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  1. 101 The Road to Officialdom: After Saving a Leader, I Rose to the Top 官途:救了领导后我扶摇直上 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [A classic political drama, not to be missed] Reborn on a stormy night, Yang Jianguo opens his eyes in the year 2002, with floodwaters bearing down. While everyone else flees for their lives, he heads against the current to fight the flood. A beautiful reporter captures him on camera, and the story makes the front page. From then on, this grassroots civil servant rises steadily through the ranks, step by step reaching the pinnacle of power! 2.4kReads7.2Score159Shelves
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  2. 102 After Passing the Imperial Exam, I Became the Most Powerful Minister in the Great Yong 科举及第后,我成了大雍第一权臣 Historical442k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar and thought I’d use my modern knowledge to crush a whole bunch of villains. Then I realized: Are there even any bad people in this world? The old teacher opposed me because he was afraid a lifetime of learning would go to waste; The landlord was wary of me because he feared losing the land he’d spent his life accumulating; The bigwigs used me because they wanted to claim a political achievement for their faction; Even the official’s son who used to 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 103 The Sea of Infiltration 潜伏之海 Urban175k WordsCompleted At Taoyuan Airport in 1949, as Yu Zecheng performs the final “hen circling” signal under the station chief's watch, he has no idea that this gesture will mark the beginning of an underground mission lasting thirty-eight years. A customs inspector forced to go to Taiwan, he burns the letter addressed to his “late wife Cuiping,” then uses the ashes to piece together his first map of Taiwan's defensive fortifications. From helping build an intelligence network for the U.S. military's “Operation Bri 136Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 104 Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi 11.1kReads8.6Score825Shelves
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  5. 105 The Beauty Is Actually a Man 俏佳人竟是男儿身 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Beauty Is a Man, also known as I Agreed to Be a Woman for Six Months, So Why Do You Want Me to Marry You? *Urban novel*Career novel*Romance novel*Gender-bender novel*Imaginative novel* A temporary female supervisor, a temporary female elite, a temporary genius young female doctor of Chinese medicine: both someone’s fiancée and someone’s fiancé. A beautiful, charming woman with long hair, a long skirt, high heels, a necklace, earrings, and red lips. She’s alluring and captivating, 2.1kReads6.5Score122Shelves
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  6. 106 The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶 Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light... 47Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  7. 107 Eradicating Evil: Foiling Little Qiao’s Conspiracy 除恶:粉碎双口小乔的阴谋 Urban49k WordsOngoing [Political intrigue + power struggles + realism + hard-hitting + a deep exploration of human nature] Is Xiao Qiao of the Double Mouth secretly colluding with and cultivating villainous forces, throwing her weight around and plotting to overthrow the legitimate order? Xiao Qiao of the Double Mouth has more than two thousand lackeys throughout the Group, and could launch a coup at any moment. At a secret suburban base, Zhou Yuchen makes the call: “In extraordinary times, we must take extraordinary —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 108 Starting as a Live-In Son-in-Law, I Restart My Journey 从赘婿开始,重启之路 Urban222k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented] [Multiple Heroines] [Partly Officialdom] [She Pursues Him] Chen Li was once her unattainable first love. She had finally worked up the courage to confess, only to be rejected. When he fell on hard times, she reached out both hands and gave him hope of being reborn. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 109 Rising Through the Ranks of Officialdom! 人在官场:步步攀升! Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was too honest, so his career never advanced. His wife, Zhang Meina, left him for money. Faced with a woman's betrayal and the indifference of friends and family, Lin Feng finally saw the harsh realities of society for what they were. Then, unexpectedly, a major opportunity came his way: Secretary Huang transferred him to Xincheng County to serve as the county Party committee secretary. 625Reads8.8Score181Shelves
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  10. 110 With a Scroll of Mountains and Rivers, I Transmigrate Through Time to Chase the Light 我携山河画卷,穿越古今追光 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Transmigration | the Myriad Worlds | Two Powerful Leads and Political Intrigue | Chinese Cultural Heritage | Journeys Through Multiple Dynasties | Satisfying Comeback] Historian Lin Yu accidentally touched an ancient map of mountains and rivers and fell into the real past. From the start, he found himself in a mass grave from the Warring States period, with a rain of Qin arrows bearing down on him. He nearly perished in the wilderness. While others who transmigrated brought Systems 59Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  11. 111 Meeting the Saintly Young Lady 遇见圣心大小姐 Urban125k WordsCompleted A down-and-out laborer from the bottom of society seizes his chance and makes a stunning comeback, becoming a ruthless business tycoon! Not a son-in-law who marries into the family, this is a gritty, realistic story with female allies, scheming family rivalries, business intrigues, and characters who are all wonderfully unhinged! Computer prodigy Lin Bin is oppressed and ostracized at work from the start, so he angrily walks out! But he repeatedly fails to find another job. By chance, he meets S 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 112 Enemy Princess: I Can't Take It Anymore, Princes, Take More Concubines! 敌国公主:受不了,皇子多纳妾吧! Historical773k WordsCompleted [Harem + Flirting + Struggle for the Throne + Rousing + Political Intrigue + Conquest + No System] Xiao Chen's soul transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing prince. From the start, his older brother frames him, and he ends up sleeping with the enemy kingdom's supposedly hideous princess! But it turns out the princess is a peerless beauty in disguise! His brothers regret it so badly they practically break their third legs slapping them! Forced to marry the princess and exiled to the bitt 3.1kReads8.4Score364Shelves
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  13. 113 Under the Tides: Zhou Ran's Tumultuous First Half of Life 浮沉之下周然的激荡半生 Urban246k WordsCompleted Zhou Ran's awkward life as a member of the post-1970s generation: from outstanding student to college entrance exam failure, from farming to urban residency, to a government job, then being laid off, becoming self-employed, working as a professional manager, and eventually falling on hard times. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 114 The Dragon Hides in the Abyss: A Tale of Ruthless Power Plays 龙隐于渊:铁血权谋 Urban581k WordsCompleted Amid the tide of reform and opening up, Lin Qinghai, a boy who was abducted as a child, grows up under his adoptive mother’s military-style discipline. He enters the National University of Defense Technology as the top scorer in his province and proves his mettle in live-fire exercises, only to lose his chance to compete in an international special forces tournament because of interference from a mysterious force. His encounter with Wang Wan’er, the daughter of a military family, entangles his f 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 115 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖,牝鸡司晨 Historical168k WordsOngoing [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 189Reads—Score104Shelves
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  16. 116 The Transmigrated City Lord 穿越女城主 Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Love triangle, slow burn, taking things one step at a time! The emotional entanglements of adults: the first male lead is passionate and fixated, while the second is clever and in control. The second male lead wins her heart.] [A beauty skilled in political intrigue! She pursues an official career, rises to a high position, and remains calm and self-possessed, leaving a prince heartbroken.] She has always believed that staying independent and relying on no one is the safest way to survive. But 27Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 117 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田:从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.2kReads5.7Score187Shelves
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  18. 118 Love Amid the Corridors of Power 宦海情途 Urban1.0M WordsOngoing After offending his superiors, Zhou Zhiyuan was transferred from the county Party committee office to a remote township. Amid the undercurrents of grassroots politics, he remains humble yet steadfast, puts down roots in the countryside, and plans for development. Through one power struggle after another, he holds true to himself and uses his courage and wisdom to break through and grow. Starting from a small township, he rides the waves and steadily opens a path to success in his political caree 17.1kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves
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  19. 119 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 Historical801k WordsCompleted After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 102Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 120 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes 背后高人 Urban418k WordsCompleted Xu Qiang was framed and sent to prison. There, he met a powerful official who gave him guidance and revealed many secrets to him. After Xu Qiang got out, he rose to great heights in no time... 689Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 121 The Princess Is Reborn Before Her Consort Can Imprison and Torture Her 被驸马囚禁凌迟之前,公主重生了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The female lead takes revenge without mercy: she ruins the scumbag's manhood, kills her father-in-law, drives her mother-in-law mad, and cripples her sister-in-law. [Strong heroine seeks revenge and schemes for power] + [Cunning, loyal hostage prince] + [Palace and household intrigue, punishing scumbags] In her past life, her consort had an affair with her cousin, a commandery princess, then married her as a secondary wife. He poisoned the princess and had her tortured day after day, disembowele 1.6kReads7.6Score161Shelves
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  22. 122 The Zhaoyang Stratagem: Claiming the World 昭阳策:问鼎天下 Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Li Zhaoyang, a princess of the Jing Dynasty, was feared by her suspicious father because of her extraordinary political talent. Forced to marry into the grasslands to secure peace, she thought she was nothing more than a pawn. But there, she discovered a land plagued by corruption and desperate poverty. Rather than sit back and wait for her fate, she improved animal husbandry with the Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People, used celestial phenomena to undermine the authority of the s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 123 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves
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  24. 124 The Great Ming God of the Big Nose Thump 大明掌管大鼻兜的神 Historical272k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + Comedy + Alternate History + Scheming] What’s it like to transmigrate and immediately discover you’re a useless legitimate eldest son? Lin Junhao’s attitude was simple: take life and death in stride, and fight anyone who wouldn’t submit. There’s nothing a good smack in the face can’t solve. If one isn’t enough, then give them two! This is the legendary life of a Prince Equal to the King, who could turn the clouds with one hand and bring on the rain with the other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 125 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Ancient Romance699k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 377Reads8.5Score103Shelves
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  26. 126 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后,傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.3kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves
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  27. 127 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命!惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 880Reads—Score177Shelves
  28. 128 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场,嫡女黑化归来 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.1kReads7.2Score804Shelves
  29. 129 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂,疯狗暴君偏要宠 Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 215Reads—Score112Shelves
  30. 130 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 947Reads9.3Score122Shelves
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  31. 131 Interstellar Black Hole 星际黑洞 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse231k WordsCompleted [Sci-fi + apocalypse + spaceflight + cosmic exploration + interstellar + black holes] Liu Weiqiang wakes from a long slumber to discover he is aboard the Shenzhou 88 spacecraft. Beside him is a talking dog, and the two set off on an incredible interstellar journey... Earth-like planets, planets that dance for joy, mysterious distress signals, the stars of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, fragments of spacetime, stellar explosions, portals, two Bai Ling, life on Earth devastated beyond recognition: h 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 132 The Biography of Li Ziran of Kunlun 昆仑李自然传 Eastern Fantasy211k WordsCompleted [Xianxia Fantasy + Transmigration + Multiple Female Leads + The Struggle Between the Righteous and Demonic Paths + Rankings + Rise to Power] A modern high school student transmigrates into the body of a white-haired, sixty-something junior master in a declining sect on another continent from a novel. He braves the Enchanted Forest and the back slopes of Mount Everest, overcoming countless hardships to revive the Kunlun Sect and embark on a winding new life... His senior disciple's daughter Bai R 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 133 The Legend of Yun Xiao and Hong Yun Defying Heaven's Will 云霄红云逆行天道传奇 Eastern Fantasy200k WordsCompleted [Investiture of the Gods + Fantasy Immortals + Transmigration + Exploration of Human Nature + Powerful Figures + Heroes + Comeback + Face-Slapping] In Investiture of the Gods, Yunxiao was kind, courteous, respectful to her teachers, and had severed the Three Corpses and cast off the Six Desires. After being framed and imprisoned beneath Qilin Cliff, she was on the verge of death under duress when Hongyun, her constant companion, crossed the void to save her... Hongyun, a spirit cloud from primor 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 134 Little Tricks for the Workplace 职场小聪明 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted This is just a story about starting a job and working your way up to department manager by the age of thirty, haha. Blame-shifting, workplace bullying, and factional infighting are everywhere in the office. Ordinary people keep their heads down and work hard, yet repeatedly end up as scapegoats. Treating others sincerely only gets them mistaken for easy targets who can be pushed around. The protagonist has no powerful connections, and has no interest in playing dirty. Caught in a complicated o 88Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 135 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 130Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 136 Sardo 萨尔多 Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted This book is not suitable for children! As the Sacred Snow Mountain teeters on the brink of collapse, a young boy from the Saldo tribe unexpectedly awakens the “Eye of the Ancestors,” guarded by his people for a thousand years, and inherits the cultivation legacy left behind by the Ice River Immortal. He leads the remnants of the Saldo tribe on a deadly migration, fighting hordes of demon beasts on the Crescent Grassland, standing up to the brutal Wolf-Herding Demon Clan, forging alliances with 169Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  37. 137 The Spirit Consort of Tianlan: A Tale of Strange Dreams 天澜灵妃之异梦传奇 Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Historical palace intrigue | Strong heroine | Quick transmigration | Three golden fingers | Agent transmigrates | Rise to godhood] Top agent Murong Lingxi transmigrates into the body of a disgraced consort banished to the Cold Palace and unexpectedly unlocks three top-tier golden fingers: mind reading to see through every act of hypocrisy and every scheme, an endless supply of pills and weapons from her portable space, and a life simulator that predicts every mortal crisis. The villains are cr 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 138 Transmigrating to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: A Bloodstained Chang'an Sings of War 穿越五胡乱华:血色长安启战歌 Historical564k WordsCompleted Transmigrating means hell from the start! Modern historian Xu Zhaoyuan opens his eyes amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood during the Five Barbarians’ Upheaval. A Xiongnu blade hangs over his neck, while tens of thousands of refugees, women, and children behind him are on the brink of death. This is a hellish start! A golden finger? I am the golden finger! ✅ Foresight into history: seize the initiative in a chaotic age! ✅ Technological superiority: establish farms along the Wei River, d 21Reads7.8Score—Shelves
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  39. 139 The Path of the Emperor 皇者大道 Eastern Fantasy208k WordsCompleted Lin Fan transmigrated and unified another world through conquest. He struggled, hesitated, and wavered, but in the end he was destined to walk an extraordinary path: as a minister, a friend, a general, a marquis, a king, and an emperor. At last, he would ascend a throne piled high with bones and blood. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 140 I’m a Strategist in Western Chu 我在西楚当谋士 Historical855k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the body of a condemned prisoner at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Lin Xuan uses the “Mars Fragment” to alter the course of history! He predicts Chen Sheng's inevitable defeat and Zhang Han's arrival. Drawing on his knowledge of history and modern thinking, he narrowly manages to join the rising Xiang Yu's ranks. From offering strategies at Dangshan and laying plans at Julu to using celestial phenomena to provoke a crisis at the Feast at Hong Gate, he gradually earns the title “M 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 141 Beauty in the Mist and Rain of the Golden Wind Pavilion 烟雨楼台金风之美人烟雨 Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing A powerful female lead and the final victor of the harem: countless lives and countless minds paved her way to the top. The heroine appears late, after readers have called for her time and time again. [Game of Thrones in the Northern and Southern Dynasties! A tale of revenge! Historical political intrigue + ancient workplace drama + historical romance (including an older woman-younger man romance, a white moonlight, and a political marriage) + espionage. Plot-driven, with multiple storylines. No 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 142 I Cleared Out My Scumbag Father’s House, Then Married the Warlord While Pregnant 搬空渣爹,资本小姐挺孕肚嫁督军 Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Republican era + military marriage + reborn + pocket dimension + resistance against Japan + marriage by contract + strong female lead] Shen Tingwan, the heiress of the Shen family in Shanghai, was force-fed labor-inducing drugs by her biological father, Shen Wanhong. She and her unborn child died in the delivery room, all because she was a daughter and stood in the way of her stepsister and her “illegitimate son.” Reborn on the eve of the tragedy, she finds her unborn child still alive and an e 189Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 143 Liu Bowen: Tides of Fortune in the Imperial Court 刘伯温之宦海沉浮 Historical565k WordsCompleted Liu Bowen: Rising and Falling in the Sea of Officialdom abandons the magical realism commonly used in earlier works about Liu Bowen. Its main approach is realism, with touches of romanticism. Following the ups and downs of Liu Bowen’s official career, and set against the peasant uprisings led by Fang Guozhen, Xu Shouhui, Wu Chengqi, and others, it offers a many-sided portrait of the vibrant world of the late Yuan dynasty. It depicts both the contests of wits and political maneuvering among strat 167Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 144 Tales of Southern Song Shadows: Mysteries of the Spirit and the Supernatural 南宋幽影录:灵邪秘事 Historical130k WordsCompleted Master the arcane arts of the netherworld, from the half of Jiangnan still in Song hands to the begonia leaf! [Yue Fei Fan Fiction + Mystery and Deduction + Political Intrigue + Historical Speculation + Supernatural Romance] Su Yu is caught amid the flames and smoke of war in the Southern Song, facing unprecedented challenges and choices. He must dig deep into the tangled connections between himself and the five schools of magic, while also being caught in the ruthless struggle between rival fac —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 145 The Pinnacle of Power: A Hidden Background 权力巅峰之隐形背景 Urban568k WordsCompleted Gao Zhiyuan is an ordinary young man who has just graduated from school and, for no apparent reason, is assigned to work in a remote backwater town. Little does he know that he possesses an incredible hidden background, one even he is unaware of! One seemingly fortuitous opportunity after another comes his way. With life on easy mode, he rises from a minor town clerk, climbing the ranks step by step until he reaches the very pinnacle of power! 339Reads7.2Score118Shelves
  46. 146 Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼 Martial Arts557k WordsCompleted [Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has 84Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 147 The Scheming Adopted Son Is Raising a Puppy Again Today 心机义子今天也在养小狗 Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Younger top, two male leads, one-on-one romance, ancient military setting, alternate history, happy ending] [Nameless orphan × (supposed) bandit's adopted son] [The young master is always right] × [I've worked hard for years and don't want to do this anymore. I need to find a sucker to take over my job.] Sincere, passionate gong × gentle, scheming shou Their tangled love and hatred twists and turns, until it all comes to nothing, like flowers reflected in a mirror and the moon in wat 113Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 148 Rising Through the Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 平步青云从秘书开始 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Xu Qingyun is a low-ranking official who has suffered setbacks but never lost his resolve. In harsh, difficult circumstances, he refuses to sink into despair at the bottom of society, struggling and striving to improve. For those who persevere, Heaven does not fail them. By chance, he lands a new job, and from then on his career takes off... 40Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  49. 149 Reborn in the World of In the Name of the People 重生人民的名义世界 Male-Channel Fanfiction406k WordsCompleted Chen Ran is reborn into the world of In the Name of the People. The story begins with him as Secretary Dakang's secretary. The pacing is slow and understated, and Chen Ran is somewhat ahead of his time in his thinking. He stays out of political struggles and focuses on developing the economy. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 150 Back on the Political Career Path 重走政途 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 342Reads6.8Score189Shelves
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