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1. 2101 凶 The Fierce Shopkeeper's Runaway Bride 凶狠东家逃婚妻 Pretend-to-Sleep Kitty装睡喵Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted They had been betrothed as children. Hearing that her fiancé was cruel and violent, she ran away from home before he could come to discuss the wedding date. He had no interest in romance, but his late mother had arranged the marriage for him. He figured it made no difference whom he married, and he could just bring her home and keep her there. It wasn’t as if he couldn’t afford it. Through a twist of fate, his little fiancée, disguised as a man, became the cold young master’s personal servant. A 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One is a story of a woman disguised as a man, running away from an arranged marriage, and falling boldly in love. The other is a story of a girl from a humble family marrying a high-ranking general. Both are exceptional stories, without any special abilities or overpowered plot devices, and the protagonist isn't a saint; it's a pure historical romance, not a time-travel story.

2. 2102 复 Seeing You Again, Just Like Old Times 复见如初 Pretend-to-Sleep Kitty装睡喵Ancient Romance105k WordsCompleted She had always kept to herself and thought she would live an uneventful life. Then she met him, covered in wounds. One kind act tied their fates together for a lifetime. Betrayed by his own family, he saw his parents murdered in a plot to seize their estate and narrowly escaped death several times. Burdened by a blood feud and a duty to his country, revenge became his obsession. But she became his weakness and the person who bound him to this world, giving him something new to look forward to. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 2103 佛 The White Fox Before the Buddha Defies Fate and Breaks the Cycle of Reincarnation 佛前白狐逆天改命破轮回 Thinking of You Like the First Time念你如初吖Fantastical Romance623k WordsCompleted Xue Chan has practiced asceticism before the Buddha for a thousand years, hoping to find peace beside an ancient Buddha and sever all ties to the mortal world. But the fate of three lifetimes binds her to Wuchen of the Buddhist sect in an inescapable, deathless bond. In their past life, she sacrificed herself, shattered her core, and burned away her soul to give him a magnificent kingdom for a lifetime; In this life, his Buddhist heart turns demonic, and he imprisons her in the depths of a sea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who understands?! I'm totally glued to my phone by this book, *The White Fox Before the Buddha: Defying Fate and Breaking the Cycle of Reincarnation*! The female lead isn't love-struck or a saint; she tears apart the heavens and defies reincarnation, providing non-stop thrills. I've been staying up for days to keep up with the updates without getting sleepy! Are there any other Xianxia novels like this with a cool female lead and no flirting? Sisters, please recommend them like crazy! Leave the titles in the comments, and I'll read them all!

4. 2104 两 Two of Me? 两个我？ White Kitty Just Wants to Slack Off白喵只想摆烂15k WordsCompleted Two of Me? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New author, seeking feedback.

5. 2105 他 He Entered My Dreams for Thirteen Years 他入我梦十三年 White Kitty Just Wants to Slack Off白喵只想摆烂34k WordsCompleted He Has Entered My Dreams for Thirteen Years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 2106 天 My Hefty Contract of Sale Made Me a Plaything for the Powerful 天价卖身契让我成为权贵的玩物 White Kitty Just Wants to Slack Off白喵只想摆烂12k WordsCompleted A Sky-High Contract Selling Me into Servitude Made Me a Plaything of the Powerful 48Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 2107 异 Another World: The Necromancer and His Banner of Ten Thousand Souls 异界：当亡灵法师有了万魂幡 Peanuts Are Garfield花生是加菲Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Tags: Soul Transmigration · Necromancer · Ten Thousand Souls Banner · Multiverse · Growth and Comeback When Li Xingyao awakened memories of his previous life at the age of five, he discovered that his soul had transmigrated into another world. He also found that, besides his memories from his previous life, there was a [Ten Thousand Souls Banner!] in his mind. Just as he had accepted this world and prepared to live in peace, the banner awakened. As he approached adulthood and the time to awaken 4.1kReads6.3Score556Shelves

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   [The Otherworldly Necromancer Emperor] A scientific experiment opens a gate to another world, unleashing a cataclysmic event that plunges Earth into a chaotic era of awakening stellar energy. Li Xingyao transmigrates here, awakening as a necromancer, but unexpectedly activates the Eastern artifact, the [Ten Thousand Souls Banner]. When Western necromantic calamities meet Eastern soul-refining and ghost-controlling techniques, he harvests souls from all realms, rides legendary bone dragons, and rises amidst human city-states, otherworldly rulers, and ancient civilizations. He sets foot in the Central Plains, confronts the Heavenly Dragon Nobles, and explores the legacies of vanished civilizations… Witness how he, in the name of death, reshapes order, unveils the ultimate truth of technology and laws, and becomes the sole ruler of death across all realms.

8. 2108 气 Child of Fortune? Sorry, Your Destiny Is Mine Now 气运之子？对不起命格归我了 Can You Stick With It Just Once?能不能坚持一次Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The gaming addict Mu Yun transmigrated into the phenomenon-level virtual game Destiny, which he had played, and unexpectedly reincarnated into the household of the Dingyuan Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He became the second young master, who was supposed to have died. Surrounded by a father born with the bearing of a Hegemon, an elder brother who was the reincarnation of a Demon Lord, and a whole group of children of fortune, Mu Yun said, “Don’t worry. I have a Fate System that lets me copy 717Reads7.8Score100Shelves

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   Looking for a book where the protagonist is a transmigrator with an infinite rewind system. At the start, he's even being live-streamed escaping, unaware of his own existence. It's an urban escape story. After rewinding, his previous physical attributes won't revert. It's not a supernatural or ghost story. The system also grants him a skill upon a successful escape. The protagonist transmigrates to a room in a building, lying in bed with a woman trying to kill him. This is the time of his first death and rewind. He wakes up in a specially designed city. After escaping, he begins a life-or-death struggle against the mastermind. His previous identity was that of a rich second-generation heir. The woman beside him has an identical twin sister or younger sister. It's a completed, old book that I've been searching for a long time without success.

9. 2109 天 Miss Angel, Don’t Break Into My House Again! 天使小姐，不要再乱闯我家了！ Return to the Abyss归位深渊Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing (Western fantasy + sword and sorcery + magitech civilization + mysticism + original dungeons + dark magic + the dawn of a new age + one female lead + grand worldbuilding) [I transmigrated into this busted game, and even the uninstall button doesn't work! What should I do? Please help, it's urgent!] Su En transmigrates into a Western fantasy game world, facing the deluxe survival package of twelve gods and seventy-two divine fiends. He discovers that he's a good-for-nothing at magic: the only ski 34.5kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
10. 2110 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 168.6kReads9.2Score25.5kShelves
11. 2111 朝 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.9kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
12. 2112 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
13. 2113 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 343.1kReads9.5Score39kShelves
14. 2114 重 Reborn in 2005: Rising from a Shady Brokerage 重生2005，从黑中介开始崛起 Planet Battle King星球战击王Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as Reborn in 2005: Rising from a Shady Agency, My Secretary and I Were Reborn Together, and My Golden Finger Is My Girlfriend [Two people reborn] [50% urban slice of life + 30% entrepreneurship + 20% romance] [No System] [No tired tropes] Ning Yu, a mob boss, is reborn in 2005. He knows nothing about the stock market, can't remember lottery numbers, and has neither resources nor connections. How can he earn his first pot of gold? He doesn't want to repeat his old mistakes this time ar 9.3kReads8.8Score587Shelves

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    Do you remember 2005? Jay Chou's "Nocturne", internet cafes on the street, and an era of golden opportunities!

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