Novels like Growing from the Mud
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- 1 I Reopened Wrongful Conviction Cases in the Holy Light Church 我在圣光教廷翻冤案 He knelt for three years, but the Holy Light never answered him, not even once. He ranked at the bottom in every light test, and the entire camp took him for a useless good-for-nothing. No one knew that another person's memories lived in the boy's mind: those of a lawyer who specialized in defending death-row inmates and knew the law better than anyone. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After Becoming the Matchmaker's Assistant 成为月老助理之后 The optimistic Chen Baile joins Fate Is Written Co., Ltd. On her first day at work, she discovers that the company is actually the Temple of the Matchmaker. From then on, she makes it her mission to break the ties Chai Yihe has arranged, only to run into the one path to happiness he has arrived at after running through thousands of possibilities every time. In the end, she discovers that the person he had painstakingly bound himself to was her all along. Watch as the heroine comes up with all ki 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Year of the Wooden Anniversary 木婚之年 [Stepmother + divorce + ordinary people at the bottom of society] Song Yu has decided to get a divorce, even if it means walking away with nothing. Many people say she’s foolish. They say a housewife like her, from the countryside, with no education, no connections, and little work experience, will never find a man better than her ex-husband after a divorce. Song Yu knows that given her circumstances, she won’t find a better man or a good job. She decides to divorce him anyway. [Even after her d 1.8kReads8.4Score15114d adds
- 4 I Am a Cultivator in Another World 异世之我是修仙者 In a Cultivation world, an ancient spaceship from another era is discovered. A person from Earth, who only wanted to pursue Cultivation, gradually realizes that this world is actually trapped in the universe by an unknown force, and the chip in his possession may be the only key to getting home. [Cultivation] + [Smart Characters] + [Interstellar Horror] + [Cthulhu Mythos] + [Thriller and Suspense] + [No Golden Finger] Yuan Chen transmigrates to another world with a natural lightning-element He 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 My Coworker Accused Me of Seducing Her Bald Husband, So I Went on a Rampage 同事污蔑我勾引她的光头老公，我杀疯了 My Coworker Accused Me of Seducing Her Bald Husband, So I Went on a Rampage 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn After My Best Friend Pushed Me in Front of a Knife, I Went on a Rampage 被闺蜜推出去挡刀，重生后我杀疯 My Best Friend Used Me as a Human Shield. After Being Reborn, I Went on a Rampage 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Younger, Unhinged Prince Dotes Only on the Rugged Martial Champion 年下疯批小王爷独宠糙汉武状元 [Power couple #muscular, rugged bottom #younger, dangerous top #turning a straight man gay #military champion #ancient political intrigue #imperial court #size difference #scheming #mutual devotion] At the Great Zhao royal training grounds, the martial arts tournament between ten nations is underway. A hundred elite imperial guards have defeated Great Zhao’s generals one after another, their arrogance soaring as the nation is humiliated. At the critical moment, a towering, broad-shouldered figur 170Reads—Score21514d adds
- 8 I Disguised Myself as a Little Black Cat in the Demon Palace to Steal Treasure, So How Did I Become the Demon Empress's Favorite? 为盗宝在魔宫伪装小黑猫，怎么就被宠成魔后了？ I disguised myself as a little black cat in the Demon Palace to steal a treasure. How did I end up being pampered as the Demon Empress? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Trapped in a Survival Game: I Rule with Cards! 误入求生游戏：我靠卡牌封神！ [Infinite Game + Female Protagonist + No Romance + Growth-Oriented Heroine + Livestreaming + System] [Livestream Game: Entertainment to the Death!] While staying up late to play a challenge game, Lu Ran was captured by a higher civilization and forced into a survival livestream game, where she became a survival streamer. Bloodshed was their symphony, death was their revelry, and the sight of her bloodied and battered beneath countless cameras was the ultimate entertainment for those watching fro 645Reads—Score10314d adds
- 10 Reborn After Being Betrayed: The Actress Has Secret Identities Everywhere 被渣后重生：影后她马甲遍地 [Faithful romance + reborn 1v1 + dating reality show + entertainment industry + revenge on scumbags + double standards] [Actress with multiple secret identities x aloof, double-standard CEO] In her previous life, Mo Yueying was set up by her scumbag boyfriend and his mistress, and died with hatred in her heart. Reborn, she took down her enemies and focused on her career, never expecting her secret identities to keep coming to light! Her acting was so good it made her a legend, and she rose to be 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Book Transmigration: I'm Done Acting Out This Fake Script 穿书：这伪剧本我不演了 After transmigrating into a book, Jiang Yuchi discovers something strange: the plot she sees is all fake. The original book says she's a cannon-fodder noblewoman who throws herself at the regent and dies suddenly in March. She decides to stay far away and keep a low profile. But the timeline starts going awry, and the plot she remembers becomes useless page by page. Until she accidentally stumbles into the regent's secret chamber and finds a cabinet packed with old, bloodstained pages Every pa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Pu Xiaoying in the Wind, Part One 风中的蒲小英【一】 ⚠️ For readers aged 20 and over. Contains real-world themes such as domestic violence and sexual exploitation. If the content makes you uncomfortable, please move on and refrain from leaving a low rating. Writing original work is not easy; every word comes from the heart. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. ⚠️ A serious work of traditional literature: Dandelion in the Wind, Part One. Please read patiently! The best is yet to come! This is a challenging read, with a distinctive style. 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 13 The Carefree Immortal Across All Worlds 万界逍遥仙 Lin Feng awakens the Carefree Immortal Venerable System, only to be stunned by its mission: the ten ancient divine artifacts scattered across the mortal world have all transformed into peerlessly beautiful goddesses. The icy female CEO is the Kunlun Mirror, missing a fragment. The bewitching queen of the music world is the Nuwa Stone, harboring a hidden danger. The cold, stunning policewoman is the Zhu Xian Sword, whose baleful aura pierces the heavens... Want to restore the artifacts and reclai 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Goddess Weathers Her Tribulation in Showbiz, All You Demons and Monsters, Get Out of My Way 神女渡劫娱乐圈，魑魅魍魉全闪开 [Reborn + Entertainment Industry + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Top-Tier Stars + Face-Slapping + Happy Ending] Supernatural + Episodic Stories Qin Zhiling, a former girl-group member, was inexplicably slashed across the throat by a young idol’s fans! I’ve been framed! In the underworld, the judge told her that a System error had sent her back ten years! I’m stunned! After being reborn, she discovered she could control ghosts! Wahahaha, I’m the best at guiding ghosts to the afterlife! I’m getti 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Goofball’s Hilarious Diary 憨仔的搞笑日记 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Curious Adventure on Flower Isle 花屿奇遇记 Adventures on Flower Isle 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Characters Strike Back 快穿之配角大逆袭 [Quick transmigration + scheming + green tea + no fixed CP + comeback + supporting characters + not a power fantasy] Supporting characters in fictional worlds meet such miserable ends that their vengeful spirits disrupt the Space-Time Administration. Film queen Xiao Wenqiang joins forces with System No. 86365 and travels through different worlds to help supporting characters turn their lives around... Watch as the biological daughter who was sold off fights her way back, the child actress hara 104Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 18 The Underworld of a Small Town 小镇江湖 Summer, 1997. Chengxiang Town, Sichuan. Chen Dong, a young hoodlum, guarantees a loan for someone and ends up owing thirty thousand yuan, unaware that it is all a trap set by Bai Laosan. What Bai Laosan wants is the storefront his family owns in the heart of the old-town redevelopment zone. Lawyers, police officers, and thugs armed with paint take turns showing up at his door... With nowhere left to turn, Chen Dong clings to one stubborn belief: the shop is the last spark he can give Ye Qiong, a 41Reads—Score10614d adds
- 19 My Fiancé Booked Out a Venue for His First Love, So I Married the Capital's Crown Prince on a Whim. Now He's Regretting It 未婚夫为白月光包场，我闪婚京圈太子他悔疯了 My fiancé booked out the whole venue for his first love. I married into the capital’s most powerful family in a flash, and now he’s eaten his heart out 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I, Empress Hexi, Reborn and Done Saving the Ungrateful 朕，和熹女君，重生不扶白眼狼 At fifteen, Deng Sui entered the palace. At twenty-two, she was made empress, and at twenty-five, she ruled as regent. For sixteen years, Deng Sui safeguarded the Han empire, only to be sent to her death by the young emperor she had personally supported. Her entire family was purged, and her loyal confidants died tragic deaths, full of resentment. Reborn, she returned to the year of the selection. In this life, Deng Sui seeks only to defy fate and change her destiny: Protect the emperor, who is 884Reads—Score10014d adds
- 21 Off-Key 荒腔 Sweet, devoted romance × the second male lead wins × chasing her after losing her × twin brothers Sui Ye has a secret: he has the same face as his older brother, He Zheng. After an accident while diving leaves his brother “a fool,” Sui Ye appears to inherit everything belonging to his “foolish” brother, including... the girl he loves. Taking his foolish brother's place as the girl's boyfriend gives Sui Ye a thrilling sense of transgression. At first, Sui Ye loves watching Zhao Yun call him “ 15.3kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 22 Five Thunderbolts, True Heart Art 五雷正心诀 This work is entirely fictional. It features everyday urban cultivation, twin senior sisters who are both masters, daily couple life, distinctive tribulations of lightning, and a disciple-recruiting System. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Precognition Paradox 预知悖论 [He keeps pursuing her, keeps failing, and keeps trying again] Wen Shixi awakened her ability to foresee the future at sixteen. She can predict an emergency that will happen three days later. As a VIP guest coordinator at a five-star hotel, her foresight helps her plan ahead at work and come up with the best solution at the first opportunity. Her repeated displays of “uncanny foresight” catch the attention of the group’s CEO, Jiang Huoyu. He sets a trap to lure her in, hoping to uncover her secr 3.3kReads9.2Score51714d adds
- 24 Emperor Jiaqing: Turmoil in an Era of Preserving the Status Quo 嘉庆皇帝：守成时代的风雨飘摇 At a pivotal moment when the Qing dynasty was turning from prosperity to decline, one emperor remained shrouded in the mists of history. He inherited the fading glory of the “Qianlong Golden Age,” yet faced a dynasty riddled with hidden problems. He was determined to reform and root out corruption, but struggled to overcome the deep-seated rigidity of the system. He was the last “guardian of the dynasty’s legacy” in Chinese history, and a firsthand witness to the first signs of crisis on the eve 2.3kReads7.4Score11614d adds
- 25 Chen Xiaotao’s Comeback 陈小桃的逆袭 In 1974, Chen Xiaotao was born into a poor rural family. She was an angel and a devil. To those who treated her well, she was an angel; to anyone who wanted to hurt her or the people she cared about, she was a devil. In truth, Chen Xiaotao was a union of angel and devil. 172Reads8.8Score14414d adds
- 26 In Parents’ Love, Jiang Weidong and I Were Childhood Sweethearts 父母爱情我和江卫东青梅竹马 Lin Wangshu lived a lonely life before becoming a five-year-old girl in the 1960s. Her father had already died in service, her frail mother was barely hanging on, and a bunch of distant relatives were waiting for her to die so they could seize the family's property. When An Jie brought her back to Songshan Island, Lin Wangshu finally realized she had transmigrated into the period drama Parents' Love. Thanks to her familiarity with the plot, Lin Wangshu thrives in this unfamiliar era. Not only do 3.3kReads9.3Score24914d adds
- 27 In Ancient Times, the Powerful Keep Taking What They Want 人在古代，权贵步步强夺 In her third year in the ancient world, the person who had sheltered Zhu Qingyu became embroiled in a legal case. Gu Zhao, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, offered his help. “Just this once,” he said. A fleeting night of passion was an ending for her, but only the beginning for him. Gu Zhao lived by the principles of self-restraint and keeping his heart in check. He was upright and proper in all things, except that he couldn’t suppress his endless greed, anger, and desire for a married woman. He 62.6kReads9.0Score9.5k14d adds
- 28 The Young Emperor: Shunzhi 少年天子：顺治皇帝 This novel vividly recounts the short life of Fulin, the first emperor after the Qing entered the Pass. He ascends the throne at six, a puppet ruler under Dorgon’s regency, quietly gathering strength to rule in his own right amid the power struggles between Shengjing and the Forbidden City. After taking power at fourteen, he promotes a policy of “governing the Han with Han,” appoints Han officials, revises the laws, and attempts to “spread the tax burden across the population.” Yet conservative 4kReads7.8Score10014d adds
- 29 Emperor Yongle: The Iron-Blooded Throne and a Grand Vision of Prosperity 永乐大帝：铁血王座与盛世宏图 As we turn the pages of Ming dynasty history, the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, is undoubtedly one of its most controversial and legendary rulers. A prince of the imperial family, he raised an army to quell the rebellion and seized the throne amid the flames of war. After ascending the throne, he devoted himself to governing and ushered in the “Yongle Golden Age,” yet his iron-fisted methods and centralized rule also left their mark on history. Spanning the years from 1360 onward, this book is divided 1.1kReads7.8Score—14d adds
- 30 Hong Taiji: The Founding Emperor of the Qing Dynasty 皇太极：清朝开国皇帝 Emperor Hong Taiji: Founder of the Qing Dynasty follows the extraordinary life of Hong Taiji, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty. From the birth of the eldest son in Hetu Ala in 1592 to Hong Taiji's death in Shengjing in 1643, the book vividly portrays his transformation from a young beile to Emperor Taizong of the Great Qing. He fought alongside his father as a youth and first distinguished himself at the Battle of Sarhu. After succeeding to the throne, he abolished old practices, establi 4.6kReads7.9Score11714d adds
- 31 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Open a Restaurant to Raise My Daughter 下山后，开个饭馆养女儿 Chen Ning, young master of the Five Gates, discovers that he has a biological daughter who is three years old. For her sake, Chen Ning comes down from the mountain and opens a little restaurant, settling into a quiet, ordinary life. He spends his days cooking, making buns, and searching for his daughter's mother. Life is peaceful and carefree. As the restaurant grows more popular, more and more important figures come to eat there, and many even show up seeking medical treatment! One day, some th 3.4kReads9.0Score34714d adds
- 32 The Horse Slave Son-in-Law Destroyed My Motherland. Reborn, I Locked Him in a Military Brothel 马奴驸马灭我母国，重生后我把他锁进军妓营 The Horse Slave Prince Consort Destroyed My Motherland. Reborn, I Lock Him in a Military Brothel 253Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Sole Possession of Spring: Stones from Other Mountains 独占春：他山之石 [Also known as: When My Late Husband Returned, My Stepson Went Mad!] "Both leads are virgins + Younger male lead + He’s been plotting this for a long time" Lin Yitao became a widow at seventeen. To continue the family line, her husband’s family adopted a young boy and made him her legitimate son. The boy was exceptionally gifted, and under her guidance he quickly went from an unknown nobody to the celebrated Jade Carver of the capital. No one knew that the Jade Carver was steadily plotting to ma 19.5kReads9.0Score3k14d adds
- 34 At Dusk, the Child Returns 暮时子归 [Print edition now available] “Did you know Lin Daiyu is supposed to be paired with Sun Wukong? Nuwa arranged this ‘wood-and-stone bond’ as the destined match of the Goddess of the Xiao River and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” Xiao Xiang has had enough of drifting around and wants to go back to her hometown and live off her family. But the place is a complete mess, and there's nowhere for her to stay. Then there's that crafty Great Sage with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve, constantly makin 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Sturgeon Returns to Ning'an 鲟洄宁安 A Republican-era tragic romance, a woman's coming-of-age story, and two male leads. A sharp-witted, falsely disguised shaman PKs a rebellious dragon who slays gods. A sudden heavenly fire destroys a city, and the revered Hu Xuan shaman is wrongly blamed and made a scapegoat. With a colossal lie, Ge Wangshu rides alone for a thousand miles to escort the orphan Eyun home. It seems like a sturgeon swimming upstream to return to its birthplace, but in truth, it's the start of a journey with no retu 183Reads—Score16614d adds
- 36 The Fox Spirit of the Seventies 七十年代狐狸精 Her father died and her mother remarried. Just like her name, Xia Ku'er had a hard life from childhood on. She could work but couldn't talk, and everyone on the production team called her stupid. Then, when the little fool turned eight, she suddenly came into her own. She fought the worst of the lot, stood up to her cousins, and took on her aunt by marriage, turning the entire Xia family upside down and making herself the laughingstock of the whole production team. From then on, she set out on t 8.4kReads9.1Score79014d adds
- 37 Record of Raising an Otherworldly Supreme 异界至尊养成记录 In another world, with cards that blot out the sky, speak my true name and my magic knows no bounds. This is the story of a young man from Blue Star who transmigrates to another world, using summoning cards to earn money, raise a child, and stir up all kinds of trouble. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 46.7kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 39 After Reincarnating as a Seductive Fox Spirit, I Became the Beloved of Beijing’s Buddhist Heir 钓系魅狐穿成真千金后，我成了京圈佛子的心尖宠 After Reincarnating as a Flirtatious Fox Spirit in the Real Heiress’s Body, I Became the Apple of the Capital’s Buddhist Prince’s Eye 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Little Cannon Fodder’s Growth Diary in the 1970s 七零年代，炮灰小豆丁的成长日记 [Period setting + family squabbles + cozy coming-of-age slice of life + family bonds + native-born young heroine + adorable child + no romance... too many elements to list. A chaotic mix of transmigration and rebirth. If you don’t like it, don’t read. Ensemble cast focus.] Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Manyue is bound to a System, which tells her that her whole family is a bunch of troublemakers. Her father, Chen Zhongyi, may have “loyalty and righteousness” in his name, but he’s actually hot-te 13.3kReads8.6Score3k14d adds
- 41 The Yongzheng Dynasty: A Storm of Reform in the Forbidden City 雍正王朝：紫禁城里的改革风暴 Late one night at the Garden of Tranquil Spring, Kangxi died. Longkodo announced the decree, the Eighth Prince's faction stirred in the shadows, and Yinsi's brother Yinti confronted him in fury. The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, ascended the throne as the Yongzheng Emperor amid rumors that he had altered the edict and usurped the throne, facing the corrupt bureaucracy and empty treasury Kangxi had left behind. During his thirteen years on the throne, he was a lonely reformer: battling the Eighth Princ 3.3kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 42 Unparalleled Throughout the Ages 冠古绝今 Spiritual qi revival, mythology descends! Olympus, the gods of India, and deities from every heaven appear in the mortal world to reap their harvest. Whispers from the Old Ones crawl out of the abyss, and unspeakable horrors erode reality. Zhang Guangu, whose fate twists and turns and who endures countless tribulations, eventually discovers that he is the product of an ancient god's leader and the source of Earth's cultivation civilization fused together. He deduces the laws, dismantles divine a 14Reads—Score10214d adds
- 43 This Time, the Princess Sent for a Political Marriage Is a Dud 这届和亲的公主不行 This is a modern story dressed in ancient garb, with each princess sent away for a political marriage representing a modern woman. Princess Chengjun, who switched careers to become a city-defense general, is a career-driven heroine. Princess Baihua, a homebody who avidly follows serialized stories, represents those of us who have read countless novels and cheered wildly for fictional characters. Princess Muyun, who loves money more than life, is a strong stepmother with a sharp tongue and a soft 342Reads9.6Score3014d adds
- 44 Famine Year! A Little Blessing Falls from the Sky Before the Whole Family Perishes! 灾年！全家团灭前，天降小福宝！ In a year of disaster, the young and old of Tai Family Village struggle to survive. The family of Sixth Uncle Tai is beset by one misfortune after another. Just as they’re about to be wiped out, their little darling, who has been foolish for three years, suddenly comes to her senses! From then on, they catch fish in a river without a single water plant in it! They hunt pheasants on a mountain stripped bare of leaves! In town, she stumbles upon good fortune; whenever she goes out, she meets benef 8.9kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 45 Infinite Flow: I Played Weak, Became Everyone's Favorite, and Flirted with the Whole World 无限流：装弱万人迷撩了全世界 [System as the Bottom + Everyone's Favorite + Infinite Flow] Lu Zhiyao, the strongest player on Earth, died, leaving behind his personal System. 1117 is that System. Forced to become a player, he starts clearing instances without breaking a sweat... A collapsing world, dangers lurking everywhere 1117: I'm not here to save the world. I'm just passing through. (*And then he accidentally really does save the world.) After being mistaken for a player, he's sent off to fight a boss 1117: I want to ta 349Reads9.0Score10314d adds
- 46 The Royal Family Forced Me Into a Political Marriage, Unaware the Northern Yue Emperor Was My Secret Fiance 皇室绑我去和亲，却不知北越帝是我民间未婚夫 The royal family forced me into a political marriage, unaware that the Northern Yue Emperor is my secret fiancé. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Don’t Mess with This Little Demon, She Can Use Magic! 别惹这只魔星，她会法术！ Zombies cannot have offspring. If one does, it must be a Demon Star. Ma Qingling's mother came from an exorcist family, but after being bitten by a zombie in an accident, she became one herself. Forced to part from her beloved, she hid alone in the mountains, where she became pregnant and gave birth to Ma Qingling. Later, she died sealing the Gang Cave. With her dying breath, she told Ma Qingling to find her father and say, “I'm sorry” on her behalf. Ma Qingling left the mountains, only to be ki 392Reads—Score10914d adds
- 48 Zeng Guofan: A Distinguished Statesman Who Revived the Late Qing 曾国藩：晚清中兴名臣 Written in an accessible style, this book recounts the remarkable life of Zeng Guofan, the foremost statesman of the late Qing revival. It begins with a baby's cries in a farming household in Xiangxiang in 1811, then follows his grueling path through the imperial examinations. He fails four times but keeps studying until, at twenty-seven, he finally enters the Hanlin Academy. As a capital official, he adheres to the principles of self-cultivation and holds fast to his convictions amid court intr 9.6kReads7.9Score39214d adds
- 49 I Went Home for the Dragon Boat Festival, and My Flash-Married Husband's Secret Was Exposed 端午回老家，闪婚老公掉马了 I went back to my hometown for the Dragon Boat Festival, and my flash-married husband was exposed 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Young Master and His Ring Share Every Sensation, So He Has to Keep Enduring It 太子爷与扳指共感，每天都在忍 The Young Master Shares His Senses with a Thumb Ring, and Spends Every Day Holding Back 1kReads—Score2714d adds
