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  1. 151 The Ironclad Censor 铁律御史 Historical304k WordsCompleted The Great Cheng Dynasty rules the realm by iron law. The Censorate hangs over the court like a sword, and beneath the Xiezhi totem stand eight stern-faced censors. Shen Ye is the youngest among them, and the most “insane.” He begins by investigating a corruption case, exposing a smuggling network on the frontier, unaware that he has stepped into a vast web of political intrigue that has ensnared the court for twenty years. Chief Grand Secretary Lin Ruhai holds absolute power, imperial authority 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 152 The Jilted Eldest Sister Gets Busy Reclaiming the Wilderness 退亲长姐开荒忙 Ancient Romance196k WordsOngoing Jilted from the start. He Hua knows this plot all too well. So be it. She couldn’t be happier to call it off. Free of a betrothal and unburdened, He Hua turns around and takes her younger siblings to reclaim wasteland. The barren hills nobody believes in become mountains of gold and silver in her hands. 317Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 153 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 40.5kReads9.1Score4kShelves
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  4. 154 Flowers Bloom in the Mire: A Maid's Fight for Survival 泥潭生花,婢女求生路 19k WordsCompleted A Flower Blooming in the Mire: A Maid's Fight to Survive 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 155 The Song Dynasty Textile Worker 大宋纺织工 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing This story takes place in an era very much like the historical Northern Song dynasty. Its physical world is also very similar to Earth as readers know it, composed of the elements on the periodic table. There is no spiritual energy and no ghosts. The only invisible thing is electricity. The protagonist’s golden finger is the ability to gain knowledge, though he needs some kind of medium to obtain it. This is a story with multiple female characters. It explores feelings, but not romance. There is 356Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 156 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 185Reads9.3Score179Shelves
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  7. 157 Exiled to the Northern Frontier? I’ll Reclaim the Wasteland with My Reborn Husband 流放北疆?我带重生夫君开荒 Ancient Romance646k WordsOngoing [No System, no pocket dimension, transmigrated woman vs. reborn man] [If you want an overpowered golden finger, this isn't for you] [There are children, but if you want a story focused purely on raising kids, this isn't for you] [No political scheming! No household intrigue! No palace intrigue! Not a power fantasy about a strong female lead!] [Some chapters end with short skits where the male lead transmigrates to the modern world; proceed with caution if that's not your thing] Tan Yun transmig 775Reads6.2Score100Shelves
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  8. 158 Duck Farming 种田鸭鸭 Ancient Romance163k WordsCompleted A pure farming story, with a gentle pace, everyday family life, and no over-the-top villains. Mai Yaya was an orphan in her previous life. After finally graduating from college, she transmigrates to a mountain village, ending up worse off than before liberation. With a foolishly filial father and mother, a biased grandmother, and a grandfather who keeps silent, can Mai Yaya turn things around and live life on her own terms? 38Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 159 I Wanted to Break Off the Engagement, but Ended Up with a Harem 我欲退婚,结果妻妾成群 Historical473k WordsOngoing Shen Yi's soul transmigrates into the Great Jin dynasty, where he becomes the adopted son of a eunuch. Drawing on the knowledge from his previous life, he sets out to build a business empire amid the chaos of the age. But penniless, he needs startup capital. His plan is to get his engagement called off so he can claim the betrothal gifts. 116Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  10. 160 Taking an RV to the Tang Dynasty 开着房车去大唐 Historical195k WordsOngoing Lin Yifan drove his RV as he transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty. There he met Wu Shun and Wu Meiniang for the first time, and Lady Yang immediately wanted to secure him as her ideal son-in-law. He settled down in Lantian County, never expecting that inventing the curved-plow would earn him a baronial title personally bestowed by the emperor. After that, there was no stopping him. He made glass, produced beehive briquettes, and founded a publishing house, drawing the attention of people with hidde 18Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 161 Hunter in a Year of Famine: I Stockpile Grain and Become King by Killing a Tyrant 荒年猎户:从杀恶霸开始屯粮称王 Historical244k WordsCompleted Hunter + farming + conquest + stockpile grain and bide your time before claiming the throne After transmigrating into a year of famine, Su An had barely opened his eyes when his own father nearly killed him. His dad thought he was possessed by a ghost! “Since I’m here, I’d better survive first!” A bully killed his original body to take the village beauty? He raised a crossbow to the bully’s forehead, and the man didn’t dare make another peep. Freezing in the bitter night? He spent the night repa 531Reads6.2Score—Shelves
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  12. 162 Abandoning the Song in 1142: One Man’s Northern Expedition 弃宋1142:一个人的北伐 Historical245k WordsCompleted [No System, No Golden Finger + Transmigration to the Song Dynasty + Jin Dynasty + Travel] What secrets lie behind Yue Fei's execution? Was the Shaoxing peace treaty actually forced on the Jin by sheer necessity? In the twelfth year of Shaoxing, Yue Fei was murdered, peace was made between Song and Jin, and the north and south settled into tranquility. A lone scout stranded in enemy territory accidentally uncovers the truth behind the sixteen-year war between Song and Jin, shattering a peace that 100Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  13. 163 A Bountiful Farm: A Country Girl Becomes a Landowner 锦绣桑田:农女当家做地主 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted [Ancient Farming]+ [Fictional Dynasty]+ [Neither Lead Is Reborn, Transmigrated, Equipped with a Portable Space, or Has a Golden Finger]+ [Rural Life in Ancient Times / A Slow, Steady Pace]+ [Marriage Before Love] This story has no lords or ministers, no court intrigue. It is simply about the everyday lives of an ordinary family, not a face-slapping power fantasy. The main storyline follows a farming couple as they work the land and build their livelihood, with some imperial examinations along 5.4kReads—Score671Shelves
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  14. 164 Sang Sang and Xing 桑桑与行 Ancient Romance555k WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Prosperity] + [Everyday Life and Business] + [Heartwarming and Joyful] + [Slow-Burn, Relaxing] Qin Mianmian, a 32-year-old modern office worker with a calm disposition, inexplicably transmigrates into the body of Qin Nansang, a 12-year-old girl in an alternate historical era. A peaceful and prosperous age, a harmonious family. Starting with a journey to the capital to find her father, she grows step by step and lives each day as it comes. Stay true to herself, avoid w 86Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 165 The Commoner's Path to the Heavens 摆烂庶女的通天路 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted New book, just rated... [Anti-cliché transmigration + growing protagonist + serious tone] How deep within the ladies’ quarters! Watch how a laid-back concubine’s daughter carves out a path to the top! After six years being left to her own devices on a country estate, she thought she was destined for a peaceful life in the countryside. Then an order arrives, and she is brought back to the family’s sprawling mansion, becoming an unexpected pawn on the family chessboard. Beauty is her only weapon, 77Reads7.1Score145Shelves
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  16. 166 With Spirit Eyes and a Cooking Hearth, I Feed the Whole Village Well 灵瞳开灶带全村吃香喝辣 Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing A disaster-star girl narrowly escapes being burned alive and awakens spirit eyes that can identify every flavor. She sets up a stove and cooks delicious food. With her culinary skills, she leads the whole village to a life of plenty. [Food and Farming | Spirit Eyes and Infrastructure] 92Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 167 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.7kReads—Score569Shelves
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  18. 168 A Journey to Tang 旅唐 Historical555k WordsOngoing Life is like a journey, with stops along the way. You can't go too fast, but you can't stand still either. Go too fast and you'll pull a muscle; stop for too long and you may never want to move on. This book is full of the author's personal opinions. Readers are welcome to scrutinize it with a magnifying glass and point out any errors. 31Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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  19. 169 Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them. 5kReads8.8Score272Shelves
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  20. 170 Transmigrated: I Found Happiness in Ancient Times 穿越之我在古代有了幸福生活 Historical361k WordsCompleted An unexpected transmigration turns Li Xu’s life upside down. At last, his parents are alive, and he even has a wife and a child, just as he always wanted. But why does everyone call him a hooligan and treat him with contempt? Even his wife acts like a stranger. How can he let such a wonderful life go to waste? Follow Li Xu as he tries to build a happy, fulfilling life in ancient times. 199Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  21. 171 Transmigrate as a Farmer’s Daughter, Then Lead the Whole Village to the Capital 穿越农女后,我带着全村人到京都 Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Transmigration + farming + fleeing famine amid war + helping the villagers prosper + medical clinic] Modern military doctor Liu Ruge dies unexpectedly while taking part in earthquake relief, then somehow transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old girl from Pingkou Village. At home are her mother, strong as an ox; her frail yet stubborn father; and her adorable little brother. Born into troubled times, Liu Ruge shoulders the burden of supporting her family in the face of the Hu p 535Reads8.8Score138Shelves
  22. 172 Hey, Sis, Don't Kill Me! I'll Go Through with This Marriage 老妹儿,别杀我,这桩婚事我从了 Historical204k WordsCompleted Transmigration + multiple heroines + household intrigue + wild ideas + making money + play the pig to eat the tiger + live-in son-in-law + a wife-chasing road to ruin. A modern office worker transmigrates into the body of a live-in son-in-law being forced into marriage! The heroine’s father has just died, and her relatives are eyeing the family fortune, eager to swallow it whole. They’re marrying me into the family just to keep me quiet and take the fall. I thought she’d be a terrifying shrew, 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 173 The Farm Boy Prodigy Got Rich, Then Found Out His Scumbag Dad Was a Palace Exam Laureate 农家神童暴富后,发现渣爹是探花 Two Male Leads333k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Slow and steady] [Family life] [Imperial examinations] [Father and son love and hate each other] [Officialdom] After a high fever, seven-year-old Lin Qingyan gains the ability to see the unseen. He teaches the villagers to gather snails from foul-smelling ditches, and a pot of spicy stir-fried snails becomes a hit across the county! He takes the children to catch crayfish along the riverbank, and his thirteen-spice recipe makes even the county magistrate drool! He even turns duck part 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 174 Transmigrating to the Southern Song to Become the Iron Sword Hero 穿越南宋成为铁剑大侠 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Southern Song dynasty and became Yang Yunxiao, a descendant of Yang Zaixing! As the nation falls and families are torn apart, Wen Tianxiang raises an army against the Yuan, Jia Sidao wreaks havoc at court, and the Xuanming Sect stirs in the shadows. I endure humiliation at Wudang for over a decade, while Daoist Chongxu secretly teaches me martial arts. With the Xuanyuan Sword, I face the Xuanming Sword, righteousness overcoming evil; with the Primordial Chaos True Art, I c 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 175 The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士 Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people 47Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 176 After the Divorce, Life Gets Better 被休后,过上好日子 Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted When Wang Ermei gave birth to six daughters in a row, her in-laws mocked her for trying to summon all seven fairies to earth. Her ex-husband flew into a rage and married someone else, his old flame, Widow Zhou. She didn’t even have to lift a finger: her ex-husband’s household soon fell into chaos. By the time she and her daughters are living in luxury, surrounded by servants, her ex-husband comes crawling back and begs for forgiveness. Another man tells him, “Go lie down somewhere out of the way 1kReads7.4Score103Shelves
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  27. 177 The Farmer's Daughter Strives for Prosperity 农家有女奔小康 Ancient Romance178k WordsCompleted Liu Xinyue, a working girl from the 21st century, transmigrates into the body of an orphaned little girl. She takes on her awful relatives, supports her grandparents, and eventually leads her younger siblings to a comfortable life. 144Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  28. 178 A Poor Farm Girl's Endless Good Luck 农家苦女好运连连 Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted Poor Jiang Sanniu never gets enough to eat or warm clothes at the Jiang family’s home. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her family often beats and scolds her. By a twist of fate, a married couple from the Zheng family buys her to be their daughter. From then on, her luck keeps improving, and in the end the Zhengs dote on her like she’s the most precious thing in the world. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 179 The Guanshan Saber 关山刀 Historical86k WordsCompleted On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascended to Heaven. Yan Feilong's father did not come home. Three days later, his mother was found dead in the village temple, a wound in her stomach. The twelve-year-old boy slipped a chipped knife into his clothes and walked into the salt flats, looking for a man: tall and thin, with a mole on his chin. He found him. Three strikes. One for his father, one for his mother, and the last so he could go on living. His revenge was d 31Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 180 Gu Yizhong Is Reborn Before the Events of The Lone Boat 顾易中重生在孤舟剧情之前 Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Yizhong is reborn in 1936. The original A Lone Boat begins in June 1941, but this story starts with his rescue of Lin Shujuan in Hong Kong in early 1939. Since the timeline has changed dramatically, much of the plot will have to be newly created. Your support is greatly appreciated. To make the story’s progression as plausible as possible, feel free to share your theories about what happens next in the discussion area, preferably with sound reasoning. I hope to work together with fellow fans 617Reads8.1Score102Shelves
  31. 181 Song Cavalry Rules the World 宋骑天下 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Modern engineering PhD Zhao Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. With the Jingkang Incident looming, he resolves to turn the empire’s fortunes around. His first move is to expand the Imperial City Bureau and divide its duties into specialized branches. When his ministers denounce him for “neglecting his proper duties,” Zhao Qi quietly equips all three armies with newly developed Shenbi crossbows. When the Jin army marches south toward the Sixteen Prefe 701Reads8.8Score564Shelves
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  32. 182 If You End Up in the Northern Song Dynasty’s Liangshan, Can You Really Leave Without Regrets? 来了北宋梁山还能留下遗憾么 Historical300k WordsOngoing This book centers on the rallying cry: “Drive out the Tartars and reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!” A historically satisfying novel officially endorsed by the authorities → multiple female leads → leading troops to repel foreign invaders → avenging the Jingkang humiliation in blood → reclaiming the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!! Add it to your bookshelf to read later. A different take on the story of the Water Margin. The protagonist is warmhearted and down-to-earth, and the overa 4.5kReads—Score667Shelves
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  33. 183 Will History Repeat Itself? No, This Time I’ll Restore My Kingdom 悲剧重演?不,我这次一定要复国 Male-Channel Fanfiction507k WordsCompleted This novel tells the story of Murong Fu transmigrating to different worlds to accomplish his mission of restoring his kingdom. The first world so far: Murong Fu transmigrates into Viserys III Targaryen, the beggar king! The second series features the Eighth Prince in the world of Yongzheng. 1.2kReads8.0Score—Shelves
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  34. 184 Love in the Northern Song 北宋之恋 2.0M WordsOngoing Zhang Bingke, a modern plastic surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Northern Song during the reign of Emperor Renzong. Armed with modern medical skills and ideas from a thousand years in the future, she enters the turbulent political game played by Song, Xia, and Liao. On one side is Zhao Zhen, the young emperor who has kept his harem empty for eight years, waiting for her in the depths of the palace at Bianjing. On another is Lin Xi, an imperial guard of the Imperial City Department, who 40Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 185 I Am Not Li Shimin 我不是李世民 Historical105k WordsOngoing I'm not Li Shimin. But I helped the people of this region live as they did in the Zhenguan era. When I woke up, I had become the son of a minor landowner at the end of the Sui dynasty. My father had just been hacked to death by bandits. All that remained at home were my twelve-year-old sister and twenty-three villagers waiting to die. They told me to run, that I could survive if I fled. But what would happen to them if I did? I never planned to become Li Shimin. I only wanted the people of this —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 186 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 161Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  37. 187 I Sing the Song of Mortals for You 吾为君吟凡人歌 Historical552k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented, Transmigration, Fictional Setting, Farming, Everyday Life, Imperial Examinations, No System, No Golden Finger, Rural Life, Rustic Setting, One Heroine, Not a Power Fantasy] Lin Zezu, an ordinary nobody from Blue Star, transmigrates to the fictional Wu Kingdom. He arrives just as the original body's father, a scholar, dies of illness. Since the original body's birth mother was a brothel girl, his stepmother and eldest half-brother in the Lin family never treated him well. After Ma 4Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  38. 188 The Sold Maid Redeems Herself but Doesn’t Go Home 被卖小丫头赎身不回家 Ancient Romance741k WordsOngoing Bai Huanxi, a farmer’s daughter, was sold by her parents to be a maid when she was little. She endured hardship after hardship and fought with all her might to leave the household, asking only for a quiet, ordinary life. But life doesn’t go as planned! She thought escaping her status as a slave would mean a fresh start. Who could have guessed that the moment she stepped out of the household, she would instead be swept into one struggle after another...? 41Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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  39. 189 A Handbook for Raising Kids in Chaotic Times 乱世养崽手札 Ancient Romance143k WordsOngoing Ji Xiang transmigrates into the body of Ji Wanxiang, a wicked mother. The original owner's two little ones, both her biological children, are always trying to knock her out and sell her to a child trafficker for money to buy stuffed flatbreads, the kind with meat filling. · She intends to devote herself to raising the children and serving her mother-in-law. But after four years on the run, her good-for-nothing husband returns home to escape the war, bringing the original owner's younger sister a —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 190 Transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty: Building Wealth and Prosperity 穿越大唐之发家致富 Historical648k WordsCompleted Li Yi’an, a graduate of a top-tier university, had just landed an excellent job when he died in an unexpected car accident on his way home from work. To his surprise, his soul transmigrated into the body of a farmer’s son during the Zhenguan era. The original owner had also been falsely accused of stealing and expelled from the academy. Li Yi’an wasn’t about to accept his fate. Relying on the original owner’s memories and his own hard work, he cleared his name. Just as he was wondering how to ma 6Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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