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Beauty Fades, Generals Grow Old: The Mortal World Is Hard on Them Both 美人暮迟将军老,最是红尘两不堪

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  1. 51 The General's Deep Love, Blind to Beauty 将军情深,不识美人 Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [Ancient Romance with a Twist] [Historical Romance] [General] [Princess] [Love at First Sight] [Tragic Romance] The two kingdoms wage war, leaving countless dead and wounded. To cover the King of Cangyan's retreat, General Zhanjiang of Cangyan holds off a hundred enemy soldiers alone. Just as he is utterly exhausted, a beautiful song comes to his rescue. Shielded by the woman's singing, he fights his way out and escapes. From then on, he falls deeply in love with the woman, Fendai. But the king 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 52 Cultivators of Immortality and Demons 仙魔同修 Eastern Fantasy12.8M WordsOngoing The sea of clouds stretches into the distance, and the heavens are boundless. Who among the multitude of living beings does not yearn for them? The Heavenly Way is elusive, beyond anyone’s sight. Amid the endless mortal world, who does not long for eternal life? The grudges of a pair of lovers spanning three lives and seven lifetimes, and the age-old feud between the righteous path and the demonic sect. With one man and one ancient sword, how will he face the entire world...? 9.9kReads8.4Score933Shelves
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  3. 53 Great Ming: From Prisoner to Prince of Another Surname 大明:从囚犯到异姓王 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Xu Qing transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and happens to arrive during a battle between the rebel army and the Yuan forces. Guo Zixing’s rebels mistake him for a spy and throw him in jail. As it turns out, his cellmate is Zhu Yuanzhang. “Brother Zhu, what’s your dream?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “A wife, kids, and a warm bed.” Xu Qing: “Why not dream bigger? Like becoming emperor.” Zhu Yuanzhang: “???” Xu Qing: “I can see that you’re destined for greatness, Brother Zhu. One day, you’ll surely be 25.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
  4. 54 My Grandfather Is Emperor Wu of Han 我祖父是汉武帝 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted My Grandfather Is Emperor Wu of Han Synopsis: I am of imperial blood, the rightful heir of the Great Han. My grandfather is Emperor Wu of Han. The god of war Wei Qing is my granduncle, Huo Qubing is my uncle, and Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Bingyi, is my unborn son. I transmigrate and am reborn as the eldest grandson of the Han Dynasty. I will change my fate of being murdered, and change the fate of the Han Dynasty entering into another marriage alliance with the Xiongnu. See how Liu Jin restores t 1.5kReads9.0Score134Shelves
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  5. 55 I, Liu Rong, Will Become Emperor of Han and Marry A Jiao! 我刘荣,当汉帝,娶阿娇! Historical1.6M WordsCompleted As Liu Rong, eldest son of Emperor Jing of Han and elder brother of Emperor Wu of Han, I am the heir to the legacy of the Wen and Jing eras, with the blood of Gaozu flowing through my veins and the Han dynasty's realm waiting to be inherited. I will forge a Han dynasty unlike any other. 1.4kReads8.3Score121Shelves
  6. 56 Great Ming: Why Has Your Majesty Rebelled? 大明:陛下何故造反 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Shou woke up one morning to find that he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. His family was fairly well-off, but to his shock, he discovered that he was a wastrel with a brain disorder. After calculating the date of Crown Prince Zhu Biao’s impending early death, Zhu Shou hurried to discuss an important matter with his grandfather, who had always looked after him. “Old man, Crown Prince Zhu Biao is about to die. We’d better run!” That one sentence left his grandfather stu 3.3kReads9.1Score372Shelves
  7. 57 Three Kingdoms: My Brother Is Dian Wei, and I Take on Lü Bu from the Start 三国:家兄典韦,开局硬刚吕布 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Dian Mo transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes Dian Wei's younger brother. To join Cao Cao's camp, Dian Mo sends a letter that leaves Cao Cao stunned. Cao Cao: “Find the person who wrote this letter, no matter what. This must be the peerless genius I've been looking for!” While the whole camp launches a search, Dian Mo comes to Cao Cao of his own accord and begins his career as a strategist. Yuan Shao: “The Dian brothers are one a civil genius, the other a military geniu 82.2kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
  8. 58 Three Kingdoms: Forced Out of Seclusion by Liu Bei from the Start 三国:开局被刘大耳逼出山 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted Bai Feng transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms era. After Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang burned down his little house, he awakened a System and boldly entered the world! Liu Bei: This man is terrifyingly powerful! Zhuge Liang: Please, sir, show mercy and let us go! Sun Quan: I offer you all the lands east of the Yangtze! Cao Cao: You’re my most trusted minister! I even gave you my daughter. What more could you want? Liu Bei, you and I are enemies for life! 66Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  9. 59 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao Overheard My Inner Thoughts, Though I Was Just Trying to Keep My Head Down 三国:苟神的我被曹操偷听了心声 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [System] + [cautious survival] + [laid-back] + [farming] + [dual protagonists] + [comedy] My name is Xiahou Zhe, Xiahou Dun’s younger brother. From the start, I became a low-ranking civil official in Cao Cao’s camp and awakened the power of Xiang Yu. But fighting battles is a high-risk job. What’s the difference between having only a 98 percent chance of winning and throwing your life away? My goal in life is to keep my head down, stay safe, and be a lazy fish by Cao Cao’s side, enjoying a quiet 19.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
  10. 60 I Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms: My Grandpa Is Dong Zhuo? 穿越三国:我爷爷叫董卓? Historical2.0M WordsCompleted "No Harem" "Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel" "No Overwhelming Power Trip" "Enter at Your Own Risk" “My name is Dong Mo. One day ago, I was a well-rounded young man in the twenty-first century. One day later, I found myself in Luoyang on September 25, 189 AD. The man before me is my grandfather. His name is Dong Zhuo, courtesy name Zhongying. Three days from now, he'll do the idiotic thing of deposing Emperor Liu Bian and enthroning the Prince of Chenliu, Liu Xie. To prevent history's tragedy from r 4.5kReads8.6Score404Shelves
  11. 61 I Traded My Longing for a Red Dress 我以相思换红衣 Ancient Romance122k WordsCompleted One city, a love that pines, a lifetime, come wind or rain. Do you still remember me, Li Munian? We... have met before. She looks so familiar. Yes... I have seen her before. But she has forgotten. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 62 The Terrifying Demon Wife 恐怖妖妻 Mystery565k WordsCompleted My second aunt called and told me to come home and get married, but there’s something strange about this bride. She doesn’t seem human. She seems to be… 48Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  13. 63 A Fearsome Man in Commoner's Clothes 布衣凶猛 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + Passion + History] “Mu, do you want a wife? Just say the word and I’ll bring one to you in a bit.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a rich girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I’ll protect my family and keep us alive. 7.4kReads8.8Score785Shelves
  14. 64 How Could the Senior Brother Possibly Be the Villain? 大师兄怎么可能是反派? Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, Feng Shao devoted himself to making his sect flourish. But little by little, he realized something was off. Why did some people have such terrifying luck? Why could some people win beautiful women over so easily? Why did treasures simply come looking for certain people whenever they took a stroll? And why were these guys always picking fights with him? Even his master, who had always favored him, had started looking down on him! Bearing the mysterious divin 5.3kReads7.1Score519Shelves
  15. 65 I'm Not Dalang, and I Refuse to Take the Medicine 我不是大郎,我拒绝喝药 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Transmigration again. I’m not Wu Dalang, but she actually wants to make me drink medicine! This is a distorted late Northern Song Dynasty. He’s a live-in son-in-law, and though he has both a wife and concubines, it all seems to have nothing to do with him. He’s the son of a legendary figure... but those peerless martial arts and riches also seem to have nothing to do with him. I live in Yanggu County, have eaten Dalang’s pancakes, written “Jiangchengzi” for Liang Zhongshu, asked a famous courtes 128Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 66 The Jin Army Besieges the City: Reborn as Emperor Qinzong of Song 金军围城,重生宋钦宗 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 162.7kReads9.4Score18.9kShelves
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  17. 67 The Ming Dynasty's Legacy 大明传承 Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 297.6kReads9.4Score32.8kShelves
  18. 68 The March to War 从军行 Historical5.6M WordsCompleted “Where is the Imperial Guard? Who dares ride with me across the battlefields of the northern desert and trample the Yanrong King’s tent beneath our horses?” A general in a red cloak sat astride his horse, saber in hand. “We will go!” the battle-hardened soldiers before him answered in unison. A boy from a small mountain village joined the army only to spare his family some taxes. All he wanted was to save enough money to marry his childhood sweetheart. As his military achievements mounted, he ro 28kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
  19. 69 Great Ming: My Father Is Yongle, and I Shall Guard the Realm Forever 大明:家父永乐,永镇山河 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Jianwen era, the Prince of Yan entered the capital, took the throne, and adopted the reign title Yongle. A great empire was turning a brand-new page, on the verge of ushering in an age of peace for the ages. A young man from the future transmigrates into the famous “Grilled Meat Prince,” Zhu Gaoxu. Before him stand the brilliant Yongle Emperor, Zhu Laosi; his frail, sickly eldest brother, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi; his beloved nephew, the Good Holy Grandson Zhu Zhanji… 3.7kReads9.2Score454Shelves
  20. 70 The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty: My Father Is Li Shimin 锦绣盛唐:我的父亲是李世民 Historical4.0M WordsOngoing My surname is Li, my given name is Tai, my courtesy name is Huibao, and my childhood name is Qingque. I am the legitimate second son of Emperor Taizong of the Great Tang. My mother is Empress Wende, and my uncle is Zhangsun Wuji. I was favored above all the princes from a young age, and as I grew up, I proved to be exceptionally talented and brilliant. My useless elder brother, the crown prince, ruined himself and lost his position. Naturally, I am the most suitable, reasonable, and legitimate h 2.2kReads9.2Score239Shelves
  21. 71 Great Tang: Stop Pretending, You’re a Peerless Master 大唐:别装了,您就是绝世高人 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Su Yu transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, awakens a System, and builds a secluded paradise where he can be a carefree young master, living off others and waiting to die. In the first year of the Zhenguan era, a noblewoman trespasses into his estate and is caught red-handed by Su Yu. The noblewoman is shocked: “Everyone is starving. Why does your Ah Huang get meat to eat?” “The Turks are causing trouble and the emperor has suffered humiliation. What’s your plan?” “The great clans hold the governme 32.1kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
  22. 72 Settling Down in the Tang Dynasty 定居唐朝 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing In 622 CE, the fifth year of the Wude era of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan sits on the throne. The future Tang Dynasty, which will awe the four corners of the realm, has only just been founded, and it faces storms on every side. Xue Lang, a modern young man who transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty of this era, faces the urgent problem of survival! From being all alone to building a stable, prosperous life, this is one man's inspiring story. 2.3kReads8.6Score177Shelves
  23. 73 The Young Friends of Old Return 少年故人归 Eastern Fantasy252k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Setup] [Wuxia] [Revenge and Retribution] [Hatred of Evil] [Chapter One is a “Prologue,” optional reading. The real climax comes later.] Why do I fight to the death without retreating? Because all my brothers are buried here. How could I bear to be the only one left alive? How could I spare my own life? And besides… who says a ruler of a fallen kingdom has to be a fool? And who says that if you love someone, you have to let them know? Sometimes it can be for “that one glance” alon 70Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 74 The People and Events I Encountered Through the Years of Transmigration 穿越那些年的人和事儿 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted I’ve transmigrated! A young artsy oddball rides his bicycle, whose wheels are so warped they skid, through every corner of history. You, Qin Shi Huang! Yes, you! There’s no time to explain, get on! It’s all because the ruler of the mortal world, the Heavenly Dao, got bored and decided to change history just to see what would happen. So this young man keeps riding his beat-up bicycle to rescue history that has been twisted out of shape. When he lies on his sofa at home, looking at all the famous 675Reads8.6Score107Shelves
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  25. 75 My Entire Family Was Loyal to the Nation, Yet the Emperor Forced Me to Rebel 满门忠烈,皇帝却逼我造反 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Alternate History] War + political scheming + play the pig to eat the tiger + passion He is the son of a great general and the future master of the hundred-thousand-strong Xiao Army. The common people despise him, and everyone calls him a wastrel. Yet all of this is just a facade, meant to let him keep to his corner in peace. Unfortunately, a prince grows wary of him, and an assassination attempt follows. From then on, he no longer holds back. Once he sheds his disguise, he is a dragon among me 2.3kReads8.2Score160Shelves
  26. 76 A Man in White in Chenliu 陈留有白衣 Eastern Fantasy667k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue, Court Politics, Jianghu, Romance] In the six-hundredth year of the Daqing dynasty, the depraved Emperor Huang builds Epang Palace and constructs Guangling. Corpses litter the land, and the world is unjust. Rebellions spring up everywhere, Daqing collapses, and the realm is divided into four kingdoms: Chenliu, Daxing, Nanzhao, and Shangrao. For the next three hundred years, Chenliu grows dominant, poised to claim the entire realm. The other three kingdoms conspire together an 76Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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  27. 77 1966: I Thrive by Making the Right Choices 1966我靠选择风生水起 Urban598k WordsOngoing Zhen Jian hadn’t transmigrated willingly. One fart had blown him up and killed him, and he’d wound up in the world of a book, in 1966! That wasn’t even the worst part. He’d become the male supporting character, a hopeless simp who fawned over the heroine from beginning to end, only to be used and abandoned, then die miserably! Because the heroine of the book hadn’t given birth to a son, her in-laws tormented her. She never had enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and she was worked like an o 460Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 78 1938: Purification 1938,净化 Urban1.5M WordsOngoing In the year 1938 of the Mercury Calendar, Li Chong’s soul traveled to a parallel world, where he became a six-year-old boy! He witnessed his homeland being invaded with his own eyes. So he took a Ghost Immortal as his master and embarked on the path of purification... 2.2kReads—Score159Shelves
  29. 79 Cutting Ties with My Past Life 了缘断残生 Mystery332k WordsCompleted Li Qing was an orphan everyone felt entitled to slap! After both his parents died, people seized his family’s property and drove him out of the village. He’d been in a juvenile correctional facility, an orphanage, and, of course, prison! One day, by chance, he met an old swindler on the street, and his life seemed to take a different course! In a single night, he walked through a bone cave glowing with a sickly green light, received several inexplicable guests, and made it through a foul-smel 118Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 80 Guardian of the Sun 守阳人 Mystery394k WordsCompleted Li Laoba was reincarnated on Blue Star for the eighth time, but his memories from his past life were slow to awaken! He can't remember how his grandfather adopted him. He grew up following his grandfather into seclusion in the mountains, until the day of his grandfather's seventh-day memorial, when his life was turned upside down! From then on, he embarked on a path of no return... 137Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 81 Secrets of the Spirit Police 灵警秘事 Urban331k WordsCompleted Lao Ye transmigrates into another world, a place teeming with all kinds of monsters! The original body's entire family was killed by monsters. Lao Ye transmigrates into the body of the original owner! He has been studying at the Spirit Police Academy since the age of six. Unfortunately, he can't draw talismans or memorize spirit incantations, and he can't even meditate to gather spiritual energy. Most of the time, he sleeps through every class from beginning to end! He has endured cold stares, t 82Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 82 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 83 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Clear-Eyed About the World 四合院:人间清醒许大茂 42k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Xu Damao, a Clear-Eyed Man 152Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 84 My Wife Stayed Out All Night, So I Leapt Up and Kicked Her 妻子夜不归宿,跳起来就是一脚 12k WordsCompleted My Wife Didn't Come Home All Night, So I Leapt Up and Kicked Her 100Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 85 After the Chubby Kid Took a Knife for Me, I Kicked My Best Friend Flying 小胖子帮我挡刀后,我一脚踹飞了我的好闺蜜 Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted After the Chubby Kid Took a Knife for Me, I Kicked My Best Friend Flying 37Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 86 Drink. Brag. Die. 喝酒.吹牛.死 10k WordsCompleted Drink. Brag. Die. 177Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 87 The Dowry's Road to Ruin 彩礼不归路 Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The Road to No Return: Bride Price 51Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 88 R Virus, How Compatible Are You? R病毒,你的契合度高不高 24k WordsCompleted R Virus: How Compatible Are You? 83Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 89 After Reincarnating in a Corpse, the Whole World Finally Finds Peace 借尸还魂后,整个世界都清净了 28k WordsCompleted After Coming Back to Life in Another Body, the Whole World Finally Got Some Peace 58Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 90 The Apocalypse Is Crazy Too 末世也疯狂 8k WordsCompleted Going Crazy in the Apocalypse 40Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 91 Steer Clear of High-Paying Job Offers 远离高薪诱惑 8k WordsCompleted Beware the Lure of a High Salary 26Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 92 A Soul's Bloody Path 灵魂血路 9k WordsCompleted Blood Trail of the Soul 31Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 93 Fatal Illusion 致命幻觉 10k WordsCompleted Deadly Hallucination 44Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 94 The Orchid That Steals Lives 索命幽兰 16k WordsCompleted The Life-Reaping Orchid 53Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 95 You Don’t Understand the Art of Being a Simp 舔狗的境界你不懂 Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted You have no idea what it means to be a devoted simp. 90Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 96 Secretly in Love 偷偷恋慕 Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Roguishly handsome hero + sweet, well-behaved girl] [Secret crush comes true + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Zhou Jingsi once found a pink love letter tucked inside his math textbook. The young girl's handwriting was elegant, her strokes shy and hesitant. The letter was short and unsigned, containing only one line: “Seeing you today, I suddenly wanted to take you to Kekexili to see the sea.” Wen Shu did two daring things in her life. First, she wrote a 67.9kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
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  47. 97 Better Than the Clouds 莫若凌霄 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Tang Congxin, an art school reject, unexpectedly arrives in a world ruled by an empress and becomes a fallen imperial grandson whose life is hanging by a thread. But even an abandoned child can aspire to greatness. A fallen imperial grandson should rise like a dragon. If my grandfather could be emperor, and my grandmother could be empress, then I, an abandoned child, can do it too. 30.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
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  48. 98 The River-Crossing Pawn 过河卒 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing The world is a game of chess, and its people are the pieces. Qi Xuansu is a pawn that has crossed the river: there is no turning back, only pressing forward. 99Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  49. 99 Emei 峨眉 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted He cultivates through wind and snow, seeking the Dao and questioning immortality. A young tavern boy sets out from Shu with the last wishes of an elder. The jianghu and the imperial court, love and hate, joy and sorrow. Behind the path to immortality, a shocking secret about Mount Emei slowly comes to light... 644Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  50. 100 The Spirit-Flying Sutra 灵飞经 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Liang Xiao is long gone, and Lu Jian has yet to be born. Le Zhiyang steps into the martial world. The Spirit Way Stone Fish and the Ming throne set both the martial world and the empire ablaze! In the twenty-seventh year of the Hongwu reign, the political situation has settled, and the realm belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang. But the martial world is still rife with competing factions. Many sects are dissatisfied with the Zhu dynasty and even covet the emperor's throne, leaving the realm awash in bloodsh 3.8kReads9.1Score711Shelves