A Self-Reliant Female Lead Who Is a Refined Egoist, Doing Everything for Herself 女主万人迷自强，精致利己主义，一切都是为了自己

1. 51 后 Empresses in the Palace: Consort Hua Returns 后宫甄嬛传之华妃归来 Frost Dust霜尘Female-Channel Fanfiction272k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Palace Intrigue, Empresses in the Palace, Rebirth] In the Cold Palace, Nian Shilan learns from Zhen Huan the secret of the Huan Yi incense, and discovers that the emperor has always been wary of the Nian family. Despairing, she takes her own life. Reborn, Nian Shilan decides to be Consort Hua of the Forbidden City, and no longer the emperor's Consort Hua. With a second chance at life, how will she protect the Nian family from the emperor, continue to stand against the empres 186Reads8.7Score—Shelves
2. 52 青 The Day Qingying Entered the Palace, Wei Yanwan Became Langhua! 青樱入府当天，卫嬿婉成了琅嬅！ YH Young FishYH稚鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction285k WordsCompleted [An alternate-universe spin-off of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. The main cast is portrayed in a negative light, and the heroine is a villainess. Early on, she sets the original story back on track; once Ruyi enters the Cold Palace, the wish fulfillment picks up the pace! This isn’t a traditional, direct face-slapping story, so read with care if that’s not your thing, darlings.] From a little palace maid hated by everyone to an imperial noble consort revered by all, Wei Yanwan spent more than 2.4kReads9.0Score267Shelves
3. 53 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Consort Hua Is the Epitome of Grace 甄嬛传之华妃娘娘她凤仪万千 Butterflies Dance into Tragedy蝶舞成殇Female-Channel Fanfiction322k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Consort Hua learned the truth about Yichun Fragrance just before she died. She passed away consumed by bitterness, only to wake up again on the eve of the imperial selection. This time, she will protect the Nian family and secure her place as empress dowager. 318Reads7.2Score—Shelves
4. 54 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 17.1kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
5. 55 让 She Tortures the Madman, Slays Her Way Through the Story, and Becomes Empress 让疯批受虐，她杀穿全文当女帝 Mirror Beyond the Clouds云外镜Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + career-focused story + frail, villainous woman + cold-blooded lunatic + woman disguises herself as a man + a touch of political intrigue + not a brainless power fantasy] After going on a killing spree in the cultivation world in her previous life, Xie Nanzui is sentenced by the Heavenly Dao to become the heroine of an ancient-style novel full of physical and emotional torment. In the original story, the heroine is used by the male lead's first love. The other w 347Reads8.6Score—Shelves
6. 56 令 Empress Lingyi: Yanwan, Give Me Back the Fortune You Stole 令懿皇后嬿婉：夺走的气运还给我 Jing Ning婧柠Female-Channel Fanfiction707k WordsCompleted [Story of Yanxi Palace fanfiction + lots of Ying Zhong pairing + sweet, satisfying happy ending + angst for Ruyi] Formerly titled: Empress Lingyi Yanwan: Give Me Back the Fortune You Stole No rivalry between women. No Ruyi-syndrome, and there are also warm sisterly moments, but revenge will be served without mercy. Reborn, Wei Yanwan thrived, avoiding every mistake that had once given her away. Together with Jinzong, who had also been reborn, she tore away Ruyi's hypocritical mask and reclaimed 8.3kReads9.6Score1kShelves
7. 57 快 Quick Transmigration: A Psycho Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder, Sending All Her Enemies Flying! 快穿：疯批穿炮灰，仇人全创飞！ The Great Orange Strives Ahead大橘争先Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [No CP, Pure Wish Fulfillment! A Violent, Unhinged, Ruthless Villainess with Maxed-Out Combat Skills] Mansha was born an evil creature, more monstrous than any ghost. After slaughtering her way through hell, she was punished by being sent to three thousand worlds to suffer miserable lives. Mansha scoffed. She may suffer, but I won't. I'll defy fate and take charge of my own destiny! Reborn as “Come to This World”? She'll turn “Heaven's Gift” into a zero in one night and thrash the whole famil 1.3kReads8.8Score117Shelves
8. 58 穿 Transmigrated into a Tragic Novel? I'm the Unhinged One, Who Dares Hurt Me? 穿进死人文学？我是疯批谁敢虐我 Your Robe Lingers in My Heart子衿悠我心Ancient Romance113k WordsCompleted [Feel-good story + unhinged fiction] The psychiatric hospital was terribly boring. A kind nurse felt sorry for the young Yang Jingshu, in the prime of her life, who had been sent there by her family and had not received a single visitor in three years. So she secretly slipped her a few novels, including one grisly tale of death. In the book, the heroine saved Prince Duan when she was young, and the two fell in love. When she came of age, they married. But on their wedding day, Prince Duan discov 147Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 恶 The Rise of a Villainess, Going Wild in the Apocalypse 恶女崛起，在末世发癫 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Sci-Fi & Apocalypse485k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Ensemble Cast] [No Saintly Protagonist] [Natural Disasters] [Zombies] [No CP] [Decisive and Ruthless] Li Peibai struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse. After dying, she returned to the time before it began, right when she was sent to a psychiatric hospital for offending her sugar daddy. To prepare for the apocalypse, she acted without hesitation and escaped the hospital with several patients from next door! She thought this was the end of the world, but it turned out 17.1kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
10. 60 重 Reborn, Noble Consort Shu Wants Only Wealth and Glory 重生后，淑妃只想荣华富贵 Seven Sevens七个七Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [A heroine pursuing her ambitions] [Palace intrigue] [A clear-eyed heroine] Reborn, Xiao Qinglan finally saw how heartless the emperor was. The position of empress? She didn't want it anymore. The emperor loved someone else, and made her and Consort Rong fight until the heavens and earth were turned upside down, dragging both their families into the turmoil. To avoid the same fate as in her previous life, when her family was wiped out, Xiao Qinglan knew she had to give some things up. H 220Reads6.9Score—Shelves
11. 61 修 The Immortal Cultivator’s Fate Comes with a Job Assignment 修仙大佬命中带编 Ah Mao Duoduo啊猫朵朵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Gongsun Yun, the cultivation world's number-one alchemist, fell into a bottomless abyss over a Phoenix Fruit. When she woke, she had become a C-list star who had taken her own life after being hounded online. Gongsun Yun: ???? A celebrity? No thanks! It's exhausting and unstable. Go back to being an alchemist? Why are there no spirit herbs in this world? Where's the medicine pavilion? So Gongsun Yun searched the streets for a stable, well-paid job that would let her keep taking it easy. Then one 8.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
12. 62 法 The Forensic Doctor Is a Ghost Warden 法医她是鬼差大人 Le Xingchen乐星辰Mystery156k WordsCompleted [Light supernatural comedy + a little absurd] Bao Yuan is just a low-ranking ghost officer. Ever since she snatched a dog from the Charm Ghost, one of the Ten Great Ghost Kings, and made it her subordinate, she has become famous in the ghost realm, where every ghost says she’s completely crazy. She planned to spend every day with her dog, but there are too many wronged spirits in the human world who refuse to enter the underworld. She has no choice but to disguise herself as a human and become a 530Reads5.7Score103Shelves
13. 63 仙 Rumors in the Immortal Realm: Ten Years After My Death, the Male Leads Went Mad 仙界传闻，我死后十年男主们疯了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads Tamed|Slow-Paced, Not a Power Fantasy|Clear-Eyed Black Lotus|Emotional Mind Games|Everyone Is a Pawn] Only after seeing the comments on the screen did Xue Qing learn that she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel where readers bet on the male lead. A flower slave whose spiritual root had been destroyed, she was about to be bought by the Tai Xuan Sect and used as a tool to reinforce the formation's core. In the book, she was humble and obsequious, dependent o 6.2kReads8.3Score825Shelves

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    Then we have to bring up this book! With the help of the comments, the female lead transforms from a universally disliked and vicious supporting character into a heartthrob, hooking up with powerful figures to improve herself. She is a sophisticated egoist!

14. 64 基 The Base Chief Has Quite a Way with People, and Nine Fierce Hounds at His Side 基地长手段高，狼狗有九个 With the Solitary与孤Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + fierce, wolfish female lead + System space + stockpiling + powerful female lead + overpowered golden finger + natural disasters later on + multiple male leads + all male leads are virgins + a satisfying power fantasy] [Important warning: Do not enter if you like saintly heroines!!! The female lead is ruthless, self-serving, and selfish! Take note: selfish! If you can't accept her hoarding all the supplies without leaving any for others, do not enter!] [There are more evil men than 16.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    Both are quite good. The female lead is charming, strong, sophisticated, and self-centered.

15. 65 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, Four Male Leads Doted on Me 穿书后，我被四个男主团宠了 Meow Meow Squeak Squeak喵喵吱吱Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + everyone’s favorite + rivalry among men + doted on by all] Xia Jiuyin transmigrates into a book, becoming a pitiful yet detestable substitute supporting female character. She has to find the hidden blackened boss to get back home! But who is the villainous male lead: the aloof CEO, his gloomy yet obedient younger brother, the handsome bad-boy campus heartthrob, or the gentle and understanding upperclassman? The CEO grips her slender wrist and threatens in a cold voi 7.5kReads9.2Score680Shelves
16. 66 我 After I Faked My Death and Disappeared, the Male Supporting Characters All Turned Dark and Went Crazy 我死遁后，男配们集体黑化发疯 Zhaozhao Is a Cat昭昭是只猫Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book] [Yandere] [Reform the Male Supporting Characters] [Male Rivalry] [Love Polygon] [Silly Comedy] [Over-the-Top Drama] Su Ping was hit by a car and killed. After drifting around as a soul for two days, she was sucked into the world of a novel and became the vicious supporting character who shared her name. After repeatedly targeting the heroine and digging her own grave, she caught the eye of the heroine’s unrelated younger brother, a scheming black-lotus type. The little 2.5kReads9.1Score335Shelves
17. 67 我 Wasn't I Just a Substitute? Why Did All Four of You Fall for Me? 我不是替身吗？你们四个真爱上了 Crispy Brick脆皮大砖头Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Stand-in + revenge on scumbags + competing suitors + tangled love triangle + melodrama + comedy + feel-good money-making!] Shen Ran, a former product manager, transmigrated into a book as a stand-in. The System told her she had to earn enough “life-saving money” to come back to life and return to her original world. Before long, a stand-in who knew user profiles inside out and could adapt to anyone was born! [Cool, aloof, narcissistic movie star] She gives him all the admiration he could wan 2.7kReads9.2Score376Shelves

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    To put it simply, this book is about a female protagonist who does everything for herself and never lets men sway her.

18. 68 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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    The villain in the novel awakens his memories, causing all the men who used to revolve around the female protagonist to revolve around her, turning the wicked woman into a heartthrob.

19. 69 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 998kReads9.5Score85.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist is independent and strong, there's no romantic partner, this book is incredibly high-quality, and she's ruthless and decisive when necessary.

20. 70 过 Dangerously Addictive 过分上瘾 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Top-tier wealthy family + rekindled love + romantic rivalry + alluring, arrogant black-hearted beauty + CEO who goes mad for love + male lead with no romantic past] When Pei Jinghua first met Bo Jin, he was her sister's prey. She was going to steal him away. She forced her way into his life, watching him push her away in disgust time and time again. In a soft voice, she pleaded, "A Jin, don't like her, okay? Like me instead." Until the reckless, pampered young man wrapped his arms tightly aroun 3.1kReads8.4Score411Shelves

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    The female lead returns from prison and uses the male supporting character and the male lead to seek revenge; she is a sophisticated egoist.

21. 71 生 Bound to a Childbearing System, with Crazed Men as My Baby Daddies 生子系统绑定我，孩子爹都是疯批 Another Year of Keeping Busy忙忙碌碌又一年Ancient Romance842k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Su Wan was bound to a rogue System calling itself "Hongmeng Life Force." System: "Your mission is to travel through three thousand worlds, bear children for the strongest man in each world, the Child of Destiny, and save universes on the verge of collapse." Su Wan: ...Well, thank you. Turning people into breeding tools, and making it sound so wholesome? So, with nothing but a thatched hut to her name and not a penny in her pocket, Su Wan received her first mission from the 1.5kReads6.6Score108Shelves
22. 72 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fiery Little Demon Has Caught a Big Shot's Eye Again 快穿：魔丸娇气包叒被大佬盯上了 Everlasting Prosperity and Joy长盛乐Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted *Please read the author's note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings before you start reading! [She won't be mistreated or suffer hardship] [Period setting + other] [The heroine is the most beautiful] [No fixed couple] [Love at first sight] [Everyone is chaste] Sui Huan is a well-connected girl raised by the System. Other people do their missions by winning favor, following the plot, and saving villains. Sui Huan does her missions by having fun, enjoying life, and being adored by everyone 35.2kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    A heartthrob, a sweet romance novel, and a satisfying face-slapping story.

23. 73 快 Quick Transmigration: My Main Job Is Collecting Systems, My Side Job Is Breaking Novels 快穿：主业收系统，副业崩小说 King of Rolling Noodles擀面皮大王Ancient Romance718k WordsOngoing [No romance + recovery System + gives the original owner a happy ending + villains bring about their own ruin] [Reader advisory: The heroine tends to scheme behind the scenes. This isn't a brainless wish-fulfillment story, so readers who like an insanely satisfying tale where the heroine wakes up every day just to kill villains may not care for her personality. The author is the heroine's biggest fan, and won't let her suffer even the slightest injustice.] Feng Xiaoxiao was the last phoenix on L 317Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    The female protagonist is beautiful in multiple dimensions and flies with a system.

24. 74 天 Sky Screen: Lingrong and Shen'er Switch Places and Conquer the Han and Qing Palaces 天幕：陵容慎儿互换杀穿汉宫清宫 Tang Dui唐对Female-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing When An Lingrong becomes Nie Shen’er, Dou Yifang treats her like a precious jewel. She is no longer anyone’s plan B, no one’s murder weapon, and no plaything in the deep palace, brought out for music and amusement. Living in the Han Dynasty and stepping into the court, she finally understands how laughable the harem struggles of her past were. Power is the best tonic a woman can have! When Nie Shen’er becomes An Lingrong, she wonders: What? After the selection, she doesn’t have to do hard labor 8.2kReads8.9Score670Shelves
25. 75 白 Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within: Meng Jingxian's Beloved Consort Training Plan 白切黑：孟静娴宠妃养成计划 Distant Mountains Carry the Moon远山衔月Female-Channel Fanfiction290k WordsOngoing #The Black Lotus Is Forced to Play Along# Yun Luo, an overworked office drone who died suddenly after staying up all night, opens her eyes to find herself as Meng Jingxian, who dies young in Empresses in the Palace. In the original story, she is infatuated with Prince Guo, but Zhen Huan schemes against her, Huan Bi poisons her, and in the end even her child becomes a pawn in someone else's game. Just then, the System's icy prompt rings in her ears: "Host must fulfill Meng Jingxian's final wish: 5Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 陵 Lingrong Reborn: The Rules of Surviving in the Harem 陵容重生之：后宫生存法则 Big Mai Mai大麦麦呢Female-Channel Fanfiction688k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Rebirth + Golden Finger + Mostly an Ensemble Harem Cast + TV Adaptation Fanfiction] After An Lingrong died, her spirit wandered for three years. When the emperor died, she was reborn at the moment of her birth. Little An Lingrong uses her golden finger to save her grandfather and change the fate of the entire An family. But as the wheels of fate turn, she still cannot escape her destiny of entering the palace. So be it. Let us see what happens in this life. How Noble Lady An t 7.9kReads8.9Score954Shelves
27. 77 华 Hua Fei's Soul Transmigrates into Ye Lanyi 华妃魂穿叶澜依 Yi Ernan依而楠Female-Channel Fanfiction305k WordsCompleted “Your Majesty! You've made Shilan suffer so much!” The magnificent Consort Hua met a tragic end, dying after hitting a wall. In the blink of an eye, her soul transmigrates into the body of Ye Lanyi, a horse trainer at the Summer Palace! Given another chance at life, she won't be lovesick anymore! Nian Shilan now has only one goal: revenge! (The timeline differs slightly from the original drama. Please don't mind.) 59Reads6.6Score—Shelves
28. 78 先 First the Highway, Then the Ocean: She's the Busiest Survivor in the Apocalypse 先公路，后海洋，末世求生她最忙 Plum Blossom Flute of Olden Days旧时梅笛Sports1.2M WordsOngoing [Multi-Genre Survival + Storage Space + Stockpiling + Apocalypse + Ruthless + No Romance + Clear-Headed Heroine] Instance 01: Highway Survival (Complete) Instance 02: Ocean Raft Survival (Complete) Instance 03: Bizarre Survival (Ongoing) - In her previous life, Yu Zhao, the favored daughter of Heaven itself, had her destiny stolen from her and died in the arena of a survival game amid the sweeping changes of the times. Reborn, Yu Zhao finally saw the light. She cast virtue, wisdom, physical fitn 37.2kReads8.4Score6.6kShelves
29. 79 安 After Being Reborn, An Lingrong Climbs to the Top with the System 安陵容重生后，手拿系统上巅峰 Reckless Intent肆意思Female-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted [With a System] + [Reborn] + [Aiming to break hearts] + [A little friendly with Fucha Guiren] + [Has lots and lots of children] When An Lingrong was reborn with a System, she was no longer insecure or timid. Family? Kill her scumbag father, sell off his favored concubine, and cure her mother's eye disease. Sisters? She would no longer be sisters with Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. She would watch the two turn against each other. Love? She would slay the dragon outright. Fat Ju, go underground and 1.1kReads8.1Score100Shelves
30. 80 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Yixiu Reborn Before Her Wedding 甄嬛传之宜修重生出阁前 Waiting for a Cat on the Day the Glacier Disappeared冰川消失那天等一只猫Female-Channel Fanfiction915k WordsCompleted After losing her son and her position, Ulanara Yixiu slowly descended into madness and became twisted over the course of her life. She hated her elder sister for taking her husband. She hated her aunt for favoring only the legitimate daughter. She hated Consort Hua for ruthlessly humiliating her and trampling on her dignity as Empress. She hated Zhen Huan for taking the glory of the Empress Dowager's position that should have been hers. More than anything, she hated every newborn child in the Fo 1.7kReads7.1Score106Shelves
31. 81 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Zombie Queen Sweeps the Globe 末世重生：丧尸女皇席卷全球 Genius Pineapple Bun天才菠萝包Sci-Fi & Apocalypse257k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + hoarding + reborn + villainous heroine + leveling progression + power fantasy + multiple abilities + decisive and ruthless] Male lead undecided Before she was reborn, Su Ruo was humanity’s sharpest blade, fighting her way through every obstacle and protecting countless lives. But in the end, everyone turned against her. The very people she had once risked everything to protect suddenly became her enemies and clamored for her execution. Reborn as a zombie, she looks at the zombies s 459Reads7.0Score110Shelves
32. 82 陵 An Lingrong Reborn: Punching Huanhuan, Kicking the Empress, and Seizing the Throne 陵容重生：拳打嬛嬛脚踢皇后上位 Fat Cat Eats Three Bowls at a Sitting肥猫一顿吃三碗Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted ☀ Dark-hearted villainess ☀ Black lotus from humble beginnings ☀ Clever palace intrigue ☀ Non-canon plot The premise: “Miracle Rongrong” Lingrong climbs from the lowest rank, competing for favor, scheming for power and a child, and taking revenge by eliminating the “Three Illegitimate Children of the Forbidden City.” When Lingrong wakes up again, she discovers she has been reborn before the selection of imperial consorts. At the selection, she meets Zhen Huan again and immediately splashes a cu 5.5kReads8.9Score455Shelves
33. 83 天 The Heaven-Chosen Evil Phoenix Is Reborn: Ruthless Tactics, Secure Throne! 天命恶凰重生，手段狠，帝位稳！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilderness旷野听风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted "A murderous, yandere heroine who cuts down everyone in her path vs. a mad loyal dog of a hero who bows his head to his superior + empress + the heroine puts her own interests above all else" In her previous life, Feng Zhizhuo mastered the art of political scheming. She crushed and killed every rival who stood in her way, becoming a vicious empress dowager whose countless murders and tyrannical rule cowed the realm. Yet the adopted son she had personally raised to the throne rewarded her with a 8.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
34. 84 赵 Zhao Hede's Journey Through the Qing Dynasty 赵合德的清穿之旅 Emperor Yu, Who Loves Vegetable Braised Noodles爱吃时蔬焖面的于帝Female-Channel Fanfiction695k WordsCompleted (A little Mary Sue, best read without overthinking, mainly Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace) After Zhao Hede drank the poisoned wine, she didn't reincarnate. Instead, she drifted as a ghost for more than two thousand years. While watching TV, Zhao Hede accidentally got shocked, and her soul was sucked into the screen. She traveled through one Qing palace drama after another, all of which she had watched before. 2.8kReads7.2Score197Shelves
35. 85 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.6kReads9.4Score901Shelves
36. 86 快 Quick Transmigration: The Obsession Purifier 快穿之执念净化师 Golden Thread Jujube金丝小枣Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + no romance pairing + traveling to different worlds to dispel lingering obsessions) Naihe has no idea who she is or where she came from. When Meng Po No. 3 pulled her out of the River of Forgetfulness, the judge's office searched through the Book of Life and Death from cover to cover, but couldn't find a single record of her. Her favorite thing to do is listen to ghosts teach and tell stories. From emperors of bygone eras to peddlers and laborers, she takes in all kinds of 12.1kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
37. 87 师 Senior Sister, Stop Hiding. You're Already Invincible 师姐别苟了，你都已经无敌了 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Invincible + Cautious] Tang Shi transmigrated to another world, into a realm of immortal cultivation. With poor aptitude, she couldn’t keep up with the ambitious, but she couldn’t even slack off properly. She was tired of it all. Might as well let the world end. If she was lucky, she’d be dead by tomorrow. “Ding! You have been bound to the Retirement System. For every extra day you live, the System will grant the Host a certain amount of cultivation.” Tang Shi: “I suddenly feel lik 8.1kReads8.2Score722Shelves

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    Quick transmigration, metaphysics, cultivation, crossover with film and television fanfiction – captivating.

38. 88 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7kShelves
39. 89 师 After My Master Gave Up, the Entire Sect Became Invincible 师尊摆烂后，全宗门都无敌了 If the Sky Is Clear若是晴空Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Heroine + Everyone Else Works Themselves to the Bone + Ensemble Cast + No CP] Mu Shiyue worked herself to the bone for two lifetimes, only to be struck by lightning while undergoing tribulation. Reborn, she becomes the master of Wanxuan Sect, a small and impoverished sect. The sect may be poor, but her six disciples are good-looking, sweet-spoken, and great at getting things done. She absolutely adores them! She has her disciples train hard: one can make medicine, another can forge ma 5.3kReads9.2Score596Shelves
40. 90 玄 The Fake Heiress Who Returned from the Mystical Arts World Is Fortune-Telling at Her Stall Again 玄门回来的假千金又在摆摊算卦了 Pupu Little Potato噗噗小土豆Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted Xiao Li spent a hundred years in the Xuanmen. Even the little guard dog Xiao Hei, who joined at the same time as her, has already ascended to the upper realm, while she is still stuck guarding the temple gate and basking in the sun. The ancestral spirit appeared to her and said, “Xiao Li, you came from another world, and your worldly ties remain unresolved. If you wish to ascend, you must return to where you came from and settle your mortal affairs. Only then can you grasp the Heavenly Dao!” Bac 4.5kReads9.2Score728Shelves
41. 91 快 Quick Transmigration: My Dangerous Host 快穿：我的危险宿主 Two and a Half Feet of Steel青锋两尺半Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + wish fulfillment + System + punishing scumbags + no romance + strong female lead + face-slapping] System: “Host, why were you sealed away before?” Lan Yin: “Oh, I devoured some evil spirits from the Underworld.” System: “H-how... how many?” Lan Yin: “Hm? Not many, just a few billion.” System: “...What kind of deity did you say you were?” Lan Yin: “The God of the Underworld.” System: This is completely out of hand, folks! My Host is a total lunatic! (Warning: Includes orig 9.5kReads9.1Score992Shelves
42. 92 报 Report, Your Majesty: Your Subordinate Is Craving Romance Again 报告帝君，您的下属又想搞恋爱脑 Fish with the Hiccups打酒嗝的鱼Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted As the Heavenly Emperor, Ji Ling held the highest position in the Ninth Heaven, but she had never been one to get involved in affairs. Then one day, a bunch of strange captions suddenly appeared before her eyes. [So this is the early-deceased Emperor?] [Killed by a love-addled fool. Incredible.] [A true emperor for the ages, the first in history to be killed by a love-addled fool.] [Her time must be almost up. Wonder how much longer she can last.] Ji Ling: ????? This is ridiculous. As the foremo 1.4kReads8.4Score136Shelves
43. 93 假 The Fake Heiress Tells Me to Be Generous, So I Throw a Ghost at Her 假千金劝大度，我反手朝她丢只鬼 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [爽文] [No CP] [The animated series is out! If you're interested, go check it out!] After transmigrating, Shi Qing thinks she's landed in a story about a real and fake heiress, and that she's the real heiress everyone despises. But as soon as she steps outside, she locks eyes with a ghost... Does this world really go that hard? ☸ Transported to a world overrun by ghosts, Shi Qing gets her hands on a space-time shop. With all the treasures she trades for there, s 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
44. 94 疯 A Mad Beauty Tears Apart Evil Ghosts and Terrifies Both the Living and the Dead 疯批美人手撕恶鬼，吓哭阴阳两界 Round Dumpling圆团团Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + pure exhilaration + mysticism + zany comedy + putting jerks in their place + showbiz + ghost-catching and fortune-telling] She’s a first-rate menace to the underworld. When she goes out for a stroll, evil spirits get out of her way and the Netherworld Emperor goes bald! For the safety of the Netherworld, the Emperor pulled out every trick in the book and finally sent this heartless woman to the mortal realm. After her soul transmigrated to the mortal world, she became an ug 958Reads9.2Score115Shelves
45. 95 让 You Asked Me to Bless You, but I Cursed You: The Alluring Goddess Has Arrived 让你赐福你赐祸，美艳神明她来了 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted Man Yue, the God of Joy (and Misfortune), was kicked out of the Divine Realm by her grandfather, the Supreme God. The moment she opened her eyes, she had become an unlucky woman with the exact same name. She went from being a contestant to a judge on the show. Netizens: Who does she think she is? She’s not some big-shot sponsor. Man Yue: Those who believe in me will prosper. Those who curse me will have bad luck! * Short on cash? Buy a lottery ticket, and quietly chant, “Man Yue, you’re my god!” 6.3kReads9.5Score910Shelves
46. 96 六 Six Years Later, the Young Lady Returns with a System to Take Her Revenge 六年后，大小姐带着系统杀回来了 Yun Xiaojiu云小酒Modern Romance902k WordsCompleted [Reborn + System + adorable baby + punishing scumbags] Lin Qingyue dies a tragic death. After being reborn, she is bound to the Heiress System. In her previous life, she and her four younger brothers were like sworn enemies. In this life Oldest brother: Sis, whatever you want to do, I’ll support you! Second brother: Anyone who sets their sights on my sister will have to answer to me. Third brother: If you want to marry my sister, you’ll have to step over my dead body! Fourth brother: You can mar 8.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
47. 97 穿 The Transmigrator Was Killed by This Princess 穿越者被本宫反杀了 Tang Bu Tian唐不甜Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted The breathtaking Princess Sheng'an married a little-known adviser, and everyone in the realm laughed that such a pearl had been hidden in the dust, accusing her of having no taste. Only when Qinglu's iron cavalry had crossed every inch of the land and brought the whole realm under its rule did people realize that Princess Sheng'an was a fox and her adviser a tiger. He had the talent to shape the world, yet willingly bowed his head and let the young lady run wild over him. After a lifetime of bei 310Reads9.0Score103Shelves
48. 98 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Keeps Trying to Be a Nobody 快穿之大佬总想当废材 Jiumo九陌Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Hosts of other Systems: I fulfilled the original host’s wish! I got the male god to fall for me again! I finally took down the villainous boss! But Peace’s Host: Become a big shot? No thanks. Being useless is much more relaxing! Pretend to be the heroine? That’s the heroine’s job. What’s it got to do with me? The male god? I think men are all just pretty ornaments! The big shot’s moves are way too wild. Peace is always roaring: [Host! Big shot! Dad! There are no divine artifacts in this world, s 3.5kReads9.0Score364Shelves
49. 99 满 A Max-Level Boss Turns into a Mental Patient and Lets Loose 满级大佬穿成精神病后放飞自我了 Knowing My Heart安知我意Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted (Overpowered protagonist + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + comedy) When everyone was acting crazy, Chu Wenye kept calling Sang Jiu “Uncle” every other breath. Sang Jiu also thought Chu Wenye was a good kid, just not quite right in the head. Until one day, Sang Jiu beat several scumbags so badly they were crawling on the ground right in front of Chu Wenye. Sang Jiu lied to him: “I’m actually a hidden master, burdened with the mission of restoring the martial world and passing on 21.5kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
50. 100 玄 The Mystic Queen Returns and Turns the Ghost Realm Upside Down 玄学女王回归后，炸翻鬼界 Galaxy Dream星河梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + redemption + ghost hunting] Lu Chi, a gifted young man, loses his sight and becomes paralyzed in a car accident. Everyone tramples on and humiliates him, and he grows dark and twisted. Ye Qing, a grandmaster of metaphysics, comes to repay a debt of gratitude. She treats his illness, treats him kindly, and gives him all the tenderness she can. His pale, frightening face turns toward her. “What do you want?” Ye Qing smiles brightly. “I want you to be well.” In an instant, all the em 8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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