The Imperial Court, the Jianghu, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard 庙堂+江湖+锦衣卫

1. 1 大 Plum Blossoms Bloom Brightly Across the Ming Empire 大明天下梅花艳艳开 Sanxiang Daishui三湘带水Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Wuxia + history + imperial court + bloodshed + political intrigue + multiple female leads + not a harem + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Plum Blossom Manor, the guardians of a village in Huaxia. Nixiào, the ninety-ninth-generation young manor lord, secretly leaves the manor at fourteen, only to encounter an unknown force plotting against the Great Ming... 485Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Historical martial arts, imperial court, martial arts world, Embroidered Uniform Guard, Eastern Depot, Shaolin, Wudang, Qingcheng.

2. 2 武 Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀 Huang Xiaozhao0黄小招0Martial Arts216k WordsOngoing The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill! 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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   This novel is good.

3. 3 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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   A hidden gem of a classic book whose title doesn't do it justice! A tale of court intrigue, martial arts mysteries, and a witty male protagonist, *The Romantic Little Constable* is packed with exciting moments in every chapter—read on!

4. 4 红EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ The Loquat Tree in the Courtyard院有枇杷树Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 112.9kReads8.9Score11.8k14d adds

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   It's very enjoyable and exhilarating, with decisive and ruthless actions without any frustrating moments. The protagonist steadily improves and remains intelligent.

5. 5 综 Wuxia Crossover in the Ming Dynasty: From Embroidered Uniform Guard to Martial Arts Supreme 综武大明，从锦衣卫到武林至尊 A Touch of Tenderness那一抹的温柔Male-Channel Fanfiction297k WordsOngoing During the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty, factional strife raged at court, while rivalries and conflicts tore through the martial world. The growing tension between the imperial government and the martial world became impossible to ignore. The court established the Six Fan Gate to work alongside the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard in suppressing martial artists. Twenty years ago, Cao Zhengchun, the Eastern Depot's chief eunuch, adopted a baby boy, becoming entangled in a shocki 93Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist starts as a commander in the Imperial Guard and gradually rises to become its commander. He is accompanied by many beautiful women, possesses unparalleled martial arts skills, and reaches the pinnacle of power. Suddenly, looking back, he sees only the countless bones of his enemies behind him, and before him stands the dragon throne that everyone in the world dreams of.

6. 6 被 After Being Driven from the Prince's Manor, I Became the Strongest Imperial Guard 被赶出王府后，我成了最强锦衣卫 Golden Scales in the Pond池中金鳞Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing 69.8kReads8.6Score5.3k14d adds

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   001 The first book, "From Embroidered Uniform Guard to Eternal Emperor," has 141,000 online readers. 002 The second book, "Longevity with a Long Waist," features Zheng Mouwei, who is utterly unreasonable. It has 110,000 online readers.

7. 7 斩 Slay Demons to Gain Lifespan: This Demon-Suppression Guard Plays Dirty 斩妖得寿元：这镇魔卫太不讲理 Erha Who Loves Grass爱吃草的二哈Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Status Panel] [Slay Demons and Exorcise Evil] [The Jianghu and the Imperial Court] [Invincible Among Peers] [Cautious Development in a Quantum State] [I Don't Eat Beef] [Martial Arts Become Divine] [Rule the World by Day, Sleep in a Beauty's Arms by Night] The Great Chu Dynasty is beset by demons from without, intent on devouring the world. Within, sects and aristocratic clans hoard the people's wealth and plot in secret. Even the imperial court is riddled with deadly schemes. Ordinary people c 52.2kReads8.1Score4.6k14d adds
8. 8 人 A Brocade Guard, from the Start I Master the Marrow-Washing Sutra 人在锦衣卫，开局领悟洗髓经 Sword in Hand执剑Historical432k WordsCompleted [Imperial Brocade Guards + ruthless decisiveness + no female lead + human-shaped nuclear bomb] Gu Yu transmigrates into a low-ranking Imperial Brocade Guard officer and activates a kill-enemies-to-get-treasure-chests System. From the start, he masters the Marrow-Cleansing Scripture and becomes a walking human nuclear bomb, crushing and annihilating everything in his path. "Hear the Way in the morning, and you can die content in the evening." If I learn how to get to your house in the morning, by 12.1kReads8.6Score85214d adds
9. 9 重 Reborn in Great Qi, I Crack One Strange Case After Another 重生大齐，我屡破奇案 Parallel Needle平行针Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No System + no golden finger + funny mystery-solving.] The Great Qi has an organization called the Embroidered Guard, with the authority to execute first and report later. It is known as the imperial court's lapdog. In this world, there are no elaborate cultivation systems, only martial artists. See how Qing Yan, given a second chance at life, uses his position as an imperial lapdog to crack one bizarre case after another and stir up a storm in the Great Qi dynasty. 5.5kReads8.7Score41114d adds
10. 10 藏 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy793k WordsCompleted Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Martial arts world, imperial court, Imperial Guards. A young man on a white horse, a sword that opens the gates of heaven, a palm that kills a martial saint. Winter. Lingering snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, like lightning. A person, like poetry. The world only knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, a living portrait of a lady in the deep palace. But they do not know that she is also the only successor of the Sword God, a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Clan. Her sword is named "Purple Lightning." When the sword is drawn, it is like a fleeting shadow. No one in the world can withstand three moves from her. Because those who have seen the third move have become mute dead men. Her palm is named "Soul Chaser." Her fingers are named "Wind Splitter." Chu Yueyao and Wen Yunshu are not maids, but two deadly shadows. Three women, a game in winter. Martial arts world is like a cup of strong liquor. But they want to savor the elegance of tea. Until someone spilled the tea... A sword cleaved the heavens, a palm strike killed a Martial Saint...

11. 11 公 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.5kReads—Score19114d adds
12. 12 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 47.4kReads8.7Score4.4k14d adds

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    It's visually appealing, easy to watch, and if you're not convinced, just go for it!

13. 13 我 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Qing Hong青红Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 244.6kReads9.4Score19k14d adds

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    The Embroidered Uniform Guard (Jinyiwei), Ming Dynasty, ongoing series, thought-provoking.

14. 14 既 We've Cut Ties, So What Does It Matter to You If I Join the Embroidered Uniform Guard? 既已断亲，我加入锦衣卫与你何干 Every Chance Meeting Is Fate萍水相逢总是缘Martial Arts1.0M WordsCompleted A modern-day traditional Chinese medicine doctor transmigrates into the body of the heir to a duke’s estate, only to face expulsion. Where is his birth mother? Is she dead or alive? Who was the woman he spent a night with? Who recommended him to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard? And who is that Second Master? The truth slowly comes to light. It turns out... 2.4kReads6.7Score13714d adds

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    The Embroidered Uniform Guard, the kind that severs family ties right from the start.

15. 15 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Becoming Yue Buqun's Disciple 笑傲江湖，拜师岳不群 Naming Things Gives Me a Headache想名字好头痛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted (No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo 66.2kReads8.8Score4.2k14d adds
16. 16 大 Great Qin: The Greatest Sword in the World 大秦：天下第一剑 Confucian Li Changqing儒家李长青Anime Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Li Changqing transmigrates to the Warring States period before the Qin dynasty and obtains a Swordsmanship Inheritance System. Golden Snake Swordplay, Thirteen Deadly Swords, Ximen Swordplay, The Third Young Master’s Sword, Nine Swords of Dugu, Heavenly Sword, Sword Twenty-Three… Gai Nie: “Xiao Zhuang, this man’s swordsmanship is far beyond yours and mine.” Wei Zhuang: “You’re the one… I have to surpass.” The twin swords of the Guigu School regard him as the pinnacle of swordsmanship. Zhang Lia 18.1kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
17. 17 综 Wuxia Crossover: How Chaotic the Martial World Gets Is Up to Me, Qiao Feng 综武：武林乱不乱，我乔峰说了算 Yuanting WujI渊亭无迹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Comprehensive martial arts world + invincible protagonist + imaginative fantasy + no System + transmigration + wuxia + alternate setting + soul transmigration] After unexpectedly transmigrating into a world where martial arts settings collide, he becomes Qiao Feng, leader of the Beggars' Gang. When he opens his eyes, he is at the Beggars' Gang assembly in Apricot Grove. Right then and there, Qiao Feng knocks away the Beggars' Gang's execution blades embedded in his body. He then drives a blade 1.7kReads7.0Score12614d adds
18. 18 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: My Father Is a Great Luo Immortal, So Bark All You Want! 仙武大明：家父大罗，你再狗叫？ Si Xiliu四夕刂Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] The Embroidered Guard: From the start, I had the Great Compassion Fu, and can cultivate martial arts to sainthood [Devouring cultivation] [Great Ming Embroidered Guard] + [traditional style] + [mystery and deduction] + [decisive and ruthless] + [jianghu and court] + [political power struggles] Zhang Lin accidentally transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty. He intends to use his limited knowledge of history to give the dynasty a taste of modern shock, only to discover 38kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds
19. 19 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 37.3kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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    This one is perfect!

20. 20 尘 The Dustblade Guards the Palace 尘锋镇阙 Awareness觉性Martial Arts663k WordsOngoing The protagonist is both righteous and wicked, neither wholly good nor evil, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals! He takes revenge on the spot. If he can’t get even right away, he’ll find a way to do it later. No saintly do-gooder, no brainless characters! Rescuing a gravely wounded noble on a snowy night draws him into the martial world, the power struggles at court, and the conflict between good and evil, as he investigates the secrets of the Imperial Bones. Welcome, new and longtime 2.9kReads6.0Score18414d adds

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    Recommended, recommended

21. 21 囚 The Imprisoned King 囚王 Li Anglong李盎龙Eastern Fantasy425k WordsCompleted Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world. 201Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A spirited and energetic main cast, a fairly traditional martial arts story, an amnesiac male protagonist who, posing as a prince, wanders the martial arts world, no system, no time travel, no harem. 👀💜

22. 22 从 From the Myriad Worlds to the Eight Views Palace 从诸天走向八景宫 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (This book is somewhat connected to the first book's Narrator System. The protagonist from that story was just a background character here.) Xie Mao is an ordinary employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Unable to get any good assignments, Xie Mao is sent to the Wish Fulfillment Department, a place nobody wants to work. Sent along with him to this remote corner is the Wish Fulfillment System. So far, the stories have featured Hua Wuque, Jin Jiuling, Lin Pingzhi, Lian Chengbi, The Full Moon 4.1kReads6.9Score21814d adds

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    In the martial world and the imperial court, calm and invincible.

23. 23 大 The Ming Dynasty’s Finest Imperial Guard 大明之极品锦衣卫 Fine Willow, Painted Boat细柳兰舟Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Ming Dynasty, the third year of the Wanli reign. The young emperor's rule is uncertain, and undercurrents stir throughout the court and country. A struggle for the position of Grand Secretary, Japanese pirate raids in the southeast, and a crisis in Liaodong loom, while a Little Ice Age draws near. Lu Yi transmigrates into the body of a dismissed Embroidered Uniform Guard confined to his home and is swept up in the turmoil. Thus begins his glorious journey to power in the world of the Embroidered 1.1kReads7.4Score10514d adds

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    Whether it's historical intrigue, suspenseful detective stories, martial arts feuds, or action-packed coming-of-age tales, you'll find a genre you'll love!

24. 24 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 45.1kReads8.9Score5k14d adds
25. 25 锦 The Splendid Ming Dynasty 锦衣大明 Su Yuchuan苏渔川Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Undercover detective Liang Pan died in the line of duty while fighting drug trafficking, only to have his soul transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, where he became a low-ranking constable. Unfortunately, the Embroidered Uniform Guard took an interest in him. He only wanted to make money, marry, and raise a family, living quietly as a wealthy man. He never expected to become the savior of the Ming Dynasty! 766Reads7.7Score10014d adds
26. 26 锦 A Long Song of the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣长歌 Liu Kele刘可乐Historical2.0M WordsCompleted A true man should carry a three-foot sword, roam the world, and protect the land. Yet Emperor Hongwu gave Chang Ge a dagger. In the year Wushen, under the sixty-year cycle, the sun rose over the newly founded Great Ming. Countless demons lurking in the shadows stirred restlessly. Clad in brocade, Chang Ge became a sharp dagger, slaying evil and protecting the realm. Page by page, the history books recorded the illustrious names Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Liu Bowen. But C 2.4kReads9.0Score20114d adds
27. 27 人 I'm in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and I Really Did Earn My Promotions! 人在锦衣卫， 我真的是靠实力升迁！ Thousand-Mile Wolf Fang千里狼锋Historical1.1M WordsCompleted From the start, Jiang Li joins the Imperial Brocade Guard and successfully binds himself to the Heavenly Net System! He receives the innate skill Fiery Eyes, which lets him see through every demon and specter! “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you caught a fugitive who slipped through the net. Martial talent +100!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have earned 1,000 Heavenly Net points. The exchange shop is now open!” “Ding! Host successfully exchanged for the Skill Compendium. Your martial art, Cha 897Reads5.3Score—14d adds
28. 28 神 Divine and Demon Tattoos! 神魔刺青！ Su Kuang Ge苏狂歌Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted A cat that eats human hearts, a snake pretending to be someone's son, an emperor who treats people like grass, a god dismembered and sealed away, a Buddha who guides people to their deaths... In this world overrun by demons and monsters, Luo Li, a young blacksmith, finds an ancient bronze mirror that lets him kill demons to steal their lifespans and endlessly deduce and improve his martial cultivation. From then on, demons became his staple food, and immortals and gods his delicacies. He will fe 10.8kReads8.0Score1.1k14d adds
29. 29 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 18.3kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds
30. 30 横 Sweeping Through the Ages: Starting with Basic Swordsmanship 横推万古：从基础刀法开始 South Mountain on the Page笔下南山Eastern Fantasy808k WordsCompleted [Extreme Martial Arts] [Dark World] [Martial Arts Simulation] [Indestructible Vajra Body] [The Protagonist Is No Saint] After transmigrating to another world, Jiang Yan thought he would get to live the life of a rich young master. Who could have imagined that demons and monsters roamed this land, where human lives were worth less than grass, and the slightest misstep could mean a violent death? Fortunately, Jiang Yan awakened his golden finger: the Spirit Mirror Training System, which could inde 996Reads5.5Score—14d adds
31. 31 大 The Grand Ming Embroidered Guard: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Eight Great Shanxi Merchant Families 大命锦衣卫：开局灭门八大晋商 Heaven's Silent Void天寂空Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no female lead + System + high-martial world] Luo Zhi transmigrates into the Great Mandate Dynasty, where martial arts reign supreme, and becomes an ordinary Embroidered Uniform Guard. After uncovering a case in which the Eight Great Jin Merchants colluded with the enemy and betrayed their country, his superior poisons him and cripples his cultivation. Fortunately, he awakens the golden finger known as the Supreme Martial Dao System. He purges corrupt merchants, crushes 481Reads5.7Score—14d adds
32. 32 绝 The Peerless God of Slaughter: Grow Stronger by Killing Enemies 绝世杀神，杀敌就变强 Dream-Only Fish梦唯鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, I get an invincible golden finger from the start: I grow stronger every time I kill an enemy? Then I'm invincible right away! Whatever you say! Sheng Huai'an starts out as a low-ranking soldier on the frontier. As he kills enemy after enemy, he gradually becomes a peerless powerhouse and the supreme ruler. He defeats foreign races, battles the demon clans, and wages war across countless realms. He dominates the Chaos Sea and sweeps aside every foe. He prove 38.1kReads8.7Score2.7k14d adds
33. 33 锦 A Brocade Guard? I'm Already Halfway to Immortality! 锦衣卫？我都半仙之境了！ Little Liu Who Loves Sweets爱吃甜食的小刘Eastern Fantasy305k WordsCompleted After Qi Feng was carried off by a mud tanker, he retained his memories and was reborn in a high-martial world. Here, dynasties stand one after another, sects are countless, and powerful martial artists soar through the skies and roam the world at will. Even the imperial courts fear them! He thought he would be embarking on some tale of rising through the ranks of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but then he discovered he was the seventh son of the peerless powerhouse King Asura. The number of peo 5.4kReads6.4Score51714d adds

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    These few books about the Embroidered Uniform Guard are alright.

34. 34 开 Summoning Yuan Tiangang from the Start, Taking Charge of the Embroidered Uniform Heavenly Guard! 开局召唤袁天罡，执掌锦衣天卫！ Brewing Tea and Wine煮茶煮酒Eastern Fantasy378k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Overwhelmingly unstoppable] At the end of the dynasty, barbarian hordes invade and demons run rampant. Zhao Chen transmigrates with a National Fortune sign-in System and becomes the ninth prince of the Great Li Dynasty. [Sign in to obtain the Bad Marshal Yuan Tiangang!] [Sign in to obtain the Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei!] [Sign in to obtain the Spring and Autumn Sword Armor Li Chungang!] [Sign in to obtain the Spring and Autumn Butcher Bai Qi 10.4kReads6.7Score54214d adds
35. 35 综 Wuxia Crossover: From the Start, I’m a Brocade Guard, Invincible and Ruling the Realm! 综武：开局锦衣卫，无敌镇山河！ Tangyuan and Peanuts汤圆花生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Fan transmigrates to a world of combined martial arts and encounters Yao Yue, who has been poisoned by a rare toxin. After helping Yao Yue detoxify and complete her coming-of-age rite, he binds himself to the God-Tier Sign-In System. Ding! Sign-in successful! Acquired the Annihilating Cross Blade! Ding! Sign-in successful! Acquired the Indestructible Golden Body! Ding! Sign-in successful! Acquired one Dragon Origin! Ding! Sign-in successful! Acquired the Net of Heaven organization! Ding! Sig 15.6kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
36. 36 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 56.8kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
37. 37 开 From the Start, a Brocade-Clad Guard: I Berate My Superior 开局锦衣卫：怒喷上司 Cool Moon Shu Youngster凉月蜀小生Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing When Shen Mo woke up, he discovered he had become a member of the Imperial Guards and acquired a Mind and Body Happiness System. In his past life, he’d spent his days as a workhorse, meek and submissive. This time, he was going to let loose. Whoever messed with him would get what was coming to them! If someone made him miserable, he’d make sure they suffered too! He’d put personal decorum aside and enjoy a life of going wild. Shen Mo: “If someone insults me, I’ll curse their whole family. If som 28.1kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
38. 38 杀 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Cold Weather, Rain天寒雨Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.7kReads7.3Score40214d adds

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    Good-looking martial arts movies

39. 39 贪 Charge One Silver Coin More, and Even the Great Emperor Has to Pay 贪一银加一点大帝来了也得交银子 A Thousand Paths Through the Mortal World千道红尘Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Short drama now streaming: As a Brocade Guard, Is There a Problem with My Having Absolute Power? (Ruthless and decisive + no distinction between good and evil, only differing sides + clear-headed. In short, just sit back and enjoy. Do-gooders, please keep away.) On the Xuanqing Continent, people held martial arts in such high regard that they even sought to become immortals and attain the Dao. Li Hanjiang transmigrated to this continent, into the territory of an empire called the Chiyan Empire. 23.3kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
40. 40 欲 Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天 Reading Ink, Listening to the Wind读墨听风Historical2.5M WordsOngoing A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack 571Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Set in an alternate Eastern history, the story features political intrigue, palace intrigue, large-scale wars, and a grand narrative of the world. It's an epic historical epic. The cast is vast, but each character is distinct, with virtually no stereotypical figures. The portrayal of human nature and the human condition is incredibly nuanced!

41. 41 我 My Drunkard Dad 我的酒鬼老爹 Cold Winds from the North塞北寒风Historical304k WordsOngoing I really didn’t get the Burning Technique… A drunkard for a father and a scheming mother gave birth to a clueless boy. Mystery + political intrigue + deduction + crime-solving + martial arts world No System, no golden finger, and no reloading a save to start over. No invincibility, no brainlessness, no harem, and no saintly hero. Life is full of ups and downs, and people come in all sorts. With a broken sword in hand, the young man roams the world, gradually unraveling the mystery of his birth! 8Reads—Score114d adds

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42. 42 霜 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern Fantasy283k WordsCompleted The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc 1.8kReads8.3Score13514d adds

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    A particularly good martial arts novel with a captivating and suspenseful plot.

43. 43 山 Mountains and Rivers as Blades 山河为刀 Long Chen Haha龙晨哈哈Historical406k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue] [Jinyiwei] [Single Heroine] [Crime Solving] [A Mix of Catharsis and Heartbreak] [Blood Feud] [Happy Ending] The sharpest blade of the Jinyiwei never wastes words. Chu Sheng, a thousand-household commander in the Northern Branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, leaves no one alive beneath his blade. No one knows that when he was nine, the entire Chu family was unjustly slaughtered. He crawled out of the blood and hid his revenge for fifteen years, waiting for the day he coul 20Reads—Score12414d adds

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    The Imperial Guard Chu Sheng, ruthless and decisive, spent fifteen years clearing his father's name; Shen Zhiwei waited for him with half a white plum blossom. Investigating counterfeit silver from the Eastern Depot, a bittersweet tale of love and betrayal, you'll be hooked from the moment you open the book.

44. 44 我 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 A Grain of Rice in the Vast Blue Sea沧海茫茫粒米身Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Zhi, a top salesman and philosophy graduate student in his previous life, transmigrates to the end of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, passes the imperial examination, enters the Hanlin Academy, and debates the classics with the great scholars at court! 4.9kReads8.8Score35614d adds

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    The Embroidered Uniform Guard? The Imperial Court? The Martial World? That's me! My novels are well-written, historically accurate, and the characters are vividly portrayed! The plot is entirely driven by real historical events! You'll definitely love it!

45. 45 雪 Snow Falls on the Boughs, Frost Covers Them All 雪落枝头上满霜 Mr. Xiao Chen先生小陈Martial Arts617k WordsOngoing Daxueping was destined to be anything but peaceful today. Especially at the turn from late autumn to early winter, as the cold northern wind swept tiny flakes of snow across the withered grassland and toward the Crescent Lake, frozen solid. Three young boys, one chance encounter, one narrow escape from death, and a brotherhood that would last a lifetime. 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Based on the Ming Dynasty in 1566, this is a martial arts and political intrigue novel... The imperial court and the martial world are an inseparable whole (obsession with immortality, power). The male protagonist's father is the number one person in the world (no arrogance... As safe as it gets...). It's an ensemble piece where everyone is the protagonist of their own world (brotherhood, love for family and country). The entire main cast is intelligent, not a saint, decisive and ruthless.

46. 46 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score15214d adds

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    Completed, handwritten novel, strong female lead, the female lead disguises herself as a man, works in the government and navigates the political arena, patriotism, martial arts detective work, suspense and political intrigue, female mutual assistance, the female lead has super strong fighting ability, no romance brain.

47. 47 日 Sun and Moon: Slaying the Martial World 日月：武弑天下 Xin Ruyi鑫如意Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell from beyond the heavens into the Yellow River, breaking a thousand-year-old seal. The Soul of Mani descended upon the land, sending warriors roaming far and wide and heroes rising everywhere. The whole world seethed with murderous intent, while danger lurked beneath the surface. Yan Sichu of Sword-Judging Manor, heir to the Bright King Palace. The Bright King's dying words thrust him into the turmoil of a troubled age: find the missing son of the Bright King and keep his promi 73Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The strongest, most exhilarating, and most thrilling novel in history, absolutely legendary, absolutely exciting, and absolutely chivalrous.

48. 48 知 Story of Minglan: Marrying Hualan 知否：迎娶华兰 Yiyan Yiyu咦言咦语Male-Channel Fanfiction874k WordsCompleted A derivative of The Story of Minglan + the Imperial City Bureau + daily life + one heroine + rise to marquis and chancellor. Xu Chun transmigrates to the Song Empire, becoming a distant relative from a collateral branch who depends on the Marquis of Yongyi’s household for a living. He gives up the civil service examination and devotes himself to the law, setting his sights on the Imperial City Bureau. Bianjing’s splendor stretches long beneath the Song’s elegant charm; lanterns along the imperia 3.2kReads6.7Score13514d adds

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    A fanfiction about the novel "The Story of Minglan," told from the male protagonist's perspective (Huangcheng Si). It's harmless and harmless!

49. 49 云 The Cloud Tower Rankings 云楼榜 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Historical724k WordsCompleted A child abandoned during a time of war was reunited with his parents at the age of fourteen. Only then did he discover that his parents were the Great Yue Empire's Grand Generals Who Guard the Nation. But his true identity was even more astonishing: he was the leader of the world's most mysterious sect, as well as one of the few martial artists to have reached the Grandmaster realm... 805Reads5.2Score—14d adds
50. 50 锋 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 Cai Yuanwai蔡员外Historical801k WordsCompleted After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 102Reads—Score—14d adds

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