Novels like Splendor of the Mortal World
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- 51 Wuxia: A Vast and Righteous World 武侠：浩然天下 [Jianghu]+ [Imperial Court]+ [Wuxia] A heart brimming with righteousness, a wind that sweeps a thousand miles, a single sword stroke to slay a man, then vanishing without a trace. “Hard it is to cross the mountains and passes,” “Who will grieve for one who has lost his way?” “Chance encounters between strangers,” “Yet all are travelers far from home.” No words could better capture the state of this troubled age. He still remembered that year, when his master wrote a character in the courtyard wi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 May the Sword Remain Unscathed 愿剑无伤 [Wuxia + light power fantasy + martial world + xianxia + swordsmanship + ensemble cast] I’ve never read Sword of Coming, but I have read Snow in the Wind. I want to create a martial world and a vast, magnificent realm of my own. I have a sword, and against the will of Heaven, I’ll become an immortal. I have a wish: to soar like a roc to the ninth heaven. I have a heart that even worldly troubles cannot chain. I have a word that can bring peace to all ages. My name is Song Lian. Lian, as in compa 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Sage of Letters, the Poet Immortal, and the Grand Secretary: I Am All Three 这文圣，诗仙，首辅我一人当之 The moment he opened his eyes, Gu Yanzhou had transmigrated into the body of a poor student in the Great Xuan dynasty. At a poetry gathering, he recited, “Have you not seen the Yellow River’s waters descend from the sky?” and left a hall full of renowned scholars speechless. “Is all the world’s talent worth ten bushels?” He swept his brush across the page. “I, Gu, claim eight of them!” At the imperial examination, his policy essay astonished the emperor, who personally named him the top scholar. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 In Search of the Sword: I Am Second Under Heaven 寻剑记：我是天下第二 [Invincible plot-driven story + sword cultivator + multiple heroines + high-octane action + passionate jianghu + ruthless killing in the later arcs] With a sword, I’m invincible. Without one, I’m a nobody. I’ll take every famous sword in the world. My master is number one, and I’m number two under heaven. With sword in hand, I roam the jianghu. The righteous and the wicked alike had better stand at attention! Bandits in my way? Wipe them out! A demon in my way? Wipe it out! A corrupt official in —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 55 Shen Shengyi: The Death Bird 沈胜衣·死亡鸟 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Tales] A story from the Shen Shengyi series, a new-school wuxia novel: In “The Bird of Death,” Shen Shengyi and Yangzhou’s famous constable Cha Si encounter a strange bird on their way back to the city after solving a case. Its behavior is suspicious, and it attacks first. When the two strike its wings, they feel as though they have hit iron or stone. The bird escapes by flying into a deep ravine, leaving behind a b 322Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Wielding the Sword in My Hand 执手中剑 The world has five continents and one island: the imperial city of Northern Continent, the Buddhist temples of Western Continent, the demons of Southern Continent, the many schools and factions of Eastern Continent, the Sword Sect of Central Continent, and the island farther east. A young man leaves the snowy mountains with a sword in hand. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Build an Empire with Poetry 穿越古代，我凭诗词成霸业 After transmigrating to ancient times, everyone else becomes a prince or a crown prince, but he can only be a humble farmer! He takes the imperial examination from the start! Hey! We don't have a golden finger, but that's no problem. After all, I graduated from a top university in my previous life, and one poem, "Ode to Lime," will stun the world! 432Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 58 Carrying Wine 载酒 [Martial arts + low fantasy + no transmigration + no System] [The martial world + the imperial court + political intrigue + ensemble cast] In the stories told by the storytellers, the martial world is home to those who stand unrivaled in martial arts, those who can settle any matter under heaven with a single sword, those who are so compassionate they would suffer in place of all living things, those who dominate the nineteen lines of the board and boast that they would spare Heaven a single mov 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Great Xia: I Recline Among Flowers and Laugh at the World 大夏：醉卧花丛笑人间 Also known as Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Built the Thirteen Court Guard Squads (No System + No Cultivation + No Martial Arts + No Do-Gooder Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Power Fantasy + No Playing by the Rules + Showing Off) Become a princess’s consort? No way. I wouldn’t do that even if I were a dog. Teammates: “Bro, this is way too boring. Let’s go play billiards at Crazy’s place.” Princess: “Darling, our bed needs repairing.” Beauty: “Don’t run! We made a gigantic silk quilt.” 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Divine Chosen: Dawn 神佑者：天明 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Poisonous Chain 毒连环 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Great Illusory Heaven Tales: Poisonous Chain] A new-school wuxia novel: In “Poisonous Chain,” Jin Manlou poisoned Shui Guanyin, and Shui Guanyin poisoned Hu Xiang. But Hu Xiang did not poison Jin Manlou. It was Liu Sanfeng who poisoned Jin Manlou. The chain of poison was broken because Liu Sanfeng was one link too many. Nothing that coincidental has ever happened in this world. Perhaps it will one day. Who knows? 19Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 62 A Man in White in Chenliu 陈留有白衣 [Political Intrigue, Court Politics, Jianghu, Romance] In the six-hundredth year of the Daqing dynasty, the depraved Emperor Huang builds Epang Palace and constructs Guangling. Corpses litter the land, and the world is unjust. Rebellions spring up everywhere, Daqing collapses, and the realm is divided into four kingdoms: Chenliu, Daxing, Nanzhao, and Shangrao. For the next three hundred years, Chenliu grows dominant, poised to claim the entire realm. The other three kingdoms conspire together an 57Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 63 After My Sword Heart Was Stolen, My Swordsmanship Became Invincible 剑心被挖后，我的剑道无敌了 "Heh heh heh, my good disciple, I'll gladly take your sword heart. From now on, I'll walk this brilliant path of the sword in your place!" Su Chen, the greatest prodigy in the Hundred Provinces, was born with a sword heart, only to have his master dig it out and take it. But that's no big deal. Without my sword heart, I still have an invincible sword physique. I cultivate an invincible art, wield an invincible sword, and crush every enemy in the world. I am invincible beneath the heavens! When S 15Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 64 Maple Snow Sword Song 枫雪剑歌 With the first sword, the winds rise; with the second, clouds and sun ascend; with the third, snow falls cold! “Just as you’d expect from the youngest Sword God. You slaughtered the disciples of all three of our sects by yourself. That’s a record worth boasting about!” “Do you still have the strength to strike again!?” “Come and fight!!!” Maple Leaf refused to let himself fall just like this... 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Beauty Like Jade, Sword Like a Rainbow 美人似玉剑如虹 This is the story of a young man accidentally drawn into the martial world, who resolves to wipe out every evil under heaven. In an age of chaos, the youth heads north with his sword, quelling the flames of war across the northern lands. He returns to the martial world, traveling the roads of heroism with a beautiful companion and leaving countless tales behind. There are perilous battles, the distant reaches of the martial world, and the treachery of the imperial court. Waves of turmoil crash o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 I Become a Confucian Sage by Writing Poetry 我靠吟诗成儒圣 The Great Chu, the tenth year of the Shaoqing reign. Demons and sinister spirits ravaged the mortal world, while Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism stood as the three great powers. Cultivators roamed the land, seeking to seize Heaven and Earth's fortune and find the path to eternal life. Lu Yanqing's soul transmigrated from another world, only to be told he had just one day to live. Then he unexpectedly discovered that the so-called Confucian arts were actually ancient poems! After narrowly 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Bloodied Wraith 碧血幽灵 [After Gu Long, read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Chronicles: The Ghost of Biyu] A new-school wuxia novel: The Ghost of Biyu. One day, while Long Qiyun is out, he meets a monk who calls himself the Faceless Mage and claims he can travel to and from the underworld. The monk’s face is bizarre, a blank expanse without eyebrows, eyes, nose, or mouth. He tells Long Qiyun that his sins are so grave he must leave his estate, or the ghosts there will not let him go. Within three years, he says, ghostly 57Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 68 The Sword Immortal Son-in-Law: My Wife Is Strange! 剑仙赘婿，我家娘子有古怪！ (Swordsmanship, invincible lead, one heroine, no melodrama, logical, decisive and ruthless!) A single Taixu Immortal Sword brings Qin Yan to a cultivation world overrun by demons. From the start, he becomes Qin Buyan, the live-in son-in-law in a ghost marriage at the Northern Frontier Marquis's estate of the Great Yu Dynasty! But Qin Buyan soon realizes that something is off about the people in the Northern Frontier Marquis's estate! His elder sister-in-law was born with a bewitching charm. Eve 39Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 69 Spring and Autumn Pavilion 春秋阁 [Traditional xianxia] [One heroine] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Ensemble cast] [Sword cultivators] Beyond the martial world and the imperial court lies a little-known power called the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. Its master, Chen Zipao, is peerlessly charismatic yet little known to the world. From the shadows, he commands intelligence and decides who lives and dies. What no one knows is that there is another person behind the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, its true master. A young sw 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Song of Farewell 别君歌行 (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no harem, no formulaic tropes, no System, and no invincibility.) (Ensemble cast, nation and family, slow burn.) When a young beggar first enters the martial world, his eccentric master promptly abandons him to fend for himself. Only after setting out to find his master does he discover that the old man has left behind quite a few messes along the way. “What? This belongs to you?” “No, no, my master gave it to me!” “What? My master stole this when he was young?” “So 226Reads—Score10214d adds
- 71 The Entire Court Is Stunned: One Poem Wins the Emperor's Ear! 满朝皆惊：一首诗词动圣听！ [Plagiarism Master + Poetry + Invincible Protagonist + A Golden Age for Confucianism] After transmigrating into a world governed by Confucianism, Su Mo becomes a poor scholar. From the start, he is put on the spot at a poetry gathering. He dips his brush in ink and writes: "The immortal has long since ridden the Yellow Crane away; all that remains here is the Yellow Crane Tower..." In an instant, his literary talent soars three thousand miles into the sky, and the Star of Literature stirs the he 2kReads6.3Score10514d adds
- 72 The Prime Minister’s Young Master Becomes a Bandit’s Husband 相府公子压寨夫 A stunning, clear-eyed bandit queen vs. a gentle yet scheming Minister of the Left [Intense flirtation and tension + heroine aggressively pursues him + devoted to each other + career-focused leads + groveling for her forgiveness] A strong, independent heroine who wants both love and a career. Everyone is ambitious, and the seemingly cold and heartless hero just wants his beloved wife to hold him when they're alone. Li Rujiao, a bandit queen who controlled three mountain strongholds and had the w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Literary Sage Card Maker 文圣制卡师 [Card-Making + Classical Poetry + Founding a School + Taking Disciples + Overthrowing the Old Order] When a Chinese teacher starts playing with cards, an entire otherworld goes mad. This is a world ruled by “card-making through painting.” Power comes from the brushstroke, while nobles monopolize the pigments and techniques for depicting gods and demons. The common people have no chance of ever rising up. Li Mobai, a Chinese teacher who transmigrated here, becomes the lowest-ranking card-makin 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 A Long Youthful Sojourn 长似少年游 My father was an emperor for the ages; my mother was peerless in her time; my uncle brought fame to our name across the desert. I am the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ju. Born to the highest station, I grew up ruling from the imperial palace with little effort. But my uncle died, my mother grew old, my father lost his senses, and petty men drove a wedge between us. I had no choice but to die. What else could I have done? The flames roared, and I hoped to leave this world forever. Who coul 35Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 75 I Studied for a Hundred Years, Then Left as an Earthbound Immortal 我读书百年，出门陆地神仙 [Invincible + feel-good power fantasy + System + Confucian cultivation] In the Great Yu Dynasty, demons and monsters roam alongside immortals and Buddhas. There are sword immortals, Daoist patriarchs, and things beyond comprehension. Ye Han transmigrates to the Great Yu Dynasty. After a hundred years of studying, he finally steps outside, already a terrestrial immortal! His poems and books can become combat techniques. With “Bring in the Wine,” he becomes a sword immortal. I seek Buddha, and Bud 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Ferry You to Life 渡予生 [Court Politics + Martial World + Mystery Solving + Ensemble Cast] A peerless genius swordsman falls from grace overnight, branded with disgrace as his old friends meet tragic ends. Seven years later, he hides his identity and seeks the Way to break free of his obsessions. Drawn unwittingly into the affairs of the past, he is thrust back into the game, with a storm brewing on the horizon. Some hope he will go mad; others beg him for immortality. Amid the tangled fog, what is the truth... A beaut 799Reads8.3Score13614d adds
- 77 One Sword, Chilling the Nine Provinces 一剑九州寒 The martial world is, by its very nature, a muddled place of noble chivalry and tangled love. The year they first met, the young man made a vow: in this life, I will marry no one but you. That year, dressed in a blue robe and carrying a wooden sword, he left the inn that had once seemed so vast but now looked so small. That year, they made a promise: if I avenge my great wrong, and you make a name for yourself, we will take our swords and roam to the ends of the earth together. An ordinary marke 176Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 78 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I’m Rewarded with Three Hundred Tang Poems 玄幻：开局奖励唐诗三百首 “Moonlight before my bed, like frost upon the ground.” Above the firmament, the full moon appears and vanishes, its divine radiance descending. “Slay one man every ten steps, leave no trace after a thousand miles!” Killing intent, deep as an abyss, envelops all directions, laying waste for tens of thousands of miles! “See that the Five Aggregates are empty, and cross beyond all suffering.” A golden Buddha appears, its palm revealing the Pure Land on the far shore! “The Dao gives rise to One, One 563Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 79 All the World's Affairs Come Down to the Sword 天下事不过一剑事 (Told through multiple storylines, spanning just over twenty years. Please read with that in mind.) His Majesty taught me benevolence, yet my great kingdom of Nanxia has fallen. This benevolence shall be passed on to Your Highness. And I will bathe the world in blood, building a grand vision upon it. The world sees me as a demon, and the sages see me as a thief. But so what? I will bear the burden of these atrocities alone. 33Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 80 Reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: I Become the Sword God 重生天龙：我，成为剑神 Gu Changfeng, a soul from the 21st century, transmigrates into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, penned by Jin Yong! In Dongjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, Gu Changfeng is a celebrated poet known to every household. In the martial world, he is the White-Clad Sword God who sweeps across the entire wulin. Here, martial arts live on, and the spirit of the martial world still surges through the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils! One soaring song, one sword carrying him to the ends of t 549Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 81 Just When Life Was Looking Up, They Came to Exterminate My Entire Clan 生活刚有盼头，诛九族竟诛到了我 In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. After transmigrating, Tao Qianming found himself in the home of a wealthy family. He had no plans to conquer the world, and spent his days living off his family, heading to the pleasure quarters to listen to music whenever he had nothing else to do. By a twist of fate, he joined the Confucian school. Before he could revive its cultural heritage, however, the brutal plan to burn books and bury scholars was set in moti 2.9kReads—Score10614d adds
- 82 Xuanhuan: From Down-and-Out Jianghu Wanderer to Traveling Escort 玄幻：从落魄江湖，走马镖客开始 [No System + Passionate + Smart Protagonist + No Harem + The Author Has Already Written a Million Words, So You Can Trust Them] Li Changshou accidentally transmigrates to an unfamiliar world. In a small border town, he struggles to make a living. Born into troubled times, his greatest dream is to save enough money to open an escort agency and enjoy a cozy life with his wife and children. But then, while escorting a shipment, he encounters a mysterious, powerful woman, followed by a down-and-out 76Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 83 Moonhide: Part Two 隐月行【贰】 [Mystery Solving + Political Intrigue] Five years after they parted, the jianghu is once again in turmoil. The young heroes have outgrown their innocence. What strange adventures await them now? The wheel of fate rolls on, and somehow, it seems that everyone’s destiny was set long ago. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Didn't I Fail the College Entrance Exam? How Did I Become a Sage of the Confucian Dao? 不是高考落榜吗？怎么去儒道成圣 Qin Jian: I've studied hard for years, and finally I made a name for myself in the college entrance exam hall by writing an essay called "Ode to the Great Transformation." I was about to secure a perfect score, so how did I transmigrate at a time like this? And of all things, I get the classic transmigration setup: the moment I open my eyes, I'm a useless illegitimate son of a marquis's household, about to be cast out and left to wander the streets! Fortunately, this is a world where the Way of 857Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Blade Draws at Peach Blossom Cove 刀出桃花坞 Someone asked him, “You sell information, publish rankings, and stir up trouble across the martial world through your Qiuchu Pavilion. What are you really after?” Wiping the blood from his blade, he replied, “The world shouldn’t be like this. I’m going to change it.” A tavern keeper, a Peach Blossom Blade, and three years to ensnare the entire martial world. The poor have no way forward, so he will carve them one. The great clans cast shadows over everything, so he will punch a hole through t 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Banished Swordmaster 谪剑人 [High Martial Arts, Low Fantasy]+ [The Jianghu and the Imperial Court]+ [No System]+ [Swordsmanship] A peachwood sword, daring to be first in the world; a breath of mystic energy, stirring storms across the jianghu. Years as a spoiled young master in the capital, then years as a wandering rogue in the jianghu. The carefree young heir arrives with a flourish and plunges headfirst into a game of power where the jianghu and imperial court are tightly intertwined... Since the Yuanjia Incident, the b 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Sword Rises in Troubled Times 剑起乱世 A great age has arrived. On the Hongwu Continent, dormant for a thousand years, genius after genius takes the stage, while reclusive Taoist sects enter the world. They vie for the throne and look down upon all living beings. At this time, a young man from a small kingdom steps into this great age with a three-foot sword in hand, stirring its winds and clouds. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 You Are Like a Mirror, I Am but a Shadow 君如镜影人 [Two-way transmigration] + [farming] + [poetry] + [political intrigue] Chen BaiXi, a modern high school student, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenyuan era of the Tang dynasty and discovers that her soul has switched places with that of an ancient girl who looks exactly like her. This is an era in which the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have never been celebrated. Has history already been rewritten, or is someone secretly pulling strings? Chen BaiXi and her soul-swapped friend Chen BaiXi each be 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Immortal Dynasty 仙朝 “The sunset over Yingdu is the most beautiful sight in all the world.” “Too bad I’ll never see it again.” Gu Min smiled as he gazed at the morning glow and said softly, “The great edifice has fallen. I have faded into the crowd.” 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 90 Swords Pointed at Lin'an 剑指临安 A Song dynasty man's family vendetta and hatred for his country's enemies: take down Qin Hui and wipe out the foreign invaders. Come with him to the troubled city of Lin'an! See how sharp this sword is, and how satisfying it is to kill! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 I Subdue the Martial World with Poetry 我以诗词镇江湖 Someone once asked Xu Jinhuan what the jianghu was, and what made a tale stirring enough to stir the soul. It was Zhao Mingzhao, seeking poetry in the drizzle after dusk, raising a cup of wine and speaking of green leaves thriving and red blossoms fading. It was Jian Shisan, whose name would make every famous sword beneath heaven seem like scrap iron if he had never been born. It was the Buddhist monk whose power grew with every broken precept. It was Lianshan, the devoted Daoist who pursued not 1.7kReads7.1Score12914d adds
- 92 How Did I, an Evil Cultivator, Become a Confucian Grandmaster? 我一个邪修，怎就成了儒家大佬？ [Slow burn, not a power fantasy] [Not an invincible protagonist] “I really am a wicked cultivator. Why won’t anyone believe me?” Xu Ze is reborn as the ninth-generation heir of the demonic Xuantian Temple, shouldering the great task of restoring his sect to its former glory. Because he read so many books in his previous life, he somehow cultivated the Confucian supreme art, the Righteousness of Haoran. Because he read Daoist classics in his previous life, he casually mastered the Daoist supreme 5.7kReads8.5Score51914d adds
- 93 Dao Without Prison 道无囚 Wu Yong attained Emperorhood thousands of years ago, believing he had reached the end of the road of cultivation, only to die with regrets. When he opened his eyes again, Wu Yong found himself reborn ten thousand years in the past. He was just about to laugh at the heavens, but his smile froze “What do you mean the beautiful master who ignored me in my previous life now insists on taking me as her disciple?” Wu Yong notices his master's strange gaze. “Come on, I'm fine with being your disciple, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 This Kid Is a Swordsmanship Prodigy, Unmatched in the World! 这小子剑道天骄，举世无双！ [Jianghu and Court] [Ensemble Cast] [High-Octane] A young man straps on his sword, and the moment he steps outside, the jianghu awaits... The jianghu is vast, teeming with heroes and great warriors, with countless tales of romance and adventure. Yet the jianghu is also small. A jug of fine wine and a couple of close friends are enough to capture its essence. The imperial court is immense: the emperor sits in his golden hall, while the officials look down on all beneath them. And yet the court is 2.9kReads7.3Score12914d adds
- 95 Mastering a Hundred Schools, Revering Confucianism Above All 法通百家，独尊儒术 After the demon race’s struggle for supremacy and the war between the witches and demons, the human race ruled the world. Once-prosperous Great Yu now teeters on the brink of collapse. The various feudal states eye one another hungrily, each seeking to claim dominion over the world, while the witches and demons lie in wait, plotting to seize control of the continent once more! Jiang Yi is reborn into this age. He contends with the Hundred Schools of Thought and battles witches and demons, determ 2.7kReads7.4Score21214d adds
- 96 Hone the Sword, Kill, and Listen to the Wind Rise 磨剑，杀人，听风起 Every life so far has been written in failure. There has been no romance, no farewells in the martial world, and certainly no grand hall filled with three thousand guests drunk on flowers, nor a sword’s frost chilling fourteen provinces. Draw a circle, and you have a martial world. Drop two stones, and a conflict begins. Pour on a ladle of water, and one generation gives way to the next. If he cannot become the greatest under heaven, if he cannot marry the one he loves, then what use is a sword 614Reads7.3Score10214d adds
- 97 New to the Martial World, I Stun It with a Single Sword 初入江湖，我一剑震慑武林 They say that those at the pinnacle of power stop looking up and start looking around. 1.6kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 98 I Entered the Snow to Gaze Upon Freedom, and I Was Once a Page-Turner 我入雪中观自在我也曾是翻书人 Lu Sheng keeps transmigrating through one story after another. He has no idea which world he truly belongs to, or where he is headed. His very first story, however, began in the snow... Many years have passed since the Liang-Mang War. Lu Sheng is reclining in a lounge chair in his courtyard when Xu Nianliang quietly walks over with a wine flask. She waves the green-ant wine in front of him. “Uncle Lu Sheng, there’s plenty of wine today. Tell me another story about the Northern Liang border troop 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 When I Couldn’t Become a Live-in Son-in-Law, I Had to Become a Confucian Sage 当不成赘婿只好去做儒圣了 He transmigrates into a world ruled by Confucian ideals and becomes the son of a duke. Talk about being born at the finish line. The tragedy is that the emperor arranges his marriage, and from the start he has to wed Princess Ning Yue, rumored to “keep male lovers and live a life of debauchery.” Unwilling to become a downtrodden live-in son-in-law, Jiang Han has no choice but to enroll at the academy and earn the rank of scholar. Who knew that he’d end up becoming a Confucian Sage... If the empe 1.5kReads7.6Score13914d adds
- 100 A Martial World Without Swords 武林无剑 From the Central Plains to the South Sea, from the South Sea to western Sichuan, from western Sichuan to the frontier, from the frontier to Jiangnan. He asks: What is the jianghu? Li Jinghong smiles without a word, sword in hand, and walks into the misty rain! The protagonist’s motto: Those who look like paragons of virtue aren’t necessarily gentlemen, and those with terrible reputations aren’t necessarily villains. Those who shoot arrows aren’t necessarily hunters, and those who expose people’s 158Reads—Score—14d adds
