Ancient Romance: Pretty Good 【古言】还行

1. 1 不 Unwilling to Leave the Spring Mountains 不辞春山 Can Yao灿摇Romance545k WordsCompleted [This book has been signed for publication. Follow @Can Yao for updates. The authorized edition is complete and error-free. The new novel, The New Empress, is complete and available to read =v=] Wei Zhen was charming and beautiful, born into a distinguished family, an untouchable flower in Chang’an. Her wedding was imminent, and she was about to marry the young Crown Prince. He was refined, courteous, and graceful. Everyone said it was a wonderful match. But Wei Zhen had a dream. She learned t 193.5kFavorites248.2kClicks/ch47.5kGifts

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   The male and female leads are mutually attracted, which is great. The ambiguous and playful interactions when they weren't very familiar with each other made me smile. The later parts felt a bit flat. I quite liked the epilogue.

2. 2 怀 Yearning for Love 怀娇 Three Liang of White Sugar白糖三两Romance369k WordsCompleted The Wei clan, hailed as the foremost of the great and prestigious families, is renowned throughout the land. Its eldest legitimate son, Wei Jie, is a man of noble character, utterly free of worldly airs. He is an immortal banished from heaven, famed as a flawless white jade, and a model for aristocratic families raising their younger generation. That is, until a young cousin from a collateral branch arrived. She had the looks of a femme fatale and would often sway past Wei Jie, her graceful wai 190.5kFavorites193.9kClicks/ch35.8kGifts

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   Well enough

3. 3 玉 Distant Jade Steps 玉阶遥 Three Liang of White Sugar白糖三两Romance409k WordsCompleted (Originally titled The Swallow in the Cage) Before a coup left him in dire straits, Xu Mohuai was an arrogant Crown Prince, a nobleman untouched by the dust of the world. But after his pride was broken and he fell into the mire, the person who saved him was a countrywoman he had once disdained too much to even glance at. Xu Mohuai listened as Su Yan earnestly planned to cultivate a vegetable garden in the hills behind their home. He watched her count on her fingers how many coins she had spent 169kFavorites297.9kClicks/ch77.2kGifts

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   The author's writing is excellent! I don't usually like reading "what if" side stories, but this author writes them all so well, whether it's a bad ending, a reincarnation story, or a parallel story! Especially the parallel ones!! So sweet! My goodness, if the male lead were even slightly sensible, wouldn't the female lead be sweetly walking towards him? I prefer bad endings to happy endings; I think this is the normal ending. It's impossible to endure so much and still be locked together forever.

4. 4 财 The God of Wealth and Chunhua 财神春花 Ge Yang戈鞅Romance532k WordsCompleted The story of two emotionless old immortals falling in love in the mortal world. Immortals have endless days ahead of them. If they don't stir up trouble, they get restless. Beichen Yuanjun and Chunhua, the God of Wealth, sneak off for a tryst by the Cold Pool, only to be caught red-handed by a group of little fairies. The Changsheng Heavenly Emperor issues an edict, banishing them both to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations and reflect on their mistakes. The Great Yun Dynasty rules the land 188.6kFavorites200.6kClicks/ch122.8kGifts

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   The writing is great! It's just that there isn't much interaction between the male and female leads, so it's not sweet enough.

5. 5 替 A Substitute Bride to a Wastrel with a Shattered Spirit Palace 替嫁给灵府破碎的废人 Crystallized in Three Days三日成晶Romance348k WordsCompleted [Complete] After the head of the Huo family died, his exceptionally gifted legitimate son, Huo Jue, also became a cripple when his spiritual palace shattered. The Huo family fell into decline overnight. The Mu family had once insisted on an alliance with the Huo family. Since the heads of the two families had been close friends and sworn a vow before Heaven, there was no backing out. The wedding went ahead as planned. The vow could not be broken, but it had never specified who would take part. 118.4kFavorites202.1kClicks/ch48.1kGifts

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   Not bad! The female lead's character has a slightly sinister, lewd, and slightly perverted vibe, which always reminds me of those anime characters with dark circles under their eyes, starry eyes, and a smirking grin, haha. But after the male lead gets his taste buds, I felt his personality became too formulaic and a bit out of character. The male lead's youthful innocence was quite enjoyable, but his character changed a bit towards the end of the story. While I understood it was trying to express the joy of finding love, the transition felt too jarring, making it less engaging.

6. 6 男 Why Is the Male Lead Always So Heartless? 男主他老是那样绝情 Mo Xiaolan漠小兰Romance390k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a palace-intrigue novel, where her character is due to be killed off after three chapters. Gu Yi has read The Heartless Emperor Falls in Love with Me, and by her reckoning, she has three days left. Lady Gu will die three days from now. A race against the clock: thirty-six hours. After barely surviving the plot that was supposed to kill her on the spot, Gu Yi has to preserve the main storyline to keep herself alive. When the hero and heroine fall in love, pledge to be toge 113.8kFavorites185.9kClicks/ch41.4kGifts

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   My mind is filled with thoughts of becoming a male prostitute for the country...

7. 7 人 The Mermaid's Love Song 人鱼的情歌 Zhu Yu蛛于Romance348k WordsCompleted On her first day after becoming an experimental mermaid in another world, Li Leyou was caught by an official team cracking down on illegal experiments. She was facing destruction. Fortunately, she looked exactly like the team leader's late lover. With a wave of his hand, the captain sent her to his dying brother, Raoum, to keep him company in his final days. Raoum, who had little time left to live, resided in a castle at sea. He was a mermaid who had lived for several centuries. After spendin 73.6kFavorites69.7kClicks/ch279.6kGifts

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   The beginning was quite good, but the middle part became a bit bland and boring. The later part wasn't particularly dramatic, but it was still better than the middle part. [Applause] The Möbius strip logic felt so-so. I just read it as a sweet romance novel.

8. 8 阴 The Brooding Tyrant Is Actually a Good Guy! 阴鸷暴君他人很好呀！ The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance457k WordsCompleted (New book, Springtime Romance in the Duke's Mansion, updating now) Everyone knew that Emperor Yuanxi was reclusive and indifferent, cold and cruel. No one in his harem dared approach him. But A Ning watched him secretly from the shadows and knew he was the man who often appeared in her dreams. He was her husband in her previous life. He was such a good man... Emperor Yuanxi grew up in the Cold Palace, dark and reclusive. Even as a boy, he had fixed his gaze from the shadows on his elder brother 56.4kFavorites67.9kClicks/ch30.7kGifts

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   The beginning was quite interesting, but after the reunion, it became a rather mundane account with nothing interesting to watch, so I started to lose interest...

9. 9 他21+ His Secret Guard 他的暗卫 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 273kFavorites353.1kClicks/ch489.4kGifts

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   It's a great read! The premise is very interesting, especially the scenes where the female lead switches between her two identities. The story also has a subtle sense of humor, haha! The author's descriptions of the characters' inner thoughts are also very well done, especially the female lead. By the middle of the story, her image had become quite imposing—amazing! However... The latter part of the story started to get a bit boring and I almost couldn't continue reading. The later revelation of the identities felt too drawn out and slow-paced, and the plot felt weak. But I persevered and finished it.

10. 10 芙 Lotus Makeup 芙蓉妆 Lychees Are So Sweet荔枝很甜Romance423k WordsCompleted The Shen family, merchants in Jinzhou, had a daughter as beautiful as a heavenly maiden, fresh as a lotus just lifted from the water. But fate was unkind to her. She was sold into Huaxiang House, a brothel district in the capital. Madam Shi spent a month trying to train Shen Shiting, but she refused to comply. In the end, they drugged her wine and sent her into a room. The man inside was a notorious illegitimate son of the Duke’s mansion. She stumbled out through the door and pleaded with the 107.4kFavorites225.2kClicks/ch49.8kGifts

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    This premise actually suits my taste quite well: the female lead falls into prostitution and meets the male lead, and they engage in all sorts of intimate acts, with a fast pace. However, after the female lead regained her true identity later on, I couldn't stand it anymore... It became too formulaic.

11. 11 我 I Am the Supporting Female Character in an Explicit Novel 我是限制文的女配 Jun Zi Sheng君子生Romance747k WordsCompleted [The physical book has been retitled Listen to Ling and is now available for preorder. For details, follow Weibo @Jun Zi Sheng JZS] Lin Ting transmigrated into a book, specifically, an explicit novel. She became the female supporting character who secretly loved the male lead but was fated never to have him. In the original story, the supporting character hated the female lead for taking the male lead away from her. By association, she also hated the female lead's elder brother, Duan Ling. Over 409.5kFavorites422kClicks/ch563kGifts

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    The advantages are: engaging character development and storyline in the early stages...

12. 12 春 Deceived by Spring 春色欺瞒 At the Tavern在酒Romance353k WordsCompleted [Historical romance "Beyond the Pleasures of Love" is currently being serialized] [A captivating springtime con artist × a purehearted puppy (now darkened)] Qing’e was born a beauty. She traveled from town to town with her brother, using her looks to lure wealthy young men into their trap, then squeezing them for a hefty payout. He wasn’t her real brother. That year in Jiangning County, they agreed to give up their swindling ways, marry, and settle down there. But in an alley lived the wea 52.9kFavorites66kClicks/ch27.2kGifts

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    The first half was really good, so good it made me swoon. Poor Tom was completely manipulated, the tension was off the charts [kissing emoji]. It's a pity that it became rather bland after they separated, although I could still finish it, it was a bit of a shame.

13. 13 嫁 Marrying the Villain 嫁反派 Pudding Glaze布丁琉璃Romance444k WordsCompleted (Some scenes have been revised. The official Jinjiang version is complete and error-free. The simplified Chinese edition was published under the title With the Years, Peace.) In her previous life, Yu Lingshu went from being the darling of everyone around her to falling into the dust, forced to marry the regent, Ning Yin. The regent was peerlessly handsome, but he had a lame leg and was a twisted, cruel madman who murdered his brother and father. What Yu Lingshu feared most was when he would wi 521.7kFavorites654.5kClicks/ch200kGifts

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    It got a bit boring later on...

14. 14 暴 The Tyrant-Taming Plan 暴君驯养计划 Vanilla Taro Balls香草芋圆Romance394k WordsCompleted Everyone in court and the countryside knows that Emperor Yuanhe ascended the throne at a young age, eliminated corrupt ministers, and restored order to the realm. He is a rare enlightened ruler of his time. At Emperor Yuanhe's side is a senior minister who has followed and assisted him since childhood. They work together seamlessly, and are both teacher and friend to each other. But few know that Emperor Yuanhe harbors feelings for this minister beyond those of a ruler for his subject. Unfortuna 121kFavorites214.5kClicks/ch43.2kGifts

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    It's alright, but it gets a bit flat towards the end.

15. 15 卧 After the Undercover Mission Failed 卧底失败后 Jin Cheng锦橙Romance609k WordsCompleted Synopsis written on September 26. Sang Li transmigrates into a xianxia novel as a female cannon-fodder character. The cannon fodder is a fox demon who falls for the Demon Lord and willingly becomes one of his pawns, even sacrificing herself by going to the Immortal Realm to assassinate his archenemy, Ji Hengyu. Sang Li transmigrates right into the middle of the assassination. The male lead, Ji Hengyu, is disheveled and dazed, and there’s an empty bowl of mandala love-flower 103.2kFavorites124.3kClicks/ch21.7kGifts

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    Tsk tsk tsk, the writing by He Shedoi is really good (thumbs up)

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