Classic Political Fiction, Excellent Urban Slice of Life, Realistic and Philosophical 官场小说经典，都市日常精品。写实风格，富有哲理
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My Hometown, Laohewan 我的家乡老河湾
My Hometown, Laohe Bay is a long novel depicting rural life in southwestern Shandong from the early 1970s to the 1990s. Set against the backdrop of country life, it portrays the joys and sorrows of ordinary farmers and their rich inner worlds, as well as the dramatic changes their lives underwent amid the tide of reform and opening up. The novel features both a winding plot and a pure, beautiful love story. Through the quiet realism of everyday life, it aims to showcase the older generation's ar
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I Transferred to Tokyo and Met the One-Winged Girl 转学到东京，然后遇见单翼的她
[Light novel + one heroine + everyday life + heartwarming + sweet romance + personal growth] I'm Ye Bai, an ordinary international student. Because of my parents' work, I transferred to a school in Tokyo, where I met a beautiful classmate who loved anime and manga. “Trust me, let's join the anime club,” I said to her as she hesitated. “Ye, can you draw?” “Ye, I want to draw something people will genuinely love.” “Ye, are you really willing to join the anime club with me?” “Xiaobai... I'm a littl
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- 203 Our Love Was Carried on the Southern Breeze 我们的恋爱吹过南国的风 Coming Soon: Our Love Was Carried on the Southern Wind, a love story dedicated to college graduates born in the 1980s. I first dreamed of writing a romance novel ten years ago. Now, at last, that dream has come true. This is a fictional love story about college graduates born in the 1980s. Lin Bin and Bing Jie were born in the same village on the Chengdu Plain. Bing Jie grows up to become a finance manager at a company in Chengdu, while Lin Bin lands a job as a sales manager at a Hong Kong-fun 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 204 Iron-Blooded Youth 鐡血青春 My new work is here! You're welcome to visit Tomato Novels and read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Surrogacy Bureau 代生司
Yu the Great, the hero who controlled the floods, brought the world's deluges under control and received the supreme merit bestowed by Heaven. His physical body became immortal, and his true spirit could never perish. After his beloved wife, Tu Shan Nu Jiao, passed away, he lost heart and withdrew from the world for a thousand years, unable to let go of his obsession. Seeking release, he implored his uncle Ju Long to strip away his three souls, seal his memories of the past, and send him into th
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- 206 The Temple of Ashen Abyss 烬渊神庙 Ember Abyss Temple —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 207 The Temple of Ashen Abyss: Sequel 烬渊神庙续 Ember Abyss Temple: Sequel —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Road to Officialdom: From a Township Justice Office to the Provincial Compound 官道：从乡镇司法所到省委大院
Beginning in the early twenty-first century, this novel chronicles the rise of Wang Xiaofeng, a young man from a poor family. Along the way, he faces petty schemers and receives help from benefactors. His posts and responsibilities change, but his original ideals and aspirations never do. Wang Xiaofeng starts out as a clerk at a township judicial office, then rises steadily through the ranks…
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Reborn: Starting with Financial Freedom 重生从财务自由开始
(A feel-good everyday story with no angst for the protagonist. Come give it a try.) The world was never fair. Some people are born into privilege, while others are born to toil. After returning to his youth, Chen Ze finally realized how colorful life among the privileged could be. The story... begins in 2018.
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The Officialdom Game 官奕
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?
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- 211 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 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
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My Rise Through the Ranks 我的官场升迁记
[Superpowers + Comeback + Inspirational + Political Intrigue + Inspirational + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After Liang Zhiyuan was suppressed and jumped into a lake to end his life, Heaven granted him a second chance. Suddenly gifted with X-ray vision, telescopic sight, super hearing, and mind reading, Liang decides to work his hardest to win back his dignity. By chance, he earns Director Wu’s appreciation. The story of Liang Zhiyuan will brighten your outlook on life!
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- 213 Hou Weidong's Notes on Being an Official 候卫东做官笔记 As a graduate of a prestigious university, Hou Weidong encounters one thorny problem after another upon entering government service, yet manages to turn danger into safety every time. Taking different approaches: that is Hou Weidong’s political philosophy. That is how Hou Weidong conducts himself. That is Hou Weidong’s great wisdom. 3.4kReads6.7Score482Shelves
- 214 Reborn: The Mystery of the Hourglass 重生之沙漏之谜 Reborn: The Mystery of the Hourglass follows the tangled relationships among Jiang Ci, Lin Zhou, Su Wan, Lin Hao, and Zhang Yali. As the hourglass brings long-buried events back to mind, the past gradually comes into focus. Is there really such a thing as a cycle? Let’s find out together. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 215 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 185.1kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves
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Berlin in Another World: In the Kaiser's Name 异界柏林：以德皇之名
[Transmigration + no System + 10,000 words updated daily + white-haired protagonist + old-school tsundere + one heroine + history + morally gray] The Ruthless Man of Tongliao, Issue 114514: From Commoner to Royal Consort, How Does a Lowly Adviser Win the German Empress? If you don’t like it after reading, you can challenge the author to PvP. My name is Claude Bauer. I was just an overworked office drone pulling a late-night shift when a bolt of lightning struck, and I returned to the German Empi
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- 217 Conquering the World as the Kaiser's Driver 从德皇的司机开始征服世界 With just a blink, Lin Shangzhou found himself in Germany in 1930, in the world of KX. Even more unexpectedly, family circumstances had made him the Kaiser's chauffeur... But this Kaiser was nothing like the one he remembered. Wilhelm II was gone, replaced by his granddaughter, Empress Alexandrine. Though this version of KX differed in some ways from the one he remembered, Lin Shangzhou felt at ease in the prosperous German Empire of 1930. He knew what was coming and had plenty of time to prepa 8.8kReads9.0Score883Shelves
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The Backbone in the North Wind 北风里的脊梁
A life forged through hardship, a deep love that becomes a web. Li Gensheng goes from an abandoned child on the loess plateau to an entrepreneur in the city, then to a down-and-out man who shoulders the burdens of his true love. Torn between responsibility and obsession, he eventually stands at the edge of fate's precipice, leaving the story shrouded in unanswered questions…
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- 219 She Died on the Day Spring Began 她死在立春那天 Seeing through human nature keeps you from being taken advantage of. It doesn't mean becoming cold; it means developing keen insight amid life's complexities. In this 100,000-word novel, I'll use one woman's story of revenge to lead you into the most hidden corners of the human heart. It begins like this: after she died, everyone was looking for that letter... —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Beneath the Boundless Skies 苍茫之下
Under the Vast Sky is a long-form realist novel depicting life in local government and how ordinary people survive in the game of power struggles. Beneath the vast sky, everyone is a low-ranking official. Caught in the middle, they face pressure from above, turmoil below, and entanglements of human relationships on every side. With no powerful patron to rely on and no shortcuts to take, they can only endure to make their way and act cautiously to protect themselves. They struggle to survive in t
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In the Name of the People: I Take Over Qi Tongwei's Body, and the Handong University Crew Answers to Me 名义：魂穿祁同伟汉大帮我说了算
Transmigrating into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei, he starts by punching Liang Lu and kicking Liang Ping. In this life, I, Qi Tongwei, will not kneel. Whether it's Liang Lu or Liang Qunfeng, don't even think you can make me bow my head again! In Handong, what I say goes!
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- 222 In the Name of the People: Judging Handong and Saving Qi Tongwei 名义：审判汉东拯救祁同伟 Liu Xiaofan, the son of a farmer, transmigrates into the world of In the Name of the People and awakens the [Justice Tribunal] System. Using the System, he exposes the wanton abuse of power and corruption in Handong's officialdom, the temptations of money and beautiful women, and the darkness hidden from public view! He'll use the System to help Qi Tongwei rise to the provincial level, creating a win-win situation where they both advance together. Liang Qunfeng, Chen Yanshi, Gao Yuliang, Li Daka 4.1kReads6.8Score100Shelves
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Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城
[Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending?
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- 224 I Only Wanted to Die, So How Did I Become Famous and Successful? 我一心求死，怎么功成名就了？ [Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + Menace + Humor + No System + Not Invincible] [This book has a martial arts power system, but the protagonist has no combat skills. If you only like effortless power fantasies, please look elsewhere.] After nine lifetimes of reincarnation, Mu Qingbai has just one more to go before he can return to his homeland with everything accumulated over all ten lives. Falsely accused and thrown in prison from the start, he is about to be executed after autumn. He’s read 18.3kReads8.7Score997Shelves
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Back to 2010: Starting as a Township Clerk 重回一零，从乡镇科员开始
This book is grounded in reality and rooted in everyday life. The world of officialdom is no ivory tower; it is where the bustle of ordinary life is most intense. The story begins at the grassroots and draws on real life, with the daily grind of food and bills alongside the twists and turns of power struggles, and the struggles and steadfastness of ordinary people set against the upheavals and transformations of a changing age. The world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century. Official
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The Road Through Officialdom Begins with Being Reborn 官场征途，从重生开始
For love, Chu Haoran chose to become a live-in son-in-law, only to end up behind bars. The day before his release, he was attacked. Given a second chance at life, Chu Haoran chooses to enter politics...
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- 227 A Grassroots Rise: The Loach of the Commune Climbs the Ranks 草根逆袭：公社泥鳅的官场路 In his early twenties, Feng Xiaole has only an elementary school education. A rural “intellectual,” he looks ordinary, but his eyes are sharp and lively. Quick-witted and eloquent, he has an optimistic streak to his core. He often says, “There’s always a way forward when you reach the mountain, and wherever there’s a road, there’s Feng Xiaole.” And this is the man who somehow manages to carve out his own path in the world of politics. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn in 2004: Rising Through the Ranks in Officialdom 重生2004：我在官场平步青云
Reborn in 2004, Lin Dong, who has endured a lifetime of hardship, seizes an opportunity he missed in his previous life and passes an interview to become a temporary grassroots poverty-alleviation worker. Just as he starts his career, he's transferred to the poorest village to serve as its resident poverty-alleviation officer. Faced with the area's complicated situation, he refuses to lose heart. On one hand, he carefully manages his relationships with others so he can find a place for himself.
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- 229 Reborn: My Tsundere Little Sister Is a Bit Clueless 重生之傲娇妹妹有点懵 [Reborn] [Subtle System] [Chinese-Style School Life] [Cowardly Protagonist] [Secret Crush] [Bad Ending] In his previous life, Lin Yu was a numb, downtrodden office drone, ground down by life until he had nothing left. Reborn in an instant, he returns to his spirited middle school years with a faint System, hoping to make up for every regret. Stubborn by nature, he always believes his fate is in his own hands, yet he still can’t escape its pull. From middle school to high school and then universi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州
Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye
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Jade of the Deep Palace 深宫瑶
In the Great Sheng Dynasty, Shen Yao is a concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Rites. Her mother died young, and she suffers constant abuse at the hands of her stepmother, Lady Lin, and her legitimate elder sister, Shen Li. In the year of the imperial selection, she is forced to enter the palace. She expects to spend her life forgotten in the Cold Palace, but by a twist of fate, she wins the emperor's favor. Consumed by jealousy, Shen Li conspires with Noble Consort Gao to frame her, and S
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- 232 The Merchant's Daughter of Jiangzhou 江州商女 Shen Qingci had died once. In her previous life, she was the daughter of Jiangzhou's richest man. To help the man she loved, Pei Yanzhi, rise to power, she spent her family's fortune and used up every connection she had. She thought that was what love was supposed to look like, until she was bedridden with a grave illness and Pei Yanzhi arrived in a bright red wedding robe to marry her stepsister, Shen Qingyue. She died consumed by hatred, having written the character for “divorce” in blood. Whe 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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Nightfall, Without a Trace 暗夜，无痕
[Top assassin × psychology heiress. He thinks he’s deceiving her, but she’s been deceiving him all along. Two evenly matched players, locked in a battle of wits and drawn irresistibly closer. Who will fall first?] "Dark Night, Without a Trace" A Night Wuhen side story from "I’m Not an NPC" Night Wuhen accepted a mission. His last one. The target was Shen Weixi, the only daughter of a multinational conglomerate’s chairman. Her father had just died, leaving her all alone. The file said: cool and a
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- 234 The Frail Young Lady Has Hidden Martial Arts 病秧子小姐她藏了身武功 [Transmigration + playing the pig to eat the tiger + redemption + devoted couple] After transmigrating into the frail legitimate daughter of a general's household, she conceals her martial arts and medical skills, playing the pig to eat the tiger amid the schemes of the inner household. With every step carefully planned, she ultimately exposes her family's conspiracy and protects the peace of her homeland. Wu Pinming, a modern medical student and inheritor of a martial arts tradition, opens her 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 235 I'm Not an NPC, So Why Are You Trying to Romance Me? 我不是NPC，为何攻略我 [The Most Laid-Back Heroine’s Growth Diary x The Heartbreaking Hero’s Rise to the Top] Lazy girl Shen Qingyin has three great loves in life: sleeping, binge-watching shows, and ordering takeout. Then one day, a System suddenly smacks her in the face “Congratulations! You have a passive charm-attracting constitution. Three top-tier heartthrobs are working tirelessly to win you over!” Shen Qingyin: “Oh.” (Goes back to sleep.) The System panics: The aloof campus heartthrob has been waiting at t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 236 Don't Talk to Me About Love: It Costs Money 别跟我谈感情：伤钱 The farming heroine who provides for her family x the protective Crown Prince I died suddenly while doing the accounts. When I opened my eyes again, I was a concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister's household, exiled to the countryside. The System said: Win over the Crown Prince and turn your life around. I said: Forget winning anyone over. First, let's make some money. I borrowed fifty taels of silver, bought twenty mu of wasteland, planted cucumbers, built greenhouses, and started gro —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Divine Eyes That See Lies: My Matchmaking Agency Goes Viral 神眼鉴谎：我开婚介所爆火了
One heroine, rebirth, special abilities In the spring of 2016, 22-year-old Lin Zhou was reborn in his rented room on Han Street. In his previous life, a marriage-industry giant drove him into bankruptcy and forced him to jump to his death. When he woke, he gained a golden finger that let him see through anything. With just one glance, he could see anyone’s real information: from height and weight to marital status, from bank balances to bedroom secrets, from hidden illnesses to a history of fr
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- 238 Reborn as a Thoroughly Ordinary Man 重生之我是大俗人 (No AI, entirely handwritten.) Before being reborn, Feng Yu was an ordinary vulgar man. After being reborn, Feng Yu was even more vulgar. Successful men wear watches. Mature men wear a “hand card.” Let the past blow away on the wind. In this life, Feng Yu was going to make money, get foot massages, enjoy a massage… and live it up for once! … Note: The book contains many unusual details, all drawn from the author’s personal experience or things they have seen firsthand. Just enjoy the story, and 60.5kReads8.2Score4kShelves
- 239 Reborn in 2009: Just Let Me Be a Happy-Go-Lucky Slacker 重生09：做一条咸鱼 I worked 996 until I died in my last life. In this one, I just want to lie flat. Make money trading stocks, soak up the sun in the hutongs, and maybe go on a blind date. The girl next door graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. She said, “Someone who doesn’t make a fuss sounds nice.” Later, she became a top-tier star, while I remained the same lazy fish. 72Reads5.4Score103Shelves
- 240 Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管 Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world. 25.2kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
- 241 My Foresight into the Future Reveals Cause and Effect 我的未来感知能看透因果 With a single bow before the Buddha, Qin Xian glimpsed his future at forty: a rented apartment in the Magic City, a body wracked with illness, parents disappointed in him, and no one by his side. He couldn't keep grinding anymore. He really couldn't. With his compensation money and a body in poor health, he fled back to his hometown in northern Jiangsu. Faced with his mother's relentless pressure to get married, all he wanted was to lie flat for a while. But the “future perception” golden finger 50.4kReads7.7Score3kShelves
- 242 I Was Just Enjoying the Gossip, So How Did I Become a Best Actor? 我就吃个瓜，怎么成金影帝了 Su Luo transmigrates to 2002 with no System, only a mind full of memories about the entertainment industry's biggest scandals. He only wants to enjoy being a carefree onlooker, sitting on a little stool with a handful of melon seeds, watching up close as the goddesses we once followed and the careers that crashed and burned play out. But somehow, while he’s busy following the scandals, he ends up in front of the camera himself. A major star lands in jail for some unspeakable reason? The director 16kReads7.3Score1.7kShelves
- 243 The Official Account Is Up to Shenanigans: Who Hired This Gen Z Kid?! 官方号整活，这00后谁招来的！ Chen Ye is reborn in a parallel world as a post-2000 intern who has just landed a job in the public sector. Staring at a screen full of dry publicity copy written in the style of official red-header documents, Chen Ye can barely keep his eyes open. Boss: “Make it serious! Make it profound! Educate the public!” Chen Ye: “Got it. I’ll take care of it.” Then he fires off a drunk-driving warning in the style of “Sunflower Mom’s Parenting Class.” The whole internet cracks up, and the traffic police d 46.6kReads8.6Score5.9kShelves
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In the Name of the People: Restarting 1992 名义：重启1992
Qi Tongwei is reborn in 1992 and rises steadily to success. Oh, I hope everyone enjoys it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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- 245 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 名人谈：美国斩杀线 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 246 Four Essays Beneath the Banyan Tree 榕树下随笔四篇 Four Essays Beneath the Banyan Tree 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 247 Restarting Life on the Road to Success 重启之人生青云路 Actually, every novel is a portrayal of real life! Whether what you watch or read is... yourself!... I hope you see yourself! 1.2kReads7.3Score107Shelves
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A Little Medical Clinic 有间医馆
“Life is like a journey against the current, and I too am just a traveler.” After being laid off, architect Chen Banxia bids farewell to the concrete jungle and stumbles upon a healing retreat amid mountains and rivers, where “the flowing stream seems to have a purpose, and evening birds return together.” She builds a clinic in an ancient town, holding close the hope that “spring warmth in the apricot grove turns every branch green, and fragrance fills the orange well,” as she shares in the sorr
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- 249 Countdown to the Wuchang Uprising: Can I Bring Back My History Teacher? 武昌起义的倒计时：我能把历史老师带回来吗 Countdown to the Wuchang Uprising: Can I Bring Back My History Teacher? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Records of the Five Tombs: A Gusu Ghost-Slaying Chronicle 姑苏斩鬼录之五人墓碑记
(The Suzhou Through the Dynasties Series: The Ming Dynasty) As Wei Zhongxian’s cavalry trampled the misty rains of Jiangnan and the Eastern Depot’s shadows blotted out the peak of Tiger Hill Pagoda, a one-armed swordsman, a retired chief minister, and five ordinary Suzhou residents each fought in their own way to preserve the last vestige of righteousness in this city of silk, for all the people under heaven.
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