I'm in a Reading Slump! Looking for Stories with Some Brains 书荒了！想看些有脑子的书

1. 101 让 You Asked Me to Explore the Wonders of Science, So Why Did I Walk Into a Haunted Lair? 让你走近科学，你走进诡窝？ Pumpkin Rice Porridge南瓜米粥Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Single heroine + livestreaming + supernatural exploration] Jiang Yuan is live-streaming an outdoor night-fishing trip at a haunted reservoir when he scares popular streamer Xiaoyi into tears! The clip shoots straight to the top of the trending list. His agent panics. “I told you to stick to science and share educational content. Now you’re claiming that ghost soldiers are crossing over? You’re fired!” Jiang Yuan: “Come on, it’s all science! Just hear me out!” The authorities show up and ask him 14kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
2. 102 花 Spending Money Is Just My Job, So Why Are They All Falling for Me? 花钱只是工作，怎么全成翘嘴了？ Half a Lifetime of Freedom半世逍遥Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Tycoon] [Multiple Heroines] [Underdog Comeback] [Stable Currency] [Fish Pond] Locked up in solitary confinement more than a dozen times. Poor loser Yang Fan unexpectedly acquires the Big Sap System. Spending money on beautiful women earns him cash back, and from then on he rises to the pinnacle of life. Don't think being a Tycoon is all fun. The truth is, you can't even imagine how much fun it is. "Any problem that money can solve isn't a problem, including the beautiful women and their love... 100.7kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
3. 103 无 The Unrivaled Homeroom Teacher: I Can See My Students' Talents 无双班主任：我能看见学生天赋 From Humble Beginnings起于微末Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Stamford Bridge, the Champions League final. Chu Xiaoran, the Dragon Nation's 20-year-old star striker, scores a hat trick on this legendary pitch! He plays a major role in leading the Blues to the Champions League title, stunning the world! In the post-match interview, facing media from around the globe, he says with a smile: “The person I'm most grateful to is my high school teacher, Mr. Xu!” “Without him, I wouldn't be where I am!” … The IAAF Diamond League, the Samba leg. Dragon Nation's fl 17.6kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
4. 104 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 57.3kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
5. 105 老 Behave Yourself! You're Always Around When the Crackdowns Happen 老实点！每次严打都有你 A Daydreaming Donkey发呆的驴Urban535k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the body of a 74-year-old man. He activates the Max-Level Old Man Antics System. Pulling stunts is the key to living longer. The only problem is that his stunt locations are a bit of a trap. He gets arrested every time. First sign-in: pulls a stunt at a bathhouse, earning the street nickname Bathhouse Emperor! Second sign-in: pulls a stunt at a roadside stall, earning the street nickname General of the Roller Shutter! Third sign-in: pulls a stunt in a rented apartment, earn 3.8kReads8.0Score273Shelves
6. 106 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 47.6kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
7. 107 景 The Scenic Area Pays 300 Yuan, and the Ancients Are Having a Blast at Work 景区工资三百块，古人干的很痛快 Braised Eggplant Casserole红烧茄子煲Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The short drama adaptation is now available] Qin Yao had just arrived in a parallel world when he inherited a tourist attraction! But to his surprise, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. There weren’t any attractions to speak of, and he couldn’t even afford to hire NPCs. He was about to sell the place, since the land alone was worth a fortune. But Qin Yao never expected to bind himself to an NPC System! The System had only one function: it could bring people from the pages of history to work as 73.7kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
8. 108 投 A Glitch in My Reincarnation? What’s That Got to Do with Me? 投胎出了bug，关我什么事儿 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.3M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 96.5kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
9. 109 乱 Choosing a Consort at the Mass Grave: She Crashes Right into the Prince's Heart 乱葬岗选妃：撞到王爷心巴上 Meng Qianxi萌千喜Ancient Romance3.6M WordsCompleted [Bold, decisive catlike princess consort VS frail hostage prince who falls for her on his own, political intrigue and sweet romance] What? I, a renowned evil physician, transmigrated, only to find a prince choosing a consort at a mass grave? And he chose me because I was the only one still alive? As it turned out, he was close to death too. Ming Ruoxie decided they should work together and pretend to be husband and wife. Some time later, Ming Ruoxie glanced at the man lying beside her. “My lord, 4.1kReads9.2Score611Shelves
10. 110 轮 Reincarnation: Trapped in a Single Lifetime 轮回人生：被困在一世时间里 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He had once been an explorer, a war correspondent, a business genius, and the king of investment. He had also been a notorious war profiteer, a world-famous charlatan and prophet. He was also the greatest composer and novelist of the century. And a materials scientist, a physicist, a giant in the history of science... Countless times, in countless different ways, he had stood at the pinnacle of the world. Only he knew any of it, however, before he broke through the limits of a single lifetime. U 48.3kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
11. 111 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 31kReads9.6Score5.6kShelves
12. 112 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 38.4kReads9.7Score6.5kShelves
13. 113 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 124.5kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
14. 114 帝 The Emperor and Empress Fight Every Day to See Who Dies First 帝后每天互殴，看谁先死 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing Feng Xing is the daughter of Chu Xi’s Grand Marshal, who commands an army of four hundred thousand. Shen Feng has been emperor for just two years. Shen Feng is utterly depraved, ruthless, and cruel. To secure his throne, he decides to marry Feng Xing and make her empress. First, he will fake her death to lure her father to the capital for the funeral. Then he will wipe out her entire family and take control of the Chu Xi army. Feng Xing is a fierce, accomplished warrior who takes whatever she wa 41.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves
15. 115 驯 After Taming the Rebellious Dragonkin, the Poison Doctor Regretted It 驯服劣犬龙裔后，毒医他后悔了 Chu Youlü褚幼绿Two Male Leads296k WordsOngoing Cold, aloof elf beauty gong ✖️ loyal, possessive, rugged human dog-like shou Two powerful leads + gong-focused Rusty iron reigns supreme; miasma eats to the bone. This is an age where oaths are written in flesh and blood, and obsession. During a desperate manhunt, a poison doctor runs into a mad dog. Fangs press against an artery. Caught between submission and the instinct to bite, Karen tastes a desire hotter than revenge: the addictive “sense of safety” in the agonizing medicine Elan applies w 7Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 离 The Crane Returns 离鹤归 Mr. Dough面团先生Eastern Fantasy354k WordsOngoing (Read with confidence: nearly a million words are already written, and there won't be any hiatuses.) “This world has no immortals anymore...” “After nine hundred years, another Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Embryo has appeared...” In an age when heaven and earth have undergone a great upheaval and no immortals remain, a child born after spending two years in the womb defies the laws of the world. At his birth, he even summons the legendary dragon and phoenix. In this day and age, a Heaven-and-Eart —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 硬 A Tough Fox Spirit and a Max-Level Master 硬核狐狸精与满级大佬 Raised a Few Cats养了几只猫Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted Ancient times to the modern day + urban supernatural powers + independent male and female leads + two powerful leads The story of a top celestial big shot who was tricked to death by a fox spirit while descending to the mortal realm, then returned to settle the score, bringing his fury with him. Overall, this book has a sweet tone. He was once a lonely minister in the imperial palace, and a crown prince amid the flames of war. At seventeen, he led troops to crush the regional warlords. At ninet 8Reads8.4Score—Shelves
18. 118 从 Cultivating Immortality as an Outer-Door Servant 从外门杂役开始修仙 Baby Sea Whale海鲸宝宝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Not Invincible + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] A young man from the modern world accidentally transmigrated and stumbled into the path of immortality, struggling onward in his quest to become an immortal. The road to immortality was harder than ascending to heaven. Faced with countless dangers, his resolve to seek the Dao remained as solid as stone. Fang Qing transmigrated here and started ou 1.8kReads6.2Score108Shelves

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    Qi-building foundation elixir Yuanying! It's a mortal story, without a heroine, and it grows up step by step from a low-level handyman. The protagonist is decisive in killing, and the villain has an online IQ. The plot is compact and fast-paced, highly readable, with a lot of words, and it's already fat enough to be slaughtered. It's worth buying!

19. 119 五 May and Anran 五月与安然 Smiling with a Humble Heart下心含笑Historical537k WordsCompleted This is a work of autobiographical fiction mixed with transmigration. It tells the story of Liu He, the only person in Chinese history to have been emperor, king, marquis, and commoner, as he is reincarnated, and of a transmigrator who rewrites the falsified history of the Western Han to restore Liu He’s good name and clear him of blame. With history, love, and philosophy as its themes, the novel uses allegory, parables, and rambling reflections to portray one person’s growth and pursuit of purp 2.3kReads9.6Score161Shelves

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    I recommend a book that thinks online, is not brainless, and does not write nonsense. It is for those with a high vision!

20. 120 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 237.7kReads9.6Score28kShelves

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    I'm short of books, take a look and see if you like any of these ten works on the gods🍃They are all thoughtful🍂The writing is delicate and smooth🍁It's super beautiful

21. 121 我 Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.2MReads9.9Score171.6kShelves
22. 122 史 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Li Daoran李道然Urban14.5M WordsCompleted Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 50.6kReads9.1Score4kShelves
23. 123 你 You’re a Lawyer, So How Did You Turn Bullying Into a Death Sentence? 你一律师，硬给霸凌整成死刑了？ Xun Wen熏文Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Lin Mo is a top lawyer with a 100% win rate. He transmigrates to a parallel world. His first case is a bullying incident that no one else knows how to handle. Bully: “You’re suing me for bullying? You lousy lawyer, ever heard of the law protecting minors? You start talking about the law, and I can’t help laughing. Guys, ignore him. Keep the music playing and the dancing going!” Lin Mo: “Heh... Dancing sounds great. Finish your bullets, then go dance downstairs.” The final verdict: The bullies ar 101.4kReads8.9Score11.8kShelves
24. 124 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 150.5kReads9.3Score18.2kShelves
25. 125 凡 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 629.4kReads9.3Score78.5kShelves
26. 126 风 King of Feng Shui 风水之王 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.1M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 809.3kReads9.4Score43.5kShelves
27. 127 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.8MReads9.9Score184.7kShelves
28. 128 沥 Asphalt Hill 沥青丘 Jia Pei嘉姵Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Superpower Awakening + Multiple Races + Interstellar + Political Intrigue + Modern Romance with a Wild Imagination] If we don't want our people wiped out, we have to drive humanity's technology forward. We must help them rise from the top of the food chain to become an invincible force in the universe! But then everything flips! When that time comes, we'll be the only ones who can easily keep them in line! Right at that moment! For some reason, Mi Xin somehow gets caught up in the car 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have you never suspected that there are alien hybrids in this world? This is a great legend that takes you between another planet and the earth to explore the secrets of human origins!

29. 129 打 Better Than Working: Winning Over the Crown Prince, the Client 打工不如打甲方太子的主意 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Based on true events + urban life + workplace + strong female lead + smart characters + sweet romance] A wonderful workplace romance set in the urban financial world, inspired by real-life experiences in the modern workplace. It lays bare the dark side behind the financial sector’s glamorous facade. The writing is delicate, the scenes vivid, the emotions genuine, and the plot is full of unexpected twists. The heroine is a rookie auditor, but a strong woman at heart. She stays sharp and emotiona —Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Online book on IQ and EQ

30. 130 世 Fragments of the World: The Mo Family Shrine 世界碎片之莫家神祠 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音Mystery357k WordsCompleted A time-loop mystery adventure and character-raising game with no save points. The first installment in a fantasy mystery series about gods, ghosts, and supernatural puzzles in an imagined world. The story unfolds through The Mo Family Shrine, The Ghost Station, The Fengsu Underground City, and The Phantom River, gradually revealing the mysteries of the continent and its timeline. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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