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1. 201 吹 Shattering the Moonlight Over Half the River 吹碎半江月 Lin Zhui林追Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted [Bad Ending / Two Female Leads] Two young women from different backgrounds, yet they end up on the same path. A feudal society, arranged marriages, and no right to make their own choices. All of it is like a stack of death warrants, hastening their decline. They are both lucky and unlucky. Lucky, because they become each other's light; unlucky, because they cannot change their fate. But the ending is beautiful. At least they are together. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 重 Reborn: I Activated an Invincibility Cheat in My Family 重生之我在家族开无敌挂 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Eastern Fantasy110k WordsOngoing Ye Ling was once the good-for-nothing outcast of his clan. His people’s insults and cold stares followed him everywhere. Though full of ambition, he met with failure at every turn, and darkness completely obscured the road ahead. The wheels of fate turned quietly. After an accident, he returned reborn with the memories of his previous life and unexpectedly bound himself to a mysterious, powerful System. Reborn, Ye Ling had sharp brows, bright eyes, and a tall, straight figure. Despite all the ha 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Fascinating, so well written

3. 203 绑 After Binding to a Mysterious System, the Villain Goes on a Killing Spree 绑定神秘系统后，反派彻底杀疯了 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Eastern Fantasy107k WordsOngoing In the blood-soaked martial world, Ye Yinghan is a villain feared by all. Clad in black robes, cold and aloof, with eyes as sharp as icy stars, he stops at nothing to achieve his goals. The martial world trembles at the mere mention of his name. But then the gears of fate suddenly turn, and he unexpectedly binds himself to a mysterious System. What secrets does this System conceal? What kind of madness will it drive Ye Yinghan toward? Will he become the martial world’s overlord at the System’s b 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 重 Reborn Son-in-Law: I Crush the Powerful with Ancient Martial Arts 重生赘婿：我以古武踏碎豪门 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Fantastical Romance102k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Xiao was used and drained by the Ye family like a dog. He watched helplessly as his mute wife died in his arms protecting him. Now reborn on the first night after marrying into the Ye family, he awakens the ancient Nine Suns Burning Heaven Art in his mind. This time, he will no longer be an insect anyone can trample! With ancient martial arts in his left hand, he smashes bullies with his fists; with business savvy in his right, he stirs up the world. He will take Su Wan —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 剑 Sword Shattering the Heavens: The Legend of a Castoff’s Rise to Supremacy 剑破苍穹：从弃子到霸主逆袭传奇 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Eastern Fantasy106k WordsOngoing In a turbulent world of traditional martial arts, the jianghu is like a tangled chessboard, with competing factions maneuvering against one another. The Hehuan Sect and the Tiandao Sect, two titans of the martial world, have always been bitter enemies, and conflict is never far away. Xiao Yichen, a stern young man with sharp brows and bright eyes, was once an abandoned disciple of the Hehuan Sect. But his martial arts talent was extraordinary, and he was patient and resolute. Even after being ex 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 废 Reborn with a Crippled Body: My Sword Bones Shatter the Nine Heavens 废体重生：我以剑骨踏碎九霄 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing Qin Yifeng was once a worthless husk, cast aside by his family after they carved out his bones. As he fell from a cliff, his soul on the verge of perishing, he awakened the legacy of an ancient sword tomb! Reborn, he returns to the path of immortality armed with a heaven-defying sword art, his blade pointed at all those who once bullied and humiliated him. The gentle, spirited Chu Lingxuan protects him with her life, and the bold, righteous Zhao Tianyang stands by his side with blade drawn, whil 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 仙 Against the Immortal Path: I Cheat Like Crazy in the Cultivation World 仙途逆影：我在修仙界疯狂开挂 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing Yun Yichen, an ordinary college student in the modern world, transmigrates one day to another realm where spiritual energy surges and immortals and demons are locked in endless conflict. From that moment on, the gears of fate begin to turn. Barely arrived in the cultivation world, he finds himself in a desperate predicament, hunted relentlessly by a mysterious force. In a world where the strong rule and the weak are prey, he is as insignificant as an ant, struggling to survive with danger at eve 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 对 A Bet on Love 对赌爱情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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