No Harem, No Clichés, No Overpowered Leads, No System, No Idiotic Characters, No Wish Fulfillment 不后宫，不套路，不无敌，不系统，不无脑，不爽文

1 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 95.1kReads9.3Score10.8kShelves

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Jiang Laoliu's wretchedness and slight persecution paranoia are worth a try [sneaky laugh][sneaky laugh][sneaky laugh]

2 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 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 1.9MReads9.9Score233.7kShelves

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"If you never forget it, there will be echoes." After reading the book, when you are in a certain scene one day, some plots may not be able to help you. After reading the book, going back and reading it again with the answers will be a different experience.

3 梧 A Wutong Tree's Destiny 梧桐缘 Bolang de Chenyang巴浪的辰阳Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted A Wutong Tree Romance —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Try this short story

4 她 Her Name Is A Liang 她叫阿凉 Hey, Little Chestnut阿栗子哎Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted [Content warning: No romance, but there are tangled relationships. The heroine ends up alone and thriving. Ensemble cast.] I’m terrible at writing introductions: A Liang is just like her name: cool and detached. As someone who was born into this world, she initially thought she was blessed by fate, a chosen one, and eagerly set out to help her family make money and escape poverty. But at just six years old, she was sold by the people she thought were her parents. When she became a maid to a youn 184Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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Ah Liang was as cold-tempered as her name. From the time she was born to ancient times, she had fantasized about being the heroine of novels countless times. She had the halo of a heroine and led her family to wealth with modern thinking. But when she was sold by her family when she was 6 years old, her heart became cold. In that era, filling her stomach was more important than anything else. Low strength would always be other people's playthings. Later, someone said they liked her, but there were so many beauties in the backyard. She said, I don't compete with women for men. Ah Liang wants to compete with men for the world

5 八 The Eight-Year-Old Blind Imperial Grandson Crawls Out of the Ming Tomb from the Start 八岁瞎眼圣孙，开局爬出大明皇陵 The Great Sage of Hetao河套大圣爷Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (The author has already completed a million-word novel, so readers can dive in with confidence. Political intrigue + a story of loving grandfathers and filial grandsons + a tale of conquering the world. Zhu Yuanzhang is ruthless in the early stages, and the protagonist becomes ruthless later on. Readers who dislike saintly do-gooders or people who argue for argument's sake may want to steer clear!!!) Zhu Xiongying, the eldest legitimate grandson of the Ming dynasty and Zhu Biao's eldest legitima 55.4kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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It tells the story about how Zhu Xiongying changed history in the Ming Dynasty. The logic is relatively rigorous. Recommended reading.

6 乾 The Art of All Things in Heaven and Earth 乾坤万物诀 Yuanmu Qiuyu元木求鱼Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted [Fierce yet cautious, classic fantasy, decisive and ruthless] Born into troubled times, Ling Yang struggles to survive alongside his wife and brother-in-law. By a stroke of luck, he gets the chance to join an immortal sect, but during the entrance examination, his brother-in-law suddenly betrays him and steals the opportunity. Labeled as having a worthless talent, Ling Yang can only hide away in the Xuanyang Sect as an ordinary disciple, never daring to set foot outside its gates. On the surface 17.2kReads7.4Score2.7kShelves

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7 正 The Correct Answer: Defining a Whole New Kind of Replacement Romance 正答：完美定义全新的替身文学 Mi Annei米安内Urban676k WordsCompleted Imaginative premise | Urban | Not a power fantasy | No System | No female lead Original title: What Does It Matter If the Substitute's Start Is a Total Disaster? [The content doesn't match the title! The setting is fictional! Not realistic!] [The plot moves slowly and is mildly oppressive. If you can't handle that, please close this now. Nitpickers and detail obsessives, stay away. Unreasonable comments that force your personal views on the story are not welcome. Please, let's have some normal p 2.7kReads9.4Score240Shelves

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The writing style is depressing, and the plot is slow. The slow pace can easily lose most readers, but it is obvious that the author's writing has retained some people. The author has made each character flesh and blood, and there are many foreshadowings upon closer inspection. Although Su Wan does not appear many times in the article, she immediately establishes her character and is liked by most readers. This shows that the author's characterization is very good. This book is worth reading.

8 诸 The Gods’ Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 633.2kReads9.7Score76.8kShelves

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This is beautiful

10 2 No Entry for Anyone Under 23, Thank You! 23岁以下勿进，谢谢！ My Heart Is Like the Sun我心如日Urban239k WordsCompleted At the end of the twentieth century, Momo always looked at the reasonable and unreasonable aspects of the world from the perspective of a bystander, living carelessly like a rogue. It wasn't until she met Li Fan, a married woman, and Duoduo that she truly entered the real world. But the cruelty of reality, and the enormous gulf between it and her inner world, made it impossible for her to adapt... 6.2kReads—Score206Shelves

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I have to take out the books that I have treasured for many years to [you taste carefully] [you taste carefully] [you taste carefully], and when I look at them, I am speechless [laughing evilly] [shy]

13 高 High Heels Meet the Soccer Field 高跟鞋遇上绿茵场 Diu Diu Hopes Not to Get Lost丢丢希望不丢Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted Career-driven supermodel X love-struck footballer “Mr. Theodore, what did your final celebration mean?” “Dedicated to my moon, my love.” Love makes me stronger by the day; hate makes me unstoppable. She makes me bow my head in submission. On the pitch, I dedicate every goal to you in your high heels. 3.2kReads9.1Score276Shelves

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Not a harem + not a cool novel

19 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.8MReads9.9Score188.2kShelves

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God-like existence, it is easy to make people interested in reading

21 金 A Steady Job: Reborn as a Train Water Supplier 金饭碗：重生后我成了火车供水员 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 177.5kReads9.2Score10.2kShelves

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They're all pretty good, you can take a look.

33 开 From the Start, Selling Muscle-Building Tonics at a Street Stall 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [The Dali anime premieres on July 29. Search the title on Tomato to watch the PV.] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Muscle-Boosting Potion? Detoxifying Soybeans? Lucky Cherries? They can't keep them in stock! The world's top tycoons, richest men, popular streamers, and strongest experts all come to buy them. Jiang Nan: "I'm not even a tiny bit interested in money! 349kReads9.7Score35.8kShelves

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No routine, no brainlessness,

36 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted 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. 131.4kReads9.7Score14kShelves

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I think it matches and looks very good