Looking for Modern Urban Stories With Upstanding, Powerful Protagonists 求根正苗红的，手眼通天的都市文小说
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The Eldest Grandson of a Prestigious Capital Family, So Angry He Turns the System Evil 京城世家长孙，气得系统都黑化了
[Tycoon + System + Prestigious Clan + No Cultivation + Feel-Good Read + No-Brainer + Invincible] Qin Qi transmigrates into the body of the eldest grandson of a prestigious Beijing clan. From the start, he refuses to bind himself to the Clan System, driving the System into a rage. The System instantly turns dark and upgrades its own CPU at full throttle, starting to hand out sign-in rewards with no tasks required. Qin Qi laughs so hard that he binds himself to the System after all. [System dark-m
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Urban: A Century-Old Clan Where Everything Is Forbidden! 都市：百年世家，家中都是禁忌！
[Urban + invincible background + no cultivation + no pretending to be weak to catch tigers off guard + feel-good story] Ning Wuyou died suddenly after working overtime all night and was reborn on Blue Star. This place is much like his old world, except that many of the songs and poems from his previous life don't exist here. Having been a wage slave in his past life, he now knows how to enjoy life. Then he suddenly realizes something is off... His grandfather turns out to be China's most decorat
14Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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I'm Just a Rich Second-Generation Kid. What Powerful Background Could I Have? 我就一个富二代能有啥背景
Invincible, and no goody-two-shoes. (The early chapters are rather wordy, so feel free to skip straight to Chapter 50.) CEOs, young girls, mature women: he wants to turn them down, but just can’t. He tramples the Dragon King and beats the Demon Emperor, only to discover that someone has been pulling the strings behind the scenes. What is the conspiracy?
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You’re Comparing Backgrounds? What, You Want to Compare Strength Too?! 拼背景？什么，还想拼实力？！
[Achievement System + Invincible Backing + Easygoing Power Fantasy + Fiery Battles + Leveling Up + A Little Invincible + A Little Sweetness + No Angst] Reborn from the start as a baby, Qing Song fell from the sky and accidentally landed right on the face of the sect master of the number-one sect in all the worlds. Through a twist of fate, he was taken in as a personal disciple. The only problem was that he had no spiritual roots and couldn’t cultivate... “No spiritual roots? I’ll go borrow one f
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With a Background Like Mine, Do I Still Have to Become a Top-Tier Star? 我都这背景了还要当顶流才行？
Reborn with a System awakened in the womb, I arrive on Blue Star, in China. All kinds of bizarre missions slowly change my family’s fate. The rewards have nothing to do with me: my relatives and friends get promoted while I lie flat. The missions can come at any time: holding my breath for dozens of seconds, chasing cats and dogs, trekking across mountains and rivers, eating until I’m sick, running on an empty stomach, skiing down mountains, skydiving, parkour, rock climbing. None of them are ea
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Zhong Zhengguo Panics After Hou Liangping Investigates Me! 侯亮平调查我后，钟正国慌了！
After transmigrating into a parallel world, he becomes Cheng Du, chief of the Guangming District Branch! But unexpectedly, Cheng Du is now the legitimate heir to one of the most powerful families in the capital! And with the memories of his past life, he defies fate and makes a fortune! What Zhao Ruilong? He's only qualified to drive for Cheng Du! As for Zhong Xiaoa's family? They're nothing but bodyguards for Cheng Du's grandfather! But Cheng Du's background is a closely guarded secret, and all
344Reads5.4Score—Shelves
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I'm a Model Citizen in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈根正苗红
A little soldier in the middle of a battle unexpectedly becomes a notorious young entertainer in another world. She discovers that as long as she gains fame in that world, she can obtain supplies to help win the war in her own. What can she do? Of course, become an international superstar!
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I'm as Upright as They Come. Liangping and Jinzi, Neither of You Can Match Me 我根正苗红，亮平金子你们都不行
Liang Sheng transmigrates into his counterpart in a parallel world, becoming the son of Liang Sanxi, a decorated hero. His uncle is Zhao Mengsheng, and somehow he has a whole bunch of uncles besides? But things aren't that simple. This world has Yimeng and Jingzhou, as well as the Gao family of Jinghai and Uncle Tai. Next door is the Gao family of Luteng City, and there's even Uncle Dong of Tazhai… This world is going to be a lot of fun! From the start, he meets Gao Qilan and brings her into
1.3kReads5.7Score111Shelves
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The Official's Ladder 官梯
No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but
265.2kReads9.5Score29.7kShelves
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A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom: I Use Medicine to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 官途狂飙：我靠医术问鼎权利巅峰
[No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, political scheming, ruthless, single-mindedly focused on treating the sick and saving lives, and even more determined to help ordinary people live better lives] Three years ago, Li Qiushui, born into poverty, graduated with a degree in traditional Chinese medicine from Capital Medical University! To care for and treat his seriously ill father, Li Qiushui resolutely gave up the opportunity to work at a major hospital. He returned to Taohuawu Village to b
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The Art of the Steal 捡漏
One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p
19.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
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The Lost City of Exotic Beasts 异兽迷城
[The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life
503.1kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves
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Seeing the Future: Rising to Success from the Grassroots 洞彻先机：从基层开始平步青云
As the saying goes, officialdom is all about power and intrigue, where deception and danger far surpass anything in the martial world. Liu Fusheng believes that a career in public service is about balancing laws and principles, distinguishing right from wrong, upholding integrity throughout one’s life, and working for the people’s welfare. Once, he was timid and overly cautious, and his attempts to play it safe only backfired. He was wronged and his ambitions went unfulfilled. Now, he sees what’
151.3kReads9.4Score14.3kShelves
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The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局
[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
127.9kReads9.4Score37.6kShelves
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Rebel Against the Immortals 逆仙
Those who live on despite their age are called immortals, and also thieves. For countless ages, cultivators have pursued the truth, weathered heavenly tribulations, opened the Gates of Heaven, and ascended to the Immortal Realm. Immortals stand above mortals, high and mighty. But now, the Martial Emperor has slain an immortal in mortal form, defying the heavens… Will the future of humanity be bright, or dark?
16.9kReads6.2Score444Shelves
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My Rise Through the Ranks 我的官场升迁记
[Superpowers + Comeback + Inspirational + Political Intrigue + Inspirational + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After Liang Zhiyuan was suppressed and jumped into a lake to end his life, Heaven granted him a second chance. Suddenly gifted with X-ray vision, telescopic sight, super hearing, and mind reading, Liang decides to work his hardest to win back his dignity. By chance, he earns Director Wu’s appreciation. The story of Liang Zhiyuan will brighten your outlook on life!
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The Official’s Ladder: The Secrets of Power! 官梯，权力的奥秘！
Ten Rungs on the Official Ladder. Liu Feng’s career hits a wall, plunging him into the lowest point of his life. At the place where he’s been demoted, he unexpectedly runs into an old acquaintance. From then on, his path through life is smooth sailing.
795Reads—Score108Shelves
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A Book by Tiandi Xiongdi 天帝兄弟的一本书
Zhao Dagang is a top graduate of a prestigious university, but discovers that his wife is cheating on him and is framed by a coworker. Heartbroken and desperate, he chooses to give in to his female boss, setting himself on the path to a stunning comeback!
247Reads7.2Score—Shelves