Top-Tier Reads for the Deeply Picky: No Masterpieces, No Entry 顶级书荒，嘴很叼，无神作勿入

1. 2401 莫 Better Than the Clouds 莫若凌霄 Yue Guan月关Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Tang Congxin, an art school reject, unexpectedly arrives in a world ruled by an empress and becomes a fallen imperial grandson whose life is hanging by a thread. But even an abandoned child can aspire to greatness. A fallen imperial grandson should rise like a dragon. If my grandfather could be emperor, and my grandmother could be empress, then I, an abandoned child, can do it too. 27.2kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
2. 2402 大 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 Exhausted Sheep力尽羊Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f 44.8kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves
3. 2403 序 Fate Sequence, Yet They Call Me the Primordial Calamity 序列命运，可他们叫我最初灾厄 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban890k WordsOngoing [Creating Monsters] [Creating the Supernatural] [No female lead] They all say I am calamity itself. My name is Zhao Jin. What I love most is rummaging through the piles of discarded history for strange, forgotten legends, then bringing them to life. An age without the supernatural? Then I'll create it myself. When the first monster burst from the ground, the world thought it was a natural disaster. When the second arrived, they began to panic. By the time the seventh and eighth swept across t 145kReads8.6Score19.5kShelves
4. 2404 穿 Transmigrated to Douluo Dalu: Starting as the Ice Empress’s Younger Brother 穿越斗罗从成为冰帝弟弟开始 Zi Mu Ruo Yun紫木若芸Anime Fanfiction91k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into Douluo and became the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the king of the species and the only one besides my older sister, the Ice Empress. I have a System and will help my sister survive her 400,000-year tribulation. In my previous life, I was an orphan with nothing. In this life, I will protect the people around me and, above all, my sister. (The protagonist has never read this book and doesn't know the plot. The author also remembers a lot of the story rather vaguely, so there ma 10Reads6.4Score—Shelves
5. 2405 官 Officialdom: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 官场：扶摇直上九万里 I'll Buy a Plane When I Make It Big火了买飞机Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say you can’t become an official without connections at court, but Qin Yi, reborn into a new life, doesn’t agree. Opportunity comes from careful planning. Only by paving the way at court every step of the way can you rise to the highest ranks! In his previous life, he was wrongfully imprisoned, his prospects ruined, and he died alone. This time, starting by saving a female official from the provincial capital, he seizes every opportunity to climb the ranks, make up for his regrets, and so 26.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
6. 2406 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 466.4kReads8.5Score52kShelves
7. 2407 一 A Single Talisman Seals the Heavens 一符封天 Those Who Depart Are Thus Come去者如来Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted In Jinyun City, Lin Su, a young woman from Jinyun Academy, was kidnapped during the Mid-Autumn Festival lantern fair and thrown off a cliff on Jinyun Mountain. She survived against all odds and encountered Yang Baiyi, the leader of Heaven's Village, and Master Wuchao. This awakened her cultivation physique, and she even became Dao companions with Yang Baiyi, bound together as one. Lin Su rapidly advanced along the path of talisman cultivation. Following its stages from Heaven, Earth, Black, and 2.4kReads9.4Score258Shelves
8. 2408 崇 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 The Clear Breeze Chases Dust, Leaving No Common Souls Behind清风逐尘不留俗人Historical2.0M WordsOngoing (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 690Reads6.4Score103Shelves
9. 2409 退 After Retirement, My Wife Brought People to Arrest Me 退休后，老婆带人来抓我了 Storytelling Lazy讲故事的LazyUrban1.9M WordsCompleted From the start, a beautiful woman proposed to him. Liu Xuedong was a fake psychologist and, in reality, an S-Rank Cleaner. Just as he was happily anticipating a perfect life, he realized things weren't going quite the way he'd imagined… Wait, isn't my wife the one I hate most? (A professional writer registered with the Provincial Writers Association. Credentials verified, so read with confidence.) 48.2kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
10. 2410 穿 I Transmigrated to Another World and Became an Empress 穿越异世成女帝 Crimson Sky赤色云霄Eastern Fantasy359k WordsOngoing An interstellar agent masters an unmatched technique, then dies protecting a princess on a journey. His consciousness transmigrates across distant eras, and he is reborn as the emperor’s beloved daughter. Years later, she inherits the throne and becomes an empress!… 29Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 2411 穿 Transmigrating as Chongzhen: Only Three Months of Imperial Rule Remain 穿越崇祯：只剩三个月国祚 Asking the Sword to Reach the Skies问剑凌霄Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [A happy ending for the heroes of the late Ming + Industrial Revolution + global rule + no System + no harem] (The story is mainly about saving a nation on the brink of collapse and uniting the world under one rule!) Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor with only three months left before the dynasty falls? Then defy fate and change history! Zhu Mingyuan, a modern physics researcher, opens his eyes to find himself as the Chongzhen Emperor. Li Zicheng's army is at the gates. The imperial treasury 100.1kReads8.6Score12.6kShelves
12. 2412 穿 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子，这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.9kReads7.2Score583Shelves
13. 2413 全 Zombies Descend Across the World, and You Say the Taoist Class Is Useless? 全球僵尸降临，你说道士序列没用 A Lamp for the Bright Moon一盏明月灯Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Purple-hair zombies, white-hair zombies, black-hair zombies, green-hair zombies, fur-covered zombies, flying zombies, wandering zombies, lurking zombies, unrotting-bone zombies, and drought demons… This is a world overrun by zombies across the globe! Xu Yi arrives in this world and awakens the Taoist path. But people accuse him of being inferior to those on the fire-element path. Xu Yi scratches his head and looks at his Dragon-Tiger Evil-Slaying Talismans, Golden Light Incantation, corpse-dr 260.9kReads8.8Score31.1kShelves
14. 2414 学 Hey, Athlete, What Are You Doing in the Top Students' Circle? 学霸圈你体育生跑进来干嘛？ I Have a Greenedge Sword我有青锋剑Urban800k WordsOngoing Olympics, sports, national teams, System, campus, top student, competitions, top scorer in the college entrance exam, athletes, bringing glory to the country, breaking world records, game companies, development, industry, manufacturing, high technology evolving into black technology, no romance. The sunny, handsome protagonist is so charming that everyone adores him. Blessed with astonishing talent but naturally lazy, he had hoped to live a carefree life as a happy slacker. An unexpected acciden 607Reads8.8Score100Shelves
15. 2415 崇 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ Beef Meatballs牛肉丸吖Historical1.3M WordsOngoing After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.4kReads6.3Score259Shelves
16. 2416 全EN Highway Survival for All: My RV Evolves Without Limits 全民公路求生：我的房车无限进化 Orange Juice with Salt橙汁加盐Sports2.1M WordsOngoing [Global Survival]+ [Doomsday]+ [Vehicle Upgrades]+ [Golden Traits]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Zombies]+ [Cthulhu]+ [Overpowered Protagonist]+ [Multiple Female Leads] When they wake up, billions of people find themselves in a highway survival game. Everyone starts with a vehicle. Others get scooters, bicycles, and tractors, while Lin Hui starts with a motorhome! Even a Level 1 zombie has 20 points of Strength, while humans have only 5? And Cthulhu monsters are watching from all around? It's a mas 400.8kReads8.2Score38.8kShelves
17. 2417 老 The Three-Year-Old Ancestress Has Seven Big Shots Lining Up to Call Her Great-Aunt 老祖宗三岁半，七个大佬排队喊我姑奶奶 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + everyone's favorite + three and a half years old + laugh-out-loud comedy] The wealthy Ye family brought home a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler from the police station. Who could have guessed that the entire family of powerful big shots would call her Great-Aunt! The little Great-Aunt can tell fortunes, draw talismans, catch ghosts, and even leap from a height of ten meters before telling netizens to believe in science. Meanwhile, onlookers sneer: Heh, what use is a Great-Aunt wh 3.2kReads9.1Score440Shelves

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    🍉This novel is really funny: At the beginning, Sangsang and her master are fortune-telling under a bridge when they are reported for superstitious practices. The master jumps into the river and runs away, leaving Sangsang behind. Then comes this line: "Hey, Xiao Mian, it's your great-aunt!" Before the person on the other end can speak, Sangsang continues, "I've been arrested by the police, can you come and bail me out?" Then Ye Mian on the other end of the phone: bursts out cursing: "Did you download my anti-fraud app for nothing?" "If you're my great-aunt, then I'm your ancestor!"

18. 2418 重 Reborn in 2002: I Just Want to Flirt with Beautiful Women and Make Money 重生02：只想撩撩美女，赚赚钱 Salty Fish Who Runs After Showing Off装完逼就跑的咸鱼Urban802k WordsOngoing When “Suspended Drowning” starts playing, pure love takes center stage! This is high-end romance... [Urban farming]+ [Reborn]+ [No System]+ [One heroine]+ [Sweet romance]+ [Face-slapping the vile campus beauty]+ [Business and making money] After the vile Ma Baoli tricked male lead Xu Zhimo out of all his money, he finally came to his senses. He fell in love with Zhu Peiqi, the heroine who had always stayed by his side in silence. But their happiness didn't last. Having been swindled into massive —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 2419 世 The World Begins at the Apocalypse 世界从末世开始 Ling Ruo呤若Sci-Fi & Apocalypse57k WordsOngoing I was reborn. A while ago, I was ambushed. Well, the world I live in is a zombie apocalypse. Oh? Wait, what the hell! It’s not just a world of zombies. This is a story about people with all kinds of abilities. Will the world meet its end, or will civilization be reborn? Or perhaps the world simply goes around in cycles. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have to bring up this book again.

20. 2420 为 A Commentary on This Wonderful Otherworld 为美好的异世界献上吐槽 Xiao Luo Wushuang小落无双Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Funny + lighthearted + witty banter] I’m Yun Shu, a transmigrator who loves peace and excels at witty comebacks! My dream is to find a long-haired, straight-haired goddess who’s equally at home entertaining guests and cooking, then live a quiet life with her. But in reality, all I get is a jerk of a System mocking me three times a day, sometimes even giving me an extra serving. So, to stop that thing from mocking me, I set out on a passionate journey to become the strongest in the world. Well.. 41.4kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    Absolutely fantastic! A 13-year veteran reader highly recommends it; I've already reread it several times.

21. 2421 炼 Refining the Void and Uniting with the Dao 炼虚合道 Below the Supreme One太上之下Urban545k WordsCompleted (No cultivation for anyone under 16. Self-study is not recommended for anyone with an IQ below 120. Remember this.) Jiang Haitian was once an alchemist’s disciple who refined pills for the Ancestral Dragon. Not long after he began his studies, disaster struck. Fortunately, his yin spirit survived, and after more than two thousand years, he was reincarnated to resume his cultivation. In the modern city, he pursues the ultimate realm of refining the void and merging with the Dao, welcoming the fut 2.3kReads8.7Score401Shelves
22. 2422 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves
23. 2423 西 The Journey to Becoming a Golden-Arhat in Journey to the West 西游之金身罗汉修成记 Those Who Depart Are Thus Come去者如来Urban444k WordsCompleted A careless complaint at the Ling Mountain Assembly got the Arhat of Ease banished to the mortal realm. A chance collision reopened his heavenly eye. A Flower-Fruit Mountain let him gather treasures to his heart's content. Through repeated transmigrations, he casually collected relics from the former dynasty. As he journeyed on, he gradually came to understand his heavenly mission. 38Reads8.2Score—Shelves
24. 2424 游 The Wandering Dragon's Calm Gathering of Worthy Heroes 游龙坦然聚贤之 Salty Fish Who Runs After Showing Off装完逼就跑的咸鱼Eastern Fantasy648k WordsOngoing The story picks up right where Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils left off. A Zhu, brought back to life by Di Shitian, lies low for many years before using the Sacred Heart Mantra she learned from him to revive Xiao Feng and A Zi, who died after jumping off a cliff. The protagonist, Long Ran, becomes You Tanzhi, who also died in the same leap. After fusing with a strand of Profound Yin Sword Intent, he embarks on a journey of reversal. Dugu Qiubai, nephew of the Sword Saint Dugu Jian, has an exceptional 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
25. 2425 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm Really a Good Man 快穿之我真是好男人 Only Eats Three Bowls只吃三碗Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted As a veteran employee of the quick transmigration world, An Jingzhi's job is to change the lives of people whose lives were ruined by scumbags. Note: This is not about saving scumbags! [Some worlds have romance] 1. A scumbag who abandons his parents during the famine and bleeds his whole family dry Becomes a founding hero in a famine world. 2. A kept man who emotionally abuses a famous idol over the long term The manipulative 27.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    Give it a try. I've already watched it three times. I've already introduced it too much, so I won't go into too much detail.

26. 2426 宗 The Sect Is a Knockoff, but the Cultivation Is Real 宗门是山寨的修仙却是真的 Lin Yanwang林焰旺Xianxia515k WordsOngoing The rating was just released, so it'll go up later. You're saying I'm pretending to be a major immortal sect? Have you ever seen a fake sect with Emperor Zhenwu behind it? Cultivation, transmigration, running a sect, comedy, lighthearted misunderstandings, traditional fantasy. 3.3kReads6.2Score220Shelves

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    This is definitely a great book. It's rare to see a novel with such a tight plot and characters who don't seem to lose their intelligence.

27. 2427 末 A Girl Was Murdered at the End of the World, and Her Best Friend Was the Mastermind? 末日时少女遇害，闺蜜竟是主谋？ Chen Jili辰几里Mystery5k WordsCompleted A Girl Is Murdered at the End of the World, and Her Best Friend Is the Mastermind? 398Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 2428 女 After My Girlfriend Was Truly Dead, I Saw Her in the Bathroom Mirror 女友死透后，我在浴室镜子里看见了她 Chen Jili辰几里Mystery5k WordsCompleted After My Girlfriend Was Long Dead, I Saw Her in the Bathroom Mirror 314Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 2429 H HP: The Marauders Era: Potter, His Mortal Enemy, Falls for Him HP亲世代：死对头波特他心动了 Wu Yuzi巫御子Female-Channel Fanfiction408k WordsOngoing [Harry Potter Marauders Era | Slytherin x Gryffindor | Sirius's Former Fiancée x Male Lead James Potter | Sweet Romance, 1v1, Happy Ending, Voldemort Appears] The thing Sirius Black regretted most in his life was not running away from home, nor being sorted into Gryffindor, but speaking so cruelly to his childhood friend, Aglaia Selwyn, on the day of their engagement. He could have been gentler. He said, "Marry her? I'd rather marry the armor in the Gryffindor tower." Her father scolded Selwyn: 4.8kReads—Score758Shelves

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    Highly recommend this Harry Potter-era novel! Refusing an engagement might feel good in the moment, but you'll regret it later! This is my number one! The plot is fresh and unique! [Angry][Disgusted][Cool][Stunned][Shocked][Sending Hearts]

30. 2430 我 I Never Transmigrated, Yet I Became the Sect Leader of Beauties From Ancient Times 我没有穿越却给古代美女们当掌门 Chen Chu陈楚Urban649k WordsOngoing "Righteous and wicked in equal measure + Goddess collector + Forest lumberjack + Peerless divine arts + A hundred-billion business empire + Otherworldly space + Female disciples of the Qiankun Sect + Elven goddess + Dwarven saintess + Winged princess + Lizardfolk + Building an elven city + Battle to defend their homeland + Comedy and humor + Laying low and growing stronger" Chen Chu accidentally discovered an otherworldly space inside the storage ring his master had given him. There, he found th 208Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 2431 主 Shallow and Scummy, I Take the Entertainment Industry by Storm and Win Over Every Star 主打一个肤浅渣穿娱乐圈通杀明星 Chen Chu陈楚Urban167k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 72Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 2432 落 A Down-and-Out Life: Chen Chu Rises 落魄人生之陈楚崛起 Chen Chu陈楚Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Moral Ambiguity + Goddess Collector + Forest Lumberjack + Peerless Divine Arts + Making Money Through Deception + Hundred-Billion Business Empire + Alternate Dimensions + Parallel Universes + Time Travel + Mysterious Alien Planet + The Extravagant Second District of the Human World + Mysterious Underground Third District + Comedy + Laying Low to Grow Strong] Inside the ring's spatial realm, he accidentally discovers alternate dimensions, parallel universes, time travel, and a mysterious alien p 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
33. 2433 宝 Pokemon: Invincible in the World Through the Power of Aura 宝可梦：以波导之名无敌于世 Bubble Tang泡泡唐Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Daily Life] [Adventure] [Lighthearted] [Pokemon] [Pokemon] [Pokemon] [Alternate World] The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a Machoke charging straight at me. I thought I was dreaming, but it turned out I had transmigrated to the world of Pokemon! But I wasn't worried. I planted my feet and braced myself. First things first, I unlocked an achievement: Knocking Out a Pokemon. Then, perhaps because I'd managed to "defeat" a Machoke, a Riolu actually bowed down and pledged itself to me! And just lik 8.4kReads8.9Score675Shelves

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    🍅🍅🍅These six books are absolutely fantastic!🍅🍅🍅They'll cure your reading slump, with all sorts of genres to satisfy you! (*´I`*)🍅🍅🍅

34. 2434 原 Genshin Impact: The Manifested Demon God! 原神：具现之魔神！ A Breeze Blows By一缕清风过Anime Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing He bought a Gnosis online, only to discover when it arrived that the game didn’t have anything like it. But the item he bought was real. The unknown Gnosis burst into light. Before Lin Yu could react, the light swept him away to Teyvat. Only then did Lin Yu understand: what he’d bought online wasn’t a Gnosis at all. It was the Authority of Manifestation. What sparks will this Authority of Manifestation, originating from the high-dimensional Blue Star, create when Lin Yu uses it in Teyvat during 11.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
35. 2435 大 Great Qin: My Daughter Ying Zheng, the Greatest Emperor of All Time 大秦：吾女嬴政，千古一帝 Pickled Vegetables with Eggs咸菜配鸡蛋Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates into the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, where the roles of men and women are reversed. She becomes Zhao Ji, abandoned in the State of Zhao by Qin Yiren. With her is Ying Zheng, the future First Emperor of Qin, who is only three years old. After the Battle of Changping, Zhao soldiers are determined to wipe them out. 1.9kReads9.2Score148Shelves
36. 2436 玄 I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God 玄幻：原来我是绝世武神 Feng Lingbei风凌北Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Yi Feng transmigrates to a world of cultivation. Unfortunately, he has no hope of becoming an immortal, so he can only remain a mortal and hopes to live a peaceful life. But he has no idea... The dog he took in became a mighty demon king after eating his food. The kitchen knife he casually forged became an unparalleled divine weapon, sparking a fierce scramble among countless powerful figures. The young disciple he took in became an Immortal King after practicing his cultivation technique, usher 25.4kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    Story Summary: Not a single one of these books is below 9.0. They're all excellent. Whether you like them or not depends on your own taste. A thousand people will have a thousand different interpretations of Hamlet. Everyone's heart is different. If you're looking for something to read, you can pick these up to pass the time.

37. 2437 诈 After Faking His Death, He Went Mad 诈死后，他疯了 Her Mountain她山Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted The heroine was transmigrated into a book before birth + the hero is a native of the world + young love and marriage + rekindled romance + two hopeless romantics + always choosing each other To put her gravely ill father at ease, Jiang Wan married the man he had taken in. After her father passed away, the man said he would take her home. She never imagined he would take her straight to Prince Duan's residence in the capital. Only then did she learn he was Zhao Zhixing, the emperor's fifth son a 141.4kReads8.6Score13.1kShelves

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    🌸🌸🌸A young couple, bound by a life-saving debt, were deeply in love after their marriage. However, after he went to the battlefield, he brought back a concubine, claiming that his subordinate's sister had died protecting him, and he wanted to take care of her in her place.✨ The princess calmly accepted this, even throwing a grand banquet for the concubine. But that very night, she suddenly fell ill and died, faking her death to escape the palace!‍🌿🌿Because she didn't want their beautiful relationship to be extinguished, she preferred to leave as soon as possible to preserve their affection.

38. 2438 布 A Fearsome Man in Commoner's Clothes 布衣凶猛 Li Poshan李破山Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + Passion + History] “Mu, do you want a wife? Just say the word and I’ll bring one to you in a bit.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a rich girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I’ll protect my family and keep us alive. 5.8kReads8.8Score574Shelves

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    I would never recommend a book that diminishes one's intelligence; this is the third book in the series "Investiture of the Gods."

39. 2439 你 You Call This Cultivation? 你告诉我这是修仙？ Little Chubby's Osmanthus Cake小胖的桂花糕Eastern Fantasy252k WordsOngoing Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! Don't read this! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece among masterpieces

40. 2440 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.3kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    These are all books I stayed up all night reading!! They're incredibly good!!! My reading time speaks for itself! I'm actually quite picky about the books I read, but these are truly excellent.

41. 2441 追 Pursuing You Is Like Taming a Hawk 追你跟熬鹰似的 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Satisfying] [Brooding Boy x Martial Arts Girl] [Happy Ending] [Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] [Original title: Chasing You Is Like Taming a Wild Falcon] Quan Zhishui couldn’t understand why people from other schools beat up Wei Shixu every day, forcing her to rush in and save him from danger time and again. Later, she discovered that those people were being paid to do it. By Wei Shixu. “I’m done with you!” she said sternly, drawing a clear line between them. Wei Shixu grinned, utt 50.8kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
42. 2442 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 47.7kReads9.4Score5kShelves
43. 2443 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 931Reads9.4Score128Shelves

    Reader note

    This book isn't afraid of being picky, it's only afraid of being clueless. If you can read it carefully, you'll find that you've gained a clearer understanding of life. [Note]

44. 2444 我 I Am a Prosecutor 我是检察官 Cordyceps Field Ten虫草田十Urban3.2M WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the body of a Korean prosecutor, becoming a trainee prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. In this completely different country, Prosecutor Zhang Taixiu is finding things rather difficult! 705Reads8.7Score102Shelves

    Reader note

    I personally prefer books that feature decisive, ruthless, and intelligent characters, so these are definitely not verbose. They're books that have the power to flip the table at you – no rambling, no nonsense, and incredibly intense. This author is truly daring! It's a pity that Zhuang Ye's book was taken off the shelves; otherwise, it would have been a masterpiece.

45. 2445 挖 Mining? How Can You Mine Without an Electric Rat? 挖矿？没有电耗子怎么挖啊 Kata Mengxi咔嗒萌兮Urban284k WordsOngoing The rating just came out. Here's hoping it keeps climbing, haha. [Everyday life] [No CP] [Higher-Dimensional Arrival] [Beast Taming] [Academy] [Resisting Foreign Enemies] [Mythology Awakens] Higher dimensions descend, and spiritual qi revival begins. Blue Star enters the age of beast taming. Zhang Shi relies on the mining tool 5090TI that came with his transmigration to amass cultivation resources. But is this world really as harmonious as the anime from his previous life made it seem? If defeat 18Reads6.5Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    ✍️Artistic Perspective|Life surges, refusing to submit to a predetermined fate (Spiritual energy revives, Blue Star welcomes visitors from higher dimensions) Zhang Shi arrives in the Beast Taming World with a mining artifact, accompanied by an electric mouse, mining to accumulate resources, and fighting against destiny with his bare fists. The writing is quite flavorful.

46. 2446 重 Reborn as a Tyrant in the Great Ming 重生大明当暴君 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical3.3M WordsCompleted You think you can secretly collude with the Jian Nu and I won't know? You think you can conceal your commercial taxes and I won't know? The southeast is prosperous, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, littered with the starving dead. The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the blood of the Great Ming and strip the flesh from its people! Even an ordinary man in a fit of rage can spill blood three feet high. But do you know what hap 17.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
47. 2447 大 Great Ming: Why Has the Crown Prince Rebelled! 大明：太子何故造反！ Junior Censor少司寇Historical773k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Zhu Cilang, the last Crown Prince of the Great Ming. But he arrives in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. In March of that year, Li Zicheng will enter Beijing, the Chongzhen Emperor will hang himself, and Zhu Cilang, as Crown Prince, will be handed over to Li Zicheng by his own maternal grandfather before ultimately being executed. Unwilling to sit back and await his fate, Zhu Cilang turns to a scorched-earth approach and sets out to restore the Great Ming. He upend 2.9kReads8.5Score211Shelves
48. 2448 末 Doomsday: The Blackflame Emperor 末日：黑炎帝君 The Evening Breeze Speaks Not晚风不语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday] [Superpowers] [No saintly self-sacrifice] [Intelligence] [Decisive and ruthless] Humanity still strained to open its eyes and gaze up at the stars, filled with imagination and longing for the unknown. What no one knew was that soon, even this tiny world would no longer belong to them. 931Reads9.3Score117Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book is great; even the supporting characters are intelligent. The more you read, the more afraid you are of being banned. I highly recommend the second book; nobody dares to challenge the protagonist. The last two books are also good.

49. 2449 长 Longevity: Cultivating Through Martial Arts Until the Immortals Die of Old Age 长生：以武入道熬死修仙者 New Leaves in Spring春上新叶Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The System is unreliable. The moment he transmigrated, the Heavenly Dao killed him. Luckily, the beginner's gift pack he'd received beforehand had already made Li Yuanchang immortal. And so, an ultimate survivor was born. What are peerless prodigies and undefeated emperors? Under the erosion of time, they're all fleeting illusions. No matter how dazzling you are, in the end, you can't withstand the merciless passage of time. He lived through the rise of technology. He also witnessed the sp 25kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
50. 2450 龙 Dragon Talisman 龙符 Meng Ru Shen Ji梦入神机Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted Across this vast land, the future is changing. In the chaos, heroes and villains rise together. Who is the true dragon, and who is merely a serpent? Or can every living being beneath heaven become a dragon? The imperial court, martial sects, reclusive immortal orders, thousand-year-old clans, barbarian tribes, demons, yaoguai, ancient shamanic traditions: countless powers intertwine, bound together by fate and circumstance. 499Reads8.5Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all books I found one by one when I was experiencing a reading slump. If life gets boring lately, I read martial arts novels. If you're going to read "Ninth Special Zone," be prepared, it's long and the character descriptions are quite detailed. The beginning is a typical coming-of-age story, but it gets exciting in the middle.

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