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1. 51 魏EN The Wei Clan's Cursed Son Becomes Grand Secretary—Now They Beg Me to Return 魏家孽种成首辅，全族跪求我认祖 A Salted Fish in Everyday Life生活中的咸鱼Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as The Wei Fox) [Political Schemes][One Female Lead][Ensemble Cast][The Wei Faction] Condemned from birth, I was given the name Niesheng. On the day I was born, my mother died in childbirth, and my grandfather mourned before the ancestral hall. The whole household looked at me askance, all calling me a disaster star who had stolen another's fate. My biological father hated me like an enemy, my elder half-brother regarded me as an omen of bad luck, and my stepmother hid a knife behind 645kReads9.2Score90.3kShelves
2. 52 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 106.7kReads9.7Score12.4kShelves
3. 53 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
4. 54 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 115.2kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves
5. 55 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   The atmosphere of that era is palpable, depicting the everyday life of families during those difficult years. I've watched it several times, and there are so many hilarious scenes!

6. 56 鬼 Demon Slayer: As Strong as Yoriichi? I’m Not That Weak! 鬼灭：比肩缘一？没那么弱！ Bai Yue Reads白月看书Anime Fanfiction562k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and will go up. Original Breathing Style + Sun Breathing + Invincible + Mark and Transparent World from the start + Satisfying Battles + Slice of Life + Locals + Making Up for Regrets + The Entire Demon Slayer Corps Survives) This is a story of mutual salvation. Hanayuki Rijo was Japan’s youngest kendo champion, considered inauspicious from the moment he was born. Under the pressure of his family, he lost the ability to feel emotions and was trained to be a machine that 1.9kReads7.6Score214Shelves

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   It's really good-looking.

7. 57 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 181Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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   Top-rated articles recommended.

8. 58 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 快 The Deliveryman's Strange Life 快递员的奇异人生 Super Warp Drive超级曲速引擎Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After overcoming one obstacle after another, they face the end of the Earth. The successive sacrifices of his friends crush the last glimmer of hope. Can a trace of humanity, lingering deep in his soul, bring the hero back and protect the ark as it sails into the vast universe? We’ll wait and see. 334Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Like a startled owl, the Watcher rapidly ascended, leaving the ominous, scorched wasteland far behind in the view below. Inside the ship, the atmosphere was so tense it was almost palpable. Everyone instinctively checked their protective suits, as if the unknown contamination had already seeped in.

10. 60 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban628k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13.1kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The Pinnacle of Official Career Novels: Starting as a Secretary and Making a Comeback

11. 61 双 A Love Beyond Death: My Husband Awakens and Spoils Me Every Night 双魂绝恋：夫君觉醒夜夜宠 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance47k WordsOngoing A tug-of-war of passion, sweet and bittersweet in equal measure. Fate played a cruel trick. She rode away in a grand red bridal sedan, dressed in a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, while he returned home in a black coffin, clad in white. Wedding music and funeral dirges mingled as two processions, one red and one white, passed each other in the snowy, frozen wasteland. He was a noble young master of the marquis's household, graceful as jade and gentle as a breeze. She was a beautiful young c 48Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 大 Overtime Diaries of the Dali Temple 大理寺加班日常 Cheese A Tang Tang芝士阿糖糖Mystery562k WordsCompleted Lu Zhao is a modern-day forensic pathologist who works herself to the bone. After 72 hours of overtime, she gets the grand prize: death from overwork. When she opens her eyes again, she's become the pitiful illegitimate daughter of a minor family in the capital, about to be sold off as a second wife. Time to lie flat! She absolutely has to lie flat! No one is ever making her touch another corpse or work overtime again! To that end, she disguises herself as a man and takes the place of her "dece 13.5kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    These are all good.

13. 63 我 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋32k WordsCompleted After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 神 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + sweet romance] (A full-cast audiobook adaptation is available. Give it a listen!) In her previous life, she caught a chill after falling into the water and slept for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she was told she would marry the Marquis's heir in a month. To please her family, she agreed. But the heir's heart never belonged to her. At the marquis's residence, she was constantly targeted and mistreated, 16kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    A completed historical romance novel about a reborn daughter of a divine healer, seeking revenge and sweet romance. The plot is fresh, full of unexpected twists and turns, and it's really good! [Heart][OK][OK]

15. 65 嫡 Secret Schemes 嫡谋 Yun Shiye云弑夜Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She was the Yun family’s eldest legitimate daughter, yet held in low regard by her family. Even the servants bullied her, and her mother couldn’t save her. When she woke once more, she was cold and cunning, her smile captivating all, her fury chilling the seas. Behind a kindly facade, she was the world’s greatest assassin, commanding the winds and clouds and ruling with power that reached the heavens! Now that the useless legitimate daughter has been reborn, everyone who hurt or tormented her wi 11.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
16. 66 风 Heart of Snow and Wind: Equestria’s Little Princess of Trouble 风雪之心：小马利亚的闯祸小公主 Wood Rots in the Forest, Stained木朽于林染Anime Fanfiction153k WordsCompleted Equestria’s notorious little troublemaker, Princess Fengxue Zhixin, is here! No System, no transmigration, and a story true to the original series about a young pony growing up! She hasn’t mastered her magic, but she’s already the best at getting into trouble. The adorable little Princess Fengxue Zhixin always manages to turn Equestria upside down without meaning to. She studies magic with her aunt Twilight Sparkle and explores the world with her new friends. Through one mishap after another, an 689Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My Little Pony is here!

17. 67 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves

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    These three books are all exceptionally well-written. #ThroneofPeak

18. 68 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 250.5kReads9.5Score27.5kShelves
19. 69 开 On the First Day of School, Mom Handed Me a Stack of Scratch-Offs for Living Expenses 开学我妈甩我一叠刮刮乐抵生活费 Lemon Green Tea66柠檬绿茶6638k WordsCompleted On the First Day of School, Mom Tossed Me a Stack of Scratch-Offs to Cover My Living Expenses 91Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 小 The Little Junior Sister Never Practices Swordsmanship, but She Always Stabs Straight Through Your Heart 小师妹从不练剑，但专捅心窝 Half Asleep Among the Flowers花间半眠Ancient Romance404k WordsOngoing Yun Qingluo wakes up to find she’s become the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a story where everyone dotes on the heroine. She’s the heroine’s senior sister, and in the original story, her spiritual root was taken and given to the heroine, killing her. Now she’s the one stuck with that raw deal. The original host’s eldest senior brother: “You only lost your spiritual root, but Little Junior Sister might lose her life!” Swordsmanship master Yun Qingluo would love to send every last o 43Reads7.4Score—Shelves
21. 71 他 He Regrets It 他有悔 Lady Jinxi金喜娘Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + groveling to win her back from the start + secretly raising their child + scheming, possessive, devoted male lead] Eight years after their divorce, Xiang Yilin never expected to run into his ex-wife at the hospital. Xu Yan, once a pampered heiress who had never lifted a finger, had become a doctor, and now had a limp. His seven-year-old son asked who she was. He paused for a long moment. “Someone I haven’t seen in a very long time.” All his life, Xiang Yilin had been 1.7kReads7.7Score362Shelves
22. 72 被 After Being Given Safflower, I Married the Future Emperor 被赐红花后，我改嫁未来帝王 User19191030用户19191030Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted After Being Given Safflower, I Married the Future Emperor 881Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 我 My Prince Is a Crybaby, and I Have to Comfort Him Before Every Battle 我家王爷是个哭包，打仗都得我哄着去 Interdimensional Slacker跨时空摸鱼选手Ancient Romance28k WordsCompleted My Prince Is a Crybaby, So I Have to Comfort Him Before He’ll Go to War 2.6kReads—Score143Shelves
24. 74 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 Old Ice Pop老冰棍Urban6.4M WordsOngoing When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.5kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves

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    This book is truly excellent. If it were adapted into a TV series, it would likely rival "In the Name of the People." The book is concise and clear, without any unnecessary words, and vividly portrays the characters.

25. 75 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 262.1kReads9.7Score30.8kShelves

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    These are all female protagonist coming-of-age stories that I've reread countless times. They're not the clichéd tales of oppression followed by rise to power, and they don't rely on male leads! Instead, the female protagonists use their own cunning to climb to the top step by step!!!

26. 76 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 148.2kReads9.6Score19.2kShelves
27. 77 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves
28. 78 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 78.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
29. 79 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 82.7kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves
30. 80 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.6kReads9.5Score3kShelves
31. 81 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.9kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
32. 82 夫 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 15.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves
33. 83 替 The Substitute Bride: The Mad Demon Emperor Is Provoked 替嫁狂妃：误惹病娇魔帝 Cinderella Wants to Become an Immortal灰姑娘要成仙Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, Farewell to the Immortal Bone, is now streaming] She was poisoned by villains, left mentally impaired, and had her dantian shattered and her contract beast stolen. Then she was forced to take another woman's place in marriage to an old demon. When her memories return, she transforms into a little grandmaster who can conquer the heavens and earth in a flash. The Spirit Palaces of the Heavenly Realm revere her, the rulers of the Underworld fear her as a demon, and the 5.5kReads9.4Score782Shelves
34. 84 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 108.1kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
35. 85 化 I Turned into a Ball of Air and Became Wang Mian's Beloved 化作空气团，我成了王面的心尖宠 Xi Xi She Yu习习舍予Female-Channel Fanfiction488k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods Fanfiction + Original Heroine + Wang Mian Pairing + Righting Old Wrongs + Mutual Devotion + No Angst, Enjoy Freely + Apologies for OOC] [The emotionally withdrawn, melancholy pinnacle of humanity × the gentle, handsome captain of the Masked Squad] Word is spreading within the Night Watch that Wang Mian, captain of the Masked Squad, has gone mad. He’s actually talking to a clump of air. Hearing the rumors, Wang Mian smiles at the clump of air in his palm. “What should I do? They al 1.4kReads6.9Score174Shelves

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    They're all pretty good, I highly recommend them.

36. 86 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 54.1kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves

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    Recommended by a seasoned bookworm: the third book initially seemed like a period drama based on the title, but it's actually a modern story, and it's incredibly good!! I, who never read books I've ever read before, have read it twice!

37. 87 斩 Slay the Gods: Wang Mian Is My Boyfriend 斩神：王面是我男朋友 Always Craving Zheng Ge's Body日常馋政哥身子Female-Channel Fanfiction696k WordsOngoing [Fanfiction] [Slay the Gods] [Wang Mian pairing] [No angst, because the author can’t write it] [Canon couples may be broken up] Lin Zicheng is an ordinary yet mysterious high school girl from Cangnan City, with a damnable teleportation ability that works whenever it feels like it. She loves doing absolutely nothing, courting disaster, and lives by the motto: If I run fast enough, trouble can’t catch me. One evening, while passing an alley, her incurable curiosity got the better of her. After bei 4.5kReads7.9Score404Shelves
38. 88 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
39. 89 斩 Slay the Gods: What Should I Do If I Fall in Love at First Sight? 斩神：一见钟情了怎么办 Fu Jiu芙久Modern Romance147k WordsCompleted [Apologies for the OOC. Wang Mian pairing, a little more slice-of-life, heroine's growth] Nan Qi read herself right into the story. Yes, she really transmigrated. Nan Qi: “Wait, why is this so heartbreaking? Faceless, I'm not laughing!” Then she slipped while taking a bath... 2.4kReads6.4Score273Shelves
40. 90 娇 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Lovesick Admirer Is Shocking 娇娇小姐回乡村，痴汉手段太惊人 Yi Shuilan易水岚Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Both leads’ first love + a domineering CEO from the southwest goes rural + intense romantic push and pull + quiet devotion gets a response + realistic, sweet romance] A gentle, abstinent old flame × a stunning, pure and alluring little white rabbit City girl Chen Man returns to the countryside to care for her grandmother and discovers that her neighbor is an incredibly handsome, domineering CEO. In outsiders’ eyes, Chen Man is refined and elegant. But no one has ever seen her other side. In 149.2kReads9.5Score20kShelves
41. 91 斩 Slay the Gods: From the Start, I Treat the God of Time 斩神：开局治疗时间之神 Ten Miles of Misty Clouds十里云雾Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted Secret crush + childhood friends + ambiguous romance + guiding lover + both become powerful later Couple: Wang Mian x Shi Sheng At the age when first love begins to bloom, Shi Sheng secretly admires the gentle top student Wang Mian in her class. The day she finally works up the courage to confess, she hears the news that he has been in a car accident. The captain of the Masked Squad receives a secret mission: the world's rarest divine proxy will appear in a certain city. He must find and pr 1.6kReads5.8Score210Shelves
42. 92 斩 Slay the Gods: It's So Hot, What Did You Put in the Water? 斩神：好热，你往水里加了什么？ Madman's Dance疯人舞Two Male Leads131k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] + [One-on-One, Both Pure] + [Twisted Locked-Room Captivity] Another novel by Yuye in the same genre: "Slay the Gods: Husband, Say Something! [Yuye]" Lin Qiye is the bottom, An Qingyu the top. Lin Qiye has always considered An Qingyu a good buddy who would go through life and death with him. But why does this good buddy look at him so strangely? It isn't until Lin Qiye gets *ed that he finally realizes: his buddy has been treating him like a wife! 3.2kReads8.8Score460Shelves
43. 93 天 Sky Screen: You're an Emperor of a Fallen Kingdom, and You Still Have Something to Say? 天幕：都亡国之君了还有说法？ Weiwei Er Chuan唯唯而川Historical861k WordsOngoing (Plenty to enjoy!) Steady updates + sky screen + watching short videos + lighthearted historical commentary + skits. Who could have seen this coming? Who could have seen this coming? A huge truck from another world gave Zhao Fei’s life a fresh start. As he ate hotpot, sang, and scrolled through videos on his phone... He had no idea that the sky screen was broadcasting his life to the people of every dynasty... From then on, Zhao Fei’s modern life became a favorite topic among his ancestors: “Tha 208.2kReads8.3Score16kShelves

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    The first eight books are all excellent history books, the kind you'll learn about in history class. The writing style is also very interesting. The second history book is the best (in my opinion), and its side stories are particularly interesting, though a bit angsty. The ninth and tenth books are both by Sanjiu, so their quality speaks for itself, but they do have a lot of angst, especially since I'm not a drama buff. The eleventh book is also very good, but a little mind-bending. The twelfth book also has some angst, but it's truly excellent. I suggest not reading the last book at night, or you might laugh yourself silly.

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45. 95 斩 Slay the Gods: Wait, I Just Transmigrated Like That? 斩神：不是，这就水灵灵的穿越啦 Sen Le森乐Two Male Leads80k WordsOngoing [Godslaying + two male leads + bottom protagonist + Wang Mian pairing + System + transmigrate + all pairings] Lin Zhou'an: “Isn't transmigrating supposed to be this simple?” 009: “Isn't the Host's newbie gift pack a little skimpy? Stuff some more in.” # Lin Zhou'an: “You think you're playing a character? No, the character is playing you.” “Death isn't an escape. It's forgetting your lines.” “The audience has long since left, but the actors are still onstage.” 609Reads—Score106Shelves
46. 96 猫 The Cat Demon Defies Heaven: The Emperor's One and Only Beloved Disciple! 猫妖逆天，帝尊的独宠徒！ Liu Shuyan柳书妍Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan + two strong leads + both leads' first love + sweet and angsty + mythical beasts + ensemble cast] (Romance + cultivation, passion + action. The cat-demon heroine boldly pursues her man, with something for everyone!) “Our fates have always been shallow, yet our love runs so deep.” Xu Wan, an ordinary young woman from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the world of cultivation and takes the form of a spirited cat demon. In the demon realm, she meets the aloof and noble Empe 58Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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48. 98 视 Videos Connect to Ancient Times, and the Ancients Are All Left Stunned 视频通古代，古人集体破防 Eat Two Lemons吃两个柠檬Historical1.5M WordsOngoing (Historical what-if + short-video livestreams + no romance + male lead as a tool) Su Ye has no idea that the short videos he scrolls through are being broadcast to every dynasty. He scrolls to [Sexy young woman dancing]. Cao Cao narrows his eyes: “Is she married?” Liu Bang swallows: “This guy’s alright.” He scrolls to [Military training for university freshmen]. Zhuge Liang weeps: “Give me a hundred thousand university students, and I’ll surely succeed in the northern expedition.” He scrolls to 32.1kReads8.3Score826Shelves
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50. 100 我 My Douyin Connects to Every Dynasty, and the Ancestors Are Ecstatic 我的抖音通万朝，老祖宗兴奋麻了 Thieving Daoist道贼Historical2.1M WordsOngoing (The rating is low because it just opened for ratings!) Liu Tao unexpectedly gets a magical short-video app. The moment he picks up his phone to watch videos, the skies split open, to the astonishment of emperors, civil officials, military generals, scholars, and poets throughout history! One short video after another shatters their worldview! [Watching passionate, bold quotes. At the end of the video: “To find the greatest heroes of all time, look to the present...”] Ying Zheng: “May everyone i 5.3kReads8.1Score198Shelves

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