For Patient Readers Who Enjoy a Slow Burn 👀 适合有耐心，慢热的人看👀

1. 1 修EN Immortal Cultivation: This Is How the Unorthodox Do It 修仙：旁门左道就是这样的 Fire Cloud Pillar火云柱Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Classical-style cultivation] [No System] [Growth] [The clash between new and old cultivation methods] [The passage of time] [Some farming and management] [No level suppression] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fellow Daoist, rent a set of internal organs and a brain to help you cultivate!] [When you practice the Golden Core, you can dig up your ancestors and have them help you cultivate] [My family has a lineage stretching back ten thousand years, with the bones of a hundred thousand grandmaster martia 146.8kReads8.5Score12.8k14d adds

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   The first book had an interesting premise, but the second one was just a pure invincible protagonist and slice-of-life story with very little action.

2. 2 序 As Sequence 001, I Still Want to Slack Off Today 序列001的我，今天也想摆烂 Li Ting黎铤Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Overpowered Lead]+ [Healing Daily Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] He is Sequence 001, able to copy every supernatural ability. His dream is to be a couch potato, and he’s determined to see it through. When the strongest powers become everyday helpers: Spatial folding for sleeping in, causal substitution for dodging trouble, reconstructing all things to clean up the living room after the cat wrecks it, and an avatar to clock in at work for him… “Old man, what Sequence are you, anyway?” “250.” “Liar 73.7kReads7.6Score6.6k14d adds
3. 3 都 A City Wage Earner's Rise to Legend 都市打工人，逆袭成传奇 Maplewhisper Writes枫语作Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Millennium Era] [Factory Comeback] [Mature Women] [Multiple Female Leads] [Workplace] [Romance] [Urban Underworld] [Feel-Good Story] [Heiresses] [Campus Beauties] [Goddesses] [Rich Beauties] [Older Women] [Everyday Family Life] [Urban Comeback] [Adapted from Real Life] This is an inspirational story about Hao Qiangzhuang, an ordinary wage worker who suddenly gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the boss's son-in-law and heir! But he has no idea that a web of schemes lies behind it all. 33.1kReads7.7Score4.4k14d adds

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   The more you look at it, the more you appreciate it.

4. 4 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance859k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 2kReads9.3Score26914d adds

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   Ancient Chinese political intrigue, featuring two strong characters, insightful, and highly detailed.

5. 5 重 Reborn: Starting by Saving Leslie Cheung 重生之从拯救张国荣开始 Neat And Efficient Huo Xiaolin干净利索的霍啸林Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 2003, Chen Zui was reborn. He saved Leslie Cheung and broke into Hong Kong's film and television industry. From screenwriter to director, he used one hit work after another to revive Silver City, while holding fast to his love for his country and his sincere ideals amid the tides of the times. P.S. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The pace is extremely slow, and it contains quite a bit of dialogue in Cantonese. If yo 8.2kReads7.3Score53414d adds

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   This is a story I wrote myself. The plot may develop slowly. It's not a fast-paced entertainment product that aims for "thrills." It's a story about salvation, a story that blends personal fate, industry changes, historical memories, and national sentiments into one.

6. 6 她 She Says I Killed Someone, but I Don't Remember 她说我杀了人，但我不记得了 Fu Yue He浮曰禾10k WordsCompleted She says I killed someone, but I don’t remember. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   On the milder side.

7. 7 谢 Thanks for Asking: The CEO's Returning White Moonlight Thinks I'm Her Love Rival 谢邀，被总裁的回国白月光当情敌了 Fu Yue He浮曰禾12k WordsCompleted Thanks for the invite. The CEO's beloved first love came back from abroad, and now she thinks I'm her love rival —Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 都 I Told You He Was Just a Foolish Strategist, So Why Did You Take Him Seriously? 都说了是狗头军师，你怎么还当真了呢 Fu Yue He浮曰禾15k WordsCompleted I Told You I Was Just a Dog-Headed Strategist, So Why Did You Take Me Seriously? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 一 A Single Thought of Perfect Enlightenment 一念圆明 Yi Wantang意晚棠Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Fated reunion across past and present lives · Modern/Ancient] Impoverished painter × young general Graduate student in history × mysterious collector Time passed, and the years gathered dust. When he met her again, he no longer knew how many springs and autumns he had wandered through alone. He said, “I’ve liked you for a long time.” “A long time?” Shen Que murmured in disbelief. Surely she was the one who had liked him for so long. “How could you have liked me for a long time?” By her reck 139Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A rare gem from Tomato, this book is unconventional and avoids simplistic plots. The writing is delicate and fluid, the story is captivating and full of twists and turns. It explores past and present lives, brimming with a sense of destiny.

10. 10 半 A Distant Dream, Half-Asleep 半梦遥遥 Yi Wantang意晚棠Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted The fated entanglement between a refined, jade-like general and a charming, radiant young policewoman. The knot of fate was tied a thousand years ago. Even after crossing the vast river of time, only one person could untie it. Wu Nianzhi thought that, just as Gu Yao had said, the two of them would never meet again. But then she discovered that their story had not ended there. As the fragments of those dreams gradually came together and she delved into the depths of Gu Yao’s memories, she was 77Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 托 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 110Reads6.8Score12214d adds

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12. 12 穿 Reborn as a Seventy-Year-Old Farmer, I Rejuvenate by Giving Gifts 穿成七旬老农，我靠赠礼返老还童 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted What does it feel like to awaken a System at the age of 79? Li Chengfeng will tell you: give a widow some eggs and get five years of life in return; give the village belle some hair oil and get a hundred taels of silver. People can gossip all they like. Once I've won over every beauty in the village, the town, and the entire country, then they can talk. 132Reads—Score21914d adds
13. 13 吹 The One Who Blows Away the Ashes 吹灰的人 Pang Wu旁五Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted “I slept with twenty-one men before I had enough money to spend without worrying.” At two in the morning, Lin Xiao, a girl who had just lost her job, came across this post. The poster’s profile picture was exactly the same as that of the person she was dating online. She thought it was a coincidence. Then she discovered that a woman named Yu Fei seemed to know all her secrets, including ones she didn’t even know herself. Yu Fei said, “You’ll walk the same road I did. But I came back so you wo 73Reads—Score13514d adds

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    Slow-burn, highly literary, based on true events, it genuinely prompts reflection on life. It's a work that blends online fiction and traditional literature.

14. 14 那 That Dragon Calls Me Dad 那条龙叫我爹 Er Dan and Dan Zai二蛋和蛋仔Xianxia203k WordsOngoing An earthquake changed a boy's fate. He fell from a cliff on Long'er Mountain, only to tumble into a myth untouched by human feet for thirty thousand years. From then on, a world lay hidden in his dantian, and a dragon followed at his side. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Slow starter, not invincible from the start.

15. 15 少 A Young Man’s Tale of Youth 少年青春物语 No Beloved in Wind and Snow风雪不见卿Urban464k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] + [Youth on Campus] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming-of-Age Healing] + [Everyday Youth] This is a long story that follows Wang Ke’s growth from elementary school through college. Someone once asked Wang Ke, “Hey, you and Yue Siyan are so close. You must have known each other for a long time, right?” Wang Ke answered, “Of course! We’ve known each other since elementary school.” But their story began much earlier. Wang Ke just doesn’t remember. Long ago, Yue Siyan couldn’t find her 32Reads8.2Score114d adds

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    This is a long story, please be patient and listen. I think I will keep writing until my youth truly comes to an end. 🥺

16. 16 噬 Life-Eating Firefly 噬命萤 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了14k WordsCompleted Life-Devouring Firefly 355Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Young people these days are too impetuous.

17. 17 东 Tokyo, Drenched in Desire: His Kiss Fell Beneath the Moonlight on Her Collarbone 东京溺色：他的吻落在锁骨月光下 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约7k WordsCompleted "Tokyo Drenched in Desire: His Kiss Beneath the Moonlight on Her Collarbone" —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 安 An’an’s Dream Journal 安安睡梦记 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约Urban23k WordsCompleted Kid, congratulations! You’ve been chosen by this Emperor as my successor. I shall now pass on all the cultivation I’ve amassed in my life and make you invincible! “Xu An’an, wake up! Hand in your English homework!” The English class representative slammed the homework book into Xu An’an’s head! “I am a mighty Emperor! Who dares to mess with me? Who could possibly mess with me?” Xu An’an —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 航 One Piece: The Red Tide Returns to Sea, Reborn at Marineford 航海王：赤潮归航，顶上重生 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Male-Channel Fanfiction18k WordsCompleted One Piece: The Crimson Tide Sails Home, Reborn at Marineford 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 没EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.7kReads9.0Score49114d adds
21. 21 进 Attack on Titan! 进击的巨人！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Attack on Titan! 344Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 深 The Forbidden Colors of the Deep House: The Wife's Lapdog Wolf 《深宅禁色：太太的掌心狼》 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约10k WordsCompleted "Forbidden Colors in the Deep Estate: The Madam’s Palm-Sized Wolf" 93Reads—Score214d adds
23. 23 十 Ten People's Secret Crushes, Only One Couple 十个人的暗恋，只成一双人 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约13k WordsCompleted Ten Secret Crushes, but Only One Couple 2Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 梧 The Wind from Wutong Alley Blows Toward You at Seventeen 《梧桐巷的风，吹向十七岁的你》 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子10k WordsCompleted The Wind on Wutong Lane Blows Toward You at Seventeen 2Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 校 The School Bully’s Love Is the Knife I Kill With 校霸的爱，是我杀人的刀 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝13k WordsCompleted The School Bully's Love Is the Knife I Kill With 7Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 火 Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Konoha as His First Wife 火影：六道鸣人抢回小樱，雏田为正妻震木叶 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Up Konoha as His One True Wife 115Reads—Score214d adds
27. 27 退 After My Engagement Was Called Off, My Powerful Archenemy Took Me Home and Hilariously Spoiled Me Rotten 退婚后，我被死对头大佬捡回家爆笑养废 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝8k WordsCompleted After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Taken In by My Archrival, a Powerful Tycoon, Who Hilariously Spoiled Me Rotten 8Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 东 Drowning in Tokyo's Shadows: His Lips Stained with Neon and Sin 东京暗溺：他的唇，染着霓虹与罪 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝10k WordsCompleted Tokyo’s Dark Descent: His Lips Stained with Neon and Sin 20Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 烬 The Palace of Embers: A Caged Sparrow Becomes a Consort 烬宫欢：囚雀为妃 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Joys of Jin Palace: A Caged Bird Becomes a Consort 11Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 十 The End of Ten Days: Ashes of Reincarnation 十日终焉·轮回烬 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子9k WordsCompleted Ten Days to the End: Ashes of Reincarnation 11Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 烬 Prisoner of Emberflame: The Demon God’s Heaven-Defying Divine Marriage 烬火囚宠：魔神的逆天神婚 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Cinderflame's Captive: The Demon God's Defiant Divine Marriage —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 全 The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 《全村笑我懒汉媳，猎户夫君夜夜撩》 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 184Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 犬 Inuyasha: Kikyo's Defiant Fate, A Heart Set Ablaze 犬夜叉·桔梗：逆命焚心录 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted Inuyasha and Kikyo: A Record of Burning Hearts Against Fate 36Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 霸 The Tyrannical CEO Falls for an Ordinary Girl! 霸道总裁爱上普通的她！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约9k WordsCompleted The Domineering CEO Falls for an Ordinary Girl! —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 檐 Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 檐下雨，有些爱，只能在雨里重逢 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了8k WordsCompleted Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 591Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 我 I Attain Transcendence Through a Perfect Life 我以十全人生，证道超脱 I Have a Beautiful Vision LiU我想的很美LiUEastern Fantasy655k WordsOngoing This is a vast and complicated world. This book takes you through love and hate, joy and sorrow, and reveals the true feelings of the human world. What does it mean to coexist? What are the Nine Natures? What is a human being? Who am I, and who is me? What is goodness? Morality, human nature, debates over good and evil: what does it truly mean to transcend? Cultivation realms: Spirit Gathering, Spiritual Resonance, Nurturing the Spirit, Spirit Core (True Self, Heaven and Earth, Emerging Clouds, —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He's invincible but not brainless, and his cheat code isn't a system. His invincibility is different from others.

37. 37 我 I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé 11.6kReads—Score9314d adds

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    The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, and it's super entertaining!

38. 38 躺 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds
39. 39 老 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 6.2kReads—Score6014d adds
40. 40 朕 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 我 I’m Sneaking Glances at Her, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me 我在偷看她，她也在偷看我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted I was sneaking a look at her, and she was sneaking a look at me too 1.5kReads—Score1714d adds
42. 42 从 From Abandoned Disciple to Demon Venerable: My Master Kneels Before Me 从弃徒到魔尊，师尊向我下跪 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted From Abandoned Disciple to Demon Lord: My Master Kneels Before Me 167Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 43 垃 The Snake-Man I Found in the Trash Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, but the Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 垃圾堆捡来的蛇人天天装失忆，弹幕说他想娶我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚16k WordsCompleted The Snake Man I Found in a Garbage Dump Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, and the On-Screen Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 111Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 44 当 When a Man Becomes a Country Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 当男人变成农村女孩，整个家都开始发抖 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted When a Man Turns Into a Rural Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 215Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 潜 Whisper 潜声 Ask If You're Coming Back问归不归Fantastical Romance578k WordsOngoing The story began on a promising note. The Creator Goddess Yuanchu died, and the conflict between the ancient gods and the rebels came to an end. Ao Sihai, leader of the rebels, led his followers in wiping out the remaining forces of the Heavenly Emperor, then appointed new gods and ushered in a golden age. He became an emperor without equal throughout history. The turning point came on an ordinary afternoon. A little girl named Zhao barged into his world without warning. Or perhaps this was a clo 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The pacing is slow, and the writing style is bland. The early parts are heartwarming, but the story gradually turns tragic towards the end.

46. 46 长 Two Thousand Years of Life: I Light Soul Lamps for the Living 长生两千年：我为人间点魂灯 Teapot Loves Gaming茶壶爱游戏Historical268k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan] + [history] + [slow-burn] + [legends] I am Meng Yuan, the last Langwei of the Qin Dynasty. Buried alive in the First Emperor's mausoleum as a remnant of the old regime, I swallowed the nine elixirs of immortality refined by Xu Fu as I lay on the brink of death. When I opened my eyes again, my comrades had become piles of bones, while my eternal life had only just begun. Through two thousand years of upheaval, I carried a soul lantern and walked in the shadows of history. The vengefu 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel has a slow-paced yet satisfying pace, and its world-building unfolds like a scroll painting, featuring a tribulating azure dragon, wandering knights, a white fox in human form, a female healer, a wise scholar... Thousand Machine Pavilion, Yellow Springs Crossing, Netherworld Valley, Black Ice Platform, the atmosphere of the martial arts world is fully immersive!

47. 47 梧 The Wutong Trees, Beneath the Fine Rain 梧桐更见细雨 Three Rounds, Full to the Brim三番满满Modern Romance161k WordsOngoing [Reunion after a secret crush + youth and campus life + age gap] At seventeen, beneath the parasol trees, Ji Weiyu first met Fu Tingsheng at her best friend's house. He opened the door, his expression and eyes cool and distant. She didn't know that for many years to come, she would never be able to forget that first glance. In the year of the college entrance exams, she covered her desk with sticky notes bearing the name of his university, believing that if she worked hard enough, she could get 73Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I really love love that lasts a long time.

48. 48 周 Dr. Zhou, Please Join Me for Dinner 周医生，请吃饭 Three Rounds, Full to the Brim三番满满Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Fake Dating]➕ [Devoted True-Love Warrior➕Both Each Other’s First]➕ [Neurosurgeon➕History Researcher] A car accident brings Wen Qian into an unexpected encounter with a medical genius. Wen Qian is so captivated by Dr. Zhou’s good looks that the two wind up in all sorts of hilarious situations. “Wen Qian, would you be my girlfriend?” “Dr. Zhou, as payment, you can treat me to dinner.” After trouble strikes his family, Zhou Yinghuai has no choice but to ask Wen Qian to pretend to be his girlf 134Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 我 All My Travel Companions in Tibet Are Girls 我的西藏旅伴全是女孩 Guan Guan Ning关关柠Urban341k WordsCompleted [New novel: After Dying from Overwork, I Reincarnated as a Robot and Took Revenge. Welcome to read!] After resigning from Huawei, I shook off the exhaustion of office life and flew alone to Tibet. I had hoped to heal the broken pieces of my past on the snowy plateau, but instead, the journey left me with another unforgettable, soul-searing experience. Tsangyang Gyatso once wrote: For so many years, you have lived quietly in my wounds. I let go of heaven and earth, but never of you. Across the co 406Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Based on a true story, slow-paced

50. 50 边 A Border Guard's Blade Shatters the Firmament 边关小兵刀破苍穹 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Historical886k WordsCompleted The frigid wind sweeps sand through Blackrock Pass. Lin Que wraps himself in a patched military uniform and runs his fingers over the rusty ancestral blade, “Windbreaker”... A border guard armed with a battered blade, Lin Que awakens the bloodline of a magical beast. He slays foreign tribes, foils political schemes, defeats the Buddhist and Daoist sects, and challenges the Heavenly Court. Together with the women who love him, he brings order to the world! 679Reads—Score—14d adds

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