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- 151 A Reborn Troublemaker? Welcome to the Hour of Erasure 重生者作妖？欢迎来到抹杀时刻 (No romance + quick transmigration + no saintly heroine) The reborn are running rampant, causing worlds to collapse? Lou Yan: “Couldn’t care less.” When it comes to the reborn: if they’re easy on the eyes, she praises them; if they’re in her way, she slaughters them. As for the worlds: she usually has no opinion. If she does, it’s never an ordinary one. * One day, the Book of Ten Thousand Worlds received an unstable signal: [Do something about that **beat them… boo… help…] When the Book of Ten T 27Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 152 A Dreamlike Beauty Across Film and TV Worlds 影视综穿之美人如梦 Transmigrate through various film and TV worlds and turn the lives of cannon-fodder female supporting characters around. World 1: Empresses in the Palace, Fucha Langhua ✔ World 2: The Story of Minglan, Molan ✔ World 3: Fireworks of My Heart, original heroine Yu Zishu ✔ World 4: Beauty's Rival in Palace, Nie Shen'er ✔ World 5: Empresses in the Palace, Nian Shilan ✔ World 6: Whirlwind Girl, Fang Tingyi ✔ World 7: Till the End of the Moon, Ye Bingshang 949Reads7.1Score18614d adds
- 153 Film and TV Crossover: This Supporting Actress Is Different 综影视之这个女配不一样 A heads-up: The heroine transmigrates into someone else's body, so please skip this if that's not your thing. The heroine is a different person in each world. There'll be some liberties taken with the source material. I'm a beginner, and my writing's not very polished, so just read for fun! Please don't flame me if it's not your thing. The author is fragile-hearted (easily shattered) (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵) Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan × Jinzong Story of Yanxi Palace: Erqing × Fuheng Empresses 299Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 154 Starting with Empresses in the Palace 从后宫甄嬛传开始 Stories about people who transmigrate into different characters from films and TV dramas, and the lives they lead at different points in time. The main focus is Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, with the occasional story based on other palace dramas. 1.2kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 155 Film and TV Crossover: I'll Decide All the Couples 综影视：各类CP我来定 Currently updating: Ice Fantasy: The Mortal World 1. Original story 2. Legend of Fei: CP Xie Yun and Zhou Fei 3. The King’s Avatar: Ye Xiu CP Ling Lingqi 4. Love O2O: Xiao Nai CP Gao Wen 5. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: CP Linghu Chong and Dongfang Bubai 6. Princess Agents: CP Yuwen Yue and Princess Yuanchun 7. The Legend of Dugu: Dugu Banruo and Yuwen Hu 8. Ordinary Greatness, alternate-universe version 9. Sparrow 10. Wu Tong and Sha Wan 11. Yuwen Tuo and Ning Ke 12. Nirvana in Fire 13. The Lege 814Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I, the Deposed Crown Prince, Will Slaughter Them All! 我，废太子，乱杀一切！ (quick transmigration + System + feel-good power fantasy + golden finger + indiscriminate slaughter + face-slapping + crossover with film and TV + going crazy) One-sentence synopsis: Deposed Crown Prince Yinreng transmigrates into all kinds of novels and TV worlds, slaughtering everyone in his path! The Crown Prince transmigrates and kills without mercy! (The writing is terrible, the plot makes no sense, and the characters are out of character, so please don't scrutinize the details. I started w 107Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 157 Quick Transmigration: Saving the Beloved White Moonlight of Film and TV 快穿：拯救影视中的白月光 Quick transmigration + System + unresolved regrets from TV dramas + modern setting Chen An'an was an ordinary college student whose only real hobby was binge-watching TV shows. She had no other bad habits. But after she complained that the protagonists were blind and couldn’t see the male supporting characters who were their “white moonlight,” she transmigrated into the very dramas she had criticized. In the end, with the help of System Xiao Liu, she began her own romance-filled journey with han —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Finding Good Fortune in Empresses in the Palace 从甄嬛传开始好孕 Updates may be a little irregular as the New Year approaches, and I’m also revising earlier chapters. Please point out anything that seems off, and I’ll fix it as soon as I can. Shamelessly asking for good reviews!!! Thank you, everyone! Hehehe~ Wishing you all an early Happy New Year! Good health and may all your wishes come true!!! Handsome men and beautiful women!!! This book contains a lot of original worldbuilding, which some readers may not enjoy. You might want to check out other excellen 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Quick Transmigration: I'm Just a Supporting Character 快穿之我是小配角 What kind of lives will supporting characters like Qing Cang, Yan Zhi, Lord Haode, Princess Zhihe, Zi Xuan, Princess Jiheng, Emperor Bailin, Shui Bi, Princess Wansheng, Princess Kongque, the Bone Demon, Princess Yumian, and Sui He lead in this book? (This story is called a quick transmigration novel, but each arc has its own protagonist.) 311Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 160 Film and TV Crossover: The Villainess Has Her Script in Hand 综影视：反派她手拿剧本 What happens when villains and supporting female characters from different worlds are reborn? The Blue Whisper (Princess Shunde, complete) Ashes of Love (Sui He, complete) Love Like the Galaxy (He Zhaojun, complete) [Short story] Ashes of Love (Kuang Lu, complete) The Hymn of Death (Jung Jeong-hyo) (ongoing) The Knockout (Xu Lei) (manuscript in progress) The Oath of Love (Gao Xi, undecided) Shining for One Thing (Han Tengteng, undecided) The Story of Minglan (Sheng Molan, undecided) The Pillow B 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Strangers at Last 终成陌路人 Shen Qingzhi and Gu Ci became strangers at last. A Ci, I might... never make it back. The wind beyond the frontier is so cold, A Ci. I miss you so much. Goodbye. This time, forever. My A Ci, even without me, you must be happy forever. Once, they had been a match made in heaven. In the end, one died and the other went mad. Shen Qingzhi once naively believed that she was destined to be happy. But life was unpredictable, and she and the one she loved became strangers in the end. After her death, pe 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 A Sweet Journey Through the Multiverse 综穿之甜入我心 (This novel is complete.) This is not a story about a strong female lead. It focuses on sweet romance. If that’s not your thing, feel free to move along, but please don’t attack anyone! 209Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Empresses in the Palace: The System for Reincarnating into a Supporting Character 甄嬛传之魂穿女配系统 1. This was the first book I wrote, so the prose is amateurish. It gets a little better later. 2. The female leads are all different modern people. Some are smart, some aren't, and some are aloof and selfish. Nobody's perfect, so please don't bash the female leads. \(`Δ’)/ 3. The story is unfriendly to Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. Fans of the Huan-Mei pairing, beware. 4. Volumes two and five have cheating. If that bothers you, beware. 5. Volumes three and four are a little rushed and not very w 540Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 164 A Drama Queen Transmigrates into a Wounded Youth Novel and Crawls Through the Darkness 戏精穿到青春疼痛文后阴暗的爬行 [A mentally unstable heroine who loves flying off the handle and cursing; no romance] [Later focuses on building her career: she livestreams, becomes an influencer, and then goes viral] Mo Xi transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as its tragic heroine. On her very first day, her classmates bully her. Just as they’re about to splash dirty water on her, Mo Xi throws herself to the ground and starts crawling around like a villain. From then on, she makes a name for herself at school... La 14Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 165 The Story of Ruyi: System 如懿传之系统 “I want wealth and status, not a shred of true love.” The Miracle Wanwan arc is updating now. Readers will vote to decide which heroine gets a solo story in the later chapters: Gao Xiyue / Ruyi / Su Luyun / Jin Yuyan / Hailan / Bai Ruiji / A'Ruo... One vote per daily comment! Add one vote for 5 gold coins! Volume One: Original heroine Bai Wei. Not very well written, so feel free to skip it. Volume Two: Princess Hejing, a short story. Whatever feels satisfying goes. Volume Three: Fucha Langhua, a 93Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 166 Film and TV Crossover: Mu Mu's Screen Adventures 综影视之慕沐的影视之旅 Mu Mu was dropped into the “Ghost Realm.” Because the birth rate of newborns was low, she was reassigned to the newly opened film and television department, then promptly kicked down into it, beginning her journey of transmigrating through film and television worlds. 769Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Film and TV Crossover: The Villainess Means No Harm 综影视之女配她不怀好意 [The female lead is no good person + no moral compass + quick transmigration] (I'll write as the ideas come to me, so the blurb may change at any time.) The Story of Yanxi Palace: Xitala Erqing. Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong. A Dream Within a Dream + The Double: Wan Ning. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fucha Chuying. 256Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 168 Film and TV Crossover: Deep or Shallow Ties 综影视：缘深缘浅 [Signed with a publisher. No plagiarism or reposting, please.] So what if the child of fortune is favored by Heaven? So what if a love is deep, but fate is cruel? The Great Dao itself will protect me and let me live freely. Worlds restarting Ashes of Love: Sui He x Runyu (complete) Eternal Love of Dream: Aranya x Emperor Donghua (complete) The Untamed: Chen Qing x Sui Bian (complete) Eternal Love x Ashes of Love: Jin Mi x Donghua (complete) Palace of Desire: 428Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Forced to Be Sweet and Virtuous, She Raises a Forty-Meter Sword 被逼真善美，她举起了四十米大刀 No romance [The System is very annoying at first, but will change later] Gao Ziwu didn’t want to marry or have children. She enjoyed a carefree life, but after an accident, she transmigrated into a book and became the stepmother of three ungrateful brats... The Saintly System: “All you need to do is change them with tolerance and love and help them through their difficulties. Then you’ll complete your mission.” Gao Ziwu: “What do I get out of it?” The Saintly System: “Kindness is its own reward. 25Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 170 A Slow Journey Through Film and TV: Yarui's Retirement Life 慢穿综影视之雅蕊的退休生活 [Female Lead + Film and TV + No Fixed Couple] Ya Rui is a veteran retiree of the Space-Time Administration. She opened a little tavern in Space-Time City, and when her best friend noticed that she was smiling less and less, she suggested Ya Rui visit the newly established Film and TV division's little worlds to relax. Some worlds have original heroines, while others are still being considered. The author doesn't have many chapters saved up yet. Everything in the story is imagined by the author b 36Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 171 Film and TV Crossover: Wanting 综影视之琬婷 This book is complete! Feel free to check out my other two books. Thanks for your support ♥♥♥ "Another book: A Journey of Trials Through Film and TV Worlds with Qingyan. The female lead is modeled after Ying Bao. 832Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 172 Quick Transmigration: The Daily Life of a Beloved Qing Dynasty Consort 快穿之清朝宠妃日常 A new livestream has recently appeared, chronicling the rise of beloved imperial consorts in different dynasties. Delicate, sweet young women grow step by step into favored consorts, dazzling the entire imperial harem. And there are so many devoted young noblemen who stand up for them time and again. World One: The Fourth Prince Who Doesn't Fit the Setting (ongoing) World Two: The Gentle and Refined Prince Wen World Three: The Thrifty Ninth Beile 41Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 173 Film and TV Crossover: The Supporting Actress Awakens and Breaks Free from the Plot 综影视之女配觉醒不走剧情 Starting a new book! The author loves watching TV dramas, and it hurts when a favorite character doesn't get a happy ending. Let's change the stories together!!!!!! 633Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 174 Film and TV Crossover: The Supporting Actress's Comeback Diary 综影视之女配逆袭日记 Currently updating: A Love So Beautiful The Condor Heroes is on hold. The story sometimes moves at a faster pace. 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Bai Yi’s Transmigration Journey 白薏的穿越之旅 Updates will continue later. The author has been busy lately. 615Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 176 Film and TV Crossover: May We Grow Old Together 综影视之愿白首 If fate brings us together, we’re bound to have an ending! 930Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 177 Film and TV Crossover: Regrets of the Past 综影视：旧日遗憾 The Fucha Langhua arc is a simple rebirth story. Compared with the An Lingrong arc, the characters here have a little more freedom. She doesn't have to scheme and struggle her way up: she was born at the top. The endings of the main characters other than the protagonist have not yet been decided. I'll do my best to find something admirable in everyone. Even though I dislike some of them, I don't want to dismiss an entire person based on stereotypes. Completed: An Lingrong arc 1.5kReads7.3Score10314d adds
- 178 Crossover Dramas: Supporting Characters Become the Leads 综影视配角成主角 [Supporting characters + no CP + angst for the protagonist] The female lead, Li Ruan, travels with System 008 into one brainless wish-fulfillment TV drama after another!!! With her golden finger wide open, she helps supporting characters become the protagonists and fulfill their wishes. The original characters are villainized, and there are plenty of original additions. Those who care about canon details, please be warned! The final chapter is a landmine, don't read it. Story One: Empresses in t 675Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 179 The Women in Palace Dramas Never Give Up! 清宫剧里的女人绝不认输！ [Empresses in the Palace, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, and other TV dramas: every supporting heroine gets a golden finger + System + some stories bash the female lead + all heroines eventually become the center of everyone's affection] World One: What if the ambitious An Lingrong got a money-giving System? (Bashes Zhen Huan; becomes sisters with Shen Meizhuang) (Complete) Xia Dongchun: That outfit of yours... It's new, isn't it? (speechless) An Lingrong: Sorry, but this isn't just Suzhou emb 174Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 180 Across Worlds: When She Meets Him 综穿之当她遇见他 Popular TV dramas reimagined as fanfiction, turning tragic characters’ fates into sweet endings. Each installment is a standalone story. 125Reads6.3Score514d adds
- 181 The Lost Writings of Confucius’s School 孔门遗笔 #HistoricalTransmigration #SystemPowerFantasy #RiseFromPoverty #DualSystemEvolution Modern history graduate student Kong Zhao transmigrates into the Southern Qi dynasty and activates two Systems: the “Fragments of Que Village Manuscripts” and the “Wen” Brush. Thus begins the thousand-year legacy of six generations of the Kong clan. From safeguarding the embers amid the chaos of the Northern and Southern dynasties, to establishing the imperial examination system in the flourishing Sui and Tang dy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Film and TV Crossover: Wen He 综影视：温禾 [Welcome to the Mirror Dream Space. May all the misfortunes you suffer be nothing more than a long dream] 646Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 183 Film and TV Crossover: A Supporting Character's Golden Finger Life 综影视之配角的金手指人生 Guaerjia Wenyuan awakens one day and instantly becomes an earthly immortal. Her guiding principle is equality for all, and she takes out everyone present without a second thought; Jianqiu never wants her mistress to become a woman with blood on her hands, honeyed words, and a venomous heart. This time, she will change Yixiu's way of thinking, protect Honghui, and make sure she gets to live a happy life; A college student who loves Empresses in the Palace transmigrates and, by a twist of fate, 932Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 184 The Supporting Characters’ Road to a Comeback in Film and TV 综影视之配角的逆袭之路 1. Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan (Wei Hu and Wang Yinchuan, supporting characters get redeemed, original characters are vilified) 2. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (Ma Wencai and Yuan Zhao become friends with the protagonists) 3. Ashes of Love (Runyu and Qian Ning, please go straight to the bonus chapters) 4. My Fair Princess (Fu Zhulonga and Yaliqi, frustrating, not recommended. The story has already been restarted elsewhere) 5. The Legend of the Dragon Pearl (Zhao Yu and Ying Lan, happy ending f 202Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Empresses in the Palace: Cui Jinx I Reborn, Determined to Become the Empress Dowager 甄嬛传崔槿汐重生之我要当太后 In her previous life, Cui Jinxie became sworn sisters with Su Peisheng for Zhen Huan’s sake. Though Su Peisheng catered to her every whim and cared for her deeply, she could never understand why a quiet sense of disappointment lingered in her heart. That feeling reached its peak whenever, on her night shifts, she heard the emperor and Zhen Huan making love. Given another life, she refuses to follow the same path. This time, she will climb into the emperor’s bed and be a real woman for once. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Film and TV Crossover: The HE-Route Specialist Gets Another Bad Ending 综影视之he线专员又be了 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 230Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Film and TV Crossover: The Immortal of Gushè 综影视之姑射神人 The rating is low because the author’s writing is bad. From Zhuangzi: “On Mount Gushe lives a divine being, whose skin is like ice and snow, whose grace is like that of a maiden.” The goddess of Gushe enters the mortal world. From then on, she will become: 1. Gao Xiyue in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (complete) 2. Chun Chan in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (complete) 3. An Lingrong in Empresses in the Palace (abandoned) 4. Wei Yanwan (complete) 653Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 188 Multiverse Transmigration: The Parenting System 综穿之育儿系统 [Golden finger + childbirth + palace intrigue + System + no fixed CP] After Su Ning dies, she binds to a childcare System and travels to small worlds to bear and raise children, living to a ripe old age. The heroine is rather weak at first, but grows stronger later. The story contains many original settings, so please don’t overanalyze them. The first world is really badly written, so I don’t recommend reading it. 1: Eternal Love ✔ 2: Empresses in the Palace ✔ 3: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 505Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 189 Film and TV Crossover: Against the Wind 综影视逆风而上 Completed: Reset, Ace Troops, The Untamed... 337Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 190 Film and TV Crossover: When the Supporting Actress Becomes Everyone’s Favorite 综影视：当女配成了人人爱 [Rise to the Top + Face-Slapping + Punishing Scum + Quick Transmigration + Pairings Vary by World and May Be Absent + Bittersweet or Happy Endings + Strong Heroine + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + The Heroine Will Kill People (Content Warning)] The heroine is Hong Yun, a primordial powerhouse from the prehistoric era, gender-swapped. She blew up her divine soul and obtained a Wish Pearl, helping countless souls fulfill their wishes. Her combat power is off the charts. The story includes a counteratta 2.4kReads8.3Score11314d adds
- 191 Film and TV Crossover: Baited by Beauty 综影视：以魅为饵 What if supporting characters all got golden fingers and became masterful actors? Let’s see who can outdo whom. ① Huanbi: Once she lets loose, Huanbi is utterly uninhibited. ② Fifth Princess: A Fifth Princess who can think for herself is truly captivating. ③ Bai Ruiji from Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace: Maxed-out skills in childbirth, pipa, and medicine. ④ Jiang Caiping: I just love stirring up trouble. 99Reads5.3Score514d adds
- 192 Across the Film and TV Worlds: The Supporting Actress Returns 综影视之女配归来 World One: Three Lives, Three Worlds: The Pillow Book, Yaoguang and Donghua World Two: Ashes of Love, Zhique and Runyu World Three: Empresses in the Palace, Yixiu and Emperor Yongzheng World Four: My Fair Princess, Jinsuo (ongoing) 745Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 193 A Different Life Across Film and TV 综影视之不一样的人生 The entire book is complete. Enjoy! 1. Dream of the Red Chamber: Lin Hai's mother (Complete), sweet with angst [System trap warning] 2. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Zhou Zhiruo (Complete), building a career / the System is a trap! ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ [The first two worlds have a System, and it's a real trap!!! Beware!!! ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ You can skip straight to Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. There's no System there.] 3. Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: Yaoguang and Moyuan (Complete), swee 516Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 194 Film and TV Crossover: When the Cannon Fodder Gets the Wrong Script 综影视：当炮灰拿错剧本 [A little bit of a universal heartthrob + female supporting character turns her fate around + Qing Palace + golden finger + wish fulfillment] Reader's Guide: She's a cannon-fodder female supporting character, rewriting her fate in real time. Her peculiar golden finger specializes in putting all kinds of unruly people in their place. The Nine Princes' succession struggle + Empresses in the Palace + Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, across multiple timelines... What happens when a cannon-fodder cha 561Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 195 A Spark of Inspiration Across Film and TV Worlds 综影视之灵感 The protagonists are both male and female. The main settings are Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, with The Story of Minglan and The Adventures of Omi Knights. More worlds may be added later. 1. (Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace) Long-lived Empress Fucha Langhua × short-lived Emperor Hongli ✔ 2. (Empresses in the Palace) Lovelorn heroine Buerhe × lovelorn hero Yinzhen ✔ 3. (The Adventures of Omi Knights) Xinglan × Miyayastar 280Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Film and TV Crossover: I Have My Own Rhythm 综影视：我有自己的节奏 A woman keeps transmigrating between Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, and each time the story unfolds in an unexpected way. She has a powerful golden finger, and the whole point is to have fun. Don't expect much brainpower. If you don't like it, please don't flame me~ 2kReads6.0Score11114d adds
- 197 My Exam Life 1: Wingless Rainbow Crow 我的考试人生1无翼彩鸦 There are no supernatural happenings here, no strange tales. Only dangerous and eerie chief examiners, sinister and scheming proctors, question setters beyond all comprehension, and candidates waiting like lambs to the slaughter. My name is Lin Ji. I am currently in the examination hall for the second mock exam of the Global Joint Entrance Examination, using a certain method to send a message to the unknown. Remember these words: “If you are a student, pay attention to whether strange incidents 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Quick Transmigration: The Emperor's Beloved Consort Is Both Sweet and Sly 快穿：宠妃娘娘她又娇又茶 [Quick transmigration + Qing dynasty setting + sweet romance + a touch of palace intrigue + feel-good story + Kangxi + Shunzhi + Yongzheng + Qianlong] As people learn more and more about ancient history, an increasing number of historical novels are emerging online. The heroines transmigrate into the eras of the male leads, becoming fake heroines who take the place of the original favored consorts and become the apple of the male leads' eyes. Meanwhile, the resentment of the supporting female ch 207Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 199 Life in the Ming Dynasty: Hu Shanxiang's Daily Life 明穿之胡善祥日常 They marry first and fall in love later, with sparks flying between them. The heroine is beautiful, pampered, clever, and formidable; the hero is handsome, tall, and possessed of an emperor's cunning. She is attracted to his physique, while he is captivated by her face. These two shallow looks-obsessed fools are both a sight to behold. A modern woman transmigrates into the body of Hu Shanxiang, and at first all she wants is a carefree life. But Zhu Zhanji refuses to let her go. How will their fa 434Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 200 Stirring Up Trouble in Empresses in the Palace 在甄嬛传中拨弄风云 Don't click in. I can't delete this, and hiding it doesn't work either. So annoying! Among the women in Empresses in the Palace, whether stunningly beautiful, elegantly charming, or dignified and graceful, not one of them ends up a winner!!!!! Tentatively: Noble Lady Fucha The male lead is just a plot device. Don't expect a sweet romance. 754Reads8.1Score—14d adds
