Looking for Books Like Twenty Years of Northeast China’s Underworld 求类似东北往事黑道风云二十年的书

1. 1 黑 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 Duoduo Is a Super Big Demon King朵朵是个超级大魔王Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 112.1kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves

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   Try this, I'm not lying, it's really beautiful.

2. 2 江 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Qi Feng岐峰Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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   Here are a few gangster novels I personally recommend.

3. 3 混 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 30.1kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
4. 4 北 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.1M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 266.1kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
5. 5 江 Jianghu Dragon: Underworld Storm in the Northeast 江湖枭龙：东北黑道风云 Colorful Victory彩胜Urban4.3M WordsOngoing Three years in prison, and everything had changed. After his release, Lu Tao found himself at a crossroads in life. The snowstorm that year was so fierce it bent Lu Tao’s back. The friendship that year was so warm it helped him emerge reborn and fight his way upstream. Watch as a close-knit group of friends stand shoulder to shoulder, stride through a turbulent era, and build something magnificent! 19.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
6. 6 北 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 13.1kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
7. 7 越 Bloodshed Behind Bars 越狱喋血 Yuan Gulongdong袁咕隆咚Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted A desperate revenge sparked by a dream. To save his younger siblings, protagonist Chen Jianan resolutely breaks out of prison and becomes a shadow of vengeance, mercilessly pursuing those who harmed his family. Meanwhile, police captain Bai Kai leads his team in hot pursuit, balancing law against justice. Family bonds, the law, and justice collide, igniting a thrilling journey of love, hatred, redemption, and sacrifice. This is not merely a life-or-death chase, but also a fierce struggle between 2.1kReads7.3Score160Shelves

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   To rescue his kidnapped younger brother and sister, the protagonist, Chen Jianan, breaks out of prison and, along with several ruthless gangsters, goes on a killing spree, employing extremely cruel methods! He's practically the terminator of the underworld! Absolutely thrilling!

8. 8 黑 Bloodshed in the Black Abyss 黑渊血戮 Winter Warmth冬煦Urban285k WordsOngoing (Realistic + Period Setting + Underworld + Political Battles) What is the underworld? It is an endless abyss. Once you take a single step into it, you’ll be trapped forever, with no way out. To make a name for yourself in the underworld, you have to be ready to end up dead in the street or locked away for life at any moment. Now, let me take you back to the late 1980s and show you how the son of a worker gets dragged into this dark abyss and rises step by step to become a crime boss of his era. 898Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Similar to "The Story of Northeast China," this is a very realistic gangster novel set in the late 1980s.

9. 9 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.6kReads8.9Score587Shelves

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   What makes a truly compelling gangster novel? In my opinion, it's like this one: a world where life and death are taken lightly, people fight anyone who dares challenge them, beautiful women abound, and ruthless killing is the norm…

10. 10 白 My Dad's on the Straight and Narrow, I'm in the Underworld 白道爹，黑道我 Twelve Bouquets十二束花Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Not invincible! Not invincible! Not invincible!] The martial world is a road of no return, and its people are pawns that have crossed the river! Where will the drifting ship in this forbidden zone finally end up? Watch as this wandering youth stirs up a storm! Black side: I've got countless brothers! White side: My backing is powerful beyond belief! Money is just something you can't bring with you when you die! [Entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!] 100.1kReads9.0Score7.3kShelves

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    [Angry][Angry] I highly recommend these urban gangster novels by Tomato. These are absolutely amazing! Ruthless and decisive, incredibly exciting, with a gripping and suspenseful plot that keeps you hooked. Gangster power struggles, no system, no cheat codes. [Thumbs up] ♛♛

11. 11 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves
12. 12 东 Northeast Storm: A Gangster Legend 东北风云之黑道传奇 Blowing Up Little Ghosts at the Grave坟头炸小鬼Urban159k WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and blades and guns in hand, I’d like to see who in this underworld gets to call himself the boss! If we don’t enter the underworld, so be it. But once we do, every thug will bow to us and every boss will clear the way. We’ll become the... heavens of this underworld. 122Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.5kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    This is a place where greed for money, power, and sex drives a frenzied struggle; it's also a world of deceit, bloodshed, countless beauties, utter cruelty, and where only the victor reigns supreme! (Welcome to...)

14. 14 江 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Writing Spring and Autumn with Chalk粉笔写春秋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.8kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves

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    A classic gangster novel.

15. 15 江 The Jianghu: What Is It, Really? 江湖，到底是什么？ Lord of the World 000傲视天下000Urban193k WordsOngoing [Pure Underworld] [The Jianghu of the 1980s] Where there are people, there are grudges; where there are grudges, there is a jianghu; people are the jianghu! It used to be called the jianghu, but now it's called society! When the storms had passed, Lang Aowen knelt once more before the sacred image of Guan Yu, holding three sticks of incense high above his head. Only one question remained in his heart: The jianghu, what exactly is it? [Serious Warning: The characters and plot in this book are 1.7kReads—Score101Shelves

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    New book! The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, and the main focus is on realism.

16. 16 雪 Jianghu of Snow City, 1986 雪城江湖之1986 Second Brother Bajie二师兄八戒Urban1.6M WordsCompleted What? Young men shouldn’t get too cocky? If you’re not cocky, what kind of young man are you? A story set in the gritty underworld of Northeast China. The moment you pick up a gun or a blade and step into the gangland, you’re destined to become ruthless. If you’re going to live this life, you have to be vicious, cruel, and wild! A veteran returns home from the Vietnam War. To survive and protect his friends, he becomes a blood-soaked, ruthless weapon, wielding blades, guns, and cannons. It’s a w 8.7kReads9.0Score678Shelves
17. 17 江 Who Rules the Changing Tides of the Martial World? 江湖之谁主浮沉 Yuanyuan of Leilei雷雷的媛媛Urban562k WordsOngoing “Northeastern Gangland,” “No Mindless Shenanigans,” “Based on Real Cases” A group of young people, driven by a moment of recklessness, set out on a path unlike any they had taken before... From Xiao Yao's days of loafing around to gradually growing up and setting off down the point of no return, making a living in the underworld... Family, friendship, and love all become entangled... Some die... some go to prison... and others... A new story, a new beginning. Come witness the rise of a true crim 248Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's pretty good, its strength lies in its authenticity.

18. 18 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    Pure gangster masterpiece

19. 19 我 My First Half of Life: A Bloody Underworld 我的前半生：血色江湖 Ink-Wash Book Page水墨书童Urban819k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in and it’ll keep rising, so don’t let it scare you off! This book is entirely handcrafted, and writing it isn’t easy. Hope you enjoy it!] Eight years in the army, decorated for valor, only to have his future stolen by a substitute! He moves to the city for work and tries to keep his head down, but is forced into a dead end! His brother goes to prison, and his sworn brother dies a tragic death. Good people have no way out, while the wicked run rampant! He abandons the strai 1.4kReads8.4Score137Shelves

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    I'm writing this myself, a period gangster novel. Anyone interested?

20. 20 东 Tales of the Northeast: Fortune Is in Heaven's Hands 东北往事之富贵在天 At the Fork in the Road, Let Things Be无为在歧路Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Not Mindless] [Ensemble Cast] [Realistic] [Passionate] [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After spending three years in prison for injuring someone while collecting a debt, Chen Yang’s first move after getting out is to track down the lousy bastard who reported him and got him arrested, then demand forty thousand yuan. But that incident sets off a chain of events that once again leaves Chen Yang at a crossroads, just when he had hoped to settle down. So... will he accept the hand fate 125.8kReads9.1Score11.5kShelves

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    I'm just posting this to avoid lowering my intelligence.

21. 21 风 Fate in the World of Wind and Cloud 风云江湖之宿命 White-Haired Youth少年白头翁Urban282k WordsCompleted Society is the underworld, and the underworld is society. The blades flash unseen, and old grudges and tangled affairs are impossible to sort out. All I can do is keep myself alive and keep the people around me alive. But I have no idea how many overt and covert killings I'll have to face each day. I don't believe in fate, yet I struggle desperately against it. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check it out; it's a different kind of story about how a triad boss grows up.

22. 22 东 Northeast China: The Tragic End of the Underworld 东北往事黑道悲情大结局 A The Years Are Like a SongA岁月如歌Urban126k WordsCompleted This is a fanfiction inspired by the tragic underworld saga Black Morality. It tells of the people who appeared and the events that took place in the four years after Wang Luoguo's death and before Zhao Hongbing's crew burst onto the scene. Readers of Northeast Tales Prequel: Black Morality 1, Northeast Tales Prequel: Black Morality 2, and Northeast Tales: Twenty Years of Underworld Turmoil may have wondered what happened during those four years between Black Morality and Twenty Years of Underwo 4.8kReads6.9Score270Shelves

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    This is a fan fiction novel I wrote, adapted from Er Gou's Twenty Years of Gangster Life.

23. 23 黑 A Gangster's Tragic Tale: Lu Song 黑道悲情之卢松 A The Years Are Like a SongA岁月如歌Urban115k WordsCompleted In the early 1980s in our city, Lu Song was a legendary underworld boss as famous as Dong Batian, Liu Haizhu, Li Laogunzi, and Zhang Haoran. This story tells of Lu Song, a generation-defining underworld boss known for his generosity toward friends, devotion to his lover, and unwavering drive in his career. Though he started out in the criminal underworld, he eventually went straight and found a happy ending. A note: This is a fan-fiction novel. Most of the plot is based on rumors and adapted mat 4.1kReads—Score258Shelves
24. 24 从 From Campus to the Underworld 从校园到黑社会的日子 A The Years Are Like a SongA岁月如歌Urban244k WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a logical and realistic one. It tells the story of a rural child who goes to the city to study, fights back against school bullying, and finally defeats the school bully, only to enter the underworld after joining society. In 1995, Jiang Yifan and his two childhood friends start middle school and move to the city to study. They face school bullying and, later, the bloody violence of life in society. In the end, the three brothers step into the underworld, each m 979Reads—Score101Shelves
25. 25 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.2kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    In the world of gangster novels, every page pulsates with an untamed spirit. Here, there are bloody gang battles, and with every clash of swords, one can almost hear the drumbeats of fate striking fiercely. The protagonists, with their extraordinary courage and wisdom, carve out their own paths in this dark jungle. They walk the line between good and evil, seemingly cold and ruthless, yet harboring untold principles and tenderness within.

26. 26 1 After I Was Sold at Sixteen 16岁被卖之后 Little Sprout小苗芽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This book is based on real events. At sixteen, Li Xiulan was sold by her father because of the famine to become a bride in Lao Li Gou, more than a hundred kilometers away. But fate was cruel, and she was widowed at a young age, left with three little children and one unborn baby. What path should she take from here? 690Reads7.0Score112Shelves

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    This is suitable for middle-aged farmers, but don't forget to clock in for work while watching!

27. 27 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
28. 28 我 My Life of Suffering 我的苦难人生 Nian Cong念聪Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted Hello, everyone, and welcome to my story. The protagonist, Lingling, is born into a family that favors sons over daughters. She loses her father at a young age, struggles through a difficult childhood, and finally finds happiness. 2.9kReads7.3Score237Shelves
29. 29 血 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 Illusions Eighteen幻化十八Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3kReads6.7Score133Shelves

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    A realistic gangster novel.

30. 30 龙 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 Simple Fish简单的鱼Urban8.6M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 200.4kReads9.1Score12kShelves

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    Wow, what a great book! I was so engrossed in reading it that I forgot to eat and sleep. Suddenly, dawn broke, and the master took his revenge.

31. 31 老 I Didn’t Stab a Man, I Stabbed This Rotten World 老子捅的不是人，是世道 Pastoral Elegance田园雅致Urban434k WordsOngoing [Urban Underworld | Reborn Comeback | Brotherhood and High-Octane Gang Battles] 1991. Fu’an. Heavy snow. Fang Xiao knelt on the storeroom’s concrete floor, Zhao Changshui’s blood still on his hands. He was reborn, carrying memories of his brothers’ horrific deaths and his family’s ruin in his previous life. This time, he wouldn’t take the blame for anyone or be anyone’s lackey. He would wade through the filth and lead a band of brothers who had been dragged through the mud, determined to make 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a beginner's novel, written about real, ordinary people. Please be kind to me!

32. 32 不 Young Girls Aren't Scary, but Women at Forty Are 不怕年轻小妹妹，就怕女人40岁 Rest the Mind息心Urban1.4M WordsCompleted I'm about to graduate from university. Male, 22, fit and healthy! I'm looking for a kindred spirit to be my wife. She must be at least 18. Local women from Jiangcheng preferred… If the woman is exceptional, I'm also willing to marry into her family. Also: I can do homework for middle and high school students, and tutor them in math, physics, and chemistry… Price negotiable. 15.8kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    So good! So amazing! Thumbs up! 👍👍👍👍👍

33. 33 魔 The Devil's Brigade 魔鬼部队 Flag in the Wind风中的旗Urban3.2M WordsCompleted During a live-fire exercise, a special forces unit of the People's Liberation Army suddenly transmigrated to the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, setting off a series of rousing tales of resistance. 6kReads8.5Score531Shelves
34. 34 抗 War of Resistance: The Iron-Boned Soldier King 抗战之铁骨兵王 Rice Cracker King锅巴王Urban504k WordsCompleted You little Japanese devils! I planted this tree, and I opened this road. If you want to pass, leave your worthless lives behind! Anyone who invades our Chinese homeland will be destroyed, no matter how powerful or distant they are. Even the weak will be crushed! Anyone who stands in the way of China’s rise will be cut down, cut down, cut down! (Huh? I was just delivering flower baskets to two patriotic young women at a hotel in Tengchong. Why have I suddenly landed in the Republic of China era a 85Reads6.7Score—Shelves
35. 35 玄 Xuanhuan: Farewell, Qiao Feng 玄幻：再见乔峰 Through the Season of June趟过六月的季节Male-Channel Fanfiction845k WordsCompleted Book One, Xuanhuan: See You Again, Qiao Feng. 850,000 words. Book Two, Xuanhuan: See You Again, Qiao Feng: The Sequel. 600,000 words. Book Three, Qiao Feng: The Mystic Sky Realm, currently updating daily, projected to run from three to five million words. These three books form a continuous story, but were deliberately written separately. Read the first and you’ll want the second; read the second and you’ll want the third; read the third and you’ll want the fourth. 208Reads7.3Score—Shelves
36. 36 那 Those Confused Days of Youth 那些年迷茫的日子 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban686k WordsCompleted One thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. Half a life wasted, with the past too painful to look back on. I once ruled my corner of the world, and I once ended up in prison. From being adored by everyone to the desolation of today, I dedicate this book to the friends I once had. 686Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    It must be these two!

37. 37 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    I'll grab a front-row seat and join in the fun.

38. 38 至 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 Little Dragon Fish小龙鱼Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 609Reads8.4Score103Shelves
39. 39 绝 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 Little Dragon Fish小龙鱼Urban5.2M WordsOngoing After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.2kReads7.2Score165Shelves
40. 40 江 Shen Jintang, the Madman of the Martial World 江湖狂人沈金堂 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban264k WordsCompleted [A thrilling, action-packed tale of brotherhood and honor, where heroes command respect and ambitious leaders vie for supremacy. Handsome men and beautiful women.] The martial world isn’t just about fighting and killing. It’s also about human nature and navigating the ways of the world, all while living by the blade. Build an empire that commands half the land. Thrive in the business world and enjoy the fruits of success with a beautiful, wealthy woman... 185Reads—Score113Shelves
41. 41 沪 Tales of Shanghai’s Underworld 沪上黑道往事 Chao Tian of the Shadow Moon Hall影月殿的晁田Urban223k WordsCompleted My new novel is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! The male lead of this book loses his father at a young age and depends on his mother. To avenge his father, he goes up a mountain to study martial arts under a master. After completing his training, he comes down and succeeds in taking revenge. To escape the authorities’ pursuit, he brings his mother to Shanghai. By chance —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 苍 Within Canglan 苍兰之中 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Eastern Fantasy149k WordsCompleted After the planet Qingmu Huanhai was unified by Huangfu Shou, the Canglan Kingdom was founded. The former kingdoms of Bailong, Hei, Lushu, and Xingji rose in rebellion, hoping to restore their old regimes. The protagonist, Liu Yicheng, was orphaned at a young age and taken in by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. He trained at the Bodhidharma Hall from childhood, mastered all of Shaolin’s martial arts, and breezed through the Eighteen Bronze Men formation. After completing his training, he descended th 27Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 民 Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei) 32.5kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
44. 44 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.3kReads9.6Score10.6kShelves

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    Absolutely "The Way of the Thieves"! It possesses the heroic spirit of Northeasterners, the tender emotions of a character's journey, and the immersive experience of a scholar. This old thief will always give you an extraordinary experience! [Cool][Cool][Cool][Cool]

45. 45 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves
46. 46 社 Big Brother of the Streets: Starting as a Demobilized Soldier 社会大哥：从退伍军人开始 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban1.8M WordsCompleted My name is Wang Yi. Wang as in “king,” Yi as in “number one”! My big brother told me there are three essentials to making it in the underworld: being ruthless, knowing when to endure, and having a plan. But he never told me that life in the underworld would mean blood and tears, death and farewells! Countless bones pile up in the wilderness, and the law's net is wide enough to catch every hoodlum. Of the countless gangsters out there, only one or two ever make something of themselves! And I'm on 8.2kReads8.7Score809Shelves

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    Just look and that's it. If it's not good, come and get me.

47. 47 阴 A Decree from the Underworld 阴司有旨 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing Before Grandpa died, he gave me a strange ledger. The first page bore four eerie characters: “Filed with the Underworld.” And the entries weren't sums of money, but “lives.” I used that strange ledger to collect debts and settle accounts on Grandpa's behalf, and it was as if I'd become a living judge of life and death in the human world. Somewhere beyond mortal sight, everything had already been decreed... 21.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
48. 48 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454kReads9.5Score47.1kShelves
49. 49 灰 The Age of Gloom 灰暗纪元 Still Waters in the Mountains停山水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.5M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Passionate]+ [No golden finger] In the bleak era after the war, resources are desperately scarce. Places suitable for habitation, relatively untouched by the fighting, have been designated as residential zones. Outside those zones lies a desolate wasteland, ravaged and hostile. A young man who wants nothing more than to survive makes his debut in this chaotic age and is swept into one struggle after another. Will he ride the wind and soar ever higher, or will his burning passion be 6kReads8.6Score499Shelves
50. 50 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves

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