Period Settings, Horror, and the Supernatural: Give Me Some Fiery Horror Novels!! 年代，恐怖，灵异，就是很火辣的恐怖小说！！

1. 1 当 The Ghost King Transmigrates into a Scumbag in a Supernatural Novel 当鬼王穿成灵异文里的渣男 Waiting for Kitties等猫猫Two Male Leads903k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + heartthrob + transmigrate into a book + school life + mild horror + supernatural + mysticism + ghost king] A nontraditional heartthrob story: every change of heart and every affection has a clear cause. Xu Chao was the Ghost King for eight hundred years. Humans and ghosts alike feared him, and he had grown tired of living that way. One day, on a whim, he willingly entered the cycle of reincarnation. Who could have known that after drinking Granny Meng's soup and losing all his 17.9kReads9.4Score3k14d adds

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   Supernatural ones are alright.

2. 2 玄 The Mystical Beauty’s Calculations: What Do I Do If She Calculates Her Husband to Death? 玄门美人轻点算，算死老公怎么办 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + two powerful leads + supernatural atmosphere + ghosts in the book + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + fortune-telling livestreams + eerily accurate predictions, no matter the consequences] Qi Mubai, Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, refused to cultivate dual cultivation with anyone. He picked up a book of destiny and took up fortune-telling as an amateur. His predictions were scarily accurate, but he didn't care who got hurt. One moment, he predicted that the cultivation wor 27.5kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
3. 3 女 A Cross-Dressing Expert Tells Fortunes, and His Roommate's Uncle Is Destined for Romance 女装大佬算卦，室友他叔命犯桃花 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads322k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Cross-Dressing Charmer + Fortune-Telling + Two Powerful Leads + Feel-Good Revenge + Supernatural + Ghosts + Sweet Romance] Lu Ye is gorgeous and wild, with a knack for playing dress-up and looking fabulous in women's clothes. He is the only beloved disciple of six top-tier masters of the mystical arts in Wushan Village, Miaojiang. His eldest dad taught him fortune-telling, his second dad taught him to control ghosts, his third dad taught him medicine, his fourth dad taught him 6.7kReads9.4Score97214d adds
4. 4 咬EN Take a Bite of the Horror Boss—Pfft, He's Lovesick! 咬一口惊悚BOSS，呸恋爱脑！ Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads709k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Meeting You is now available on all platforms!] [Two male leads + exhilarating infinite-flow story + lovers turned rivals + BOSS seme + mad uke + two powerful, devoted partners, 1v1] Three years ago, Stairway to Heaven suddenly appeared. Groups of people were dragged into an escape game and forced to livestream, enduring the audience's arbitrary whims and overwhelming abuse. Yu Qing had soft, long hair, an innocent face, and big, watery eyes. When the old ghost woman bef 28.1kReads9.6Score5.3k14d adds
5. 5 满EN Reborn at Max Level: An Obscure Celebrity Becomes a Top Star Through a Horror Variety Show 满级重生：糊咖靠恐怖综艺成顶流 The Mountain Speaks Not, Twelve山不语十二Two Male Leads744k WordsCompleted [Showbiz livestream + lighthearted supernatural thrills + sweet romance] [Two male leads: the bottom is strong and crazy, the top is a clingy, scheming sweetheart] Jiang Nuo is hated across the internet. He has the looks to match his acting skills, and his only fans are antis. The one thing no one can find fault with is his face, so stunning it seems like Nuwa showed off when she made it. After dying, he was thrown into an infinite world of deadly challenges. He endured countless trials, reached 7.9kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
6. 6 让EN I Said Explain the Occult, Not Catch Ghosts on Livestream! 让你科普玄学，没让你直播捉鬼！ Crane Lantern鹤灯Two Male Leads644k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, not a male-oriented novel. Take note!] To revive the Taoist temple his master had left behind, Qi Gu entered show business and worked hard to promote himself. But his manager turned on him, smearing him from head to toe. After quitting show business, Qi Gu felt that the harder he tried, the more unlucky he got, so he decided to lie flat and give up. By chance, he was invited by a client to take part in a paranormal reality show. On the show, he stopped trying to promote him 19.7kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
7. 7 惊 Thriller Game: Going on a Blind Date With a Monster from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局和诡异相亲 Ultraman Qiao Mei奥特乔妹Mystery355k WordsCompleted [Occasional livestreaming + Hilarious chaos + Infinite-flow game + Romance + One-on-one, devoted couple + Unhinged, wildly unpredictable heroine × Loyal, extremely possessive, eerie hero + No saintly heroine, no idiotic decisions + The hero is Pyramid Head from Silent Hill] [If you’ve read this book, please don’t make inappropriate comments under other people’s Pyramid Head fan works! It’s rude!] A horror game descended upon the world. Players chosen at random were sent into instances, where the 3kReads9.2Score38614d adds

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   Suspense, Mind-Bending, Supernatural

8. 8 我 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金，会亿点玄学怎么了 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 211.2kReads9.5Score37.1k14d adds

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   This, this, this!!! Superb!!! The first time I read it, I was both excited and moved, because I hadn't found a novel that suited my taste in a long time! I didn't skip a single page; I read it all carefully, bit by bit! So touching at the end! Yu Jie is so loving [spinning][spinning] and Le Ge is such a super sister-complex guy and hilarious character-breaking guy! And the cutest little paper doll ever! (Loves its owner so much!) … So many lovely friends... Now I watched it twice and still really enjoyed it; I was still moved by it. It's so beautiful!! My sister Yu is still amazing!! I really want to steal the little paper doll with a sack! 😳😳😳 Little Lele loves his little sister too, he's such a cute sister-obsessed guy, hahaha, so funny! I highly recommend it!! It's so beautiful!!

9. 9 九 Uncle Nine: From the Start, My Double Pupils Turned My Master into a Jiangshi 九叔：开局重瞳，把师父练成僵尸 Old Li Wants Meat老李要吃肉Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Double Pupils] [Unorthodox Cultivation] [The Myriad Worlds] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Fast-Paced] Li Yu transmigrates to a zombie-infested world. An old Taoist takes him in as his disciple, and Li Yu thinks he is about to embark on a carefree path to immortality. Little does he know the old geezer plans to refine him into a zombie! Fortunately, the Fortune Pearl awakens. As long as something has spiritual energy, it can be purified and enhanced, even fused with other things! He purifies and enha 39kReads7.5Score3.8k14d adds

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   That's basically it. There was another book about an infant being turned into a little monster to seek revenge, but I can't find it.

10. 10 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned, I Committed Eighteen Crimes in One Day 蒙冤入狱服刑，一日作案十八次 Soda with the East Wind汽水伴东风Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + behind-the-scenes + revenge + feel-good revenge + ruthless] Overnight, a favored son of heaven becomes a prisoner. College student Lin Mo is framed as the mastermind behind a shocking crime. His family is destroyed, and he is thrown into the most heavily guarded prison in the country! Amid endless torment and despair, he awakens the [Death Warrior Judgment System]. As long as he judges criminals the law cannot punish, he receives rewards, and may even be able to bring his famil 32.4kReads7.6Score3.9k14d adds
11. 11 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
12. 12 校 The Campus Belle Had an Abortion, and I Was Born a Ghost Baby in Her Womb 校花堕胎，我胎死腹中成诡婴 Shaved My Head to Become a Nun削发为尼Mystery516k WordsCompleted In a world of the sinister Dao, everyone can form contracts with sinister spirits. The campus belle Lin Yao was born with a Pure Yin body and destined to become an unparalleled prodigy. But she was defiled by the son of a wealthy family, and her constitution was ruined. Two months later, Lin Ye transmigrated into her womb as her unborn child. “I hate you!” When Lin Yao went to the hospital to get an abortion, her resentment surged to the heavens. Lin Ye died in the womb. Absorbing the campus bel 3.9kReads7.0Score24314d adds
13. 13 恐 Horror Apocalypse: From the Start, I Married a Ghost and Took the Bride by Force 恐怖末世：开局冥婚，强娶鬼新娘 Drinking in the West Wind醉饮西风Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural phenomena return + unconventional stockpiling + comedy + reborn + one female lead + mental illness] Lu Yuan is unexpectedly reborn and remembers what will happen on May 20: when a girl confesses to him, his dead ex-girlfriend will turn into a vengeful ghost and hunt him down! To stay alive, Lu Yuan comes up with a great idea. Only ghosts can hold back ghosts. If he can gather an embroidered shoe, a bridal gown, a red bridal veil, a phoenix hairpin, and a jade bangle, he can assembl 8.1kReads8.7Score75714d adds
14. 14 七 A Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Has the Cold-Faced Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零娇气美人，冷面军官被拿捏 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Ye Jinli, who had no job, had to choose between going to the countryside and getting married. Ye Jinli: There’s no way I’m going to the countryside. She couldn’t take that kind of hardship, so her only option was to marry well. But the cadre her neighbor introduced her to was snatched up by her stepsister before their blind date. Fine, let her have him. He was divorced anyway, and Ye Jinli wasn’t interested in him. Then she met a handsome military officer with 12.9kReads7.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    The rest are on my bookshelf

15. 15 逼 Forced Into Marriage as a Stepmom! After Joining the Army, the Abstinent Big Shot Gets Addicted 逼婚当后妈！随军后禁欲大佬上瘾 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + stepmother + raising kids + sweet romance] After Su Manli dies from heart palpitations caused by working late, she discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a beautiful but brainless villainess in a sweet military romance novel. The bold villainess got a big shot from the military district drunk and dragged him into bed on their very first meeting, all to force him into marrying her and secure her position. As Su Manli watches the man beside her slowl 4.8kReads8.8Score38814d adds
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
17. 17 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.5kReads8.9Score98614d adds
18. 18 诡 In a Bizarre World, My Whole Family Is Bizarre 诡异世界，我们一家诡异 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing When Su Mo was eighteen, his older brother died saving someone, and his father was killed in a workplace accident. When Su Mo received his college acceptance letter, his mother passed away from overwhelming grief. On his eighteenth birthday, Su Mo was the only one left in his family of four. He died of illness at twenty-four, only to be reborn as a ghost. That was when he discovered that this world had a realm of ghosts, where his parents and older brother were waiting. His family had become a n 29.1kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
19. 19 穿 I Transmigrated to a Supernatural World and Became a Dungeon Boss 穿越诡异世界我成了副本BOSS I Am a Star in the Heavens我乃天上繁星Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Realms + Supernatural Horror + Mild Horror + No Romance + Everything Handcrafted] Zuo Lin'an discovers that he has transmigrated. At first, he assumes this is just an ordinary otherworld, until he runs into his close friend Xu Youyou and learns that his aunt is a supernatural investigator. Only then does he realize he has transmigrated to a world haunted by the supernatural. And this supernatural world is not what he expected. Because he happens to discover that he might have a chance 71.9kReads8.8Score6.4k14d adds
20. 20 让 You Asked Me to Restore Relics, So Why Did I Skin an Evil God? 让你修文物，你把邪神剥皮了？ Sunset Collector日落收集员Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Chinese-style Lovecraftian horror + craftsman protagonist + invincible mastermind] Beneath the neon lights, a stage is set. Some use human bones for drumsticks; others make costumes from the flesh of gods and Buddhas. This is a bizarre age where “nothing is forbidden,” and every god in the heavens is a man-eating monster. Li Muyang runs a nearly bankrupt antique restoration shop. His family’s traditional craft is “skin restoration.” One night, a bleeding “Flesh Bodhisattva” knocked on his door, 380Reads—Score10014d adds
21. 21 诡 Eerie: The Mirror Queen Doesn't Want to Work 诡异：镜子女王不想打工 Leisurely Cloud Star云星悠悠Mystery757k WordsOngoing [No CP + Infinite Flow + eerie dungeons + mild horror] The high point of Tang Jingjing’s life was finally getting her property deed. The darkest moment came the very next second, when she was killed by something thrown from a high-rise. The good news: After her death, she was bound to her own dungeon, “Home,” and promoted straight to a Boss-level vengeful spirit. The bad news: Her “home” was an unfinished shell, without even a bed. To save up for renovations, Tang Jingjing was forced to start wo 2.3kReads8.8Score20814d adds
22. 22 知 The Educated Youth's Shaman Daughter-in-Law Moves to the City 知青的神婆媳妇进城了 Huan Duhuai患独槐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ying Baili is the village’s young spirit medium. Born with the ability to see both the living and the dead, she has never been wrong about people, ghosts, or feng shui. Unfortunately, with the campaign to eliminate the Four Olds underway, she still has to work in the fields alongside everyone else to earn work points. Less than two years later, a tall, handsome educated youth arrived in the village. Word was that his family background was impeccable, and all the village girls stared at him in aw 6.8kReads8.5Score81114d adds
23. 23 年 1958: I Transmigrate to a Siheyuan on Luogu Lane 年代1958：穿越锣鼓巷四合院 Cauliflower Bun花菜包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This is not fan fiction, and there is no animal training. It’s about family life and everyday routines, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing! A special era, a special memory. Through the eyes of an ordinary person, return to those unforgettable years! The protagonist starts by fishing, takes care of his family, builds relationships, and experiences that history firsthand with the perspective of someone from the future. 12.3kReads7.1Score64414d adds

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    Okay, that's all for now. The key is I don't dare watch anything too scary, this is enough.

24. 24 末 Apocalypse: I Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick 末世：我捡捡捡捡捡捡捡捡捡捡捡 You Qi有柒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse750k WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming, with 140 million views on Douyin and a peak popularity score of 45.84 million on Hongguo. Please, someone adapt this novel! [Apocalypse, No Romance] [Fresh Produce Wholesale Market] [Scavenging Vegetables] [Superpowers] [Growing Female Lead] Su Nian'an had planned to die with dignity and leave this wretched apocalypse behind! But not only did she survive, she unexpectedly found herself transported to a fresh produce wholesale market from before the apocaly 12.2kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
25. 25 震 Shocking! The Metaphysics Master Can Hear People's Thoughts 震惊！玄学大佬被读心了 Yellow Peach Tutu黄桃土土Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + mind-reading + lighthearted] After graduating with a law degree, Xia Wange, heir to a Daoist sect, sees a wheelchair shimmering with purple energy at a car crash site. Born unable to gather energy, she can’t bring herself to leave the wheelchair alone. [I’ll carry this wheelchair off and borrow the energy on it to draw talismans. Then I’ll be the undisputed goddess of the supernatural world!] Lu Qiu, the CEO still trapped in the wreckage, inexpli 349.9kReads9.5Score70.5k14d adds
26. 26 十 Chronicles of the Ten-Day Yin Guest 十日阴客录 Mr. mDmD先生Mystery595k WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Rule-Based Horror + Popular Characters Crashing In + Unhinged Female Lead + Mystery and Deduction] Ten days to survive, with rules as the blade. A clueless, adorable girl with a Sichuan accent and a shovel in hand barges into a ten-day death game where everyone is obsessed with following the rules... In the ten-day death game, everyone clutches the rules like a talisman that will save their lives. Only the woman in the red dress laughs as she walks over red plum petals: “The 23Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    These two films were scary to watch.

27. 27 冥 Nether Pill 冥丸 Mr. mDmD先生Mystery361k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + fateful mind games + Red Plum Opera Troupe + unmarked waystation] The opera stage's sugar debt, the morning mist scented with locust blossoms, the cold jade, and a line from an opera that was never finished. I took a night watch job with the Red Plum Opera Troupe, only to discover that its members had been dead for thirty years. Every rule in the script exacts a life when broken. This book is a prequel to Records of the Ten Days of Yin Guests. All the foreshadowing for the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 宿 Dorm Survival: From the Start, I Join the Eerie Management Group 宿舍求生：开局加入诡异管理群 27suiMystery1.2M WordsOngoing [No CP] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Tower Defense] [Infinite Flow] [Haunted Dormitory] [Survival Game] [Number One on Every Leaderboard] [Cute Pets] [Powerhouse] The very next second after Jiang Jinyue was about to sign her family member's informed consent form for surgery, everything went black and she was pulled into a dormitory survival game. At seven o'clock every night, terrifying creatures began appearing outside the door. They prowled the corridors, ready to break in at any moment. The 105.5kReads9.0Score15.2k14d adds

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    It's really good-looking, I highly recommend it.

29. 29 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds

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    Highly recommend this completed historical fantasy novel with a cheat-like protagonist! 🔥 "Shocking! After Starving to Death in a Famine, She Actually Gains a Cheat Code?" The female protagonist transmigrates into a book during a famine, awakens her cheat-like abilities on the verge of death, hoards food to avoid danger, slaps the faces of awful people, and steadily leads her family to a comeback. The plot is fast-paced and incredibly satisfying!

30. 30 规 Rule Horror: It Starts with Playing Bald Qiang in Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：狗熊岭扮演光头强开始 The Youth of an Old Dream故梦的青春Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [Cartoon Rule-Horror Stories (First: Boonie Bears) + Mild Horror + Tragic Heroism + A Clever Protagonist + National Destiny + No Romance] “Everyone else’s childhood memories are getting hazier. Why is mine getting creepier?” “Wait, why did Briar and Bramble get government jobs? And the Pleasant Goat characters too? Even SpongeBob has a position now?” The supernatural has descended upon Blue Star! Rule-horror stories are sweeping the globe! Every country must select a Chosen One to enter these ta 68.7kReads8.9Score6k14d adds
31. 31 豪 Rejected by My Rich Birth Family, I Became a Viral Taotie Mukbang Star! 豪门认亲被拒后，饕餮吃播爆红！ Seven Parts Sugar Frost七分糖霜Two Male Leads2.3M WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + Feel-Good Payback + Gourmet Food + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Wealthy Families + Ghost Hunting] The real young master of the Jiang family, who had been living outside the family, has returned. Everyone thinks he’s ignorant, timid, and unfit for polite society. But one day, they go online and discover that the very Jiang Xingnian they looked down on is the celebrity streamer with tens of millions of followers, famous for his mukbangs and fortune-telling. One caller says he w 37kReads8.8Score5.9k14d adds
32. 32 我 I Look This Much Like a Human, Surely He Won't Run Away 我都这么像人了，他总不会跑了吧 What Do Fish Sound Like Again鱼是怎么叫的来着Two Male Leads554k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Passing as Human + Words Become Reality + MAX Combat Power + 1v1 + Happy Ending + Both Pure] Chi Xuan never understood how humans categorized the beings in the world. Behave yourself and you're considered human, grant wishes and you're revered as a god, mete out punishment and you're feared as a ghost? At first, all he wanted was to pass as human and fall in love. Jiang Shuci × Chi Xuan (Xingci × Xuankong) | Jiang and Chi officially meet in Chapter 86 One day, a livestreaming va 1.9kReads8.9Score40914d adds
33. 33 九 The Metaphysical Mom of the '90s: Reborn to Protect Her Child, a Spirit Fox Guards the Home 九零玄学妈：重生护崽灵狐守家 Master of the Cleansing Heart Pavilion洗心阁主人Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted Period, metaphysics, main plot plus standalone stories, Northeast China, folk customs, healing Zhang Xiuying is reborn on a snowy night in 1990. In her arms is her youngest daughter, burning with fever. Behind her are three children, thin as skeletons. In her previous life, she was timid and submissive, and her family was ultimately destroyed. In this life, she kicks open the bully’s door and rushes into the blizzard with her children. Four kids, one fox, one family. In this life, no one will la 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Age of Wenjia Metaphysics Episode Series

34. 34 袁 Yuan Xiaoduo’s Colorful Life 袁小朵的花样人生 Early Spring in March晓春三月Modern Romance776k WordsCompleted In the late 1980s, Yuan Xiaoduo failed her college entrance exams. Her family was poor, and her parents had no intention of letting her retake them. Getting a factory job was difficult, but she was unwilling to work in the countryside. Just as she was at a loss, her older sister, a nurse at the city hospital, came home and offered to take her to stay in the city for a while. She secretly promised to help her retake the exams, so Xiaoduo followed her there, overjoyed. But it turned out… 4.3kReads8.4Score43714d adds

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    A period drama set in the late 1980s, telling the story of a high school girl who failed her college entrance exams.

35. 35 铁 Blacksmith, Iron Nail 铁匠，铁钉 Old Lincolnby in Downtown New York纽约市区的古林肯比25k WordsCompleted Blacksmith, iron nails —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.2kReads8.5Score41814d adds

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    Who would have thought that beneath the surface of the water plant, supplying water day after day, lay a murder case unsolved for twenty years? The mystery is thick with twists and turns, making it impossible to put down while reading.

37. 37 四 The Four-Dimensional Parallel World 四维平行世界 Heavenly Watcher天巡者Urban532k WordsOngoing I spent my whole life searching for the universe’s ultimate dimension, never realizing the answer was hidden in every dream no one cared about. Chen Jingzhi 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can read science fiction novels

38. 38 天 The Cocoon City on the Horizon 天际茧城 Heavenly Watcher天巡者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse897k WordsOngoing The entire Earth is just a quantum cocoon city woven by a higher civilization. For generations, one family has carried a secret. Countless planets, star systems, and vast extragalactic superclusters have fallen one after another into the cages set by a predatory civilization. A young man sets out from the trapped city beneath the heavens, embarking on an ultimate leap across the universe. He breaks out of a single city, races across the solar system, wages war across the Milky Way, ventures deep 6Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 星 Star Core Awakening: I Guard the Universe 星核觉醒，我为宇宙镇守 Heavenly Watcher天巡者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse445k WordsOngoing Genre: Hard science fiction + apocalyptic war + space exploration + philosophy of consciousness + lunar colonization Core themes: The limits of technology and the defense of humanity; choices about the survival of civilization; the meaning of consciousness and the body’s existence; the growing pains and rebirth of humanity’s journey into space Elements: A civil war on Earth sets the story in motion, connecting all the key elements: brain-computer interfaces, consciousness uploads, the awakening 2Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 重 Reborn in 1976, She Leads Her Children Out of the Ruins 重生76，她带崽崽从废墟中走来 Muzi Ying木子鹰Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted After being betrayed by her companions, Zhuo Er transmigrates to 1976. From the very start, she finds herself in a desperate situation: childbirth and an earthquake. Once a self-serving individualist, Zhuo Er gradually transforms in the crucible of military life into a capable military wife with faith, responsibility, and a sense of duty, walking hand in hand with the one she loves. “Big Sister, what’s your bank card PIN?” “Come here, Big Sister will tell you.” “You want my life?” “I’ll make you 40Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 小 Little Ghost, Why Are You Following Me Again? 小道鬼，你怎么又跟来了 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Feng Ze never imagined that at just twenty-eight, an accident would kill him without destroying his soul. He ends up in the body of a six-year-old boy in the Great Xia Dynasty. That would have been strange enough, but the little ghost inside him came along, too... 9.6kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    The first book is a period drama about a female high school student who failed her college entrance exams in the early 1990s. The second book has some ghost stories, but they're not scary; you can check it out. The later books are ancient dramas, including those about the imperial examinations and other things...

42. 42 随 After My Mother Remarried, I Made Three Rules with My Stepfather 随母改嫁，我跟继父约法三章 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted I was born into this family, and before I was two, my father had an accident on his way to take the prefectural exams. No one ever saw him again, alive or dead. My grandfather died of grief that very month, and my grandmother was bedridden for two years before leaving us with a mountain of debt and passing away. A few years later, my mother could no longer shoulder the burden of making ends meet and decided to remarry. Fine, she could marry again. I wasn't going to do anything foolish, but I had 71.1kReads9.2Score9k14d adds
43. 43 提 Why Talk About Divorce? Let's Have a Baby, Darling 提什么和离，娘子咱们生娃吧 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yuan Pan'er never dreamed that, after her soul had already returned to the underworld, she would find herself back at the age of thirteen, just as the Chen family came to ask for her hand in marriage again. Then she'll marry into the Chen family once more, but in this life, she'll put herself first. If no one cares for her, she'll learn to care for herself... 27.6kReads8.6Score3k14d adds
44. 44 家 A Family with Kids in Ancient Times 家有儿女在古代 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance860k WordsCompleted After years of marriage without children, a couple runs into trouble aboard a plane headed to a major hospital in another city for IVF. When they wake up, they find themselves with a family of four, a son and a daughter. The two are both shocked and overjoyed. But having transmigrated from modern civilization to an ancient world without electricity or internet, how are they supposed to get by? They still have to sit the imperial exams, since they have no desire to be drafted for labor or militar 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
45. 45 他 He Actually Transmigrated Along With Me 他竟然跟着我穿越了 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted The two of them weathered over thirty years of life together. One liked staying home and enjoying a quiet life, while the other loved lingering in restaurants and teahouses. Finally, one day, it all boiled over. One died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and the other was so frightened that he took medicine. They had both sworn before they died that they never wanted to see each other again, yet in another world they became husband and wife once more, and even had two sons. Since they were already there 5.2kReads9.2Score57514d adds
46. 46 睡 The Sleeping God Ascends to Heaven 睡神通天 Ji Yangyang of the Seven Kingdoms七国的季杨杨Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Cultivate immortality in a dream, awaken the Emperor's Soul, ignite the star souls of the Thirty-Six Heavens, and lead the constellations in a great battle against the Western zodiac, the Twelve Golden Palaces, the Sea God, the God of the Underworld, and the Heavenly God. Seize the Primal Chaos Imperial Seal and reset the order of the starry sky... 47Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a good book and I recommend it!

47. 47 南 Rust on the South Wind: Tales of Guancheng 南风锈：莞城往事 Zhou Jun, Who Loves Red Beauties喜欢红美人的周俊Mystery70k WordsCompleted Through the forty-year odyssey of Chen Shuisheng, an armless laborer, this story traces the transformation of southern China’s Dongguan, from endless rice paddies to a landscape crowded with factories. In stark, unsparing vignettes, it depicts ancestral halls turned into workshops, waves of strikes, crackdowns on vice, and factories shut down during the COVID pandemic. It lays bare landlord Huang Sisi’s greedy transformation, gangster Zhao Tietou’s evolution into organized crime, and the corrupt —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Intriguing

48. 48 梨 Pear Blossoms Fall All Over the Mountain 梨花落满山 Cat in the Pear Tree梨花树上的猫Modern Romance929k WordsOngoing Pear blossoms bloomed for two seasons: one for meeting, one for parting. Love in the 1990s was as delicate as a petal, yet it fell with the weight of a lifetime. Years later, when they met again, all they dared do was build a grave in their hearts. The dead within it were those left behind: a boy still wearing his white shirt, and a girl with her hair in braids. Pear blossoms return every year, but the one we loved is long gone. 51Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A promising rural novel set in the era of "Pear Blossoms Falling All Over the Mountain" is a delicate and heartwarming read that is sure to captivate you. A must-read for any rural fiction writer!

49. 49 沧 From Worldly to Demon 沧桑到妖 World-Weary to the Point of Becoming a Demon沧桑到妖Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted A legendary organization that has made its name throughout the martial world, five women each with their own remarkable skills, a highly intelligent undercover agent, and a thrilling, stirring tale of legend! What kind of story will unfold between this upright man and these women who are both righteous and wicked? And which character is your favorite? What kind of ending do you hope they’ll get? Join the discussion in the comments! 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's not about rebirth or time travel; it's just a very good traditional novel.

50. 50 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Factory Belle Refuses to Be a Foil 穿书七零，厂花不做对照组 Clear and Serene Ancient Moon澄凝古月Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + pocket dimension + refuses rural assignment + workplace] While doing archaeological work, Lin Ran formed a contract with a pocket dimension, which also brought her to a parallel 1970s world after she transmigrated into a book. She's beautiful, wealthy, and has a partner, and she refuses to be anyone's foil. She steps back from the gossip and enjoys the show, indulges in good food and stocks up on property. Wherever she goes, she can live life on her own terms. But... there's alw 2kReads6.8Score10114d adds

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    A female protagonist who transmigrates into a novel during the modern era, settles down in reality, makes money, builds a career, and enjoys a fulfilling life. What do you think?

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