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1. 801 神 The Charlatan 神棍 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1.3kReads8.7Score179Shelves
2. 802 轩 Xuanyuan’s Great War Against Chiyou 轩辕大战蚩尤 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Eastern Fantasy439k WordsCompleted [No System, no harem, no clichés, not a wish-fulfillment story, not for beginners] The legacy of Daoist learning, the turbulent world of mountains and seas, and the ancient struggle for supremacy: this is an epic retelling of the legendary battles between the Chinese ancestors Huangdi, Yandi, and the Great Emperor Chiyou for control of Zhuolu. Based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas and grounded in the Hetu and Luoshu, this novel unravels the origins of yin and yang, the five elements, and th 119Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 803 电 Digital Homecoming: Reborn 《电子归途之重生》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客31k WordsCompleted The Electronic Road Home: Reborn 316Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended to book friends, these two hard-core science fiction short stories turn the perspective of intelligent civilization to the microscopic world. Through a series of wonderful stories such as human social and emotional life, workplace turmoil, academic exploration, revenge plans, etc., They unveil the mystery of intelligent civilization in the microscopic world, and finally open up a new science fiction perspective on the symbiotic civilization of macro and micro. "Rebirth of Electronic Return" and "Rebirth of Electronic Return" are good works that are sincerely recommended to book lovers.

4. 804 黑 The Black Blade Ghost Slayer 黑刀斩鬼人 Qing Chong Yue Er青虫月二Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted No System, no clichés, not a naive protagonist, and no livestreaming. Mysticism, the Hetu and Luoshu, yin-yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, and the nine palaces. Fantasy and supernatural events include a ghostly flood dragon in Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake, a water spirit in the Peach Blossom Spring, a black dragon in Heilongjiang, a serpent transformed in the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan, an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, a wormhole in Ailao Mountain, an underwater 148Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 805 鹭 A New Life on Egret Island 鹭岛新生 Kou Zhengwei寇郑巍Urban122k WordsCompleted This is a new work of realism, covering birth, aging, illness, and death, as well as exams, employment, civil service tests, job hunting, and work. The protagonist’s past is marked by pain, humiliation, joy, and glory. The author depicts the pressures, lives, ideals, loves, and resentments of ordinary people. Rebellious and reckless, unwilling to settle for mediocrity yet powerless to change things, they keep striving and gradually make progress through twists and turns. This is both the protago 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A good book worth collecting!

6. 806 电 Digital Homecoming: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 《电子归途之破茧》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客30k WordsCompleted Electronic Journey Home: Breaking Free 386Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 807 刘 Liu Bei Transmigrates into King Zhou 刘备穿越成纣王 Where Does the Wind Come From?风来何处Historical1.5M WordsOngoing The rating is low because it was only recently released. The story is definitely good, so read with confidence. Liu Bei has become King Zhou? That means he's the ruler of all under Heaven from the start. His enemy is the Western Zhou, renowned for its benevolence. Liu Bei couldn't help smiling. “Why am I being challenged in the one thing I'm best at?” Then memories of King Zhou flooded Liu Bei's mind, and he exclaimed in alarm, “Wait! This isn't the Shang and Zhou dynasties from history. There a 1.3kReads5.9Score135Shelves

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8. 808 恒 The Constant Register of Parables 恒籍寓鉴 Xuanyuan Badao轩辕霸道Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Synopsis of The Book of Constant Records: Tales to Awaken the Mind and Discern the Truth With “drawing wisdom from the classics to illuminate the questions of today” as its guiding principle, this book selects over a hundred classic fables and anecdotes from the various schools of philosophy, historical biographies and notes, and folk tradition. These include “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” from Zhuangzi, “Making Up the Numbers” from Han Feizi, and “The Man from Qi Who Worried the Sky Would 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two golden-winged eagles attack the sky together. Deep in the Kunlun Mountains, there is a secret place called "Lingyun Valley". The valley is shrouded in clouds and mist, with towering pines and cypresses. The most surprising thing is that a group of golden-winged eagles live on the cliff at the top of the valley all year round. The golden-winged eagle is famous for its strength and bravery. Its wingspan can reach more than ten feet and it can soar up to 90,000 miles with a flutter of its wings. It is the top raptor in the mountains and forests. It has always been alone and rarely accompanied by others. People all over the world say that "the golden-winged eagle is proud and flies alone all its life without worries." However, they don't know that there is a pair of golden-winged eagles hidden in Lingyun Valley that defy their nature and also hide the truest form of love. The male eagle is named "Ling Xiao". Its wings and feathers are forged like red gold. When it flaps its wings, golden light spreads out. Its beak and claws are as sharp as iron. It hunts quickly and accurately. When flying alone, it can fight off wolves and capture high-altitude eagles by itself. It is the best among the golden-winged eagles in the valley. It is sharp and arrogant. The female eagle is named "Zhuguang", her wing feathers are glowing with light gold, her body is slightly slender than Lingxiao, but her eyes are sharp and her mind is calm. She is good at observing the timing when hunting and has extremely strong endurance. When perched alone, she can build the strongest nest on the cliff to withstand violent storms. She never relies on other raptors and lives an independent and tenacious life. When they first met, Ling Xiao was competing with a vulture for a piece of fresh meat. The vulture was huge and menacing. Although Ling Xiao was brave, he gradually fell into a disadvantage. His beak and claws were scratched by the vulture, and several wing feathers fell off. Just when Ling Xiao was about to be defeated, Zhuguang fluttered her wings. She did not rush forward and fight the vulture head-on. Instead, she circled behind the vulture and pecked at the vulture's weak point - the soft flesh on the back of the neck. The vulture screamed in pain and turned around to attack Zhuguang. Ling Xiao took the opportunity to use her strength and pecked off the vulture's wings. The vulture fled in embarrassment, and the meat finally fell into the hands of the two. Ling Xiao looked at Zhu Guang with surprise in his eyes. The golden-winged eagle has always been alone and would never help a stranger. He couldn't help but said, "Why are you helping me? The golden-winged eagle never shares food with others, let alone takes risks for unrelated eagles." Zhuguang lowered his head and combed the wing feathers that were blown by the wind, and said in a calm voice: "I'm not helping you, I don't want the vultures to run rampant in Lingyun Valley and break the rules of the valley. Besides, you and I are both golden-winged eagles. We can stand alone if we fight alone. But it is inevitable that I will be alone and in danger. I will help you today. If you see me in danger in the future, if you can take action, it will be a fair exchange. If you do not take action, I will have no regrets. After all, I am not helping you to rely on you for survival. " Ling Xiao was stunned, he had never heard such words before. The raptors encountered in the past either wanted to rely on his bravery to get food; or they were afraid of his sharpness and avoided him. There has never been a statue like Zhuguang, independent and sober, neither humble nor overbearing, helping each other without seeking dependence, and only seeking fair exchanges when getting along. At that moment, the arrogance in Ling Xiao's heart gradually dissipated, and he felt more admiration. He pushed the meat halfway towards Zhuguang and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for today. I will remember this love. If you are in trouble in the future, I, Ling Xiao, will not stand by and watch. You and I will share half of the meat, which is today's exchange." Zhuguang did not refuse, took the meat, and landed on the rock of the cliff with Ling Xiao, eating quietly. The two of them didn't say much, but they were observing each other silently - Ling Xiao saw Zhu Guang's calmness and intelligence, who seemed slender, but had the strength to stand alone; Zhu Guang saw Ling Xiao's bravery and courage, and although he was arrogant, he had the magnanimity to repay his kindness. This mutual recognition does not involve deliberate flattery, blind attachment, or possessiveness. It is just two independent individuals who see value in each other and are willing to support each other and achieve each other's achievements in a fair manner. Since then, Ling Xiao and Zhuguang have often appeared together in Lingyun Valley. They are not "attached together" in the traditional sense, but walk hand in hand based on the premise of "two-way exchange and common growth". When hunting, Ling Xiao relied on his rapid offensive to contain the prey, while Zhuguang relied on his precise observation to find flaws. The two of them cooperated tacitly and could always catch more and fatter prey than when hunting alone. This not only met their respective survival needs, but also saved energy and avoided the risks of hunting alone. This is an exchange of interests at the survival level and the complementarity of each other's abilities. You have your bravery, I have my intelligence. Only by catering and cooperating with each other can the effect of "1+1>2" be achieved. In their spare time, the two would fly together in the high altitudes of Lingyun Valley to test their flight speed and endurance. Lingxiao flaps its wings rapidly and is extremely fast, but has a slightly weaker endurance; Zhuguang has extremely strong endurance and can fly for a long time, but is slightly slower. In every competition, the two of them gave their best without hiding any selfishness or humility. Ling Xiao would learn from Zhu Guang's breathing techniques to improve his endurance; Zhu Guang would learn from Ling Xiao's wing-fluttering method to speed up his own speed. They encourage each other in competition, guide each other in comparison, and watch each other make little progress. They are not to be left behind, and constantly break through their own limits. This is an exchange of interests at the growth level. No one sacrifices for anyone, and no one accommodates anyone. They just stimulate each other, forcing themselves to become better, so that each other can become a better version of themselves. Later, Lingyun Valley encountered heavy rains and flash floods that had not happened in a century. The nests on the cliffs were washed away, and the prey in the valley also fled. Many golden-winged eagles could not survive alone. They either starved to death on the cliffs, or were forced to leave Lingyun Valley and wander around. The nests of Ling Xiao and Zhu Guang were not spared either. Their wing feathers were also wetted by the heavy rain, making hunting extremely difficult. But they did not panic, let alone accuse or attach themselves to each other. Instead, they quickly set a common goal - to first find a safe temporary habitat, then go out to hunt together, store enough food, and rebuild a stronger nest after the heavy rain. In order to achieve this goal, Ling Xiao endured the pain of his beak and claws, braved the violent storm, and flew deep into the valley to find a dry cave; Zhuguang combed his wet and cold wing feathers, and relied on his keen sense of smell to catch the remaining small prey at the edge of the valley to maintain the two's physical strength. After Ling Xiao found the cave, he immediately returned to Zhu Guang and used his body to shield Zhu Guang from the cold wind at the cave entrance. After Zhu Guang captured prey, Ling Xiao would be given priority to eat to replenish the energy he spent searching for a habitat. They protect each other, respect each other's efforts, do not take each other's efforts for granted, and do not try to possess the fruits of each other's labor. They just do their best towards the common goal, support each other, and withstand the wind and rain together. After the heavy rain, Lingyun Valley was devastated, and many golden-winged eagles never came back. However, Ling Xiao and Zhuguang, with their tacit cooperation and joint efforts, not only survived, but also built a stronger nest at the highest point of the cliff than before. On the day the nest was built, the two of them soared high in the sky together. The sun shone on their wing feathers, and the golden light shone brighter than ever before. Ling Xiao looked at Zhu Guang next to him, and his heart was filled with emotion: "If I hadn't been with you, I might not have been able to survive this rainstorm alone. In the past, I always felt that the golden-winged eagle would be free and easy to fly alone all his life, but now I understand that true strength is not to be carried alone, but to have a partner who can exchange fairly with you and grow together, to face the wind and rain together, and to become better together." Zhuguang turned to look at Ling Xiao, his eyes gentle but still firm: "The same is true for me. I never wanted to rely on you to survive, nor did I want you to sacrifice for me. I just want to stand side by side with you. You have your edge, and I have mine. We exchange value with each other, encourage each other to grow, in order to make ourselves live better. Be good and work hard, and stick to this friendship of walking side by side. Love is never about who lives for whom, nor who owns whom, but two independent individuals who meet with their own values, realize each other's achievements in the two-way journey, and live a more exciting life together. This world is not in vain. " As the days passed, Ling Xiao and Zhuguang were still walking side by side in Lingyun Valley. They would still hunt together, cooperate tacitly, and share food fairly; they would still compete together, compete with each other, and make progress together; they would still protect and support each other when wind and rain came. They have never tried to change each other, nor have they ever thought of restraining each other. Ling Xiao can still soar high in the sky alone, showing his bravery; Zhuguang can still build a nest and hunt alone, showing his independence. They are each other's closest partners, but they are also the most independent individuals. Their friendship is based on the exchange of interests, but it goes beyond simple interests and includes more reverence and protection, more growth and companionship. Later, a young golden-winged eagle came to Lingyun Valley. Seeing Ling Xiao and Zhuguang walking side by side, he couldn't help but ask: "Why can you always be together, unlike other golden-winged eagles? Is it because one party is dependent on the other, and one party sacrifices for the other?" Ling Xiao and Zhuguang looked at each other and smiled, and Ling Xiao said: "True companionship is never about attachment and sacrifice, but a two-way exchange of values. I have my bravery and can withstand risks for her; she has my intelligence and can cooperate with me tacitly. Only by catering to each other's strengths and making up for each other's shortcomings can we survive more calmly." Zhuguang then added: "More importantly, we aim to grow together, inspire each other in competition, improve ourselves in mutual guidance, work hard to live a better life, and in the process, guard each other's growth. We respect each other's Be independent, respect each other's value, do not possess or bind, just want to walk side by side, support each other until the end, see the scenery of Lingyun Valley together, and live the most dazzling appearance of the Golden Winged Eagle together. This is the truest meaning of love and the most precious friendship in life. " The young golden-winged eagle suddenly understood. He watched Ling Xiao and Zhu Guang fluttering their wings and flying high into the sky together. Their wings and feathers complemented each other, and the golden light spread across the entire Lingyun Valley. At that moment, he finally understood that the best love is never blind attachment and possession, nor humble sacrifice and accommodation, but two independent and excellent individuals, meeting with their own values and fair. Based on exchange, with two-way running as the direction, we achieve win-win through mutual cooperation, grow together through mutual competition, support each other through mutual protection, work together to make ourselves live a better life, and work together to live a more exciting life. Only by walking hand in hand can it be considered that the trip to this world was in vain, and that we can live up to the encounter and live up to this life. Years later, Ling Xiao and Zhu Guang gradually aged, their wing feathers were no longer so dazzling, their beaks and claws were no longer so sharp, hunting became more and more difficult, and their flying heights became lower and lower. But they still walked side by side, no longer pursuing fast hunting speed, no longer testing the limits of flight, but slowly soaring in the low altitude of Lingyun Valley, watching the sunrise and sunset, and admiring the clouds. When they are tired, they fall on the rocks of the cliff together and comb each other's sparse wing feathers; when they are hungry, they look for easy prey together, even if it is just a small hare, they will share the food fairly and show humility to each other. They are still independent individuals, but they are also the closest partners. Their friendship, after years of baptism, has long surpassed the initial exchange of interests and has settled into the deepest protection and companionship. They spent a lifetime interpreting the true meaning of love - with value exchange as the cornerstone, two-way growth as the goal, and reverence and protection as the background. Two independent souls, walking side by side, achieving each other's achievements, resisting the wind and rain together, witnessing the scenery together, living their own splendor together, supporting each other until the end, living up to the encounter and living up to this life. This is the most beautiful appearance of love and the most precious perfection in life. The golden-winged eagles in Lingyun Valley gradually learned from Lingxiao and Zhuguang. They no longer insisted on being alone, but looked for partners who could communicate with them and grow together. They walked hand in hand and supported each other. In Lingyun Valley, there were gradually more golden-winged eagles flying side by side, with their wings and feathers complementing each other. The golden light spreads all over the valley, becoming the most moving scenery in the Kunlun Mountains. It also allows the true meaning of love hidden in Lingyun Valley to be passed down from generation to generation, warning every living thing - the best love is never one who lives for whom, but living together for ourselves, living better together, living up to this life together, and not living in vain.

9. 809 曹 Cao Cao Transmigrates into Tang Sanzang 曹操穿越成唐僧 Where Does the Wind Come From?风来何处Eastern Fantasy624k WordsCompleted A downright hilarious book! “Wukong, let me be honest with you. I love this demon general to death. I don't care whose subordinate or mount he is, he has to join our westbound pilgrimage!” --------The demons have powerful connections early on, with little variation. Later chapters... bring a huge twist!! An offbeat, surreal Journey to the West! It also takes a look at the relationships and rivalries along the pilgrimage from Cao Cao's point of view. “Why has everyone taken all my demon generals? 282Reads8.5Score—Shelves
10. 810 棺 The Yama in the Coffin 棺中阎罗 Ku Er喾儿Mystery809k WordsOngoing Three blades fell, and the bandit chief was slain; one song severed the realms of yin and yang. The goddess came to love him, and thus began the Chronicle of Defying Heaven and Slaying Gods. The Way of Heaven shifts and flows; prosperity and decline never last forever. I have already sworn this oath. If we do not part, our reunion is sure to come. What do I fear, even if fate curses our love out of jealousy? Just watch: The King of Hell in his coffin, keeping company with falling leaves at dusk. 53Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The Yin and Yang case on the other side has begun, and the guardians of the country have begun a new chapter! Fatty Xiao has become a soldier, intending to let Yama sleep and be trapped in the Yin-Yang formation on the other side, Qin Shigu fights against the flowers on the other side, Yin-Yang on the other side, sinking in love!

11. 811 我 I Rule Another World by Spreading the Truth 我靠传播真相制霸异界 Fragrance Gatherer采香者Eastern Fantasy308k WordsOngoing Chen Fan transmigrates to another world and binds himself to the Cause-and-Effect Mirror System: every sentence he says becomes the truth. So he starts pulling all kinds of stunts: "The sect leader secretly likes wearing women's clothes," and "The treasure in the secret realm is right beneath the latrine." Until one day, the System warns him: "Host, that rumor you spread about the world being virtual is starting to come true..." 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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12. 812 张 Zhang Yifeng’s 19th Book 张一疯第19本书 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Historical3.4M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read my stories. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 813 你 You Are Typing 你，正在输入 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁11k WordsCompleted You are typing 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good short book, bright and refreshing to read.

14. 814 封 Tales from Investiture of the Gods 封神演义那些事 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Eastern Fantasy792k WordsCompleted Want to uncover the mysteries of the ancient war between gods and demons? Investiture of the Gods: The Story Behind the Legends takes you back to the fantastical era when the Shang and Zhou dynasties changed hands! Here, the foolish King Zhou is bewitched by a fox spirit and rules with debauchery and cruelty, filling the court with chaos through tortures like roasting people alive and throwing them into pits of venomous creatures, as well as carving out hearts and gouging out eyes. Meanwhile, Ji 45Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 815 银 The Silver Lock and the River That Ran Backward 银锁与倒流的河 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁45k WordsCompleted The Silver Lock and the River That Flows Backward 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 816 那 The Records of the Grand Historian: Those Stories 【史记】那些事 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Records of the Grand Historian is the first general history of China written in the biographical style. Compiled over more than a decade by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han dynasty, it was praised by Lu Xun as “the swan song of historians, a Li Sao without rhyme,” and is regarded as a work of exceptional historical and literary value. The book aims “to investigate the relationship between Heaven and humanity, understand the changes from ancient times to the present, and establish a scho 9Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 817 离 He Died Before My Eyes When We Divorced 离婚时，他死在我面前 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted He Died Before My Eyes When We Divorced —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 818 逐 A Chapter-by-Chapter Deep Dive into Dream of the Red Chamber 【红楼梦】逐回深度解读 Zhang Yifeng张一疯2.9M WordsCompleted A Chapter-by-Chapter In-Depth Analysis of Dream of the Red Chamber is a scholarly work of literary appreciation focused on Dream of the Red Chamber, the pinnacle of classical Chinese literature. Organized around the novel’s chapters and grounded in close reading, it draws on a century of research to examine the work chapter by chapter from multiple angles. It is a “guide to solving its mysteries” and a “reading map” for fans of Dream of the Red Chamber. 79Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 819 她 She Used a Marriage of Convenience to Fool Him into Loving Her for Life 《她用数据婚姻，骗他一生真心》 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁9k WordsCompleted She Used a Data-Driven Marriage to Deceive Him Into Loving Her for Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 820 西 Those Things About Journey to the West 西游那些事 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Eastern Fantasy374k WordsCompleted (Clears throat) Attention, everyone! Here's a fresh take on Journey to the West so good even Buddha would hit the "Follow" button. When an overworked office drone protagonist drops into the pilgrimage campaign with a "Plot Correction System," he discovers that every demon in this version is a real character! By day, the White Bone Spirit acts in horror films; by night, she livestreams "How to Eat Tang Monk's Flesh with Style" from her cave. The Great Peng is sick of being a mount and secretly op 4Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 星 When the Starlight Turns Back 星光回溯时 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Urban174k WordsCompleted From a forgotten left-behind child to a military cadet at the National University of Defense Technology, his life is a comeback story written in blood and tears. He lost his mother at two and lived alone in an empty house at five. School bullying wore away his smile, and his desperate longing for friendship nearly drove him to the brink. But the harder life became, the more determined he was to climb his way out. When the words “National University of Defense Technology” took root in his heart, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 822 隔 The Play Next Door 隔壁戏 User26182811用户26182811Historical2.8M WordsCompleted The Neighboring Stage is an expansive collection of ancient occupational parables, told across 360 standalone chapters. Together, they weave a grand panorama of 360 trades. Each chapter focuses on a different profession, from street storytellers and frontier beacon guards to imperial chefs and wandering mystics. Through the lives of people in the past, the stories reflect the world of today. The collection is united by the timeless theme that sincerity triumphs over cunning. Every story is a tes 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push open the creaking door - Recommended "The Play Next Door" Have you ever heard such a sound? It was the crisp snapping sound of the beads when they collided, which resounded in the silent accounting room. The rolling trajectory of each bead contained the livelihood of a family, the price of goods of an era, and the struggle of a scholar between money and morality - that was Chapter 138, "The Mathematical Beads of Mr. Arithmetic." It was when the Jiaowei Qin was rescued from the embers of the fire, the slight sound of the paulownia wood cracking, and the seven strings vibrating a violinist's shattered pride and rebuilt dignity - that was Chapter 139, "The Jiaowei Qin" by the Musician. It is the rustle of the brush falling on the rice paper. I started painting from the clumsiest stone, painted it for three years, and burned it for three years, until the landscape under my brush gained great weight - that is the 140th chapter of "The Painter's Apprentice Manuscript" that you just read. It is the soft sound of chess pieces falling on the chessboard. Between the pieces, there is hidden the painstaking efforts of waiting for the imperial edict, the shadow of imperial power and the intellectual game of an era - that is Chapter 141 "The Handicap of the Chess Waiting for the Imperial Order". When the exegesis doctor unfolds the lecture notes, the pages turn like a tide, and the tampered truth and tamed thoughts are squeezed in the gaps of the scripture annotations - that is Chapter 142, "The Execution Doctor's Lecture Notes". These voices all come from the same place: "The Play Next Door". --- This is not a play, it is a mirror. "The Play Next Door" has no grand war scenes, no adventures in time travel, and no secrets about the palace. It only does one thing: push open the creaking wooden doors in ordinary alleys, letting you see the "little people" buried in the dust of history behind the doors, and the "little objects" in their hands. An abacus, a piano, a scroll of drawings, a chessboard, a book of lecture notes - these objects are so ordinary that they are almost boring. But in this ordinary, there is a thrilling truth hidden: when the arithmetic teacher dials the last bead, what is calculated may be the focus of inflation in a dynasty; when the luthier repairs the last crack of the Jiaowei Qin, what is repaired may be the fear of "flaws" of the entire era; when the painter leaves the last blank on the apprentice's manuscript, what is left may be a silent resistance against "cramming". The best thing about this book is: it doesn't preach, it just shows. It does not tell you that "the ancient imperial examination system suppressed human nature", it only lets you see the Meng boy who trembled at the Thousand-Character Classic late at night; it does not criticize "feudal ethics and cannibalism", it only lets you listen to the entire family's expectations and imprisonment for their daughter when a silver needle passes through the brocade on the female red embroidery chart. ---Each chapter is a window into the present. You may ask: What do these old things have to do with me? Please read: When you are anxious about what talent your child should learn, you might as well read "The Luthier's Burnt-End Qin" - the luthier finally understood that the best qin skill is not the flawless "Guangling San", but the ability to play out the resilience of life on a burnt qin. When you are overwhelmed by the "involution" in the workplace, you might as well read "Qi Daizhao's Handicap" - How can Qi Taizhao preserve the emperor's face and maintain the dignity of chess under the rules of handicap? It is a long-lost "art of proportion." When you lament the explosion of information and the difficulty in distinguishing authenticity, you might as well read "Lecture Notes of Doctors of Scripture" - see how intellectuals from a thousand years ago quietly planted the seeds of independent thinking in the gaps between collations and annotations. When you are anxious about your child's basic education, you might as well review "The Painter's Apprenticeship" - the genius apprentice painted rocks for three years before being allowed to paint mountains. Does our education today lack the patience to "paint a stone for three years"? Every dilemma in "The Show Next Door" can find echoes today. It is like a clean bronze mirror. Although it reflects the faces of ancient people, it reflects the reflection of you and me. --- The words are picturesque and the artistic conception is profound. The beauty of this book lies not only in the ideas, but also in the words themselves. The author's writings have the smell of the plum rains in the south of the Yangtze River - you can smell the old Hui ink mixed with rice paper in Shouzhuozhai; you can touch the texture of the paulownia wood on the Jiaowei Qin, which is the memory of the fire; you can see the warm and jade-like luster of the abacus beads, which is the patina left by countless late-night accounts. These words are neither impetuous nor noisy, just like a pot of aged Pu'er that needs to be savored slowly. The initial entrance may be dull, but the aftertaste is long and the aftertaste can linger in your heart for three days. For example, the paragraph before the painter's sickbed: "With these manuscripts, do you think I'm teaching you to paint? I'm teaching you to see. Look at the memory of the stone, the dignity of the withered lotus, the light in the darkness, the truth in the mirror, the integrity in the cracks..." Where is this talking about painting? It is clearly talking about a way of viewing the world. --- The structure is like a garden, one scene at a time. From Chapter 136 "The Chapter of the Family School" to Chapter 148 "The Broken Umbrella of the Traveling Lecturer", there are thirteen chapters, thirteen professions, and thirteen lives. But they are not isolated showcases, but a carefully designed garden: You start from the sound of loud reading in the home school, pass through the enlightenment of the teacher's thousand-character essay, pass through the practical considerations of the arithmetic accounting room, feel the dimension of art in the piano, painting and chess, and touch the boundaries of thought in the exposition and translation of scriptures. Finally, you come to the female world of Nuhong embroidery stand, the economic basis of the family's farmland, the warmth of the world in the free school, the coldness of the world in the winter school, until the broken umbrella of the wandering scholar - knowledge walks out of the temple and wanders in the world. There is a hidden mechanism in every step, and there is a deep meaning in every turn. What you read is not thirteen stories, but a complete ecology, a spiritual profile of an era. --- Why should you open this book? Because in this era of pursuing "three minutes to read" and "five minutes to finish", you need a book that slows you down. Because in this trend of advocating "dry information", "cheats" and "shortcuts", you need a book that tells you that "painting rocks for three years is the real skill". Because in this black-and-white public opinion field where standpoints come first, you need a book that shows complexity and grayscale and finds wisdom in the cracks. "The Show Next Door" won't give you answers, but it will give you better questions. It will make you think of the arithmetic teacher's beads when you close the book and look at the calculator in your hand; when you look at the works of your child's art class, you will think of the painter's apprenticeship drafts; and even in the intrigue in the conference room, you will think of the exquisite handicap of the chess player Daizhao. --- The last bit of personal recommendation is that I especially recommend you start reading from Chapter 140 "The Painter's Lesson Draft". This chapter is a miniature landscape of the entire book - it contains the dialectics between foundation and quick success, the balance between talent and hard work, the conflict between inheritance and innovation, and the philosophy of perfection and imperfection. After reading this chapter, you will have the key to enter the world of "The Show Next Door". Then, you can go back and see how the beads work out your life; you can also explore backwards and see how the chessboard shapes your destiny. This book is there, like the blank lesson manuscript in Shouzhuozhai. It doesn't promise to give you pleasure, but it promises to give you thickness. It doesn't promise to give you answers, but it does promise to give you a response. Open that door. The play next door is about to begin. And all the plays tell the story of the theatergoers.

23. 823 完 The Perfect Substitute: A Cage of Memories 完美替身之记忆的囚笼 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁Marriage & Romance31k WordsCompleted The Perfect Stand-In: A Prison of Memories —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 824 水 Tales from the Water Margin 水浒那些事 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Eastern Fantasy432k WordsCompleted Water Margin: Those Stories is a labor of love, a humorously deconstructed retelling of the Water Margin legend. With a deliriously playful style that brings the past and present together, it gives the outlaws of Liangshan an entirely new spin! Song Jiang becomes a startup CEO, leading his 108 heroes in “The Water Margin Group's IPO.” Wu Song's tiger fight turns into a showdown for the ages between an animal-protection group and a hardcore mukbang streamer. Pan Jinlian becomes a relationship inf 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 825 妈 Mom, Look, I'm Tearing Down His Heaven 妈妈，你看，我在拆他的天堂 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁8k WordsCompleted Mom, Look, I’m Tearing Down His Paradise —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 826 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 601Reads—Score108Shelves

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    This is a newly released and completed novel. Regardless of the rating, high quality is the key. It is worth reading!!

27. 827 红 Tales from the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼梦那些事 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Female-Channel Fanfiction439k WordsCompleted A laugh-out-loud, tradition-defying take on Dream of the Red Chamber bursts onto the scene! Using a delightfully unhinged deconstructionist approach, this book turns the rise and fall of the Four Great Families into a hilarious three-in-one guide to workplace life, relationships, and survival, letting you rediscover this classic masterpiece between fits of laughter. Jia Baoyu becomes a lovesick rich kid, constantly caught between Daiyu's sharp-tongued jabs and Baochai's humblebragging. Wang Xife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 828 她 She Taught Me to Sing from Inside the Wall 她在墙里教我唱歌 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁12k WordsCompleted She Taught Me to Sing from Inside the Wall —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 829 三 Tales from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义那些事 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Historical423k WordsCompleted The Three Kingdoms: Those Stories is set during the Three Kingdoms period, from the late Eastern Han dynasty to the early Jin dynasty. By examining the connections between people and events, it explores the historical forces behind the changing political landscape. Using a narrative approach that blends roughly seventy percent historical fact with thirty percent fiction, it draws on historical sources such as Records of the Three Kingdoms as well as the literary interpretations of Romance of the 3Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 830 我 After I Died, the Entire Wealthy Family Begged Me to Be Reborn 《我死后，全豪门跪求我重生》 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁9k WordsCompleted After I Died, the Entire Wealthy Elite Begged Me to Be Reborn —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 831 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Humorous Edition 聊斋志异【幽默版】 Zhang Yifeng张一疯Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of classical Chinese short stories written by the Qing dynasty author Pu Songling. Completed in the late seventeenth century, during the final stage of China's feudal society, it contains 491 stories. Using ghosts, fox spirits, and immortals as its subjects, the book reflects real society through supernatural tales. It depicts romantic love between humans and spirits, as in “Nie Xiaoqian” and “Yingning,” while also exposing the corruption of th 5Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 832 她 She Reads Hearts Amid the Ashes 她在灰烬里测人心 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁17k WordsCompleted She Reads People’s Hearts in the Ashes —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 833 口 The Complete Guide to Oratory 口才学大全 Zhang Yifeng张一疯493k WordsCompleted The Complete Guide to Public Speaking is a practical guide focused on improving communication skills. It dispels the misconception that eloquence is an inborn talent and helps readers master essential communication skills through a systematic approach. The book first lays a solid foundation, explaining how to build logical arguments and teaching readers to structure what they say using "point + example + transition" so they can avoid rambling. It then covers a wide range of situations, from list 15Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 834 他 His White Moonlight, My Crematorium 《他的白月光，我的焚尸炉》 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁13k WordsCompleted His White Moonlight, My Cremation Furnace —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 835 中 A Grand Compendium of Famous Figures from Every Chinese Dynasty 中国历代名人大鉴 Zhang Yifeng张一疯5.2M WordsOngoing A must-read classic for every bookshelf: A Comprehensive Collection of Famous Figures Throughout Chinese History breaks through the barriers of dense historical sources. Forget rote memorization of complicated facts. Journey across five thousand years of Chinese history, from ancient sages to modern luminaries, all gathered here and presented in engaging detail. Stripped of excessive glorification and free from obscure language, its accessible yet elegant prose brings every famous figure vividly 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 836 绝 The Peerless Half-Demon 绝世半妖 Peace in My Hands手里的安宁Urban363k WordsOngoing Read three chapters and you’ll like it. Read fifty and you’ll think this book is outstanding. Read a hundred and you’ll admit it’s the best! It has passion, mind games, comedy, cultivation, modern life, mysteries to solve, snark, and everything else! But none of that matters! The main thing is, it also has bare little feet! The title might be putting you off for now, but you’ll like it after three chapters. —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 837 算 The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys 1.5kReads—Score256Shelves

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38. 838 红 The Regrets of the Red Chamber 红楼遗恨 Zhang Yifeng张一疯1.2M WordsCompleted Dream of the Red Chamber is by no means a boudoir romance. It is, in truth, a secret history of the Han people’s lost kingdom, written under the crushing pressure of literary inquisitions! Cao Xueqin used “Zhen Shiyin” (hiding the truth) to conceal the pain of a fallen kingdom, and “Jia Yucun” (preserving falsehoods) to hide a will to resist the Qing. Beneath a mythological facade, he wrapped a truth soaked in blood and tears. The stone that lacked the means to mend the heavens embodies the Han 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 韦 A Dream of Red Mansions, Explained by Wei 韦说红楼 Zhang Yifeng张一疯1.7M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 840 李 Li Yunlong Becomes Lü Bu: Fierce, Brutal, Cunning, and Slick 李云龙成吕布，又凶又猛又奸又滑 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The lyrics go: Sleeves sweep across the vast expanse. I raise my eyes, and the galaxy shatters. I lift my long halberd and cleave open chaos, splitting heaven and earth asunder. The clouds of eternity crown the highest peak; lightning and fire in my breast melt the rusted iron. With a turn of my hand, I seize the sun and moon as twin pearls. Mountains and seas overturn; winds and clouds fall silent. The past and present are no more than dust. I laugh: where are the heroes now? Only crumbling ste 386Reads7.1Score—Shelves
41. 841 卡 The Kappa People’s Prophecy 卡帕祖人预言 Chief Qiao QWX乔帮主QWXSci-Fi & Apocalypse247k WordsOngoing A sweeping science fiction novel: One million years ago, Mudu Kesa, chief of the Kapa people, carved ten prophecies. The first three came true, turning three civilizations to ash. The remaining seven will be fulfilled by his ten-thousand-and-first descendant, Mudu Chen. The price: each time a prophecy comes true, he will lose a part of himself. Mudu Chen, a young man from a small town in the Xinjiang desert, has no idea that he died once in his mother’s womb. That was his hundredth death. After —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suitable for people who can accept that the protagonist is not handsome, not cool, not pretentious, and even a little cold, stupid and funny. Suitable for people who want to see "the emotional line is not sweet but very real". Suitable for people who want to cry and laugh, and who want to think but don't want to be tired. Not suitable for readers who like the protagonist to always win, the supporting characters to always be praised, and the villain to always be stupid. The enemy of this book is himself - he owes a debt that he cannot pay

42. 842 地 Earth’s Game: I Am the God of Drama 地球游戏，我是戏神 A Lifelong Pursuit一生追寻Urban262k WordsOngoing Zhang Ling, a peerless genius of the human race, and Yun Qingcheng, the devil clan's heavenly beauty, are sworn enemies. They fall victim to a sinister plot, and the absurd spark that sets it off is taking a dog for a walk. The pooch takes a leak wherever it pleases, igniting a deadly battle between immortals and demons that kills them both! Their souls crash into the underworld of Earth, where they're forced to begin a massive reincarnation challenge game. These sworn foes should attack each —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nonsensical and funny urban martial arts, the meaning is still endless, let's spread the word and share, share happiness, it's so classic

43. 843 大 Women in the Age of Viral Fame 大流量时代的女人 Chief Qiao QWX乔帮主QWXModern Romance208k WordsCompleted Xu Wanqing, 32, is the chairwoman of Xingyao Media. Riding the crest of the traffic boom, she is both a force to be reckoned with and the confidante of single man Wen Zhixing. Wen Zhixing put a 30-million-yuan influencer incubator in her hands, and she used it to gain leverage over the resources of the entire industry. She made a group of people rich overnight. Some lost themselves in money and descended into gambling and crime; others held fast to their principles and found success in both thei 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 844 牛 Badass Wu Dalang 牛逼武大郎 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Historical1.2M WordsOngoing A poem says: I roam the martial world, singing loud and free. I cross mountains and rivers, but what does it all mean? Tell me, who in this world is like me? One glimpse of my awesomeness, and a legend is born. Damn it! If Wu Dalang had known he would be kicked to death by a donkey today, he wouldn't have gone near those two black legs of 198Reads7.0Score—Shelves
45. 845 开 From the Start, I Dig Through the Pan God’s Tomb 开局挖穿盘神墓 A Lifelong Pursuit一生追寻Eastern Fantasy457k WordsCompleted From the hidden secrets beneath a bustling city to a fantastical journey through a wondrous world. He walks with a hunting dog in one hand and a falcon in the other. He acts when it’s time to act, and knows when it’s time to back down. He’s charming and dashing, witty and funny, with a thoroughly roguish streak. She met him in a psychiatric hospital. Their fated bond was written in the stars, and she went from a spirited young woman to the darling of heaven. Together, they weather every sweetne 342Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 846 末 The Cold Calamity of Doomsday: The Dragon Source's Flame Rekindles 末日寒劫，龙源火种重燃 Moon Over the Northern Qinling Mountains秦岭北山月Eastern Fantasy931k WordsOngoing I, Xie Yan, am still a good-for-nothing in the eyes of my people, three years into the apocalyptic Cold Calamity on the Dragon Source Continent. The Five Northern Clans marched south and besieged the Hua Clan on the southern bank of the Longjiang River for three years. They swore to wipe out the entire clan and seize the warm lands along the river that the Hua Clan controlled. I was born with a cultivation physique unseen in ten thousand years, but on the day I was born, my mother sealed my spir 30Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Take a look, you won't regret it.

47. 847 我 Me, Starting from the Start with a Terrible Hand, Becoming the Ancestor of the Three Realms Through Hardship 我，天崩开局，靠苦命成三界祖宗 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Urban218k WordsOngoing [A wild, hard-luck hero + hilarious supernatural mayhem + unbeatable action] The day Sui Bianhuo was born, the sky split and the earth shook. The entire village died, and a three-legged old donkey carried him off in its mouth through the floodwaters. When he was five, the only person who had ever been kind to him, his older sister, was seized by immortals and taken to Heaven. Drifting through the city, he was so unlucky that even ghosts were afraid of him. A feng shui master tried to read his fo —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 848 一 A Lifetime of Martial Arts 一生武功 The Road of Donghang东航的路Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing This is the story of Wang Han, who failed the Bayes' theorem exam administered by the God of Physics and Technology and was banished to the mortal realm. There, he became cultivation partners with Huang Zhumiao, one of the Seven Fairy Maidens from Heaven, and underwent trials to advance his cultivation. Wang Han studied the Seven Injuries Fist. Every morning, he did push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, then sat cross-legged and ate Shizhen Yifang ginseng paste for his health before soaking in medici 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chapter 306: A dream in the tower brings wealth and business to the world. Change the plot routine again. Game version learning method. Chapter 307 Brain Arena Game learning mathematics method. Chapter 308 Star Game. The game integrates mathematics questions to accompany you to grow. Chapter 309 Beichen Star Hijack. Classical Chinese mathematics to accompany you to grow. Chapter 310 Game Xinghai Gas Station. Chapter 311 Star wheel is wrong. Thinking accompanies you to grow. Chapter 312 Pluto Redemption Game. Chapter 313 Game Star Formation Paper Kite. Chapter 314: The Game of Kite and Yellow Thread is Over. Chapter 315: The Redemption of Neutron Star. Chapter 316: Star Jade Domination. Chapter 317: Star Pulse Qian Sheng. Chapter 318: Cangming Ship Control. Chapter 319: Star Port Ship Training. It's the same as learning to drive. Chapter 320: Star Pile Carving. Self-Restraint.

49. 849 红 Love in a Strange Red Mansion 红楼异世情 Little Orchid Garden小兰苑Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Court Intrigue] Lan Xin Tian unexpectedly transmigrates into Princess Tian Ning of the Great Sheng dynasty. Her way back is hidden within a mysterious red mansion. Hoping to return to reality, she honors a childhood promise and enters a secret academy, only to encounter a young man in black whose true form is a divine bird and whose allegiance to good or evil is unclear. He gives her his whole heart, while she must choose between her mission and his devotio —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a big book [please pay attention]

50. 850 我 Caregiving at the Mental Hospital 我在精神病院当陪护 Dian Lan滇岚Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted A troubled heart can be healed with medicine. A troubled mind means something is wrong with your mental health. The moment I walked into a psychiatric hospital with my daughter, my world collapsed! As I stayed by her side through treatment, for a moment I wondered: Why did I have to come into this world? Why was I given a family like this? Why did I have a child like this? When all these questions surfaced, I wanted to cry. I didn't want to live! 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How do depressed patients get out?

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