The Protagonist Is Zhongli Himself, Not Someone Playing a Role 主角就是钟离，不是扮演的

1. 1 失 The Amnesiac God-Emperor Struggles to Survive the Love Triangle Today, Too 失忆帝君今天也在修罗场艰难求生 Plum Wine's Gone梅酒了Anime Fanfiction144k WordsOngoing [Beloved by All + Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush, The Emperor Plays Peacemaker from Start to Finish] Zhongli wakes up by the sea with no memories. A group of people suddenly appear, claiming to know him, but each one looks at him more dangerously than the last. The elegant secretary to the Qixing keeps spilling her tea in front of him; the haughty director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor blocks his door every day to see him; the coldhearted adeptus sneaks into his room night after night just to 330Reads—Score3814d adds

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   The first book is about an emperor who has lost his memory; it's a one-sided love story, and it's really good. The second book is a veteran favorite; the author still updates it from time to time. The third book is about Zhongli and the protagonist being a couple, and it's also quite good.

2. 2 国 National Fate: Playing Zhongli, with Raiden Ei as My Teammate 国运：扮演钟离，队友雷电影 Snowy Pear Stew丰雪煮梨Urban912k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi has revived on Blue Star, and the Seven Statues of The Seven descend. Everyone awakens one of the seven original elemental powers and becomes a powerful ability user. One day, the Forbidden Land of National Destiny appears, and three people are randomly chosen from each country to represent it. The contestants are bound to their respective countries, and any resources they obtain are returned to the real world a hundredfold. Xu Qing, playing Zhongli, the fishing-loving Anemo Archon 2.1kReads9.1Score30914d adds
3. 3 原 Genshin Impact: Report to the Geo Archon! Xiao Is Creating More Victims Again 原神：报告帝君！箫神又在创人了 Liao Xiaoye燎小夜Anime Fanfiction848k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + 1v1 romance + plenty of one-sided friendships + everyone’s favorite + invincible + scheming + refined villain] The legend of a Child of Heavenly Principles who descended upon Teyvat and stood alongside Morax to protect Liyue: the most powerful fighter, yet a master con artist who pretended to be pure and harmless. May you and I be born into a world without sorrow. During the Archon War, demons ran rampant and the land was consumed by flames. A young man stood among them with a 3kReads8.9Score34614d adds
4. 4 原 Genshin Impact: Live Q&A, Ningguang Starts Out in Black Stockings 原神：直播问答，开局凝光穿黑丝 A Can of Cola一听可乐罐Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Plot-Focused + Iconic Scenes + Livestream Q&A + Lighthearted + Comedy + Fan Works] A mysterious System appeared in Teyvat, changing people’s lives forever. A laid-back Anemo Archon, a retired Geo Archon, a socially anxious Electro Archon... [Raiden Ei: I told you not to make me cook!] [Keqing: Ningguang, why are you wearing my clothes?!] [Arataki Itto: I’m the number one quiz champion in the world!] [The Wanderer: I have an announcement! I’m a XX!] [Zhongli: There’s no way I could be Rex Lapis! 13.6kReads8.4Score53414d adds

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   I only have two books

5. 5 国 National Fate: Three Little Girls from the Dragon Kingdom? That’s the Rock King Emperor 国运：龙国仨萝莉？那是岩王帝君 Beaver Big Brother河狸大哥Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted A forbidden realm descends, and four people from each country are randomly selected and bound to their nation's fate! Zhongli, who fell asleep for ten thousand years after absorbing the erosion of the entire continent; Zhao Ling'er, descendant of Nuwa; Tushan Susu; and Bai Yueku, the apocalypse's queen, are selected. Seeing that her three teammates don't even reach her knees... Bai Yueku can't help but admire the organizers' choices. People around the world start jeering: “One old lady and three 539Reads5.1Score10814d adds
6. 6 国 Forbidden Zone of National Fortune: I Play Zhongli and Roam the Mortal Realm 国运禁地：扮演钟离的我尘世闲游 Ming Qiqi铭七七Male-Channel Fanfiction177k WordsCompleted Zhongli transmigrates to Huaguo in the year 2203 of the New Calendar, just as the National Destiny Forbidden Zone appears. He enters it on Huaguo's behalf. Bearing the template of Morax, the Geo Archon, he turns this perilous forbidden zone into a fine place to sip tea and feed the birds. The people of this land also witness the awe-inspiring radiance of Zhongli, the War God and foremost of the Seven Archons of the mortal realm. [No romance, national destiny, roleplaying as Zhongli] 6.8kReads9.5Score72414d adds

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   Then we have to talk about this.

7. 7 原 A Big Collection of Genshin Impact Couples 原神cp大合集 White Sun Sect of the Martial Venerable武尊的白阳宗Anime Fanfiction505k WordsOngoing A big collection of Genshin Impact pairings: Dan Heng x Qingque (the world’s first love), Alhaitham x Kaveh (the aloof junior and the charming senior), Xiao x Aether (love at first sight with an immortal), Diluc x Kaeya (feelings too complicated to explain), Yun Jin x Xingqiu (childhood sweethearts), Zhongli x Guizhong, Kazuha x his friend, Zhongli x Venti... All kinds of ships to enjoy. (PS: Leave a comment with your favorite pairing and I’ll write it too.) (Note: Every chapter’s discussion sec 253Reads—Score3414d adds

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   Gongzhong and Ruozhong, and later I will write about Yanxiao and Dishi.

8. 8 帝 The Emperor Transmigrates into a Book, and the Whole Sect Goes Crazy 帝君穿书后，全师门都癫了 Mo Luoduoni莫洛多尼Anime Fanfiction528k WordsCompleted [No CP + Zhongli + everyday life + cultivation + comedy + transmigrate into a book] Absurd! Utterly absurd! There's no main plot! Three senior and junior disciples transmigrate into a book one day, only to discover that they're minor cannon fodder in the early chapters of a novel aimed at male readers. To avoid the same fate, they think it over and decide to nip the male lead in the bud. The moment Zhongli opens his eyes, he's in a place he's never seen before. When they first meet their senior 954Reads8.5Score11614d adds

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   [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater], I love reading it 🤤, please update more [Request for more updates]! The author really captured the playful side of Mr. Zhongli amidst his seriousness! The atmosphere within the sect group is so sweet and loving. It's hilarious that Potio, now a master, is still being disciplined by Mr. Zhongli. The storyline is also very clear, with each event explained thoroughly. And, Mr. Zhongli is absolutely the best! Little Mr. Zhongli is so cute! *Slurps* If the author doesn't mind, I have a small suggestion: don't make every line from the eldest brother so playful. For example, in the ghost-catching town, the whole situation and atmosphere were very serious, but the eldest brother's words always felt out of place. Teacher Jiao Jiao is also a bit too supportive; she responds to almost every line the eldest brother speaks, even when he's arguing with the female ghost. Or perhaps the author is trying to contrast their original personalities with their later changes to highlight the sect's growth? (Master, I've got it! ٩ ๑• ̀ω•́ ๑)و✧

9. 9 神 Chronicles of the Rock King: Records of Human Observation in China 【岩王纪】神州人类观测记录 Cang Luan Yu Jin CLYJ苍鸾燏尽CLYJAnime Fanfiction138k WordsOngoing Just started receiving ratings, and they’re low. [No-CP Genshin Impact fanfiction] Zhongli has a secret: he isn’t human. He’s a god. After retiring, Rex Lapis, Morax, seeks a quiet place in the mortal world to get away from his overly enthusiastic followers. Disguised as a researcher nicknamed “Little Zhong,” he hopes to enjoy a leisurely retirement, playing chess and composing couplets with a few old friends at a nursing home, and savoring the simple pleasures of mortal life. But just as an abs 350Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

10. 10 实 Genshin Impact: An Experiment Subject's Daily Life in Teyvat 【原神】实验体的提瓦特日常 Ga Le Ge Ga Ya嘎了个嘎丫Two Male Leads358k WordsOngoing Test Subject 001, Gu Yu, was abandoned at the very last moment and torn to pieces by zombies. He thought that was how his life would end, but instead he woke up in a place called Teyvat. This world was completely different from the one he had lived in before. Green stretched as far as the eye could see, unlike the gray, gloomy world he’d known. As Gu Yu stood there in a daze, a man appeared and took him home. The man introduced himself as Morax. Here, Gu Yu met many, many people. The Yakshas bef 1.2kReads9.2Score13414d adds

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    Not sure if this is what you're looking for.

11. 11 原 Genshin Impact: The Host Only Knows How to Flirt, Not Take Responsibility 原神：宿主他只管撩却不想负责 sliyTwo Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [No female lead + System + multiple worlds + redemption] Jiang Yan, the No. 1 task-taker in the Mustard Seed Worlds, is called back from vacation by his longtime partner, Yun Jin. This time, he arrives in Teyvat and unlocks a mysterious power beyond the seven elements. After an unexpected encounter with Guizhong, the demigod Jiang Yan suddenly becomes her brother in name. The wheels of fate begin to turn, and everything unfolds as before. He witnesses Guizhong form an alliance with the Geo Archo 784Reads8.4Score11014d adds
12. 12 原 Genshin Impact: A Healer in the Archon War 原神：在魔神战争中当医师 Qiao Xuan Doesn't Have Xuan as Her Surname乔萱不姓萱Anime Fanfiction177k WordsCompleted One day, while pulling for characters at home, Ye Xun had a slip of the finger and donated his entire lifespan. He did ten pulls on Xiao’s rate-up banner and got six Xiaos, enough to max out Xiao’s constellation. That night, he happened to have plans to go out with a friend. As soon as he stepped outside, a car happened to plow right into him. When he woke up again, he had transmigrated to Teyvat, to Liyue before the Archon War. Far beyond his sight, in the depths of the sea of stars, a constell 1.1kReads8.6Score16314d adds
13. 13 原 Genshin Impact: For a Better Tomorrow 原神：为了更美好的明天 Captain of the English Rose英伦玫瑰船长Anime Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted [Completed] Zhongli × Original Female Lead Lin Yue Also known as Genshin Impact: Traveling with Rex Lapis for Thousands of Years Her memories sealed away, the girl knew nothing of the fact that the Geo Archon had been waiting for her for thousands of years. “Miss, may I ask your name?” “My name? I don’t remember…” “Then how about I call you Lin Yue?” “Lin Yue… Lin as in sweet rain, and Yue as in divine pearl?” “Mm. May you bless others like a gentle rain, and shine throughout your life lik 407Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a Zhongli fanfic with a romantic pairing. Updates are currently stable. Those interested can check it out. There was a lot of foreshadowing in the early stages, but most of the plot points have now been resolved.

14. 14 我EN I Am the Emperor in the World of the Moe King 我在萌王当帝君 Star and Moon Cat星月猫Anime Fanfiction4.1M WordsOngoing By chance, Mo Li transmigrates into the world of the slime king Rimuru and gains the powers of Morax, the Geo Archon from Genshin Impact. From then on, the slime king's world has a terrifying new figure who can summon a starfall with a wave of his hand. Primordial Rouge: "I thought Star King Dragon was my only opponent. I never imagined there'd be him too." Storm Dragon: "At first, I thought he was a Dragon Seed too. I never expected him to be even more terrifying than one." Milim: "Mo Li is not 7.9kReads8.2Score66714d adds
15. 15 原 Genshin Impact: Kazuha’s Cat House 原神：万叶的猫之屋 A Floating Life浮散一世Anime Fanfiction158k WordsCompleted [Failed experiment] Kafka: “Kazuha, I’ve brought you some warmth (a Gnosis).” Kazuha: “Don’t come any closer!” No pairing + cat lover + healing + modern setting + a little action + a touch of passion + alternate universe + characters from Teyvat and Honkai: Star Rail transmigrate into the modern world as cats + school life + everyday life. In modern-day Teyvat, Kazuha’s friend runs a cat cafe. But his friend has to study abroad for a while, so he leaves Kazuha in charge of the cafe. Kazuha never 70Reads8.4Score1014d adds

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    The characters have turned into cats~ like Zhongli the cat~ Main character relationships:

16. 16 最 The Weakest Master Won’t Cross Paths with a Certain Lost Purple-Haired Envoy 最弱御主不会邂逅某紫发迷路令使 Maples Stir in Form枫动于形Anime Fanfiction754k WordsOngoing The weakest Master, Shirou Emiya, journeys through the unimaginable Holy Grail War erupting in Tokyo. As always, he wants to become a hero of justice, befriend Bai E, and become a companion to Feixiao. His enemies are the mad Aeon of Elation, ancient beasts that drag the world into the abyss, a Lord Ravager who destroys memories, Jingliu transformed by Propagation, a newly born Firefly, and a rage-filled Feixiao. “Let’s become heroes together.” Shirou still remembers the last words Bai E lef 2kReads—Score12114d adds

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    A star fell from the sky.

17. 17 风 The Anemo Archon, But No Slacking Off 风神，但不能摸鱼 Zi Jiu Naturally Lonely梓奺自然孤独Anime Fanfiction366k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + transmigration + Genshin Impact + Venti Xiao x Venti, plus Cyno x Tighnari; I'll add others as the mood strikes] Which god got picked for another world's National Destiny battlefield? Oh, it's Mondstadt? Then no problem. After Barbatos, who never takes care of business, is thrown out of the Angel's Share by Diluc for the umpteenth time for drinking without paying, everything spins around him, and he gets selected for the National Destiny battlefield! Venti: A National Destiny 1kReads9.2Score12314d adds

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    Here, this is one of my favorites.

18. 18 原 Genshin Impact: Winds Rise, Rocks Stir 原神之风起岩动 Yan Xiao Cen Ling湮逍梣翎Anime Fanfiction157k WordsOngoing What kind of ending awaits Teyvat if there is no Traveler? The Fatui Harbinger known as the Doctor obtains an extremely precious research specimen. To carry out the Tsaritsa’s will, he experiments on it to test whether multiple elements can coexist… 44Reads6.5Score414d adds
19. 19 国 National Fate: I Play Zhongli, and Now I'm Invincible 国运：扮演钟离的我要无敌了 Eight Wilds, Thousand Departures八荒千离Urban238k WordsCompleted Just as he was having the time of his life beating people up, he suddenly transmigrated. At that moment, he was consumed by boundless resentment, but had no way to express it. Zhongli: System, you’re useless. System: ??? But... as time went by, the truth gradually came to light, and for the first time, Zhongli felt his mind in turmoil. A chance encounter with the Astral Express crew, multiple transmigrators… Zhongli: I refuse to abandon anything, and I refuse to give up. I will always be 228Reads6.8Score—14d adds
20. 20 原 Genshin Impact: A Wind Wrapped in Stone 原神国运：被岩石包裹的风 Original Heart Neutral原心中立Anime Fanfiction304k WordsCompleted [Genshin Impact + National Fortune + Zhongli x Venti] Other pairings may appear depending on the author’s mood. The National Fortune game has begun. Venti and Mr. Zhongli have been chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom on Blue Star in another world. But is it really as simple as it seems? Will they survive? Stay tuned for the debut novel from a new author. 13Reads8.4Score—14d adds
21. 21 提 Teyvat: Morax Uses an AK to Control Recoil from the Start 提瓦特：开局摩拉克斯AK压枪 Spirit Abyss, Autumn Snow灵渊秋雪Anime Fanfiction263k WordsOngoing A place to store ideas d(ŐдŐ๑) Zhongli, an ordinary college student from Blue Star, pulls an all-nighter playing Valorant and dies suddenly. When he opens his eyes, he has become Morax, the Geo Archon, three thousand years in the past during the Archon War, before his power has reached its peak! Before he can even enjoy his new life as a god, a hideous rock troll roars that it’s going to gobble up the “newly appointed Geo Archon” as a snack! Make stone spears by hand? He can’t! Move mountains a 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Some of you brothers, I guess so d(ŐдŐ๑)

22. 22 性 Zhongli, Genderbent, Arrives in the World of Detective Conan 性转钟离来到名柯世界 It's Ah Qin是阿琴啦Anime Fanfiction209k WordsOngoing A new idea from the author. It’s just my personal preference: I want Zhongli to be Mom! (●ˇ∀ˇ●) I’ll do my best to keep Zhongli in character. The “retired” Geo Archon of Liyue transmigrates into the world of “Death God” Conan, only to discover that elemental powers don’t work at all... What now? Miss Zhongli says: “What’s there to panic about? As long as you’ve got a sharp mind and quick hands, you can thrive in Beika Town even without elemental powers!” The pairing is tentatively Rei Furuya. 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It wasn't role-playing, but the gender was swapped 🤭

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