New Urban Slice-of-Life Stories, Whether About Politics, Work, Business, or Romance 新城市日常文，不论官场、职场、商场、情场

1. 51 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5k14d adds
2. 52 不 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 65.8kReads9.7Score11.1k14d adds
3. 53 成 Become the Villain, and Strike Down the Scumbag! 成为反派，并向渣男挥剑！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same title is currently being serialized] [Two Male Leads + Top + Quick Transmigration + Both Powerful, Both Devoted + Intense Push and Pull] A vicious, unhinged beauty versus men with all kinds of personalities Lu Chengt ing is a blade in the service of the Celestial Lord, master of slaughter, free of desire and attachment, yet wicked by nature and impossible to control. In pursuit of the young lord of the heavens, who had descended to the mortal realm to under 31.2kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds
4. 54 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds
5. 55 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Keeps Trying to Win Me Back 离婚后前夫总是想追我 Summer's Gentle Cool夏微凉Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted For three years of marriage, Yu En dutifully fulfilled her obligations as Fu Tingyuan’s wife, from the bedroom to everything beyond it. She naively thought her tenderness would melt Fu Tingyuan’s heart. Only later did she realize that even if she melted every iceberg in Antarctica, she still couldn’t thaw his heart. Disillusioned, she chose to end their marriage. After three years of marriage, Fu Tingyuan summed up his wife Yu En in two words: unremarkable and dull. Yet this very Yu En threw the 2kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds

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6. 56 撑 Breaking Through the Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab 撑破穿越重生研究室 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban375k WordsOngoing Modern City + Multiple Social Classes + Multiple Female Characters + Campus Life + Inspirational + Political Career + Workplace + Two Male Leads To secure more research funding, Z University opened the world’s first “Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab.” After finally passing the graduate entrance exam, Yi Lian became one of the lab’s first graduate students… Then Yi Lian discovered that they had become a living specimen… 154Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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   Urban novels

7. 57 官EN The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion. 132.2kReads9.5Score15.3k14d adds

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   Reborn into the civil service,

8. 58 官 The Official's Ladder: Starting by Raking in Billions from Imperialism 官梯：从薅帝国主义羊毛百亿开始 Round Round Pig圆圆猪Urban938k WordsCompleted A great political novel, with a super-fast pace, a logical power fantasy, humor, and plenty of passion. Qin Jiageng is reborn into the world of politics. A master of managing upward, his greatest talent is bringing good fortune to his bosses, all the way to the pinnacle of power. 9.8kReads9.2Score80914d adds
9. 59 官 Officialdom: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 官场：扶摇直上九万里 I'll Buy a Plane When I Make It Big火了买飞机Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say you can’t become an official without connections at court, but Qin Yi, reborn into a new life, doesn’t agree. Opportunity comes from careful planning. Only by paving the way at court every step of the way can you rise to the highest ranks! In his previous life, he was wrongfully imprisoned, his prospects ruined, and he died alone. This time, starting by saving a female official from the provincial capital, he seizes every opportunity to climb the ranks, make up for his regrets, and so 26.8kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
10. 60 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 374kReads9.2Score53.5k14d adds
11. 61 弹 The Second Book by Tan Jian Ting Chao 弹剑听潮的第2本书 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted In the world of fame and fortune, he keeps his resolve hidden beneath a steely exterior. He never compromises his principles, and every move reveals his true mettle... He plans before he acts, breaks deadlocks through hard work, and builds his reputation with foresight. Through the ups and downs of officialdom, he never forgets his original purpose. 124.8kReads9.4Score14k14d adds
12. 62 重 Reborn in Officialdom: I Really Don't Want Another Promotion 重生官场：我真的不想再升职了 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban2.4M WordsCompleted In 2003, Liang Weishi never wanted to enter government service. Yet through a series of fortunate coincidences, from the day he passed the civil service exam, he rose rapidly through the ranks... 125.5kReads9.1Score13.9k14d adds
13. 63 财 At a Finance Tycoon's High School, My Yandere Senior Fell for Me with One Slap 财阀高中，病娇学姐一巴掌爱上我 Ke Aisong可哀松Urban155k WordsOngoing (School power fantasy + multiple heroines + fighting school bullying + no one is reborn + no System + revenge + a little angst) A tycoon for a father, a congresswoman for a mother, a dead younger sister, and a brother seeking revenge. Qin Chuan has just transferred to the nation's top high school when he slaps an obsessive senior girl. That slap makes the obsessive senior Lin Youlan fall madly in love with Qin Chuan, and she clings to him every day from then on. "You hit me, so now you're mine!" 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The author is new, and the writing style is quite immature, but it's really interesting, especially the part about seizing the future—it's hilarious and worth reading.

14. 64 职 The Workplace's Endless Peculiarities 职场的千奇百态 March East Wind三月东风Urban106k WordsCompleted There’s always something bizarre happening at work, but this year there’s more than ever! Relationships are so complicated, and taking them seriously is a good way to get hurt! Have you ever wondered if the smaller the company, the more complicated the office politics? Have you ever wondered if smaller clients are actually even more picky? 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Finding a sense of healing in the cubicle, a connection to poetry and distant places.

15. 65 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9k14d adds
16. 66 失 After a Breakup, I Found Out My Best Friend Was the Cool School Beauty 失恋后，发现好兄弟是清冷校花 Shui Sheng Xi Gua水生西瓜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Not reborn] + [No System] + [Youthful campus life] + [Romantic comedy] + [One heroine] + [Everyday life] After chasing his unrequited love for two and a half years, Lu Yibei was still secretly mocked by her for being a simp. Once he finally let go, Lu Yibei received a call from his gaming carry, who had never once used voice chat. The cool, clear, lovely female voice on the phone left Lu Yibei silent for a long time. Lu Yibei: “Bro, don’t we have a younger sister at home?” The reply: “I don’t h 87.5kReads9.6Score9.5k14d adds
17. 67 黑 The Dark Age 黑暗纪元 Black Rice黑米饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted Black clouds blanket the globe. The sun has disappeared forever, demons from the abyss lurk over the human world, and humanity has entered its darkest age. When I awaken, the world beneath the eternal night will be mine. 303Reads8.1Score10414d adds

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    All are high-scoring masterpieces

18. 68 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 52.9kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds
19. 69 看 You Look Down on Security Guards? Time for a Little Fist! 看不起保安？小铁拳来喽！ Orange and Grapefruit橙子和柚子Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Role-playing + choices + comedy + superpowers + school life + nearly invincible] Some people don't become security guards until they are sixty. Qin Yu is different: at just eighteen, he has become the honored five-star general of Biguiyuan, skipping decades of detours compared to everyone else! It's all because he awakened the God-Tier Role-Playing System. As long as he plays different professions, he can earn rewards! [Play the role of an outstanding security guard] [Mission objectives]: 1. St 19.2kReads8.6Score1.8k14d adds
20. 70 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
21. 71 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4k14d adds
22. 72 不 Unscientific Artifact Refining 不科学炼器 A-Yuan Is Here阿圆在这里Eastern Fantasy454k WordsCompleted [No System] [Lighthearted] [Power Fantasy] [Genius Protagonist] [Passionate] In this world, immortals, demons, Buddhas, monsters, ghosts, witches, and barbarians can all attain the Dao. Countless immortal arts hold mysteries beyond measure. Demonic powers can scorch mountains and boil seas... A naive young boy steps out of the wilderness, bringing a fresh interpretation to the ancient truths of cultivation. The boy Jiang Heng discovers that he can combine the laws of cultivation with scientific 3Reads5.9Score—14d adds
23. 73 闪 A Flash Marriage Turns Into a Sweet Romance: Madam, Your True Colors Are Showing 闪婚成宠：夫人你的本性暴露了 Lan Gui澜归Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The first thing Bo Yan thought when he saw An Shu was that she was quiet. Love wasn’t part of Bo Yan’s life plan, and marrying a quiet woman would make life a lot more peaceful. So Bo Yan married her. An Shu had heard plenty of rumors about Bo Yan. To her, they boiled down to two words: hassle-free. So An Shu married him. But the quiet one wasn’t quiet, and the hassle-free one was nothing of the sort! And then, they fell in love. 3.4kReads8.9Score29914d adds

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    This book has saved me from a reading slump and I've already read it twice.

24. 74 夫 My Wife Only Has a Middle School Education 夫人她初中学历 Cai Yun采云Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Sweet devotion on both sides + marriage first, love later + wealthy-family power struggles + a fiercely protective husband] To appease his family, Lu Chengze arranged to get a marriage certificate with the woman he was supposed to meet on a blind date. When he saw the woman who had come to register with him, he was quite pleased. But after they got their certificate, he realized he had the wrong person! They failed to get a divorce, and then he found out his wife had only finished junior high s 8.1kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
25. 75 烈 A Fiery Love That Burns the Heart 烈宠灼心 Yu Xiangsi虞相思Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Livestream + Face-Slapping + Secret Identity + Mutual Flirting + The Male Lead Has Been Plotting This for Ages] The government persuaded Qin Yao to join a rural variety show. On the first day of the livestream, a two-faced schemer tried to frame her. Qin Yao grabbed a handful of sheep droppings and shoved them into the woman's mouth. Qin Yao patted her cheek and sneered, “Got a problem? Then try doing it yourself!” The comments: Our Yao-jie is a force of nature. She doesn't waste words, and 1.1kReads9.0Score13414d adds
26. 76 温 Gentle Inferno 温柔烈火 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Chaste couple] [Stoic, pure-hearted firefighter brigade captain x slender, soft, sweet and flirtatious superstar heroine] [Super sweet and swoon-worthy + she pursues him at first + he pursues her later + mutually doting and flirting] Eight years after they last met, Wei Huaiyuan rescues Xu Ran from a fire. After that, she keeps showing up in front of him, claiming she just wants to “catch up.” She does everything from finding a way to add him on WeChat and asking him to see a movie, 1.2kReads9.2Score12814d adds
27. 77 厉 Officer Li Comes to Hear Me Sing 厉警官来听我的演唱会 Mu Tongyaozhi慕桐瑶芷Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted A gentle singer and a handsome, scheming police officer, with a love that goes both ways. Eight years later, Yan Xiaoxiao saw him again when she was trying to evade paparazzi. She couldn't brake in time and rear-ended his car. Looking at the man she'd had a crush on as a girl, now standing tall in his police uniform with an air of righteousness, she fell for him all over again. A little scene: "So you told her you fell for me because of my looks." His deep, sharp eyes fixed on her, his ex 1.8kReads9.3Score23614d adds
28. 78 夫 The Madam Specializes in Putting Defiant Men in Their Place 夫人她专治不服 Bald Teacher秃老师Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published title: He Fell from the Galaxy] [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + heroine tames her husband] [Fair-skinned, gorgeous tigress × rebellious young master who falls for her on his own] To take back her company, Shen Qingci impulsively married Xi Xingye, the infamous young heir of the Xi family. Even three-year-olds in the capital could recite Xi Xingye’s list of misdeeds by heart. They said he’d once gambled away eighteen of the Xi family’s compan 19.3kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds
29. 79 意 An Unexpected Pregnancy: The Beautiful Streamer Is Spoiled Rotten by Mr. Gu 意外怀孕，漂亮主播被顾总宠坏了 Long Midsummer仲夏漫漫Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous livestreamer VS scheming billionaire CEO, marriage first and love later + adorable baby + secret identities + devoted to each other] After getting drunk, Qiao Xiyue wanders into a hotel room and accidentally sleeps with a stranger. She wakes in terror in the middle of the night and flees the hotel in a panic, without even seeing what the man looks like. Later, during a blind date... “Miss Qiao, you're pregnant!” After taking her pulse, her blind date says gravely, brows furrowed. She t 2.1kReads9.1Score15114d adds
30. 80 不 You Won't Give Me Your WeChat? I'll Ask Again Later 不给加微信？那我等会再问问 Too Lazy to Name Myself懒起名Modern Romance550k WordsCompleted Adapted into the short drama I Was Rejected 99 Times by Doctor Xie for a Friend Request [Sweet and goofy former ballet dancer] VS [Aloof, secretly passionate dermatologist] [She pursues him + Extra sweet + Both pure] When Song Zhiyi went to the hospital for an allergy, she fell in love with Xie Tingyan at first sight. She worked up the courage to ask for his WeChat three times, and he rejected her without mercy every time. Undeterred, Song Zhiyi came up with a plan to flirt with Xie Tingyan. To 8kReads9.3Score86214d adds
31. 81 战 Ballet on the Battlefield 战地芭蕾 Enchantress of the Illusory Realm幻境媚娘Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted Cheng Yuwei is a ballet dancer. Raised under her father's strict military-style discipline, she has not only a dancer's grace but also a soldier's calm and courage. On her way to a national dance competition, she is taken hostage by terrorists and becomes a bargaining chip. But she doesn't panic. Instead, she uses the military hand signals her father taught her to send crucial information to the special forces facing off against the terrorists. Gu Zhanye is an elite special forces commander, coo 1kReads8.2Score18714d adds
32. 82 清 As Clear-Headed as She Is 清醒如她 Yi Li倚立Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] [Cold, Aloof Architect & Gentle, Easygoing Programmer] When Wei Zhichu first met Xu Ci, he thought she was soft and easy to bully, just the sort of woman to marry and mold however he pleased. Later, he came to cherish Xu Ci so much that he was afraid she would break if he held her, or melt if he kept her in his mouth. 1.3kReads7.6Score10414d adds
33. 83 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds

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    It's really good, but a bit heartbreaking 😢 *26-Year-Old Female Tenant*: Focuses more on urban realism, character relationships (interaction between the two main characters), and the emotional tension and entanglements within a shared living arrangement. The atmosphere is realistic, tinged with loneliness and confusion, emphasizing "encounter" and "joint search." *Miss Tulip*: Focuses more on the female protagonist's personal growth and transformation, the exploration of her inner strength, and symbolic meaning (tulips). The atmosphere is poetic, beautiful, and powerful, emphasizing "individual awakening" and "self-blooming."

34. 84 铁 The Iron-Blooded War King 铁血战王 Ximen Chuixue西门吹雪Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Oh no! The female military doctor has been taken hostage. I have to save her! I have to save her! Just moments ago, she was treating my groin. How can I let them humiliate her? Anyone who hurts my sisters dies! Anyone who harms my people dies! Kill! Kill! Kill! I am a force to be reckoned with in the special forces, a war machine that never stops, and a mad warrior who makes the enemy and the whole world tremble! For my country and my people, why should I fear bloodshed and sacrifice? 3.6kReads8.7Score39714d adds

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    These are all of them.

35. 85 生 Sniper: Dead or Alive 生死狙击 Tonight I Beat the Tiger Again今晚又打老虎Urban3.1M WordsCompleted The real battlefield is shrouded in smoke. In combat, all you need to think about is how to defeat your opponent: if you can put a bullet in a vital spot before they pull the trigger, you win. But the battlefield of society has no smoke. You have to watch out for every kind of trap and endless scheme your opponents lay for you, while also wondering whether your own brothers will stab you in the back. Xiao Zhun is the only AAA-class sniper in the Chinese military capable of hitting a target from 5kReads8.8Score61114d adds
36. 86 另 An Unconventional Bodyguard: The Beautiful CEO Falls for Me 另类保镖：美女总裁爱上我 Flirtatious Second Brother风流小二Urban7.2M WordsCompleted [Live-in Son-in-Law + War God Son-in-Law + Urban Life + play the pig to eat the tiger + Comeback + Beauties + CEO + Bodyguard] Also known as: A Different Kind of Bodyguard: The Dragon Lurks in the City The story is similar to the motion comic The Bodyguard of the Iceberg Beauty Wife. Ye Lingtian, a veteran of a mysterious military unit, has no choice but to become the personal bodyguard of Li Yuxin, heiress to the Sanyuan Group, in order to raise 500,000 yuan for his younger sister’s medical tre 14.3kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds
37. 87 离 After Our Divorce, I Rose to the Top and My Ex-Wife Regretted It 离婚后我扶摇直上，前妻悔疯了 Wanderer at the Edge of the World天涯行者Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [Divorce + comeback + big shot + left with nothing + political arena + female CEO] Jiang Yunshan is an ordinary government clerk. Just after his billionaire ex-wife looks down on him and divorces him, he turns around and marries a stunning beauty with an astonishing background and a domineering personality. His five-year political career, which had been going nowhere, suddenly comes alive. He rises swiftly through the ranks, soaring to the top. His ex-wife says, “His talent shouldn’t be wasted i 6.5kReads8.1Score66714d adds
38. 88 忠 The Loyal Traffic Vanguard 忠诚之交通先锋 Dragon Battle at the Stone Cauldron龙战石鼎Urban685k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can 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! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 89 权 Three Arrows to Power 权生三箭 Xiao Wei Liu小威刘13k WordsCompleted Quan Sheng's Three Arrows 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A hilarious and classic folk tale, well worth collecting.

40. 90 买 Buy a Rock and Cultivate Immortality 买个石头去修仙 Jingdong Wanderer京东游侠Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Urban + period setting + immortal cultivation] Thanks to a mysterious stone, high school student Zhao Ming unexpectedly begins his journey of immortal cultivation. While his peers are still studying late into the night, worrying about the cost of dating and fretting over their future careers, he has already become a top tycoon, a miracle doctor, and a big shot in a special government agency. 367Reads9.2Score10214d adds

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    Highly rated urban fantasy masterpiece

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