Powerful Protagonists in Modern Fantasy: Monsters, the Occult, and Superpowers 强者的现代幻想/妖怪玄学/异能

1. 1 师 Martial Uncle, This Is the Modern World, Please Behave Yourself 师叔，这是现代，请自重 Caramel Winter Melon焦糖冬瓜Danmei (BL)825k WordsCompleted [Modern Urban Fantasy and the Supernatural] Ye Linshuang transmigrated from the age of cultivation to three thousand years in the future alongside his martial uncle, where spiritual energy is scarce and the 996 grind crushes his spine. But why did his martial uncle transmigrate into the body of a wealthy, handsome, wildly popular movie emperor with countless followers, while Ye Linshuang ended up as a university lecturer perpetually short on cash, teaching boring folklore during work hours and 66.1kFavorites65.7kClicks/ch62.7kGifts

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   It's super good! Www It's an original work by God Name and Title, but it's written with a really strong mythological feel. The fight scenes are incredibly vivid! The plot is also very grand in scale, and the logic is complete and coherent. I'm going to rewatch "The Wine Encounter with Immortals"! What I particularly loved was the character development. The villains were exceptionally well-developed. Often in these kinds of mystical stories, a villain's sudden repentance is easily portrayed as a whitewash, but this story skillfully depicts how bad people exploit the slightest malice in ordinary people. The goodness shown by these villains at different stages isn't emphasized as their innocence, but rather as their loving and kind sides. The same goes for the protagonists. Each supporting character who ultimately plays a crucial role had their flaws when they first met. I especially loved how the protagonist, with a weathered heart, embraced them, and then they gradually revealed their true strengths. Isn't that what people are like? There's good and evil, black and white are never clearly defined, but the power of humanity lies within.

2. 2 第 The First Paranormal Demolition Office 第一诡异拆迁办 Tear The Pillow, Still Sleep撕枕犹眠Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Published under the title The First Book of Strange Rules. Volume One is out now. For updates on subsequent volumes, follow Weibo @Jinjiang_Sizhenyomian] [New novel, My Strange Tales Containment Facility, updating now. Come check it out in the author's column] Blurb: [Hello, and welcome to the Demolition Office family. Below is the ninth edition of our internal employee handbook. For your personal safety, please read it carefully and commit it to memory.] [1. As a member of the Demolition Of 198.4kFavorites290.1kClicks/ch334kGifts

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   A perfect rule-breaking tale ww!! I love it! It portrays so many adorable girls so naturally! The dungeon setups are exciting and fun, and not too scary thanks to the protagonist's goofy personality. My favorite aspect is the warmth of humanity. I think this is a very special infinite flow novel. While most stories take selfishness for granted and occasional kindness as a rare commodity (in fact, I agree), this story portrays kindness and protection as natural and inevitable. So many people, like the poplar trees, naturally choose to protect others after experiencing painful death themselves.

3. 3 他 They All Say I Encountered an Unknown Creature 他们都说我遇到了未知生物 Blue Wings青色羽翼Danmei (BL)148k WordsCompleted Hello, my name is Shen Jianguo. I'm an evening-school teacher who specializes in ideological and political education and Marxist philosophy. I occasionally explain the latest policies and initiatives to my students. I teach every day late at night. I've never seen my colleagues or students during the day. The training agency always finds classrooms in abandoned schools, hospitals, or houses. The license plate on the bus that picks me up is 444, and it always appears in front of my home at exactl 118.9kFavorites228.2kClicks/ch83kGifts

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   This is absolutely hilarious; socialism defeats the supernatural!

4. 4 危 Dangerous Personality 危险人格 Papaya Huang木瓜黄Danmei (BL)569k WordsCompleted An unusual kidnapping case gives Chi Qing the ability to read minds. His personality drifts further and further from normal, and he keeps failing his personality assessments: You have a high-risk personality. Until he meets someone whose thoughts he can't read. Only when he's by that person's side can he find a moment of peace. Chi Qing wants nothing more than for him to stay away, yet he still says, "...Give me your hand. There's a lot of traffic. I don't want you getting hit by a car." Xie Li 615.2kFavorites572.5kClicks/ch713.5kGifts

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   The case itself wasn't particularly difficult to design, but I really liked the plot and the characters.

5. 5 判EN Panguan: The Twelfth Gate 判官 Mu Su Li木苏里Danmei (BL)539k WordsCompleted A flashy "weakling" x a poor man living in a mansion The Judge's lineage once had a founding patriarch. He was renowned throughout the land, but now no one dares mention him. If they do, the only response is that he died a horrible death. Only Wen Shi still observes the rules. Every day, he pays respects to the founding patriarch's garishly painted portrait, complete with a blue-green face and fangs, when somehow it summons a sickly tenant. The tenant stands before the portrait and asks, "Who 1.7MFavorites1.6MClicks/ch3.2MGifts

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   (Five-star) www

6. 6 非 Part-Time Taoist Priest 非职业半仙 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)687k WordsCompleted Out of nowhere, Xie Lingya became the owner of a small Taoist temple. The temple was next to a commercial street on one side and a plaza on the other, with a food market behind it. Unfortunately, it had few worshippers and was so poor it could barely scrape by. Our goal: build the biggest Taoist temple and burn the thickest incense! Xie Lingya: “I exorcise ghosts, tell fortunes, draw talismans, read feng shui... without a license, but I know I'm a good half-immortal!” . A heads-up: Updates a 537kFavorites875.9kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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   (5 Stars) A sweet and refreshing story with a great plot.

7. 7 文 Cultural Relics Are Not To Be Messed With 文物不好惹 Mu Su Li木苏里Danmei (BL)311k WordsCompleted [Hot-tempered, sharp-tongued demon blade, gong] X [antique restorer, shou] As a graduate of an obscure major, Qi Chen thought it was rare to find a job opening in his field. But when he clicked on it, he felt something about the way he’d opened the page must have been wrong… Position: Antique Restorer Job description: 1. Applicants skilled in restoring metal artifacts preferred. 2. Applicants with strong nerves and the ability to stay calm under pressure preferred. 3. Applicants with self-defen 368.2kFavorites414.9kClicks/ch98.6kGifts

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   (Five stars) Sweet and refreshing

8. 8 道 The Daoist Healer 道医 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)523k WordsCompleted Daoism has five arts: mountain, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination. The arts are a means of spreading the Dao. Zhou Jinyuan is a Daoist physician who can tell fortunes, but he’s even better at saving lives. However, when a doctor draws talismans and makes pills, and is also especially young… he has to prove in every way possible that he really is not a fraud! … Zhou Jinyuan: “You need treatment? Hang on while I finish drawing this talisman.” Patient, looking horrified: “??? Sorry for 363.2kFavorites762.7kClicks/ch842.4kGifts

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   (Four stars) A lighthearted, esoteric novel

9. 9 忧 Mr. Melancholy Wants a Peaceful Life 忧郁先生想过平静生活 Blue Wings青色羽翼Danmei (BL)527k WordsCompleted [Complete] Yu Hua lost his job, and the burden of supporting the family fell on his partner, You Zhengping. His beloved worked as a temporary employee at the neighborhood office, earning a mere 2,500 yuan a month. This made Yu Hua terribly worried. - You Zhengping secretly worked to protect the world from destroyers, and his allowances and benefits were quite generous. You Zhengping worried day in and day out about how to tell Yu Hua without giving himself away that he had several million yuan i 325.4kFavorites627.3kClicks/ch461kGifts

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   (Five-star) Superpowers, Big Shots Using Different Identities to Act Each Other

10. 10 本 Today, This Bystander Passed by the Male Lead’s Set Again 本路人今天也在路过男主片场 Su Xingchuan宿星川Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted In China, there's a notorious five-member boy band, ABCDE. Aside from E, the utterly forgettable protagonist of this story, all the others have the makings of male leads from a Jinjiang novel. A was reborn. He was switched at birth as a child, and in his previous life, a CEO treated him as a stand-in. His story is full of melodramatic danmei tropes. His romantic entanglements are a tangled web, and he's constantly caught in messy love triangles and relationships where exes try desperately to wi 323.6kFavorites657.2kClicks/ch380kGifts

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    It's quite impactful. The latter half has a modernist feel compared to online novels. It's a very profound story, and after reading it, I felt like I was changed, rather than just a light read (but the reading experience is still fun and relaxing).

11. 11 大 Heavy Fog 大雾 Yan Liangyu颜凉雨Danmei (BL)338k WordsCompleted A heavy fog, and the awakening of the wild. On a rare foggy day, school is canceled and students are forbidden to go outside. But some students don’t listen. For example, Lin Wu is climbing over the school wall. For example, Wang Ye is being confessed to by the school belle. So Lin Wu, perched on the wall, hears the most badass rejection in history School belle: I like you. Wang Ye: Sorry. School belle: Why? Wang Ye: It’s not you, it’s me. School belle: Don’t tell me you’re going to use that 286.4kFavorites351.9kClicks/ch304kGifts

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    I like all the (five-star) fog series.

12. 12 我 We Monsters Are Not Allowed to Be Single 我们妖怪不许单身 Embroidered Life绣生Danmei (BL)737k WordsCompleted [This novel has been licensed for a Hong Kong edition in Simplified Chinese. If you'd like to get a physical copy, keep an eye on Weibo @Xiu Sheng XS.] [Couple: A weak, pitiful, but big-eating Taotie bottom x a vain, irritable Yinglong top who makes a fuss over everything] After the 108th census of the demon population, the Demon Family Planning Office issued a new regulation: because the number of single demons had become too high, seriously threatening public safety and hindering the harmoniou 210.6kFavorites380.4kClicks/ch194kGifts

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    ( ) Sweet and refreshing?

13. 13 团 The Beloved Little Phoenix 团宠小凤凰 Li Wenjiu李温酒Danmei (BL)812k WordsCompleted [The whole story is complete] [Beloved child, doted on by everyone] [Next up: The Genius's Guide to Winning Hearts] The phoenix Su Li failed his tribulation. When he opened his eyes, he was in the modern world, reborn as an ordinary baby. His dad was an 'ordinary' schoolteacher, and his mom was once a hugely popular, nationally beloved movie star. He had an older brother, a poor student who scribbled away at his homework, and younger twin brothers who cried all day long. Su Li thought he had si 205.7kFavorites430.6kClicks/ch139.2kGifts

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    (Four stars) Sweet, refreshing, and with a storyline.

14. 14 继 I Became an Internet Sensation After Inheriting the Monster Antique Shop 继承妖怪古玩店后我爆红了 Fish in Water鱼之水Danmei (BL)630k WordsCompleted The physical edition goes on preorder January 13. Visit Weibo @A Fish in Water for details~ Please read the content warnings below before starting~ You Xingyue is a celestial master. After graduating from university, he inherits an antique shop called No Guests Stay, with no money to his name. The shop is run-down and messy, and supposedly haunted. The neighbors all steer clear of it. But on the very first day You Xingyue moves in, every supernatural phenomenon disappears. In the shop’s first w 181.1kFavorites251.1kClicks/ch232.2kGifts

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    Very warm

15. 15 我 I'm Probably Not Human Anymore 我大概率不是人了 The Vast Sea Still Blue沧海犹蓝Danmei (BL)820k WordsCompleted Jiang Si intervenes to help someone on Bar Street, is gravely injured, and dies in the hospital. He wakes on a morgue table, sits up, and walks barefoot out of the morgue. The morgue attendant faints on the spot. Jiang Si has come back from the dead, for reasons unknown and inexplicable to medical science. Then more and more supernatural incidents begin to appear. In the hospital morgue, all the corpses escape together. Beyond the elevators, an endless realm of ghosts appears. A woman who jump 146.4kFavorites234.2kClicks/ch183.3kGifts

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    Absolutely fantastic! The author's writing is superb. The global crisis, from its vague beginnings to its development, explosion, and conclusion, is written with great pacing and tension. The climax is thrilling, and the author has completely mastered the craft! Many reviews expressed dissatisfaction with the romance and plot, but to me, everything felt perfectly reasonable.

16. 16 这 I'm Not Taking the Blame 这锅我不背 Exile from Heaven天堂放逐者Danmei (BL)621k WordsCompleted Stand-in actor Jian Hua discovers one day that everyone he knows, along with plenty of people he doesn't, is searching for him through every channel imaginable. Even a government agency comes knocking. Head of the Supernatural Ability Team: Comrade Jian Hua, I'm here on behalf of the state to tell you a world-shaking secret we just discovered. Protagonist: Huh? Head of the Supernatural Ability Team: Our world is actually a book. Protagonist: WTF? Head of the Supernatural Ability Team: And y 141.9kFavorites346.7kClicks/ch118.3kGifts

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    (Five stars!) The reverse transmigration novel genre is super cool!

17. 17 大 The Great Awakening 大觉醒 Yan Liangyu颜凉雨Danmei (BL)638k WordsCompleted Hu Lingyu, General Administrative Office, North China Branch of the Beast Control Bureau. Administrative clerk. Three years of service. Species: red fox. Lu Qi, Action Squad, North China Branch of the Beast Control Bureau. Squad leader. Three years of service. Species: sika deer. A red fox working as an office clerk: the normal career path. A deer leading an action squad: Are you freaking kidding me?! Lu Qi is exactly that kind of dazzling presence. Since the Beast Control Bureau was founded, 124.9kFavorites152.8kClicks/ch261.6kGifts

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    Feeling a sense of loss, how did it all end so quickly?

18. 18 傻 What, You Thought I Couldn't Fly? 傻了吧，爷会飞！ Zombie Slayer打僵尸Danmei (BL)777k WordsCompleted If you’ve bought the whole book, please give Birdman a five-star review, pretty please! Upcoming story: “What, You Thought I Was Stupid? I Can Transform! [Doomsday]” Please add it to your saves~ Earth’s spiritual energy returns, and humans begin cultivating the five elements. Plants and animals become twice as powerful and grow wildly, not to mention their intelligence skyrockets. The curtain rises on a new world and a new order. While people start working hard to study mag 123.6kFavorites287.7kClicks/ch542.6kGifts

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    (Five stars) Lively and exciting supernatural fiction

19. 19 和 After Marrying the Lord of the Underworld 和冥主成婚之后 Jiang Wei Jie江为竭Danmei (BL)631k WordsCompleted [Complete] Coming soon: Reborn as the Grandmaster. >>> Ghost King x exorcist, a paranormal sweet treat Lu Yingjiu was born with a special constitution and plagued by bad luck. On the advice of an old master, he married a ghost. The old master's exact words were: "I'll find you a sexy female ghost." But it turned out the old master was a fraud. The one Lu married was a nameless wandering spirit. Once the ceremony was over, a chilling wind swept through the room 113.9kFavorites209.4kClicks/ch51.3kGifts

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    Ww A great story

20. 20 非 Abnormal Waters 非正常海域 Cool Cicada凉蝉Danmei (BL)513k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Abnormal Sea has been published. Abnormal Sea 2: Abyss is complete and available to read.] On the day the Crisis Response Office's Psychological Relief Division is officially established, staff member Xie Zijing decides to pull out all the stops to passionately pursue his possibly amnesiac ex-boyfriend, Qin Ge. Division chief Qin Ge also decides to pull out all the stops, starting by scrubbing all the excess dirty thoughts from Xie Zijing's brain. Come hold me cl 95kFavorites99.5kClicks/ch76.3kGifts

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    (Five stars) I found this to be a starting point for the Sentinel/Sentinel genre. Although it's set in a modern era, the handling of spiritual entities and the sea is very mature, and the writing style is gentle.

21. 21 直 The Livestreaming Spirit App 直播成精app Drunk, So What醉又何妨Danmei (BL)850k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhuo works for an investigation team that handles supernatural incidents. To him, everyday objects can come to life. A baozi cries out that it's poisonous. A painting at an art exhibit sobs that its real artist is dead. An elevator trembles as it makes a phone call, claiming a murder has just taken place inside it… Jiang Zhuo: “Stay calm, stay calm. Leave it to me!” Footage of him carrying out his missions is streamed live to viewers in other dimensions, and his fans flood the chat. “Th 87.6kFavorites246.6kClicks/ch66.2kGifts

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    (5 Stars) I remember it being very cute, and the plot was good too.

22. 22 掌 The Sect Leader Is in a Bad Mood 掌门人不高兴 Xi Xi西淅Romance829k WordsCompleted Lin Wanyang takes over as leader of a declining sect and is handed two disciples as part of the deal. The eldest disciple is a beautiful young man who looks as if he stepped out of an oil painting. The youngest is an adorable little boy who eats thirty jin at every meal (or so they say). Next door lives an incredibly wealthy tycoon. Life in the big city is stressful. These days, even monks need postgraduate degrees, fluency in foreign languages, and professional expertise. As the inheritor of wh 84.9kFavorites272.9kClicks/ch359kGifts

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    (Four stars) Metaphysical and exhilarating novel

23. 23 别EN Don't Throw Trash into the River God's River! 别往河神的河里扔垃圾！ Zombie Slayer打僵尸Danmei (BL)390k WordsCompleted [Complete. Sending you all a million hearts~] [My upcoming novel, "You Beast, You Won't Outlive Me, Will You?", is now underway~] This novel also includes: "Don't dig up the Mountain God's mountain, don't cut down the Wood God's trees, don't pollute the fish in the sea, and a complete guide to humanity's self-destructive pollution"... This isn't a feel-good power fantasy in the usual sense. The main perspective belongs to nature, not humanity, so take note before diving in~ He Qinglan woke up f 83.1kFavorites166.5kClicks/ch122.3kGifts

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    I absolutely loved it! I hesitated to watch it back then because of its environmental themes; I really didn't want to see those harsh realities slapped into a happy ending with empty rhetoric. But unexpectedly, the author confronted all of this head-on, portraying the dynamic balance between God (nature) and humanity so beautifully. Humans can drive Gods to the brink, and the gods, in their desperate struggle, use humans as cannon fodder. It's truly excellent. The humans are portrayed very humanly—powerful, shameless, yet fragile and kind; the gods are also portrayed very divinely—neutral, not bound by human morality, pure deities acting on behalf of the will of nature. The ending was chillingly satisfying! I think it's perfect; the fates of each god and humanity as a whole are just right, leaving hope for the future without being entirely pessimistic. I also think the author, who could see all this yet still hold onto hope for humanity, is truly admirable! That said, this isn't a purely enjoyable reading experience. The ethical and moral issues (regarding humanity and nature) will repeatedly challenge the reader's conscience throughout the text, but regardless, it's definitely worth reading.

24. 24 神 Even the Gods Find Me Thrilling 神见我都觉得刺激 The Little Cat Who Doesn't Like to Meow小猫不爱叫Danmei (BL)551k WordsCompleted A month ago, the least scary and most run-down haunted house in B City got a new young owner. According to rumors, the owner, Yu Jiuyin, was handsome and beautiful, knew feng shui and how to catch ghosts, and was a professional Taoist exorcist. Later, viewers saw the following on the owner's livestream. This human-skin doll is a little damaged. I'll fix it when I have time, then send it off to reincarnate. For now, I'll leave it at the haunted house to work for me! Emmmm, the blood-robed ghos 75.5kFavorites172.1kClicks/ch64.1kGifts

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    (5 Stars) I absolutely love this kind of metaphysical stuff, it's sweet and refreshing.

25. 25 我 My Medical Skills Shocked the World 我的医术震惊世界 Tian Meow湉喵Danmei (BL)1.0M WordsCompleted The year Su Maoyan returned home to inherit the family Chinese medicine shop, he gained the Medicine King System. “Congratulations, you’ve drawn a fragment that treats irregular menstruation. Please complete the treatment mission promptly, or you’ll receive the seven-day hemorrhaging deluxe package.” The hemorrhaging deluxe package is just the beginning. There are also the morning sickness deluxe package, the cross-dressing deluxe package, the limp deluxe package… From then on, Su Maoyan unlocks 70.5kFavorites218.5kClicks/ch114.8kGifts

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    (Four-star) A refreshing novel featuring a traditional Chinese medicine system.

26. 26 大 The Great Celestial Master 大天师 Nan Shu婻书Danmei (BL)1.0M WordsCompleted Read people's fortunes, assess feng shui, exorcise demons and catch ghosts. At some point, a young celestial master appeared in the world of metaphysics. He could produce a talisman with a flick of his hand, was covered in priceless treasures, and even his ghost-catching magic weapon was outrageously powerful. The big names in the metaphysical world could only look on, green with envy. Everyone speculated about which family this little rich kid came from. Si Yang lightly pressed a finger to 70.5kFavorites187kClicks/ch111.8kGifts

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    ()Metaphysics

27. 27 观 Reading Fate [From Ancient Times to the Present] 观命[古穿今] I Love Eating Mangosteens我爱吃山竹Romance526k WordsCompleted Fate is never set in stone, and fortune is hard to predict. When she opens her eyes again, five hundred years have passed. Feng shui, face reading, bone-weight divination, and the Six Lines: every outcome seems ordained by fate. She has arrived in the best of times, and for her, the worst of times. The mystical arts have died out in this era. Who knows whether someone carrying memories from five hundred years ago might stir up a storm once more? The Commentary on the Changes says: “How sublime i 58.5kFavorites220.1kClicks/ch52.1kGifts

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    (Four stars) Metaphysical and exhilarating novel

28. 28 大 The Great World 大世界 Yan Liangyu颜凉雨Danmei (BL)285k WordsCompleted One hundred and thirty years ago, a mysterious fog swept across the globe, bringing “the awakening of the wild.” Humanity entered the “Era of Beastification.” One hundred years ago, the world was thrown into chaos. Disasters struck one after another, extreme weather became the norm, food production plummeted, and technological progress ground to a halt. Humanity spent thirty years adapting to its altered bodies, even developing forms such as partial beastification and full beastfolk transformati 54.9kFavorites48.4kClicks/ch61.9kGifts

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    It's great! It saved me from a reading slump!

29. 29 复 After Resurrecting, I Opened a Cat Cafe 复活后我开了猫咖 Fish in Water鱼之水Danmei (BL)326k WordsCompleted Please add my next story, Raising Dragons on a Galactic Livestream, to your reading list~ Pei Shiyi, who has been dead for several hundred years, suddenly comes back to life. Penniless, homeless, and without official identification, he takes over a cat cafe so he can register as a resident. The cat cafe is poorly run and on the verge of closing, with only a few real cats. As he takes care of the kittens, Pei Shiyi sets himself a modest goal: start by making this the best cat cafe in the city. A 49.3kFavorites122.1kClicks/ch39.5kGifts

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    It made me stay up all night... It was very therapeutic and comforting.

30. 30 道 The Taoist Girl 道系少女 Xie Xianxian谢仙鲜Romance594k WordsCompleted Su Que transmigrated into the cultivation world and, after a great deal of effort, became a powerful figure in a major sect. With only the final tribulation of the Nine Heavens left before ascension, she resolutely chose to stay in the cultivation world to watch over her disciples. She had only just enjoyed a few days of a retired official's leisurely life. ...She transmigrated back to the modern world. Again? And she was still in the form of her fourteen-year-old self, after sleeping somewher 48.1kFavorites164.4kClicks/ch121.4kGifts

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    ( ) Metaphysics, like that of a max-level expert.

31. 31 绒 After the Fluffball Started Working in the Underworld 绒球球入职冥府后 Warm Tea暖暖的茶Danmei (BL)673k WordsCompleted Zhu Ning was different from other children from a young age. By day, he was a little boy; by night, a little ball of fluff... After graduation, Zhu Ning somehow ended up assigned to a special department. His colleagues' spells and bullets flew everywhere. Zhu Ning was afraid of the dark and ghosts, and couldn't do anything, so they kept him behind them. Then a vengeful ghost sneaked up from behind and grabbed him by the throat! Squeak!!! Zhu Ning was terrified out of his mind and bit down. Th 45.3kFavorites147.3kClicks/ch27.1kGifts

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    (5 Stars) Compared to the cute and adorable caption, the plot is actually quite exciting and even challenging.

32. 32 厄 Plagued by Bad Luck 厄运缠身 Lord Fengsu风溯君Danmei (BL)429k WordsCompleted “Tomorrow evening at 7:10, you'll walk toward Gao'e Lake with your dog on a leash. Your husband won't be with you, and three streetlights along the road you're taking will be out. Twelve minutes later, a man will rush at you with a ten-centimeter fruit knife. He'll stab you in the lung first, kick your dog into the lake, then stab you three times in the waist. The last blow will be to your throat. You'll die before the witness in the distance can reach you, dying on the spot.” Shen Liang seemed 43.7kFavorites57.1kClicks/ch21.2kGifts

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    ~The tragic ending that still resonates with me to this day has brought me a lasting emotional blow (just kidding). The real tragedy is not misunderstandings or unforeseen circumstances, but the helplessness under the weight of an era and society as a whole.

33. 33 训 The Rules of Discipline 训导法则 Cool Cicada凉蝉Danmei (BL)619k WordsCompleted [The other books in this series, Reverse Journey and Abnormal Waters, are complete. Visit the author's page to read them.] Shen Chunlan, a university instructor just starting her career, soon gets a very direct confession from one of her students. Rao Xinghai: Teacher Shen, I like you. I'm going to pursue you. Shen Chunlan: Have you passed CET-4? If not, don't talk to me. But he's not the only troublemaker in her class. Every day, Shen Chunlan is torn between “young people are so cute” and “youn 41.5kFavorites56.4kClicks/ch63.7kGifts

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    (Five stars) I'm reading the second part of the starting point of the novel "The Sentinel's Journey".

34. 34 真 The Real and Fake Young Masters Always Come to Blows 真假少爷总会打起来 Plain Long Sky素长天Danmei (BL)344k WordsCompleted They say wealthy families love mixing up their babies, then making the tragic real heir suffer before he returns home and has to outwit the pampered fake heir. But Jiang Lingshuang is a legendary necromancer returned from another world. No way. Why fight? One forbidden spell from me and the mansion and half the mountain will be gone. That's not very eco-friendly. Better to study than fight over family affairs! Wait, who captured the undead I sent out to buy things? So the furious grand mage sto 29.8kFavorites43kClicks/ch31.9kGifts

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    I liked it! But I was a little confused about some of the plot points.

35. 35 不 No Livestreaming, No Ascension 不直播，就上天 True Nature of Passion痴嗔本真Danmei (BL)737k WordsCompleted 4/23: Main story complete. 5/19: Entire novel complete. 20200127: New bonus chapter added on Weibo. Originally titled Don't Stream, or You're Dead. [The author's new paranormal novel, The Former Imperial Preceptor's Second Career: Pay Up Fast, is already over a million words long! Quality updates guaranteed~ Interested readers can visit the author's page and take a look! Love you~] Synopsis at the end 29.4kFavorites55.9kClicks/ch31.3kGifts

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    ( ) I forgot but it should be good, supernatural

36. 36 茶 Chali, What Are You Talking About? 茶梨你在说什么 Slowly Plot It Out徐徐图之Danmei (BL)367k WordsCompleted Police officer Cha Li lives in a comic-book world. One day, he meets someone who has crossed into the comic. Everyday life, with the tiniest hint of mystery and utterly unscientific nonsense throughout. One-on-one, happy ending, sweet romance. *The protagonist's surname is Cha and his given name is Li. Cha Li is a Chinese name that literally means a kind of tree, an evergreen in the genus Anneslea, family Pentaphylacaceae. Cover thanks to @Jianneisurenw - Theme: Searching for truth between re 29kFavorites35.2kClicks/ch31.2kGifts

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    So beautiful! So cute! I'm raving about it!

37. 37 爆 After Becoming Famous, I Became Successful in My Cultivation 爆红后我修道有成了 Tian Meow湉喵Danmei (BL)666k WordsCompleted Su Xinghe is a good-for-nothing young Taoist who devotes himself to cultivating the Dao. That is, until he inherits his grandmaster's legacy: The Actor's Self-Cultivation. Want to master Taoist arts? Then become a movie star first! After passing his first audition, he draws a talisman of protection. After playing his first supporting role, he gains the ability to see spirits. At his first variety show, he blows away a vengeful ghost. When he wins his first Best Act 27.7kFavorites52.8kClicks/ch27.4kGifts

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    I'd give it five stars in my mind, but it's not quite right, lol. The romance did feel a bit bland, though. I really loved the play-within-a-play aspect; I wish they could all be adapted into actual novels. But perhaps some of these can only be written to this extent; expanding them into full-fledged novels would be too much of a test of writing skill.

38. 38 替 Substitute 替身 Qing Hou轻侯Danmei (BL)481k WordsCompleted HE, sweet and funny ghost-catching story. Formerly titled "Let Me Borrow Your Body".) Zhang Zihe had a cabinet full of treasures. Inside were all the containers that had once housed fragments of his soul. In the first compartment sat a wine flask: his soul fragment had lived in it for a hundred years. In the second lay a shard of his sword, where a wisp of his soul had once resided. In the third was a talisman pouch, which had also once held a wisp of his soul... Like a hermit crab, he displayed 24.9kFavorites52.3kClicks/ch13.1kGifts

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    (Four stars) Mysticism and supernatural, I remember the original title was "Funeral C-Position".

39. 39 玄 The Metaphysics Master Is Trying to Break Up Again 玄学大师又在努力分手 Drunk, So What醉又何妨Danmei (BL)402k WordsCompleted An urban paranormal anthology set in a fictional world. Lin Xuekuang is a member of the occult world, a Heavenly Master-level expert. He has led a proud life, and with the fiery spirit of youth, dared to fight gods and Buddhas barehanded. The only stain on his glorious life is that... incredibly melodramatic love affair. Xie Wenyuan, young master of a family of ghost tamers, was Lin Xuekuang’s classmate for three years and loved him deeply, almost obsessively. Their relationship was on and off 24.5kFavorites24.2kClicks/ch16.3kGifts

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    Nice

40. 40 共 Shared Heavenly Master App 共享天师APP A Robe of White一袭白衣Danmei (BL)567k WordsCompleted Lin Jixuan had thought he'd live an ordinary life: grow up, study, get married, have children, watch his children grow up, study, get married, have children, then watch his grandchildren grow up, study, get married, have children... Until he got an app called "Shared Heavenly Master." This world is freaking exciting! - A hot-tempered beauty who'd rather throw punches than waste her breath, as the bottom, vs. an overbearing old rascal who can put anyone in their place, as the top All-around He 24.2kFavorites51.1kClicks/ch16.2kGifts

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    La

41. 41 小 The Little Oddball Conquers the Superpowered World 小怪胎嘎嘎征服异能界 Lu Wang鹿忘Danmei (BL)625k WordsCompleted [Please leave a five-star rating now that the story is complete. If you're limited to four stars, you can come back and rate it later~] After his father's mysterious death, Sheng Huan's hallucinations grew worse by the day. Even his dreams were filled with monsters and blood, and everyone around him thought he was a freak. Sheng Huan: Socially withdrawn. By chance, a group of UN special agents arrived in the city. Every one of them had extraordinary skills and looked incredibly cool. But the mon 24kFavorites36.3kClicks/ch32.1kGifts

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    It has a grand world-building and a thrilling story. However, the pacing is a bit awkward, with conflicts constantly being interrupted and suppressed until the very end, only to be resolved rather quickly.

42. 42 建 After the Founding of the Nation, the Male Lead Was Forbidden to Sprout 建国后，男主不准发芽 Shi Touyang石头羊Danmei (BL)704k WordsCompleted “Of the people who walk on two legs upon the earth, half came from the sea, and half from the trees. The sea gave life to humans who were born strong; the trees gave life to humans who do not fear death. Though they look alike, they are not kin: one has flesh and blood and fears pain, while the other turns to earth the moment it leaves the ground.” Excerpt from the 2004 translation of Traditional Folk Songs of the Amsa Otherkin Note: Note: Nonsense, not sci-fi. One-on-one pairing, mutual doting 23.9kFavorites76.6kClicks/ch31.3kGifts

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    ( ) Forgot

43. 43 风 The Fragrant Candle Shop 风味香烛店 Wen Yi Er闻一二Danmei (BL)482k WordsCompleted [My upcoming novel, Hello, Could You Bury Me in Your Grave? [Synopsis] Hong Yao is a terracotta figurine, one of the burial figurines in the tomb of a notorious tyrant and incompetent ruler from a fallen dynasty. There are eighteen thousand others like him. Unfortunately, figurines may share a tomb but not a fate. His former companions from that burial pit now live in luxurious, temperature- and humidity-controlled display cases in museums, while some 16kFavorites39.6kClicks/ch12.6kGifts

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    (Four stars) Sweet and refreshing, the past life storyline seemed quite good, but I can't quite remember it.

44. 44 他 He Came Through the Mirror 他从镜中来 Pilgrim's Words朝圣言Danmei (BL)523k WordsCompleted Coming soon: "My Life Swapped with Myself" and "The Cat and the Black Rose." Please add them to your reading lists! Love you! =3= One day, Fang Ziming suddenly entered the world inside mirrors. He could travel between all mirrors and look through them at every corner of the world, but he could never come back out of the mirror world. He was trapped in a mirror realm like a cage. Until one day, Fang Ziming stepped into a steamy room and saw Tang Yu showering, his side turned toward him. Fang Zimi 15.7kFavorites32kClicks/ch22.4kGifts

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    (Five stars) The superpower I remember is amazing.

45. 45 我 I Can Hear Your Voice 我能听见你的声音 Yi Rongshu Jiu易容术九Danmei (BL)863k WordsCompleted Please add my upcoming story, How About We Face Our Love Tribulation Together? Thanks~ (I) When the age of supernatural powers began, Ruopu was one of the first to awaken. A model student in every way, he could hear sounds from far away, nonstop, twenty-four hours a day. The constant noise kept him up every night, his grades plummeted, and his parents and teachers were deeply disappointed in him. Then one day, Ruopu bumped into Shi Yan, a volatile school bully who had just transferred in, and 13.4kFavorites22.9kClicks/ch20.3kGifts

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    (Five stars) Superpowers plus reverse transmigration and rebirth, super cool!

46. 46 我 I'm Off to Become a God 我去封个神 Three Thousand Worlds三千世Danmei (BL)405k WordsCompleted Among the three thousand worlds, there was a small world called Ziliu Realm. In Ziliu Realm lived a cultivator named Gong Qianzhong. Gong Qianzhong had heard that the great experts of his sect came from Earth, where traces of ancient legacies remained. If he could go there to study, he would surely advance further and reach a transcendent state. So he left a letter for his sect, saying, "I'm going to Earth to become a god." I’m going premium on September 1! I hope you’ll show your support! Theme 12.1kFavorites40.7kClicks/ch18.4kGifts

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    (Five stars) I forgot the details but I still remember the name.

47. 47 这 This World Is Wrong [Reborn] 这世界不对[重生] Ning Shijiu宁世久Danmei (BL)264k WordsCompleted Reborn five years in the past, the first thing bestselling author Zhao Ying did was publish a novel on Terminal Novel Web. He soon discovered something strange: anyone who read his novel became an enthusiastic fan, eagerly recommending it everywhere. The novel had only been online for twelve hours, yet it was already popular online, hugely popular, super popular. Before Zhao Ying could finish celebrating, the next day the relevant government department came knocking. "Illegal use of superpower 4.3kFavorites27.8kClicks/ch1.7kGifts

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    (5 Stars) My absolute favorite supernatural novel

48. 48 小 The Sweet, Fair-Skinned Older Brother 小哥哥他白皙可人 Potato Dumpling洋芋团子Danmei (BL)360k WordsCompleted As a top-notch lover who had conquered hearts left and right and dated both men and women, Nangong Wen had never imagined that one day he would be the one on the receiving end. The worst part was that this person was someone he'd gone to great lengths to pursue. Now, watching Dong Fei, who knew nothing about these things and needed him to guide him through every step, he couldn't help lamenting the miserable fate that awaited him. "Baby, if I'd known I'd end up like this, I never would have c 1kFavorites5.4kClicks/ch250Gifts

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    My personal rating for this story: halfway through, I was three stars; when Nangong was defeated, it was four stars; and then, when Dong Fei's plan was fully implemented at the end—I'm giving it a hundred stars! Both the plot and the emotions were perfectly fulfilling!! I absolutely love it!

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