A Highly Intelligent, Highly Skilled Female Lead, with a Strong Male Lead Too. The Female Lead Must Never Be Wronged 高智高武大女主，男主也要强，女主坚决不能受委屈

1. 1 被 Driven to Death by a Cultivator’s Mistress? I’ll Raise My Sword to the Nine Heavens 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 92.2kReads9.6Score12.1kShelves

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   I just finished watching it. The heroine becomes stronger and smarter step by step. She always counts one more step. She seems to be losing but can come back again.

2. 2 觉 I Awakened a Heaven-Defying Martial Soul, and the Jilted Hero Won't Leave Me Alone 觉醒逆天武魂，退婚男主赖上我了 A Cartload of Gold一车金子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + talented female lead’s rise to power + overwhelmingly powerful martial soul + pocket dimension + no suffering] [The female lead is no saint. She’ll do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. There is a male lead, but he has little screen time.] Yun Shang, the notorious Night Empress of the 21st-century Blue Star, the world’s top assassin and number-one international mercenary, is betrayed and transmigrates into a book. And not just any book, but a wish-fulfillment fantasy 10.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   Cultivation of Immortals, the female protagonist crosses the male channel, the female protagonist is larger than the male protagonist, and she is not very dependent on the male protagonist.

3. 3 得 After Learning the Marquis Was a Woman, His Majesty Climbed the Wall to Visit Her Every Night 得知侯爷是女儿身陛下夜夜来翻墙 The Clownfish Who Loves Chocolate爱吃巧克力的小丑鱼Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts + They Choose Each Other + Satisfying Payback + Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Strong Heroine and Hero + Her Only Love] In the spring of the third year of Jingyang, Shen Zhao receives a secret report that her father and elder brother have died in battle. She assumes her brother's identity, takes command of the Shen family army, and shoulders the burden of the marquis's household. She marries her brother's childhood sweetheart into the family in his place. On their wedding night, the empero 3.4kReads8.4Score533Shelves

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   A girl disguises herself as a man and goes to the battlefield for her brother. It's pretty cool.

4. 4 雾 Entwined in Mist and Clouds 雾缠云绕 Jian Xi简兮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [The whole family dotes on her + satisfying read + sweet romance and mutual flirting] Luo Sh Miao, a barely-known actress, was blacklisted across the internet after refusing to sleep her way to the top and being framed with false rumors. Haters: Luo Sh Miao is being kept by the head of one of the world's top three conglomerates. Luo Sh Miao: That's my dad! Haters: Luo Sh Miao is having an affair with the CEO of Huading Entertainment. Luo Sh Miao: That's my eldest brother! Haters: Luo S 6kReads9.2Score797Shelves

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   The female protagonist is very funny, capable of literature and martial arts, the male protagonist is rich and handsome, and he loves the female protagonist very much

5. 5 大 Senior Sister, Don’t Spoil Me So Much: My Shy Husband Is Overflowing with Tea Aroma 大师姐别太宠：自卑娇夫茶香四溢 Fisherman’s Fire Across Half the River半江渔火Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [God-slaying senior sister VS devoted, delicate younger husband|younger man|devoted couple|personal growth|both leads grow powerful] When their master brought the son of his beloved back to the sect, the frail young boy was insecure and sensitive. At an age when everyone else had reached Foundation Establishment, he still hadn’t managed to absorb spiritual energy. He was utterly useless, and no one was willing to teach him. The sect’s prodigy, the senior sister, appeared at dusk and said, “Junio 10.5kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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   A story about Shuang Jie and Shuang Qiang master and apprentice! The killing elder sister picked up the weak junior brother. She thought she was a well-behaved follower, but she turned out to be a top-notch Xuanyin tea-type sweetheart who can pretend to be pitiful🍵 "Sister, you don't like me, don't you... I'm not lovable..." The gauze exposed her fragrant shoulders, and her abdominal muscles were looming, crying and crawling on the bed, senior sister! The senior sister looks serious on the surface, but is actually teased to the point where her nose bleeds. She also has to help the younger junior brother torture his love rival, make him strong, and nourish his sickly sweetheart. She is sweet and lustful, who can withstand this contrast! Crazy, chase quickly 🔥

6. 6 重 Reborn: Buying a Prince to Father My Baby 重生之买个皇子来生娃 Zhui Qingshan缒青山Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the war-torn Kingdom of Chu Yuan, constant battles with the Kingdoms of Xijing and Nanyue had weakened the nation and decimated its population. In the sixteenth year of the Chu Yuan era, Emperor Chu Yuanming issued a harsh decree to boost the population: men had to marry by seventeen and women by sixteen. Anyone who failed to do so would be imprisoned for three years, then exiled to a frigid wasteland. Once their sentence was served, the authorities would force them to marry. Amid this atmosp 967Reads7.3Score105Shelves

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   It's funny, it's the first time I see an emperor who sells his sons continuously for money [laughing][laughing]

7. 7 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 145.1kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves

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   Go watch Lu Songli, it completely meets your requirements, the heroine has a great plot, and the male protagonist is also the dominant one.

8. 8 欺 You Bully Me? You Humiliate Me? The Useless Princess Consort Flips the Table and Walks Away 欺我？辱我？废物王妃掀桌不干了 Endless Night未央长夜Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A top agent from the twenty-first century transmigrates into the body of a useless princess in ancient times. The moment she opens her eyes, she's on her way to marry the God of War. The prince despises her, and everyone laughs at her. Is this a disaster from the start? Leng Xia raises an eyebrow and casually turns the whole disaster on its head! What a joke. She's a master of martial arts, kickboxing, and scaling walls. She's an expert in household power struggles, political intrigue, poisons, 365Reads7.1Score100Shelves

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   I think this is quite consistent.

9. 9 重 Reborn for a Comeback: The Young Lady’s Style Is All Wrong 重生逆袭：大小姐画风不对 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + an exceptionally bold heroine + feel-good power fantasy] In her previous life, she died with deep resentment. In this one, she rises from the ashes and tears the scumbags to shreds. Who could have guessed that Feng Xing, the formidable financial tycoon; Feng Bai, the world-renowned genius doctor; and Feng Jing, the top-tier star who captivates countless women, would turn out to be her own biological brothers? In her previous life, no one cared f 24kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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   The heroine is reborn. The heroine had a very bad life in her first life. She was abused to the point where she developed a second personality. The real and fake daughters were exchanged, and there were many reversals.

10. 10 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 16.8kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    The heroine, the modern commander of the special forces, travels through ancient times. When she wakes up, she is hung up on the city wall by the enemy and threatens her fiancé. As a modern soldier, she would rather die than be used as a bargaining chip for the enemy. She finds a way to save herself and shows her decisiveness in killing. With her martial arts, she stands up in court, and together with the hero, she pacifies the world and unifies Kyushu.

11. 11 侯 The Marquis's Legitimate Daughter: The Heir's Wife Plays by Her Own Rules 侯府嫡女：世子妃的路子有点野 Wangwang Milk Beans汪汪奶豆Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted Yun Ziyou was transmigrated into her mother’s womb! Her father is the emperor’s junior fellow disciple, her mother is the beloved daughter of the Imperial Tutor, her eldest brother is a prince consort and her sister-in-law is a princess, her adoptive parents are the emperor and empress, and her adoptive brother is the crown prince. In Bianjing, no one can beat her, and all the young wastrels have to bow their heads to her. In the martial world, she’s a renowned Young Master Wuyou, famous enough 1.4kReads8.9Score156Shelves

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    This heroine is a fetal transmutation and has advanced ideas. She is a group favorite. At the same time, the atmosphere is very good and there is no intrigue. Her mother is also trying her best to guide her to adapt to this society. Her colleagues are highly skilled in martial arts. It is very enjoyable to watch [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

12. 12 渣 My Jerk of a Husband Wants a Second Wife? Fine, I’ll Empty His Family Home 渣男娶平妻？那就把婆家搬空了吧 Osmanthus Rice Wine Pudding酒酿桂花酪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Family confiscated and exiled + reborn + pocket dimension + fleeing famine + face-slapping and punishing scum + making a fortune] Reborn into a new life, Wei Yunlan knows that on the very day Shen Feng takes Xue Linglong as his secondary wife, her family will be framed by a treacherous official, have their home confiscated, and be exiled. This time, she won't make the same mistake as before, staying bitterly at the Shen household and waiting for her family to be cleared of the charges, only to 13.2kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    [1]🔥Rebirth, empty out the scumbag's warehouse, and use space to exile the rich and the scumbag! The prince counter-attacked the revenge game, and the famous scene of Bai Lian crying to her grave was so exciting! [2]🔥The female thief reborn in the cold palace × the black prince, secretly raising a cub to abuse the scum, and plotting to counterattack the sweet madness! [3]🔥The reborn vengeful eldest princess transforms into a flirtatious concubine, fighting for power at every step, but she falls into the palm of the arrogant king! Sweetness and abuse intertwine, a large-scale real-life scene, the truth and love burn together, let's see how the notorious woman reverses the case and counterattacks. [4]🔥 [Rebirth + Heroine + Machiavellianism] Drowning in the ice lake, Nirvana and rebirth! Shen Yu tore up the white lotus with her bloody enemy and beheaded the treacherous ministers to overthrow the imperial power. The powerful minister Xie Tingzhou strongly escorted him: "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you to overthrow the world!" [5] 🔥Rebirth and counterattack + Marriage first, love later! Jiang Rong rips off her scumbag fiancé, outsmarts her green tea cousin, and turns the dandy prince Xie Lingxi into a loyal dog. Sweet revenge + two-way redemption, the ultimate slap in the face changes fate!

13. 13 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 62.3kReads9.4Score10.6kShelves
14. 14 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 15.9kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
15. 15 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 108.9kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
16. 16 错 After a Mistaken Marriage to the Heir, She Spends Every Day Showering Him with Sweets 错嫁世子后，她每天都在撒糖 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Reborn + mutually devoted sweet romance + revenge and household intrigue] Jiang Rong was deceived her entire life, and only learned the truth when she was on the verge of death. Returned to ten years earlier, she found herself fleeing an arranged marriage to elope. Jiang Rong gave the scoundrel a thorough beating, then turned around and went back to the prince’s manor to marry. The husband she had run from was Xie Lingxi, heir to the Northern Prince. In her previous life, he had protected he 42.3kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
17. 17 穿 Transmigrated into an 1980s Novel, I Became the Phoenix Man’s Long-Suffering Wife 穿书八零我成了凤凰男的糟糠之妻 Little Cheese奶酪小生Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted Feel-good power fantasy + sweet romance + redemption! The formidable Li Yan transmigrates into the body of the downtrodden first wife of the male lead in a period novel. In the book, her husband, a contemptible man who married into a wealthy family, despises her for being uneducated and narrow-minded, and barely speaks to her. His family bullies her, knowing her stepmother is cruel, her scummy father won't protect her, and she has no powerful family to rely on. They make life difficult for her a 661Reads9.0Score101Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a top academic outsider, while the female protagonist is very powerful and basically invincible. She does everything one step at a time, and it seems random, but in fact it is interconnected. Only if she is willing, no one can really control her.

18. 18 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 32.1kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves

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    Interstellar cultivating immortals, strong female characters, no cp, group portraits

19. 19 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 102.5kReads9.6Score15.4kShelves

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    Sister, I beg you to read these two books, they are very good, believe me

20. 20 雾 Song of the Phoenix in the Mist 雾隐凰歌 Qi Mo Mo Jiu柒墨墨玖Ancient Romance337k WordsOngoing She is the eldest daughter of a reclusive clan and the unorthodox physician feared throughout the martial world. Yuan Jiuqing, the legitimate daughter of the Yuan family, is aloof by nature and unmatched in the art of poison. She commands the assassin organization Night Phoenix, but after being poisoned by a deadly toxin while saving her mother at the age of twelve, she shut everyone out. He is the Prince of Jing, a celebrated war hero and the sharpest blade in the imperial family. Xiao Jingheng —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both male and female protagonists are very strong, a strong combination

21. 21 血 Blood Cross Mutant: I Just Want to Survive 血十字变种我只想苟活 Lan Qingzhi兰青至Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Mild Supernatural Powers, Ensemble Cast, Everyone Is Evil, Apocalypse Stockpiling and Healing Also known as: A Villain’s Everyday Retirement in the Apocalypse Question: What would you do if monsters crazier than zombies suddenly appeared? Mo Lian’s answer: If you can’t beat them, join them and have some fun. But she was unlucky enough to become a rational infected, an oddity among oddities. It’s fine. If I can’t beat them, can’t I just die? As it turns out, she re 105Reads6.4Score117Shelves

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