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I Told You to Enlist, Not to Serve for Life 让你当兵，没让你干一辈子啊
Shen Jiang had barely gone through the motions for the college entrance exam. Under the iron-fisted pressure of his older sister, Shen Wan, he was forced to undergo a military enlistment physical. On the morning of the physical, Shen Jiang saw a ghost. It was his grandfather. His real grandfather. His grandfather had died on the battlefield at just twenty-three, but an unfulfilled wish had kept his soul lingering in the world all this time. After Shen Jiang helped his grandfather fulfill that wi
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I Enlist and They Call Me Great-Grandpa? The Commander Awards Me a Military Medal 入伍被叫三爷爷？司令为我颁军功
Su Han, once a top soldier in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of a raw recruit in a parallel world. Right from the start, the company commander’s wife calls him Great-Grandpa! And this recruit’s identity turns out to make him the highest-ranking elder in the Su clan by generation! But he’s only eighteen! The company commander is actually his granddaughter’s husband?! When his identity is revealed, the whole company is stunned! Su Han grins. “From now on, we’ll each go by our own r
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Special Forces: Starting with the Eagle Division 特种兵：从雄鹰师开始
Chen Feng transmigrates into a world that combines several special forces dramas! He becomes a fellow classmate and comrade of Deng Zhenhua, and gets an iconic parachuting scene from the start! One of them parachutes straight into the girls' bathroom at school, while the other lands right in a casino! (No System! Transmigrating only enhances the protagonist's physical abilities, reflexes, and the like. He won't become a superhuman!) (Brain storage area! Disclaimer: This combines multiple fiction
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Reborn as Li Yunlong: From the Start, I Led an Army on an Expedition to Lake Changjin 重生李云龙，开局率军远征长津湖
Reborn as Li Yunlong, he leads his army to the Changjin Lake battlefield from the start. And he immediately runs into the enemy’s elite troops? The Polar Bear Regiment? The First Marine Division? Li Yunlong: “Elite troops? I make a living beating elite troops!”
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- 5 Military Life: After Two Years in the Army, You Get Your Own Page in the Family Tree 军旅：当兵两年，你族谱单开一页 Military + Passionate + Lighthearted + Wacky + Humorous + No Romance The protagonist is formidable, and he has several close comrades, each with their own specialty, background, and personality. They complement one another and grow together. In his previous life, Su Yan was a new recruit. After being seriously injured during disaster relief, he was forced to retire early. He got drunk at a farewell ceremony with his fellow soldiers, then woke up having transmigrated into the body of a rich heir. 15kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
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The Realm Under the Regional Commanders 天下节度
In the eighth year of Tianfu under the Great Zhou dynasty. That year, Su Yu transmigrates to an unfamiliar era where feudal lords carve up the land, military governors rule their own domains, the common people live in misery, and uprisings erupt across the realm. To survive these chaotic times, he takes on the great clans, defeats local tyrants, builds a new army, establishes new laws, and introduces new institutions. Step by step, he rises to the top and founds a brand-new dynasty. Note: No Sys
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- 7 A First-Rank Commoner 一品布衣 [War + passion + history] “Mu, want a wife? Just say the word and I'll bring one over for you later.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a wealthy girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I'll protect my family and keep us alive. 17.2kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
- 8 EN The Elite Enforcer: Signing In for the Wind God Leg 锦衣卫当差，开局签到风神腿 A short drama adaptation is now available under the title The Brocade Guards Rule the World. [Decisive and ruthless] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Solving crimes through deduction] [Political scheming] He transmigrates to the high-martial Great Chu dynasty and becomes a low-ranking officer in the Brocade Guards. On his first day on the job, he obtains the Crime-Crushing System. Whether he captures great villains of the martial world or solves major cases, he receives rewards such a 39.8kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
- 9 I Carved Out a Kingdom and Became a King, and Now You Finally Approve? 我裂土封王，你才瞧得上？ [No bootlicking] + [Alternate history] + [Passionate] + [No System, but an invincible golden finger!!] + [Grim battlefield action] + [No cultivation or high-level martial arts] + [Story-focused, not a power fantasy] Transmigrating to the Great Qian, he was born as the grandson of the Duke Who Guards the Nation and the son of the Marquis of Dingyuan. Wealth, glory, and status were his for the taking. But after the Duke and Marquis enacted reforms to strengthen the country, they fought to the dea 4.8kReads8.2Score332Shelves
- 10 War of Resistance: I Activated a God-Tier Ghost Squad 抗战：我激活了神级幽灵小队 [War of Resistance] [Espionage] [Revenge] [Political Intrigue] [Wits and Strategy] [Decisive and Ruthless] 1937, on the eve of Shanghai's fall. Lin Feng bears the infamy of being a traitor, scraping by under the guns of the Japanese invaders. The keepsake his father left behind before dying unexpectedly activates the [God-Tier War of Resistance General Mobilization System]! The System has only one function: to awaken any unremarkable ordinary person and turn them into an SSS-rank expert! When a 746Reads5.7Score102Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: I Kick Silly Zhu to the Curb and Become a Military Industry Big Shot 四合院：踹翻傻柱，我成军工大佬 [Makeshift Military Engineering + Punishing Scumbags + Multiple Heroines] He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard, where supplies are desperately scarce and beasts lurk everywhere! The moment his sister is knocked down by Silly Zhu, with blood staining her steamed bun, the [Global Arms Tycoon System] roars to life in Li Yuanchao’s mind! He lands a vicious kick between Silly Zhu’s legs, sending the arrogant man crumpling to the ground! He’s no longer an invisible nobody whom anyone can b 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 90-Day Countdown: China Enters First-Level Combat Readiness 倒计时90天：华夏进入一级战备 #Ensemble Cast #Reborn in the Apocalypse #Nationwide Mobilization #Hardcore Military Industry #Everyone Transmigrates #Rise of a Great Power "If the apocalypse were imminent, Dongguo would deliver the most stirring answer!" At a single order from the nation, Huaxia immediately activated its highest-level state of combat readiness! We would not sit back and wait for the gods to save us, nor pin our hopes on aid from other countries. Billions of people united as one, building a nationwide line of 68.3kReads9.2Score5kShelves
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Three Kingdoms: Liu Feng's Comeback from Cannon Fodder 三国：炮灰刘封逆袭之路
[This book is being published. Stay tuned.] (Conquest, strategy, iron-blooded heroics, beauties, System) After transmigrating as Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, he knew the fate that awaited him: losing favor, being marginalized, becoming a pawn to be discarded, and ultimately falling into a deadly trap. In this life, he chose to endure and bide his time, then turn the tables when all seemed lost! From the start, he risked his life to save Liu Shan at Changban Slope, earning a reputation across
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- 14 EN An Ultraman Grunt? Call Me the Space Police Out There! 奥特杂兵？在外叫我宇宙警察！ [No Romance, No Female Lead] [Invincible] [Consistent Characterization] [Power Fantasy] [High-Octane] When Ultraman leaves behind the budget constraints of tokusatsu and appears in the real world, in universes that aren't part of a tokusatsu production, just how powerful would he be? In the main universe of the Land of Light, where gods clash, Xia Shu is merely an "ordinary" member of the Space Garrison, no match for those gods who use cheats every day. But when he leaves the tokusatsu set and v 46.1kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
- 15 The War of Resistance’s Furnace of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉熔炉 This story is set in a parallel world. It follows Qin Ren, a passionate young man from the 21st century who transmigrates back to the War of Resistance Against Japan and becomes a Whampoa Military Academy cadet, fighting the Japanese invaders head-on. When the enemy's iron hooves sweep across the land, the sons and daughters of China rise up to resist the invasion. 25.4kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
- 16 The Strongest Madman in the City 都市之最强狂兵 A pillar of the nation, a fierce tiger unleashed! His destiny was never meant to be ordinary: a man who is both righteous and wicked, shackled yet wielding the power of life and death. He stands at the forefront of the age, singing a bold song throughout his life. His life is glorious, forged through sheer ferocity, as he dances beneath the vast sky! 89.9kReads7.1Score2.9kShelves
- 17 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
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The Secret Squad 绝密战队
No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country
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- 19 Do You Even Know How to Be a Special Forces Soldier? 你当的明白特种兵吗 [No System, No Female Lead, No Cheats] Lin Tian sets off to travel around the country after graduating from college, but who could have guessed that an accident would leave him stuck in a tree! He calls for help for ages, but no rescue team shows up. Instead, a group of fully armed soldiers arrives. "Help! I'm freezing into a popsicle!" "We can help you. How about joining the army?" "I'm willing to give my life for my country!" But after joining the army, he discovers that things here are deeper 35.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
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Special Forces: Starting with Lone Wolf B Team 特种兵：从孤狼B组开始
Mo Yi transmigrated into the world of "Soldiers Sortie" as a hometown friend of Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo. But he was much younger and didn't enlist alongside them. By a twist of fate, he became a soldier guarding the country's border. Then an accident bound him to the System. Only then did Mo Yi realize this wasn't simply the world of "Soldiers Sortie", but a world of special forces. Without hesitation, he threw himself into Wolf Fang! And so began his own legend! Chen Guotao: “Mo Yi saved my lif
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- 21 Two Years After Retirement, the Military Officer System Activated? 退役两年后，军官系统激活了？ [Special Forces] + [Military Life] + [Officer] + [No Heroines] + [System] Lin Heng transmigrated to a parallel world and was tossed into the military's melting pot by his father from the start, where he trained for two years. After being discharged, Lin Heng returned to school to finish his studies, planning to enjoy the carefree life of a rich second-generation heir from then on. But just as his university days were coming to an end, a long-delayed System finally activated, and it was an Office 7.1kReads6.4Score508Shelves
- 22 Who Are You Calling a Menace? Call Me the God of Detectives 骂谁害群之马呢，叫我警神 Also known as [The Road to the Top Starts with Being a Narcotics Officer] [Going on a Rampage as a Narcotics Officer] [A Perfect Start, How Could I Possibly Lose?] [Invincible] [The Year's Most Satisfying Power Trip] Before being reborn, Jiang Tian had a high-ranking official for a father and a mother who led the finance department. After graduating from the police academy, he became a narcotics officer. With such a perfect start, he thought he could make his mark. But one wrong decision during 6.5kReads8.3Score813Shelves
- 23 I’d Just Graduated College, and Now I’m Carrying Wheat on My Shoulder! 大学刚毕业，我就肩扛麦穗了！ [Military service] + [System] + [No female lead] + [Military academy] + [Special Forces] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Ming discovers not only that he's become a new student at the National University of Defense Technology, but also that he's unexpectedly awakened the Grind System. As the name suggests, if Su Ming wants to get benefits from the System, he has to keep outdoing everyone else! Su Ming laughs. “I worked myself to death in my previous life. You want to compete with me 434Reads7.0Score118Shelves
- 24 First Day of School, and You Show Up with a First-Class Merit Award? 开学第一天，你手提一等功报道？ Jiang Heng transmigrates as a new student at a national defense academy. On his way to the military school, he happens to run into Scorpion, an international criminal, and Black Cat, the leader of an international terrorist group. Jiang Heng activates his System skills and quickly subdues them all. Not wanting to be late, he calls the police, then tosses them into the car and drives straight to the military school gates. When the new students, parents, and sentries at the gates see Scorpion and 3.1kReads7.5Score323Shelves
- 25 Enlisting: It Starts with a Special Admission to the National University of Defense Technology! 当兵：从被国科大特招入学开始！ [Military Service] + [Military] + [Military Academy] + [System] + [No Romance] + [Battle-Hardened Soldier] Liu Peiyang, a former special forces soldier, never expected to transmigrate to a parallel world and be specially recruited by the National University of Defense Technology! What he never expected was that, in this life, he would awaken and activate a System! And what he really, really never expected was that the Long Kingdom he had transmigrated to had already made preparations to reclaim. 22.9kReads7.6Score3.1kShelves
- 26 I Earned a First-Class Merit Right After Entering Military Academy, and Now the Whole Army Knows My Name! 刚入军校就立一等功，我火遍全军！ Lin Wang, a veteran in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of a defense student on his way to report to military academy. On the way, he happens upon a collision between a school bus and a tanker truck. Without hesitation, Lin Wang rushes over and risks the vehicles exploding at any moment to rescue everyone trapped inside. But after he saves the last person, the car explodes, and Lin Wang is knocked unconscious by the blast. By the time he reaches the military academy, he has missed 12.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 27 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.5kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
- 28 Join the Army and Get a Wife? I Marry Eighteen Women in a Rage 当兵就发媳妇？我怒娶十八房老婆 “What? You can get a wife for free if you enlist? Then I’m joining the army!” Li Wannian is reborn into the declining Li Tang imperial family. He proceeds carefully, extending the Li Tang Dynasty's life by three hundred years! 28.2kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
- 29 An Elite Fighting Force 精兵劲旅 12.5kReads8.7Score828Shelves
- 30 Reborn, My Billionaire Father Forces Me to Enlist 重生后，首富父亲逼我去参军 Lin Fan, who was passionate about extreme sports in his previous life, was caught in a tsunami while attempting the Waterfall of the Ozaki Eight. His soul was unexpectedly reborn on another Blue Star, a parallel world to Earth, and happened to possess the body of a rich second-generation heir also named Lin Fan. As it happened, his new body's father had forcibly sent him into the army to straighten him out. From then on, the world lost a playboy and gained an iron-blooded soldier king! (System + 283Reads6.1Score100Shelves
- 31 My Son Was Clearly a Playboy, So How Did He Become the Tiger of the Empire? 我儿明明是纨绔，咋成帝国之虎了 [Military life + special forces + lighthearted + passionate + hilarious] Lin Hui was unexpectedly reborn as a spoiled playboy. His father and older brother were big shots in the military, and his mother was the chairwoman of a corporate group. With such a wealthy family, surely Lin Hui could just slack off and live like a lazy fish, right? Just as he looked forward to a life of doing nothing, his father sent him into the army, where he had to serve for at least two years. After that, he could do 61.7kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
- 32 I Sent You to Train, So Why Is the Whole World Trying to Capture You Alive? 让你去历练，怎么全球都要活捉你 [Military + special forces + scheming + lighthearted comedy] Su Chen transmigrates to Blue Star and builds a fearsome super-unit from the ground up. “I refuse to accept this! That bastard Su Chen took a company of soldiers disguised as young women, pretended they were an entertainment troupe, and wiped us out. That wasn’t tactics, it was exploiting our feelings to pull a cheap trick!” “Do you know what I’ve been through these past two weeks? I couldn’t eat or sleep. I searched everywhere for tha 52.4kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
- 33 He Gave Up a Trillion-Dollar Fortune to Enlist, and Now the Goddess Is in Tears 放弃万亿家产，入伍后女神急哭了 [Explosive, Satisfying Read + The Army's Ultimate Trickster + Passionate Military Life + Lighthearted Comedy + High-Energy Twists] Qin Luo transmigrated into the body of a super-rich heir who rinsed his mouth with bird's nest every day and ate lobster as an appetizer. His billionaire father had only one requirement of him: spend a hundred million every month. But the life of throwing money around every day had gradually grown boring. By chance, Qin Luo ran into the woman of his dreams. He decide 19.2kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
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War of Resistance: Li Yunlong, You Call This a Regiment? 抗战：李云龙！你管这叫一个团？
[Troop Recruitment] [Large-Scale Battles] [Development] [Military Industry] [Power Fantasy] After transmigrating to the War of Resistance era, he becomes Li Yunlong and is appointed commander of the newly formed New First Regiment from the start. The Division Commander: Need equipment? Go ask your brigade commander. The Brigade Commander: No equipment for you. Get on with whatever you should be doing. I don't know anything, and don't bother me with this crap again. "My dear Brigade Commander, th
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- 35 Bright Sword: Reborn as Li Yunlong, Starting with the Western Expeditionary Army 亮剑：重生李云龙，从西征军开始 Li Yunlong, a 21st-century PLA officer, transmigrates into the Western Expeditionary Army and becomes Li Yunlong, the identically named protagonist of the TV series "Drawing Sword". Other people transmigrate to Cangyun Ridge. But he! He transmigrates straight into the Red Army's Western Expedition, just after its crushing defeat in Gulang County, as the troops flee east! Starting out with the Western Expeditionary Army, Li Yunlong fights his way into creating a legend of his own: one that makes 11.7kReads8.5Score682Shelves
- 36 Soldier Assault: Starting as a Rookie 从新兵开始的士兵突击 Chen Tong accidentally transmigrates into the world of Soldiers Sortie and becomes a rich second-generation heir. To fulfill his parents’ wish, he enlists in the army. With the help of a mysterious System, he begins his military career: joining Seventh Company, helping Wu Liuyi, and witnessing Chengcai and Xu Sanduo grow. He is both an observer and a participant. This is a story of a young man’s growth, full of blood, grit, and tears. The story will not abruptly change the paths of the main char 1.5kReads8.0Score101Shelves
- 37 My Subordinates Are All Rebellious, and I Become the Army's Greatest Villain 手下全是反骨仔，我成全军大反派 [A super contrarian + master trap-setter + comedy + old fox + invincible] Transmigrating into 1979, Ye An unexpectedly finds himself on a battlefield engulfed in the flames of war. He hopes to distinguish himself and make a name for himself, but his unit is ambushed and suffers heavy casualties. In a crisis, Ye An is ordered to rebuild the unit. The new recruits sent to him are all exceptional, but they're also notorious troublemakers and rebels from their respective units. His superiors promise 24.8kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
- 38 The System Keeps Feeding Me Success, and I’ve Won So Many First-Class Merits I’m Tired of Counting 系统追着喂饭，一等功拿到手软 Ye Chang’an was once saved by the police, and from then on, he was determined to become a police officer. On his first day at work, just after arriving at the local police station, a voice rang out in his mind. [Ding! Criminal System successfully bound.] [As a professional criminal, you must make preparations before taking action.] [Commit crimes when police presence is thin to reduce the risk of getting caught.] [Mission: Investigate the detailed shift schedule of the police officers at Tangwu 62.9kReads8.5Score9.1kShelves
- 39 In the War of Resistance, I Use Scanning Eyes to Empty the Japanese Army’s Warehouses 抗战我靠扫描眼搬空鬼子仓库 Resistance against Japan + System + Reborn + No romance. A crossover between The Disguiser and Yan Shuangying, an exhilarating anti-Japanese story. Welcome, everyone, and enjoy the ride! Lu Yiping is reborn and gains a sign-in System, along with all kinds of overpowered golden fingers: scanning vision, unlimited storage space, all-around combat skills, and even weapons from the future, like a Barrett and night-vision goggles. Isn’t it satisfying to fight the Japanese invaders? Men? Get lost! Yan 3.4kReads7.8Score292Shelves
- 40 The Seventies Darling Goes on a Killing Spree with Her Snake-Talking Skills 七零娇娇靠蛇语杀疯了 Animated series: The Beloved and Invincible Girl of the Seventies [Growing Heroine + Growing Golden Finger + Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Cute Pets] A disastrous start? She was knocked flying by a fiendish god while being reincarnated in the underworld. One lost a secure job, while the other gained a big brother who was a real blockhead. A spy at the educated youth station? She turns him in and gets him a silver bracelet, while the state even assigns her a fiancé. A giant python blocking the 9.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
- 41 The Strongest Soldier King Trains Entertainment's Top-Tier Stars: Defy Me and Get Punched! 最强兵王训娱乐顶流，不服就锤！ When top-tier star Zhang Ruonan steps into the barracks for 333 Days of Celebrity Boot Camp, she is hiding two secrets: first, she is a single mother; second, she carries a photo of herself with her first love. But the moment chief instructor Chen Feng takes off his sunglasses, the man who vanished ten years ago reappears as the “Demon God of Hell”! He is the king of soldiers who strikes fear into the world’s criminal underworld, and the father her child has never met. While a pretty-boy idol wa 237Reads5.1Score—Shelves
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After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Became the God My Ex-Fiancée Could Never Hope to Reach 退婚后，我成了未婚妻高攀不起的神
Five years ago, Jiang Chen took his fiancée's place in prison. There, he met an extraordinary man and learned astonishing mystical arts, transforming himself and rising to greatness. Five years later, Jiang Chen is released, only for his fiancée to reject him and break off their engagement because his family has fallen on hard times. But when Jiang Chen reveals his peerless medical skills and unparalleled martial prowess, his fiancée regrets it bitterly. Fiancée: “Let's make up. I know I was wro
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- 43 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.3kReads9.2Score40.1kShelves
- 44 The Needle of the King of Hell 阎王神针 [Peerless medical skills + urban cultivation + face-slapping + ruthless decisiveness + blood-pumping thrills] [If it's not good, I'll livestream myself castrating myself!] Five years ago, on the night of his engagement, his father was brutally murdered, and he was cruelly dumped. He vanished without a trace. Five years later, he returns, now the strongest man on the Divine Ranking and the greatest physician in the world! There is no one he cannot kill, and no illness he cannot cure. My name is Q 14.5kReads8.9Score813Shelves
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You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家
[Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af
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