Are There Really No Better Female Leads Than Lü Songli, Xu Yue, and the Others? 难道没有比吕颂梨，许玥等人更好的女主文了吗？

1. 101 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 124.8kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
2. 102 女 Disguised as a Man, I Took the Official World by Storm 女扮男装的我在官场杀疯了 Endless Cat Tail无极猫尾Ancient Romance957k WordsOngoing Just after Jiang Ting, a powerful political figure, retired, she died in an earthquake. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Ting, an orphan whose entire family had been massacred. To avenge her family and survive, she bound her chest, took medicine, disguised herself as a young man, and embarked on the thorny road to the imperial examinations. She uncovered a murder case, exposed a merchant's scheme, brought down the powerful, and claimed the top examination rank again and again! A 197Reads8.4Score—14d adds
3. 103 功 Seal of Merit 功德印 Green Robes in Misty Rain青衫烟雨Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted A thousand years later, the former demoness bears a Merit Seal and embarks on a new life, guiding people toward goodness and accumulating merit. Little does she know that the very first person she meets is so wicked he draws the wrath of both gods and men. Get him to mend his ways? Forget it. I might as well die again. 202Reads9.1Score—14d adds
4. 104 盛 A Peaceful and Prosperous Age 盛世安稳 Luo Yu Qiu Han落雨秋寒Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Yixin had been blind. Ignoring everyone’s warnings, she married Zhu Congyu, the heir to a marquis’s household. She thought he was a cold-faced man with a warm heart, but for the sake of the woman he loved, he disregarded the lives of their children. Only when news arrived that her family had been condemned and wiped out did she finally understand how foolishly she had lived. Her family was destroyed, her children were gone… She had so much hatred and resentment… If she 7.7kReads9.1Score64514d adds
5. 105 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 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1k14d adds
6. 106 小 Little Taoist Priestess, His Highness Has His Eye on You 小道姑，殿下他看上你了 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the Great Yue imperial palace is home to a Third Prince. He is breathtakingly handsome and exceptionally gifted, yet his moods are as unpredictable as the weather. Proud, aloof, and absolutely not interested in women! Except a little Taoist nun has somehow managed to get close to him. Everyone says the Third Prince's love star has finally arrived, and waits to see the capital's most notorious beauty tamed. But... “Your Highness, a report: the little Taoist nun is holding the ha 3.8kReads9.2Score48014d adds
7. 107 重 Reborn on the Day of Her Husband's Wedding, She Turns the Tables Against All Odds! 重生回夫君大婚时，她逆风翻盘！ Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Reborn + face-slapping and scumbag punishment + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + stunning, formidable heroine + scheming hero] Yun Zheng was the only daughter of Great Qi's richest tycoon, wealthy enough to rival a nation. In her previous life, she married into the Marquis's household with a lavish bridal procession, only to become a laughingstock on her wedding night. Her husband held a wedding ceremony with his first love, taking her as a second wife alongside Yun Zheng. His mother sma 31.9kReads8.8Score3.3k14d adds

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   Personally, I think this book is even better than Lü Songli's. The female lead, Ning Zhiwei, is super cool! 🥁🥁🥁 A strategist, calm, and ruthless female lead with off-the-charts intelligence, forbearance, and deep affection. The male lead, the Minister of Justice, was in his past life when his entire loyal Ning family was slaughtered. To avenge this, Ning Zhiwei led an army of 100,000 to marry Su Mingjin, wholeheartedly supporting his rebellion. However, she was betrayed by her half-sister and Su Mingjin, sent to the enemy camp to be tortured, and even shot dead by Su Mingjin in public. Reborn on the eve of the Ning family's downfall, she tears up the script, defies fate, protects her family, punishes the scumbag, kills the treacherous officials, and brings peace and prosperity to the people. Revenge, she will take it herself! The throne, she will sit on it herself!

8. 108 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds

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   The first book is an early cultivation novel, a bit niche, but still very good. The second is an imperial examination novel, written by Xu Yue! Her authority speaks for itself! The third book is a political intrigue novel, and it's absolutely, absolutely, absolutely amazing!!!

9. 109 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 97.4kReads9.4Score8.6k14d adds

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   1. A short story of 40,000 words about a demon (with a romantic subplot) cultivating to become an immortal (no romantic subplot). "Highly recommended" for everyone to read. 2. Human cultivation (ensemble cast, no romance) 3. Ancient imperial examination (no romance) 4. An all-around, naturally clumsy, and powerful figure (with romance, appears late in the story) 5. A lighthearted and humorous story about going to the countryside for college entrance exams in the modern era (ensemble cast, with romance) 6. A post-apocalyptic hoarding story (no romance)

10. 110 你 You Peddle Nonsense, I Go Off the Rails: I'm the Boss of Shengjing 你贩剑，我发癫，盛京城里我是爹 Tang Jiujiu糖酒酒Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Palace and Household Intrigue + Pop-Culture References + Subverting Tropes + Shamelessly Outrageous] Feng Xi, an apocalypse powerhouse, transmigrated into a male-oriented son-in-law novel and became the princess wife of the overpowered male lead, Qi Xiao. The princess was as foolish as a pig, selfish and cruel. She tormented Qi Xiao in every way, and in the end he cut off her hands and feet and threw her into Snake Valley, where countless snakes tore her apart. Feng X 2.1kReads9.3Score21414d adds

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    There really are some [laughing and crying emojis]. The first book is about a post-apocalyptic tycoon who transmigrates into a princess and basically walks around doing nothing. The second book features a female college student with mind-reading abilities and benefits humanity, shocking the court and making the whole country revolve around her, eavesdropping and listening to gossip. The third book is similar to the second, with two systems. Haha, Xuanwu-sama and Xiao Si are completely manipulated by the Fifth Miss, who can't bear the pain of love and spends all her time gossiping. The fourth book is a political intrigue novel with excellent writing, by Song Chuyu and Qin Jia Xiao Liu, currently being serialized.

11. 111 替 Marrying in Her Sister's Place, the Lucky Farm Girl Makes a Comeback 替姐出嫁后，锦鲤农女逆袭了 Late Harvest晚禾Ancient Romance4.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + everyone’s darling + the silly husband is a real catch] During a famine, the Ren family traded a cartload of grain for Song Jiu, making her the wife of their foolish son. Everyone said the fool was vicious and violent, and that one bite from him would leave you sick for days. But no one knew that her foolish husband had three great qualities: a handsome face, a great physique, and even greater stamina. With her lucky carp constitution, Song Jiu became the darling of the Ren fami 12.6kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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    These books are well-written, especially the last one, where Wei Chengqi tragically dies alone, never marrying. I wonder if it's because he fell in love with Manxing.

12. 112 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 115.1kReads9.6Score16.6k14d adds

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    The female lead's career-driven story is incredibly captivating, filled with power struggles and illogical plots! I finished it in one go; the female lead's character is absolutely fantastic!!! She possesses an extremely strong inner strength and a powerful, uplifting sense of female consciousness! The image shows the male lead's evaluation of the female lead, which basically encapsulates her character.

13. 113 快 Quick Transmigration: The Satisfying-Story Heroine Rejects the Tragic Strong-and-Beautiful Script 快穿之爽文女主拒绝美强惨剧本 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted Seeking a way to avenge her sect, Su Yuan travels to the myriad small worlds to find the scattered fragments of her divine consciousness. But when she sees those fragments, so pure and kind that they have become stepping stones for others to ascend, Su Yuan is furious. Heh, are cannon fodder destined to lose to fate? We cultivators have always fought heaven for our lives. Without the will to slay the heavens, how can we ever reach the peak? If heaven favors its chosen ones, then I’ll pierce the 6.8kReads9.2Score70814d adds

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    They're all female-centric novels, and to be honest, I think they're all very good. The cross-dressing Mingyue Lang Xu Yue, the Prime Minister Cheng Qing, and the rational, intelligent, and powerful Guihua, Yun Jiao, and Su Yuan are all basically without romantic pairings, with at most a tiny bit of romance between them.

14. 114 全 After My Family Read My Mind, All the Villain Personas Crumbled 全家反派读我心后，人设都崩了 Meow Jinjin喵金金Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [The short dramas Dawnlight Enters the Dream, Shaking the Realm and The Baby Goes to Court, While the Villainous Family Hears Her Thoughts are now available.] Original title: The Whole Family's Character Changes After They Hear My Thoughts [Transmigration into a book + whole family can hear thoughts + pampered darling + alternate world + tyrant + sweet romance + unhinged + no-brainer] Wei Chixi transmigrates into a book, becoming a doomed side character who is abandoned by her mother at birth, o 17.6kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
15. 115 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.2kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds

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    The female lead has a broad perspective and isn't a saint; the writing is excellent.

16. 116 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 68.1kReads9.4Score7.6k14d adds
17. 117 吃EN Big Gossip! The Paralyzed Man Stood Up After Reading My Thoughts 吃大瓜！瘫子读我心声后站起来了 Slightly Shallow Dimples梨涡有点浅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Gossip + mind reading + beloved by the whole family + household intrigue + palace intrigue + pocket dimension] Jian Ruonan transmigrated into a novel as its wicked female supporting character, the real heiress secretly switched at birth by a concubine in the marquis's household. The fake heiress was good at everything. Jian Ruonan could do nothing but eat and drink, making her the useless foil. Luckily, she bound herself to a gossip System. Every day, she could just lie flat and enjoy the gossi 40.1kReads9.2Score5.4k14d adds
18. 118 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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    These are all books I've read and found to be very good. They all have audiobooks with real voice actors, and the voice acting is excellent. "Why Not Cross the River Together" is superb; both the novel and the audiobook are fantastic and show great care. Highly recommended! I still remember being deeply moved when I listened to "Bound by Spring's Passion." The voice acting is excellent, and the plot is great too… I won't go into detail, but I recommend reading these two first, haha. Recently, I've been listening to "Youngest Daughter Chang Le," the voice acting is excellent, and Chang Le is very lively.

19. 119 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 151.8kReads9.6Score19.7k14d adds

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    🌟Super captivating female protagonist novels! 🌿Women disguised as men pursuing official careers, 🌺Palace intrigue within the imperial court, 🍀Fortune telling and face reading—a diverse range of genres! The female leads are exceptionally intelligent and emotionally intelligent, the plots are incredibly engaging, there's no filler, and the writing is superb. I've read almost every book by each author. Sisters who love female protagonist novels, go for it! 🔥

20. 120 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.8kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds

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    My bookshelf has two excellent books that rival those by Lü Songli. The first focuses on education, and the second on inheritance. Both are well-written, morally sound, and logically coherent. You definitely won't regret reading them! [Already hooked][Already hooked]

21. 121 纨 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 49.1kReads9.4Score6.1k14d adds

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    These two books feature more intricate political intrigue than those by Lü Songli and Xu Yue. ① Princess Qin Jinzhi is a true politician and general. Her own abilities and the power she built are the foundation for her open and covert struggles with the cunning old foxes in the court. ② A princess who rose from the cold palace manages to get her father, who despises her, to release her. She can repeatedly outmaneuver and win against the Song family, who are not emperors but act like emperors themselves. She can also keep shrewd palace maids and eunuchs loyal to her. She is truly a remarkable figure.

22. 122 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.3kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
23. 123 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    This has to be the ultimate "white moonlight" story!!! Keep reading! The more you read, the more you love it!!!

24. 124 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [No CP + Ensemble Cast + Strong Female Lead + Sect Life + Everyone's a Little Crazy] [The main cast are eccentric and outrageous. The heroine is self-reliant, loyal, and just a bit unhinged.] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting female character, crawling through the shadows of a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will whip the entire cultivation world into shape. She encourages her world-weary villaino 38.1kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds

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    The four books I've recently read are all great: 13 (no romance), 14 (cultivation), and 23 (classical Chinese). 😘😘

25. 125 大 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Li Hua璃华Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 26.9kReads9.5Score4.6k14d adds

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    The four books I've recently read are all great: 13 (no romance), 14 (cultivation), and 23 (classical Chinese). [Kiss][Kiss]

26. 126 快 Quick Transmigration: The Lovesick Tycoon Is So Clingy 快穿：病娇大佬他好黏人 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [Comic adaptation complete] At the moment of her death, Nan Qing’s greatest wish is to have a healthy body. After she dies, she gets bound to something that calls itself the System. It can give her a healthy body, and in return, she has to complete the tasks it assigns. Save the male supporting characters? Er’er: “Save the male supporting characters in stories about saving the world, and change their tragic endings of loving someone they can’t have, growing old alone, and spending their whole li 47kReads9.5Score4k14d adds

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    This quick transmigration novel is absolutely amazing! Every work by SuiSui is a masterpiece; the writing is superb, very detailed, and the female lead is intelligent and has strong moral principles. I finished over 3 million words and still wanted more—it's so good!

27. 127 弃 The Abandoned Daughter Is Fierce: The Scheming Poison Doctor Only Wants to Get Ahead! 弃女好凶：腹黑毒医只求上进！ Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted [No romance + a little System + transmigrate into a book + poison and medicine + genius scholar + female supporting character awakens] Only after Song Yin dies does she learn that she's merely a tool of a supporting character in a book. She has to endure a painful childhood and inhuman experiences, possess extraordinary talent, and be utterly alone and desireless, all so she can become the heroine's all-purpose companion and shine for her. She has to cure the male lead, pave the way for the h 21.6kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
28. 128 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31k14d adds

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    Beautiful, truly a leading lady 😘

29. 129 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6k14d adds

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    Lin Zhihuang, Lü Songli, Xu Yue, Chi Miao, Bai Lan, Qi Xu, Wei Xiyin, and Su He are all female-centric novels; you won't regret reading them, they are all truly excellent. They all have ratings above 9.5, The only one with a 9.3 Is an ancient post-apocalyptic novel, which is also super good. The clan chief's grandfather wants her to be the next clan chief.

30. 130 我 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？ I'm Starving我超饿Ancient Romance965k WordsCompleted [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

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    The first book is a historical fiction about infrastructure development and power struggles. The female lead is incredibly shrewd; she outmaneuveres the system, making the system seem naive and innocent in comparison. She's also very adept at utilizing her resources and acts with great caution. In the second book, the female lead is truly decisive and ruthless; the author's description is spot on. Both of these books seem quite appealing to those who prefer female leads.

31. 131 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.1kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
32. 132 生 After Giving Birth, the Cold and Aloof Demon Emperor Begs Me to Stroke His Tail 生崽后，清冷妖皇哭求我摸他尾巴 Big Tangerine, Big Fortune大橘大利Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof seductress VS domineering female demon] The female demon Chu Qun was reborn. A thousand years had passed, yet her legends still covered the continent. The Saint of the Pill, the world-destroying Marquis Chu Yi, the sword-forging patriarch... They were all her secret identities! In her previous life, her siblings betrayed her. She was torn apart by chariots, and her soul was sealed beneath the abyss. This time, she returned in triumph, slaying prodigies, killing her enemies, and supp 38.9kReads9.6Score5.5k14d adds

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    I highly recommend the sixth and seventh books. Although they aren't female-centric novels, they both feature female protagonists who rise to power. In the sixth book, while others rely on scheming and plotting in palace intrigue, our Empress relies on a hundred palace rules she personally established! The female protagonist cautiously survives in the harem, vying for the Emperor's heart. The male protagonist ultimately leaves behind the unspoken words "Wanwan..." Before his death, a love he never uttered, which are ultimately captured in the painting he created day and night over seven years. Seriously, I cried my eyes out. Moreover, the concubines in the harem are also adorable, and there are conflicts. Yet, none of the concubines fail to admire or adore the female protagonist. The seventh book tells the story of Bei Jingchu's childhood. Lacking a mother's love, she received the exclusive favor of her father in the palace, cherished and pampered. He was betrothed to her as crown princess early on. This father-daughter relationship was truly touching. However, a drastic change occurred: the emperor's sudden coldness and wariness jeopardized the crown princess's lineage. Ultimately, Chu Chu remained her father's proudest student, while the emperor himself became a suspicious figure. Her father succeeded, but the imperial father and daughter could never return to what they once were. And then there's the friendship between Chu Chu and the young Bei Jingchu—truly touching.

33. 133 挖 You Want to Dig Out My Golden Core for the Heroine? I’ll Send the Whole Sect into My Imperial Banner 挖我金丹给女主？全宗进我人皇幡 That Mountain Far Away远方那座山Ancient Romance942k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Morally Gray] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Self-Righteous] [No Romance] Jia Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the vicious villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ruan Jiaojiao. After her golden core is ripped out, she looks at her mixed spiritual roots and damaged foundation, then resolutely embarks on the path of demonic cultivation! You dare rip out my golden core? Then the whole sect can go into my Human Emperor Banner! By day, she exudes the r 50.5kReads9.1Score7k14d adds
34. 134 太 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.6kReads9.2Score19814d adds

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    If you enjoy stories like those by Lü/Xu, come on! For readers who demand high quality in character development, writing style, and logical flow, these books are a must-read.

35. 135 曹 Cao Qinmo Reborn: Slaughtering Her Way Through the Harem 曹琴默重生后杀穿后宫 Fat Cat Eats Three Bowls at a Sitting肥猫一顿吃三碗Female-Channel Fanfiction296k WordsCompleted [A Catmao Production]: Two wicked women team up + renounce love + high-IQ palace intrigue Cao Qinmo, a concubine who died in the struggle for power in the imperial harem, opened her eyes and found herself reborn. This time, she would find a good ally and protect her daughter! 81Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    Okay, I don't know if everyone's understanding of female protagonist novels is the same as mine, but I'll still recommend a few to get you excited. First, the female lead is obviously married and is reborn. Although she's cunning, she doesn't hold power. (I'm avoiding this one mainly because I think she's very good at manipulating people.) Second, Xu Yue. I won't say much; I consider her the pinnacle of female protagonist novels, so I'll just mention it here. Third, currently no romance, mostly one-sided love. The female lead is powerful, a bit naive, and currently only loves her younger brother, treating everyone else as friends. I think it's good, and it should remain without romance. Fourth, by the same author as Lin Du, I really feel this one surpasses the original. I didn't even finish Lin Du's book, but I highly recommend it! Last, "Crazy Literature," every chapter is hilarious, I love it! Currently no romance, and I don't think there will be any later.

36. 136 弑 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后，我和死对头锁死了 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Mutual Purity] [Uncle and Sister-in-Law] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Mind Games and Steamy Romance] [Bickering Couple] [Two Strong Leads] [Happy Ending] The comic is now available. Search Tomato Novel for "After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Were Bound Together" to read it. -- Empress Su Li had a dream. In it, Emperor Jingchang took her on a trip south of the Yangtze, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like suicide. After her death, Emperor Jingchang also schemed to have her 20.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
37. 137 H Harry Potter: Make Grindelwald Great Again HP：让格林德沃再次伟大 Tan Li潭鲤Female-Channel Fanfiction676k WordsCompleted [Harry Potter fan fiction + Hogwarts Legacy + feel-good power fantasy + GGAD + everyone loves her + female-oriented, female protagonist + one-sided crushes galore + next generation] (The main story is complete. There is no explicit pairing in the main story, only an ambiguous, open ending. The bonus chapters have separate romance storylines.) After waking up a hundred years in the future, Yiwen Grindelwald finds that even the current Hogwarts headmaster is her junior. Suddenly promoted by an ent 24.4kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds
38. 138 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 23.9kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
39. 139 缺 One Move from This Shameless Junior Sister, and the Experts of the Nine Provinces Are All Stunned 缺德师妹一出手，九州大佬全麻了 Holding a Lamp Beneath the Moon月下执灯Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Lingyou transmigrates into a novel about a universally adored heroine, only to become the cannon-fodder female supporting character. The original owner was useless at everything and always the first to take the blame. The heroine killed a fellow disciple? The heroine leaked the sect's secret techniques? The heroine was secretly involved with the Demon Clan's holy lord? She got blamed for all of it. In the end, she died horribly amid the cheers of the entire cultivation world! Lu Lingyou says 45.7kReads9.1Score6.7k14d adds

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    If you know at least two of the characters Chi Miao, Ye Qiao, Yin Nian, Lu Lingyou, Jiang Que, Lin Du, Li Fu, Yu Xun Ge, you can just mindlessly read the others. Besides, all of them except the last one are finished, okay?

40. 140 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.9kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    Super, super good-looking. Junior Uncle Lin Du; Demon Emperor Di Yan Ge; Ghost Fiend Master Li Fu; Top Entertainment Star Nan Xiang Wan; Top Scholar and Minister Xu Yue; Chi Family Heiress and Heavenly Dao Female Lead Chi Qian; Super Alias ​​Shu Lan; Super Popular Yu Qiao; Super Rich Woman Ning Ruan; Crazy Female Celebrity Xie Mi

41. 141 G GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服 I Could, But I Won't可以但我不Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing [Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th 34.8kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds

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    I don't have anything similar, but I do have some really good-looking ones, also dressed as men.

42. 142 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
43. 143 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5k14d adds
44. 144 全 Global Mutation: I Evolve into a God at the End of the World 全球变异，我在末日异化成神 Mo Sibei陌肆白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse757k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + horror + supernatural powers + strong heroine + no romance + satisfying power fantasy + a touch of Lovecraftian horror] Sui Ning woke up one day to find the world had changed beyond recognition. A woman with a bird's beak, a boy who lived by eating human organs, a man who turned into a climbing vine to spy on others... And voices whispering in the shadows, like the most revolting of curses, making people dizzy and nauseous and desperate to dig their brains out. Sui Ning struggled t 1.5kReads9.1Score21814d adds

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    The first book was amazing! It gave me goosebumps from beginning to end. The female lead was so charming! [Crying][crying][crying] And the last one was so well-written; it felt like everyone was a protagonist! [Crying][crying][crying]

45. 145 惊 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6k14d adds
46. 146 快 Quick Transmigration: The Ordinary Passerby in a World of Mary Sues' Guide to Slacking Off 快穿之万人迷路人甲摆烂攻略指南 Ze Le则乐Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + A Useless College Student's Slacker-Style Conquest + Wild Imagination + No Fixed Male Lead + Love at First Sight] The hopeless Yu Qiao gets bound to a brand-new conquest System. Watching the System confidently tell her to conquer high-quality men in different worlds, Yu Qiao smiles. She thinks it's time to show the System what college students are really capable of. World One: She becomes a doomed palace consort who is bestowed upon a cuckolded man in a story about a ruler 93.3kReads9.0Score6.9k14d adds
47. 147 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.2kReads9.5Score17.7k14d adds
48. 148 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
49. 149 摆 The Lazy Princess: Fight for the Throne? Don't Make Me Laugh! I Can't Even Get Up 摆烂公主：夺嫡？别闹！我起不来 Easygoing Bro不易老哥Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Good news] She transmigrated into the sixth princess in an empire ruled by an empress. [Bad news] From the start, she drugged the chancellor's legitimate son, and now he's writhing on the bed, hey! [The Princess's Inner Thoughts] Fight for the throne? Don't even start! No way, not in this lifetime. Get up at three in the morning, attend court at five, and work all year without a break? Sorry, I can't get out of bed. 13.7kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    A high-IQ female lead who's hilarious! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji] The female lead, Qin Zhaoyue, is a mix of comedy and strategy. She's a time-traveler who always wants to slack off and skips court sessions, and loves food. [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

50. 150 甚 Alone 甚独 Half a Lifetime of Graying Hair华发半生Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing She has no golden finger, no powerful backer, and not even any special skills worth mentioning. With a moderate case of laziness and a terminal case of gluttony, she transmigrates more than 1,700 years into the past, to a time when cucumbers have only just become widespread, and cries out to the heavens: “Either switch me with someone else or strike me dead!” “It’s fine!” her mother says. “You have royal blood. If you round things off, you’re a runaway princess!” “Don’t worry!” her father says. 2.1kReads9.3Score21414d adds

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    Yes, there are: *Be Cautious When Alone* by Li Yingxin; *Reincarnated for Thirty-Six Years* by Li Dong'er; and *Don't Panic, My Parents and I Time-Traveled Together* by Chun Ya.

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