A Modern Person Transmigrates into a Hidden Guard or Shadow Guard 主角是现代人穿越暗卫，影卫一类的

1. 51 节 Restraint? The Unhinged Villain Had Me Completely at His Mercy from the Start 节制？开局被疯批反派吃抹干净 Mu Zhai木宅Two Male Leads419k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + mutual devotion + pure love + redemption + confinement-themed fiction + System + both leads are devoted only to each other, body and soul, 1v1 + happy ending] [Unhinged, affection-starved, tsundere master top x bold, outspoken shadow guard bottom] (The main story follows the leads and focuses only on the main couple. The side couple appears only in the extras.) Qing Jue transmigrates into a shadow guard and is ravaged from the start by Fen 25.3kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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   It perfectly matches, and looks amazing! [Learned it][Masterpiece by Sparrow Food]

2. 52 危 Danger! On Our Wedding Night, My Darling Wife Wants to Stab Me 危！新婚夜，娇娇夫人要刀我 Xinli炘璃Two Male Leads687k WordsCompleted [Black-Bellied, Unhinged Assassin Bottom vs. Scheming, Pretend-Blind Crown Prince Top] Marriage Before Love | Exposing Each Other’s Secret Identities | Push and Pull to the Limit | Strong Versus Strong Lin He, the top assassin in the martial world, had killed countless people, yet was forced to marry a “blind” husband. He was secretly delighted: Perfect! This blind man can’t see me killing and burning things! And so, after their wedding Lin He acted all delicate in front of Xiao Huaijin, pretend 12.7kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
3. 53 重 After Being Reborn, the Prince Forced His Shadow Guard to Love Him 重生后王爷强制爱了影卫 Mita弥塔Two Male Leads135k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + reborn + secret guard + prince] A pampered prince x his loyal secret guard, both devoted exclusively to each other Lou Jingyu was born into a life of luxury. He was the most noble prince beneath the emperor and knew nothing of regret or longing. Then Prince Ning rebelled, his imperial brother died, and he was dragged down from his lofty position and plunged into the mire. Even then, someone was willing to risk his life to protect him. The secret guard who had stayed by his s 98Reads6.7Score—Shelves
4. 54 影 Shadow Guard 影卫 Yiyi祎祎Two Male Leads968k WordsCompleted Shadow Guards: Lord Sheng Huai is a master martial artist, straight as bamboo and handsome as jade, peerlessly good-looking, yet with a heart forged from ice and cold iron. Secret Guards: Sheng Huai is scheming and inscrutable, and shows no loyalty whatsoever to the prince. He must be watched. Palace Guards: He’s just a mere shad 1.6kReads8.0Score254Shelves

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   This was the first book of this type I ever read 👆🏻 I really liked it [eating melon emoji]

5. 55 救 Help! I Just Transmigrated Into a Bodyguard and Got Sold to a Brothel 救命！刚穿成暗卫就被卖进了青楼 Oranges Aren't Sour GN橘子不酸GNTwo Male Leads412k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + secret guard + switch + transmigration + System + two powerful leads + devoted couple + happy ending] [Sweet romance! Sweet romance! They speak their minds! No substitute tropes: he won’t put up with that kind of humiliation!] Other people transmigrate: The prince falls in love with me, and I reach the pinnacle of life. Su Chen transmigrates: The prince sells him to a brothel with his own hands. The good news is, he gets bound to a System. The bad news is, the System can only e 293Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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6. 56 王 My Prince, I'm the Male Supporting Character 王爷，我是男配啊 A Meal's Worth of Friendship一饭之交Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted A year after transmigrating, Shi Ling awakens to the truth: he has become a bodyguard in an old-fashioned, lightweight romance novel, serving the male lead. If he can complete the plot, he can return to the modern world and collect a legal ten million yuan. So he spends his days helping the male and female leads get together and keeping the plot on track. Shi Ling doesn’t know that the male lead, Xiao Jinhan, can hear his thoughts. He keeps grumbling to himself until Xiao Jinhan starts looking a 6.4kReads7.3Score944Shelves

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   It's great! The low rating is probably because not many people have read it.

7. 57 古 A Reborn Ancient Bodyguard Goes on a Rampage in the Entertainment Industry 古穿今之暗卫重生在娱乐圈杀疯了 Little Pigeon Currently Typing正在码字的小鸽Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Top-tier Imperial Guard + Reincarnated after death + Powerful figure + Acting skills + Entertainment industry + Champion of justice .(No CP, no CP, no CP) Dark Guard Eleven, the sharpest blade of the empire, died in a hail of arrows after fighting to the death at Qinlong Mountain. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in modern society, with no identity, no money, and no connections. After going hungry for three days, Dark Guard Eleven stood expressionless in a convenience store, picke 3.4kReads8.9Score380Shelves

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   A reverse time-travel story: a top-tier ancient bodyguard travels to the modern era. With his god-like acting skills, audiences no longer need to watch the unskilled, ugly children of capitalists. And with the release of his martial arts manual, the nation is overjoyed; starting with the military, a nationwide martial arts era begins.

8. 58 玄 The Shadow Guard Has Lost His Mask Again 玄影卫他又掉马了 Braised Rice with Yellow Croaker小黄鱼焖饭Two Male Leads231k WordsOngoing (The book just came out, so the rating is low.) Powerful, stoic emperor vs. a sharp-witted, max-strength imperial bodyguard who is a master of inner monologues. Both are strong. Strong top and strong bottom, no one gets weaker! Everyone's favorite! Note: The palace intrigue and political schemes aren't meant to be realistic. They're just for the plot, so please don't overthink them. I, Qi Luo, am the hardest-working lackey in the Xuan Ying Bureau, the sharpest blade at the emperor's side. On th 17Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   A sweet romance novel featuring a bodyguard and time travel [laughs]

9. 59 暗 The Secret Guard Is Hard to Keep Captive 暗卫难囚 A Forest in the Clouds and Mountains云山有林Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Older Love Interest + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Faked Death + Transmigration + Mutual Devotion + Beautiful, Cold-Faced Guard Bottom × Dashing, Powerful Prince Top] Yan Huiqing transmigrated into the body of a faceless shadow guard. As the name suggests, a faceless shadow guard has no identity, no face, and no self. He wears a mask every day and lives like a puppet, constantly reminding himself that he is nothing more than the prince's shadow. But his master was an absolut 3kReads7.1Score470Shelves
10. 60 穿 I Became a Shadow Guard, and My Master Is a Lunatic 穿成暗卫，我家主子神经病 Drunk Beneath the Ninth Autumn醉卧九秋Two Male Leads148k WordsCompleted Who dies over and over again like this?!!! Bai Qingshan, male, likes men, earned a PhD in philosophy from a prestigious university, and had just passed the civil service exam when he suddenly died and transmigrated to the interstellar era. With no identity, no common sense, and no skills, Bai Qingshan spent five years mining on a barren planet, then fled to the central star cluster and spent another five years scavenging trash. At last, at the sensitive age of thirty-five, his boyfriend ran off 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern-day time travel to ancient times + bodyguards, the writing is pretty good, worth checking out, several of them are quite funny [laughs][laughs][laughs]

11. 61 当 I Went Mad Serving as a Secret Guard, Then Someone Told Me I'm a Prince 当暗卫当疯了，有人告诉我是皇子 Fu Zhunan负烛南Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration] [Complete] [Click to follow the protagonist as he fights his way from cannon fodder to supporting male character to villain to main character.] [Transmigrate into a book + silly, hilarious protagonist + unmatched fighting skills but a screw loose, with a mental illness] Zhou Jinzhi, a pampered young master, transmigrates from a girl into a boy! With disaster striking and his family wiped out, a twist of fate turns him into a royal palace bodyguard. He assumes he i 1.3kReads9.0Score167Shelves

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    When talking about secret guards, this book is definitely a must-read.

12. 62 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Slave, the Cold Prince Makes Me Serve at His Side 穿越成奴后，冷王让我近身侍奉 Peerless Bright Moon无双明月Ancient Romance701k WordsCompleted [Two strong leads + devoted to each other + heroine disguises herself as a man] Good grief, she was an abandoned assassin from her organization, and now she had transmigrated into the body of a lowly slave in an ancient prince’s manor. By a strange twist of fate, she gained a miraculous protective talisman that made her impossible to kill, crush, or beat to death. Because of it, the aloof Prince Lie, who never went near women or men, began sneaking into her room every night. He came when she was 695Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    Not bad 😊😊😊

13. 63 霸 The Domineering Prince Won't Let Go of His Pure-Hearted Shadow Guard! 霸道王爷赖上纯情小影卫！ I'll Spoil You就宠你Two Male Leads337k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Gentle master top × cold outside, warm inside shadow guard bottom | Stunning shadow guard with incredible fighting skills | Foundling raising | Sweet romance | Lighthearted and sweet | No angst | Both are pure | One-on-one] [The top absolutely dotes on the bottom, and the bottom absolutely dotes on the top] So the person who saved me that night was from the Shadow Guard Camp? He’s exactly my type. Then there’s no way I’m letting him go. I’ll bring him back and keep him. He 37.3kReads8.8Score9.2kShelves
14. 64 暗 The Hidden Guard 暗卫 Egg Fried Rice蛋炒饭Ancient Romance80k WordsCompleted A Ying, a devoted shadow guard skilled in all kinds of concealed weapons, failed a mission and was taken home by the heroine’s father to serve as the shadow guard of Lin Yuening. Gradually influenced by her bright, innocent nature, he became her devoted follower, willing to give his life to protect her. Lin Yuening, the only daughter of the great general who guards the nation, was cherished by everyone. Pure and kind, she didn’t awaken the resilience buried deep within her until she was framed a 58Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 殿 Your Highness, Run! Your Bodyguard Is the Enemy Kingdom’s Tyrant 殿下快跑：你身边暗卫是敌国暴君 Tang Yiyi糖伊伊Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both sexually inexperienced, secret identities, mind reading, villains] [Scheming tyrant (secret identity: a fake bodyguard named Sheng Wuchen, always plotting to kill the prince) × enemy prince (secret identity: a fake eunuch named Liuliu, always plotting to assassinate the tyrant)] Lu Li is a high schooler in the prime of his youth. After being hit by a truck while saving someone, he transmigrates into a novel he had just finished reading. Lu Li [The tyrant’s been poisoned wit 10.9kReads8.4Score2.7kShelves

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    I searched for ages and this is all I found. Just make do with it.

16. 66 孤 The Spoiled Concubine Raised in Isolation Is the Enemy Nation's Crown Prince 孤娇养的侍妾是敌国太子 Yu Shining郁诗柠Two Male Leads550k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + mutually devoted and faithful + sickly beauty + equally matched leads + secret identities] While putting down a rebellion, the Crown Prince of Wei came across a sickly young man. The more he looked, the more astonished he became. The fellow was so frail, could he really be old enough to come of age? Watching him sip his water in tiny, measured mouthfuls, Wei Heng’s brow furrowed. So delicate! Then he watched him slowly pick up a bite of food and nearly slammed a hand on the tabl 1.6kReads9.1Score219Shelves
17. 67 手 She Just Wants to Pick a Fight, So She Becomes the Prince's Bodyguard 手痒的她，只想做王爷的护卫 Chi Qiufeng迟秋风Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted I have an itch to kill someone. As luck would have it, the prince was attacked. I could kill a few people and save his life while I was at it. The prince gets attacked all the time? Perfect! If I become his guard, I'll have a legitimate excuse to kill people. Su Liu had originally become Xiao Yunze's guard just to satisfy her bloodlust. Who knew she'd satisfy that craving and develop a new one as well? Sigh, if only I hadn't started. 351Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This female lead is incredibly powerful. She started as an assassin for the Yellow Springs Pavilion, then killed her master, who was then her former leader, and tortured them. After killing her master, she befriended her senior brother and another master, curing his strange illness that caused him to have murderous urges, and also removing the poison used on the Yellow Springs Pavilion assassins. Then she encountered the male lead in the forest. She became his bodyguard, easily knocking down one of his guards with a single finger. She's incredibly impressive.

18. 68 杀 A Killer's Retirement! 杀手的退休生活！ Playing in the Stream山涧戏水Ancient Romance162k WordsCompleted Yin Xiu, a ruthless modern-day assassin, died unexpectedly and returned to ancient times. She thought she had landed in a little rural-life side story and planned to spend her days relaxing in retirement. But it turned out her husband already had a childhood sweetheart. His older brother, though, was a peerlessly handsome man, a rare beauty. Had she somehow lucked out and found a hidden gem in this little mountain village? Just as she had started building a fortune and was ready to enjoy a peace 1kReads8.0Score128Shelves
19. 69 重 Reborn, the Emperor Can Actually Read Minds 重生后，皇帝那厮竟然会读心术了 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [A quick palate cleanser: a short story, not romance-focused. The heroine has a hard time training to become a hidden guard early on and loves to complain.] Lao Li never imagined she would one day become the emperor’s hidden guard. And when necessary, she even had to dress as a eunuch to serve him. Luckily, she managed the emperor’s private treasury, so from then on she could eat and drink like royalty. Every day, she fantasized about the emperor, wishing she could be the only one in his heart, 989Reads9.0Score141Shelves
20. 70 你 Hello! Mr. Assassin 你好！杀手大人 Jiujiu Chang'an玖玖长安Two Male Leads478k WordsCompleted Shen Yu had been the perennial runner-up on the modern world’s assassin rankings. He died in an explosion during a mission, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of Shen Yantang, an invisible illegitimate son in the Minister of Revenue’s household. To his surprise, Su Muyu, who had been number one on the modern assassin rankings, had transmigrated too. A top-tier workaholic, he took advantage of his inconspicuous identity, switched to his other persona, and resumed his old profession wit 474Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    This book is amazing!

21. 71 一 The Pampered Servant 一等宠奴 Mo Xiaoqi莫小弃Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted After an unexpected transmigration, the top assassin A Si becomes a lowly servant in the Prince of Huainan’s household. Someone everyone can bully? Not a chance. She’s an expert in every weapon and skill under the sun, and killing and arson are right up her alley. Go ahead and try bullying her! As her master, Xiu Linyang is quite pleased. “You worthless servant, is there anything in this world you can’t do?” The woman answers smugly, “This servant can do anything, Your Highness.” “Oh?” The princ 1.4kReads8.3Score175Shelves

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    Pretty good! [Flying kiss]

22. 72 暗 The Shadow Guard Dotes Exclusively on His Spoiled Young Master 暗卫他独宠纨绔世子 The Stars Need to Go to Bed Early星星要早睡Two Male Leads457k WordsOngoing Dual male leads: loyal guard gong × charming young heir shou Sweet romance | Devoted to each other, happy ending | Children | Side couple The early story is about political schemes and the push and pull between master and servant. From the middle onward, it's all about the couple's incredibly sweet romance. At first Young heir: “You took too long. You deserve to be punished...” Guard: “I accept whatever punishment the young heir sees fit.” Young heir: “Are you afraid to look at me?” Guard: “Yo 2.1kReads—Score272Shelves

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    This is so pretty and sweet 🥰

23. 73 重 Reborn as the Regent, I Dote on My Wife Like My Life Depends on It 重生摄政王之宠妻如命 Only Lose It When Necessary非必要不发癫Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted [Handsome regent gong x muscular commoner who is actually a shadow guard shou] [1v1 + both devoted to each other + sweet romance + a touch of ensemble cast + younger gong + happy ending + substitute + more couples to come] Reborn / possession of another's body / swapped identities / past and present lives / who truly belongs with whom? There's a bit of everyday domestic life, some commoner and court politics, and a cute child. A story about two people twisting themselves in knots, only to fall f 46Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 惹 The Trouble-Making Disciple 惹祸的徒弟 Autumn Winds Sweep In寒枫袭来Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted Because of natural disasters, the people of Liangcheng in Tianguo suffer from severe hunger. With no choice but to leave their hometown to survive, they head for the prosperous capital. A mother and son cling to each other as they make the arduous journey of a thousand li. By the time they reach the outskirts of the capital, the unfortunate mother is on the verge of death from hunger. Looking at her young son, she hopes some kindhearted person will take him in so he won’t starve to death. After 1.7kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    [Bump post][Bump post][Bump post]

25. 75 胎 Born into the Womb: I Tried to Pretend to Be Ordinary, but Turns Out I Really Can't 胎穿：想假装平凡，结果是真不行 Jin Manduola金蛮多拉Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted When Su Ningning was reborn from the top secret guard into a modern-day baby, the first thing she decided was that she would live an ordinary life. She absolutely would not compete to be the best or stand out from the crowd. But things didn’t seem to be going the way she’d imagined! When Su Ningning started kindergarten, she plucked all the flowers in the apartment complex and gave them to her mother in exchange for an ice cream. Her mother stared at the familiar-looking flowers in silence. Befo 39.9kReads8.6Score6.6kShelves
26. 76 穿 After I Transmigrated and Got a Human-Like Shadow Guard, I Was Driven Crazy 穿越收获人机影卫后我被逼疯了 Song Yuxi颂雨溪Ancient Romance69k WordsOngoing [Devoted Shadow Guard + Transmigration + Master and Servant + Comedy + Two Powerful Leads + Gender-Bender + Mild Angst + Happy Ending + Both Chaste] Content warning: This is a gender-bender story. The male lead is utterly devoted and submissive, and the relationship is unequal. Wei Minzhi transmigrates, and the first thing she sees when she wakes is a man kneeling before her, holding out a whip in both hands. She can’t help drooling (crossed out) and is utterly shocked. The man calls her “Maste 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You should check this out, I really love it, it's a super delicious book! The young bodyguard is incredibly loyal, and the female lead is also very funny, a bit silly. She dotes on her young bodyguard, and there's a main detective storyline with some domestic intrigue. You won't regret buying it, everyone! [Kissing emoji]

27. 77 重 Reborn as a Hard-to-Win Guard 重生之侍卫难求 Xiaomin Wants Instant Noodles小敏想吃方便面Two Male Leads41k WordsOngoing In Ying Qi’s dictionary, there is no such thing as giving up. Having embraced new ideas, he refuses to submit to feudal ethics, yet has no choice but to bow to feudal power. At least here, he has the family and brothers he could never have had in his previous life. [Light harem elements] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check out Wei Wanrenmi

28. 78 杀 The Assassin Huajin and the Deranged Crown Prince 杀手花烬和疯批太子殿下 Fairy Footprints妖精的脚印Two Male Leads641k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + twins + coercive love + madmen] The flames burned through the long night; snow fell to bury the great river. The crown prince disguised himself as Xiao Xuehe and forced himself on Hua Jin. If Hua Jin still couldn't tell the two of them apart, had he ever wondered whether the boy he'd met in the snow as a child might have been him? Had he gotten used to giving his younger brother's name whenever he went out? After all, who would be foolish enough to give his real name? Could it 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    😁😁😁😁😁

29. 79 圣 Your Majesty, the Shadow Guard Knows His Mistake and Begs to Be Punished 圣上，影卫知错了，主动求罚 No Class Is Beyond Corruption有腐无类Two Male Leads92k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + shadow guard + emperor and shadow guard + domineering, cold-blooded emperor gong vs. loyal, patient shadow guard shou + sweet romance + physical torment without emotional angst] Domineering, cold-blooded emperor gong: Li Yunting Loyal, patient shadow guard shou: Yun Jiu In his teens, Li Yunting killed his father, the emperor, and his elder brother, then took the throne. He rules as an autocrat. Opinions of him vary, but everyone agrees on one thing: he is a bona fide tyrant, b 21Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This one is also a bodyguard, but not from another time. [Sending heart]

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