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1. 351 谍 Espionage: I'm a Shanghai Scion, Codenamed Porter 谍战：我，沪上大少，代号搬运工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban460k WordsOngoing In Shanghai, occupied by the invaders, there is a prominent and illustrious family: the Lin family of Shanghai. The eldest brother, Lin Zhenbang, is the military command's finance chief in Shanghai, codename: God of Wealth. His true identity is a secret underground intelligence agent, codename: Cedar. The second brother, Lin Duhan, is chief of the military command's operations division in Shanghai, codename: Killer. The eldest sister, Lin Hanyue, is chief of intelligence at the Shanghai station 5.5kReads6.1Score487Shelves

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   In Shanghai, occupied by invaders, there lived a prominent and prestigious family—the Lin family. The eldest brother, Lin Zhenbang, was the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai financial division, codenamed "God of Wealth," but his true identity was a secret agent for the underground Communist Party, codenamed "Cedar." The second brother, Lin Duhan, was the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai operations section, codenamed "Assassin." The third sister, Lin Hanyue, was the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai intelligence section, codenamed "Music Box," and also had a hidden identity, codenamed "Deep Sea." The protagonist, Lin Yun, was the youngest brother, always pampered by his older siblings. They all hoped he would stay away from danger and live a peaceful life; the Lin family's wealth was more than enough to support him as a carefree playboy. But no one could have imagined that this seemingly ordinary and unassuming young master of the Lin family was actually the most deeply hidden patriot, codenamed "Porter." A transmigrator disguised as an ordinary person, a hidden night emissary, wielding multiple identities: President of the Hundred Knowledge Society, Master of the Time Pavilion, and Master of the Dark Fire Hall. These titles, hated to the bone by traitors and applauded by the Chinese people, led a family to navigate various factions, where a thrilling espionage game was quietly unfolding beneath the surface.

2. 352 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？ Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s. 893Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you don't move this treasure, it will belong to you.

3. 353 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.2kReads5.9Score205Shelves

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   As long as the people of Hunan don't all die, China will not perish. Has anyone written a novel about the Hunan Army's resistance against Japan? If so, please show me one! [Admiration][Cool][Making a face][Shy][What][Feeling wronged][What]

4. 354 穿 Transmigrating to the Republic of China to Build a New Army 穿越民国建新军 Mario the Delivery Guy送外卖的马里奥Urban63k WordsOngoing [Warlords] [New Army] [System] [No mindless power fantasy] The late Qing was a dark era, full of heartbreak and hardship. To the north, Tsarist Russia watched hungrily. To the east, the Japanese marauders were poised to strike. The Western powers clung to the Chinese people like leeches, sucking them dry. The imperial court was corrupt, bandits ran rampant, and the nation was in turmoil. The people had been ground down until they were numb. Farmers had no decent clothes to wear, while the Par 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The book is brand new, fresh out of the press, and worth letting it sit for a while.

5. 355 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.3kReads6.4Score308Shelves
6. 356 我 I Was a Clerk at the Manchukuo Police Headquarters 我在伪满警察厅当文员 Watching Yin and Yang with a Smile笑看阴阳Urban131k WordsOngoing Harbin has fallen. Murder lurks in the snow, and every move strikes at the heart. Lin Chen is a key piece buried deep behind enemy lines. To outsiders, he seems gentle, easygoing, and casually irreverent. Only he knows that every kindness is a disguise, and every personal attachment is part of the plan. He dares to wager everything on the riskiest gambits and use the gentlest pieces, winning over desperate assets and prying loose the Japanese army’s most closely guarded secrets. Amid a spy netwo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Spy books, also

7. 357 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.3kReads8.7Score641Shelves
8. 358 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.6kReads—Score205Shelves
9. 359 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.5kReads6.4Score333Shelves
10. 360 双 Dual Crossing in the 1960s: The Fiery Years 双穿60之火红年代 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban152k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an outstanding graduate of a military academy with a bright future ahead of him. But after accidentally discovering the principal’s affair, he was expelled on a trumped-up charge. His family was already poor, and the incident dealt a devastating blow to the energetic young man. He had not even entered the working world, yet the sordid ways of society had already taught him a harsh lesson. He planned to drown his sorrows in alcohol, but when he closed his eyes and opened them again, 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Okay, they crossed the river in iron pots and bamboo boats.

11. 361 民 The Republic's Greatest Actor Is Still Playing a Saint Today 民国第一演技派，今天也在装圣人 White Clouds Perch on the Tip of the Brush白云栖笔端Urban713k WordsCompleted For eighteen years, Shen Yu has been overshadowed by his genius older brother. He's long been used to being the family scapegoat, passing his days chasing roosters and dogs, lying flat and taking the mockery. Then transmigrator Yu Chen forcibly takes over his body, using his face to invent things and play the saint. Suddenly, he's the whole family's darling, and even his biased parents can't stop praising him. But good times don't last. The transmigrator leaves, saddling him with a pharmaceuti 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a Republican-era novel where everyone is a normal person. The male protagonist was originally a spoiled rich kid, but was possessed by a helpful time-traveler for three years. After returning, he was forced to imitate the time-traveler. The protagonist has an incredibly lucky streak; although simple-minded, he has unbelievable luck. Through various coincidences, he unintentionally accomplishes many great things and is often perceived as having divine insight. He also plays a role in the War of Resistance against Japan. Later, the time-traveler is summoned back by the protagonist and can possess him once a month…

12. 362 军 Warlord: Starting by Emptying the Shanghai Arsenal 军阀：从搬空上海兵工厂开始 Nitrogen Settled氮定Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Warlord] [Republican Era] [Guangxi Wolf Troops] [Power Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible] I transmigrated to 1927 and became Li Youlin, the son of Li Delin. At the time, Peanut had just stepped down, and the Guangxi clique was at the height of its power. But I knew this was only the calm before the storm. Facing a powerful enemy poised to return and a family faction that seemed glorious but was actually riddled with hidden dangers, I chose to target the arsenal in Shanghai. Little Zh 257Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    He became Li Zongren's son and developed the new Guangxi clique. The Jiang-Gui War forced Chiang to acknowledge that the Guangxi clique controlled Hubei and Hunan.

13. 363 双 Dual Transmigration: I Have a System in Uncle Nine’s World 双穿：我在九叔世界有系统 Second Young Master Wei魏家二少Urban359k WordsCompleted 217Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book is still available.

14. 364 我 Bandit King of Changbai Mountain: Fortified Against the Japanese 我在长白山当匪王：碉堡拒倭 Moonlit Wanderer in the Dust尘中月客Urban773k WordsCompleted Lin Feng, a special forces soldier calibrating a sniper rifle on the southwestern border, nodded off and woke up as the bandit chief of Eagle Beak Cliff in Changbai Mountain! In the snow, Japanese light machine guns were shredding their cover. With the savory aroma of self-heating rations still lingering in his nostrils, he had only one thought: use modern special forces tactics to lead his brothers and reclaim every inch of lost land! 19Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    A special forces soldier's soul transmigrates into the body of a bandit leader, leading a group of people to kill Japanese devils. The flames of war have not been extinguished, the fighting spirit has not been diminished, the battle will not stop until the Japanese devils are destroyed, and they vow to protect our land!

15. 365 莫 Never Underestimate an Old Man: From Dockworker to Martial Saint 莫欺老年穷，从码头搬工肝成武圣 Brother Longan桂圆哥哥Urban270k WordsOngoing [Republican Era] + [The Dynasty’s Final Years] + [Monsters Run Amok] + [Extreme Martial Arts] + [Elderly Protagonist] + [Patriotic] + [Cautious] In the dynasty’s final years, the rulers closed the country off from the world. To preserve their rule, they burned martial arts manuals and killed martial artists, causing the nation’s martial arts to decline. Eventually, foreigners used their powerful martial arts and advanced weapons to blast the country’s gates open, and the nation was thoroughly d 414Reads—Score108Shelves

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    This book is absolutely the best novel I've ever read, you disagree?! [What?!]

16. 366 尘 Proving the Way Through Dust and Mud 尘泥证道 Moonlit Wanderer in the Dust尘中月客Urban268k WordsCompleted A flash flood swallows a village. Li Yang’s parents give their lives to protect him, and the fifteen-year-old flees to Beijiao with the black stone passed down through the Li family. He has no idea that this strange stone, which cannot be burned or shattered with a hammer, is an ancient treasure left behind by immortal cultivators. The moment his blood claims it, a half-acre spiritual field and a pool of immortal spring water unfold from his palm, along with an unbelievable law that makes time —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 民 Turbulent Times of the Republic: A Journey That Began With a Japanese Baron 民国风云：从日本男爵开始的征程 Free and Far Beneath the Clouds逍遥云天远Urban54k WordsOngoing In 2025, overworked office drone Huo Dongting wakes up as the son of a wealthy Jinan merchant in 1900. From childhood, he studies under a high monk at Puzhao Temple, mastering profound internal arts and the Stele-Pushing Hand. In 1912, he travels east to Japan and shakes up Tokyo with modern business tactics: he amasses wealth through a pyramid scheme, wins over the Takahashi family, and even talks his way into the title of Japanese baron by fabricating an aristocratic lineage, making a vast for 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's great!

18. 368 刑 Back on the Execution Ground: Yang Kaizhi's Beiyang Years 刑场重开：杨凯之的北洋生涯 woI Love Soupwo我爱喝汤Urban208k WordsOngoing I open my eyes and find myself reborn as Yang Kaizhi from As If We Had Just Met. In this life, I hold the literary works of the future in my left hand, while the course of Republican-era political intrigue flows at my fingertips in my right. I will stir the currents of this turbulent age with one timeless masterpiece after another. When the world finally realizes what is happening, those in power will discover that I control both the empire's purse strings and the literary scene among the peo 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yang Kaizhi of the Republic of China

19. 369 抗 From the Jiang Family Estate to a Retirement Home at Gongdelin: My War of Resistance 抗战从蒋家大院直达功德林养老 Sailor Moon Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的赛文奥特曼Urban820k WordsOngoing The buildup is fairly long. If you want to get straight to the main plot, it's recommended that you start after Chapter 88. The protagonist is reborn in the Republican era. He graduated from a prestigious military academy and is Nikolai's childhood friend. At first, he grovels to the brigade commander while quietly building up his strength. Then, well, we'll talk about that after a few hundred chapters. 748Reads7.3Score120Shelves

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    Take a look at mine, give me some advice, thanks.

20. 370 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score127Shelves

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    The story begins with Kang

21. 371 北 Winter Melody of Beicheng 北城冬曲 Xiao Lindong笑临东Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Alternate Republican-era setting + love of country and family + ensemble cast in troubled times + mystery and espionage + two devoted first loves + happy ending] [Gentle, proud opera beauty x quiet, guileless student who speaks her mind] A single “reform order” put an end to Su Yige’s long road of study. But just as she faced this predicament, everything changed the moment she opened the file folder. The folder her professor gave her pointed to the hidden sparks inside the theater, and to the 135Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A truly captivating novel set in the Republican era! A spy story between a student heroine and an actor hero!

22. 372 狂 The Raging Eastern Front 狂飙的东线 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban273k WordsCompleted The Führer is assassinated, and Goering takes over the Third Reich. He appoints Kahn Regismond as commissioner on the Eastern Front, granting him command over the German forces there. The Battle of Stalingrad begins. Can he change the course of the war? 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The German army was defeated in the valley, losing their chance to cross the Caucasus.

23. 373 抗 War of Resistance: A Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates to Hunt Japanese Soldiers from the Start 抗战：特种兵开局穿越赶山打鬼子 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Urban367k WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Anti-Japanese War: Transmigrating to the 1930s to Fight the Japanese / The Resistance: From Transmigrating into a Book to Hunting in the Mountains and Fighting the Japanese / The Era: A Guerrilla Force Behind Enemy Lines in Shandong Province [Resistance and spy warfare + Anti-Japanese War + opening arc + special forces + transmigration + period setting + transmigrating into a book + countryside + mountain hunting + genius] Special forces soldier Zhang Qi transmigra 676Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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    Fighting the Japanese during the War of Resistance

24. 374 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 207Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The Little Ghost-Catching Master Goes Farming

26. 376 总 General Staff Bureau Eight 总参八局 Passing Through Jiangbei路过江北Urban651k WordsCompleted Chen Mo was once a top agent in the General Staff Department's Eighth Bureau. Genetic modification gave him superhuman strength and the ability to heal himself. But after a mission went wrong and his comrades were wiped out, he was suspended pending investigation and reduced to working security at a bar. Then, one late night, the police raided the bar for an inspection. Framed by a gang of thugs, Chen Mo was forced to fight back. Alone, he broke through the encirclement of twenty-three police o 3kReads7.6Score363Shelves
27. 377 四 Siheyuan: Fighting Japanese Spies in the Anti-Japanese War in Changbai Mountain 四合院：抗战谍战在长白山打鬼子 Hangjia of the North北有航佳Urban115k WordsCompleted [War of Resistance espionage + period setting + pocket dimension + courtyard home + transmigration + mountain foraging + transmigration into a book + no System] Shen Fei unexpectedly transmigrates to the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China in the 1930s. He rescues his comrades, forms a guerrilla force, and fights the Japanese invaders. More precisely, Shen Fei transmigrates into a book. When the Japanese commit atrocities, take them out! Drive the Japanese invaders away. For victory, open fire 39Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 对 Sorry, Your Cheat Belongs to Me Now 对不起，你的外挂归我了 Just a Passerby in This World人间过客吖Eastern Fantasy179k WordsOngoing The entire cultivation world is asking: Who exactly is Lin Bei, that rogue cultivator? No one has ever seen the cultivation techniques he practices, yet he crushes opponents at his own level. His divine abilities have names full of jokes no one understands, but each one is more absurdly powerful than the last. He knows transmigrators’ weaknesses inside out, and every move he makes is so precise, it’s as if he read the script in advance. What they don’t know is that he really did read the scrip 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this hand-crafted game! Come see all the masters here.

29. 379 1 1927 Shanghai: Facing the Old-Era Evil Gods 1927魔都：直面民国旧日邪神 Qiqi's Stories奇奇故事Male-Channel Fanfiction717k WordsOngoing I transmigrate to the Shanghai slums of 1927 and, from the start, stumble upon a sacrifice to an evil god! Fishmen howl, whispers eat away at the soul. This Republic of China is nothing like the history books: the ancient Cthulhu gods are reviving amid the chaos, refugees are becoming their followers, warlords worship evil gods, and the foreign concessions conceal an abyss! Luckily, I bind myself to the ancient Record of Exorcism. It lets me decipher blasphemous symbols, dispel low-level horrors 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Cthulhu-esque supernatural tale set in the magical city of old Shanghai during the Republic of China era! Strange occurrences abound in old Shanghai, evil gods lurk, and the entire story is filled with suspense and mystery, brimming with atmosphere. If you're looking for something to read, quickly head over to "1927 Shanghai: Facing the Evil Gods of the Republic of China Era"!

30. 380 远 The Fox of the Far East 远东之狐 Watcher in the Loess黄土地里的守望者Historical590k WordsOngoing In 1884, amid the upheavals of the Sino-French War, Han Zikun is born in the Han family’s courtyard in Shanxia County, Jinghai Prefecture. A transmigrator, he brings modern marketing skills, mechanical engineering knowledge, and fluency in several languages, but has no System or golden finger. He can rely only on his ingenuity and determination to face the chaos of the late Qing. The family has had only one son for three generations. His grandfather, Han Shoushu, puts aside his scholar’s gown to 2Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a genuine farming novel, rarely written from the perspective of ordinary people.

31. 381 国 The Great Ming in the War of Nations 国战之大明 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted I hope you enjoy the stories in this book. May each of you be the protagonist of your own life! Your support keeps me going. Please leave a review, give it a good rating, and send a gift. Thank you in advance. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Rolling eyes][Laughing and crying][Thumbs up]

32. 382 暗 Dark Zone: Survival 暗区突围之生 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted I’ve just started a new story, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me, and I’ll do my best to write every story well. Please follow for updates, leave a good review, and send gifts (free ones are great too). 7Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 383 高 High Martial Arts: Know Yourself and Your Enemy 高武之知己知彼 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Sports1.0M WordsCompleted A new book is here! I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well. Please leave a review, give it five stars, and send a gift. Ant thanks you in advance. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 成 Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Historical2.9M WordsOngoing Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold… 962Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 385 开 Exiled from the Start, I Changed My Fate by Grinding for Experience 开局被流放，我靠肝经验逆天改命 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing From the Start, Exiled to the Frontier: I Defy Fate by Grinding Experience Lu Chen was a top student in the modern world, but after waking from a nap, he found himself reincarnated as a disgraced heir in a world of immortal cultivation. Exiled to the frontier from the start, with his spiritual roots destroyed, he was also saddled with a frail fiancée and a fallen family. He smiled calmly. “Perfect. Let me show you what scientific cultivation looks like.” While others were still struggling throug 2.7kReads—Score240Shelves
36. 386 雪 Snowfall Over the Ashes of War 雪烬烽烟 Little Xiaozi小肖梓Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing A gripping story led by two male protagonists! Republican-era espionage, fiery resistance against the Japanese, and multiple emotional storylines: sweetness amid the heartbreak, passion beneath the pain. Every character is sharp, and every chapter brings a major twist. From young scholars returning from overseas to battle-hardened soldiers, they’re all vividly drawn, staking their lives to defend their beliefs. Shanghai in the Republican era: war spreads like wildfire. The neon lights of the fo 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My own, a group portrait, espionage, codes.

37. 387 穿 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China to Be Du Yuesheng’s Bodyguard 穿越民国之给杜月笙当保镖 My Name Is Liang Sheng我叫良生Urban142k WordsCompleted A food delivery guy transmigrates to Republican-era China and awakens the Sequence Warrior System. From the start, he saves Du Yuesheng, tramples gangsters, takes on the gangs, battles the foreign concessions, and outwits warlords. Fighting the Japanese invaders, he ultimately becomes the true underground emperor of Shanghai! 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come, take a look at this book.

38. 388 西 A Romance in the Northwest 西北恋 Wu Xuanqing吴玄卿Historical181k WordsCompleted In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1937), Japanese invaders trampled China beneath their boots, leaving the land shattered. Tianshui, a strategic city in the northwest, was also overshadowed by both the threat of war and a severe drought. Newlywed peasant girl Qiuping tearfully bids farewell to her husband Mang'er, whose full name is Chen Tiemang, as he is drafted into the army. On a hill above the dry Wei River and parched land stretching for miles, her “brown tears” become the 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A love story set against the backdrop of national crisis during the Republican era!

39. 389 山 Forging the Mountains and Rivers: I'm Earth's Repairman 山河筑鼎：我是地球修理工 Pitch-Black Snow White黢黑的白雪公主Historical650k WordsOngoing Because of an observational experiment conducted by the bored aliens, Xu Yimiao's consciousness transmigrates into a virtual-reality game world, arriving in the Guanzhong region of the Later Jin kingdom in Huaxia, on the planet Earth. For the sake of the show, the bored aliens give him a geographic remodeling device capable of moving mountains and filling seas. Stranded in a remote northwestern village from the start, he builds steel and guns with one hand and dams and power stations with the ot 419Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back to 1900, with the ability to alter geography, and not being a mindless novice, you gradually accumulate strength to develop industry, military, and political power. The later stages involve vying for supremacy and revolution.

40. 390 北 The Beiyang Tycoon: Gambling and Drugs Are My Mortal Enemies 北洋神豪：我与赌毒不共戴天 Lone Moon over Green Mountain碧山孤月Urban791k WordsCompleted Being made a marquis was never my aim; all I wish is for the seas to be calm. My name is Zhang Pinghai! Now that I’ve come to this world, I have only one thing to do: fight drugs, fight drugs, and fight the damn drugs!! I have no interest in money. Besides, none of them are richer than me! What, you say I should kill the Japanese too? If it can walk, that doesn’t make it a drug? That’s even more poisonous, okay! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ The author’s new book. Things move a little slowly at first, but it get 3.1kReads7.2Score144Shelves

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    This one, this one [awkward laugh]

41. 391 顾 Gu Yizhong Is Reborn Before the Events of The Lone Boat 顾易中重生在孤舟剧情之前 Not Iced Tea不是冰红茶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 540Reads8.1Score102Shelves
42. 392 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds in Republican-Era China: Hunting Down the Japanese 双穿民国之专杀小鬼子 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban117k WordsOngoing Drop all pretenses of decency and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to overthink things; when trouble comes, just go crazy. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He'd only joined a cycling club because he wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he'd somehow fall off a cliff? When he came to, he'd transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937... 1.1kReads—Score159Shelves

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    This god has appeared in the world.

43. 393 长 The Long River, Nameless 长河，无名 Please Call Me Grandpa Rabbit请叫我兔子爷爷Urban371k WordsCompleted In 1928, in Jinan, he lost his entire family. In 1931, at the 23rd Special Mental Research Institute in Kazan, his emotions were stripped away. In 1934, in Nanjing, he buried his past. From then on, he walked the razor's edge, turning the gears of history from the shadows. Except for the highest-ranking figures in a handful of intelligence agencies, no one knew his real name or what he had done. On May 17, 1961, he died on the execution grounds in Seoul, South Korea. His gravestone bore neither 301Reads6.4Score114Shelves

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    If you have a strong enough mentality, then take a look at this book. Follow the protagonist into an arena filled with intrigue, betrayal, and treachery. Here, everyone is a resource; once they lose their value, death is the only outcome! They are a pack of hunting dogs, hunting according to their master's will, until they themselves are hunted! This is a dark war that history books will not record, but they pushed history forward in the shadows!

44. 394 明 Moonlight Fort 明月堡 Zhan Quan湛泉Urban448k WordsCompleted Set after the Central Plains War, this work follows the rise and fall of the Hu family, a prominent business clan in Mianshang County in central Shanxi, and the joys and sorrows shared by two generations. It portrays the region’s distinctive local customs and bears the clear imprint of its era. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Old Zhang recalled how he had given Ming Wu the Blood Flag and encouraged him to join "Black Old Man's" ranks. He also wanted to see off this man, whom he had once looked down upon and called "Young Master Hu," and this prodigal son who had turned over a new leaf, who was said by the people of Taiyue Mountain to be the reincarnation of the Empty King, who had led his brothers into battle and died far from home. So, despite Niu Si's advice, he went with him.

45. 395 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 374Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Nine out of ten love stories in the Republican era ended in tragedy; they've arrived.

46. 396 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 229Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A period novel set in rural China during the Republican era, featuring two female protagonists who rise from humble beginnings to achieve wealth through farming and animal husbandry.

47. 397 魔 The Devil's Brigade 魔鬼部队 Flag in the Wind风中的旗Urban3.2M WordsCompleted During a live-fire exercise, a special forces unit of the People's Liberation Army suddenly transmigrated to the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, setting off a series of rousing tales of resistance. 6kReads8.5Score531Shelves

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    A special forces team of more than ten people accidentally traveled to the battlefield of the War of Resistance against Japan. After going through hardships and dangers, they finally grew into a powerful anti-Japanese force that made the Japanese army tremble with fear!

48. 398 东 The Northeast Anti-Japanese First Army: Sequel 东北抗日第一军续 Flag in the Wind风中的旗Urban337k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 407Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 秋 On an Autumn Night, I Found My Way Home 秋夜知归途 Zhufeng珠风Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted In an age torn apart by war, she is sold into a warlord’s household at just seventeen. By a twist of fate, she meets the young marshal Pei Che... and is drawn into the heart of the maelstrom. When she learns that the people closest to her were responsible for selling her, she is devastated. She cuts ties with them and never looks back. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't run away, read this book carefully, or you'll regret it.

50. 400 倚 Fist in Hand, Roaming the World: Part One 倚拳闯天涯上 Flag in the Wind风中的旗Urban305k WordsOngoing I was a miserable wage slave, rushing to deliver a package, when suddenly a car knocked me down. My head struck a gravestone, and everyone thought I was dead. But I felt an invisible force burrowing into my head. I had learned martial arts. 289Reads—Score—Shelves

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