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  1. 101 The Embroidered Spring Blade Quells a Chaotic Age 绣春刀镇乱世 Historical602k WordsCompleted Xie Ming, a junior Jinyiwei officer, was framed for colluding with the enemy and thrown into the imperial prison, left on the brink of death after offending the powerful chief eunuch of the Eastern Depot. The protagonist's soul transmigrates into his body and takes over. A struggle for power between the imperial court and the great clans; infighting between the Jinyiwei and the Eastern Depot; the intermingling of martial sects and court factions; the mysterious machinations of the Tower of Heave 134Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 102 First-Rank Coroner: From the Start, I’m Dissecting the Crown Princess 一品仵作:开局解剖太子妃 Mystery691k WordsCompleted Modern forensic pathologist Huang Xiaochuan dies suddenly after working overtime for days in a row. When he wakes, he has transmigrated into the Great Sheng Dynasty, becoming an obscure coroner's apprentice. From the start, he is hauled into the imperial court to examine the body of the Crown Princess, who died under mysterious circumstances. If he cannot uncover the truth within three days, he will be buried alongside her. Relying on modern forensic science and criminal psychology, he publicly 131Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 103 The Unrivaled Chronicle of the Classic Historian 无双典史传 Mystery619k WordsCompleted A thrilling mystery! A young county investigator’s legendary crime-solving career! Chen Xun possesses the secret art of the Heavenly Eye. In just three short years, he rids the region of bandits and thieves, making a name for himself! Just when he thinks everything is finally going well and looks forward to marrying the beauty of his dreams, one murder after another takes place: In full view of everyone, a murder occurs inside the Guanyin Hall. The suspect is the last person anyone would expect. 134Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  4. 104 The Embroidered Uniform Guard: Killing Enemies Grants Experience, Making Me the Strongest Left Commander 锦衣卫,杀敌爆经验,最强左千户 Eastern Fantasy681k WordsCompleted [Imperial Brocade Guard] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [A Power Fantasy for Men] Zuo Yang unexpectedly awakens the Slaughter System. Every time he kills an enemy with his own hands, he gains experience, with a chance to obtain peerless martial arts manuals as well. From that moment on, his fate is completely rewritten. The protagonist cuts down his enemies all the way, bound by no romantic entanglements and striving only to grow stronger. From the shadowy alleys of the capital to the deso 550Reads5.6Score—Shelves
  5. 105 The Cold-Faced King of Hell's Little Coroner 冷面阎王的仵作小娘子 Mystery464k WordsCompleted Laughs and high-stakes thrills collide! The wildest ancient crime-solving adventure imaginable! The moment she opens her eyes, Shen Zhiwei, a top modern forensic pathologist who worked herself to the bone, finds she has become the daughter of a despised coroner in the ancient capital! Her home is bare, creditors are at the door, and she’s facing the miserable prospect of being sold off as a servant. To survive, and to uncover the truth behind her father’s bizarre death, she has no choice but to 7Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  6. 106 Imperial Guards: From the Start, I’m Rewarded With a Universe-Class Cultivation Manual 锦衣卫,开局奖励宇宙级功法 Eastern Fantasy658k WordsCompleted Yang Tian was reborn on another world and became a member of the Embroidered Guard. He nearly died during a prison break, but luckily awakened a god-tier System just in time. Ten S-rank talents unlocked, and peerless martial arts mastered in an instant. Punish evil and uphold justice to earn divine martial arts manuals and all kinds of pills. Dugu Nine Swords, Proud Frost Six Techniques, Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Wave-Treading Steps, Wind God Leg, Frost Heaven Fist, Sacred Heart Art, Ten T 9.5kReads6.9Score905Shelves
  7. 107 Constable and His Wife, Have You Switched Secret Identities? 推官夫妇,你们互换马甲啦? Ancient Romance182k WordsOngoing [Women disguised as men + men disguised as women; lighthearted, funny, period-style social stories with episodic mysteries] Everyone in the judicial officer’s household has a secret identity. Xue Yingzhi used to be a dashing female escort. Now she has transformed into a judicial officer, and handling cases and catching thieves is a piece of cake. Qi Shenyu has gone from a refined young jinshi scholar to a beautiful young woman, a famous and beloved lady throughout Wuzhou City. The seemingly hone 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 108 I Just Want to Be a Detective, but the System Makes Me Take the Imperial Exams 只想当神探,系统偏让我去考科举 Mystery563k WordsCompleted [Crime-solving + imperial examinations + alternate setting + two male leads + wish-fulfillment] A family inheritance dispute! A child abduction case! A serial murder case! A nursery-rhyme murder case! An imperial examination fraud case! A treasure-swapping-for-a-corpse case! A murder at Qinfang Garden! The first thirty-five chapters focus on the imperial examinations, solving cases, making money, and making friends. After chapter thirty-five, the focus turns to solving cases. One case follow 619Reads8.1Score101Shelves
  9. 109 Owl's Shadow Beneath the Moon 月下枭影 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, criminal psychology expert Shen Qingxian has become the ultimate villain, “Phantom,” and is about to be executed. The presiding officer is her sworn enemy from the modern world, Gu Zhao, the famed constable of the Six Fan Gate. As the blade is about to fall, she silently mouths to him: “Lord Gu, the monster inside you is watching me.” To stay alive, Shen Qingxian is drawn into a series of bizarre murder cases as a condemned criminal. By day, she is a cool-headed profile 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 110 A Handsome Young Genius at Solving Cases Joins the Dali Temple 大理寺来了个破案如神的小白脸 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted At the autopsy table, she makes the dead speak; in the halls of power, she clears the names of the living. One charcoal pencil, two lifetimes of memories, and a three-foot autopsy table where she solves the strangest cases in the land. Ten delicate fingers, a hundred clever tricks, and a thousand palace chambers stirred into turmoil. Gongsun Yan, a top modern forensic pathologist, opens her eyes to find herself the daughter of a disgraced official, awaiting execution. Her family’s blood feud rem 176Reads6.0Score—Shelves
  11. 111 The Greatest Female Imperial Physician in History 千古第一女太医 Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Imperial Physician + Strong Female Lead + Palace and Household Intrigue] Chen Baisu: It turns out the hardest illness to cure in this world is a wicked heart. Liu Sanniang: If there’s someone Miss Baisu can’t heal, a few punches from me will do the trick. The two of them answer the Emperor’s call, head to the capital, take on corrupt ministers, and save the people. Together, they overturn a world that treats women unjustly. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 112 Incense Beneath the Waters 沉水引香 Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted At Sinking Fragrance Pavilion, on an old street in Jiangnan, Su Shenshui uses incense to guide those burdened by obsession. Fragrant powders, balms, and sachets all contain spiritual power, and must be exchanged for memories, years of life, talent, or other prices. Visitors seek to return home, gain fame, reunite with loved ones, atone for their sins, find protection, or make up for past regrets. Drawn in and struck back by the fragrances, they come to see the human heart, understand their obses 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 113 Tales of the Cloud Patterns 云纹秘闻录 Ancient Romance120k WordsOngoing Gongsun Moyu, a famed general of the frontier army, is wrongly accused and brought before the Court of Judicial Review. Just after solving a locked-room murder, he picks up a “walking headache”! Zhan Yunxi has peerless lightness skills and an unbeatable silver tongue. He can pry open classified court archives and dig up secrets of the martial world, yet he spends every day mooching food and drink from Gongsun Moyu. “Brother Moyu, there's something fishy about these serial murders. Why don't we t —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 114 If This Doesn’t Make Me Take Off, Then What Was the Point of Getting a Cheat? 这要不起飞,挂不是白来了吗? Eastern Fantasy189k WordsOngoing The Xuanjing Bureau + demons + System + wish-fulfillment If I was no match for you without a System, fine. But if I’m still no match for you with one, then what was the point of getting it? Su Hang transmigrates and becomes a chief banner officer in the Xuanjing Bureau of the Great Sui. The prefecture’s senior thousand-household officer is his uncle, so from the start, Su Hang plans to take it easy. But his abilities won’t let him, and the demon clan has also marked him for assassination. He can 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 115 Records of Strange Cases in the Five Capitals 五京志怪探案录 Mystery211k WordsCompleted Mystery + crime-solving + transmigration + supernatural tales + mutual flirtation and sexual tension + sweet romance + personal growth + happy ending The Great Liao is a fictional world with five capitals: Shangjing, Nanjing, Xijing, Yanjing, and Bianjing (Dongjing). Shangjing is sinister, Nanjing is splendid, Xijing is rugged, Yanjing is bitterly cold and harsh, and Bianjing is elegant. Each holds its own secrets and hides its own strange mysteries. All five capitals are prosperous places, yet 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 116 Wuxia Crossover Brocade-Clad Guards: Imperial Authority, Execute First and Report Later 综武锦衣卫:皇权特许,先斩后奏 Male-Channel Fanfiction451k WordsCompleted In the martial arts world, the Brocade Guards are weak, while the Eastern and Western Bureaus and the Dragon Guarding Villa enjoy the emperor's favor. In the martial world, powers such as the Shifting Flower Palace, the Sun Moon Holy Cult, and the Money Gang run rampant. The Brocade Guards, once a force that commanded awe throughout the land under the founding emperor, are now almost crushed under the pressure. But everything is about to change with the arrival of one person! 795Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  17. 117 Tales of Astonishing Cases: Strange Crimes of Ancient Times 拍案惊奇:古代奇案录 Historical62k WordsCompleted Crimes are committed with godlike cunning, leaving no trace; cases are judged with fairness and sound discernment. Wrongful and unsolved cases were common in ancient times, whether confessions were beaten out of the accused or witnesses were silenced by murder. This book explores strange and unsolved cases from ancient times. The plots are full of twists and turns, and the investigations are rife with complications, while also shedding light on ancient China’s bureaucratic politics and social re 2.1kReads9.1Score188Shelves
  18. 118 Embroidered Uniform Guard: This Official Is a Little Fierce 锦衣卫:这个大人有点凶啊 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + Jianghu and court politics + killing to steal lifespans] Ye Miao transmigrated into the body of a brocade-clad guard in the Great Xia Dynasty. He awakened the “Kill to Steal Lifespans System.” As long as he killed a sinner approved by the System, he could claim the rest of their lifespan and strengthen his cultivation and martial skills. From then on, Ye Miao killed and killed. Whether they were powerful figures from the jianghu or sect leaders, he wiped out entire house 5.9kReads7.0Score288Shelves
  19. 119 Transmigrate to the Dali Temple: A Slacker Writer Is Forced to Hustle 穿越大理寺:摆烂写手被迫内卷 Ancient Romance341k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + crime solving + coming of age + ensemble cast + comedy] [Arrogant, aloof, sharp-tongued Minister of the Court of Judicial Review]× [Lowly, timid, goofy, drama-queen clerk] [Theatrical edition] Fang Mian, an online fiction writer with no following, transmigrates for no apparent reason after staying up all night to meet a deadline. Keep his secret identity under wraps, even if he’s terrified? Fine! Write down every detail of the cases? Whatever! Get stuck with a cold, sharp-tongu 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 120 The Border General 边将 Historical314k WordsCompleted The historical novel The Border General is set against the backdrop of the Ming Dynasty, with a major fortified town on the northern frontier as its stage. It portrays several generations of military commanders, represented by Du Ruzhen. The story touches on many major historical events along the Ming Dynasty's northern borders and depicts the everyday lives of the people there. It conveys the generals' loyalty to their country, as well as the purity and resolve of their emotional lives. The nov 155Reads9.0Score114Shelves
  21. 121 Tempest at the Imperial Examinations 科场风云 Historical278k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 122 The Minister of State 枭臣 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted The modern-day Tan Zong died an unjust death, but his spirit refused to fade. By chance, he returned to an unfamiliar historical era and became Lin Fu, a newly successful provincial graduate from a collateral branch of the Lin family in Dongyang Prefecture. Timid and looked down upon by others, Lin Fu refuses to live like a dog in peacetime, yet he is equally unwilling to become a man adrift in an age of chaos. See how this man, who has lived two lives, begins at the very bottom of the power pyr 178Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  23. 123 The Mind-Reading Coroner Has Driven the Court into a Frenzy 读心仵作把朝廷卷疯了 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Mind Reading + Comedy + Family Favorite + Secret Identity: A money-obsessed female coroner VS a secretly passionate, melodramatic young marquis] Qin Miaoxi was adopted as a child by her master on Mount Kunlun. While recovering from an illness, she obtained a System that lets her trade merit for more years of life. To stay alive, she specially descends the mountain to do good deeds, clear the names of the dead, and bring peace to the living. Life is hard, so all she can do is fight for every bre 39Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 124 A Crumbling Start: Watching the Tao of Liang Kun, Summoning Spirits to Solve Cases 天崩开局,看靓坤道,招魂破案 Mystery202k WordsOngoing [The heroine has it rough early on, but later becomes everyone’s darling. The male leads have very different personalities: there are goofy ones, scheming ones, and aloof ones. There may be several male leads, but the story mainly follows the heroine using her own wit to solve cases. Romance is just an appetizer. Small and major cases keep coming, and the body count keeps rising. The main early storyline centers on a twisted vampire and serial killer, with the story primarily made up of standalo —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 125 The Splendor in My Heart 心中的锦衣 Eastern Fantasy363k WordsCompleted Zhao Jingwu’s soul transmigrates into the Great Qian Dynasty, and he lands right in the heart of a hereditary Embroidered Uniform Guard family! It’s a dream come true. In his previous life, he was endlessly fascinated by the mysterious Embroidered Uniform Guards. In this life, his grandfather, a veteran Embroidered Uniform Guard commander, personally teaches him the real skills: martial arts, tracking and arrest, criminal investigation, and more. He masters the whole toolkit! What’s most excitin 20Reads7.3Score—Shelves
  26. 126 The Tales of Di Renjie 狄仁杰故事 Mystery218k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Ancient China + Tang Dynasty] 1. Story Background During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the young Di Renjie discovers a case involving a skeleton while on his way to take up the post of magistrate of Luoyang County. As he investigates its hidden secrets, a murder occurs in the Wang family. Everyone is a suspect, but who is the killer? In a secluded manor, the host dies before a banquet ends. No one present could have committed the crime, 736Reads6.5Score105Shelves
  27. 127 I’m a Divine Constable in a World of Demons 我在妖魔世界里当神捕 Eastern Fantasy704k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Invincible Protagonist + System] The story leans toward everyday life, and the protagonist vastly outclasses everyone in combat. Don’t rush to leave a bad review calling it a boring slog. Stick around and decide for yourself. Being invincible means doing what you want when you want, and not doing what you don’t want. If you want to see the protagonist dominate the world, this isn’t for you. If you want to see the protagonist chasing immortality every day, this isn’t for you either. .. 4.2kReads7.6Score250Shelves
  28. 128 The Grand Ming Embroidered Guard: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Eight Great Shanxi Merchant Families 大命锦衣卫:开局灭门八大晋商 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no female lead + System + high-martial world] Luo Zhi transmigrates into the Great Mandate Dynasty, where martial arts reign supreme, and becomes an ordinary Embroidered Uniform Guard. After uncovering a case in which the Eight Great Jin Merchants colluded with the enemy and betrayed their country, his superior poisons him and cripples his cultivation. Fortunately, he awakens the golden finger known as the Supreme Martial Dao System. He purges corrupt merchants, crushes 481Reads5.7Score—Shelves
  29. 129 Clouds of Smoke over the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐烟云 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Wang Xun was a Chang’an playboy with no great ambitions, spending every day eating, drinking, and waiting to die. Then one wrong step turned him into a legendary figure for the ages. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, he joined Guo Ziyi’s eastern campaign to pacify the realm. He would witness the mighty Tang dynasty plunge from its peak into a rapid decline, its brilliant lights dimming in an instant. As the golden age of the Tang rose and fell, with countless difficult choices before him, 303Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  30. 130 Sword Pointed at the Sacred Mani Emblem of the Ming 剑指大明摩尼圣徽 Mystery205k WordsCompleted [Wuxia + Case Solving + Mystery + Ming Dynasty History + Supernatural Suspense + Mind-Bending Mysteries] Main characters: Shangguan Yunhe, Shen Yexue, Liu Rucen The story begins when tax silver being transported to Beidu is robbed. More than a hundred soldiers escorting the silver are found dead, all wearing eerie smiles. Shangguan Yunhe and the others discover that the anti-government Blood Lotus Cult has joined forces with a Western Regions heretical sect, court officials, and people from Japa 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 131 The Royal Secret Agent 皇家密探 Historical4.9M WordsCompleted Zuo Peng used to be an extra, rushing from one film set to another. But after an accident, he transmigrated into the body of a fool in a strange world. To repay his parents for raising him, he worked hard to improve their impoverished life. By chance, someone recommended him to a mysterious organization, where he became an honored secret agent loyal to the imperial court and sworn to protect the emperor. His codename was Shen Yin. And so began his hilarious career as a secret agent. 1.2kReads8.6Score172Shelves
  32. 132 A Brocade-Clad Guard: From the Start, My Ancestral Arts Are Perfected 锦衣卫当差,开局祖传绝学大圆满 Eastern Fantasy503k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, the Ming Dynasty is a land of high martial arts. Xu Xiaosheng becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and awakens the Embroidered Uniform Guard Worker System. From the start, he's rewarded with mastery of a family-inherited secret art. As long as he fulfills his duties as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he can earn peerless martial arts, divine weapons, and rare pills. As a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, if no one else can kill a great demon, I 2.7kReads8.5Score132Shelves
  33. 133 The All-Powerful Detective Princess 神探王妃是全能大佬 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Tang Waner, once a top profiler who solved countless cases, has an accident and becomes the wild daughter of a county magistrate. Major cases pile up, from a faceless female corpse to a dried-out body hidden inside a wall. Everyone looks down on her, a despicable man treats her cruelly, and even her family wants to drive her out... Tang Waner: “Father, what do you think?” Her father falls to his knees and begs: “Daughter, you’re in charge of everything, at home and beyond!” The martial world: “Y 53Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  34. 134 The Ming Dynasty's Only Son 明朝独生子 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Why did fate have to pick me? Who in their right mind would want to be an emperor when the average life expectancy is only 39.2 years? “Father, your son doesn’t want to be crown prince.” “If not you, then who? You’re my only son.” “Could you consider Uncle Xing instead?” “Get out.” 836Reads7.7Score107Shelves
  35. 135 Chang'an Soul-Calming Bureau 长安镇魂司 Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted The Kaiyuan era flourished at its height, then began to decline. In the dead of night, demons and monsters poured forth. Countless evil deeds left grievances impossible to quell. Thus the Tang established the Soul-Calming Office to drive away evil and ward off misfortune. Dong Ming, a ninth-rank Soul-Calming Guard, happened upon an ancient book of ghosts. From then on, he patrolled the night, witnessing injustice and wrongful suffering wherever he went. He saves the innocent, guides wronged ghos 4kReads8.4Score408Shelves
  36. 136 Tales of Demons by the Green Lantern in the Night Rain 青灯夜雨妖谭簿 Mystery434k WordsOngoing [Standalone mystery cases + suspense and deduction + strange tales + folk legends + overarching plot] The story takes a while to warm up. Some tales are based on Youyang Zazu and Zibuyu, with their original sources noted at the end of the chapters. During the Xianheng era, a fire ravaged the imperial city, burning the Shan Hai scrolls that sealed away demons and monsters and freeing countless demon beasts. Li Qingran was ordered to leave Kunlun. The imperial city established the Demon-Subdu 11Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 137 Hongwu Era: I Became the Ming Dynasty's Top Official Through Forensic Examinations 洪武年,我靠验尸成了大明第一官 Mystery910k WordsOngoing [The rating is here!!] [Hardcore forensic medicine + Ming dynasty under the Hongwu Emperor + mystery and crime-solving + steady rise to power + a clash of eras] In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, the Guo Huan corruption case rocked the court, and countless heads rolled. Shen Yan, a top modern forensic examiner, opened his eyes to find himself a condemned petty official awaiting execution. He was about to be taken to the Meridian Gate to be skinned alive! Faced with certain death, Shen Yan wield 355Reads5.9Score106Shelves
  38. 138 Great Ming: My Dad Is Zhu Gaozu, Known Across the Jianghu as the Rebel Emperor 大明:俺爹朱高煦,江湖人称造反大帝 Historical1.1M WordsOngoing A devoted son from the late twenty-first century transmigrates to the last Han Chinese dynasty in history because of a countdown timer, and becomes the beloved son of Zhu Gaochi, a notorious master of self-destruction. Ji Yang says, “With my father around, staying alive is the hard part. The Prince of Han’s sweeping leg trips up three generations, and even after he dies, his name lives on.” Ji Yang: “Dad, stop tempting fate.” Zhu Gaochi: “Son, bail me out!” 830Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  39. 139 The First-Rank Female Detective 一品女神捕 Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing Ye Zhiqiu was the sole survivor of the great fire at Forbidden Mountain, an orphan who lost everything in the disaster. The friends and fellow villagers who perished in the flames became an obsession that would never leave her. She swore to find the real culprit and avenge the dead. Eight years later, the chance for revenge finally came. She resolutely entered the fray, only to be saddled with a useless, makeshift team. From then on, she never once looked favorably at Xiao Jingzhen. Xiao Jingzh 21Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  40. 140 I Am a Forensic Doctor in Ancient Times 我在古代当法医 Mystery280k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mystery Solving + Team Spirit + Transmigration + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Lu Yinan transmigrates into a pile of corpses. She is a forensic examiner, and professional habit has her investigating the scene at once. As a result, she narrowly escapes being executed as a suspect. Only after a series of twists and turns does she clear her name and escape danger. From then on, a twist of fate brings her together with Ren Zhichu, junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, 567Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  41. 141 The Treacherous Minister: From the Start, I Urged the Empress to Establish the Embroidered Uniform Guard 奸臣:开局我劝女帝建立锦衣卫 Eastern Fantasy473k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was a college student who was often teased by his classmates because his name was Qin Hui. After transmigrating to another world, he still can’t escape the name Qin Hui. Misled by the System, Qin Hui goes further and further down the path of treachery. “The Great Treacherous Minister Method,” “The Sycophant Sword Style,” “The Hypocrite’s Sword.” Looking at the rewards in his starter pack, Qin Hui is on the verge of tears. I, Qin Hui, am determined to become the greatest 2Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  42. 142 The Great Ming’s Worst Emperor 明朝大昏君 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing A modern office drone wakes up to find himself as Zhu Houcong, the heir to the Prince of Xing of the Ming dynasty and the man about to ascend the throne. Powerful enemies surround the empire, while his widowed mother is consumed with worry. How will he put the household in order and stabilize the court, restoring the declining Ming dynasty to its former glory? 359Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  43. 143 The Bao Qingtian Mystery 包青天迷局 Historical329k WordsCompleted The Bao Qingtian Mystery: A grain ship sinks, taking thirty lives with it. Poison hidden in the bloodstained rice exposes a shocking conspiracy. Bao Zheng travels incognito to Yangzhou and discovers that the prime minister is colluding with the Liao, armor from a previous dynasty has resurfaced, and an imperial tomb’s edict has come to light. The Jianghu’s Hidden Dragon Clan, Liao nobility, and palace factions are all swept into the maelstrom. With ten days left, Bao Zheng must survive amid star 829Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  44. 144 The Chronicles of Lord Xu: The Beacon Fires of Dunhuang 徐公记之敦煌传烽录 Historical598k WordsCompleted Historical mystery, not fantasy. This is a historical mystery novel set during the Zhou dynasty under the rule of Wu Zetian. It is divided into three parts: The Shadow of Dunhuang, Turmoil in Kucha, and Looking East to Chang'an. As fierce fighting rages in the northwest, General Pei Rugui, whom Wu Zetian sent to inspect Longyou Circuit, vanishes without a trace. The virtuous minister Xu Gong (Xu Hongmin, courtesy name Yougong), now retired to the countryside, receives an imperial order to lead D 210Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  45. 145 You Said You'd Be the Emperor's Hound, So How Did You End Up Wielding Power Over the Court? 说好天子走狗,你反手权倾朝野? Historical247k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue] [Golden Finger] [High Martial] [No Saintly Hero] [Master Schemer] The bad news: Tu Lu transmigrated into a High Martial version of the Great Xia Dynasty and became a brocade-clad guard. Because his predecessor was too proud to embezzle alongside his nine colleagues, they stabbed him in the back and dumped his corpse in a mass grave. The good news: His transmigration came with a golden finger. A map of the body's meridians appeared in his mind, and he could grow stronger by o 186Reads—Score261Shelves
  46. 146 The Great Ming’s Master Thief: The Imperial Guards Forced Me to Investigate a Case 大明神偷:被锦衣卫逼去查案 Historical274k WordsOngoing Transmigration to the Jiajing era | No System | Embroidered Uniform Guard | Mystery and Investigation | Political Schemes | Lighthearted Comedy During the Jiajing era, modern master thief Chu Zhongtian transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty and becomes the legendary thief known as "One Plum Blossom." No System, no status screen, no golden finger handed down from heaven. The moment he arrives, he's captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His handwriting is so sloppy when he signs his confession 85Reads—Score146Shelves
  47. 147 Transmigrating to the Great Ming Empire 穿越之大明帝国 Historical2.6M WordsCompleted In the late Ming dynasty, Chongzhen ascends the throne amid crises at home and abroad. The eunuch faction and the Donglin faction clash, and the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. But what if the Ming dynasty could reform and recover, expand its manufacturing, and pacify the four corners of the realm? Follow the protagonist, Lin Hao, as he writes a different possible future. 1.9kReads8.0Score100Shelves
  48. 148 The Ultimate Eunuch 极品大太监 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Liang Xin, a greedy, lecherous pawnshop clerk with a talent for calligraphy and painting, transmigrates into the imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty and becomes a eunuch who has not been castrated. On one hand, Liang Xin throws the palace into disarray; on the other, he wins Emperor Zhao Ji’s deep trust and becomes the most powerful eunuch in the palace. 80Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  49. 149 The Imperial Guard: Framed from the Start, I Slashed My Superior 镇抚司:开局被污蔑,刀砍上司 Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted [Ruthless and decisive | Fast-paced | Vengeance without delay | Lots of chopping] In the final years of the Great Yu, the court is corrupt, the government is rotten, and the people are struggling to survive. The martial world is full of people from the Five Sects and Seven Schools who chase fame and fish for praise. Chen Yu awakens the Chop People for Cultivation System! Whoever messes with me gets chopped! A tyrannical prince? Chopped. An arrogant peerless Sword Immortal? Chopped! A young hero 567Reads6.9Score100Shelves
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