The Male Lead Is a Monk 男主是和尚或者僧人

1. 101 为 Breaking My Vows for Love: My Ascetic Buddha King, Don’t Spoil Me So Much 为爱破戒，禁欲佛王别太宠 Yi Mu You Miao亦木又苗Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [A radiant, alluring, flirtatious beauty from the Western Regions × a powerful, ascetic, cold-faced Buddha] As a mission-taker, Lu Ming hit a brick wall on her very first attempt. After starting over nine times, she still hadn't won him over. If she failed again, she'd turn into bubbles and disappear. As someone reborn, Zhao Yesheng had lived nine lifetimes without finding the person who had harmed him. Instead, he had dragged the woman who loved him into a fiery death. This time, he didn't want 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 开 Slay the River God from the Start and Plunder the Demons' Talents 开局斩杀河神，掠夺妖魔天赋 Northeastern Little Koi东北小锦鲤Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted In the Great Xia Dynasty, there are Daoists, monks, and Confucian scholars, while demons and monsters run rampant. Xu Lang, however, is just an ordinary martial artist who could die at any moment. Fortunately, by slaying demons and monsters, he can seize their innate bloodline gifts and earn Demon-Slaying Points to improve his cultivation techniques and martial skills. So he draws his blade against the demons and monsters, terrifying creatures that have lived for centuries, and stunning the enti 8.9kReads7.7Score648Shelves

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   ✨✨A single encounter can lead to a lifetime of regret; a tangled web of emotions, impossible to unravel, yet together they experience trials and tribulations, ultimately finding love and a lifetime of happiness, returning home sweetly. And what's more, the female lead's words always manage to throw him into disarray.✨✨ The two protagonists, their story begins with something extraordinary, starting with a simple lunch together. Then, knowing each other's identities, the plan becomes much easier: simply win him over and turn him into an ally.

3. 103 半 Half a Lifetime of Bodhi, Half a Lifetime of Demons 半生菩提半生魔 Mo Cui Si墨翠丝Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [Monk + merfolk + strong leads + Classic of Mountains and Seas] “I was destined to spend my life in the depths of the ocean, while you protect all living beings from the ninth heaven. Farewell, my Buddha.” “You chose to protect the merfolk, and I chose to protect you, my girl.” 243Reads6.4Score105Shelves

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   I recommend this book.

4. 104 宁 I Would Betray the Buddha, but Never You 宁负如来，不负卿 Salmon三文鱼Ancient Romance908k WordsCompleted He cultivated Buddhism for nine lifetimes, then fell into demonic ways in the tenth. He always called her a sinful creature. At first, she would argue back, but later all she could do was sigh. The first time she saw him, he wore a monk's robe that shone so brightly it hurt her eyes. The red of his robe was more dazzling than the sunset on the horizon. When he draped his white jade prayer beads around her, she lost her heart in an instant. How could anyone like him exist? He was so beautiful he 75Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist was originally the sixth prince, but was identified by the imperial advisor as the incarnation of the Dragon King, so he became a monk at a young age and lived a life of quiet cultivation in a temple. The female protagonist was originally a wealthy young lady, but after her entire family was executed, she wandered the world and met the male protagonist when he went down the mountain to gain experience...

5. 105 小 Little Monk, I've Set My Sights on You! 小和尚，我看上你了！ Dendrobium Pork Ribs石斛小排骨Ancient Romance154k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted couple + reborn] After traveling thousands of miles from the modern world to this era, she suddenly found herself inhabiting the body of a little girl. To avoid being discovered, she did her best to act like a young lady from a prestigious family. But she was a female general and a secret agent! A scheming, taciturn man set her up, her fiancé disappeared, and she was forced to marry a man who had only just left the monastery. This heartless monk dragged her 5Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Monk Returned to Secular Life for Me 穿越后和尚为我还俗 Flaky Moon, Three Rivers酥月叁川Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted Don't bother reading this. It's not well written. If I could delete the work, I'd take it down myself. If you don't mind the writing, feel free to keep reading. [Fahai x Green Snake] [Everyday sweetness] Capital Arc: After transmigrating into a green snake, she has to pose as a noble family's young lady to help White Snake win back her love. She also happens to fall in love, only to discover that her first love is none other than Fahai. Jinshan Temple Arc: Her first love's character has totally 66Reads8.1Score—Shelves
7. 107 佛 Mistaken by the Buddha 佛误 Cold Jade玉冷Ancient Romance109k WordsOngoing They lived next door to each other in Chang'an. He rode a bamboo hobbyhorse, and she played around the bed with a green plum. But he rode not bamboo, but a prayer cushion, and he did not come to her. She was the one who went to him. From the moment she was young, she was captivated by the young monk's handsome face. From then on, she secretly gave him her heart. At fifteen, she was forced to travel to a foreign land and become the consort of an enemy ruler. When they met again, she was a consort 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 渡 Crossing to Buddhahood: The Demoness Has No Restraint 渡佛：妖女肆无忌惮 Keep Charging Ahead一直冲冲冲Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted He destroyed his indestructible body for me and broke his vows of abstinence. Yet all I wanted was to destroy the divine-demon barrier he guarded, and I even left him behind, making him bear a crime he never committed… Bai Yu, tell me, how can I be such a terrible person? Zhenzhu asks. Her words are clearly full of sorrow, yet she speaks with an utterly indifferent expression, as if she had never fallen for that eminent monk. Bai Yu is silent, but the monk says: “You are the ruler of the demon r 110Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 桃 Peach Blossoms in Bloom: The Young Saintly Monk Enters the Mortal World 桃花夭夭：少年圣僧入了尘 The Witch of the Teahouse茶茶屋的女巫Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, strong male and female leads, sweet romance] [A monk who has withdrawn from the world + a thousand-year-old peach blossom tree spirit; they start off fighting, then accompany each other on a little cultivation journey] The peach blossom spirit Yaoyao spent a thousand years cultivating before taking human form. She’d been mooching off people for nearly a decade when she ran into trouble with a young Daoist priest. Later, Yaoyao clutched her aching waist and glared at him. “You’re a m 28Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 欲 The River of Desire, the Sorrow of the Valley 欲河殇川 Wutong Yi Sheng梧桐臆笙Ancient Romance103k WordsOngoing [Standalone short stories + romance + serious drama] Have you ever, for a fleeting moment, felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with someone or somewhere? In this great era, the men and women are so vivid and full of life. They pursue the people they love and strive to shine! Among them are a cool, aloof Buddhist cultivator who willingly falls into the cycle of reincarnation to save all living beings; a lovesick woman who waits for love, willingly drawing the boundaries of her own prison an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first story in the series is about a monk, and it's really good!!

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