In a Reading Slump, Looking for Books Without Saintly Protagonists, a System, or a Harem Full of Women 书荒求书，求不圣母，无系统，不是后宫一大堆的书

1. 1 夫 Go Easy on the Punishment, Madam: The Humble CEO Is Kneeling at the Keyboard Again 夫人轻点罚，卑微总裁又跪键盘了 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Reunion after a long separation + A long-planned scheme + Devoted wife-doting with no limits] Xiao Jiuzhou killed himself, dying all alone in the car he had once driven to take Yu Sui home. When Yu Sui heard the news, she couldn't believe that the cold, aloof man had taken his own life. Only when she saw the wall covered in photos of herself and everything Xiao Jiuzhou had spent three years winning back for her did she understand: he had loved her with all his heart, and without her, h 5.4kReads8.8Score335Shelves
2. 2 听 Heard His Senior Brother Was Going Down the Mountain, the Demon Ancestor Practiced Buddhist Teachings All Night 听说师兄要下山，魔祖连夜修佛法 I Just Love Bewitching Women就喜欢妖女Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Huitian is a self-conscious man with no spiritual roots, yet his swordsmanship is divine. From the moment he leaves the mountain, the world knows no peace! Demon Ancestor: “What? He’s going down the mountain? Quick, bring me my kasaya!” Demon Clan: “Damn it, my son’s meat is tender. Hurry and hide him!” Forbidden Grounds: “We’re doing a deep clean today. Tomorrow, everyone must stay silent. Anyone who dares disobey will be thrown onto the mountain.” He demands a title from heaven and earth, 12.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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   I initially thought I was reading a classic mortal-turned-invincible story, but it became increasingly complex and innovative as it progressed. The ordinary scenes described earlier corresponded throughout later chapters, with the beginning seamlessly connecting to the ending. The entire book was meticulously crafted. Reincarnation within reincarnation, life after life, leaps from small cycles to larger ones; time is a circle, with all things born and dying in a cycle. Each piece, seemingly overturning the table, is actually fulfilling its mission within a larger game. Hongjun believed that Pangu transformed into all things after his death and went to great lengths to prevent his resurrection. In reality, Pangu was merely asleep. When Pangu awoke, all things vanished; while asleep, all things began to evolve anew. When a person is asleep and unconscious, their cells function independently, constituting an individual. When a person is awake and conscious, they become an individual, but cells are unaware of this difference. Pangu created all things, and the whale's fall gave birth to all things. Hongjun didn't want Pangu to be resurrected, so he plotted against Tianyuan. Tianyuan collided with the Primordial Chaos, plunging the world into chaos. Pangu was resurrected, recreating heaven and earth, only to fall again. Huitian, in order to resurrect the beings of Tianyuan, recreated Tianyuan, and the cycle began again. The style feels somewhat humorous, because everyone in the visuals is a comedian, cracking jokes and throwing in unexpected twists, making it hard not to laugh. The plot and battles are exhilarating, with each event intricately linked. It starts by fighting relatives, then the "motherland," then the Qin Dynasty, the Northern Plains, the Dao Integration Realm, the transmigrators, the Demon Court, Tianyuan, the Primordial Chaos, the Cyber Heavenly Dao, the author, and even Nanbo. Finally, they even woke up Pangu, who, bored, fell asleep again, and the next cycle began…

3. 3 离 After the Divorce, Madam Can No Longer Hide Her Secret Identity 离婚后，夫人马甲捂不住了 Mo Xiaoqi墨小柒Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Divorce + The Ex Wants Her Back + Secret Identity + Clear-Eyed] After two years of marriage, Nie Yanshen suddenly asked for a divorce. He said, “She's back. Let's get divorced. You can ask for whatever you want.” Two years of marriage couldn't withstand a single turn of his head toward someone else, proving the old saying: when the ex cries, the current partner loses. Yan Xi didn't argue or make a scene. She agreed to let him go and named her terms. “I want your most expensive supercar.” “Fine. 34.9kReads8.1Score3.7kShelves

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   I really like this novel; it's also nice to listen to.

4. 4 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves

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5. 5 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
6. 6 四 Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life I Earned 四合院：赚到的美好人生 A Ray of Light一米光芒Male-Channel Fanfiction4.5M WordsOngoing [A low-key, cautious protagonist who stays behind the scenes and stirs things up, reasonably intelligent, avoids widows and trouble, original female lead, gets a bit hostile later on, slow-paced at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Transmigrated? And into the Siheyuan, a world of scarce food and clothing and schemers crowding every corner in the 1960s? Zhang Ping'an says none of that is a problem for someone who's scored a second life. What matters to him is turning that second chanc 29.7kReads7.3Score1.4kShelves
7. 7 四 An Ordinary Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的普通人生 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A story about a courtyard house, seen through the eyes of an ordinary person. It's full of negativity, but there's positivity too. No invincible heroes, no toilet humor. Thank you for your support! 56.3kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: I, Wang, Specialize in Stabbing People in the Back! 四合院：王某人独善背刺！ After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction746k WordsCompleted [System] [Street Office from the Start] [Both Parents Alive] [All About Being Sweet-Talking and Smooth!] Transmigrate to a Beijing courtyard in the 1950s, join the street office, and make your mark in both culture and sports as you deal with the troublemakers! 24.3kReads8.0Score793Shelves
9. 9 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 开 Silly Zhu's Uncle from the Start: True Love in Love in the Courtyard 开局傻柱小叔，真情满四合院 No Extra Tomato番茄不加Male-Channel Fanfiction902k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + No needless cruelty + Decisive action + No goody-two-shoes] He Ping'an, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Silly Zhu's uncle. He moves into a Siheyuan and makes sure everyone gets what they deserve. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 四 Siheyuan: Starting at the Cultural Center 四合院：从文化站开始 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction623k WordsCompleted One female lead + cozy daily life + positive energy + no dark and violent content. "A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on an ordinary person, is like a mountain." Li Yanxun: "My grandfather didn't lose to the flames of war. My father didn't lose to poverty and hunger. I can't lose to my own ordinariness in this great and peaceful era!" 2kReads6.8Score—Shelves
12. 12 大 Great Xia: I Became a Constable and Founded a Dynasty 大夏：我，捕快，建朝称帝 Yuzhu Pavilion玉竹轩Historical2.2M WordsCompleted (No System + Political Intrigue + Iron-Fisted Conquest + Mount & Blade + Faction Building + Traditional Alternate History) He transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking constable in a county town of the Great Xia dynasty. Starting from humble beginnings as a constable, he builds an army and expands his power. Amid the clash of swords and the thunder of warhorses, he earns distinction and rises through the ranks, advancing one careful step at a time. In the end, he carves out territory, claims 12.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 你 You’re All Chasing the Heroine? Then I’ll Marry the Demoness 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 121kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    You can try these books 🥰😄[pouting]😜🤔😳[pouting]😄🤔 Although the second one has "system" in its name, it definitely won't be what you're thinking 😳😄[pouting]😜🥰😳🥺😄 Just take a look, if you don't like it, just change it 😜🥺😜😄[pouting]😳😜😳[pouting] There's bound to be one that suits you 😳🥺😳🥺😜🥰[pouting]🤔😄

14. 14 瞎 The Blind Swordsman Draws His Blade, First to Slay the Fox Demon Bride 瞎子拔刀，第一刀先斩狐妖娘子 Little Bean Sprout小小豆芽Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Invincible Hero + Drinking and Roaming the Jianghu + Living for Revenge and Retribution + Draw Your Blade and Strike Down Any Foe] This world is home to demons. Fox demons, tiger demons, dragon demons, stone demons, sound demons, eye demons, and food demons. There are also demon slayers, who can kill demons. Lu Xiaoyao transmigrated here with a Demon-Sealing Register. Every demon he slays earns him a reward. Cultivation, martial skills, lifespan, spiritual treasures... Unfortunately, things wen 3.4kReads8.3Score217Shelves
15. 15 玄 Xuanhuan: The Ninth Prince of Great Zhou, Invincible from the Start 玄幻：大周九皇子，开局即无敌 Wind Whisperer风语者Eastern Fantasy450k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Fortune + Emperor + Ruthless + Invincible + No Heroine] Lin Xuan transmigrates into a fantasy world as the ninth prince of Great Zhou. In this life, he has no interest in the throne and devotes himself to martial arts. After a century of cultivation, he reaches the Grandmaster realm. A man may have no intention of killing a tiger, but the tiger may still want to kill him. To eliminate the threat he poses to the throne, the other princes frame Lin Xuan for plotting to usurp the country 8kReads8.4Score384Shelves
16. 16 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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    Reborn from the apocalypse, you think you're the protagonist? No, no, no 😎, you're just one of the chosen ones! 😏😏 You think no one knows you're reborn? You think no one knows you're secretly hoarding supplies? No, no, no 😎, our powerful apocalyptic intelligence unit is already watching you! 🤭 The female lead is incredibly strong, with super high intelligence. Even with her powers not fully restored in the early stages, she can still suppress her reborn teammates who have awakened their powers earlier 😎 That's how cool she is! The author's writing is excellent, every character is well-developed, and this is the only book I've read that shows that even in the apocalypse, the country doesn't fall into chaos, and everyone fights together under the country's leadership. The state apparatus is incredibly powerful. [Bookmark]

17. 17 篮 Basketball Legend: The Super Point Guard 篮坛神话：超级后卫 A Glimmer of Happiness幸福微光Sports3.9M WordsCompleted An accident abruptly ended the basketball career of prodigy Qin Hao. But when he woke up that day, he discovered that he had returned to the age of fifteen. Starting over, Qin Hao has even greater ambitions. This time, he won't just become an NBA player. He'll become a basketball legend, a superstar point guard! (The new speed king, a terrifying scoring machine, a magician on the court, a finisher at the rim, an Eastern whirlwind sweeping across the NBA... He is Qin Hao!) 2kReads9.2Score227Shelves
18. 18 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
19. 19 小 Little Junior Sister, Don’t Get Carried Away: Your Master Has His Eye on You 小师妹别浪，师尊盯上你了 The Gluttonous Little Monster狂吃小怪兽Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Mo Xiaoxing became the junior sister who was obsessed with the Demon Sect’s Crown Prince and betrayed her master’s sect for him. She was also lustful and hopelessly lovesick. Mo Xiaoxing figured that since she had a golden finger, why not put it to good use? Wouldn’t it be better to quietly cultivate until she lived forever, carefree and at ease? So she dug the soil and planted vegetables, raised fluffy little creatures, lifted weights, played with fire, and had a wonderful 7.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
20. 20 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 38.8kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
21. 21 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.4kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
23. 23 疯 Mad Female Immortal: Come, All of You, Into My Trap 疯批女仙：请诸君入瓮 March Peach Blossoms a三月桃花aAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary nobody transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to discover that the living conditions here are truly brutal. Monsters and demons roam everywhere, feeding on humans, while ordinary people are reduced to servants of cultivators! Lu Yan, who in her previous life was just another overworked office drone, spending every day eating, sleeping, and shopping, is stunned. To survive, she has no choice but to go completely mad. If people or monsters keep trying to kill her, then 1.5kReads8.6Score116Shelves

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    Although it's a time-travel story, as a novel enthusiast for over a decade, I find this incredibly good, please, you absolutely must check it out!

24. 24 驭 Beast-Taming Frenzy: The Stunning Emperor's Beloved 驭兽狂妃：绝色帝尊心尖宠 Su Lianyi苏涟漪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + scum-bashing + pampered romance + divine beasts + secret identity + switched birth identities] Yun Ranyue was once a gifted girl, adored by everyone. Then her parents brought home the older sister who had been lost for years, and Yun Ranyue was plunged into hell. Her sister stole her engagement, ruined her face, gouged out her eyes, and even took her divine beast before throwing her to the ghosts to be defiled. When she opened her eyes again, the supernatural assassin from the t 19.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    Super good-looking female lead, not a saint, and capable.

25. 25 官 The Road to Officialdom: From Bureau Chief to Party Secretary, I Just Want to Get Ahead 官途：从局长到书记，太想进步了 Tofu Mixed with Clear Water清水拌豆腐Male-Channel Fanfiction601k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a world of crossover TV dramas, Jiang Yuan was assigned from the start to serve as head of the Pingkang County Public Security Bureau in Lin City, Handong Province! There, he met characters like Qi Tongwei, Gao Yuliang, and Gao Xiaoqin, and discovered that his cousin was named Jiang Yang. There were also dramas such as The Knockout, Icebreaking Action, Flowers at the Foot of the Mountain twenty years later, Love Apartment, and more! As he rose through the ranks, Jiang Y —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 诸 The Myriad Worlds 诸天万界 Xia Mi XL虾米XLEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted Across the Myriad Worlds, countless schools stand side by side! A rebellious youth becomes the strongest disciple in history, studying the Daoist school to vanquish demons, the military school to master divine weapons and battle formations, and Confucianism to cultivate righteous spirit. A single talisman subdues the mightiest ghosts and gods; a single blade cleaves mountains, rivers, sun, and moon; a single formation traps ancient dragon gods. He commands countless troops with masterful strateg 3.4kReads8.2Score435Shelves

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    No system, no harem 💕💕

27. 27 关 How I Turned an Washed-Up Female Singer into a Superstar 关于过气女歌手被我养成天后这事 Twelve拾貮Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + Everyday Hero + Sweet, Playful Single Female Lead + Showbiz] [A gentle, heartwarming story focused on the simple things in life. The pacing is on the slow side, and the relationship doesn’t move quickly. This is not a fast-paced power fantasy! The first dozen or so chapters lay the groundwork. The heroine appears in the first chapter, but doesn’t show up again until after chapter twenty. Still, the interactions between the leads and the sweetness of their romance are guara 19kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
28. 28 三 A Journey Through the Three Realms 三界旅 Frog Pupil蛙瞳Eastern Fantasy84k WordsOngoing He crosses over into another world, only to have his mind messed with. How can he turn things around and reclaim his life? The protagonist embarks on a grueling, unprecedented struggle. With support from friends across every world, he completes a dazzling transformation. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is completely in line with

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