You May Lean on the Rail, While I Make My Home in the Mountains 任君凭栏我栖高山

1. 1 为 For the Throne 为皇 Old Liver Mom老肝妈Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Blurb: When she wakes, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world… She can’t read the writing or understand the language. A group of people dressed in bizarre clothes, “barbarians” by her standards, are talking among themselves, some in fear and others in excitement. When the divine voice sounds in her mind once more, and the limitless gate opens before her, she faces countless possibilities, from life to death. For the first time, Li Yundan discovers a way of life more thrilling than power str 133.1kFavorites167.6kClicks/ch584.7kGifts

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   It's absolutely gorgeous!!

2. 2 砸 Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School 砸锅卖铁去上学 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The second volume’s physical edition goes on sale on June 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. The first two minutes come with a limited-time autograph! For details, follow the author on Weibo: Tiantian Chijiao.] [The audiobook of the same name is now available on Ximalaya. If you’re interested, go give it a listen!] Wei San, once a top engineer, transmigrates into an out-of-school child in the interstellar age. She makes a living by scavenging trash and turning junk into treasure. Just in time for the start o 965.2kFavorites1.6MClicks/ch4.6MGifts

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   Although the romance plot is a bit inexplicable, it's still alright.

3. 3 穿 After Entering a Cyberpunk Game, I Killed the Boss and Claimed the Throne 穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 An Bai桉柏Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [I’ve been informed about the incident involving trolls in the comments, and I sincerely apologize to everyone. The inappropriate text in the blurb has been removed. A detailed announcement is in the author’s note for Chapter 1. 2026.04.05] [Updates on the simplified Chinese print edition: See Weibo @An Bai ANBAI. The second volume of the simplified Chinese edition was released on August 22, 2025.] The cyberpunk game with cosmic horror elements, Crimson Earth, is about to be released. Kui Xin 835.4kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch3.4MGifts

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   Those who enjoy stories featuring strong female protagonists have probably heard of or read this novel—it's all about being powerful.

4. 4 女 Girls’ Dormitory Escape 女寝大逃亡[无限] Fire Tea火茶Romance943k WordsCompleted [All four volumes of the print edition are out now! For details, see Weibo @A_Tea_Fire] [The audio drama is now on Ximalaya and Maoer. Search for Dormitory Great Escape] When your dorm becomes a game arena, how will you survive? At eight in the evening, the university dorms were just beginning to come alive for the night. Suddenly, the lights went out. Every university in the world was plunged into darkness. “Ding ding ding, clang clang clang!” “Dear students, welcome to the [Dormitory Survival 491.8kFavorites676.3kClicks/ch642.3kGifts

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   It's a small group portrait, and the roommate relationship is quite heartwarming. The male lead is actually unnecessary, but what's wrong with college students having a sweet romance?

5. 5 她 She Has Always Been Good at Getting Herself Killed [Book Transmigration] 她作死向来很可以的[穿书] Tear The Pillow, Still Sleep撕枕犹眠Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A touch of horror and cosmic horror, with elements of rule-based strange tales] [New novel, My Monster Containment Facility, updating now. If you're interested, check it out in the author's column] Blurb: After dying suddenly, Xu Turan was selected by the System and pulled into a horror romance novel, where she became a doomed female supporting character. But on her very first day after transmigrating, her bound System was urgently recalled for repairs due to old age. As they prepared to part 450.6kFavorites766.9kClicks/ch800.6kGifts

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   As long as you don't die from your actions, go all out! ~The female lead's incredibly unintentional escape from death.

6. 6 这 I’ll Take That Knee! 这膝盖我收下了！ Jiangshan Canglan江山沧澜Romance803k WordsCompleted Blurb: After Song Juyao dies, she floats out of her computer and discovers that her life was nothing but a reality show, controlled and manipulated by others. A billion viewers watched the livestream, judging and mocking her life, while the production team did everything they could to set obstacles in her way and bring her down again and again. Later, Song Juyao is reborn, and this time her memories have not been suppressed. This is a crazy world. People are fed up 327.2kFavorites630.9kClicks/ch621.5kGifts

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   An alternative Truman Show, a story of emerging from the mud. The female lead is incredibly resilient—I'm in awe!

7. 7 攻21+ The Man I Could Never Win Over [Quick Transmigration] 攻略不下来的男人[快穿] Xiu Ce袖侧Romance512k WordsCompleted 257.7kFavorites689kClicks/ch222.6kGifts

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   A novel featuring a domineering female protagonist! It boasts incredible plot twists—a prisoner's path to self-rescue. A counterattack from a desperate situation. You absolutely must keep reading!

8. 8 可 Damn! I Got Tricked by Her [Infinite] 可恶！被她装到了[无限] Yan Fu艳扶Romance864k WordsCompleted [My new story, She Was Born to Win [Infinite], is now underway. If you're interested, feel free to take a look!] [The logic and settings were revised multiple times along the way, so many parts differ greatly from pirated versions. Please read the official version on Jinjiang.] [I recommend subscribing chapter by chapter. Be sure to read the warnings.] Story blurb>> . Pollution spreads across the globe, and horror begins to return. A spiritualist organization establishes the Supernatural Admini 209kFavorites269.7kClicks/ch259.2kGifts

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   Small love in the heart, great love in action, and humanity is complete.

9. 9 灵 After the Spiritual Energy Revival 灵气复苏之后 Pang Ha胖哈Romance1.5M WordsCompleted My author page's new novel, After the Demolition, My Whole Family Made the Pig-Butchering Scam List, is now underway! Coming soon: Can Infinite Failures Only Deduct Love? Please add them to your reading lists, thank you!~ P.S. I'm terrible at titles and blurbs. If you like strong female leads, try my older novels in the same genre, The Old Wang Is Gone, So We Went to Reclaim the Wasteland and Hold Tight to the Wrench in Your Hand. Trust me and stick with it for a few more chapters. (Judging by 93.6kFavorites153.1kClicks/ch703.6kGifts

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   The Path to the Emperor ~ The Journey to the Summit

10. 10 荒 A Dragon Lady in the Barren Sea 荒海有龙女 Ai Lan哀蓝Romance5.0M WordsCompleted A dragon maiden lives in the wild sea, feeding on love. The day Wei's iron cavalry stormed the imperial city, rivers of blood flowed. The tyrant Li slaughtered the entire royal family, sparing only the frail, delicate-skinned, beautiful young empress. Theme: 88.9kFavorites336.4kClicks/ch197.4kGifts

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    Exquisite!! I love the female lead so much!

11. 11 醒 Wake Up, You've Inherited a Fortune 醒醒，继承遗产了 Green Radish Skirt青青绿萝裙Romance716k WordsCompleted When Lu Lu was twenty, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness that contemporary medicine could not cure. Her parents placed her in a cryogenic pod, hoping that a miracle might be possible in the future. Three hundred years later, she woke from hibernation. This was a highly advanced society, with abundant resources, cutting-edge technology, and comprehensive welfare benefits. More importantly, the inheritance her parents left her was too vast to spend in a lifetime. The moment she stepped o 77.2kFavorites136.2kClicks/ch484.4kGifts

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    There are no dramatic adventures, just a girl who wakes up in the future and finds herself living the comfortable life of a top billionaire. The female protagonist is alert and smart! The construction of the future world and the worldview are very novel.

12. 12 女 The Supporting Lady Holds the Dragon Protagonist’s Script [Quick Transmigration] 女配手握龙傲天剧本[快穿] Once I Was Too Late昔我晚矣Romance413k WordsCompleted There’s always that one god-tier female supporting character who can turn around a life that was supposed to end in tragedy, leave her as cannon fodder, or let others manipulate her. In the end... she sets her heart on attaining immortality. She may be supremely talented, ruthless and hard-hearted, or beautiful and a terrible person. Whatever she wants to do, she’ll do it. She won’t let anyone or anything get in her way. If you dare to stop me, I’ll run you through with my sword. P.S. Another f 54.1kFavorites156.2kClicks/ch42.3kGifts

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    The female lead is incredibly decisive and efficient! When you become strong enough, you realize that all the past conflicts are trivial matters.

13. 13 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became Invincible Under Heaven 穿越后我天下无敌了 An Bai桉柏Romance312k WordsCompleted [The novel is complete. I'm editing and fixing typos now, so please ignore any updates. 2021.07.02] After transmigrating, Zhao Lie discovered that her cultivation was so profound she was the undisputed number one in the world of cultivation. Unfortunately, she was a female demon whom everyone cursed. Five hundred years ago, cultivators of the righteous path had joined forces to attack her and seal her in the Demon Prison. After pulling off a series of outrageous stunts, Zhao Lie finally escaped 53kFavorites97.4kClicks/ch16.5kGifts

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    The female lead is a real devil! Evil will ultimately triumph over good, haha!

14. 14 我 I Tread the Nine Heavens 我踏九霄来 Tian Meow湉喵Romance1.9M WordsCompleted A coffin unearthed at a school, and a cultivation family hidden in the modern world. A mysterious, indecipherable rubbing, and a path to heaven atop Mount Kunlun. Why would a girl in the bloom of youth drop out of school to cultivate? When does a girl who cultivates at every opportunity find time to fall in love? Why is her husband an emperor who just crawled out of a coffin? Welcome to today's science documentary, The Lord of the Nine Heavens, sponsored by Jinjiang. New novel now underway: My 18kFavorites54.7kClicks/ch53.5kGifts

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    A fairly traditional cultivation novel~

15. 15 八 [Crossover] The Eighth Pawnshop [综]八号当铺. Once I Was Too Late昔我晚矣No CP357k WordsCompleted New story: [Tang Dynasty + Crossover] A Beauty That Topples Kingdoms Win the hearts of all the world's heroes Legend has it that in the fourth dimension of space there is a place called the Pawnshop No. 8. There, you can pawn gold and silver, jewels, land deeds, and house deeds. You can even pawn your limbs, internal organs, luck, intelligence, reason, joy, happiness, love, and even your priceless soul, to fulfill any wish you desire. At Pawnshop No. 8, you can only pawn things. You can never 17.2kFavorites98.5kClicks/ch7.2kGifts

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    Beautiful! The writing lives up to its name!

16. 16 在 Becoming an Empress in a World of Love-Struck Fools 在恋爱脑的世界做女帝 Orange Juice Thanks橙汁感谢No CP791k WordsCompleted A lighthearted, comedic-style light novel set in an alternate history! Announcement: Joining the paid chapters on January 27, 2023. After that, I'll be posting ten thousand words a day! The blurb begins below! After transmigrating into a princess adored by the emperor in a prosperous dynasty, Shen Y Yao initially thinks she's landed a story where she can coast to victory. Then she discovers she's surrounded by a bunch of hopeless romantics. Her mother, the Noble Consor 14.1kFavorites25.8kClicks/ch14.6kGifts

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    The female lead is absolutely the epitome of a seemingly innocent but actually cunning woman, hahaha!

17. 17 身 Being the White Lotus Female Side Character in an Infinite Flow Novel 身为无限流文中的白莲花女配 Faraway Whale远鲸Romance489k WordsCompleted [Remember to read the comments before you start.] Busy with real life, updating six chapters a day, but the timing is irregular. I may occasionally take a day off. Thanks for understanding. Don't cause trouble for me. No shipping wars or other disruptive comments, please. Chao Su accidentally opens the diary her grandfather left her and learns that in three days, the world will undergo a strange transformation: spiritual qi revival, and the beginning of what is known as an "Infinite" novel. In 13kFavorites42.3kClicks/ch9.5kGifts

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    Don't be fooled by the title! This is the first time I've seen a story where the male lead just disappears in the middle of the ending, hahaha. Maybe the author also felt the male lead was unnecessary, so funny!

18. 18 王 [Quick Transmigration] Ace Strategist ［快穿］王牌攻略师 Jian Juan简卷No CP339k WordsCompleted Jiang Qingyan, a master of romance missions, has traveled through countless worlds and gathered countless hearts, making a name for herself at Headquarters. "Hello, my title is Ace." I am Headquarters' final blade, its last hope. I will be its director forever. 1. Romance-mission story, no-couple leveling arc. She eventually rises to become Head of Headquarters~ There is no romance, so the heroine has no! love! story! at all! Sob, that's just how it is~ 2. If you spot a bug, please tell me! 3. 6.3kFavorites22.6kClicks/ch2.1kGifts

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    The writing is excellent, subtle and nuanced. The female lead is gentle yet strong.

19. 19 在 Becoming a Legend in a Horror Game [Infinite] 在恐怖游戏里成为传说[无限] Jiang Caifan江采蘩Romance188k WordsCompleted My next novel, "I Became an Evil God's Accomplice by Causing Trouble [Infinite]," is being drafted. It's already on my author page. Chi Jian Yue, who has lost all her memories, wakes in a dilapidated chapel. From then on, she traverses the game Fool's Journey, crawling with ghostly shadows, and dances with death. Everyone takes the meek and naive Chi Jian Yue for a sacrificial pawn to test the waters, a leek ready to be harvested. Chi Jian Yue's response: Fai 2.2kFavorites5.5kClicks/ch380Gifts

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    This story has a profound core, a clever concept, and is very enjoyable.

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