Republican-Era Novels!!!!!! 民国文！！！！！！

1. 51 雍 The Illustrated Tale of the Swordsman Yongzheng, Volumes 1 and 2 雍正剑侠图（上下册） Chang Jiemiao常杰淼Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Tong Lin takes up his midnight-and-noon chicken-claw mandarin-duck axes and roams the martial world, rising from a farmer's son to become Yongzheng's personal bodyguard. The Blood-Dropper secret service is recruiting online, while a band of sword heroes prepares for a final showdown on Penglai Island. 683Reads9.5Score101Shelves

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   Authentic and genuine articles about the Republican era

2. 52 兰 The Resistance History of the Outer Eight Schools: The Orchid's Intent 【外八门的抗战史】兰花有意 One Step, One Realm一步一江山Urban261k WordsOngoing Winning or losing a single chess game doesn't matter. The board is clear: one side is Chu, the other Han. If your general is captured, you can simply start a new game. But what if the realm is the game and the whole world is the board? There comes a time when losing is not an option! What can you do? Whether player or piece, everyone fears making one wrong move. They're scared to death. Because every move decides the fate of an entire realm! 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The atmosphere of the Republic of China era, and the nationwide resistance against Japan.

3. 53 索 The Eight Outer Sects’ War of Resistance: The Merciless Reaper 【外八门的抗战史】索命无情 One Step, One Realm一步一江山Urban244k WordsCompleted A handful of people, a handful of chessboards, all entangled in a deadly game. They fight until their eyes are bloodshot, with only one goal: to win! That is the War of Resistance! Our protagonist is named Wang Ermao. In Shanghainese, Ermao is just a nickname, practically the same as having no name at all, but that doesn't stop him from becoming a true hero. I believe that in those turbulent years, every Shanghainese might have been called Wang Ermao... 36Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 白 White Doves Carry Letters to the Mountains and Rivers 白鸽寄山河 Happiness Like Brocade悦玥似锦Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted White Doves Carry Letters Across Mountains and Rivers 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The sentences feel a bit verbose, and the story isn't quite full yet. I welcome everyone's feedback. I'm just starting out, and it will get better and better!

5. 55 民 Republican-Era China: From Ruthless Bandit to King of Assassins 民国之从悍匪到杀手之王 Great Snow of the Gengshen Year庚申大雪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This book is complete, so feel free to dive in. The author's new book, A Republic-Era Diviner Who Sends the Japanese Devils to Their Graves: I'm a Professional, is also available. Come check it out! In a bandit stronghold in the three northeastern provinces, the bandit king Wang Laoliu, known as the Iron King of Hell, starts out as a notorious outlaw who robs Japanese devils. He fights his way across half of China and gradually rises to become the King of Nanyang. Unlike traditional War of Resis 20.3kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves

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   A great book for someone looking for something to read! A ruthless character who doesn't play by the rules, conquering the entire country, assassinations, espionage, and power struggles all in one. Starting as a bandit in Northeast China, it's a captivating, million-word completed work! ✨🤣🦑🦑

6. 56 红 The Red Lanterns Hang High: My Brother and I Returned Home 红灯笼高高挂我和哥哥回了家 Qiqi Spring祺祺春9k WordsCompleted With red lanterns hanging high, my brother and I returned home. 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is beautiful

7. 57 旧 The Spirit Hidden Beneath an Old Qipao 旧旗袍下藏风骨 Doudou from Starry Sky Pavilion星空阁的兜兜11k WordsCompleted A Backbone Beneath the Old Qipao 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Amidst the chaos of war, the bonds of love and life are intertwined, with cheongsams and long gowns bearing witness to the rise and fall of the nation. In this turbulent era, the loves and hates, and the choices made by ordinary people, reveal the unique regrets and spirit of the old era.

8. 58 鬼 The Japanese Are Invading the Village? What? I'm Still in the Womb?! 鬼子进村？啥？我还在娘胎里？！ Mad Cat发癫的喵Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Completed [War of Resistance] [Multiple Transmigrations] [Cute Babies] [Adorable Pets] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Family Bonds] Six-year-old Ge Beibei is trapped in a smuggling ring, where her older brother is working undercover. Then she dies. Her soul transmigrates into an era engulfed by war. She’s left all alone in the wilderness. Don’t panic. First, let’s suckle some tiger’s milk to calm down. The ultimate support baby, Beibei, is here! Her brother rescues people, and she brings medicine. Her b 663Reads6.5Score111Shelves

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   High-quality completion, no AI filter, cute stories from the Republic of China.

9. 59 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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   General of the City and General of the Jade Pool

10. 60 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
11. 61 双 Two People Transmigrate to 1949, and from the Start We Meet Lou Zhenhua 双穿一九四九，开局遇到娄振华 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsOngoing Forget personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. No more emotional self-torment; when something happens, just lose it: better to inconvenience others than make yourself suffer. That was Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrated to Beiping just after its liberation. He also awakened a pocket dimension that could take him back to 2026. The economically booming year 2026 and the war-torn year 1949, two vastly different eras, now lay before him. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Okay, these are all yours.

12. 62 乱 A Beauty in Troubled Times: Scheming for Love and Survival 乱世佳人，谋爱亦谋生 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Modern Romance152k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine: A brilliant, alluring woman in the Republic of China era + play the pig to eat the tiger + espionage] Shen Tangli knows how to turn circumstances to her advantage and remains clear-headed and independent. She seeks revenge and a way to make a living. To uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, she deliberately uses her beauty to become the young marshal’s woman, leveraging his power to exact revenge. Once her revenge is complete, she leaves. The Japanese invade, the city fa 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good read, definitely worth checking out! A story featuring a highly intelligent, seemingly innocent yet cunning, independent and clear-headed female protagonist from the Republican era. 👍

13. 63 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
14. 64 钱 The Moneylender Was Reborn Seven Days Before Me 钱庄先生早我七天重生 Ghost of the Deep Sea Gazing at Moonlight深海的幽灵啊注视月光Modern Romance295k WordsOngoing [Career-Focused Female Lead + Supportive Male Lead] + [Beautiful, Unhinged Second Female Lead + Sharp-Tongued, Proud Second Male Lead] + [Sincere Romance] "Boss Chen, my eldest sister doesn't like having her picture taken. She looks about the same as my second younger sister. You've met her, after all." With that one sentence, Hu Lingyi became Boss Chen's second wife. Boss Chen thought she looked ordinary, but he had to admit she had a gift with numbers. Not a single transaction in the Chen fami 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In her previous life, no one met a good end. Lingyi was divorced, died of illness in the north room, her body wrapped in a straw mat; her younger brother, Lingheng, forced her to relinquish the property rights; her younger sister, Lingxian, took the rattan trunk in front of her, saying, "Anyway, you're going to die soon, these can still be sold for money"; the money changer, Cheng Yanchi, was beaten to death at the dock with three iron pipes, the crime being "my sister spoke up for you"; Lingtao sat until he died, clutching an empty cricket jar; Lingxian scratched her scalp with a silver hairpin; Lingheng killed Boss Chen and went to jail. The house was empty. Boss Chen's boots crushed the divorce papers: "I've seen enough of your face. You're not even half as good as your sister." In her previous life, she had also asked, "When the first two died, I wasn't married into the family. Did you die because of your own bad luck, or was it because of my bad luck?" In this life, Cheng Yanchi woke up seven days earlier. He ran into the back alley of Tangyin Lane, the pomegranate leaves still green, and said only one sentence: "Don't marry into the Chen family." Seven days later, at the mourning hall. Lingheng pushed the document relinquishing his inheritance rights towards him. She gripped the red-lacquered pen, the shaft digging into her thumb. Then she raised her hand and flung it in another direction. The pen slammed against the offering table, rolling onto the blue bricks with a crisp sound. "I won't sign." She slapped Ling Heng three times with her backhand. One slap for herself, one for her father, and one for the Hu family ancestors. Ling Tao stood in front of her, and Cheng Yanchi stood half a step to her side. In the previous life, everyone suffered a tragic end. In this life, from the moment she threw the pen, everyone's fate began to change.

15. 65 你 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Red Code is a Japanese secret.

16. 66 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 205Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score127Shelves
19. 69 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score338Shelves
20. 70 双 Double Crossing to the Sixties, Hauling in 2026 双穿六零，搬运2026 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban127k WordsOngoing Set aside your personal standards and enjoy a life without scruples. Refuse to wear yourself down with overthinking; when something happens, just lose it. Better to inconvenience others than make yourself miserable. Su Tianci from 2026 unexpectedly transmigrates to the materially deprived 1960s. Two vast eras now lie before him. 591Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？ Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s. 1kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 夜 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shanghai! Feng Chengcheng! I, Ding Li, am here!

23. 73 禁 Drug Enforcement Elite 禁毒精英 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban101k WordsCompleted Two major drug cartels operate in Mexico: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. This is the story of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, and US Northern Command, assisting Mexican police in the fight against drug crime. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 金 Jinling's Hidden Blade 金陵暗刃 Master of the Wooden Pavilion木阁主Urban241k WordsOngoing For twelve years of the Republic, the covert war raged without respite, and every corner of Jinling bristled with danger! Shen Jinghan is the highest-ranking agent planted deep inside the enemy's ranks by Yan'an. Breaking out of a deadly trap on the eve of Nanjing's fall, he advances step by step to the top of Wang Jingwei's puppet government's No. 76 and the Juntong's inner circle, locking horns in a battle to the death with Japanese spy king Miyamoto Koichi and traitor ringleader Wei Mingyuan. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There were no large-scale clashes, no spectacular counterattacks, only day after day of infiltration, forbearance, and strategic maneuvering. Under the long-term colonial rule of the Japanese army, amidst the endless suspicion of Kagesa Yoshiaki, and in the tug-of-war between enslavement and counter-enslavement, plunder and counter-plunder, occupation and counter-offensive, Shen Jinghan would use the isolated city as a chessboard and the dark web as pieces to launch a long-lasting, bloodless war.

25. 75 大 The Heiress Is Sweet but Ruthless, and the Young Marshal Is Obsessed 大小姐甜切黑，少帅追疯了 Sweet Seventh Night甜七夜Modern Romance129k WordsOngoing A Republican-era romance! A Republican-era romance!! A Republican-era romance!!!! A Republican-era romance!!!! A Republican-era romance!!!!! 3Reads—Score468Shelves

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    Sweet romance, patriotism, and revenge for family business!

26. 76 洪 Honghuang: Long Live the Demon Clan 洪荒：妖族万岁 Liao Shaoan廖少安Eastern Fantasy323k WordsOngoing The Demon Nation is poor and weak. The great powers invade, while the Demon Emperor’s feudal rule is corrupt. Heavy chains of enslavement oppress the demon tribes across the land. With a civilization spanning more than fifty-eight thousand years, the Demon Nation has gradually become a half-enslaved nation. The demon tribes are disgraced, their people suffer, and their civilization is shrouded in dust. They have endured an unprecedented calamity, and saving the nation and revitalizing the demon —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Books from the Republic of China era ❤️❤️❤️

27. 77 民 Snatching Treasures in Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Steal Leng Qingqiu 民国捡漏，开局截胡冷清秋 Yan Tang Huang闫唐荒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing Antique appraisal and treasure hunting + TV and film fan fiction + multiple heroines + portable space + fighting Japanese invaders. In the turbulent years of the late Qing and early Republic, China is impoverished and weak, surrounded by foreign powers while its people suffer in misery. Antique appraiser Lu Xiuyuan arrives through transmigration with a portable space, makes a name for himself in the antiques trade, and rides boldly into the world of beautiful women. He seizes a hundred tons o 40.7kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves

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    A time-travel novel set in the Republican era. The protagonist starts as a young shop assistant, later becomes a warlord after intercepting hundreds of tons of gold, has many concubines, and possesses a portable space.

28. 78 禁 No Tempting Allowed 禁止诱惑 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Ancient Romance129k WordsOngoing [Everyone in Shanghai knew that Third Master Gu had no interest in women. That is, until he tore open my qipao in front of everyone at a victory banquet and bit my earlobe with a low laugh. “Miss Shen, you weren’t nearly so chaste when you were beneath me last night, crying and begging me to stop.”] On the surface, Shen Jingzhe was the top songstress at the Paramount. In secret, she was the most lethal blade in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Gu Beichen was Shanghai’s all-powerful un —Reads—Score—Shelves

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