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1. 51 状 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的 Half a Steamed Bun半片馒头Historical171k WordsOngoing Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is one of my most treasured books, and I was immediately captivated when I saw it. If you don't like it, feel free to criticize me.

2. 52 大 Great Ming: Cozy Everyday Life Taking the Imperial Exams After Becoming a Father 大明，喜当爹后的科举温馨日常 Three O'Clock on the Seventh of July七月七的三点Historical157k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations] + [everyday life] + [lighthearted] Shen Huaijin inexplicably transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out examination candidate in the Ming dynasty, also named Shen Huaijin. He had to deal with: A controlling mother! A scheming second wife! An eldest daughter who loved stirring up trouble! An eldest son who was lazy and greedy! An arrogant, conceited second son! And two little daughters still too young to fend for themselves! Shen Huaijin decided: things had to change. T 67Reads—Score147Shelves

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   Absolutely heartwarming daily life in ancient times

3. 53 寒 Rise from Humble Beginnings 寒门崛起 Venerable Jinmu金木上人Historical140k WordsCompleted When I open my eyes, I find that I have transmigrated to Shanghe Village, a small mountain village in the Great Xia Dynasty. I have a lovely wife, but a severe drought and famine have left my family so poor we're almost starving. But it doesn't matter. Those nine years of compulsory education weren't for nothing. The candied fruit skewers I make sell all across the country. The poems and songs I write are recited by scholars everywhere. The village militia I train can each take on ten men. And n 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   A modern civil servant is reborn into the body of an impoverished peasant boy in the Ming Dynasty. He initially believes his life is a struggle in the mire, but unexpectedly embarks on a legendary journey of reversal. He spends his days planting rice and his nights studying the Four Books, ultimately crushing the wealthy students in the county examination. Those self-important pedants are left green with envy! The early farming scenes are incredibly realistic, and the revenge plots are satisfyingly slapstick. While the later court scenes are a bit naive, almost like child's play, this doesn't detract from the brilliance of the earlier parts. Want to know how he rises from poverty to the pinnacle of power? Find the answer in the book!

4. 54 乱 I Got Caught Shipping Couples and Having My Mind Read. The Saintess Can't Escape Now 乱磕cp反被读心，圣女逃不掉喽 Classmate Zhengjia Is Slacking Off Every Day正佳同学每天都在摆烂Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Serious Western fantasy + a little mind-reading + multiple male leads + universally adored heroine + heroine fighting to survive] Straightforward synopsis: Bai Xi's favorite work was the hit ensemble comic The Sun of Divine Miracles. It told the story of seven gods who willingly reincarnated as humans to compete for the throne of the chief god, reclaim their divinity, and search for the lost authority of the chief god. Along the way, they worked together and competed against one another, foilin 8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   Super good Western fantasy

5. 55 穿 The Tool-Using Younger Sister of a Villainous Duke 穿成反派公爵的工具人妹妹 Great Duck God of War大鸭子战神Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [Western fantasy magic + first person + not a wish-fulfillment story + seemingly transmigrated into a book, actually reborn + many foreshadowed clues + a touch of angst + stirring + romance, devoted couple, happy ending] Shocking! An orphan transmigrates and is still an orphan! On the night she is brought to the ducal estate, Inet discovers the truth. She has transmigrated into a novel as a cannon-fodder character, adopted as a tool for a political marriage, and is eventually destined to be kill 1.8kReads9.2Score239Shelves
6. 56 全 A Western Fantasy World Full of Tricks 全是套路的西幻世界 Juice Fox果汁狐Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy + Magic + Growing Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + 1v1 Couples, All Chaste] After discovering she had become Lillian Snowwhite, the false marquis’s daughter, she resolutely decided to lie flat in this fantasy world full of tropes. With the positive attitude that every extra day alive was a bonus, and having already pushed herself hard enough in her previous life, she decided to treat this inexplicable new life like a game in which she controlled the character. But then came an enco 7.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves
7. 57 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 146Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Learn from time travelers, rob time travelers, trample time travelers to death.

8. 58 超 The Super Spendthrift 超级败家子 Night Scar夜痕Urban1.9M WordsCompleted First mission: Spend 20 million yuan on yourself within four hours. Mission reward: 200 points. Mission penalty: Unknown. After receiving the mission, Lu Xiaochuan freezes. He’s a habitual penny-pincher, so how is he supposed to spend 2 million yuan in four hours? Buy a luxury car? Buy a house? Buy a wife? A reporter gets the chance to interview Lu Xiaochuan and asks, “Why do you keep squandering your money? And how do you do it with such style?” Lu Xiaochuan smiles calmly and replies, “I’m a wa 202Reads7.0Score158Shelves

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   Transmigrated into the body of a spoiled brat in the Ming Dynasty, initially despised by everyone, he manages to cleanse his name through farming and wealth accumulation, even becoming a confidant of the Hongzhi Emperor. How will this spendthrift, seen by others, carve out his own path in the imperial examinations and officialdom? What sparks will fly when the spoiled brat's ways clash with the seriousness of the imperial examinations? The book's humorous and witty language will keep you entertained, allowing you to experience a unique imperial examination story in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

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