I'm So Tired of Books!! Any Great Reads That Can Surprise Me? Please Recommend Some! 严重厌书！！有没有能让人眼前一亮的好书？求书！

1. 1251 霓 A Rainbow of Silks Before the Palace Gate 霓裳惊阙 The Owner of Wood Machine Dog木机狗的主人Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Political intrigue + romance + strong female lead This is a slow-burn story, an extremely slow burn!!! If you like fresh, lighthearted jianghu adventures, start with Volume One. If you like the twists and turns of court politics, start with Volume Two. If you like domineering emperor + haughty consort + substitute romance, start with Volume Three. If you like an unconventional succession struggle, start with Volume Four. Everything else is in Volume Five. The story takes place in a fictional Eas 66Reads8.2Score—Shelves
2. 1252 别 Stay Away from Me, or You’ll Become a Simp 别靠近我，会变成舔狗 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted Don't Get Too Close to Me, or You'll Turn into a Hopeless Simp 30Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1253 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 156.7kReads9.6Score20.6kShelves

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   These two books are undoubtedly 9.9-Point masterpieces! They're hilarious! [Facepalm] I read them on my way to and from get off work, even on the subway. I haven't skipped a single chapter! Worth reading three times! Each time there's a new surprise! Truly, I never get tired of them!

4. 1254 睡 I Slept with My Sister's Best Friend, and She's My College Professor 睡了姐姐闺蜜，她竟是我大学教授 Pray for Poetry and Snow祈诗安雪Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Urban slice of life + campus + professor + one female lead + older woman-younger man romance + sweet romance] Xu Wang's world has collapsed! He came across a drunk woman and took her to a hotel to look after her for the night. The next day, he discovered she was his sister's best friend, and also his university professor! Wen Yu was stunned too. She had spent the night with her best friend's younger brother, who was also her student. Wen Yu is a beautiful, icy older-sister type of professor 164.5kReads9.3Score14.3kShelves
5. 1255 我 My Partner Lives in 1980 我的合伙人活在1980 Seventies Beater七零小破车Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Wu Quezi runs a little shop in the antiques market. His most valuable asset is a large bronze ding left behind by the previous owner, which he uses as a wishing prop, even though he knows it's a lie. Then one day, he finds two diaries and several stamps inside the ding. But the emergency medical kit he put in there himself has disappeared at the same time. On the other side of the ding lies the vibrant 1980s. From then on, his little shop becomes a secret hub spanning time. He uses various old b 2.4kReads9.0Score243Shelves
6. 1256 我 My Whole Family Is Reborn, and They Battle It Out at Home Every Day 我家全员重生者，他们天天宅斗 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚10k WordsCompleted Everyone in My Family Is Reborn, and They Spend Every Day Fighting for Favor at Home 40Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1257 爱 Love Me, Hate Me: I'm Behind Everyone in the Top Ten Player Rankings 爱我恨我，玩家榜前十全是我 Frostwatch霜观Sports949k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Multiverse Game Invasion] [Real War, Not Just Dungeons] [Lots of Fight Scenes] [All Secret Identities Are Female] [Worldbuilding Mystery] “My name is Zhong Lin. Lin, as in ascending to the summit. Welcome to my story.” When games from another world tore into reality, ordinary college student Zhong Lin drew the SSS-rank talent [Ceremonial Praise] from the start. After killing an enemy, she had a chance to obtain a ceremonial outfit carrying that enemy’s talent s 398.5kReads9.3Score116.9kShelves
8. 1258 弹 The Comments Say I’m the Villainess, So I Drove the Male Lead’s Little Brother Wild 弹幕说我是恶毒女配，我把男主弟弟撩疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Comments Said I Was the Vicious Female Supporting Character, So I Drove the Male Lead's Younger Brother Wild 31Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1259 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 311.8kReads9.8Score31.2kShelves
10. 1260 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 41.8kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves

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    This is so awesome! It's all about killing, killing, killing, and even massacring entire cities!

11. 1261 韩 K-Pop: I Have a Shot That Can Open the Heavens 韩娱我有一炮可开天 The Red Carp and Green Carp of Lazy Little Donkey懒小驴的红鲤鱼绿鲤鱼Urban1.9M WordsCompleted A male barbecue chef transmigrates into the body of Cui Xianyu, a Korean model! He inherits the barbecue shop his late father left behind. How will Cui Xianyu turn the shop into a thriving business? And how will she make her way into the local entertainment industry? 4.6kReads8.4Score262Shelves

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    I wrote this myself! Take a look, everyone.

12. 1262 战 War System in the Apocalypse 战争系统在末世 Eagle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau云贵高原的雄鹰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsOngoing I Became the Commander-in-Chief in the Apocalypse Apocalypse + raising a massive army + hard-core stats + characters with brains Just as the apocalypse arrives, Gu Chengyuan obtains the War System and starts raising a massive army, sweeping through the apocalypse with an unstoppable tide of steel! The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story. 80.9kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
13. 1263 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 162.6kReads9.1Score17.1kShelves

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    🎋I highly recommend this fantasy novel with multiple female leads. It's one of the few that I've been following consistently, and it's considered top-tier in its genre. The protagonist, possessing a sacred body, is "divided up" from the moment he arrives in this world, even more tragic than the Desolate Emperor. Fortunately, he's saved by five "demon lords," turning misfortune into blessing. 🔥 He's reborn from the ashes and embarks on a path of revenge, beginning Fang Ling's story. The plot is truly excellent, with various beautiful women 🍁, fortuitous encounters, thrilling moments, and even some classic tropes. The characters are very well-developed, making it a must-read. 📚

14. 1264 长 Great Wall Watch: Leading a Global Counterattack in Another World 长城守望：带领全球反攻异界 Not Two, Deep Sea不二深海Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The counterattack has begun + perfect ending with no loose ends + Fourth Calamity + fight back against player invasions + lighthearted power fantasy + no heroine + no suffering for the protagonist + invincible + national destiny] The Fourth Calamity descends, and the era of the Phantom Realms begins for everyone. Players from other worlds invade, and the national destiny Phantom Realms of one great power after another are defeated. Panic spreads across the globe. Everything changes the day Fang 52.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
15. 1265 随 Randomly Got a Weird Skill? Don’t Panic, Just Have Fun With It 随机到怪技能？不要慌，要啸着玩 Distant Stars on a Cold Night寒夜远辰Sports840k WordsCompleted The phases of the moon suddenly changed! Everyone gained a special skill, changing the fate of people across the globe! The disabled, lonely old man Wang gained the skill [Accessible Wheelchair]. From then on, every time something was stolen nearby, wheelchair tracks appeared all over the walls... Old Wu, who ran a shop, gained the skill [Your Shop Is Guaranteed to Thrive]. The very next day, the entire village joined forces to smash up his funeral-clothes shop. College student Xiao Li gained th 19.1kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    It defies convention and breaks with tradition, opening people's minds and broadening their horizons.

16. 1266 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 386.7kReads9.3Score42.7kShelves

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    The first book was really good; the supporting characters and plot were well-developed, it's just that the updates were a bit slow. As for the second book, I just wanted to recommend it [laughs].

17. 1267 这 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 30.9kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book was fantastic! It's similar to the movie "Secret" starring Jay Chou, but it's really well-written!!! It made me cry, cough cough. As for the second book, I only read about 100 chapters. The main appeal was its novel premise; it's readable if you're looking for something to read. The third book was readable (personal preference, haha). For a while, I enjoyed reading books with sharp wit and comedic timing. The fourth book is my personal favorite; I read it a long time ago, and I remember really enjoying it. After all, being able to finish the whole thing means it must have some substance, right? I don't remember exactly, but finishing it means it must have some merit. 🤔 I've finished all the others except the second one. I recommend the second one for its freshness; too many plot points might be tiring. The others are all great! [Kissing emojis]

18. 1268 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves
19. 1269 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves
20. 1270 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 6.2kReads9.0Score559Shelves
21. 1271 少 The Young Traveler 少年行 A Dao阿刀Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
22. 1272 我 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 386.2kReads9.2Score32.8kShelves
23. 1273 邪 Evil God: I Raised a Saintess of Light, and Her Affection Is Through the Roof 邪神：养成光明圣女，她好感爆了 Envious Fish, Salty Fish羡鱼咸鱼Eastern Fantasy869k WordsOngoing [Boys' Love] [Saintess] [Cattisia] [Fantasy adventure] [War of the gods] [High-octane] At the Saintess awakening ceremony, everyone mocked her as a mortal abandoned by the gods. With tears in her eyes, Cattisia made one final plea to the void. No god answered. Until the evil god Luo Ye descended. “From today on, I am your god.” To fulfill her ideal of saving the world, Cattisia had no choice but to make a pact with Luo Ye, offering him everything she had. From then on, a strange Saintess appeare 3.5kReads7.9Score297Shelves
24. 1274 国 National Survival: I Keep the Nation Afloat with an Intelligence System 国运求生，我靠情报系统养活国家 Sea of Mist雾海Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [National destiny + livestream + wilderness survival + primeval wilderness] A higher civilization has sealed off Blue Star’s resources! A livestreamed wilderness survival challenge begins, binding each pioneer to their nation’s destiny! If a contestant dies or finishes last, their nation will suffer a natural disaster! The Dragon Kingdom’s pioneer is dropped into a harsh environment. Earthquakes and extreme cold plague the country, making it the laughingstock of the world. Pioneer Lin An is sent 373.3kReads9.1Score41.8kShelves

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    This is an incredibly good novel. I rarely follow updates, and this is only the second one I've read since Tomato (the author) started reading it. The first one was a historical novel, which I recommended before, and this is the second. I personally prefer novels with ensemble casts, a grand world view, strong themes, and positive values, and this book completely fulfills those criteria. It's also very creative, with well-developed characters, and it doesn't intentionally denigrate any country or race; it's all based on facts. In short, I really love it; I can't list all its merits, and it basically satisfies all my preferences.

25. 1275 我 I, Steve, Will Crush the World with a Billion Mods! 我，史蒂夫，亿万模组打爆世界！ Staying Up Late Turns You Pale熬夜会变白Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Thanks for asking. I'm in another world, and I just changed class to Steve. The good news: my talent lets me add mods. The bad news: I started with the Seven Curses Ring. After the battle between the Demon Lord Ahrim and the undying god HIM, countless dimensions were shrouded in gray mist. Unspeakable ash creatures emerged from the mist, attacking every living being. Only professionals with extraordinary powers could resist their assaults. As a laid-back gamer used to being carried by maids, Qi 38.7kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves
26. 1276 全 Cards for Everyone: I'm a Red Card Player from the Closed Beta 全民卡牌：我是内测红卡玩家 Vow to the Light誓约光明Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Everyone Thinks Strategically] + [Cards] + [Heroes Vie for Supremacy] + [Yu-Gi-Oh!-Inspired] + [Twelve Talismans] + [Game Invasion] + [Fishing] + [One Heroine] A rain of cards ushered humanity into the Age of Cards. On top of a building, a young man fiddling with a red card spreads his arms to welcome it. Welcome to the age of Card Masters! The next moment, countless white cards and a handful of green ones rain from the sky. A voice rings out above them. “[Card Domain] has officially logged in 117.1kReads8.6Score7kShelves
27. 1277 洪 Honghuang: The Parasol Tree Takes Human Form and Binds to Yuanfeng from the Start 洪荒：梧桐树化形，开局绑定元凤 Fa Lin罚林Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A wisp of soul transmigrates to the primordial world and becomes a supreme-grade innate spiritual root: a parasol tree. Its origins are extraordinary, no less than those of the innate divine beings, and it shares a mutually sustaining bond with Yuanfeng. But it is no easy feat for a supreme-grade innate spiritual root to gain sentience, and the Great Dao does not permit it to take human form. Just as Qingwu is about to take form and have its sentience destroyed by a tribulation sent down by the 18.4kReads7.8Score1.6kShelves
28. 1278 就 You Call This a 10A Tourist Attraction? 就你这景区是10A啊 Lucky Little Pig小猪旺财Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure] [Building Tourist Attractions] [No Heroine] Xu Jing inherited a scenic area in a barren mountain range. You say it's so rundown that nobody visits? Then he'll turn it into a Level 10A attraction! A sacred mountain teeming with life, ruins beneath the lake, a place of pilgrimage... Countless people poured into this obscure little city and stared in bewilderment at the floating island overhead... You call this just a tourist attraction? 97.5kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves
29. 1279 大 The Tang Dynasty’s Fine Prince 大唐好贤王 The Six Arts of the Gentlemen君子六艺Historical3.3M WordsCompleted [Funny and Stress-Relieving + Fiery Battles + Alternate History + “A Loving Father and Filial Son” + Top-Tier Jokesters Teaming Up + No System, Just a Golden Finger + Deep Grandparent-Grandchild Bond] In an alternate universe, in another Tang dynasty, the blood of the Xuanwu Gate Incident stained the flagstones beneath the palace walls red, and a different legend of the prosperous Tang began! Li Kuan, the second prince raised by his grandmother, Empress Dowager Taimu, survived a brush with dea 56.2kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
30. 1280 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 79kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves

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    The later identity transformation was incredibly satisfying.

31. 1281 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 531.2kReads9.3Score86.4kShelves
32. 1282 打EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 Qian Li Tongfeng千李同风Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 55.1kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves

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    A novel that catches the eye

33. 1283 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 82.5kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend these two! I don't usually follow unfinished stories, but the first one is exceptionally good; each character is very distinct, and the plot flows smoothly. The second one is a lighthearted slice-of-life story, perfect for reading in your spare time.

34. 1284 穿 Transmigrating to a Female-Centric World to Set the City’s CEO Tyrants Straight 穿到女频，整顿满城霸总 Crunch Crunch嘎嘣蹦Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Male-oriented novel] My name is Lu Jingxiu, and I transmigrated into a world of domineering CEOs. Everyone here is worth hundreds of billions. If they are not the richest person in the country, they control both the underworld and the legitimate world, and casually act like outlaws above the law. And I am, unexpectedly, one of them. However, I am a man who believes in the law. So I decisively called the police, reported them under my real name, and launched a crackdown on organized crime. Befor 43.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
35. 1285 校 A Massage from the Campus Belle Relieves My Tension and Grants Me a Supreme Dao Foundation! 校花按摩解乏，赐我至尊道基！ Braised Sprite红烧雪碧Urban683k WordsOngoing [Mismatched System + comedy antics + satisfying power fantasy] What is it like to transmigrate into a high-martial world teeming with danger, only to awaken a low-martial System? “Unlock achievements in a low-martial world to earn rewards? But I'm in a high-martial world...” Su Can was at a loss. He had neither the aptitude for martial arts nor any impressive background. What achievement could he possibly unlock? Then, on the night before the physical fitness test at school, he unexpectedly ran 17.4kReads7.2Score2.3kShelves
36. 1286 名 In the Name of the People: Wooing Zhong Xiao Ai to Build a New Era! 名义：追求钟小艾，打造新时代！ Mo Huang Taiyi墨皇太一Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted In 1992, Chen Fan left a small mountain village and became classmates with Zhong Xia’ai and Hou Liangping… When fortune is on your side, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fate turns, even heroes cannot choose their path! 31.3kReads5.8Score1.8kShelves

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    It's alright, mainly because it's already finished.

37. 1287 国 National Fate: From the Start, I Die Remonstrating, and Ancestor Li Er Is Stunned 国运：开局死谏，祖宗李二看麻了 Angel Gabriel天使加百璃Historical430k WordsOngoing Mu Zibai, an overworked office drone, dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into the chaotic late Tang dynasty. From the start, he faces the executioner's blade of the powerful minister Zhu Wen! At this critical moment, the loyal minister’s golden finger activates! From the start, he receives 99 “stand-in puppets”! And the System’s first mission: remonstrate unto death! Within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, he must spill blood in Xuanzheng Hall! And so, all of history goes mad. [At co 1.5kReads7.9Score174Shelves
38. 1288 盖 They Lifted the Wrong Veil, and I Made a Killing 盖头掀错，这波血赚 Happy Little Trotting Donkey快乐小跑驴Historical1.0M WordsCompleted On the sixth day of the fifth month, the entire capital was bustling with celebration. Wei Xingjian, son of the prime minister, was marrying the eldest princess, while Shangguan Chen, son of the grand commandant, was marrying the second princess. Many people remarked that although both were daughters of the empress, one was marrying a promising young man, while the other was to marry a good-for-nothing who did nothing but freeload. In the bridal chamber, Shangguan Chen was urged to lift the brid 64.6kReads7.4Score4.1kShelves
39. 1289 陛 Your Majesty! The Duke's Uncle Passed the Palace Exam in Third Place! 陛下！国舅爷他中了探花！ The Pig Who Hates Hiking不爱爬山的猪Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Civil Service Exams and Officialdom] [Court Intrigue] [Plenty of Romance] [A Slice-of-Life Leaning] People in the capital say that after taking a thorough beating, the young imperial uncle has finally gotten his old self back, and even passed the exam as a third-place laureate. But no one knows that he has lived two lives, or that he once had a miraculous encounter across time and witnessed the flourishing civilization of a thousand years in the future. Jiang Yan has never understood how he los 47.2kReads8.9Score5kShelves
40. 1290 贾 Jia Dongxu, I’m Qin Huairu’s Backer! 贾东旭，我是秦淮茹的靠山！ Gaga Crispy Sweet嘎嘎脆甜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Light System + Courtyard Drama + Feel-Good Story + Fanfiction + Low Conflict + Family Bonds] Jia Xu, an orphan who couldn’t even afford to get married in the modern world, accidentally transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, taking over Jia Dongxu’s body. He changes Qin Huai’s difficult life as a lonely widow with no one to rely on, and in turn changes the fate of everyone in the Jia family and the lives of the entire courtyard. Set in a turbulent era, the story reflects the posi 14.8kReads7.9Score874Shelves
41. 1291 继 I Inherited a Small Clinic and Built It into a World-Class Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine 继承小诊所，我建成世界级中医院 Lazy in the Warm Breeze暖风吹的懒洋洋Urban672k WordsCompleted [Urban wish fulfillment] [Divine doctor] [System] [Playing the pig to eat the tiger] [A life turned around] On graduation day, I, Xu Yang, a promising Western medicine graduate, was tricked by my unreliable parents into becoming the legal owner of our family’s dilapidated clinic! They took off on a round-the-world trip, leaving me with nothing but walls covered in psoriasis ads and a complete mess to clean up. Just as I was about to sell the run-down clinic for cash, a car accident unexpectedly 2.3kReads7.6Score204Shelves
42. 1292 因 A Joke Made a Murderer Pursue Me 因为一个玩笑，我被杀人魔追求了 An Utterly Ordinary Weasel平平无奇黄鼠狼Mystery412k WordsCompleted [Fanfiction based on the American horror film Joy Ride. You don't need to have seen the original to enjoy it.] A timid, introverted heroine who grows stronger × a tall, mysterious, beastlike road demon During a road trip, a prank by one of her companions draws the attention of a terrifying road demon to Mili and her group. As they flee for their lives, the timid Mili is horrified to discover that the mysterious demon has developed a peculiar affection for her. In the end, he catches her. His low 15.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    In this book, the author's descriptions of rusty iron nails are always chilling, and the smooth transitions and the arrangement of the female protagonist's growth are also amazing. The female protagonist's growth is not instantaneous, but rather we can gradually understand her growth through her experiences, which is truly wonderful.

43. 1293 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves

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    All top-rated, high-quality masterpieces! [Already hooked!] They'll absolutely blow your mind! A must-watch, even if you have to stay up all night.

44. 1294 末 Apocalypse: After Reclaiming My Golden Finger, I Rise to the Top 末世：夺回金手指后，我做大做强 Wealth-Loving Meatball爱财丸子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse384k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Game Invasion + Natural Disasters + Farming and Management + System + Strong Female Lead + Romance] An apocalyptic game suddenly sweeps across Blue Star, forcibly resetting the entire world! The peaceful era is over for good. Now the law of the jungle reigns, and the strong prey on the weak. In her previous life, Shen Ning was foolish enough to become a living blood bank for a scumbag and his family. They drained her of everything she was worth, and she died a miserable death. Fort 225Reads7.2Score101Shelves

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    I highly recommend this post-apocalyptic game where the female protagonist is incredibly brave and powerful.

45. 1295 四 Siheyuan: Joining the Long Live Army from the Start 四合院：开局加入万岁军 Half a Cup of Tea, Half a Cup of Lake-Bottom Sand半盏茶半杯湖底沙Male-Channel Fanfiction504k WordsCompleted No System Li Yi, a modern military academy student, is born into the Republican era in the twentieth year of the Republic, in an ordinary household in a Beijing courtyard. Over the following decades, he rises from a nobody scraping by to a major power broker. There are family squabbles, struggles in officialdom, and bloody wars. As a child, he witnesses his homeland fall. Though helpless, he keeps striving. During his childhood, he joins the Communist Youth League and passes intelligence to comr 23.7kReads9.1Score811Shelves
46. 1296 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 703.3kReads9.6Score149.7kShelves
47. 1297 规 Rule Horror: Starting at a Mountain Grave 规则怪谈：从山坟开始 Ye Shi谒始Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Delusions of Grandeur + Semi-Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] Infinite horror descends upon Earth, turning countless regions into contaminated exclusion zones. The leaders of various nations call them [the Haunted Theater]. Humans who receive an invitation ticket must enter the Haunted Theater and play a ‘human-skin role’ to reduce the chance of it contaminating the outside world further. Inside, they may find powers that overturn everything they know, but they 18.4kReads5.9Score1.9kShelves

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    It's a bit of a mix, but they're all pretty good.

48. 1298 封 Investiture of the Gods: Sign-In in the Womb, I, Nezha, Refuse to Be Trapped in a Tragedy 封神：腹中签到，我哪吒拒绝悲剧 Divine Words Mislead the Masses神言惑众Eastern Fantasy465k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he becomes Nezha, who squandered an excellent hand, and he's still in the womb. Nezha is on the verge of tears. He knows all too well: The so-called ceiling of combat strength during the Journey to the West era? Beside Li Jing, he was just a dog trembling beneath that pagoda, forced to obey. The so-called vanguard of the Chan Sect during the Investiture of the Gods era? He was merely a pawn in a tribulation, sent to take the fall for Taiyi Zhenren and lose the body of Lingz 13.8kReads6.5Score1.2kShelves
49. 1299 致 The Deadly Beauty Trap: A Top-Tier Green Tea Takes Down the Powerful 致命美人计：顶级绿茶杀穿权贵圈 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 111.2kReads8.9Score7kShelves

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    The premise is incredibly fresh; I've never seen a female lead like this before. It's so captivating! Highly recommended! As a bookworm of over a decade, I didn't skip a single chapter. After finishing it, I waited for updates every day—it was truly agonizing! [Winking emoji]

50. 1300 大 The First Duke of the Great Ming 大明第一公 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical2.3M WordsCompleted I am Li Jinglong. This is my story, and the story of the Great Ming. 130kReads9.2Score14.1kShelves

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