BG Historical, Alternate History, and Wuxia BG古言/架空/武侠

1. 1 本 This Young Lady Has an Unfinished Wish 本姑娘有心愿未了 A Little Green Fluffball一颗绿毛球Romance364k WordsCompleted Xie Lin, a court collator in the Palace Library, was born into privilege and had a cool, detached temperament. To escape his family’s pressure to marry and the endless social obligations, he would rather move into a haunted house on Ping’an Lane. All his colleagues were betting on how many days Young Master Xie could last in a haunted house. He couldn’t stand even a slight crease in his robes without having them pressed again. The house’s earthbound ghost, A Zhu, said, “I’ll make him leave toni 17.9kFavorites14kClicks/ch20.1kGifts

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   I've finally found another good book!! I'll add a review later.

2. 2 师 Junior Brother 师弟 Returning Mountain Jade归山玉Romance619k WordsCompleted Junior Brother Ming Li was powerful in her previous life, stronger than anyone else. Born into a top sect, she had extraordinary talent from childhood and joined the ranks of the continent's seven greatest at sixteen. She was the textbook beauty: strong and stunning, with no tragic past. Because the tragedy belonged to the people around her. From her family and friends to her fellow disciples, they were all tormented by love, hate, anger, and obsession until they wished they were dead. Rumor 387.8kFavorites386.1kClicks/ch280.2kGifts

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   I'd give it 4.5/5. The only downside is that the romantic subplots in this ensemble piece are too short and not sweet enough. I don't usually enjoy ensemble dramas, but the sect relationships and overall plot were quite good, although I found them a bit too tragic, so I skipped through some parts… The flaws don't detract from the overall quality! The female lead is incredibly strong, vengeful, and rescues her sect members from their suffering. It has a happy ending, so it's still worth reading.

3. 3 缔 Bound in Marriage 缔婚 Fa Cai法采Romance531k WordsCompleted [The simplified Chinese edition under the same title is now available from major platforms.] The Xiang family falls from grace. The head of the family goes from being a respected, upright official to a corrupt one whom everyone condemns. Xiang Yi is left helpless, struggling to get by with her young siblings. She digs up an old engagement agreement with Tan Ting, the eldest son of the influential Tan family, and personally goes to their door. As soon as word gets out, everyone mocks the Xiang f 170.3kFavorites271.4kClicks/ch45.7kGifts

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   Sorry, this is the show I wanted to avoid. I just couldn't stand it. I hate stories where the male and female leads have absolutely no chemistry in the beginning, the male lead keeps misunderstanding the female lead, and then they somehow manage to get back together later. It's so frustrating to watch. No matter how much the plot unfolds later, the beginning is a zero-point story for me, unless the female lead gets divorced and the second male lead takes her place. Seriously, every little bit of the beginning infuriated me.

4. 4 不 Unrestrained (Reborn) 不循（重生） A Small Ark一寸方舟Romance587k WordsCompleted The new cultivation novel "Yuan Lian" is complete. #Main Story and Extras Complete# Shao Xun is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke of Ying’s household. Her father is a first-rank duke, her mother comes from a distinguished family, Consort Shu in the palace is her aunt, and her cousin is the third prince, a strong contender for the crown pr 215.7kFavorites415.5kClicks/ch210.2kGifts

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   The description doesn't suggest it's the type of book I'd click on, but I saw it highly recommended on other book lists. The author's writing style is quite good, the characters are well-developed, and no one is perfect; each character has both good and bad qualities, rather than the villains being entirely worthless. Aside from a brief period of frustration before encountering the emperor, the female lead is generally quite happy. The palace intrigue plot is still quite entertaining. However, there are also many potential pitfalls: the female lead's love for the male lead extending to everything related to him is hard to understand; she loves the male lead so much that she's willing to serve the Empress Dowager, and she loves his other children so much that she's willing to have their babies, etc., Which makes the reader's heart skip a beat.

5. 5 男 Men Get in the Way of My Sword Practice 男人影响我练剑 Good Umbrella好伞Romance604k WordsCompleted [The main story and extras are complete. A sweet HE, so enjoy with confidence!] Xie Qiaoqiao has a somber face, a cold temperament, and little knack for socializing. At a young age, she has no talent for her studies, and her handwriting looks like a puppy running wild. What Xie Qiaoqiao does best is break through all obstacles with a single sword strike and kill without blinking. With an equally ferocious longsword on her back, she and a smiling, bookish boy named Zhang Xueji, whose talent for c 77.7kFavorites82kClicks/ch38.1kGifts

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   It's great!! The male and female leads are straightforward and honest, and the female lead is all about using force to overcome everything without wasting words!

6. 6 云21+ Above the Rainbow Clouds 云霓之上 Sheng Wan Feng盛晚风Romance414k WordsCompleted 41.2kFavorites35.2kClicks/ch21.3kGifts

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   I don't usually read stories about brothers fighting over one woman, so I've passed by this one several times. This time, I finally saw it on another book list and started reading it. Surprisingly good, very funny, it's my kind of writing style, and it makes reading a happy experience. There are very few scenes of sibling rivalry, so the sense of moral transgression is not too bad.

7. 7 剑 Sword Cultivators? Not Even Dogs Would Date Them 剑修，狗都不谈 Good Umbrella好伞Romance616k WordsCompleted Lin Zhengdu had a secret crush on Xie Guanqi, a disciple of the Sword Sect. To win him over, Lin Zhengdu accompanied him on his travels, slaying demons, upholding justice, and doing just about everything under the sun, except cooking for him. It wasn't that Lin Zhengdu didn't want to. The main issue was that Xie Guanqi had actually been poisoned unconscious by Lin Zhengdu's cooking. After pursuing him for a long time, Lin Zhengdu felt the time was right and planned to confess her feelings to X 76.5kFavorites59.3kClicks/ch160.4kGifts

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   Absolutely amazing! Needs no further explanation, it's fantastic! It's rare to find a novel with over a hundred chapters that's hilarious, sweet from beginning to end, and never gets boring or unreadable! I love it!

8. 8 我 My Mother Is a Wicked Supporting Lady, but She Still Won 我娘是恶毒女配，但躺赢了 Ye Atu野阿陀Romance741k WordsCompleted Qin Shiwei was born into the body of a baby with no father. Her mother, famous across the surrounding villages, could go wherever she pleased with a butcher's cleaver in hand, and nobody dared mess with her. Yet this fearsome mother loved to boast that she had been a celebrated beauty in the capital, with noble sons fighting over her, and that she had almost become empr 8.8kFavorites10.5kClicks/ch5.2kGifts

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   The title was so off-putting that I almost missed out on a great book. The female lead initially seems powerless and vulnerable, encountering a wicked man who tries to force himself on her, leading one to expect a domineering love story. However, it's completely different. The male lead is incredibly upright, a rare find among male leads. The female lead also possesses her own personal charm. Although the author created a legendary mother for her, the female lead is definitely not her shadow. Overall, it seems to be a very worthwhile and novel read. Next: I gave up halfway through. Too much of the story revolved around the female lead's mother; I didn't understand it and didn't want to continue. It's truly a case of "what goes around comes around."

9. 9 夫 My Husband Still Refuses to Divorce Me Today 夫君今天也不肯和离 The Mountain Has Green Trees山有青木Romance452k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] Shi Xuan was a stone created to mend the sky. She knew nothing of love, yet saw her destined tribulation on the prophecy stone: Zhu Yushan, a mortal scholar. They were destined to marry, stay together for a hundred years, and then part peacefully. Otherwise, they would bring about the destruction of the Three Realms. Though she couldn’t imagine how a frail scholar could bring down the Three Realms, Shi Xuan went down to the mortal world without hesitation to protect herse 78.9kFavorites71kClicks/ch60kGifts

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   So beautiful! The story of a stone that thinks it has no feelings and a pitiful, wicked scholar reincarnated as a demon lord—their straightforwardness and lack of misunderstandings is exactly what I love! Warmth and tranquility are the greatest happiness!

10. 10 今 Has Xiao Yu Been Demoted Today? 今天萧瑀被贬了吗？ Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance573k WordsCompleted Before their wedding, Luo Fu thought she was marrying a refined young nobleman from a marquis's household, a handsome scholar. After they married, she realized he was no scholar at all. He was a hardheaded top scorer who dared to curse even the emperor, a sharp-tongued censor whose head could be on the chopping block at any moment! To save her own skin, Luo Fu stayed alert. Xiao Yu would curse people up ahead, and she would soothe them behind him. When Xiao Yu was demoted and sent to suffer, s 225.2kFavorites288.7kClicks/ch381.3kGifts

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    This book is quite interesting. The male protagonist keeps offending people, but he gradually changes his approach after getting together with the female protagonist (although he's still outspoken and honest). It's a book about everyday family life, with its bittersweet moments. It's already finished, so you can skip around (hehe). It's not one of my top recommendations, but it's still worth reading.

11. 11 难 Love Beneath the Phoenix Canopy 难为鸾帐恩 Osmanthus in the Mirror桂花添镜Romance526k WordsCompleted Hu Shen grew up on the grasslands. Her elder brother was favored by the khan, and her own life was fairly comfortable. Until one day, after her brother launched a campaign into the Central Plains, he returned with a captive from there. They said the man was the legitimate heir of a powerful Central Plains family, of noble birth. They said that though he was a civil official, he fought with great courage and had tremendous potential. The khan wanted to bring him into his service, but the man w 167.9kFavorites145.8kClicks/ch87.8kGifts

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    I like straightforward female leads, and the male lead goes from being forced into love to falling in love. There aren't any particularly angsty scenes after their reunion, which suits my taste! The author's notes are also very interesting; they're rare to find ones that are truly engaging to read. Not reading them would mean missing out on the author's explanations of their thought process. Addendum: I dropped it halfway through. The later parts, with all the back-and-forth deception and guessing, weren't my cup of tea, so I couldn't continue.

12. 12 三 The Third Miss Decides to Go… 三小姐决定去…… West of Magpie Bridge鹊桥西Romance355k WordsCompleted Her eldest brother eloped with the crown princess-to-be. Her second brother accidentally killed the empress’s nephew and became an outlaw. Her parents went mad, and now they wanted to help a prince rebel. Zhong Yao had nowhere to turn for help. She imagined all the possible endings for her family and decided that dying before their tragic fate arrived would be better. Since she was going to die anyway, that day she unhesitatingly took a sword meant for a stranger. And then She didn’t die? 255.9kFavorites271.4kClicks/ch143.4kGifts

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    This is incredibly good! It perfectly matches my taste! A delicate and interesting female lead, and a male lead who's tough on the outside but soft on the inside—do you have any more recommendations for this type of story?

13. 13 新 My Husband Transmigrated to Steal Me From the Male Lead 新聘 Yu Shi榆莳Romance538k WordsCompleted Gu Lingyi, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, had two great regrets in her life. First, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Jiang Xuanqing, who had placed third in the palace exams, broke off their engagement in public: “I have no romantic feelings for you. From now on, you can think of me as your older brother.” Second, she believed Cui Yi’s empty promises that he would one day rise to the highest offices and always outshine Jiang Xuanqing. In a moment of foolishness, she agreed to marry h 307.1kFavorites265.2kClicks/ch349.7kGifts

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    It's great! It's a rare story featuring a male protagonist who travels through time and is told from his perspective, especially since the second male lead rises to power. I love it.

14. 14 日 The Azure Luan at Sunrise 日升青鸾 Vanilla Taro Balls香草芋圆Romance652k WordsCompleted Jiang Luan spent her whole life as a puppet empress. Looking back on her short life, she thought it had been terribly dull. Reborn as a young princess, she wanted to do everything she hadn’t managed to do in her previous life. Pei Xian, the most powerful minister at court, came from the imperial clan and held the reins of power, ruling with an iron hand. Jiang Luan smiled warmly at him. “Uncle Pei, why do you have to keep everything in your hands? Let go a little, and life will be easier for bo 200.6kFavorites231.6kClicks/ch106.9kGifts

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    It's great! It has the rebirth element I love! The setting is rare, I love the story, it's wonderful.

15. 15 重 Back to My Nemesis's Youth 重回宿敌年少时 Walking by the Moon in the Wilds山野行月Romance650k WordsCompleted Mu Xique was hunted for a hundred years, imprisoned for ten, and finally surrounded and slaughtered by a coalition from the Thirteen Provinces. They did not merely want to kill her. They also planned to use a Tiangang Talisman to shatter her soul, so she could never be reincarnated. As her soul was torn apart, she looked up toward the raised platform. A figure with a snow-bright sword and ink-black hair stood there in green robes, looking down at her with detached indifference. He was her fianc 43.6kFavorites34.1kClicks/ch28.2kGifts

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    So good! I absolutely love the male lead who unconditionally loves the female lead, and the setting is my favorite fantasy world. It's so good! (Protecting the mountain spirits)

16. 16 碎21+ Shattered Gold 碎金 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance708k WordsCompleted 82.6kFavorites180.2kClicks/ch302.9kGifts

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    It's a good read; the female lead isn't troubled by love.

17. 17 郎21+ The Groom’s Regret 郎悔 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance617k WordsCompleted 183.3kFavorites248.4kClicks/ch299.2kGifts

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    It's so good! It's really full of twists and turns, both heart-wrenching and sweet. It's a pity there aren't any epilogues; some sweet moments would have been even better.

18. 18 是 It’s Me, Me, and Me Again 是我是我还是我 Crystallized in Three Days三日成晶Romance316k WordsCompleted Wei Tingchun was a bit-part actor in a fictional world. While transmigrating into a novel, she softened at the sight of a child who had been kneeling in the snow for days and fed him a cup of hot tea. Her character was written out. Ten years later, she transmigrated into the same novel again. The child had grown into a gloomy, pallid prince. Just then, he was kidnapped and deliberately locked away in a deserted palace, freezing and starving. Wei Tingchun couldn’t help herself and gave him anoth 94.9kFavorites158.8kClicks/ch51.7kGifts

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    I've always loved the male lead's style of wholeheartedly loving the female lead; it's just too perfect, a complete and utter love.

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