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- 1 I Came to Ancient Times to Solve Cases 我到古代来探案 Who would have thought transmigrating would land me in the middle of a murder investigation? This is a story about accidentally transmigrating to ancient times and meeting talented scholars and beautiful women. Everyone I meet is a big shot. I can’t even fight, and I’m trembling with fear. Please protect me, keep me out of trouble, and let me survive. 1. The Heart-Stealing Flower Thief Case 2. The Newlywed Murder Case 3. The Beautiful Woman’s Kidnapping Case I only wanted to find my way home 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 This Female Imperial Guard Doesn't Carry an Embroidered Spring Blade 这个女锦衣卫不拿绣春刀 As a female Imperial Guard, she makes her mark without even wielding an Embroidered Spring Sabre. I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty: Little Mystery Cases 穿越秦朝小探案 A bizarre murder in the ancestral hall sends Li Chengye, a suspect in the case, transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty. But the bizarre murders in the Qin Dynasty turn out to be exactly like the murders in his modern-day village. What on earth is going on? Li Chengye is terrified!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Northern Song Dynasty Criminal Case Files 北宋刑侦事件簿 A modern detective unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of Emperor Renzong's reign in the Northern Song. Using his modern knowledge and forensic expertise, he cracks one baffling case after another. But just as he begins to thrive, he discovers that there is another transmigrator in this era. A time both strange and familiar, and a contest between two transmigrators... 134Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 5 The Young Lady from the Physician’s Household 郎中家的小娘子 Other people who transmigrate end up marrying emperors or princes, but she is a psychologist who used to charge by the hour and now finds herself married to a penniless young physician. So, guided by the principle that “everyone is mentally ill, whether in ancient times or the modern age,” Lingzhi begins providing psychological treatment to people in the past. From then on, the couple build their fortune together, one healing the body and the other the mind, and rise to the top! 37Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 6 Flowerfall Valley of Women 流花女人谷 Beneath the Yellow Crane Tower, a crowd had gathered to watch. They were a bunch of idle men, all there to see a man torment a woman. The Yellow Crane Tower was a grand building, with private rooms upstairs. Twelve men sat in one of them, so pleased and amused with themselves that they could hardly wait for the good show about to begin. Qian Buduo owned more than thirty women, each a beauty, all bought with the vast sums of money he had spent. But one woman had secretly been seeing another man. 3Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 7 The Song Dynasty’s Strange Case Files: The Drum of the Ninth Heaven 大宋诡案录之九霄鼓 At the first drumbeat, grass and trees spring to life. At the second, memories fade to blank. At the third, old wounds reopen. At the fourth, songs and music pass away. At the fifth, one prays to the heavens. At the sixth, the heart’s secrets become clear. At the seventh, light stirs in the dark. At the eighth, the road disappears from view. At the ninth, flowers bloom on the other shore. Some say the Nine Heavens Drum is a person. Some say it is a treasure. Others say that finding it will make 102Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 8 The Painter Transmigrates and Goes on a Killing Spree from the Start 画师穿越，开局就杀疯了 [Transmigration into a fictional world + Portrait Artist + Mystery Solving + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Pure] In her previous life, portrait artist Ge Yunshuang died in the line of duty. She transmigrates into the body of Ge Yunshuang, an orphan in ancient times. After her vile relatives give her a hard time, she shows what she can do, only to be spotted by Pei Yuan, a Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has come to investigate a case. When they meet again, they are caught 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Zhou Zhiruo: The Sword of Mountains and Rivers 山河故剑周芷若 Based primarily on the serial version of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, this story reimagines that world with Zhou Zhiruo, daughter of Zhou Ziwang, as the protagonist. Many plot details have been changed, and the changes are substantial. If you’re deeply attached to the original novel, please read at your own discretion. The story begins when Zhou Zhiruo encounters Zhang Sanfeng on the Han River. Things get a little angsty at first, but the further you read, the more satisfying it gets. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Great Swordmaster: Thunder-Viewing Sword 大剑豪：观雷剑 This is an unconventional novel about a System. Swordsmanship + slow-paced storytelling + traditional wuxia in the first half + fantasy elements in the second half + mystery + current affairs What would you do if one day you transmigrated into a martial arts world, only to discover that every enemy around you had transmigrated from the modern world and possessed a “System”? How would you face them? On a summer night filled with cicadas, a meteor shower suddenly streaked across the sky. Along —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Great Ming Judge 大明刑王 The soul of a modern police officer transmigrates into the body of a condemned prisoner named Song Wuya, who is awaiting execution at the execution grounds. He does not, however, inherit the man's memories. Through a strange twist of fate, he ends up becoming a “police officer” in the Ming Dynasty, using modern knowledge and criminal investigation techniques to solve one bizarre case after another! 100Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 13 From Corrupt Official to Upright Judge: With the System, What Have I to Fear? 狗官到青天：我有系统我怕谁 Lu Xiaowei transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Ming dynasty and awakens an unreliable System. As he solves one strange case after another and wins justice for the wronged, he rises to the pinnacle of life. The book generally features a new case every three to five chapters. Readers who enjoy fast-paced quick transmigration stories are welcome to share their thoughts. 971Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 14 Strange Cases of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡案 Set during the Tang Dynasty, this novel tells the thrilling, legendary tale of Li Chang’an, a man of humble origins who becomes a county magistrate through a stroke of fate. From then on, he uses the wit of an ordinary man to crack extraordinary cases and outsmart corrupt officials at every level. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Shadow of the Cangshan Swordsman 苍山侠影 A classic wuxia tale set against the backdrop of the Hongtong Great Locust Tree migration, with no fantasy elements. It begins with a bloody case and follows the protagonists’ experiences, choices, and growth against the backdrop of history. From the third year of Hongwu (1370) to the thirty-fifth year (1402) of the early Ming dynasty, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a large-scale policy of migration and land reclamation. The Great Locust Tree in Hongtong, Shanxi, became the main gatheri 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Young Detective’s Strange Casebook 少年奇冤录 (This book is entirely fictionalized.) A future warrior known as the God of Crime Solving transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and takes over the body of a young man. Watch as he defies the powerful, fearlessly seeks the truth, and solves the mysteries that have long gone unexplained. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The First-Rank Female Coroner 一品女仵作 Before meeting her, he was a dashing, womanizing playboy prince who snuck out for a new conquest every night. After meeting her, he became a wife-obsessed madman who doted on her to the point of insanity! She wanted silver? He gave her silver. Gold? He gave her gold. People? He gave her people. Corpses? He gave her corpses. Bones? He gave her bones. What? His wife wanted to reform the criminal code, introduce new laws, and win recognition for forensic examiners? Then he’d reform it, introduce th 10Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 18 The Great Ming Case Files 大明奇案 Modern police detective Liang Fei is caught in an accident and transmigrates into the body of Tang Shaolin, a newly appointed second-place palace graduate, five hundred years in the past, during the Ming Dynasty. He soon becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate and enters the world of officialdom. Reborn as Tang Shaolin, he cracks strange cases, clears wrongful convictions, fears no powerful enemies, and rises steadily through the ranks... 187Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 19 The Merry Hero Squad: Cracking the Toughest Cold Cases 欢乐大侠天团，专破烧脑悬案 During the Tiansheng era of the Northern Song dynasty, in the capital of Bianliang. The master thief Feng Gufei stole seven treasures in a single night, confounding constables across the land and bringing together the main characters of this book: • Du Xiaokai: Xiaokai, with “small” for the little guy he is and “kai” for happiness. Sometimes a genius, sometimes a total novice. • Shen Gu: Stubborn to the core. Once the top constable, he now sells beef noodles, two coins for a big bowl. • Zhao Daz 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The County Magistrate's Wife's Casebook 县夫人探案手札 Qingyuan County is a poor, remote backwater, yet murder after murder keeps taking place. One baffling case follows another. From the distant reaches of the martial world to the highest halls of government, an even greater conspiracy lies behind the truth. Princess Huarong, fleeing an arranged marriage, accidentally becomes the county magistrate's wife. Together with her husband, whom she married by chance, she solves one strange case after another. Though her husband is only a minor official, he 4.6kReads8.6Score48814d adds
- 21 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 254Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 22 I’m a Divine Detective in Great Qian 我在大乾当神捕 After transmigrating into the body of an ancient constable, he encounters a supposed suicide from the start. He uses plant ash to reveal footprints and mulberry paper to detect marks left by a ligature. “This wasn’t a suicide. It was murder!” From constable to director in the Ministry of Justice, from commoner to a sixth-rank official. Grain stores robbed, scholars murdered, families wiped out, salt merchants smuggling, corruption in the government... He solves the cases no one else can. He inve 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Young Coroner of the Commandery 仵作小郡主 The fifteenth-generation descendant of a family of physicians and a modern-day female forensic pathologist transmigrates into the body of a commandery princess who has been switched out and sent off in a political marriage. She’s heard that the regent is cold, ruthless, and merciless, a demon who kills without batting an eye. Not a single woman in Changlan dares to marry him, which is why he had to seek a bride from abroad. But as a firm believer in getting the facts straight, she decides to exp 40Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 24 The Chanzhou Mystery 澶州迷案 [Looks-obsessed, talented bandit heroine × smiling, brilliant male coroner] Zhu Hongyun grew up in a bandit stronghold and had planned to make her fortune in the bustling capital. By a twist of fate, however, she ended up in a small county in Chanzhou and became a constable at the local yamen. Chanzhou was remote, and its yamen offices were understaffed and overwhelmed with frequent cases. She had no choice but to team up with the coroner Liu Weinian, pack her bags, and travel around Chanzhou so 167Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 25 Strange Tales of Mengxi 梦溪诡谈 A bizarre case involving a demon hat has broken out in Bianjing. Along with the demon hat comes a malicious prophetic rhyme. As each of the horrors foretold in the rhyme comes true, panic spreads through the capital, and rumors abound: “As the nation nears its fall, monsters emerge everywhere.” Though alarmed, the emperor suspects this is more likely a political conspiracy. He issues an edict accepting blame and admitting his own failings, while secretly summoning Bao Zheng, a renowned investiga 404Reads8.4Score6214d adds
- 26 The Truth Out of Order 失序的真相 [Mystery and criminal investigation + serial murders + standalone cases + no official couple, but ship whoever you like + traditional police work, with a few golden fingers] One corpse has two hearts. One corpse has no heart. A serial killer bent on “destroying hearts” has appeared out of nowhere. Kong Mingyue, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Xinmai Branch in Lingjiang, leads her team in a full-scale investigation. But instead of retreating, the killer presses forward, 847Reads8.6Score15114d adds
- 27 I'm Socially Anxious, and I Traveled Back to Ancient Times to Solve Crimes? 我一个社恐，穿到古代去破案？ The male lead, Han Shenzhi, is a highly intelligent modern man with severe social anxiety who enjoys solving mysteries in his spare time. By accident, he transmigrates into the body of an ancient official, also named Han Shenzhi, who is responsible for solving crimes. His understanding parents dote on him, and he has a mischievous younger brother, Han Jingyu. While investigating a case, he meets the clever, lively, kind, and beautiful heroine, Shen Xiaoxiao. Together, they encounter all kinds of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The County Magistrate's Daily Case Files 女县令破案日常 [Historical Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Ensemble Cast] After dying from overwork, modern-day office worker Jiang Ye is reborn in the womb of a wealthy, carefree family in ancient times. She decides to lie flat and spend her life as a lazy loafer. Unfortunately, bad luck follows her everywhere: her father dies when she is ten, her mother the following year, and then the family falls into decline. Just when she finally reaches eighteen and her twin brother Jiang Ye passes the imperial ex 1.1kReads8.2Score15214d adds
- 29 The Days I Spent Solving Cases in Ancient Times 在古代探案的日子 [A devoted, super-sweet romance; no misunderstandings, just solving cases] Modern forensic pathologist Shen Xian'an transmigrated to Beiyang and was doing just fine as a low-ranking county magistrate. She spent her days solving old unsolved cases, collecting her monthly salary, and enjoying a little wine. Life was comfortable and easy. Then one day, an imperial edict suddenly summoned her back to the capital, where she was ordered to investigate the Crown Prince's murder alongside the Third Prin 230Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Night Patrol: My Nose Can Sniff Out Ghosts 巡夜人：我鼻子能闻出鬼怪 Genre: Classic Chinese supernatural mysteries | Yin-Yang cases | Court intrigue | A little cultivation and mystical arts One-sentence synopsis: In the Great Zhou Dynasty, county offices handle criminal cases by day. When night falls, the Night Patrol Bureau governs the boundary between Yin and Yang. Shen Yanqiu, a young clerk armed with the secret scroll Night Patrol Records, roams through the night across countless households, solves grisly cases involving ghosts and monsters, and investigate 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Age of Endless Night 长夜纪元 In the second year of Tianmin, after three generations and more than a century of struggle, an empire conquered the entire continent, its borders stretching for tens of millions of miles. It was a realm like something out of myth, yet after only six years, it began to crumble. The emperor who had unified the world like a god ruled from his throne for just four years before an unknown nobody slit his throat in his sleep. At that moment, the divine miracle began to unravel. News of the king’s deat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 What? I Traveled Back to the Wu Zhou Era, Solved Crimes, and Fell in Love? 什么？穿回武周破案还谈了个恋爱 [One-on-one romance + transmigration + crime-solving + romance + happy ending] Criminal profiler x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Miao Chenshuang, a criminal profiler who'd been single for twenty-two years, never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate back to the Tang Dynasty… only to take up her old profession again and become a judicial officer at the Court of Judicial Review! Miao Chenshuang rolls up her sleeves. All right, let's see what I've got! Anyone can solve a case! Mu Bai, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Judge Bao: The Daily Struggle to Survive as Grand Preceptor Pang's Son 包青天：庞太师儿子苟命日常 A Daoist master transmigrates overnight and becomes Marquis Anle Pang Yu, who is about to die beneath the dragon-headed guillotine. That’s right, the very same Marquis Anle Pang Yu who harmed hundreds of thousands of people in Chenzhou and countless women. He’s in the Northern Song Dynasty, with the dragon-headed guillotine right in front of him and Judge Bao nearby, shouting for the execution to begin. What should he do? Waiting for answers online! It’s urgent! Reader’s guide: 1. This isn 192Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 34 A Jianghu Prelude 江湖前传 Since ancient times, those without virtue or principle have occupied mountains as bandits; the righteous and benevolent have occupied them as kings; while those who embody virtue, principle, righteousness, benevolence, and wisdom have made them their home. Those of great virtue in the past are now petty villains; those once without honor now strive to make a living and look after themselves. Yet in times of chaos, the capable emerge in droves. Those who have found the Way hold fast to their true —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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—14d adds
- 36 Love Beneath a Cold Sword 寒剑情 One is invincible, with a pure and devoted heart. The other is peerlessly beautiful, with the grace of a fairy. The martial world is treacherous, and love runs deep. They face life and death together, sharing every rise and fall. Willing to brave danger and stand against the whole world, they ask: What is love, really? 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 37 The County Magistrate's Sweet Romance: My Lady Constable Is a Sleuth 县令甜宠：我家女捕会推理 A handsome county magistrate newly arrived in town and a brothel girl who disguises herself as a man form the most unlikely crime-solving team. In the little town of Shanhe County, a terrifying string of murders takes place in locked rooms. The two work together, following the clues to unravel the truth. Brothel girl Yun Luoyi transforms into the government office's only female constable, makes a name for herself, cracks one bizarre case after another, and earns the title of “Master Detective.” 85Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 38 Di Renjie's Casebook: Solving Mysteries with Corpse Speech, Judging the Fate of All Under Heaven 大唐狄刑录：尸语破诡，权断乾坤 A modern forensic examiner transmigrates to the Wu Zhou era and becomes a lowly coroner nobody respects! One bizarre case after another, all written off as “vengeful ghosts claiming lives,” drives the Tang court's justice system to the brink! “The dead cannot speak, but their bodies bear witness!” Massacres, serial murders, court conspiracies... Armed with nothing but an autopsy knife, he face-slaps the powerful, tears apart rebel factions, helps Judge Di restore order, and becomes the Tang Dyna 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files: The Divine Detective Pei Xuanjing (Four-Book Set) 大唐悬疑录：女神探裴玄静（全四册） The pioneering cultural mystery novel, The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files, reveals that the Tang Dynasty left its descendants not only a splendid history and culture and the memory of a great empire, but also a series of baffling and uncanny unsolved cases. The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files aims to explore stories steeped in Tang culture and create mystery novels that resonate with modern readers. The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files 1: The Code of the Lanting Preface: Uncover the truth behind the calligraph —Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 40 The Journey Through Fuchuan 府川行 (A historical mystery with no special abilities and no transmigration. Every case is solved through logical deduction, and the schemes and power struggles are grounded in real insight.) Lin Wuwei looked at the corpse before him and said, “If this were the only corpse, it would be far too simple!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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 194Reads—Score10014d adds
- 42 Urban Legend: Rewinding Time 都市传说：时光回溯 [The earlier chapters lay the groundwork. If that is not to your taste, you can start from Chapter 9, where the first case begins. Thanks for reading!] At the turn of the millennium, three boys make a vow: they will transmigrate through time, return to the past, and change themselves. Twenty years later, several strange cases all point to an organization called Sù. Turning back time and defying fate: is it a blessing or a curse? A string of bizarre murders begins with an urban legend. The met —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Sword and Blade Chaos 刀剑乱 A down-and-out young man buys a boxing manual. If he throws a million punches, he can become invincible under heaven. So, are you going to train or not? Digging the Nine Yang Divine Skill out of the ground in the Kunlun Mountains? Perfectly reasonable, right? Alone, he roams the martial world, travels ten thousand miles, and throws a million punches. Beggar Clan Leader: “You keep treating me to roast chicken. How about I teach you the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms?” Carefree Sect Leader: “Young 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 Master Crime-Solving, and Get Away With Murder 掌握破案技巧，犯罪无罪 [Completed] A young woman is murdered on a mountain. Her body is intact and her face clearly visible, yet investigators cannot identify her. A week later, a couple who passed by the scene on the night of the murder are arrested. The murder weapon is found in their home, they have a solid alibi, and the chain of evidence leaves no way to escape the law. A series of meticulously planned, seemingly perfect crimes begins to spread from this starting point. Yet the true culprit behind them leaves no 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: The Rebellious Son of the Cui Family 唐朝诡事录之崔家逆子 Don't be put off by the rating, it just came out! (Tang Dynasty Strange Tales fanfic + original plotline + standalone cases + making up for regrets) Among the great aristocratic clans under heaven, the Cui clan of Qinghe stands above all. For a hundred years, they have upheld the rites and passed down their traditions, earning praise for their noble character. But now there is a rebellious son of the Cui family who neglects the rites, loves nothing but banned books from the previous dynasty, and 5.5kReads6.2Score44014d adds
- 47 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 9.6kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 48 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 3kReads6.9Score18814d adds
- 49 The Iron Swallow: A Sequel to the Wuxia Novel Brocade Silk 武侠小说铁燕锦绫续集 Synopsis of the wuxia novel Sequel to Iron Swallow and Brocade Silk: This novel tells the story of love and chivalry among its four protagonists: Tie Shouhua, Li Yanhong, Ye Yanjin, and Ji Ling. It is called a “romantic wuxia tale” because the author's portrayal of love is tender and intricate, heartrending and bittersweet, quite unlike the styles of Jin, Gu, and Liang. In a word, it's tragic. But the novel offers more than tragedy; it also has its chivalrous side. Tie Shourong earns the name “W 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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 663Reads8.7Score11514d adds
