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- 1 Alternate History: Conquering the World Through Card Draws 架空：从抽卡开始争霸天下 Cao An transmigrates to Great Wei and becomes the powerless, influence-less Fourth Prince. Fortunately, a System has come with him to this world. But after he finally buys a small building and activates the System, he discovers that the building he bought is actually a brothel. “The Qiao sisters of Jiangdong, and the lovely Zhen Mi of Hebei!” Da Qiao excels at music, and Xiao Qiao at dance. Your Highness, why not sit down and enjoy the show? I am Zhen Mi. I pay my respects to Your Highness! I wo 114Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 2 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: I'm the Hottest Guy in the Village 穿越古代：我是村里最靓的仔 [Feel-Good Story + Farming + Conquest + Multiple Heroines] Lin Xi, a modern man, transmigrates to the Kingdom of Zhou and Wu, a place much like one of the Three Kingdoms in ancient China. By chance, he arrives in a village where the men have been killed in a war. At first, he only wants to make the most of the favorable circumstances, with few men and many women, marry several beautiful wives, lie flat as a wealthy landowner, and live out his days in peace. But amid the struggle for supremacy in 1.7kReads8.5Score193Shelves
- 3 Widow Xie, Bought for Four Strings of Coins 四吊钱换来的谢寡妇 Xie Gulan was said to have a life harder than stone. She outlived two husbands in succession, then, in a bid to save her own life, refused to leave Shi Jiuli's home. She boldly vowed to help Shi Jiuli build a successful career. 928Reads7.3Score143Shelves
- 4 I Spread Positivity and Became a Sensation Across the Internet 传播正能量，我爆红全网 One heroine, lots of sweet romance, a System, and a plagiarist! After transmigrating, Lin Xiao unexpectedly saves Lin Xinyan from jumping into a river to end her life, and awakens a Positive Energy System! From then on, Lin Xiao embarks on a two-pronged cheat-fueled path to pampering his wife and getting rich! Helping elderly people, assisting children, rescuing down-and-out youths: the System showers him with rewards! Luxury cars, mansions, god-tier singing skills, top-tier connections... He ge 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Sword Dance Stirs the Winds and Clouds, Settling the Realm 剑舞风云定江山 [Alternate history, court politics, warfare, romance] A young man in white robes and silver armor rides to the battlefield, sharpening his weapons and readying his horse. His great renown shakes heaven and earth; he holds his own in both the martial world and the imperial court. The tenth prince of Great Zhou, Yin Chengzhou, spends ten years studying martial arts in Butterfly Valley. When the nation is on the brink of ruin, he takes command of an army for the first time, launching a night raid o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Poet's Journey 骚客行 After a night of beer and barbecue, the flirtatious Yang Zhen dreamed himself back to the Great Sage Dynasty and transmigrated into the body of a dull-witted scholar! He gets assassinated right from the start, has no success in his studies, and comes from a fallen family. A nobody like him even dares to break off an engagement? He divorces his rich and beautiful wife! What kind of utterly doomed start is this? Sigh! Just watch how this fine young man from 21st-century Huaxia turns things around 28Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 7 The Son-in-Law's Ledger 入赘录 Transmigration + alternate world + no harem + multiple transmigrators + live-in son-in-law A white-collar office worker who was fed up with 996 overtime and cutthroat office competition returned to ancient times. He thought he could finally lie flat, but little did he know this was only the beginning of a conspiracy. After his parents were murdered, he was forced to marry into the Su family of Jiangning and become a live-in son-in-law. Business battles, court intrigue, fame and fortune, and matt 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 From the Start, I Was an Undercover Agent, Yet Somehow Became a Peerless National Hero 开局做卧底的我竟成国士无双 Lin Caichen transmigrates to the Great Wei, where from the start he is captured alongside the Wei Kingdom's “God of Tumu Fortress.” After awakening the Dynasty's Downfall System, he becomes a top undercover agent. In these turbulent times, watch as he sets things right and ultimately becomes a sage of his age! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Civil Official 文臣 [No transmigration, no System, just a pure tale of political intrigue and the struggle for supremacy!] The Wu Dynasty was founded on the principle that martial strength came first! For hundreds of years, it valued military might over scholarship, and the military flourished while culture declined! As the centuries passed, the Wu Dynasty seemed destined to decline from its former golden age. In the first year of Wu’an, the fifteen-year-old Emperor Shao of Wu ascended the throne. Power slipped fro 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Great Villain of the Late Jin Dynasty 晋末大反派 [Military exploits and political intrigue + a world of beauties + honest governance and farming + inventions and innovation + the rise and fall of scoundrels + commerce and seafaring + bonus surprises] Synopsis: Liu Yuan struck the first note, Shi Le followed, two emperors fell into ruin, and both capitals were lost. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuan, chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, raised an army against Jin in Lishi. Just then, a soul from a later age awoke in Bingzhou. The prota —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下，何故谋反？ [Alternate history + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + transmigration + no System] In the fifth year of Chuyuan, Wang Yu is named Magistrate of Daxing for helping the emperor secure the throne. That year, Wang Yu is twenty and just beginning to show his talent. In the second year of Huanglong, Wang Yu suppresses a rebellion in Yan and is named Governor of Youzhou. That year, Wang Yu is twenty-two and rules as a regional warlord. In the fifth year of Huanglong, Wang Yu purges the empero —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 From the Start: My Fiancée Shows Up to Break Off Our Engagement 开局：败家子遭未婚妻上门退婚 [No System + no golden finger + an ordinary person transmigrates + not invincible + suitable for readers of all ages + lighthearted entertainment] [My new book, I'm a Feng Shui Master, and Charging for Readings Based on Character Is Perfectly Reasonable, is now out. If you enjoy feng shui stories, come check it out!] Li Xuan transmigrates from the modern era to ancient times and becomes a down-and-out scholar. The original owner gambled the family into ruin, and his father's fate is unknown. Li 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Transmigrating to Ancient Times Isn't So Bad 穿越古代也挺好 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it 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! 552Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 14 The Rise of Chinese Civilization Through Revolution in Another World 异界革命之华夏文明崛起 Special forces transmigrate + farming + showing off. A slow burn at first, then faster later... Cold weapons + firearms... Multiple heroines. Not for you if that’s not your thing... 154Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 15 I Built My Power Through Farming, From Orphan to Emperor 我种田发育，从孤儿苟成了皇帝 [History] [War] [Political Intrigue] [Agriculture] Instructor Wu Qi loses his footing and falls off a cliff, only to transmigrate into the body of an orphan in the Great Li Dynasty... The four classes of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants are rigidly stratified. Powerful clans stand everywhere, the age is in decline, cruel policies prey on the people, and the court is in disarray! At home, treacherous ministers and eunuchs deceive the young emperor; abroad, nomadic tribes raid the border 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Reborn in Great An: The Emperor Begs Me to Rule as Regent 重生大安：皇帝求我来摄政 [Alternate history + political intrigue + lighthearted comedy + no System] Lin Xiao is reborn in the body of an abandoned child who starved to death in the household of a Vice Minister of Revenue in Great An. He originally planned to use modern knowledge to become a wealthy landlord and live a life of luxury, hunting with hawks and hounds and surrounded by wives and concubines. But to survive, he puts down rebellious vassal kings, exterminates the barbarians, kills treacherous ministers, unifies —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 I Transmigrate into a Fool, and My Fierce Wife Is Hard to Tame 穿越原主是呆子，娘子生猛难降 Li Hao transmigrates into a total flop. There’s no immortal cultivation, no martial arts, no rich young master status, and not even a historical dynasty he recognizes. What a disappointment. The original owner is a halfwit, which is just as well. Otherwise, Li Hao might have blown his cover. An arranged marriage from the start is actually not bad, given that he spent more than twenty years single in his previous life. His wife is fierce, and even one against five is no problem for her. First, he 59Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 18 Transmigrating as a Profligate Heir, Yet You Force Me to Rebel 穿越纨绔世子，你们却逼我造反 After transmigrating, Xiao Yi awakens to find himself a disgraced heir wanted by the imperial court. The Northern Pacification Prince’s household has been framed by treacherous men and charged with rebellion. Every member of the family has been slaughtered. The original owner refused to be bound by an arranged marriage, fled to Daheng, then drank himself to death in the snow. A wanted criminal, Xiao Yi takes the alias Song Yi and hides in the Marquis of Wu’an’s residence, where he lives as a low —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Marquis of Zhenhai 镇海侯 Alternate history, jianghu, court politics, butcher, no System Are an enemy’s remains just a corpse beneath your sword? Without a System, I’ll build my own assassin organization. When Li Mo was young, his father disappeared amid a conspiracy. With no choice, he inherited the title and the wealth accumulated by his ancestors, all while hiding his identity for over a decade and waiting for an opportunity. He founded an assassin organization, amassed wealth, forged an elite army, and rode out to m 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Winds and Clouds Rise Across Ten Thousand Miles 万里风云起 First, let me make this clear: everyone is smart, both the heroes and the villains. The female characters have friends and rivals; some share their ideals, while others part ways. Readers can judge for themselves. The divine artifact has thrown the world into turmoil, and storms are gathering. The young lords are either hidden dragons waiting to rise or already beginning to show their brilliance. But whether for country or family, the throne needs a new king. This is the young people's era, a g 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 How Do the Mountains and Rivers Compare to the Past? 山川何如昔 This book uses a POV writing style, telling the story through the viewpoints of different characters, much like celebrated works such as A Song of Ice and Fire and The Return of the Condor Heroes. It features a large cast, sweeping scenes, and multiple storylines unfolding at once, intertwining and affecting one another. Rather than following a handful of protagonists whose experiences drive the plot, it centers on events, using them to link the protagonists' fates. In troubled times, drastic r 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Transmigrated into the 1970s as a Young Widow 穿成七零小寡妇 Li Xuejiao transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young widow in a mountain village whose husband has died and who is raising a little girl. Her mother-in-law is a nightmare, her sister-in-law is the family's darling, and Li Xuejiao and her daughter are constantly bullied. Li Xuejiao fights back. If they hit her, she hits back; if they insult her, she gives as good as she gets. She'd rather be a shrew than a pushover. She has to split from the family, farm, and raise her child, while taking down 254Reads9.1Score114Shelves
- 23 I Put on Women's Clothes, and the Empress Handed Me the Throne 穿上女装，女帝把皇位让给我 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Widow’s Madness 寡妇的疯狂 After transmigrating by accident, she finds herself a widow struggling along a refugee trail, with her young, helpless sister-in-law at her side. They endure countless hardships and suffer bullying from everyone they meet. But there is still hope: she has a mysterious pocket dimension, which may be the key to changing their fate and escaping their desperate circumstances. In this unknown and challenging world, can she use its power to protect her sister-in-law and build a safe, stable future for 485Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 25 Transmigrating to Great Chu to Build a Manor 穿越大楚建山庄 A young Chinese teacher stands by the Miluo River and sighs at the sky. “I can recite ten thousand Tang poems and eight thousand Song lyrics, and I know the hundred schools of thought by heart, yet I can’t find a job to support my family. What a tragedy!” With that, he plunges into the churning waters. The protagonist, Huang Xie, is a literary youth swept aside and left stranded by the tide of reform. By chance, he transmigrates to ancient times, where the feudal lords vie for supremacy... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Your Highness, I’m a Gentleman 世子我可是正人君子 A transmigration story that turns tradition on its head, with no plagiarism (except in the case of one particular pair). Whether in the imperial court or the martial world, there are stories and wine, reunions and partings, intrigue and betrayal, love and hate... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Northern Wastelands in a Chaotic Age 乱世北荒 An alternate-history power fantasy with a slow build, this novel focuses on romance, beauty, warfare, and bloodshed... One nation falls, and ten thousand nations rise. After the ancient empire that unified the Northern Wasteland continent collapsed a thousand years ago, a thousand years of chaos began, as princes, nobles, heroes, warlords, and feudal lords all vied for supremacy. War and slaughter became the continent's eternal refrain, leaving the land devastated and its people in misery. Yet e 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Great Prosperity of the Realm 盛鼎天下 [Fast-Paced + Ancient-Era Power Struggles + No System + No Transmigration + Ensemble Cast + Hard-Core Historical Intrigue] Ambushed on the way home from the start? Do you really think my brothers are pushovers? My father hesitates? As heir apparent, I'll raise an army and rebel! My second brother is peerless in strategy, and my third brother is unstoppable in battle? They're just my top-tier workhorses! Nine out of ten great clans are Fu, and the last one's named Gu? Sorry, in front of me, Your 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After I Became the Ming Emperor Guangzong, the System Sent Me Someone 我成明光宗后，系统送了个人 After I Became the Mingguang Emperor, the System Sent Me Someone 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Common People Rise in a Time of Chaos 乱世之庶民崛起 Also known as: "Dominating the Realm Starts with Winning the Villagers' Support" After transmigrating, Yun Fan arrives in the Great Sheng during the reign of Zhao Shun. The north is suffering a severe drought, the south is flooded, and the lords of the Nine Provinces rule independently. The people are in dire straits, and rebellions break out one after another. 58Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 31 The Road to the Top: A Restaurant from the Start 巅峰之路：开局一间食肆 A seasoned Beijinger wakes up one day to find himself the son of a low-ranking official in Wenshui County. His father is incorruptible, the family is struggling financially, his younger sister is malnourished, and he has two younger brothers: one whose schooling costs money and another who is only six months old. Ye Fan looks up at the sky and sighs. He never expected that what could help him most right now would be neither his education nor his work experience, but the cooking skills he was for 655Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 32 The Struggle for the Crown: You Can Have the Crown Prince's Seat, but I Want the Empire 夺嫡：太子给你当，天下我要了 [Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Political Scheming + Beauties + No System] Chu Ming transmigrates to ancient times, only to become a disgraced crown prince who is about to be executed. Unwilling to suffer an unjust accusation, he turns around and forces the poison wine down the throat of the eunuch delivering the imperial decree. After proving his innocence, Chu Ming chooses to bide his time, voluntarily gives up the crown prince’s position, and heads to 9Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 33 The Border Army's Fearless Soldier: A New Storm Rises 边军悍卒之风云再起 Surviving is hard, and rising to prominence is even harder. But what man has never dreamed of conquering the world?! The protagonist, Guo Dingtian, is a PhD in history from Peking University who transmigrates to a parallel world in the Great He Dynasty, a realm much like the Ming dynasty. Watch him rise from nothing, grow from weak to strong, and set the tides of his age in motion! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Fusu Doesn't Kill Himself 扶苏不自杀 Fusu Doesn't Kill Himself —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Huaxia, Volume One: Tales of the Central Plains 华之夏第一卷中原往事 A novel in the same vein as A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). A novel in the same vein as A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). A novel in the same vein as A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Water Margin: It All Begins on My Wedding Night 水浒：从入洞房开始 This is the late Northern Song dynasty. The court is weak and cowardly, foreign tribes lurk beyond the borders, and bandits fester within like a thorn in the side! This is the world of Water Margin, where peerless martial arts and deeply moving bonds await... Watch as the heroes rise once more, reshape the spirit of true men, and fight for themselves, their families, and their country, forging a different ending... 77Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 37 Eternal Homestead 永恒家园 A man on the road is as beautiful as jade, a gentleman unmatched beneath the heavens. A young man is granted a new life and reunited with his parents, forging their family bonds anew as father and son, mother and son. He strives forward, vowing to build a happy home for his parents and make money from the bounty of the mountains. With his remarkably good memory, he takes the scholar exams, earns official honors, and helps build a heartwarming story for his hometown. There is family affection and 215Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 38 General, the Emperor Has Ordered You to Withdraw Again 将军，官家又命你撤兵了 [No System + political intrigue + ensemble cast + conquest] He Buyi, a game concept artist who’d been pulling an all-nighter, wakes up to find he has transmigrated into an Eastern Xia general who has just passed the seventh day after his death! His coffin lid hasn’t even warmed when he hears an enemy general outside the city insulting his fallen father. Dream or not, a general has to fight with all he’s got! He grabs the silver spear buried with him, charges out of the city, and knocks the great —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 I Stumbled Upon the Empress's Secret from the Start, and Now I'm Invincible! 开局撞破皇后的秘密，我无敌了！ [Fast-Paced Payback] [Better Than Poetry] [Strategic Arms Arsenal] [Power and Beauty] [Comedy] Wei Min opens his eyes and finds himself on Empress Su Muyun’s bed. He’s transmigrated! Su Muyun thinks he’s the foolish emperor, who is as good as a eunuch in certain respects, because Wei Min looks exactly like him and even has the same name. Just as the two of them are bewildered, the foolish emperor rushes in... 230Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 40 Traveling Between Two Worlds: A Harem of Concubines in One Year 双穿古代，我一年小妾成群 (Alternate history + daily life + travel between two worlds + making money + beautiful women) If you could travel between the modern and ancient worlds, what would your dream be? Some would dream of charging into battle and earning glory, while others would dream of studying for the imperial exams and leading reforms in the court. Xu Yan has different ideas. Being a military officer means suffering through war, and being a civil official means working yourself to the bone. Haven't I had enough o 179Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Ancestral Hall of Souls: My Family Are Guardians of History 魂系宗祠：我的家族是历史守护者 A blockbuster family saga + invincible wish-fulfillment story + historical course correction + clever characters + modern underdog comeback + hilarious contrast + overpowered golden finger + nonstop thrills Others transmigrate with a System. Chen Cheng transmigrates with his “ancestors”! When he activates the Myriad Generations Stele and his soul descends into the body of an ancestor, he realizes this cheat is a little unusual! Other golden fingers boost personal combat power. His lets him gain —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Stroke That Settles the Realm 落笔定江山 [Alternate History + Transmigration + Feel-Good Fiction] After transmigrating, Teacher Lin takes on a new identity as the son of a high-ranking official. He begins a whole new life, full of absurd twists and turns, and steps into a world of grudges, love, and hatred. His poetry and prose are unrivaled, and with twin blades in hand, he is unstoppable. He knows the world of martial heroes and the imperial court like the back of his hand, and he knows every beauty by heart. 6Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 43 The Empress Begs: The Poor Scholar Builds a Thunder Cannon 女帝跪请：寒门首辅造雷神炮 "Technology Saves the Nation" "The Mad Empress" "Dark Lolita" "The Humble Scholar Who Became Prime Minister" As her mother clutched the military token of Suolong Pass and breathed her last, Shen Mo burned the Four Books and Five Classics to ash. The so-called upright scholars accuse him of throwing in his lot with Western sorcery? Then let microscopes expose the plague, and granular gunpowder blast the officials' hats right off! Until, on a stormy night... The armored empress dropped to one —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Yinglong Dragon Reborn 应龙再世 The Warring States era was the best of times and the worst of times. It was an age of light and an age of darkness! War, love, family, and friendship intertwine to compose a stirring song of the Warring States era! Horns blare and war drums thunder. Blood and brains fly as flashes of blades mingle with gleaming swords. Grand, spectacular battle scenes unfold alongside vivid and fascinating historical figures. The foremost young noble of the Warring States, Wei Wuji; the handsome Longyang Jun; an 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 An Emperor for the Ages Who Ruled with Diligence! You Call Him a Brutal, Foolish Tyrant?! 励精图治的千古一帝！你说他是残暴昏君！？ I transmigrated into the Great Yu Dynasty as the Crown Prince, and everyone calls me tyrannical? Fine, I’ll change... Change my foot! I’ll show you just how tyrannical I can be! What should I do first? Obviously, take down my lovely Crown Princess~ The Great Yu Dynasty is beset by internal and external threats. What do I do when foreign enemies invade? Yu Ning has no choice but to show them what a tyrannical Crown Prince is, and what a peerless, utterly foolish ruler can do! Decisive and ruthles 19Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 46 The Yan Ding Chronicles 燕鼎春秋 [Tempered in Blood and Fire · Reforge the Realm · Heaven’s Mandate Returns to Yan] The Qin lost its deer, and all under heaven gave chase. The Nine Provinces splintered, and the Six Kingdoms waged war. That day, the phantom of the Ancestral Dragon drifted out of the pavilion. “Take my Tai’e, master my Daoist scripture. Will you claim this realm or not?” The kingdoms were in turmoil, the land of China was sinking, and the people suffered... Then I, Wang Xu, shall shoulder it all! When my sword 5Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 47 Splendid Tang Dynasty 锦绣圣唐 In the dream, all was confusion... As the sole heir to the throne, I stubbornly went my own way. I disappointed my stern father and harmed my brothers. I trusted treacherous officials and even plotted to kill my own kin. My wickedness was exposed, and everyone turned against me. My imperial father bowed his head and wept as he pleaded with the ministers; my own brother wept blood, his bones broken and sinews torn! When I awoke from the dream... I resolved to strive for strength, hold myself to s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Am I Yue Fei?! 我是岳飞？！ I Am Yue Fei?! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Great Xia's National Scholar, and the Empress Is Mad About Me 大夏国士，女帝为我疯狂 [Farming + Laid-Back Life + Empress + War + Alternate History + Historical] The Divine Land is home to countless dynasties. The Great Xia dynasty has stood for five hundred years, reaching the height of prosperity. That all things decline after reaching their peak seems an eternal truth. Powerful nations surround it, foreign tribes repeatedly invade, droughts and floods strike one after another, the people suffer, and the imperial clan is disgraced. The young Zhang Yang is determined to save a c 15Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 50 I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬！你告诉我状元及第？ After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the 75Reads6.9Score—Shelves
