Looking for a Power Fantasy with Smart Characters 想看有脑子的爽文

1. 51 疯 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 Luo Zhi洛枝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 24kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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   The female lead appears gentle and innocent, but is actually ruthless and insane. Her innocent facade is armor, and her madness is a sharp blade! She is brave and resourceful, not love-struck, and her acting is superb. Not only does she have a palace intrigue story, but she also has a story of self-redemption!

2. 52 我 I Gasped in Shock!! 我倒吸了一口凉气！！ A Heartless Smile没心没扉的笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] [Invincible] [A Void-Return cultivator uses technology] [Cultivation] [Academic genius] If metaphysics is the end of technology, what lies at the end of metaphysics? “Our Qingyun Sect is an orthodox school of the Three Pure Ones, registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce and listed with the Religious Affairs Bureau. From summoning wind and rain and blessing high-voltage power lines, to exorcising ghosts and demons and performing IVF, we can do it all. The 26.7kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   Cyber cultivation of immortality, cultivating the great path of Marxism

3. 53 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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   These are all books I absolutely love, at least they're lighthearted and enjoyable reads 😄👍👍👍

4. 54 大 Great Tang: A Time-Traveling Best Friend and the Little Princess Jinyang! 大唐：超时空，闺蜜晋阳小公主！ Splashing Ink to Brew Tea泼墨煮茶Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [The Daily Life of Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang + Two-Way Time Travel + No System + Beloved Little Darling + Princess Changle!] A time-crossing mirror connects the Tang Dynasty to the 21st century, bringing Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang and Xiao Ran together across time and space. The little princess now has hand warmers, hot-water bottles, thermal underwear, down jackets, sweaters, and more to get through the bitter Tang winter... As a little foodie, she naturally needs all kinds of candy, pas 30kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
5. 55 天 With Unrivaled Talent, All I Want Is to Stay Alive 天赋无敌的我，一心只想苟活 Xi Ruohuang惜若黄Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + Invincible + King of Keeping a Low Profile] Because of his youthful arrogance, Lin Feng paid for it with his life. He arrived in a place called the Nine Provinces Continent and became the useless eldest senior brother of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect. I died after living loudly in my previous life. This time, I want to live quietly. Unfortunately, his master was ambushed by villains, leaving Lin Feng no choice but to reveal a tiny sliver of his talent and shock the w 229.1kReads8.3Score12.9kShelves
6. 56 凡EN The Mortal's Cultivation Journey: Ancestor of Talismans 凡人修仙之符祖 Tomatoes Dipped in Soybean Paste番茄蘸大酱Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal's journey, no System.] Xu Changshou, a young cowherd, is brought into the world of cultivation after saving an errand disciple of the Green Immortal Sect. He later awakens a bloodline jade talisman and obtains a legacy in the Dao of Talismans. Starting with the art of drawing talismans, he steps onto the path of cultivation, ascends to immortality, slays demons, attains eternal life, questions the heavens, creates the Great Dao of Talismans, and achieves the rank of Talisman Ancestor. 219.4kReads8.8Score16.2kShelves
7. 57 名 In the Name of the People: Dehan, What Do You Think of This Game of Chess? 名义：德汉，这盘棋，你怎么看？ Blowing Wind, Swallowing Clouds吹风吞云Male-Channel Fanfiction933k WordsCompleted In the TV drama In the Name of the People, Zhao Dehan, who was supposed to be written out after just two episodes, transmigrates. Zhao Dehan starts doing things by the book. Anyone who refuses to play by the rules gets dealt with on the spot. In his eyes, following procedures in everything and doing things by the rules is how this ragtag outfit ought to operate. 32.2kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
8. 58 女 My Girlfriend Thinks I'm Poor, Unaware I Just Returned from Another World 女友嫌我穷，不知我刚从异界回来 Dragon Sucks Up Water神龙吸水Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] [Travel Between Two Worlds] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Multiple Heroines] [Cunning Survivor's Way] [Cross-World Trader] This novel has been adapted into a full-cast audiobook and a comic drama of the same name. Give them a try! Your girlfriend thinks you're poor. She dumps you over the 300,000 yuan needed for surgery, then turns around and hops into a rich second-generation heir's BMW. What she doesn't know is that just one second before she broke up with you, you had returned 48.7kReads8.5Score5.6kShelves
9. 59 官 The Authorities Have Been Led Astray, and the Post-2000s Have Invaded the Country 官方被带歪，国家被零零后入侵了 A Big Green Watermelon一颗翠绿的大西瓜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Yuan Tao transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a new-media host at China Central Television. To promote a new tank, he edits a video. The soundtrack: “Whoever talks nonsense gets a punch from me.” The square-dancing beat and insanely catchy lyrics leave netizens stunned. [Is this a CCTV video account?] [The whole style has changed!] [It feels like the post-2000s generation has invaded.] For his second edit, he promotes a new fighter jet. The soundtrack: “Toward the Clouds.” Netizens are 31.4kReads7.1Score3.2kShelves
10. 60 锦 The Lucky Little Girl Follows Her Mom to the Military Compound and Becomes Everyone's Favorite 锦鲤幼崽随妈上军区：成大院团宠 Koi Pear锦鲤梨Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Adorable Kids + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Animal Speech + Pocket Dimension + Light Mysticism + Everyone’s Favorite] In her past life, Tangtang lived a miserable life. Her mother was deceived, and her cousin stole her lucky koi fate, leaving her a poor little thing. Before she died, she dragged her scummy uncle and his whole family down with her. When she opened her eyes again, Tangtang had returned to the year she was six. Her mother was about to agr 65kReads8.5Score11.4kShelves
11. 61 这 This Miracle Doctor Just Wants to Get Fired! 这个神医只想被辞退！ Hundred Percent Cola百是可乐Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Emergency physician Zhou Cheng is about to resign when he suddenly binds himself to a System that grants huge rewards if he gets fired. From then on, he embarks on a career of recklessly courting disaster in the clinic. But how did he suddenly become a miracle doctor?! 12.3kReads7.9Score1kShelves
12. 62 让 They Asked You to Do Stand-Up, and You Went Viral Across the Internet? 让你说脱口秀，你直接爆火全网？ Happy Squid Liu楽鱿刘Urban761k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrates to a parallel world. His family's comedy club is about to go bankrupt. Just as he is debating whether to help his dad, the System awakens. As long as he makes the audience laugh, he earns rewards. An audience member asks, “Where's your dad?” Jiang Chen replies, “He drank the tea I made. Now he's gone.” An audience member asks, “I'm so poor, so how come I'm still this fat?” Jiang Chen replies, “You must've eaten your way into poverty!” “Do you have to pick an auspicio 1.3kReads8.1Score142Shelves
13. 63 报 Sir, Someone Is Trying to Kill You 报告领导，有人要害你 I'm Ninth Gate Sang Biao我是九门丧彪Urban862k WordsOngoing In the world of officialdom, every step leads higher or lower. Follow the right person, and you’ll rise smoothly; pick the wrong side, and you’ll fall into an abyss. In his previous life, Qin Chuan was ordered to investigate a major corruption case, only to be swept into a political conspiracy. His superiors betrayed him, his girlfriend turned her back on him, and he ended up spending the rest of his life teaching at a rural primary school. Living his life over again, Qin Chuan turns the tide. A 235Reads7.5Score100Shelves
14. 64 继 I Inherited a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, but the System Insists It's an Alchemy Sect 继承中医馆，系统硬说是炼丹宗 Impacted Tooth I阻生齿IUrban888k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, but it’ll go up!!! If it’s no good after ten chapters, come beat me up!!!] [Urban cultivation + Showing off before others + Invincible protagonist + Daily lottery + Portable spirit herb space + The female leads are all top-tier, no exceptions!] Zhang Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and inherits his grandfather’s run-down traditional Chinese medicine shop. Just as he’s about to close up for good, an illiterate System forcibly binds itself to him! [Ding! The Strong 108Reads6.9Score—Shelves
15. 65 我 I Was Just Driving, So Why Are the Viewers Laughing Their Heads Off? 我就开个车，观众们笑抽了？ Golden Hippo金色河马Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Yang wakes up to discover he’s participating in a reality show called All-Round Superstar, and his first job is as a rideshare driver. Female passenger: “Driver, how far can your car go on one liter of gas?” Zhang Yang: “When I get mad, I don’t go anywhere.” Female passenger: “My first-kiss boyfriend is still looking for me. Do you think I’m just too charming?” Zhang Yang: “Your first kiss? He’s still looking for you? Did you swallow his dentures?” Female passenger: “Driver, whenever I bre 46.3kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
16. 66 十 I Chased You for Fifteen Years, But After Being Reborn, I Don't Care Anymore 十五年的追逐，重生后我不稀罕了 Honey Su蜜糖苏Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Reborn + the male lead’s long road to winning back his wife + a playboy reforms + school life + both devoted to each other] Xia Xi had always known that she and Lu Zhi belonged to different worlds. He was a carefree, charming playboy, noble and dazzling, while she was ordinary and insecure. The gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth. Even so, she fell for the unattainable young man without hesitation. She pursued him for fifteen years, giving him all her heart. In the end, thanks to a 5.2kReads8.4Score298Shelves

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    Rebirth novel. Xia Xi had always known. She and Lu Zhi were from two different worlds. She chased after him for fifteen years, and finally became his wife. After marriage, she cried every day, knowing he didn't love her, and gradually became numb. She drafted the divorce agreement, handed it to him to sign, hoping he would hesitate for even half a second, but he signed his name without hesitation. The three-year ridiculous marriage came to an end. On a busy street, she was hit by a speeding car, lying dying in a pool of blood. Until she stopped breathing. Reborn, Xia Xi found herself back at nineteen, and everything could start over. She suddenly realized that some people weren't worth her lingering memories. In this life, she would stay away from Lu Zhi. But even though she stopped chasing him, he pinned her against the door, frowning and pleading: "Xi Xi. Pay attention to me. I was blind before. This time, let me chase you, okay?"

17. 67 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 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves

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    It feels like yesterday's mockery is today! The male lead, Cheng Shi, is intelligent and wouldn't lie! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

18. 68 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 27.5kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    The time traveler's clarity collides with the torrent of history; in this ensemble of power struggles, everyone is the protagonist. There's no halo of idiocy, only a survival game interwoven with logic and humanity. An ensemble piece.

19. 69 甄 Empresses in the Palace: The Ladies Ride the Wind and Break the Waves 甄嬛传之乘风破浪的娘娘们 Yu Shiyi芋十一Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday food, besties being affectionate, a plan to raise a future empress dowager] What should a clear-eyed, clueless college student do after landing in the world of Empresses in the Palace as the timid, insecure An Lingrong? The An Lingrong from her previous life says, “You have to help me live with dignity!” But the Empress is sweet-tongued and treacherous, Consort Hua is arrogant and overbearing, and the Emperor is cold and heartless. How can she live with dignity? If she can't keep up wi 2.4kReads9.0Score197Shelves
20. 70 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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    The first book is absolutely amazing! It's hilarious, exhilarating, and mind-bending; the fake heiress isn't as simple as she seems. The friendships and romances in this book are also fantastic.

21. 71 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 43.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    This book is so enjoyable to read, I've read it several times! 🥰🥰🥰

22. 72 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    The story revolves around a time-traveling romance set in ancient times. Although the plot revolves around palace intrigue and domestic power struggles, the protagonist, Hua Zhi, truly embodies a remarkable character's grand vision. From the daughter of a disgraced official to the Grand Tutor of the court, her journey extends far beyond mere palace and domestic conflicts. 🤤🤤

23. 73 穿 I Became the Crown Prince’s Grandmother, and I’m Helping My Whole Family Build Their Reputations 穿成太子外祖母，我带全家立人设 Fu Tang'er福棠儿Ancient Romance872k WordsCompleted No romance, feel-good story, raising children, transforming the whole family After an accident, Shi Ying transmigrated to the Great Yong Dynasty and became the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence. Her daughter was the empress, and her grandson was the crown prince. Her late husband had been the emperor’s teacher. It all sounded incredibly grand. But what happened? The crown prince died young, and the empress was deposed. Her younger son was defeated in battle and taken prisoner. Her eld 11.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    The promised lighthearted adventure turns into a suspenseful werewolf game! [Unconventional plot twists + all-star comedians, high-energy reversals ahead!]

24. 74 小 A Lane in the City: Transmigrating as Huang Ling, I Set the Family Straight from the Start 小巷人家：穿成黄玲开局整顿家风 You Jiujiu幽九九Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [A Little Alleyway Family fanfiction + period setting + face-slapping + System + daily life + ensemble cast] [Focuses on Huang Ling standing up to the Zhuang family and living her own life. The other families have smaller roles. There will be a divorce, and there will be no saving Filial Zhuang. There is a new pairing (if you like strictly one-on-one, both-virgins romances, scroll on and don't click!). Characters from the original will appear.] Huang Ling, a modern-day office drone, stayed up se 16.6kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    🔥Transmigrated heroine tears apart awful relatives! Huang Ling's rebirth in "The Neighborhood" is a nuclear-level operation to reform her family's ways! 💥A bombshell in rebirth literature! When a cool 21st-century woman transmigrates into a repressed little wife, it's hell mode right from the start! At her mother-in-law's birthday banquet, she's besieged by villains, and her line "There's no room in the kitchen" ignites the most satisfying scene on the internet— "Bang!" Huang Ling flung open the door, revealing a shocking secret that makes everyone in the house weak in the knees! 😱 🩸A major reversal of bloodline suppression! The transparent daughter-in-law, treated like a servant by the whole family, is actually a hidden big shot who holds the family's lifeline! On the day she transmigrates, she overturns the eight-immortal table, and three sentences make her father-in-law's blood pressure soar: "Does the Zhuang family only know how to bang on the table?" "Does patriarchal thinking lead to syphilis brain disease?" "Marrying into this family is like helping the poor, understand?" 👊The pinnacle of contemporary satisfying novels! Watch how the heroine uses modern thinking to beat up feudal remnants: ✔️The sarcastic and mean-spirited sister-in-law? She directly shredded her secretly hidden stash of money! ✔️Her husband, a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success), is using PUA tactics? She counter-reports him for stealing steel from his factory! ✔️Her mother-in-law is pressuring her to have a third child? A family planning propaganda vehicle drives into her courtyard house! 📌High-energy warning: Behind the door lies nuclear-level evidence capable of destroying the family! When Huang Ling unleashes a 1970s version of a sex scandal, the entire internet is begging for updates! #RebirthandCounterattack #Tearing ApartTheUltimate #HeroineoftheEra🌟This book turns domestic intrigue into a business war! Every chapter is a slap in the face! It's recommended to memorize the entire text's anti-PUA rhetoric; after reading it, no relative will dare to cause trouble during holidays! Click to see how this transmigrated woman sends her bloodsucking family to the legal arena!

25. 75 诸EN Myriad Worlds: Starting by Marrying Palace Mistress Yaoyue 诸天：从迎娶邀月宫主开始 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a comprehensive martial arts world, Song Xuan is a sword-wielding god of slaughter who has killed a million people and can send the emperor to his watery grave at any moment. In a vast immortal-hero world, Song Xuan is the Xuantian Dao Ancestor, who teaches the Dao and keeps the rulers of seven destiny-blessed dynasties so thoroughly suppressed they dare not raise their heads. Across the primordial heavens and universes, Song Xuan splits the myriad worlds with one sword. Mythical Daluo in his 76.9kReads9.0Score5kShelves
26. 76 诸 Doomsday Game of Myriad Heavens 诸天末日游戏 Song of the Unsettled Wind无定风歌Urban2.6M WordsCompleted This is an infinite game that transcends time and dimensions, and a shortcut to exploring life's endless possibilities! It is a wild feast hidden beneath a peaceful world, a celebration for those who refuse to live ordinary lives! Chu Yan transmigrates here and unexpectedly gains the right to play the Myriad Worlds Apocalypse Game. He then discovers that, as a transmigrator, he has a dual-soul constitution: two talents, twice as many game entries each month, and even double the extraordinary abi 37.3kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
27. 77 丹EN The Supreme Sage of Alchemy 丹道第一圣 Third Brother of Shituo Ridge狮驼岭老三Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted As a max-level alchemist, is it really that unreasonable to eat pills for every meal? And learning martial arts to become invincible for self-defense makes perfect sense, right? The year's breakout hit [No System, genius protagonist, invincible lead, ensemble cast] 186.8kReads9.3Score22.2kShelves

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28. 78 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 46.1kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
29. 79 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 93.8kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves
30. 80 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 748.4kReads9.4Score43kShelves
31. 81 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
32. 82 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
33. 83 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves
34. 84 武 Shattering the Starry River with Martial Might 武碎星河 Demon Night妖夜Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsCompleted Gods look down from the stars, while demons roar in hell. This is a fantastical world where countless races vie for supremacy and gods and demons run wild. A poor young man takes up his blade and fights against the current. He will become the king of this world! [The animated adaptation of this book, Shattering the Star River with Martial Might, is now airing] 182.1kReads9.1Score21.1kShelves
35. 85 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
36. 86 神 A Guide to Leveling Up the Twin Prodigies of Shenzhou 神州双骄升级指南 The Sound of Scorched Fish灼鱼之音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] (Many personal interpretations; do not apply a formula) [Teaming up with my nemesis to carve through the cultivation world + a couple with incredible chemistry and real personality + two powerful genius leads growing together + grand overarching plot + explosive tension + a touch of ensemble cast + Jiang Lang Cai Jin HE] A violent, arrogant woman vs. a sharp-tongued, scheming man Fiery! Battle-focused! A cultivation novel driven by plot and brains, with a hero and heroin 34.7kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended! A palace intrigue drama with twists and turns! A mad empress, disguised as a naive white lotus, stirs up trouble—who will have the last laugh? 💥The fearsome senior sister of the cultivation world shatters the heavens with a single sword strike—a breathtaking clash of titans! A silly sword cultivator acts like a rascal online, hilarious and unconventional cultivation! Heshen travels back to the 1980s to dominate the business world—an ancient soul in a modern dream, full of outrageous maneuvers! A fake heiress makes a comeback, slapping faces in the face—a high-energy, chaotic world of the wealthy! ✨Every book is addictive—read on!

37. 87 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
38. 88 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves

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    "Refreshing" novels are primarily characterized by being both hilarious and exhilarating, providing a truly satisfying reading experience.

39. 89 偷 I Overheard the School Beauty's Thoughts, and She's a Hopeless Romantic! 偷听校花心声，她居然是恋爱脑！ Zai Yu Ye A在于野啊Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [One female lead + pure romance + super-sweet everyday life + mutual devotion + no System] Ye Zhou discovered that the new neighbor next door was actually the campus belle, Lin Qianyue! Lin Qianyue: “Hello, Ye Zhou. Looks like we're neighbors now.” [Hehe, Ye Zhou, I finally moved in next door to you!] [Next step: moving into your bed!] Ye Zhou: ??? Looking at Lin Qianyue's expressionless face, Ye Zhou suddenly realized he could somehow hear the campus belle's thoughts?! After they became nei 32.9kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    "The Girl Next Door's Heart Is Too Wild! The Mind-Reading Male Lead Gets Flickering" - Super Sweet! 💥 The aloof goddess is actually a little pervert? [💘Explosive Setting] When you can hear the icy school beauty's wild words— On the surface: "Ye, can you help me fix the water pipes?" Inwardly: "The towel slipped off, the script is ready! Let me stick it on!" Ye Zhou's pupils dilate in shock: What happened to the aloof beauty?! [🎭Extreme Contrast] The whole school thinks Lin Qianyue is a celibate, pure white moonlight ✨ Only Ye Zhou knows— She trains cats to do backflips 🐱, teaches dogs to break rocks 🐶, agonizes over black and white stockings late at night 🖤, and even uses the pattern of her bed sheets to predict her love luck! [🔥Two-Way Fishing] He exposed her eighth "forgot your keys" trick🚪 She pinned him against the wall: "Ye, now you need to take responsibility for the school beauty❤️🔥" Later, when reporters pressed him about the choice between power and beauty, he held her hand and chuckled: "My girl, I've already embroidered the whole world into my wedding dress." 🌟Highlights🌟 ✔️Mind Reading × Imagination Monster: Every serious sentence is flirtatious! ✔️Cohabitation Sweetness Overload: From neighbors to being on the same household register✔️No system, no tricks! Pure, natural dog food to satisfy your appetite, you'll want to fall in love immediately after reading💌Excerpt💌 "Ye, my epiphyllum... Blooms tonight." She blushed and handed over the keys, but inside she was screaming: [Idiot! Epiphyllum is not as pretty as me! Come and see my new camisole nightgown!] Ye Zhou sighed, "Lin Qianyue, actually I..." "Let me explain!" The school beauty instantly transformed into a steam engine. He suddenly leaned down and chuckled, "I meant to say, the halter tops aren't enough." "How about trying that lace battle robe you hide in the third drawer of your wardrobe?" 👉Click to follow👈 See how the aloof goddess transforms into a straightforward little fox, seducing the mind-reading male lead to the point of welding his own door shut overnight (only to discover he welded it backwards)! 💝 [Highlighted Reminder]💝 It is recommended to carry insulin with you! This sugar factory manager does not accept complaints from diabetic patients~

40. 90 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
41. 91 听 I Can Understand Animals: Now I'm a Regular at the Police Station 听懂动物语言：我成了警局常客 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted No romance pairing + cute animals + a deathly aura + fiercely protective Sui Nuan, a wealthy, beautiful young lady who transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder lovesick fool, dumps her boyfriend, who’d been living off her while taking advantage of her, then turns around and buys the top-of-the-line fishing gear she’d dreamed of owning in her previous life. Excitedly, she devotes herself to her lifelong passion: fishing. What’s a man, anyway? Nothing beats the thrill of catching a huge fish y 49.1kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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    These are the recommendations: The first book had a fresh and overall enjoyable read; the second was both intellectually stimulating and hilarious, making me laugh so hard I couldn't get out of bed; the third was a truly strong female protagonist novel—super intelligent and decisive, yet everyone thought she was a good person; the fourth was full of plot twists, a brilliant and satisfying read, which thrilled me to no end; and the fifth, Chen Ling, was also very intelligent and enjoyable to read. 😘😘

42. 92 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves
43. 93 假 The Fake Heiress Becomes the Villain Squad’s Beloved, So Of Course She Takes It Easy 假千金成反派团宠了当然要摆烂啊 Yi Sir易SirModern Romance287k WordsCompleted Yuan Luoyi thinks of herself as a little hamster in a nest of venomous snakes. Everyone in her family is a lunatic villain, while she, the fake heiress, is the only one focused on doing nothing. Her father is an arms mogul, and her mother is a top assassin. Her eldest brother is a business-world killing machine with factitious disorder imposed on another. Her second brother is a cold-blooded lawyer with no sense of morality. Her third brother is a born sociopath with a bloodlust. Her fourth brot 18.5kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
44. 94 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
45. 95 我 I’m the Doomed White Moonlight Supporting Character at a Noble Academy 我是贵族学院早死的白月光女配 Qi Mu其木Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Everyone's darling, an ensemble cast of high society, prestigious families, a harem showdown, and classic melodramatic romance] Jiang Zhiyue awakens to discover that she is the doomed female supporting character in a prestigious academy novel: a beautiful, poor, fragile, and sweet girl. In the story, she is not only expected to be gentle, humble, and selfless toward the male leads, but also to rush in front of them to take bullets and blades, sacrificing herself for their sake. Yet she is desti 24.8kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    The female protagonists in these books are really smart and very beautiful.

46. 96 言 The Romance Heroine Turns Dark After Becoming a Tool for Boys’ Love 言情女主成卖腐工具人后黑化了 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Live comments + includes some gay-to-straight storylines + multiple male leads] Mo Fengchun discovers that Lin Jingyao, her childhood sweetheart and husband, has been cheating on her and plans to come clean tonight. His lover, Jiang Chenhe, is waiting right outside the door. Live comments flood past, wildly cheering on the pair's love while cursing her with the most vicious words and telling her to hurry up and die. She does die, but she takes both scumbags down with her. Just before her consci 18.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
47. 97 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
48. 98 被 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 16.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    This female lead is incredibly popular with the male lead; it's a satisfying read, the killing is so enjoyable, and there's no feeling of being stifled. The writing is also quite good.

49. 99 神 The Divine Doctor's Daughter 神医嫡女 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Feng Yuheng, a renowned physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine in the 21st century and a senior military doctor in the ground forces, transmigrates with a bang into the body of the Feng family's legitimate daughter in the Great Shun Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her mother is timid, her younger brother is still a child, and her sisters are each more vicious than the last. Reborn in a new life, she absolutely refuses to 27kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    Yang Shiliu's works are all quite good.

50. 100 灵 Spirit Spring Space: I Persuaded My Widowed Mother to Split the Family, Then Raised My Younger Siblings 灵泉空间：劝寡母分家后养大弟妹 Autumn Leaves, Yet Not Quite秋离未离Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Spatial Spirit Spring + Farming + Building Wealth + Sweet and Satisfying + Strong Hero and Heroine] Li Yutong had just graduated from police academy when she transmigrated. She decisively cut ties with her awful relatives, taking her widowed mother, younger brother, and younger sister with her. She was happily focused on making money and supporting her family when she happened to save a handsome blind man. With no romantic experience in her past life, she was suddenly hit with an overbearing co 4.7kReads9.2Score701Shelves

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