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  1. The Rise of the Almighty Beast Tamer Brave Niuniu L Is Not Afraid of DifficultiesEastern Fantasy42k Wordsongoing This is the continent of Iseland, a world full of strange beasts, magic and fighting spirit. And the person he is possessing now is also named Xie Chengyu, an aristocratic young man who is extremely depressed. The original owner's family used to be quite powerful, but three years ago, his father disappeared while hunting, and his mother died of overwork. The family's property was robbed by relatives, and in the end, all that was left was this dilapidated house and a lot of debt. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. Traveling Through the Qin Dynasty: Summon 80,000 Siberian Tigers at the Beginning Don't Be Afraid of GodHistorical152k Wordsongoing He was reborn as the last prince of the Qin Dynasty, but was buried alive in the Lishan Mausoleum. Awakening in a desperate situation [Tiger Talisman of Ten Thousand Realms] can communicate with other worlds and summon tigers! "First a Siberian tiger comes and digs up the grave for me." From being a prisoner in Lishan to having tens of thousands of troops, from driving tigers to taking control of Xianyang. Zhang Han: If this man can use tigers, he must be a monster. He should be killed by th —Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. Great Qin Imperial Court The Society Is Afraid of SomeoneHistorical74k Wordsongoing Su Feng was originally an ordinary migrant worker in the 21st century. He suddenly died and his soul traveled to a different world called the Great Qin Empire. Years of wars and rampant corrupt officials in the Qin Empire brought the empire to its knees. Let's see how Su Feng can turn the world around —Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. Pokémon: Beyond Ideals I'm Afraid29k Wordsongoing This work tells the story of high school student Fu Yu's daily life getting along with Pokémon at Emerald High School. Just like "Everyone's Story", everyone lives with Pokémon and experiences joy and sorrow. Everyone has their own ideals and fights side by side with Pokémon. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. Urban High Martial Arts Sequence to Kill Gods Afraid You Are HungryUrban97k Wordsongoing Spiritual energy revives, sequence is king! A good-for-nothing boy was bullied for three years. He unexpectedly awakened to the only time sequence. He became invincible at all times and leapt to the next level to fight back! Zero affinity? Ridiculed by the entire internet? The next second, the sequencing crystal exploded, and the S+ level sequence anomaly shocked the whole city! The school bully knelt down on the spot, and the aristocratic family came to challenge him, but he crushed them all; T —Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. Insights into Workplace Emotions It's Been a Long Time, I'm AfraidUrban21k Wordsongoing Lin Fan, an ordinary employee struggling at the bottom of the workplace, has mediocre performance, has been repeatedly reprimanded by his supervisor, and is facing tremendous pressure from layoffs. In an accident, he obtained a mysterious "emotional insight system". From then on, the cold office became alive in his eyes. The system can accurately identify the hypocrisy of colleagues, the anxiety of leaders, the ambitions of opponents, and even predict their next move. Lin Fan is no longer a "tra —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. Xiangyang Wang Cherish the Spring and Always Be Afraid That the Flowers Will Bloom EarlyHistorical100k Wordsongoing During the Yuan Dynasty, an army was sent to Goryeo to quell the rebellion. This army was originally an army stationed in Xiangyang in the Southern Song Dynasty. It fought fiercely with the Yuan army in Xiangyang for six years. It finally surrendered because it ran out of ammunition and food. It was called the New Affiliated Army in history. Due to the needs of countering rebellion, conquering Japan and garrisoning, this army failed to return to China, but stayed in Goryeo for a long time. They —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. The First Traitor in the Northern Song Dynasty Iron Heads Are Not Afraid of HammersHistorical64k Wordsongoing What is good at the top will be bad at the bottom! Lin Yi traveled to the time of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty and relied on his uncanny skills to dominate the world. Master Cai, are you good at flattering? I'm better at taking photos than you! Captain Gao, are you good at playing football? I'm better at kicking than you! Not only that, I can also sing, dance, rap, basketball... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. When Liu Zheying's Broken Sword Was Recast, There Was No More Benevolence and Righteousness in the World Don't Be Afraid of Dragging SisterEastern Fantasy38k Wordsongoing New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. Don't Vote, I Can C Afraid or Not?32k Wordsongoing The cold and abstinent man was attacked by a venomous snake from a rough man Tengyun Company released a MOBA game called "God of War". Once it was launched, countless boys and girls who love games rushed to download and play it. Because of this, this game has also been included in professional competitions. The story about this group of passionate young people who are brave, loving and ambitious, pursuing their dreams while being a bit ridiculous has also officially begun. There are some group p —Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. Live Broadcast on the Whole Network: E-Sports Wang Yaoshen Tags His Teammate O The Meatballs Are Not Afraid of Being Burned.25k Wordsongoing [Entertainment Circle] [Full Network Live Broadcast] [Music Variety] [Top Alpha Attacker & Genius Male Omega Sufferer] [Strong]. . . . . . . . . —Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. I, Ran Min, Kill Wu Hu Afraid of Getting LostHistorical423k Wordsongoing The Five Husbands disrupted China, the darkest moment when the Han people were on the verge of extinction. Ran Min was reborn after a bloody battle, from being patient and hiding the enemy to sweeping away the Wuhu, changing his surname and setting up a flag, and finally became a Khan of Heaven. He gathered heroes such as Wang Meng, Wang Tai, and Xu Qian, integrated the Hu and Han Dynasties, cultivated civilized governance, and opened up a prosperous age. He straightened the backbone of China wi —Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. During the Spring Festival, Begonia Flowers Bloom Little Daidai Is Not Afraid of DifficultiesModern Romance33k Wordsongoing [Gentle and refined male protagonist × Cute and domineering female protagonist] Storyline dropped! ! ! Blind date, market, daily life, love over time Xu Xi was born in a scholarly family. He originally thought that he would obey his parents' arrangements, get married and have children, and live his life safely. Little did they know, what a lively and interesting person he was underneath that dull body. So later, Xu Xi wrote: "In your description, 'There were stars in his eyes when he looked at m —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. Zuo Pen Breaks the Situation: a Poor Scholar Rewrites the Rules of the Poor Family of Chu Tom Is Afraid of DogsHistorical250k Wordsongoing New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. Delivery Boy: I'll Die If I Don't Take the Order Most Afraid of ChineseMystery208k Wordsongoing I am a low-level delivery person. In order to collect money for my mother's surgery, I was forced to take a delivery order in the cemetery in the middle of the night. If I'm a second late, the female ghost will put a sickle on my neck. After activating the system, I realized that this was not a human job at all! Refuse to die! Death over time! Send the wrong person to death! Bad review! From now on, what I deliver is not takeaway food, but life-threatening orders from the King of Hell, evil spir —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. I Went Down the Mountain to Pretend to Be a Delivery Boy. the System Forced Me to Pretend to Be Invincible. It's Cold and You're AfraidUrban112k Wordsongoing Ling Xiao is in charge of Ling Xiao Pavilion, a hidden family worth billions. His ancient martial arts reach the sky, and his power is overwhelming. Big bosses all over the world must bow to his orders! But because of his family's ancestral training, he was forced to go down the mountain and pretend to be a low-level deliveryman, enduring the hardships of dormant in the mortal world. I wanted to live a low-key life and finish the training safely, but unexpectedly activated the god-level show-off —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. Start Practicing After Getting the Magic Power Chinese Cabbage That Is Not Afraid of FireEastern Fantasy151k Wordsongoing From being unknown to being feared by the whole world. My name is Chen Ling, I'm just a little person. I don't have much ideals or ambitions. I just want to live my life quietly. No matter how low-key I am, it's useless. "Sir, your Taoist weapon fell to the ground." "It's okay, I have plenty of this kind of rags." Suddenly traveled through time and had the same name as his own? The test fails to awaken the spiritual veins, and cannot practice? After getting the magic power, each subordinate will —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. After My Whole Family Was Wiped Out, I Embarked on the Path of Cultivating Immortality Squirrel Afraid of HeatEastern Fantasy152k Wordscompleted Seeing that the immortal can move mountains and fill the sea with a flip of his hands, make all living beings lonely with a snap of his fingers, and turn the world upside down with a wave of his sleeves. There are stars in his eyes and rivers and mountains in his mouth. I am determined to reach the top of all living beings! ! ! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. I'm Dismantling Magic in Another World Afraid of Both Hot and ColdEastern Fantasy683k Wordsongoing After dying in a car accident, Lin Feng was reincarnated in a foreign land where swords and magic coexisted, and became an inconspicuous young man in a border town. He thought he would be a loser at the beginning, but he didn't expect that he would awaken the spiritual talent "analytic magic" - any spell, combat skill, or energy structure, as long as he sees it, he can dismantle, deduce, reconstruct, and even use it for his own purposes. He can see through the spells that others cannot learn aft —Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. Dark Advance Are You Afraid of Tyrannosaurus Rex?Eastern Fantasy100k Wordsongoing The earthworm is an animal without sight, and the outside world is dark to it. On the ground or underground, it just moves forward; death is neither predictable nor predictable for it. In those muddled years, those years when we thought we were sober, this world of oppression and threats was so vast and unknowable that we seemed to have no other choice but to move forward. Darkness, move forward! Chen Cheng was destined to carve out a world in the dark era. On the eve of the storm, he stood on t —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. Immortality: from Creation I'm Not Afraid of KelseyEastern Fantasy185k Wordsongoing God said that there must be light. Qiu Changsheng woke up from the unchanging chaos. What appeared in front of him was a wild continent. Qiu Changsheng walked on this land, traveled through countless time and space, and also witnessed the birth and destruction of countless civilizations. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. Above Ten Thousand People, Below the People Qingfeng Is Afraid of Looking Too HighUrban23k Wordsongoing New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. Daily Life of Running Fast Don't Be Afraid of the Old EvilUrban91k Wordsongoing The daily life of several veteran runners in the system, and their character reflects their brand, which vividly reflects the life essence of each character in the system. Different runners have different fun. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. Father's Muddy Footprints Afraid of the Coming of DayUrban108k Wordscompleted Introduction to the work "Mud Footprints" This is a civilian life narrative that spans half a century. It is based on the life of an ordinary rural boy, Li Jianguo. Starting from the pair of liberation shoes that were exchanged for half a basket of eggs in 1970, it describes the ups and downs and perseverance of a peasant child who left the countryside by studying and took root in the county to make a living. He was the first person in the village to be admitted to the county high school, the fi —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. Back in 1988, I Really Didn't Want to Be a Boss Xiao Wu Is Not Afraid of Spicy FoodUrban113k Wordsongoing Back in 1988, facing the favoritism of his family and the bullying of the village bully, Lin Hao originally wanted to save money in a low-key manner and lead a good life for his mother and sister. Unexpectedly, his anonymous reporting letter unexpectedly revealed a corner of a major transnational smuggling case... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. The Scavenger King of the Underworld Brave Niuniu L Is Not Afraid of DifficultiesSci-Fi & Apocalypse40k Wordsongoing The surroundings were shrouded in thick gray fog, and the visibility was less than ten meters. The air was filled with a faint smell of blood and decay, and an indescribable cold breath penetrated into his lungs along with his breath, making him shiver with cold. The ground under your feet is not the common sand or metal debris in the wasteland, but dark soil. It feels soft and sticky when you step on it. You don't know what is buried underneath. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. Gambling Daddy's Time Management Undercurrent Collection Afraid of Pulling My PantsUrban133k Wordsongoing Genius cute baby Xu Xiaobao makes a bet against the cold CEO Du Xuanran in order to win back his mommy: If daddy fails to pass the final test of "Time Management Master" within three months, he must give up his tens of billions of assets and go home to take care of his baby. A cruel game involving family, wealth and time is unfolding crazily in the countdown. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. Koi She Was Forced to Open Business It's Been a Long Time, I'm AfraidModern Romance20k Wordsongoing Lin Xingyue has been a bit busy lately. She is unemployed, lost in love, and even being pressed for rent. She is very unlucky! But who would have known that when she woke up, she would awaken her ancestral "Koi Physique"! Winning the lottery, being selected by the CEO for an interview, being rescued by a handsome neighbor hero when going out... Good luck is simply cheating! However, this good luck comes with its own "KPI"? Triggering good luck consumes "luck points". If you don't work hard and d —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. Workplace Queen Development System It's Been a Long Time, I'm AfraidModern Romance27k Wordsongoing In his previous life, he was framed by a gang of scumbag men and bitches, and his life fell into a quagmire. Once reborn, Su Qingyan had a "Workplace Queen Development System" in her mind that claimed to be from the future! With skills learning, network expansion, and image transformation, the system helped her fight back from being a novice in the workplace. The price was mental exhaustion, forced tasks, and vague information, which made her both painful and happy. From a transparent person who —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. Rebirth in 1980S: the Hot Wife Wants to Counterattack Cat Not Afraid of the DarkModern Romance109k Wordscompleted In her previous life, she was the princess of a large textile factory in Shanghai, but she mistakenly trusted her scumbag best friend, lost both her life and money, and was eventually pushed into the cold river. In this life, Lin Wei opened her eyes and returned to the day of their engagement in 1985. Facing her hypocritical fiancé and her best friend who was hiding a secret in her smile, she tore up her engagement in public and turned around and plunged into the advancing tide of the times. En —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. Buried in Late Spring in Late Winter Xiaobai Is Not AfraidModern Romance82k Wordsongoing During the Anti-Japanese War, the revolutionary fighters fought bloody battles until dawn and the last moment of victory, and died heroically. With her consciousness still intact, her soul traveled through the parallel modern world and became an ordinary girl of the same age and name, fully carrying the memory of the modern heroine's twenty years of ordinary life. Carrying the scars and deep-rooted feelings of a troubled family and country, he struggles to adapt and hide his heart in the modern —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. After Rebirth, My Old Enemy and I Have Been Cheating on Each Other Every Day. Afraid of Insect BitesAncient Romance120k Wordsongoing Three days before I was reborn and killed by poison, the first thing I did was to break off the engagement and stay away from the enemy who was harming my whole family. As a result, on the wedding day, I failed to escape from the marriage and was taken back to the Hou Mansion by him. "Run?" He sneered and pinched my chin, "The unfinished business of the previous life will continue in this life." I threw the Hexin wine into his face with my backhand: "Okay, let's see who kills whom first." So the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. Mysterious Dark Fairy Tale: Ten Days in the Altar of Bones Brave Niuniu L Is Not Afraid of DifficultiesEastern Fantasy39k Wordsongoing The residual snow is pressing down on the rotten wood, and the black frost is covering the broken monument. The sky in the Qingyun Sect's outer gate's courtyard has never been blue. Shen Yan huddled in the corner of the drafty woodshed, holding half a tooth-hard black millet cake between his fingertips, his knuckles turning white. He is seventeen years old and has been in the Qingyun Sect for three years. He is a servant at the lowest level and cannot even touch the outer disciples. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. The End of Spring on the Red Wall Gungun Is Not AfraidAncient Romance328k Wordsongoing The Abandoned Daughter of Beidi × The Iron-Blooded Regent Was he given Juezi soup when he entered the palace? It doesn't matter, I don't rely on heirs to make a living! Is there intrigue in the harem? Watch me tear the white lotus with my hands and protect the queen from sitting in the back seat! The emperor is merciless? Then turn around and throw yourself into the arms of the emperor! He has the power over the world to change my fate against the will of heaven; I survived a desperate situation —Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. Weird? They Are All My Little Zhuanfeng's Younger Brothers! Little Zhuanfeng Is Not Afraid of MonkeysMystery281k Wordsongoing Dang Dang Dang! Dear readers, please listen: Xiao Zhuanfeng traveled to the human world, and strange things appeared one after another. The circuitry of the brain is so weird that it can mistakenly interpret lies as truth. Collecting monsters and causing mischief is like child's play, learning skills and making nonsense is like an old immortal. What a great deeds you have made to save the common people, Zuanfeng Ancestor will be passed down forever~! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. Online Games: Become the Richest Man Right from the Start Afraid of Trouble When Drinking TeaSports116k Wordsongoing The alias of this book is "Necromancer, I Can Destroy an Entire Clan by One Person". Reborn and returned to the day when the "God's Punishment" server was launched three years ago. Thinking about all the unsatisfactory past in his previous life, Zhang Yuantao swore: Since God has favored me, Zhang Yuantao, and allowed me to live a new life, then I, Zhang Yuantao, will take on the heavy responsibility of defending Dragon Star! One person is fearless in the face of an alien army of millions. Zhang —Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. Rebirth of Twenty-Two-Year-Old Me Are You Afraid of Loving Me 12Modern Romance107k Wordscompleted In her previous life, Chuxue treated her best friend Su Manni and her fiancé Lin Zixuan with all her heart and soul, and spent all her family's financial resources to support them. However, in exchange for the two betraying each other, her family property was taken away, her parents died tragically, and she was pushed down a high building and burned alive. In the intense pain of burning her body, she realized that Le Zhengyu, the big boss who stood at the top of the business world and had never —Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. Travel Through the World of Beasts and Be a Cow Horse for Yourself Not Afraid of AnythingAncient Romance54k Wordsongoing Hot kang for men and children, I have both this winter New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. Royal Wood Craftsman: Mortise and Tenon Joints Hide Front Afraid of LeerHistorical22k Wordsongoing In the first year of Qianlong's reign, the Forbidden City was undergoing major repairs, the Tailing Mausoleum of the late emperor was about to be completed, and all the world's famous craftsmen were admitted to the capital. Lu Mo, a descendant of a long-established woodworking family in Suzhou, possesses the unique skills passed down from his ancestors. He has a seamless mortise-and-tenon joint, can turn wood into a tool, and can hide secrets in his heart. He originally wanted to live a stable l —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. Please Sign for Your Forbidden Takeaway. The First Society in the Galaxy Is AfraidUrban215k Wordscompleted Magic loser Chen Yidi was dismissed from the academy for the reason: his magic power was zero. He had no choice but to put on the "Are You Starving" uniform and run around delivering food? No one knows that his takeout box contains the "Yiwu Small Commodity Market" in the magical world—— Buy 10 and get 2 free on Fireball, Holy Light Judgment supports group buying, Forbidden Spell? That's a daily giveaway from mass production. When the arrogant senior taunted him during the duel, Chen Yidi just c —Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. Heavenly Tribulation King Don't Be Afraid of Dragging SisterSports41k Wordsongoing Fang Yi threw the takeout box towards the barbed wire fence of the abandoned training ground. The water droplets at the bottom of the box seeped down along the cracks in the cement floor, leaving a circle of dark wet marks. He pulled at the old jersey that had been washed white, and the collar was frayed. It was still the uniform given by the club three years ago. It was also the only memory left from the most glorious period of his life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. The System Was Knocked Out by the Ball I'm Afraid You Won't UnderstandSports340k Wordsongoing When the football hit Ke Jie in the face at the speed of a cannonball, the school's famous top student never expected that this hit would completely change his life. When he woke up from a coma, a mysterious voice sounded in his mind: "Welcome to the 'Top of Green' cultivation system." Ke Jie, a genius boy who can read the theory of relativity as bedtime reading, is always at the bottom of his class in physical education class. Now, this nerd who couldn't even figure out the offside rule was su —Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. Dasheng Seizes the Direct Descendants Afraid of Hands and FeetHistorical49k Wordsongoing One hundred and twenty years after the founding of Dasheng, Emperor Gaozong set up a bureau and thirty dragons entered the bureau. The prince of the East Palace, who had been in the throne for twenty years and spent half his life in a soft and gentle manner, finally hanged himself in the East Palace; King Jing was brave, the god of war in the frontier army, and upright throughout his life, but was finally trapped by his obsession with power; King Lu was ruthless, his intelligence network spread —Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. Wind Soul Lin Feng I'm Really Afraid of TimeEastern Fantasy33k Wordsongoing New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. The Villain of Quick Travel Is so Lovable Are You Afraid of Loving Me?123k Wordsongoing He Yiye is a quick time traveler, and in every book he travels through there is a villain who wants to destroy the world at all times. These villains all have one thing in common, that is, they had a dark childhood, which led to extreme and cruel personalities. And his task is, in order to ensure the normal operation of the novel world, he is forced to offer himself (Dagwu) every time to give the villain positive feelings, give him love, and influence him. However, this plot trend is getting mor —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. Da Nuo Trick I'm Really Afraid of GhostsMystery83k Wordsongoing The Nuo troupe put on masks to worship the gods, but eventually the masks began to eat their faces. At the end of each performance, the mask merges with the flesh, and tearing the mask off is like peeling off skin. People gradually find that the longer they wear masks, the more blurred their memories become, and they eventually forget who they are. The old team leader revealed the truth before his death: during the ceremony, the mask would steal the soul and offer it to the Nuo God. The young da —Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. Mr. Cat's Takeout Order Xiaoxin Who Is Afraid of HeatUrban81k Wordsongoing New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. Decay or Ascension Chen Is Greedy for Life and Afraid of DeathSci-Fi & Apocalypse86k Wordsongoing "Cthulhu", "Survival" and "Tragedy" are slow-paced, imaginative and unsystematic A natural disaster, a man-made disaster took away the lives of many people in the world Step into Chen Ling's perspective and overlook his decadent life Is this really salvation? Could it be that the power gained at the cost of so many lives really saved them? Everyone is trying to live in God's joke, and no one has a tragic ending. I have become a god, the timeline is reversed... Let me... See you again God —Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. Cute Baby Interstellar Archeology but Mecha Leads Afraid of Pulling My PantsSci-Fi & Apocalypse106k Wordsongoing Yuan Xuanran, a loser in the archeology department, picked up a broken mecha on the garbage planet who claimed to be "the most handsome man in the universe". I thought things would turn out well, but I didn't know that to turn on the mecha, you have to answer questions, to fight the enemy, you have to write a paper, and even to pick up girls, you have to go through the emotional counseling level of the mecha. When the door to the ruins of the annihilated civilization slowly opened, he realized t —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. I Killed My Master at the Beginning, and I Became the Demon Lord Who Abandoned the Path of All the Heavens. Nine Who Are Afraid of the ColdMystery116k Wordscompleted He is a pure and kind Taoist boy who has been in the Wuchen Temple for 19 years and is not stained by the world. He has a heart to help the world and believes that good and evil will be rewarded. One year after joining the WTO, he was blackmailed, betrayed, framed, and besieged. Gentleness is a knife, sincerity is blood, and the so-called right path is all hypocrisy. When the last glimmer of light went out and Tao's heart was broken, he finally understood—— Goodness cannot buy a way out; only de —Reads—Score—Shelves