Short Stories, Bad Endings, The Kind That Leave You Crying Yourself to Death at Midnight 短篇 be 半夜在床上哭死的那种

1. 651 独 One-Man Show 独角戏 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted [Signed for simplified Chinese publication] I wish I were brave, but when it comes to loving you, I always feel so unworthy. 415Reads8.8Score109Shelves

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   This author only writes short stories, it's so heartbreaking!

2. 652 下 A Home in the Next Life 下一世的家 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Home in the Next Life 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   BDSM stories, the kind that make you cry your eyes out.

3. 653 只 Just a Toy 只是玩具而已 Sweet Sugar Su甜糖苏Two Male Leads46k WordsCompleted 55Reads8.4Score—Shelves
4. 654 她 Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 她的世界只有七秒 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 3Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 只 Light in the Palm of My Hand 只手捉光 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Print preorders open March 21. See you there!] [Campus romance + sweet indulgence + mutual devotion + straightforward pursuit] Everyone knew Shen Heyu was cold and ruthless, with fists of iron and a stubborn refusal to yield. No one at school dared cross him. That is, until a girl transferred to Class Two from Jincheng. Everyone: Brother Yu hates having a deskmate more than anything. Shen Heyu cleared the clutter from the seat beside him and raised his hand. “Tea 13.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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   The first few books are all so heart-wrenching they'll make you cry your eyes out, and the later ones are equally angsty. If you really want to read angst, these are the books for you—you won't regret it. Some of them are so emotionally draining that you won't be able to get over them after reading them.

6. 656 春 Spring Blossoms Never Return 春华不归 Moonlight Pale as Frost月白如霜Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted I must have told you I loved you hundreds of years ago. But you forgot, and I never remembered., “Lovers Who Missed Each Other” Years of companionship made him take her for granted. He was so sure she would always be there waiting for him that he went about his own business, treating her with indifference, because she was always there. Her heart finally went cold, and she left. Even the most precious thing seems ordinary once you have it. Only after losing it do you realize what it meant. He 397Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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   Every single one of them was so heartbreaking, it made my liver hurt [crying][crying][crying] They were so cruel, I didn't even have enough tissues.

7. 657 最 One Last Time, I Want You to See a Sunny Day 最后一次，我想让你看看晴天 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted One Last Time, I Want You to See a Sunny Day 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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   Hurry up, sisters! My heart aches for you! Quickly collect your tears! Go! Go! Go! Especially the second book, even though the rating is low, it's really heartbreaking. I was crying uncontrollably from the very beginning, my heart aches for the female lead! [Crying][crying]

9. 659 第 The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 第101个晴天娃娃 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影7k WordsCompleted The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 660 我 I Wait for Yan to Return 我等燕归来 Show Me the Way示我周行Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted (Completed + mutual healing + bad ending) A dead man. A torrential downpour. The boy who said he would protect her forever had been missing for five years. She turned around, and he was standing right there. He didn't call out to her or say, "Let's go home." 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I burst into tears after the exam; it was incredibly painful.

11. 661 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves

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    It wasn't Song Huaishi who broke his promise, but Xiang Yu. If Xiang Yu had been more steadfast and trusted Song Huaishi more, he wouldn't have chosen someone else, and Xiang Yu wouldn't have been thinking of him even in her dying moments. Jiang Qiao truly deserved the best; she endured the torment of illness herself to bring warmth and light to Xu Si. How desperate Xu Si must have been when he learned of Jiang Qiao's death the moment he left the exam hall. It's all just "what ifs," but there aren't that many "what ifs" in the world. Xia Shiyu shouldn't have had to bear so much infamy that ultimately led to her death. The living can never compare to the dead. Mu Sinan never heard Xia Shiyu say "I like you" in person.

12. 662 妻 Three Years After My Wife Went Missing, She Forgot Me and Remembered Only Her First Love 妻子失踪三年后，把我忘了，只记得初恋 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Three Years After My Wife Went Missing, She Forgot Me and Remembered Only Her First Love 6Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 663 甜 Sweet Peach Oolong 甜桃乌龙 Ying Musong樱慕松Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted When did Qi Liang fall for Su Tao? Perhaps it was that day in the chilly alley, when Su Tao arrived wrapped in brilliant sunshine, strayed into his forbidden place, and lit up his world once more. She was flustered and at a loss. He pretended to be cold. But after one glance, no amount of mint candy could suppress his restless heart. There were too many rumors about him at school, growing more and more outrageous until he seemed utterly terrifying. But no one knew that he carried a girl in his h 553Reads9.4Score124Shelves
14. 664 渣 Scumbag CEO, I Don’t Deserve Your Devotion 渣总你的深情我不配 Little Tian Xin田小新酱Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Physical and Emotional Torment + No Reconciliation] Jiang Li loved Fu Jinyan with all her heart. She once believed he would be her whole world, but he was the one who sent her to prison. She suffered every humiliation behind bars and was left unrecognizable. She thought getting out would mean a fresh start. But fate had never been kind to her. After her release, Fu Jinyan dragged her into another abyss, tormenting her like a plaything. In despair, she gritted her teeth and said: “Fu Jinyan, if 9.7kReads8.5Score548Shelves

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    Just you wait and see, you'll cry in every single one of them, especially the third one, which is exceptionally well-written.

15. 665 短 A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集 J Le JiangJ乐姜Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take 630Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    😭I cried my heart out in bed in the middle of the night reading short tragic love stories, and I definitely lost several pounds.

16. 666 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very angst novels

17. 667 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score153Shelves

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    The first book was the most heart-wrenching in my opinion. From my perspective, the other books were also very heart-wrenching; I cried while reading almost every one of them, and I still feel like crying no matter how many times I reread them...

18. 668 月 You Can't Catch the Moon 月亮抓不住 Gui Qi规七Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted [Short tragic romance with a tragic ending. Read with caution if this bothers you.] She is someone with no past and no future. What Qiao Na thought was their first meeting was actually their second reunion. “My mother had my fortune told once. It said that if I got married after I turned twenty-two, I would spend my whole life with the person I loved.” “But I won't live to see twenty-two.” “Yu Yang, you have to see the warm spring arrive for me, watch the wild geese return, see the mountains and 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books made me cry; they were short, angsty stories, and it took me three days to recover from them.

19. 669 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 670 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 568Reads6.0Score—Shelves
21. 671 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Became the Main Character of the Iron Triangle 盗墓：我成了铁三角的主角光环 Shining in the Mortal World人间闪闪Mystery330k WordsCompleted [No Romance + No Sanctimonious Heroine + Heart-Stirring Brotherhood] After a horrific car accident, Su Ling transmigrated into the tomb-raiding world he had always dreamed of visiting. He also got a bootlicker System that didn’t treat him like a person. “Mission: Feed the Qilin Gall to Wu Xie.” He refused, and insisted on splitting half with Wang Pangzi instead. Everyone should get to enjoy the good stuff. “Mission: Make Da Kui trap the Corpse Beetle King with his own flesh and blood.” To hell w 1.4kReads9.4Score148Shelves

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    These two books made someone like me, who has a very high tear threshold, break down and cry. The protagonist of the first book suffered from depression and eventually committed suicide. The protagonist of the second book died three times while taking damage for the trio.

22. 672 狼 The Wolf and the Tuberose 狼与荼蘼 Northern Battle Letter北战书Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted There's a scam in this world called Shen Muyan loving Su Qianyang. When the deception is exposed, he gradually closes in on her, baring his vicious fangs. His voice is gentle yet cruel. “A Yang, do you know a wolf's nature? Once its loyalty has been killed, all that remains is hatred!” When a wolf turns back, it's either to repay a kindness or to take revenge! Shen Muyan says he will repay Su Qianyang a hundredfold for the trap she laid for him! So he tortures her until she is utterly broken. * 419Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The last one I watched last night, the female lead was so pitiful, she was even gang-raped [crying][crying] The male lead was blinded by hatred and died in the end, so heartbreaking [crying]. The previous ones were ones I had watched before and were all good.

23. 673 北 North of Beicheng, the Sea Has Yet to Sleep 北城以北海未眠 Meet Lianshan遇见连山Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Ever since she was twelve, she had followed him around, always calling him “Brother Beicheng.” There was no turning back time. All the years had left her with were coldness and cruelty. She lost a kidney, and she lost her child. In the midst of that terrible fire, she watched the man she loved most carry another woman away. As she closed her eyes, she thought, Gu Beicheng, if I could turn back time, I would never have met you. 542Reads6.1Score—Shelves
24. 674 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 735Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 675 嘘 Shh, Someone's Crying Their Eyes Out 嘘，有人哭惨了 A Snack Lover爱吃零食的人Two Male Leads101k WordsCompleted Song Jinan was the person who treated me best in the world, but he died. Song Jinan and Shen Xingyuan had been by each other’s side since they were teenagers, stumbling through life together, until Shen Xingyuan was about to get married. Song Jinan died. My wedding and his funeral were on the same day. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried so much, be

26. 676 祁 Mr. Qi, Loving You Is a Living Hell 祁先生，爱你是人间炼狱 Lin Jiulan hT林玖兰hTModern Romance208k WordsOngoing The story begins with the words, “This woman is yours.” Then Jiang Zhiyu is framed by Qi Han’s fiancée, who hires an assassin to kill him. Because of this, Qi Han destroys the Jiang family and sends her brother to prison. In the end, does he love her, or does he just feel guilty? Let’s find out. 172Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This is incredibly cruel! The male lead just gave the female lead away, and she suffered so much torment that her organs failed. It's so pitiful! [Crying][crying]

27. 677 爱 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 A Lady一个娘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 177Reads6.7Score—Shelves
28. 678 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 217Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 予 A City of Joy for You, a Long Song to Warm This Fleeting Life 予君欢喜城，长歌暖浮生 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Xiangsheng always seemed to get the second female lead’s role, yet she fell in love with a celestial being from a world far above her own. In Nan Fengjin’s eyes, Song Xiangsheng was someone he could toss a little sweetness to whenever she came to mind. Everyone could see that Nan Fengjin didn’t love her, but she always liked to play dumb. She thought even the coldest heart could eventually be warmed, but by the time her own heart had gone cold, she still hadn’t managed it. When her reputati 3kReads8.2Score103Shelves

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    In the first book, the male lead gets married, the female lead suffers from severe depression and commits suicide, and the male lead's hair turns white overnight, leaving him lonely for the rest of his life. In the second book, well, you can only say the male lead's repentance comes too late. In the third book, the second male lead takes over, the male lead gets married, and they have a child.

30. 680 谁 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 Qingya青崖Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 184Reads8.4Score—Shelves
31. 681 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 682 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score203Shelves
33. 683 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 207Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 684 三 A Little Regret in Three Words 三个字的小遗憾 Cat Er Tea Fish猫洱茶鱼Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted A sensitive, overthinking girl versus a sunny, oblivious boy When Shen Xiaoxu is sixteen, she happens to catch sight of Lu Qingyang, who had been about to head home despite the rain, suddenly slowing down. He gently crouches to feed a kitten soaked through by the downpour. Though his shoulders are already drenched, he casually glances up a few times, seemingly not bothered at all. What an utterly hopeless idiot! Watching from the side, Shen Xiaoxu can’t help whispering under her breath. But even 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two bags are enough to make me cry. [Crying][crying][crying] Are there any brave souls here?

35. 685 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 216Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 686 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 494Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 687 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 688 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 689 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 398Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 690 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 691 风 The Wind Kisses the White Rose 风吻白玫瑰 Qitao Zhizhi柒桃枝枝Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted A cheerful girl with depression vs. a lonely, gentle top student Chen Yan meets a strange person at the hospital. That day, he sees many sides of her. One moment she is chatting away, the next she is silently crying. Since high school, she has called herself “Young Master Xiao Jiang” and become everyone’s mood-maker. Everyone thinks that is just who she is, but Chen Yan is the only one who has seen the side she keeps hidden. So he says, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you.” He has seen her at 79Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    All of them are tragic endings (BE). I'm a huge fan of BE books, and I've read them all. I can attest that every single one of them left me feeling incredibly sad after reading it [crying][crying][crying]. I recently finished reading *Fourteen Sentences*, and it gave me a strange feeling; it was a new flavor of BE for me (though the reading process was a bit painful). My first BE book was *When Dawn Breaks, You'll Come Back*. At first, I thought it was a sweet romance, but it turned out to be a BE in the end [crying][crying][crying].

42. 692 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 67Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 693 盗 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 26Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 694 疯 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 Bald Girl Who Loves Peaches秃头少女爱吃桃Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 171Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Short story, incredibly heart-wrenching, so heartbreaking!!! I finished reading it late at night and cried my eyes out in bed!!! Every character is so tormented, so tragic, so helpless!!! [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

45. 695 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 300Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 696 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 17Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 10Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 698 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 699 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 18Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 700 异 The Divine Mage of Another World 异世法神 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy98k WordsCompleted The protagonist's soul transmigrates into a world of magic and battle qi, only to find himself possessing a corpse that has been dead for three days… Many people know that the body is dead, so someone immediately informs on him… News that the dead body of the Farah family's genius young master has come back to life quickly spreads across the world… The protagonist, possessing this corpse, must keep the truth hidden. Otherwise, his family, his country, and the Church will all burn him alive as a 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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