Please Recommend Smart, Power-Playing Female Leads with No Romance 跪求大女主无CP高智商权谋
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My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝
[Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri
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After I Transmigrated, I Conquered the World with a Nation-Building System 穿越后，我靠基建系统称霸天下
[Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System + Nation-Building + Empress + Warring States + Cheats + No CP] Zhong Yun transmigrates into a starving refugee in a land torn by war, with a nation-building System thrown in as a bonus. Determined to live well, Zhong Yun gets to work on the path to power and unifying the realm. She crushes bandits, takes cities, controls prefectures, fights for the realm, and wins the people's hearts. Before long, the entire war-torn world is left baffled by Zho
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The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常
Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian
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With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装
Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to
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- 5 The Charismatic Villainess Has Turned Over a New Leaf 万人迷反派她从良了 Gu Wange is a villain: vindictive, attracted to both men and women, and responsible for hurting countless people. Even Heaven seems to favor her, giving her chance after chance to start over no matter how recklessly she brings trouble upon herself. Fine! If Heaven is determined to make her a good person, what choice does she have? She'll turn over a new leaf! ╰(⇀‸↼)╯ 2.3kReads9.2Score19114d adds
- 6 Reborn as a Man: Feng Qiansui Rules the Court 重生女扮男装：凤千岁权倾朝野 Completed. Villainess + woman disguising herself as a man + reborn + strong heroine + no romance The heroine is a true villain: greedy, ruthless, highly skilled in martial arts, and sharp-tongued! Scene One: Asking the Emperor for money Emperor: “I appoint you imperial inspector for the south. Investigate the affairs in Xuzhou thoroughly. If you find anyone committing crimes and undermining the state, and verify the evidence, punish them according to the law! I grant you this golden badge. Whoev 986Reads9.2Score13214d adds
- 7 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score37014d adds
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The Grand Princess Was Banished to Her Fief, So I Became Empress 长公主被贬封地，我转身成女帝
[Strong Female Lead + Revenge and Regret + Empress + No Romance + War for Supremacy in a Chaotic Era] Chu Ning transmigrates into the Great Chu Dynasty as a princess who has been confined to her fief. Carrying the grudge of her mother’s murder, Chu Ning unexpectedly awakens the strongest Empress System, and begins a fiery journey to become an empress who conquers the realm. With a decisive hand, she takes control of Changle Commandery, her fief, and builds a solid power base. Declaring herself Q
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I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀
In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they
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- 10 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.8kReads9.3Score43414d adds
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Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅
After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr
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- 12 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 13 I Only Want to Be a Military Doctor, So Why Are You Making Me Empress? 我只想当军医，你们让我当女皇？ [Feel-good revenge + transmigration + System + medicine + nation-building + conquering a chaotic age + empress + cheat powers] Medical student Liu Yi transmigrates into a war-torn age. The world is in chaos, the imperial court has fallen, and ordinary people can barely survive. But she brought along her all-purpose doctor System. System: “I can give you medical equipment.” System: “I can give you medical books.” System: “I can give you an entire modern hospital.” System: “Your goal is to becom 10kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 14 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 27.9kReads9.4Score3.8k14d adds
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Heavenly Prison of Sacred Sorrow 圣殇天狱
The sky went dark in a cataclysmic explosion, and the Myriad Worlds sank into a haze of gray mist, like a living hell. The continents of the Myriad Worlds trembled from time to time. Dark clouds gathered overhead, and desolation spread everywhere. The divine beings vanished as a group, becoming legends. All that remained were those below the divine level, clinging to life. The bleak world lay desolate in every direction. Its darkness had to be torn away bit by bit to restore the light! The chaot
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- 16 After Coming Down from the Mountain, Jingyi Went from Orphan to Prince 下山后，景怡从孤儿变成了王爷 Jing Yi is the son of a Jiuzhou envoy and a princess of the Elven Kingdom. The Perfected Void dug him up, mistaking him for a ginseng root. Through a twist of fate, he became the prince consort of both the Jiuzhou Kingdom and the Lazi Kingdom, as well as the live-in son-in-law of the Prince of Ji. He fell in love with a princess of the Elven Empire... He endured countless hardships and was eventually burned, leaving him in a vegetative state. Jing Wuming is the son born to Jing Yi after a night 50Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 17 I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板 In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds... 4.6kReads8.2Score25514d adds
- 18 Mu Zhen’s Path to Immortality 穆臻修仙 A corporate drone transmigrates to the world of cultivation. He'd planned to scrape by in a secret realm, but when it was destroyed, he had no choice but to join the top sect. He thought he could keep his head down as an outer disciple, but it turns out he's constantly being dragged off on missions. He somehow finds himself in peril, then somehow gets out of it... The System is pretty useless, someone else claimed the beginner's gift pack, there's no harem, and the plot is neither brainless nor 7Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 19 My Given Name Is Zhang Haogu 学名张好古 In Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, there lived a wealthy man. The rich man had only one son, named Zhang Haogu. Though he couldn't read, he passed the imperial examinations and entered the Hanlin Academy. Somehow, he even became a princess's husband. He only wanted to survive in a time of chaos, but had no choice except to rack his brains and find a way to end the war quickly. Yet war was everywhere: struggle, life and death, country and family. A man should be full of fiery spirit, riding through b 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Song of Dragons and Valor 龙吟壮歌 Love of family and country, clashing armies, and wartime romance... This story follows Lu Wenlong’s journey from a graceful young man to a celebrated general. His painful struggle to leave the past behind, the brotherhood of comrades who share life and death, and his lifelong resolve to serve his country: he fights through bloodshed and presses forward without fear. A sweet first love with his childhood sweetheart, a fated engagement arranged before birth, peerless beauties who captivate the wor 34Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 21 Ruyuan Mengdie's New Book 如愿梦蝶新书 Title: No System. A return to pure cultivation fantasy, with no transmigration and no System! Liu Chen, a young man from Qingzhou, bears a mysterious bloodline. In search of his origins, he embarks on the path of immortality. After forming a connection in Spiritveil Valley, he joins a sect and cultivates at Flying Sword Sect. He battles the Shadow Pavilion and resists the demon race's invasion, braving secret realms and heavenly tri 33Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Great Tang: An Intern Transmigrates and Becomes Princess Linchuan! 大唐：实习生穿越竟成临川公主！ [Modern woman to ancient times + third-person narration + lighthearted plot + pure love + farming + alternate history + pocket dimension] Song Qianqian, a hardworking intern born in the 2000s, dreams of building a career. But her ruthless boss works her to the bone, leaving her exhausted as she revises manuscripts at her computer day after day, until she suddenly dies late one night. Then fate takes a strange turn: she is reborn as Li Mengjiang, Princess Linchuan and daughter of Li Shimin, duri 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明 Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them. 6.3kReads8.8Score42314d adds
- 24 Happy Zhang Xiaoliu's Transmigration: Wenjun's Tale 开心张小六穿越之文君传 Wuxia + patriotism + a polished pursuit of the goddess After Reincarnating as a Wuxia Master, I Win the Goddess Over with My Palm Techniques Zhang Kaixin, a top student at Nancheng No. 1 High School, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Yunxian Courtyard in 1356! Under the tutelage of the Yunxian Six Heroes, he makes a comeback from “Little Six” to “Old Six,” mastering three secret techniques: the Six-Grain Divine Palm, the Six-Step Lingbo, and the Yunxian Six Needles. He also takes on the mission 1.2kReads9.5Score11114d adds
- 25 Don’t Look Down on Me Just Because I Came from the Mountains 莫看我从山中来 Chen Jun, a liberal arts student from the twentieth century, heard a story in western Hunan about his grandfather praying for rain. He went alone to explore a mountain cave, slipped, and fell into the water. When he woke again, he found himself inhabiting the body of the twelfth son of Chen Daoyuan, a renowned Wei-Jin master of qi divination. Armed with only a fragmentary understanding of history, he watched without changing a thing, opening a new page in his understanding... 22Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 26 Strange Tales of Gods and Ghosts 有味道的神鬼事 Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the ways of the literati have gone downhill, and stories of animals becoming spirits and ghosts and monsters have filled the courts and countryside. There are tales of someone trying to flirt with a girl and ending up with a pig, of someone offering himself as a bedmate and losing his life, of an old dog taking human form and impersonating its master while causing all kinds of trouble, and of a rooster bewitching young women and men. Even the famed general Yue Fe 22Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Survival Game at the World's End 世界尽头之游戏求生 [Survival in Another World + Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Cunning Protagonist + Not Overpowered + Hilarious Trickster] Alternate title: [Survival in Another World: The Otherworldly Magician] When Qin Xiao opens his eyes, he finds he has transmigrated into a game world steeped in slaughter and deceit. After enduring betrayal after betrayal, he adopts one rule for survival: never turn your back on anyone... (Chapter 100) Facing a siege by more than a dozen players around his own level, —Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 28 The Bloodline of the Ancestors 祖血 “What is righteousness? What is evil?…” “What is right? What is wrong?…” “Being weak is the greatest sin! Being weak is the greatest evil!…” “When you stand at the very top of power, you are in the right!” “Only when you have the standing to sit as an equal can you talk about fairness!…” “I ask neither about righteousness nor evil! I care neither about right nor wrong! I act only for the last shred of principle and conscience in my heart.” “Whether you possess overwhelming strength or wield powe 18.6kReads8.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 29 New Tales of the Strange from Shu Mountain 新蜀山异闻录 Xuan Tianzong was once a disciple of the Kunlun Mountains who sought the Dao. But on the bloody night his sect fell, he was forced to inherit an ancient Chaos Dao foundation and bear the fate of the entire star sea. Deep in the universe, the deathly aura of Guixu spreads like a tide, leaving withered stars and extinguished life in its wake. The Netherworld Cult Master, the Venerable Nether, awakens from an ancient slumber, vowing to drag the Myriad Worlds into eternal nothingness. To stop this 11Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Transmigrating Into a Female-Oriented Novel to Give the Strong Female Lead a Little Male-Oriented Shock 穿越女频，给大女主亿点男频震憾 [Unhinged story + absurd comedy + hilarious + parody + snark + nonsensical] Good news: I transmigrated into the world of a short female-oriented drama. Bad news: I became the story’s number-one cheating scumbag, and the goddess heroine won’t let me touch her. She’s set on divorcing me and marrying a prince. Good news: I awakened a bullet-comment System. Viewers can make me stronger by sending gifts. Bad news: It’s a female-oriented drama, and all the comments are calling me a creep. Good news: T 9.8kReads8.1Score84314d adds
- 31 Fearless Demon King, Your Thousand Years of Demonic Power Are Mine 无畏妖王你千年妖力是我的了 My name is Lin Hui, and there are demons in this world… One night, while fishing, I was possessed by a demon. Ever since then, my world has never been ordinary… Humans and demons live together. What is good? What is evil? If heaven is unjust, should I submit or fight back? Human nature is complicated, and the line between good and evil is blurred. I truly can’t tell them apart. All that remains is a deep sense of despair and helplessness… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Spy Games: I'm Just a Cold, Idle Pawn 谍战，我是闲冷棋子边角料 My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my The heroine Lin Wei is a "bit player" who believes she has no extraordinary talents or status. She's just a grain of sand in the flow of history, an inconspicuous cog in a vast espionage machine. Yet with her subtle, ahead-of-her-time understanding, humble identity, and deep hatred of the Japanese invaders, she plays a unique role on the secret front. Her core strengths are a modern approach to processing information, keen attention to det 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Am the Queen of the Three Kingdoms 三国我做女王 Chen Juan unexpectedly transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty, an era when heroes vie for supremacy. See how she manages to survive! The Three Kingdoms was a great era, not just for big names like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Sima Yi, and Zhuge Liang, but also for commoners, slaves, and bandits. Heroes from every corner rise from nothing, grow from weak to strong, and gradually win people’s hearts. Under Chen Juan’s influence, they ultimately make their mark. 42Reads8.2Score11014d adds
- 34 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
- 35 The Actress Goes on a Rampage in the Imperial Exams 女明星她科举杀疯了 Top-tier star Yang Lanming opens her eyes and discovers she's transmigrated. The good news is that she still has the same face, a beauty that appeals to everyone around the world. The bad news is that she's now a child who couldn't hurt a fly. System notification: Your profile has been automatically changed from [academic ace of the entertainment industry] to [ancient imperial-exam master] She disguises herself as a man to sit the imperial examinations, unexpectedly embarking on a path to succes 9Reads6.4Score—14d adds
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Dawn Within the Cage 樊笼内的破晓
Some people are born trapped in a cage. Invisible barriers, woven from the soil of one’s upbringing, the path laid out in advance, the constraints of one’s surroundings, the cocoon of one’s perceptions, and the shackles of morality, build a cold, solid cage that holds her captive. She is raised within it, as if this were all life could ever be. If she does not awaken, if she does not save herself, the ending is clear: the cage will silently devour her, and she will vanish in a slow death. Yet de
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