The Embroidered Uniform Guard, Six Fan Gate, Eastern and Western Depots: Unrivaled in Subduing the Martial World 锦衣卫，六扇门，东西厂，镇压江湖无敌手，天大，

1. 1 狂 The Knockout: The Strongest Imperial Guard 狂飙：最强锦衣卫 Dragon Battle at the Stone Cauldron龙战石鼎Eastern Fantasy206k WordsCompleted This is the story of Jia Jing, a low-ranking officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the Great Xia Dynasty, and his rise to power as he wages a fight to the death against corrupt forces in the martial world, sects, gangs, and the imperial court, all while pursuing the pinnacle of martial arts. [The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Please read the story itself!] 115Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 2 开 From the Start, I'm a Brocade-Clad Guard; While Everyone Else Cultivates, I Risk My Life 开局锦衣卫，别人修炼我玩命 Spend-It-All Fish败光鱼Eastern Fantasy518k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a world of advanced martial arts, Qin Xiaoyao follows in his father’s footsteps and joins the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Embroidered Uniform Guard. Then he discovers that by pouring his lifespan into martial arts, he can not only master them at astonishing speed, but also upgrade them. From Child’s Play Kung Fu to Pure Yang Limitless Art, and then to the Innate One Qi Scripture. From Iron Sand Palm to Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, and then to the Great Wilderness Sky-Covering 13.9kReads8.2Score822Shelves

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   It's quite interesting. Although it's a high-stakes game, you all fight your way to victory. The concept is excellent.

3. 3 朝 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.7kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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   There are no truly evil people within the imperial realm; there are only people whose lives are not their own.

4. 4 锦 The Embroidered Uniform Guard Solves Cases with Spirit Sight: From the Start, I Get the Lingbo Microstep 锦衣卫通灵破案：开局获凌波微步 Cong, the Twenty-Eighth Day of the Twelfth Month腊月二十八琮Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted 47kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves

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   This is a purely male-oriented, action-packed novel, perfect for killing time. Just read it and be done with it.

5. 5 从 From a Million in Debt to the Strongest Imperial Guard 从负债百万到最强锦衣卫 I've Been Wild Since Childhood从小我就狂Historical4.3M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + everyday life + lighthearted humor + cautious schemer + cunning + sly operator + utterly shameless] Li Beixuan transmigrates to the Wu Dynasty and becomes a senior banner officer in the Pacification and Suppression Office. He had planned to spend his days listening to music in pleasure houses and living the high life, a wealthy man with a song-filled night every night. But before he knows it, he has made a name for himself and shaken the whole Central Plain. The young 6.6kReads7.5Score561Shelves
6. 6 综EN Wuxia World: My Blade-for-Hire, Pay-to-Win Power-Up 综武：我捉刀人，氪金变强 King of Slacking Off While Writing码字摸鱼王Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Swordsman] [Lone Wolf] [No Female Lead] Su Chen transmigrates into a world of martial arts and awakens the [Pay-to-Grow Stronger] System. As long as he spends money, he can get stronger. No cultivation technique? Spend money! A talent for cultivation that's too poor? Spend money! Progress too slow? Spend money! From then on, making money to spend on getting stronger becomes Su Chen's only goal. And, naturally, he becomes a bounty hunter who gets things done for cash. As long as the price is rig 15.9kReads7.3Score911Shelves
7. 7 摸 Touching Corpses to Ascend: From Coroner to Divine Detective! 摸尸成圣：从仵作到断狱神捕！ Mochi Immortal麻薯仙Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing "The dead can't lie. But they'll tell me everything!" Qin Ming transmigrates to become a county yamen coroner. He spends every day handling decaying corpses and bones, enduring contempt and living at the bottom of society. Yet he possesses the [Heavenly Dao Autopsy] interface! Touch a corpse, and he can perfectly recreate the victim's final moments and uncover every clue! Solve a case, and he can even obtain the victim's greatest skill, cultivation method, or even supernatural talent! [Examinati 447Reads7.0Score102Shelves
8. 8 大 Palace Guard, from the Start with a Perfect Ancestral Blade Technique 大内侍卫，开局祖传刀法大圆满 Er Lang二狼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Cheng transmigrates into a world of advanced martial arts and becomes the personal guard of a princess in the imperial palace. Martial arts once flourished in this world. Tens of thousands of years ago, peerless masters would often shatter the void and ascend. But now, martial arts have declined. No one can shatter the void and ascend anymore! Lin Cheng obtains the [Martial Arts Mastery System], which lets him master martial arts instantly using Fate Coins. From the start, he raises his fami 18.8kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
9. 9 镇 The Imperial Guard: Framed from the Start, I Slashed My Superior 镇抚司：开局被污蔑，刀砍上司 Magnaton of Linggu Temple灵谷寺的玛格纳顿Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted [Ruthless and decisive | Fast-paced | Vengeance without delay | Lots of chopping] In the final years of the Great Yu, the court is corrupt, the government is rotten, and the people are struggling to survive. The martial world is full of people from the Five Sects and Seven Schools who chase fame and fish for praise. Chen Yu awakens the Chop People for Cultivation System! Whoever messes with me gets chopped! A tyrannical prince? Chopped. An arrogant peerless Sword Immortal? Chopped! A young hero 592Reads6.9Score100Shelves
10. 10 锦 It Makes Perfect Sense That a Slacker Jin Yiwei Becomes a Martial Saint 锦衣卫靠划水成为武圣很合理吧 oldPeterEastern Fantasy544k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Xun, and I have three ultimate goals in life: slack off, lie flat, and retire early. But Heaven played a cruel joke on me. I woke up transmigrated into the most cutthroat and dangerous profession in the Great Yan Dynasty: the Jinyiwei. Just as I thought I'd have to give up my carefree life and start down the endless road of 996 work hours, my cheat finally arrived. [Ding! The Slack-Off-to-Sainthood System has activated!] As long as I slack off, I get stronger! Sleeping boosts my p 176Reads5.5Score—Shelves
11. 11 开 I Hang Myself from the Start: A Million Armored Soldiers Subdue the Martial World 开局上吊死：我以百万铁甲镇江湖 Tangmen Prodigal唐门浪子Historical193k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Martial World Rivalry + Conquer the World + Found a Dynasty] If you could, would you want a face that everyone loved and flowers bloomed for? If you could, would you want a beautiful woman throwing herself at you from the start? If you could, would you want a System that lets you draw prizes whenever you like? Then why am I trying to hang myself? Was it murder, or suicide? Hey, beauty, don’t come any closer. Get any nearer and I’ll call for help! A tiny mountain strong 9Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 大 Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明：从书童到最强锦衣卫 Jinghai's Most Devoted Lover京海第一深情Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n 45.5kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves

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    A fourteen-year-old commander of the Imperial Guard? This insane premise has me glued to my desk! Political intrigue, ensemble cast, and youthful passion—each element intricately linked, 1.11 million words high-energy from start to finish. The protagonist is intelligent, the supporting characters are equally shrewd, decisive yet compassionate towards the common people. After finishing, all I can say is: This is the kind of historical time-travel story we should have! Go for it!

13. 13 开 From the Start, I Had One Blade, and Every Slash Ages You! 开局一把刀，刀刀催人老！ I Don't Eat Yida, Okay不吃益达啊Eastern Fantasy445k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Invincible]+ [Satisfying Power Fantasy]+ [Demon Suppression Bureau]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Leveling Up] One heroine. When others transmigrate to cultivate, they're either good-for-nothings who rise to greatness or prodigies who start ahead. Qin Ye is different. His golden finger lets him gain lifespan by killing monsters! From the start, he kills a pig demon to extend his life! He wipes out gangs, slays demons, and shakes the world! He uses all living beings as kindli 227Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it's the Demon Suppression Division, a thrilling story!

14. 14 我 I Raise Fuzzy Little Creatures at the Eastern Depot 我在东厂喂养毛茸茸 Festivities in the Twelfth Month腊月嘉年Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted [Fluffy Animals + Gourmet Cooking + Hearing Inner Thoughts + Everyone’s Favorite + Daily Life + Gossip + Raising Cubs] After transmigrating, Gu Man takes a job at the Eastern Depot. With a ladle and spatula, she breathes life into the Eastern Depot’s cold, dreary cafeteria. She also gains the ability to hear animals’ inner thoughts. And so she hears all kinds of gossip from around the Eastern Depot. Are there more real eunuchs or fake ones? Who’s taken a concubine? Who’s sneaking around behind h 1.3kReads8.0Score137Shelves
15. 15 粘 The World of the Imperial Secret Police 粘杆天下 Born of Heaven and Nurtured by Earth天生天养Eastern Fantasy343k WordsOngoing Have you heard of the Qing dynasty’s Cang Gan Office? Strange deaths of every kind, all manner of demons and gods running wild, murderous shadows, deadly dragonflies, eerie autumn cicadas... Set in the Jiaqing era, this story takes you into the fantastical world of the Qing dynasty’s martial heroes. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This refers to the Qing Dynasty's Sticky Rod Office.

16. 16 吾 My Wife, Afu 吾妻阿福 Where Will My Beloved Go伊人何归Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted [Reborn × Marriage First, Love Later] [Clingy, affectionate beauty vs. refined and elegant noble minister] Yuan Shujin (Yuan Afu) was lovely and charming, adored by her father and brothers from childhood, and born into a distinguished family. But one mistaken choice of lover cost her father and brothers their lives. Her sincere affection had been nothing but a tool for someone else, and in the end, she took her own life on a lonely night. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the y 2.6kReads8.9Score343Shelves

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    So beautiful 🥰

17. 17 我 I Rule the Roost in the Multiverse of Martial Arts! 我在综武纪元里称王称霸！ Do You Like Strawberries?爱吃草莓吗Eastern Fantasy446k WordsOngoing Lin Fan transmigrated to Blue Star and became the world's richest man! Just as Lin Fan was getting ready to enjoy life, the apocalypse suddenly arrived... It all happened so fast: the Era of Martial Heroes descended! Fortunately, no one on Blue Star knew anything about martial arts novels. The invincible me is back! From the start, I'll steal Duan Yu's fortune. The Northern Darkness Divine Skill and the Wave-Treading Steps? Sorry, I'll take them both! I can even redeem characters? Shui Yunji, Xi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unrivaled in Martial Arts

18. 18 我 There's a Portal in My House 我家有道传送门 Qi Qi Qi七七琦Historical1.3M WordsCompleted There are masters among the living, but one mistake sends you straight to the underworld. Show off for an instant, and life and death become two different worlds! After accidentally discovering a portal in his home that connects to the Three Kingdoms, he begins traveling between two worlds and embarks on a life of cheat-powered success. 84Reads5.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 倾 The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere 21.6kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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    A blend of crime-solving, suspense, and comedy, the story follows a time-traveling female protagonist with exceptional forensic skills who stumbles upon a powerful figure from the Six Doors (a government agency). Their tacit understanding in solving cases and the enviable camaraderie among the main characters create a captivating dynamic.

20. 20 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves

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    "Doctor! I'm going into labor! Look at me!" In the dimly lit clinic, on a rusty delivery chair, a pregnant woman struggles frantically in a pool of blood. The doctor in the white coat, his back to her, nods slowly and deliberately: "Almost there, just a little longer." When the lights go out, His head twists 180 degrees—a grotesque smile spreads across His smooth, faceless face, holding rusty forceps: "Let me... Welcome my child." #TheGods'FoolingPlay new instance [Faceless Maternity Clinic] is now online. This is not childbirth, but a bloody sacrifice to the god of ■■. Can you give birth to a "healthy" baby under His "care"? ⚠️Warning: Do not experience this instance alone. You may never know... What will emerge from your body.

21. 21 娶 I Married a War Goddess and Became the Empress's Greatest Threat 娶了女战神，我成女帝心腹大患 Soldier No. 7柒号兵Historical149k WordsOngoing [System + Female God of War + Marriage First, Love Later + Court Intrigue + Mystery Solving + Jianghu + War] I married the female God of War of Qingzhou. The Prince Qing’s brother-in-law picks a fight with me? I cut him down. His side consort throws a tantrum in the street? I smack her with the flat of my blade, tie her up, and parade her through the streets. A powerful clan dares to obstruct my investigation? I bring people over, smash down the gates, and raid their estate. The Empress sees me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On my first day in the capital, I killed Prince Qing's brother-in-law and captured Prince Qing's concubine. The Empress wants to kill me, Prince Qing wants to kill me, and the powerful families want to kill me too. My wife commands 200,000 Qingzhou soldiers; try and touch me!

22. 22 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! 471Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 锦 The Embroidered Guard: From the Start, I Slay My Treacherous Superior 锦衣卫：开局手刃内奸上司 Tianji Kong天机空Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing Jiang Chen transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world called Great Ming and becomes a low-ranking Embroidered Uniform Guard. Betrayed by his superior from the start, he narrowly escapes becoming a blood slave of the Demonic Cult. Fortunately, he awakens the System of Punishing Evil and obtains the Thirteen Levels of Dragon-Elephant Prajna. He kills his traitorous superior in one fell swoop. “Kill Blood Demon Venerable, gain 1,000 Sin Points, draw Nine Suns Divine Art.” “Kill Flying Heaven Daoist 1.6kReads6.5Score162Shelves

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    This book is pretty good; it has a lot of words.

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