The Pinnacle of Tomato's Underworld Novels 番茄黑道文巅峰

1. 1 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 376.9kReads9.2Score53.8kShelves

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   If you don't like this, just go ahead and cyberbully me. I'm a guy with nine accounts across all apps, and I've watched this app for over 10,000 hours, from when Tomato was still called Red Fruit until now. Trust me.

2. 2 龙 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 Simple Fish简单的鱼Urban8.6M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 197.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves
3. 3 非 Irrational Choice 非理性选择 Jie Xi芥夕Modern Romance437k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong Tycoon Romance] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Flash Marriage with a Child] [A Battle of Equals] [Cold, ruthless power broker x sweet, scheming genius heiress] Handcrafted newcomers + writing for love + a long-running hidden plot Five years ago, Chen Yanchuan took in a girl with nowhere to go. She stayed in his old house, ate his late-night snacks, and couldn't bring herself to buy a necklace that cost just over six hundred yuan. Three months later, she left without a word, leaving beh 252Reads—Score161Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book. The male lead's family falls on hard times, and he goes from being a thug to a big boss. The female lead appears to be a rich heiress but is actually a hidden big boss. They are childhood siblings with a six-year age gap. They are destined to meet again but then part ways without saying goodbye. When they meet again, the female lead has already found someone else, leading to a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

4. 4 北 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.1M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 266.1kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves

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   If you're not feeling well, come find me.

5. 5 白 My Dad's on the Straight and Narrow, I'm in the Underworld 白道爹，黑道我 Twelve Bouquets十二束花Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [Not invincible! Not invincible! Not invincible!] The martial world is a road of no return, and its people are pawns that have crossed the river! Where will the drifting ship in this forbidden zone finally end up? Watch as this wandering youth stirs up a storm! Black side: I've got countless brothers! White side: My backing is powerful beyond belief! Money is just something you can't bring with you when you die! [Entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!] 100.3kReads9.0Score7.3kShelves
6. 6 凛 Winter Reigns Supreme 凛冬为王 Little Hanhan Is Here小涵涵来咯Urban418k WordsCompleted In 1998, Frost City was battered by wind and snow. The young Chen Lin had lost his family and been left crippled, suffering one humiliation after another. The moment he entered the underworld, he made ruthlessness his way of life and ruled the streets with his fists. From discarded pawn to overlord, he climbed to the top and became king in the depths of winter. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 38.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves

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   For gangster novels, I only recommend "Pseudo-Ring" and "Second Brother." "Pseudo-Ring" is characterized by its humorous language that often makes you laugh, its touching brotherhood, and its many witty battles. "Second Brother's" books are known for their realism and feel, reminiscent of classic gangster novels, and also contain many humorous passages.

8. 8 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   It's really good, I won't say more, just see for yourself.

9. 9 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
10. 10 黑 Underworld Storm: The Uncrowned King 黑道风云：无冕王侯 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (First person, period setting, underworld) A big brother? A big brother isn't some glamorous, all-powerful emperor who does whatever he pleases. A big brother is just the guy who picks up the tab. The underworld? It's brotherly loyalty, deceit and betrayal. It's a place that strips the tenderness from gentle-hearted men and hardens them, and turns green young boys into grizzled old gangsters. My name is Zhao Qingfeng. I've been around the underworld, and I was once a big brother! 37.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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    Real gangster novel

11. 11 黑 The Underworld’s Final Ballad 黑道绝响 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Original title: Black Road, Final Echo) What is the underworld? Is it really not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of human relationships? Wrong. Only those who can still stand after all the fighting and killing have the right to talk about human relationships. My name is Luo Ping. I witnessed the so-called underworld in a corner of the southwest go from its golden age to its decline, until at last its echoes faded away. This is my story, and a glimpse into one corner of the underw 51.1kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
12. 12 西 Southwest Storm: Turmoil on the Black Sea 西南风云：黑海沉浮 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban415k WordsCompleted When I was eighteen, I met someone who led me down a certain path. Some describe this path with the idealistic word “jianghu.” But the jianghu you actually find yourself in is better summed up by a rather funny saying: “After all this time, I’ve made no friends, only learned lessons.” My name is Lin Dongxia, and I’ve learned my fair share of lessons. 33.2kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
13. 13 混 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 29.5kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
14. 14 狼 Wolves and Brothers 狼与兄弟 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban19.6M WordsCompleted The wolf may look cold and ruthless, but beneath that exterior lies boundless tenderness. He is willing to sacrifice himself for his family and brothers! Just like Wang Ying, the protagonist, his heart isn't cold. It's the way he looks down on worldly conventions that makes him seem that way! Like a wolf king, he can become the heart of any team, leading his brothers through life-or-death trials, never abandoning them! From the awkwardness of college days to the hardships of entering the working 7.4kReads9.3Score490Shelves
15. 15 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
16. 16 少 A Young Man's Years in the Jianghu 少年之江湖岁月 Rebellious Elementary Schooler叛逆的小学生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted The jianghu is a road with no return, a maze, an abyss. Some manipulate events from the shadows, while others struggle for their lives in the mire. Watch who rises above them all, and who comes crashing down. 19.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
17. 17 混 My Years in the Underworld: Three Fingers 混黑道的那些年：三根手指 Half a Month to Victory胜天半月子Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (Period Setting + Underworld + Urban + Satisfying Read + Passion + Mockumentary Style + Brotherhood + No Harem) This novel may touch on real underworld events. Any similarities are purely coincidental! The audiobook is officially out now! It's a real thrill! Brothers, dive right in! Northeast China, 1994. A young man cuts off three fingers with a knife and flees to the northwest. His parents are divorced and his family is well-off, but he insists on making his way through sheer ruthlessness. Fol 93.7kReads9.2Score10.1kShelves

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    Just you wait and see! Everyone's silent! The more you read, the more addictive it gets! I've personally watched this book go from a 7.6 Rating to its current level!! [Laughing and crying emojis] The haters are accusing him of things he didn't do, but he just posts photos on social media, I'm truly impressed! [Laughing and crying emojis]

18. 18 只 I Just Want to Redeem Myself, but I Keep Gaining More Lackeys 只想洗白，奈何小弟越洗越多 Year After Year, Thoughts Upon Thoughts岁岁念念吖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The short dramas [Boss, Your Brothers Are All Outside] and [Righteous to the End: Hongxing] are now available to watch. [Reborn + Underworld Boss + Ensemble Cast + Making Money Legally + Passion and Loyalty + Comedy] In his previous life, underworld boss Xiang Yue was sentenced to ten years in prison. His men were either arrested or killed. In this life, Xiang Yue leads his men down the straight and narrow, rising to the top. “Xiang Yue's here! Run!” “Stop crying, or I'll have Xiang Yue come tak 19.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    It's really good. Don't be fooled by the fact that it's about urban farming; he doesn't actually farm, and it's incredibly enjoyable.

19. 19 刀 I Chopped Until My Blade Chipped, and You Say I Hit the Wrong Person? 刀都砍崩了，你说我砍错了人 The Top Scholar Who Couldn't Read状元不识字Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Underworld + passionate jianghu + ruthless and decisive + a true kingpin] To stand up for the girl I loved, I blinded the village bully in one eye and spent three years in prison. When I got out, the goddess never came to greet me. Instead, I received an invitation to her wedding to the village bully... The jianghu is colorful and exciting, but it’s also rife with bloodshed, schemes, and deception. Brothers may share life and death, but there’s no shortage of betrayal, infighting, and estrangem 16.5kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves

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    I think this is good. It's a novel I've read recently, and it's also the first time I've read a gangster novel. I finished it in one go. The beginning might be a bit frustrating, but it gets really good later on. The characters are very well-developed.

20. 20 虎 The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain 虎出山 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban3.2M WordsCompleted (Original Title: The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain) After accidentally killing an old hoodlum, Li Hu spends three years in prison. When he gets out, underworld boss Hong Weijun seeks him out and immediately gives him a bar... At the same time, the police approach him, hoping he will help them send Hong Weijun to prison... 63.3kReads9.5Score8.5kShelves

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    These are all very good and beautiful.

21. 21 跳 Leaping Through the Dragon Gate 跳龙门 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban6.4M WordsCompleted Original Title: Leaping Through the Dragon Gate Song Yu, a fourth-year student at the Foreign Trade Institute, hits rock bottom after his girlfriend betrays him and a rich second-generation bully targets him. Then his mysterious older brother, Song Chen, returns and arranges for the powerful boss of Yuncheng, "Old Wolf," to protect him from the shadows. Refusing to rely on connections, Song Yu uses grit and brains to land an internship at Dragon Gate Group. Using "Mighty Dragon Cleaner" as his b 83.6kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
22. 22 龙 The Dragon Lifts Its Head 龙抬头 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban5.9M WordsCompleted The goddess who used to look down on me is now applying for a job at my company… When the tiger returns to the mountain, the land will run red with blood; When the dragon rises, even the Yellow River will flow backward! 66.2kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves
23. 23 黑 The Allure of the Underworld 黑道诱人 Zhu Rong Will Surely Blaze祝融必火Urban5.2M WordsOngoing [The short drama adapted from this book, From Here on, Rivers Flow into the World, is now available. Come watch!] [Urban + underworld + big shots + all-powerful + feel-good story + period setting + invincible protagonist + multiple heroines + ruthless and decisive] When I was little, my dad often told me that the path of the underworld was a road of no return. It was hard to walk, and few people ever came to a good end. I never understood what he meant. Instead, I thought the underworld was all 67.3kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves

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    That must have been a name change during his transformation from a thug to a triad boss; I think he didn't have this name before.

24. 24 我 My Youth Was Like a Pile of Mud 我的青春，好似一摊烂泥 Jiu Shihan酒诗寒Urban2.4M WordsOngoing (Youth, School Life, Growing Up, Everyday Life, Redemption) Told in the first person, this is a coming-of-age story about a bad boy who matches wits with students and teachers at his school. They save one another and gradually grow up. My name is Fang Yuan. Ever since I was a child, I've been different from other people's kids. Girls say I'm as thick as a log, and my friends say I'm selfish. But I never thought there was anything wrong with that. Because I'm not a good person to begin with. W 155.4kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves
25. 25 血 A Bloody Road to the Top 血色前程，混至巅峰 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Rural Life431k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, and it will rise! Not first-person, with a descent into darkness, a comeback, the underworld, business, officialdom, and a ruthless warlord protagonist. Written by a professional author of urban underworld novels with six million characters of experience. Realistic style and carefully crafted prose, so you can enjoy with confidence.) In the underworld, there is no right or wrong, only conflicting allegiances! My name is Zhao Xuedong. When I was thirteen, I killed the 86kReads8.5Score6.7kShelves
26. 26 莞 Tales of the Underworld in Dongguan 莞城江湖往事 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban639k WordsOngoing The jianghu isn’t a world of free-spirited heroes, revenge, and fine clothes atop spirited steeds. It’s a filthy, chaotic reality twisted by darkness! I, Zhang Xingheng, entered the jianghu to play the game of schemes and use my brains. Everything in the world was part of my calculations, including myself! So, you ask why I succeeded? Because every big shot in the jianghu fell victim to my schemes! They fell amid blades, guns, and blood! From the moment I stepped into the jianghu, every big shot 11.1kReads6.8Score636Shelves
27. 27 北 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 12.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    These three books are truly irresistible! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

28. 28 社 Big Brother of the Streets: Starting as a Demobilized Soldier 社会大哥：从退伍军人开始 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban1.8M WordsCompleted My name is Wang Yi. Wang as in “king,” Yi as in “number one”! My big brother told me there are three essentials to making it in the underworld: being ruthless, knowing when to endure, and having a plan. But he never told me that life in the underworld would mean blood and tears, death and farewells! Countless bones pile up in the wilderness, and the law's net is wide enough to catch every hoodlum. Of the countless gangsters out there, only one or two ever make something of themselves! And I'm on 8.2kReads8.7Score811Shelves
29. 29 黑 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 Duoduo Is a Super Big Demon King朵朵是个超级大魔王Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 108kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    Everyone who's read it says it's great; it's authentic Northeastern gangster fiction.

30. 30 让 You Were Supposed to Be a Prosecutor, So How Did You Become South Korea's President? 让你当检察官，你成南韩总统了？ Song Wuming123宋武鸣123Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [K-Drama] [Prosecutor] [Celebrity] [Sister-in-Law] [Multiple Female Leads] [Ruthless] [Satisfying Read!] "If you fail, it's a rebellion. If you succeed, it's a revolution!" Lee Seung-hwan transmigrated to South Korea and became an undercover agent raised by the massive criminal organization the Geumgang Group. On the surface, he was an enviable prosecutor of the Republic of Korea! But life as a prosecutor was deeply frustrating for him! The mob boss made him work like a beast for the organizatio 2.7kReads8.8Score153Shelves

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    The first book depicts the struggles between the underworld and the legitimate world on the peninsula, portraying a story of dominating the peninsula; the second book is a gangster novel that begins in the student era; the third book is about an undercover agent's rise to power in the underworld; the fourth book is a classic gangster novel.

31. 31 都 The Urban Underworld: Power and Influence 都市江湖：权势滔天 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name premieres on January 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. on Hongguo Short Drama: Urban Underworld: Power Overwhelming Chen Yi had never met his biological father. Then one day, his parents were summoned to school, and he watched helplessly as his teacher was beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital... 14kReads9.0Score443Shelves
32. 32 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves
33. 33 江 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Writing Spring and Autumn with Chalk粉笔写春秋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.7kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves

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    To understand the pinnacle of the underworld, read these two books.

34. 34 都 Urban: A Beautiful Mature Woman Sets Her Sights on Me from the Start 都市：开局美妇赖上我 Purple Greatsword紫色大宝剑Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Urban dual cultivation + all the beauties + exhilarating plot + decisive and merciless + multiple heroines] Xu Xiaofan is devoted to his girlfriend, but one day, an alluring married woman unexpectedly invites him into her car. Inside, she tells him that his girlfriend has been sleeping with her husband. After learning that his girlfriend has betrayed him, Xu Xiaofan breaks up with her for good. No one knows that he is actually a hidden cultivator. After suffering heartbreak and humiliation, he 45kReads7.8Score4kShelves
35. 35 后 The Era After the Martial World 后江湖時代 Shi Xiangyu施翔宇Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Passionate + Satisfying + Ensemble Cast + Jianghu + Big Shots + School + Comedy] “After midnight, we call the shots on this land, whether you’re on the right side of the law or the wrong one!” Jiang Nan stood proudly at the summit like a solitary eagle, looking down at the young generation shining like stars across the jianghu below. “The Su District...” “The tragedy from ten years ago will never happen again in our generation!” “I’ll make sure everyone knows that this era belongs 24.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Based on my 10 years of experience reading novels, these two books...

36. 36 灰 Gray Industries: On the Fringes of the City 灰色产业：游走于都市边缘 Little Salty Salt盐小咸Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In 2005, the college entrance exam took me from the countryside to the city. I thought that if I worked hard enough, I could make a life for myself there. But reality taught me that in the face of power and money, hard work counted for nothing. For people like me, born with nothing, making something of ourselves means taking a road less traveled. First-person narration, no cheat powers, no over-the-top melodrama. My values are more respectable than my looks. Come give it a try. 102.2kReads9.1Score10.8kShelves
37. 37 血 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 Illusions Eighteen幻化十八Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3.1kReads6.7Score149Shelves

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    Highly recommended.

38. 38 江 The Jianghu: What Is It, Really? 江湖，到底是什么？ Lord of the World 000傲视天下000Urban193k WordsOngoing [Pure Underworld] [The Jianghu of the 1980s] Where there are people, there are grudges; where there are grudges, there is a jianghu; people are the jianghu! It used to be called the jianghu, but now it's called society! When the storms had passed, Lang Aowen knelt once more before the sacred image of Guan Yu, holding three sticks of incense high above his head. Only one question remained in his heart: The jianghu, what exactly is it? [Serious Warning: The characters and plot in this book are 1.8kReads—Score109Shelves

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    New book recommendation, worth reading.

39. 39 我 At Eighteen, I Got a Cardigan Tattoo and Hit the Jianghu 我18岁纹开衫闯荡江湖 Hun Yu 6混宇6Urban561k WordsOngoing My biological father was sentenced to death, leaving me an orphan. As I slowly grew up, I became a delinquent with no interest in anything worthwhile. On my eighteenth birthday, the family I depended on could no longer put up with me. After I left, I spent every day hanging out with my old middle school classmates. Without even realizing it, I began following the same path as my father. Let me, at eighteen, see just how cruel, filthy, and dark this world of self-interest really is! 49.9kReads7.6Score3.8kShelves

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    Promote your own writing.

40. 40 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 24.5kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
41. 41 我 My Years in the Gray Market 我干灰产那几年 Crushing the Strong摧壮士Urban145k WordsOngoing After spending two years in prison for illegal business dealings, I picked up my pen in 2025 and wrote about my own experiences. After only two chapters, I went back in for another six months. Now, speaking as someone who’s been through it, I want to lay out the truth about how I went astray and make clear the hard lessons I learned from falling twice. I hope my personal experience can serve as a warning to others: know your limits and stay on the right path. Don’t let greed or wishful thinking —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This gangster story is written incredibly realistically; you can tell it was written only after someone has actually experienced these things.

42. 42 全 The World’s Most Terrifying Organization: Ruling the World 全球战力最恐怖组织：称霸全世界 Tian Jiubaiya天九白鸦Urban4.8M WordsOngoing [Assassin]+ [Mercenary]+ [Underworld] I founded the Underworld and hunted down the fiends. A hundred kings under my command wage war across the land, all to reach the pinnacle of the world. Assassins, mercenaries, the underworld, the whole wide world. My name is Zhou Du. I kill… I do not ferry souls! 83.8kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    Super good read, combining mercenaries, assassins, and gangsters; the whole story is about battles.

43. 43 黑 Underworld Storms: Qiao Si's Strategists, Xiao Ke and Wang Wei Fan 黑道风云之乔四军师小克王伟范 Yu Jiangyue于江月Urban932k WordsOngoing He was Qiao Siye’s strategist, known as the Brains. Only five-foot-three, he had an exceptionally quick mind, earning him the nicknames Little Zhuge and Ghost Six among the underworld. He wasn’t known for violence, but for his sense of honor and loyalty. Born into poverty, he started out as a bathhouse scrubber and worked his way up to become one of the Three Musketeers of Bingcheng, even driving the city’s first Mercedes-Benz 560. Follow the turbulent life of Wei Wan, the Little Master of Bingc 166.5kReads8.7Score9kShelves

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    A thrilling martial arts novel set in the underworld.

44. 44 黑 Underworld Storms: Zhang Yue 黑道风云之张岳 Yu Jiangyue于江月Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted He is the staunchest believer in the code of the underworld, fiercely loyal to his brothers to the point of obsession; he believes most in repaying every blow, dealing with his enemies with ruthless finality; he holds fast to his fighting spirit, staying true to himself to the very end. He is Zhang Yue, the underworld boss known as the Pale-Faced Scholar. 11kReads8.1Score605Shelves
45. 45 黑 Lone Wolf of the Underworld: I Came from Hell 黑道孤枭：我从地狱来 Doesn't Eat Turkey Noodles7不吃火鸡面7Urban146k WordsCompleted Orphaned at eight, I spent eight years keeping my head down. I came from hell, and I came for revenge. When the lone wolf strikes, the underworld runs red with blood. Those who owe me will repay me tenfold. Those who wrong me will be ground to dust! 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I especially like the underworld, I especially like this.

46. 46 卧 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 Xun Fei寻飞Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 14.6kReads7.7Score2.9kShelves

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    I stayed up all night to read this book, and I think it's very good.

47. 47 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules! 22.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
48. 48 反 Villain: Forced to Accept a Marriage Pact from the Start 反派：开局被迫接受婚约 Fire Shark火鲨Urban647k WordsCompleted [System] [Villainess] [One Female Lead] [No Cultivation] Zhu Mo transmigrates into a book, taking the place of the major villain who shares his name in a novel about protecting beautiful women. His grandfather is a powerful figure in the Yan Kingdom, while his father is a billionaire who controls hundreds of publicly listed companies around the world. It should have been a wonderful life... Except he transmigrated into an early-stage villain who never appeared in the book's story or records. He' 1.3kReads7.8Score110Shelves

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    It's a great show, featuring a single female lead, a smart male lead, and a strong female lead.

49. 49 都 Urban Dragon in Hiding: Tianyou's Unmatched Power 都市潜龙：天佑无双 Falling Leaves, Sorrowful Heart落叶哀伤Urban125k WordsCompleted The Li family has lived in seclusion for a hundred years, generation after generation guarding the hidden lifeline of Huaxia. By his generation, their gifted heir is even more exceptional: at just fifteen, he has mastered both internal and external disciplines, and his intelligence and martial prowess far surpass those of his peers. He enters the world only to honor his ancestors’ instructions and experience the mortal realm. Yet no one expects this journey to stir up a storm in the capital. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Your underworld saga

50. 50 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.5kReads8.9Score582Shelves

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    The beautiful class beauty falsely accused him of rape, and his gorgeous sister-in-law was brutally humiliated by thugs. Wang Erchui could no longer tolerate this messed-up society. Watch as he fights his way up from the bottom to the throne of a gangster tyrant... (This is a thrilling story full of bloodshed, beautiful women, extravagance, and passion!)

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