Novels like Zero Hour
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- 1 The Fragrance of Bone and Flesh 骨色生香 We were moving Grandpa’s grave when we opened the coffin and found a woman’s corpse inside! People fight for pride, and even Buddha needs a stick of incense... 56Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 2 The Healing Scent of Herbs 药香怡人 With a letter of divorce in hand, she knocks her awful ex-husband flat. Just as she sets off, full of determination, toward a bright future, a sudden upheaval throws all her plans into disarray. It was only a rumor, so how did it come true? And how did things get so far that the emperor issued an order for their marriage, leaving her no way to escape? Gu Qingchi, you scoundrel, did you really not do this on purpose? Shen Mingzhu feels like she’s about to lose her mind. 29Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 3 Bewitching Beauty 妖颜惑众 As soon as they graduated, her boyfriend took her home to meet his family. On the eve of their wedding, he broke with tradition and even accused her of seeing her ex-boyfriend... 18Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 4 Portrait of a Beauty 美人图 The wind and thunder stir, the four seas tremble, all because of a portrait of a beauty. 132Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 5 Tales of Xishan 西山往事 Tags: Contemporary romance + urban life + angst + everyday city life + love that grows over time + yandere + ensemble cast + family + period setting. A poor young woman from the countryside studies hard, earns top marks in the imperial examinations, and makes her way out of rural poverty. But afterward, she endures a string of blows: divorce and remarriage, her mother-in-law's dementia, quitting her job, her husband's car accident, her son going missing, crushing debt, and cancer. She plans to f 91Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 6 Turn Left 90 Degrees at the Restricted Zone 禁区左转90度 A young, good-looking expedition team entered Lop Nur. In the desert, they encountered a talking parrot, which led them to a perfectly preserved underground ancient city beneath the ruins of Loulan. Countless clones lived there. Determined to keep their secret from getting out, the clones began hunting down the team. The team also harbored its own tangled web of love and hatred. The thug Gange had come to Lop Nur to kill Xiaoti, the daughter of his enemy, but ended up falling in love with her. T 2.5kReads9.1Score391Shelves
- 7 The Supreme Inheritance 无上传承 If I couldn't die in a blaze of glory, then I would live again in a blaze of glory! In this life, I would either be shattered to pieces or reach the summit! 19Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 8 The God-Tier Bodyguard 神级保安 While pursuing a drug lord, Chen Feng's comrade takes a bullet for him and dies. The wolf within the soldier king awakens, and Chen Feng crosses the border without a second thought to kill the drug lord! Punished with a discharge from the military, Chen Feng suddenly discovers that the younger sister his comrade asked him to protect is a beautiful CEO. Determined to honor his promise, Chen Feng takes a humble security guard job and stays by her side to keep her safe... 29Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 9 Reading Faces 观相 My grandfather is deaf, my grandmother is mute, my father is blind, and my mother is a fool! I was born with four white eyes, with tiny pupils that make me look like a ghost! I didn’t know why misfortune kept haunting our family, until one day, I met him... 439Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 10 The Internet Cafe Haunting 网吧诡事 Internet cafes are familiar to everyone. You’ve probably heard those headline-grabbing stories about people dying suddenly or giving birth in one. I’m an internet cafe attendant, and I’ll share the even more terrifying truth behind those deaths, based on what I’ve experienced firsthand. Remember, some computers in an internet cafe aren’t meant for the living... 527Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 11 Eerie: Strange Folk Tales from Henan 诡异：从河南民间邪事开始 My name is Huang Biao. My family says a wandering Daoist priest gave me that name. Not only did he refuse payment, he knelt and kowtowed to me three times. Then my entire family of six died tragically. Searching for the truth, I fell into one mystery after another and endured one bizarre experience after the next. 197Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 12 The Deadly Delivery 致命快递 No one is born evil. Good people are simply corrupted. A strange, empty package that appeared out of nowhere completely changed the life of courier Ji Wen. As the Special Cases Task Force begins investigating, one bizarre incident after another follows: a recipient who has been dead for a week personally signs for a delivery; a beautiful young woman begs for help finding the person who killed her; a body that was already buried knocks on a door in the middle of the night and murders someone. Ar 470Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 13 A Taste of Life 有味 Ye Zhiqing came to her senses just before she was to be drowned in a pond. By a twist of fate, someone gave her to Zhou Qianke as a gift. Zhou Qianke: “Since when do gifts know about healthy living? Do you really have to be this dedicated?” Nutritionist Ye Zhiqing: “…I told you I’m a respectable woman! A respectable woman!!!” 1kReads8.7Score118Shelves
- 14 Strange Tales with a Twist 怪味聊斋 By the banks of the River of Forgetfulness lives a ghost doctor who treats spirits. He has one rule: Anyone who seeks his care must follow three conditions. First, swim across the River of Forgetfulness. Second, tell him your story. Third, leave behind something you carry close to you. No one knows where he came from, or why he does this... 571Reads7.1Score103Shelves
- 15 Gold Coins Are Justice 金币即是正义 Above the sword is magic. Above magic is power. Above power is profit. And money is the symbol of profit. With his secrets and 100 gold coins, Eiro arrives in a remote border town of the Empire. Here, he’ll build himself up from nothing and establish his own Adventurers’ Guild. Then he’ll use it to create his own economic empire. 15Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 16 The Turncoat 变臣 A farm boy, as humble as a weed in the fields. After surviving the lightning tribulation, the world shifts, and dragons and fish dance amid the changing winds and clouds. To protect his family, loved ones, and friends, the simple-hearted boy has no choice but to climb higher, step by step. One word, change, speaks volumes of helplessness. When he looks back, his original convictions remain unchanged, but the world is no longer what it was. 19Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 17 The Great Yan Female Chieftain 大燕女土司 Other people's farming stories are all about fighting with awful relatives. Xin Luo's farming life starts on hard mode... If she can't win the chiefs' support and become the head of the dong, will she be tied up, skinned, and burned alive as a human torch? As the only legitimate heir of the head of Xiyi's Xizhou Dong under the Tusi, Xin Luo says, “It's just farming, right? If we're doing this, let's go big. Everyone under my rule will have a home, food on the table, and clothes to wear!” 232Reads8.4Score112Shelves
- 18 The Fragrant Herb Beauty 药香美人 A wisp of a wandering soul, carrying the finest medical knowledge refined through generations of modern practice. She makes her fortune through medicine, changing the miserable poverty of her current life. After learning her lesson the hard way, Fang Xiuyun decided that money was the most reliable thing of all! She was going to make money, lots and lots of money, spend half of it, and throw the other half away! Oh? This body's identity actually has quite a story behind it? Go back? Sure, but do 788Reads9.2Score134Shelves
- 19 The Thirteenth Eye 第十三只眼 As a kid, I was a mischievous little brat, and I once caused a whole lot of trouble. As a result, I hit the jackpot and ended up with three shadows. One black, one red, and one blue. I bragged about them plenty, even though I was the only one who could see them. One night, the red shadow slipped away from beneath my feet and sprinted into the darkness... I panicked and chased after it! If you run off, what am I supposed to brag about? You've been with me this long. The least you could do is say 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 20 Third Master Huo, Please Go Easy on Your Wife 霍三爷，宠妻请克制 Wen Qing never in a million years expected to get involved with her sworn rival, Huo Tingchen, the business magnate of Beicheng. She thought it was just a case of bad luck bringing enemies together. Little did she know it would lead to a match made in heaven. One day, a reporter interviews him. “Mr. Huo, on behalf of women everywhere, may I ask what kind of woman you like best?” “One like my wife.” From then on, the news that Mr. Huo had secretly married spread across the country. After they 10.9kReads8.9Score1kShelves
- 21 Real Case Files from a Homicide Detective, Forensic Doctor, Trace Evidence Analyst, and Profiler 刑警、法医、痕检师、侧写师的真实破案手记 A string of bizarre disappearances involving young women: who is watching lost souls from the darkness? Everyone has secrets they don't want known. The line between darkness and light is crossed in a single thought. Step into the crime scene and see it through a professional's eyes as the truth and lies of human nature are exposed. This collection includes 18 books, featuring the Qin Ming forensic pathologist series, The Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Criminal Profilers, The Punisher, and True —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 22 Among the Old Stories 旧事里 Bullied by life a hundred times over, she still became a bright moon in the night sky. Eighteen years ago, he brought her home. Eighteen years later, she was doing everything she could to escape him... Amid old memories, every kind of person comes into view. Time rushes by, youth cries out, and stubborn boys grow up. Love blooms and fades, and those youngsters who laughed and cried together eventually grew into adults. But who was the one you lost during your youth? 2.8kReads9.4Score384Shelves
- 23 The Eagle-Turtle Helmet 鹰鼋盔 Zhao Yingjian is a country boy who takes his studies seriously, but he also gets into fights and has a girl he secretly admires... Yingjian's neighbors, Uncle Shi and Grandpa Zhang, followed the descriptions in an ancient book and used two rubies to recreate a weapon with special powers: the Eagle-Turtle Helmet. When Yingjian was down on his luck, he stole the helmet, and a series of amusing and bizarre events unfolded from then on... A verse says: Clad in brocade, a clear heart shines bright; e 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Craftsmanship 匠心 If you can’t even keep your own house in order, how can you put the world in order? 250Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 25 Riches and Splendor 富贵芳华 When it came to Ning Fang’s idol, there was only one: Xia Zhenzhen, the Xia family’s legendary great-aunt, whose glory peaked more than a century ago! Renowned for her “exceptional intelligence,” she was chosen at just fifteen by a family of scholars and married into a prestigious household as the legitimate wife, despite being a merchant’s daughter. After the wedding, she and her husband were “deeply devoted to each other,” and even her mother-in-law praised her: “She is as good as my own daugh 4.8kReads9.3Score545Shelves
- 26 The Three Realms Taobao Shop 三界淘宝店 Made by Lord Laozi, the Creation Golden Elixir: one pill adds 3,000 jin of arm strength and puts every challenger in their place! The Matchmaker’s marriage talismans make beauties of every kind throw themselves at you. The ghost-summoning talismans crafted by Ox-Head and Horse-Face call forth a million celestial soldiers to trample the land and crush everything at the slightest displeasure! Tired of the lonely life of cultivation? Our shop offers all kinds of services, too. If you can imagine it 616Reads8.1Score146Shelves
- 27 I Set Up a Street Stall Outside Nantian Gate 我在南天门外摆地摊 By a stroke of fate, Jiang Han set up a street stall outside the Southern Heavenly Gate, selling egg fried rice and stir-fried rice noodles that became a hit with the little immortals. He also used some high-tech gadgets to help Taibai Jinxing solve a problem, and let the mischievous Nezha play with a drone. “Broom Star, keep a low profile! Stop selling clothes to the little fairy maidens!” 1.3kReads8.6Score135Shelves
- 28 Global Survival: I Become a Big Shot the Moment I Die 全球生存：死后立马变大佬 Also known as Global Survival: I Was This Close to Becoming a Big Shot [Survival + Plot Twists + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Su Jun, known as Brother Jun, enters a game called Myriad Worlds Survival alongside everyone else in the world. The game begins with survival at sea, and he has the divine talent of reincarnation: as soon as he dies in battle, he can reincarnate as the strongest god. To become a god, Su Jun keeps throwing himself into danger, hoping to get himself killed. But the more reckles 212Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 29 I Turned into a Planet and Was Discovered by Earthlings 我变成星球后被地球人发现了 [Invincible + No Female Lead + Loose Soft Sci-Fi + Not a Behind-the-Scenes Creator Story + Light Ensemble Cast] After being reborn, Shen Xing became a planet. Haunted by loneliness, he chose to create a civilization on his own celestial body and protect it as it developed. He became faith itself, guiding humanity's progress and sheltering it. As human civilization developed steadily, Earth, far away, discovered Tianqiong Star through unknown means. When its people arrived in search of a new home 3.6kReads8.1Score298Shelves
- 30 Moonlight over Goddess Lake 女神湖的月光 As modern pollution encroaches on the home of the gods, a Mosuo girl who refuses to accept her fate and a young man who relies on science must join forces. By bringing modern science and technology into harmony with traditional culture, they must restore vitality and help humanity and nature thrive together. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Young and Promising 年少有为 How deeply does one's family shape them? Some grow up insecure, timid, and lacking confidence; others become violent and end up behind bars; still others see their marriages torn apart, losing their spouses and children. After countless heartbreaking realizations, some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood, while others are healed for life by their childhood. 21.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
- 32 Waves of Fortune in the Business World 商海风云 One summer night, he rescued his beautiful boss while she was asleep. He thought it would be the start of a fateful romance, but instead he landed himself in a world of trouble. Worse still, he fell into a carefully laid trap and found himself facing an unprecedented crisis... With no connections, no backing, no network, and no resources, this migrant worker from the countryside climbs step by step to the pinnacle of success. 13.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
- 33 The Phoenix of Wu 芜凰 "If this girl is born in the north, the Phoenix will dance across the heavens, and her status will be beyond measure. If she is born in the south, the Phoenix will break a wing, bringing ruin upon her clan from below and chaos to the imperial court from above." Grandmaster Tian Yi's words came true. The "Song of Great Song," the most exalted young lady in Jiankang, never did manage to "spread her golden wings and bring peace to the world..." A Che said, "You may not be fit to be empress, but you 7.2kReads9.1Score712Shelves
- 34 The Gentle and Adorable Daughter of a Military Family 将门嫡女软萌可人 Ruan Qingli transmigrates to another world and wakes up to find she’s become a tiny baby. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her two older brothers spoil her. On top of that, all the powerful figures in the capital compete to pamper her. Eldest Brother: “Little Ali, let Big Brother take you horseback riding...” Second Brother: “Little Li, come with me. I’ll buy you something delicious...” Princess: “Ali, come let Big Sister hold you.” That would be fine, but what’s with the Crown 750Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 35 Infinite Challenge Game 无限挑战游戏 He was an ordinary loser: no house, no car, nothing to show for himself, and a terminal illness that burdened his whole family. Then, one day, a stroke of luck fell into his lap. The goddess he had secretly loved for years suddenly invited him to a secret location to get a room. But just as they met, she was assassinated by a mysterious attacker who appeared out of nowhere... He was dragged into a deadly game full of endless challenges. To save the goddess and find a cure for his illness, he had 655Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 36 Origin Dragon 元龙 The comic adaptation of Yuanlong is coming soon. Make a reservation on Hongguo! The world of soul beasts is mysterious and fantastic, filled with clans and towering sects. The strong emerge in droves, and experts are everywhere. Wang Sheng, an ace sniper, transmigrates to the world of soul beasts, only to end up with the most worthless remnant soul of a carp. Everyone looks down on him and bullies him as a good-for-nothing. “I came here to kill, not to be laughed at by you.” If a sparrow can bec 6.7kReads8.9Score783Shelves
- 37 The Crafty Lad from the Countryside 乡野小刁民 Once the village's most notorious fool, he was hit by a clod of mud thrown by the local bully and unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an Immortal Venerable. He farmed, healed people, read people's fortunes, and assessed feng shui, leading the villagers on the road to prosperity and beginning a very different life… 616Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 38 Online Game: From the Start, the Only God-Tier Persuasion Skill! 网游：开局唯一神级劝降！ This is a thrilling strategy game of conquest set in the Three Kingdoms era. Here, you can build cities, recruit soldiers, put down bandit strongholds, capture famous cities, plunder resources, take beautiful women captive, persuade enemy generals to surrender... From the start, Yang Chen gains two major talents: one hundred times the gold and divine-level persuasion... Persuade bandit generals to surrender, persuade bandit soldiers to surrender, persuade Three Kingdoms generals to surrender, pe 8.9kReads8.6Score780Shelves
- 39 The Way of Heaven Is Strong 天行健 In his early thirties, he was betrayed by his wife and left his hometown in a rage. After enduring the hardships of survival and facing the harsh realities of society, he made a comeback and became a legendary business magnate. Through countless rises and falls, love and heartbreak, he ultimately became a king who could shape the course of the world. 13.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
- 40 My Comprehension Is Off the Charts 我的悟性好到爆 Su Tong transmigrated to a fantasy continent, where the obscure cultivation techniques turned out to be written in Chinese. From then on, a young man with astonishing comprehension emerged in the Ask Heaven Continent. Su Tong could speak the language left behind by ancient deities as easily as if it were his native tongue. He could master any cultivation method or spiritual skill at a glance. Bottlenecks and barriers to cultivation no longer stood in his way as he surged ever onward. Until one d 845Reads8.4Score719Shelves
- 41 The Young Traveler 少年行 In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it! 24.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 42 Seal of Merit 功德印 A thousand years later, the former demoness bears a Merit Seal and embarks on a new life, guiding people toward goodness and accumulating merit. Little does she know that the very first person she meets is so wicked he draws the wrath of both gods and men. Get him to mend his ways? Forget it. I might as well die again. 211Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 43 The Outer Wife 外室之妻 Gu Zheng was at her wit’s end with the way her stepmother kept causing trouble. Even though the man looked down on her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry him. She thought she was destined to be a supporting female character in this world, so she lived by the rules and knew her place. Then, in the blink of an eye, her husband turned out to be the Duke’s illegitimate son! He was about to be acknowledged by the family and become the young duke, but the ducal household looked down on 1.1kReads9.0Score361Shelves
- 44 Oh No! I Was Caught Secretly Building Mechs! 糟糕！偷偷制造机甲被发现了！ What do children do when their parents aren't home? The production team chooses six-year-old Zhao Xiaoyu as their subject. Viewer A: I bet this little kid will sneak off to play video games! Viewer B: I bet this little kid will bring his little girlfriend home! Viewer C: I bet he'll watch TV all day! As viewers make all kinds of guesses, six-year-old Zhao Xiaoyu begins making special alloys, developing artificial intelligence, and creating new battery materials. A red mecha slowly takes shape... 1.8kReads7.5Score163Shelves
- 45 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 909Reads7.3Score123Shelves
- 46 Thirty and Radiant 三十而骊 [Women’s Fiction + Personal Growth + Comeback + Healing + Inspirational + Strong Female Lead + Married Life] At thirty, she’s done with her sham marriage. Time to become a bold, dazzling queen of the single life! When a freak accident tore the wrapping off her seemingly perfect marriage overnight, Mi Xiaobai, who had always seemed blessed by fortune, hit the first major setback of her life behind the walls of marriage: A mother-in-law with a knife behind her smile, a two-faced husband, a critica 17.4kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves
- 47 Super Crazy Son-in-Law 超级狂婿 He had been a live-in son-in-law for two years, and everyone thought he was a good-for-nothing they could trample underfoot. Only on the day of the divorce did they learn that he was richer than a nation and wielded power over the whole world! 4.6kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
- 48 The Secret Treasures of Mountains and Seas 山海秘藏 I have stood atop mountains and descended into the vast seas. I have ventured into every mysterious corner of China! Could a distant ancient kingdom in the Western Regions really be home to a stunning queen who lives forever? Could the vast mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang really conceal the greatest sword under heaven? Did hundreds of people really witness a legendary dragon on a misty island in the North Sea? In a dark old coffin in western Hunan, the King of the Undead stirs restlessly. I venture i 3.2kReads8.9Score459Shelves
- 49 I Led the Entire Nation in an Invasion of the World of Gods and Demons 举国随我攻入神魔世界 “Elders, please calm down! I'm reborn, I swear. Believe me: in one year, gods and demons will return, and the world will fall!” At a national-level meeting in Jiuzhou, every elder votes to appoint Lu Yu as the director of the Backup Godhood Plan! Then Jiuzhou goes on a massive recruiting spree, enlisting twenty million people and shocking the world! “Twenty million recruits? Has that eastern country gone mad?” “A million-strong mecha fleet? How did Jiuzhou build an army so far ahead of its time? 1.5kReads8.5Score158Shelves
- 50 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 211kReads9.4Score17.9kShelves
