I Just Finished the 9.9-Rated Masterpiece The Tang Dynasty’s Pearl-Splitting Record and Now I’m in a Reading Slump. Any Similar Recs? 看完9.9分神作《大唐辟珠记》已经书荒，求推类似

1. 401 忘 The Tribulation of the Forgotten River 忘川劫 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted [“Cold and ruthless God of War” Moxi VS “Heartless Stone Spirit” Sansheng] “If you can catch me, I’ll be yours!” She is the Three-Life Spirit Stone by the River of Forgetfulness, beside the other shore’s flowers, guiding souls through the consequences of their deeds. He is the renowned God of War of the Nine Heavens, with no room for personal feelings, devoted only to all living beings. A stone has no heart, and a warrior no tenderness. Though they are worlds apart, a casual remark binds them to 28.4kReads9.6Score3.7k14d adds

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   These books are absolutely amazing!

2. 402 佛 Buddha's Son of Heaven 佛子天 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [No System, no golden finger, an underdog's comeback, a grim early story and a thrilling later one! Anti-drug operations + counterespionage + a brutal start + underworld conflicts + love of country and family] With a mysterious background, a strange family, and a vast shadow lurking behind him, a student with a tragic past is driven to become a madman feared by both the underworld and the legitimate world! A madman who wants to turn the entire world upside down! He crushes the demons and monster 15kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds
3. 403 玉 Jade Spring Blade 玉春刀 The Cat Downstairs层楼下的猫Ancient Romance190k WordsOngoing A fake sweet innocent girl versus a wolf in sheep’s clothing. They’re both head over heels for each other without realizing it. Wen Yu was a country girl. One day, she happened to find an assassin. As the old saying goes, picking up a man brings a lifetime of bad luck. Sure enough, Mu Yunfan, commander of the Palace Guard, came sniffing around. His search of the village turned up nothing, but then his gaze landed on the bloodstain at the hem of Wen Yu’s skirt. Following the principle of “bett 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is all bark and no bite vs. The male lead is a wolf in sheep's clothing. New fans, please give your sharp reviews! [Sending hearts]

4. 404 绝 The Heirless Young Marquis Finally Has an Heir 绝嗣小侯爷有后了 Nian Mi惗靡Ancient Romance293k WordsOngoing [Please don't be misled by the title: the protagonist is not the young marquis! A little political intrigue + humor and comedy + clever characters] Shen Shuyu of the Grand Tutor's residence is notorious in the capital as a wicked woman. She can put on an act and play a part, is masterful in her schemes, fights for what she wants, and never lets herself suffer. She spends her days at the Xueyue Brothel, using her infamous reputation as a cover while investigating the truth behind her mother's mur 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a great book. It's a pure historical romance, the male and female leads are both intelligent, it's light on political intrigue, and the writing style is humorous and funny. It's a good novel that's been overshadowed by its title. Everyone should check it out; if no one is reading it, it's definitely the title's fault!

5. 405 身 The Undercover Spy Inside Your Body 身体里的卧底谍战 A Chunk of Spicy, Fragrant Old Ginger一块辛辣鲜香的老姜Urban280k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Golden Finger System + undercover espionage + case-solving mysteries + high technology] Xiao Zhi transmigrates into Mai’s body and witnesses with his own eyes a world-ending crisis brewing in the human-body universe. Espionage between both sides is unusually frequent, and one complicated situation follows another. The man in the black hoodie suddenly transforms into a gigantic green monster and lunges at him, baring his claws and fangs... Then a coded message comes through: “Gr 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Chapter Preview: The assassin commits suicide on the spot, the trail goes cold, and the mayor of Power Cycle City is still secretly training assassins. Ash and his friends suspect a connection to the events in the two cities and want to team up with the mysterious figure, but the figure has already been silenced. How will they investigate now? #

6. 406 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Cannon-Fodder Original Wife Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书之炮灰原配摆烂记 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Ancient Romance3.8M WordsCompleted [Not a tragedy, clever heroine, principled male lead, formidable female supporting character, no artificially dumb characters] Song Ci, a modern independent woman, transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder first wife who is destined to be executed by being cut in half at the waist at just twenty. She read the whole book and knows the male and female leads are people she can't afford to cross. With no way to escape, she can only lie low. What should Song Guanzhou, the fourth young mad 37.7kReads8.2Score4k14d adds

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   The writing is gentle, with deep affection hidden in the details; it's a beautiful read.

7. 407 误 Lost in the Exquisite Bedchamber 误入玲珑帐 A Cat, A Dog, and a Glass of Wine一猫一狗一杯酒Ancient Romance678k WordsCompleted The print edition is available on major platforms. [Pure historical romance + devoted couple + strong female lead + marriage before love + political intrigue + household rivalry] [Long-suffering princess of a fallen kingdom] X [scheming, rough-hewn prince] [Original title: The Enigma of Linglong] “A historical-romance version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith: outwardly united, secretly plotting against each other.” To seize power, Linglong spent sixteen years disguised as a young master named Ling, studyin 9kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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   These are all beautiful classical Chinese texts I've read.

8. 408 丑 Ugly Duckling! Extra! The Big Shots Take Her Home 丑小鸭！路人甲！大佬们抱她回家 Green Falcon青鹫Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping satisfaction] [Everyone’s darling, universally adored] [Clever heroine; CP with Sheng Yuxiao after she comes of age] Li Xiaoya was born in a poor mountain village. Her mother died when she was three, and her father ran off with his lover. When she was seven, the crew of the show Life Swap came to the village and picked Li Xiaoya at first sight. But when filming began, they suddenly replaced her with the village chief’s granddaughter. The village chief’s granddaughter later went to 134.8kReads9.6Score21k14d adds

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   This one is also good and funny.

9. 409 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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   Longing is like a knife, each cut hastening one's aging.

10. 410 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.7kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    Recommended by seasoned bookworms

11. 411 海 Begonia Blossoms: The General's Wife Is Reborn and Goes on a Rampage 海棠笑：将军夫人重生她杀疯了 I Eat Grapes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃葡萄就是不吐皮Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted A cold-faced, devoted general and a clever, gentle legitimate daughter I, Shen Zhiyu, died once. I burned in the flames, the pain searing to the bone. Only as I lay dying did I learn that the woman kneeling and crying over me was the enemy who had abducted me and drained my blood. My true identity was the Duke's Estate's legitimate daughter, switched at birth and kept from her family for fifteen years! When I opened my eyes again, Heaven had given me another chance at life. In this life, weari 754Reads—Score10414d adds

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    The main couple is a young general and a clever young lady. Side couples include a composed emperor and an orphaned empress, the eldest son of a noble family and the late emperor's legitimate daughter, a playboy prince and a dignified young lady. Both the main and supporting characters are genuinely intelligent, courageous, resourceful, and possess a strong sense of patriotism. The plot and character development are very engaging and excellent.

12. 412 一 A First-Rank Mortal Immortal 一品凡仙 Thirty Thousand Miles from Home离家三万里Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing Li Goudan is a shepherd boy. Even when someone offers to teach him cultivation, he refuses. All he wants is to marry a wife, have a bunch of kids, and spend generation after generation tending sheep for the landlord... But a stone tablet sends him onto the path of cultivation by sheer chance. From then on, entering the immortal sect is like plunging into an unfathomable sea. Somehow, he attains the Dao, and others say his cultivation is neither mortal nor immortal. So he calls himself a “Mortal 12Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    Take a look at this mortal's quest to become an immortal.

13. 413 长 Lost You Forever: The Reborn Yiying Travels the Great Wilderness 长相思重生之意映大荒游 Bald Dog秃毛狗Female-Channel Fanfiction340k WordsCompleted A Lost You Forever fanfic, but you can enjoy it on its own~ The winds rise across the Great Wilderness, and Fangfeng Yiying is reborn. She still loves the world’s splendor and still adores bold, unruly men. She’s still determined to stand at the very top and bask in the attention of the masses, and to become the most dazzling woman in the Great Wilderness. But in this life, she has completely cast aside the idea of depending on others. From now on, Fangfeng Yiying will steer her own life. She de 205Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book, it's super good!

14. 414 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score23914d adds

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    Read this, and you'll never be short of reading material again! It's absolutely brilliant! I think it's the pinnacle of Western fantasy novels. You never know what will happen next, and even after finishing it, there are still parts you don't understand. I've already read it three times.

15. 415 怀 Carrying a Jade in the Night 怀璧夜行 Shi Jin是今Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Jianghu feuds + bickering couple] A hilarious new historical mystery romance set in the jianghu, from a hugely popular author! A peerless master who just wants to lie flat and count his money VS a scheming disguise expert who plays the loyal underling. At first, he looked at her like she was a cheeky little monkey: clever, lively, and amusing. Then he realized he was the one being played. The longest road they traveled together was the road to solving cases, and the road paved with ea 3.3kReads9.4Score51714d adds

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    They are all contemporary works, and they are very beautiful.

16. 416 羲 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 Lord Lingchun翎春君Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 36kReads9.5Score5.6k14d adds

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    These are the two best I've watched recently, but The Legend of the Great Tang Pearl is the best.

17. 417 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.2kReads9.4Score4.6k14d adds
18. 418 身 Body Swap: The God of War Prince Takes Over My Household Battles 身体互换：战神王爷替我宅斗 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 10.9kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
19. 419 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 29.7kReads9.3Score10.3k14d adds
20. 420 医 The Poisoned Doctor Consort: Crown Prince, Don’t Be Afraid of Me 医妃有毒,禁欲太子别害怕 Mo Qianchang墨千裳Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Yan Weichi, a forensic doctor who possessed a rare treasure, accidentally transmigrated. With a knife in her left hand, she could speak up for the dead; with a needle in her right, she could treat the living. She could do business with both the living and the dead! Yan Weichi: With my skills, won't I thrive in ancient times? Men? What's a man? Men only slow down how fast I can draw my blade. Oh, handsome men are the exception! Shangguan Xi, the most handsome man in the land and the Crown Prince 31.5kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
21. 421 病 The Sickly Princess Is Reborn, and the Tyrannical Regent Dotes on Her 病娇摄政王盛宠，娇娇公主重生了 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short drama Golden Bell's Mistake: Love's Bonds] [Mutual firsts + doting romance + both reborn + palace and household intrigue] [Stunning, sweet-natured fifth princess × sinister, obsessive regent] In her previous life, her country fell and her family was destroyed. Then the sinister, obsessive regent kept her by his side for two whole years. Reborn ten years in the past, she is once again the fifth princess, born to wealth and honor, while he is merely a lowly hostage, beneath 11kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
22. 422 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds
23. 423 赊 The Knife Seller 赊刀人 Big Fat Rabbit大肥兔子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Have you ever met a man who carries a shoulder pole through the streets, selling kitchen knives? People come to buy, but he refuses to sell to anyone except you. When you offer him money, he won't take it. He just smiles and says, “Come back to settle the bill when two steamed buns can buy you a wife.” If you meet him, don't think you've gotten a bargain. What you'll end up paying will be far more than the price of a kitchen knife... 5.8kReads9.1Score36314d adds

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    The writing is solid and insightful, and the plot is cleverly designed. Take a look.

24. 424 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
25. 425 缚 Soulbinding Order 缚魂令 Jin Shaoren今绍人Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted Also known as: Soulbinding Order The first time Fang Zhixia met the young lord Lin, every move was a killing blow, and she cut off his breath. The next time she saw him, she had prepared a golden-thread nanmu coffin for him, made of premium wood and carved with dragons and phoenixes. And now this man has arrived with sixty-six ships of betrothal gifts, banging gongs and beating drums, saying he wants to marry her? Fang Zhixia: “Are you insane?” Lin Buzhou: “A little. It’s been three years, and 4.1kReads9.2Score56614d adds

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    A must-see! A must-see! A must-see!

26. 426 春 The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关！ Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters 23.4kReads9.0Score2.9k14d adds
27. 427 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 29.1kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds
28. 428 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 102.8kReads9.5Score18.9k14d adds
29. 429 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
30. 430 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds

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    They're all historical romance novels, and I think they're all quite good.

31. 431 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 109.1kReads9.3Score18.7k14d adds
32. 432 神 The Divine Doctor's Daughter 神医嫡女 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Feng Yuheng, a renowned physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine in the 21st century and a senior military doctor in the ground forces, transmigrates with a bang into the body of the Feng family's legitimate daughter in the Great Shun Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her mother is timid, her younger brother is still a child, and her sisters are each more vicious than the last. Reborn in a new life, she absolutely refuses to 27.2kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
33. 433 必 The Game That Must Be Broken (Complete Edition) 必须犯规的游戏（全集） Ning Hangyi宁航一Mystery876k WordsCompleted The murder-mystery game based on the novel of the same name is now available for preorder! In a locked-room battle for survival, endless twists turn every detail into a contest for victory. This time, you get to decide your own fate! Fourteen novelists, fourteen days, fourteen terrifying stories: a deadly game has begun. Fourteen mystery writers are "invited" to a mysterious location. Each must improvise a mystery story to tell the others. When the story ends, everyone votes, and the highest-sco 12.5kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
34. 434 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 40.8kReads9.5Score5.4k14d adds
35. 435 权 The Power of the Imperial Favorite 权宠天下 June六月Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Live-action short-form drama: The Power and Privilege 4: Ruling the World is now streaming on Hongguo. A brilliant medical PhD transmigrates into the body of the Chu Prince’s discarded consort. As soon as she arrives, she encounters a critically injured patient. Guided by her medical ethics, she treats him, only to nearly be thrown into prison on false charges. When the Retired Emperor falls gravely ill, she finds a way to treat him, but that hateful Poison King misunderstands and berates her. I 10.3kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds
36. 436 神 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 14.6kReads9.3Score3.9k14d adds
37. 437 燕 When the Swallows Return 燕子迴时 Meng Ri Wan梦日万Ancient Romance798k WordsCompleted The eldest Yan daughter left home at the age of two to live under her grandparents’ care. Fourteen years later, she returned to the capital. People in the capital imagined Miss Yan as country-bumpkinish, vulgar, and small-minded, someone who couldn’t hold her own in polite society. In truth, Miss Yan spoke softly but acted decisively. She would set the Yan household, where all the rules had been turned upside down, back in order. She would spare neither the old nor the young, not even the dead. 25.9kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
38. 438 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.1kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
39. 439 折 Spring Breeze, Broken to Pieces 折尽春风 Shi Jin是今Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted She is the eldest daughter of the provincial governor’s household. She sees through worldly affection, and only money can make her feel secure! He is the great general of the chancellor’s household. He has witnessed every kind of hardship, yet the one thing he can never forget is the smile on her face when she sees money. At their first meeting, he seemed to step out of a painting in shades of lush green, the mountain wind billowing his robe and dazzling everyone who saw him. At their second mee 9.8kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    Everyone should check it out! It's a pure ancient romance novel, with no time travel or rebirth elements; it's all about the female lead's strategic thinking!

40. 440 朱 The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣 Pickled Millet Chilies泡小米椒Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun. 20.4kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds
41. 441 病 The Frail Beauty Is All Sweetness and Scheming, and the Madman Bends for Love 病美人又茶又娇，疯批为爱折腰 Hmph Hmph Ji哼哼唧Two Male Leads361k WordsCompleted Complete [beloved, universally adored protagonist + a deliciously dramatic love-triangle showdown] A coy, delicate, sickly beauty of a bottom x a fake-it-till-you-make-it, cocky mad-dog top Xie Zhenyun was ignored by his parents in the countryside for eighteen years before learning he was the true young master whose life had been stolen. At long last, he was brought back to the manor, only for his birth parents to warn him not to compete with the fake young master. Who could have guessed that al 14.7kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
42. 442 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 60.8kReads8.7Score6.4k14d adds

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    Don't look at this while you're eating. You'll laugh so hard you'll spit out your food, and then you'll spray the person next to you in the face.

43. 443 乾 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 11.2kReads9.2Score97714d adds

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    It's so well written, a masterpiece of fantasy!

44. 444 孤EN After My Shadow Guard Lost His Memory, He Went Wild 孤的暗卫失忆后野翻了 Exquisite Knot玲珑扣Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [No female lead + both leads are each other's first] Shen Tingjue was rescued after falling off a cliff and became the young master of the prime minister's household. The Eldest Princess treats him as her own, and the emperor dotes on him by association, sending every fine thing he gets his hands on to the prime minister's residence. As a result, Shen Tingjue has become famous throughout the capital. Everyone knows the emperor favors him, and the powerful are falling over themselves to win him o 3.3kReads9.3Score51614d adds
45. 445 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 33.5kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds
46. 446 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.1kReads9.0Score9.7k14d adds
47. 447 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.3kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
48. 448 侯 The Marquis's Wet Nurse Returns to the Countryside 侯府奶娘归田记 Every Pen Name Is Already Taken全是笔名已存在Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Zhao Nuan died unexpectedly while helping with flood relief. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had transmigrated into the body of another Zhao Nuan in an imaginary ancient dynasty. The ancient Zhao Nuan had also just survived a flood, and everyone in her family was dead except for her and her daughter. After escaping with her life, Zhao Nuan joined the refugees heading to the capital, carrying the original owner’s not-yet-one-month-old daughter. Along the way, she saw corpses strewn every 17.1kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
49. 449 资 Reborn Capital Heiress: Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army with a Spiritual Spring 资本小姐重生后，怀灵泉双胎随军 Melon Egg瓜蛋Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + reborn + stockpiling supplies + spiritual spring pocket dimension + revenge + pregnancy and raising children] In her previous life, Shen Shuling was tricked by her uncle’s family into believing that her husband had died in service. With political upheaval on the horizon, she had to abort her baby and flee to Hong Kong to survive. In the end, she was cruelly murdered in Hong Kong... Given another life, she protects her two unborn babies, unlocks the Cloud Pattern Dimension, c 38.7kReads8.4Score4.8k14d adds
50. 450 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 10.4kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds

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