Transmigrate to Ancient Times: How to Make My Ambitions Known 穿越古代，何以明志
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I Was Born a Commoner 臣本布衣
[Adapted into a comic-drama: Cast aside despite my great achievements, I build my own royal court] [Adapted into a short drama of the same name + I was once a commoner] [The emperor’s jealousy + never looking back + heading south to capture the dragon + immensely satisfying] Li Zhen transmigrates to an ancient continent! He assists the newly enthroned emperor of Dayu in bringing order to the court. But before his great undertaking is even halfway done, the emperor grows suspicious of him out of
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The Woodworker Emperor of the Late Ming Becomes Invincible After Tianqi Falls into the Water 明末木匠天启落水后无敌
The Carpenter Emperor + an alluring empress + the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai + scientific masters While on a mission, elite soldier Long Wu fell into a whirlpool in a river. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of Zhu Youxiao, the Carpenter Emperor, who had just fallen into the water. His soul wasn't the only thing that had transmigrated. He also brought along a million-yuan tactical pack. A Desert Eagle... An assault rifle... A sniper rifle... A DJI drone... A Huawei tablet... An
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Great Tang: From the Start, I Attack Chang'an and Abduct the Empress 大唐：开局进攻长安，掳走皇后
[Tang dynasty + alternate history + villain protagonist + empress + princesses + no System + silly fun + multiple heroines] [Before reading: The protagonist was Han Chinese before he transmigrated, and he is Han Chinese now. His values are perfectly normal!] Liang Hua had just graduated from university when he skipped forty years of detours and went straight to a job as a librarian at the Yanjing City Library. After dying in a great fire, he was reborn as Jieli, the Turkic khagan, on the eve of
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I’m Really Not the Bandit Boss! 我真不是山贼BOSS！
[Three Kingdoms + nationwide online game + reborn + beating Lu Bu to a pulp] When Qin Ye woke up, he discovered that he had been reborn inside the game Divine Relics, as a bandit NPC in a Three Kingdoms setting based on Xuansia! The Three Kingdoms were already mired in endless warfare, and with players invading as well, bandit NPCs could only serve as experience fodder! Fortunately, Qin Ye had a one-of-a-kind talent: he grew stronger with every kill! From then on, the players became Qin Ye’s
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Control and Conquest: A Love Story with the Sui Imperial Family 控制与攻略，我与大隋皇室爱情史
Just as the Sui dynasty's Emperor Wen, Yang Jian, was running out of luck, Cao Shuangzhi transmigrated into his world. But with only three hours left to live, he was about to die in the palace coup when Crown Prince Yang Guang murdered his father. Cao Shuangzhi was one of Emperor Wen's personal guards. At the brink of despair, Cao Shuangzhi awakened the System. If he could save the old emperor and prevent Lady Xuanhua from being violated, he could take his first steps toward defying fate. Prot
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The Overlord of Jiangdong in the Three Kingdoms 三国江东霸主
(Conquest, wish fulfillment, unification, beauties) Do kings, nobles, generals, and ministers really come from noble stock? I will unify Jiangdong, make the Huai and Xu regions my stronghold, sweep through Jing and Chu, and build an empire. I will proclaim myself emperor, unite the lands of the south, then march north into the Central Plains. I will bring the realm under one rule, ride across its mountains and rivers, strike north against the Xiongnu, and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty! Re
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Lü Bu Conquers the World While I Stay Home Flirting with Diao Chan 吕布在外打天下，我在家里戏貂蝉
[Diao Chan] [Zhen Mi] [The Qiao Sisters] [Mi Zhen] [Guan Yinping] [Huang Yueying]... “We can't go on like this. If Lu Bu finds out about us, the consequences will be unthinkable.” Han Lin transmigrates to Xiaopei in the late Eastern Han dynasty. By chance, he meets Diao Chan. Worried that Lu Bu will discover them, Diao Chan wants to put an end to everything. Just then, Han Lin activates the System. He gains the passive skill “Receptive to Advice,” which makes other people more likely to heed his
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Great Tang: My Mother-in-Law, the Empress, Sent Li Er to Test Me 大唐：皇后岳母派李二来考验我
Zhang Dun was powerful, yet excessively cautious. After transmigrating back to the Tang Dynasty, he found himself a fiancée. He had planned to live out his life quietly and anonymously, but it turned out that his fiancée was none other than Li Er’s darling daughter, Princess Changle, Li Lizhi! His mother-in-law, the empress, was furious. She thought Zhang Dun had stolen her daughter away. But seeing how much her daughter liked him, she decided to send Li Er to test him. Li Er: “Zhang Dun, I’m he
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I Won't Take a Throne Handed to Me. I'll Claim the Empress Instead 白给的皇位不要，我选择拿下女帝
[Raising an Empress + Baby Empress Dowager + Ambitions of Meng De] Ye Qiu transmigrates straight into the imperial palace, where he becomes a general! A young princess! An empress who has just lost her husband but still retains her charm! “Your Majesty, you wouldn’t want the princess to be unable to ascend the throne, would you?” The late emperor can rest easy. I’ll take care of your wife and daughter!
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My Princes Are All Emperors for the Ages! 朕的皇子都是千古一帝！
[Fantasy Dynasty, feel-good power fantasy, emperor, conquest, an emperor for the ages, beauties everywhere] (A wild-imagination, power-progression fantasy. Not an invincible protagonist's easy-mode story, so don't read if that's not your thing.) [Ding! Congratulations, Master, on the birth of a son. Randomly drawing a template...] [Ding! Congratulations, Master! Your eldest son has received the template of Ying Zheng, the First Emperor, an emperor for the ages!] After transmigrating to the Myria
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Father and Son Fight for the Crown Prince’s Seat 父子夺嫡
My father is the crown prince, and he lets my stepmother harm me. I won’t put up with them. I’ll just give them a piece of my mind. My father murdered his own father and usurped the throne. When he ordered me back to the capital, I broke away and established my own domain. So what? A powerful enemy took the opportunity to attack me, but I defeated him. Then I forced the enemy kingdom’s empress dowager to marry me and seized their princess. Then I told my father, “Abdicate and surrender. Hand ove
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A Poor Scholar, From the Start with a Beautiful Wife 寒门书生，开局收获美娇妻
Jiang Chao had just transmigrated to ancient times when he discovered that his predecessor had been a lazy glutton, and that a pair of unfortunate sisters lived at home. With their food running out and starvation looming, Jiang Chao had no choice but to become a diligent little worker bee. Just when life began to look promising, bandits came knocking. You all want me dead, do you? Then I’ll kill you first. I’m an all-purpose agent, and I can start by making a few homemade land mines to blow your
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In the Three Kingdoms, I Inherited Lu Bu's Legacy from the Start 人在三国，开局继承吕布遗产
New novel: From the Start, I Married Cai Yan and Bet My Life on the Three Kingdoms is out now. Welcome aboard! Qin Mu transmigrates to the chaotic final years of the Han dynasty. His looks are so good that he's forced to become Lu Qiling's husband and Lu Bu's son-in-law. The story opens with the Battle of Xiapi. Lu Bu dies, and Qin Mu, now bound to the God-Tier Choice System, must decide what to do next. Every choice he makes earns him a different reward from the System. With the Strength of Nin
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My Brother Holds Power Over All Under Heaven, So What's Wrong With Me Acting a Little Arrogant? 兄长权倾天下，我嚣张点怎么了
[Alternate History + System + Political Intrigue + Cunning Protagonist] Thanks to choosing the right pose, Xiao Ke transmigrates into the most powerful family in the land. His elder brother is a minister whose influence reaches across the court. He is allowed to wear his sword and shoes in the palace, walk without bowing before the emperor, and receive honors without having his name announced. The emperor feels as if a thorn is lodged in his back whenever he sees him... As the younger brother of
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The Three Kingdoms Game Descends, and I Take Over Emperor Xian of Han 网游三国降临，我夺舍了汉献帝
[Online Game] + [Three Kingdoms] + [Reborn] + [Power Struggle] During a monster siege, Liu Jie was defeated and killed. To his surprise, he was reborn just before the launch of the heavenly online game The World! At this point, The World was still just an ordinary full-dive AR game. It hadn't yet begun to affect the real world, and neither demons nor monsters had appeared. Could there really be such a good thing? Liu Jie decisively sold off his company's shares and cashed out a billion! [Congrat
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Lying Flat and Slacking Off in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐躺平摆烂
Li Tan transmigrated into the body of Li Longji's grandson. Kept under close watch, he had no choice but to act like a spoiled, reckless wastrel so no one would suspect a thing. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, Li Tan used the prestige he had earned defending Tong Pass to enter Chang'an and force Li Longji to appoint him Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard. Thus began the Tang dynasty's game of power. A scheming and ruthless emperor followed the same path as Li Shimin and ascended the
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Mastering the Art of Seduction: Starting by Winning Over the Alluring Empress 翻云覆雨：从攻略尤物女帝开始
[Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration + empress] Chen Yan transmigrates to Great Zhou, intending to live a carefree life as a county magistrate. But one day, the empress walks into his county town, and everything changes... “What? Sugar as fine as sand, white as snow, and even tastier than malt candy?” “What? A city wall built of concrete?” “Right, what’s this called? An elevator?” From that day on, Chen Yan’s dream is shattered. But when he thinks about it, becoming the man who wins the
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Ten Years of Study, Only to Discover It's a Martial Arts World 寒窗十年，才发现是武侠
[No System + Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils martial arts world] Ten years of hard study go unnoticed, then one day of martial arts training makes you famous across the land! After transmigrating to the Northern Song, Li Xianyu studies hard for ten years, planning to pass the imperial exam and land a minor government post. On his way to the exam, he runs into Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan. Li Xianyu is instantly stunned. “I’ve studied hard for ten years, and this is actually a martial arts world?” “Brother D
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Great Ming: Ascend the Throne and Become an Earthly Immortal from the Start! 大明：登基为帝，开局陆地神仙！
[Ming Dynasty + Emperor + Conquest + Power Fantasy + Immortality] He transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as the Chongzhen Emperor, binds the fate of the nation, and becomes an immortal on the spot! I only wanted to govern the country in peace. Who knew the Donglin faction would take advantage of my youth, bringing disaster to the people and ruining the nation’s fortunes! Then the foreign barbarians took me for weak and invaded the Celestial Empire, shattering the nation’s fortunes! For the sake
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Mother Empress, You Have a Wicked Consort! Your Filial Son Is Done Being Filial 母后奸妃，儿臣这孝心不要也罢
[System + Transmigration + Invincible + Villain] After transmigrating to another world, Li Changshou discovers that his mother is the Imperial Noble Consort, whose power reaches across the court and lets her get away with anything! The Empress died suddenly ten years ago, and the Noble Consort has controlled the entire government ever since! In the eyes of outsiders, he is the Emperor's most favored Prince Shou! “Are you kidding me? The Noble Consort is a venomous beauty who strangled her own tw
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Consort Hua Is Reborn and Can Read Minds, Sending the Entire Harem into a Frenzy 华妃重生被读心，后宫娘娘都炸了
[Comedy + savage clapbacks + everyone adores the protagonist + everyone stays clear-headed + no romance + sisterly, not yuri + everyone gets chewed out, including Consort Hua + everyone teams up to kill the dragon] [Consort Hua is the villain from beginning to end, and the story is told from the villain's perspective. She keeps her head held high and never kneels.] [Everyone gets taken down equally, so fans of any character should be prepared before reading.] Consort Hua, reborn with the plot an
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The Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor Is a Woman from the Start 假太监：开局发现皇帝女儿身
[History + Transmigration + Ancient China + Alternate History + Empress + Martial Arts + Fantasy + Multiple Heroines] After the emperor discovers that Chen Xiao is a fake eunuch, Chen Xiao not only survives, but rises rapidly through the ranks. Watch as he takes the imperial court by storm, wields power over the whole realm, dominates the martial world, and stands unrivaled beneath the heavens...
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The Fake Eunuch in the Imperial Harem 混在后宫的假太监
He transmigrates and becomes a eunuch with a manhood in the imperial harem? From the imperial harem to the world, from eunuch to ruler of all ages! Keep your head down and grow stronger. Don't get cocky! 1
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You Can't Imagine How Fun It Is to Be Emperor! 做皇帝的快乐你们想象不到！
Lin Zhimo was reborn as the emperor's stand-in. How can a real man stay beneath someone else forever? He took out the emperor right from the start. And so, Lin Zhimo finally got to experience the joys of being emperor. Empress Dowager: If you keep defying me, I'll kill myself right in front of you! Imperial Consorts, the Empress, the Holy Maiden, and the officials: Your Majesty, where's your dignity? Foreign states: We surrender! Don't come any closer~~!
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Shocking: I'm Actually the Jade Emperor's Illegitimate Son 震惊，我居然是玉帝的私生子
[Primordial World + Heavenly Court + Journey to the West] Zhang Changsheng, a modern young man, never expected to be reborn, let alone rise straight to the top. His father is the Jade Emperor, his mother is the Fairy Chang'e, and he has seven beautiful older sisters. Zhang Changsheng: “Father! The Queen Mother is picking on me. Are you going to do anything about it?” Jade Emperor: “My dear Changsheng, your mother has always handled things at home. There's nothing I can do. Just stay out of her w
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The Eunuch Goes Wild 太监也疯狂
[Nonstop High-Stakes Plot, Read with Caution] [Complete and Highly Rated, Perfect for Binge-Reading] Zhao Wuji was performing hemorrhoid surgery on his girlfriend when an accident killed him and sent him transmigrating to ancient times? And he even became a eunuch? Since he was there, he decided to make the best of it. Zhao Wuji adapted quickly, and with his cutting-edge medical skills, quick wits, and shamelessness, he soon won Consort Li's trust. From then on, the entire imperial palace knew n
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Tales of the Strange: Is It Really Reasonable for a Eunuch Like Me to Raise a Harem of Female Demons? 志怪：我一太监养群女妖很合理吧
[Empress] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] Xu Mo transmigrates into a world of strange tales and, from the start, is sent into the imperial palace by his quadruplet masters to pose as a eunuch. He assumes it’ll be hard just to survive under the Empress’s authority. But then he unexpectedly activates the Nine-Foot Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, and his life takes off in spectacular fashion! He turns serpents into dragons, chicks into phoenixes, ghost ladies into servants, and seductive foxes into s
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Longevity: Days of Splendor in the Ye You Court 长生：我在掖幽庭风华日月
Synopsis: Xing Bang transmigrates into the palace as a fake eunuch. From the start, he is sent to the Cold Palace, where he finds not only deposed consorts but also the families of disgraced officials. Even the stunningly beautiful birth mother of the Crown Prince has been imprisoned there. Xing Bang’s eyes light up, and he activates the System... (The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.)
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The Deposed Empress Escapes the Cold Palace with Her Child, and the Emperor Goes Completely Mad 冷宫废后带娃出逃，皇帝彻底疯了
Writing is no easy task. I hope this story can help you unwind, so please don't take it too seriously. Thank you! [Sweet romance + wife-chasing redemption + adorable kids + ambitious heroine] What? Bai Wanwan transmigrated with a pocket dimension? But she never expected that she would put horns on the emperor from the start, then be thrown into the Cold Palace with a baby on the way. No matter. With her pocket dimension, just watch her thrive in the Cold Palace with two servants and two children
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Sexy Widow, Having a Live Meltdown 性感寡妇，在线发癫
[Female player who dates around + lighthearted comedy + unconventional palace intrigue] Song Wanyi went from a sexy bombshell to a widow who had supposedly killed her husband right after their wedding. Being a widow was great. No husband, and a huge dowry to boot. As long as she found a way to outlive her in-laws, life would be a dream. But she never imagined that the aloof master she had seduced on a whim was actually the emperor. It was over. How was she supposed to keep her string of male com
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The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗
Rong Lan entered the palace as a maid at thirteen and worked diligently for ten years. She thought she would be able to leave the palace and marry once she turned twenty-five. Little did she know that she would accidentally serve the Empress Dowager to death, and from then on, one unexpected incident followed another. The young tutor Feng Qiw u took a liking to her despite being blind, so Rong Lan hurriedly latched onto a powerful patron and privately pledged herself to him for life. Who knew th
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The Empress Has Won Over My Entire Harem 皇后把朕的后宫都攻略了
Renowned woman scientist Zheng Jia transmigrates and becomes Shen Qinghe, an empress who has fallen out of favor. Out of favor? She doesn’t care. The harem is where she rules! Who knew that after she completed the System’s tasks, she would win over the entire imperial palace... Your Majesty, wasn’t I supposed to be out of favor? Consort, weren’t we supposed to be sworn enemies? Empress Dowager, weren’t you supposed to dislike me?
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Empress of Allure 魅帝
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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A Fake Eunuch from the Start: The Empress Orders Me to Take Down the Empress 开局假太监：女帝命我拿下皇后
Empress: Little Li, I order you to help me win the empress's heart! "Yes, Your Majesty." Empress: Little Li, would you help me summon back the Golden Fire Cavalry? "Of course, Your Majesty." Empress: Li Xuan, would you help me bring the world under control? "Anything you say." Empress: Brother Jiudao, stop teasing me. I'm pregnant~ "No way~~"
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High Martial: You Asked Me to Enlist, and I Became a Five-Star General? 高武：让你参军，成五星大将了？
[High martial arts + System + satisfying story + fiery action + dominance + righteous path + decisive killing] Gu Ming transmigrated to a world of high martial arts. Because he had to make ends meet, he couldn’t follow the usual path of taking the college entrance exam and entering a martial arts university for a safe cultivation journey. With no other choice, he embarked on the extremely dangerous path of joining the army, fighting exotic beasts and the myriad races, and surviving one near-deat
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Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁
[Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec
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King of the Great Ming: Wielding the Saber to Guard the World 大明王：御刀镇天下
Yang Ling transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becomes a brocade-clad guard, and awakens a golden finger: spatial abilities. But he discovers that the Ming Dynasty here is nothing like the one he remembers. There is the mysterious Ming Emperor, the aloof and beautiful empress, an imperial consort who seems like a ghost at night, a domineering eldest princess, and a crown princess who brings ruin to the realm. Yang Ling cultivates yang energy by day and yin energy by night. Just as he finds his foo
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