I'm in a Reading Slump. Everything Feels Boring Lately. Any Must-Reads? 最近书荒了 感觉看什么都没意思 有没有特别推荐的

1. 201 开 Starting with Palace Intrigue Against Empress Ma: If Nine Clans Aren't Enough, Add a Tenth 开局宫斗马皇后，九族不够十族凑 Low on Morals道德偏低Historical325k WordsOngoing [Empress Ma's Palace Intrigues] + [Impeach Zhuge Liang] + [Face Off Against Li Er at Xuanwu Gate] + [National Destiny Dungeons] After transmigrating a thousand years into the future, Xiao Ze finds a world trapped in national destiny dungeons. The dungeons are created using the histories of different countries, and the victor can devour the losing country's national destiny. With his country falling behind in every way, Xiao Ze begins his path of playing dirty. [Dungeon: The Deposition Case] [Obj 24.6kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds
2. 202 心 The Heart-Swap Plan 心动置换计划 Scrapfire拾荒火Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted 1. I asked the school bully to be my fake boyfriend, just to scare off the man I was supposed to marry. He played along perfectly, following every clause to the letter, from holding hands to embracing. But when I handed him the termination agreement, he smiled and tore it up, his gaze turning dangerous. “Want to end the contract? Sure. Give me your heart in exchange.” 2. To fight back against an arranged marriage, I staged a run-in with the school bully, Gu Chen. He readily signed a dating contr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   📚 *Heartbeat Swap Project* | When arranged marriage meets true love, who will fall first in this heartbeat transaction? Luo Ning's paintings reveal a soul imprisoned by family interests, much like her forced marriage to Lin Hao. Until, at the school art festival, she meets the rebellious genius painter Gu Chen. "Your painting is crying for help," he tears down her entry in front of the entire audience, "Dare to play a game with me?" A contract for a fake romance is quietly formed. He helps her deal with the arranged marriage, and she helps him overcome creative blocks. But in countless whispers in the back of classrooms, late nights spent together in the studio, and the moment he shields her from a blind date, the fake relationship gradually becomes real. When Gu Chen exhibits *The Swapped Heartbeat* at the graduation exhibition, everyone sees that the girl in the painting is identical to Luo Ning. He holds her hand in front of both families: "Now, how about we change the contract to a lifetime?"

3. 203 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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   I read a little bit of everything, but these three books are the ones I can't help but keep reading after starting them. The second one is the kind with a straightforward plot and no twists and turns, suitable for people with low energy. The first and third books have tighter plots, better structures, and a bit of room for thought, so I think they're more suitable for people who are looking for something to read.

4. 204 和 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A Jasmine-Scented Tea一个茉莉香片Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
5. 205 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.2kReads9.4Score9.9k14d adds

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   It's super good-looking, and everyone in it is incredibly smart.

6. 206 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.6kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
7. 207 林 The Sickly Heir of the Lin Family Goes on a Rampage After Enlisting 林家病秧子从军后杀疯了 The Mushroom Hasn't Taken Its Medicine蘑菇没呀没吃药Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Changning, the eldest female disciple of a martial arts school, wakes up to find she has become the wicked cousin in a novel, the foil to a girl blessed with boundless good fortune. In the novel, her younger cousin Lin Fubao is born lucky. She can find pheasants in the mountains and gold and silver right outside the door. Even when she trips, she discovers a thousand-year-old ginseng root. Under Fubao’s good fortune, the whole family prospers. The eldest brother passes the imperial exams and 3.1kReads9.0Score47114d adds
8. 208 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds
9. 209 和 After Transmigrating with Her Best Friend, She Wields Power over the Court 和闺蜜一起穿越后，权倾朝野 Moon on the Western Mountain西山上的月Two Female Leads746k WordsCompleted Set in an imagined ancient world, with no real dynasty as reference. History buffs, let's meet another time. Good news: I transmigrated with my best friend. Bad news: We both became maids in a wealthy household. On our first day on duty, we just looked at each other and couldn't stop grinning. We were rewarded with a beating, and both our backsides were left blooming with bruises. To avoid getting killed off in the very first episode of our transmigration, we seized the chance to fake our deaths 299Reads8.7Score—14d adds
10. 210 仙 Rumors in the Immortal Realm: Ten Years After My Death, the Male Leads Went Mad 仙界传闻，我死后十年男主们疯了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads Tamed|Slow-Paced, Not a Power Fantasy|Clear-Eyed Black Lotus|Emotional Mind Games|Everyone Is a Pawn] Only after seeing the comments on the screen did Xue Qing learn that she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel where readers bet on the male lead. A flower slave whose spiritual root had been destroyed, she was about to be bought by the Tai Xuan Sect and used as a tool to reinforce the formation's core. In the book, she was humble and obsequious, dependent o 6.2kReads8.3Score82514d adds
11. 211 爹EN Dad, Just How Powerful Is Our Family? 爹，咱们家势力到底有多强？ Peace of Mind in the Mortal World心安红尘Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Invincible Hero + Overwhelming Faction + Decisive and Ruthless] Ye Changan transmigrates to a fantasy world, marries a woman, and has a daughter with her. Later, the woman awakens her memories and leaves, abandoning Ye Changan, who cannot cultivate, and their daughter, Ye Xinran. One day, Ye Xinran decides to venture into the world of immortal cultivation. After she leaves home, Ye Changan’s System arrives. The System stipulates that Ye Changan’s cultivation will always be ten 17.1kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds

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    Interesting novels

12. 212 千 After the Heiress Returned, the Whole City Doted on Her 千金归来后被全城团宠 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Retired soldier and heiress of a gambling king’s family × refined young master of a scholarly family] [Long-planned scheme × marriage first, love later × both are devious] Sheng Lanyin, the gambling king’s heiress from the Sheng family of Aocheng, was a vain, beautiful, willful young lady. She was also a retired soldier, bold and commanding. Her reason for retiring was: [Go home, deal with my scumbag father and his string of mistresses, and inherit the family fortune on the way.] Xie Yanci, the 15.9kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    These are all really good! 🥰 The male and female leads are both intelligent, and the male lead's crush on the female lead is super sweet and romantic.

13. 213 抚 Caress His Medal, Taste His Lips! A Sweet and Seductive Military Marriage 抚勋章！含红唇！军婚甜蜜勾人 Foxes Don't Eat Chickens狐狸不吃鸡Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted (Short drama now streaming, available on Hongguo) [Military marriage + sweet romance + whirlwind wedding + everyone's darling + aloof military officer vs. stunning doctor] Her childhood sweetheart boyfriend ran off with another woman, leaving her to fend for herself in the uninhabited wilderness. But she pulled off a resurrection at her own memorial service, leaving them mocked by the entire internet. The first time they met, he rescued her during a mission, just as she was about to be devoured 6kReads9.2Score80714d adds
14. 214 谁 Who Told Him to Cultivate Immortality? 谁让他修仙的 Little Moments in Film小时光影品9k WordsCompleted 113Reads—Score10014d adds

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    [Prices in the cultivation world have collapsed! Dan Ding Peak is welding coffin lids overnight] Fellow Daoist, hold on! Have you ever heard of the frenzy of buying flying swords at 3 a. M.? Have you ever seen a Nascent Soul elder smash a human-shaped hole in the mountain-protecting array to grab a half-price flying sword? The large-scale documentary "Who Made Him Cultivate Immortality" is currently showing—when Junior Brother Juan Wang inscribed Taobao slang into a jade slip, the entire cultivation world went crazy! Fu Lu Peak is giving away lightning-struck blessings with the purchase of talismans, the Spirit Beast Garden is launching "Divine Beast Egg Blind Boxes" (no refunds if you get an alpaca), and even the Supreme Elder who was in seclusion climbed out of his coffin and shouted: "Discount coupons are more useful than longevity pills!" The Lingyun Sect Master's hand holding the abacus trembled slightly: "What happened to severing worldly ties? Why are all the disciples camping out at midnight to snag these deals?" This generation of cultivators has finally been driven to their wits' end by Singles' Day: some people are taking out loans to hoard 800 catties of fasting pills, and some are paying for their natal flying swords in twelve installments. Meanwhile, the culprit, Lu Yang, was giving a passionate speech in the Hall of Merit: "I've already thought of the theme for the next wave of live-streaming sales—limited-time group buying for Daoist couples!"

15. 215 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 177.9kReads9.7Score21.5k14d adds
16. 216 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
17. 217 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 55.1kReads8.9Score8k14d adds
18. 218 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
19. 219 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
20. 220 网 Prince of Tennis: I'm a Beast on the Court Even When I Sleep 网王：打球睡觉的我超强 Flying Tadpole飞翔的蝌蚪Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing After the protagonist Lin Chuan falls asleep, he transmigrates into the world of Prince of Tennis and becomes Hyotei's number two, Akutagawa Jiro. He awakens the “slack off at work” System and makes a name for himself in the Prince of Tennis world. No female lead, no romance. 10.8kReads7.5Score72014d adds

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    Sure 🤗(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ Especially the last one, for those interested in Prince of Tennis 😉, he has to be number one.

21. 221 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
22. 222 宗 The Clan Wants to Swallow Her Inheritance? The Legitimate Daughter Starts a Century-Long Family Genealogy 宗族想吃绝户？嫡女单开百年族谱 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shi Juntang lost her mother at thirteen. She believed her stepmother had killed her, and had even thought of killing her and her children. It wasn't until her wedding night, when her mother-in-law poisoned her, that she learned the truth: her clan had feared her abilities and joined forces with her mother-in-law to murder her parents. Only by eliminating her could they move against those timid siblings and seize the family fortune. That night, her stepmother and younger siblings braved the rai 4.6kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
23. 223 我 I Dig the Pits, You Fill Them In. Everyone in Our Sect Is a Rebel 我挖坑，你填土，师门全是反骨 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Original title: I Became the Beloved Little Junior Sister and Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down] Xie Sisi transmigrated and became the cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel she’d once mocked, a character with the exact same name. The supporting character’s role was to bring the heroine to an immortal sect, dutifully serve as her medicine human, and ultimately die after being used to test the heroine’s medicines. Xie Sisi, who knew the plot: “Bah! Whoever wants to be a medicine hu 64.8kReads9.4Score8.5k14d adds
24. 224 网 Tennis: At Rikkai, I Get Stronger Just by Going AFK 网球：人在立海大，挂机就变强 Happy Little Goldfish快乐的小金鱼Anime Fanfiction494k WordsCompleted (No female lead!) Gaoqiao Yanyan transmigrates into the Prince of Tennis world, joins Rikkai Dai from the start, and awakens an AFK System that makes him stronger just by lying flat. “After one day AFK, you’ll have a basic grasp of tennis and regional-level ability.” “After one week AFK, you’ll have mastered tennis and reached Kanto-level ability.” “After one month AFK, you’ll have perfected your tennis skills and reached national-level ability.” … “After one year AFK, your tennis skills will ha 5.7kReads8.9Score42714d adds
25. 225 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5k14d adds

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    How so? Is that enough?

26. 226 别 Don't Call Me a Scoundrel: Playing Dirty Is How You Stay on Top 别叫我狗贼：玩的脏才站得稳 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Rousing Action]+ [No System]+ [Superpowers]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Apocalyptic High Martial Arts]+ [Brotherhood] Two hundred years after the Great Cataclysm, winter and famine sweep the land. Inside the city, there is order and hope. Outside, there is wasteland and hell. A child raised by a band of desperate outlaws masters assassination and poison. His methods are ruthless, but his heart longs for the light. Born with the bloodline of a demon, he becomes, by a twist of fate, the Daoist sect’s sole 104kReads8.6Score11.7k14d adds
27. 227 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 266.5kReads9.5Score22k14d adds
28. 228 全 The World’s Most Terrifying Organization: Ruling the World 全球战力最恐怖组织：称霸全世界 Tian Jiubaiya天九白鸦Urban4.8M WordsOngoing [Assassin]+ [Mercenary]+ [Underworld] I founded the Underworld and hunted down the fiends. A hundred kings under my command wage war across the land, all to reach the pinnacle of the world. Assassins, mercenaries, the underworld, the whole wide world. My name is Zhou Du. I kill… I do not ferry souls! 84.4kReads8.8Score6.5k14d adds
29. 229 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 63.7kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds
30. 230 鬼 Masks of Ghosts and Gods 鬼神面具 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Apocalypse] + [Brotherhood] + [Underworld] Two hundred years after the Apocalypse began, humanity rises again. A boy from the bottom of society climbs step by step to the top, becoming the underground emperor of the post-apocalyptic world. Put on the mask of a demon god, and after dark, I call the shots in this city. 18.8kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
31. 231 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 62.5kReads9.4Score7.1k14d adds
32. 232 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 116.4kReads9.6Score13.3k14d adds
33. 233 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    A masterpiece, no doubt.

34. 234 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 54.5kReads9.4Score7.5k14d adds

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    ① The female lead is a top mercenary from the 21st century who transmigrates into the body of a useless young lady. After awakening the imperial princess's inheritance, she goes on a killing spree: refining divine pills, controlling divine beasts, and opening up spatial abilities. Those who used to mock her are all crushed in the dust! ② The dual-strong setting is sweet but not cloying: the male lead is at the pinnacle of strength but dotes on the female lead. There aren't many romantic scenes, but they are full of subtle sweetness. The female lead, with her full "group pampering" buff, is pampered like a treasure wherever she goes!

35. 235 狭 When Our Paths Cross, No Chickening Out 狭路相逢不许怂 Black Cloud黑色的云朵Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Zhou Ziyu and Liu Shuyu are well-known archenemies at Nanchuan Middle School. They clash over academics and club activities, their relationship as hostile as fire and water. One late-night heart-to-heart, brought about by chance, lets Zhou Ziyu glimpse the crushing family burdens hidden beneath Liu Shuyu's perfect facade, and for the first time, a crack appears in their relationship. Just as their growing understanding begins to ease the tension between them, a video of Liu Shuyu getting into a —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 236 逆 Defying Fate, I Return to Before My Wife and Daughter Died 逆世重修，回到妻女死亡前 Pretend to Be Yang and Eat the Tiger扮阳吃虎Urban5.9M WordsCompleted After cultivating for ten thousand years and becoming an Immortal Emperor, Ling Yi chose to defy fate and return to the world. In this life, the King of Hell says my daughter must die before midnight, but I will keep her alive for eternity! In this life, I alone will stand above every powerful family in the world! In this life, I will make the heavens tremble before me! 33.3kReads8.3Score4.3k14d adds
37. 237 阴 The Underworld Taxi 阴界出租车 Chasing the Big Macaque狂追大马猴Mystery258k WordsCompleted The rundown rental car he bought for 8,888 yuan turns out to be a ride that travels between the worlds of the living and the dead! Chen Jiuyang, a young man down on his luck after losing his job, floors it and charges into the underworld. He meets little ghosts who guide the way and wronged spirits seeking help, takes on vicious ghosts, and talks back to underworld officials. A failure in the mortal world starts the wildest ferry business in the netherworld, where demons and monsters run rampant —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Stop messing with ride-hailing services in the mortal world! Chen Jiuyang drives a beat-up taxi into the underworld, picking up passengers at the River of Oblivion and the Gates of Hell. His ferryman uses its power to repel the ghostly messengers, and earthly objects overcome evil spirits. A bizarre and fantastical adventure between the living and the dead unfolds as a down-on-his-luck young man rises to prominence in the underworld, becoming a legendary figure across realms!

38. 238 小 The Little Ancestor Is Banished to the Mortal Realm, and Even Wild Ghosts Tremble at Her Name 小祖宗被贬下凡，野鬼闻风丧胆 Xue Mengmeng薛蒙蒙Modern Romance613k WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling livestreams + ghost hunting + episodic stories + powerful female lead] Several thousand years ago, the Great Emperor Ziwei of the Central Heaven and North Pole manifested an independent avatar to rule over the underworld. What he didn't expect was that it would be a little girl with the sweetest baby face. She was so adorable that the gods all doted on her. Goddess Houtu: “You're really willing to send a little girl to manage all those unruly ghosts?” With no other choice, the G 155Reads7.9Score15714d adds

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    --- [Tweet] Underworld Headlines: The Little Ancestor Descends to Earth, Wild Ghosts Flee with Reincarnation in the Night! The Little Ancestor of the Underworld, who has lived for thousands of years, has such a powerful background that even Yama, the King of Hell, has to smile obsequiously before her—the Ziwei Emperor, the head of the Four Emperors of Taoism, personally created the Netherworld, and she is the one cherished by several powerful figures in the divine realm. But alas, this ancestor was banished to the mortal realm by a divine decree. The wild ghosts initially rejoiced: "We heard that our ancestor has come to the mortal realm! Finally, we can vent our anger!" Until— An evil spirit from the east of the city knocked on her door in the middle of the night, only to be chased for three streets with her soul-beating whip; A hundred-year-old vengeful ghost appeared to frighten people, only to be strung together like candied hawthorns by her using the soul-binding lock bestowed by the Great Emperor. The Underworld's work group exploded: "Report—that little ancestor has opened a ghost and monster tutoring class in the mortal realm!" "She... She... She drinks the River of Oblivion like a beverage!" The wandering ghosts cried out in despair: "Please, let her go back to the divine realm! The mortal realm can't take it!" Meanwhile, in the mortal realm, the little ancestor, recently banished, chewed on a blade of grass and squinted at yet another trembling evil spirit: "I heard... You miss me a lot?" #ForcedRe-employmentInTheMortalRealm #TheTrueFearOfGhosts #TheDailyLifeOfTheBigShotInVersailles # --- "The Little Ancestor Banished to the Mortal Realm, Wandering Ghosts Fear Her" -- Watch how she turns the mortal realm into a branch of the Underworld!

39. 239 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6k14d adds

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    These are some of the more interesting stories I'm currently following. The plots aren't the kind where you can guess the ending after reading the beginning. The only downside is they're not finished yet 🤦 Highly recommended! 👍👍

40. 240 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.6kReads9.5Score23.4k14d adds
41. 241 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.1kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
42. 242 慕 Honey Crush 慕糖 A Little Fish Bone一块小鱼骨28k WordsCompleted Mu Tang 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a medium-length/short story, so it doesn't take long to read.

43. 243 能 Energy Form Invasion 能量体入侵 A Breeze Passed in Broad Daylight白日清风过Sci-Fi & Apocalypse279k WordsCompleted In 2035, quantum physicist Wu Zirui accidentally captures an alien energy entity from a higher-dimensional universe in a laboratory at the foot of Mount Tai: the "Spirit Core." Through it, he learns that a war between civilizations has raged across the universe for billions of years: the "Observers," who uphold a philosophy of neutrality, and the "Harvesters," who live by invasion and plunder. Yet humanity's technological progress has already lit a beacon for the Harvesters' invasion. The globa 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A very good science fiction novel, comparable to The Three-Body Problem. It has a very imaginative plot and is quite interesting upon closer reading.

44. 244 快 Quick Transmigration: A Journey from the Apocalypse 快穿，来自末世的穿越之旅 Sea Spirit Who Loves Floating Tofu Pudding爱吃水上漂豆花的海灵Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted Qian Jing, leader of a survival squad in the apocalypse, blows herself up to protect her teammates during a battle with a mutant man-eating flower. By a twist of fate, this sets her on a journey to transmigrate between worlds. See how Qian Jing thrives in each of these little worlds. (The first two worlds are a little rough around the edges. The writing gets smoother after that, so feel free to skip them if they're not to your taste.) The Tenth Prince's Consort (complete) A Female Educated Youth 6.7kReads9.1Score43114d adds
45. 245 系 System: Reborn and Forced to Become a Star 系统：重生被迫做明星 Dahua Doesn't Eat Meat大花不吃肉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Rebirth + System + Feel-Good Story + Strong Female Lead + No Dating-Reality Shows + No Idol Drama with the Male Lead + No Catfights~~] Also known as: “Readers Think Big Brother Is Stealing the Show” A note up front: To readers who say the story would be better without a male lead: this dumb author is an adult. Men may not be any good, but you need one of them in the story. It’s miserable when men set their sights on you, but setting your sights on men is a lot of fun. I 4.8kReads9.0Score47614d adds
46. 246 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character Takes Center Stage 穿书七零：女配上位了 Zheng Keren正可人Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted One morning, Ying Wanwan transmigrated into a period novel and became its wicked supporting character, a woman who caused trouble at every turn and brought about her own ruin. She thought she could rewrite her fate simply by staying away from the powerful man who had doomed her to a miserable ending, but the space bound to her told her she'd die if she left him. To stay alive, she had no choice but to remain by his side. She never expected him to see through her little secret at a glance. “You'r 58Reads6.7Score—14d adds
47. 247 像 My Pixel Game Became Reality, but I’m Number One on the Most Wanted List 像素游戏成真了，但我是通缉榜一 Thoughts in the Mirror Night镜夜思Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Game Invasion] [Group Transmigration] [No CP] Yang Yixie has recently become obsessed with a pixel game called Wasteland Era. As a mechanic, he lives by one creed: If an RPG can't solve the problem, add another round of machine-gun fire. And so he became hooked on using the art of explosions to write his personal manifesto across the pixelated wasteland, having the time of his life without a care in the world. At the same time, the news reported tearful accounts from other playe 37.4kReads9.1Score5k14d adds
48. 248 被 After They Read His Mind, the Madman Wants to Kill Someone Every Day 被读心后，疯批变态天天都想杀人 Leisure Time时暇Modern Romance760k WordsCompleted [Looks like a little lamb on the outside, a true maniac on the inside; everyone is highly intelligent; angsty romance] Yu Ke transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder biological heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress. Not only is her whole family doomed to die, but she’s surrounded by cannon fodder who meet increasingly gruesome ends. She rolls up her sleeves and decides to save these poor souls, but... The first time, someone pushes her off a building and she dies. The sec 12.4kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
49. 249 塑 A Plastic Person Seeking Redemption in a Comic-Book World 塑料的我在漫画世界搞救赎 Seven Is Seventy-Seven七是七十七Urban580k WordsOngoing Female-oriented No romance + manga + supernatural powers + comedy + ensemble cast + a chaotic mess, so drink up while you can Lin Yi'an feels helpless: Guys, does anyone get it? Who wouldn't feel helpless after waking up to find they'd transmigrated into a world made of plastic building blocks? (Only the protagonist's perspective is plastic.) Liang Qiuyang feels helpless: Guys, does anyone get it? What's wrong with worrying about a new classmate's future? Why did he have to take his head off 11.5kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
50. 250 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 216.4kReads9.3Score21.7k14d adds

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