Novels like The Great Ming Judge
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- 51 The Dali Temple Deputy Minister’s Female Coroner: Case Files 大理寺少卿家的女仵作【探案】 [The rating is low because it just opened!] [Lazy, lie-flat coroner x aloof workaholic Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] Modern forensic pathologist Du Yexin was in a car accident and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a farmer’s daughter in Sui’an County, where she became entangled in a murder case. To clear her name, Du Yexin had no choice but to use her modern forensic knowledge to find the real culprit. - Xu Mian, son of the Minister of Justice, solved the theft from t 1.2kReads6.6Score175Shelves
- 52 Secret Files of Lin’an 临安暗卷 My name is Chen Xiu. Before I transmigrated, I was a PhD in archival studies from a top-tier university. After transmigrating, I became an eighth-rank assistant magistrate in Lin’an Prefecture. Put simply, I’m in charge of the archives. On my first day at work, the dust in the archive vault nearly killed me. Yellowing case files were piled into mountains, and mice had made themselves at home among them. My colleagues shook their heads. “This place hasn’t produced a capable person in three hundre 214Reads—Score100Shelves
- 53 The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包青天案 Wrongful cases pile up in Bianliang, and Bao Zheng takes charge of the Kaifeng Prefecture alongside Zhan Zhao, Ding Yuehua, and Gongsun Ce. They stand up to the powerful, solve miscarriages of justice, and punish the wicked, digging deep into an international conspiracy involving Youyun. They wield the law as their blade: a betrothal gift is no license to sell a woman, and justice will never bow to the powerful! 7kReads—Score222Shelves
- 54 Strange Cases of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺诡奇案 Mystery and crime-solving. (The male and female leads have feelings for each other, but they will not end up together. They see the world differently and have their own ideas about their futures. The female lead gets far more page time than the male lead. He barely appears in some cases, and there is very little romance. I’m putting this upfront so you can decide whether to read it. Updates are often irregular, and I write wherever the story takes me.) To clear her family’s name, Qiao Lanzhi ent 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Red-Robed Judge's Record of Redressing Grievances 红衣辨冤录 A wealthy merchant goes out and never returns, only to be found dead in the wilderness. On her wedding night, a bride dies in her new home with a smile on her face, but this bride was once a wealthy young lady who became the most celebrated courtesan in the brothel! The heiress disappears, and when she is found again, she has already breathed her last. A battle-hardened general returns to court, only to be murdered in his study at the General's residence. His head is severed, and what is more, i 242Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 56 The Flower-Gifting Scheme 赐花计 [Mystery-solving wuxia x episodic cases x two male leads x jianghu ensemble x alternate Song dynasty] Murder by tune title, like Detective Conan’s Detective Boys in ancient costumes There are countless meetings and partings in this world. Some are filled with a single-minded passion shared between two people; others are one person’s devotion, carrying the weight of an entire lifetime… The age of splendid palaces and golden steps, the glorious Northern Song. But beneath the glittering surface, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 After Joining the Princess's Residence, I Become a Sword Immortal 尚入公主府后，我成剑仙了 [Wuxia] + [Semi-Invincible] + [Swordsmanship] + [Pure Thrills] What’s going on? On the very first day after Zhou Yi transmigrates, he is already getting married in the princess’s residence. Just as he thinks he’s about to spend the rest of his life living off his wife, he discovers he’s merely a prop for the princess’s fake marriage. Even the wedding ceremony was performed by a maid in his place. To make matters worse, his bargain-bin wife sends Zhou Yi to the Six Fan Gate, supposedly to help hi 3kReads6.9Score192Shelves
- 58 Snow at the Third Watch 三更雪 [Traitor’s Daughter vs. Forbearing Prince, Political Intrigue + Investigations + Not Reborn + Two Powerful Leads + Plot-Driven] Rumor had it that the second daughter of Marquis Chu was a rough-and-tumble martial artist, overbearing and ill-mannered. One day, she was captured by a man whose dignified exterior concealed a mind full of schemes. He disarmed her, bound her hands, and stole her clues to lure her into a thousand-li chase. She pretended to approach him, testing him at every turn… For ye 1.8kReads8.9Score226Shelves
- 59 The Academy’s Divine Detective 书院女神探 Seven years ago, Song Nanzhi escaped the fire that engulfed the Song family home. Seven years later, she returned to the capital under an assumed name, but Prince Qi Yuan saw through her disguise. Amid the mysteries surrounding the imperial examinations and the secrets of the academy, she bore a blood feud and joined forces with him to uncover the shocking truth. Also known as: The Young Prince Can’t Stop Flirting at Crime Scenes! Song Nanzhi: “I think the young prince is quite kind. Why is ever 93Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 60 Solving Cases at the Ministry of Justice: This Is My Kind of Work 刑部打工破案：这波操作我熟 (The low rating is only because there aren't many ratings yet. If you like it, please leave a rating as you pass by!) After transmigrating into the body of a former assassin, Ling Xi thinks she's got a solid start from the start. Solidly doomed to starve! Her home is bare, she's so hungry her front and back nearly touch, and she has to sneak into a mass grave at night to look for “pocket money”... This iron rice bowl is hard to chew! Luckily, the DNA of her former life as a forensic trace-eviden 1.2kReads8.4Score150Shelves
- 61 Yin Jiuniang, the Coroner 仵作阴九娘 A modern-day female forensic doctor transmigrates into the body of a destitute orphan and vows to expose those who framed loyal men. As soon as she returns to Chang'an, she encounters one murder case after another. Seeing that she has some skill, Magistrate Zheng Yecheng of Chang'an County asks her to help investigate. But she goes about picking up bones like they're treasures, humming a song and looking like she's having a great time. “Lift up your veil and let me see your bones. Your bones are 239Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 62 Sword Pointed at the Sacred Mani Emblem of the Ming 剑指大明摩尼圣徽 [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
- 63 Di Renjie: I'm a Detective in the Wu Zhou Dynasty 狄仁杰：我在武周当神探 [Ancient China] [Mystery Solving] [Suspense] [Not Historically Accurate] [Multiple Female Leads] [Amazing Detective Di Renjie + Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty] Zhang Chen, a seasoned mystery buff, transmigrates into the world of Amazing Detective Di Renjie and becomes a county magistrate. He obtains a Case-Solving System. Each time he cracks a case, the System offers a different reward depending on its difficulty, ranging from mobile phones and computers to toilet paper and drinks. Chancellor 24.7kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
- 64 A Hundred Thousand Slain at Jingkang: Scheming, Chivalry, and the Sword That Saves the Realm 靖康十万斩：道谋侠剑定山河 Annihilate 100,000 Jin soldiers and save the empire from collapse. The deadly trap beneath the frozen surface of the Yellow River is Shen Yan’s lifeline, buying the Great Song a chance to survive. But when time turns back to the eve of the Jingkang Incident, years earlier, in the fifth year of Xuanhe, Shen Yan is merely wearing a starry-sky hoodie. No System, no martial prowess, no supernatural powers. He can’t even communicate in everyday situations without writing notes. But he knows this: in 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Snow in the Ghost City 鬼城雪 People say that deep in the Western Regions stands a solitary city, known to all as Ghost City. Its lord commands countless silent assassins. Every step in the city is a deadly trap, and no one who enters has any hope of survival. In a hundred years, not a single person has ever made it out alive. Nangong Xue, a swordswoman burdened by a blood feud, enters the dreaded city alone in search of a supreme treasure tied to the fate of the world. Layer upon layer of mechanisms, endless assassins block —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Transmigrating to the Great Song: A Young Constable Solves Cases and Becomes a Legend 穿越大宋，小捕快破案封神 A modern SWAT officer transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a low-ranking constable. With his exceptional criminal-investigation skills, he cracks every baffling case under heaven! He solves cases and becomes legendary, his official career skyrocketing. From a petty clerk, he rises to become a powerful figure who dominates the court! 12.9kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
- 67 The Kaifeng Case Files 开封案簿 A tyrant uses his power to force a sale. How can a helpless woman get justice? Once there was a tyrant who set his sights on a shop. But it was the family’s ancestral home, and its owner refused to sell. So the tyrant spread rumors everywhere. The husband was so enraged and grief-stricken that he died. His wife, Zhang Liniang, was left with no choice and lost both her home and her shop. The tyrant’s bullying knew no bounds: he forced her to sell at a low price. Zhang Liniang had nowhere to turn 13Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 68 Detective Di Renjie: The Mystery of the Orchid Pavilion 狄仁杰之兰亭疑案 The Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion is known as the finest running-script calligraphy in the world. Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was so obsessed with Wang Xizhi's masterpiece that some say it was buried with him in his tomb, while others claim it was interred in Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi's Qianling Mausoleum. To fulfill Gaozong's final wish, Wu Zetian set out to find the lost Orchid Pavilion Preface and bury it with her husband. Her investigation revealed that the pavili 598Reads9.1Score106Shelves
- 69 Embers and Shadows of the Embroidered Spring 绣春烬影 During the Jiajing era, the Yan faction held power, and undercurrents swirled through the imperial court. The Northern and Southern Offices of the Imperial Guards had become the henchmen of powerful ministers, and wrongful convictions were everywhere. The protagonists are at the very bottom of the Imperial Guard hierarchy. Framed in a case of utmost importance involving the Eastern Palace, they are wiped out, leaving the survivors to lie low with a blood feud to avenge. With embroidered spring s 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 After Turning into a Couch Potato, the On-Screen Comments Made Me a Top-Tier Star of Ancient Times 咸鱼后，弹幕逼我成了古代顶流 [Farming + no romance + woman disguised as a man + mystery-solving and deduction + strong female lead + satisfying read] The moment she transmigrated, she was falsely accused of being a lecher who had violated a young woman’s virtue. Then one ominous comment after another appeared above her, warning that she would soon be beaten to death. Shen Changli panicked. She might be dressed as a man, but she was a woman through and through! Faced with being beaten to death or cuckolded, she decisively ch 29Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 71 The Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Became an Unofficial Member of the Court of Judicial Review 相府嫡女竟成了大理寺的编外人员 [Talkative, sunny heroine vs. cold-faced killer hero] [Fierce wolfdog in public vs. sweet little puppy in private] Though still young, Lu Zheng guarded the borders and kept Great Zhao safe. Yet somehow, the rumors about him were that he killed one man every ten paces, leaving rivers of blood in his wake; that he was cold and indifferent, and disliked women. When Lu Zheng, stationed far away at the border, heard about it... Wait, who started the rumor that there was something wrong with his sexua 402Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 72 A Robot Arrives at Dali Temple: The Case of the Headless Buddha Statue 大理寺来了个机器人，无头佛像案 A Robot Arrives at the Dali Temple: The Headless Buddha Statue Case 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Little Forensic Investigator of the Dali Temple 大理寺小仵作 [Mystery + Crime Solving + Transmigration + Deduction] After transmigrating to ancient times, Shen Chu couldn’t sew clothes or embroider, nor could she weave or make porcelain. Fortunately, she had a talent for examining corpses. With the help of an old man who had powerful connections, whom she took as her master, she landed a secure position as a coroner at the Court of Judicial Review. Pei Li, a junior deputy minister at the Court of Judicial Review, had three assistant investigators under hi 17Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 74 There Are Fish in the Northern Sea: A Mystery 北冥有鱼【探案】 Women had low status in ancient times, and female coroners were treated as the lowest of the low. After enduring years of torment from her family, Lin Feiyu ran away and spent eight years studying under an old coroner. Yet the authorities and the public still refused to accept or recognize her. After investigating a series of strange and uncanny cases with Cheng Yu, a fallen scion of a once-prominent family, including a prince’s death, a ghost groom, a mermaid’s tearful pearls, and a mysterious 808Reads8.9Score161Shelves
- 75 A Few Cases from the Dali Temple 大理寺探案二三事 [Historical fantasy + two male leads + investigations + political intrigue + mystery and deduction, plot-focused] The cool-headed yet warm-hearted Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, devoted to his country and people, VS the carefree, unassuming sixth-rank lieutenant who hides his true abilities. Yangzhou County holds a special meaning for Luo Hanyue. It is where he and Xia Feiqian first met, and where he happened upon Granny Zhang, setting the year's biggest case in motion. Was mee 181Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 76 First-Rank Coroner: From the Start, I’m Dissecting the Crown Princess 一品仵作：开局解剖太子妃 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
- 77 Setting the Record Straight: A History of Injustice in Ancient China 青史鉴冤：中国古代冤案录 [A somber, stirring lament for the loyal and upright; a record of wrongful convictions that offers profound lessons for history.] The annals shine bright, yet deeds cannot be concealed; wronged spirits linger, their tears of blood not yet dry. Drawing on historical records and clearing away a thousand years of mist, this book recounts wrongful cases through the ages: the tragic upheaval of Xia Qi’s overthrow of Boyi under the guise of abdication; the brutal deaths of Wu Qi and Shang Yang amid th 50Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 78 Nighttime Inquests: Secrets of Ancient Chinese Case Files 夜审乾坤：古代奇案秘闻 On the surface, the realm enjoys peace and prosperity. Beneath it, bizarre cases occur one after another. A single lawsuit uncovers a scandalous affair in a grand household. A coffin opened at midnight reveals a corpse with no shadow. A groom dies on the eve of his wedding. A playboy falsely accused of adultery is left to suffer injustice. A coroner who steals corpses to cheat death secretly plots misdeeds... Every case is shrouded in mystery. See how Censor Li Xing holds court at night and uses —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 79 The Qing Dynasty Mystery: The Son-Killing Retribution 清代奇案杀子报 The Qing-era strange case The Child-Murder Report! A mother kills her own child, then brutally cuts the body into seven pieces. What could drive a mother to cruelly murder her own child? And what would make the child’s sister help bury the body? The ignorant prefect even inexplicably arrests the person who reported the case! Desire and morality clash, fairness and justice collide. Heaven’s justice is clear: can the murdered child’s name be cleared at last? 326Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 80 Strange Encounters in the Tang Dynasty 大唐诡遇记 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Cold Case Princess: The Dead Never Lie to Me 冷案王妃：死人从不欺我 Forensic pathology PhD Wen Nanxu transmigrates into Jiang Nanxu, the ill-fated concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Yongning. As a child, she was sent to the Jinxi funeral parlor, where she spent her days among corpses. The villagers’ superstitions say she brings misfortune to her family. Her heartless marquis household treats her as a pawn in an arranged marriage. Only Prince Chengyuan, Lu Shiyong, trusts her autopsy findings. “Do as she says. I’ll take full responsibility for any conseque 9.6kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
- 82 The Greatest Female Imperial Physician in History 千古第一女太医 [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
- 83 The Two Heroes of the Jing Dynasty Crack a Strange Case 景朝双杰破奇案 (Two male leads + mystery-solving + transmigration + suspense) When a modern young man transmigrates to ancient times, a journey of solving mysteries begins, filled with political schemes, twisted human nature, and betrayal. As the two work alongside a prince to crack one case after another, they face challenge after challenge and uncover shocking truths. In this world of shifting intrigues, can they uphold justice and find a place to call their own? 97Reads6.3Score105Shelves
- 84 The First-Rank Lady Litigator 一品女状师 Xie Yinyin has a father who works as a litigator and is infamous for his wicked ways, bringing the contempt of everyone in the surrounding villages down on her as well. At last, her father gets his comeuppance: his opponent angers him into a stroke in court, and the burden of the household falls entirely on Xie Yinyin. To pay off her father's debts and save his life, she accepts money to represent people in court. Unlike her father, Xie Fangzun, who cares only about profit, she focuses on uncove 831Reads8.8Score104Shelves
- 85 Congratulations, Your Ladyship, You’re Expecting 恭喜大人，您有喜了 [Traditional historical romance + woman disguises herself as a man + running away while pregnant + solving cases + no transmigration into a book + no golden finger] Crime-solving + romance, with each case told as a standalone story. Born posthumously, Ye Nanfeng is raised as a boy by her mother from childhood so she can protect the family business. At sixteen, she passes the imperial examination and becomes an assistant magistrate in Qingyang County. Li Taichu, a young man from an aristocratic f 692Reads8.7Score115Shelves
- 86 The Prince with Split Personalities and an Obsessive Yandere Side Is a Handful 人格分裂成偏执病娇的殿下很难搞 [Two male leads + younger love interest] [Case-of-the-week mysteries + the love interest's tangled feelings + intense romantic tension + coercion + obsessive, unhinged love interest later on] Proud and unruly, Shen Chaozhu (Zhu Zhaosheng) was unrivaled in martial arts. After being betrayed, he lost his former spirit and grew sick of the deceit and betrayal of the jianghu. He faked his death, disappeared, and lived under an assumed name for ten years, posing as a frail peddler who sold paintings 72Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 87 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 [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 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 The Strange Cases of the Great Tang 大唐诡案录 [The Strange Artifacts of the Bureau of Mysterious Incident Investigations: A Prelude] During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, a stone fell from the sky. The evil energy it carried tainted many things, causing strange cases to break out one after another. Emperor Taizong ordered the Tiance Bureau to form a special team to investigate them. Thus, Tang Guan, Ye Taozhi, and Lin Yueqi, three brothers in arms, set out to solve all manner of bizarre cases, including beheadings, cannibalism, flayi 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Prison Breaker 断狱 Solve bizarre cases with brilliant wit, clear wrongful convictions with ingenious insight. A modern forensic pathologist transmigrates to the late Southern Song dynasty, where the upper classes revel in luxury while the poor struggle to survive. The world is in turmoil, and strange murders are rampant. Human lives are as cheap as grass, and fate cuts like a sword. Come and see what I can do! 993Reads8.4Score124Shelves
- 90 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: The Legend of County Magistrate Lin Tao 穿越古代之县太爷林涛传奇 After his soul transmigrates into another world and he becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate, Lin Tao rises from the streets to become a great and upright official. At last, he can turn his chivalrous ideals into strategies for governing the land. Damn it, why are there so many corrupt officials causing trouble? One murder case after another... Who’s afraid of whom? The words “submit” and “back down” don’t exist in my dictionary! Dear readers, watch as I unravel every clue and deliver justice 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 The Bone Painter 绘骨师 Su Qing, a forensic sketch artist in modern times, dies unexpectedly while protecting a crucial piece of evidence, the Seven Hells Diagram. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Yun Zhi, the daughter of a disgraced official in ancient times. Faced with her family’s ruin and the desperate plight of being reduced to a slave, she relies on her extraordinary skills in “reconstructing faces from skulls” and “drawing a person as they will look at three” to carve out a chance to survive at the 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Top Scholar and His Night Watchman 状元郎和他的守夜人 On a snowy night amid a raging blizzard, an orphan is rescued by the son of a prominent family and becomes the highly intelligent young master's study companion. The young master passes the imperial examination as the top scholar, then serves as a censor, an imperial inspector overseeing eight prefectures, and the Prince of the Northern Frontier. The study companion becomes his eyes and ears, his bodyguard, and a fourth-rank saber-bearing guard. As the young master grows, the two travel a thorny 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 When a Forensic Doctor Meets a Taoist [Crime Solving] 当法医对上道士【破案】 (Two equally strong leads + mystery + sweet romance + transmigration) Episodic investigations weave into the main plot, bringing science and the supernatural into their ultimate collision. Enter a fantastical world woven from truth and lies! When the blade of science strikes at the mysteries of the supernatural, what is the ultimate answer to the truth? Modern top forensic pathologist Lu Zhiwei is killed while tracking a serial killer. She transmigrates into the body of a calamity-bringing illeg 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 The Five-Corpse Copper Coin Case: I’ll Handle What the Eastern Depot Won’t Touch 五尸铜钱案：东厂不敢管的事我管 In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, unidentified bodies begin appearing one after another in the capital. They are found hanging upside down, each with a Wanli Tongbao coin stuffed in its mouth. Beggars, merchants, students of the Imperial College, military officers, eunuchs, the victims’ status keeps rising, but their manner of death is exactly the same. Lu Chen, a constable with the Shuntian Prefecture, takes the case. He checks the old records and discovers that this isn’t the first time. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Bao Qingtian Mystery 包青天迷局 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 850Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 96 The Coroner's Wife Is a Swordswoman 仵作娘子是剑客 · The Ultimate Contrast · A Double Life: See how an ugly, mute coroner handles corpses by day and knives by night, playing the most thrilling game of identity in the narrow space between the authorities and the martial world. · Mind and Might · Cracking Bizarre Cases: From the “Faceless Corpse Case” to the “Red-Bride Serial Murders,” one uncanny case after another connects to a shocking conspiracy to wipe out his master’s sect. The coroner’s blade and the swordsman’s sword join forces to tear aw 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Soulbound Fate 锁魂缘 An award-winning entry in the “Bringing Ancient Books to Life and Passing on the Love of Reading” writing contest In the twenty-fifth year of the Daxing era, two things happened to Ye Shanghuai. First, her master, Daoist Ye, who had raised her single-handedly, was struck by three bolts of heavenly lightning and vanished without a trace. Second, Ye Shanghuai descended the mountain and met Li Chizhi. In the twenty-fifth year of the Daxing era, two things happened to Li Chizhi. First, the Heavenly 27Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 98 The Chronicles of Lord Xu: The Beacon Fires of Dunhuang 徐公记之敦煌传烽录 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
- 99 The Case-Solving Adventures of a Dali Temple Officer and His Unlucky Brother 大理寺丞和冤种兄弟的破案日常 [Mystery + crime-solving + mind-bending + handsome men] Male lead: Xu Yougong, a nobody who has just joined the Dali Temple. Boss: A man with close ties to all the madams in the city’s brothels. Every time he goes to a brothel to investigate a case, he runs into Wang Shaoqing. Brother No. 1: An outstanding fighter, beautiful as a flower, born into a prominent family, and the man every woman in the capital wants to marry. Brother No. 2: A favorite of Heaven who can tell the future with unerri 551Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 100 The Forensic Princess 仵作世子妃 [Beneath the western window, the wind stirs the green bamboo. I wonder if it’s an old friend coming by.] [Cool, noble heir VS beautiful, clever coroner] * Xie Jun is a renowned modern forensic pathologist, famous for her autopsy skills and brilliant deductions. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a woman who shares her name. Staying at an inn draws her into a murder case. The cool, noble Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review mistakes her for the murderer, leaving her no 877Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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