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Reforging the Realm: Diary of the Great Ming's Ying Emperor 重铸山河，大明瀛帝日记
The twenty-fifth year of the Wanli reign, the year of the Fire Rooster. That night, Consort Li Jing gave birth to the emperor’s seventh son. Ten days later, consumed by grief, she departed this world, her youth fading at the age of twenty-one. She was murdered, yet no one spoke up for her. On the night she died, someone cried out for her, but his voice was barely louder than a mosquito’s buzz. I am the newborn child whom Consort Li Jing never stopped thinking of as she lay dying, the one who cri
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Shadows in the Chang'an Mirror 长安镜影
Chang'an: Reflections in the Mirror: When Shen Yan, a modern forensic evidence expert, finds his soul transported to Chang'an during the Kaiyuan era, a legendary tale of crime-solving across past and present begins. Beneath the bustling city's night sky, a string of murders known as "The Hundred Ghosts' Night Parade" throws Chang'an into panic. Newly appointed Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Shen Yan, brings his keen modern investigative instincts to bear against the limitations of anc
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My Fair Princess: A Fairy Descends to Earth 还珠格格之仙女下凡
Clouds churned beneath their feet. In the distance, magnificent jade palaces with upturned eaves and flying corners hovered amid the rosy glow. This was the plaza before the Lingxiao Hall in the Heavenly Court, where the Fifth Princess, Qing'er, stood.
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The Spirit Medium Who Eases Worries 解忧通灵师
[Metaphysics · reborn · sweet romance · mutual salvation] When people die, they leave behind thoughts and resentment. If fate grants them the chance, they can become ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters cannot enter the underworld or be reincarnated. Gu Yousheng inherited a bloodline legacy and was born a spirit medium. Before she turned six, she cried and tried every way she could to get rid of her gift. After she turned six, she worked diligently to resolve grievances and troubles, becomin
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Survival Game: I'm the Big Shot's Golden Finger 生存游戏，我是大佬的金手指
In the New World Galaxy Butterfly game space, to promote the development of a republic of star citizens, the Heart of the Universe, Nazhi, has custom-designed the [Star World Order Plan] for Blue Star citizens, with the aim of selecting outstanding star citizens. The New World Galaxy Butterfly game officially launched on Blue Star on July 3, 2025. In the first phase, one million Blue Star residents entered the closed beta. Ruan Pingxia, frail and sickly since childhood, somehow received a beta i
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The Supreme Realm of Immortal Cultivation 修炼成仙至高境
Wang Zhifeng is an elementary school teacher with a strong sense of justice. Feeling powerless to uphold fairness and justice in society, he fantasizes about cultivating immortality. In a dream, he encounters the remnant soul of Huai, a cultivator from three hundred years ago. Fortunate enough to inherit his legacy, Wang Zhifeng embarks on a path of cultivation, exorcising evil and upholding the Way...
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A Hunter’s Daughter in the Qing Dynasty Just Wants a Simple Life 清穿之猎户女就想踏实过日子
Qing Dynasty transmigration + born into the past + farming + raising a child + palace intrigue (though there’s no palace intrigue, and she isn’t favored exclusively at first) Important: The plot moves slowly. If you prefer a fast pace and an exclusively doting relationship, feel free to choose another book! After failing the civil service exams four times in a row, Jiang Yao finishes her fifth exam and decides to pray for good luck at Yonghe Temple, a place said to grant wishes. Instead, she’s r
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A Blind Army Officer Is Bullied? The Capitalist Heiress Goes on a Rampage 军官盲夫被欺？资本家小姐杀疯了
The moment she opens her eyes, Xu Xin finds herself transmigrated into the body of a capitalist family's eldest daughter, sent down to the countryside in the 1970s. Before her is her demobilized husband, with a six-pack and no sight. Behind her is her "vicious" mother-in-law, whose sharp tongue can curse out the whole world. The original owner couldn't take it anymore and was planning to run off with another man. Xu Xin transmigrated right into the middle of her escape. Villager A: "I'll say it
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- 9 EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves
- 10 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 48.9kReads9.3Score6kShelves
- 11 Transmigrated into a Book as the Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife, I Became the Villain's Beloved Substitute Bride 穿书炮灰前妻，我替嫁反派成团宠 [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + portable supermarket + scum male lead reborn + sent to the countryside + bright and beautiful heiress vs. handsome, strong, tragic fallen officer] The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Zhiwei found herself transmigrated into a book as one part of the novel's romantic drama: the vicious cannon-fodder ex-wife. In her previous life, the male lead married the original heroine under family pressure. He watched helplessly as his first love went to the count 4.6kReads7.2Score420Shelves
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A Dreamlike Journey Among the Immortals 梦游神仙记
Smash the Three Realms to pieces. Wutian, the Three Pure Ones, and the Jade Emperor are all subordinates. Anyone who objects can fight. The Monkey King carries magical treasures, wields the Xingtian Ruyi Sea-Suppressing Staff, wears a face mask and glasses, and practices by putting himself through torment.
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- 13 Little Grim Reaper, You Think You Can Take My Soul? 小小鬼差要勾我的魂？ Chen Mo was just another office drone working nine to five, until one night a haughty little grim reaper with silver eyes and black hair pressed a sickle to his throat. “I've been ordered to claim your soul. Please cooperate.” The problem was, she had the wrong person. The soul contract turned him into her Host instead. The underworld HR System immediately flashed a message: [Binding successful. The contract can be broken only with the consent of both parties. Otherwise, the grim reaper's soul —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.7kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
- 15 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.2kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
- 16 Who Let Him Become a Ghost Constable? 谁让他当鬼差的？ After dying, Su Fan transmigrates into the body of a spirit in the Three Realms and becomes a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld. From then on, the whole culture of the Underworld changes. “First of all, let me make this clear: I’m not the one who corrupted the culture of the Underworld. Ghost constables are supposed to reap souls. I’m just doing my job.” “If you can’t keep up with me, don’t blame me for changing the culture.” With that, Su Fan walks out through the Gate of Hell, car 77.5kReads9.3Score6kShelves
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After Falling in Love with a Robot, I Abandoned My First Love 与机器人相爱后，我抛弃了初恋
Lin Wei, a female college student: I fell in love with a robot. He was perfect, considerate, and understood everything about me. So I abandoned my first love, cut off every avenue of retreat, and lost myself in a tenderness tailored just for me. Until I took part in setting the rules myself and made him “safe”: he no longer showed concern of his own accord, but responded precisely to my commands. I built a cage of reason and imprisoned the last spark of love in my heart. Now I am his most clea
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- 18 My Humanoid Robot Wife Gave Birth to Twins 人形机器人老婆给我生了双胞胎 A poor loser broke up with his girlfriend of six years over the bride price, buying an apartment, and the customary gold jewelry. In a fit of anger, he used the bride price to commission a humanoid robot from a tech company. The robot had physiological and reproductive functions, and its System included a complete artificial womb module. It only needed legally obtained gametes to reproduce normally. The humanoid robot was remarkably understanding, too. After living with it for a few months, the 432Reads—Score105Shelves
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When Nian Wan Returns, Mr. Mo Bows His Head 念晚归时，墨总俯首
Maximum satisfaction from taking down scumbags + mutual salvation + sweet, healing romance. In the early chapters, the heroine is smart and takes on the villains; in the middle, their feelings deepen as they choose each other; in the end, the secrets of the wealthy families are revealed, bringing the story to a perfect close. Su Wan, the real daughter of the Su family, was murdered by her stepsister Su Rou and her fiance Gu Yanze, who joined forces against her. They stole her inheritance, ruined
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- 20 A Marriage of Convenience: The Dashing, Alluring Darling of Fu Shao 契约成婚：傅少的掌心娇又飒又撩 Bringing together three popular feel-good elements: contract marriage, mysterious origins, and business rivalry. After eighteen years of a life lived out of place, she is the real heiress who fell into the dust. At last returned to her family, she is forced to sign a marriage contract. Fu Jingshen, the man in control of the Fu empire, is cold, restrained, and ruthless, yet he keeps her sheltered in the palm of his hand. From the fake heiress's schemes and family conspiracies to the bloody battle 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Reunited After Years Apart: Ex-Husband, I’m Your Stepmother 久别重逢：前夫，我是你后妈 “Let go! If you really loved me, you wouldn’t have slept with my best friend on my birthday. If you really loved me, you wouldn’t have blamed me for being unreasonable when I caught you cheating. If you really loved me, you wouldn’t have left me alone to suffer all those indignities in Jiangnan!” Betrayed by Fu Chengze and her best friend Bai Ruowei, Su Qingyan left with a broken heart. Five years later, when they meet again, Fu Chengze wants to rekindle their relationship, while Bai Ruowei make —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Ashes Blaze Across the Heavens: The Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Daughter Defies the Gods 烬火焚天：废柴嫡女逆神途 Yun Jinyao, the eldest daughter of the Yun Clan in the Upper Realm of the Spirit World, possessed unrivaled talent. Yet her half-sister Yun Qingrou and her fiancé Mo Xuanfeng joined forces to betray her, forcibly tear out her spiritual root, and cast her into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons. At death's door, the Emberfire Pearl hidden within her suddenly awakened. Primal Chaos Emberfire protected her fading soul, which possessed the body of the good-for-nothing third daughter of the Su family i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Opened My Eyes in a 1960s Military District and Was Kissed to Tears After Mistaking Someone for My Partner 睁眼六零军区，弄错对象被亲哭了 She opened her eyes in the 1960s and woke up in a man's bed. After a night of rough lovemaking, she kissed him until she fainted, and got pregnant with twins in a single night. Only then did she realize she had transmigrated into a book. She had become a beautiful, wicked childhood sweetheart with fair skin, a slender figure, and a pretty face. She had gone to the military district to marry the male lead, but accidentally picked the wrong man and climbed into the wrong bed, leaving her forced to 77.4kReads8.3Score7kShelves
- 24 I Got Reborn and Married Right Away: The Young Master of the Capital Is Under My Protection 刚重生就领证，京圈太子爷我罩了 Cui Xi was once the most feared woman in Hong Kong City. She’d had enough of a life spent with a blade at her throat, and after being reborn, all she wanted was to stay out of trouble and live an ordinary life. To cut ties for good with her family, who doted on their fake heiress, and her blind and foolish fiancé, she impulsively married the man her family had matched her with. But she never expected her new husband to be the crown prince of Beijing’s elite circle, or such an arrogant, prickly m 4.8kReads7.7Score419Shelves
- 25 The Cherished Darling of the 1970s: The Government Official Husband Turns on the Charm 七零娇宠：政界老公撩上瘾 (Leave your brain here and pick it up after you've finished!) After completing her final mission in the quick transmigration world, Guan Fuyao was determined to spend her retirement in a comfortable, well-off family. The System granted her wish, but didn't tell her which era it would be. It sent her into a period novel, where she entered the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name. She'd just graduated from high school and was facing assignment to the countryside. Just as she was pl 20.9kReads8.3Score2kShelves
- 26 The Compound’s Beloved Little Darling: I Feed the Nation by Fishing 大院萌娃团宠，我靠钓鱼养国家 [Period setting + adorable toddler + military industry + lucky charm + super-strong cutie + family favorite + lighthearted comedy] After transmigrating to the 1970s, Su Man becomes a tiny three-and-a-half-year-old in a military-industrial compound. Seeing her parents, top researchers, looking pale and thin, Su Man decides to grab a fishing rod and improve their meals. Everyone laughs: “A little kid who still drinks from a bottle thinks she can fish?” Then With her first cast, she catches a wild 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Back to the 1990s: The Stepmother Only Wants to Build Her Career 重回九零，后妈她只想搞事业 Ling Chen, a ruthless businesswoman, has an accident and becomes a nineteen-year-old stepmother in the 1990s, newly widowed and suddenly saddled with a three-year-old boy. At the memorial hall, greedy relatives eye her covetously, hoping to seize the compensation money and kick her out of the house. Ling Chen clenches her fists, ready to deal with them by force, when the neighborhood director, the women’s federation aunties, and the veteran uncles burst in and shield her and the little boy. “Tou —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Back to the 1990s: Xiaoya's Very Different Life 回到90年代，小芽不一样的人生 In her previous life, she achieved nothing. In her twenties, she was still utterly ordinary, had never dated, graduated from a no-name junior college, and drifted alone through a big city. She worked overtime until the early hours just to make ends meet, then was hit by a drunk driver who fled the scene. In the end, she died young. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the 1990s. Looking at her small, dark, thin hands, Xiaoya made a quiet vow: This time, she would change her family’s f 167Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 29 Reborn in the 1980s: The Little Baby Becomes a Superstar 重生八零，奶包变成大明星 [Period setting + Reborn in the womb + Feel-good story + Making a fortune + Genius + Family's darling + Childhood sweethearts + Family life] A little note for readers: a feel-good period story + everyday minutiae + ensemble cast + making a fortune In 1985, a three-year-old girl takes a tumble and suddenly gains memories of her past life in 2025. She studied diligently all the way to a doctorate, only to be taken out by a car accident. Now she has to start all over again in these difficult time 15.7kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
- 30 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 295.4kReads9.0Score44.3kShelves
- 31 Reborn in the Apocalypse: The Long Journey Home 末世重生之千里归途 [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Space + Stockpiling + Special Abilities] When the apocalypse begins, Chu Yue, who has just left home to attend university, only wants to get back to her parents. The journey is over 3,000 kilometers. In her previous life, it took her three years to make it home, and she died just over 300 kilometers away. Reborn, she sets out on the road home again with a rebirth starter pack, gathering supplies and companions along the way, fighting monsters and leveling up. This time, s 52.1kReads9.1Score3kShelves
- 32 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 42kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
- 33 The Foolish Girl Returns 傻女归来 [Strong female lead]+ [No CP]+ [Revenge]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Multiple secret identities]+ [Strong allies] Suffering can wear down a person’s resolve and break their backbone, but it can also awaken their potential and forge a new beginning. When Lian Hui was five, a sudden illness took both her parents. A high fever left her intellectually disabled, and her own relatives drove her out of the family home. Alone with a dog, she struggled to survive in the wilderness ne 12.7kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
- 34 Transmigrated to Lolita Island, I Raise Hell in Paradise 穿越萝莉岛，天堂疯批作翻天 Luo Ying, an adopted daughter kept as a backup, stabbed herself more than a dozen times to stop her adoptive parents' family from using her as a pawn. She pierced and mangled all her internal organs, dying a brutal death. When she opened her eyes, she had somehow transmigrated into the body of a young girl who had been tortured to death on Lolita Island… System A Shou: Host, if your heart isn't hard, you won't stand firm. If you want to walk out of Paradise Island alive, find the courage you had 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 21.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
- 36 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
- 37 The Native Matriarch Makes a Bold Entrance and Takes on Everyone 土著主母霸气侧漏，单挑全场 [A strong heroine at heart + mature adults building their careers] He Fangting was the quintessential noblewoman, with no flaw beyond being despised by her imperial uncle, the emperor. After marrying, she became a capable lady of the house, using her generous dowry to support her husband's family and finally give them a solid foundation. One day, her husband returned from disaster relief with a female physician who had received the emperor's commendation. He Fangting admired the woman and prepar 19.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
- 38 Unifying the Realm at the End of the Eastern Han 东汉末年之一统天下 A historical alternate-universe novel set in the late Eastern Han dynasty, when rival warlords vie for supremacy. Lü Bu, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, Cao Cao, a capable minister in troubled times, and Ma Chao, the Heavenly General, all the greats of the era are here. Can the protagonist survive among so many legendary figures, struggle through the turbulent age of heroes, rise against the odds, and ultimately unite the realm? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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