To Be Frank, After Searching the Entire Book-Drought Plaza, Only Twelve Books Have Caught My Eye 恕我直言，逛遍书荒广场，仅仅有12本能入我法眼的

1. 1 玄 The Mystic Girl Says You’ll Die at Three in the Morning. Pay Up to Change Your Fate 玄学少女说你三更死，打钱改命 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + satisfying read + lighthearted + sweet romance + CEO + wealthy family + no angst] After enduring a tribulation, Wu Yin is struck by lightning and sent back to the twenty-first century. With no money to her name, she can only set up a fortune-telling stall online. She tells fortunes, catches ghosts, and treats illnesses. If you can pay, she’ll take the job. “Master, if you’re really any good, tell me where my daughter, who was kidnapped years ago, 59kReads9.4Score31.1kShelves

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   The plot is fast-paced and engaging, with strong moral values. The female lead isn't a saint; she loves money but earns it ethically, is kind and lively, and hates evil. The male lead is also very vivid; he doesn't have the possessiveness or forced love of a traditional domineering CEO, but rather silently supports her from behind. What moved me most wasn't his confession to the female lead, but the line: "You run too fast for me to catch up with, so I'll wait here for you to come home." I cried so much! 😢😢 The themes of patriotism and national righteousness are also very touching.

2. 2 我 I Really Do Have a Soft-Rice-Eating King System 我真有一个软饭王系统 Song Xiangbai宋象白Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Over 99 percent of the Host’s cells are dormant. You meet the basic requirements for living off others. Bind the system?” “Yes, yes! Bind it, right away!” Warning: To successfully live off others, you must first learn self-discipline!!! Warning: It’s a soft life, but you’ll still have to work hard. If you don’t like workaholics, don’t open this. Warning: The protagonist will live off lots of people (and animals). If that bothers you, don’t click. 111.2kReads9.3Score10.2kShelves

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   Well, apart from the slow updates, it's flawless.

3. 3 重 Restarting My Life: Breaking Every Rule of the Era 重启人生，我在年代打破所有规则 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book, period setting, System, male lead is a bit of a jerk, lots of women, pure-love fans should read with caution. He has no morals and is selfish, so don’t read if you’re the self-sacrificing type.] He wakes from a night of modern bar-hopping and finds himself in the 1970s. Chen Zui is dazed for a few seconds, then accepts reality. Once the memories in his mind finish merging, he casually exhales a puff of smoke. “I really ought to kneel down and thank you…” Looking at thi 9.5kReads7.4Score591Shelves
4. 4 十EN Ten Days to the End 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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   After looking at so many books, these are the only ones I've really been wanting to read.

5. 5 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
6. 6 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 80.8kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
7. 7 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
8. 8 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 118kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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   An elegant madman.

9. 9 我 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金，会亿点玄学怎么了 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 198.6kReads9.5Score35.2kShelves

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   While others engage in scheming and intrigue after transmigrating, the female protagonist simply gives up and does nothing. As a result, all sorts of mystical events come to her door, and she manages to cleverly resolve them each time, slapping those who looked down on her in the face. It's incredibly satisfying!

10. 10 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    I've recently been enjoying crime fiction, and this book contains 75 high-stakes, mind-bending cases. Each case is logically sound, and the endings are thought-provoking. The main characters are very well-developed, and the descriptions of the cases vividly portray the diversity of human nature. The book follows a detective captain and a psychologist as they solve cases together, hunting down the monsters of the human heart and exploring the complexities of human nature. The language is concise and to the point, with each case forming an independent unit with a complete and logical conclusion, yet they are all interconnected, creating a tightly woven narrative. Overall, I think it's a very worthwhile read. If you like crime fiction, you should definitely check it out! 💕

11. 11 变 After Turning into a Husky, All I Want Is to Tear the House Apart 变成哈士奇后我只想拆家 Three Thousand Mountains山有三千Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted Zeng Yi turned into a dog. He thought this was how he would spend the rest of his life, until he accidentally discovered that he could regain human form under certain circumstances. Zeng Yi was overjoyed. Whenever his owner was away, he secretly practiced turning back into a human. Then one day, Zeng Yi grew wings. He finally realized that he wasn’t a dog, and his owner wasn’t human either. Jiang Chengyue was a thousand-year-old great demon, the pinnacle of both power and good looks in the demo 1.9kReads9.2Score418Shelves

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    I read this book today and found it quite interesting. The main characters are two demons, and it tells the story of how some demons enhance their power through an evil method called "Demon Devouring," and the protagonists' job is to capture them. This book also has many side couples that are super engaging. I highly recommend it!

12. 12 大 The Young Lady's Personal Trouble-Making Sidekick 大小姐的专属惹事跟班 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Urban1.6M WordsCompleted My name is Qin Luo, and I found myself inside an urban novel that combined every kind of Dragon King storyline. From the start, I got the “Strongest Lackey System.” The more lackey-like things I did, the stronger I became. What else could I do? I chose to become Su Muwan's personal lackey. She would eventually become the final great villain. I provoked all sorts of chosen ones, seized their opportunities, and did every kind of evil. You ask who is pulling my strings? Hmph! You're not worthy of k 53.1kReads9.2Score5.3kShelves
13. 13 极 Pushing Patience to the Limit 极限隐忍 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation] + [Fictional setting] + [Chaste male lead] + [Dark] + [Villain literature] + [Happy ending] [Powerful, roguish, pure-hearted crown prince vs. carefree, down-and-out heiress] Synopsis: Fang Li once bullied a boy. Back when she was highborn and arrogant. Later, their positions were reversed, and the boy became the crown prince of Mengbang District. She, meanwhile, faded into obscurity, with no powerful backer left behind her. Everyone assumed that the ruthless cro 8.2kReads9.1Score852Shelves

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    These two books are good. [You should read them carefully][You should read them carefully]

14. 14 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 8.8kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
15. 15 超 The Super Wuda Lang System 超级武大郎系统 Flatfish比目鱼Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into Water Margin as Wu Dalang, the most tragic man in the story, Wu Zhi was utterly crushed. He was dirt poor, short and ugly, and destined to be cheated on. How was he supposed to live like that? But everything changed when Wu Zhi got the Super Wu Dalang System. With the System, he could grow taller, become handsome, and boost his personal charm! What? Pan Jinlian wanted to cheat? He’d straighten her out and turn her into a virtuous, loving wife! What? Ximen Qing was coming to c 3kReads8.3Score267Shelves
16. 16 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 35.6kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves

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    It's really good; it's a romance with a touch of suspense, not overly sweet, and not just mind-bending. You can tell just by looking at the ratings!

17. 17 重 Reborn in My Fair Princess: A Deep Love Between Ertai and Yanzi 重生之新还珠格格尔燕情深 Yue Shuyun岳书韵Female-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsCompleted I was really rooting for this couple when I watched New My Fair Princess. I think Xiaoyanzi would be much happier if she married Ertai, given her personality. Please forgive my writing, which still needs work, and feel free to offer suggestions. I wrote this story to make up for a few little regrets in my heart. 1.3kReads8.7Score100Shelves

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    Each has its own characteristics

18. 18 当 When An Lingrong Slays Her Way Through Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 当安陵容杀穿如懿传 The Mulberry Glow of Old Age Is Never Too Late岁岁桑榆非晚Female-Channel Fanfiction381k WordsCompleted An Lingrong: The meticulous and ruthless Sister An is back! Going from palace maid to empress dowager will be a piece of cake! . After being reborn, An Lingrong never expected to end up in Qianlong's harem. But this place is nothing like she remembers! (The Story of Ruyi and Empresses in the Palace don't share the same continuity, so this is more like a parallel new world.) · The older sister she wronged all her life has been possessed by an old woman who does nothing but stir up trouble. Go en 12.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
19. 19 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted 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… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
20. 20 长 Lost You Forever: Endless Longing 长相思之相思无穷极 Grape Boss葡萄总Female-Channel Fanfiction571k WordsCompleted Xiao Yao and Xiang Liu get a happy ending + both remain faithful to each other + character personalities stay true (The author's second book, Lost You Forever Sequel: A Joyful Reunion, is currently being serialized.) The story is divided into two volumes, both mixing sweetness with heartbreak. This isn't a purely sweet romance! In Volume One, Xiao Yao is reborn and firmly chooses Xiang Liu. In Volume Two, Xiang Liu schemes to rule the world for Xiao Yao, and the two put their past grievances beh 919Reads9.3Score101Shelves
21. 21 长 Longing for You 2: Together Forever 长相思二：长相守 One Dream, One Life一梦一生Female-Channel Fanfiction211k WordsCompleted She searched the island where he had fallen in battle for three days and three nights without closing her eyes once. At last, amid a pool of poisonous blood, she found the remnants of his soul, wrapped in a mass of spiritual energy. Overjoyed, she wept as she carefully cradled his soul, laughing and crying at once. This time, let me save you. 7.7kReads9.4Score567Shelves
22. 22 邪 Evil God Expulsion Plan 邪神驱逐计划 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Two Male Leads3.2M WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel, two male leads + apocalyptic MMORPG + ensemble cast + BL!! No female lead + strong leads + innocent-looking schemer + cunning lord + another world + farming and development + magic world + Call of Cthulhu-inspired elements, including original additions + mystery-solving dungeons + plenty of logical foreshadowing + a touch of mistaken deification + lots of worldbuilding early on, slow start, please be patient~ Not your typical mastermind-player story] A lighthearted, cheer 10.9kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
23. 23 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves
24. 24 给 Give the Rule Horror a Taste of Longguo’s Might 给规则怪谈来点龙国震慑 A Fan一个风扇Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original Scenarios] [Choose Your Own Cheat Skill] [Teammates Are the Nation] [No Romance] [Logic-Driven] (I can't write a proper blurb, so please check out the story itself.) Long afterward, when the Dragon Nation has united the world of supernatural horror, everyone on Blue Star will remember the day Qin Yuan voluntarily entered a Rule Horror scenario. Scenario Skills First Scenario: Kuroko's Basketball (Skills: Enhanced Training, Block) Second Scenario: Susan's Lawyer's Letter (Skills: S 25.6kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
25. 25 富 The Rich Playboy Gives Up His Position and Fortune to Win Back His Ex 富少丢官弃财追前任 A Free Spirit by the Yaojiang River姚江边的性情中人Urban350k WordsCompleted He's a rich young man and a rising star in politics. When his wife cheats on him, he flies into a rage and wants revenge. But in love, politics, and business, he never plays by the rules. —Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The best books I keep on the bookshelf.

26. 26 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 93.8kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    No time travel, no system; the protagonist is decisive and cautious.

27. 27 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
28. 28 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 310.8kReads9.5Score42.4kShelves
29. 29 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335kReads9.8Score46.9kShelves

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    Book recommendation is here 😳😳 Because she was betrayed by a scumbag, she was stabbed into the hospital by an extreme CP fan as soon as she transmigrated into the book. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild words in the live broadcast room. "Come! Stab me! Come on, stab me! I'll detonate the Earth directly. A passerby who accidentally stumbled into the live stream was almost scared to death. Okay, okay, I've seen people-pleasing personalities before, but this is the first time I've seen a people-killing personality. She appeared on a dating reality show wearing a mask and beat up a regular guy on her first appearance. The comments section was filled with exclamations of "I love it!" I'm a fan! Let me see who she is! So Xie Mi removed his mask, revealing his true face. The chat was silent, then filled with fear, then with rage. [Grass!!!!! ] Xie Mi smiled wickedly: "Didn't expect that, did you, little blackie? Your living father has arrived." " Later. Xie Mi single-handedly turned a dating reality show into a crazy one, leaving the production team initially helpless but eventually cooperating with her through tears. The tycoon's son calls her "Dad," the seemingly gentle lady becomes her fangirl, the obsessive young master is completely under her control, and the vicious heiress transforms into a haughty and eccentric character. The barrage comments have a two-way reversal: [This woman isn't just a persona; she's genuinely crazy.] [Never mind her!] I love her!!! ] The mysterious CEO has an eccentric way of thinking, yet he resonates with her soul alone. , 120. , . , . ", . ' ". "

30. 30 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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    How should you deal with this?

31. 31 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 117kReads9.6Score13.4kShelves
32. 32 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
33. 33 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
34. 34 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 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 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
35. 35 百 Bai Wuji: The Taboos of a Hundred Ghosts 百无忌之百鬼禁忌 Four Ounces Move a Thousand Pounds千钧四两Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted A haunted bus, a murder game in a WeChat group, a celebrity who raises a ghost child, a murder case involving the black magic of Southeast Asia, a young woman tormented by her ghost husband, a European murderous-spirit game passed down for hundreds of years, a century-old haunted house where nothing grows... Bai Wuji wants nothing to do with any of this for the rest of his life. But if they insist on coming after him, he won't be blamed for beating them until their souls are scattered to the win 481Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Fans of horror and suspense novels should definitely not miss these books.

36. 36 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.2kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
37. 37 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
38. 38 我 I'm Really, Really Terrifying After I Die 我死后真的真的巨凶 One in a Million此人万里挑一Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is a ghost] [Slightly dark] Chen Xi confessed his feelings to the class beauty and was rejected. Then someone murdered him, but she assumed he had killed himself over her. Fortunately, the supernatural revival had just begun, and Chen Xi transformed straight into a vengeful ghost. Who could have guessed that the class beauty would come to his home, take his things without permission, and even damage his mother's keepsake? At last, Chen Xi couldn't hold back any longer and struck 13.1kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
39. 39 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 69.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
40. 40 少 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 Zhao Gongming赵公明Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted When I was ten, my grandfather built a coffin for himself with his own hands... From that moment on, the heavens shattered and all realms fell into chaos. [The 2021 feng shui and fantasy masterpiece!] 633Reads8.1Score136Shelves
41. 41 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 748.4kReads9.4Score43kShelves
42. 42 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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43. 43 女 After the Goddess Died Tragically, I Drew My Sword and Slayed Ghosts! 女神惨死后，我拔剑斩鬼！ Sunlight on the Mountain Forest日照山林Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing That day, I received a strange food delivery order. A goddess who had died a tragic death was begging me for help. After that, I became a spirit courier. I clear the way for wronged souls and guide the dead on their final journey! 40.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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45. 45 开 Become a Wild God from the Start? I Prove Myself a True God Through Worship! 开局成野神？我靠香火证道真神！ Have a Tangerine吃个橘子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan 110.3kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves
46. 46 直 Live Beast Appraisal: Your Pet Beast Is Way Too Brazen 直播鉴兽：你家宠兽太开门了 Shan Yeh Huan衫叶涣Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Beast Taming + Everyday Life + Lighthearted Comedy + System + Beast Appraisal] Lu Ye, an antiques-appraisal streamer, woke up one day to discover that the world had entered the Beast-Taming Era. As he wondered whether to keep streaming his antiques appraisals, he unexpectedly awakened a beast-appraisal System and immediately became a proud beast-appraisal streamer. His livestreams soon took a strange turn. “Your two-headed snake's right head doesn't look like its left one. It ha 26.3kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves
47. 47 冰 The Ice-Cold Giant Fish 冰冰巨鱼 Uncontrollable Cloud失控云Sports3.2M WordsCompleted [No System + no heroine + a touch of golden finger + farming + raising and developing + slow-burn survival + not a saint, but still compassionate] All of humanity transmigrates to a strange ocean world, where they must survive inside the stomach of a giant fish called the Illusory Leviathan. Humans must help the Illusory Leviathan clear harmful creatures from its stomach. In return, the Illusory Leviathan finds supply crates for them and helps them develop. The creatures in this ocean world are 44.9kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
48. 48 开 From the Start, My Brain Was Enhanced in Senior Year: I Became a National Treasure 开局高三脑域强化：我成国士无双 In the Northern Sea There Is a Kunpeng北冥有鲲鹏Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Slow burn, one heroine, academic prodigy, cutting-edge technology] Guo Hao has just been reborn in 2012. All he can think about is youth, getting rich, and then lying flat. But then a voice rings out in his mind. “System activation complete. The Host currently lacks the normal level of knowledge possessed by others of the same age on this planet. A Gold-level reward mission is now being issued.” “Gold Mission: Score at least 85% on the college entrance exam in 103 days. Mission Rewards: +1 brai 32.1kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
49. 49 恐 The Age of Terror: I Begin as a Gravekeeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 89.2kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
50. 50 八 At Eight, I Act Like a Little Big Shot, and the Whole Internet Adores Me 八岁厅里厅气的我被全网爱戴 Dreaming Again又在做梦Urban1.2M WordsCompleted An unexpected transmigration turns him into an eight-year-old orphan, with the protagonist’s template from the start! To earn rewards from the System, he joins the “Rising Star Youth Class.” His self-introduction turns into a work report, making the whole internet think he’s the standard official’s-son type! Lin Li: “We must keep the Youth Class’s lights shining, do its work well, foster its fine traditions, and guard its doors!” Netizens: “Why does this kid sound like an official from the burea 7.3kReads9.0Score630Shelves

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