Espionage Drama: Female Protagonist, Underground Party Member 谍战——主角是女的——地下党

1. 1 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   The first book's female protagonist starts as a beggar. Because of a kind person's gift of a pancake, she mistakenly enters a place where spies are arresting underground party members. Having eaten the pancake, she feels obligated to repay the kindness. In this vast sea of ​​people, fraught with danger, how will she manage to send out the intelligence? Having already entered the game, she will fight for her country. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

2. 2 1 1938: From the Start, It's Hell 1938：开局地狱 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Patriotic tale + wartime resistance and espionage + multiple identities + strong female lead + System + no romance After Kong Qianrou dies by accident, she transmigrates to the Republican era. She knows how to choose between dying right away or waiting a little longer to die. Looking at a land torn apart, she wears an innocent expression as she takes up the butcher's blade, becoming someone who strikes terror into the Japanese. On the outside, the protagonist is a Republican-era Lin Daiyu. In re 17kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
3. 3 手 I Got the Villainess Script, and Now I'm Terrifyingly Unhinged 手拿恶女剧本，我现在癫的可怕 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [No Romance] In her previous life, Pei Ling passed the civil service exams and worked diligently her way up from the grassroots to a senior provincial position, sweeping out organized crime and cracking down on every kind of illegal activity. She was upright to the core. Then she entered a Quick Transmigration world and was handed the script of a villainess: a born bad seed who did every evil under the sun, so terrifyingly powerful that the protagonists could only scrape 33.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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   This book is good. The female lead is an undercover agent who leads the Chinese translation team astray, heading down a path of irreversible mistranslation. [Facepalm]

4. 4 带 Pinduoduo in the Republic of China 带着拼夕夕在民国 Mu Xi Mu Xi木希沐熙Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Protagonist: Li Yue (Jian Sixuan) Li Yue accidentally transmigrates to 1938, less than two months after the Nanjing Massacre. The owner of the body she inhabits is just an ordinary little beggar. At first, Li Yue sees nothing but darkness ahead. She might not survive even three days in this era. But soon she discovers that her phone has come along with her, and the only app on it, Pinduoduo, gives her the courage to carry on. She decides to head for Yan’an and lie low in the base area until libe 5.4kReads7.4Score487Shelves

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   I transmigrated into the body of a child who had just escaped from Nanjing. On the way, I rescued a baby and together we began an undercover mission.

5. 5 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.9kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

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   1. Why isn't anyone recommending this? The system is an auxiliary tool. The female lead is quite powerful in the early stages, but becomes even more powerful later on, gradually growing stronger in both mindset and ability. She's a triple agent, very capable, and contributes to the country. 2. She doesn't have much personal strength, but she uses the Pinduoduo system to exchange items from that era for money. The system allows her to buy necessary supplies cheaply. The female lead knows she can't fight back and would be finished if caught, so she only focuses on exchanging supplies and following orders. She stays in this country until her death, and then the system sends her to a parallel world to serve her country again.

6. 6 带 Taking Pinduoduo to 40 带着拼夕夕在40 Willows by the Water水边柳杨Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Farming + Infrastructure Development + Beloved by All + War of Resistance Against Japan] She woke up in the 1940s, with a Pinduoduo System? An Yu thought for a second, then decided to come clean: “I’m from the future, and I have a golden finger.” Canned luncheon meat, work boots, motorized tricycles... Fertilizer, canned luncheon meat, military coats... If Pinduoduo sells it, you can get it here! This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let their forebears fight the Japanese invaders on empty stomach 77.4kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
7. 7 我 I’m a Male Secret Agent, and I Have Just a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我，男特务，马甲比情报多亿点 Bubbly Tangyuan糖圆啵啵Modern Romance612k WordsOngoing Strong heroine + Republican-era spy intrigue + multiple identities + System + no romance Nanzhi, a third-year college student, gets transported to the Republican era and unexpectedly awakens a System. Right from the start, she smoothly switches into a male body and impersonates Shen Zhiheng, a Huangpu Military Academy officer. Nanzhi thrives in the Republican era by killing Japanese spies and gathering intelligence. Cast of the comedy skit: I am Shen Zhiheng, an officer in the intelligence servi 1.8kReads8.8Score179Shelves

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   1. The female lead's cheat ability is incredibly powerful; she's a killing machine. 2. My new novel is still being serialized, but it's very well written; it's about catching Japanese spies. 3. It's a spy novel, but it has a romantic pairing. The female lead is a character who grows and matures; she's a bit naive at first. 4. There's another one I finished reading; the female lead is the Sixth Brother of the Communist Party, but I forgot the name. I'll add it next time.

8. 8 鬼 Trade Japanese Invaders' Heads for Rewards? I'm Great at This 鬼子人头换奖励？这题我超会 Style式样Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [A growing heroine + no romance or ambiguity in the main story + not a spy thriller] After mysteriously transmigrating back to the War of Resistance era, Tong Yuelan, a total weakling in a fight, could only think how hard her life was. She was facing death right from the start, and just when she managed to turn the tables against all odds, she discovered she’d been bound to a useless cannon-fodder System. She began by cautiously sneaking up on the Japanese invaders and killing them. After growin 2.8kReads8.8Score339Shelves

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   All three books are fantastic! The first one features a cautious and intelligent female lead, the more capable type. However, she doesn't seem to have a connection with the Red Team yet; it's unclear if she will later. She'll generally help the Red Team if they're in trouble. The second book's female lead is an ordinary person who gradually becomes stronger, essentially an unofficial member of the Red Team. The third book's female lead is also an ordinary college student, similarly not connected to the Red Team, but she'll help when she can, also somewhat of an unofficial member. However, she'll likely officially join later.

9. 9 黑 Black Lucky Carp System: I Plunder Fortune in the Republic of China 黑锦鲤系统：我在民国掠夺气运 Zhuxin Hai竹心海Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Republic of China + black koi golden finger + resistance-era espionage + multiple identities + spy games within spy games + marriage of convenience] Shen Shuman transmigrates as a Zhongtong agent embedded in the 76th, but she’s already been caught and abandoned by her own side. Her handler has fled with the intelligence, leaving behind a trail of ambiguous clues that quietly point to her. She has barely transmigrated when she finds herself in the interrogation room, facing 15.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
10. 10 功 Merit System: Laying Low and Delivering Supplies in the Republican Era 功德系统：我在民国苟着送物资 Snow Suddenly Falls Across a Thousand Peaks千嶂忽有雪Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted When Lin Wanxing woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated to Shanghai in 1940, where she had become a penniless university student whose parents were both dead. To make matters worse, war was raging and supplies were scarce. Even sanitary pads were a luxury. Luckily, the Taobao app on her phone had mutated into a [Merit System]. Do good deeds, earn merit points, and exchange them for modern supplies! Rescue a little girl who nearly gets run over by a rickshaw? [Merit +100! Portable storage 1.9kReads6.2Score157Shelves

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    Both of these female protagonists are underground members of the Communist Party, working for our Party.

11. 11 在 Life in a Spy War 在谍战世界生活 Undeterred by Wind and Rain不辞风雨Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted A spy thriller set in the Republic of China era. Volume One: Infiltration Volume Two: The Disguiser, pairing with A Cheng Volume Three: The Kite, pairing with Sixth Brother Volume Four: The Rebel, pairing with Chen Moqun Volume Five: Before Dawn Volume Six: The Fifth Special Operations Group Volume Seven: Sparrow, pairing with Tang Shanhai Volume Eight: Dancing with Wolves, pairing with Shang Mingshuo A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. 3.2kReads8.4Score141Shelves

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    A spy thriller featuring a female protagonist who travels through time to the present day, including elements like "The Imposter" and "Sparrow".

12. 12 掏 After Digging Into a Zombie's Brain, I Bound a Childbearing System 掏丧尸脑子后，我绑定了生子系统 Liu Li留黎Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [All-Around, Stunning Heroine + Sincerely Devoted to the Male Lead + Every Male Lead Is Rich and Handsome + All Male Leads Are Virgins] This is a sweet romance where, after reading four or five mini-worlds, you’ll be dying to tell the heroine, “You little brat, get up and let me take over for a couple of episodes!” There aren’t many nasty characters, and the one or two who do appear don’t get to cause trouble for long. In every lifetime, she and the male lead live happily until the end of their 31.8kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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    Unexpectedly, bound to the childbirth system, Yan Yan also finds herself in the War of Resistance against Japan universe, where she must bear children for her conquest targets in exchange for lifespan. Initially, she encounters Comrade Song, an underground party member, and the two become spies pretending to be each other's partners. Later, for a mission, she partners with Comrade Xie…

13. 13 穿 Transmigrated to 1940 穿到1940 Reincarnation转生Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted (Espionage + pocket dimension + tomb raiding + no romance + transmigration) Shen Zhizhen follows her teacher into a tomb, where a group of tomb raiders who suddenly break in gets her killed. When she opens her eyes again, she has not only become the descendant of tomb raiders, but has also been branded a little traitor... 5.1kReads8.3Score371Shelves

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    It's a spy drama, the female lead is incredibly capable, it's very good, very good.

14. 14 刚 I Just Transmigrated and Caught a Handsome Man Killing Someone. What Do I Do? 刚穿越就撞见男神杀人怎么破？ One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted Transmigration itself isn’t scary, and neither is transmigrating into the turbulent Republican era. What is scary is that on her very first day there, Song Chuzhi runs into the white-clad dream doctor she’s just decided is her perfect man. The refined, gentle doctor has a corpse lying beside him. When a local bully comes calling, she and this dangerous man become husband and wife. On their wedding night, beneath the glow of the red candles, each of them hides a loaded gun under their pillow. She 3.9kReads8.7Score441Shelves

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    These two books are absolutely amazing! I swear on my reading time!!! They're guaranteed to be fantastic!!! [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf]

15. 15 穿 Transmigrating to the Republic of China: The Secret War 穿越民国之密战 Gentle Breeze, Soft Words 66清风微语66Urban132k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] + [Space] + [Infiltration] + [War of Resistance] Liu Qingru transmigrates to the Republic of China, before the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression breaks out. She poses as the fiancée of an officer cadet at the Central Military Academy, then is injured and loses her memory before joining the Eighth Route Army. She marries a regimental political commissar, treats the sick and wounded, supports the resistance, and goes undercover to steal intelligence... 316Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels back to the Republican era, posing as the fiancée of a Kuomintang soldier. She becomes pregnant out of wedlock and gives birth to a child. Later, she is injured and loses her memory during the War of Resistance against Japan. She is rescued by the Communist Party and, through a series of coincidences, marries and has another child. She has a small space in her body and engages in activities such as fighting for the country, espionage, healing the sick, and funding the anti-Japanese war. Her main focus is on patriotism, with romantic relationships playing a secondary role.

16. 16 重 Reborn in the Age of War 重生战争年代 Black Coffee with Bread黑咖配面包Urban438k WordsCompleted (Rebirth, space, strength-based ability, playing the fool to catch the tiger, historical era, parallel world) In the apocalypse, Lan Xinyue survived thanks to her strength and spatial abilities, only to be betrayed by her closest friend while fighting a high-level zombie. “Xiao Yan, why?” Lan Xinyue couldn’t believe it. Reborn in the 1940s, she joins the revolution, helps the country fight the Japanese and capture enemy spies, and works undercover. The male lead is a soldier who protects his cou 5.9kReads9.1Score437Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1940s after the apocalypse, joins the revolution to fight against the Japanese, and infiltrates a concentration camp to rescue revolutionary comrades. She has a spatial ability and other supernatural powers. Readers looking for something to read should check this out! [Laughing emojis]

17. 17 抗 Resistance War System: The Hidden Butterfly's Flower 抗战系统：隐蝶之花 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing After Zhong Yuyan was bound to an Anti-Japanese War System, she was reborn in a parallel universe. She never expected, though, to be reborn as a female traitor who had been targeted for assassination by the Military Statistics Bureau. Only after barely escaping with her life did she learn from the original host’s memories that... The original host wasn’t a female traitor at all. She was a triple agent who had returned from studying abroad, and also the Party’s most secretive butterfly hidden dee 20.1kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves

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    All four are quite good. The first one is purely intellectual; you might feel like you've died if you're not careful.

18. 18 谍 Espionage: I Can Read People’s Inner Thoughts 谍战：我能洞察心声 Deep-Fried Tomatoes油炸西红柿Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Chen Yongren, formerly a special operations agent, has his soul transmigrate to the Republican era, where he becomes a minor spy for the Military Statistics Bureau and awakens the Spy King System. Every time he catches a Japanese spy, he gets a chance to draw a prize. He obtains the [Insight] skill: Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. He can listen at will to the thoughts of everyone within a five-meter radius of himself. He obtains the [Ultimate Actor] skill: In a time 20.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
19. 19 伪 The Disguiser: Shu Xiang 伪装者之舒香 Pick a Star and Tuck It in Your Heart摘星星塞心里Urban101k WordsCompleted A young woman named Shu Xiang had just graduated and found a job when disaster struck in broad daylight. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow become A Xiang, a maid in the Ming household from the hit TV drama The Disguiser! In Shu Xiang's eyes, the best thing about A Xiang was undoubtedly that she had good luck and survived to the end! Once Shu Xiang realized she had become A Xiang, she was satisfied. Shu Xiang: “I don't ask for much. I have just one goal: to stay alive!” But the youn 755Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Although this is a fanfiction of The Disguiser, I think it's exceptionally well-written, and it captures the feel of that era.

20. 20 我 My Days as a Spy at No. 76 我在76号当卧底的那些日子 Please, Save This Child求求了救救孩子吧Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted [Dual Female Leads + No Romance + Mother and Daughter + Mutual Healing + Strong Female Lead + No System + No Transmigration + Happy Ending] Su Ran is a deeply undercover agent. When her superior suddenly dies and the entire underground network suffers a devastating blow, she is left like a kite with its string cut. Where can she go from here? At the first sight of Ning An, an impulse rooted deep in her very blood makes one thing certain: there will be no calm player in this game of chess. Thos 776Reads8.5Score107Shelves

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    It's worth watching. The female lead is amazing; her experiences at such a young age are heartbreaking.

21. 21 我 Beauty and Hairdressing in Republican-Era China 我在民国美容美发 Ye Xuan Gusi叶玄古寺Modern Romance757k WordsOngoing Spy thriller [No romance + entrepreneurship + espionage + not a power fantasy + no arrogant, all-conquering hero or Mary Sue + kindhearted, not malicious + everyday street life + no romantic melodrama + slow-paced] [Author's note: Feel free to read two or three chapters before deciding whether to continue. Don't blindly follow the reviews when judging a book's worth; decide for yourself.] Zheng Xiaohe brings modern skills with her when she transmigrates into the granddaughter of a barber in Ji 2.8kReads9.0Score259Shelves

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    They are all spy novels, and the main character is a female protagonist. In the first five books, the protagonist has a cheat-like ability.

22. 22 民 Republican-Era Spy Thriller: A Triple Agent With Mind-Reading Powers Kills Her Way Through Daily Life 民国谍战：三面女谍读心杀疯日常 Squid Over Rice鱿鱼盖浇饭Modern Romance766k WordsCompleted War of Resistance spy thriller + triple agent + female-led, strong heroine + on-screen information prompts + mind reading + no romance When Shen Yutang wakes up, she has transmigrated to the war-torn years of the War of Resistance. She is “Spark,” a member of the underground Communist Party; “Scarlet Rose,” the Military Statistics Bureau's ace female spy; and Miss “Fujiwara Shizuka,” a Japanese aristocrat who went missing abroad! [Host successfully eliminated a Japanese spy. Mission merit +200 9kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Book 1 + Book 2: The Ninth World

23. 23 天 Storms Rise in Tianjin 天津风云起 Jiang Bujiang姜不讲Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted A fanfiction set in The Message. Li Ya and Cui Ping have a romance, while Zuo Lan and Qiu Ping are both alive. I’ll do my best to give them all a happy ending. I started writing for fun because I shipped the couple, but somehow the story got more and more serious... No outline, just one chapter a day. (I’ll try to finish it.) 383Reads8.5Score100Shelves

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    This was originally a fanfiction about Li Ya and Cui Ping (don't worry, they're all still alive).

24. 24 鬼 Japanese Invaders, Don't Run! The Strongest Couple of the 1940s Joins Forces to Wipe You Out 鬼子别跑！四零最强夫妇联手歼敌 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + fleeing famine + transmigrate into a book + war + an era-version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith + deadly combat + alternate Republic of China] Yun Chuyou has transmigrated into a book again, becoming the fake heiress and female supporting character in the male-oriented novel Beacon Fires Across the Land. With a face so beautiful she can get away with murder, she should have had every advantage from the start. Instead, her “landlord father” kicks her out, starving refugees try to rob 7.9kReads9.0Score799Shelves

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    The female protagonists in these books all transmigrate into other bodies, participate in the War of Resistance against Japan, and plunder supplies.

25. 25 名 Pampered Heiress: My Wardrobe Leads to the Republic of China Era 名媛娇宠：我家衣柜通民国 Known in My Heart寸心知Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted "Complete" [Secret identity + strong heroine + patriotism + Republican era + pursuing a career] Lu Qingyu accidentally tumbled out of her wardrobe and landed directly in the Republican era. Not only was she mistaken for the only daughter of Commander Lu, she also acquired a young marshal as her fiancé. She thought that simply staying alive in an age of unending war and constant danger would be difficult, but it turned out she could even travel back and forth. Well, in that case, Lu Qingyu had no 963Reads9.1Score113Shelves

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    This part is also very good, but the concept is too grand, and the ending is a bit rushed.

26. 26 开 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Ou Jiu偶就Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.5kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Book 1: The female lead has a special ability—a spatial dimension. Initially small, it grows larger after she has a child with the male lead. She's also skilled in medicine, and the story is a growth arc. The male lead is a wealthy young master, college-educated, and quite skilled in combat. The main characters in this book are transporting supplies and intelligence to the rear. It's currently being serialized. Book 2: The female lead is a bright and intelligent college student with no special abilities, except perhaps an excellent memory. Her story is also a growth arc. The male lead is skilled and intelligent, guiding her growth alongside him. This is a true spy thriller; the male and female leads have multiple identities, layered upon layered, constantly gathering information for the rear. It's like walking a tightrope—very thrilling! Both books have romantic storylines. The first book has a stronger romance, featuring a married couple working together on missions. The second book starts with them as a fake couple on missions, but they become a real couple later, with less romance than the first. I quite like both. If you enjoy books with romantic pairings, I recommend these two.

27. 27 打 The Dog-Beating Staff: The Dai Family's Daughter of Rehe 打狗棍：热河戴家女 Firefly Window萤窗Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted Zhen means lush and thriving plants. Liu Zhenzhen transmigrates into The Dog-Beating Staff after a car accident, becoming Dai Sanjin’s twin sister. Seeing that his daughter is even frailer than Sanjin, Dai Tianli names her Dai Ruozhen, hoping she will be as resilient as wild grass and keep living on, generation after generation. Dai Ruozhen knows that the Dai family is renowned for its loyal and heroic members, and she is deeply proud of it. From the moment she grows up, she never stops trying t 909Reads8.1Score106Shelves
28. 28 明 I'm Supposed to Be a Spy, but Everyone Thinks I'm the God of Wealth 明明是卧底，活成别人眼中的财神 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Traditional spy thriller + no System + no pocket dimension + no transmigration or rebirth (if you don’t like that, don’t read) [I’ve seen quite a few comments lately pointing out typos and missing words. I’m truly sorry. I wrote the whole thing by hand, and even though I checked it in the backend before uploading, some errors were unavoidable. Also, completed novels can’t be edited, so it’s not that I’m deliberately refusing to fix them. If you enjoy the story, please bear with it. May you get p 42.5kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend these four books; they're all incredibly good. The first one is codenamed "God of Wealth," featuring multiple aliases including "Sixth Brother." The second one has a romantic pairing. I'm still following the third one. The fourth one, while not a female-centric story, is also super good. It's by the same author as the first one.

29. 29 穿 Transmigrate to Republican-Era China and Get a Daily Sign-In System 穿越民国，获得每日签到系统 Lots of Egg Tarts多多蛋挞Modern Romance639k WordsOngoing [Spy thriller + no romance + System + strong female lead + multiple identities + pocket dimension] Ye Jingshu transmigrated into the body of an orphan in Republican-era Beiping. With no parents, dressed in rags, she failed to survive that winter, dying of cold and hunger. When she opened her eyes again, the frail body held a soul from a hundred years in the future. The troubled times seethed, spies lurked everywhere, and Japanese soldiers and secret agents ran rampant, with human lives worth les 813Reads6.4Score103Shelves

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    The first book featured an all-powerful female lead, which was quite satisfying. The third book's female lead was alright; she truly embodied the modern-day ordinary person's fervent desire to save the country. Fortunately, she had her uncle and Teacher Zhou to guide her. Her uncle was very charming [admiration]. However, the ending felt a bit unsatisfying because the female lead had already changed history, so the ending… felt rushed, as if it should have been a happy ending [crying][crying][crying]. The fifth book featured a female lead who developed and nurtured her own team, and everyone was wonderful. The sixth and seventh books were also satisfying reads, with significant power-ups, but I liked them [admiration].

30. 30 重 Back to 1937: Kill Japanese Invaders to Recharge the Nation's Fortune 重回1937，杀鬼子充值国运 Don't Discuss Today勿论今Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Transmigration to 1937 Shanghai + a light System element + espionage + resistance against Japan + urban warfare and purging traitors + no romance. If you don’t mind the protagonist being a woman, this book is for readers of all genders. You could call it a female-led story. A lecturer at the police university transmigrates to 1937. She has 72 hours to complete her mission, or she dies. By day, she’s an angel in white, saving lives. By night, she’s a grim judge, delivering death. She kills Japane 5.3kReads7.6Score517Shelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China for a Spy War 穿越民国之谍战 Purple, Mysterious Blue紫幽蓝Modern Romance533k WordsOngoing Transmigrating into the Republican Era to fight for China’s rise Shen Ruge transmigrates into the Republican Era, and at first she thinks she’s an agent for the Nationalist government. But it turns out she’s actually a Japanese spy. But how can she be a Japanese spy? She was born under the red flag and raised in a prosperous China. She’s a proud Chinese woman, and she’ll do everything she can for China’s rise. From an ordinary person to a triple agent, she writes her own legend in the Republ 119Reads6.4Score132Shelves
32. 32 胎 Reborn in Republican-Era China, and You Give Me a Farming Space? 胎穿民国，您给我种植空间？ I Love Qin Shi Huang我爱秦始皇Modern Romance846k WordsOngoing Republican era + espionage and resistance + slow burn + pocket dimension + merit store + fantasy Li Xiuyun was born into the Republican era. Faced with a time of upheaval and danger, she couldn't help but ask herself: Could an ordinary person with little education survive here? Yet fate seemed to offer her a glimmer of hope: she acquired a mysterious “temporary farming space,” which became the key to establishing herself in this era. The space was useful, but she had to reach level ten before sh 1.7kReads—Score113Shelves

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    A novel about a nobody who is reborn in the Republican era.

33. 33 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess: My Whole Family Has a Secret Identity 穿越成恶毒女配：我全家都有马甲 Li Yin黎音Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yan transmigrates into a book set during the chaotic warlord era of the 1930s. The original owner is a vicious cannon-fodder female supporting character. Her whole family are lackeys of the Japanese, and she herself is a despicable, universally hated bully: a traitorous collaborator who used her power to abduct civilian women and men. Qin Yan? But soon, she realizes something is off. Her father: a secret intelligence agent Her stepmother: an undercover spy in Japan Her third uncle: a Communi 1.2kReads7.1Score102Shelves

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    🌹First book: Shen Yutang plays a spy game called "I'm a Triple Spy," transmigrating directly into the body of an underground Communist Party member during the War of Resistance against Japan, infiltrating the intelligence department of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Fortunately, her "Elite Spy System" is extraordinary, granting her various skills and rewards to help her overcome dangers time and time again, growing into a triple spy feared by the enemy.🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a great read for you to enjoy!🌹🌹

34. 34 综 Spy Drama Crossover: A Love-Hate Battle Between Me and a Female Agent 综谍战：我和女特务相爱相杀 The Lemon Doesn't Eat Pears柠檬不吃梨Two Female Leads549k WordsCompleted [The Disguiser + The TV Adaptation of The Message + Other Espionage Dramas + Two Female Leads] The protagonist is right there in the front row, shipping couples. Rong Xiaxuan transmigrates to the old world of a century ago, where Japanese invaders ravage the land and the country lies in ruins. The good news: this is a parallel world generated by espionage dramas, and she knows the plot inside out. The bad news: from the start, she is targeted for assassination by the Military Statistics Bureau, 1.1kReads8.3Score104Shelves

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    🍂① The female protagonist, Qin Yan, transmigrates into a book. The original owner was a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character whose entire family were lackeys of a poor family. She was also a female traitor who bullied others and forcibly abducted men… 🍂② Lin Ruotang transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes a refugee who almost starved to death. [Cool] Immediately after transmigrating, she is given a pancake by a kind person. Later, she witnesses secret agents arresting members of an underground organization. Because she ate the pancake, she is entrusted with finding a contact…

35. 35 我 My Republican-Era Espionage Story Seems a Little Off 我的民国谍战画风好像不太对 Starry Stars Don't Meow Meow Shrimp Chips星星不咪咪虾条Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted Lin Wanxing (nickname: Xingxing). A modern-day corporate drone who transmigrates into Republican-era Shanghai as the much-ignored “pretty but useless” eldest daughter of the wealthy Lin family. Her original self was timid, cowardly, and illiterate. She comes across as cheerful, carefree, and easygoing, able to bend with the wind and play dumb with the best of them. In truth, she thinks fast, is full of clever schemes, observant, bold yet meticulous, and well versed in modern psychology, logic, a 5Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 谍 King of Spy Wars: This Undercover Agent Gets Danger Alerts 谍战之王：这个卧底有危险提示 Reading Along with You陪你一起读书Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Espionage + Triple Agent + Ruthless + Danger Alerts + Foresight He is the most prized disciple of Kenji Doihara, head of the Special Higher Police. He is the colonel and deputy station chief most admired by Dai Li, head of the Military Statistics Bureau. And he is also the underground Party’s elusive master assassin, “Deep Sea.” Three identities, countless faces. He walks in darkness, yet his heart always faces the light... Chu Tianheng’s soul transmigrates to an era ravaged by war. Using “Dange 18.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    Both of these are examples of novels featuring a protagonist with a cheat-like advantage and a satisfying female lead.

37. 37 穿 After Reincarnating as a Warlord's Vicious Daughter, She Turns Her Reputation Around in No Time 穿成恶毒军阀千金后，她嘎嘎洗白 An YichengZero安意橙ZeroModern Romance592k WordsOngoing [Spy thriller + no romance + superhuman intellect + blend of Chinese and Western medicine] [The book was just rated, and its score will gradually rise. Feel free to dive in!] Jiang Yuan, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, fell asleep one night while watching a drama. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the spy drama The Lamplighter. To her horror, the character she'd transmigrated into was Jiang Shiyuan, the vicious warlord's daughter she'd been furi 48Reads6.6Score—Shelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrated to the Republican Era: Braving Enemy-Occupied Territory 穿越民国：勇闯敌占区 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted Xu Nian'an transmigrates to the Republican era. Near Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, 1937. Xu Nian'an is utterly disheartened. “When other people transmigrate, they either stumble upon a divine lord from the heavens or a nine-tailed fox…” “Fine, fine!” “I stumble upon a ninety-year-old man!” Zhao Yuxian indignantly tugged at his beard. “Miss Xu, what do you mean, a ninety-year-old man? I haven’t even reached sixty…” Xu Nian'an was about to lose it. “When other people transmigrate, they go 265Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One author's work made me feel so excited; it wasn't one of those formulaic stories, it was genuinely good.

39. 39 综 Across Film and TV: The Cannon Fodder Refuses to Follow the Plot 综影视之炮灰不走剧情 Blue Sky, Wispy Clouds青空微云Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Song Man, an overworked office worker struggling to make it in Shanghai, was left unemployed and desperate when her boss ran off. Then she was bound to a System and sent into TV dramas to save all kinds of resentful cannon-fodder characters. First world: Empresses in the Palace, Ulanara Yixiu Question: How can you retire in peace from a harem where everyone has eight hundred schemes up their sleeves? Answer: Make your son the one and only hope they all have. Second world: Scarlet Heart, Ninth Pr 23kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Chapter 185 [Eating melon] "Black Rakshasa" Lu Yiping, CP Mingcheng [Thumbs up] Yiping accompanied Mingjing on her journey to Hong Kong [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Before leaving, she meticulously "cleaned up" the high-ranking Japanese officials and die-hard traitors in Shanghai, like plowing a field. The army hospital and the navy hospital were left deathly silent, littered with corpses.

40. 40 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Get a Sign-In System 谍战：开局获得，签到系统 Look, I Want to Be Famous看看我想要火Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted Espionage + no romance + System In 1932 Shanghai, the smoke of the January 28 Incident had yet to clear. Currents of intrigue surged inside and outside the foreign concessions, while Japanese and puppet agents and traitors roamed everywhere. Modern office worker Tang Jiayue opens her eyes to find she has become a twelve-year-old street child in Shanghai. With the lingering threat of artillery fire behind her and ravenous wolves closing in ahead, life in this besieged city is as cheap as dirt! At 1.6kReads6.3Score104Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a 12-year-old orphan [almost crying]. Relying on a sign-in system, she gains super hearing, fluency in languages, and intelligence gathering abilities, among others. Using these abilities, she launches a powerful attack against the Japanese army [powerful attack], contributing her strength to the War of Resistance [salute].

41. 41 带 Back to 1938 with a Check-In System 带着打卡签到系统回三八年 Chrysanthemum Fish菊花鱼Modern Romance817k WordsOngoing Ye Mei is a first-year college student. She is walking through a film studio dressed in a qipao, recreating the Republican era, when a flash of light suddenly transports her, qipao and all, to Shanghai in 1938. She is bewildered and helpless on the streets of 1938 Shanghai, unsure what to do. Luckily, her sign-in System activates, allowing her to sign in once a day and receive a reward. She is just an ordinary person, but with the System's help, she eventually opens a general store in Shanghai 2.6kReads6.7Score226Shelves

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    These three are all the female protagonist's last books, so you can listen to them without worrying about the ending. [Facepalm]

42. 42 民 Republican-Era Espionage: Di Ting 民国谍战之谛听 Meat-Eating Blanket吃肉的毛毯Urban403k WordsCompleted I believe every Chinese person has dreamed of transmigrating back to the War of Resistance against Japan and facing the Japanese in battle. Murong Fei, a modern lip-reading expert who should have been attending an academic conference, woke up after a car accident to find himself on the front lines of the war against Japan. With his ability to read lips, known as “Divine Hearing,” he uncovered the Japanese army’s plans amid the artillery fire and escaped death. The Secret Service took notice of h 2.9kReads7.1Score266Shelves

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    Both books were great; I read them both in one go.

43. 43 谍 Espionage: I Can Eavesdrop on Everything 谍战：我能窃听万物 The Scholar with a Brush执笔的书生Urban397k WordsOngoing He's an agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, yet his superiors have ordered him to save the son of a Japanese military bigwig. He's a marginal figure in enemy intelligence circles, yet time and again he gets wind of the Japanese side's top-secret plans. He's timid, greedy, and lecherous, yet he repeatedly becomes the key to foiling the enemy's schemes. And the only reason he can do all this is that he has an extraordinary pair of ears, able to hear the sounds around him... 9Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    ① He was a low-ranking Kuomintang agent, yet he repeatedly obtained top-secret Japanese plans. He was also a master of operations, a sharp blade lurking in enemy-occupied territory, specializing in eliminating traitors and enemy agents invisibly. All this was because he possessed extraordinary ears, able to hear the sounds around him... ② [Transmigration to the Republic of China + Unlucky Charm + Anti-Japanese War Strategy + Multiple Identities + Spy Within a Spy + Cooperative Marriage] Shen Shuman transmigrated, becoming a Kuomintang agent infiltrating the 76th Division, but she was already a discarded pawn. Her superior had escaped with intelligence, leaving behind ambiguous clues that subtly pointed to her.

44. 44 抗 In the War of Resistance, I Use Scanning Eyes to Empty the Japanese Army’s Warehouses 抗战我靠扫描眼搬空鬼子仓库 Autumn Wind and Little Cabbage秋风小白菜Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Resistance against Japan + System + Reborn + No romance. A crossover between The Disguiser and Yan Shuangying, an exhilarating anti-Japanese story. Welcome, everyone, and enjoy the ride! Lu Yiping is reborn and gains a sign-in System, along with all kinds of overpowered golden fingers: scanning vision, unlimited storage space, all-around combat skills, and even weapons from the future, like a Barrett and night-vision goggles. Isn’t it satisfying to fight the Japanese invaders? Men? Get lost! Yan 3.4kReads7.8Score292Shelves

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    The eight books I have on my bookshelf [Bump][Bump]

45. 45 我 My Years in Intelligence Work 我干谍报工作的那几年 Zhang Congqian张从前Modern Romance691k WordsOngoing Born at the wrong time and adrift for half her life, should she accept her fate or fight back? If transmigration were a lottery, Zhang Huaiyue must have drawn the very worst ticket. After living an ordinary life for over twenty years, she couldn’t understand why, among all the transmigrators, she had been thrown into this war-torn era. To survive, she planned and schemed painstakingly. Just as she finally glimpsed a chance to break free from her shackles, fate seemed to play a cruel joke and pus 2.9kReads8.6Score278Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a Kuomintang intelligence agent, but being a transmigrator, she's loyal to the Communist Party and secretly passes on intelligence. Later, it's inevitable that she'll be discovered as a Communist Party intelligence operative. She has a cheat-like advantage (a special ability to turn enemies into powerful allies), but I still think it's quite good.

46. 46 穿 Transmigrating into a Spy War: My Codename Is God of Wealth 穿越谍战，我的代号是财神 A Thousand Stars Like Fire千星如火Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Espionage + Political Intrigue + Undercover Agent + Supply Trading + The Ultimate Power Fantasy = A Must-Read] Chen Yang, a disposable agent from the Fuxing Society's military training brigade, is ordered to infiltrate Shanghai and gather intelligence. By chance, he gets into a collaborationist Japanese agency and is put in charge of transportation. To better conceal his identity, Chen Yang puts the art of trading money and sex, perfected in a later era, to good use. He conspires with logist 2.3kReads9.3Score281Shelves

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    Each has its own merits and is worth watching.

47. 47 谍 Espionage: I'm Only 20, So What Is This Old Geezer's Comeback? 谍战：刚20，老登逆袭什么鬼？ The Law Is Unknown刑不可知Urban850k WordsCompleted [At 20, you graduate from a special training program in Hangzhou, join the Bureau of Secret Services, and become an agent] [At 22, you turn down a hint from the female head of the 76th Division’s secret service, losing your chance to take a shortcut] [At 25, after the Shanghai branch of the Military Statistics Bureau suffers a devastating blow, you rise rapidly through the ranks and become head of the intelligence team] [At 28, through years of effort, you become deputy chief of the Shanghai bra 14.3kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
48. 48 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Become a Japanese Aristocratic Officer 谍战：开局化身日本贵族军官 Cabbage Sprout白菜秧子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan was a frail, sickly man until one day he discovered that he had gained a doppelganger with a highly sensitive identity. Connecting his various doubles to his real body was a modest-sized storage space. From then on, he began moving through the largest commercial city in the Far East under a variety of identities. A covert agent for the Military Investigation Bureau, an aristocratic officer in the Japanese Marines, a rickshaw puller by day and a rooftop-running bandit by night… All these i 22.1kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
49. 49 谍 Espionage: A Silent Struggle 谍战：一场无声的斗争 Just an Ordinary Person一介俗人Urban3.1M WordsCompleted An ordinary aspiring writer unexpectedly finds himself in Republican-era China. Using his strengths, amid internal strife and foreign threats, he resolutely chooses a path of discretion, efficiency, and long-term undercover work for his people and his country. 6.3kReads8.2Score431Shelves
50. 50 谍 Spy War: Only I Can Eavesdrop on People's Thoughts 谍战，只有我能偷听心声 Drunk on Wine for the Rest of My Life浊酒醉余生Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Not a formulaic spy thriller. A feel-good story about growth, with an original plot. If you don’t like it, don’t argue.] In 1931, as the War of Resistance was about to break out, under pressure from the situation on all sides, Dai Yunnong traveled to Beiping in person to establish an intelligence network in the three northeastern provinces. Who could have guessed that the secret would leak? The three spy teams sent into the region were exposed, and all thirty Huangpu Academy elites were wiped o 37.9kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves

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