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  1. Moving Spring: the Concubine's Self-Cultivation New Round Panax Notoginsengcompleted Liu Linlangsheng's face is as beautiful as a rosewood, and her young peaches are thick in her skin. However, her body is a little weak and she can't breathe every step of the way. Because of her poor family, she became the concubine of a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou. But she never thought that the wealthy businessman had a hidden illness that was tormenting her every day, and was surrounded by a bunch of aunts who wanted her dead. With a wolf in front of her and a tiger behind her, Liu Linlan —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  2. Embarrassing Value Clearing Plan Mr Raging Bullcompleted Embarrassing value clearing plan —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  3. The Princess Just Wants to Overturn the World Midnight Hanging MoonAncient Romance223k Wordsongoing [Pure love and clingy white and black male protagonist [When the couple makes a move, it will make you cry] [Dog Training] An edict written by Her Majesty the Queen before her death bound two people who were least likely to get married together. Who in the imperial capital does not know the reputation of Prince Liang and his wife? Elbowing the crown prince, beating the kings and brothers, and insulting the princes and ministers were all as common as eating and drinking. Everyone complained, but —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  4. After Rebirth, I Regretted Becoming a God of Learning. Yuchen Who Loves to Eat Yellow Flower Ginseng Teacompleted After rebirth, I regretted becoming a god of learning. —Reads9.8Score—Shelves
  5. Substitute Bride and Paranoid Boss Beginner's TutorialModern Romance29k Wordsongoing After signing the agreement, you will be my rose. " "But roses have thorns. Aren't you afraid of pricking your hands, Mr. Gu?" " Ruan Qinghuan was set up by her own sister to replace the wealthy daughter who escaped from marriage, and was forced to have a flash marriage with the rumored disfigured and disabled leader of the Gu family. Everyone was waiting to see the miserable situation of this substitute bride being thrown out of a wealthy family, but they didn't know that—— On the wedding nigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. If You Marry the Wrong Person in a Flash Marriage Online, Your Husband Will Hurt You After the Marriage. Beginning of Ice ConfusionModern Romance55k Wordscompleted Yan Yuxiang, 27 years old, was listed as a target of late marriage. After being arranged with six strange men on blind dates for three days, he had a big fight with his family and ran away from home. Unexpectedly, the old lady at home threatened her with death, so Yan Yuxiang could only find a gay man online in a panic and get married. It has nothing to do with emotions, just to stop the elders in the family from talking about introducing weird blind dates to her! ! ! But who would have thought —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. A Businesswoman from Dayong, Making Money, Gaining Power, and Attracting Good People Begging to Be CaughtAncient Romance120k Wordsongoing [1Vn+business+growth type] Traveling through time as a peasant girl shakes up the class, and the business landscape rewrites the dynasty. She rose from the bottom of the contempt chain with modern wisdom and reshaped the word "merchant" into glory. Top men of different statuses, from princes and young masters to first assistants and scholars, were all conquered by her talent and style, and willingly became her helpers and companions. They are not only love, but also a strategic alliance for her —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  8. Painting Liaozhai [Qing Dynasty] Original Work by Pu Songling, Compiled by Gu Xiang, Illustrated by Jiuqianfangcompleted "Pictures from a Chinese Studio" is a picture book with the theme of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". The young writer Gu Xiang translated and wrote the top ten famous Chinese novels from the Chinese Studio. The popular painter Jiu Qianfang hand-painted 50 Chinese-style paintings, which restored the fantasy world of ghost foxes in the hearts of the Chinese people with smart words and beautiful painting styles. The book contains a total of ten representative classics such as "Pian Pian", —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  9. The Four Great Classics: Journey to the West, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of Red Mansions (Original Annotations from Guoxue. Com, Edited by Feng Qiyong and Others) Ming·wu Chengen, Luo Guanzhong, Cao Xueqin, Shi Naian Original Work; Feng Qiyong and Others/editedcompleted The Four Great Classics, also known as the Four Great Novels, refer to the four classical Chinese chapter novels: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin and Dream of Red Mansions. They are rare works in Chinese literature. These four works have endured for a long time and are rare works in Chinese literature. The stories and scenes in it have deeply affected Chinese people's ideas and value orientation. The four works have a very high artistic level, and their detailed —Reads9.6Score—Shelves
  10. Cangbi Book (3 Volumes in Total) The Beginning of Qinglincompleted "Langya Bang" in the south and "Cangbi Book" in the north, this is the pinnacle of Jinjiang's popular writer Qing Linzhi's political intrigues at the beginning of the court. It is a must-read novel in the field of fictional history! Nine years ago, the Eastern Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty went to war. The generals of the two dynasties fell at the same time, which implicated the Xi family and the Dugu family in annihilation. Nine years later, Emperor Xiao Zhen of the Eastern Dynasty suddenly —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  11. Laughing Mouse, the Rogue CEO Humbly Pursues His Wife Longing ForModern Romance136k Wordsongoing Zheng Xiaoran is a well-known ruffian from a wealthy family in northern Beijing. For money, Jiang Wei endured his cruelty and became his underground lover for three years. What kind of three years has it been like? He broke his leg while riding a motorcycle, pretended to be dead in the hospital to scare her, and watched her silently cry with tears streaming down her face. She was harassed by Party A. He said that he would dedicate her to Party A in exchange for the company's interests, which mad —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  12. Doomsday: I Can Summon Powerful Soldiers Tomatoes Mixed with Shredded GingerSci-Fi & Apocalypse135k Wordsongoing The doomsday suddenly came, and Jiang Bai, a social animal, accidentally awakened the soldier summoning system. As long as he killed zombies, he could earn points and summon powerful soldiers. While others are still struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Jiang Bai has already gathered a huge team and become a powerful force in the apocalypse! —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  13. The Doomsday Dream Is Coming Listen to the Wind Singing VSci-Fi & Apocalypse165k Wordsongoing Welcome to the end of the world, a playground for gods and a horror for mortals. Everything is the starting point and the end point, it all depends on the choice you make —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  14. I Pardoned the Gods in Naruto Listen to the Wind Singing156k Wordsongoing It is our duty to rebuild the glory of heaven. He came to the world of Naruto with a incomplete list of gods, and fabricated a big lie to achieve the highest position. He used immortality to kidnap Orochimaru as his subordinate, used the technique of resurrection to trick Tsunade into working for him, and released thousands of gods to trigger the Fourth Ninja War. Twenty years later, there are no longer any five major kingdoms in the ninja world. Only the heaven is above, commanding the three re —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  15. Douluo's Dark Demon Evil God Transformation Singing a Heartless Poem in the Windongoing A replica of Douluo, Tang San turned black and wiped out all kinds of spirit beasts in order to gain power. The survivor, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, worked hard for more than a hundred years just to kill Tang San in the God Realm to seek revenge. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. Devil Boy: I Am Tom Cat, My Proficiency Is Beyond the Limit and I Have Become a Fairy. Small Ginger and Onion Fish78k Wordsongoing [The pace of this book is slow, so don't read it if you don't like it. Travel through the world of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Makes the Sea" and start out as a harmless Tom cat! Fortunately, the proficiency system of God's reward for hard work has been awakened! Others have been practicing for thousands of years, but I just need to practice like crazy! [Practice 'catching mice' ten thousand times and realize the magical power: Capture the dragon and control the crane! [Practice 'basking in the sun' —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  17. ABO: Why Do You Still Have to Go to School? ! Hanging Scepterongoing [ABO campus + double heroes + double male protagonists] Li Yuyang×Ao Lingchuan Counting the babies who stayed in the mother's womb for three years, Yuyang is one of them in this world; Counting the cubs that have been in eggs for three years, Lingchuan is one of them in this world. This is so abnormal! The Li family and the Ao family unanimously concealed this little secret, along with the fleeting instructions when they were born. Ao family's father: Is my son the little fairy boy who saves the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. Apocalyptic Battle Royale: Even the Goddesses Want to Attack Me to Save Their Lives Beginning or EndSci-Fi & Apocalypse107k Wordsongoing [Zombies + natural disasters + talents + multiple goddesses + not the Virgin + not brainless + doomsday rotation] The doomsday battle royale has arrived, and humans around the world have been summoned to the doomsday world. Not only must we resist the apocalyptic crisis of rampant disasters, but we must also guard against the pursuit of the world's indigenous people. As the first summoned, Yang Hao will be rewarded with a special novice gift pack. [Friends of Women]: Every day at 12 noon, the wo —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  19. Airborne in Yokohama: Amnesia Survival Manual at the Beginning Hanging Moon and Pulling Starsongoing Xiling & Dazai. The only god on the other side of the Forgotten River was awakened by the cry of another world. "I am awakened by you and come because of you. Dazai, I am fortunate to meet you. My name is Xiling. " Chihua Xiling's preference is only for one person, a "coward" from another world. Manzhusha Hua Jinjiao, who symbolizes death, is wanton to the core, but cautious and bold in feelings. Let's see, does the amnesiac god still remember his love? —————— Between life and death, it is calle —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  20. Beetle Reincarnation: Start Evolving from a Caterpillar Qinmo EngineerEastern Fantasy176k Wordsongoing Pokémon fanfic (not) + Bug Hero + Western Fantasy + Higarashi Funny + Tucao + Cute Healing Wake up in the forest and turn into a pitch black caterpillar! ! ...... Why! ? Although I like insect-based heroes! But I don't want to turn into a bug! ? Anyway... Try to survive by eating hard, unpalatable leaves and monster remains! I am Xiaomao the Caterpillar. He has three months and two days left to live. First, aim for evolution and get a handsome carapace body! ! —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  21. After Dressing up as a Vicious Female Partner, I Just Want to Make Money Digging ShrimpModern Romance95k Wordsongoing [Through the book + Counterattack by female supporting role + Contrast + Cool article] When Su Xingmian died suddenly on the subway, she was still clutching the bloody novel that she had scolded her all the way - who knew, the vicious female supporting character in it not only had the same name as her, but was also so stupid that she couldn't learn from it properly, and insisted on surrounding the male and female protagonists every day to commit suicide, and finally ended up with her family ruin —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  22. As a Girl, of Course I Have to Enjoy the Moment Stubborn and Elegant Ginger Candy50k Wordsongoing [Change, daily, funny, system, campus, 1V1, sweet, science fiction] Su Jiu drank with her brothers, went home and took a nap, and then time traveled to a girl with the same name. It feels pretty good, hehe, these jade feet are quite soft and smell good... Later, after investigation, it was discovered that it was actually the original world, and the ice-cold school beauty was becoming more and more clinging to him? ? ? ! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. Psychic: Spirit Pet Tamer The Rain Begins to ClearEastern Fantasy26k Wordsongoing Ye Ling was originally the most inconspicuous apprentice of the Beast Taming Sect. He was ostracized and abandoned by his fellow disciples because of his low spiritual power. In a desperate situation, he accidentally awakened the talent of "spiritual pet psychic", which can sense the emotions of spiritual animals and resolve their knots. He took in abandoned cubs, concluded an equal contract with gentleness and patience, and accumulated combat power through care and companionship. At the Ten Tho —Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. Master, I Am a Chick from a Certain Ant Manor! Nordic Ginseng Fruit6k Wordscompleted Master, I am a chick from a certain ant manor! —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  25. After Being Struck by Lightning, I Swapped Bodies with the "Ice Cube" Programmer Next Door. Mr Raging Bull8k Wordscompleted After being struck by lightning, I swapped bodies with the "Ice Cube" programmer next door. —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  26. Game Production: My Game Shocked the Entire Internet Origin KyogreSports45k Wordscompleted Foundation+Advent to Reality+Game Production Look at the content! Look at the content! Look at the content! Say important things three times. . . . . . . . . . . —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  27. At the Beginning, the Whole Village Eats, I Want to Resurrect Them All Original MemoryEastern Fantasy78k Wordsongoing [Card + system + no heroine + Eastern and Western fantasy + war + conspiracy] Qin Xian originally just wanted to find a card that could revive his relatives and friends who were killed by bandits, but unexpectedly he discovered a huge secret about the entire world by accident, and embarked on a different path. … This is a card world with all kinds of strange effects. Legend has it that collecting all the cards with the first 108 numbers can make any wish come true! —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  28. Hello! Is There Any Mistake? This Is a Wooden Sword! Oriole Singing WillowUrban66k Wordscompleted Genius? Idiot? Madman? Who defines this? He? She? Is it also Him? What about a good sword? Is it iron? Is it gold? After all, it's not wood, right? The sword in that young man's hand is a wooden sword? Not a wooden sword? Who has the final say? —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  29. A Thought About Guan Shan: I Overturned Ning Yuanzhou The Hanging Pen Is Also PerfectEastern Fantasy53k Wordsongoing There is a knife! ! ! Souls interpenetrate! ! Strangeness is coming! Cool article! The preliminary preparation is a bit long. Ren Ruyi traveled through time and fell in love with Ning Yuanzhou, but the world was not as simple as she imagined. A strange red moon appeared in the sky, and the red moon fell. She and Ning Yuanzhou had an accident, and their souls exchanged. Ruyi became Ning Yuanzhou, and Ning Yuanzhou became Ruyi, but Ruyi died before her soul was replaced, but it was Ning Yuanzhou' —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  30. Loss of Control Within Marriage At the Beginning of the Nightcompleted When she came back from a business trip, she saw her friend wearing the wedding dress she chose and being intimately together with her fiancé. She calmly took the camera and took pictures of them. When she was discovered, she said nonchalantly, "I didn't bother you!" After calming down, she still couldn't hide her sadness, so she went to a bar to get drunk... —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  31. Siheyuan: Wanjie Fishing Restores the Order of Siheyuan Sesame Oil Ginger Egg220k Wordsongoing After returning from rebirth, He Yuzhu decided to take revenge on the people who plotted against him in his previous life and reduced him to nothing. Sir, your fitter career is over. Second uncle, not only can you not be an official, but your whole family cannot be an official. Third uncle, just count the beads on your abacus, and you will be betrayed and separated from your relatives. Qin Huairu, I will be the person you look up to throughout your life! Live again. He Yuzhu wants all the 'anima —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  32. The Most Powerful Cos System: I Learned How to Kill Gods at a Comic Exhibition Besieging the City and Raising White Sheep108k Wordsongoing Evil+Dirty+hilarious [The king of cos, senior Lan, starts with one or three to show purity] [cos Naruto, Uchiha Shisui, the strongest illusion, the god with different eyes] [Cos armor, Emperor Xia, fit together while walking, showing bankrupt dragon] [Cos Dragon Clan, Lu Mingfei, spent a quarter of his life to trade with Lu Mingze] After Yuan Ge graduated, he obtained the [Strongest Cosplay System], which promised that the characters produced through cosplay would be "100% restored." But Yuan Ge —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  33. Tong Qin: If Inosuke Is a Twin Qin Originated from Childhoodongoing ! It won't be updated until March, so don't read it if you don't mind! [Ooc apology, twin setting, sister Yukie, brother Inosuke] [Write what you dream about] [Can't write about your happiness TvT] The story of Tongqin in the early stage of the book + Yukie and Inosuke's Demon Slayer Squad in the middle stage + the decisive battle in Mugen City in the later stage — Kotonoha held his cold hand with both hands, and her emerald green eyes met the colorful ones. This time, she won't choose to escape —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  34. Changling Fairy Road Disrespectful Electrical Engineerongoing The story is interesting, the logic is clear, the world view is grand, it has the feeling of falling in love, the pleasure of killing, the pleasure of being slapped in the face, and the journey of a little person climbing up from the bottom to become an immortal. You need to use your brain to see the logical circuit, and you need to have fun without using your brain. You need to be careful when entering the pit, there are two masters, male and female. Licking an invisibility cloak and cultivatin —Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. Shen Gongbao Acts as a Matchmaker for Lotus Root Cake! Virgin Black Ironcompleted Shen Gongbao acts as a matchmaker for lotus root cake! —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  36. She Thought We Were Not Good Enough, so She Found Strange Ways to Make Her Brother Obedient and Sensible. Ginger Salt Beans8k Wordscompleted My aunt's son was admitted to a prestigious school. When we were eating, my mother's eyes were red. When we got home, she stared at my brother and me closely. For a long time, he said nothing. The next day, she took my brother out. When he came back, there was a string of strange bells around his neck. And the younger brother seems to have become a different person and is particularly obedient... —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  37. Draw His Likeness Mountain Fog Begins to Clearongoing [Campus Micro FantasyTwo-way Dark (?) LoveMicro Group PortraitThe Group's Favorite Little SunRelaxing and FunnyZero DimensionDual Personality] Everyone was drinking Rong Hui × Su Qingye, and the rumors spread to everyone. Despite being coaxed and coaxed by the people around him, Rong Hui repeatedly clarified: I have never liked Su Qingye! No one knows that Su Qingye hides a dual personality - A Qing. … Ah Qing, born out of Rong Hui's childhood fantasy, broke through the barrier from the zero di —Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. Soldiers Attacked Me. I Am a Chengcai Younger Brother and I Am Assigned to the Fifth Class. 20 Years Old Chicken Sapiens Ginsengongoing Traveling through "Soldier Assault", I originally planned to retire from the army after two years and become a business tycoon. On the way to Red Class 3 and 5, Brother Tongzi, who has been waiting for thirteen years, is here! There's no way you can succeed, but brother Tongzi wants to train a military king! This work is created by a fan of "Soldier Assault", and the copyright of the original work belongs to the original author! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. Help, Sanduo Was Captured by the System and Taken to the Zerg Clan. Original Pumpkin Seedsongoing Sanduo was brought to the Zerg tribe by the Leziren system and turned into a D-class male worm. In the history of the original world, Chengcai, Wu Liuyi, Gao Cheng, Bai Tiejun, Gan Xiaoning, Ma Xiaoshuai, Yuan Lang, Qi Huan, and Wu Zhe are all military females, but they have no memory of the original world, only Xu Sanduo remembers it. Sanduo was shocked, and Sanduo refused to complete the strategy task. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. I'm Really Not a Scumbag Lonely Sun Hanging in the Skycompleted [Eight-sided and exquisite, flexible and able to stretch, fish, and receive × facial paralysis, cold boyfriend power, Max loyal dog attack] [Modern + high-quality novels + two male protagonists + reunion + entertainment industry + 1v1 + he + the end of the year + bloody stew] Xie You, the top traffic in the past, is no longer in glory, and even the company is in decline. A savior funder came to buy this broken company. The funder was very active and gave good resources to all the artists as soon —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  41. Don't Envy Immortals Strelitzia Reginaecompleted [Taiwei Great Heavenly Emperor Tan Gong VS Taiqingxian's first disciple Wei Xuan] [Ancient + Fine Novels + Xianxia + Cultivation + Qiangqiang + Two Male Protagonists] He wrote a merit book for me, planted golden lotus flowers, and survived countless calamities. With a wave of his hand, he gave me all the stars and moon in the nine heavens. He also said that he was willing to turn into an ignorant corner of the world, just to protect me from eternal happiness. But I threw Feng Weihan, tore the lo —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  42. I Have a Luck Sign-In System Origin of Dream45k Wordsongoing Su Yao, a college student, accidentally travels to the world of Qing Yu Nian with her personal space due to an accident in saving people. She dreams of salted fish and is determined to avoid the male protagonist Fan Xian in order to avoid being cannon fodder. As a result, the first time we met, the male protagonist awakened the luck sign-in system because of his luck. He had no choice but to sneak around Master Xiao Fan and use his luck to use Pin Xixi, until later he was chased by Master Xiao F —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  43. "A Dream of Red Mansions": Modern Vernacular Version Cao Xueqin [Original Work], Zhang Shouchun [Author]completed In view of the fact that the traditional "Dream of Red Mansions" is daunting for ordinary people to read and has many branches, this work uses exquisite modern vernacular language to rewrite the first 78 chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions". It not only follows the brilliance and expressiveness of the original text, but also harmonizes with the text characteristics of modern languages. It is different from simple and boring translations and has a high aesthetic level in literary reading. This boo —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  44. Internet King: Fox's Exclusive Acting Tutorial Wagging Tail No. 9ongoing Lihai University's 16th consecutive victory + three consecutive national victories Asakusa Kuriko woke up but inexplicably traveled into the body of Nioh Masaharu. She was also told by a fat cat that she had to wait until Yukimura Seiichi recovered and Tatekai Dai won 16 consecutive victories in the Kanto Tournament before she could change back to her original body. Huh? Why are you so fat? You are lying. I am playing tennis? ! What a delicate doll. It turns out that Nioh Masaharu's craftsmanshi —Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. My Cantonese Boyfriend Is Sweet and Vindictive The Wind Chimes Are Ringingcompleted Huo Linyuan probably didn't expect that it was just his first business trip to the south and he would meet someone who interested him. When we met for the first time, the docile-looking young man looked at him in the corridor of the KTV with a glass of wine in his hand and asked: "Sir, can I buy you a drink?" Later, he discovered that this man was not as good as he appeared. He even held grudges, retaliated with anger, and liked to retaliate with tit for tat... [Shuangjie, the prince of Beijing —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. Pick a Courier from the Underworld as Your Wife Hanging Rabbit127k Wordsongoing [Black-faced, long-haired ghost VS tea man with a different heart and mouth] [The yin energy is heavy, but not scary, and can be entered even if you are timid] [If you are scared to death, don't look for me, look for Lord Feng Yang] While Yuan Mingye was doing errands, the doorbell at home rang. Angrily, he went to open the door despite the wind, and was suddenly stopped by the strange man standing outside the door. Let's put it this way, the first time Yuan Mingye saw him, he already thought ab —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  47. [Comprehensive Comic] When the City Wears a Vest The Beginning of Shallow Clouds56k Wordsongoing [Ming Ke] [Curse] [Wenye] and so on. No cp In each world, after the ravaged cities obtain the permission of the world, they can use some small means to directly transform into humans and enter their own cities. Mu Yu, who was bound to the vest role-playing system as a small trick and was able to travel for free:? ? ? —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  48. Under One Person: Only Skin-To-Skin Contact with Wang Daochang CC99 Has a Lot of Imaginationcompleted Under one person: only skin-to-skin contact with Wang Daochang —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  49. HP: Snow Rivers and the Mystery of the Blood Curse It's Yuan Lai, Not the Original One75k Wordscompleted Li Xue died tragically to save the girl and was reborn as Snow who was abandoned in the orphanage in 1979. After receiving the admission letter to Hogwarts, he was accidentally involved in the fate of Nagini. The system is bound, the school year tasks are intertwined, and time and space are intertwined. Can she rewrite the fate of the snake girl and fight against the darkness? —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  50. Ke Xue Rescues Supporting Characters in Progress A Hanging Lampongoing [Conan single comic + two male protagonists + male protagonist with high IQ + pure red side + no virgin + three-no system + strengthened organization + characters not losing intelligence + many foreshadowing thieves + suspenseful reasoning] The parents were hunted and died mysteriously, but the case could only be concluded in a car accident. In grief, a system suddenly appeared in Hirano Aya's mind, telling him a bizarre truth: the place where he grew up was just the background of a detective c —Reads—Score—Shelves