I’ve Read Too Many Mindless Stories. Any Slow-Paced Ones That Actually Make You Think? 无脑的看多了，有没有节奏慢，带脑子的文

1. 1 恶 The Wicked Fool Was Reborn, Only to Be Forced into Love by Her Simpleminded Husband 恶毒蠢货重生后被傻夫强制爱了 Frog at the Traffic Light红绿灯的蛙Two Male Leads461k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + reborn + space + everyone loves him + coercive love + a slightly combative couple + one-on-one in this life] [Beautiful, vicious, selfish, flexible, and hot-tempered uke × domineering, obsessive, amnesiac then self-convinced fool-dog seme] He Yijiu was reborn. But he felt no joy at all. He cursed Heaven for being unfair. If he had to be reborn, why couldn't it have been before he suffered all that misery? Thinking about his tragic, hard-knock life in his previous life made h 3.3kReads9.0Score39314d adds

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   The main character is intelligent, and it's super, super good! (♥∀♥)

2. 2 大 The Earth God of Great Zhou 大周土地公 Lone Boat Herding Clouds孤舟牧云Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 27.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds

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   The local earth god from the world of Chinese Paladin is playing with a bunch of little monsters 😳😳

3. 3 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7k14d adds

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   This book has a story and a plot, and it's slow-paced, so it's worth reading!

4. 4 我 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 237.2kReads9.4Score27.9k14d adds

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   A modern young man travels back in time to the Ming Dynasty, rising from a disillusioned prince to the rightful heir apparent, and finally to the throne. He opens sea routes, establishes banks, sets up postal services, cultivates sweet potatoes, manufactures guns and cannons… making the Ming Dynasty prosperous and powerful, unifying the world, and attracting all nations to pay tribute! Highly recommended!!!

5. 5 黄 A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa 67.3kReads8.8Score7.6k14d adds

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   It's all tricks and schemes; I can't keep up with the pace anymore.

6. 6 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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   The first half of the book tells the story of the protagonist's encounter with another world hidden beneath the neon lights. The second half becomes more complex and mind-bending, with many unexpected endings. The subject matter is very novel, the pacing is relatively slow, and the content is excellent. Highly recommended.

7. 7 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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   It's fun, it's intelligent, and it has lots of funny elements.

8. 8 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds

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   These are mystery novels where everyone has a brain; the plot is tense and exciting, and they all have high ratings.

9. 9 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 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5k14d adds
10. 10 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
11. 11 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 15.8kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is indeed smarter after her rebirth. She becomes stronger and stronger after cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness. My favorite part is when the female protagonist meets Ancestor Suibian in the Middle Thousand World. The ancestors dote on little Yu Zhao. It's the charm of the ensemble cast.

12. 12 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 72.1kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds

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    It's watchable and audiobook-friendly; I've rewatched it many times. The main plot is crime-solving, with subplots about love, family, and friendship. The characters are well-developed and relatable, not just revolving around the male and female leads. It's a series of stories, but this one has the best writing and character descriptions, making it a very enjoyable read. I recommend giving it a try.

13. 13 半 Half-Ripe: Divorce to Become Lovers 半熟：离婚做情人 Western Pagoda西浮屠Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Chasing his wife after divorce + Business startup romance] If they can’t be husband and wife, they can be lovers on solid ground. Pei Shujun and Pei Junxing met on a blind date and married in a flash. Before they’d even gotten to know each other properly, they had a son, then divorced on the day he turned one. Two years later, Pei Shujun sets out to start a business and tries to hitch a ride, calling in favors and pulling strings. It turns out the car is driven by her ex-husband! 8kReads9.0Score65314d adds

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    After a whirlwind marriage, they divorced on their son's first birthday. Two years later, CEO Pei began his pursuit of his wife. The writing is delicate and captivating.

14. 14 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds

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    This is such a wild idea! Who can understand the feeling of a protagonist conquering the world with their brains, not through force?!

15. 15 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds

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    Infinite flow, exciting plot

16. 16 鬼 Genius Lawyer: I Persuaded Someone to Surrender, and They Sent Me a Banner? 鬼才律师：劝人自首还被送锦旗？ Zuo You Jiang Nan左柚姜楠Urban2.9M WordsOngoing The renowned lawyer Zhou Yun became the young lawyer Zhou Yun. Thanks to his godlike case-solving logic, netizens called him a legal genius. A married scumbag seduces a woman, then refuses to take responsibility when she gets pregnant. The police won't even do anything. What should she do? Have them turn themselves in for the joint crime of bigamy. The police will definitely take the case, and with a confession and a pregnancy, there's a good chance the charges will be dropped. A cook who has wo 131.4kReads9.3Score15k14d adds
17. 17 太 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Dragons and Snakes Beneath the Brush笔下龙蛇Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 26.6kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
18. 18 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 89.3kReads9.3Score7.8k14d adds

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    A global mass transmigration occurs, with waves of Earthlings arriving in the Gray Fog World. Witness how our human pioneers explore and survive in this bizarre and wondrous world, and how they lead humanity to its end. "Above the Gray Fog lies the ruler of all; below the Gray Fog lies the prison of all beings." "The Gray Fog is the origin of all the extraordinary, and also the graveyard of all the extraordinary."

19. 19 我 My Days Catching Dragons in the Arctic 我在北极抓龙的日子 Hua Yuliang花雨凉Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In the modern world, you're telling me those rare and exotic beasts actually exist? My name is Xu Yuan. After nine years of compulsory education and three years of high school that no human should have to endure, I stood out and got into a... pretty terrible university. I thought I was about to begin four years of lying flat at college. In my first month on campus, two soldiers took me all the way to the freezing Arctic. And that's how my... well, bizarre and downright absurd dragon-catching lif 86.6kReads9.0Score9.6k14d adds

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    Not mindless, highly recommended

20. 20 分 Two Years After Our Breakup, My Ex-Girlfriend Became My Nephew's Teacher! 分手两年，前女友成了外甥老师！ The Crying Cat哭啼啼的猫Urban343k WordsCompleted [Everyday life] + [One female lead] + [Lighthearted] Wang Fan and Shen Qingli met in their first year of college. They got to know each other, became close, and fell in love, staying together until their senior year. Like countless other college students, they broke up as soon as they graduated. One went to Jiangbei, the other to Jiangnan. They thought they'd never see each other again, but an accident brought Shen Qingli to Jiangbei. “Wang Fan, if you don't go on that blind date today, I'll sho 1.7kReads6.9Score10714d adds
21. 21 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    These books are all very good, especially reading them at night. They're incredibly enjoyable and invigorating.

22. 22 神 Shennong: Growing an Era 神农：种出一个时代 Chen Shangsheng辰上生Urban626k WordsOngoing ‘Sequence,’ ‘farming,’ ‘Shennong.’ Jiang Ming dies on the operating table, only to get the chance to transmigrate to a world of wondrous splendor. Here, there are divine officials capable of wielding all kinds of miraculous powers: the ‘Lampbearer,’ who commands flames; the ‘Pearl Gatherer,’ whose powers counter theirs; and other divine officials with even more unusual abilities, such as ‘Apothecary’s Apprentice,’ ‘Windrunner,’ and ‘Martial Artist’… Now blessed with a healthy body, Jiang Ming 638Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    I really liked the first book, but it was too short. The second book was truly mind-bending. In the third book, the female protagonist progressed step by step; she was clueless at first, but her IQ skyrocketed later.

23. 23 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 15.9kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
24. 24 渣 My Cheating Ex-Girlfriend Betrayed Me, So I Made Her Family Pay in Blood 渣女绿我，我让她一家血债血偿 Toothpaste Is Free牙膏不要钱Urban234k WordsCompleted [Not for beginners. No-brain wish fulfillment fans, look elsewhere. First-person narration, plot-driven, long-running foreshadowing, somewhat slow pacing. The boss fight comes after Chapter 50. Best read in one sitting. Please leave comments and ask for updates!] I came home after a three-day business trip and found evidence of my girlfriend's affair in the bathroom trash can... She wouldn't reply to my messages or answer my video calls, and my trust in her shattered in an instant. In a fit of r 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone's intelligence is online; the protagonist doesn't have any cheat codes, and he's guaranteed to be killed by the villain.

25. 25 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 15.9kReads9.5Score2k14d adds

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    This one has to be it. The male and female leads go from mutual antagonism to love, gradually closing the distance between them. The plot is great, and it's not a typical Tomato-themed novel. You definitely won't regret reading it! [Note]

26. 26 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds

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    This is a top-tier spy novel, full of intelligence and logic, not just a wish-fulfillment story!

27. 27 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 54.2kReads9.4Score8.5k14d adds

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    This book is really good! So detailed! The characters are so engaging! 🤤

28. 28 不 I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit 261Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this as a traditional cultivation novel. There's no reincarnation, no time travel, and no cheat codes. It's a female protagonist story; she comes from a military family and is exceptionally talented. This chosen one must diligently cultivate, as talent is merely the entry point, and what truly determines how far she goes is perseverance and hard work. [Under pressure][Under pressure][Under pressure]

29. 29 异 Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！ 7723 Ah7723啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho 20.5kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds

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    I absolutely love the first book, "Everything for a New Beginning".

30. 30 我 I Was Raised by Monsters 我被怪物养大 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban769k WordsCompleted The story is set in a modern city in a parallel world. Legend has it that City A is home to an urban myth called the White Cat Agency. The agency is run by a group of monsters and demons. As long as you pay the appropriate price, they'll fulfill any request you make. Money, organs, emotions, memories, years of life... Anything could become a bargaining chip. Seventeen years ago, an infant boy of unknown origins was found by the agency's owner and raised by a group of monsters. Seventeen years l 2kReads9.6Score37914d adds
31. 31 就 You Call This a 10A Tourist Attraction? 就你这景区是10A啊 Lucky Little Pig小猪旺财Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure] [Building Tourist Attractions] [No Heroine] Xu Jing inherited a scenic area in a barren mountain range. You say it's so rundown that nobody visits? Then he'll turn it into a Level 10A attraction! A sacred mountain teeming with life, ruins beneath the lake, a place of pilgrimage... Countless people poured into this obscure little city and stared in bewilderment at the floating island overhead... You call this just a tourist attraction? 92.4kReads9.4Score8.7k14d adds
32. 32 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 58.1kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
33. 33 变 After Turning into an Animal, I Was Forced to Live Off Someone Else 变成动物后，被迫吃软饭了 Li Yuzhi李愚之Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female CEO heroine + male lead as a doting wife + weak man, strong woman] Xiao Hua transmigrated into a starving male tiger, nearly dead from hunger. Just as he was about to die, a majestic tigress appeared with a deer in her jaws and dropped it in front of him. She was even willing to bear offspring with him and continue his frail bloodline. He just... Xiao Hua: Tears of gratitude welling up. Xiao Hua transmigrated into a feeble penguin. While the other penguins went out looking for food, h 1.7kReads9.0Score17714d adds
34. 34 情 The Endless Torment of Love: A Flying Flower Challenge 情虐无涯飞花令 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Angsty Love + Male Lead Pursues His Wife to the Crematorium + Second Male Lead as the Pure, Longed-For Ideal + Revenge and a Comeback] [Pure desire, domineering love, danmei, and puppy-like devotion] The ensemble cast is every bit as compelling as the main characters. The entire Huaying Sect was massacred, and the righteous old master of Fengling Manor died alongside them. The orphan Yu Feiyin was entrusted to the care of Mu Feng, young master of Fengling Manor, who saved h 299Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    This book is truly intellectually stimulating; it's not a wish-fulfillment novel, nor is it about punishment, torture, or thrills. It's a traditional martial arts-based coming-of-age story with a compelling cast of characters and a compelling narrative.

35. 35 这 This Top Scholar Plays by His Own Rules 这个状元路子有点野 The Foundation of One's Life立身之本Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + lighthearted] My Parents Flipped the Table and Quit, So I Want to Take the Imperial Exams Too Just as Wang Xuezhou was about to reach the peak of his life, he transmigrated. The good news: in this life, his parents were loving, and his siblings got along. The bad news: the whole family was pinching pennies to fund his eldest uncle's studies. They had next to nothing and were living on coarse grain and wild greens. But before he could flip t 50.9kReads8.9Score6.3k14d adds
36. 36 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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    A woman disguises herself as a man to take the imperial examination; she doesn't reveal her identity, and she's not brainless.

37. 37 修 The Immortal Maiden Praised by the Cultivation World Has No Morals 修仙界交口称赞的仙子她没有道德 Mei Qin Meiyu未亲眉宇Ancient Romance720k WordsOngoing Synopsis: The main story has no CP, with a touch of “everyone loves the heroine.” Don’t be overly pure and proper. There’s some scheming, but not much, so readers looking for a high-IQ, meticulously researched story may want to steer clear. The pacing is on the slow side. A strong heroine, not a doting-wife story, but with a touch of “everyone loves her.” It’s perfectly natural for strength to be attractive. If that bothers you, don’t click in and give me your money. “Putting makeup on your butt 333Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Cultivation novel, female protagonist from a good family, political intrigue.

38. 38 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
39. 39 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2k14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book, where the protagonist rises from humble beginnings; it's slow-paced, rich in content, and has no major flaws.

40. 40 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.1M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 133.8kReads9.2Score13.1k14d adds
41. 41 谍 Espionage: From the Start, I Could Hear People's Thoughts and Expose Japanese Spies 谍战：开局偷听心声，识破日谍 Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Writer日万小写手Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Su Mu wakes up one morning and finds he has transmigrated to the Republic of China, becoming a low-ranking agent for the Military Statistics Bureau! Just as he’s losing hope, he gains the ability to read people’s thoughts! Agent at No. 76: Damn it, how did our secret plan to arrest the deputy chief of the Military Statistics Bureau get leaked? Chief of the Special Services Section: Damn it, who exposed the top-secret agent infiltrating Mountain City? I’ll kill him! Headquarters of the Plum Bloss 65.3kReads8.8Score5.1k14d adds

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    These two books are currently the strongest in the spy genre, featuring intelligent enemies and not mindless stories.

42. 42 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
43. 43 我 I Am the Zombie Progenitor, and I Usher in the Apocalypse 我！丧尸母体，开启末世纪元 Play the Wild Card First王炸先上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Cold-Blooded + No Female Lead + System + Decisive and Ruthless + All Races of the Universe] One day, a blood-red sky envelops all of Blue Star, and a surge of cosmic energy floods the planet! Life on Blue Star begins to mutate. Humans awaken all kinds of physiques, and countless ability users and ancient martial arts experts emerge! According to the normal timeline, countless powerful beings would rise among humanity, and Blue Star would enter a golden age of high-level martial evo 8.5kReads7.1Score98214d adds
44. 44 凛 The Frozen Apocalypse: Roaming Everywhere in My RV 凛冬末世：开着房车到处浪 Ironhead Amumu铁头阿木木Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + System + no bleeding-heart heroics + plenty of beauties + villain + supremely selfish + cold-blooded] [Original title: Recruiting Maids, Starting with My Proud Neighbor's Wife] [Three chapters daily + no days off] A brutal freeze descends, and the entire world is sealed in ice. The apocalypse is here. Do I need to stockpile supplies? No! My supplies arrive every day! Am I alone in the apocalypse, with goddesses to stockpile? No! The goddesses will come knocking on their 132.8kReads7.3Score23.6k14d adds
45. 45 末 Apocalypse: Foreseeing Natural Disasters, I Loot the World to Survive 末世：预知天灾，为求生洗劫全球 Mud Taibai泥太白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + Game + Three Kingdoms + Conquest + Wish Fulfillment + Spatial Storage + Fighting Monsters and Leveling Up + Cultivation + Invincibility + Crushing All Opposition) The apocalypse begins with natural disasters, and the Longevity Game descends. Everyone can enter the game world using their thoughts. Your in-game strength carries over to reality. Items, cultivation techniques, equipment, and even characters can all be brought into the real world. Top-tier cultivation techniques, heaven 19.3kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
46. 46 末 Apocalypse: I’m Invincible, So I’m Going to Live It Up 末世，都无敌了，就要尽情浪 Throwing Stones to Ask the Deer投石问鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Invincible + decisive and ruthless, not a self-sacrificing saint + plenty of beauties + vast storage space + not a neighborhood tough guy] The apocalypse arrived, and Jiang Chen suffered through countless hardships because he was slow to realize what was happening. In the end, his enemies killed him. Reborn, he struck first and got his revenge before his enemies could grow stronger. And as soon as he was reborn, he ran into his enemy’s wife. Naturally, he wasn’t about to hold back. 1.7kReads6.7Score16014d adds
47. 47 末 Doomsday: Who Says I’m the Villain? I’m a Warlord! 末日：谁说我是反派？我是枭雄！ Miss Qiu Gets Married邱小姐出嫁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse273k WordsOngoing (Apocalypse + wasteland + villain protagonist + decisive and ruthless + selfish + treats human life as worthless + ambitious schemer + tycoon + no green tea opening + one protagonist gets killed off within 20 chapters) My name is Ye Fan. I'm a protagonist. The apocalypse has arrived across the globe. Zombies and mutant beasts run rampant, nearly half of humanity has turned into zombies, and in the future, godlike creatures from another world will invade Blue Star. In his previous life, Ye Fan lo —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 别 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 The Whole Family's Hope全家的希望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 55.4kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
49. 49 反 Villain: The Protagonist Beat Me Up, So I Went After His Mom 反派：被主角揍了，反手找上他妈 Pen Name Mo Yun笔名墨韵Urban589k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines]+ [Urban villain] Luo Shan transmigrated into a world that combined several urban novels. And he became a rich second-generation villain who grovelled after women? And, in the end, he was even destined to lose his family and everything he had. After the protagonist beat him up yet again, he didn’t hesitate to go after the protagonist’s mother. For her son’s sake, the protagonist’s mother had no choice but to accept Luo Shan’s terms in humiliation. This blurb is too short to do 286Reads8.2Score—14d adds
50. 50 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as the Villain: My Cultivation Is Gone, and the Female Lead Turns the Tables on Me 穿书反派：修为尽失，女主逆推 Crossing the River on a Reed一苇渡江Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing Xu Yang transmigrates into the world of a novel and becomes its villain, the master of Purple Cloud Peak, one of the six peaks of the Qingming Sect. Once he figures out his situation, Xu Yang panics and immediately wants to grab his things and run. The one thing he can be grateful for is that The story hasn't started yet, so there's still room to change his fate. After awakening the Ten-Thousandfold Return System, all he has to do is accept a gift from one of the novel's heroines for a chance to 56.4kReads8.9Score5.7k14d adds

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