Let Me Witness a Glorious Golden Age (Looking for Good Books, I'm Desperate) 让我见证一下璀璨的黄金盛世（求好书，真书荒）

1. 1 爱 A Lovebird in Captivity, a Prison of Desire 爱之囚鸟，欲之樊笼 Zhuangzi's Carefree Wanderings庄生逍遥Urban448k WordsCompleted [The rating will go up] [A realistic story] [If you still believe in love] Xu Lin suddenly remembers that today is the anniversary of his wife Zhao Siyan's death. A year ago, his wife Zhao Siyan and his mother-in-law Feng Bailu were in a car accident. Zhao Siyan died mysteriously, while Feng Bailu was left paralyzed in bed. 22.5kReads6.6Score1kShelves

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   A great book whose title doesn't do it justice! The first one is absolutely amazing, and it even has voice acting for multiple characters!

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1990: From Having a Baby to Making My Way in the World 重生九零，从生娃开始闯荡江湖 Zhuangzi's Carefree Wanderings庄生逍遥Urban553k WordsCompleted [No goody-two-shoes] [Period] [Underworld] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple heroines + wish fulfillment] Xu Lin is reborn in the 1990s and activates the More Children, More Blessings System. 11.1kReads6.9Score805Shelves
3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 130.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
4. 4 我 My Laid-Back Life in the Tang Dynasty 我的悠闲唐朝生活 Mu Yun, Who Loves Fermented Rice Wine爱吃酒酿的穆云Historical301k WordsCompleted Li Runtian gazed at the compost that had been fermenting for three months, brimming with confidence as he prepared to “get down to business.” Just then, villagers gathered around, murmuring among themselves. Second Uncle said, “It stinks to high heaven. Can anything grow in this?” Li Runtian began explaining nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, leaving the villagers staring blankly at one another. Scholar Liu translated: “Young Master Li says the land eats too, and this is its meat and vegetable 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Li Runtian, an associate professor at an agricultural university, travels back to the Tang Dynasty and becomes the laziest farmer in the village. To drink water while lying down, he invents an automatic dripping device; to avoid carrying water, he builds a waterwheel; to speak less, he teaches a few words and people from other villages come to him with money to learn. While others toil away farming, he lives a comfortable life while lying down—and incidentally becomes a legendary figure in the surrounding area.

5. 5 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 164.1kReads9.5Score20.9kShelves

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   Tomato is like finding gold in a vast desert—very hard to come by. These two are quite good. As for those books like *Slaying Gods* and *Ten Days*, I believe everyone has read them, so I don't recommend them. The following two are harder to find but worth reading.

6. 6 快 My System Seems Different from Theirs 快穿：宫斗？霸总？统统滚蛋！ Su Bancheng苏半城Historical2.6M WordsCompleted This book contains ninety-five small worlds, including supernatural tales, ancient history, modern cities, farming, cultivation, and all sorts of others. Many can be read as standalone stories without affecting the main plot. The protagonist’s System has no point shop and can’t offer much help... Most of the time, Fang Zhiyi has to move things forward on his own. “What? You’re saying I have an army of five hundred thousand, and the emperor suspects I’m plotting rebellion?” “That’s right. The Hos 55.2kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves
7. 7 归 The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.0M WordsCompleted To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon. 1.6kReads—Score144Shelves

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   Everyone knows Anxi's unwavering loyalty, but does anyone still recognize my Guiyi Army?

8. 8 骑 Mount & Blade: Kingdom of Heaven 骑砍：天国王朝 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical466k WordsOngoing When he opens his eyes, he has become a two-year-old boy: Elias of Anjou, the youngest son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. In this era, French castles are built of stone, winters are cold enough to leave your fingers stiff, and noble lords fight in the mud wearing chain mail. His elder brother Geoffrey, the historical Duke of Normandy and father of the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, is the heir to Anjou. The good news is that he has a golden finger: the Mount & Blade: Bannerlord System. Troops, 1.8kReads—Score226Shelves
9. 9 半 Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Urban412k WordsCompleted In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!) 1.1kReads—Score131Shelves
10. 10 我 I Only Wanted to Die, So How Did I Become Famous and Successful? 我一心求死，怎么功成名就了？ The Heavenly Court's Little Nobody天庭小卡拉米Historical1.9M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + Menace + Humor + No System + Not Invincible] [This book has a martial arts power system, but the protagonist has no combat skills. If you only like effortless power fantasies, please look elsewhere.] After nine lifetimes of reincarnation, Mu Qingbai has just one more to go before he can return to his homeland with everything accumulated over all ten lives. Falsely accused and thrown in prison from the start, he is about to be executed after autumn. He’s read 18.3kReads8.7Score997Shelves

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    The story is set in a fictional ancient dynasty, and the protagonist is a transmigrator who can return to Earth after being killed ten times. He starts as a death row inmate, just waiting to die, but before he dies, he insists on showing off his talents to his fellow prisoners. A female general discovers his abilities and reports it to the Empress, thus beginning his path to certain death. It's a very funny novel.

11. 11 家 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝！ The Wise Man's Mutt智者的土狗儿Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 88kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves

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    A group of dashing young men together created a golden age that belonged to them.

12. 12 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.1kReads9.2Score40kShelves

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    A vast worldview! 520,000 Readers, over 5 million words! A large and satisfying read.

13. 13 不 No Way! This Demonic Cultivator Is Way Too Righteous! 不是吧？这魔修过于正义！ Sour Orange橘子酸酸Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + No female lead + Invincible hero + Fast-paced + Gets better the more you read + Characters aren’t one-dimensional] (Every character has their own distinctive personality.) Yan Qing transmigrates into a popular action anime called Martial Arts Across the Nine Heavens. Identity: The top prodigy of the Demon Sect. Original ending: He acts like a lovesick puppy, gives his rival his spiritual root, and gets humiliated to death. Faced with such a cannon-fodder ending, Yan Qing is furi 22.3kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    [Kiss][Kiss] Yan Qing transmigrated into a popular anime called "Martial Arts of the Nine Heavens." His identity was the top genius of the Demonic Sect. Faced with such a cannon fodder ending, Yan Qing was furious. Through a series of outrageous maneuvers, his popularity soared, far surpassing others! The production team wanted to force him to turn evil, but Yan Qing countered by arranging a dramatic, earth-shattering fake death for himself. That day, viewers worldwide wept, the production team's official website was flooded with comments, and the servers crashed…

14. 14 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Dragon Knight from the Start, and What a Joy to Live Off Others 聊斋：开局龙骑士，软饭真香 The Bitter Taste of Bitter Melon苦瓜的苦Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Liaozhai fan fiction + mythology fan fiction + classical cultivation + living off a woman + no System] After being reborn in a world of Liaozhai and mythological tales crawling with demons and monsters, he’s lucky enough to become the male lead of The Tale of Liu Yi. That’s Liu Yi, the man of iron who refused to become the Dragon King’s live-in son-in-law and refused to live off a woman, only to end up marrying the Dongting Dragon Princess anyway and gaining immortality through her. This time, 1.4kReads6.4Score100Shelves
15. 15 一 The Outcast: Divine Persona Profiling Master 一人之下：神格侧写师 Fox Laughing Beneath the Tree树下狐狸笑Anime Fanfiction485k WordsCompleted “My father sang female roles in opera. My grandfather performed in traditional opera too. I love performing in opera as well. Grandpa said that if I wanted to master it, I had to be good at everything. I took him seriously. Later, the old man and my father disappeared, and Xiao Zizai raised me. Once I was strong enough to stand on my own, I discovered that all the martial arts the old man taught me had been stolen from other people! Back in the day, the old man was the biggest troublemaker in th 12kReads9.2Score790Shelves

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    [🎭 High-Energy Chinese Style Recommendation] *Under One Person: The Divine Profiler* – Awakening his "God-Acting" talent at eight, the sound of his opera singing summons divine possession! While other children are still playing in the mud, Xia Linyuan is forced by his grandfather to practice his singing at four in the morning. Stance training, spear twirling, memorizing scripts… until he first sings *The Lock of the Unicorn*, a golden mask automatically appears on his face, and a golden cudgel, imbued with faith, sweeps across the entire scene! His grandfather trembles and exclaims, "A divine mask… the curse of the Xia family's Nuo opera has finally come true!" ✍️ This work perfectly blends traditional opera culture with the world of supernatural beings, featuring a stunning premise: the "actors" lineage communicates with the gods through opera singing; by perfectly embodying a character, they can borrow their divine power. The protagonist, Xia Linyuan, is a natural-born actor, unaware that he carries the century-old secret of his Nuo opera family. When his father strictly forbids him from singing opera, and his grandfather burns mysterious photos late at night, a bloody storm is quietly approaching in the world of supernatural beings…

16. 16 系 The System Gave You the Art of Dual Cultivation, but You Ascended Through Technology 系统给你合欢功，你科技飞升 Nine-Headed Lion Cat九头狮子猫Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Host detected. Join the Immortal Realm’s top sect, the Acacia Sect. System reward: The Art of Enchanting Women] Li Xiu Wu looks at the Peking University admission letter in his hands. Reborn in 2002, on the eve of the World Cup, he seizes this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to achieve financial freedom. As for what to do next, he’ll follow his heart. 37.1kReads7.4Score3.9kShelves
17. 17 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score617Shelves

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    These are the only books that Tomato can appreciate.

18. 18 海EN One Piece: Afraid the World Isn't Violent Enough! 海贼：害怕世界不够暴力！ Oranges and the Sea橘子与大海Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted In his first year in the Marines: “Loyalty, justice, courage!” In his fifth year in the Marines: “If you don't take it, and I don't take it, how's Fleet Admiral Sengoku supposed to take it? And if Fleet Admiral Sengoku doesn't take it, how are we supposed to get ahead?” In his tenth year in the Marines: “Fleet Admiral Sengoku, why don't you dare take on the Five Elders in Mary Geoise, with real weapons?” That year, Oltolun joined the Marines as a rookie, with his head full of plans to climb the 17kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 拯EN Saving the Uchiha: Start by Flipping the Table 拯救宇智波，从掀桌子开始 Meng Yinqianqian萌音芊芊Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Yan, an office worker, transmigrates into Naruto as a member of the Uchiha clan, only to find that it's three years before the night of the clan's massacre. Just then, the village's suspicion and wariness of the Uchiha has reached its peak. The clan is rife with factional power struggles, the village leadership is targeting and monitoring them, and the villagers misunderstand them. Everything is unfolding just like in the original story. If Yan does nothing, the entire clan will end up in coffi 35.3kReads8.9Score3kShelves
20. 20 西EN Western Fantasy: Your Majesty the Empress, I Am a Loyal Servant of the Empire 西幻：女皇陛下，朕是帝国忠臣啊 Writing Nonsense Like Crazy嘎嘎乱写Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsOngoing [Farming]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Western Fantasy]+ [Multiple Races]+ [No System]+ [Conquest] After transmigrating to the Middle Ages, he became a nobleman named Field. He learned that women in this world could awaken as “Chosen Ones,” each with unique abilities and extraordinary beauty. Field hadn't even had time to celebrate before his useless father and beautiful stepmother sent him off to develop a blighted land full of poverty and monsters! Worse still, the entire empire, no, the entire world, was r 312.2kReads9.4Score19.5kShelves
21. 21 三 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Caribbean Mantis加勒比海刀螂Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 101Reads9.3Score179Shelves

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    As you wished, here's a recommendation for a short novel. It's a blend of time travel, alternate history, political intrigue, humor, and substance, featuring a vibrant ensemble cast, brisk pacing, meticulous attention to detail, and vivid imagery. It's morally sound, engaging, free of slapstick humor, and clichéd tropes; every word is carefully crafted and written with sincerity.

22. 22 盗 Tomb Raiding! My Identity as a Donor Has Been Exposed 盗墓！我捐献者的身份被曝光了 What's So Great About Royal Power and Wealth?说什么王权富贵。Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Inside the Xia Kingdom's courtroom. Four men sat calmly before the judge's bench. [Nine Gates, Zhang Tian, Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan, Zhang Qiling, do you plead guilty?] [You have looted hundreds of ancient tombs, including the famous Juejue Ancient City, the Han King's Tomb, the Qin King's Tomb, the Yunding Heavenly Palace, and the Kunlun Tomb. Your crimes are utterly heinous!] The judge spoke in a stern voice. When the men on the stand did not answer, the judge gave a cold snort. [Fortunately, Dr. 3.1kReads9.0Score180Shelves
23. 23 弃 Tale of a Forsaken Husband 弃夫记 Why Not1有何不可1Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Tale of a Cast-Off Husband 9.4kReads—Score102Shelves

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    Here comes a super satisfying ancient romance novel!

24. 24 人 A Pastor in North America: Exorcising My Wife from the Start 人在北美做牧师，开局给太太驱魔 No Vegetables If There's Meat有肉就不吃菜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Stat-Boosting Progression + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] He transmigrates to the beautiful country of North America and inherits a church from the start. He activates the System and boosts his stats! Ordinary doctrine is upgraded into an inherited Holy Bible. Recite the Bible to drive out evil and vanquish demons. A simple cross is upgraded into a truly indestructible holy relic, firm and unbreakable. Powerful demons... “Come on, come on! Let me exorcise you!” Dear readers, if you enjoy Being a Pas 666Reads7.9Score—Shelves
25. 25 港 Hong Kong Films: I Traded Good Deeds for Skills and Struck It Rich 港片：善功兑换技能，我发达了 Night of Clear Wind and Cold Moon清风冷月夜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Dong transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in the 1980s, where he becomes the right-hand man of Uncle Bo, the boss of the Hongmen gang in Tuen Mun, and activates the Good Deeds Exchange System. I may only be a small-time gang boss, but you actually expect me to do good deeds? This is outrageous. “Congratulations on killing Crow of the Dongxing gang and saving countless lives. Reward: 100 Good Deed Points.” “Congratulations on leading your men into legitimate business. Reward: 500 Good Deed Poin 77.8kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
26. 26 夫 I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 夫君的报应就是我 Why Not1有何不可1Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 878Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 溯 Tracing the Origins of the Jiumu Universe 溯源，九木宇宙 Cosmic Starlight Lamp天宇星空灯Eastern Fantasy448k WordsCompleted A soul from Earth transmigrates into a cultivation world. Three souls are fused and devoured by a formation, and the soul from Earth emerges victorious. After a brief period of building his strength in the cultivation world, the protagonist begins assembling his own team, preparing for the battles across the universe that lie ahead. In the universe of the cultivation world, humanity struggles to survive. But when this sly operator steps onto the cosmic stage, he and his team will smash through e 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The sixth brother transmigrates to a world of cultivation, where his cunning and ruthless nature leads him to create a team that coordinates operations and complements each other's resources. The Divine Flame Team is full of beautiful women! The content is novel and fast-paced, making for a pleasant reading experience.

28. 28 北 North American Tough Cop: Starting Out as a Patrol Officer in Los Angeles 北美悍警：从洛城巡警开始 Ice Descends on the City冰临城下Urban2.8M WordsOngoing A cleaner from the gray world becomes a sun-loving Los Angeles detective. What a wonderful thing, to live in the sunlight! Rock stood beneath a Hollywood landmark, gazing at the bikini-clad beauties on Santa Monica Beach. He pushed his sunglasses up the bridge of his nose. From now on, he would protect Los Santos... 82kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
29. 29 人 At the Hehuan Sect, My Devotion as a Simp Gets Me Everything 人在合欢宗，舔狗舔到应有尽有 Sweet Potato Eater吃番薯的红苕Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [A day-to-day story in the Hehuan Sect] After sixty years of cultivation, Li Meng has achieved nothing. With his death approaching, he decides to let loose for once. To his surprise, he activates a “System” that arrived late. As the saying goes, when you’re in the Hehuan Sect, how can you not be a lovesick simp? In his twilight years, Li Meng begins a quiet, carefree life of cultivation in the Hehuan Sect. 10.8kReads8.6Score922Shelves
30. 30 领EN Lordship: Starting as a Pioneer Knight 领主：从开拓骑士开始 As Long as I'm Happy, Nothing Else Matters快乐就行其他无所谓Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing (Farming and slow burn) At eighteen, when he came of age, Weilin chose to become a pioneer. With aid from his family, he set off for the frontier to develop new territory. Step by step, he would eventually reach the very top. 77.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
31. 31 异 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明：我用一百条命成圣 Zi Yang紫炀Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 9.9kReads9.2Score755Shelves

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    May civilization continue like a spark, and may this world shine like gold.

32. 32 重 Reborn, My Goddess Counselor Wants to Have My Baby 重生后，女神辅导员要给我生孩子 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Jianghe leaped from the 89th floor and, against all odds, was reborn. It was 2006. The stock market was booming, the property market was thriving, the economy was hot, and opportunities were everywhere. That year, Chen Jianghe had just started his freshman year of college. “Chen Jianghe, your courage in confessing your feelings last night was admirable. But you’ve only just started college, and it’s too soon to be dating. I hope you’ll focus your energy on your studies. Once you enter the 35.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
33. 33 恋 Dating Show: Why Are You Picking on Him? He’s Deficient in Virtue 恋综：你惹他干嘛？他五行缺德啊 Shui Yexiang水耶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Goofy + hilarious + showbiz + variety shows + meme jokes + dating show + straight-talking guy] Chen Yang transmigrated. He landed in the body of a man on the day he was about to be coerced into sleeping with someone for a career opportunity. He thought he was finally about to reach the pinnacle of life, but after seeing the wealthy woman’s face, the teachings of Mencius he’d learned ten years earlier struck him right between the eyes. Wealth cannot corrupt him, poverty cannot make him abandon h 129.1kReads9.0Score14.7kShelves
34. 34 昆 The Kunlun Myth: The Hidden Immortal of Primordial Chaos 昆仑神话之混元仙隐 Transmigrating Reincarnator轮回穿越者Urban256k WordsOngoing Beneath the moon, he meets an immortal and a beauty, their fates bound across three lifetimes as they cultivate to immortality. Destined across three lives and three worlds! A charming beauty who has barely seen the world! 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You should give this a try! It's the first book written by a ten-year veteran reader—a high-quality, fast-paced read. The protagonist is ruthless, cunning, and cunning, with sound logic and no hints of stupidity! If you enjoy it, please give it a five-star review!

35. 35 道 The Origin of the Dao 道之起原 The Beginning of the Way, Hence the Name Primordial道之起点故名元始Eastern Fantasy44k WordsCompleted A black-robed youth preached the Dao, bringing two beings into existence: Pangu and Haotian. Pangu split heaven and earth, leaving all living things with incomplete minds. The story follows the Primordial Heavenly Venerable as he descends to the mortal realm to teach the Dao and save all living things, creating the laws of heaven and earth and safeguarding one corner of the world. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's also "The Old Man of the South Pole" and "Lü Dongbin." All three stories are original, with different styles, and will definitely meet your requirements. The protagonists are righteous yet wicked, without losing their intelligence. There are no cheat codes or special abilities.

36. 36 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232.8kReads9.5Score28.3kShelves
37. 37 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting Out as a White Fan 港综：从白纸扇开始 Cold Breeds Toughness寒冷孕育彪悍Male-Channel Fanfiction918k WordsCompleted Li Xin: Nicknames: Blade King Xin, Terror of Ghosts, Immortal Xin He is Immortal Xin of Hong Kong Island, the ultimate godfather of the criminal underworld, the uncrowned king of the underground worlds of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and Southeast Asia's underworld philanthropist. At the European and American roundtable, everyone shouts, “Father!” Li Xin smiles faintly. “Rise, my sons.” 51.3kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
38. 38 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 139.1kReads9.3Score13.8kShelves
39. 39 别 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 The Whole Family's Hope全家的希望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 56.6kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    ① A purely dark story, featuring arson, murder, and robbery in an urban setting. The protagonist, despite being a Good Samaritan, is framed for murder by the school beauty's family. Reborn, he sees them being bullied by thugs. Instead of picking up a brick, he silently takes out his phone and starts recording...

40. 40 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Put All My Talent Points into Reincarnation! 盗墓：天赋都点投胎上了！ Tongzi Residence桐梓居Mystery945k WordsCompleted The protagonist, who transmigrated from Blue Star, arrives in this world that combines many tomb-raiding settings. On the day he comes of age, his father gives him a golden waist token bearing the four characters “Guanshan Taibao,” forcing him to learn about this strange and wondrous world. 2.1kReads6.7Score106Shelves
41. 41 什EN What?! Our Family Descends from an Eldritch God? 什么！我们家居然是邪神后裔？ Yu Tao i予桃iEastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + multiple heroines + the uncanny + Lovecraftian horror + elves + reborn in the womb] The darkness and distortion lurking beneath the civilized world, and the eerie whispers heard only in the dead of night! The day the sea mists rose, the world became an isolated island. At first, I thought I had been reborn into an era of backward technology. There were no phones, computers, Wi-Fi, or anything like that. Fortunately, I was exceptionally handsome and easy to get along with, so 125.7kReads9.2Score11.6kShelves
42. 42 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 入 After Ten Years in Prison, Who'd Still Risk Their Neck to Help a Stranger? 入狱十年，谁还见义勇为啊 Nine-Flower Evaporated Milk九花淡奶Urban3.1M WordsCompleted He’d done the right thing by standing up for someone, yet the school beauty’s family framed him for murder. After ten years in prison, Cao Kun returned to the night that had changed his fate, carrying with him countless secrets about their crimes. When he saw the school beauty’s mother being dragged into an alley again by three thugs, Cao Kun didn’t pick up a brick this time. He quietly pulled out his phone and started recording. “Madam, I wanted to be a good person too. You forced me into this… 107.8kReads8.9Score10.9kShelves
44. 44 反 Villain: I Really Didn’t Mean to Get My Master Pregnant! 反派：我真没想让师尊怀孕啊！ Maple Seventh Month枫七月Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Master] [Empress] [Rebellious Disciple] “Rebellious disciple, rebellious disciple, you’re completely out of your mind!” Faced with his stunning master’s accusations, Chu Xiu shrugs. “Don’t blame your disciple for being heartless. You’re just too alluring, Master. Aren’t villains supposed to do whatever they please and commit every evil imaginable?” In the Firmament Continent, might makes right. After arriving in this world, Chu Xiu came to understand a few things. A 37.9kReads9.1Score3kShelves
45. 45 都 Urban: The Prodigal Turns Over a New Leaf, and the Nation Calls on Me to Crack a Major Case 都市：浪子回头，国家请我破大案 Codonopsis-Stewed Chicken党参炖鸡Urban1.1M WordsCompleted They say that nine times out of ten, life doesn't go as planned, and that people are born to suffer. But Zhang Yang doesn't agree. He was abandoned at the gate of an orphanage as a child, but fortunately, he met a kind-hearted director. Fate had other plans, though: to make a living, he became a universally despised pickpocket. Then, by chan 27.2kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
46. 46 洪 Honghuang: The Fire God Dao Ancestor 洪荒：火神道祖 Young Master公子殿下Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Primordial World: I Want to Forge Innate Supreme Treasures The Primordial World is full of treasures? Just close your eyes in meditation and you can become a Golden Immortal or a Great Unity Golden Immortal? A beautiful Primordial World belongs to the innate divine beings! A cruel Primordial World belongs to beings born after the creation of the world! Luo Qing transmigrates to the Primordial World before the Calamity of the Ferocious Beasts, reborn as a cannon 3.5kReads7.9Score192Shelves
47. 47 一 World War I: I Became the White-Haired Kaiser’s Wheelchair for Governing the Country 一战：我成了白毛德皇的治国轮椅 Curtainfall X Qiqiyue落幕X柒柒月Historical847k WordsOngoing [World War I + Second Reich + white-haired Kaiser + gray line + old-school tsundere] [An old favorite returns: the previous book had 11,000 reviews and a 9.6 rating, so you can count on the quality] When Claude woke up, he discovered that he had returned to Germany on the eve of World War I, as a struggling second-rate writer. To make a living, he published radical essays in newspapers and gave impromptu speeches on the streets. But his good fortune didn't last: his activities caught the attenti 122kReads9.5Score21.6kShelves
48. 48 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 515.1kReads9.1Score41.9kShelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title; it's a great book with nearly a million readers.

49. 49 高 Terrible News from the High Martial World 高武圈传来噩耗 Muscular Seagull肌肉海鸥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged! + broke protagonist] “I cultivate naturally.” “Is there any medicine with fewer side effects?” “Can’t be helped. Just take two shots! If you get side effects, we’ll stop after that!” “I’ll take two more shots today. They’re for different areas, so the side effects probably won’t sta 339.3kReads9.4Score32.8kShelves

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    Without further ado, just one thing: this author received 600 pages of donations after asking for them once.

50. 50 纵 After Indulging the Empress a Hundred Times, I Resigned and Left 纵容女帝百次后，我辞官而去 I'm an All-Rounder我全才Historical547k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife's Regret + No Forced Brain-Dead Decisions + Multiple Female Leads] I served the empress for ten years, taking a poisoned cup for her, putting down rebellions, and even drinking a potion that made me infertile. Yet in front of all her officials, she laughed and asked me, “Why haven't you married yet, Minister Shen? Is there something you can't talk about?” The moment I set down my seal as chancellor, a trace of barely perceptible panic finally flickered in her eyes. Three months late 417Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The "chasing-after-the-husband-to-the-crematorium" scenario is truly a case of relentlessly pursuing and killing the male lead; he seems like a promising prospect. The sofa's set out, come and take a seat.

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