Can We Get Some Originality in Ensemble Casts? It's Always the Senior and Junior Sisters. Give Us Something Original 群像能不能有新意，全是大师姐小师妹，来点原创的

1. 201 百 A Hundred-Meter Greatsword on Her Shoulder, Her Junior Sister Is the Queen of Giving Up 百米大刀肩上扛，师妹她是摆烂王 Sui Yuan岁圆Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Can't get ahead by lying flat + can't win by working myself to the bone + devoted couple + absurd comedy + everyone gets corrupted + ensemble cast] [Money-obsessed heroine VS refined, sickly-sweet male lead] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Nie Baili was reborn all over again! Before transmigrating, she worked herself to the bone, pulling all-nighters every day for a heartless boss. After transmigrating, she pushed the entire cultivation world into a vicious cycle of competition t 8.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   This is my number one! I really, really love this book; it's truly my absolute favorite. It doesn't have those clichéd plots, nor does it have that typical ensemble drama ending with a tragic conclusion. Instead, it's very original and brings a lot of joy. The overall plot is light and cheerful. Whenever I look for ensemble drama novels, this one comes to mind, like a gentle moonlight floating in my heart, always warming me. Thinking about it makes me feel, wow, so warm. I really miss the feeling of reading this book. The female lead is truly wonderful, and I feel the other characters are also very well-developed. I hope you'll all check it out. ( *ˊᵕˋ)✩︎‧₊

2. 202 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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   These three books are absolutely amazing! I've read them so many times.

3. 203 全 The Whole Family Is Insanely Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 14.9kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves

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   Lu Chaochao sacrificed herself twice. The first sacrifice was to save all living beings, and her disciples paid a great price to revive her. The second sacrifice was because the selfish desires of the heavenly gods were harming the human world, and she was willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of humanity. This time, it was her friends and the Heavenly Dao, who had always followed her, who paid a great price to revive her. Every character in the story is very well-developed. Chaochao was a very late bloomer, but the unawakened stone was finally warmed by the Heavenly Dao, who had always followed her. (Ps: The Heavenly Dao is a crybaby and often goes to Chaochao's mother to complain.)

4. 204 A A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 New Book, Boldly Charging into FanFan新书勇闯番番Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 30.3kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
5. 205 夺 Steal Her Fortune? Are You Crazy? The Little Junior Sister Really Kills People! 夺她气运？疯啦，小师妹她真嘎人 Wisteria Weaves Dreams藤萝织梦Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + power-up progression + lighthearted + absurd comedy + no romance + punishing scumbags + getting even + defying fate] Jiu Li transmigrated into a cultivation novel about a fake heiress and a universally adored heroine, becoming the hapless tool whose fortune and bloodline would be stolen to empower the heroine. Fake heiress: “I was born to be the darling of fortune. You’re all fit only to grovel at my feet.” Jiu Li: “Read. Done. Dead!” Male lead: (pops up) Jiu Li: “Assassina 6.5kReads8.8Score910Shelves

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   A completely different ensemble cast, including cultivation novels, post-apocalyptic 1v1 spy stories, and many more, all well-written by the author.

6. 206 异EN City of Beasts 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 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves

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   They're all pretty good, but if there's one that's not good-looking, come find me.

7. 207 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 37.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
8. 208 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 126.5kReads8.9Score22.5kShelves

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   Both of these modern books are incredibly good!!! The first one has such a vivid character portrayal, and the second one is especially interesting.

9. 209 在 Too Beautiful in the Apocalypse, I Get Kissed by a Twisted Obsessive 在末世太漂亮，会被阴湿疯批亲哭 Neither Rain nor Shine非关阴晴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is now live [Apocalyptic Psycho, Hopelessly Obsessed with His Wife & A Pretty, Sharp-Tongued Sweetheart] [Apocalypse / Sweet Romance / Superpowers / Both First-Timers / Zombies / Lots of Original Worldbuilding / Weak Heroine at First] Ning Wenzhu stayed up all night and transmigrated. When she opened her eyes, she had landed in a terrifying apocalypse comic she had read before. Order had collapsed, and the world was full of grotesque, bloody horrors. Death could come at any 45.1kReads8.5Score8.9kShelves
10. 210 别 Stop Sprinkling Glutinous Rice! I Don't Want to Be Belching Black Smoke Either 别撒糯米了！我也不想冒黑烟儿啊 Miao Zhu妙竹Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Lots of Original Worldbuilding + Mutated Plants and Animals + Natural Disasters + Monsters + Special Abilities + Slight Ensemble Cast + Power Progression] On the day Wu Sisi turned eighteen, countless whispers suddenly rang in her ears. No one else could hear them. The next day, she heard whispers again on the awakening platform and accidentally did what they told her to do. Then... She awakened a healing ability, but unlike the vibrant green glow of other healers, black smoke poured from her w 39.8kReads8.9Score7.1kShelves
11. 211 诡 The Bizarre Apocalypse: I'll Protect This Corrupted World 诡异末世：这个污染世界我罩了 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland + Mutants + Sentinels and Guides + Ensemble Cast + Contaminated Zones] The dark apocalypse ends, and the age of the wasteland begins. Countless mutants and bizarre contaminated zones devour humanity’s homes. When a remote town is swallowed by a contaminated zone, Yun Zhao, who has only recently awakened her powers, is forced to lead the entire town on a migration. Her origins are a mystery, and her strength is terrifying. Yet she can barely lift a thing, cannot carry 162kReads9.4Score28.7kShelves
12. 212 据 So I’m the Villainess in a Male-Oriented Novel? 据说我是男频文恶女反派？ Wen Juan Jing Yi文倦景逸Fantastical Romance139k WordsOngoing [A slow-burn plot with a lightly ensemble cast] [A talented, proud, yet reasonable heroine × a dazzling beauty of a male lead who is secretly a scheming green tea] Before she turned seventeen, Lin Zhilan’s life had gone almost impossibly well. She was the most gifted disciple in the sect, treasured by her master, and held in the highest regard. But on her seventeenth birthday, a little bird fell from the sky, jolting loose her shattered memories and shattering the illusion of her perfect life. W 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is amazing! The latest chapter features an incredibly cool female lead!!! If you like aloof female leads and gentle male leads, this is for you! This is a plot-driven novel, and it's truly super good. The writing is delicate, the plot is intelligent, and the ensemble cast includes multiple female and male characters. It's really great!

13. 213 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 66.8kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    Speaking of ensemble casts, I must say that the books by the author "Ruo Bu Ci" are truly excellent.

14. 214 关 How I Awakened My Powers and Became Yao Mei 关于我觉醒异能成了瑶妹这件事 Xu's February Breeze许二月春风Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Patriotic + Superpowers + Academy + Teamwork + No Heroine, No Romance + Pure Support, No Damage + Multiple Awakenings + The State Has His Back + No Golden Finger + Battle Scars + Unhinged (?) + Ensemble Cast] [Abilities awakened so far: Spirit Possession (single-target shield), Song of Forgetting Sorrows (healing, purification, buffs, cooldown reduction, and more, all in one)] Shen Zhao: I say, mighty China should be like a rooster crowing, and the whole world should grow bright! One day, Shen 10.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Come on, if you don't like it, kill me! But be warned, this is the first book, as the author, Chunfeng, has stopped updating.

15. 215 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves

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    The first book is amazing, the Mahjong Master is awesome!

16. 216 恶 Wicked Cultivator: I Hold the True, Good, and Beautiful System and Become the Demon Emperor 恶女修仙，手握真善美系统成魔帝 You Lianqing犹怜青Ancient Romance725k WordsOngoing [Lone-wolf cultivation + no romance + System + native-born underdog + villainess + dual mastery of medicine and formations] Li Li has always been sharp-tongued and ruthless, with a fierce grudge against anyone who crosses her. She has been beaten countless times for it, yet she never learns her lesson. When she was ten, a monster calling itself the “Truth, Goodness, and Beauty System” came to her, back when she was still called Ding Er Ya, and forced her to do good deeds. Guided by the principle 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
17. 217 小 The Crybaby Went Wild in the Infinite Worlds 小哭包他在无限世界里野翻了 Dongfang Xiao Shisan东方萧十三Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + team battles + academy setting + infinite-flow + mystery-solving + livestreams + ensemble cast] The characters are smart, the golden finger is modest, and this is a power-up story with an ensemble cast. The main team is a little villainous, and Qingbao has brains and brawn and won’t hold anyone back~ The main story is complete~ Story introduction ↓ [God-tier demon Xisili vs. god-tier control-support Jiang Yaoqing] Welcome to the Nightmare Center. Here, you can make any wish com 7kReads9.5Score1kShelves
18. 218 末EN Apocalypse Underworld Emperor: After Dark, I Make the Rules 末世地下皇帝，天黑以后我说的算 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted (No System, passionate, brotherhood, not an invincible protagonist, high martial arts) (Ensemble cast, every character has a distinct personality and their own moments to shine) A young man framed and imprisoned by his own boss unexpectedly gains the blood of the Demon Ancestor and awakens as a superpowered fighter, embarking on a path of revenge. The story of a group of youths from the bottom of society fighting their way up. A legend about a young man who rises to become the Underworld Emperor 62.9kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves
19. 219 你 Just Stay Alive! This Healer Can Keep You Going Forever 你就活吧！这奶妈能奶到离谱 One-Two Green Pepper一二青椒Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Modern urban fantasy + special abilities + ensemble cast + no romance + academy setting + genius] Xia Xitong arrived in a world where rifts had appeared and everyone awakened special abilities. She awakened the rare profession of [Healer]. She could use “Life Conversion” to level up skills by spending her own lifespan, or buy new skills in the skill shop. The teacher questioned reality: “Aren't all healers supposed to be rosy-cheeked and long-lived? Can they look like this too...?” Xia Xitong 40.7kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves

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    These are all quite good.

20. 220 别 Don't Mess with That Miaojiang Boy, He's Twisted and Sadistic 别惹那个苗疆少年，他病娇又变态 I'm Broken, Do Whatever You Want我碎了你随意Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, awaiting release] [Exclusive 1v1 Romance + Healing + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] [Straightforward Sweetheart x Sharp-Tongued, Brooding Tsundere] Original title: Don’t Mess with That Miaojiang Boy, He’s Obsessive and Twisted When Chai Xiaomi reads how the righteous female side character tries to stop the villain from planting a love gu in the heroine, only to be eaten by venomous insects until not a bone remains, she shudders in silence. She is stung to death by a poisono 82.3kReads9.4Score14.5kShelves

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    The first book is a micro-ensemble piece, featuring Chai Xiaomi, a transmigrated female supporting character who is given a hellish mission by the system from the start: to stop the Miao villains from planting a love curse on the female lead! She thought she was there to build her career and save her life, but she ended up falling into the gentle trap of a yandere curse king. The seemingly harmless heterochromatic boy is actually gloomy and arrogant, with a full-on crazy personality, yet he only softens his heart for her. The second book is an ensemble piece, where the female lead transmigrates to interstellar space, and she, the male lead, and their small team support and care for each other, leveling up together. The third book is a family story; the female lead has five older brothers, one older sister, and a male lead who loves her. The fourth book is highly recommended, with Chinese mythology elements. The transmigrated female lead, Qin Shu, starts as a substitute bride, about to be exposed by her half-sister and meet a tragic end. She immediately enters a competitive mode: while others sleep, she cultivates immortality, crushing everyone else! She unexpectedly unlocks a moonlight cultivation buff, only to discover she is a buried genius! The ordinary senior brothers and sisters around her are all hidden masters, the little black snake she casually picked up turns out to be an ancient demon lord, and ancient mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas appear in droves. She manages to create an opportunity for ascension in the otherwise silent world of cultivation! It's packed with exciting moments, the female lead isn't love-struck, she focuses on her career and slaps people in the face along the way, and the demon lord male lead is both charming and knows how to be cute. It's super enjoyable to watch from beginning to end!

21. 221 超 My Superpower Is So Useless, We Have to Team Up to Pay the Rent! 超能力太废，只好组团交房租！ Er Lu Qi二陆七Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted This might be the best-value, and strangest, shared apartment in town. Su Xiao has the ability to see other people’s “superpowers.” She thought it was a useless skill until she moved into Room 601 on Xingfu Road. Her new roommates include: Lin Xiaolu, who always delivers food to the wrong address, Chen Mo, who burns every meal he cooks, Ming Yu, whose phone battery is perpetually at 1%, Hao Yun, who’s unlucky wherever he goes, and one very special cat. Reader advisory: 1. No overpowered hero, no —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 心 Echoes of Heartscars 心痕回响 Yin Ji因霁Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing # Ensemble Cast # Has CPs, But the Romance Is Not Prominent # Imaginative Premise Ming Yuan is a naturally gifted “Trace-Free,” able to see the colors and paths of emotions. Her pure yet resilient heart makes her the hidden emissary of “Hope” spoken of in legend, as well as the living key that can unlock the final secret. To investigate the truth behind the rampaging Heartmarks, she gathers a special team with the help of her childhood friend and strategist, Wen Mingli. They are people chosen 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a female-centric story with a large ensemble cast; it's very heartwarming and full of imaginative ideas. I started writing it myself because I've read so many books and was running out of things to read. Please take a look! I'm a 10-year veteran reader; you can check my reading time on my homepage. It's definitely worth investing in. The second book is a masterpiece by Bian Lu, which became an instant hit online. The third book is Bian Lu's second project, and it's also very good. The last one, needless to say, has been a bestseller for years.

23. 223 救 Help! The Male Lead Can't Get Enough of Me! 救命！男主他非我不可了！ Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a Book + Sweet Romance + Interstellar + Strong Female Lead + Childhood Friends Xie Xinglan transmigrates into the childhood friend of the male lead. At first, she secretly loves him, works herself to the bone for his sake, and eventually watches him end up with the female lead who appears out of nowhere. Then she has the misfortune of being abducted by the Zerg, and her fate remains unknown. Knowing she has transmigrated into a book, Xie Xinglan looks at the male lead in fron 25.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
24. 224 师 My Sect Is Full of Great Demons? What a Coincidence, So Am I 师门全是大妖？好巧我也是 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted [Female lead transforms into human form / no romance for now / no saintly heroine] Good news: Bai Jiu has landed in a group-pampering cultivation novel. Bad news: she's a village dog, and she's been brought back to the villains' lair in a sect. The villains' lair is full of great demons. She's terrified every day, trembling at the thought that they might eat her as a snack. Every day, she trembles her fluffy ears and wags her tail, acting cute to stay alive. But she has no idea that her fellow d 10.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    Just you wait and see!

25. 225 不 How Can I Cultivate Without Cheats? 不开挂我修什么仙 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads566k WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [Two male leads + cultivation + ensemble cast + equally matched leads + transmigrate into a book + hilarious, passionate wish-fulfillment story] A goofy, flashy show-off who always has a trick up his sleeve, 0 × the cultivation world's number-one prodigy, a cold-faced, adorable natural-born airhead, 1 Unconventionally handsome 0 and beautiful 1, mutual devotion, powerful leads, and a protagonist team with cheat abilities who never have to suffer Xie Weixing was an FPS ( 315.9kReads9.5Score42.1kShelves

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    There's a senior female disciple, but she's not the aloof type; she's the junior male disciple, not the junior female disciple [laughs].

26. 226 小 The Junior Sister Is So Sweet and Gentle, Yet She Kills Without Spilling Blood! 小师妹超乖超软，但嘎人不见血！ Don't Eat Fried Shrimp不吃炸虾Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Slap people and kill people, both without missing a beat] [Main story complete] After transmigrating into a tragic cultivation novel, Jiang Wu became the pitiful, self-sacrificing heroine doomed to suffer. System: Host, even though the male lead crippled your cultivation and wants your life, he loves you. Jiang Wu: Kill him. System: Host, even though your senior brother bullied you for the sake of the female lead, one day he'll come to his senses and regret it terribly. Jiang Wu: Kill him. Syst 14kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    So beautiful! ...

27. 227 修 After Cultivating the Heartless Path, the Little Junior Sister Is Unbelievably Powerful 修了无情道后，小师妹她强的过分 Xia Yu Who Loves Hami爱哈米的夏欲Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted After Xia Ling was struck dead by lightning, she transmigrated into a melodramatic novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character who died horribly. Other people transmigrate to face-slap their way to success and reach the pinnacle of life. She transmigrated only to have her spiritual roots ripped out, her meridians severed, and her dantian crippled… But it was fine. She could always go crazy, so who cares? * After leaving Yinmiao Sect, a gathering place for exploited workhorses, Xia Ling infiltra 5.2kReads8.9Score882Shelves
28. 228 穿 I Became a Farmer's Daughter and Used Foreign Languages to Strengthen the Great Jing 穿成农家女，我靠外语兴大靖 Wise Lady Teacher智慧女夫子Ancient Romance153k WordsCompleted [Complete · No angst throughout · Happy ending, jump right in] [Tags: Building wealth | Faithful couple, both intelligent | Fast-paced plot | Cozy, funny, and heartwarming | One satisfying moment after another] Su Qinghe, a key English teacher at the city level, transmigrates to a farming family in the Great Jing dynasty. The foreign languages spoken by the Hu merchants are hard to understand? She speaks them fluently and has them eating out of her hand! She opens a school to teach foreign lang —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended! The female lead has a grand vision, her family is both funny and heartwarming, and she takes on twelve disciples who are all sensible and will become powerful. The male lead and his constantly teasing follower are also really entertaining!

29. 229 被 After a Thousand Swords Pierced Her Heart, Her Junior Sister Slays Her Way to Immortality 被万剑穿心后，师妹她靠杀戮成仙 Luo Shi罗什Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Defying Fate + Everyone’s Darling + Revenge + Thunder Spirit Root + Greatest Prodigy] Yan Lang is an ordinary mortal woman and the heroine of an inspirational cultivation novel. She should have soared through the heavens, but after stepping onto the path of cultivation, she was manipulated and framed for half her life. In the end, she dies a brutal death beneath the swords of the immortal sect. Only after her death does she learn that her senior sister is a transmigrator into a boo 27.8kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
30. 230 满 The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化，唯有大师兄正的极端 Huan Buyu欢不语Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo 16.9kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    Anti-cliché fantasy, the senior brother is righteous to the point of being evil, even killing himself when he's righteous, no romantic pairing, extremely funny, not mindless.

31. 231 团 One Second Before Our Annihilation, I Brought the Demon Cult to the Modern World 团灭前一秒，我带魔教回现代了 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Hot Pot香菜不吃火锅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation and audiobook now available) [Female Lead] [No CP] [Business-Building] [Group Transmigration] [Super Satisfying] After serving as the Demonic Cult's leader for three years, Miao Yunyou was cornered by the righteous sects at the top of a mountain. Just as they were about to wipe them all out, she transmigrated back to the modern world. The good news: As compensation, the Heavenly Dao brought her mountain along, complete with the cult members who couldn't even read simplified cha 28.9kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    No meal replacements. A lighthearted ensemble management novel. The female protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates to the world of cultivation, takes in children, and establishes a demonic cult. A split second before being wiped out, she leads her followers back to the modern world, where they start a resort.

32. 232 爹 Dad! Please Stop Rising in Rank. Our Family Really Are Treacherous Officials! 爹！求你别升了，咱家真是奸臣！ Yang Xueling杨雪凌Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the only daughter of Xu Youde, the most corrupt official in all of Great Qian. Looking at the room full of gold and jewels, she doesn’t smile. She knows the entire Xu family will be executed in three years, and she’ll be hung on the city wall as a public warning. Luckily, she binds herself to the “Heartless Riches System.” If she can amass a hundred billion through ruthless profiteering and ruin her reputation, she can take ten billion in retirem 31.4kReads9.0Score6.6kShelves
33. 233 现 Modern Cultivation: Our Captain Is Utterly Righteous 现代修仙：队长她正的发邪 Zhou Wendao舟闻道Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted [No romance, strong female lead, lightly ensemble, High Martial, feel-good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low for now.) “When a great tower is about to fall, the only ones who die are those still standing inside it!” “I’m willing to be one of them.” “The Great Xia Demon-Slaying Bureau will fight to the death and never retreat!” “The horns have sounded. I ask you to die for your country!” “My name is Lin Zhi’an. I came to this world as an immortal banished from the heavens, and in my name, I 8kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    The first two both prioritize national interests in recruiting talented and exceptional individuals. The third one is also highly recommended.

34. 234 我 I, an Old God-Transformation Monster, Specialize in Killing Conquest Transmigrators 我，化神老怪，专杀攻略穿越者 Zhu Yue, Who Loves Uji Tea爱吃宇治茶的祝岳Fantastical Romance131k WordsOngoing I, Yinghui, am a once-in-ten-thousand-years prodigy in the cultivation world. I reached the Deity Transformation realm at a thousand years old, and a single stroke of my sword can suppress ten thousand immortals. I should have been free to roam the world, yet on the day I went into seclusion, a System tried to possess me. That bizarre, sinister thing invaded without a hint of shame, trying to take over my immortal body and steal my fortune! I sneered and crushed that wretched System to dust wit 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An ensemble piece! Everyone except the senior brothers and sisters is a protagonist.

35. 235 惹 Why Mess With Her? She's His Majesty's Beloved and His First Wife 惹她干嘛，她是陛下白月光兼发妻 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted [A calculating, possessive emperor × a sweet, gentle beauty | devoted to one another | mutual healing | growing-up romance | two hopeless romantics falling for each other~] Jiang Yingli has spent four years as Prince Su’s concubine. Xiao Chenglan, Prince Su, has little interest in women, and she is the only concubine in his household, so her life is peaceful and carefree. She thinks things will stay that way, but then Prince Su ascends the throne. Overnight, she rises from a lowly concubine of P 56.1kReads8.9Score6.5kShelves
36. 236 别 Stop Looking, I’m the Mad Mastermind Villain 别找了，我就是幕后疯批大反派 Come Get Rich来发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A Touch of Mind Reading + System + Secret Identities + Ensemble Cast + Playing the Fool to Outsmart the Tiger + Villainess + A Hint of Fantasy] [She seems pure and innocent but is actually a beautiful lunatic vs. He seems world-weary but is actually a lovesick puppy] Hua Zhaozhao (zhao) inexplicably takes a tumble and somehow falls right into a novel about a real heiress and a fake heiress, becoming the villainous real heiress who envies the fake heiress heroine. Mischievous System: Ruin the m 3.4kReads9.2Score461Shelves

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    This could have been something that left me feeling like a piece of my heart was missing after watching it.

37. 237 她 She Is Her Country 她是她的国 Wan Yan Shu晚砚抒Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing Thirty-four, divorced, raising two kids. Is her life over? Lin Xiao discovered that on the day she gave birth to her second child, her husband spent 428 yuan at a music restaurant. She didn’t cry or make a scene. She gathered evidence and filed for divorce. The divorce came through on the winter solstice, the coldest day of the year. But she said, “I can make it on my own.” After retiring, her mother-in-law, Li Xiufen, came to help. A map of China that had hung on the wall for twenty years ha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Divorced at 34 with two kids, is life over? No, it's just beginning. 👉 In my fifth year as a full-time mom, my husband was having dinner with another woman at a music restaurant on the day I gave birth to our second child. 👉 My mother-in-law helps with the kids, but she's had a Dunhuang map plastered on the wall for twenty years. 👉 My sister-in-law is a doctor, unmarried and childless, raising cats, and her mother's pressure to get married is driving her to the brink of collapse. This is a realistic portrayal of women in a novel. There are no wish-fulfillment comebacks, only the mundane details of daily life, late-night breakdowns, and gritting your teeth during the day.

38. 238 被 A Life Spurned by Another World 被异世界唾弃的一生 Cool-Off Period清冷期Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Western fantasy + ensemble cast + no cheats + sword and magic + fictional world + some angst] My soul transmigrated to another world. No System, no dazzling start, and this isn’t a power fantasy. Give me a little patience, and I’ll give you a fantasy world unlike any other. This is the story of an ordinary modern office worker who must first survive in a world torn by chaos, then step over heaps of corpses on his way to becoming the Doomsday Demon feared by all. Reader advisory: The first two 4.9kReads9.0Score437Shelves

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    A Western fantasy story featuring multiple races, soul travel, sword and sorcery, multiple storylines, and an ensemble cast; no farming, no system. When you are transported to a world far more cruel than reality, will you choose to retain your humanity or become ruthless? There is no right or wrong, no justice or evil, only different perspectives.

39. 239 小 My Junior Sister Works Every Day to Change Our Sect’s Fate 小师妹她每天都在努力为宗门改命 The God of Wealth Chose Me财神爷选我Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted [Everyday sect life + character growth + light ensemble cast + no romance] As she lies dying, Wen Yu suddenly remembers a line she once read: “Those with few family ties are living their final life.” She thinks, “Well, at least it's finally over. I do feel sorry for the truck driver, though. They'll have to live with having killed someone...” When she opens her eyes again, Wen Yu listens to the voice in her head that hasn't stopped for a second, and falls silent... Her body dies, and her soul 314Reads8.2Score102Shelves
40. 240 天 The Genius Sword Cultivator Junior Sister Is Obsessed with Alchemy 天才剑修师妹她沉迷炼丹 He Muchengshen何慕城深Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Completed, lighthearted, strong female lead, no romantic pairing] Shi Xuan, an otherworldly Nascent Soul-stage alchemy cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a cultivation cripple with five spiritual roots. Her original supreme single fire spiritual root had been replaced by her unscrupulous master and given to his own daughter. Once she was no longer useful, she was silenced and thrown down the mountain. Shi Xuan said: No matter what one's aptitude is, it cannot stop me from becoming an ex 13.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
41. 241 我 I’m a Designer in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当设计师 Yu Yanqiu虞砚秋Modern Romance703k WordsCompleted Rebirth, transmigration, a System, a golden finger... What are you dreaming about? Did you save humanity or the entire galaxy? Why should you be the one who gets to transmigrate or be reborn? Ha! Gu Nuan is the one who saved the galaxy. Let’s see how she makes the most of her life in showbiz! 332Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No variety show elements, no mistresses, no revenge; logically sound, intelligent, and very entertaining.

42. 242 他 He Has Wings, You Can't Escape. Love-Brained Little Bro, Run 他插翅，你难逃，恋爱脑老弟快跑 Studying Makes Me Degenerate学习使我堕落Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted Zhu Wuyan is a famous green tea supporting actress task-taker at the Plane Administration Bureau. With her delicate, affected looks and masterful green tea act, she glides through the little worlds with ease. If a few leaders hadn't accidentally let that vile love-brained System escape, and if they hadn't failed to outrun it before it bound itself to her little brother, Zhu Wuyan could have lived carefree. So she had no choice but to take a brand-new team-forming device, hastily put together ove —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, the third dimension is about cultivating immortality, the sixth dimension is about infinite flow.

43. 243 拔 Draw Your Sword with Style, Run for Your Life Fast 拔剑要帅，跑路要快 Lucky Carp Dudu锦鲤嘟嘟Eastern Fantasy500k WordsOngoing (Volume One Complete) [Young Heroes in the Martial World + One Mystery After Another + Fast-Paced and Lighthearted] [Ensemble Cast + Traditional Martial Arts] Every generation has its own martial world! When you enter the martial world, are you seeking the truth, or retracing the paths those before you walked? Three hundred years into the Great Song era, the world is shrouded in intrigue. Six top martial artists have died under strange circumstances, one after another. The secret mart 2.8kReads8.1Score267Shelves

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    Serious group portrait,

44. 244 天 Chosen by Fate? I'm the Heavenly Dao 天命之女？我可是天道 Dreaming of Mulberry Fields怀梦桑田Ancient Romance542k WordsCompleted [No romance + not pure wish fulfillment + female protagonist who commands the Heavenly Dao + invincible + slow burn + ensemble cast] In her first life, Yun Xi was betrayed by the demon clan. In her second, her sister Yun Yan swapped her pills for poison. Both times, she died just before the tribulation to ascend. In her third life, the old Heavenly Dao gives up its position and strikes a deal with Yu Jin from another world: “Kill Yun Yan and the demon clan! Break the ascension scheme! And… I beg 500Reads6.7Score100Shelves
45. 245 五 The Five Heroes Inn 五侠客栈 Lucky Carp Dudu锦鲤嘟嘟Eastern Fantasy337k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Traditional martial arts] [No transmigration] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [No harem] [Secret identities] Twelve years ago A young swordsman burst onto the scene from Mount Cangwu. In just four years, he reached the pinnacle of the martial world, only to fall from grace in a single day. From then on, his fate was unknown, and chaos engulfed the martial world. Twelve years later The sudden appearance of the Sword of Heaven stirs up waves across the martial world once again 4.3kReads8.0Score395Shelves
46. 246 开 A Divine Core from the Start, and I Left the Whole Academy Stunned 开局神核在手，全学院被我装懵了 Yao Feng瑶封Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Darling + Character Growth + Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Positive + Slow Paced] At its heart, this is a story about the heroine and her friends growing, transforming, and finding success on their own terms~ The story features campus life, practical training, examinations, competitions, trials, encounters, desperate situations, and enlightenment. Ye Xingzhu grew up in an orphanage. At eighteen, during her ability-awakening test, she awakened as a rare Divine Healer, with an a 479Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Superpower Academy / The female protagonist is a genius healer, gentle, resilient, and upright. She and her friends grow together through talent and hard work! The story is a mix of laughter and tears, with friendship and family making up 70% of the plot and romance 30%. It has plenty of laughs and exciting moments, a relaxed pace, and delicate descriptions. It's a good read that will leave you wanting more. If you think it sounds good from the synopsis, add it to your bookshelf and read it later! [Popular + Growth-oriented + Mini-ensemble cast + Lighthearted + Positive Energy + Slow Pace + Light Slice of Life] The story mainly focuses on the growth, transformation, and self-achievement of the female protagonist and her group. Plot: Campus + Practice + Assessment + Competition + Trials + Encounters + Desperate Situations + Enlightenment

47. 247 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 20.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    This is an unconventional transmigration novel featuring a large ensemble cast, abandoning the stereotypical "senior sister, junior sister" ensemble model of traditional ancient romance novels. It focuses on a vibrant and engaging group of friends, offering a high-energy and stress-relieving experience throughout. The female protagonist, Bai Youyou, transmigrates into a high-risk cannon fodder female supporting character. Knowing that in the original plot, she and her companions would be sacrificed by the original male lead, she completely abandons forbearance and compromise, embarking on a frantic, competitive self-rescue mode. Not only does she possess exceptional resourcefulness, but she also helps her diverse and quirky companions grow together, forming a united front to achieve a comeback. There are no dependent sect-based characters; each character has an independent storyline and a vivid personality, creating a realistic and three-dimensional ensemble cast with a strong atmosphere. Facing the hypocritical original male lead, the female protagonist no longer passively suffers but directly and forcefully retaliates, giving him a taste of his own medicine—decisive, ruthless, and incredibly satisfying. The story is fast-paced, full of unexpected twists and turns, featuring both the passionate bonds of companionship and the exhilarating triumph of the female protagonist. It is a unique gem among ensemble dramas.

48. 248 破 Solve It! I Solve Cases, That's What I Do! 破！破的就是案子！ Xing Feng行风Mystery358k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Pure Friendship] In the seemingly glamorous capital, there is a mysterious organization that specializes in putting every kind of troublemaker in their place: the Office of Rectifying Corruption. Its members have always marched to the beat of their own drum: Wen Tingxiu: The only "normal person" in the office. Every day, he's either solving cases or stopping his teammates from tearing down the building. He's earned the title of the Office of Rectifying Corruption's 814Reads8.7Score165Shelves
49. 249 魔 A Battle Royale at the Magic Academy, Where a Pack of Unhinged Students Gather for Make-Up Exams 魔法学院修罗场，疯批群聚补考场 Xun Gui旬鬼Fantastical Romance431k WordsCompleted [Magic + academy + competitions + progression and adventure + Western fantasy setting + slight ensemble cast]#Has a CP, both pure One second she was asleep, and the next she was being dumped. When Cynthia opens her eyes, she finds she has transmigrated into a fantastical, bizarre magical world and become a villainous female supporting character who shares her name. In this world, mages draw their power from different gods. Most awaken a divine sequence at the age of sixteen and receive a sacred 19.6kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
50. 250 创 Conquer Another World 创翻异世界 Hehehe Hehehehe嘿嘿诶嘿嘿嘿Sports843k WordsCompleted (Absurd comedy + group transmigration + a protagonist with no romance + nonsensical humor) “Who knows? We heard you could get an internship stamp for beating the Demon King, so we came.” This is the story of a group of friends who transmigrate into the game Another World Adventure, defeat the Demon King, and save humanity. Priest Chen Ranzhu, the beastfolk world’s top undercover agent and a hemorrhoid expert, uses the most awesome healing skills to pull off the wildest stunts. [No priests or dog 2.6kReads9.4Score442Shelves

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