The Arrival of the Nine Purple Li Fire Era, the End of Hidden Civilizations, and the Secrets of the Universe Revealed 九紫离火运的到来，隐形文明的结束，宇宙天机出现

1. 151 抱 The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 抱朴仙途之葛洪传奇 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今15k WordsCompleted The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 3Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 152 陶 Tao Zhu’s Mystic Strategy: Mastermind of Heaven’s Secrets 陶朱玄略：天机谋主 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今22k WordsCompleted The Tao Zhu Strategy: Mastermind of Heaven's Secrets 5Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 153 玄 Guan Zhong’s Mystic Arts: Uniting the Lords and Restoring the Mandate of Heaven 玄相管仲：九合诸侯，一匡气运 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今28k WordsCompleted Guan Zhong, Master of Metaphysics: Uniting the Lords, Restoring the Mandate of Heaven 5Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 154 司 Sima Jizhu: The Way of Yi Towers Over Heaven 司马季主：易道凌天 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今15k WordsCompleted Sima Jizhu: The Way of Change Soars Above the Heavens —Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 155 玄 The Vertical and Horizontal Strategies of the Mystic Pivot: The Biography of Su Qin 玄枢纵横之苏秦传 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今18k WordsCompleted The Story of Su Qin: Master of Strategy and Statecraft 4Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 156 灵 The Hidden Treasures of the Spirit Pivot 灵枢天藏 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今28k WordsCompleted The Celestial Treasury of the Spirit Pivot 8Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 157 纵 The Way of Strategy: Zhang Yi’s Mystic Plans 纵横灵途：张仪玄策 Leisurely Through Past and Present闲中古今19k WordsCompleted Traversing the World of Spirits: Zhang Yi's Arcane Strategies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 158 气 Seeking the Dao in the Sea of Qi 气海问道 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy904k WordsCompleted Qi Sea: The Way is a systematic treatise on Qi cultivation that transcends any single school or tradition. It does not rely on any particular religious or metaphysical system. Instead, drawing on the intersection of human life sciences, traditional energy philosophy, and modern mind-body practices, it builds a complete system of Qi cultivation that is logically rigorous, clearly structured, and amenable to practical verification. The book presents Qi as the common origin of the universe and all 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Cultivation Secrets

9. 159 逆 The Mortal Immortal Who Defies Fate 逆命凡仙1 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Heaven has forsaken me, so I shall defy fate! Even an ordinary mortal can shake the path to immortality! In this vast world, where immortals and gods stand tall and countless races vie for supremacy, fate is determined by Heaven, and one’s spiritual roots dictate one’s destiny. Chen Xiao was born with the “Root of Annihilation.” Spiritual energy shuns him, and the Great Dao rejects him. He is a cultivation failure, worth less than an ant. His family looks down on him, the world scorns him, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 160 星 The Star Gate Divine Disk: The Hidden Laws of Heaven's Order 星门神盘，隐藏的天道运行法则 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字517k WordsCompleted In the vast universe, might there be an invisible, intricate web governing the laws of Heaven? In the bustling mortal world, might there be an ultimate secret path of cultivation connecting Heaven and Earth with body and mind? The timeless masterpiece The Star Gate Divine Disc: The Hidden Laws Governing Heaven will reveal all these mysteries. This book is the first to put forward the grand central idea that “the universe is a divine disc, and the human body is a star gate.” It explains in depth 98Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 161 上 Ancient Cultivation Records: The Qi Refining Ways of China's Ancestors 上古修真录：华夏先民的炼气之道 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字436k WordsCompleted Over the long course of Chinese civilization, the ancient Qi-cultivators of the pre-Qin era had already developed a complete path to self-cultivation and well-being. They observed the movements of heaven and earth, imitated the forms of birds and beasts, regulated their breathing in harmony with yin and yang, and guided the flow of qi and blood in pursuit of unity between body and spirit and a long life. These ancient practices not only laid the foundations for later Daoist health cultivation, m 61Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 162 太 The Supreme Profound Heaven-Burning Art 太玄焚天诀 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy21k WordsCompleted The Supreme Profound Sky-Burning Art In a world newly formed from primordial chaos lies a fantasy continent where cultivating inner qi reigns supreme: the Sky-Burning Continent. The land is filled with powerful figures, and mysterious cultivation techniques emerge one after another. The most mysterious and powerful of them all is the legendary Supreme Profound Sky-Burning Art. Protagonist: Ling Tian was an ordinary young man from a small town on the outskirts of the Sky-Burning Continent. By a 153Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 163 万 Chronicle of All Laws Returning to the Void 万法归墟录3 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字Eastern Fantasy604k WordsCompleted This book gathers an extraordinary range of wondrous techniques from across the world. At one end are ancient immortal arts from primordial secret realms, revered as legends, whose every move seems to contain the immense power to create heaven and earth. At the other are unique secret arts passed down through generations by hidden martial sects, each carrying the blood, sweat, and wisdom of countless cultivators. It covers everything in detail: external cultivation methods renowned for their fie 88Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fantasy novels featuring cultivation techniques and secret manuals, rich in content [smirk]

14. 164 弈 The Mysteries of Chess: A Six-Dimensional Guide to Chess Strategy 弈道玄天：象棋心法六维通解 A Little Warm Light暖光一小字389k WordsCompleted [The cosmos as the board, six dimensions as the game] The chessboard is a miniature cosmos, and the boundary between Chu and Han echoes the divisions of the celestial equator. This book innovatively combines six dimensions: military strategy, psychological manipulation, astronomical laws, philosophical inquiry, Qimen Dunjia, and feng shui energy, elevating Chinese chess into a model of cosmic contest. By analyzing the arrangement of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in Hu Ronghua’s endgame Seven Stars G 100Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 165 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 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    A family-friendly story of ghost hunting and cultivation, starting with emptying the enemy's warehouse.

16. 166 神 Bureau of Magical Creatures: The Missing Feather of Honesty 神奇动物管理局：消失的诚实羽毛 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘9k WordsCompleted The Magical Creatures Administration: The Missing Feather of Truth 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Thinking][Thinking][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

17. 167 盐 Salt-Eroded Star Nexus 盐蚀星枢 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Salt-Eroded Star Nexus 3Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 168 竹 A Heart Like Bamboo, A World as Vast as Mountains and Rivers 竹心自修，山河自阔 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Historical13k WordsCompleted A Bamboo Heart Cultivates Itself; the Mountains and Rivers Stretch Far and Wide 9Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 169 活 Living Waters, Knowing the Heart of Wealth 活水知财心 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘13k WordsCompleted Living Waters Know the Heart of Wealth 3Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 170 福 Good Fortune Must Be Guarded With Wisdom; A Righteous Heart Brings Lasting Blessings 福厚需智守，心正福绵长 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Historical12k WordsCompleted Great Fortune Must Be Guarded with Wisdom; A Righteous Heart Brings Lasting Blessings 5Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 171 分 The Day We Broke Up, One Needle Made Me a Master Healer 分手当天，我一针封神成国医 Fair Weather and Clear Skies时和景明Urban170k WordsOngoing On graduation day, his girlfriend says, “I don’t want to hold you back,” then turns and walks into the Lin Medical Group. Shen Mobai clutches the old acupuncture kit his father left behind, remembering the phone call from his previous life, the black SUV, and how nothing came after that. This time, he won’t chase her. He walks into No. 17 Wenchang Alley and becomes the student of an old man who drinks tea from a chipped enamel mug. In three days, he cures thirty years of neck and shoulder pain; 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Many people experience health problems with the Nine Purple Fire (九紫离火) technique. This book, interspersed with storylines, explains a lot of basic Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge and is worth reading multiple times.

22. 172 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2k14d adds

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    Tomato still has some good books to save you from your reading slump.

23. 173 官 Officialdom Is Like a Chess Game 官场如棋 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban2.5M WordsCompleted There is no straight road through life, especially when it comes to being an official. Hao Xiaodong spent many years navigating the political arena before gradually understanding its many hidden rules. Now, following his novel The Way to Promotion, a new story is here for readers. Join us as we witness another kind of life in the world of officialdom. 34.1kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds
24. 174 升 Climbing the Ranks and Proving the Way 升官证道 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Lu Haoming's son-in-law said, “At government offices in the city, reaching director-general level is already the ceiling for people from farming families like us.” Lu Haoming refuses to believe it. The road to office is beset by countless obstacles. He's too handsome, attracting one beauty after another, and his outspoken nature brings him repeated setbacks. Watch how he breaks through and rises straight to the top. 90.2kReads9.5Score10.2k14d adds
25. 175 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 99.7kReads9.4Score18.4k14d adds
26. 176 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 52.9kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds
27. 177 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 42.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
28. 178 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score112k14d adds
29. 179 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Resistance-War Senior Sister and I Changed Fate from Afar 穿书后，我和抗战师姐隔空改命 This Is a Human这是个人类Fantastical Romance285k WordsOngoing The new book has a low rating. Thank you all for clicking and reading, and for your support. When the “tool-person” senior sister of a xianxia world swaps souls with the “vicious supporting female character” who transmigrated into a book in the 1990s, the two women use each other’s “spoilers” and golden fingers to join forces across worlds and rewrite their fates, each escaping her own desperate situation. Su Wanyue Before transmigrating: The aloof, otherworldly senior sister of Qingyun Sect, de 1Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 180 全 Master of All Skills 全技大师 Crocodile Wontons鳄鱼馄饨Sports2.2M WordsCompleted What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 438Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 181 阵 Formation Array Battery 阵法电池 Natural Serenity自然清静Urban535k WordsCompleted The cultivation world is so starved of spiritual energy that people's eyes are turning red. Only one person in the entire world can make spirit stones. Liang Yi made his fortune selling power banks: electricity, light, water, heat. A turn of his array formation transforms them all into spiritual energy, and a press compresses that energy into spirit stones. Boards that cost sixty sell for five hundred. They charge fully in twelve minutes and last ten thousand cycles. When competitors take them a 225Reads5.4Score10114d adds

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    Spiritual Transmission, an urban cultivation story, uses arrays as batteries to break through the barrier between heaven and earth.

32. 182 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4k14d adds

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    After I graduated, I became a homeroom teacher.

33. 183 我 After Graduation, I Became a Homeroom Teacher 我毕业之后，又做了班主任 By the Lijiang River's Tide漓江潮畔7k WordsCompleted After I graduated, I became a homeroom teacher again. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 184 茹 The Fragrance of Ruolan, Forever in My Heart 茹兰花香念念不忘 By the Lijiang River's Tide漓江潮畔8k WordsCompleted The fragrance of Ru Lan’s flowers lingers in my memory. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 185 婚 Fun Tales from Married Life 婚姻里的趣事 By the Lijiang River's Tide漓江潮畔8k WordsCompleted Fun and Games in Married Life 3Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 186 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
37. 187 诡 Questions of the Uncanny 诡异问 Time Read 8时阅8Mystery424k WordsOngoing Through the coming-of-age story of “me” (Meng’er), this novel traces the transformation of the Chinese countryside from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The brutality of family-planning policies, the rise of the migrant-worker boom, the unraveling of traditional clan ties, clashes between old and new ideas, and the rough-and-tumble world of small towns... It captures a microcosm of an era in transition, with a realism and density of detail worthy of anthropological study. Through my perspectiv 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Folk culture is on the verge of being lost.

38. 188 青 The Bronze Key: A Civilization's Story in the Quantum Age 青铜密钥：量子时代的文明叙事 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Bronze Key: A Civilizational Narrative in the Quantum Age —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

39. 189 灵 Dreams Flying Over Spirit Mountain 灵岳飞梦 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘6k WordsCompleted Dreams of Flying Over Spirit Mountain —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 190 陶 Light of the Potter 陶光 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘6k WordsCompleted Tao Guang 2Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 191 林 Lin Yu's Chivalrous Journey Through the Martial World 林羽的江湖侠义路 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Lin Yu's Chivalrous Journey Through the Martial World —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 192 弦 Dreams and Shadows in Strings, Hearts in Harmony 弦音梦影，琴心相契 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Dreamlike Shadows, Strings in Harmony 3Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 193 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins With Artificial Intelligence 修真从人工智能开始 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Deng Qi transmigrated to another world, bringing with him advanced AI chat technology. His arrival sparked a palace coup, and the prime minister hunted him down, forcing him to flee. By chance, he learned that beyond the Divine Wall lay the Immortal Spirit Realm. After countless hardships, he crossed the wall and entered the realm, joining a sect to study cultivation. He started as a servant and eventually mastered his art. When he returned to his original world, he discovered that his enemies w 214Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 194 逃 Escaping Through Time and Space 逃离穿越的时空 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After an unexpected transmigration to 1972, he became an educated youth sent to the countryside, where life was harsh and impoverished, and the future bleak. At his lowest point, he unexpectedly awakened an ancient cultivation legacy. From then on, he defied fate and embarked on the path of cultivation. Making his way through a difficult era, he took down vile villains, protected his loved ones and friends, and quietly built up his strength; traveling between the modern world and the past, he c 222Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 195 斩 Break Free of the Prison City and Awaken 斩破牢城，悟了 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Urban539k WordsCompleted In the otherworldly Great Xia, Bai Mifan of Great Xia Medical University steals an ancient medical formula to save his mother, who is suffering from a terminal illness. But someone frames him, landing him in a situation where he faces the harshest punishment. After dying, he is reborn. Torn between family ties and the law, he takes the wrong path, but at last comes to his senses... 152Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 196 命 Awakening at the Turning Point of Fate 命运转角处的觉醒 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Lin Yue once thought life was a script that followed a set routine: a nine-to-five job and a life whose end she could see from the start. Then an accident pushed her to a crossroads. Would she keep sinking, or take hold of the faint light reaching out from around the corner? This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about an ordinary girl making a spectacular comeback. It's the story of an ordinary girl slowly piecing herself back together amid mess and missteps. It turns out that “awakening” isn't s 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Thinking]

47. 197 听 Listening to the Sound of Cracks Growing 听裂纹生长的声音 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse155k WordsCompleted On the third day of ginkgo leaves falling, Lin Wan broke her seventh paintbrush. Pine soot ink spread across the rice paper like murky tears. She stared at the unfinished painting, Verdant Hues of a Thousand Peaks, feeling as if a wad of soaked cotton were lodged in her throat. Her fingertip brushed the wolf-hair brush handle, snapped in two, and a sharp pain shot from her palm to her temples. It was clearly the Huzhou purple bamboo brush her mentor had given her three months ago. Back then, he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 198 落 The Sunset Protector's Record: A Rogue Spirit Boy's Path to Immortality 落霞护生录：杂灵少年的修仙志 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘Eastern Fantasy253k WordsCompleted Tired of cultivation stories about snatching treasures and devouring people? This one turns the genre on its head! Li Yan, an herb-gathering boy with a mixed spirit root, has no cheat or treasures. With nothing but the Book of Life-Preserving Medicine, he earns merit by healing the sick and saving lives, uses life-preserving talismans to hold off cultivators, and protects his neighbors and their well. No fighting over spiritual veins, no infighting: he believes only that “protecting life is th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 199 高 A Strange Dream Journey Across the Plateau 高原奇梦之旅 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘6k WordsCompleted A Dreamlike Journey Across the Plateau —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 200 山 The Atlas of Mountains and Rivers: Heart’s Mirror 山河图志·心鉴 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘6k WordsCompleted Illustrated Guide to Mountains and Rivers: Heart Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds

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