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  1. Two Realms: Ghosts Are All My Cultivation Talents Inspiration Good LuckUrban131k Wordsongoing After traveling through time, Gu Yang worked as a demon cultivator in the world of immortality for seventeen years before he discovered that he could return to modern times. Originally, he just wanted to go back to modern times to take a breather, but when his spiritual vision improved, he discovered that the ground was full of his cultivation resources. ... A ghost baby that devours popularity? Today is the time to help me refine my Qi! The body that died in the previous life? You and I should —Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. After Intertwining, the Green Tea Concubine and I Became Rich Twice Lucky SnakeAncient Romance146k Wordscompleted I, a modern orphan whose parents have died, am careless and careless; she, an unloved ancient concubine, is gentle and gentle on the surface, but secretly full of survival plans. Two people who had nothing in common crossed each other unexpectedly. The two used each other to make money, helped each other in both directions, and the business spanned two terms. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. Apocalyptic Superstar? Why Am I so Famous All over the World? Lucky SmileSci-Fi & Apocalypse91k Wordsongoing [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Superpower + Blackened Revenge + Not the Holy Mother] Before the rebirth of the apocalypse, the school beauty's ex-girlfriend took possession of the treasure and treated her with all kinds of contempt? Do it decisively! Various natural disasters come and the ancient gods resurrect. Various places are either frozen and flooded, or the sky is filled with fog, and even large nuclear powers have caught up with them, turning them into dense and mysterious areas. Awakening the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. Paranoia of Others Liu Yuzhu Has Good LuckModern Romance50k Wordsongoing In her previous life, it was this piece of candy that started the tragedy of her being exploited by everyone until she died. In front of all the guests, she threw the candy to Fu Chenzhou and laughed loudly at his gloomy and withdrawn nature. And Fu Chenzhou, the abandoned son of the Fu family at that time, just looked at her quietly with his bottomless black eyes without any reaction, but after her death, he slaughtered all her enemies for her and accompanied her to death. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. The Reborn Me Is My Destiny Good Luck in 2026Ancient Romance63k 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
  6. Cute Baby from the Sky: President Daddy, Please Accept the Move Liu Yuzhu Has Good LuckModern Romance59k Wordsongoing The cold lake water hugged the water plants, like countless cold hands, dragging her deeper into the darkness. The air in her lungs was exhausted little by little, and at the last moment of confusion, Su Wanqing's beautiful but twisted face was pressed against the water, and her voice penetrated the water waves with venomous pride. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. Lure the Thunder Pond Lucky Ben Ben BearModern Romance100k Wordscompleted When Shen Xu dumped him, he laughed at him as a lost dog. Things took a turn for the worse, and when we met again many years later, she was so depressed that she was homeless. Lu Tuo didn't care at all. The aloof Mr. Lu was completely different from her. He missed her old feelings and took great care of her, but he already had someone else in his heart. An ex is just an ex. But they still accidentally came together. It rained heavily that day, so he got up from bed and kicked her out at three in —Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. The Rise of Military Industry: the Overthrow of the Kangxi Dynasty You Can't Pick the Fish Roe Lucky Bag.Historical26k Wordsongoing Li Yan, a modern military industry expert, accidentally traveled to the 20th year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1681) due to an accident in his laboratory. At that time, the San Francisco Rebellion had just been put down, the Qing government was preparing to regain Taiwan, Tsarist Russia in the north coveted Heilongjiang, and the Junggar tribe in the northwest was ready to move. Li Yan relied on modern military industry knowledge and historical predictions to form the "Han Army" in trou —Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. Journey to the West, Please Help Me Koi Lucky Guy146k Wordscompleted When he woke up, Chen Xuan, the social animal, was actually wearing a red wedding robe and became Gao Laozhuang's "substitute groom"? What's even more terrible is that the person who came to snatch the bride tonight is the famous Tianpeng Marshal - Zhu Bajie! At the critical moment of life and death, Chen Xuan can only rely on his familiarity with "Journey to the West" and the tough words of modern people: deceiving Bajie, spoiling Brother Monkey, and narrowly surviving in the chaotic dance of —Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. Gear Cultivation: Start as a Boilermaker Good LuckUrban190k Wordscompleted When I woke up, the world of cultivating immortals was gone! The spiritual energy was exhausted and the sect was destroyed. Lin Xuan woke up from his deep sleep. In front of him was a roaring steam locomotive and a huge steel factory. In this industrial age where monks have become useless, he has no realm but is unable to display it. Until he discovered that he was the only one who could sense the spiritual crystal fragments remaining in the industrial waste! To survive, he picked up garbage and —Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. Princess, the Prince-In-Law Was Scared to Tears by You Again Lucky and WealthyAncient Romance126k Wordscompleted Introduction: I dress up as a wedding princess, and the system requires me to maintain the character of "weak and unable to take care of myself". But I was born with supernatural powers, so I accidentally crushed the consort's jade pendant when we first met. Now, the whole capital knows that the prince-in-law has nightmares every night, but I can only wipe his tears while secretly breaking back the bent bolt of the city gate. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. Pretending to Be Blind and Marrying as a Substitute: Crazy Criticism of the Boss and His Own Strategy Lucky Cat Spinning and Jumping192k Wordsongoing [Double horse-dropping + cross-server chat + ultimate pulling + body shape difference] Lin Yu pretended to be living a blind life, but was forced to marry the most cruel disabled young man in Jiangcheng. Everyone laughed: A blind man and a paralytic are a match made by heaven. They don't even need to separate the ashes into boxes! Lin Yuan tapped his blind cane and said loudly on the spot: Go to hell with your wealthy PUA! As long as the money is in place, I can act until you go bankrupt! "Husba —Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. The Drama Queen Loves to Act Coquettishly Want LuckAncient Romance158k Wordsongoing (Sweet love story + male and female protagonists with both IQs online + sweet pets + palace fights and house fights + power scheming in the world) Tu Muyan, the seventh princess of Dachen, was raised with the emperor's beloved concubine De after her mother left. She thought that Concubine De would love her as much as her mother did, but she didn't expect that she would indulge her son in bullying her. The other brothers and sisters in the palace knew about her situation, but they all stood by an —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. Dacheng Story: the Lonely City Beyond the Great Wall Good LuckHistorical126k Wordscompleted Xu Jing and Wang Lie were the defenders of Liangchuan City on the northwest border of the Dacheng Kingdom. They repelled the invasion of the Xi Yao Kingdom many times in more than ten years. In the 20th year of Wucheng, Prime Minister Qin Guo conspired to rebel and colluded with the west Yao Kingdom army to invade. For a time, there was a bloody and bloody foreign invasion. Where would Xu Jing and Wang Lie go... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. Qian Qiu Yi Lucky Little TreasureEastern Fantasy1.2M Wordsongoing When the destiny of a dynasty is reduced to a chess game, every reincarnation is a setback for civilization. The "Abyss of Eclipse of Time" appears once in a century and involves the Dasheng Dynasty in a thousand-day cycle. The participants retain their memories but gradually lose their minds. Only by collecting the "Seven Keys of Heaven's Secret" can the situation be broken. Xiao Yi, the former head of Tianji Supervisor, was forced to become the "Chosen One" and struggled to survive in the bloo —Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. After the Soul Exchange, My Mortal Enemy and I Teamed up to Torture the Scumbag Good Luck and Good HealthModern Romance50k Wordsongoing Zhou Che drank heavily in the bar and recalled being publicly humiliated by Lin Wei for being "unmotivated". Su Wan was drinking in another place and found intimate photos of her best friend Lin Wei and her boyfriend Chen Zhe. The two met at the bar of a third bar, drunkenly exchanged bitter insults, and cursed the names "Lin Wei" and "Chen Zhe." —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. Era of Ember: the Seventh Petal Good Luck Comes to My House29k Wordscompleted 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
  18. After Taking Revenge, She Doted on Mr. Gu Alone Good Luck All Year RoundModern Romance124k Wordsongoing [Rebirth + revenge + soul exchange + secret love + getting what you want] [The noble, affectionate and considerate male protagonist vs the charming, bright and surly female protagonist] Jiang Lian learned some of the deceived truth before sinking to the bottom of the sea. She actually exchanged souls with her 'good friend' at the bottom of the sea where she thought she could only sleep! When she was alive, she swore that all the murderers who killed her father would pay the price. Even if she —Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. Lin Shian Private Detective Agency Trench Luck Drop LinMystery29k Wordscompleted 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
  20. Psychological Profiling of Silence Hate Drinking LuckinMystery113k Wordsongoing Shen Yan, a genius in psychology, was passively involved in the murder case and used his micro-expressions to discern the flaws in people's hearts. Unexpectedly, the case involves a mysterious organization, which is actually connected to his life experience in the orphanage, and a fog of forced pursuit of the murderer and self-exploration begins. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. Get Inheritance at the Beginning, and Then Observe the World Kong Wu Who Likes to Play Plucked MusicUrban111k Wordsongoing "What the hell, I'm definitely not the only one here, there must be others here." This was Lu Chen's thoughts after being sucked in by the suddenly opened portal from Blue Star. But the problem is not big, I have inheritance, let me see what the hell is going on. "I don't know which one is the real me." Yin and Yang are ever-changing, but the Dao remains the same. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. Exchange of Top Students: I'll Become a God After I Kick Out My Mother's Villain Good Luck and WealthUrban30k Wordsongoing Shanggong Moran, a perennial top student at a top university, is calm, restrained, and thoughtful. However, in an accident, his identity changes with Lin Haoyu, a playboy from a wealthy family but with no ambitions. Overnight, he changed from a top student who studied hard to a mama boy Lin Haoyu who was doted on by his mother and relied on his mother for everything. He also had to deal with the trivial matters around Lin Haoyu and the extremely controlling mother Lin. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. After Changing My Body, I Destroyed My Enemy with My Own Hands Pluck the Strings and Know What You MeanModern Romance105k Wordsongoing I exchanged souls with the best friend who killed me. On the verge of death, my best friend and I exchanged souls. When I opened my eyes again, I became her—the enemy who hid a knife behind her smile and took away everything from me. Carrying her sweet skin, I personally tore her character into pieces, disrupted her love, exposed her crimes, and made everything she worked so hard to come to naught. She was trapped in my dead body and experienced all the pain I had suffered. And I, in her name, w —Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. Jinmen Nine Guards Unlucky Cai CaiMystery57k Wordsongoing In 1935, Tianjin Wei was surrounded by Chinese and foreign affairs, and undercurrents were surging. Under the guise of commerce, Japan's "Kanto Colonization Society" coveted the legendary "Bohai Dragon Box" that contained the secret weapon and navigational charts of Zhenhai. It attempted to control the shipping in the Bohai Sea and plunder the resources of North China. The nine major families, the "Nine Guards of Jinmen", once made an alliance to guard the Dragon Box, but were later separated du —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. Ghost Thread: Paranormal Detective Notes Pray for Good Luck with ShuEastern Fantasy142k Wordsongoing Lin Mo, who was once the youngest criminal investigation deputy team member of the city bureau, was sent to the Archives Department for three years because his partner Zhao Feng fell mysteriously from a building. But the word "redemption" on the bleeding police badge and the golden lines that appeared on his shoulders late at night made him unable to let go of the truth. In the notes of female forensic doctor Su Qing's father, the "yin cinnabar" formula used by a ghost hunter thirty years ago ac —Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. Dee Renjie Is Full of Mysteries Lucky TomatoMystery193k Wordsongoing In the first year of Yongchang of the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang City. At this time, Luoyang was as prosperous as a big meat dumpling just out of the pot, steaming hot and full of aroma. But behind this prosperity, there are always some dirty things that are not visible, moldy in the corners. Di Renjie, the minister of Dali Temple, was sitting under the grape trellis in his backyard, holding a freshly peeled grape in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the bamboo steamer in front of him. This steame —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. Hunyuan Anecdotes Lgood Luck Continues43k Wordsongoing Lin Xiaofan, an extremely ordinary modern young man, inexplicably came to a bizarre mythical world due to the double blow of a computer crash and the wrong medicine. At first, he just wanted to make a living and live in peace and stability, but things didn't work out as he wanted. An "unexpected incident" made him a "key man" that gods and demons paid attention to. With the help and ridicule of the crazy and harmful friend Erdan Zhenjun, the too seductive fox girl Taoyao and the beautiful but co —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. The Legendary Takeaway Boy Lucky ShadowUrban502k Wordscompleted As a delivery boy, Lin Sa considers himself second, and no one dares to recognize first. He has delivered instant noodles to Qin Shihuang, bought photo magazines for the Jade Emperor, and sent social warmth to Naruto Uzumaki. Lin Sa: I am the delivery boy from Time and Space. Remember to give me a five-star review! (The plot includes animation, movies, fairy tales, etc., No harem, thank you for your support!) —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. Age of Forgers Lucky CatSci-Fi & Apocalypse226k Wordscompleted I almost got stabbed to death by her after shouting about the school beauty! Tang Yu traveled through 3025 and became cannon fodder at the bottom. The world is distorted: AI controls everything, the old man's corpse is left to eat, and the beautiful woman? Nine times out of ten, he is a deadly hunter who eliminates "heresies"! I wanted to lie down and die, but instead I offended Su Xue, the flower of the high mountain - the daughter of the principal and the goddess of the whole people. She actua —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. Quick Wear: at the Beginning of the Game, Boss Boss Enters the Game and Steps on the Sewing Machine. Lucky SignSci-Fi & Apocalypse115k Wordsongoing # Social animal Lin Wan's last barrage before his sudden death: [It is recommended that the boss enter the bureau and use the sewing machine! # When I opened my eyes again, I was bound to the [Heavenly Reason Zhaozhao] Resentment System—— > "Newbie mission: Send the outlaw Gu Lin to prison within 72 hours, with a sentence of ≥ 15 years." > "Punishment for failure: Soul, Flying, Soul, and Dispersion!" She looked at the violent boss in front of her, the encrypted evidence, and the zero life bar.. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. The Princess Is Spoiled, the Tyrant Loves Me to the Core Liu Yuzhu Has Good LuckHistorical130k 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
  32. I Became the Queen's Keeper by Exchanging Mulberry Leaves for Silkworm Babies. Oriental LuckEastern Fantasy23k 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
  33. The Beggar You Help Casually Is the Richest Man Good Luck to Sister EnrouHistorical30k 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
  34. Dual System: the Villain and I Attack Each Other Good Luck to Sister EnrouHistorical29k 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
  35. Help, My Boyfriend Is a Chosen Worker Very LuckyModern Romance193k Wordscompleted Ba Zongwen's personal doctor is not his nanny, so why is he always on call and on standby 24 hours a day? What kind of drudgery is it to be a class teacher in campus literature? Why are all the problematic students gathered together? Do you also have to work part-time to mediate puppy love, fights, and workplace intrigue? The outdated idols in the entertainment industry are even more outrageous. Their personal safety cannot be guaranteed. They are chased and scolded by anti-fans wherever they go —Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. After Becoming a God, the Rich Sister Spent a Lot of Money to Become the First in the List Lucky Pig Pig in JuneModern Romance120k Wordsongoing [The female protagonist with a royal sister body, a lolita heart and a sand sculpture + a ruthless, handsome and versatile male anchor + online dating] [Double strong + game live broadcast + teammates with various flaws + Crouching dragon and phoenix chick + hilarious complaints live broadcast comment area] This article takes a light-hearted approach and focuses on the funny teammates and monster opponents encountered in the game, as well as comments in the comment area of the live broadcast roo —Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. Mr. Wen Wants to Dismantle My Disguise. LuckyModern Romance141k Wordsongoing [This is the author's first time writing a novel, so please bear with me] Shen Nian, who was exiled from the Shen family, deliberately disguised himself as a vulgar idiot in order to avoid the family's marriage plan, pretending to protect himself and secretly planning his business territory. But Wen Yiheng, the leader of a multibillion-dollar conglomerate, saw through her disguise at a glance and insisted on marrying her in public, thus starting a contractual marriage in which each got what he w —Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. Hot Flames and Cold Stars Lucky RhymeModern Romance35k Wordscompleted "Two-way redemption of marriage first and love later" - After experiencing the trauma of the battlefield, former special forces heroine Lin Wanxing was forced to marry by contract to business tycoon Gu Yanchen due to family debt. The two went from being wary of each other to gradually understanding each other, and finally healed each other's loneliness and pain in love. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. Splendid Killing: Shuang Shu Relies on the Intangible Cultural Heritage System to Fight Her Way Back to Life Xiao Yu Lucky7260k Wordscompleted "Two-way redemption of two heroines × career counterattack" is a cool article Intangible Heritage Techniques and Tactics + Slapping in the Face Without Overnight + Emotional Lines Serving the Cause Reborn on the wedding night, Shen Qingwu pierced the palm of the scumbag husband with one stitch—— In the last life, he stole her secret Su embroidery technique and poisoned her to death. In this life, she hides poison on the tip of her needle, and her embroidery can control people's souls! On the way —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. Dawn Light Evening Breeze Lucky Lord Lulu90k Wordsongoing Mo Li: 18 years old, a freshman who has just entered school. She has a lively and cheerful personality, high-spirited, full of energy, a little confused, loves life, is as enthusiastic and straightforward as the little sun, and has no reservations about the people and things she likes. Xiao Shen: 28 years old, founder of a well-known design company/corporate executive, successful in career, cool and independent, mature and stable, cold and distant in appearance, gentle and delicate in heart. Due —Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. Abyss Rising: Evolution, Ascension, Killing Gods Good Luck, AhjiaoSci-Fi & Apocalypse169k Wordscompleted This is a work that I have worked hard on, and it is not a mainstream work. There are many settings inside, so you need to be patient to watch them. It is full of war and bloodshed. I don't know if I can survive my current writing state, but my words don't cross the algorithm, they only cut down the temple. The gallows in the mainstream sky is full of best-selling corpses, but I choose to gouge out the heart and condense every drop of blood into the stardust of the final blade - pierce the traff —Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. Entropy Reduction Suspect Crater LuckySci-Fi & Apocalypse155k Wordsongoing The clock tower of Time Slot City always points to the rainstorm scale. During the seventh restart of time, Lin Jian found that the pocket watch on her chest was devouring memories. Trapped in a steel cage with a 72-hour cycle, every gear clenching sound is a mystery of high-dimensional civilization - the quantum heart of Su Yan, a girl in school uniform, beats the military death order, and the mechanical eyes of executive officer Jiang Linchuan reflect the corpses of seven parallel time and spa —Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. The Demon Lord Was Also Exploited by Big Data Lucky Little Koi LingUrban246k Wordscompleted 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
  44. Ancestor in the Eyes of Gods Good Luck 18Urban271k Wordscompleted In the modern city, ordinary young man Lin Feng unexpectedly joins the WeChat fairy group. Immortals from all walks of life in the group talk about a mysterious ancestor from time to time: some say that he has enlightened all things, and some say that he can defeat all heroes. But when everyone explored deeply, they discovered that the lives of the ancestor and Lin Feng were inextricably linked. Everyone in the group regarded Lin Feng as the ancestor. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. After Losing His Job, He and Qi Tongwei Passed Through Emperor Xin and Rebelled Against Tiangang. Good Luck or NotEastern Fantasy126k Wordsongoing [Double wear + mecha + fantasy imagination + sand sculpture funny + live broadcast reward] The transparent loser and Director Qi traveled to the world of gods together and became King Zhou. The way to go home is to survive to the end in the Conferred God War. After turning on the live broadcast system, train Daji, Fox Demon, and Jade Pipa Girl Group to debut, and live broadcast to ask for rewards. In order to go home, I can only choose the play style with the most barrages and the largest traffi —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. We Promised to Travel Through Time and Fight for Hegemony, but I'm Always Upset Every Day Get Rich and Have Good LuckUrban128k Wordsongoing Lin Chen, a top gourmet who has eaten all over the country, showed off wild mushrooms in Yunnan to the point where he was poisoned, and his eyes went black and he immediately traveled through time! In the modern society of the parallel world, everything is good, except that everyone's cooking talent is completely crooked! Adding salt to boiled vegetables is a top-notch feast, and instant noodles are praised to the heavens. The original owner inherited the small restaurant from his parents, but b —Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. The Fourth Disaster: Help the Poor Gods Diligent Unlucky GuyEastern Fantasy39k Wordsongoing In this world, all the heroes are vying for the throne, and all the gods are walking side by side. The gods hold different powers, but their boundless power is unified. But is becoming a god really a shortcut to pursuing eternity? What is the evil god? What is the true God? Visitors from another world unconsciously embarked on this path of gods under the watchful eye of the Supreme Being. He didn't know why he was here, but he knew where he was going. The players from his homeland are the sharpe —Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. Late Han Dynasty: Traveling Through the Deposed Emperor, I Summon the Fourth Natural Disaster Lucky 8 BallHistorical166k Wordscompleted The deposed emperor starts the game, Li Ru drinks poisonous wine and threatens his life, Hua Xiong draws his sword at him, what's the solution to the deadlock? Liu Bian angrily drank the poisoned wine, awakened the natural disaster system, and attracted a group of hard-core players from the earth who called themselves the "Fourth Natural Disaster"! In order to eat hot food, the players built blast furnaces and refined coarse salt in the ice and snow; for the sake of official positions in the Han —Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. If I Write a Wrong Word in Another World, I Can Become Stronger Laughter Always Brings Good LuckEastern Fantasy234k Wordscompleted After the protagonist traveled through time, he discovered that the ancient texts in this world were Chinese characters. After many explorations, he finally relied on Chinese characters and walked towards the road of becoming strong. The story in this article is vivid and contains humorous scenes. Hope it brings fun to readers —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. My Understanding Is at Full Level, but I Consider Myself Mortal Lucky MakerEastern Fantasy118k Wordsongoing Lin Yuan, who traveled to the world of cultivating immortals, unexpectedly discovered that he had the full level of understanding of [all knowledge], but mistakenly thought that this was a basic ability that everyone had. When he used "common sense" to casually break ancient restrictions, enlighten divine beasts, and create his own techniques, the entire world of cultivation went crazy - everyone believed that this low-key young man was experiencing life as an old monster who had been hidden in —Reads—Score—Shelves