One Piece Devil Fruit Development, System, and Building a Farming-Based Faction! 海贼果实开发+系统+种田经营势力！

1. 51 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 30kReads7.3Score2.5kShelves
2. 52 花 The Flower Demon Army Wife Grows a Vast Oasis, and the System Crashes 花妖军嫂种出万亩绿洲，系统崩了 Green Cassia Branch青桂枝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + sweet military romance + marriage first, love later + nonhuman heroine + doting husband hero + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + battle against the Heavenly Dao System + light ensemble cast] A delicate-looking heroine on the outside, a fierce flower on the inside A paternalistic, calculating political commissar + a human caretaker of a male lead After the founding of the nation, spirits were forbidden from taking human form. Yet Su Xingmian, a fierce flower s 301.7kReads8.8Score46.7kShelves
3. 53 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1970s: The Capitalist Heiress Is the Wicked Supporting Female Character 穿书年代，资本大小姐是恶毒女配 Flowing Water Goes Ding-Dang流水个叮当Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Era Setting + Military Marriage + Pocket Dimension + Marriage First, Love Later + Domestic Life] Ye Lingqi accidentally transmigrated into an era novel she had read. As luck would have it, she became the original story's vicious female supporting character: a rich capitalist heiress whom everyone looked down on, a hapless fool who handed the heroine her golden finger, and the culprit who sabotaged the original leads' relationship. She was a stubborn fool who refused to give up and fought agai 8.6kReads8.3Score832Shelves

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   I'm watching it now, and the female lead's way of dealing with people is very refreshing!

4. 54 坐 The Guest of Honor 坐上宾 Long Xiaoming龙小鸣Ancient Romance967k WordsCompleted I wanted to be a lazy young lady from a wealthy family, living off the fat of the land until the end of my days. But on my sixteenth birthday, I somehow got bound to an inspirational money-making System! This System is useless. All it does is nag me to make money. It’s a complete weakling, and I really want to swear at it. What am I supposed to do? I thought I’d only need to clock in and do my job, but then I accidentally overheard the eldest daughter of the Xiao family inside the walls, plottin 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There's a "weakling system" that doesn't appear very often.

5. 55 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.8kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
6. 56 让 You Were Supposed to Conquer Goddesses, So How Did You Become a Succubus?! 让你攻略女神，你怎么成魅魔了！ Dust Chronicler尘述者Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + playboy + Goddess System + jaw-dropping looks + male succubus + satisfying comeback + exes groveling for him] Shen Qingling is top-tier handsome and meticulous. He can play aloof or act innocent, combining the best of every approach to become the ultimate playboy. Who could have guessed that after dying one day, he would be bound to a System and transmigrate into the tragic real son in a story about a fake and real young master? In the original story, his childhood sweetheart t 65.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
7. 57 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 156.7kReads9.6Score20.6kShelves
8. 58 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 10.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
9. 59 穿 Transmigrate as the Legitimate Daughter of a Military Family: The Divine Doctor and God of War Conquer the World 穿越将门嫡女，神医战神倾天下 Endless Sky天空无限Ancient Romance577k WordsOngoing A modern woman army doctor transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, where her entire family dotes on her. She only wants to live a quiet life, but unexpectedly awakens the memories of her previous life: In her last life, her father and brothers were betrayed by a treacherous official and died on the battlefield, leaving their family falsely accused. In this life, she has medical skills at her fingertips and political strategy in her heart. She saves lives, delivers fa 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 60 穿 I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光 Three Demons三妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re 71.4kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves
11. 61 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    From the Corpse King's awakening to the shattering of his core and the destruction of his enemies, the ending left two major cliffhangers: Shen Qianqiu's near-death experience and the sigh of an empty coffin. After reading it, all I can say is: What's the next chapter? Update soon!

12. 62 重 Reborn: Qing Luo's Mountain Foraging Adventures 重生之青萝赶山记 Xiao Zhuo筱灼Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Qingluo starved to death in a ruined temple. The smell of meat from her uncle’s house drifted halfway down the street, and she could hear her aunt calling her a “good-for-nothing girl” through the wall. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the winter when heavy snow had sealed off the mountains. In this life, she bound herself to a mountain-foraging System. Wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, and mountain fruits: anything she finds can be exchanged for points, 53Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 重 Reborn in 1980: Female Soldier Jiang Li Is an Absolute Badass 重生80，女兵姜离飒爆了 Xiao Zhuo筱灼Modern Romance364k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she became a miserable “brother-supporting demon” and died a tragic death. Reborn in 1983, Jiang Li takes on her horrible relatives, cuts off her hair, and joins the army! From a pitiful village girl, she transforms into a fearsome special forces heroine, leaving the men in the dust during weighted runs and hitting the bullseye with every shot at the border. The cold, celibate commander Huo Tingchuan treats her as the one exception. Years later, Jiang Li brings home her med 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 末 Stockpiling Grain in the Apocalypse: A Country Widow Heads to the Capital to Find Her Daughter 末世囤满粮：乡下寡母赴京寻闺女 Xiao Qi A Duoduo小七阿多多Sci-Fi & Apocalypse803k WordsCompleted At fifty-four, Xia Yingchun had spent half her life looking after a little courtyard in the countryside. Then a strange flu turned everything upside down. The dead crawled out of their graves. The power went out, the signal disappeared, and she lost all contact with her daughter in the distant capital and her granddaughter, who had just turned one. Thankfully, the old ring her mother left her cracked open and revealed a pocket dimension where she could grow crops. She had no plans to be a hero o 206Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Watch how a rural woman in her fifties searches for her daughter in a world overrun by zombies.

15. 65 大 Great Tang: I Built a City to Protect Myself 大唐：为了自保建了一座城 Just Dakui就是大奎Historical156k WordsOngoing Farming, reclaiming wasteland, and building a city; an overhead view of the planning; no modern firearms; no marrying a princess; Li Er only appears later in the story. The good news: he got a System that lets him travel between the modern era and the Tang Dynasty. The bad news: in three years, he’ll be stuck in the Tang Dynasty for good. To protect himself, Kui Yang starts stockpiling supplies, establishing a village, growing high-yield crops, and building a militia. He only meant to protect h 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No cheat codes, no brute force, just brains.

16. 66 逆 The Path of the Rogue Immortal: The Villain Rises 逆仙之途：反派崛起 Half-Faced Boy半脸少年Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing The Path of Defying the Immortals tells the story of Ye Wushang, a genius of the Lingyun Sect, who is framed by his close friend Luo Tianyu and falsely accused of colluding with demonic forces. Burned alive at Soulbreak Cliff, his shattered soul returns to the void under the power of the blood moon, and he is reborn in a small village in the mortal realm. In his previous life, he steadfastly protected the Dao and was rewarded with disgrace and ruin. In this life, he casts off the shackles of mor 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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17. 67 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves
18. 68 师 My Grandmaster Returned to the Sect and My Junior Brother Picked on Him, So I Slapped Him Back 师祖回宗被小师弟针对，我反手一巴掌 Wear a Jade Plaque for Good Fortune来财挂玉牌9k WordsCompleted When I returned to the Zhaoxuan Sect after a century of wandering and secluded cultivation, it was the youngest junior disciple of this generation who greeted me. He thought I was a new recruit and decided to conduct what he called a pre-cultivation inspection. Without a second thought, he reached into my pack: “You’ve brought so many heavenly treasures. They’d be a burden to someone just starting out, so I’ll do you the favor of sharing the load.” “How do you have so many immortal pills and spi 128Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 伊 The History of Iran and the Lives of Its Successive Supreme Leaders 伊朗发展史及各任核心领导人经历 Once Upon a Time de Once Upon a Time曾经de曾经10k WordsCompleted The History of Iran’s Development and the Experiences of Its Successive Supreme Leaders 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 华 Truths and Legends Beyond Five Thousand Years of Chinese History 华夏五千年正史之外的真相与传说 Once Upon a Time de Once Upon a Time曾经de曾经Historical2.3M WordsCompleted This is a magnificent chronicle of Chinese history, and also a journey of discovery across time. It is legend, and a truth hidden from view; it is myth, and a memory lost. Open this book, and together, beyond the walls of official history, let us listen to the ancient sounds of wind, rain, and dragons roaring. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 攀 You Married Up, So I Married a General. What Do You Regret? 攀高枝另娶，我嫁将军你悔什么 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted]+ [Rival suitors]+ [A sunny, strong heroine who raises pigs and makes the impossible happen] After being a widow for eight years, Lu Qiniang buys a man to give her a child. Just as they enter the bridal chamber, her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, suddenly returns home in triumph. Lu Qiniang: ... Looking at the two men ready to draw swords, she has a sudden idea: “The three of us should just make a good life together. That's better than anything else!” Xiao Yan & Zhan 35.5kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
22. 72 女 The Women's Criminal Investigation Team: Saving Captain Lin Yao 女子刑警队之拯救队长林瑶 Secretary Li, Who Likes Yin-Yang Grass喜欢阴阳草的李秘书Modern Romance351k WordsOngoing Lin Yao, captain of the women's criminal investigation team at the Zhongxia City Police Department, is framed by villains. Her fellow officers unite to launch a heart-pounding rescue operation, find crucial evidence, and ultimately clear their captain's name. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 傻 You Silly Boy, Mind Your Manners 傻小子，你斯文点 Long Wind Chasing Waves长风逐浪Rural Life342k WordsOngoing Chen Fan is a down-and-out village fool who unexpectedly inherits the legacy of an ancient medical immortal. From then on, he is transformed. His astonishing medical skills can bring the dead back to life, while his heaven-defying cultivation lets him look down on all challengers. He grows medicinal crops, opens a clinic, and builds a farm, leading his neighbors to prosperity. ... See how the fool stirs up the world, growing from an object of universal ridicule into an unparalleled divine physic 1.2kReads—Score105Shelves

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    Cultivation novels break away from clichés, featuring uniquely designed cultivation techniques and fortuitous encounters, rich conflicts between good and evil, and each character possessing their own obsessions.

24. 74 月 Moonlit Night, Conquest 月夜，征服 Long Wind Chasing Waves长风逐浪Urban387k WordsOngoing Lin Fan, a poor country boy from a mountain village, awakens an ancient medical inheritance by accident. From then on, his medical skills are divine, and his fate takes a turn for the better. By day, he's an unremarkable village doctor. But who could have guessed... 217Reads6.9Score118Shelves
25. 75 傻 The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭，全村都惊了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Urban700k WordsOngoing Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend 9kReads6.9Score694Shelves
26. 76 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The poorest county magistrate's wife in history reclaimed wasteland for farming.

27. 77 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
28. 78 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn to reclaim his homeland and build a Han Chinese world for the people.

29. 79 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves
30. 80 我 I Was Born the Legitimate Daughter of a Marquis's Household, and You Want Me to Become a Taoist Nun? 我本侯府嫡女，你让我做道姑？ Lone Boat Angler孤舟垂钓者Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted The eldest legitimate daughter of the Wenchang Marquis's household, future consort to a prince, and heir to a powerful maternal family, she somehow managed to squander every advantage she had. She willingly ruined her reputation, was rejected by the prince, became another man's concubine, and was eventually sent to a temple to become a Daoist nun. All because she was a cannon-fodder supporting character in a historical romance novel, and everything she did was meant to clear the way for the hero 2.7kReads8.4Score234Shelves
31. 81 穿 Transmigrating to the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties: Survival in a Chaotic Era 穿越魏晋南北朝，之乱世求生记 Ling Si令思Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Survival] + [Turbulent Times] + [Growth] In a nutshell: A frail, foolish young lady from an official family transforms into a fearsome killer and a gentle overlord who rules her own territory. Wen Shu opened her eyes and found she had transmigrated. Her father was an official, and she planned to coast through life by relying on him. Who could have guessed that he’d run away? To stay alive, she and her young siblings fled under cover of darkness. Back in their hometown, the 308Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 琼 Above the Jade Clouds 琼云上 One Look at a Clear Heart澄心一顾Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted [Building wealth + historical family drama + equally strong leads who help each other thrive] Yun Ling transmigrates and becomes the eldest granddaughter of the deputy director of the Imperial Medical Office in the Eastern Rui Kingdom. She barely gets to enjoy her carefree life before her entire family is convicted and sent back to their ancestral home. They become destitute villagers with no money, no house, and no land, shunned by everyone around them. What can she do? Work hard and earn money 682Reads8.9Score106Shelves
33. 83 满 Spring Over the City: A Collection of Historical Romances by Yiyimaiqian 满城春（一枚铜钱古言精选） A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A collection of classic historical romances by popular Jinjiang author Yi Mei Tong Qian. These three works are all timeless favorites, perfect for staying up all night to read: Spring Over the City, Poisoned Wine, and Strange Tales of the Eighth Day of the Twelfth Month. The Liu family of the capital is an eminent clan so powerful that even the imperial family treats them with respect. Liu Yan, the legitimate youngest daughter of the second branch, is brilliant and blessed with both wisdom and g 23.4kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
34. 84 妄 Daring to Break Off a Charming Branch 妄折一枝妩 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] [No making the hero even stronger than the heroine] [Heroine serves as the hero's bodyguard] [Historical setting] [Female physician] [A top-tier powerhouse from her very first appearance] [The heroine has unmatched combat skills] [Both leads are faithful in body and heart; the author knows exactly what that means, so keep reading.] [Older woman-younger man romance] She was imprisoned in the Earth Store Palace for ten years. It was hell. To survive, she killed without mercy. At t 14.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
35. 85 被 Forced into Marriage by a Scheme, the Seventh Prince Spoils Her Rotten 被算计强娶，七王爷他超宠的 Fang Qingqing方卿卿Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Historical revenge] [Flirtatious, bewitching prince + ruthless, clever beauty + no rebirth + play the pig to eat the tiger + multiple secret identities] Song Yunshu was the eldest daughter of the valiant General’s household. Clever from childhood, she had a photographic memory. But when she was seven, a power struggle at court saw her entire family accused of treason and executed. During her escape, she was unexpectedly rescued by a merchant family from Jiangnan who had come north seeking medic 4.9kReads8.8Score508Shelves
36. 86 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.6kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
37. 87 谢 No One Knows the Xie Family Has a Talented Daughter 谢家有个才女都不知 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mutual exclusivity, equally matched leads, playing the pig to eat the tiger, a scheming heroine, pure historical romance. The cold, calculating Third Master VS the scheming, talented beauty The Xie family had many sons but few daughters, so they were willing to take in and adopt children from distant relatives. Feng Zhuohua was one of them, raised in a courtyard alongside several other adopted daughters. The Xie family of Qinghe was a prosperous clan with a history spanning centuries. For genera 7.2kReads9.0Score989Shelves
38. 88 女 The Female Bandit Goes to the Capital to Become an Official and Wins Over the Aloof Emperor 女土匪进京为官，诱拐了清冷陛下 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet historical romance + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sweet and satisfying + fun and lively + no annoying supporting characters + sensible leads] A super-ferocious, super-rich bandit queen VS a cool, otherworldly beauty of an emperor Jin Sanglu owns thirty mountains of gold and is every inch a bandit queen. After earning military merit, she arrogantly calls out to the court: “If you won’t give me an official post, then make me empress.” The ministers are furious, but they fear 12.7kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
39. 89 人 In Ancient Times, the Powerful Keep Taking What They Want 人在古代，权贵步步强夺 Xi Han习含Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted In her third year in the ancient world, the person who had sheltered Zhu Qingyu became embroiled in a legal case. Gu Zhao, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, offered his help. “Just this once,” he said. A fleeting night of passion was an ending for her, but only the beginning for him. Gu Zhao lived by the principles of self-restraint and keeping his heart in check. He was upright and proper in all things, except that he couldn’t suppress his endless greed, anger, and desire for a married woman. He 63.8kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves
40. 90 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves
41. 91 流 Exiled Matriarch? The General Just Wants to Slack Off 流放主母？上将摆烂日常 Flowers Blooming in the Sea of Light照海生花Ancient Romance612k WordsCompleted [Reborn + fictional ancient setting + powerful women + cooperation and mutual success + second wife as head of household + stepmother raising children + down-to-earth daily life] Ye Zhao was reborn in the body of Ye Zhijin, a frail, unwanted girl in the Great Jing Dynasty who had lost her mother and received no affection from her father. This world had no inexhaustible insect hordes, no inborn destiny to shoulder, just a few weak humans with plenty of ideas. Ye Zhao thought: In this new world, I 671Reads7.5Score104Shelves
42. 92 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Emperor Spirited Me Away from My Secluded Life to the Capital 穿书之隐居的我被陛下拐到了京城 Let the Light Guide Me听凭光引Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted Historical fantasy with a twist + a deep but ill-fated love across two lifetimes, destined to meet but never to be together, BE Cool, aloof assassin VS obsessive emperor / exiled prince VS daughter of a high-ranking minister After ascending the throne, Di Yuan returned to the cold palace where he had been imprisoned for over a decade. All that remained were crumbling palace walls and the ashes of what had burned. He thought he would spend his life alone, until he met someone and learned what it 301Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 12.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
44. 94 权 The Power Minister's Scheme 权臣为谋 Between Three and Seven三七之间Ancient Romance649k WordsCompleted Xie Yan had once been a sheltered young lady. The most daring thing she had ever done was secretly write storybooks to earn money without her father’s knowledge. She had always believed she would live a proper, uneventful life, until she met that despicable man named Yan Xuxing. He was sinister and cunning. Not only did he get her father demoted, he also coerced and manipulated her into doing all sorts of things she would never have done, or dared to do, on her own. From then on, Xie Yan’s life 389Reads6.4Score—Shelves
45. 95 世 The Clan Heiress 世族嫡媳 Mao Xiaosu猫小酥Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Fourth Master Lu of the Duke of Yu's household is an extraordinary man, yet he married an unknown country girl. Everyone in the capital says the match is terribly unsuitable, and they're waiting to laugh at the girl! Faced with all the gossip, Jiang Lingyuan remains cool as a cucumber. She has a fleet, a trading caravan, mines, countless acres of land, and confidence to spare. Lu Yun thought that marrying a country girl meant he could forget all about having a harmonious marriage, but he never e 16.8kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
46. 96 掌 Seizing Imperial Power 掌皇权 Listening to Rain, Leaning on the High Tower听雨倚危楼Ancient Romance273k WordsCompleted [Empress + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Two Strong Leads] Jiang Yishu was born the legitimate daughter of the empress, named Princess Gujiang and quietly groomed as heir. From childhood, all she wanted was to bring peace to the nation and prosperity to its people. The emperor personally taught her the art of ruling, summoned the great scholar Lu to broaden her wisdom, and had the Sword Saint Zhou Xiang teach her swordsmanship. At fifteen, she began to govern from behind the curtain, sta 1.3kReads—Score159Shelves
47. 97 短 Power Struggles in a Short-Lived Dynasty 短暂王朝的权力争斗 A Student from Northern Jiangsu江北一小生18k WordsCompleted The Power Struggles of a Short-Lived Dynasty —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 惊 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 27.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
49. 99 十 Ten Years of Frost: In the End, Even Fate Was Hard to Defy 十载寒霜：终是难敌天命 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Xianxia1.3M WordsOngoing (Male-oriented, xuanhuan, immortal cultivation, xianxia, wuxia, sword cultivator, slow burn, heart-wrenching, multiple female leads, war) He was once the Crown Prince of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, and also the fiancé Shangguan Baili had waited ten years for. On the day his kingdom fell, his face was disfigured and he was left on the brink of death. Shangguan Baili saved him with her own hands. But she failed to recognize the man before her. Taking him for a lowly good-for-nothing with nowhere to go, s 7.2kReads9.3Score736Shelves

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    No plot twists, no redemption, no happy ending. It's a complete tragedy from beginning to end. Sisters who enjoy angst, this is definitely for you!

50. 100 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 6.3kReads9.0Score449Shelves

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