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1. 51 尸 The Corpse Whisperer: I Can See the Answers in Death 尸语者：我能看见死亡答案 Qing Shi Er倾时ErMystery269k WordsCompleted [System] [Forensics] [Mystery] After thirty-six hours on duty, intern forensic doctor Lu Ming unexpectedly awakens an astonishing ability: he can see the true cause of death floating above every corpse. Drowned? No, strangled to death. Sudden cardiac arrest? No, poisoned with an organophosphate. Suicide by falling? No, pushed from the twenty-third floor. Everyone says he’s an inexperienced rookie, but his eyes never lie. When the truth is buried by those in power, killers walk freely in the sunl 6.7kReads8.0Score795Shelves

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   This is absolutely amazing! This forensic suspense novel is so addictive! The protagonist can see the cause of death from the top of a corpse's head. An intern who no one believed him managed to overturn all the wrongful convictions. It was so exciting to read!

2. 52 大 The Great Luo Immortal Venerable Descends to the Mortal World 大罗仙尊落凡尘 A Bai阿白灬Urban533k WordsOngoing My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I love this kind of story. The plot of this book is unconventional, and the content is very detailed. It's a great read.

3. 53 一 One Life, Two Souls 一命双生 No More Than Three, Four, Five, Six, or Seven不过三四五六七Urban202k WordsOngoing Though they were twins, they were not destined to share the same fate. An unexpected catastrophe changed the brothers' peaceful lives forever. Their older brother and parents vanished under mysterious circumstances, never to be heard from again. After years apart, fate brought the twins together once more. But there was no escaping destiny. In the end, the young man took on his brother's name, carried on his obsession, and shouldered the blood feud against his entire family. From a meek nobody t 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I added it to my bookshelf a while ago, but only recently started reading it. The beginning is very engaging, and overall it's quite good and worth reading.

4. 54 长 Long Night Walk 2: A Portrait of Human Evil 长夜行2：人间恶绘 Ge Zhao格照Mystery178k WordsOngoing “The eyes are the angle observers are most accustomed to scrutinizing, so you must learn to disguise your eyes.”, Li Mu The sequel to Long Night Walk, Season Two: The Evil Portraits of the Human World! 159Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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   There were two parts, but I don't know why I can't find the first one. You can try looking for it on the author's page; it's quite good, though it's often on hiatus. If you're interested, you can check out the first part.

5. 55 夜 Night In, Day Out 夜入白出 Hua Wen画文Mystery112k WordsOngoing [Thriller and Horror + Infinite-Flow + Mystery and Deduction + Exploring Strange Realms + Supernatural + Time Loops + The Emotions of Life] The night wind blows. Lie down and sleep. Don’t open your eyes, and no ghosts will appear. If you do open them, look beside the bed: a hand is among the books. Look by the window: a head with no eyes is staring at the bed. Lu Chen, Ye Xiaoqian, Wu Ziyu, Xu Zhuang, and Hu Yingying accidentally touched an old book filled with ghost stories about wronged souls. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A mysterious ancient book unravels an endless cycle of reincarnation, forcing several people into a nightmare within the deep palace to uncover the hidden truth of the harem. Originally unrelated, these individuals, each carrying their family's past destiny, work together to break free from a century-old deadlock.

6. 56 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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   The Myriad Souls Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates both Yin and Yang, is a mortal cultivation story, has no system, is not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, and the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

7. 57 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.2kReads8.5Score405Shelves

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   8. A suspenseful mystery with a powerful aftertaste! Those long-buried wrongful convictions are unearthed again after many years. The truth may be late, but it will never be absent.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrate to the Immortal Sky 穿越仙空 Classmate Chenxi晨曦同学Sci-Fi & Apocalypse276k WordsCompleted Transmigrate Through the Immortal Sky is a subversive interstellar cultivation epic. Lin Niannian, a web novelist, is pulled into her screen by a flash of purple light while racing to meet a deadline one night. She tumbles into the Ziwei Star Domain and becomes the chosen Host of the Ziwei Star System. But she is no conventional savior. Alongside purple starforce, the bloodline of the Lord of Chaos lies dormant within her. She is the long-lost daughter of the God of Destruction, and a fragment o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Overall, it's quite good as you read on; the author's writing style is quite good.

9. 59 凡 Every Chinese Person Is a Member of My Family 凡是华夏人，皆是我的家族成员 Ba Wu Ling Jiu八五零九Eastern Fantasy117k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + System + lighthearted cultivation] Lin Chen transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a full ten years just to draw qi into his body. A low-grade five-element spiritual root, universally recognized as a useless talent in the cultivation world. An outer-sect menial servant of Qingyun Sect, with a daily chore of hauling spirit beast dung. The day he awakened, a luminous display exploded in his mind: Earth was being devoured by demonic energy, and Huaxia had only ten years 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's fantastic! It's funny, touching, and every character is memorable and well-developed.

10. 60 诡 Creating the Uncanny: My Creations Throw the World into Chaos 诡异创造，我的造物们霍乱世界 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Supernatural Horror + Lovecraftian + Contamination + No Female Lead + Behind the Scenes + Natural Disasters] Mysterious myths awaken amid natural disasters, while an unknown corruption quietly takes over the world. Abominable creations howl, and contamination continues to spread. Distortion returns alongside the supernatural: eyes that target human nature, domains that twist it, and strange shackles that cannot be broken. Destruction and rebirth intertwine to create a new mytholog 2kReads—Score150Shelves

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    [May you be blessed immediately]

11. 61 零 Zero Star Energy: I Dominate the World with My Body 零星能：我靠肉身横推天下 Stars Follow the Night繁星随夜Eastern Fantasy299k WordsOngoing [The protagonist combines intelligence and strength, with plenty of satisfying moments and no mindless power fantasy. The author’s writing is right in step with the times!] When you play games, do you like late-game characters or moves that keep evolving? That feeling of stacking up power and evolving early on, then steamrolling everything in the late game, is incredibly satisfying! Then this book is just what you’re looking for! On a continent where star energy is the mainstream path of cultiva 11Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    It's so good! I watched it while eating, and before I knew it, a lot of time had passed.

12. 62 梦 Dream Journey: When Dreams Become Tools for Solving Crimes 梦旅，当梦境成为破案工具 Lü Chengwei吕城薇Mystery194k WordsCompleted Dai Hanna used to work in sales. But after a series of bizarre dreams and strange occurrences, she gradually uncovered a pitiful truth: a huge mastermind was controlling everything! 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two key elements of this suspenseful novel: the Haunted School chapter offers an immersive first-person account of eerie events, with suspense building step by step; the Dream chapter features mind-bending crime-solving with plot twists that create excitement. Read it now! It will completely satisfy your expectations!

13. 63 鬼 Breaking into the Ghost Realm: I Teach at a Haunted School 鬼界硬闯，我在鬼校当老师 Lü Chengwei吕城薇Mystery158k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come 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! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Red Pavilion 狄公案：红阁子 Gao Luopei高罗佩66k WordsCompleted Three curses in a secret chamber, a beauty’s debt from hell On Paradise Island, the nights are a whirl of luxury and revelry. Di Renjie, magistrate of Puyang County, is just passing through when he is forced to stop and take on what seems like an open-and-shut suicide case: Li Hanlin, a newly appointed top scholar, is heartbroken and has slit his throat in the Red Pavilion at the Yongle Inn. Thirty years earlier, the wealthy merchant Tao Kuang also cut his own throat in this room. Three days lat 28Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Solving cases used to be so difficult!!! 🤔🤔🤔

15. 65 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: Chaoyun Temple 狄公案：朝云观 Gao Luopei高罗佩56k WordsCompleted While returning home with his family, the famed detective Di Gong is caught in a violent storm. Their carriage is wrecked, forcing them to seek shelter at the mist-shrouded Chaoyun Temple. The temple is celebrating its founding anniversary. Pilgrims fill the grounds, and a theater troupe takes the stage. It all seems lively and festive, yet something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Late that night, Di Gong looks out his window and catches sight of a burly man in an iron helmet in the opposit 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves
16. 66 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案 Gao Luopei高罗佩78k WordsCompleted [Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves
17. 67 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Lakeside Case 狄公案·湖滨案 Gao Luopei高罗佩83k WordsCompleted [High suspense, nonstop twists, and ancient-style detective stories] Di Renjie, county magistrate of Hanyuan, attends a banquet aboard a pleasure boat. What should have been an elegant evening becomes the scene of a locked-room murder. Beneath the moonlit sky, at the heart of the lake, the music suddenly stops, and a woman’s corpse surfaces. Then an unsolved chess game from seventy years ago reappears, a bride mysteriously “comes back to life” on her wedding night, a carpenter is found dead in a 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves
18. 68 毛 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 Chu Renxun储仁逊Historical22k WordsCompleted The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 108Reads9.6Score—Shelves
19. 69 大 Judge Dee: Cracking the Case 大唐狄公案·破局 Mo Yu莫逾Mystery196k WordsCompleted What makes this book a great read: the victims’ bizarre deaths, painstaking deduction, and a style that shifts from witty and humorous to serious and meticulous. It’s a boy’s version of The Cases of Judge Dee and a Tang Dynasty version of The Washing Away of Wrongs! Rather than sketching out the plot in broad strokes, the story offers detailed, vivid depictions of the crime scenes. This makes the cases feel authentic while keeping the focus on the investigations! The Golden Mystery, The Secret T 1.6kReads9.3Score101Shelves
20. 70 狄 The Judge Dee Cases 狄公案 Wu Jianren吴趼人Mystery200k WordsCompleted [Four Great Mysteries of Empress Wu Zetian + Di Renjie + detective mystery + stunning reversals + Chinese-style horror] When Di Renjie takes up his first post as magistrate of Changping County, he never expects one murder after another to rock the small town! News arrives that a Huzhou merchant has been murdered at the Li Lidun inn. The innkeeper, Kong Wande, protests his innocence, but the local headman, Hu De, refuses to let him off the hook. When Di Renjie investigates, the evidence points st 275Reads9.5Score—Shelves
21. 71 刘 The Liu Gong Case Files 刘公案 Anonymous Author不题撰人Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Mind-Bending Mystery + Qing Dynasty Cold Cases + Shocking Twists + Chinese-Style Horror + Liu Luoguo] The Great Qing is at peace, but beneath the surface, unrest stirs in Jiangning Prefecture, Jinling. Liu Yong has barely arrived and settled in when he stumbles upon a shocking case: a married couple spends the night at an inn, but the husband dies under mysterious circumstances and the wife vanishes. The county magistrate beats a confession out of the innkeeper, who is then declared the murdere 191Reads9.6Score—Shelves
22. 72 白 The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery36k WordsCompleted Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger 126Reads9.3Score102Shelves
23. 73 盟 The Mengjin Crossing 盟津渡 Facing South from the Mountain朝山南Historical267k WordsCompleted Also known as The Awakening of the Ferry Boy. Wu Heyuan, a young man from a Yellow River ferry crossing, suffers the massacre of his entire family, and his younger sister goes missing. After delivering a letter to the Weishui Alliance for a mysterious stranger, he becomes Jiang Shang’s disciple and embarks on a path of political intrigue. When his sister is trained to become an enemy nation’s assassin, when his beloved tastes poison to save him from the brink of death, and when his master gives —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's intellectually stimulating, logically sound, and has a tight, engaging plot. It's very exciting.

24. 74 恶 After the Wicked Woman Betrayed Her Foolishly Kind Husband 恶毒女背叛傻子老好人夫君后 Yogurt Lover酸奶爱好者Ancient Romance482k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Lou Jiyue was rescued from a trafficker by the simple-minded Jin Duqiu. Who knew the fool would stubbornly insist she become his wife and bear his children? Lou Jiyue not only failed to appreciate his kindness, she was also mercenary and status-conscious. Taking advantage of his love for her, she threw her weight around at home every day, making him work from dawn till dusk to earn money while she lived a pampered life, never lifting a finger. By day, the fool obeyed her in 20.1kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    A subversion of the typical "chasing-her-husband" trope is here! While other novels feature male leads filled with regret, this one features a wicked female lead relentlessly pursuing her lover. In her past life, Lou Jiyue was aloof and arrogant, discarding her devoted but foolish husband like trash, ultimately causing their deaths. Reborn, she finds Jin Duqiu remembering the bitterness of her past life, repeatedly pushing her away with tears of grievance!

25. 75 何 Who Will Walk Beside Me Through the Night? 何人伴我夜间行 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Ancient Romance880k WordsOngoing [Courtly schemes + wits and courage + fictional late Qing setting] Would you call her a ruthless, calculating schemer, or a refined young lady, educated and well-mannered? The unforgettable steward Jiao swears brotherhood with twelve heroes and establishes a stronghold. Hardship breeds hardship, but a chance encounter with spring can transform a fish into a dragon. Why did “Ji Liuniang” cast aside the “Liu” in her name, and what carried her to success? A shrewd and far-sighted minister of the co 7Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Her outward beauty couldn't hide the coldness within.

26. 76 国 A Fallen Kingdom, a Peach Blossom Misstep 国破山河•桃花错 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted A Fallen Kingdom, a Shattered Landscape, and a Peach Blossom Mistake 8Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 三 Three Years of Marriage, One Letter of Divorce Ends It All in the Capital 三年婚姻，一纸休书断京华 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Three Years of Marriage, One Divorce Decree Shatters the Capital 464Reads—Score103Shelves
28. 78 讹 Trying to Shake Me Down? The More I Spend on My Little Sister, the More Rebates I Get 讹我？养小妹的返利越花越多 Director Zhang, Who Likes Firework Trees喜欢烟火树的张局长Urban679k WordsOngoing [Tycoon] + [System] + [Thousandfold Cash Rebate] + [Face-Slapping] + [Multiple Female Leads] + [Effortless Victory] I gave her three years of sincere love, only for her to dump me without a second thought while clutching a designer handbag. She humiliated and framed me in public, leaving me with nothing. I bound to the Thousandfold Cash Rebate System. Spend money on women, and I can trigger a cash rebate of up to one thousand times the amount. I casually paid eight yuan for Lin Xiaotang, a you 7Reads—Score145Shelves

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    I finished reading it, and it was very good. I didn't understand it at first, but after finishing another novel, I came back to it and found it getting better and better.

29. 79 修 Cultivators from the Realm of Truth Come to the Village for a Pilot Program 修真界来村里搞试点 Gate of Wonders妙之门Urban162k WordsOngoing 1998, Hegou Village. A group of cultivators in brocade robes blocked the village entrance, saying they planned to turn the place into a "mortal pilot program." Those with spiritual roots could cultivate immortality; those without would farm. The villagers called them peddlers. Village Chief Zhao mistook "Du Ziteng" for "my stomach hurts" and promptly pulled out two tablets of tetracycline. Li Chengjun squatted on his doorstep and said, "He doesn't look like an honest man." When they shouted, "Ga —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It surpasses some novels of the same type. Keep it up, author! Five stars, you deserve it.

30. 80 重 After Being Reborn Seven Times, I Finally Get It: Stay Away from Shipgirls to Survive 重生七次我悟了，远离舰娘才能活 Don't Feed Me Candy If You Don't Like It不爱吃糖别喂我Anime Fanfiction410k WordsCompleted [Azur Lane + The Only Man in the Entire Port + Passionate + Healing + Shipgirls + Love Triangle] The port has been destroyed six times. Lin Xian finally realizes: the Sirens aren't the ones killing them. It's the bonds between him and the shipgirls. The stronger their affection, the sooner destruction comes. Reborn for the seventh time, he decides to be a nobody. He'll live in seclusion at a lighthouse and ignore the fighting on the sea. Three months later, a blood-soaked Sakura Empire shipgirl 1.1kReads7.7Score103Shelves

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    Five stars is the limit of the rating system, not the limit of this book.

31. 81 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the male lead is intelligent and calm under pressure, while the female lead is aloof and possesses remarkable skills.

32. 82 致 Deadly Scorpion 1: A Male Criminal's Case Files 致命毒蝎1：男子犯罪档案 Yingzhong and Wu应钟和伍Mystery170k WordsCompleted 3.3kReads9.2Score367Shelves

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    Based on real events! Good and evil are separated by a single thought! 🧐🧐🧐

33. 83 我 The Real-Life Inspiration Behind I'm a Detective 我是刑警原型揭秘 Poems and Wine篇诗斗酒Mystery67k WordsCompleted The series I Am a Police Officer could be called a documentary about major criminal cases in China. Its popularity has drawn more and more attention to safety concerns in society. This book reveals the real cases behind those depicted in the show and recreates the crime scenes. Let's take a closer look! On January 28, 1995, eleven people were killed at a mine in a single night. Four disguised men stormed the mine's guardroom and went on a killing spree, leaving bodies everywhere they went. This 1.5kReads9.5Score150Shelves
34. 84 刑 A Crime Reporter’s Notes: The Ledger of Life and Death in Real Cases 刑侦记者手记：真实罪案的生死簿 Ask the Cold问冷Mystery58k WordsCompleted Where there are people, there's not only the “jianghu,” but also life and death. How long life lasts, we cannot know. But death comes at its own pace for everyone. One case after another unfolds, and killers spring up like bamboo shoots, piercing the calm surface of the world. As layer upon layer of real evidence is stripped away, their ugly faces are exposed. What happened to the missing young couple during their final eight hours? A pair of lecherous eyes follows a young woman's skirt, trailin 436Reads9.1Score—Shelves
35. 85 绝 Top-Secret Criminal Case Files 绝密刑事档案 Out-of-Control Theater失控剧场Mystery58k WordsCompleted Uncover major criminal cases in China, explore the truth behind them, and reveal the dark side of human nature. This series investigates and analyzes shocking major criminal cases from China in recent years. On a street on a rainy night, a taxi driver kills four people in a row, then sexually abuses and dismembers the bodies, taking photos as keepsakes! A newlywed couple vanishes overnight. What cruel crimes took place during those eight hours of impenetrable darkness? Hong'an, December 26: Eigh 4.4kReads9.5Score321Shelves
36. 86 万 The Eternal Alchemy Emperor [Xuanhuan] 万古丹帝【玄幻】 Shi Xingmi Ya是星觅吖Eastern Fantasy575k WordsCompleted Qin Mo transmigrates to the Celestial Realm and becomes the lowest-ranking servant at the Heavenly Pill Tower, scraping a living by cleaning residue from pill furnaces every day. Everyone calls him a useless waste who squanders pill fire, incapable of refining even the lowest-grade medicinal dregs. Until one day, while cleaning an ancient pill furnace, a voice rang in his mind: [The Eternal Pill God System has awakened. In his previous life, the Host was the Tenth-Rank Eternal Pill Emperor.] [Be 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Heavenly Emperor was my own brother. Ten thousand years ago, he personally killed me. The story goes: I wanted to break the ironclad rule of "Ascension is forbidden in Heaven," but he chose to uphold the old order. Ten thousand years later, I awoke in a garbage heap, and his name was written on the first page of the ledger. This time, I want to ask him face to face: Brother, was it worth it? Tags: #BrothersTurningApart #TheTruthAboutTheHeavenlyEmperor #UltimateTwist

37. 87 生 Night of Life and Death 生死夜 Ji Zi Ping'an季子平安Mystery352k WordsOngoing During the Dasheng era, at the end of every ten-day period, black fog would seal off a place and bring buried disasters back to life. Shen Yan, a low-ranking clerk in Huaishui County, witnessed his mother’s murder with his own eyes. Yet when dawn came, the family register, the neighbors, and even the county office all insisted that no such person had ever existed. The blood-written message his mother left behind, “Don’t trust the Yellow Register,” became his only clue. He and his companions plun 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot was well-designed with unexpected twists, showcasing the author's skill. Excellent!

38. 88 夜 The Night Flight Lost and Found 夜航失物局 Eastern Expedition Against Chiang东征讨蒋Urban718k WordsOngoing On a rainy night after being laid off, lost-property archivist Lu Wen receives an impossible claim slip: go to the subway entrance and retrieve a child’s umbrella that won’t be lost until tomorrow. The moment he touches its handle, he hears seventeen seconds of sobbing from the future. From then on, his camera captures tomorrow night, and the last train takes him to a platform that doesn’t exist on any map. Every lost item he returns brings him closer to the truth, but farther from his own memor —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 晚 Good Night, My Prey 晚安，我的猎物 A Girl Who Wants to Be a Rich Beauty想做白富美的小妞Mystery91k WordsCompleted This book recounts the terrifying true experience of a female college student who was assaulted late at night, exposing the depths of malice hidden behind familiar faces. All around her are people with sinister intentions: a kind upperclassman who has memorized her schedule, a sunny and popular classmate who secretly photographs her, a top student who keeps her damaged clothes, an academic counselor who destroys surveillance footage, and even her roommate, who spends every day by her side while 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is finished. She's so beautiful, she was molested, what should she do? Who is the real culprit?

40. 90 神 Divine Prison: The Laws of the Gods 神狱：众神法则 Feng Wuming风无名Eastern Fantasy280k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Otherworld] [Long Novel] [No System] [Dual Cultivation Paths] The world was created by gods. All things were made by gods. Life and death are decided by gods. Right and wrong are judged by gods! The male lead is caught up in a conflict among the gods who were his family’s ancient ancestors. After his ancestor is attacked and erased, his family’s bloodline is wiped out as well... With no other choice, he must survive alone in the world. Though he carries an ancestral divine artifact, 8Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    ⛰A grand and awe-inspiring scope! Starting from the smallest ant, the goal is to reshape the world! "Grand Scope" + "Genesis Counterattack" + "Step by Step" + "Desperate Comeback" Countless fragments of truth flood the young man, each fragment overturning all his past understanding. #AlternateWorld #WorldEnemy #DualNarrativeStyle #LogicallyStrictMasterpiece

41. 91 天 All the World's Heroes Fall into My Trap 天下英雄尽入吾彀中 Share One Dou共分一斗Historical307k WordsCompleted (A beginner-friendly story, no System, no cheats, a steady rise through the ranks, and the most realistic transmigration experience. How does one take it one step at a time and subdue all the heroes in the greatest age of chaos?) He transmigrates into an alternate world where historical figures gather. Xiang Yu is his sworn enemy, who wiped out his family. He takes Han Xin as a retainer. Alone and unarmed, he is captured by Liu Yao, the Xiongnu emperor. How can he escape this predicament? How do 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    A brilliantly imaginative historical novel, without any plot devices, featuring intrigue and power struggles—a high-quality read that will leave you wanting more! 🎉🤣

42. 92 我 She Took Over My Gaming Empire 我的游戏帝国，被她们承包了 Shen Yujun神毓君Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Lin Xun transmigrates into a parallel world with an extremely underdeveloped game industry. Here, video games went completely astray after the Atari crash. The mainstream market is left with crude board and card games, low-quality shooters, and reskinned block games. No one believes games can be art, and no one knows what a brilliant golden age once flourished in another world. So Lin Xun founds the “Ninth Art.” From Tetris and Super Mario to Plants vs. Zombies, Stardew Valley, To the Moon, and 1kReads6.0Score102Shelves

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    It's a good read. I rarely read this type of story. The characters are well-developed. Keep it up!

43. 93 被 Forgotten for a Thousand Years, I Wait for You in the Ancient City 被遗忘千年，我在古城等你 The Bread-Baking Demon烤面包的妖Historical169k WordsCompleted After the Qin conquered the Chu capital, King Fuchu of Chu wandered the land around Shouchun, never aging or dying for a thousand years... The flames in his eyes slowly faded, and Fuchu gradually came back to his senses. Two thousand two hundred and forty-eight years had passed. He had dragged his undying body through them all, moving from despair and pain at first to acceptance in the present. Every flower and blade of grass has its destiny. Perhaps his own fate was to witness the changes of hi 5Reads—Score118Shelves

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    History, imagination, emperors, a clash of power struggles and intrigue—a high-quality read! This is my number one! The plot is novel and unique! [Shocked]🤤[Awesome]💕🤮[Eye roll]

44. 94 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

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    I read from Chapter 1 to Chapter 57, and it was incredibly enjoyable. This book has exceptionally high potential; initially, people were skeptical of it…

45. 95 守 Night Watcher: Traces in the Dark Web, The Borderland of Memory 守夜人-暗网迷踪之记忆边境 Misty Twilight暮景凝烟88k WordsCompleted Night Watcher: Memories on the Dark Web Frontier —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful, mind-bending, thrilling mystery novel with plot twists and turns

46. 96 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban636k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    It was wonderful, I really enjoyed it, it's been a long time since I've read such a good book.

47. 97 走 Come, Let's Go See What Ascending to Heaven Is Like 走，和我一起去飞升看看 Whirlpool Chengcheng漩涡成成Urban122k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan Mystery + Protecting the Nation + Interwoven Bonds Among a Cast of Characters + No System] The fourth day of the eleventh month of the Wuxu year. Across the world’s cultivation community, everything except for the gifted young cultivators began to change. That included my master, Chen Xuanjun, the leader of the Daoist sects. He smiled at me as he peeled all the skin from his own body. Muttering, “My attire is improper. How can I face the true god?” Seven years later, my superior’s youn 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy + urban supernatural elements, the plot is incredibly thrilling! The plan to capture the fake human takes many twists and turns, and Su Wan's transformation is crucial!

48. 98 金 The Golden Phoenix Isn't a Chicken 金凤不是鸡 Yu Baimiao余白秒Urban704k WordsCompleted An age when lovers were everywhere, an era dominated by online loans, and the emotional high of a night at a karaoke club… Wealth became the sole measure of success, affection turned into a bargaining chip, and labels of status rose above personal character. Amid the drunken, glittering world, he and she were drawn into a chain of scams woven from money, power, and desire. Each tried to stake a lifetime of innocence on finding an answer to the question, “I’m not a prostitute.” They were willing 299Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    A high-IQ female protagonist tears apart scheming characters online, making for a thrilling read! Combining "Urban Counterattack," "Business Warfare Novel," and "Realistic Worldly Life," this story follows the female protagonist's journey from being passively attacked to taking control of the situation—a thrilling and satisfying adventure that's impossible to put down! #UrbanCounterattack #BusinessWarfareNovel

49. 99 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance697k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 374Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    This book not only has mystery and suspense, but also a compelling plot, delicate writing, vivid descriptions, intricate power struggles, and numerous foreshadowing elements. I've read up to chapter 171; it's definitely a high-quality online read! 👍👍👍👍

50. 100 破 The Windbreaker 破风者 Half a Sunbeam半扇阳光Historical181k WordsCompleted In 1931, Jiang Hanwen, head of the Shanghai Central underground organization of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested and promptly betrayed the revolution. Under the command of special commissioner Wu Shude, the Shanghai district of the Kuomintang Central Investigation Department, predecessor of the Zhongtong, used information provided by the turncoat Jiang Hanwen to launch a sweeping manhunt and purge of our underground intelligence network in Shanghai and its key operatives. Chen Tongzhou, 2.4kReads8.8Score267Shelves

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    It realistically recreates a brutal and bloody battle on the secret front of our Party in Shanghai in 1931.

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