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1. 751 锈 Rusty Sea, Red Thread: The Damp Evidence 锈海红绳：潮湿的罪证 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷29k WordsCompleted Red Thread in a Rusty Sea: Damp Evidence of a Crime 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 752 雪 Crossing Souls on a Snowy Night: The Biggest Coward in Liaobei 雪夜渡魂.辽北第一怂人 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted Crossing Souls on a Snowy Night: The Biggest Coward in Northern Liaoning —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 753 佛 The Secret of the Buddha Mother 佛母的秘密 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷34k WordsCompleted The Buddha Mother's Secret 15Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 754 阴 Orders from the Underworld: The Last Delivery 阴间订单：最后一单 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷29k WordsCompleted Orders from the Underworld: The Final Delivery 3Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 755 红 The Empty Car Beneath the Red Lantern 红灯笼下的空车 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷29k WordsCompleted The Empty Carriage Beneath the Red Lantern —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 756 放 Relax and Hum a Tune 放松哼首歌 Gu Xiangyou古向右Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted A white-collar employee working in the back office of a Hong Kong-funded bank encounters all sorts of things every day. Some make her happy, others don’t. Different moods call for different songs, and humming to herself helps her relax and deal with all kinds of problems. 51Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   When working in an office, it is important to learn to adjust your mentality. This is a model

7. 757 上 Ghostly Happenings at the Lantern Festival 上元诡事 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷14k WordsCompleted Ghostly Affairs on the Lantern Festival 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 758 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 102.6kReads9.5Score10.3kShelves

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   Story summary: These three books are all good.

9. 759 当 When the Mirror No Longer Reflects a Face 当镜子不再映脸 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷30k WordsCompleted When Mirrors No Longer Reflect Faces —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 760 一 A Female Feng Shui Master's Work Diary 一个女风水师的工作日志 Tai Zirui泰子瑞1.0M WordsCompleted The author met a feng shui master and exchanged contact information with her. After seeing her work journal, the author found some of its contents worth reading. They also carry on traditional culture, so the author is sharing them here with her permission. 379Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Read useful novels, advance wisely, and understand the way of heaven [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Like]

11. 761 墨 Sweet Potatoes Stewed in Ink 墨汁炖红薯 Li Liangliang凉凉李Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Brooding, possessive man + warm and healing romance + sweet enough to make you feel like an auntie] He suffers from severe depression and has been rescued after three suicide attempts. He fears crowds and hates the sunlight. All he wants is to hide in his dark world until the day he can finally be free. But that changed when he followed the family driver to the countryside. “Pig, want a sweet potato?” “Good, mean chicken.” “Ah, that goose bit me!” He stared wide-eyed in fright and turned to run 6.1kReads9.2Score672Shelves
12. 762 意 After an Unexpected Pregnancy: Mr. Bo Is Truly Irresistible 意外怀孕后：薄总他真香了 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted (The print edition goes on sale across major platforms on May 10) [Both leads are each other's first and only] [Marriage Before Love] He was the eldest son of the immensely wealthy Bo family, hot-tempered, brooding, and not to be crossed. She was only the housekeeper's daughter. By a twist of fate, they spent one reckless night together, and she became pregnant. She became the well-behaved granddaughter-in-law of Old Madam Bo. She also became, in his eyes, a shameless woman after his money. Bo X 23.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
13. 763 半 A Lifetime of Humiliation, All for the Day of Reckoning 半生忍辱只等清算时刻 Tai Zirui泰子瑞Urban1.0M WordsCompleted As a child, he lost his mother, who called him a good-for-nothing, and his father, who was useless alive. He barely survived the beatings and abuse from his stepfather and the others. Later, he discovered that his father hadn't actually died by suicide. He endured countless humiliations, and over 37 years, through patience and cunning, rose from an insignificant nobody to a wealthy power broker. He pulled off a breathtaking comeback! He spent half his life enduring humiliation, not just to survi 35Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 764 意 Thoughts Sprout Everywhere 意念丛生 The Thinker of Thirty卅思者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse154k WordsCompleted I wrote this book to fulfill the childhood dream I had of becoming a great hero. Although I rushed to finish it and it has its flaws, I'm still quite happy with how it turned out. I hope you'll enjoy it too, and that reading it will make you feel as if you were the protagonist, experiencing the story firsthand and feeling truly immersed in it. The story itself isn't packed with over-the-top, fearsome descriptions. What matters more to me is writing about someone growing up, slowly coming of age 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everything on my bookshelf is useful. You can learn from it. Have a look.

15. 765 重 Reborn in 2005: From the Start, I Stockpile Bitcoin Like Crazy 重生2005：开局狂囤比特币 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2005: Hoarding Bitcoin Like Crazy from the Start 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Four recommended articles: 1. Wealth! 2. Examination room! Three, knowledge and four, color calamity!!!!

16. 766 逆 Defying the Odds: A Poor Student’s Rise to Gaokao Champion 逆天，学渣逆袭成高考状元 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙9k WordsCompleted Against All Odds: The Underachiever Who Rose to Become the Top Scorer on the College Entrance Exam 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 767 黄 Yellow Weasel! If You Dare, Bring It On! 黄大仙！不服放马过来！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙12k WordsCompleted Yellow Weasel! If you disagree, bring it on! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 768 温 A Gentle Trap: I Was Blinded by Lust 温柔陷阱，我被“色”字迷了眼 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted A Tender Trap: The Word "Lust" Blinded Me 6Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 769 设 An Interior Designer's Guide to Color Coordination 设计师谈家居色彩搭配 Shen Yi沈毅41k WordsCompleted Designers Talk About Home Color Coordination aims to thoroughly organize every aspect of choosing colors for interior spaces and establish a clear learning path, guiding readers to understand the ideas and methods of color coordination step by step. Following the principles that govern interior color schemes, the book begins with the fundamentals of color, then explains the relationship between color and space, before providing a comprehensive overview of how to adjust color combinations. Buildi 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I just like to read something useful [Learned][Learned][Learned][Learned]

20. 770 我 I Stole Rings in the NBA 2 我在NBA偷戒指2 Unit C, Seventh Floor七楼C座Sports1.6M WordsCompleted No System. Everyday banter and snark. Every basketball star in this story gets roasted and mocked. Friends who click in, watch your backs. The new book, I Stole a Ring in the NBA 3, is now underway. 29.5kReads7.8Score1.9kShelves

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    David Copperfield

21. 771 穿 Reincarnated as a Disowned Daughter, I Make My Fortune 穿成弃女的我生财有道 Nanqiang Feiqiang南蔷非檣Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing A top salesperson at a publicly traded company wakes up as the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household and tumbles straight into a sheep pen on her very first day. She gets a bodyguard for free, only to put him to work. How many more laborers are there? She’s being fleeced every day. Was she on Heaven’s blacklist in her past life or something? As a top seller for a tea-drink brand, she thinks this is a piece of cake. Milk tea, wellness tea, and crystal jelly are all on the menu! She knows h 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend an imaginative text [give my heart] I laughed like a maggot

22. 772 纳 Take Ten Husbands and Torment the Scum Who Ruined My Past Life 纳十夫虐前世渣夫 Northern Snow Hut北方雪屋Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Tian Mei and her betraying husband, Ma Mingyang, fall together into a bottomless mountain gorge. Their souls travel into the bodies of a young couple in another world where men greatly outnumber women. The female lead is still called Tian Mei, while Ma Mingyang ends up in the body of Li Dashan, a man with a broken leg. From then on, Li Dashan’s life of misery begins. Tian Mei keeps bringing home more husbands, and Li Dashan has to cook for the whole family, wash Tian Mei’s clothes and those of 3.2kReads—Score298Shelves

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    Read this book, it's quite relaxing

23. 773 中 The Middle Ages: Power, Faith, and the Birth of the Modern World 中世纪：权力、信仰和现代世界的孕育 Li Yun李筠Historical271k WordsCompleted The Middle Ages were not a time of darkness, but a vibrant and colorful era. They are an intellectual proving ground for understanding the changes between past and present, and the differences between East and West. Following his books An Outline of Western History and An Outline of Roman History, Li Yun once again changes his approach and style of writing. Drawing on twenty years of scholarship, he has carefully built readers a fascinating museum of the Middle Ages. Step into this innovative mu 364Reads9.2Score100Shelves
24. 774 玄 Tales of Strange Happenings from the Mystical Sect 玄门故事异闻录 My Surname Is Xu, My Given Name Is Wuzhen小姓徐名悟真Mystery108k WordsOngoing Where the Mysterious Gate stands on its own, clouds disperse and moonlight shines clear; The wind settles, the heart is cleansed of dust, and pure light fills the sleeves. A gathering of stories about Daoism, Buddhism, shamanic spirit-mediums, the Gospel, and the evil art of curse-casting. A book that explains what Hebei’s incense tradition is all about. It resembles the spirit-medium tradition of the Northeast, but is not the same. The story is entirely fictional. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has everything from supernatural thrillers to folk customs and monsters, from setting up a temple to conquering evil spirits, from fighting monsters and fighting magic to preaching and practicing scriptures. It has both dazzling magic battles and spiritual lectures that directly touch people's hearts. This book breaks down what is "Dharma", what is "skill", what is "seeking from the outside" and what is "seeking from within". Whether you want to experience horror and supernatural beings, like folklore and weird folklore, or want to cultivate your inner self, you can read it.

25. 775 三 The Three Kingdoms of Water Margin: Liangshan of the Illustrious Lord 三分水浒之昭烈梁山 Ximen Caozei西门曹贼Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The last man of the mighty Han dynasties, Liu Xuande, whose virtue shone bright and whose deeds were heroic, arrives in the Northern Song. The last glimmer of the Han dynasty shines over the final years of the Northern Song. Liangshan, Emperor Huizong, Fang La, the Jin Kingdom. Watch as Emperor Zhaolie rebuilds the Han dynasty. 14.9kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    Thirty-six people from Song Jingde

26. 776 水 The Unofficial History of Water Margin: The 108 Heroes' True Faces 水浒野史：108将真面目 The Village's Xiao Qiu全村的小秋Historical952k WordsOngoing Have you watched the TV series Water Margin? Song Jiang is loyal and righteous, Wu Song is a hearty hero, and Li Kui is lovable. It's all fake. Open Shi Nai'an's original novel, and you'll discover an entirely different group of Liangshan heroes: Song Jiang is a mole working for the imperial court, Wu Song is a bloodthirsty killer who even slaughters an eleven-year-old Daoist boy, and Li Kui eats human flesh like it's a snack... I'm a judge of the underworld, and I have a volume of unofficial hi 2kReads7.9Score151Shelves
27. 777 水 Water Margin: You Want to Fight Me? Do You Even Have What It Takes! 水浒：跟我拼？你有这个实力吗！ Niu DaTs牛大TsHistorical1.7M WordsCompleted “Bang!” With a gunshot, Liu Qiang, the ruthless leader of a criminal gang, met his end and transmigrated into the world of Water Margin, becoming Lin Chong, the Leopard Head. His own ruthlessness and cunning combined with Lin Chong's patience and weakness, completely changing Lin Chong's miserable life. He plots Gao Yanei's death, cuts down Lu Yuhou, and spears the Flying Dragon General, fighting his way out of Tokyo. “Liangshan? There aren't many there worth joining. Might as well head to Erlon 7.6kReads8.5Score637Shelves
28. 778 水 Water Margin Hunter (Complete in Four Volumes) 水浒猎人（全四册） Shi Chen时晨Historical676k WordsCompleted A different possibility for the heroes of Liangshan, bringing to life the turbulent world of Water Margin at the end of the Northern Song! The world of Water Margin is the prosperous age depicted in Zhang Zeduan's Along the River During the Qingming Festival. It is also a time of chaos, with the Northern Song constrained by the Jin, Liao, Western Xia, Dali, and Goryeo, while Song Jiang's Liangshan, Wang Qing's Huaixi, Tian Hu's Hebei, Fang La's Jiangnan, and all manner of other factions contend 841Reads8.7Score105Shelves
29. 779 李 Li Yunlong's Soul Transmigrates into Lin Chong: Building the Strongest Independent Regiment 李云龙魂穿林冲：打造最强独立团 Wei Yuansheng卫源生Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [Cathartic Revenge] [Gathering Heroes] [Power Struggles] [Crude Tongue, Righteous Heart] [Fierce and Fearless] "Damn it! I'm a full-fledged independent regiment commander. How did I end up as the biggest coward under heaven?!" Li Yunlong transmigrates into Lin Chong, right in the middle of Liangshan, at the wedding banquet of Wang Ying and Hu Sanniang! The hypocritical Song Jiang, the sinister Wu Yong, the sleazy Wang Ying, the hot-tempered Li Kui! They all dare to strut around in front of me?! 10.1kReads8.2Score816Shelves
30. 780 烽 War-Torn Water Margin: The 108 Heroes Fight for Their Land and People 烽烟水浒：一百单八将，血战山河 Zhang Xinyuan张心远Historical494k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Northern Song, armored troops shattered the land. Liangshan was no longer a refuge for outlaws of the martial world. It became the last beacon against foreign invaders. Song Jiang still raised the banner of brotherhood, but the 108 heroes turned to face the northern cavalry instead: Lu Zhishen gets a Jin general drunk and beats him, Lin Chong spears an enemy commander, and Wu Song fights a bloody battle in Youzhou... This is the tragic song Water Margin never finished t 7.8kReads9.4Score302Shelves
31. 781 钓 The Defense of Diaoyu City 钓鱼城保卫战 Huang Ruyi黄如一Historical102k WordsCompleted The Defense of Diaoyu Fortress is a sweeping historical work that takes an in-depth look at how Diaoyu Fortress in Hezhou resisted the Mongol invasion during the Southern Song dynasty. It meticulously reconstructs how this stronghold in eastern Sichuan stood firm against the Mongol cavalry as it swept across Eurasia in the mid-thirteenth century. After thirty-six years of resistance, its defenders killed Mongol Great Khan Möngke, turning the tide of war across Asia and Europe. Beginning with the 254Reads9.4Score101Shelves
32. 782 水 Water Margin: Reborn, Who'd Still Accept an Imperial Pardon? 水浒：都重生了，谁还招安啊！ Han Yu寒羽Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Trade height for insight from the start! Ren Yuan transmigrates into a minor character in Water Margin, determined to forge his own legend in the martial world at the end of the Northern Song dynasty! Wherever the banners of the Liangshan army fly, the land belongs to the Han people! I’ll save the people the Great Song won’t save, and fight the enemies the Great Song won’t dare to fight! Jin Wushu: Ren Yuan, stay away from me! 85.1kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves
33. 783 新 The New Water Margin 新水浒 Lu Shie陆士谔Historical123k WordsCompleted New Water Margin is a novel by Lu Shie, a novelist of the late Qing and early Republican period. A sequel to the 70-chapter edition of Water Margin that Jin Shengtan had cut short, it is a work with a character all its own. With imaginative ideas tinged with science fiction and a humorous style, the novel tells of the Liangshan heroes doing such unprecedented things as opening banks, building railways, and founding newspapers in modern China. These stories reflect various aspects of China's mode 189Reads9.4Score—Shelves
34. 784 花 Hua Rong Builds a New and Righteous Liangshan 花荣打造忠义新梁山 Late Forest, Maple Wind晚林枫声Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Never accept amnesty; become emperor at all costs! This novel focuses on the plot and its heroic characters. At the end of the Song Dynasty, a chaotic age gave rise to heroes. The Jin army invaded the south, and the two emperors were captured, a humiliation beyond measure for the Han people. I am Hua Rong, a modern special forces soldier who transmigrated into this Water Margin world. I will change the course of history. I will wipe out every barbarian and unite the world. I will subdue Goguryeo 788Reads9.2Score104Shelves
35. 785 远 The Ancient Past Was Freaking Awesome 远古吊炸天 Mouse with a Cat in Its Mouth叼着猫的老鼠Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Lu Zilong transmigrated to the primordial era, where humans were like ants before prehistoric beasts. To survive, he developed technology, created a unified faith, established standards of measurement, conquered nearby tribes, and became a regional power. Then the weather changed, and the Ice Age arrived. To adapt to the climate, Lu Zilong led his tribe on a migration. Follow Lu Zilong as he leads his tribe to battle heaven and earth, grow from weakness to strength, sweep across the six directio 400Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    [Like] [Like] [Like] A very realistic novel describing the primitive era. The subject matter is very niche, so the rating is not high, but the writing is indeed very exciting, especially the strategy and battle at the end, especially the battle with the Jin-scaled Cockroach, which is very exciting! The IQ of primitive people is no worse than ours, what they lack is just knowledge and insight! Nowadays, many books have similar plots. This book is refreshing and worth recommending!

36. 786 穿 I Reincarnated as a Low-Ranking Clerk, and Now I’m Reforming the Workplace with Unhinged Literature 穿成小吏，我靠发疯文学整顿职场 Lucky Shell幸运贝壳Historical991k WordsCompleted Twenty-six-year-old Qi Ren is an avid fan of unhinged fiction. After staying up all night reading, he dies suddenly and finds himself in Wutong County, inhabiting the body of Qi Ren, an unlucky low-ranking clerk sentenced to death as the county magistrate’s scapegoat. Using his wits to secure a foothold, he takes on corrupt officials with the power of unhinged fiction and sets out to build a wonderful life. He thinks everything has finally settled down, but who could have guessed that an imperia 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Time travel, history, imaginary, crazy criticism, brain-burning. The plot is compact and not procrastinating. I really like the scene where the male protagonist is taunting others! [Top post][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

37. 787 兰 The Record of Lanling’s Return to the Present 兰陵归今录 Xiang Er襄儿Urban264k WordsCompleted When other people transmigrate, they become princes or imperial consorts. At the very least, they can recite a couple of Tang poems and thrive. But when our family transmigrated, all five of us, ancestral home included, landed straight in the twenty-first century as undocumented people. My name is Xiao Ran, an ordinary corporate drone. Then one day, I got a call from my hometown: “You’ve got a bunch of Tang Dynasty ancestors in your family shrine, trying to figure out how to burn incense to a Wi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended [bookshelf plus one]

38. 788 哥 Big Bro, Don't Leave Me 哥——别丢下我 Xiang Er襄儿7k WordsCompleted Brother, don't leave me behind —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 789 露 Lique: The Immortal Lord's Dao Foundation Has Cracked 露阙：仙君的道基裂了 Xiang Er襄儿Ancient Romance53k WordsCompleted Lue Que: The Immortal Lord's Dao Foundation Has Cracked —Reads—Score—Shelves

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