Looking for Novels Like Flowers in the Mirror, with Vivid Descriptions, Bold Imagination, and Superb Prose 求镜花缘之类描写细腻想象大胆文字功底深厚的小说
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History of the Song: Annals of Emperor Taizu 宋史·太祖本纪
He may have been the best “actor” among the founding emperors in Chinese history. In 960 CE, a carefully orchestrated “forced enthronement” at Chenqiao Station propelled Zhao Kuangyin from a general of the Later Zhou into the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. Over drinks, he stripped the founding generals of their military power; amid the shadows of an axe and candlelight, the mystery surrounding his bizarre death remains unsolved to this day. Some call him a wise ruler who ended the chaos o
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The Madman Takes Off His Hearing Aids, and the Stutterer's Fate Is Anyone's Guess 疯批助听器一摘，小结巴生死难猜
[Male-male romance / Enigma-Alpha romance / forced love / both leads are devoted and powerful] [Wild, fiery, stuttering beauty of an Alpha ✖️ cruel, hard-of-hearing rich Enigma with a bad-dog streak] [Content warning: The receiving partner stutters; the pursuing partner has hearing loss and wears hearing aids every day] [No moral compass! No moral compass! No moral compass! Don't apply real-world values to this story. Readers with strong moral convictions should proceed with caution] Li Mao wil
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With My Master Gravely Wounded, I Was Forced Out of Hiding 师尊重伤，苟活的我被迫出山
[Feel-good power fantasy + Invincible + King of Keeping a Low Profile] Because of his youthful arrogance, Lin Feng paid for it with his life. He arrived in a place called the Nine Provinces Continent and became the useless eldest senior brother of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect. I died after living loudly in my previous life. This time, I want to live quietly. Unfortunately, his master was ambushed by villains, leaving Lin Feng no choice but to reveal a tiny sliver of his talent and shock the w
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Love Pierces My Heart, Yet I Know It Not 相思入骨犹不知
(The animated series is now available) A love story between a military governor's son and a general's daughter~ He dotes on his wife without restraint in this sweet romance. In the turbulent Republican era, when warlords battled for power, Qin Qing only wanted a peaceful life: to protect her family and hold on to the family fortune. Young Marshal Yue lived for pleasure. He was a notorious playboy who treated women like clothes, always seeking someone new and never returning to an old flame. At t
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She's Such a Flirt, Her Sister Can't Help Blushing and Losing Her Heartbeat 娇娇太会撩，姐姐她脸红心跳
[Two heroines + both pure + flirtatious push and pull + 1v1] This is a story about a little white rabbit relentlessly pursuing a big bad wolf. Gu Anjin is the apple of everyone’s eye in the Gu family: obedient, clever, and spoiled. The first time she saw the refined and stunning Lu Qingheng, she found herself entertaining forbidden thoughts. After that, Gu Anjin did everything she could to get close to her moon. Lu Qingheng is the head of the Lu family, gorgeous and ruthless, and used to having
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Tomb Raiding: I Dance on the Heads of the Nine Gates 盗墓我在九门头上蹦迪
[Tomb raiding + comedy + everyone’s darling] She was rescued from a muddy pit and sat high upon a divine altar for hundreds of years. Then the times changed, and she was forced to leave the altar and enter the mortal world. Little Chenchen thinks this new home is pretty darn great! There are schemes all over this little city, and Little Chenchen loves it! See how she turns that era upside down! From a six-year-old toddler to a graceful young woman, she gradually learns the warmth and bustle of e
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The End of Ten Days 十日终焉
2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat
1.8MReads9.9Score227.2kShelves
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The Haunted House 诡舍
[Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of
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The Peony Murders 牡丹杀
Peony's Killing
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Ten Years as Her Stand-In! Now That I'm Leaving, She Regrets It Too Late 替身十年！今离去，她却追悔莫及
[No Angst, No Harem, One-On-One Everyday Romance] “I think everyone meets someone in life, falls for her, and gives her everything they have.” “But not everyone gets the ending they hoped for.” “The story didn't begin well, and its ending was embarrassing enough, too.” Jiang An and Liu Youran grew up together. He guarded her carefully for ten years, but in the end, he never got to be with her. All he got was the return of the man she had always loved. “Don't do this anymore.” See? Those words dr
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A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨
[Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa
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My Brother’s Crush Is Into Me 哥哥暗恋的女神喜欢我
Two female leads, happy ending, Luo Yunchu x Shen Shiwei. Sweet overall, though there are some angsty parts. Luo Yunchu and Luo Yunchuan are twins, a girl and a boy. They attend the same university. While the younger sister helps her brother pursue Shen Shiwei, she never expects Shen Shiwei to fall for Luo Yunchu instead... Shen Shiwei: “Do you really want me to be with your brother?” Luo Yunchu: “I do... My brother's a great guy.” Not long after... Luo Yunchu: “My brother actually can't do it.
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After I Changed Majors, Five Senior Students Begged Me to Take Them Along 换专业后，五位学长哭着求带
In her previous life, Shu Lanzhou and Lin Muyao fought from school all the way into the workplace as they both tried to join the country's most prestigious research team. In the end, Shu Lanzhou became a disgrace to the medical field, and the mentor she respected personally sent her to prison. Reborn, she gives up the popular major she'd studied for four years, determined to sever her ties with her former mentor and senior colleagues. But the very senior colleagues who had driven her out of the
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The Cool Beauty Has a Secret Crush on Me 清冷美人暗恋我
Originally titled: When a Female-Oriented Romance Queen Falls in Love with a Male-Oriented Romance Queen. Also known as: The Cool Beauty Has a Crush on Me. Important, repeated three times: the characters are not virgins. This book was inspired by the outfits of a female-oriented romance queen and a male-oriented romance queen in a video. I saw a comment saying, “What if they fell in love...” Here’s the synopsis: Meng Shuyi gave her whole heart to the wrong person. After her breakup, she met a m
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Reborn, My Older Brothers Regret Everything 重生后，嫡兄们后悔了
In her previous life, Tang Qingqing did everything she could, yet still failed to earn the approval of her parents and older brothers. Her half-sister and scumbag boyfriend even framed her, leaving her to die a tragic death. Reborn, she refuses to make the same mistakes again. She’s better off without such coldhearted family. But after she leaves without a second thought, her brothers all regret it. One after another, they chase after their sister, desperate to win her back. Tang Qingqing scoffs
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I Adopted a Child, but Somehow Raised Them All Wrong 领养个孩子回家，最后却养偏了
My new novel is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Disguised as a Man: The Marquis Is Pressured into Marriage by a Reborn Legitimate Daughter 女扮男装：侯爷被重生嫡女逼婚
[Two Heroines + Woman Disguised as a Man + Transmigration + Rebirth + No Male Lead] Song Zhao transmigrates into the body of a “bastard son” of a marquis’s household, a girl who was abandoned outside the estate and raised as a boy. Most importantly, her martial cultivation has temporarily disappeared, and it will take time to recover. Song Zhao plans to find somewhere to lie low until her strength returns, then go conquer another stronghold and become its bandit chief. To her utter surprise, the
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The Fake Heiress's Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, and Her Five Brothers Panicked 假千金心声泄露后，五个哥哥慌了
[Transmigrate into a book + mind reading + everyone’s favorite + real and fake heiresses + going off the rails] Jiang Jiran transmigrated into a book. The good news: she became a rich heiress, and her whole family was made up of top-tier powerhouses! Her parents were heads of a wealthy family, her eldest brother was a domineering CEO, her second brother was a famous celebrity, her third brother was a miracle-working doctor, her fourth brother was a battle-hardened god of war, and her fifth broth
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Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇
Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles
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Reborn as a Mad Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Doing Nothing 穿成反派疯批，她靠摆烂无敌
[Slacker System + Reward Returns + Beast Taming + Two Female Leads (The main story is complete, so jump right in)] (A silver-tongued street rogue vs. a cold, cunning demoness) Ruan Dongling transmigrates into a cultivation novel and has her spiritual root ripped out from the start. Faced with a disastrous beginning, she decides to give up and slack off. To her surprise, she gets bound to a Slacker System. After her spiritual root is transplanted into the original heroine... [Ding! Host successfu
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All Spirit Roots from the Start: I Slept My Way to Invincibility 开局全灵根，我把自己睡成无敌
Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me
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Your Majesty, the Empress Is About to Turn Evil Again! 陛下，皇后娘娘又要黑化啦！
[1v1 + transmigration + System + substitute + two heroines + lighthearted comedy] Proud and clever empress vs. refined, scheming empress consort “Have you heard? Ever since His Majesty woke up, she’s been so cold toward Her Majesty the Empress Consort.” … The proud young lady Yao Qingxue transmigrates. She finds herself in the once-great Hongxiu Kingdom, now in decline, as its dissolute and tyrannical empress. And the main character she’s supposed to win over is the fox-spirit best friend who st
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My Judge Sister Is Both Commanding and Irresistible 法官姐姐又御又会撩
[Two Female Leads + Wealthy, Glamorous Older Woman VS Beautiful, Strong, Wretched Younger Woman + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Modern Alternate Setting + Marriage Allowed Later + No Angst] Jiang Shuyan was born into a powerful family. Whatever career she chose, she had the means to make mistakes and try again. For the first twenty years of her life, she followed the path her family had laid out for her, and at the time, she didn’t mind. Then a sudden upheaval changed her completely. It wasn’t unti
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After She Left, Her Younger Uncle Regretted Everything 离开后，小叔悔不当初
[Groveling to win her back + angst before sweetness + both inexperienced + happy ending] Bo Si raised her for ten years, but one night he got drunk and barged into her bedroom. At the height of their passion, he rasped, “I'll take responsibility.” Sangtian was overjoyed, dreaming of spending her life by his side. But he took the hand of his first love, and they nearly made it to the altar... She always thought he was acting under pressure, that he had no choice. After all, his care for her over
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I Found My Happy Ending with the Heroine in the Cultivation World 人在修仙界，跟女主he了
[Two Female Leads + Talismans-Specialist Older Sister + Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Younger Sister + Pure Love~] Li Yan was an author who constantly left plotlines unfinished and abandoned countless novels. Only after a car hit her and killed her on the way home did she learn that leaving stories unfinished came with consequences! She transmigrated to a cultivation world and became a nameless cannon-fodder character. The Heavenly Dao told her that if she helped the female lead succe
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The Splendor of the Imperial House 帝门姝色
[Sweet historical romance + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sweet and satisfying + fun and lively + no annoying supporting characters + sensible leads] A super-ferocious, super-rich bandit queen VS a cool, otherworldly beauty of an emperor Jin Sanglu owns thirty mountains of gold and is every inch a bandit queen. After earning military merit, she arrogantly calls out to the court: “If you won’t give me an official post, then make me empress.” The ministers are furious, but they fear
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Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀
Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in
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The Red Lotus Medical Sage 红莲医圣
Lin Xi, the abandoned daughter of Qingyang City, fell into an icy pool and was reborn, awakening the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and a fragment of the soul of Suwen. Only then did she learn that in her previous life, she had been the Fiery Heaven Empress, whose heart was carved out to seal a prison. In this life, evil doctors hold sway. The city lord uses the Treatise on Acupuncture to extract the people’s meridians and refine human pills, while the Thirteen Halls of the Ghost Gate have twisted the Ye
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Heaven’s Abyss 天渊
(The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw
1.1MReads9.4Score78.8kShelves
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Tales of an Ordinary Cultivator 路人甲修仙趣闻录
Yue Ya, who never drinks, gets scolded by her boss at work. After clocking out, she wants to drown her sorrows, only to discover she’s allergic to alcohol. Two cans of beer kill her outright, and she wakes up in the body of a five-year-old girl who was just beaten to death by a beggar. The little girl’s head was badly injured, so Yue Ya wakes up with no memories. Disguising herself as a boy, she manages to survive and becomes an apprentice to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, slowly learnin
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I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落
[The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha
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At 70, I Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber and Married Granny Liu 我70岁穿越《红楼梦》娶刘姥姥
At 70, I Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber and Married Granny Liu
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After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Found Out I Was Carrying Quadruplets 退婚后，我竟查出肚子里有四胞胎
Lin Nuannuan was dumped by the He family. Not long after, she became pregnant with quadruplets, but the babies weren’t her fiancé’s… To earn enough to support them, Lin Nuannuan worked two jobs at once. She never expected both bosses to be Bo Jianshen, the dark and obsessive disabled third young master of the Bo Group… At first, Bo Jianshen couldn’t stand Lin Nuannuan and gave her all kinds of trouble. Then one day, four identical little boys stood in front of him, and Bo Jianshen remembered the
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CEO, Your Wife Ran Off with the Child 总裁，夫人带着孩子跑了
[Both leads are devoted and sexually inexperienced + mutual devotion + adorable kids + domineering CEO + marriage before love + leads who speak their minds] Qin Siya was looking forward to a date, but she was sold and lost her virginity. The day she found out she was pregnant, her parents forced her to have an abortion and marry a rich man, so she had no choice but to leave for a distant place. Four years later, her son said, “Mom, when I grow up, I’ll protect you and my little sister.” Her daug
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Get Lost, Disciple! A Beauty Down the Mountain Is Urging You to Marry Her 徒儿快滚，山下有美女催你上门
Lin Xiao spent ten years as a Daoist on a mountain. Then one day, his master suddenly told him to go down the mountain, and his senior brothers gave him a pile of valuable things. It turns out the world-class assassin organization Shadow Hall was founded by one of his senior brothers! The world’s leading investment company belongs to his eldest senior brother!? And this tiger tally commanding a million troops… isn’t that a bit much! His senior brothers also reminded him to help the Daoist temple
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I Got Pregnant, Then My Husband Returned After Three Years Away 怀孕后，三年未见的老公回来了
[Male obstetrician ✘ Female psychological counselor] Rekindled love ➕ He pursues her after driving her away ➕ Adorable child makes an appearance ➕ One misunderstanding after another... On the day Qiao Mo and Xiao Zheyan marry on impulse, he's urgently called back and spends the next three years in a laboratory. His mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she asks Qiao Mo to use the sperm Xiao Zheyan previously had frozen to conceive and have a child. But just after Qiao Mo becomes pregnant
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Crazy Mom: A Short Drama 疯妈妈短剧
A new story is here. The heroine, a madwoman, is a fierce and resolute woman, yet she has lived a life full of sorrow. She gave her love to everyone, and everyone betrayed her! Her emotional wounds cannot be healed. At times she is shrewd, at times foolish, and at times utterly mad, yet she still loves the people she loves and faces life with strength.
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Survive the Elevator: I Can Predict What's on Each Floor! 电梯求生，我能预知楼层信息！
[System, Survival, Unconventional Infinite-World Novel, Power Fantasy] [No do-gooder heroine!] When Lin Feng woke up, humanity had entered a world where people had to survive in elevators. Each day, an elevator randomly arrived at a floor. People could choose to explore it or stay inside the elevator and wait for the next day. Lin Feng unexpectedly awakened a precognition System that could warn him about the dangers and treasures on each floor. [The floor you are about to enter contains 20 ordin
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Destined Across Three Lifetimes: A Romantic Legacy of Young Love and Marriage 缘定三生，青春婚约的浪漫传承
A sweet promise spanning their youth, sealed by an engagement. Surrounded by the warmth of family and the passion of youth, they keep their vows and write a romantic story together, full of amusing moments from school and everyday life. From Lin Shimin's admiration for Luo Yimo, to their wondrous chance encounters at all kinds of events, and the hilarious, heartwarming episodes that follow, their story is sure to make you smile. The novel has playful banter between best friends, the warm support
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Thriller: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅
Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things…
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My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客
After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem.
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