Any Novels Like Xuxu Ruosheng That Balance Literary Merit and Plot? 有没有像栩栩若生这样兼顾文学性和情节性的小说

1. 1 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 125.4kReads9.6Score17k14d adds

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   🌿DaBai's Recommendations🌿 I recommend these books to everyone. The first one, I feel, is even better than "Lifelike," with a stronger storyline. The second one, Gu Yousheng, is a born psychic, a bridge between ghosts and their human relatives. The third one, Su Jin, is a metaphysical master, but is considered a fraud.

2. 2 解 The Spirit Medium Who Eases Worries 解忧通灵师 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics · reborn · sweet romance · mutual salvation] When people die, they leave behind thoughts and resentment. If fate grants them the chance, they can become ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters cannot enter the underworld or be reincarnated. Gu Yousheng inherited a bloodline legacy and was born a spirit medium. Before she turned six, she cried and tried every way she could to get rid of her gift. After she turned six, she worked diligently to resolve grievances and troubles, becomin 25kReads9.5Score5.8k14d adds
3. 3 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 78kReads9.5Score12k14d adds
4. 4 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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   [Please follow] ① This young girl is a demon-slayer? Looking at the pale-faced Yan Sanhe, Xie Sanye wondered why such a beautiful girl would become a sorceress. But this sorceress is so pretty! He really wanted her as his wife ❤️ [Please follow] ② Having roamed the martial world for many years, Miss Zhu Si is determined to support the entire Zhu family. Zhu Changle is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also very good at accounting. She solves problems using the simplest yet most effective methods, and only cares about what she perceives as a loss or gain.

5. 5 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. 6 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
7. 7 首 The Lucky Wife of the Grand Secretary 首辅家的锦鲤妻 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Only after Su Jiuyue married into the Wu family did she discover that her husband was a fool. She thought she'd been swindled. But as soon as she entered the family, it was as if Heaven itself had blessed the Wus. One happy occasion followed another, and their lives kept getting better. She went up the mountain to gather wild greens and found a lingzhi mushroom; she went down to the river to fish and found a rare, ancient fungus. Even her foolish husband turned out not to be a fool, and he came 17kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
8. 8 向 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 128kReads9.6Score14.3k14d adds
9. 9 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 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
10. 10 簪 The Record of Hairpins (Complete in 4 Volumes) 簪中录（全4册） A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Mystery992k WordsCompleted The little red fish Agashnie, which feeds on human blood; the mysterious talisman that had followed Li Shubai for years; Empress Wang, the peerless beauty of the Daming Palace; three clusters of doodles written by the late emperor himself before his death; a marriage contract made with Wang Yun in their youth... Every mystery returns to its point of origin. Every choice remains beyond anyone’s control, as impossible to resist or escape as fate itself. Yang Chonggu has returned to the palace and 17.3kReads9.7Score2.8k14d adds
11. 11 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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12. 12 我 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing He cultivated his character deep in the mountains, then left his secluded cave to make a name for himself across the land. Over twenty years, he broke through countless barriers and witnessed countless things. This is the true story of those twenty years, meant both to introduce this industry to those unfamiliar with it and to share experience with fellow professionals. 9kReads9.4Score51914d adds
13. 13 我 My Three Lives and Three Worlds 我的三生三世啊 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Ancient Romance469k WordsOngoing A fantastical tale, all beginning with two bowls of expired Meng Po soup. By the time my hair reaches my waist, the soup's effects will have slowly worn off, and love will have quietly found its way to me! But can love really overcome every obstacle? 298Reads8.2Score—14d adds
14. 14 地 A Few Things from the Underworld 地府里的二三事 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery109k WordsCompleted As a disciple of the Ma family with more than twenty years of experience in spirit-medium work, I've written this book based on what I know. Some of it is true, some of it false, and some lies in between. Whether you can understand it is up to your own fate! 348Reads8.2Score—14d adds
15. 15 玄 The Little Ancestor of the Mystical Sect Has Returned from Cultivation 玄门小祖宗修仙回来了 Rampaging Moon暴走月亮Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 21.2kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds

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    The first book is humorous and witty, with each character having their own distinct traits. The story is vivid and interesting, and the descriptions are just right. The only drawback is that it's still being serialized. The second book is consistently excellent. The third book has a touching story in each volume, with characters striving side by side for their dreams. The fourth book has a novel story, exciting and moving plot, and fluent and concise language. The fifth, sixth, and seventh books are by the same author, who also wrote a book called "Lifelike."

16. 16 我 I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a 3.3kReads9.4Score44914d adds
17. 17 我 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 8.5kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
18. 18 我 I Am a Female Physiognomist 我是女相师 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery893k WordsCompleted I was born in the twelfth lunar month of 1991, and came into the world with six fingers. The saying that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck somehow became attached to me. Before I could even speak, my family sent me to live with my grandaunt, who ran a shop selling paper offerings and burial clothes. My grandaunt said I had a star spirit in my fate, and the Vermilion Bird would come to my aid. What did it matter if my destiny was cursed? As the saying goes: The Azure Dragon and W 13.1kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
19. 19 我 I Am a Spirit Mourner 我是哭灵人 Wei Luoning卫洛柠Mystery335k WordsOngoing When my mother was seven months pregnant with me, she went to wash clothes by the Hun River. When she came home, she was raving. The midwife said I didn't cry when I was born. I was purple all over, like a stillborn baby, and my umbilical cord hadn't been cut; it had snapped on its own. My grandfather knelt before the spirit altar all night, knocking his head against the ground, and burned three life-extending incense sticks to drag my soul back from the gates of the underworld. I survived. My 101Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Aunt Wang knelt beside the coffin with her three children, wailing uncontrollably. Her eldest son, twelve, knelt at the front, crying the loudest, his face a mess of tears and snot. Her second daughter, nine, hiccuped as she cried. Her youngest son, only five, didn't quite understand death and knelt beside his sister, looking around anxiously. I stood in the crowd, looking at the coffin, and suddenly felt something was wrong. There was a sound coming from inside the coffin. Very faint, like someone scratching wood with fingernails, a soft, rapid, and discordant sound. No one else heard it, only I. I tugged at Grandpa's sleeve. Grandpa looked down at me, and I pointed to the coffin: "Grandpa, the people inside are talking." Everyone around froze. Aunt Wang suddenly looked up, her swollen, red eyes staring at me. Her lips trembled, and her voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: "You…what did you say?"

20. 20 娱 There Are Ghosts in Showbiz 娱乐圈有鬼 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted {Romance + nonhuman male lead + lighthearted + supernatural + short episodic tales} Little white rabbit and big bad wolf: the rabbit isn't really a rabbit, but the wolf really is a wolf! This is a story about ghosts, and a legend about raising a wolf to be your husband! Long Xiaoxiao had a dream since childhood: to become a renowned international makeup artist and stylist... At last, she achieved her dream... She became the entertainment industry's dazzling number-one fraud of a fortune-teller! 3.8kReads9.4Score66614d adds

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    This is a metaphysical post; I don't know if it fits the bill, but you can give it a try. 😂😂😂

21. 21 什 What? That Pretty Young Lady Can Catch Ghosts! 什么？那个漂亮小姐姐会抓鬼！ The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted The animated series "Call Me Lord Wuchang" is now available on 🍎 [Metaphysics + wild imagination + romance + powerful duo + satisfying read] You Zhi is a fair-skinned, beautiful, gentle and obedient college student in public. At night, she becomes the Yang Wuchang, hooking souls and catching ghosts. Other students’ part-time jobs: streamer, online shop clerk, model, writer... You Zhi’s part-time job: hooking souls and catching ghosts... P.S. A strong female lead, and a strong male lead too. A 19.8kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
22. 22 萤 A World of Fireflies 萤萤众生 Xiao Xu小叙Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I had an accident and nearly died. Everything I saw and felt was horrifying, and I could only keep company with bad luck. But I swore a solemn oath: I would not fail Heaven and Earth or my parents, nor harm my friends and family. I would hurt only myself, devote myself to goodness, and hold fast to sincerity! From then on, I walked between the realms of yin and yang, sought a master and learned the Dao, awakened my spiritual senses, and slew demons and evil spirits... I fear 8.1kReads9.2Score77914d adds

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    You should check out these two books; you won't be disappointed.

23. 23 花 The Flower Goddess Record 花神录 Baixia柏夏Ancient Romance811k WordsCompleted There is a clinic called Plain Sight, where the demons treat ghosts, not the living. There is also a coffin shop with no name or signboard. It serves the living and takes business from the dead... 63Reads8.8Score—14d adds
24. 24 绮 A Fateful Encounter 绮遇 Wei Wei Lan薇薇蓝Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [One Woman, Two Men] [Southeast Asia] [Tortured Love] Da Nang, a hidden port in Vietnam, is the setting for a thrilling love story. This novel is also known as A Dangerous Romance Abroad. On a foreign street, it all begins with a mix-up over a suitcase. Luo Tong gradually falls into the trap Qi Yu has laid for her, and as the truth slowly comes to light, this thrilling and dangerous romance abroad becomes more and more of a headache. Is it a misunderstanding brought about by fate, or a love so d 103Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This was supposed to be suspenseful.

25. 25 无 A Tune Without Feeling 无情调 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted [Print edition available for purchase on the homepage] Love springs from nowhere, then sinks deep into the heart. The living may die, and the dead may live again. Those who cannot share death with the living, or return to life after death, have never known the deepest love. ----Inscription from The Peony Pavilion Love stories from all eras and across the world end with the prince and princess living happily ever after. No one has ever written about what happens when the prince and princess face 1.1kReads9.3Score16414d adds

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    Check out these books! [Got it] 🌸① Don't be scared off by the title; the writing, logic, and character descriptions are all excellent. 🌸② A sequel to *The Peony Pavilion*, it's relatively short. Although the rating isn't high, the content is very good. 🍉 The character portrayals are delicate. 🌸③ The plot is tight, the structure is well-developed, the logic is solid, and it's captivating. 🍉 🌸④ The writing is excellent, the logic is strong, the story is interesting, and it's lighthearted and funny. 😂 🌸⑤ The story isn't long either; it's a very realistic novel. There's no time-travel, rebirth, or cheat codes; the female lead is just an ordinary hoodlum. 😂

26. 26 锁 The Cage of Captive Beauty 锁娇笼 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [The print edition is out and available across all platforms] In the capital lives a charitable family named Yun. Their youngest daughter is called Yun Xian. The young woman is lovely, with a sweet smile. Matchmakers in the capital were green with envy, but everyone knew she had been betrothed to a young man from the Li family since childhood. Li Jingtang was as refined as bamboo and gifted in serving the people, but he was the only son of a widowed mother, and his family was poor. Fortunately, 2.9kReads9.2Score58914d adds
27. 27 上 Spring Affairs in the Capital 上京春事 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Ning Chaoyang rises to become a fourth-rank female official, yet still can’t escape the fate of being traded into a political marriage. She decides to take in a lover to fight back. He must be lowborn, handsome, and preferably too frail to look after himself. She glances to the side and spots a charming young doctor in white. 5.5kReads9.3Score85514d adds
28. 28 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3k14d adds
29. 29 海 What Lies Beyond the Sea 海那边是什么 Scholar of Rainbow Bridge虹桥书生Urban145k WordsCompleted With no particular skills to his name, “I” (Chen Xiaotian) leaves the army and heads elsewhere to find work. There he meets two sisters and becomes entangled in a painful relationship, torn between desire and pure love. By chance, he leaves the place and meets a young college student named A Min on a train. After a period of ups and downs in his career, he sets out alone for Qingdao, where a seaside city becomes the setting for a romantic and heartrending tale of love and death… 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you want to read good books, choose these two. The language is fluent, the plot is full of twists and turns, and the emotions are rich. You won't be able to put them down.

30. 30 面 Mr. Noodles 面条先生 Scholar of Rainbow Bridge虹桥书生Urban145k WordsOngoing A group of people, a few scenes, one comedy. Witty and humorous, filled with laughter. Life can sometimes make you burst out laughing, and fate often plays tricks on you. The times may change, but a kind and honest heart remains the same. Follow Mr. Noodle on this strange and hilarious journey. —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 将 The General's Little Witch Doctor 将军的小巫医 Bai Yan白俨Ancient Romance292k WordsOngoing [Shamanic medicine: astrology, fortune-telling, ghost-catching + imaginative mystery and deduction + witty humor + family, palace, and political intrigue] Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a northern tribe of shamanic healers who could read the stars and people's fates, and see spirits and ghosts. Bai Xing inherited her shamanic ancestors' gift for communicating with the spirit world, but she never expected that her very first attempt to summon a soul and banish evil would bring her 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Astrology, fortune telling, exorcism, reasoning, supernatural, and horror.

32. 32 黛 Dai Chuan’s Idle Snow 黛川闲雪 You Jing Lin Yan宥净林言Modern Romance193k WordsOngoing One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi. People are like plants, subject to the cycle of flourishing and withering through the seasons, life and death, reincarnation, cause and effect. The only things that never change are the inherent energies in the magnetic field. 11Reads—Score114d adds

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    New book release! Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Mythology, Folk Tales. Feedback is welcome! 😜

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