No Wonder You Look Like Someone from My Past. It Turns Out They Never Died. “难怪有故人之姿，原来是故人没死”

1. 51 过 Thirteen Traveler Lots: The Volume of the Nose, Smelling Porridge 过客十三签·鼻之卷·闻粥 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Traveler Talismans: Volume of the Nose: The Scent of Porridge 4Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 大 Great Song Lotus Guard: A Transmigration That Begins with an Assassin 大宋芙蓉卫：穿越从刺客开始 Xiao Wu's Coffee小伍的咖啡Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Detective Mystery] [Historical Romance] [Transmigration] [Strong Female Lead] [Wuxia] [Medicine] In 2046, Jiang Man, an elite agent from the GA Bureau, leaps into the flames of war in the second year of Jianyan under the Southern Song, hoping to find her lost love. This is her second transmigration. Unexpectedly, an accident occurs on her very first day. She possesses Zilian, an assassin of the Furong Guards, who is gravely wounded and unconscious, and the fusion of their consciousness is viole 580Reads9.3Score108Shelves
3. 53 收 Collecting Corpses, Ghosts, and Immortals 收尸，收诡，收仙人 Raincoat Warrior雨衣战神Eastern Fantasy542k WordsOngoing (Supernatural horror, cultivation, ordinary protagonist, no System, no transmigration) A poor young man from a small town becomes a corpse collector to earn enough to marry. Before long, he stumbles into a strange and magnificent world of immortals and gods... 880Reads—Score103Shelves

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   A fantasy cultivation novel featuring a protagonist who is an indigenous person from another world. No system, no transmigration, and a mortal protagonist—from a humble background, with no special bloodline or family history, and no cheat codes.

4. 54 老 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 5.9kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 死 After Faking My Death, Four Lunatics Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down 死遁后，四个疯批掀翻了修真界 Greeting the Bright Stars迎星灿Fantastical Romance586k WordsCompleted [Fake Death] [One-on-One Romance in Each Arc] [All Male Leads Are Virgins and Hopeless Romantics] [Epic Love Rivalry] Completed The System kicked Yu Shi straight into the cultivation world. Her mission was simple: conquer four male leads, then die and move on to the next one. The System declared confidently, "Complete the mission and you'll get ten billion in cash, delivered right to your door." Yu Shi said, "Deal. But let's be clear: if the money doesn't come through, I'll haunt you even as a g 1.4kReads—Score280Shelves

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6. 56 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Sight, Dark Embroidery 过客十三签·目之卷·暗绣 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Sight: Dark Embroidery 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 3kReads—Score192Shelves

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   A top-tier novel whose title doesn't do it justice; the plot is delicate and deeply moving, far more touching than expected. The male lead is gentle and charming, and his reunion with the female lead after a long separation is incredibly sweet.

8. 58 亲 I Kissed the Demon Dog’s Toes and Became a Cultivation World Troublemaker 亲吻魔犬脚趾，我成了修仙乐子人 A Squirrel Eating Pinecones一只松鼠吃松果Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [System shenanigans + absurd comedy + light power fantasy + no farming] Other cultivators slay demons and vanquish monsters, reaching for the heavens, but my very first cultivation quest is to kiss a demonic hound’s toe?! After awakening the Taiji Fun-Seeker System, the more ridiculous the quest, the more outrageous the reward! Fairy dresses, lace gloves, bizarre abilities... As long as I keep the antics coming, my cultivation skyrockets! No protagonist torture, no frustration, no melodrama, jus 1.2kReads9.4Score110Shelves
9. 59 朕 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Joy, Paper Groom 过客十三签·喜之卷·纸新郎 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Joy: Paper Groom 5Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 我 Something’s Off About My Consort: Why Is He Prettier Than I Am? 我的驸马不对劲：他怎么长得比我还娇艳 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Prince Consort Is Acting Strange: Why Is He Prettier Than Me? 560Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 记 The Avenger of Memory 记忆的复仇者 Midsummer Sun仲夏的午阳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse788k WordsCompleted Li Wei uncovers memories belonging to his family and vows to avenge them. Following the clues in their memories, he overcomes all kinds of hardships and dangers in search of their enemy, and finally gets his revenge. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, no tricks, I humbly offer this.

14. 64 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Fear, Night Suona 过客十三签·惧之卷·夜唢呐 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Fear: Night Suona 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 我 I'm an Assassin, So How Did I Debut in a Boy Band? 我一杀手，怎么男团出道了 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban896k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Comedy + No Female Lead] Zheng Xun: A hitman who trained hard for ten years, ready to save the world, but the System sent him to the wrong channel. Unable to find work, he was discovered by a talent scout and lured into a company with the promise of room and board. Now he's been forced to become an idol. “Can’t a Boy Band Save the World?”, Zheng Xun’s quote Cheng Jie: The male lead of a domineering CEO novel. After ten years of practicing his CEO catchphrases, his career got off to a 19.9kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves

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    When I was reading the second book, I thought the protagonist had died. Then, later in the book, I encountered the first one. I thought it was just a coincidence of names. Turns out, the protagonist was alive!

16. 66 蛮 The Savage Era 蛮荒记 Tianxia Farm天下农庄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Primordial World, Invincible, Otherworld, the Myriad Worlds, Female Lead, No Harem, World-Destroying] One flower, one world. One leaf, one pursuit. One song, one sigh. One lifetime devoted to one person. One glance, one breathtaking beauty. One step, one descent into obsession. One thought, one dream. One lifetime spent waiting for one person. Pangu, alone with an axe, fought across the highest heavens, all for the sake of waiting for one person in this life… 5.2kReads7.0Score428Shelves

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    Sword points to the heavens beyond the clouds, the path to immortality is long and arduous, fraught with countless trials. Having seen through the illusions of the mortal world, life is but a fleeting existence; following the natural way, the heart finds peace. Let us toast the passing years with clear tea, and let the bright moon illuminate our faces. Within books lies a realm of carefree existence; a single thought can blossom into a myriad of valleys.

17. 67 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 8.4kReads9.3Score775Shelves
18. 68 去 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 Xu Wei栩唯Ancient Romance580k WordsOngoing [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 23Reads8.5Score200Shelves

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    "Last Year's Lantern Festival: Lanterns as Bright as Day" - A torrential rain blocks the roads, and the Empress Dowager sets up a life-or-death scheme. This scheme involves multiple forces and undercurrents, with the court, conspiracies, and secret chambers of the imperial tombs intertwined. The characters are multifaceted, and everyone has their own calculations.

19. 69 西 A New Journey to the West: Wukong 西游新记悟空 Midsummer Sun仲夏的午阳Urban467k WordsOngoing Lin Kong is maliciously laid off by his company, dumped without a second thought by his girlfriend, and pressured by his landlord for rent, hitting the lowest point of his life. Then he unexpectedly awakens an immortal-cultivation jade pendant and obtains an unrivaled technique. From then on, he defies fate and turns his life around, using extraordinary abilities to rise again and swearing to repay every humiliation he suffered. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 我 The Buddha Pinned Me Down for Five Hundred Years, but the Monk Who Rescued Me Was Even Fiercer 我被如来压五百年，救我的和尚比他还凶 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted After the Tathagata Imprisoned Me for Five Hundred Years, the Monk Who Saved Me Was Even Fiercer 88Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Desire, Red Nails 过客十三签·欲之卷·指甲红 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Desire: Red Nails 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves
23. 73 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.1kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    [Heart][KISS][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

24. 74 从 From Abandoned Disciple to Demon Venerable: My Master Kneels Before Me 从弃徒到魔尊，师尊向我下跪 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted From Abandoned Disciple to Demon Lord: My Master Kneels Before Me 162Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 晚 When the Evening Breeze Rises, Love Runs Deep 晚风起o衍情深 Midsummer Sun仲夏的午阳Urban457k WordsCompleted A newly appointed boss and I started off at each other's throats. After a long period of adjustment, we went from colleagues to lovers. After we got married, our life together was so sweet, joyful, and happy. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 逆 The Rebellious Immortal: Little Demoness of Chaos 逆仙之混沌小魔女 A Lone Wolf from the Northwest一匹西北的孤狼Eastern Fantasy312k WordsOngoing Have you ever seen cultivation like this? Ascending to immortality isn't a glorious honor. It means being branded with a slave mark and serving as Heaven's "spiritual energy battery" for all eternity. The harder you cultivate, the farther freedom slips away. This is the world Su Nianwei transmigrated to: an apocalypse where the Immortal Dao has become a prison and the laws of Heaven have crumbled. She was a "good-for-nothing pill girl" abandoned by her family. Her dantian was damaged, her spirit 100Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Life, Crossing in a Wooden Basin 过客十三签·生之卷·木盆渡 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Life: Crossing in a Wooden Tub —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.6kReads8.8Score194Shelves
29. 79 当 When a Man Becomes a Country Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 当男人变成农村女孩，整个家都开始发抖 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted When a Man Turns Into a Rural Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 199Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 微 Tipsy 《微醺》 A Lone Wolf from the Northwest一匹西北的孤狼Marriage & Romance34k WordsCompleted Tipsy 152Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Death, The Fourth Person 过客十三签·死之卷·第四个人 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Death: The Fourth Person 4Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become an Obsessive Man's KPI 穿书后我成了偏执男的KPI The Melodious Sound of Night Rain夜雨声澜Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! This System escaped from a mental hospital! Xu Ningjing transmigrated into a melodramatic Mary Sue and Gary Stu novel, becoming a cannon-fodder side character who shared her name. The original Xu Ningjing caused trouble at every turn and went crazy for love. In the end, the obsessive male side character, He Qilin, slowly killed her, step by step: sending her dead rats, psychologically terrorizing her, and gently describing how cold the water would feel when she drowned. Ca 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was good, funny, and even a little funny, but you never expected the way it went towards the end.

33. 83 重 Reborn: The Phoenix’s Mistake 重生之凤凰错 Dimpled Smile梨涡浅浅漾Ancient Romance679k WordsOngoing Dual rebirth + soul transmigration + political intrigue In her previous life, she was the false phoenix princess who starved to death in a prison cell. Reborn with the advantage of knowing what was to come, she was certain the Crown Prince of Wei was the murderer. With a trump card after trump card, she plotted flawlessly. But she never realized the true killing game was hidden in her older sister's gentle smile. Twin phoenix princesses were seen as an omen of disaster. She took the calamity upo 291Reads9.4Score101Shelves
34. 84 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 995Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 垃 The Snake-Man I Found in the Trash Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, but the Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 垃圾堆捡来的蛇人天天装失忆，弹幕说他想娶我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚16k WordsCompleted The Snake Man I Found in a Garbage Dump Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, and the On-Screen Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 93Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 我 My Brilliant Galaxy 我的璀璨星河 A Lone Wolf from the Northwest一匹西北的孤狼Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Brilliant Galaxy 102Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 过 Thirteen Signs of the Wanderer: Volume of Hearing, Stories at the City Wall 过客十三签·耳之卷·城根听书 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical9k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Hearing: Listening to Stories at the City Wall 17Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 三 A Matchmaking Chronicle Across the Three Realms 三界拼夫录 Two-Liang Hamster二两仓鼠Fantastical Romance191k WordsCompleted Her heart has hurt ever since she was seven, because he ripped his own heart out and threw it to her. The day the Spirit Realm fell, his body was torn apart by the Three Realms and scattered. For a hundred years, his solitary soul held itself together with nothing but the words, “Stay alive.” She has lived with pain for over a decade, and the heart in her chest, a heart that does not belong to her, is slowly remembering who it is. He was torn to pieces for her, and she will cross all Three Realm 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At first, I thought the main characters just happened to meet, but I realized by the end that they all knew about the female lead all along, except for her.

39. 89 我 I Saved an Immortal's Life, and He Turned Around and Had My Whole Family Executed 我救了神仙一命，他反手把我全家抄了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Saved an Immortal's Life, and He Turned Around and Had My Entire Family Arrested 26Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 绝 A Peerless Beauty 绝色.佳人 A Lone Wolf from the Northwest一匹西北的孤狼20k WordsCompleted A Peerless Beauty 113Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Anger, Whip Beneath the Pagoda Tree 过客十三签·怒之卷·槐下鞭 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Anger: Whipping Beneath the Pagoda Tree 7Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 第 The Seventh Squad Specializes in Ganging Up 第七队专业以多欺少 MuziABC456木子ABC456Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Team + Rousing Battles + Rule-Based Combat + Slow-Burn Growth + Dual Power Systems] A dual power system combining the Four Symbols telekinesis setting with Superpowers. The battles are tactical and carefully paced, not brainless. They’re full of passion, strategy, and rules, and every fight has been thoughtfully designed. Perfect for readers who enjoy watching a team grow and aren’t in a rush to see the protagonist crush everyone from the start. The Divine arrived, 72Reads—Score187Shelves

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    Both of these are really good; I love urban fantasy + ensemble casts. The first novel has more action, isn't mindless, and has plot twists; I highly recommend it, it's very good. The second one has better writing. [Kiss]

43. 93 我 I’m Sneaking Glances at Her, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me 我在偷看她，她也在偷看我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted I was sneaking a look at her, and she was sneaking a look at me too 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 美 Where Have All the Beauties Gone? 美女都死哪去了？ A Lone Wolf from the Northwest一匹西北的孤狼17k WordsCompleted Where Have All the Beauties Gone? 45Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Sorrow, Saving a Meal 过客十三签·哀之卷·留饭 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Grief: Saving a Meal 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 师 After My Junior Sister Was Murdered, the Demon Lord's Blood Within Me Awakened 师妹被害后，我体内魔尊的血觉醒了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After My Junior Sister Was Killed, the Blood of the Demon Lord Within Me Awakened 13Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 做 Be the Leading Lady of Your Own Life 做自己的.大女主 A Lone Wolf from the Northwest一匹西北的孤狼10k WordsCompleted Be the Leading Lady of Your Own Life 29Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Love, The Person Behind the Mirror 过客十三签·爱之卷·镜背人 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Love: The Person Behind the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 老 After My Husband Cheated, The 老公出轨后，我和小三的“爸爸”成了连襟 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Became Family by Marriage with My Mistress's "Dad" 20Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Evil, White Flowers 过客十三签·恶之卷·白花 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Evil: White Flower 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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