Another Batch of Hidden Gems for Veteran Readers 又一波精品来了，老书虫们有福利了。

1. 501 2 The Bizarre Little Town I Bought for 250 250淘到的怪奇小镇 Long-Browed Daxia长眉大夏Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Open World ✖️ Infinite Transmigration Want to party with famous figures like Li Bai and Einstein? Warning! This book is full of Easter eggs! Hold on tight! The miserable coder Zhen Tianzhen accidentally falls into a town of famous figures beneath a glass dome, beginning his “Ridiculous Life 2.0.” Here, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei come from parallel universes and don’t even know one another. Li Bai is lovesick and crying as he gets drunk, Confucius is fretting over parenting problems, and eve 341Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   Here you are, avid bookworms!

2. 502 凡 An Ordinary Man’s Official Career: A Police Chief at Twenty-Four 凡人官途，二十四岁的公安局长 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [A genuine political-intrigue novel] Cheng Bo was just starting his career and was thrilled to become an assistant to the town mayor. But after taking up the post, he discovered that he had also been saddled with a daunting mission! 44.8kReads7.9Score3.8kShelves
3. 503 黑 The Underworld: Beautiful Women by My Side on a Wild Jianghu Road 黑道：红颜伴我野性江湖路 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban1.6M WordsOngoing (Feel-good period drama + multiple heroines + top student and leader + fast-paced + passionate and explosive) With a blood feud to settle, he claims his enemy's daughter on the very first day after getting out of prison! He once thought he was an orphan, never imagining his libertine father had left behind many younger siblings! On the blood-soaked road through the underworld, stepmothers keep appearing. There are also brothers and sisters bound by deep affection, and a prodigal son who turns ov 13.3kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
4. 504 古 Romance in the Ancient Village 古寨情缘 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.6M WordsCompleted The new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: Sent Straight to the Asylum from the Start, is now available. Your support is welcome! When someone bullies his sister-in-law, Wang Ye steps in without hesitation, kills a man, and ends up in prison. There, he unexpectedly acquires peerless mystical arts and learns that in his previous life he was the True Dragon Emperor of another world, his sister-in-law was a tiger spirit, and his childhood friend and sidekick was a little white rabbit spiri 21.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
5. 505 离 After Our Divorce, My Boss Turned Around and Promoted Me 离婚后，领导转身就提拔了我 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.5M WordsCompleted His new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: From the Start, I Was Sent to an Asylum, is now available. Your support is welcome! Two paternity tests shattered Zhao Shu’s world: neither child was his! His wife had betrayed him, and he angrily divorced her! At the lowest point in his life, his ability and resolve happened to catch a superior’s eye, and he entered the world of officialdom. Fueled by the anger of betrayal, Zhao Shu cuts through every obstacle, rising from head of security to 11.6kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
6. 506 官 The Top Spy in Officialdom: Sent to an Asylum from the Start 官场第一秘：开局就被送进疯人院 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban577k WordsCompleted [An underrated political drama with real-world relevance] Locked up in a psychiatric hospital from the start? How is he supposed to hold office now? Secretary Jiang Nan's act of standing up for what was right became a trap carefully laid by his rival, and he was illegally confined to an asylum. Was this merely a provocation by local power brokers, or a deadly strike aimed at the leader behind him? When word was secretly delivered to the top, the real power struggle had only just begun... Watch h 15.4kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
7. 507 假 Fake Eunuch, True Emperor 假太监真皇帝 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Historical232k WordsCompleted A general practitioner from a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors transmigrates, only to be dragged into the imperial harem as a eunuch on his very first day. He has no choice but to negotiate with the eunuch in charge of castration: could you let me off this once? I still have a blood feud to avenge! The eunuch says, “Sure!” 981Reads6.9Score—Shelves
8. 508 说 I Thought I Was Here to Pick Up Girls, So How Did I End Up Cultivating Immortality? 说好泡妞，怎么修了仙 Xi Fengche溪凤澈Urban866k WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + multiple female leads + dual cultivation + System + urban cultivation + no mindless decisions] (The rating just came out and will rise.) The last female Emperor of the Immortal Realm perishes. Her remnant soul drifts for thirteen thousand years before transforming into the “Love-and-Wealth Tycoon System” and binding itself to the destitute Lin Xu. The System alternately pressures and persuades him to approach one beautiful woman after another, tempering his cultivation throu 15.5kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves

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   A high-quality, fast-paced novel featuring multiple female leads, dual cultivation, a system, urban fantasy, and a well-developed male protagonist with logical growth. The story concludes with the fall of the last female emperor of the immortal realm, whose remnant soul wandered for 13,000 years, transforming into a "womanizing tycoon system" and binding itself to the impoverished Lin Xu. The system, through a combination of coaxing and pressure, guides him to approach one beautiful woman after another, using dual cultivation to hone his skills. From a rented apartment balcony to founding a sect and then conquering the spirit realm, Lin Xu grows and overcomes obstacles along the way, until he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, at which point the system finally reveals its true form. The Joyful Union Immortal Emperor smiles slightly: "What you've been pursuing isn't women, but saving the world, including resurrecting me."

9. 509 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 44kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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   Don't miss this if you're looking for something to read! A 9.6-Rated masterpiece of political intrigue, packed with exciting and thrilling moments, a light and enjoyable read that you won't regret!

10. 510 末 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 Swimming Piglet游泳的小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsCompleted 9.8kReads7.6Score646Shelves

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    Through countless apocalypses and tribulations, you are the only wall protecting your family. [Learned][Added to bookshelf][Added to wishlist][Bump][Watching][You savor it]

11. 511 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 59.4kReads7.7Score8.6kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying his previous life's spatial abilities and some equipment. He and his companions hunt and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main plot, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, and tomb raiding. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, and reindeer. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the series!

12. 512 校 Every Campus Beauty Has a System, Yet I Still Get to Have My Cake and Eat It Too 校花们人手一个系统，我软饭硬吃 Thirteenth Master of the Chen Family陈家十三爷Urban859k WordsCompleted [Complete + subverts the usual tropes + feel-good romance + brand-new premise + campus beauty] The new book is now being serialized. Old fans are welcome to check it out! Chen Xin, a junior in college, suddenly gets the “Living Off Women While Calling the Shots System,” and from then on, his life takes a very different turn! Because his System can give beautiful women subsidiary systems! The aloof campus beauty instantly turns into a lovesick simp... 28.6kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Come on, this one is for you.

13. 513 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

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    After seeing the wickedness of the world, the protagonist's heart begins to twist and become unbalanced. Later on, the male protagonist becomes more cunning than a sieve, wielding two swords and neither worshipping gods nor kneeling before demons, fighting his way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the war between gods and demons.

14. 514 归 Returning to the Ten Thousand Paths of Guizang 归藏万途 Li Zangxu离藏叙Eastern Fantasy492k WordsOngoing When he crawled out of a pile of corpses, he was clutching a piece of jade. Ten years later, every faction in the Western Continent would kill for it. The day his master faked his death, he told him to deliver a hard, unyielding fruit to Lingxu Palace within two years. And never take off the jade he had worn since childhood. He thought that was all there was to it. No one told him what the jade was. He thought it was a treasure that could suppress the Ruins, a key to seize power, or a life-savin 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend this book. The second volume is almost finished, and they're moving to a new setting. The concept is very fresh, and although it's advertised as a single female lead, the author seems to be writing it as a dual-female lead story. Those interested can check it out! Sorry for the interruption with this recommendation!

15. 515 别 Don’t Mess with That Recruit, He’s an SSS-Rank Cheat 别惹那个新兵，他是SSS级挂逼 Tree God树神Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Li Jie is reborn in the year 2000 and becomes a recruit once more. He successfully activates the “Top-Tier Life” System, which automatically grants him a top-tier skill every day. Day One: “You broke the world record in the hundred-meter dash, and you call that ‘running just a little fast’?” Day Two: “You broke the world record in the 3,000 meters, too?” Day Three: “All five bullets hit the bull's-eye and stacked on top of one another. Was that really your first time handling a gun?” Day Four: “ 1.6kReads8.7Score229Shelves

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    Here are a few really good books; if you like special forces kings and war gods, you should check them out.

16. 516 让 You Asked Me to Shoot a Short Drama, but I Proved the Dingdong Bird Doesn't Exist 让你拍短剧，你证明丁冬鸟不存在 Death Channel死亡頻道Urban288k WordsOngoing In 2224, an outlandish assassination leaves Jin Ye with no memories. In 2024, struggling author Jin Ye lets his imagination run wild and transmigrates into the body of his own great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson, Jin Ye… A wealthy family’s son-in-law and financial conglomerate heir! Commander-in-chief of the Manhattan Crystal Interstellar Fleet! Sponsor of the Bean Pod Short-Drama Contest! He barely has time to enjoy his new life before discovering the absurdity of this world. Like brai 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Those who know the book title, please come in [smirk]

17. 517 婚 A Turbulent Marriage 婚乱流年 Three Potatoes土豆三颗Urban344k WordsCompleted [No Cheating] + [One Female Lead] + [Not a Power Fantasy] + [Light Mystery] + [A Touch of Angst] Bai Yu had just finished his work presentation at the company headquarters and returned home three days early. Hoping to surprise his wife, he instead found that she had mysteriously disappeared. As he searched everywhere, he unexpectedly found her phone in the car, and the chat history on it hit him like a bolt of lightning. She had gone out after receiving that message. She'd gone to meet that man 3.1kReads5.2Score160Shelves

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    I'm not keeping it a secret anymore, I'll share it.

18. 518 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 53.7kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves

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    🍅There are so many good books now, this batch is especially good.

19. 519 重 Reborn in the Golden Triangle: From Mercenary to SSS-Rank War God 重生金三角从佣兵到SSS级战神 Ye Bing野兵Urban698k WordsCompleted (System + God of War + Revenge + Ruthless + Underworld) The uncrowned king, Li Jie, is reborn as a mercenary operating in the Golden Triangle. He successfully activates the Hunting System, earning System coins by killing targets and using them to buy supplies in the System Shop. “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received the starter gift pack: unlimited storage space, a Desert Eagle with unlimited ammunition, and danger detection!” “Congratulations, Host! You’ve purchased Power Gauntlets, which let 2.2kReads8.7Score156Shelves
20. 520 末 Wildflowers Bloom at the World's End 末日野草开花 Bian Fu边福Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Order collapsed in an instant. The neon lights of civilization were swallowed by the wasteland of the apocalypse, and simply staying alive became the most extravagant stroke of luck. Chen Mingfei never imagined he would be swept into a catastrophe engulfing the entire world. From a frantic fight for life and death in a hospital to the despairing struggle to survive in a dead, empty city, he is forced to wage a long and brutal battle with death amid the ruins. Here, suffocating cold snaps and na 2kReads—Score197Shelves

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    My name is Chen Mingfei. At first, I thought it was just an ordinary rainstorm. But I never expected…

21. 521 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
22. 522 狙 Sniper Prodigy 狙击天才 Ye Bing野兵Urban199k WordsCompleted Sima Yun, a killer known as the world’s greatest sniper, takes on the identity of Wang Hai, a cook in a grassroots military unit. From then on, the lowly army cook begins an incredible rise, overcoming one obstacle after another as he takes part in the special forces selection process, on the verge of becoming an honored special forces soldier. But the killer organization refuses to let him go, repeatedly sending assassins to hunt him down and swearing to kill him, leaving him no choice but to f 2.7kReads9.1Score326Shelves
23. 523 野 The Wild Soldier God of War Series (Complete in 11 Volumes) 野兵战神系列（全十一册） Ye Bing野兵Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Li Liang had been taken by his father into the deep mountains as a child to learn all kinds of survival skills. As keen as a wild beast, he had superhuman marksmanship and could instantly take down a target hundreds of meters away without a scope. But when he took the military enlistment exam at eighteen, a twist of fate led him to be recruited by one of the world’s top mercenary organizations. A misunderstanding also branded him a murderer, and the military issued a kill order against him. Ever 1.6kReads9.5Score255Shelves
24. 524 谁 In Whose Name 谁的名义 Qian Baohao乾宝浩Urban1.1M WordsCompleted With no one to help me reach for the skies, I’ll trudge through snow and climb to the summit alone. For whom, and in whose name? Perhaps it is the voice of a dream, an eternal strength, by my side for a lifetime… Words cannot say it all. May the spring breeze brush your face, and may fallen blossoms nourish the flowers. Drive out evil; generation after generation, heroes of China emerge. The righteous path of this world is forged through hardship… 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Striving for perfection, adding the finishing touch

25. 525 学 My Given Name Is Zhang Haogu 学名张好古 Listening to Water at Dongxi at Midnight东溪听水夜半更Historical2.4M WordsOngoing In Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, there lived a wealthy man. The rich man had only one son, named Zhang Haogu. Though he couldn't read, he passed the imperial examinations and entered the Hanlin Academy. Somehow, he even became a princess's husband. He only wanted to survive in a time of chaos, but had no choice except to rack his brains and find a way to end the war quickly. Yet war was everywhere: struggle, life and death, country and family. A man should be full of fiery spirit, riding through b 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take your time to savor it. If you're a seasoned bookworm, come on in!

26. 526 嘴 Sharp-Tongued and Trouble-Seeking, the Saintess Turns the Cultivation World Upside Down 嘴贱手又欠，圣女她撩翻修仙界 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She has a sharp tongue, sticky fingers, and a weakness for handsome men... After Yu Xiaoxiao was killed with a single stab, she transmigrated to the world of cultivation and embarked on a strange and hilarious journey to immortality. There were plenty of handsome men in the cultivation world, and every one of them was exactly her type... Yu Xiaoxiao was in heaven. She happily cultivated and happily admired the handsome men... Most of the time, she couldn't resist flirting with them a little, too 13.3kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Truly a masterpiece among masterpieces, a blessing for its readers.

27. 527 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
28. 528 古 A Love Story from the Antique World 古玩江湖情 Qian Baohao乾宝浩Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Recognize your innate wisdom and complete your character. The martial world isn’t just about fighting. It’s about human relationships and the ways of the world. A buried history, a story, a reflection, a voice, a responsibility... Books cannot express everything, and words cannot convey every thought. This book will bring you a different kind of “fireworks,” along with the hopes and private musings of the heart. Life is a dream. I’ll pour a cup to the moon over the river... 409Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 529 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score178Shelves
30. 530 西 The Hidden Scheme of Journey to the West 西游隐局 Vast Seas and Azure Skies海阔天青981k WordsCompleted Most readers who interpret Journey to the West become absorbed in power plays, schemes, and dark conspiracies, twisting a timeless classic into a cold game of self-interest and losing sight of the original work's meaning and spirit. This book sets the record straight, dispelling the haze of conspiracy theories and returning to the essence of classical literature. Drawing on a wealth of sources and uncovering historical facts, it clears away layers of speculation to explore in depth the Chinese w 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When "Journey to the West" is misinterpreted as endless power struggles and dark conspiracies, this book sets the record straight and refutes these falsehoods. Based on historical facts and guided by literary principles, it peels away the veil of later embellishments to restore the true essence of the classic.

31. 531 江 Did Lawyer Jiang Fall for Someone Today? 江律师今天动心了吗？ Green Mountain, Islandward Return青山归屿Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + lighthearted daily life + the powerful one gives in + both leads are devoted to each other] [Bright and outgoing sweetheart & aloof, steady lawyer with a protective, fatherly vibe] When Wen Ying first joined the company, she heard the young women in her department gossiping that the second young master was a talented, handsome rich man. At the time, Jiang Chenye’s name made no impression on her. She never expected that a year later, after meeting hi 54.5kReads8.7Score8.8kShelves

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    [Arranged marriage to love + sweet romance + lighthearted daily life + superiors bowing down + both are virgins] [Bright and cheerful little sister & cold and composed father-type lawyer] When Wen Ying first joined the company, she heard the young girls in the department gossiping that the second young master was young and promising, a top-tier tall, rich and handsome man.

32. 532 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned, I Committed Eighteen Crimes in One Day 蒙冤入狱服刑，一日作案十八次 Soda with the East Wind汽水伴东风Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + behind-the-scenes + revenge + feel-good revenge + ruthless] Overnight, a favored son of heaven becomes a prisoner. College student Lin Mo is framed as the mastermind behind a shocking crime. His family is destroyed, and he is thrown into the most heavily guarded prison in the country! Amid endless torment and despair, he awakens the [Death Warrior Judgment System]. As long as he judges criminals the law cannot punish, he receives rewards, and may even be able to bring his famil 27.7kReads7.6Score3.5kShelves

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    ✨Urban Assassin Trial: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes Overnight, Lin Mo, a once-proud young man, plummeted from grace, framed as the mastermind behind a major crime. His family was destroyed, and he was imprisoned in the most secure jail. In the depths of despair, he awakens the "Assassin Trial System"—a system that judges evil beyond the reach of the law, offering incredible rewards and even the possibility of resurrecting loved ones! From then on, he becomes a mastermind behind the scenes with a perfect alibi, ruthlessly seeking revenge against his enemies and weaving a deadly net in the darkness. Watch as he tears apart masks of deceit, uses his iron-fisted judgment to overthrow the den of evil, and meticulously plots his revenge, reclaiming everything he has lost!

33. 533 鹿 Notes from Luling Village: The Midnight Cries Aren’t a Ghost 鹿岭村手记：夜半哭声不是鬼 Shaocheng Lazy Sheep少城懒羊羊8k WordsCompleted Notes from Luling Village: The Midnight Weeping Isn’t a Ghost 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few short stories I'd like to recommend! I love short stories—they're concise and avoid repetition! I hope to find like-minded friends to discuss them with. Please give them a high rating and show your support! Thank you!

34. 534 第 The Seventh Loop: 9:47 第七次循环9：47分 Shaocheng Lazy Sheep少城懒羊羊42k WordsCompleted The Seventh Loop, 9:47 7Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 秦 Qin's Replacement: A Bricklayer Rewrites Three Hundred Years of Qin History 秦替：泥水匠改写了三百年秦史 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p 1.5kReads9.2Score174Shelves

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    The story of a comeback

36. 536 法 The Eye of the Law: My Mind-Reading System Restarts My Life 法理之眼：我的读心系统重启人生 Shaocheng Lazy Sheep少城懒羊羊58k WordsCompleted The Eye of the Law: My Mind-Reading System Restarts My Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 女 The Female Police Chief’s Shocking Case 女局长之惊天大案 Cyanide Murmurs氰呓语Urban1.5M WordsOngoing This novel seamlessly blends political intrigue, criminal investigation and suspense, and realist literature. Liu Shuyun is caught in an astonishing scheme. It is a contest with no equal! Three factions are vying for power on this island. There is an underground hangar spanning five levels, and a “teacher” who has never shown their face. Gao Han’s investigation goes beyond clearing his fiancée’s name. He must also uncover the truth behind his father’s “fake death.” As the blades of political int 16.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
38. 538 机 The Female Official 机关女干部 Xiaoxiao Gou'er Lingdang晓晓狗儿铃当Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing A serious novel about officialdom that faces reality and holds firm to its principles. There's no simplistic division between “black and white,” only the real compromises and choices of life within the system. Here you'll find solid engineering details, meticulous criminal investigations, moving relationships, and steadfast faith. The story follows Lin Ruxi and Shen Chan as they work side by side to break through deadlocks and uphold justice amid the politics, reform, and personal struggles of Q 6.9kReads7.9Score554Shelves
39. 539 那 Those Stories of Wind and Rain 那些风雨故事 A Zan Kuna阿赞坤娜Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing My new work is now available! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    3. Today's update: Those Stormy Years, The Happiest Years. Story Introduction: This is a heartwarming and nostalgic narrative story revolving around "my" recollection and revisiting of my childhood in the countryside. The story begins with "my" returning to my grandmother's house in the countryside during an annual leave as an adult, where I reunite with my childhood friend, A-Ming, and my elderly grandparents. Through descriptions of my reunion and conversation with A-Ming, revisiting familiar places like the village river and the small shop, and everyday moments spent with my grandparents, the story weaves together the joyful times of playing under the sycamore tree, catching fish and shrimp, and sharing snacks, showcasing the changes in the countryside while maintaining the warmth of human relationships. A-Ming now runs a restaurant in town, still as enthusiastic as ever; my grandparents, though old, are still full of love and concern. After a brief reunion, we must part again, but the sycamore tree in the countryside and the warmth of family and friends have become a solace for "my" weary soul, forever etched in the depths of my memory, becoming the most precious treasure in my life.

40. 540 巅 The Road to the Top 2 巅峰官路2 Cyanide Murmurs氰呓语Urban165k WordsCompleted The mole: Who else is there besides Sun Jianguo? The contents of Zhao Guoliang's handwritten letter: What exactly did the letter Liu Jianming has been holding for five years say? The real story behind the case from five years ago: What did Zheng Qiming discover? Who buried the case? What role did Zhao Guoliang play? Zhao Guoliang's next move: With Zheng Xiaodong arrested and Sun Jianguo brought down, how will Zhao Guoliang strike back? Zhang Jianguo's true allegiance: Is he Cheng Haohui's ally, 32Reads—Score—Shelves
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46. 546 乡 Take It Easy, Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医悠着点 Listening to Snow in a High Tower高楼听雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoqiang was beaten so badly in the city that he lost his wits. When he returned to the village, Sister-in-law Shuihua took care of him. Then the village bully, Liang Shan, beat him up. That beating snapped him back to his senses, and he even gained a special ability. From then on, his life took off. 3.1kReads7.3Score264Shelves
47. 547 徐 Xu Fei's Wild Life 徐飞的浪荡人生 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban377k WordsCompleted Just after the Lunar New Year, Xu Fei returns with a simple pack to the small northern city where he was born and raised, after three years away. He'd planned to find any wife and settle down to an ordinary life, but fate has other plans. He is pushed onto a path unlike any other, and begins a life far from ordinary. 799Reads6.7Score111Shelves
48. 548 无 Years Without Regrets 无悔岁月 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban221k WordsOngoing In 1936, dusk settled over Xiangcheng, steeping it in the smell of rust and blood. The late-autumn wind cut like a knife, piercing to the bone. Xu Chengyang tugged down the brim of his police cap. The collar of his coarse wool uniform chafed his neck raw. This black uniform was both his prison and his armor… 458Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 549 谍 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.1M WordsCompleted On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score955Shelves
50. 550 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.8kReads8.6Score432Shelves

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