Level 10 Reading Slump: Looking for Fresh, Original Ideas 十级书荒，求新颖脑洞文

1. 1 盗 Thief Game: Starting with Kaito's Card 盗贼游戏：从获得基德卡片开始 The Last Glow at the World's End天涯余晖Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Character cards, gentlemanly, elegant, livestreaming, System, wish fulfillment] If you had the chance to commit theft legally, would you do it? In the year 2050, in a parallel world, peace has spread across the globe. To raise public awareness about crime prevention, China, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, and other nations have joined forces to produce a show called The Thieves' Game. Contestants can exchange the items they steal for cash through the production team. In an instan 27.1kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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   I finished reading it. It was good. It's a phantom thief story, a different style, but all of them were good.

2. 2 全 Hunted Around the World, I Become Phantom Thief 1412 全球抓捕，我化身怪盗1412 Boundary Point界点Urban586k WordsCompleted [Wish-fulfillment + livestream + escape + elegance + phantom thief] Qin Mo somehow ended up taking part in a global manhunt escape game. What? A legal license to steal? And you get a reward as long as you can steal something? Other escapees can’t even last a day? The corner of Qin Mo’s mouth curled up. What you’re about to face is the greatest magician of the twenty-first century: the phantom thief Kaito Kid! Now then, ladies and gentlemen, let the show begin! [A novel centered on Kaito Kid. Ple 3.4kReads7.3Score485Shelves
3. 3 谁 Whose Sea God Is Pretending to Be Mute Again? 谁家海神又在装哑巴 Shen Tinghe沈听鹤Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [A cool on the outside, warm on the inside, self-pursuing, protective, and scheming top x a powerful, vengeful, innocent-looking but cunning bottom] Qi Heng x Huai Zhi Qi Heng is an S-rank space-type ability user and the captain of Team One at the Ability Execution Bureau. Known as the “ultimate human weapon,” he can crush any alien below A-rank as easily as an ant. While out on an assignment, he happened upon an Alliance team that had run into trouble during an alien extermination mission. An a 6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 对 The Rival Lane? My Stone-Faced Junior Brother Won't Stop Pouting 对抗路？臭脸师弟他不停不哄 Spring Comes Early早生春Two Male Leads808k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Two male leads + younger seme + aloof uke + shameless seme + bickering enemies-to-lovers] A shameless, unruly junior disciple who knows no bounds vs. his aloof, solitary beauty of a senior disciple The Seal Keeper of the Mingdao Sect has two gifted disciples. His senior disciple, Song Mingxue, is the most outstanding disciple of his generation: aloof and proud, like a distant mountain covered in snow. His junior disciple, Xie Qi, is the last surviving scion of the 98kReads8.4Score9.2kShelves
5. 5 一 Dugu Jialuo, a Peerless Heroine of Her Age 一代天骄独孤伽罗 Dugu Jin独孤瑾Ancient Romance175k WordsOngoing During the Datong era of Western Wei, the realm is in turmoil, and undercurrents of power swirl through the imperial court. The Dugu clan has served the empire faithfully for generations and wields immense influence, yet the world shifts like passing clouds, and people’s hearts are more treacherous than the jianghu. Even the mighty Dugu family cannot escape the chaos and upheaval of this troubled age. Dugu Xin’s beloved daughter, Dugu Jialuo, too, will be forced to shed the innocence and gentlen 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Based on true history, the character is familiar to everyone—Galo! The marksman Galo in Honor of Kings is actually named Dugu Jialuo. She was the daughter of a high-ranking official in ancient times. She married a handsome man and then forced him to become the founding emperor, while she herself ascended the throne as the empress for all time. She even imposed a monogamous system on her emperor husband, which angered him so much that he left the palace...

6. 6 皇 The Emperor's Little Imperial Physician 皇上的小太医 Lazy Sheep Is a Pig懒羊羊是猪Two Male Leads383k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Both Chaste, Political Intrigue, Emperor, Imperial Physician] [Powerful, Scheming Top x A Bottom Who Grows Over Time] Su You grew up in Immortal Valley, but his master insisted that he leave, saying that neither his future nor his way home lay in the valley, and that he should go out and see more of the world. So he was kicked out. The uncle he was looking for had become the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. After the emperor was attacked, Su You temporarily entered the pal 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The adorable little imperial physician and the jealous emperor

7. 7 唐 The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝乾坤大挪移 Elder Brother Wang王家大兄Historical585k WordsCompleted Written from the perspective of political history, this is an outline of the Tang dynasty, focused on the decline of the aristocracy and the transformation of society toward a commoner order. It unfolds in three stages: framework, substance, and spirit. Institutional change forms the framework, the fates of individuals provide the substance, and historical settings give it spirit. It asks how, over the Tang dynasty’s three centuries, the hierarchical society dominated by the military aristocracy 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book offers a historical account of the Tang Dynasty's three hundred years from a political history perspective, analyzing human nature and dissecting the human condition. Can you understand it? Take the challenge!

8. 8 第 The Fifth Princess Consort of the Prince of Han 第五任寒王妃 Flame Whispers焰语Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted On his fifth marriage, he ended up marrying a force of nature: The brutal prince grudgingly welcomes his fifth princess consort, unaware that this woman, who plays the pig to eat the tiger, harbors a secret powerful enough to upend his world. Starting with the tests they put each other through on their wedding night, the two maneuver at every turn, until they are caught in a tangled web of love and hate. 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A satisfying read that you can reread.

9. 9 大 Great Tang: My Little Sizhi Is the Best-Eating Girl in the World 大唐：我的小兕子天下第一好吃 White Beard Who Loves Chili Pepper Pies爱吃尖椒合子的白胡须Historical512k WordsCompleted Shen Yue, a five-star executive chef, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty during the Zhenguan era, inherits a dilapidated little tavern, and binds himself to the God of Cookery System. All he wants is to cook in peace and run the tavern well. Until one day, a soft, round little girl in a pomegranate-red jacket is lured inside by the smell of meat. “Big brother, does this yummy-smelling food taste good?” From then on, he gains a new title: the Tang dynasty's number-one doting royal chef. Does Pr 587Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 孔 Confucius's Trial: The Growth of a Troublemaking Kid 孔夫子的试炼：熊孩子的蜕变成长 Fly High Over the Vast Sea阔海高飞21k WordsCompleted Confucius's Trial: The Growth and Transformation of a Troublemaking Kid —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're tired of fast-paced, action-packed stories, try something different. These short stories are quite nice.

11. 11 狐 The Story of Fox Gray Ears, Part Two 狐狸灰耳的故事第二部 Fly High Over the Vast Sea阔海高飞60k WordsCompleted The Story of Gray-Eared Fox, Part Two —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 狐 The Story of Fox Gray Ears 狐狸灰耳的故事 Fly High Over the Vast Sea阔海高飞10k WordsCompleted The Story of Gray-Eared Fox —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 雪 Fox Tracks on Snow Ridge 雪岭狐踪 Fly High Over the Vast Sea阔海高飞Historical6k WordsCompleted Traces of a Fox in the Snowy Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 清 Cheongdam International High: Crown of Thorns 清潭国际高中：荆棘冠冕 biongbiongMystery155k WordsOngoing [Cheongdam International High School II, ongoing] “If I must wear a crown of thorns, then I will make every thorn grow into a new branch of power.” [Cheongdam International High School I, completed] “She offered the world a crown entwined with roses, yet planted the roots of thorns deep within the veins of power coursing through her blood.” Original female lead with a universally adored charm x Cha Jin-wook, the latecomer who takes the lead 39Reads—Score110Shelves

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    Based on the synopsis, I haven't read the content.

15. 15 悟 The Afterstory of Wukong's Startup 悟空创业后记 Zhou Jun, Who Loves Red Beauties喜欢红美人的周俊Eastern Fantasy244k WordsCompleted After Sun Wukong became a Buddha, he insisted on starting a business. The result is just what you’d expect: his Buddhahood was taken away, his Golden Cudgel confiscated, and he was left drowning in debt before jumping into the River of Forgetfulness. But he didn’t quite die. He crawled out of the river as a little monkey with not a shred of magic power. Some laughed at him: the Victorious Fighting Buddha had fallen so low he was selling beef noodles. Others kicked him while he was down: his old —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Monkey King Returns

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