anti-tradition + ensemble cast; five layers of philosophical depth, each turning the one before it on its head; a nonlinear narrative and a uniquely ambitious, profound experiment in the genre of historical romance for women.] The soul of Su Qianling, a young novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates. She awakens in the corpse of a young concubine sacrificed to the founding emperor of the current dynasty. From then on, she is known 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 343 若 If Fantasy Came True, My Wife Would Be Another Me 若幻想成真，我的老婆是另一个我 Cai Xiaoxu菜小栩Urban722k WordsCompleted [Illustrations included, one female lead, cozy daily life, a fresh take on romance] Also known as: “When I Opened My Eyes, My Imaginary Girlfriend Was There” (PS: The female lead was a girl from the beginning. The story includes illustrations of her and of the male and female leads interacting, redrawn by the author herself.) We are all searching for another version of ourselves. When Xu Xian woke up, a girl was lying beside him. “Who are you?” “I'm the girl-version of you that you imagined, ano 1.3kReads9.4Score221Shelves

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    This should be a bit more profound. Synopsis: If there were a female version of yourself, would you fall in love with her?

44. 344 长 Immortality Begins with Burning Through Your Lifespan 长生从燃烧寿元开始 Little Zen小小禅Eastern Fantasy344k WordsOngoing [Dark cultivation + aesthetics of pain + not a wish-fulfillment story] Also known as The Frosted String. That winter solstice, beads of blood hardened like sugar, so sweet they turned bitter. Seven-year-old Lu Guichen curled up in a rice jar, watching his mother's severed finger caught in the crack. Blood dripped onto malt sugar, becoming the only sweetness he dared to taste in six thousand years. ▌“My dantian holds no spiritual energy, only, ” His mother's needle and thread weave through the a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you only want to read "feel-good" stories, it will choke you; but if you want to read "a philosophical epic wrapped in the skin of cultivation," it will explode your skull and pour into your brain—the bittersweet taste of blood and rust, the freezing cold of loneliness, the uncountable karmic debts, and the inescapable cycle of reincarnation.

45. 345 大 The Great Forest's Only Bird No. 4 大林只鸟之4号 The Big Forest's Only Bird大林只鸟Sports32k WordsCompleted [Digital World] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Xuanhuan] + [A Touch of Sci-Fi] + [Ability Users] Tags: Virtual worlds, machines and humans, adventure and growth, ability-based battles, mysteries of identity Introduction: This series is told primarily from the perspective of Hu Yucheng, codename “Lin,” and depicts a virtual world where mechanical lifeforms and human consciousness merge. The protagonist is a mechanical being with extraordinary “computing power” who can wield magical items such as “Bead Tric —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With multiple perspectives and dense information, the first volume of the entire book is now complete. You can check out this new genre. Treat it as a beginner's guide to experience its style.

46. 346 大 The Great Forest's Lone Bird: Heart Candle 大林只鸟之心烛 The Big Forest's Only Bird大林只鸟Eastern Fantasy80k WordsOngoing [Digital World] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Xuanhuan] + [A Touch of Science Fiction] + [Ability Users] Tags: Amnesia and the Search for Clues, Time-Based Abilities, Protection and Redemption, Coming-of-Age Adventure, Factional Power Struggles Introduction: The protagonist, You Tianyi, awakens after being brought back to life with no memories and begins his journey to discover his identity and sense of self in Nang Town. He is treated by An Zaijun for a peculiar “time wound,” meets companions such as Lu —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 347 修 Cultivation: The Frail, Cunning Young General Fights Heaven and Becomes a God 修仙：病弱谋略小将军，战天封神 Yi Ben Shu熠坌叔Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The long road of cultivation stretches on through countless cycles of reincarnation. My entire family was wiped out, and four thousand corpses rotted away, yet at last I set foot on the path to immortality once more. In a frail body, I possess a talent for strategy. I was a revered young general in the mortal world, but a good-for-nothing in the cultivation world. Step by step, through every trial, I will forge my Dao heart, find my destined opportunities, seek a Dao companion, and walk the righ 35Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 348 大 The Great Forest's Lone Bird: Pang Guan 大林只鸟之庞观 The Big Forest's Only Bird大林只鸟Eastern Fantasy42k WordsCompleted [Digital World] + [Some Sci-Fi] + [Fantasy] Virtual and reality intertwine vertically like the character "fei," forming the dual foundation of this world. Four protagonists, four storylines. They are caught in the same vast virtual web, yet serve different opposing factions. Their actions set one another up and collide with one another, driving the course of fate like a quartet. Behind this virtual world, where the rules of Eastern and Western fantasy coexist, lie many traces of influence from t —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 349 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 36Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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    Trust me! I recommend these two! Both are ancient Chinese romance novels with intense emotional scenes! Logically sound!! Not mindless!! You absolutely must read to chapter 60 of *Chang Sheng*! The more you read, the more heart-wrenching it gets! *Jin Shu* is currently being serialized steadily! The author's performance is consistently excellent! If you're tired of those mindless, feel-good novels, then you absolutely must try these two!

50. 350 贼 A Thief Never Leaves Empty-Handed 贼不走空 Sang Daojun桑道钧Urban589k WordsOngoing Enter this world with caution. No harem, no superpowers, no wish fulfillment, no invincibility, no System, no transmigration, no brainless plot. Read at your own risk. Everyday life in the city, set in Shenzhen. Idle chatter and explorations of body, mind, and spirit. The streets are full of long-legged beauties. The streets are full of engineers. The streets are full of finance people. The streets are full of pimps. Treat this place like an inn: some leave, some arrive. Shenzhen, a beautiful pa 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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