In a Reading Slump. Recommend Some Historical Romance or Cultivation Novels, Childhood Sweethearts Are Fine Too! 书荒了求推荐想看古言修仙青梅竹马也行！
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Even a Cannon-Fodder Villainess Wants to Survive! 炮灰女配也有求生欲！
Ji Yu and Qin Yan grew up together as childhood sweethearts, so close that no one could ever come between them. One day, Ji Yu suddenly had a dream... In the dream, she was a vicious supporting character who did every kind of evil, while Qin Yan was the male lead. After waking up, Ji Yu didn't take it seriously at first. That was, until the heroine from her dream made her dazzling entrance. This Cinderella disguised herself as a boy. She was ambitious, unafraid of power, refused to suck up to th
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After His Sweet, Soft Wife Gives Up, the Coolheaded Powerful Official Wraps an Arm Around Her Waist 娇软夫人摆烂后，清冷权臣揽腰宠
[Rebirth / devoted couple / household intrigue / raising a child / regretful husband trying to win her back] Wen Jiayue was reborn, returning to the day she gave birth to her daughter. As the daughter of a modest family, marrying into a marquis's household was a step up for her. Her husband, Shen Fuhan, was exceptionally handsome and gifted, with a bright future in government. Although he was distant and cold toward everyone, including the woman who shared his bed, Wen Jiayue believed that after
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After Awakening, the Villainess Elopes with the Mad Male Lead 恶毒女配觉醒后拐走了疯批男主
[One True Pairing, Alternate Universe, Reborn] Only after Li Qingxi died did she discover that she was merely the villainess in a novel. Her entire life had been controlled by the plot, and she could only serve as a stepping stone for the hero and heroine’s romance. Reborn, she bound herself to a System that demanded she follow the original plot and keep playing the villainess. Now awakened, Li Qingxi was rebellious to the core and refused to do the quests. System: Host, you’ll die if you keep t
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A Sweet Romance, but with Two Male Leads 甜文，但有两个男主
[Male lead appears in snippets, sweet romance + melodrama + satisfying revenge + redemption + both leads' first love + mind-reading] [Rivalry between men, brainless Mary Sue romance] [Delicate, soft-spoken beauty vs. ruthless, powerful crown prince (mad dog) vs. sly, tea-sipping playboy (loyal puppy)] A young woman of marriageable age has been plagued by nightmares for days, leaving her deeply embarrassed and troubled. Then one day, a strikingly handsome young man in strange clothes appears befo
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After the Dramatic Lady Awakens, Her Husband and Children Make a Cozy Home 作精夫人觉醒后，夫君孩子热炕头
Jiang Wan opened her eyes and found herself eight years in the future. She had a husband and children, and was the wife of a powerful minister. This was the very definition of winning at life... Yeah, right. What a load of crap. Her former fiancé, the man who had once loved her, turned out to be a despicable fraud. To marry a high-born princess, he schemed to make her lose her virginity to another man. And yet she never learned her lesson. He sweet-talked her into becoming lovesick and irrationa
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Take the Imperial Exams, Marry a Lovely Wife, and Reach the Pinnacle of Life! 考科举，娶娇妻，走上人生巅峰！
[Imperial examinations + sweet romance + face-slapping + infrastructure development and rising through the ranks: a scheming, smug transmigrated playboy x a spoiled, somewhat crafty but not too calculating troublemaker] Xie Zi'an is a spoiled young master who transmigrates into a book, becoming the husband of the villainess. In the original story, the man he replaces is framed and found alone with the unconscious Xu Nansong. The two are forced to marry, but after the wedding, he discovers that X
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The Heroine Wants My Spiritual Root? I'll Ascend and Become an Immortal! 女主挖我灵根？我直接飞升成仙！
Shen Shuli transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character, a fake heiress, and has her spiritual root ripped out almost as soon as she arrives! To save her life, she uses a cannon-fodder male supporting character from the Dragon Soul Sect to escape the Ten Thousand Swords Sect! While treating the male character's master, she joins the Dragon Soul Sect. Her senior brothers are all cannon fodder who exist to pave the way for the heroine, and the Dragon Soul S
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So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道
[Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su
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I Can Understand Animals: Now I'm a Regular at the Police Station 听懂动物语言：我成了警局常客
No romance pairing + cute animals + a deathly aura + fiercely protective Sui Nuan, a wealthy, beautiful young lady who transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder lovesick fool, dumps her boyfriend, who’d been living off her while taking advantage of her, then turns around and buys the top-of-the-line fishing gear she’d dreamed of owning in her previous life. Excitedly, she devotes herself to her lifelong passion: fishing. What’s a man, anyway? Nothing beats the thrill of catching a huge fish y
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Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来
[Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di
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The Amazing Little Junior Sister Takes an Unconventional Path to Immortality 神奇小师妹不走寻常成仙路
The junior sister says their sect is poor, so they have to strip the passing geese bare and skin every beast they catch. The declining Taiqiong Sect keeps growing richer until it becomes the number one sect in the cultivation world. The junior sister says she needs to take care of her senior brothers, so she leads by example and uses both carrots and sticks. The eldest senior brother, who was assassinated in his previous life, survives this time and becomes so powerful that the cultivation world
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Reborn in 1980: Breaking the Ice for Fish from the Start to Support My Lovely Wife 重生八零年，开局破冰取鱼养娇妻
Reborn on the day his wife and daughter die, he chips through the ice to catch fish on a snowy night in an effort to save their lives. The story strives to accurately recreate the society of the time: his wife dreams of white flour and rice, while his daughter loves White Rabbit candy. Zhang Erhe believes that risking his life is worth it if it means his wife and daughter can eat their fill and stay warm!
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Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批
The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou
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How to Be a Good Junior Sister to a Reborn Big Villain 如何当好重生大反派的小师妹
[Ensemble Cast, Lighthearted, Growth-Oriented Heroine, Leveling Up] Learn medicine, make pills, brew poisons, master all kinds of magical arts, and hone your swordsmanship to perfection! When Li Xi discovers she has transmigrated into the cultivation world, she is over the moon! Who hasn’t dreamed of flying on a sword, holding a pill in one hand and a talisman in the other, and cleaving the sky with a single strike? It’s just that her newly joined sect is a tiny bit too poor… Oh heavens! Did you
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Good Girl? No, I'm the Nation's Blade! 乖乖女？错，我是国家的一把刀！
[Audiobook now available] System + academic prodigy + patriotism + leaves business for the military + female military ace + slightly unhinged heroine + morally ambiguous hero + devoted love + Heaven’s favorite daughter [The proud young heir of the capital’s elite circles lowers his head to kiss the rose he has protected for eight years] Her father died young. Her mother was weak and useless. Her husband abused and manipulated her, and no one came to save her. At last, she couldn’t take it anymor
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Quick Transmigration: The Sterile Powerhouses’ Tears of Love 快穿：被绝嗣大佬们亲哭
[Quick transmigration, having children, exclusive devotion, punishing scumbags, one-on-one romance, breathtakingly beautiful heroine] To return to the top and reclaim everything that belongs to her, Jiang Dai teams up with the more children, more blessings System 008 and transmigrates through different worlds to win over male leads who can’t have children! A darkened emperor witnessed his mother being violated as a child and developed a violent disorder? Try a human-shaped calming device! A poss
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The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality, While the Protagonist Is Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天
On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing
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My Senior Sister’s Ruthless Dao Is Wild and Unrestrained 师姐的无情道又疯又飒
[Rebirth + no romance + leveling up + a low-profile System + ensemble cast] After an otherworldly soul occupied her body for sixty years and wrecked the world, Senior Sister finally returned to her own body and was reborn, bound to a low-profile System. Yun Ci, the exceptionally gifted Senior Sister, entered the Dao through love yet cultivated the merciless path, opening up a new way for the world to attain the Dao. I wield a sword that can cleave all things beneath heaven. When dealing with pe
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Want to Cultivate Immortality Together, My Childhood Sweetheart? 要不要一起修仙我的小竹马
[One-on-one romance, devoted only to each other, equally matched, childhood sweethearts, mutually doting, growing together] Zhuo Jinyu, an interstellar female warrior with special powers and a mecha, was reborn in a human body on Earth with all her memories intact. A mysterious old Daoist took her in, and from then on she spent her days learning alchemy, drawing talismans, and setting up arrays. Then, at the age of ten, she met a boy who could see ghosts just like her! At last, she wasn't alone
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A Sinner from the Start, I Prove My Immortality by Solving Cases 开局罪女，我靠破案证长生
After transmigrating into the cultivation world, Su Xing becomes a wicked woman who killed her own father and is despised by everyone. With no spiritual roots and no way to cultivate, she has little hope of avenging her family. Yet in this desperate situation, she awakens a pair of Spirit Trace Eyes that can see the traces left behind by all things. A fingerprint holds the killer's emotions; the scene echoes with a silent past; the dead whisper their broken obsessions... Every one of these thing
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A Special Forces Couple Transmigrates and Leads the Villagers to Prosperity 特种兵夫妻同穿越带着村民奔小康
A married couple transmigrates together + pocket dimension + department store + online shop + spiritual spring + System + a retired special forces soldier with dual PhDs in medicine and pharmacy Yu Yulian'er has been a virtuous woman for ten lifetimes. On the eve of her wedding, she gets into a car accident and transmigrates with her department store into the body of a woman from some dynasty who shares her name and age, and has four sons and two daughters. After three years of severe drought, a
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The Eighties Cannon Fodder Charms the Male Lead and Climbs to the Top 八零小炮灰，撩爆男主要上位
Historical setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + everyday military life + rugged husband who dotes on his wife + older man + falling in love day after day Xu Zhouzhou transmigrates into the body of a stunningly beautiful minor character in an 1980s novel. The minor character is a background extra who gets killed off from the start. But she happens to have a breathtaking face, and as the village’s last educated youth unable to return to the city, she lives alone
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After Accidentally Sharing a Bed, the Stern Military Officer Earnestly Washes the Sheets 误圆房后，冷面军官巴巴洗床单
The 1970s military life + both leads are virgins + the husband’s long road to winning her back + military compound + he dotes only on her + pocket dimension, though it isn’t used much [Cold, roguish military officer vs. transmigrated, sweet young woman] Lin Xia, a university student who has never dated, transmigrates into the body of a weak-willed supporting character who is hopelessly in love. That very night, through a twist of fate, she consummates her marriage with her absent husband, who
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Professor Zhou, Let's Get Married 周教授，我们结婚吧
The short drama and animated series are now online [Marriage first, love later + age gap + doting romance + nurturing romance] [Gentle, reserved professor vs. sweet, soft-spoken medical student] Xin Zhiyao’s world came crashing down! The man she had spent the night with was her university professor. And to make matters worse, she was pregnant. Trembling, she placed the pregnancy test results in front of him. Professor Zhou gave her two choices: one, terminate the pregnancy; two, get married. Jus
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Senior Sister, Drop the Act. You're the Tight-Lipped One in the Whole Sect 师姐别装了，整个宗门数你嘴严
[Cultivation + ensemble cast + stronger woman/ weaker man + 1v1 + sweet romance] [Max-level reborn Nether Ancestor Soul Master × arrogant, cheeky young master of the Fox Clan] Everyone knows that the eldest direct disciple accepted by the master of Dragon Transformation Peak in the Lingxiao Sect is a peerless genius of this age, with terrifying talent. She is also respectful toward her master and devoted to her fellow disciples. Every disciple in the Lingxiao Sect admires her wholeheartedly and
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After the Misty Rain at Yanshan 砚山烟雨后
At the height of fire, water is needed to temper it, and earth to bear its weight. At the height of water, fire is needed to guide it back to its course, and earth to hold it. The union of water and fire is not the work of one person, but the strength of many. Where earth comes together is where roots take hold. A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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An Ordinary Life: Ye Bufan 平凡人生叶不凡
A golden-scaled fish is no ordinary creature. When the wind and clouds rise, it transforms into a dragon. Ye Bufan was born into a poor farming family. His ancestors had all been honest, hardworking farmers. The world laughs at me, calls me crazy and stupid, and says I’m just a farmer. But I’m wild, proud, and extraordinary. I dare to venture into the Myriad Worlds, and nothing can stop me.
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality (Over 5 Billion Views Across the Web) 《凡人修仙传》（全网破50亿）
A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality (over 5 billion views across the internet)
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