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  1. 451 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.2kShelves
  2. 452 Escaping My Ex's PUA: At Thirty-Five, I Finally Found True Love 逃离前男友PUA,三十五岁,终觅得良缘 Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted She escapes her ex-boyfriend's emotional abuse and, at thirty-five, finally finds the right man. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 453 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 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... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
  4. 454 A History of Chinese Currency 中国货币史 Historical760k WordsCompleted The History of Chinese Currency was begun in 1943. Its first draft ran to more than a hundred thousand words. After decades of revisions and additions by the author, the book had grown to nearly 770,000 words by the time it was published in 1965. It is a truly monumental work of numismatics, and a rare, groundbreaking achievement in the study of Chinese monetary history and numismatics. Beginning with the cowrie shells used as currency in ancient times and ending with modern silver dollars and p 39Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  5. 455 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我,为祖国富强而奋斗!【系统】 Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 43.6kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
  6. 456 Guo Jianlong's Asia Trilogy 郭建龙“亚洲三部曲” Historical433k WordsCompleted A wild journey through 5,000 years of Indian civilization! A mysterious and colorful journey through Southeast Asian history and civilization! A journey through the Mongol-Yuan Empire spanning eight centuries! To understand China, you need to understand the cultures and histories of its neighbors. Historian Guo Jianlong's “Asia Trilogy”: India: The Floating Subcontinent takes you up close to the distant history and present-day reality of the Indian subcontinent! Beneath Three Thousand Stupas: A 25Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  7. 457 I Haven't Even Made a Move, and Dong Zhuo Has Become a Loyal Minister? 朕还没动手,董卓就成忠臣了? Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Behind the scenes] [Invincible] [Simulator] [Subverting expectations] [Survivalist] [Dual protagonists] [Behind-the-scenes protagonist Liu Xie, the ceiling of martial prowess. Narrative protagonist Dong Zhuo, the character through whom the story unfolds.] /// My name is Liu Xie. I used to just share a name with Emperor Xian of Han. I never expected to actually transmigrate here. The good news: My golden finger is terrifyingly powerful. My strength grows exponentially, making me 111.9kReads8.4Score11.5kShelves
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  8. 458 A History of Sino-American Relations (2001-2016) 中美关系史(2001—2016) Historical681k WordsCompleted China and the United States are the two great powers of today's world, and their relationship has drawn global attention. Since the American merchant ship Empress of China first sailed to China in 1784, the two countries have engaged with each other for more than 200 years. Over this long period, their relationship has weathered storms, risen and fallen dramatically, and undergone many twists and turns, while their exchanges have covered an exceptionally broad range of areas. This book charts th 19Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  9. 459 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 218Reads7.3Score107Shelves
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  10. 460 The Whole Sect Is Chewing Tree Bark, and You Say Spirit Rice Yields Thirty Thousand Pounds Per Acre? 全宗啃树皮,你说灵稻亩产三万斤 Fantastical Romance203k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a destitute sect leader buried under a debt of thirty million spirit stones, he finds that the entire sect has only one little disciple left, so hungry he's chewing tree bark. Chen Mo looks at the mutated spirit rice in his storage space, yielding thirty thousand jin per mu, and smiles. “Let's start with a small goal: making sure everyone in the sect has enough to eat.” Three months later, Qingyun Sect is making a million spirit stones a month selling spirit 40Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 461 Bullying Me? You're Still Wet Behind the Ears! Your Punches Aren't Hard Enough! 欺凌?对我?还是嫩了点!你的拳头不够硬! 47k WordsCompleted Bullying me? You’re a little too green for that! Your fists aren’t hard enough! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 462 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 463 The Powerful Female Physician: After the Legitimate Daughter Refused Foot Binding, I Founded a Sect 女医权倾天下:嫡女拒裹脚后,我开宗立派了 34k WordsCompleted The Female Physician Rules the World: After the Legitimate Daughter Refuses Foot Binding, I Found a Sect 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 464 Enchanting Niangniang 媚娘倾倾 Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted Take a prince as his apprentice, form a joint male-and-female logistics team, build a nationwide logistics network, create the most advanced war chariots, turn a cute child into a lucky charm, and help his divorced mother rise again. She’s dominating the ancient world of commerce! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 465 My Workaholic Roommate Comes from the Mountains 卷王室友来自大山 25k WordsCompleted My Roommate, a Study Maniac from the Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 466 The Difficult Homeowner Became My Beloved Wife 难缠女业主终成我娇妻 Urban69k WordsCompleted A no-nonsense man meets an elite woman. When these “enemies” meet, they can’t stop arguing. A twist of fate leads to a hilarious, heart-wrenching romance full of playful banter, and they ultimately become the perfect couple! The ordinary guy’s spring comes on a little too strong!!! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 467 Run, Big Kid of the Mountain Village! 奔跑吧,山沟沟大娃 33k WordsCompleted Run, Big Kid from the Mountain Village —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 468 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 106.6kReads9.4Score16.8kShelves
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  19. 469 I, the Homeroom Teacher, Swept Through the Sui Dynasty's Imperial Exams After Gaining the Ability to Read Minds 我,班主任,能读心后横扫隋朝科 Historical225k WordsCompleted Chen Shuhan, a legendary homeroom teacher at a prestigious city high school, endured three years of torment from the notorious “Demon Class.” Then, on a rainy night, after his fever hit 40 degrees Celsius, he awakened a thrilling ability: mind reading and precognition, powered by a cheat System. The moment he walked into the classroom, he became the Demon Class’s worst nightmare, dismantling their pranks one by one. A month later, the class had climbed all the way to first place in their grade. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 470 The Lantern-Bearing Chronicles 逢灯纪 Ancient Romance982k WordsCompleted (Signed for publication, with screen adaptation rights sold) You're the daughter of a marquis. You want to take your mother's dowry and remains with you? Done. I'll take the dowry and remains, and bring you your mother's divorce papers as well as your own severance papers cutting ties with your family. You were declared dead and became an invisible person behind your brothers. You want to live like a normal person again? Done. I'll restore your name and identity, and make sure you receive the en 87.8kReads9.3Score12.8kShelves
  21. 471 A Slacker at Work, Who Stumbled into the Rich-People Fast Lane 摆烂打工人,误闯富人赛道 72k WordsCompleted A slacker office worker accidentally wanders into the rich kids’ world 68Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 472 So What If I Turned into a Zombie? I'm Still Everyone's Favorite! 变成丧尸那咋了?我照样当团宠! Fantastical Romance403k WordsCompleted [No romance] When the apocalypse came, Tu Sanqi was infected and turned into a high-level zombie. But her brother became an Esper. By then, Tu Sanqi had already been brought back to base by her brother. Looking at all the Espers around her, she fell silent. After much deliberation, Tu Sanqi decided… to pretend nothing had happened. And so, she lived an ordinary life: by day, she was an unremarkable support player for her teammates; by night, she transformed into a jungler who hunted down anythin 26.3kReads9.4Score5kShelves
  23. 473 I Wished for a Permanent Job, but Ended Up on My Coworker's Radar 许愿转正,结果被同事盯上了 16k WordsCompleted She wished for a permanent position, but ended up catching a coworker’s eye 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 474 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 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 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
  25. 475 The Fake Princess Stumbles into the Imperial Family, Leaving the Entire Dynasty Enchanted 假皇女误闯天家,全皇朝惊艳沦陷 Ancient Romance986k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue and a Powerful Heroine]+ [The Perfect Imposture]+ [An Ensemble of Young Characters]+ [A Sage’s Selfish Desires] Ten years ago, foreign rebels stormed into Sheng’an. The empress sacrificed herself for her country and named Princess Wei Baoning crown princess, heir to the throne. That same year, lightning struck the imperial mausoleum, and the young princess was buried in a sea of flames. No body was ever found. The following month, a new emperor ascended the throne. Over the n 48.2kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
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  26. 476 Explosives Under the Negotiation Table: The Young Lady Storms the Imperial Court 谈判桌下埋火药,大小姐入朝杀疯 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The heroine’s creed: Power and money are what let a woman live freely and boldly!] [Strong heroine + satisfying story + vying for the finest men in the realm] Jiang Yu thought she’d be content with a modestly comfortable life. But when she turned eighteen, one ridiculous twist after another came her way. First, the husband she had supported with her own money for years passed the imperial exams at the top of his class, then demanded a divorce so he could marry a noblewoman. Then the Duke’s mans 37.9kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
  27. 477 A Nation's Calamity: Yan (Complete in Two Volumes) 祸国·式燕(全二册) Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Crown Prince Zhanghua of Yan, fifteen years old, was set to marry the third daughter of the Xie family, Xie Fanyi. But Xie Fanyi tragically died on the way to her wedding. Two years later, the new emperor chose her younger sister, Chang Yan, as his empress. And so, at thirteen, Xie Chang Yan bid farewell to her paternal family, left her hometown, and journeyed to the imperial capital to learn court etiquette as she waited to come of age. S 3kReads9.5Score528Shelves
  28. 478 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑,唯我是真疯批 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves
  29. 479 Driven to Death by a Cultivator’s Mistress? I’ll Raise My Sword to the Nine Heavens 被修仙外室逼死?我提剑杀上九霄 Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 79.4kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
  30. 480 A Western Fantasy World Full of Tricks 全是套路的西幻世界 Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy + Magic + Growing Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + 1v1 Couples, All Chaste] After discovering she had become Lillian Snowwhite, the false marquis’s daughter, she resolutely decided to lie flat in this fantasy world full of tropes. With the positive attitude that every extra day alive was a bonus, and having already pushed herself hard enough in her previous life, she decided to treat this inexplicable new life like a game in which she controlled the character. But then came an enco 7.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves
  31. 481 Why Pick on Her? She's Got Powerful Backing 你惹她干啥!她下面有人 Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted *Original title: “CEO, Your Wife Is Pawning Knives Again” A knife is a pledge, and a word is a promise. When a prophecy comes true, it’s time to collect the reward. That’s what a knife pawnbroker does in the world of mysticism. Tu Shanjiu is the 283rd-generation knife pawnbroker. Her talent for the mystic arts surpasses everyone else in her family. Her divinations are uncannily accurate, and she can communicate with ghosts and gods. Unfortunately, because of a curse placed on the Tu Shan family 37kReads9.2Score5kShelves
  32. 482 A Sliver of Hope in Desperate Straits 绝境方寸 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse503k WordsOngoing Adult content! Not suitable for younger readers! [Not a power fantasy] [Dark and oppressive] [Realistic drama] [Serious literature] [A woman's growth] [Modern political scene] [No male lead] [Flight from famine] [Patriotism] [Political intrigue] [Career in government] [Anti-corruption] When natural disasters strike, the country urgently launches the "Westward Migration Plan," and the entire nation embarks on a long journey to flee their homes. Guided by a prophetic dream, the female lead stockpi 251Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 483 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 Mystery837k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication; personalized bookplate campaign underway in the book's fan community. The published title is Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take one bizarre weeklong exam after another. They enter the settings depicted in the exam questions and answer them with their bodies, battling with both brains and brawn. They will die if they fail, come in last place, fail to hand in their papers within the 8.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
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  34. 484 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
  35. 485 EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 494kReads9.7Score70.5kShelves
  36. 486 Surviving the Ordeal 熬过劫难 Urban916k WordsOngoing First, be certain that you can reach the summit. Then believe this book can rewrite your fate, and believe in the power of belief. By the time you read this book, the identity you have now will already have begun to loosen its grip. The moment you choose to begin, you have already left mediocrity behind. Can my story help you find your own path to salvation? May words reveal the power they truly hold. 58.6kReads9.2Score12.3kShelves
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  37. 487 You’re a Civil Service Exam Tutor, So How Did You Become the Imperial Preceptor? 你一个公考讲师,咋成国师了? Historical2.1M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations] + [Mentor-and-student ensemble] + [Political maneuvering] Chen Wen, a top civil-service exam instructor, transmigrates to Great Xia and becomes a teacher. From the start, he has a dilapidated academy and three troublesome students. Chen Wen says, “No problem. This is what I do.” He uses logic to deconstruct the eight-legged essay, policy-analysis techniques to write policy papers, and interview skills to ace the palace exam. From topping the county exams to earning top ho 35.9kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
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  38. 488 EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵:抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 969.1kReads9.5Score83.2kShelves
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  39. 489 Endless Devouring: The Unseen Laws 无尽残噬:未见的法则 Mystery399k WordsOngoing [Trapped-room opening + survival adventure + graphic gore + unknown creatures + mechanical engineering + contamination + mutation] ~When Zhang Huan wakes up, he finds himself with several strangers in a sealed apartment with no doors. They have all lost their memories. Also trapped with them is a mysterious female corpse in the basement. They decide to find a way out of the carefully designed apartment. The red fog outside the windows grows thicker, and the corpse’s eyes are slowly opening...~ ( 172Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 490 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
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  41. 491 After Mistaking the Forced-Love Countdown for an Affection Meter 错把强制爱倒计时当好感值后 Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing (Realistic, with a touch of cult) Having endured hardship as a child, Lin Xinsheng worked tirelessly and valued her career more than life itself. At last, she became a star agent at a major talent agency. Still, she often felt that the people at her company had something wrong with their brains. Executives who liked playing out obsessive love stories with their subordinates, trainees carrying Systems, and artists who never thought about their careers and only wanted to play emotional tug-of-war 21.2kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
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  42. 492 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves
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  43. 493 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.1kReads8.9Score24.4kShelves
  44. 494 The Record of Crossing the Dusty World by Boat 参舟渡尘录 Eastern Fantasy268k WordsOngoing The martial arts of the world are a mirror of the heart. But what about Lu Jinghe? He's just a shopkeeper selling paper offerings. When he was seventeen, his father disappeared, leaving behind only a two-hundred-year-old account book. Later, when the paper shop burned down, he learned the truth: It wasn't an account book at all. It was the Chart of the Hidden Boat, concealing the dynasty's secrets and the world's greatest treasure. The problem was, the book was gone. And to make matters worse, h 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 495 EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考:刚下刑场你让我去考试 Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.6MReads9.3Score295.4kShelves
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  46. 496 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈,但给我C级天赋? Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
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  47. 497 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 498 The Ancients Had Some Strange Ideas 古人的想法真奇怪 Historical144k WordsCompleted Why did the ancients believe that “the sky is round and the earth is square”? During the Shang dynasty, the Gaitian theory, which held that “the sky is round and the earth is square,” was widely accepted. By the Han dynasty, the more advanced Huntian theory had become the dominant view. After the Yuan dynasty, emperors sought to strengthen their rule by restricting ordinary people’s ability to observe and think about astronomical phenomena, keeping the authority to explain them in the hands of t 129Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  49. 499 Unofficial History Isn't Necessarily False 野史未必假 Historical151k WordsCompleted [The full-cast audio edition is now available. Give it a listen!] From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing dynasties, discover the truth behind popular unofficial histories! This book examines 22 popular historical tales from China’s earliest dynasties through the Ming and Qing, using vivid reconstructions, close study of historical sources, and logical analysis to uncover the truth behind them. Was Qin Shi Huang’s biological father Lü Buwei? Did Emperor Taizong of Song m 26kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
  50. 500 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 106.9kReads9.5Score19.5kShelves
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