Old-World Charm 古色古香

1. 1 我 I Am the Prey 我为鱼肉 Ning Yuan宁远Baihe (GL)1.2M WordsCompleted [Updates on the print edition: Weibo @Ningyuan430] Get close to her, serve her, please her, and then kill her. “My heart is like a double-stranded net, knotted with a thousand threads.” Zhang Xian, Song Dynasty [Everyone is evil] Also known as The Everyday Life of a Fake Couple Who Make Believe for Real. Power couple, younger woman/older woman, political intrigue. Fictional setting, so no need to fact-check. Plot-driven, slow-burn romance, 1v1. Main characters: Zhen Wenjun x Wei Tingxu, HE. Ple 101.2kFavorites122.7kClicks/ch152.5kGifts

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   A magnificent masterpiece

2. 2 江 The Jianghu Demolition Crew 江湖拆迁队 Sun Mushroom太阳菌Baihe (GL)622k WordsCompleted The Jianghu Demolition Squad PV is now up on Weibo. Hurry and check it out! Blurb 1: Qing Jiu rescued a young girl from a stable. The girl was stubborn and insisted on following them. Qing Jiu let her stay, watching her grow day by day, until finally realizing that the rough stone was no stone at all, but jade. Qing Jiu: Today I found a seed. If I bury it in the earth, water it day and night, and care for it with all my heart, will it bloom into a lovely flower next year? Yu Er was pulled bac 37.7kFavorites46.7kClicks/ch37.4kGifts

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   A must-read book.

3. 3 清 Peaceful Joy 清平乐 As Flowers Leave the Trees若花辞树Baihe (GL)365k WordsCompleted The wild geese come and go; once again, autumn light fades. Time drifts gently by, and I sigh at how quietly it passes. These feelings of mine still have no proof. Note: The protagonists are not related by blood. This novel will go premium on Monday, December 14. Three chapters will be released that day. Reposting in any form is prohibited! Theme: 36.1kFavorites76.6kClicks/ch12.5kGifts

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   Excellent writing style, captivating.

4. 4 病 Saving the Ailing Empress 病弱女帝拯救中 Yang Chenwei杨尘微Baihe (GL)803k WordsCompleted [An alternate-world, women-led society story about breaking free from constraints. Not a matriarchal setting. The official system and customs are a messy mash-up, with little concern for historical accuracy. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] [No unsolicited writing advice.] Before bed, Tang Sheng read a novel that made her furious enough to feel it in her liver. In the book, the supporting-character empress, who had severed herself from love and desire, worked tirelessly day and night, a 35.4kFavorites29.3kClicks/ch66.2kGifts

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   Inspirational and touching

5. 5 侠 Meeting on the Way of the Warrior 侠路相逢 Moonlight in My Lapels满襟明月Baihe (GL)1.6M WordsCompleted Wei Lan, the eldest daughter of the Wei family of the Alliance of Righteous Paths. Fang Lingqing, the little demoness of the Pingyi Hall at Zaiji Peak. The Alliance of Righteous Paths and Zaiji Peak belong to the righteous and evil factions, respectively. They are as irreconcilable as fire and water, and have fought each other for more than two hundred years. Though the two young women should have been born enemies, a bizarre murder brings them together. They become confidantes and set out on th 17.4kFavorites13.3kClicks/ch42kGifts

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   An exceptional martial arts novel you can't miss.

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