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1. 301 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
2. 302 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
3. 303 末 The Apocalypse’s Beloved Little One: Stockpiling Billions in Supplies to Change Her Fate 末世团宠，小奶包囤亿万物资改命 The Bunny Got Lost兔兔跑丢了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse323k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all + apocalypse + portable space + adorable child + no romance + stockpiling supplies] When the apocalypse arrived, five-and-a-half-year-old Xiao Nuomi was bullied by people at the bottom of society. Just when she finally found her five older brothers, she was made to lose her home and family. She opened her eyes again and found herself back one week before the apocalypse, with a portable space bound to her! Did none of her brothers have a good ending in her previous life? This time 2.6kReads9.0Score358Shelves
4. 304 奶 This Little Baby Lands a Government Post by Gossiping 奶娃娃的我靠吃瓜当上了朝廷命官 Jia Yinan迦一南Ancient Romance731k WordsCompleted [Everyone can hear thoughts + gossip + baby + no romance + doted on by everyone + slow-paced] After graduating from university, Qin Yue gets into a car accident. A gossip System takes her to ancient Southern Dynasty, where she is born into a new life. By constantly digging up gossip, she gathers gossip-field energy and restores stability to the little world. Qin Yue is not only a gossip lover, but also a little lucky star. Her birth breaks a two-hundred-year curse on the Qin family. The emperor 3.1kReads8.5Score266Shelves
5. 305 误 She Stumbled Into a School for Nobles, but All She Wants Is to Make Money! 误入贵族学校，她只想搞钱！ Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Sweet group-adored romance, a story of redemption, also known as: The Heroine Only Wants to Make Money] Santoria is a private aristocratic academy attended by the children of wealthy merchants, scholarly families, and politicians. While students at ordinary schools bury themselves in problem sets, hoping to get into a good college, these young masters and young ladies must learn how to expand their networks and uphold their families’ reputations. Power, money, connections, and resources are top 27.4kReads9.4Score4kShelves
6. 306 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Lead My Family to Amass Billions in Supplies 末世重生：我带全家狂卷亿万物资 Mo Shu Yu墨书语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + zombies + rebirth + personal space + stockpiling supplies + farming + infrastructure building + powerful heroine + adored by the whole family + teamwork. There is a couple, but the romance comes later.) Wen Qian opens her eyes and finds herself back one month before the apocalypse. Her home has not yet been seized, and her parents and older brother are still alive. She has even gained an invincible preparation space where she can farm and stockpile supplies, and best of all, bind h 30.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
7. 307 穿 Transmigrated as a Senior Sister, I Go Full Crazy; My Junior Sister Plays the Victim, and I Put on an Act 穿成师姐当疯批，师妹卖惨我装哔 Yi A Ya一啊鸭Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted I’m the most high-risk senior sister in a cultivation clan. I spent seventy years working hard at sword practice, only for a junior sister with a beloved-by-everyone System to appear and skewer me in one blow. Her System needed to steal my good fortune, so all she had to do was crook a finger and my fellow disciples became her devoted lackeys, isolating me. I discovered she was in contact with the Demon King. My master and the Demon Venerable thought I talked too much, so they had her strangle m 3.7kReads8.8Score510Shelves
8. 308 满 Everyone in the Sect Is Crazy, So I Max Out My Luck Instead 满门皆疯批，小师妹反手气运拉满 A Pound of White Tea一斤白茶Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + No Love Rivals + System] After Yun Yici transmigrates into a book, she's bound to a damnable fortune System. By earning the favor of those destined for great things, she can exchange their affection for fortune points and unlock draws. But after finally joining the sect at the heart of the story, she discovers that she's arrived two hundred years before the plot begins. Fortunately, her ethereal yet unreliable master has impossibly high standa 15.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
9. 309 你 Why Are You Messing with Her? The Little Junior Sister Has the Heavenly Dao’s Favor 你们惹她干嘛，小师妹有天道宠着 Saving Up for Stickers努力攒钱买贴纸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Print Edition: I Hope You’ll Come in Person] [No Romance, Strong Female Lead] Tian Ning was the long-lost blood descendant of the Wenren family, a prominent clan in the cultivation world. When she was fifteen, they brought her back home. Everyone thought she was just a country bumpkin from the mortal world, nowhere near as good as the fake heiress, Wenren Xue, who had been raised in luxury and treated like royalty. Wenren Xue was exceptionally talented. At a young age, she had successfully form 41.6kReads9.4Score5kShelves
10. 310 绝 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 32kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves
11. 311 钓 The Alluring Beauty Crooks a Finger: Come Here, I'll Kill You 钓系美人勾手指，来呀，我弄死你 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads / Both Chaste / Secret Identities / Modern Alternate Universe] Flirtatious beauty and owner of an anything-goes shop * Proud, hot-tempered, devoted CEO With peach-blossom eyes and a tear mole, Fang Zhuo was born with a dangerously alluring face. Unfortunately, he has the looks of a heartthrob but the role of someone everyone loves to hate. Fang Zhuo loves wandering around in slippers, making a spectacle of himself. He’d even swindle a candy from a kid. More than anything, he love 1.7kReads9.4Score230Shelves

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    ✨✨The ratings are all quite high, you should check them out.

12. 312 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 77.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
13. 313 穿 I Became the Dark Moonlight, Then the White Moonlight 穿成黑月光，又成白月光 Black Cat Bait黑猫饵Two Male Leads772k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a touch of being adored by everyone] [Lin Nian x Sheng Yunhuai: a beautiful man who is frail but inwardly strong x a crazy big shot who knows how to spoil his beloved] Lin Nian transmigrates into a body in a body-double novel: a hypocritical, selfish dark moonlight who clings to the powerful. By then, the protagonist shou has already won everyone’s approval, while the dark moonlight’s true colors have been exposed, making him universally loathed. The protagonist gong and the su 35.1kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
14. 314 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves
15. 315 治 Healing the Villain: Saving a Poor, Pitiful Soul 治愈！拯救可怜反派 Spring Waist春腰Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [A sweet little ray of sunshine x villains of all kinds, one-on-one romance, a lighthearted, witty, and healing sweet story with an unconventional vibe. The leads' personalities change with the plot, so the story never gets stale!] After being bound to an unreliable System, Zhao Yun kept getting assigned cannon-fodder roles. Still, she diligently did her best to complete each redemption mission. Across countless worlds, some people had happy, loving families and lives that turned out just right, 39.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
16. 316 隐EN The Hidden Demon Lord: The Empress Demands Responsibility 隐世魔尊，女帝带娃上门求负责 Lazy Cat on the Roof屋上懒猫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Devoted Husband] [Raising a Child] [Invincible] Ning Yechen was once an unparalleled Demon Venerable. He unified the Demon Realm by himself, beat the Immortal Realm to a pulp, and struck terror into the hearts of the Six Realms. Tired of all the fighting and killing, he eventually chose to live in seclusion among mortals, quietly enjoying life as a carefree hermit. Then one night, an Immortal Realm Empress, afflicted by a lust-inducing aphrodisiac, fell into the mortal world a 38.2kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
17. 317 腾 The Teng Snake Takes a Bride, and a Hundred Ghosts See Her Off 腾蛇娶妻百鬼送行 Zhen Tong甄童Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Husband] [Ensemble Cast] [Pure Romance] [Mystery and Comedy] My name is Su Xiaowan. I was born in a small village in the south. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the “Ghost Day.” Legend has it that on this day, the gates of the underworld swing wide open and ghosts roam everywhere. So after paying respects to their ancestors during the day, everyone stays indoors, afraid of attracting a 1.5kReads8.9Score219Shelves
18. 318 寒 Forged in Frost, Shaping the Realm 寒锋铸山河 Black Vinegar, No Sugar陈醋不加糖Historical978k WordsCompleted In 178 AD, amid the bone-chilling frost and snow of Zhuo County, Youzhou, Chen Yu rose proudly from the ruins of a temple. He was an ordinary commoner, but his eyes blazed with a fire that could pierce through the chaos of the age. With a single rallying cry, he turned starving refugees into an army; wasteland yielded grain, and wisdom far ahead of its time became a razor-sharp weapon. When Zhang Fei threw a punch in the middle of the market, Chen Yu stepped forward, his voice crashing like thun 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This time-travel experience is so awesome, the trouble won't last more than three chapters.

19. 319 重 Reborn in Love: The Possessive Ninth Master Has Fallen 重生蜜恋：偏执九爷他沦陷了 Wind Through the Willow风扶柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion to one another + Powerful hero and heroine + Satisfying revenge + Super sweet, protective wife] In her past life, Yun Manxia was blinded by love and trusted a scumbag man and a vile woman, leading to the people who cherished and loved her dying in a car accident! Given another chance, she opened her eyes, regained her wits, and married into the Bai family, becoming the Ninth Master’s sweet fourth wife! She was miserable in her past life, but this time she’s turning things around 17.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    (◕‿◕✿) "Rebirth Sweet Love: The Obsessive Ninth Master Has Fallen for Her" is here! Both protagonists are virgins + strong male and female leads + satisfying story + super sweet husband protection, sugar overload warning! (★ω★) ✨ [Blind in the past life, cool in the present]✨ Yun Manxia is reborn, tearing apart scumbags and trampling on bitches! The man who harmed her in her past life? In this life, she'll be a sweet wife in the Ninth Master's arms~ (`へ´)ノ💖 [Both protagonists are virgins, mutually pampering, and incredibly sweet]💖 The Ninth Master of the Bai family is addicted to obsession: "My Xiaxia, even touching her will cost you your life!" Yun Manxia defends her husband: "Anyone who touches my husband, I'll wipe out their entire family!" (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ 🎯 [Strong male and female leads, incredibly satisfying]🎯 A medical giant as her underling! A hidden wealthy family backing her up! A powerful figure begs to acknowledge his family! Ninth Master's excessive pampering of his wife: "If my wife wants to play, I'll fix the hole!" ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ 🌟 [High-sugar scene warning]🌟 "Ninth Master, my wife is trending again!" "Buy it, let her play to her heart's content." "This time... It's because my wife beat up the actress..." "What are you standing there for? Go hand my wife the hammer!" (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ(づ￣3￣)づ How does a reborn, pampered wife get spoiled rotten by the obsessive Ninth Master?! Three updates daily, so sweet it'll give you cavities ✧*. ٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧*.

20. 320 逆 Defying Fate: I Set Off an Explosion in a Cyber Cultivation World 逆命天衍：我在赛博修仙世界点爆 The Irreverent Old Black Sword老不正经的黑剑Eastern Fantasy401k WordsOngoing Su Han, the seventh prince of the Canglan Kingdom, plays dumb during the spiritual root test to live up to his reputation as a good-for-nothing. In truth, an Original Sacred Body lurks within him, its memories erased by the Heavenly Dao. Three years ago, his mother died under mysterious circumstances, leaving a thorn in his heart. When he awakens the [Heavenly Dao Deduction System], he assumes he has a golden finger at his disposal, only to discover that it is the Heavenly Dao’s greatest trap. E —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 幕 The Mastermind: From the Start, I Give the Son of Destiny a Cheat 幕后黑手：开局给气运之子发金手 The Irreverent Old Black Sword老不正经的黑剑Eastern Fantasy351k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Lin Yuan gains an immortal body and the ability to split his soul. Knowing how dangerous this world is, he chooses the safest path: his true body will never risk its neck! He splits his soul into ancient artifact spirits, mysterious formation spirits, undying talisman spirits... even secretly taking over the bodies of gifted spirit beasts. He carefully bestows these “custom golden fingers” upon one “child of great fortune” after another: a fallen prince, —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 322 全 Global High Martial: I Have a Zerg Editor 全球高武：我有虫族编辑器 The Crow Isn't Black鸦不黑Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This isn’t a story about a nanny. Li Mingxuan will play an important role later on, so please don’t complain if you don’t like it! (Behind-the-scenes scheming + pseudo-Lovecraftian + ensemble cast + invincible protagonist + myriad races) Three hundred years after the spiritual qi revival, humanity has mastered cultivation and produced all kinds of powerful warriors. Every country has its own cultivation system to defend against the invasion of demonic beasts. It is an age of glory for the strong 1.1kReads7.8Score101Shelves
23. 323 与 Eloping With the Stars 与星星私奔 A Seven-Centimeter Breeze七厘米的风Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted After suffering abuse at home once again, Xu Guican runs into Huo Xingye on the way back to school. One word, “Uncle,” catches his attention. After countless trials and tribulations, Huo Xingye finally wins the girl’s heart. But before long, on a night of torrential rain, she stands under an umbrella and dumps him with a cold expression. They meet again five years later. During an emergency call, Xu Guican sees her ex-boyfriend lying in a pool of blood and breaks down. Huo Xingye strokes her fac 1.1kReads9.4Score118Shelves

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    It's super good! The author's writing is excellent. There are a few angst-filled moments, but they're manageable. I absolutely adore the male lead.

24. 324 全 Master of All Skills 全技大师 Crocodile Wontons鳄鱼馄饨Sports2.2M WordsCompleted What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 471Reads—Score—Shelves

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