Stories About Changing the Past and Affecting the Present 改变过去影响现实的小说

1. 1 操 Controlling the Ancestors: Creating a Millennium-Old Clan from the Chu-Han Contention 操控祖宗：从楚汉争霸创千年世家 Just Pay Me给钱就行Historical2.0M WordsOngoing A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 96.3kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves

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   A true story about the privileged class; the first twenty chapters are so-so, but it gets better and better afterwards.

2. 2 开 From the Start, Born into a Fallen Imperial Clan, but I Can Return to the Past 开局没落帝族，但我能回到过去 No. 1 Spirit Cat精神猫猫一号机Eastern Fantasy718k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise soon. You won't regret giving this a try!] [Travel between two worlds + decisive and ruthless + unstoppable domination + family development + exhilarating power-ups!] Lu Yu is reborn in a fantasy world as the young lord of a declining Imperial Clan. Though doted on by his family, he faces a dire situation. An enemy has come knocking, and the entire clan is on the brink of destruction! At the critical moment, Lu Yu awakens the Eternal Gate System, which let 12.2kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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   The first two are mostly about time travel to the past to change the future, while the rest involve changing the past. If you like them, give them a thumbs up!

3. 3 守 The Age of Guardian Gods: I Bribed the Laws of Karma 守护神纪元：我直接贿赂因果律 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Eastern Fantasy700k WordsCompleted [Dark World] [Cross-Time Salvation] [No Female Lead] The Dark World invades, and Earth is about to become the front line in the battle against it. Everyone is drafted and sent to the frontline world to fight the darkness. Guardian Gods are the most important companions a conscript can have if they want to survive. Chen Yu is drafted and awakens the talent to rewrite a Guardian God's life. From then on, he crosses time and space to take part in his Guardian God's journey of growth, personally for 8.2kReads9.2Score729Shelves
4. 4 捡 A Trash-Picking Talent Is Weak? But I'm Picking Up Traits! 捡垃圾天赋弱？可我捡的是词条啊 Zhui Yi追夷Urban1.2M WordsOngoing This is a world invaded by rules! Everyone has different attributes depending on their condition. There are negative traits like [Idiot], [Weakness], and [Blood Deficiency]! After transmigrating to a world where the supernatural has revived and traits have awakened, others start with abilities like [Thunderclap Overlord] or [Undying Flame King]. Lin Feng, however, awakens [Scavenger], an F-rank ability rated as the absolute worst. “Ding... You picked up [Ancient Sacred Body! Red]. Recycle it to 340Reads6.8Score102Shelves
5. 5 修 Cultivation: Is It Really So Reasonable to Gain Cultivation by Slaying Demons? 修仙：我诛妖获得修为很合理吧？ Sad Rice Noodles with Egg悲伤拌粉加蛋Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Genius + no romance + cultivation for all + decisive and ruthless + two worlds] In the ninety-thousandth year of the Immortal Calendar, everyone cultivates immortality. But resources are limited, and humanity has entered an era of spiritual energy depletion. Wang Xingzhi transmigrates with a magical key that lets him travel between worlds! There, he can slay demon beasts and claim rewards when he returns. “You have slain one first-tier wolf demon and two second-tier fox demons.” “Rewards calcul 494Reads7.1Score103Shelves
6. 6 我 I Studied for a Century, Yet You Beat Me with Three Generations of Martial Arts? 我百世寒窗，抵不过你三代从武？ Fortune Blossoms Welcome Spring富贵花开迎春来Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Cosmic setting + power progression + fast-paced + changing worlds] “Your family has been in business for three generations. How does that compare to my three lifetimes of studying through hardship?” “Your family has practiced martial arts for three generations. How does that compare to my ten lifetimes of living off others?” “Your family has been prestigious for ten thousand years. How does that compare to my hundred lifetimes of accumulated experience?” Gu Bai transmigrated into a high-mar 44.5kReads8.0Score3.9kShelves
7. 7 逆 I Rewind History and Witness Humanity's Brightest Stars 逆回历史的我，见证人类群星闪耀 Cold Creek Flowing Gradually渐流冷溪Urban341k WordsOngoing [Pseudo-Invincible] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [I Owe Everything I Have Today to My Talent and Hard Work] + [Short Stories] + [Heartwarming] Five thousand years of history are no more than the lifetimes of seventy people, linked end to end. The wheat has simply ripened five thousand times. This world is sick. When demons and ghosts run rampant across the land, would you be willing to stand forth and face the world? When heaven and earth are overturned, would you be willing to 14Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   That has to be this one! It's a new book, and there's no good work out there! I'm really afraid the author will disappear.

8. 8 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.9kReads9.2Score494Shelves

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   To change history.

9. 9 黑 Black Sun Cataclysm: Reversing Time and Space 黑日灾变：逆转时空 Simple-Stroke Xiaoxin简笔小欣Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no stupidity, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. The timeline has been revised, so read with caution if that bothers you.) I thought it was just an ordinary dream. In the dream, a black sun hung in the sky, and monsters a hundred meters tall roamed the wasteland. Humanity hid underground, barely clinging to life. Fewer than one in a hundred survived, and people struggled against desperation for survival, desire, and hope. Yet everyt 7.5kReads9.1Score631Shelves
10. 10 人 I'm in a High Martial World, So Why Is This Redemption Story So Off-Track? 人在高武，这救赎文画风不对！ Cola-Flavored Cheese可乐味芝士Urban634k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life First, Then Ambition: Multiple Heroines + Multiple Redemption Arcs + Industrial Logistics + Everyone’s Favorite] A disabled father, a mentally challenged mother, a gravely ill grandfather, and a boy just starting school. Reborn in a world where martial arts are on the rise, Xu Shiyang faces such a disastrous start that his future seems utterly bleak. But he has a golden finger that lets him see his own attributes and change them by altering other people’s fates. His current attrib 953Reads8.3Score102Shelves
11. 11 岁 The Antique Shop of Time 岁月古董店 Another Year, Flowers Startle the Cold Food Festival又是一年花惊寒食Historical182k WordsCompleted Deep in the heart of Muye City, in the height of summer, stands the Timeworn Antiques Shop, its door kept half-shut day after day. The young owner, Lin An, seems lazy and carefree, selling antiques of questionable authenticity amid the bustle of everyday life. Yet in a hidden room unknown to anyone, he keeps watch over the Wordless History, a book that reflects the long river of time, and a sundial that can turn the passage of time. When history is maliciously altered by an unknown force, Jing K 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the protagonist brings back more and more antiques, he gradually discovers that behind every historical turning point is a thousand-year-old conspiracy targeting his family, adding a layer of suspense to the original historical correction mission—the search for his own destiny.

12. 12 蒲 Pu Ye's Thousand-Layered Identity 蒲野同学的千层身份 Ji Wenqing姬文青Mystery169k WordsOngoing Have you heard the legends of spirit summoning in the ancient region of Hejian? They say that five children, despairing of the future, made five simple wishes before a dilapidated shrine, their faith utterly sincere. Perhaps the gods of Hejian truly sensed how desperately they longed for their wishes to come true. Or perhaps it was just a dramatic coincidence. One person really did achieve the impossible. But just as he happily prepared to share the good news with everyone, the real tragedy was 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 扮 Playing the Villain in Life, the Villainess Becomes a Nation-Protecting Prodigy 扮演恶棍人生，恶女养成镇国天骄 preachUrban164k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast of Female Prodigies!] [A New Kind of Story?]+ [Reversing the Past]+ [Tearjerking Prodigy-Growth Story]+ [Turning Villains into Righteous Prodigies!] My name is Chen Yao. The world is on the verge of destruction, and I've acquired an acting System. I have to play the pivotal figures in the wicked lives of various villains. [Role One: Play the mentor who turns a vicious girl from the slums into a true hero.] She's still just a child. I believe I can teach her well! The story begins: 14Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite well written.

14. 14 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 203Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Ge is stopping the Japanese attempt to change history.

15. 15 一 Crossing Time Again and Again to Return to the Past and Hold You 一次次跨越时间，回到过去拥抱你 Bamboo Crane's Call竹鹤引Modern Romance34k WordsOngoing Before they grew up: [Sunny, cheerful heroine × aloof but warm-hearted top student] After they grew up: [Cool-headed, perceptive smart-hardware development engineer × gentle, considerate retired movie star who does all the housework] In the eighth year of her relationship with Lu Yiheng, Ming Xi realized he seemed to be hiding secrets. Then one day, Ming Xi discovered that Lu Yiheng was taking antidepressants. She set out to design a program and a device that could return them to the past, overc 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels back in time through a program she designed, hoping to save the male protagonist from Yu Yu syndrome, but there is actually more to the story.

16. 16 嘉 The Jiajing Era? The Perfect Time for an Industrial Revolution 嘉靖朝？不正是工业革命的好时机 Universe's Invincible Terrifying Tyrannosaurus Warrior宇宙无敌恐怖暴龙战士Historical357k WordsOngoing [History + no System + no golden finger + imperial examinations and political intrigue + technological agriculture] Wang Chengwen, who possesses modern knowledge of materials science, transmigrates back to the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, and just so happens to be the grandson of Wang Yangming, the great hope for the revival of the Wang School. Step by step, he will rise from an unknown commoner to the top scholar, then from an editor at the Hanlin Academy to assistant prefect of Xuzhou, and 13Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Wang Chengwen, possessing knowledge of modern materials science, travels back to the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. How will he carve out his own niche in the intrigue-filled political arena of the Jiajing court? 😊❤️

17. 17 人 In the Great Qing, I Attain Sainthood Through Merit 人在大清，功德成圣 Ji Chen Tianwan寂尘天万Historical392k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 180Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    💦The male protagonist transmigrates to the early Qing Dynasty and becomes a slave. Upon activating the system, he awakens the "Boundless Merit System." Seeing the Qing traitors killing and eating at will, he directly smashes their heads open and begins a frenzied rebellion. In every city he arrives in, he slaughters all the Qing soldiers, infuriating the young Emperor Kangxi. The male protagonist is decisive and ruthless, absolutely thrilling!💥

18. 18 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    At breakfast the next day.

19. 19 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
20. 20 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
21. 21 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 248Reads7.6Score101Shelves
22. 22 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 132Reads7.6Score—Shelves
23. 23 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.8kReads6.7Score—Shelves
24. 24 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 638Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 555Reads5.4Score—Shelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 817Reads7.2Score—Shelves
27. 27 修 The Urban Cultivator’s Carefree Life 修真者都市逍遥 Keep Going 6688努力加油6688Urban122k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was a young man from China. While climbing Mount Laojun, he was accidentally sucked into a black hole and transported to a world filled with powerful cultivators. As an ordinary mortal, he thought he was as good as dead, but unexpectedly, he gained the cultivation legacy of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords. Relying on his Chinese bloodline, he fought his way through every obstacle. After countless trials and hardships, he rose to the realm of Supreme Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds 109Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 493Reads5.9Score—Shelves
29. 29 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.1kReads7.2Score103Shelves
30. 30 美 America, 1860: Starting from Scratch as a Tycoon 美利坚1860：从零开始当财阀 Zi Shi Tian子示天Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [European and American Business Wars] [The American Civil War] [The Gilded Age] [Technological Development] Business tycoon Allen died beneath a heavy truck in a car accident, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into the body of a 19-year-old Irishman in New York in 1860. With just 75 dollars to his name, Allen used his modern business acumen to start from scratch, first opening a canning workshop, then expanding the factory and starting a company. In the turmoil of the Civil War, his carefully l 14.2kReads8.7Score412Shelves

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