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  1. 101 The 1970s: We’re All from the Modern Era Now, So Getting Rich Makes Perfect Sense 七零:都穿现代了,发财很合理吧 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Partly fictional setting; transmigration from the ’70s to the modern era; seaside foraging; seafood; heartwarming; feel-good; watching the drama unfold] Yu Min may be a country girl born and raised in the 1970s, but she’s no pushover. Outsiders all think her scumbag father and stepmother forced her to go to the countryside in place of her stepsister. Yeah, right. She went by choice. Her stepsister? You can go to the countryside and suffer too. After ruining the Yu family’s reputation, she dusts 1.4kReads8.5Score170Shelves
  2. 102 Reborn in the 1970s: I Reclaim My Space and Take on the Worst of the Bunch 七零重生:从夺回空间开始斗极品 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Qiqi spent her whole life being kind, only to die a horrible death. Before her body was even cold, she was forced into a ghost marriage. Given another chance at life, Su Qiqi lives by the principle, “I’d rather wrong the whole world than let the whole world wrong me.” She turns into a demon from hell, takes down her awful relatives, and fights scumbag men. With her personal space at her disposal, the world is hers. She begins a carefree life in the 1970s. 91Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  3. 103 The 1970s: The Rugged Soldier Next Door Is Back 七十年代之隔壁糙汉兵哥回来了 Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted Zhang Yini transmigrated into a book, landing in a story set in a bygone era. She had five older brothers. When she was three, her mother died, and her eldest aunt from the provincial capital took her away. After Zhang Yini went to the countryside and returned home, the strapping soldier next door, Gao Zhuanglu, came back from leave. According to the plot, the young female educated youth, Yang Nannan, would come calling. She had confessed to Gao Zhuanglu before, but he'd turned her down. Today 4.3kReads6.9Score676Shelves
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  4. 104 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零,谁说女兵不能当该溜子 Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 40.8kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves
  5. 105 A Cultivation Big Shot Reborn in the 1980s: I Win by Listening to Everyone’s Thoughts 修真大佬穿八零,我靠心声躺赢了 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [His inner thoughts can be heard + 1980s + heroine wants to live for herself + hero refuses to let go, even unto death] A cultivation powerhouse betrayed and left for dead while trying to save all living beings was reborn as the real heiress, switched at birth, in the 1980s. She was forced to take her foster sister's place and marry an injured military officer. Her adoptive parents kept claiming they had her best interests at heart and only wanted what was good for her. In the end, they still pu 8.8kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
  6. 106 Our Home Collapsed! The Famine Refugee Took Her Twins to Join the Army 房子塌了!逃荒女带双胎去随军 Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out today and will rise later.] [1970s + military marriage and joining her husband at his post + love after marriage + spiritual spring space + transmigrate into a book] Ye Zhi, a refugee fleeing famine, was rescued by an officer’s family. But she and the officer’s stepmother conspired to drug him, scheming to make Ye Zhi his wife. After they spent their wedding night together, the officer resented being forced to marry Ye Zhi. After the wedding, he hated Ye Zhi for schemin 1.2kReads7.4Score144Shelves
  7. 107 The Strongest Clan: No One in the Yu Family Backs Down 最强家族:郁家无怂人 Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted Yu Yu thinks the sky has fallen. She turns out to be the fake heiress. The real heiress is coming in hot. What should she do? Sniffle, Dad, are you still going to care about me? Oh, good. As long as you still do. Boohoo, Big Brother, you can't treat her better than me. Fine, I won't. And just like that, the sky clears again. In a turbulent era, great families struggle to survive. The Yu family alone stands firm, unyielding! When family members scheme and the world turns ruthless, the Yu fami 6.4kReads8.0Score313Shelves
  8. 108 From the Start, I Had a Cremation Furnace: The Wicked Woman of the Sixties Went on a Killing Spree 开局焚尸炉,六零恶女杀疯了 Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Lin Wan worked herself to death from overtime. Before her was a furnace roaring with heat; before her eyes, a prompt announcing the countdown to transmigrating to the 1960s. She chose to transmigrate without hesitation. One second before she was to be cremated, she came back to life. The company paid a huge settlement. Lin Wan sold off all her possessions, stocked up on countless supplies, and happily transmigrated to the 1960s with them. But then... She had transmigrated into a book! And into t 66.8kReads8.7Score8kShelves
  9. 109 Transmigrated to the 1970s: I Turned My Luck Around by Finding Hidden Treasures 穿越七零:我靠捡漏逆袭 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + tracing ability + treasure hunting + gradual growth + romance] Lin Zhiwei, the top auctioneer at a 21st-century auction house, transmigrates into the body of an orphan with the same name in Shanghai in 1975. From the start, she awakens an upgradeable pocket dimension and gains the ability to trace an object's origins, letting her see an antique's entire past and present at a glance. She finds gold jewelry at a junkyard and unexpectedly uncovers a hidden treas 42.6kReads8.7Score6.7kShelves
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  10. 110 Back to the ’80s: She Joins the Military 重回八零:她向戎装 Modern Romance315k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + comeback + inspirational + no System + ensemble cast] In her previous life, Yun Shu lived an unremarkable life well into middle age, letting the years slip away amid the daily grind, until a car accident brought it all to an abrupt end, leaving only regrets and guilt. When she opened her eyes, she was back in 1988, a thirteen-year-old girl sitting in a second-year junior high classroom. This time, she refused to be the same ordinary, timid person. She gave up novel 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 111 The 1970s: The Sweet Young Military Wife Clears Out Her Enemy's Wealth to Raise Her Child 七零:娇娇军嫂搬空仇人钱财养崽 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + space + stockpiling supplies + heiress from a capitalist family + doted on by her family + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing out the house + joining her husband at his post + medical skills + raising kids + marriage first, love later] Tang Wan, who comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and loves business so much she opened a shopping mall, never imagined she could choke to death while drinking water. Fortunately, she had the foresight to stock 23.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
  12. 112 I Blocked the Regent and Then Transmigrated 拉黑监国后,我穿越了 Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted I always thought the man on my phone who claimed to be “Regent of the Great Sheng” was just an overcommitted historical roleplayer. Until an accident sent me back three hundred years. Even more absurdly, the online friend who called me “Sir” every day and whom I'd been teasing for half a year turned out to be Xie Tingzhou, the regent who held all the power at court. Online, he asked, “Why are you ignoring me today, Sir?” In person, he interrogated me: “Miss Xu, you're suspicious.” By day, I pret 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 113 After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Became the Heroine's Son-in-Law 穿书后,我给女主当女婿 Modern Romance513k WordsOngoing [Period Drama + Spatial Dimension + Woman Becomes a Man + Age Gap + Few Awful Characters] When Zhou Xi looks up, she has become Zhou Xizhao, a male educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s. From “she” to “he”? Zhou Xizhao takes it in stride. You can live anywhere, right? He gets things in order, and life gradually improves. Until a widow from the neighboring village, with her two daughters, marries the demobilized officer from his village whose wife ran away. Zhou Xizhao suddenly 4kReads8.0Score329Shelves
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  14. 114 Transmigrate into a Book, Find a Secret Space, and Turn My Life Around: I Become the Army Commander’s Daughter-in-Law 穿书有空间翻身后我是军长的儿媳 Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Song Yan never expected that she would transmigrate into a book. Well, so be it! The 1970s weren’t anything to be afraid of. But she never imagined she’d land in the body of a minor character who was the male lead’s supporting character. The original owner had generously given the male lead an entire secret green pasture, tricked him into marriage and swindled his money, and even caused her mother-in-law to break her leg... The male lead demanded a divorce! But Song Yan couldn’t afford to leave 9.7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
  15. 115 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江:睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 24.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
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  16. 116 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡?科研军嫂搬空你全家 Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves
  17. 117 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, Where Everyone in My Family Has a Script Except Me, Because I'm Crazy 穿到古代全家都有剧本,就我有病 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing “Spring sunshine shimmers beautifully, while two wild ducks take a bath. One duck gets buried in the dirt, the other roasted over a fire. Wow! I really am so learned and talented. I can make up a poem on the spot. I’m steamed clams!” Jiang Liu looked immensely proud. Nobody knew what “steamed clams” meant, but they knew what it meant to be bonkers. For instance, the Sixth Miss of the Jingning Marquis's Residence seemed to have gone completely bonkers after nearly drowning, falling ill, and someh 23.3kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
  18. 118 Making Do for Half a Lifetime 半生凑合 Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing People say, "For poor people, marriage isn't about love. At its heart, it's just two people making a life together." A candid account of rural women's married lives in the 1980s. Families worlds apart and clashing values bring people together for half a lifetime, all for the sake of appearances, family, and children. These thirty years transform the countryside beyond recognition. Their marriages, too, are swept up and down by the tide of the times. Taste life's many flavors and witness the joys 163.1kReads9.2Score8.6kShelves
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  19. 119 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁,糙汉军官他急了 Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.3kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves
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  20. 120 The Apocalypse Powerhouse Brings Her Space to the 1950s and Takes the World by Storm 末世大佬,带空间在五零大杀四方 Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (The rating was just posted; it’ll go up later.) [Transmigration / spatial ability / true and fake heiresses / punishing scumbags and face-slapping / strong heroine / apocalypse powerhouse / feel-good story] When Shen Xingwan closed her eyes, she saw the flames as the apocalypse base collapsed. When she opened them, she was a twelve-year-old girl lying on a dirt kang in the countryside in 1952, waiting to die. The original owner had just been pushed off a cliff, with blood covering half her face 185.4kReads8.3Score24.7kShelves
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  21. 121 I Became a Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel, So My Best Friend and I Fled with Our Kids 穿成年代文炮灰,和闺蜜带娃跑路 Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating) [Two best friends transmigrate together + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building wealth + raising kids] What’s it like to transmigrate into a book from the start with two babies in your belly? Jiang Wu and Xie Jiaoyang, two unlucky women, transmigrated into a pair of rival best friends in a male-oriented period power fantasy: the male lead’s moonlight and cinnabar mole. They both betrayed him for work, one marrying a mad-dog gangster and the other a half 952Reads8.2Score103Shelves
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  22. 122 Back to 1975, and Everything Is Just Right 重回1975,一切刚刚好 Urban170k WordsOngoing "I transmigrated!" The good news: I got a second chance and returned to the day I would regret for the rest of my life. The bad news: I came back to avoid misfortune and lie flat for the rest of my life. You only get one life, and a beautiful life is hard-won. The only way to do myself justice is to enjoy it. But with all those money-making ideas in my head, I just can't sit still. My poor wallet, I've won the people's hearts, so I have to do right by them and help them all get rich and prosper. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 123 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌,瞒爸妈当万元户 Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
  24. 124 Reborn in the 1980s: The Son-in-Law’s Lot Is a Tough One 重生之八零,赘婿难当 Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (Period setting - love that grows over time - underdog comeback - carefree wish fulfillment) The animated series is now live! Jiang He was a coldhearted, penniless loser. In a rare fit of kindness, he died by drowning while bravely trying to save someone. When he opened his eyes, he found he had been reborn and transmigrated into a book he'd read, as a minor cannon-fodder character who had married the heroine. In the end, he was sent to a brutal coal mine and never made it out alive! Jiang He ha 26.4kReads7.4Score2.1kShelves
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  25. 125 An Evil Female in the Beast World? Seven Gorgeous Beastmen Beg Me to Stay 兽世恶雌?七个绝美兽夫求我别走 Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted [Male rivals compete for her, then regret it + adored by everyone + farming + from universally disliked to universally adored] One moment, Luo Qingyao was being devoured by zombies in the apocalypse after saving her teammates. The next, Luo Qingyao transmigrated into a beastfolk world where females reigned supreme, becoming a rare female. The moment she opened her eyes, her stunning beast-husband companions glared at her with hatred. One even pressed a dagger to her throat, wishing he could kill 514Reads7.3Score152Shelves
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  26. 126 The Fragrance of Herbs Warms the Green Hills in the Fifties 五零之青山药香暖 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ji Lan, a captain in the apocalypse, is reborn as Lin Qinghe, the youngest daughter of the Lin family in a small mountain village in the 1950s. Not getting enough to eat? No problem. Her wood-element ability came with her. It may be weak, but it still comes in handy. Not strong enough? That’s not an issue either. She can shatter a millstone with one punch, and carrying water or chopping wood is a piece of cake. Most importantly, she has inherited her family’s medical knowledge, so her dream of b 4.3kReads8.4Score454Shelves
  27. 127 Wu Ming's Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 吴明捉鬼记 Mystery224k WordsCompleted The gloom in the bookstore, the vengeful ghost on the opera stage, and the eerie happenings by the stone bridge draw people into a world of the supernatural. Wu Ming awakens his bloodline and unlocks the inheritance, traveling between the worlds of the living and the dead. He solves ordinary cases, consoles and lays ghosts to rest, and gets rid of scoundrels, bringing peace to both worlds. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 128 An Old Pocket Watch 一块老怀表 Urban419k WordsCompleted By a stroke of luck, Mai Tianyu acquired a time-trading System after a disaster. While carrying out missions, he stays true to himself and saves patients without holding anything back. The treasured pocket watch he carries attracts far too much attention, putting him at risk of threats, kidnapping, and assassination. With the System and his steadily growing cultivation, he manages to turn danger aside time and again. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 129 Does Regret Medicine Really Exist? 后悔药真的有吗? Urban408k WordsCompleted Liang Quan unexpectedly inherited the legacy of a white-haired old man. He set out into the world to find innocent, unfortunate people and sell them regret-reversing medicine, allowing them to return to the moment before disaster struck, face their sins anew, and change their fates. All the while, he continued to improve himself, do good, and help those with nowhere else to turn. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 130 Urban Spending System 都市消费系统 Urban400k WordsCompleted By chance, Liu Liangquan comes into possession of a Spending System, and his life becomes a whirlwind of emotions as he spends. He experiences the bitterness and helplessness of the human world, steadily gains insight into people's hearts, and never forgets to build his own business empire. He believes that relying on yourself is better than relying on others. 4Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  31. 131 A Treasure Hunter's Time 捡宝时光 Urban489k WordsCompleted Cui Dongliang was born into an ordinary family and passed the college entrance exam, but his acceptance letter never arrived, so he couldn’t go to college. By chance, he began buying and selling antiques to make ends meet and help support his family. Another stroke of luck brought him an inheritance in antiques appraisal, and from then on he started finding hidden treasures and making money. As time went by, his various skills continued to improve, turning him into a rising star in the antiques 49Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 132 The Kindhearted Fat Guy 善良的大胖子 Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted A gambling-addicted mother, an alcoholic father, and Wen Yurou, a pig butcher: what a bizarre family. Wen Yurou weighs over two hundred jin. When she was very young, her mother would take her to gamble, and whenever she ran out of money, she would stake Wen Yurou at the gambling table. The people at the casino had grown used to it. Her father is a hopeless alcoholic. Without booze, his whole body itches as if ants were crawling all over him. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 133 Tales from an Old Hutong in Northeast China in the 1970s 七十年代东北老胡同里的故事 Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted After struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Hua Qianyue died unexpectedly, only to encounter a blunder caused by a careless underworld official in the afterlife. After a tense negotiation, she failed to return to her body in the apocalypse. Instead, she arrived in a bustling old alley in Northeast China in 1968, carrying her personal space, healing abilities, and the medical legacy of Hua Tuo and the Qing Nang Jing, which the underworld had given her as compensation. She had become an insigni 18.6kReads6.7Score2.6kShelves
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  34. 134 Tomb-Raiding Lantern 盗墓吹灯 Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Tomb-Raiding Ghost Blows Out the Light 95Reads—Score111Shelves
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  35. 135 Reborn in 1980: I Dumped the Scumbag and Married a Butcher 重生八零甩掉渣男嫁屠户 Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Pocket Space] + [Farming] + [Family Life] + [Entrepreneurship] Li Wenhui is reborn before her blind date with a scumbag, and this time she exposes the affair between him and her best friend with her own hands. Thinking of the butcher who supplied her restaurant throughout her previous life and even came to her aid at a crucial moment, Li Wenhui decides they can team up and start a business this time around. But how does it end up with the two of them getting married and bu 3.7kReads8.2Score384Shelves
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  36. 136 Give Me Back My Soul 把老子的魂魄还给我 Mystery644k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Zhou, and I'm a security guard. After I lost my job, my childhood friend Erwa found me a high-paying security job at a hotel. I soon discovered that everything about the place was strange. There wasn't a soul around during the day, but at night it was bustling, sending chills down my spine. I tried desperately to escape the hotel, but no matter how far I ran, I couldn't get away... 101Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  37. 137 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  38. 138 The Loop 循环 Mystery133k WordsCompleted From losing everything to striking it rich overnight, Wang Hao wins at the gambling table for five days straight. But there are no free lunches, and in the end, his greed will make him pay a terrible price! In a single night, Wang Hao vanishes without a trace. Awei, Wang Hao's friend, reports him missing to the police, then secretly investigates his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, one eerie incident after another follows! Someone who died more than twenty years ago reappears! As he digs deeper, he di 246Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  39. 139 Out of Control 失控者 Mystery100k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + supernatural horror + folk customs + feng shui and mysticism + subtle scares + jaw-dropping twists] Open a paper box sealed away for many years, and one terrifying incident after another begins to surface. The massacre that wiped out an entire family in Nanhua Estate, and the deaths of everyone connected to the case! A bride in a red qipao appearing by your side in the dead of night! Strange legends circulate through a dilapidated high-rise, where hands reach out of the dark 35Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 140 I Was a Detective in the Republic of China 我在民国当侦探 Urban146k WordsCompleted [Republican-era investigations + Anthology stories + Male leads + Strong leads + Folk customs] Gao Ren has been having an awful run of luck lately. He accidentally offended a rich young master and nearly got thrown in jail! Luckily, while making his escape, he ran into a gullible little Taoist priest. The little priest wasn’t just good-looking, he was also willing to be Gao Ren’s money tree! He could perform rituals and solve baffling cold cases, too! Gao Ren stuck close to the little priest, se 242Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  41. 141 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3:冤亲赋 Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 40Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  42. 142 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 1: The Road to the Yellow Springs 访灵笔录1:黄泉路 Mystery202k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [A Powerful Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Cast Hunting Ghosts] "The road to the Yellow Springs stretches for thousands of miles. The living and the dead are separated, with only fate to reunite them in another life." Quan Ning got into a car accident on a mountain road. As he lay on the brink of death, a man claiming to be a ghost judge from the underworld offered him a chance to live. "I'll lend you ten years. Interest is three percent 102Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  43. 143 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5:权势局 Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 131Reads9.2Score100Shelves
  44. 144 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4:恨海潮 Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 246Reads9.3Score103Shelves
  45. 145 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3:欲望渊 Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 184Reads9.2Score109Shelves
  46. 146 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2:名利场 Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 257Reads9.3Score104Shelves
  47. 147 Record of the Spirit Seekers 2: Farewell to the Mortal World 访灵笔录2:入世辞 Mystery196k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + powerful partners + lively humor + episodic stories + ghostly tales + an ensemble cast hunting ghosts] “Nothing brings greater joy than meeting a new friend; nothing brings greater sorrow than parting from a loved one.” A chance encounter with a beauty on Ghost Wasteland Mountain turns out to be a deadly ghost's attempt to claim a soul! Karmic ties from a past life and entanglements in this one: whose mistake is it, and whose fate? Quan Ning and Yin Cangyi are accidenta 45Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  48. 148 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 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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  49. 149 I Took My Daughter to Get a Divorce, but My Officer Husband Keeps Visiting Every Night 带着女儿去离婚,军官老公夜夜来 Modern Romance704k WordsCompleted The moment Yang Liu opens her eyes, she's at a bride-swapping ceremony. She has become the male lead's vicious ex-wife in a period novel, and they're about to drag her off to marry a fool in someone else's place. In the book, four years earlier, Yang Liu was forced to swap marriages with her older brother and marry a thirty-year-old fool. To escape the match, she drugged Zhao Beichen, the educated youth who had helped her. The two were caught in bed together. Zhao Beichen faced prison and had no 35.1kReads8.3Score3kShelves
  50. 150 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 48.5kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
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