Novels like The Master Thief
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- 51 Unofficial History Isn't Necessarily False 野史未必假 [The full-cast audio edition is now available. Give it a listen!] From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing dynasties, discover the truth behind popular unofficial histories! This book examines 22 popular historical tales from China’s earliest dynasties through the Ming and Qing, using vivid reconstructions, close study of historical sources, and logical analysis to uncover the truth behind them. Was Qin Shi Huang’s biological father Lü Buwei? Did Emperor Taizong of Song m 30.6kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
- 52 I Transmigrated to the End of the Sui Dynasty, Became Yang Guang, Captured Xiao Meiniang, and Restored the Great Sui 穿越隋末成为杨广擒下萧美娘重现大隋盛世 Transmigrate to the end of the Sui dynasty, capture Xiao Meiniang with Yang Guang, and restore the Sui dynasty to its former glory 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 53 The Sequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Ruling the World 倚天后传：纵横天下 A mysterious force that destroyed the Lingjiu Palace and the Nangong family hundreds of years ago has once again brought calamity to the jianghu. Watch Zhang Wuji defeat them and reign supreme beneath the heavens! Who were the Mongol masters who killed Guo Jing and Huang Rong? Who infiltrated the prince’s mansion and assassinated Prince Ruyang? What is the story behind the peerless master who lived for 216 years? Who stole the manuals for the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon-Subduing and the Dog-Bea 3kReads6.6Score264Shelves
- 54 The Southern Gourmet 食南之徒 Tang Meng, a gluttonous envoy of the Han Empire, arrives in Nanyue, a land renowned for its cuisine. With ingredients in abundance, it seems like a food lover’s dream. Yet behind the feasts simmer tensions between north and south, divisions between peoples, struggles for power, and battles over the rise and fall of national policies. The twists and turns are even more complex than the flavors of Lingnan’s ingredients. This laid-back Han envoy finds himself caught in the whirlpool of political st 5.6kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves
- 55 Beauty Like a Flower, Blade Like the Wind 美人如花刀如风 Martial Arts, Humor, Historical Romance, No System, No Levels, No Transmigration When I enter the world, all things crumble; heaven and earth change color, and plants and trees mourn. Rivers groan, mountains tremble, and the tides of the world fall to my generation. A sweeping story, beautiful prose, an intricate structure, airtight logic, twists and turns, vivid characters, clever characters, and every mystery resolved! Song Qiutong’s cleverness and beauty, Mu Sha’s gentle charm, Tang Yingyi 550Reads—Score109Shelves
- 56 The Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate 决战玄武门 Cai Yuanchu, a boy from a small county town, inexplicably claims the reward for catching the killer in a local murder case, only to be drawn into an unpredictable conspiracy. He also uncovers a staggering plot dating back to the end of the Sui dynasty and the beginning of the Tang, which gradually leads him into the Xuanwu Gate Incident... 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Reborn as Wang Yuyan, I Write the Second Half of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 穿成王语嫣，写下半部笑傲江湖 Reborn as Wang Yuyan, I Wrote the Second Half of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 166Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Dreaming of the Condor Heroes, I Master the Sunflower Manual 梦回射雕，我练会葵花宝典 I Dreamed of the Condor Heroes and Mastered the Sunflower Manual 326Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Legend of Yue Fei 岳飞传 A historical epic novel by Huan Zhu Lou Zhu. Based on the life of Yue Fei, the famous Southern Song general who fought against the Jin, it begins with Yue Fei learning martial arts as a boy and vowing to serve his country. It vividly depicts how he formed the Yue Family Army, fought the Jin forces, and won one victory after another, until he was framed by treacherous officials and met a tragic end. The novel celebrates his unwavering loyalty and devotion to his country. 884Reads9.6Score—Shelves
- 60 The Origin of the Ice Sword 寒冰剑之缘起 The martial world is rife with intrigue, bloody scenes, and tangled affairs of love and hate. They were the best of friends, yet took entirely different paths. Right and wrong meant different things to each of them, and both had their own principles. They fell in love with the same woman, but expressed it in different ways. And so the story that follows began. This story is only the beginning. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Wandering the Heavens, Starting by Sending Yi Xiaochuan into the Palace 逍遥诸天，送易小川进宫开始 (Feel-good power fantasy + myriad worlds + System + building a faction + invincible protagonist + a bevy of beauties) After transmigrating into a Hong Kong crime drama universe as a cop, he was injured in an incident, and the System appeared, sending him into the world of a myth. From then on, he set out on the path to the very top of creation, doing as he pleased and living carefree. Yi Xiaochuan: “We have no grudge against each other. Why did you kill my precious treasure?” Yue Buqun: “You're 21.7kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
- 62 The Sequel to Three Gates Street 三门街前后传 The Three Gate Street: Before and After, also known as The Complete Tale of the Eight Swords, Seven Heroes, and Sixteen Noble Men, is a long Qing dynasty chivalric novel by an anonymous author. The book has thirty-three chapters and around 280,000 characters. Set during the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, it tells of the eunuch Liu Jin and the corrupt minister Shi Hongji, who seize power, wreak havoc in government, and persecute loyal officials. The story follows heroes and heroines such as Hon 45Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 63 The Seven Stars Chronicles of Chivalry 七星侠义录 In a modern city, an evil force is quietly taking root. Seven chivalrous heroes from Jin Yong's stories possess seven ordinary people from different walks of life. Through training, they gain powerful martial arts skills and, guided by a mysterious figure, join forces to fight evil... 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Longevity: Starting as an Unorthodox Tianlong 长生：从另类天龙开始 Word has spread throughout the martial world that the Carefree Sect possesses secret martial arts capable of granting eternal life. Countless people have searched the world for it, unaware that this defying-the-heavens legacy has long since fallen into the hands of an unknown young man. Li Xiaoyao keeps a low profile amid the chaos of Tianlong. He seems ordinary, but the depths of his cultivation are unfathomable. He watches the martial world’s conflicts with cold detachment, yet is forced into 5.4kReads8.8Score257Shelves
- 65 Transmigrating to the Southern Song to Become the Iron Sword Hero 穿越南宋成为铁剑大侠 I transmigrated to the Southern Song dynasty and became Yang Yunxiao, a descendant of Yang Zaixing! As the nation falls and families are torn apart, Wen Tianxiang raises an army against the Yuan, Jia Sidao wreaks havoc at court, and the Xuanming Sect stirs in the shadows. I endure humiliation at Wudang for over a decade, while Daoist Chongxu secretly teaches me martial arts. With the Xuanyuan Sword, I face the Xuanming Sword, righteousness overcoming evil; with the Primordial Chaos True Art, I c 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 The Crane Calls in the Ninth Heaven 鹤鸣于九天 Has martial arts fiction really died? I don't believe it! Who among us didn't dream of the martial world when we were young? Martial arts fiction is a romance unique to us Chinese, deep in our bones! A chivalrous heart, tender affections, drinking and singing with abandon, brewing tea with snow: this is a martial world full of love, loyalty, gratitude, revenge, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea! 242Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The Chronicles of Later Zhao, Volume One: The Biography of Shi Le 后赵演义第一卷石勒传 Shi Le (274–333) was the only person in Chinese history to rise from slavery to the throne. Born into the lower ranks of the Jie people, he was once sold into slavery. He later rose to prominence with a band of “eighteen horsemen,” unified much of northern China, and founded the Later Zhao regime. During his rule, he introduced a number of reforms: he established the Imperial Academy, reduced taxes and corvée labor, and appointed the Han official Zhang Bin to high office. He also created a “thre 377Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 I’m Not the Blood Demon: Who Touched My Treasure Basin? 我不是血魔之谁动了我的聚宝盆 He Yuan, a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect, fell into demonic tribulation after secretly practicing the Asura Path’s supreme scripture, the Blood God Sutra. With no other choice, he used the secret art “Escape into Nothingness,” passed down by his master, to take his own life. Fortunately, his remnant soul survived, and he was reincarnated... Years later, Lin Yu, a PhD who studied in America, transmigrates into The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber as Gao Zecheng, an inconspicuous disciple 326Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Roaming the Martial Arts World, Starting with Laughing in the Wind 从笑傲开始纵横武侠世界 [Myriad Worlds + transmigration + wuxia + System + zombies] After dying from overwork, he became a Jiang Chen zombie, indistinguishable from an ordinary person. He travels through one major wuxia world after another, dominating them all. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer → The Return of the Condor Heroes → Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils → The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty → Ever Night → The Storm Riders → Chinese Paladin 3 → My Date with a Vampire → The Primordial World… Absorb the essence of blood, com 253Reads8.0Score105Shelves
- 70 Legend of Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山传奇 A severely underrated work of literature, an epic masterpiece full of vivid emotion. Martial arts + history + romance + leveling up through monster-slaying + a regretful pursuit of a wife + tangled grievances + emotional turmoil. A good-for-nothing male lead and an impulsive female lead meet because of a misunderstanding and are forced to wander the martial world together. They study under the same master and each finds their own opportunities to learn martial arts. Their differing ideals lead t 2kReads8.0Score197Shelves
- 71 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Chronicles of Heroes and Chivalrous Shadows 群英侠影录 A traditional wuxia novel steeped in history. It is a story of love and vengeance for family and country, of chivalrous heroes and young gallants in fine clothes riding spirited steeds. The novel creates a vast jianghu and an expansive world of martial arts. Its breadth of martial arts, number of schools, and cast of characters are among its defining features. Inspired by the narrative methods and writing styles of Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong, every word has been independently conceived and writt 1.5kReads—Score149Shelves
- 73 The Sword Immortal Rises 剑仙崛起了 The story follows Mo Wuchen, a once-gifted genius whose talents are crippled. Rising from the bottom, he defeats everyone who stands in his way and eventually becomes the ruler of an entire continent. 549Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Cloud Tower Rankings 云楼榜 A child abandoned during a time of war was reunited with his parents at the age of fourteen. Only then did he discover that his parents were the Great Yue Empire's Grand Generals Who Guard the Nation. But his true identity was even more astonishing: he was the leader of the world's most mysterious sect, as well as one of the few martial artists to have reached the Grandmaster realm... 805Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 75 Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀 The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill! 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Bloodshed on Mount Wudang 血溅武当山 A weather-beaten young man gradually finds his way through confusion, survives against all odds in a world plunged into chaos, and steadily gets everything he wished for. But he loses things far more precious, such as family, friendship, and love. If only time could turn back. 1.3kReads6.6Score111Shelves
- 77 I Was Hunted to the Ends of the Earth for Being Too Handsome 因为长得太帅，被追杀到天涯海角 Liu Paopao, the Northern Hero, was as famous as Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero, because he had mastered an extremely mysterious and terrifying martial art: the Sky-Splitting Sword. This supernaturally fast sword technique was so swift that it was completely invisible. It also allowed him to launch attacks from the sky, blotting out the heavens and the sun. Using his mind’s eye and sword energy, he could fill his enemies with such intense fear that they were unable to move, leaving them helpless at 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Transmigration: The Road Ahead Is Shrouded in Fog 穿越：前路一片迷茫 [Transmigration + No Romance + System + Ancient Setting + Wuxia + Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven] Modern-day Lin Yundan is saved by the System Xiaoyu after a car accident, but something goes wrong when she transmigrates to ancient times. The System Xiaoyu uses up all its power saving her, and in the end gives her an incomplete copy of the Exquisite Divine Art. After Yundan wakes up, Yue discovers her practicing martial arts. Yundan then teaches the skills she has learned to all the children in the 27Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 79 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc 1.7kReads8.3Score138Shelves
- 80 The Imprisoned King 囚王 Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world. 181Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Charlatan Stirs Up Heaven 神棍搅天 Master says disciples of the Way of the Sublime must not marry. But Master has a whole harem of lovers. At just eighteen, this young Taoist is cursed with irresistible charm. Beautiful women of the mortal world, seductive ghosts from the underworld, and celestial maidens keep him constantly occupied. Watch him get face-slapped by reality as he transforms from a simple, honest man into a shameless Taoist. He plays at life, and toys with people, ghosts, and immortals. Have a laugh, and don't take 1.6kReads6.6Score152Shelves
- 82 Keep Moving Forward, Young Man 少年且前行 Bearing the hopes of his disabled parents and supported by every uncle and elder in Kaoshan Village, Wang Yan arrived in Binhai carrying a fertilizer sack full of the future. He stepped onto campus and began his journey toward changing his life… 61.2kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
- 83 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2 Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus 10kReads8.7Score541Shelves
- 84 Reborn with the Luck of a Koi 重生后，成了锦鲤命 College student Ye Yuchen, reborn and renamed Ye Chongsheng, sets out on a path in business and immortal cultivation. Before long, he and his senior schoolmate Gu Ruoxi become a couple, and from then on... 151Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天前传之君襄风云录 A chance encounter atop Mount Hua sparks a century-long entanglement in the martial world! The Heaven Reliant Sword in Guo Xiang's jade hands, and the first stirrings of Taiji in Zhang Junbao's heart. When yearning devotion meets the tender feelings of youth, what sparks will fly amid national hatred and family feuds? The Legend of Junxiang: The Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, also known as The Legend of Junxiang: The Sequel to The Return of the Condor Heroes, fills in the most unf 4.1kReads8.1Score298Shelves
- 86 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.3kReads—Score192Shelves
- 87 Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下 Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back! 10.9kReads8.7Score989Shelves
- 88 Disciple, Go Ascend to Immortality 徒儿，你飞升去吧 A six-year-old comes home from school to find that his parents have been murdered. He cries bitterly, then passes out. When he wakes, he finds himself in a strange place, where the first person he sees is an old man dressed in white, with white hair… 209Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士 When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 The Blood of Youth 少年歌行 The live-action adaptation of The Blood of Youth premieres exclusively on December 26. A passionate young man dressed in red, a penny-pinching owner of a dilapidated tavern, and the first disciple of a powerful martial clan: the three seem to have nothing in common, until they meet one snowy night. Each with their own agenda, they set out together to escort a coffin made of gold to the frontier city of Bilo. Along the way, they are hunted by forces from every side: the elite assassin duo Yue Ji 5.3kReads9.5Score649Shelves
- 91 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 464Reads8.1Score191Shelves
- 93 Nine Dragons Carry the Coffin 九龙抬棺 The night of my grandfather's funeral, I carried a stone tablet at the front of the procession to lead the way. I didn't dare look back, because the eight evil spirits carrying the coffin were behind me... 9.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
- 94 Chaos Divine Tribulation 混沌神劫 He was once the Demon Lord of the Upper Realm. After his beloved betrayed him, the Six Realms joined forces to attack. On the brink of death, he escaped with a secret technique. To evade his pursuers, he erased his memories and reincarnated his soul. But who could have guessed that his beloved would betray him again in his new life? This repeating fate awakened the Demon Lord once more, setting him on an endless path of revenge... 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Whoa, I Can Travel Between Two Worlds 哇塞我能两界往返 The protagonist, Wu Xiaoyao, is an outstanding graduate of a military academy in the 21st century. He returns to his hometown to start a business and opens a small farm. One day, while fishing by the river, he accidentally falls into the water and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. Even more astonishingly, he can travel between the two worlds, with two eras appearing before him. Watch how Wu Xiaoyao makes a splash in both of these momentous times! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.8kReads7.3Score410Shelves
- 97 The Potato Oracle’s All-Purpose Comeback Theory 土豆万能接话神棍论 The Potato: An All-Purpose Conversationalist and Mastermind 416Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路 I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it. 8.6kReads7.4Score780Shelves
- 99 Wandering Through the Heavens 漫游诸天 Starting in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he becomes the young master of the Huashan Sect. Yue Yang only wants to lie low, grow stronger, and stay out of worldly affairs. But after being forced to step into the martial world, he discovers that there is nothing under heaven that a single sword cannot solve. He breaks through the shackles of heaven and earth, ascending higher and higher through low martial worlds, middle martial worlds, high martial worlds, immortal realms, Journey to 77.7kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
- 100 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
