Novels like The Legend of Wu Sangui
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- 1 Plaything 玩物 Tang Mi took a job: one million to win over Lu Jianhan. His father said she looked like Lu Jianhan's long-lost love, and wanted her to capture his heart, then... dump him without mercy. For the money, Tang Mi clung to him and gave him everything he wanted. She never expected that the first to lose her heart would be herself... The scumbag Lu Jianhan dumped her first. 334Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 2 The Tale of a Master and Disciple’s Feud 师徒恩仇录 The Count of Monte Cristo for a New Era! Wang Jisheng is a high school graduate who was tricked into working at a sweatshop in Southeast Asia. There, he endured inhuman abuse, but also met several remarkable masters. After returning to China, he drew on the Yin-Yang Arts, Ghost Gate techniques, Thousand Doors methods, and disguise skills taught by his three masters. He took on identities ranging from a farmer or doctor to a business tycoon or the child of a high-ranking official. In the end, he —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 3 Deep Love Will Find Its Time 深情终有时 “Long time no see, Mr. Li.” Chen Nuan had been swept up in a storm of emotions just moments ago, but now she had unexpectedly calmed down. How long had it been since they last saw each other? Chen Nuan thought back. She had been abroad for two years, but she had not seen Li Chen for the two months before she left. So it must have been two years, two months... and seven days? Li Chen's feelings were a tangled mess. Chen Nuan had actually called him “Mr. Li.” The corners of his eyes stung. “Two ye 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Passionate Nights 夜夜逞欢 I got married to an ordinary surgeon in a whirlwind wedding. Everyone laughed at me, saying I was beautiful without knowing it and had let a pig get its snout in the trough. But when everyone saw Lu Jingchu in person, they wondered: whatever happened to the poor, ordinary doctor with no parents? Who was this man, dripping with refinement, as tall as a model, and so handsome he could blind you? The jealous crowd got sour again, deciding I must be shallow and only care about looks. Then the man ap 913Reads7.2Score10414d adds
- 5 The Yandere Chief Minister Has Been Plotting for Ages. Sister-in-Law, You Must Remarry! 病娇首辅蓄谋已久，嫂嫂要改嫁！ (Both leads are each other’s only love + 1v1 romance + years of secret love + yandere) Zhu An only wanted to marry her childhood sweetheart, support him, raise their children, and then inherit her father’s medical clinic, living a quiet life of her own. But unexpected tragedy struck. Her father was poisoned to death, her childhood sweetheart met a brutal end, and his father also died horribly. To repay the Gu family for caring for her over the years, Zhu An married into their household without h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Village Boss's First Book 乡村扛把子的第一本书 Lin Ergou was once the village's most notorious fool. After an accident, he came into the legacy of a medical immortal and brought a fairy home. From then on, his life was like one big cheat code: healing the sick, saving lives, farming, and raising fish. Follow Lin Ergou as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of life. 39Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 7 Teacher, Can We Be Together? 老师，我们能在一起吗？ Liang Chen, a loser about to graduate from college, is harassed relentlessly by a group of beautiful women. The only one he truly loves is Teacher Lin Wenfang. But after she is abused by a scumbag, Teacher Lin gets drawn into Liang Chen's love life and can't pull herself free... 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Night of Romance 夜缘情 Lin Ying gazed at the red wine in her goblet, raised it, and gave a bewitching smile. “I’ll drink with you. Thank you for nurturing me.” “You’re trying to get me dead drunk?” … 20Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 9 A Love Affair Across Half a Lifetime 半世情缘 After a lifetime, the most painful thing is still parting. Chen Xiang has lived through love and affection, hardship and helplessness. Come along with this book, and let’s take a look at one man’s life so far. Who loves him? Whom does he love? Hardship and good fortune go hand in hand. Career and true love are both part of his life! What kind of lives do the people around him lead? This is a realistic story. Very realistic. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Apricot Blossoms Fall and Bloom Again 杏花落了又开 In 1998, in Xinghuatan, the wastrel Wang Qiang wins the prettiest girl, Ruoling, with nothing but a comb. After they marry, he continues his philandering. Ruoling endures years of tears and betrayal before finally divorcing him and marrying the carpenter Xie Wenlin, who has waited half his life for her. She brings her children with her. From blazing flames to dying embers, from dependence to independence. Ruoling opens a restaurant, raises her children, and pulls her life out of the mud with her 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 On a Wednesday Morning, She Lay Alone in Bed 周三早上的被窝里，空有她一人 On Wednesday morning, he didn’t reach for her as he usually did. From that day on, she began counting the days, one by one, and recording everything: What was the “usual place” in his pocket? If it hadn’t rained, why were his clothes wet? Her notes kept growing. He thought she didn’t know. She was simply waiting for the right moment. When the counting would end depended on him, but even more on her. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Single Man's Worries 单身男的烦恼 Yang Zhuang moves from the city back to the countryside. In an era when men outnumber women, the 26-year-old has weathered many hardships before finally marrying a beautiful wife. He also starts a business. But life is full of surprises. The people and events around him keep influencing him, and he and his friends create one extraordinary story after another amid the fields and wide-open countryside... 293Reads7.8Score10514d adds
- 13 Men and Women Beneath the Night Sky 夜幕下的男女 She secretly gave birth to his child, hoping to have something to remember him by. But she never expected it would bind her to him for the rest of her life. A man and a woman from vastly different worlds, two phantoms who could only appear in the dark, and a tormented love affair that lasted for decades… 88Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 14 I Met Him in Ancient Times 我在古代遇见他 Sunlight spilled through the gaps between the leaves. Beneath a pear tree in full white bloom, a man and a woman were having a meal. The man gazed brightly at the woman across from him and placed a bite of food in her bowl. “Try this.” The woman’s lips curved into a smile, her dimples seeming to brim with intoxicating wine. With a creak, the courtyard gate swung open. White boots stepped into the muddy yard. “Li’er, I’m back.” The man was strikingly handsome, a smile playing at his lips. “You’re 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国覆灭记 The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising led by Hong Xiuquan dealt a heavy blow to the Qing government. Yet this massive peasant uprising also caused incalculable losses, with tens of millions of deaths, making life even harder for an already burdened population! This book explains the causes and course of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising, as well as its eventual downfall, and offers some of my own unique insights into the movement. It also covers how, in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s later y 16.1kReads8.8Score47114d adds
- 16 You Wield the Handle to Command the Situation 君持柄以处势 The essence of power comes from violence. The foundation of rule is whether you can lead your core supporters to a better life. It has nothing to do with seniority, status, benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, or fraternal duty. A palace-intrigue story for women: I'm the long-lost eldest princess, and everyone should obey me. A palace-intrigue story for men: I've got the guns. Follow me. If toppling the table isn't one of your options, why are you even writing a story about power strugg 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Crown Prince’s Redemption Contract 太子殿下的赎身契 In my past life, I gave my heart to the wrong man. I saved him in the wilderness, only to become a stain he erased after ascending the throne. I died without ever knowing why. When I opened my eyes again, I was back before I had found him. This time, my heart held no love, only one goal: the ten thousand taels of gold he'd promised me. I dragged his badly wounded self home. As he stared at me in disbelief, I turned my devoted care into a transaction with clearly posted prices. One hundred taels 15Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 18 The Northern Princess's Love for Song: Father and Son 北国公主情系大宋父与子 [Female-led coming-of-age story + princess + marrying into the wife's family + one woman and two men + older woman, younger husband] “Fine, then go!” “From now on, we're through. I, Yelü Fengxue, am no longer your wife.” ... ... “Why won't you marry me?” “Because I was once your father's woman.” “But the person you love now is me!” “If I didn't love you, perhaps I wouldn't be in so much pain.” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Little Peach Doctor of the Wilderness 荒野小桃医 His fiancée betrayed him, but after he returned to his hometown, the village beauty fell deeply in love with him! A chance encounter gave him peerless medical skills, and in a single day, he became famous throughout the land! He showed off his abilities and transformed a desolate wilderness into a paradise! 130Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 20 The Reborn Evil Spirit: The Marquis's Estate Begs Me to Die Every Day 恶鬼重生，侯府日日求自尽 Just started A satisfying tale of household intrigue + a smiling tiger of a matriarch + revenge and face-slapping In her previous life, the Marquis of Yu'an died on the battlefield, leaving behind only four legitimate daughters. The entire capital watched, waiting for a laugh at the marquisate's expense. Without an heir, the family was bound to fall apart sooner or later. At her mother-in-law's command, Song Nanzhi, the matriarch, took in the two young sons of the first branch as her own. She tr 18.6kReads7.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 21 Women Go Bad After Thirty 女人变坏三十开外 Her marriage lies in ruins, yet fate has been so generous as to present her with a cruel choice. On one side is her ex-husband, who has finally come to his senses and is desperately trying to win her back; On another is the young man who calls her “Sister-in-law,” stayed by her through the darkness, and brought light into her life; And then there is the suitor who turned his back on his family for her and has silently waited for years. Standing at fate's three-way crossroads, she is lost and 400Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Taiji Universe 太极宇宙 The great has no outside, and the small has no inside. That is Taiji. The story moves through the modern world, the microcosm, the stars of the universe, and the macrocosm. Taiji is thoughtful and considerate in the way he handles people and affairs. He works hard to get ahead in the city, gaining insight into the workplace and forming close bonds with confidantes. The chaos of the world cannot shake his heart’s pursuit of the Dao. He continues to cultivate and strive for a higher level of exist 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Beauties on the Peerless Beauty List 绝美榜上的红颜 Having transmigrated and lived two lives, An ordinary young man unleashes the tiger within. In this dog-eat-dog world, He sets out on a passionate quest for beautiful women. What’s so great about immortality? Beautiful women are much better! 174Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 24 Cheng Wuxu's Fifth Book 程无序的第5本书 [An Incomplete Guide to Officialdom] Political elites aren't made in a day. Zhao Zhiliu carves out a path to promotion through betrayal, scheming, and stepping on others, joining forces with newcomer Ning Xiaofei to keep working miracles and reach the pinnacle of life. 32Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 25 Late Tang: Book of Turmoil 晚唐：乱世书 [Late Tang Dynasty] [Rebel Army] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Unify the Realm] The difficulty is hell from the start! For other people, joining the army means getting killed. For me, it's starting a business! From a low-ranking auxiliary soldier in Huang Chao's army, one who could die at any moment, to the founding dynasty's Grand General Who Guards the Nation. From the corpse-strewn lands of Lingnan to Chang'an, where rivers of blood flowed. From a regional warlord ruling the northern frontier to t 272Reads—Score10014d adds
- 26 The Fairy Is Fierce 仙子好凶 Xuanhuan Romance + Shura Field + Lighthearted + Invincible + No Major Triggers + Feel-Good Read This book is also known as: My Wife Ye Qingcheng 2 This is the second volume of My Wife Ye Qingcheng, originally titled A Friend of Mine Is an Immortal Maiden. It can be read on its own, or you can read the first volume, My Wife Ye Qingcheng, beforehand. The main focus of The Immortal Maiden Is So Fierce is romance. Tired of all the fighting and killing of the past? Today, let me accompany you as w 46Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 27 My Wife, Ye Qingcheng 我家娘子叶倾城 Fantasy romance + love rivals + lighthearted + overpowered protagonist + no pitfalls + wish fulfillment After spending sixteen years as an ordinary mortal, Leng Meng has a chance encounter with Ye Qingcheng, the most beautiful woman in the Void Spirit Realm. Through a twist of fate, he spends a night with the Imperial Realm immortal, Ye Qingcheng, awakening the Azure Dragon and Divine Phoenix bloodlines within him. He also awakens Long Ling'er, the spirit of the Five Elements Stone he has worn 80Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 28 The Slanted Shadow 斜着的影子 When she put on high heels, her whole body seemed to rise up and straighten. She walked with her head high and chest out, full of energy, like a proud rooster. No wonder all those women in high heels on the street looked so confident. So that was the secret. From now on, she too could strut around with her head held high like a rooster. She pressed her lips together and secretly grinned at herself in the mirror. Her husband was lying in bed, pretending to be asleep, but he was peeking at everyth 347Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 29 Doting and Seducing Her: The CEO Flirts His Wife’s Secret Identity Right Off Her 强宠狂诱：夫人马甲被总裁撩飞了 [A satisfying story about a powerful family, an obsessively possessive, deranged but devoted CEO who’s cold and cunning, a bold and beautiful little girl with extraordinary skills who knows how to charm, a heartwarming second male lead, an adorable little one, overwhelming devotion, intense romance, secret identities, and a happy ending] Mu Yichen, feared by everyone, is latched onto by a girl with an overwhelming will to survive at a live-experiment facility. He simply takes her home as a livin 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Woman’s Married Life 女人的婚姻生活 This story follows three women through the joys and sorrows of married life. Huang Zijun, Hua Rumi, and Rong Shanshan are close friends, and each has a family of her own. As the saying goes, every household has its own troubles… 5.4kReads9.1Score51414d adds
- 31 A Chronicle of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese Self-Defense Counterattack 1979年抗越自卫反击战纪实 Title: 1979 Border Flames: My Bride Is Waiting for My Triumphant Return In the winter of 1978, dense fog blankets the river at the Hekou border. Nian Yin has only just had the beams for his wedding bed carved, and the cloth shoes Cheng Yan is making still carry the warmth of her needlework. But shells from the Vietnamese enemy are already trained on the village school, and a hidden spy is probing for secrets about the outpost at the market. The conscription notice is posted throughout the villag 332Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Roads Were Slow in the Old Days 从前车马慢 {Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Childhood Friends + Mutual Crush Turns to Love + Farming + Multiple Couples} A warm, healing sweet romance with plenty to love in its family bonds, friendships, and romances. In Zhao Village lived a merchant named Zhao Shan. He had only two sons, and their lives were peaceful and warm. One day, his wife, Madam Feng, found a baby girl at their doorstep: A Bao. Zhao Shan and Madam Feng raised her as their own daughter. Their neighbor, Widow Zhao, had a son nam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The System Says: Please Save Those Girls Who’ve Lost Their Way! 系统说的，请拯救那些失足少女！ [Villains + Antagonist + Lighthearted + Power Fantasy + Fast-Paced] Zhang Xiutian transmigrates to a world where spiritual qi has revived and martial arts are flourishing. To stay alive, he becomes the lackey of various villains, spending every day either getting face-slapped by their arrogant antics or on his way to getting face-slapped. One day, the System reveals its true purpose: as long as he saves women who have fallen into trouble and earns mission rewards, he can reach the pinnacle of li 15Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 34 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末逐鹿 Reborn in the final years of the Ming dynasty, he takes the imperial exams, enters government service, quells the Prince of Yan’s rebellion, wipes out the Jurchens, and rises step by step to contend for the realm. 1.4kReads8.5Score11214d adds
- 35 The Yin-Yang Dream Interpreter 阴阳解梦师 Do you believe in fate? Are a person's wealth and poverty, good and bad fortune, life and death, and longevity or early death all predetermined? My name is Fang Tian. I'm a yin-yang dream interpreter. 142Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 36 My Master Was Drugged with an Aphrodisiac? Me: Heh Heh Heh! 师尊中了合欢散？我：桀桀桀！ Wang Ye, a servant disciple with no talent for cultivation, is filling in for his senior brother Li Feiyu on menial duties one day when he happens to run into their peak master, his mentor, just as she returns from a secret realm. He notices that she has been poisoned and her cultivation has temporarily fallen to zero. Rubbing his hands together, Wang Ye pounces on her with a sinister cackle. Unexpectedly, this activates a System, upgrades his physique, and sets him on the path of cultivation. T 264Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn, I Turned Around and Married the Emperor's Uncle, Then Tore the Scumbag to Pieces 重生后转身嫁皇叔手撕渣男 [Handsome, Tragic, Scheming Prince + Bright, Resilient, Delicate Heroine + Married First, Love Later + One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s One and Only] A sweet romance, not a strong-female-lead story. The leads had no connection in their previous lives; after the heroine is reborn, they marry first and fall in love later. Su Lingyue grew up without a mother, unloved by her father and disliked by her stepmother. After marrying, she was tricked by the Crown Prince and her own younger sister, 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Africa Beneath the Blazing Sun 烈阳下的非洲 Title: Africa Under the Blazing Sun: A Debt-Ridden Boss Makes a Desperate Comeback, With a Beautiful Companion by His Side Buried under three million in debt, with ruthless debt collectors at his door, Year Cheng, a coastal foreign-trade businessman, goes bankrupt overnight. His wife is dead, his home is destroyed, and he is reduced to a desperate fugitive. “If you don’t come up with the money by eight tonight, we’ll take an arm!” The death-threat text arrives like a curse, and bald thugs kick 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Chronicles of Ice and Snow 冰雪风云录 He is a prodigious young talent from the Central Lands, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of the Great Zhou! To end the strife among the Five Continents, he set foot on foreign lands. Before long, the Empress Dowager of the Chrysanthemum Dynasty on the Eastern Continent became his confidante, the Buddhist sect of the Western Continent became his closest friend, the female emperor of the Northern Continent became his lover, and the many small kingdoms of the Southern Continent submitted to 30Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 40 The Wild Donkey of the Mountain Village 山村猛驴 After his stunning fiancée, Chu Shishi, breaks off their engagement, she decides to make it up to Li Menglü, a country boy from a small village, by introducing him to Leng Yanqiu, the most beautiful woman in the neighboring village. She never expects Li Menglü and Leng Yanqiu to fall genuinely in love so quickly. Li Menglü also awakens an inheritance of the Immortal Dao. In this world, one mighty country boy is about to take command of the winds and clouds! [A New Year’s masterpiece from a veter 1.7kReads9.1Score26314d adds
- 41 Going Off the Rails! The Fake Heiress Refuses to Play by the Rules, and You'll Pay 发疯！假千金不按套路，要你好看 Doctor Qin Xiaoyu transmigrates into the body of the chubby fake heiress of a marquis’s household. On her first day after transmigrating, she gets into a fight at the academy, gets expelled, and is placed under house arrest. On her first day out of confinement, she falls and nearly loses her chastity in what may have been an attempted assault. The real heiress, Qin Qingyue, is inexplicably hostile toward her. The marquis’s household is too dangerous. She wants to go back to the countryside. She 7Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 42 The Beautiful Doctor Who Masters Both Medicine and Poison: My General Is Under My Protection 医毒双绝俏佳人，我的将军我罩着 Sweet romance + comedy + historical setting + satisfying revenge The undefeated general who guards the nation is drugged by a traitor and, while unconscious, is found by a sweet, delicate young woman. Thinking of the subordinates who died a tragic death, the general is consumed by rage. But the young woman brings him back from the brink with just a few quick moves. She turns out to be a top-tier doctor! As she travels down the mountain with the general, she uses her exceptional medical skills a 7Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 43 The Absurd Goings-On in Yeling Village 野岭村的荒唐事 All kinds of ridiculous things happen in Yeling Village, nestled among barren mountains. By chance, Ma Xiaomao comes into possession of a heavenly book and gains ancient medical skills. He makes his mark in medicine and pharmacy, devotes himself to healing the world, wins the village chief's daughter's heart, and becomes famous for punishing evil and promoting good! 4.4kReads9.0Score50514d adds
- 44 Bloodbath at Jingkang 浴血靖康 In the Xuanhe era, the balance of power shifted. Song and Liao had drawn a border, put an end to hostilities, and maintained friendly relations for over a hundred years. In the lands of the White Mountains and Black Waters lived the Jurchen Wanyan clan, a people of hunters and fishers who had long suffered under the Liao and harbored deep resentment. Wanyan Aguda campaigned east and west, united the tribes, and rose swiftly to challenge the Liao. The balance of power was about to be turned upsid 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Dowry Maid’s Rise to Power 陪嫁丫鬟逆袭记 Chu Yan, born into a scholarly family, gets a second chance at life but can only conceal her identity and work as a maid in the Duke's residence. There she meets the aloof Duke Lu Yankang, and an extraordinary romance begins. 44Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 46 The Famous Doctor of the Countryside 乡村女人名医 My girlfriend betrayed me from the start! But Ye Guchen turned misfortune into a blessing: a divine art entered his body, transforming him into a miraculous doctor with Daoist eyes and setting him on a wild, unstoppable path! You used to ignore me. From now on, you'll be the one who can't reach me! 931Reads7.5Score10114d adds
- 47 Survival: I Am a Bandit Soldier of Liangshan 生存：我乃梁山一匪兵 New book: Water Margin: Lu Junyi the Killer. Please help this poor author out, writing this is so hard!!!! Zhang Feng, a top soldier of his generation, inexplicably returned to the Northern Song dynasty and became a proud bandit soldier of Liangshan. The 108 heroes... Song Jiang, Fang La, Tian Hu, Wang Qing... The Jin and Liao dynasties... The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun... The Jingkang Incident... All of that was far beyond Zhang Feng's reach. His goal for now was simple: stay alive!!! 2.4kReads8.4Score14814d adds
- 48 If You Want Me to Hang Myself Like the Chongzhen Emperor, Then I'll Keep You Hanging 要我当崇祯上吊，那就吊着你们玩 [Political intrigue] + [Conquest] + [No System] + [High-Stakes Action] + [Ruthless Combat] I’ll use extreme micro-management to win a high-level game! On my second day after transmigrating, they’re already forcing me to hang myself? Bandit rebels besiege the city, the Jurchen are at the gates, and the generals in command refuse to come to the emperor’s aid! Lin Gufan, now Zhu Youjian, issues ten commands in a row! Can Chongzhen escape the capital alive with his entire family in tow? The Ming Dyn 2.3kReads8.9Score15614d adds
- 49 Who Says I'm the January Emperor? I Will Revive the Ming Dynasty 谁说我是一月天子？我要中兴大明 I am Zhu Changluo, the tenth-generation direct descendant of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang. My great-grandfather was the Jiajing Emperor, Zhu Houcong. My grandfather was the Longqing Emperor, Zhu Zaihou. My father was the Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Both of my sons became emperors. One was named Zhu Youxiao, the other Zhu Youjian. I was meant to be a towering mountain, yet I became a blade of grass. I lived in obscurity, leaving behind nothing but a laughingstock's name. In the final years of the 1.4kReads7.7Score10014d adds
- 50 The Woman in Charge 女掌事 Shen Qingdi, who disguises herself as a man, willingly enters the Ninth Prince’s residence and becomes the sole support of Cui Lanxi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and has a fiery temper. With the household on the verge of running out of food, she takes it upon herself to earn money to support the prince. When he falls ill, she studies medicine on her own to treat him. Since Cui Lanxi is helpless, Shen Qingdi will protect him. There is no wealth or treasure here, and no one understands wh 1.3kReads8.7Score26214d adds
