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1. 1 狐 The Fox Spirit Who Bewitches the Ruler 狐媚惑主 Maple River, Sorrowful Sleeper江枫愁眠Baihe (GL)360k WordsCompleted An anthology of stories about women, or so they say. Theme: 31.8kFavorites53.8kClicks/ch20.1kGifts

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   Author, why have you stopped writing yuri stories? Why...? I feel so uncomfortable, so sad... The first story was incredibly well-written! I don't watch many palace dramas, but this one was absolutely amazing to me. The other stories were also very good. Personally, I really enjoyed stories 1 and 3.

2. 2 鲸 The Whale and the Unfinished Rain 鲸鱼与未尽雨 Gu Lai Yi顾徕一Baihe (GL)533k WordsCompleted Coming soon: The Alley Was Longer Than I Thought. Blurb at the bottom. A quiet, reserved piano tuner & a glamorous, larger-than-life pianist 1, In their senior year of high school, Wen Ran and Xu Xiyan met for the first time. The eighteen-year-old had naturally curly hair and a face like an early-blooming rose. That was when Wen Ran first learned that allure had nothing to do with age or experience. Xu Xiyan only had to stand there to become the center of the world. Xu Xiyan was a prodigy wh 62.3kFavorites50.8kClicks/ch117.5kGifts

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   I will rewatch it before writing a recommendation.

3. 3 簪 Flower Pins on a Night Journey 簪花夜行 Xuan Jian玄笺Baihe (GL)355k WordsCompleted “Auntie, you're so beautiful. Why don't you have someone you love?” “How do you know I don't?” Couple: Commander and Embroidered Uniform Guard Captain Notes: 1. A just-for-fun project, and probably not very long. The main characters aren't related by blood in any way. 2. Set in an imaginary dynasty. The only historical reference is the Ming dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard ranks. Everything else is made up, so please don't nitpick the history. 3. For now, six updates a week, with Thursdays 33.5kFavorites41kClicks/ch50.9kGifts

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   I've read it three times already. The writing is excellent, and the plot is great too. It's an older man seducing a younger man (the younger man is smitten but has to consider societal norms and ethics to avoid hindering the older man's career). No substitutes.

4. 4 虫 Chong Er [Quick Transmigration] 虫二[快穿] The Nameless Traveler行客不知名Baihe (GL)280k WordsCompleted The audio drama is out. Find it on Maoer or Lizhi~ Blurb: 2333 is a System. It recently got a new worldline repairer named Wen Qianshu. Under the “Special Skills” section, Wen Qianshu wrote that other than being a sucker for beautiful faces, she was good for nothing. 2333: “...” 2333: “I think you might misunderstand what ‘special skills’ means.” 2333: “It’s fine. You lie back, and I’ll carry you to victory.” After three worlds, 2333 25.7kFavorites44.6kClicks/ch25.5kGifts

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   Every story in the book is wonderful, but the one that touched me the most was Jiang Mingyue's... The content includes campus life, fantasy, post-apocalyptic, and sentry duty stories, all of which are excellent. Witness the heroine's transformation from a super-avoidant person to a clingy little puppy!

5. 5 西 The Tower Where the West Wind Blooms 西风盛开之塔 Huanglian Bittercold黄连苦寒Baihe (GL)916k WordsCompleted I accidentally searched for “Sairon” and “Xipo” as content keywords rather than author keywords in the library’s catalog system. But why did it bring up a book called The Tower Where Desire Blooms? Curious, I followed the catalog listing and found the book in a bookcase the size of an entire wall, stocked with third-rate erotic novels. Sairon, the first human spellweaver, is known to everyone, but almost no one knows her origins. For a long time, countless beings could learn even the slightest 18.9kFavorites22.2kClicks/ch40.3kGifts

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   A captivating Western fantasy novel, a story between a great magician and his young apprentice. The author has written two books: West Wind and South Wind and Golden Wheat. I read South Wind first, but I recommend starting with this one. After finishing South Wind, you'll discover many different things in South Wind, and it will be quite a pleasant surprise.

6. 6 瘾 Addicted to Being Beneath Him 瘾于人下 Nian Nian Ya廿廿呀Baihe (GL)556k WordsCompleted 18.4kFavorites18.9kClicks/ch31kGifts

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   This is one of the three morally questionable works by the author who is incredibly skilled at writing, and I call it the most morally questionable of all. The conflicts within are simply the most exciting I've ever seen in any incestuous story (although I haven't read that many incestuous stories, have I?). It's actually a story about a sister being seduced by her younger sister.

7. 7 青 The Green Robe 青衫 Qingyuan清远Baihe (GL)2.2M WordsCompleted [Please don’t give me writing advice. Thank you.] The newly awakened ancient emperor Yi Qing wears blue, acts unlike ordinary people, and keeps herself apart from the world, avoiding all contact with the common folk. People assume she is antisocial and ill-tempered, and condemn her in their hearts. Then she suddenly rises to prominence and claims the title of Human Emperor, leaving the world stunned. Human Realm Broadcast: “Only today have we seen the sharp edge of Emperor Yi.” A host asks 12.9kFavorites16.4kClicks/ch91.2kGifts

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   The world-building is incredibly vast! I haven't read any other novel by the same author with a similar world-building, but that doesn't stop me from reading this one. All I can say is, it's the ultimate in action-packed stories. After reading it, you'll feel like a Super Saiyan (not really). In short: My experiences with my beautiful and mysterious teacher (actually, the content is very expansive).

8. 8 怪21+ Do Monsters Have to Be Women's Dogs Too? 怪物也得给女人当狗吗 Li Meimei李酶酶Baihe (GL)546k WordsCompleted 9.3kFavorites8.6kClicks/ch32.1kGifts

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   This foreign language version is absolutely amazing... It has everything you could want in a human form, and the author's biological knowledge is truly professional! My favorite is the Weaver Girl chapter because I especially love giant spiders (if I saw one in real life, I'd be ecstatic and faint).

9. 9 南 The South Wind and the Golden Wheatgrass 南风和金色麦草 Huanglian Bittercold黄连苦寒Baihe (GL)2.2M WordsCompleted My instructor likes seeing everyone in our mage tower get along and can’t stand how my senior and I are always at each other’s throats. At first, he punished us by making us hold hands facing the wall. When he saw that we could still argue while holding hands, he got furious. “Is it really that hard to admit you’re wrong? Harder than me telling you to kiss her on the cheek right now?” Apologize to her and listen to her taunt me? Of course that’s harder than kissing her on the cheek! My instructo 8.1kFavorites5.9kClicks/ch72.8kGifts

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   My favorite Western fantasy novel, especially Beatrice (in her bear form). One of the female protagonists, the little rabbit, is incredibly resilient, and the little bear is also very charming (except for not being able to speak). It's a story about the growth of the female disciples.

10. 10 鬓 Flowers by the Temples 鬓边花 The Nameless Traveler行客不知名Baihe (GL)81k WordsCompleted She thought that perhaps she would follow her, all the way to the end. Forever, she would be the flower tucked beside her hair. A short story, the secondary pairing from Chong Er: an ambitious schemer x a pretty airhead A few words from the author: 1. This was originally meant to be an extra, and partly an exercise. The characters and perspectives are outside my comfort zone, so it could easily go off the rails. Read with caution~ 2. No one here is perfect. Everyone has their own strengths and 2kFavorites3kClicks/ch3.5kGifts

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    The extra chapter of the Xianxia dungeon "Insect II" is super sweet! It features a righteous yet wicked, devoted and ambitious man versus a clueless little flower fairy who wants to relieve her beloved's worries. It's free!

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