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1. 901 抑 A Depressed Girl Keeps Wanting to Die? Then Let's Make Her Fall Hard 抑郁少女总想自杀？那就狠狠恶堕 Linglin Is Still Hungry零林吃不饱Urban196k WordsOngoing [One heroine + healing + sweet everyday life + mildly yandere (possessive, not crazy)] In his previous life, Ning Xuan spent a long time winning her over, and finally helped the depressed girl recover. Then, after much effort, he discovered that all it took was a little simple research to send her affection rating through the roof. But just as he figured that out, the System was overloaded by her skyrocketing affection and crashed! Now he has been reborn and returned to the very beginning, when 441.4kReads8.8Score104kShelves

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   They've all begged me, so what else is there to say? I gave it to them.

2. 902 A The Seed of AI Consciousness AI意识的种子 Midsummer Sun仲夏的午阳6k WordsCompleted The Seed of AI Consciousness 10Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 903 从 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 246.1kReads8.8Score30.7kShelves
4. 904 夜 Spending the Night in a Lonely Coffin, the Cold Beauty Ghost Breaks Down and Begs Me Not to Die 夜宿孤棺，高冷女鬼崩溃求我别死 Yu Haona煜浩呐Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror Tales + One Heroine + Pure Love + Power Fantasy + Infinite-Flow + Card Draws] Shen Yuan transmigrates into a world where everyone has to face supernatural horror stories. From the start, he's thrown into Hell difficulty and forced to sleep in the same coffin as a stunning female ghost! But Shen Yuan isn't afraid. He's awakened the Death-Draw System: every time a ghost kills him, he gets to draw a card and grow stronger! Killed for the first time [Ding! Card draw successful! You received 70kReads8.9Score9.4kShelves
5. 905 收 Collecting Corpses, Ghosts, and Immortals 收尸，收诡，收仙人 Raincoat Warrior雨衣战神Eastern Fantasy539k WordsOngoing (Supernatural horror, cultivation, ordinary protagonist, no System, no transmigration) A poor young man from a small town becomes a corpse collector to earn enough to marry. Before long, he stumbles into a strange and magnificent world of immortals and gods... 880Reads—Score103Shelves

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   A fantasy cultivation novel featuring a protagonist who is an indigenous person from another world. No system, no transmigration, and a mortal protagonist—from a humble background, with no special bloodline or family history, and no cheat codes.

6. 906 A The Ashes of AI Consciousness AI意识的灰烬 Midsummer Sun仲夏的午阳7k WordsCompleted The Ashes of AI Consciousness 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 907 杀 You Killed Me to Sacrifice Me and Save Your Family, So Why Are You Freaking Out? 杀我献祭你全家，你破防啥？ Dreaming Back to Three Thousand Provinces梦回三千州Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: [Burn Bright and Live Forever, Borrow Heaven's Destiny, Become Invincible Across the Ages!] Synopsis: [Eternal life + life-borrowing talent + lighthearted, with a touch of poignancy] Gu Ming accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world. From the start, he has eternal life and awakens the talent to borrow lives. If he is killed, he can borrow the life of the killer's closest relative to resurrect himself, and randomly gain one of their skills, including but not limited to fo 31.8kReads7.9Score3.5kShelves
8. 908 这 This Protagonist Won't Take Orders, So I'm Done 这届主角不服管，老子不干了 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Recruiting protagonists + ensemble cast + slow start] The black-hearted System gives me an impossible mission: make the urban war god, the miraculous doctor, the martial arts prodigy, the Dragon King God of War, the reincarnated emperor, the blind Sword Sovereign, the reincarnation, the reborn one... submit to me. What the hell? They’re all absurdly powerful protagonists. You expect them to take me as their boss? I quit! 101kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
9. 909 六 The Peak of the Six Desires, Beginning with Finding a Female Bodhisattva While Robbing a Tomb 六欲巅仙，从挖坟遇见女菩萨开始 Wu Ai悟捱Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [A long novel, with a level-headed, practical male lead. His multiple personalities create striking contrasts, and he gradually descends into madness later on.] [Multiple heroines, nuanced romance, fresh worldbuilding, and unexpected plot twists.] Everyone says cultivation requires a clear heart and few desires, but my opportunity came in the form of a dice that can amplify desire without limit! This is the story of an honest man forced into madness! When greedy, he is a flawless strategist who 47.3kReads8.0Score5.2kShelves

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   The first one is a decent light novel with no major flaws. The second one is a romance novel with multiple female leads; those who mind this should avoid it. There's one major flaw in the middle, but the rest is okay. The third one is quite good. The fourth one has a protagonist who has extreme hatred for demonic cultivators. The fifth one is very powerful; I think it's very good. The sixth one is a lighthearted and funny novel. The seventh one, "Starting in a Death Row Camp, I Simulated Became a Dao Master," has been on hiatus for a long time and only has one volume. The author doesn't know if they'll continue updating, but I think it's very good, and I really like it.

10. 910 我 I’m a Strategy Guide Blogger, and You Dare to Have Me Reborn? 我一个攻略博主，你敢给我重生？ Old, Yet Never Outdated积年不旧Sports2.0M WordsCompleted [Otherworldly Leveling] [Online Game] “Cloud Mom, I'm stuck on this level. It feels like ants are crawling all over me. Please save me!” As a gaming guide blogger, this is what other players expect from Xu Yun. “Cloud's Guide Group deserves every penny! I'll fight anyone who tries to stop them from making money!” Players who benefit from the guides become Xu Yun's most loyal supporters. “My god, I make a vow to you. Please... save my sister...” “Everyone, I'm not leaving. I'll stay here and die 12.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
11. 911 我EN I Just Want to Cut You All Down—or Die by Your Blades 我只想砍死各位，或者被各位砍死 Hong Lun鸿轮Xianxia822k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead + Ruthless and Decisive + Rivers of Blood + Too Lazy to Explain, Just Listen] I'm a lunatic who has fallen deep into a life of slaughter. But if I want to avoid becoming the enemy of the righteous and standing against the whole world, there's only one path left: Prey on the wicked! "Senior Brother, my demonic body went berserk and attacked our fellow disciples. I'm a victim too. Setting the facts aside, isn't the world itself at fault?" "What gibberish are you spouting? G 94.5kReads8.6Score8.8kShelves
12. 912 明 Immortal Venerable Mingyang 明阳仙尊 Walk Ten Thousand Miles, Throw a Million Punches行万里路打百万拳Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Proficiency panel] + [Sage Alchemy Body] + [Genius protagonist] + [Female lead] One day, Han Yang woke up to find that he had become the young master of a cultivation family in the Foundation Establishment realm. In his previous life, he had been a low-level civil servant. From the start, he awakened a proficiency panel: every cultivation technique and skill, once mastered, stayed mastered, and the more he practiced, the stronger he became! When he reached Foundation Establishment, he awakened 220.6kReads8.0Score22kShelves

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    All of these are books I've personally read (except for the second one, since I have high expectations for that one, so I'll let it sit for a while). I highly recommend the others, and the last one is for those who love yandere stories—just go for it!

13. 913 第EN The Fourth Calamity: My Players Reforge Order 第四天灾：我的玩家重铸秩序 Steamed Rice Bucket蒸汽饭桶Sports3.2M WordsOngoing [The Fourth Calamity] [Lighthearted] [No Female Lead] [Western Fantasy Lord-Building] [Slow Burn] “Link a lump of flesh, a few bone fragments, and most of an intact brain with vines, then add a soul from another world, and you can create a ‘player’: a marvelous nuclear-powered donkey!” “Of course, I prefer to call them ‘patchwork people.’” After Ed transmigrated to a mutated world, he used his innate ability to summon players from his old home and put them to work. But just as he was planning to 81.7kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves
14. 914 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 168.6kReads9.2Score25.5kShelves
15. 915 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 139.1kReads9.3Score13.8kShelves
16. 916 娇 The Sweet Beauty Eats Well, and the Heirless Man Turns into a Lovesick Fool 娇娇美人吃太好，绝嗣男变恋爱脑 Water Crossing, River Flowing水渡江流Fantastical Romance840k WordsOngoing 39.3kReads8.5Score4kShelves
17. 917 纨 The Spoiled Young Master Is an Evil God, and All His Followers Are Beauties 纨绔大少是邪神，眷属全部是美女 Ashes Fable灰烬寓言Urban528k WordsOngoing [The ratings just came in, and they’re going to soar] [Showing off in public] [Multiple heroines] [No toxicity or angst] [Divine and insane] [Highly intelligent villains] [Epic battlefields] The Evil Gods cast their gaze down from the stars. Their mutterings worm into the soul, and their corruption makes flesh betray the will. Cities writhe beneath their skins, while people mutate in ignorance. The Empire, the forbidden zones, and the rulers enthroned high above have long since written humanity 254.2kReads9.2Score29.7kShelves
18. 918 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 88.2kReads8.8Score9.8kShelves
19. 919 快 Quick Transmigration: After Winning Over My Brother’s Beloved, I Panicked 快穿：攻略兄弟白月光后，我慌了 A Stinky Winter Melon一个臭冬瓜Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Male-POV Quick Transmigration Romance + Stealing Someone Else’s Partner + Redemption + Stealing Love + One Heroine + Irresistible Male Green Tea] Su Wang dies of cancer. His life as a workhorse is finally over, or so he thinks. But when he opens his eyes, he has been selected by the planet NAW as an outsourced employee. He unexpectedly saddles himself with a massive soul debt and must travel through different worlds to complete romance missions. [World One] Steal her! My roommate’s girlfriend i 42.3kReads8.4Score3.8kShelves
20. 920 我 I Can Outwork the Entire Cultivation World. What's Wrong with Being a Little Unscrupulous? 我能卷哭修仙界，缺点德怎么了？ Drunk in Nine Steps醉九步Fantastical Romance955k WordsOngoing [Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Subverting the Usual Tropes, a Mischievous Little Devil vs. a Brooding, Obsessive Villain.] Di Fanyin has spent sixteen years being arrogant and spoiled, then suddenly awakens a little beast with the power of prophecy. The beast predicts that her whole family will be cannon fodder, doomed to die miserably as foils in the cultivation world. Her eldest brother will be torn into four pieces, her second brother pierced through the hear 28.8kReads8.5Score4.3kShelves
21. 921 谁 Who Taught You to Raise the Chosen One of Heaven as a Boss? 谁教你把天命之子当BOSS养的 Wind from the East Coast东海岸的风Eastern Fantasy502k WordsCompleted Lu Yuan transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the sect's second senior brother. He thought he would be able to crush all opposition, but it turns out every disciple in his sect is a character in their own right. His eldest senior brother is obsessed with being a selfless saint. A grandmaster of the sword, he's also a coward who can never bring himself to be ruthless. His junior sister and junior brother are obsessed with romance and let their guard down around everyone. To stop his junior 2kReads8.6Score236Shelves
22. 922 路 The Everyman Gets a Heartthrob Aura and a Spending System 路人甲拥有万人迷光环和花钱系统 North of the Cyperus Root竹节香附以北Modern Romance855k WordsCompleted [Only the best + plenty of refined tastes] [All male characters are virgins] [Some worlds have no romance, some are 1v1, some are 1vN] [Male rivalry] Ning Mu was the most rebellious little troublemaker in the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s Background Character Department. One day, the bureau chief had a sudden idea: What if a background character got bound to a spending System and equipped with a universal heartthrob aura? Would that make the world go off the rails? Ning Mu wanted to find out too 2.6kReads7.3Score211Shelves
23. 923 末EN The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！ Noodle King Zai板面王仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition of I'm a Supplier of Survival Plans for the End Times is now available on major platforms] [Character growth · Multi-theme stages · Ensemble cast · Occasional brutal takedowns · No cookie-cutter plot · No mindless wish fulfillment] After facing repeated layoffs and betrayals, Su Jin was at the lowest point of his life when he was accidentally hired by a mysterious company. Countless worlds are on the brink of destruction. Only by saving their clients can the sparks of civiliza 411kReads9.2Score34.2kShelves
24. 924 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heavenly Dao Is Always Fighting the System for Its Host 快穿：天道总是跟统抢宿主 Green as Clouds绿如云Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + everyone’s favorite + no fixed male lead + all male characters are devoted only to the heroine] I am Tao Yuqing, a peach tree spirit. I was born in an age of war. After my true form was destroyed, I lodged my soul in a thousand-year-old peachwood sword. I once wielded it to kill people and curse criminals to death. I am also irresistible to everyone. Any man with a beautiful soul will fall for me. Later, I met the Soul-Swap System, which lifted the veil on a hidden truth: 1.7kReads8.8Score148Shelves
25. 925 爸 My Parents Traded Me to Pay Their Gambling Debt. At Twelve, I Used the Law to Become the Warlord’s Strategist 爸妈把我抵赌债，12岁的我靠法律反当军师拿捏混世王 Lan Yu Weny i岚遇文怡7k WordsCompleted My parents traded me to settle their gambling debts. At twelve, I used the law to become the mastermind who kept the local kingpin in check. 180Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 926 偷 I Used My Brother’s Cross-Dressing Photos to Online Date, Then Hooked the Capital’s Top Heir 偷用我哥女装照网恋后，钓到京圈太子爷 Beware the Kasaya谨防袈裟9k WordsCompleted I Used My Brother’s Cross-Dressing Photos to Catfish Online, Then Hooked the Capital’s Top Heir —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good.

27. 927 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 65.1kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
28. 928 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 864Reads9.3Score120Shelves

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    Tight, logical, and packed with highlights

29. 929 与 After Dual Cultivation with the Male Lead, Geniuses from All Sides Line Up to Win Her Favor 与男主双修后，各路天骄排队争宠 Beautiful Young Woman, Strong Warrior美少妇壮士Fantastical Romance740k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so the low score is only temporary~ [Multiple Male Leads + Strong Heroine + Rivalry Between Men + Beloved by All + Feel-Good Cultivation + System] Yan Yan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious cannon-fodder villainess who, out of jealousy over the male lead Pei Shuyang's top-grade lightning spiritual root, helped her sect leader father steal it from him. In the end, the male lead retaliated by wiping out her entire family. Looking at the male lead beneath 13.7kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
30. 930 相 My Blind Date Ordered Thirty Thousand Yuan’s Worth of Food and Ran Off? I Used a Megaphone to Humiliate Her on the Spot 相亲女点三万菜跑路？我拿喇叭让她当场社死 Clear as a Dream清清如许梦9k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Ordered 30,000 Yuan’s Worth of Food and Tried to Skip the Bill? I Grabbed a Megaphone and Shamed Her on the Spot 7Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 931 末 Apocalypse: How Come I’m the Only One in My Family Without Powers? 末世：全家怎么就我没异能 Beware the Kasaya谨防袈裟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse95k WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + Two Powerful Leads + Special Abilities) Before the apocalypse, Song Qining was an emergency room doctor who worked herself to death from overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an ordinary nurse in an apocalyptic hospital. The good news was that everyone in her family had special abilities. The bad news was that she couldn’t even produce a spark. She was an ordinary person through and through. But from the day she arrived, she had gained a strange object: a cauldro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 932 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Stepmom Goes Viral for Doing the Opposite of Everyone Else on a Parenting Show 豪门后妈在娃综反向带娃爆红全网 Wen Qiqi温柒柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete!] Lin Ran unexpectedly transmigrates into a CEO romance novel as a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name, forced to marry the villain and become a mother to two children. In the book, the original Lin Ran appears on a parenting variety show and is exposed for abusing her biological son and mistreating her stepson. She is kicked out of the house and elopes with her true love. But then... Her true love swindles all her money and disappears without a trace. Forced to forag 17.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves
33. 933 末 The Apocalypse: What's Wrong with the Stunning Goddess? 末日，极品女神怎么了？ Little Crab Bumping Every Which Way右突左撞小螃蟹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse hits, office worker Mo Yu and his stunning boss are trapped in their company building. When it comes down to life or death, what does it matter that she’s a stunning goddess...? Multiple heroines, so please don’t flame me. Many thanks. 2kReads6.3Score104Shelves
34. 934 快 Quick Transmigration: Your White Moonlight? I’ll Steal Them and Make Them Mine 快穿：你的白月光？我抢来当老婆 Yezi Ye叶子叶Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + quick transmigration + green tea] [Stealing the one you love, 1v1] Even a bitter fruit is still a fruit. Someday, they'll fall in love with each other... World One: The troublemaking protagonist sets his sights on a sweet girl~ (Complete) World Two: A sunshine boy in disguise tries every way he can to charm a gloomy female ghost~ (Complete) World Three: Sister-in-law, I don't believe you're completely indifferent~ (Complete) World Four: Cunning fox of a man vs. cool se 13kReads8.9Score994Shelves
35. 935 出 Two Days After I Was Born, I Was Convicted of Murder and Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison 出生两天，我被判杀人罪入狱二十年 Clear as a Dream清清如许梦13k WordsCompleted At Two Days Old, I Was Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Murder 202Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 936 我 My Succubus Is So Disobedient 我的魅魔很不乖 Beware the Kasaya谨防袈裟14k WordsCompleted My Succubus Is So Well-Behaved 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 937 正 After Raising My Child Properly for Four Years, His Rich Biological Father Came Knocking 正经养崽四年后，豪门亲爹找上门 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple] [Raising a wolf pup] In the fourth year of raising her child alone, the kid’s father finally came knocking. A well-dressed man stood by the door and asked her, “Are you Shang Xi?” “…Yes.” “I’m the pup’s father.” The man’s tone was domineering and forceful. “Come with me. Don’t even think about refusing or putting up a pointless fight.” Shang Xi stared at his face, so much like her son’s, and leisurely answered, “Oh.” The truth was, she hadn’t even been thinking about refusing 23.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
38. 938 还 Still Practicing Traditional Cultivation? I Use Superpowers to Cultivate Three Ways at Once 还在传统修行？我直接用异能三修 Lu Chuxue sama卢初雪samaUrban342k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + everyday life + lighthearted comedy] Lu Xiaoyu said, “I’m actually an esper. My cultivation aptitude is unbelievably poor, and I have no spiritual root aptitude at all. But one of my abilities lets me practice both martial arts and cultivation, complementing each other. It lets me step on my left foot with my right and advance along two paths at once.” Lu Xiaoyu also said, “The main reason I practice both martial arts and cultivation is to upgrade my ability.” Finally, Lu 97Reads—Score135Shelves
39. 939 深 Deep in the Mountains, She Lost Control 深山里，她失控了 Perverted Uncle Codename 2028猥琐大叔代号2028Urban549k WordsCompleted [One female lead] [Motherly yandere] [Depending on each other] [Hardship first, sweetness later] His name was Xiao Suian, and her name was Yu Qinghuan. They weren’t related by blood, but fate had tied them together since childhood… 15.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
40. 940 老 My Wife Was Scammed Out of Fifty Million, But Says She Can Get It Back by Crying at Her Parents’ Home 老婆被骗五千万，她说回娘家哭一下就有 Clear as a Dream清清如许梦11k WordsCompleted His wife was swindled out of fifty million. She said she could go to her parents' home, have a cry, and get the money back. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 941 笔 Journeys in Ink 笔墨游记 The Fading Warmth of Embers余烬残温Eastern Fantasy195k WordsOngoing (The protagonist isn’t invincible or brainless, there’s no harem or System, the pace is slow, everything is made by hand, and no AI was used. For the best reading experience, I suggest skipping the prologue and coming back to it once the novel is complete. Have a lovely day!) On the day of an indescribable birth, a divine revelation descended upon a land of suffering, guiding people to rest, recover, and work the fields. Some, led by the revelation, traveled the world and explored every corner. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Seeing is believing, so let's look at a side story. Do you know water bugs? Male water bugs are small, like little balls of paper, clutching their half-dead bodies as they plunge into the misty water vapor. The water bug carries its mate on its back, like a stone supporting its entire universe, and then they shoulder the responsibility of finding food. Their diet is broad, preying on all small aquatic creatures. Whenever they find food, the male shares most of it with its mate. After mating, the female lays her eggs on the male's back, then leaves and dies, as if abandoning all her own sustenance. Afterward, the male, carrying his wife's entrustment, takes on the responsibility of caring for the offspring alone. However… raising offspring is also very difficult. Water bugs must constantly move in the water to ensure sufficient oxygen and a suitable temperature, while also searching for food. Therefore, the daily amount of exercise for water bugs is enormous. But that doesn't matter; as long as he keeps running around, life continues. This activity quickly depletes the bug's nutrients, converting them into heat for the larvae. After hatching, the larvae remain on their father's warm back, while the bug works even harder to find more food. Once the children are independent, the bug uses its long legs to pull them off its back, letting them scatter in all directions. After that… the bug is exhausted, and death awaits it. Of course, I'm not a bug; my life is better than itss. I have a wife, and she doesn't have to die. When I was young, I always thought I should find a glamorous job, the more dazzling the better. I wanted to settle down and start a family as soon as possible so my parents wouldn't have to work so hard. Back then, two miles from home, following the river upstream, there was a retired old priest who sat there fishing every day. The people in our small, run-down town respected him greatly, including my parents, so I often went to him and would ask him all sorts of questions. The old priest was a very kind man and always patiently answered my questions. Later, perhaps seeing my diligence and inquisitiveness, one day he decided to come home with me and tell my parents that he wanted to send me to school. Unusually, the adults, who usually argued endlessly over trivial matters, stared at me with unanimous, stunned looks. I didn't understand then, but now I think I do—it was a look of struggle, a reluctance to see a precious gem go to waste, but also a lack of financial means. Later, the old priest told them not to worry about the money. He waved his hand, contacted some people, and my schooling was settled. At that time, I felt that if I became a priest, the whole town would tremble at my mere presence, and from then on, my gaze towards the old priest became increasingly reverent. My parents didn't say much to me, and their expressions showed some longing, but in the end, the words stuck in my throat like saliva, hesitating for a long time before finally remaining unspoken. I went to school. I was just a poor student. The old priest had solved the problem of my schooling, but my parents still had to take care of my meals, so naturally, the arrangements remained the same as before. Every day, I would pick a fruit from a tree, get an egg from a vendor, heat it over a fire, tap it to make sure it felt solid inside, and then weigh it in my hand. Once it had weight, it meant the filling had solidified. I would catch a couple of insects, build a small enclosure, throw them inside, and place it behind the dormitory. If I was lucky, I might even get some meat. I studied at the Flormontosa [Phenomenon] branch. I heard that this school was very famous, and I was truly grateful to the old priest. The study of [Phenomenon] was very complex. I had to learn how light shines, how the wind blows, and even some things that I couldn't see, but I was determined to understand them. Back then, I thought the ancient sages described in the book were incredibly powerful; they seemed to know everything and invented everything. Later, after studying more, I realized it wasn't just one person, but many, whose names we'd all forgotten. Haha, even the old priest's name was forgotten; he couldn't even remember it himself. I had no background, no power; I could only rely on myself. Before I left, my mother told me to cherish my life. At first, I didn't understand what she meant; I just poured all my energy into studying. While others were reading the first volume, I was studying the second. While others were still observing the books of lower-level scholars, I was already previewing the textbooks of intermediate scholars. If you reach the scorpion level, then I'll be the comb jelly level; if you reach the comb jelly level, then I'll be the flattened level; if you reach the flattened level, then I'll be the linear level. Completing the oracle was just a matter of finishing the oracle; what could be easier than this? Then I understood what my mother meant. Later, during my completion of the oracle, I encountered a group of animals whose brains had been eroded by the ink-wielders. They had lost their minds and attacked anyone they saw. The brown bear was already incredibly strong, but this was even more so; a single slap carried the weight of tens of thousands of tons. Its speed was also phenomenal. I was completely stunned, forgetting everything—gravity, leverage, Kepler's effect—I couldn't remember a thing. The fear of death loomed large, terrifying me to the point of madness. Luckily, I encountered a shaman patrolling nearby; otherwise, my story would have ended there. Only then did I understand my mother's meaning. After that, I dared not complete the oracle, because my mother said to cherish life. If it had been earlier, things would have been better, but as time went on, I naturally became a freak at school, making rapid progress in my studies, becoming a role model for everyone, obtaining the highest level of scholar degree at a young age, and destined for a master's degree in the future. However, my level remained stuck at the linear level, dragging on for a long time, until shortly before that incident, when I finally broke through to the segment level. But it's okay. The process of learning about the [phenomenon] felt like returning to my mother's warm womb. I could still feel the gentle bubbles rising from the water, splashing against my face. But the fact that it didn't matter didn't mean everyone would see me as normal. Bullying the weak might be a necessary step for these so-called strong people on their path to self-proclaimed glory. When I was being harassed, a girl named Semia appeared. She was just an ordinary girl with no special family background, but she was bold, confident, and arrogant. She pointed out that an old priest had brought me in, and in her subsequent words, she implied that my backer might not be someone they could afford to offend. In fact, it was a clumsy lie; how could someone with a powerful background be so poor? But… if you choose to bully, why not hurt those who clearly wouldn't bring you retribution? In short, she saved me trouble. My respect for the old priest grew even stronger. Like a spring flower encountering its first drop of dew, we grew closer and closer. I'm not good with words, so I can't describe the feeling. Anyway, it was probably like that sweet feeling when you eat the candy your mother brings home. We seemed to have found each other, and from then on, our relationship was like a symbiotic one; neither of us could live without the other. She would knead her emotions until they were as small as a pebble, then gently toss them to me. I, too, would swallow my troubles, chew them over and over, until they were as small and fragmented as possible, before finally sharing them with her. When people are truly devoted to their partners, they always try to present their best side. Perhaps we both seemed…good enough in each other's eyes. We soon had a child. I don't know if I'm considered unlucky, but… the rope had indeed broken for me. Our first child was extremely weak. You wouldn't understand that feeling, watching her wet, wrinkled face emerge from her mother's body, then her pale face flush red after the first cry. She understands nothing, knows nothing, but always smiles and stretches out her hands at you, only to burst into tears again a moment later, as if something has offended her. Whether crying or laughing, it makes the child seem vibrant, but our child is always pale, unable to cry or laugh. You can only watch her suffer, wishing you could take her pain away. Just then, a promotion opportunity arose. I needed to find a medicine for my daughter; if I got promoted, I'd be a priestess, a priest whose every stomp could shake the entire city—that wouldn't be far off! But I had truly tried my best, exhausted every possible method. During that time, I even started frequently completing the divine oracles again, just like before, but it was too late; my daughter's condition worsened. Later, someone came to me, asking me to give away this opportunity, and in return, he would give me back a healthy daughter. I knew my daughter couldn't wait. No matter how many autumn leaves fall, they won't kill anyone. I'm just an ordinary person; I'm not even an autumn tree, just a leaf, light and airy when I fall to the ground. So, someone came to my door, adorned this leaf with gold, and picked it ahead of time—isn't that a wonderful thing? This opportunity itself isn't that valuable; the chance to give it away is what truly comes along! And… the priesthood I've always wanted to be? It's so close, within reach, not like the distance between a bus and the ocean, but like the beach and the sunset, so very close… My daughter is healthy and well again. Not long after, news came from home: the old priest had died, by the river, and it took several days for anyone to discover him. Did he just die so silently? It turns out, priests aren't that important after all. I thought their every move would shake the whole city. Remember the bug I mentioned to you at the beginning? Of course, I'm not a stink bug; my life is better than itss. I have a wife, and she won't die. It's impossible to hide the fact that I relinquished my title, so my family gave me a pretext of colluding with bandits to get rid of me. The Florentoza Academy couldn't keep me in the end either; what a pity for the old priest's good intentions. I brought my parents to the city; after all, I'm a link-up (a low-level rank), and as long as I have the tools, I can manage. My wife also has a younger brother who's still in school. I'm educated and know how important this is, so I told him and my wife to continue their studies. So, eight mouths to feed suddenly fell on my shoulders. Less than two years later, my wife graduated, and finally someone helped me share the workload, and I didn't have to work so hard anymore. But who knew… the burden was like a weight on a scale; it couldn't be unloaded. Once it was, the balance was lost. I fell ill. I was sick for several days before I recovered, but ever since I fell ill, my brother-in-law has been acting strangely. The way he looked at me and his sister always seemed to hold something else. Later, my brother-in-law graduated, and life gradually settled down. They had their second child, who was healthier than the first, but still weak. However, the family wasn't burdened by financial difficulties and could afford to raise him. One day, I went to a shop where I was helping someone adjust mechanical parts when suddenly there was chaos outside. I couldn't bear the commotion; all I knew was that the High Priest had issued a new decree dividing Crescent City into two parts, defining those attacked by the Ink Slayers as Ink Slayers and sending them all to the outer city. I only heard a snippet and then stopped listening; it had nothing to do with our family. But when I got home, I saw Semia clutching her blanket and crying. My eldest daughter seemed frightened, sitting beside her, not daring to say a word. My brother-in-law was speechless, standing silently to the side, not uttering a single word. I went to my wife's side and anxiously asked her what was wrong, but she didn't speak, only looking pleadingly at my brother-in-law. My brother-in-law was also crying. It turned out that my illness hadn't been easy either. The doctor's prescription was missing one ingredient; it either had to be gathered in the wild or made using tools. But there weren't such tools in the city at the time, so my wife went to the wild to gather the ingredient for me, but unfortunately, she was corrupted by the ink spirit during the process. That's why my brother-in-law had been working so hard afterward—he felt he was a burden to me and his sister. I didn't say anything. My family had become like this because of me; there was no need to blame anyone or think about fighting for anything. Comforting my family was the most important thing. The next day, we packed our things, tidied up, and went to the outer city. What happened next… what happened next… well, never mind. After that, the outer city was reorganized, and our lives returned to normal. I deceived a priest, and besides, I later learned that his identity was so special. So, I had to die, and my brother-in-law had to suffer the injustice, suddenly placing the entire burden of the family on his shoulders. But I couldn't burden my family any further. But then, unexpectedly, the priest didn't make things difficult for me. He was truly a good person; in this matter, he showed me even greater leniency. Then, I met with [the priest] in [the hall], and we sat down to talk slowly. I even… I died. The priest Aesop killed me, a single slit to the throat. But why? But… why? I can't remember. Thinking about these things makes my mind go blank. My ears are ringing; I can't hear anything. Aesop seems to be calling me. Blood is flowing from my neck. I press both hands against it, but blood still seeps through my fingers. I want to breathe, air, I need air. I feel a tightness in my chest; I can't breathe. The air I just inhaled escapes through the tear in my throat. It seems all the oxygen in my lungs has escaped. Oh, is my trachea broken? Let me see… My vision is blurry, I can't see anything clearly anymore, the world is spinning, I… I want to speak, but I can't tell if I'm swallowing or breathing. It feels like there's blood everywhere—on my hands, in my mouth, in my throat. Aesop is really calling me; I have to answer him. I can't speak; blood is all stuck in my throat, and all I can manage is a hissing sound. Who is Aesop? Am I going to die? The tree is flying! I'm a fish, holding a soda can I just fished out of the sky today. I'll have a feast tonight. That was close! The blanket I was riding on almost hit the power line. If it had broken, there would be no light anymore. Right, it seems like they're telling a story. What story are they telling? … Why are they telling a story? … Where am I? … What am I doing? … Who am I? … I've even lost my own name. ... Oh, right, the story of the bug that carries its young. Of course, I'm not a bug that carries its young; I'm luckier than it. I have a wife, and my wife doesn't have to die. Goodbye, Natoza—an unidentified annotation.

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