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- 1 Xu Erlang's Road to the Imperial Exams 徐家二郎的科举之路 After an accident, Xu Xu, a modern university student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated to an ancient farming family. To give himself and his family a better life and keep them safe, he embarked on the long road of the imperial examinations. He passed and became a county magistrate in a remote region, eventually rising to the highest ranks of government. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Imperial Exams: I'm the Top Scholar from a Humble Family 科举，我是寒门状元 By a stroke of luck, Chen Zi’ang transmigrated to the Great Qing Dynasty. See how this son of a farming family relies on his own efforts to pass the imperial exams and become the top scholar… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Transmigrating to a Farming Family to Take the Imperial Exams, I Gradually Ascend to Heaven 穿越农门考科举，我逐步登天 [The animated dramas From Farm Boy to General Who Pins Down the Xiongnu, The Imperial Examinations of a Farm Boy, and Sixfold Top Honors are now available. Give them a try!] [The early part of this book focuses on the imperial examinations, the middle on reclaiming lost territory, and the later part on expanding overseas.] In his previous life, Lin Yun died suddenly from overwork. He never expected to be reborn into a poor farming family in the Great Jing Dynasty. From being mocked by his aunt f 37.7kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 4 A Farmboy's Guide to the Imperial Exams: I'm One Lucky Layabout! 农家科举子我是躺赢狗！ Li Xuan opens his eyes and finds himself inexplicably transported to a dynasty called Great Qi. The country is in desperate need of rebuilding, and he is a farmer's son, the hope his whole family is counting on… 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Three Generations Paved the Way, and His Name Resounded Across the Realm 三代人托举，科举名扬天下 [Imperial Exams + Transmigration + No System + Farming + No Female Lead] Wang Changqian, who needed to find 365 girlfriends, transmigrates into the body of a farmer’s son. The good news: he’s no longer an orphan, and his family is warm and loving. The bad news: his family is so poor they can hear their own stomachs rumble. His grandfather is obsessed with the imperial exams and will do anything to force his two cousins to keep studying. With the family on the verge of starvation, Wang Changqian 713Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 6 Don't Mess with My Dad. His Son Is a Six-Year-Old Prodigy 别惹我爹，他儿子是六岁神童 Transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old farm boy, Gu Zi'an has one ultimate dream: eat his fill, wait to die, lie flat, and give up on everything. But from the start, he's in hell mode: his grandparents favor the others so blatantly it's practically coming out of their armpits, while his uncle's family are bloodsuckers who want to squeeze his family dry to fill their bottomless pit. Gu Zi'an is furious: “If you won't let me lie flat in peace, then none of you are going to live!” And so, th 461Reads6.4Score10714d adds
- 7 The Heir of the Marquis of Yixiang Knocks on the Doors of Power Through the Imperial Exams 异乡侯世子科举叩权门 Hardship forges a master of both letters and arms. Lu Han, the young heir of the Weiyuan Marquis's household, is five when his father is framed by villains, stripped of his title, and exiled. On the eve of the exile, the marquis entrusts his son to Lin Hu, the captain of his guards. That night, Lin Hu flees the capital with five-year-old Lu Han in his arms. The young heir dies of illness on the journey, and Lu Han, a brilliant dual-degree graduate from the 22nd century, takes his place. His path 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Farmer's Son's Journey Through the Imperial Exams: I Took My Parents to the Capital 农家子的科举征途：我带爹娘上京 Li Zeyan was a fine young man of the 21st century, a typical college student. He'd chosen to study history on a whim, only to find himself unemployed as soon as he graduated. Just as he was losing hope, fate gave him the chance to transmigrate. He thought he was finally going to make his mark and win fame, but when he opened his eyes, he found himself in ancient times, in a peasant household where there was never enough to eat or wear. As the only son born to the Li parents after three daughters 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Ultimate Book Boy: I'll Take the Imperial Exam for My Young Master 最强书童，我替少爷考状元 Ye Ming, a PhD in both history and literature, accidentally transmigrated to an ancient noble household. Only, he wasn't a young master. He was a servant in the manor. His father was a servant, his mother a housekeeper, his elder brother could never rise above being a shopkeeper, and his elder sister worked as a maid. The family's contracts of servitude were all held by their master. They were slaves for generations. Ye Ming: A nightmare from the start! To change his fate, Ye Ming volunteer 573Reads6.1Score11614d adds
- 10 I Told You to Take the Imperial Exams, Not Sweep All Six Top Honors 让你科举，没让你连中六元 [Transmigration + imperial examinations + wish fulfillment + six consecutive top honors] Xu Yan never imagined that right after receiving his acceptance letter from a prestigious university, he would get hit by a car while cosplaying a speed bump the very next second. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a bare, impoverished home. He was sure he hadn't woken up yet. Other people transmigrate with a golden finger. He gets the hell-difficulty setting from the start? But Xu Yan just smiled. Don 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Whole Family Flees Famine: From the Start, I Can Swap Anything 全家逃荒： 开局万物置换 Wang Chu transmigrates into the body of the second son of the Prince of Pingbei, whose family has been confiscated and exiled and whose legs are both crippled. Just before he and his sister-in-law are about to be sent into exile, he obtains the Everything Exchange System. Recycle items to earn value points, then use those points to exchange for whatever you want. Anything that exists or doesn’t exist can be exchanged, as long as you can imagine it. Faced with an emperor who pretends to be benevo 75Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 12 The Imperial Exams: I Am Lu Ming, Bound for the Top 科举：在下陆鸣，直指青云 (Historical setting + transmigration + alternate world + imperial examinations) Lu Ming, a Chinese-language major, is reborn into a farming family. His father keeps them fed by working the land, his mother supplements their income by weaving, and he has an older sister who is always bickering with him. To change his family's circumstances, Lu Ming has no choice but to pursue the imperial examinations. At six, he tells the story behind the phrase “astonish the world with one brilliant act,” amazi 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Imperial Exam Days of a Poor Scholar's Son 贫家子的科举日常 Du Hengzhi awakened memories of his past life at the age of eleven. But his elder uncle had spent years pursuing success in the imperial examinations without ever passing, and eventually died after falling ill with a chill that no doctor could cure. His cousin also spent a great deal of money on his studies, and there were many children in the family. They were so poor that they had neither the will nor the means to support one more student. Besides, Du Hengzhi was already a little late in start 8Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 14 The Imperial Exam: A Powerful Minister’s Rise Begins with a Five-Year-Old Prodigy 科举，权臣之路从五岁神童开始 [Alternate History + Ancient Setting + Farming + Business + Imperial Exams + Child Prodigy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Fan Xian, a PhD in political economy from Huaqing University, one of Huaxia’s top universities, suddenly dies and transmigrates into the body of a five-year-old boy named Fan Xian in the Great Xia dynasty. He finds himself in an official family that has fallen into utter decline over three generations. The year before he arrived, the family had been forced to move from the county 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Dumpling: I Want to Be the Top Scholar 三岁半小包子：我要当状元 If the three-and-a-half-year-old little dumpling knew that the bite of locust blossom cake he was munching on at the threshold of the clan school would change the fate of the entire Dasheng dynasty, he would probably just blink his big eyes and ask, “Can I have an egg with it?” In Bluestone Alley, cooking smoke curled into the air as the little dumpling and his grandmother scraped by with a battered pot. His mother embroidered by lamplight, each stitch like a line of poetry, while his grandmothe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Chancellor from a Humble Family 寒门宰辅 [Poor family, imperial examinations, farming, chief minister] Li Sheng, a modern man with a natural gift for calligraphy and painting, transmigrates to the Great Chu Dynasty, where literature flourishes. Before he knows it, he has become a master of the literary world. The Poet Immortal: I once shared a hundred poems over wine with Li Sheng. I lost, and I admit it wholeheartedly! The Sage of Painting: Compared with Li Sheng, I am nowhere near his equal! The princess: Master Li, I am peerlessly b 84Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 17 A Famous Scholar from a Humble Family 寒门名士 When other people transmigrate, don't they always start out as officials, well versed in books, ready to comment on state affairs from the very beginning? But Tang Chen is different. He transmigrates into the body of a fool. Not only is he stupid, he's poor, too. Fortunately, he has six wives, each gifted in her own way. To feed the whole family, Tang Chen has no choice but to rack his brains for ways to make money. He refuses the prize money he wins and asks for the leftovers instead! Thus, he 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Imperial Examination Is the Only Way 科举才是硬道理 See how a scholar who dreams of the modern world turns his life around, step by step, in a feudal society where social ranks are rigidly enforced. I'm a novice author. In truth, I wanted to make up for things missing in my own life, so I gave the story a warm family and a united clan. Many of the characters in the book are based on my own relatives. What I don't have in my own life, I'll make happen in this book. 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Won't Suffer Through the Famine Years: I'll Build a Fortune and Become a Landowner 穿到荒年不受苦，发家当地主 (Early on, she works to earn her startup capital; midway through, she buys property and builds her business! Later, she meets the original heroine.) After a lifetime of hard work and diligence, Ms. Dong, a high-powered executive who had it all and had just achieved financial freedom, transmigrates into a book while traveling. And she isn’t the heroine! She’s a bit player with only a few hundred words in the entire story!!! Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her chi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Posthumous Son? I'll Take the Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams 穿成农家遗腹子？考考考考考考考 In a single turn, Xie Ang, a PhD in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates into the body of a six-year-old farm boy in the Great Zhou dynasty. His family has nothing, and to make matters worse, he is the son of a convict. Everyone mocks him for his lowborn status, saying he'll never amount to anything. Xie Ang simply says, "What's there to fear? Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it!" If fate wants him dead, he'll defy heaven and change his destiny! From the moment he i 708Reads—Score11014d adds
- 21 Acing the Imperial Exams and Making Money: I Become the Richest Person in Ancient Times 科举搞钱两不误，我在古代当首富 [Quietly getting rich + reluctantly drawn into the imperial examinations + stirring up the court] Jiang Fan transmigrated. He found himself in the body of a notorious “delinquent youth” in the Great Xia Dynasty. He hadn’t enjoyed any of the original owner’s eating, drinking, gambling, and carousing, but he’d inherited all the beatings. No cheat System, plus ten taels of debt: a disastrous start. Give up? Never. Fortunately, Jiang Fan had been a civil servant in his previous life. Three years wor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Poor Scholar's Son 寒门庶子 He wakes up to a bare house and a pair of big, watery eyes staring at him. So adorable... My heart... Wait, was that girl there when I was drinking last night? Please tell me I didn't do anything criminal? A constable's shout comes from outside: “Zhang San, pay your taxes or you'll end up in jail!” Damn it... The Great Wei has been established for decades. On the surface, all is calm, but beneath it, the waters are turbulent. With powerful enemies abroad, wealthy clans at home, and remnants of t 9Reads6.1Score314d adds
- 23 Regretting My College Entrance Exam in My Past Life, I Fulfill My Wish in the Imperial Exams This Life 前世高考之憾，今世科举得愿 No System, no golden finger, and no womanizing. A soul disillusioned with modern life is reborn in a body in the Great Xia Dynasty. In his previous life, he made a living delivering food; in this one, he intends to give this decaying dynasty a chance at rebirth. The dynasty's institutions closely resemble those of the late Ming. Its deep-rooted ills are compounded by corrupt officials wreaking havoc within and powerful enemies circling beyond its borders. Chaos reigns, and the people suffer. Wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Eight-Gui Clan 八桂世家 In the early years of the Xianfeng Emperor's reign, the fires of war spread across Guangxi as the Mo clan beneath Mount Zijin was swept into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement. To preserve the ancestral shrine and keep the family rites alive, clan leader Mo Wenhua maneuvers between Qing forces demanding provisions and Taiping troops recruiting soldiers. Some young men in the clan join the Taiping army in search of a way forward, while others stay behind to guard the ancestral home and protect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Lame Farmer's Rise to Power 跛脚农家子的权臣之路 Reborn as a lame peasant boy in ancient times, in an era when no one believed in him, Gu Cichuan overcomes one obstacle after another to claim the position of The Outcast. He seeks no great power, only to stay true to himself and do right by the world. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Mo Clan Rises Amid the Tumult of the Late Qing 烽起清末莫氏崛起 In the twenty-ninth year of the Daoguang reign, a severe drought struck Guangxi. The land was strewn with the dead, and the flames of rebellion were already spreading in secret at Jintian. Mo Zhenbang, a modern graduate student of Qing history, opens his eyes to find himself a scholar of the Mo clan in Beiliu County, Wuzhou Prefecture. He inherits a complete mess: “eight hundred mu of poor fields with falling yields, a thousand clansmen waiting to be fed, and a fifty-tael loan shark pounding on 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 From Kitchen Worker to Imperial Exam Candidate 穿成灶户考科举 After transmigrating into the past as a “stove worker,” she lives at a saltworks in poverty. She had thought that working hard might let her become a salt merchant, but the ancient world has a rigid class system, and the only way to change her family's fate is through the imperial examinations. See how Ling Xiao, having transmigrated from the modern era, takes the imperial examinations while leading her family to prosperity, making her way from the saltworks to officialdom and gradually changing 762Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 28 Going Back to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams 回到古代考科举 [Imperial exams] + [officialdom] + [getting rich] + [sweet romance] Jin Yu had always been the kind of student other parents pointed to as an example. He studied straight through to a postdoctoral degree, finishing at the age of twenty-five. Books had always been his companions. Fortunately, he didn't dislike studying. In fact, he loved it. One day, he transmigrated into the body of an ordinary farm boy. He was too weak to carry a shoulder pole or lift a load. In the end, he still had to rely on 15Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 29 Civil Service Exams in a Troubled Age: A Farmer's Son's Road to Glory 乱世科举：农家子的光耀门楣路 The Li family had a young rogue who stole chickens, picked pockets, loafed around, and never learned a thing. After stealing a bellyband and making advances on a young woman, he was beaten to death. With no food at home and his father paralyzed, he faced a hopeless start. His weathered, stooped grandfather stood by as the young man picked up a book and entered the imperial examinations. Everyone in the village waited to laugh. The notorious Li Rogue passing the exams would be the biggest joke of 60Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 30 The Noble Son of a Farming Family 农门贵子 He never imagined that one day he would transmigrate into the body of a fifteen-year-old peasant boy who had died in an examination hall. To take control of his own fate in this dynasty, all he can do is study hard. Studying changes one's fate, and can pave the way to success… 39Reads7.4Score1514d adds
- 31 From Humble Beginnings to Minister of State 布衣卿相寒门崛起 A poor scholar’s spirit rings clear, his pen splitting the heavens! When Lin Shen wakes, he finds himself in a thatched hut with a leaking roof. Before him lies his mother, at death’s door and worn to the bone; his young brother is coughing up blood, barely alive; outside, rapacious creditors kick at the door, demanding payment and threatening their lives! In this cruel world, are the poor truly no more than blades of grass? He will wield modern knowledge as a blade and turn the world upside dow 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Poor Scholar, Grand Secretary: My Teacher Is Xu Jie 寒门首辅：家师徐阶 The early pacing is fast, with a focus on court politics. The protagonist is poor and under pressure at first, and that part has a few issues. If you find it hard to read, you can skip ahead to chapter 80 for the career-focused storyline. “Before the steps of the Golden Hall, half are the bones of scholars. The other half are the people's marrow, congealed. The alchemical furnace swallows every soaring ambition, then exhales it as frozen lines in the history books.” “By dawn, a farmhand; by dusk 372Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 33 The Poor Call Me Master, While the Righteous Condemn My Heresy 寒门尊我为师，清流怒斥邪说误人 [Transmigration + Imperial Exams + Business + Court Intrigue + Daily Life + Rise from Humble Beginnings] Transmigrating is hell from the start: my mother died young, my father ran off, our family property was seized, and my sick grandmother and I were driven into a shack by our wicked relatives. How could I put up with that?! From the start, I split from the family, found powerful allies, and offered business plans that made us a fortune. I used a modern perspective to interpret the classics, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Build a Fortune and Pass the Imperial Exams 发家致富考科举 [No System or golden finger, one heroine, not a wish-fulfillment story, realistic] Xie Fan is a hopelessly single exam nerd, a useless graduate of a top university, and a slacker at a major organization. He enjoys a carefree life of choosing to lie flat. After an unexpected death, he returns to a parallel world in the Ming Dynasty, reborn as the son of a landlord. But life in a landlord’s household turns out to be no easier. To make ends meet, he sets out on the path of the imperial examinations 1.1kReads8.6Score10314d adds
- 35 The Imperial Exams: Daily Life of a Young Farmer in Ancient Times 科举：古代农家小子生活日常 [One Female Lead] + [No System] + [Farming] + [Everyday Life] + [Romance] + [Family Matters] The everyday life of a man from the bottom of society in ancient times. To avoid being bullied, wear silk, live in a big house, have a beautiful wife and concubines, own fine horses, and farm without paying taxes, he strives to pass the imperial examinations. And more… Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. He had only just graduated, yet he threw himself into the imperial examinations. Though it was 1.1kReads6.2Score10914d adds
- 36 The Centurion's Qilin Son 百夫长的麒麟子 Chen Zhan, a newly graduated PhD in chemistry, was enjoying a vacation before starting work at a university when a glass walkway suddenly shattered. He then found himself occupying the body of Chen Zhan, the frail son of a centurion stationed at a border camp. From then on, a military family that could never find the right words and always lost arguments finally had someone who could speak for them. To stop his father from actually punching a civil official's head clean off, Chen Zhan swore: I'l 1.7kReads7.8Score19614d adds
- 37 A Village Boy's Road to the Imperial Exams 山村小子的科举之路 Lin Yuan is a farmer's son who transmigrates to a remote mountain village in an alternate ancient China. His family is poor and makes a living by farming. Born prematurely, he is frail, but as the only son, he is treasured by his grandparents. Lin Yuan possesses supernatural abilities and an eidetic memory, giving him an advantage on the road to the imperial examinations. In this world, examinees advance through ranks from child licentiate to top scholar. He sets out on his journey, undaunted by 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Top Scorer in All Six Imperial Exams, and You Call Him a Good-for-Nothing? 六元及第，你说他是废柴 Cheng Ye, a modern inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, was reborn into the Great Qian dynasty, a realm unrecorded in history. In an age when everything was considered inferior to scholarship, watch him use the knowledge he gained in his previous life to lead his family from utter poverty to becoming the richest in Great Qian, and rise from a farmer’s son to the dynasty’s chief minister. P.S. There is no female lead. The story features plenty of delicious food and many forms of intangible 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 At Hoeing Time Beneath the Midday Sun, I Fell for the Imperial Exams 锄禾日当午我和科举处 [Imperial examinations + daily life + romance, with a male-female pairing; the protagonist is still a child at this stage] Su Yan transmigrates into a new life as an infant in swaddling clothes, born premature and frail into a family with nothing but four bare walls. He’d already lived freely enough in his previous life, and now, everything goes black before his eyes. He just wants to give up and be reborn as soon as possible. But each time he’s on the brink of death, he narrowly survives. He ch 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 40 My Precious Grandson's Journey to the Imperial Exams 宝贝孙子的科举之路 My grandma is what everyone calls a nightmare, but she absolutely dotes on me and gives me anything I want. In that case, I'll make sure she gets to live a life free of worries, with fine clothes and plenty to eat. (No romance between people of the same sex. None. Any mentions of it early on are just a misunderstanding.) 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 41 This Young Scholar Is a Little Whiz at Making Money 这个小书生是个致富小能手 After an accident, Xu Duo transmigrated and became the youngest son in a poor farming family. In an era when people went hungry and cold, yet his parents insisted that he study to change his fate, all he wanted was to gradually become a little landowner who never had to worry about food or clothing, honor his parents, get along with his brothers, and marry a wife and have two children. That would be a life of effortless success. 514Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 42 The Imperial Examinations: Rising from a Humble Background 科举：从寒门开始崛起 Watch as Yang Yi rises from an ordinary commoner, step by step, to the pinnacle of power. The first part focuses mainly on his journey through the imperial examinations, while the later part follows his career in government. The more he suffers early on, the more wildly he strikes back later. 67Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 43 A Farmer’s Son and His Daily Life in the Imperial Exam World 农家子的科举日常 Lin Nianjun, a modern woman with an unyielding spirit, transmigrates to an unfamiliar ancient farming household. Even more bizarrely, she has transmigrated into a man’s body. The farming family she finds herself in lives in poverty and hardship. But Lin Nianjun knows that only knowledge can change one’s fate, so she resolutely sets her sights on the imperial examinations. Along the way, she finds familial affection, friendship, and the bond between teacher and student. For the first time in th 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Make My Scumbag Boyfriend Take the Imperial Exams 我逼渣男考科举 Xie Wanqing was so infuriated by the utterly despicable male lead in a novel that her heart and lungs ached. She lost focus while crossing the street and got into a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had entered the novel! And she had even brought along a Scumbag Reform System! Thinking of Gu Hengyu, the despicable man who abandoned his wife and child, informed on his father-in-law, fawned on the powerful, and embezzled public funds, Xie Wanqing rubbed her hands tog 44Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 45 Great-Grandpa's Spirit Appeared and Insisted I Transmigrate to Qing-Dynasty China to Become the Top Scholar 太爷显灵，非要我穿越清朝考状元 [Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Cutting-Edge Technology + Multiple Heroines. Outsmart everyone and get a thrill that makes your scalp tingle!] Chen Liancheng, Guangzhou's wildest tech genius! A Tsinghua PhD, the leading expert in brain-computer interfaces, and a million-yuan-a-year earner, he developed an AI chip that could turn the human brain into a supercomputer in an instant. And he himself became its very first test subject! During Qingming ancestral rites, a thunderstorm struck his 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Passing the Imperial Exams: I Know the King of Hell, Go Ask Him If You Don't Believe Me 科举入士：我认识阎王不信你去问 Chu Nanxing got into an argument with the King of Hell. The King of Hell lost his temper and sent him straight off to be reincarnated, so Chu Nanxing was born with his memories from his past life because he never drank Granny Meng's soup. He was then told that a great responsibility rested on his shoulders. As someone who'd always been content to laze around, he had no choice but to study hard. Getting ahead was his only stepping stone. Later, unable to stand clocking in to work every day, Chu N 44Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 47 The Poor Scholar Becomes Chief Councilor: From Calligrapher to the Greatest Chancellor in History 寒门首辅：从卖字书生到千古一相 When he opened his eyes, Su Changqing had become the poorest scholar in Qiantang County. His home was bare, his younger sister was gravely ill and near death, and his landlord was blocking the door with a butcher's knife, demanding payment... To stay alive, he had no choice but to set aside a scholar's pride and open a stall at the docks, writing for others for a coin a character. With strokes as sharp as iron and silver, he captured every warmth and hardship of the human world! From a penniless 52Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 48 Born to Humble Beginnings, I Defy Heaven Itself 出身皆微末我自逆苍天 This is a comeback full of cracks. It is not about conquering social classes or currying favor with the powerful, but about holding on to your truest self as you are crushed at every turn. When he finally reaches the top, he still dares to look back into the abyss and softly tell the twelve-year-old kiln worker’s son: “I got you out, but I didn’t become one of them.” Welcome to A Humble Birth, Yet I Defy Heaven. Discover how someone born into obscurity learns to become his own light through wind 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Chief Grand Secretary 当朝首辅 A historical slice-of-life novel about getting rich and preparing for the imperial examinations. The pacing is slow, so please don’t complain if that’s not your thing. Thank you! Heaven itself has a heart. Who is making all that noise? Step onto the stage and weigh the people’s will. 2Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 50 The Unlucky Fool Becomes a Judge in Ancient Times 倒霉蛋回到古代当法官 [Ensemble cast + System + alternate world] If you don't like it, click the X in the top left and move on. No need to complain. A bolt of heavenly lightning sends Li Xiaosi to an unknown ancient world, where he's tasked with making a name for himself in the history books. Why should he do what he's told? Just as he's about to say something nasty, another bolt of lightning booms overhead. Fine, he's the most obedient, well-behaved little darling there is. But after all the bad luck he had in the m —Reads—Score—14d adds
