I'm Really Out of Books to Read. Looking for Masterpieces With Smart Characters and Interesting Plots 真书荒了,求智商在线,故事情节有趣的神作。
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Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975:开局撕毁回城调令
Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his
186.2kReads9.5Score22kShelves
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Spiritual Qi Revival Begins in Zhangjiajie 灵气复苏从张家界开始
[Wild Imagination + Reborn + Urban + Fantasy + Invincible Protagonist + Spiritual Qi Revival + Advanced Martial Arts] He was reborn ten years before spiritual qi revival; he took control of the small spiritual vein in Zhangjiajie, seizing the advantage and getting a ten-year head start on everyone else; with heavenly treasures and diligent training, even the poorest aptitude could work miracles. Ten years later, spiritual qi revival began, and prodigies emerged like shooting stars. And the unkno
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Inuyasha: Nightfang 犬夜叉之夜冥牙
[Invincible protagonist + fantasy + myriad worlds] A young man from Blue Star transmigrates to the world of Inuyasha. He becomes the eldest son of Toga, Yamiya. But just when Yamiya becomes invincible in the world of Inuyasha, he discovers that it is only a tiny world within the world of Journey to the West. [The synopsis isn’t doing this story justice. Please read the main text...]
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关
Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year.
197.7kReads9.6Score24kShelves
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Martial Cultivator 武夫
Across the vast human world, demons lurk everywhere. Human lives are as worthless as weeds, and the people are treated like pigs and dogs. "The world needs to change." Standing by the Wei River, the young man smiled and said, "There are demons in this world, and I have a blade."
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Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人
After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became
123.7kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
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Lord of Ten Thousand Nights 万夜之主
Thirteen years ago, a blood-red demon star fell to earth. Was it the end, or a resurgence? The starry sea dimmed, and all things withered. As dusk fell, a ghostly fog once again spread across the land, revealing a mysterious world...
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That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑
Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac
98.5kReads9.3Score10.3kShelves
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As Long as I Outlive You All, I'll Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死,我就能无敌
Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late
92.9kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves
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There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼
Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu
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City of Beasts 异兽迷城
[The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life
473.2kReads9.7Score73.9kShelves
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I Feed Demons with My Own Body in the Demon Suppression Bureau 我在镇魔司以身饲魔
[Get stronger when attacked by monsters + Transmigration + System + Invincible + Comedy + Villain + Demon Suppression Bureau] After transmigrating to a fantasy world overrun by monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a prison guard in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty’s Demon Suppression Bureau. From that day on, strange cases begin piling up in the prison, once known as a living hell and feared for its eerie, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the monsters in the prison scream every night?
82.3kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
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This Protagonist Won't Take Orders, So I'm Done 这届主角不服管,老子不干了
[Recruiting protagonists + ensemble cast + slow start] The black-hearted System gives me an impossible mission: make the urban war god, the miraculous doctor, the martial arts prodigy, the Dragon King God of War, the reincarnated emperor, the blind Sword Sovereign, the reincarnation, the reborn one... submit to me. What the hell? They’re all absurdly powerful protagonists. You expect them to take me as their boss? I quit!
134.4kReads9.6Score16.2kShelves
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I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大
The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l
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Treading the Stars 踏星
A vast universe, countless races! Grand battle techniques, the Ten Judges rise above all! Ancient clans with unique surnames, the Top Hundred Battle Rankings! In my name, I tread upon the stars! One day in the year 2200, when humanity first set foot on Neptune, they found a battle blade and a corpse standing upright!!! The author has already completed an older novel, The Ultimate Throne of Doomsday, at over three million words. It was never once put on hiatus, guaranteed reliable!
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In the Apocalypse, I'm the Only One Zombies Don't Attack 末世之只有我不被丧尸攻击
[A completed classic Western fantasy novel] [A new novel from a veteran author, guaranteed quality] Bai Yin is a high school student who secretly works in the criminal underworld. He was planning to visit his younger sister, who had been adopted. Unexpectedly, he transmigrates to a parallel world. The apocalypse arrives, and zombies break out. As humanity becomes zombie food: "Ding! System bound successfully!" "Kill ten zombies to obtain the Zombie Friend ability!" Bai Yin becomes the only human
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I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来:我背上了40起命案
Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst...
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Starting by Joining Liu Bei, I’m Mercilessly Humiliated! 开局投奔刘备,却被无情羞辱!
[Ten Thousand Words a Day] [Alternate History + Strategy + Mythology] [Book One of a Trilogy] He transmigrated to a different version of the Three Kingdoms, a world of martial arts, mind cultivation, and secret realms, and became Xu Chu’s younger brother. But Xu Feng was born with blocked meridians, making him a martial arts washout! From the start, he planned to join Liu Bei in exchange for a mind-cultivation technique, only to be mercilessly humiliated and treated as a prop in a performance! E
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The Gambling Den 赌城
My new book, I’m a Proper Chinese Medicine Doctor, So Why Am I Being Treated Like a Gynecologist?, is out. Please support it. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. But as someone who lost everything and worked as a junket agent, I can tell you for sure: every single gambler loses! Even if you can avoid a cheat’s tricks, you can’t escape the odds of the casino. Gambling is a game ordinary people should never touch. It’s a blade that kills without drawing blood!
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The Ultimate Identity-Swap Challenge: I Shocked the World 身份互换大挑战,我震惊了全世界
Lighthearted + funny + devoted father and filial son + wish-fulfillment Chen Yuan joins a reality show called The Great Identity Swap Challenge. As the son, he has to earn money to support the family, while his middle-aged father has to study hard. By the time Chen Yuan's name has spread across the world, his dad is still exclaiming, “Studying... is so hard!”
539Reads9.0Score105Shelves
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Reborn as a Tiger: My Tiger Wife Turns Out to Be the Reincarnation of a Female Emperor 重生成虎:虎婆娘竟是女帝转世
Han Ye is reborn as a tiger and awakens a System, gaining three talents from the start. [Hunting]: After marking prey, each attack deals additional damage. [Unyielding]: Taking damage increases attack power. [Health Lock]: When on the verge of death, your health is locked and you take no damage for a set time. After keeping his head down for a while, he gets lonely and goes to a nearby mountain to find a tigress. But one day, his gentle and considerate tiger wife suddenly tries to kill him. She
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At Least I’m an Emperor 好歹也是个皇帝
Transmigrating and becoming an emperor shouldn't be a big deal, but Guo Dongyan thinks there's something odd about being an emperor in his case. His empire is only as large as a village, he has just a few hundred subjects, and even his dog is the Imperial Guard's Grand General... Wasn't becoming an emperor through transmigration supposed to mean fighting for power at court and vying for control of the Nine Provinces? How did it turn into playing house in some remote mountain valley for me? And t
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Main God Agent: I Cheat My Way Through the Myriad Worlds 主神代理:我开挂碾压诸天万界
[The Myriad Worlds + Invincible Hero + Dimensional Overwhelming] The male lead is invincible from the start, unleashing his full firepower to sweep across the Myriad Worlds in a blaze of action! No dragging things out, no frustrating setbacks, no goody-two-shoes hero, easy reading, and little romance! Interstellar warfare, horror games, post-apocalyptic wastelands, spiritual qi revival, the descent of the gods, sci-fi high-martial-arts worlds, survival games… Every world transitions smoothl
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A First-Rank Commoner 一品布衣
[War + passion + history] “Mu, want a wife? Just say the word and I'll bring one over for you later.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a wealthy girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I'll protect my family and keep us alive.
19.5kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
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The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令
[Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave
306.3kReads9.5Score45.5kShelves
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Fantasy: My Sudden Enlightenment of the Chaos Physique 玄幻,我顿悟了混沌体
Xiao Yun's System has only one function: epiphany! Ordinary constitution? Have an epiphany and gain the Chaos Body! Cultivation technique too difficult? Have an epiphany and reach perfection! Divine ability too difficult? Have an epiphany and reach perfection! There's nothing an epiphany can't solve. And if there is, then have an epiphany ten times, a hundred times...
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Around-the-World Adventure: The Strongest Streamer in History 环球冒险:史上最强主播
After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world, he starts an around-the-world livestream adventure. I've wrestled sharks apart with my bare hands in the desert, seen a true dragon in the depths of the sea, and drunk lava atop a volcano! From death zones with a 100% fatality rate to an underwater world ten thousand meters below the surface, from an uninhabited island made of gold to a mysterious city in the sky… Ye Xing keeps unlocking new locations on the world map. This is a true g
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God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择:这个御兽师有亿点生猛
[Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a..
184.1kReads9.7Score22.8kShelves
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Apocalypse Survival: I Can See Hidden Hints 末世求生:我能看到隐藏提示
When Zhang Chen woke up, he discovered that billions of people had been transported to a post-apocalyptic world! Surviving became everyone’s shared goal! But Zhang Chen could see hidden information: [Congratulations! This room has no zombies, and it also contains a Level 1 supply crate!] [This mutated fruit looks sweet and delicious, but one bite will kill you!] [The meat of a mutated rat can stave off hunger, and temporarily increase your strength!] While everyone else cautiously explored this
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I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏!
A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp
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The Debauched Prodigal Son 风流败家子
[Entry in the January 2020 Silver Vote Contest] Wang Kang, a university student from the twenty-first century, finds his soul in ancient times and becomes the wastrel young master of an earl’s household. He was too poor in his previous life, so in this one he wants nothing more than a beautiful wife, a life of wine and dreams, and the easy existence of a wastrel who can coast through life. But he never expected his family to be surrounded by crises and troubles to keep piling up from outside...
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The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马
[New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top
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Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始:历代君王陆续降临
[Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv
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The Number One Brother 一哥
The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person!
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Unhindered 纵横无间
Lei Xiaohuo, a member of a gang, accidentally transmigrates into the body of an undercover agent who died on a mission. With help from the System, he unexpectedly starts dating a senior police official. After they have been together for a while, Lan Zhiruo’s identity is exposed! Their relationship hits a crisis, and the System steps in to issue the hilariously reckless main quest, Operation Crouching Tiger. The Host must work with the police to complete the operation and take down the criminal o
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After Being Struck by Lightning, I Became a Master of Painting and Magic 被雷劈了之后我成为画圣法师
After being struck by lightning, Qin Lang discovered that he could shoot lightning from both hands. That would have been strange enough, but he also turned into a battle maniac. And the beautiful girls and luxury cars he drew could actually become real? By chance, he obtained the Demon Refining Pot, and the Divine Human Alliance came to him to find the remaining nine divine artifacts. Once all ten were gathered, the Yellow Emperor would be resurrected to fight the Primordial Thunder God. Why had
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A Dream of Flowers on the Wasteland 荒原百花梦
The space-time universe, the Ark of Heaven, the Interstellar Alliance, the illusory realm: what kind of existence is the world we live in? From the ancient age of gods and demons, through the classical age of wandering heroes, to the modern age of technology, and finally the future age of artificial intelligence, the history of intelligent civilization seems to be a cycle... Will artificial life ever develop independent consciousness, gain a soul and intelligence, and ultimately replace intellig
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Half a Life in Pale Blue 半生浅蓝
This is the story of a village girl’s tenacious rise from humble beginnings, tracing her life through childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and middle age. Education and career form the narrative’s main thread, while school life, romance, workplace culture, and family relationships provide four angles through which it explores the challenges of learning and the breakthroughs of personal growth; the bright promise of love and the drizzling rain of marriage; workplace competition and interperso
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Healing Game 治愈系游戏
[Urban cultivation + supernatural powers + apocalypse + spiritual qi revival + one heroine + giant beasts + battleships + mystery + death games] Can you really die if you lose a game of rock-paper-scissors? Are the monsters in the maze all creatures from mythology? Have aliens arrived, too? Someone is secretly plotting a vast conspiracy! Now the conspiracy is slowly coming to light. Watch as the protagonist and his companions join forces to uncover the truth behind the mystery!
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Xuanhuan: Stealing the Protagonist's Fortune and Saving the Fox-Spirit Empress 玄幻:截胡主角机缘,救妖狐女帝
[Seven Sisters, Douluo Dalu, Battle Through the Heavens, Slaying Gods and Mental Hospitals, Ten Days Until the End, Swear I’m Really Not a Drama God, Covering the Heavens with Ye Fan, Courtyard Life, Naruto, One Piece, Beloved by All, Defying His Master, Swallowed Star Battles, Villain + Empress + Life Script] The male lead transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes Yun Tian, a sword sect disciple of the Lingyun Sacred Land. From the start, he awakens a System that lets him view life scripts,
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Xuanhuan: I Became the Supreme Villain! 玄幻:我成了至尊大反派!
[Seven older sisters, battling Douluo Dalu and Battle Through the Heavens, I'm Not a Troupe Performer, Ten Days Until the End, global freeze in the apocalypse, Dao: The Secret Immortal, Ye Fan from Shrouding the Heavens, rebellious disciple who seduces his master, slaying gods and taking on a mental hospital, empress, great emperor, villain + invincible + leveling up + System + domineering] He transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes a villainous young noble from another realm. Li Tiandi b
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Horror Live Stream Studio 恐怖直播厅
[Horror + Taoist priest + zombies + vengeful ghosts + livestreaming + treasure hunting] One day, I accidentally boarded a terrifying bus and found myself surrounded by zombies and ghosts. After that, I began encountering one paranormal incident after another. So, being the bold person I am, I started a horror livestream…
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Don Quixote's Travels in China 堂吉诃德漫游中国记
When I was twelve, during summer vacation, I read Don Quixote while sucking on a mung bean popsicle and laughing uncontrollably. It was an unforgettable, happy time in my life. I was always wondering what would happen if Don Quixote and Sancho came to China. I thought China was so vast, with so many writers, that someone was sure to make it happen. But I waited and waited, growing from childhood into adolescence, then from adolescence into young adulthood…and still they never came. As I grew up,
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I Study God-Slaying Taoist Arts at Bureau 749 我在749局学斩神道法
A strange world where technology meets Taoist arts. Not fan fiction. Horror and crime with a realistic touch, plus a little comedy. No dumbed-down characters, a slow build, and an exciting plot. What?! The 749 Bureau merged with the Taoist Academy?! It’s become the Psychic Bureau! And they’ve opened a school, too? What?! You start as an intern and get paid? Pass the probation exam, and you can become a full-fledged National Security Bureau agent, with double the salary?! Whether it’s monsters ru
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