My Esteemed Friends, Recommend a Few Underworld Novels, Please 各位义父，推荐几本黑道小说呗。

1. 51 西 Southwest Storm: Turmoil on the Black Sea 西南风云：黑海沉浮 Healing-Type Dou Ah治愈系的斗啊Urban415k WordsCompleted When I was eighteen, I met someone who led me down a certain path. Some describe this path with the idealistic word “jianghu.” But the jianghu you actually find yourself in is better summed up by a rather funny saying: “After all this time, I’ve made no friends, only learned lessons.” My name is Lin Dongxia, and I’ve learned my fair share of lessons. 33.2kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
2. 52 都 Demon Slayers of the City 都市斩妖人 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Have you ever heard stories about monsters? Have you ever wondered if monsters have always existed, lurking right beside you? Have you ever wondered if you're still safe because the profession of monster slayer has existed for over a thousand years? Wang Qianchen woke up one morning as a monster, only to be mercilessly hunted by monster slayers. From then on, he stepped into a bizarre and wondrous world! 4.5kReads8.7Score423Shelves
3. 53 江 The Boss of the Underworld 江湖话事人 Thirty-One三十一Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Not many readers, so the rating just won’t go up] One wrong turn brought me into the jianghu. Watch as I summon storms with one hand and calm them with the other. Starting from nothing, I’ll carve out a path through the jianghu. They say you become what you eat, so if you want to climb higher, there’s only one thing to eat... 2.7kReads7.8Score203Shelves

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   Too few people are reading it, so the rating just won't go up. It's over three million words, updates are stable, and the logic is fairly sound. I guess it's just something to read to pass the time if you like martial arts novels. [Crying]

4. 54 曹 Cao Yang's Journey South 曹阳南下记 Great Demon King Peacock孔雀大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Passionate and exhilarating. Now complete. Read with confidence. Cao Yang heads south to seek refuge with his older sister, setting off wave after wave of upheaval… 41.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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   Invincible, I've finished watching it.

5. 55 我 I’m No Punk: Three of Us Together 我不是小混混之三人行 Troublemaker扰乱人心Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Determined not to become a thug, he knows that those who walk different paths cannot work together. Brotherhood, and the revival of the Eight Gates of the underworld. Is a sinister force behind it all, or is something far worse on the horizon...? 307Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend these two books.

6. 56 我 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 Troublemaker扰乱人心Urban371k WordsOngoing I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 77Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 黑 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 Duoduo Is a Super Big Demon King朵朵是个超级大魔王Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 108kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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   This one is alright.

8. 58 第 The First Emperor of the Central Realm 第一中皇帝 The Little Wolf Isn't a Puppy小狼不是小狼狗Urban113k WordsOngoing The First Emperor of No. 1 High School: A Synopsis The fists of school bullies could not break his backbone, and the cold evening breeze of his father’s indifference could not extinguish his passion. Liang Qi had once been pinned to the concrete and called a “loser,” but when he heard Lin Xi cry “Help me!” at the mouth of an alley, he clutched half a brick and charged at a delinquent armed with a steel pipe. On his bloodied bones, he carved the weight of “protection” for the first time. He endu 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My new book, written by myself, honestly about girls and boys.

9. 59 末EN Apocalypse Underworld Emperor: After Dark, I Make the Rules 末世地下皇帝，天黑以后我说的算 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted (No System, passionate, brotherhood, not an invincible protagonist, high martial arts) (Ensemble cast, every character has a distinct personality and their own moments to shine) A young man framed and imprisoned by his own boss unexpectedly gains the blood of the Demon Ancestor and awakens as a superpowered fighter, embarking on a path of revenge. The story of a group of youths from the bottom of society fighting their way up. A legend about a young man who rises to become the Underworld Emperor 62.5kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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   This is pretty good.

10. 60 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    It must be this one, brother.

11. 61 港 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Inherit the Overlord's Legacy 港综：开局获得霸王传承 Is It Okay to Sleep?睡觉好不好Male-Channel Fanfiction322k WordsCompleted (At first, he fights for territory, taking over all the Hong Kong Island gangs. Midway through, he expands into entertainment, stocks, and real estate. In the end, he conquers the foreign underworld and establishes an independent nation.) Lu Fei accidentally transmigrates into the Hong Kong world of Hong Kong movies and television. He gains the legacy of a legendary conqueror, along with unmatched strength and charisma. He settles in the lawless Kowloon Walled City and uses an iron fist to bring 3kReads—Score133Shelves
12. 62 那 The Fire of Our Youthful Years 那些年我们青春的锋芒 Those Days of Rise and Fall浮沉彼时Urban189k WordsOngoing To everyone else, he was an honest man and a spineless loser. His middle school years were a living hell, until one day, a friend his age from the neighboring family transferred back from a school out of town and came to his defense with a commanding presence. The boy, Wu Feng, took the baton handed to him and strode ahead, rising from a meek, honest kid into a powerful figure who radiated authority and revealed his sharp edge. 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this urban gangster novel is bullied for three years until his best friend returns in his third year of junior high school, and he begins to take revenge on the villains. He transforms from a good student, or even a coward in the eyes of others, into a ruthless hero with a strong sense of brotherhood. It is the story of how the originally timid boy embarks on a journey into the world of chivalry.

13. 63 都 I Was Reborn, So Why Am I Still a Loser?! 都重生了，我怎么还是混子？！ Eighty-Three八三Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Undercover in the underworld + ruthless and decisive + no sanctimonious do-gooding + sharp as a tack] Brothers, this book once had over 500,000 readers following it, and kept that readership for several months. Quite a few people have adapted it into absurd animated videos and AI short dramas. I’m not a touchy person. You can post videos without my permission, but shouldn’t you at least show me a little respect? Couldn’t you include the original book title and the author’s name? Using Foqin’s n 25.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    It's so good! [Crying][crying][crying] I thought Nan Ge wouldn't have a girlfriend, but she only appeared after chapter 800, so it felt like she didn't need one anymore. Do you have any recommendations for gangster novels where the male lead is all alone and beautiful?

14. 64 混 My Years in the Underworld: Three Fingers 混黑道的那些年：三根手指 Half a Month to Victory胜天半月子Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (Period Setting + Underworld + Urban + Satisfying Read + Passion + Mockumentary Style + Brotherhood + No Harem) This novel may touch on real underworld events. Any similarities are purely coincidental! The audiobook is officially out now! It's a real thrill! Brothers, dive right in! Northeast China, 1994. A young man cuts off three fingers with a knife and flees to the northwest. His parents are divorced and his family is well-off, but he insists on making his way through sheer ruthlessness. Fol 93.7kReads9.2Score10.1kShelves
15. 65 塞 Storms Over the Northern Frontier 塞北风云 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld Kingpin]+ [Rise to Power]+ [Take Down the Boss and Claim His Wife]+ [Multiple Female Leads]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Passionate Underworld Adventures]+ [Scheming and Hilarious] Be an ordinary man: greedy for money and fond of beautiful women. That was one thing I realized after getting out of prison. I used to be an underworld boss who could turn the tide with a flick of my hand. But my brothers were either locked up or gone. I used to be a pushover too, until I met that woman. She changed 41.9kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
16. 66 那 The Days We Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 那些年混过的日子 This Life, One Person此笙一人Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Young and reckless, we chased nothing but our ideals. The storms we weathered in those years, the roads we walked together, and the days we spent making our way through life. The old generation's feuds and entanglements, the younger generation's rivalries: an unknown nobody gradually grows stronger, overcoming hardship after hardship without ever giving up. 3.8kReads7.2Score174Shelves
17. 67 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules! 22.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
18. 68 过 The Dragon Crossing the River, the Tiger Coming Down the Mountain: I’m the Underworld’s Gunslinger 过江龙，下山虎，我是黑道刀枪炮 Noodles with Vegetables菜拌面Urban874k WordsOngoing Kindness is never repaid with kindness, and holding back only invites even worse abuse! When I started high school, I used to dream of studying hard, getting into college, and becoming a good child in my parents' eyes and a model student in the eyes of my classmates and teachers. But the day I stepped onto campus, I realized it had all been nothing but a fantasy... This isn't a school. It's a world where only the ruthless and the wicked can live with dignity... 3.1kReads—Score139Shelves
19. 69 我 My Bad Teacher 我的不良教师 Chu Tianyou楚天佑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Nonsensical Humor] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [No System] [No Superpowers] [Urban] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted Humor] [Teacher] Class 2, Year 2 has gone through five teachers in a single month, earning a citywide reputation as the “Class of Death.” No homeroom teacher assigned to the class has ever lasted more than a week... They drug teachers, plant maggots, and even use violence to force them into submission. Their pranks have no limits, and they keep coming up with new tricks... The 980Reads8.2Score102Shelves
20. 70 焰 The Pinnacle of Flame City 焰城顶点 Short-Tempered Xiao Yuanjiang暴躁小元酱Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Underworld fiction, urban setting. Beneath the plane trees at Yancheng No. 4 High School, more eyes were watching than there were cicadas singing. Some stared at Chen Shun's dazzling blond hair, as if checking whether a certain rumor was true. Some remembered the pale pink scar at Li Huafeng's temple, as though it still held a trace of his unspent fury. Guo Qiang's silent bulk was like a moving wall wherever he went, blocking out the sunlight and the prying eyes alike. No one knew that these few 33Reads6.5Score—Shelves
21. 71 焰 Flame City: The Pinnacle, Memories of No. 4 Middle School 焰城顶点之四中往事 Short-Tempered Xiao Yuanjiang暴躁小元酱22k WordsCompleted The Past of No. 4 Middle School, at the Top of Yancheng 21Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 不 The Reckless Youth: A Passionate Heart 不良之热血方刚 One Enormous Silkie Egg好大一个乌鸡蛋Urban117k WordsCompleted Underworld + school life + passion + brotherhood + supremacy struggles + multiple heroines One day, I’ll rise like a dragon and conquer the underworld in a river of blood. Through flashing blades and piles of bones, I’ll stand at the front to shield my brothers. Shen Xiao, a freshman in high school, looked so frail that on his first day, a teacher made an example of him in front of the whole class. After class, he went to the restroom. As soon as he stepped out of a stall, he was kicked to the f 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Seeking guidance, fellow readers.

23. 73 混 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 Two Scars on My Face脸上两道疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 29.5kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    These are a few you can check out.

24. 74 狂 Blood-Crazed Boy 狂血少年 XHSXUrban55k WordsOngoing Brotherhood comes first. We were reckless young punks, fists harder than reason. Blood and sweat mingled with the smell of cigarettes and booze as we made our names beneath the neon lights. We never knew the price of this road had already been set. .. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 燕 Turbulence in Yanbei 燕北风云 Tales of the Strange志怪Urban455k WordsCompleted “My name is Jiang Huai. I was born poor and had nothing. I should have rotted in the mud, but the fire in my blood drove me to climb higher.” A person’s origins do not determine their whole life. You can think of this as an autobiography, a memoir, or a novel. Some things may have been fated long ago, but some people have never been willing to accept their fate. Good people have their own way of living, and rotten people have theirs. Different paths call for different ways. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beautiful, absolutely beautiful, it's so beautiful it'll take you straight to the sky!

26. 76 人 A Dragon Among Men: Entering the Underworld 人中之龙：人入江湖 As the Original Says原话说Urban120k WordsOngoing Five young people, newly arrived in the martial world, are swept up in a massive storm. How will they respond, and what challenges will they face? Where will this deadly gamble, staked on blood, lead them: to dominate the world or to fall and never recover? No one knows. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is well-written, but the pacing is a bit slow. I really like this kind of book about Taiwanese people.

27. 77 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    I'm here, just joining in the fun.

28. 78 后 The Era After the Martial World 后江湖時代 Shi Xiangyu施翔宇Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Passionate + Satisfying + Ensemble Cast + Jianghu + Big Shots + School + Comedy] “After midnight, we call the shots on this land, whether you’re on the right side of the law or the wrong one!” Jiang Nan stood proudly at the summit like a solitary eagle, looking down at the young generation shining like stars across the jianghu below. “The Su District...” “The tragedy from ten years ago will never happen again in our generation!” “I’ll make sure everyone knows that this era belongs 24.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    This is alright.

29. 79 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    I'll eat it if it doesn't look good.

30. 80 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
31. 81 从 Starting in High School, I Conquer the Underworld 从高校开始，制霸江湖风云 Lishi Ya立世牙Urban264k WordsOngoing [Hot-Blooded Battles] + [Revenge] + [The Underworld] + [Brotherhood] There are no tears in a blood-soaked underworld. Status and money are the source of all savage violence. Born in the mud, you have to smash your way out with your own flesh and blood. A letter from his father reveals a blood feud that has been buried for eighteen years. Chu Yuan transfers to a delinquent school called Longyin, a place rife with savage violence, divided among warring factions, where the strong prey on the weak a 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a novice's work, a thrilling gangster story set in an urban world. I hope you'll take a look. Feel free to criticize anything I don't like; I will humbly and patiently accept and correct it.

32. 82 忆 To My Beloved in Memory, Let Us Part Hand in Hand 忆中人兮，携手长辞 Summer DXT夏天dxtModern Romance106k WordsCompleted The antisocial male lead, Xiang Yang, lost his mother when he was young and grew up in a loveless home. He first met the female lead, Chu Yisheng, as a child. Unlike him, she lived in a happy, loving family. After a series of upheavals, they met again seven years later and spent their senior year of high school together. He grew from a boy raised without love into someone who learned how to love others. But happiness didn’t last. Once they entered the working world, they became strangers who kne 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From youthful school days to the urban workplace, this book incorporates the author's own experiences. Hope you enjoy it! [Almost crying]

33. 83 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 197.5kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Admiration][Thumbs up][Admiration][Thumbs up][Admiration][Thumbs up][Admiration][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

34. 84 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. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
35. 85 青 Youth: Who Gets to Decide? 青春，谁能做主？ Sand City Beach沙城海滩Urban131k WordsOngoing [Underworld + Passion + Youth + First Person + School] Who gets to decide what happens when youth is full of uncertainty? After school, the naive Ye Zong is keeping watch over the gang’s turf when he accidentally crosses a big shot who has just staged a heroic rescue of a damsel in distress. How will he get through the next six months of ninth grade, with the Seven Gourd Brothers controlling turf across the whole school? Should he hide beneath the shade of a tree, silently swallowing his anger? 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You'll know once you watch the first part.

36. 86 我 I Have a Swordsman's Dream 我有一个剑客梦 Drifting Nut漂移坚果Urban32k WordsOngoing I can see two worlds. You might not believe this, but I’m a swordsmanship genius. Too bad I was born in the modern age. But who says you can’t be a swordsmanship genius in the modern age? I am both a chivalrous hero and a thief. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 龙 Tales of Dragon City: Stories of a Small Town 龙城往事之小城故事 Sound of Wind and Rain风雨声Urban156k WordsCompleted A realistic portrayal of northeastern China from the late 1980s to the present, full of grudges, grievances, and social change. Follow a group of impressionable young people as they face a host of challenges and opportunities and discover what it means to grow up. Realistic fiction, not a wish-fulfillment story, with a slow build. 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A different kind of martial arts world.

38. 88 打 Super Cashback for Tipping Streamers: Shocked the Gold Diggers 打赏女主播超级返现：震惊拜金女 Frequent on the Heavenly Rankings天榜常客Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Who gets it? Chen Yang can't afford rent or internet bills, and even has to think twice before buying instant noodles with an egg. He's become the bottom-tier loser in everyone's eyes. His relatives mock him, his classmates look down on him, and he can only admire the girl he likes from afar, too afraid to approach her. To make matters worse, so-called “friends” drag him into a group chat to joke about him, saying he'll never be able to afford even a basic car in his life. Then, one night, broke 1.3kReads5.3Score101Shelves

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    Sure, bro.

39. 89 东 Tales of the Northeast: The Turbulent Nineties 东北往事之九零风云 Exclamation Mark叹号Urban1.7M WordsCompleted (Hot-blooded) (Brotherhood) (Youth) (Fast-paced, no dragging things out) The law-abiding worry all day, while the mighty sing all night. Those who harm others for their own gain ride in comfort, while the honest and fair go hungry. Those who build bridges and mend roads go blind, while those who kill and set fires have plenty of sons. I went to the Western Heaven to ask Buddha. Buddha said, “There's nothing I can do either.” This novel tells the blood-and-tears story of Shen Congwen, a great und 6.7kReads8.9Score428Shelves

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    These are all completed and enjoyable gangster novels.

40. 90 江 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Qi Feng岐峰Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 30.7kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
41. 91 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 39.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
42. 92 血 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 Illusions Eighteen幻化十八Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3.1kReads6.7Score149Shelves

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    Highly recommended.

43. 93 黑 The Pinnacle of Black Power 黑权顶点 Madman of the South Garden南苑疯子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Ignore the rating. This is a black-market thriller with guaranteed thrills.) Qin Hui only wants to sell watermelons in peace, earn a little money, and find himself a wife. But the street thugs at the market bully him until he can barely get by. At the end of his rope, he finally picks up a watermelon knife and strikes back. “A man needs either money or power. Better to stand up and fight than live like a spineless loser.” An ordinary man transforms into a big shot, eventually reaching unima 16.5kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds]

44. 94 我 My Talent Is Mind Reading: I See Through Everyone from the Start 我的天赋是读心：开局看穿所有人 Doubao Loves Eating Doubao豆包爱吃豆包Urban299k WordsOngoing [Mind Reading + Underworld + Urban] High-Octane, Pure Thrills After falling from a building and nearly dying, he awakens an incredible ability to see straight into people’s hearts! He turns his gaokao scores around, makes money at the casino, dominates the underworld, and crushes the competition in business! He only wanted to use mind reading to make a name for himself, but then his beloved was brutally killed. When an ancestral jade pendant binds itself to him, he’s dragged into a shocking cons —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story combines mind-reading abilities with a mafia gang theme. If you enjoy mafia-themed stories and are a fan of plot-driven narratives, I recommend giving it a try!

45. 95 无 The Pinnacle of Nowhere 1 无人之巅1 The Innocent Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family无邪的吴家大少爷Urban1.3M WordsOngoing I went into the underworld because I didn’t want to be bullied... I stepped into the darkness so I’d never have to turn my back on it again. I cast aside my conscience and sharpened my claws, trampling underfoot each person who had once humiliated me. 240Reads—Score—Shelves

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46. 96 无 The Pinnacle of the Unpeopled World: The Pure Dust Arc 无人之巅清尘篇 The Innocent Eldest Young Master of the Wu Family无邪的吴家大少爷Sports102k WordsCompleted The story of Ye Qingchen, the one who stands alone at the summit: You are the peerless genius of your city, blessed with a boxing talent no one can match. At last, the year you turn eighteen, you claim the national boxing championship... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score107Shelves

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    A family-friendly read about ghost hunting and cultivation, it's so addictive, a must-read for those staying up all night.

48. 98 黑 Black Ice 黑冰 Mo Chou Sihai墨愁四海Urban693k WordsCompleted In 1993, in Shenyang’s Tiexi District, mechanic Xu Mo is an honest man, until local gangster Zhao Hu comes knocking and one of his men slaps Xu Mo in the face in front of everyone. His master told him to stay on the straight and narrow before he died, but this world won’t let him live that way. He turns to four brothers: an orphan, a veteran, a laid-off worker, and a petty crook. Five men crushed to the very bottom of society stack their hands together in a rundown repair shop. “Hurt one of us, 445Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this one is alright.

49. 99 陆 The Legend of Lu Laoqi 陆老七传奇 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Urban209k WordsOngoing In the province of Rehe during the Republican era, a catchy rhyme circulated through the martial world: “Lu Laoqi, Li Changjiu, undefeated throughout Rehe; the Beggar, Detective, and Master Shang; Dalong, Qingshan, and Zheng the Crooked; the Driver, Drunkard, and Wang Chaojie; Pockmark, Du Wu, and Liu Minghu; the Twin Fiends, Kou Haiyang, and Yu Xingba.” It vividly described the eighteen peerless fighters of Rehe at the time. Ranked first was Lu Yishan, a boy from a poor family in the province. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of gangster fiction, the protagonist single-handedly builds his gang, seizing 77 docks and 120 branches, recruiting tens of thousands of disciples. Decisive and ruthless, his power is immense, commanding respect from the military, political, and business worlds. His father-in-law is the president of a chamber of commerce, his sworn brother is the head of a triad, his godfather is a powerful figure in the Gang of Brut, his master is the head of the Dragon Sand Gang, and his close friend is a union president. He conquers the world through sheer force of arms. Ruthless and decisive, he can mobilize hundreds of thousands of people in both the legitimate and underworld circles with just his words.

50. 100 苍 Within Canglan 苍兰之中 Yan Juehai Loves Miaoyin喜欢妙音的炎绝海Eastern Fantasy149k WordsCompleted After the planet Qingmu Huanhai was unified by Huangfu Shou, the Canglan Kingdom was founded. The former kingdoms of Bailong, Hei, Lushu, and Xingji rose in rebellion, hoping to restore their old regimes. The protagonist, Liu Yicheng, was orphaned at a young age and taken in by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. He trained at the Bodhidharma Hall from childhood, mastered all of Shaolin’s martial arts, and breezed through the Eighteen Bronze Men formation. After completing his training, he descended th 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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