Hunting for Treasures in Old-School Novels (But Not That Old) （不那么古早的）古早文淘金中

1. 1 放 Give Me a Way to Live [Quick Transmigration] 放我一条生路[快穿] Pour into the Jade Cup倒入琼杯Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted [My next novel is God's Blessing to Beauty [Infinite]. Click into my author page to check it out, and please add my page to your favorites!] [2024.01.29: Live comments are now available. I'll turn them on and give it a try. Let's all get along!] On Lu You's birthday, a zombie horde erupted. He and his live-in boyfriend, Qi Zhengyun, were trapped inside their home. After holding out until their water and food ran out, they decided to open the door and meet their death 10.3kFavorites40.2kClicks/ch8.2kGifts

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   The imagination is brilliant, the emotional descriptions are very delicate, truly delicate. The long passages of psychological descriptions don't feel tiring, and every sentence vividly portrays the characters. The foreshadowing of non-linear time was easy to guess, but Qi Zhengyun's multiple reincarnations within the time loop were quite depressing. However, in the end, there was a sweet ending. Perhaps I missed something or didn't fully understand it, but I didn't understand how Qi Zhengyun returned to Lu's childhood and then fast-forwarded to sixteen years old. Also, the fact that the Creator God didn't appear at the end to express his feelings felt like something was missing from the plot. I didn't get enough of the ending; I think it's necessary to write about the aftermath of Qi Zhengyun's "return to human form" and his romantic relationships. The ending felt a bit abrupt. Personally, I feel that the whole story is plot-driven but also has a romantic element, because the changes in Qi Zhengyun's perception and feelings, as well as the process of getting along and getting to know each other, are all woven into the small world. As I always say, it's very delicate, the writing is smooth, and the reading experience is good. One thing is a pity, I really wanted to see Gu Luan and Xiao Lu talk about ( ) This kind of crazy love at first sight is so exciting, but unfortunately the time is not right. P. S. Potential triggers (I personally find this disturbing, contains minor spoilers): ① In one world, the seme has two incarnations. One incarnation falls in love with the uke at first sight, while the other is brainwashed by the plot and likes him (though not in the true sense). The third incarnation is hopelessly infatuated because he mistook the seme for the uke during a soul-swapping, thus transferring his obsession to the other person. I really couldn't handle this... I don't know the purpose of this setup. ② In another world, the uke falls in love with an "NPC" (actually the seme, but the uke doesn't know it). In a psychological description, the uke admits that he thought he was falling for someone else, but in reality, he has always loved the same person. I can't accept the soul explanation because the uke doesn't have the possibility of the seme following him. So, he still loves "another person," even though he recently told the system that he still loves the seme. In short, does this mean the seme and uke are always on opposite sides? It's a bit off-putting for a staunch 1v1 product manager like me. ③ A very small number of female-related expressions are uncomfortable, but can be understood given the long time elapsed.

2. 2 日 You and Me in the Diary 日记里的你和我 Little Yaozi小妖子Baihe (GL)16k WordsCompleted To be precise, this probably isn't love, but a rather profound friendship. You can think of it as a fairly wholesome story. But I promise that everything in it is real. Every bit of happiness and sadness truly accompanied me through my entire first year of high school. I wrote down my feelings because I wanted to commemorate them, or perhaps preserve some kind of proof. I'm afraid I might soon forget. I hope these quiet moments bring you some emotion and a little experience of growing up. All of 1kFavorites5.3kClicks/ch18Gifts

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   *Predominantly be (presumably referring to a negative outcome) Aside from the romantic part, I felt 80% empathy for the other parts. Anyone who's ever been to school has experienced the "huge change" that can come from just changing seats. From childhood to adulthood, it's common knowledge that once good deskmates are separated, they become like strangers. This is written very realistically, expressing a desire to "save" the friendship (it's not that the feelings are gone after separating, but the psychological distance suddenly widens), but pride prevents her from appearing too pathetic. She hangs out with her new deskmate/friends, while I'd rather hide from her than appear alone in front of them. Although I was actually quite happy after high school, with very good relationships with my roommates, I did experience this kind of regrettable thing, and I have many complicated or sentimental feelings. This is a story from 2008, and the GL (Girls' Love) elements were so ahead of their time. Girls are so wonderful.

3. 3 我 I Need to Escape This Wedding 我得逃个婚 A Lifetime of Splendor一世华裳Danmei (BL)426k WordsCompleted This is a story about an eloping bride who returns after her soul changes, only to discover that she can't handle her fiance. She runs away again, and the two of them bicker, fight, and fall in love. This novel is also known as Escape, You Little Imp, On How to Successfully Run Away from a Wedding, What to Do When Your Escape Fails, My Husband Has Gone Mad, Can I Run Away from the Wedding, and Try Running Away Again, I Dare You (Don't believe any of those titles). Reading Guide: 1. The protagoni 50.6kFavorites153.1kClicks/ch55.8kGifts

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   I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. 8.8 What does that mean?

4. 4 重 Reborn: My Archrival 重生之宿敌 Shu Ke蜀客Danmei (BL)836k WordsCompleted The man bent over him, looking at him as he lay dying. His bewitching eyes were full of mocking amusement. “In this life and the next, you’ll always be the loser, Gu Pinglin.” Brought to ruin by a lonely genius, he died clinging to his obsession with winning and woke up still clinging to it. The past was like a dream. His heart suddenly saw the truth, yet he still couldn’t let go of his obsession. Reborn, he swore to resolve his obsession and prove the Great Way once more! I’m here, my nemesis 55.4kFavorites47.7kClicks/ch53.6kGifts

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   God

5. 5 犯 Criminal Psychology 犯罪心理 Chang Er长洱Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted One day, while Lin Chen was reading, Xing Conglian asked him: “You’re a psychologist. Can you help me figure out what kind of person I’d be suited to marry?” Lin Chen remembered telling him that love was the most impossible thing in the world to quantify. Even a psychologist couldn’t predict it, because the process of two people falling in love was full of countless variables. Xing Conglian asked, “What are variables?” Lin Chen thought at the time: A variable is that I thought you were just an o 802.2kFavorites610.5kClicks/ch727.5kGifts

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   Um…

6. 6 天 The Fundamental Principles of Genius 天才基本法 Chang Er长洱Romance760k WordsCompleted Everyone thought Lin Zhaoxi was a genius. Only she knew that she was using years of experience in math competitions to go back and “cheat.” Until one day, the boy she admired looked at her in silence. Times overlap, and the past is revisited three times. The past can change you. 1. A story about returning to three periods in the past to find yourself. Take it easy: it’s a journey where you go wherever the road takes you. 2. The schools and competition system are fictionalized. 3. Anti-pirac 522.2kFavorites731kClicks/ch778.2kGifts

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   God

7. 7 欢EN Welcome to the Nightmare Game: Huanying Laidao Emeng Youxi 欢迎来到噩梦游戏 Dusk Ice Wheel薄暮冰轮Danmei (BL)410k WordsCompleted Blurb: Just as Qi Leren beat The Nightmare Game and reached its first bad ending, his computer screen went black. On the bus ride to get it repaired, the bus collided with a truck that came out of nowhere. The injured passengers were taken to the hospital. When Qi Leren woke up, he found himself lying in an empty infusion hall. The enormous hospital was completely deserted... PS: I've always wanted to write a live-action horror game story. It's not really that scary, and can be pretty silly at 421.9kFavorites431.5kClicks/ch53.9kGifts

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   Waiting for a second viewing

8. 8 打 Lighter and Princess Dress: The Wild Grass Garden 打火机与公主裙·荒草园 TwentineRomance220k WordsCompleted I have my king. I am his most loyal subject. I will wave the flag and cheer him on. I will also die for him on the battlefield. Theme: 242.2kFavorites466kClicks/ch34.3kGifts

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   Thank you for the encounter

9. 9 岁 Through the Years 岁月间 By the Still Waters静水边Danmei (BL)183k WordsCompleted That was the boy I loved, who stayed by my side through our green years and all the years of our youth. Ji Qinyang is the top, Xie Meng is the bottom. The top has to be beautiful and the bottom handsome: that's the assignment. This story is also known as The Legendary Dog-Food Distributor, The Suzhou Travel Guide, The Capital City Travel, Food, and Rental Guide, and A Guide to Promoting Every Kind of Sponsored Content. Buddhist scripture Weibo account: Theme: 153.2kFavorites146.5kClicks/ch25kGifts

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   The eternal white moonlight of campus literature enlightenment

10. 10 契 Bonded Mate 契子 Yi Xiuluo易修罗Danmei (BL)610k WordsCompleted On the distant planet Tiansu lives a special kind of intelligent being. They have neither childhood nor old age, neither birth nor true death. They arrive in the world in an extremely unusual way, and through generations of reincarnation they retain the most primordial memories of survival. They are the Tiansu people. When a Tiansu person finds someone they love and wishes to become their partner, they must undergo a coming-of-age ritual that is a contest to the death. The victor becomes the abs 62.1kFavorites119.4kClicks/ch28.9kGifts

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    Unparalleled shock

11. 11 撒EN Run Wild: Sa Ye 撒野 Wu Zhe巫哲Danmei (BL)909k WordsCompleted Campus romance. Happy ending. Updates Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:40 p.m. The author, unable to write a blurb, is groveling here. Thanks to @Lingyu Qimeng for the cover lettering! Thanks to @Erxi Zaguoji for the little tip! Theme: With hope in your heart, nothing can stop you. 2MFavorites1.9MClicks/ch2.4MGifts

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    God needs no further words

12. 12 紫 Violets and the Thorn Bird 紫罗兰和荆棘鸟 Tang Jiuqing唐酒卿Danmei (BL)327k WordsCompleted [Any revision notes are just for fixing errors or unlocking chapters] A cliff in full bloom, a burning abyss. A fallen knight sets out to defeat the Demon King. Demon King: Stop it! Knight seme x chuunibyou, talkative Demon King uke “I don’t have any car illustrations here either w” Happy ending, one-on-one romance. Updated daily at 7 p.m. Thanks for reading w Theme: 45.9kFavorites42.6kClicks/ch16.8kGifts

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    A very unique Western fantasy, with strong protagonists that are very satisfying, and T97, why didn't you develop your stream of consciousness at this time?

13. 13 不 Undead 不死者 Huai Shang淮上Danmei (BL)395k WordsCompleted First Thessalonians 4:16 Communications go down. Water and electricity stop. A chemical plant leaks, a nuclear power station explodes, and the city becomes a hellish wasteland. A biothriller zombie apocalypse with an ABO setting. An Alpha-Omega pairing: a handsome top who’s ruthless, talks too much, and can’t stay cool for more than three seconds × a bottom who can fight like a powerhouse but has been unlucky all his life. Theme: 727.3kFavorites804.9kClicks/ch381.2kGifts

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    So cute

14. 14 黑 Dark Sky 黑天 Mu Su Li木苏里Danmei (BL)407k WordsCompleted Outlaw x refined-looking scoundrel In the New Gregorian year 5711, Office 5 of the Security Building received three unauthorized access messages from a space prison: “Darling, I’m watching you.” “Don’t be nervous. It’s just on the prison’s broadcast screens.” “I’m suddenly looking forward to seeing you again. Will you welcome me with a smile, or put a bullet in my head?” Sitting behind his wide desk, Chu Si read the messages without changing expression and replied, “If I remember correctly, your 495kFavorites410.5kClicks/ch333kGifts

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    God

15. 15 阴 The Yin Guest 阴客 Mu Su Li木苏里Danmei (BL)198k WordsCompleted The long-lived, accidentally warped seme x the frail uke who’s bound to be warped by association, even if he doesn’t want to [Kidding! A rota is posted on the forensic clinic door at the corner of the third floor of Kanghe Hospital: Mondays and Wednesdays: Municipal Public Security Bureau; Tuesdays and Thursdays: District Public Security Bureau Of course, that’s all ordinary people can see. There’s another line beneath it… It reads: On the fifteenth of every month, the yin guest arrives. No wait 359.7kFavorites337.8kClicks/ch115.5kGifts

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    Give Mumu extra points

16. 16 缉 Hunting Killers in the Northwestern Wasteland 缉凶西北荒 Bai Yun Shishi Shi白云诗诗诗Danmei (BL)351k WordsCompleted Criminals love to put on a show; solving cases is all about playing it loose. Two male leads. Friendly reminder: check who the main and supporting characters are, their billing order, and the CPs. Fifteen years after the Jinchuan serial murders, the same case resurfaced three hundred kilometers away in Chang'an, the provincial capital of Guanzhong. The same method of killing. The same crime scenes. The victims were none other than the suspects from the original Jinchuan case. This cold case, f 44.1kFavorites55.8kClicks/ch17.9kGifts

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    Absolutely stunning... And unbeatable when it comes to older women!

17. 17 清 Clear Spring 清沅 Cui Luoshi崔罗什Romance806k WordsCompleted May all who love one another be joined together. Their union was destined in a previous life, so don’t let this marriage slip away. Gu Qingyuan, wife of the Duke of Chengguo, is a celebrated talent and paragon of filial devotion in the capital, as well as Empress Dowager Gu’s favorite niece. She enjoys great prestige in the palace. Only Gu Qingyuan knows that she has never been happy in this life. After being reborn, she finally gets the chance to make amends for the past. But she never expecte 43.6kFavorites117.3kClicks/ch39.1kGifts

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    It's really good... I love it... The writing style, plot, and romance are all extremely strong. I was a little disappointed with the ending in the main story, but after reading the "what if" side story, I was completely won over. This story is just too good... The biggest regret is not seeing Qingyuan tell Guangyi the truth about her rebirth, and hear her recite, "May all lovers in the world be united." That line felt tailor-made for them; now that I think about it, it truly captures the essence of the story. A shared riding outfit sparked their romance, and for both of them, it was a case of "I missed you." True love prevails in the end; their destiny, preordained in past and present lives, finally gave them the opportunity to find their soulmates. This sense of fate… Thank you for finding this! It's definitely a top 3 ancient romance novel, I really love it... I haven't read a novel that made me cry buckets in a long time... (It's not a angst novel, it's just that the side stories are so heartbreaking)

18. 18 穿 The Taste of Longing Through the Clouds 穿过云层思念的味道 Ru Shi Fei Ying如是非迎Romance215k WordsCompleted The heroine loves admiring the strong people around her, especially the icy male lead, because he's a complete weirdo. You could say she's very bored. This story is wordy and slow to warm up, with lots of setup and very slow progress. You could call it a daily-life chronicle. A group of high school students, a heartwarming story, youth and growth go hand in hand, friendship and fun abound. Short scenes: Currently updating: Li Mo's story: htt 19.4kFavorites83.4kClicks/ch3.8kGifts

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    Returning to elementary school... Rewatching it after many years brings back memories of youth.

19. 19 粉 Painted Mountains and Rivers (Double Rebirth) 粉墨山河（双重生） Nightmare Moon魇月Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Please add these upcoming novels from my profile to your favorites: Growing Up Cautiously from Infancy, For the Spies (the second book in this series, planned for the second half of the year), His Other Wife, Ms. J, and The Substitute's Rise to Power The original title was The Caged Bird, but my editor said it suggested a “songbird in a gilded cage” and insisted I change it. It is now called Painted Mountains and Ri 5.3kFavorites30.9kClicks/ch5.5kGifts

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    Stunning, innovative, and the idea of ​​weaving traditional opera elements throughout the text is absolutely brilliant; the author's literary skill is phenomenal... Actually, I went to see "The Peony Pavilion" because of this book.

20. 20 一EN First-Class Lawyer: Yi Ji Lü Shi 一级律师[星际] Mu Su Li木苏里Danmei (BL)753k WordsCompleted A cold-faced expert at shutting down drama queens, who ends up falling for a man himself x A reckless troublemaker who loves setting people up, only to end up crying after he gets himself into trouble At the law school graduation ceremony, the young dean Yan Sui looked elegant and spoke with a smile. “Let’s see what you’ve learned over the past four years. Suppose I were your student right now. What could you teach me?” The other students respectfully began writing short reflections. Only Gu Yan 979.6kFavorites816.2kClicks/ch1MGifts

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    God

21. 21 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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    I'll change it once I can give it five stars. It's impossible for it not to be five stars! [Hugs] Jinjiang, when will you change your absurd system? I've been waiting for five or six days and still can't rate it. It's so perfect, so ethereal! The character designs, the romance, the world-building—all are divine. I love the seemingly innocent yet cunning protagonist and the cold exterior masking a warm heart. I also love the ensemble cast. I really want to know the original plot. Could you please write an "what if" spin-off of "The Exile of Heaven" that spans nine years to satisfy my craving? I really want to see the Flame Demon and his secret lover... - Second viewing: Still so good! The only regret while watching was that the storyline couldn't have been longer; every second felt like an eternity before it was over. [Scratching head] Jian Hua and Li Fei are exactly the kind of couple I dream of – strong, mutually doting, and perfectly in sync. Jian Hua's aloofness and indifference, the contrast between his "substitute" status and immense power, and Li Fei's cunning and ruthlessness beneath his perfect facade – every time I read those descriptions, I felt so satisfied. One's cool, the other's seemingly innocent but actually cunning – they're complementary, so adorable! Help! I still want to read the original novel. Night Wind, do we still have this kind of miracle? [Biting handkerchief]

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