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1. 51 山 Records of Seeking the Dao Across Mountains and Rivers 山河问道录 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Eastern Fantasy306k WordsCompleted At the end of the Spring and Autumn period, the Zhou royal house declined and a hundred schools of thought contended. Laozi traveled west through Hangu Pass and wrote the Dao De Jing, laying the foundations of Daoist thought. Yin Xi founded the Wenshi School, beginning the transmission of the Daoist lineage. —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 主 The Master’s Exclusive Path Among the Stars 主宰者之专属星途 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Modern Romance192k WordsOngoing Synopsis: The Sovereign’s Exclusive Star Path At twenty-two, Ouyang Ziyu is the sovereign of cosmic energy. Beneath a locust tree at the academy of fine arts, he meets Su Nian, who offers him a piece of candy. For the first time, the star-dust birthmark on his arm stills its restless energy. She is the only person in a hundred years with whom he has shared an energy resonance. Using a charity partnership as an excuse to get close, he wins over the children with interstellar chocolate, uses a sta 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 冥 Dreams of the Nether Abyss 冥渊梦境 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Mystery262k WordsCompleted I received an email containing a fifteen-second video: In a pale purple haze, a half-eaten corpse lay underground. A compass was strapped to its wrist. It looked familiar. It belonged to my father. At the end of the video, a message appeared: “If you want to know where he is, come!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 朕 My Iron Cavalry Rides Only to Trample Buddhist Bones 朕的铁骑，专踏佛骨 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Historical274k WordsCompleted During the reign of Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, temples across the country occupied a third of all farmland. There were over a million monks and nuns, enjoying exemptions from taxes and labor service. Wealthy families even donated their homes to temples to evade taxes, and ordinary people flocked to the clergy in droves. The state ran short of soldiers and revenue... The Buddhist clergy lived in extravagance... They kept women as offerings, wrote sutras in blood... The poor gave their blood a —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 鸿 Hongmeng: I Devour All Spirits with the Classic of Mountains and Seas 鸿蒙：我靠山海经吞噬万灵 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Eastern Fantasy848k WordsCompleted Aman, an ancient god's consciousness, relies on his remaining memories to turn the tide. With guidance from an activated holographic projection of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, he embarks on a journey of counterattack: collecting spirit beings, expanding across the stars, and conquering the globe. Thrilling, exciting, and fantastical beyond compare... —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter's Deadly Revenge: A Bloody Inheritance to a Hundred-Billion Empire 嫡女绝杀：百亿帝国的血色继承 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! The rise of a legitimate eldest princess in a hundred-billion-yuan business empire: endure, lie low, return, quietly build strength, defeat her rivals, turn the tables when all seems lost, and rise to power. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 从 From Bride Price to Treason: A Guide to Updating the Underworld’s Torture Devices 从彩礼到判国：地府刑具更新指南 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Eastern Fantasy371k WordsCompleted In today’s society, money reigns supreme and morality has fallen into ruin... The underworld is urgently updating its instruments of punishment... Excessive bride prices, predatory online loans, organ trafficking, spreading rumors, traitors and collaborators... They get what they deserve, and their descendants suffer too... —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 逆 Reversing Journey to the West: Escape from the Buddhist Order 逆西游之逃离佛门 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Eastern Fantasy481k WordsCompleted The four members of Tang Sanzang’s party have grown tired of life at Mount Ling and quit, setting off on an adventure back to the Tang Empire in the East. Along the way, they encounter all sorts of bizarre and eccentric characters... —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 平 When Clouds Rise over Pingcheng 平城云起时 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Historical323k WordsCompleted Emperor Yuan Hong of Northern Wei champions harmony between the Hu and Han peoples, breaking through fierce resistance... Feng Sanniang is clever and courageous. Tanyao receives an imperial order to build the Yungang Grottoes, while faithful Buddhists help carve them, along with displaced refugees... A Dan Hu wields incredible strength and risks his life to save his younger sister... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 失 Bloodline Lost 失守的血脉 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Mystery373k WordsCompleted As noble as a god, as lowly as a commoner, seduced by it! (Not for readers under eighteen.) Bright stars, devoted fans, seduced by it! Officials within the system, businessmen outside it, seduced by it! Men, women,,,,,,,, seduced by it! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 九 The First Emperor’s Thousand-Year Shadow War in the Dragon Caverns of Jiuzhou 【九州龙穴始皇帝的千年暗战】 Lu Shanshui鲁山水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse277k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! The network inside the First Emperor’s mausoleum, connecting to the Nine Provinces, activates whenever an important moment in history arrives! It responds to the stars above and the land below, with wind, rain, thunder, and lightning triggering the transmission of information... —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 此 Where in This World Is There No Green Mountain? 此身何处不青山 Weiyou Wenqiao未酉问樵Urban264k WordsCompleted Qin Tian, 32, was a squad leader in the special forces. He earned commendations and was exceptionally capable. Honest and resilient, he was nevertheless somewhat unfamiliar with social conventions after spending so many years in the military. After leaving the service, he was assigned to an “unestablished position” due to a combination of local policy changes, limited openings being taken by others, and personal connections. Most of his fellow soldiers from the same cohort were successfully give —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Qin Tian, ​​a retired soldier and former squad leader of the special forces, has made outstanding achievements and has excellent qualities. He is an upright and tenacious man, but he is also a little unfamiliar with social worldliness due to his long-term military camp life. After changing jobs, he was placed in a "non-staff position" due to multiple factors such as local policy changes, quota squeeze, and personal relationships. However, most of his comrades in the same batch successfully joined the staff. The huge psychological gap became the starting point of the story.

13. 63 无 The Saltless Empress 无盐为后 Don't Ask莫问Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She was the only empress personally appointed by the Wanli Emperor. History describes her as gentle, virtuous, and dignified, with the bearing of an empress. She passed away in attendance in the forty-eighth year of Wanli. Five days later, the emperor fell ill and died in July of the same year. At last, the couple were reunited. According to rumor, the household of Wang, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with deli 524Reads8.8Score129Shelves

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    Look at this book, the details.

14. 64 网 Online Game: Rebuilding My Life 网游之重塑人生 Wang the Fool王呆子Sports1.6M WordsOngoing Qin Feng used to be a hopeless romantic. He gave his girlfriend his whole heart and treated her like a queen. And what did he get in return? She casually tossed out, "You can't give me the life I want," then turned around and walked away. Qin Feng was completely crushed. He holed up in his rented apartment every day, questioning his whole existence and wondering what the point of living was. Eventually, with nothing else to do and no other options, he plunged into an online game to kill time. 486Reads9.5Score343Shelves

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    It's not a purely cool article, it's not a brainless content, it's very novel and unique, and it has a lot of imagination.

15. 65 逆 The Comeback: From Wage Slave to CEO 逆袭！从打工仔到总裁 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Urban230k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of Lin Qiang, an 18-year-old from a rural village in northwest China. When his family was struck by sudden hardship, with his father seriously ill and debts piling up, he had no choice but to give up his place at a prestigious university. With just 200 yuan in his pocket, he set off alone for the prosperous coastal city of Donghai to make a living. He started out hauling bricks at construction sites, then seized opportunities to learn new skills and struggle through the 14Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel that I have been following for a long time. It is very interesting, close to life and down to earth. I recommend it to you [smile][smile][smile]

16. 66 这 I've Traveled Through This Movie 这个电影我穿过 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Mystery601k WordsCompleted [The heroine, Ning Ning, transmigrates into movies based on real events and steals the show.] [Novel + Transmigration + Infinite Flow + Suspense + Wild Imagination + Supernatural + Redemption + High-Stakes Action] Ning Ning is a second-generation star with terrible acting skills. She receives a mysterious movie ticket from her mother and, following her instructions, goes to a place called the Life Cinema. It is an old, mysterious movie theater. Every night, a different poster appears at the entr 633Reads9.3Score111Shelves

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    A wonderful suspense mystery. As an actress, the heroine constantly travels into horror movies to improve her acting skills. The plot of the movie is indeed a reappearance of reality and is interlocking. It was serialized in Jinjiang in the early years, and now it is available on Tomato.

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