Novels like The Broken Imperial Seal
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Broken Imperial Seal, best match first.
- 101 I Wove Brocade Using Ancient Techniques and Took the Internet by Storm 我靠古法织锦，爆红全网 I Went Viral Online with Ancient Brocade-Weaving Techniques 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Investigation Unit Seven 第七调查组 [No CP] [Pure Detective Cases] [Intellectual Showdown] [Mystery and Intrigue] No romance, only logic. No personal vendettas, only justice. A collection of standalone stories. Read whichever ones you like. Thank you all for your support! Seven years ago, the "White Whale" left behind three perfect crimes, casting an indelible shadow over the police force. Seven years later, that shadow returns. Lin Tao, head of the city's criminal investigation unit, leads his team against a network whose members 506Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Butterflies and Spies 蝶来谍网 A beautiful female bandit blunders into Harbin's espionage network. She takes a male spy hostage, only to find herself trapped in bed with him. The two decide to plot together in private and put their plans into action beyond their bedroom door. They spill blood in a bandit stronghold, root out traitors in a brothel on Peach Blossom Lane, lie in wait to catch bandits at an illegal gambling den, and smash up an opium house to rid the area of its evils... This is neither fantasy nor a story about 15.4kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 104 The Mirrorflower Case Files 镜花罪案录 The Mirror Blossom Case Files In Nanzhou, an ancient city with a history of a thousand years, its most refined culture is being twisted into the most intricate criminal code. Rookie police officer Chu Ran discovers that behind an unsolved case her father has investigated for twenty years lies a dark network called “Mirror Blossom,” which uses Tang poetry as its code system. Its workings are chilling: the most elegant tonal patterns disguise the bloodiest criminal orders, while the most timeles 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行 A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth 137Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 106 The Bandit Bull's Reeducation Through Labor 牛拦山匪劳改记 [Goofy and Unhinged] [Shameless to the Core] [Swindling and Deceiving] [A Cast of Maniacs] [Master of Twisted Logic] A model young man of the new century, disgusted by the decline of worldly morality, slapped his thigh and transmigrated to the cultivation world, determined to find a paradise where "everyone serves me." Dayi soon found debating the Dao with his fellow disciples exhausting, until he stumbled upon a flock of lost lambs on Niulan Mountain, all about to stray down the wrong path. 175Reads—Score614d adds
- 107 The Strongest Sect: Our Patriarch Is a First-Class Con Artist 最强宗门：祖师爷是个大忽悠 (A scheming sect + a useless System + lighthearted comedy + endless twists) Wu Xiaobing, the street's little tyrant, lives by one rule: look impressive in front of others, and never take a loss! Unfortunately, his abilities don't match his ambitions. Picking on the weak and cowering before the strong are part of his daily routine, and getting slapped down after a moment of bravado is the norm. Then he mouthed off to a real big shot: “I'm not bragging, but my hidden skill is so powerful it'll sca 909Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 108 An Exiled Imperial Prisoner Builds a Deadly Fleet from a Wreck 帝国流放犯靠破船组建致命舰队 [High-Level Mind Games] [Factional Power Struggles] [Science Fictional Deduction] [An Engineer Breaks the Deadlock] [No System, No Transmigration, No Cheats] [The Only Pure Sci-Fi Novel on Tomato That Still Has Readers] Sci-Fi · Ensemble Cast · Infrastructure Building · Interstellar Farming · Absurd Comedy · One Female Lead I was the Empire's youngest genius engineer, and I wrote an article full of insults. Before I knew it, it had racked up over a hundred million shares and likes. And now I'm 6.1kReads8.7Score75914d adds
- 109 Lantern Light Over Chang’an 灯影照长安 Lamplight Over Chang'an 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 110 A Note from the Corpse Whisperer 尸语者的纸条 A Note from the Corpse Whisperer 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Top-Secret Criminal Case Files 绝密刑事档案 Uncover major criminal cases in China, explore the truth behind them, and reveal the dark side of human nature. This series investigates and analyzes shocking major criminal cases from China in recent years. On a street on a rainy night, a taxi driver kills four people in a row, then sexually abuses and dismembers the bodies, taking photos as keepsakes! A newlywed couple vanishes overnight. What cruel crimes took place during those eight hours of impenetrable darkness? Hong'an, December 26: Eigh 4.8kReads9.5Score37614d adds
- 112 The Sequel to Lurking 潜伏后传 In September 1949, at Tianjin Airport, one fleeting glance was all it took. Using the code phrase “the old hen circling,” Yu Zecheng entrusted his life savings and the intelligence he had yet to deliver to his “late wife,” Wang Cuiping. After heading to Taiwan, Yu Zecheng walks on eggshells under Wu Jingzhong. He must contend with factional infighting within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics while fending off the relentless scrutiny of Liu Yaozu, chief of the Operations Division. Meanwh 46.5kReads8.6Score3k14d adds
- 113 The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Family Lucky Star 三岁半，全家福星杀疯了 [The Greatest Sword Cultivator Under Heaven + A Cute Child’s Revenge + Surviving the Cold Palace + Face-slapping the Villains + The Whole Family’s Beloved + Saving Her Father at the Border + The Dethroned Crown Prince Turns the Tables + The Entire Court Kneels in Submission + From Abandoned Baby to Grand Princess Who Protects the Nation] Alternate title: The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Cutie Who Wiped Out the Dog Emperor’s Entire Family Shen Yu, the greatest sword cultivator under heaven, was coax 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Technology Brings a Little Shock to the Cultivation World 科技给修仙界带来亿点点震惊 [What Even Is Fantasy?] + [Wild Imagination] + [Absurdist Humor] + [I’m Done Pretending. Here’s the Truth: I’m Just Here to Make You Laugh to Death] Xia Fan, a hardcore shut-in from the future, gets by on games and anime. Then one day, he transmigrates to a parallel world of cultivation! He thought he’d get the power fantasy of cultivating with one hand and taking disciples with the other. Instead, he transmigrated into the body of “Xia Erdan” and discovered he couldn’t cultivate at all! Just 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 A Gentle Breeze, an Old Dream 清风别旧梦 A Gentle Breeze Leaves Old Dreams Behind 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Railway Archives: The Hour of Jingzhe 铁路档案之惊蜇时分 This book is set in a different period from the earlier novel Railway Archives. On August 15, 1945, the thirty-fourth year of the Republic, Japan surrendered. The espionage game had already been set in motion. Before the Liaoshen Campaign, Ye Tian was recruited by the Military Statistics Bureau under the codename Qingci. He became a double agent, using both his railway dispatcher’s job and his Qingci identity to wage a covert battle as a Communist underground operative. He supplied the Communist 6Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 117 From the Start, Chestnuts Cure Athlete's Foot, Villains Weep, and Gods Kneel 开局板栗治脚气，反派哭，神明跪 Rong Yimo has a unique constitution. He can turn the poisonous fumes produced when members of the Xiao family fall ill into divine-grade spiritual power, allowing him to cultivate supreme abilities. The more he absorbs, the stronger he gets. He can just lie back and let success come to him! Unbelievable! He used this divine spiritual power to roast chestnuts, and the whole thing blew up! Absurdly, a rain of chestnuts fell from the sky. The whole village scrambled to eat them, then got diarrhea. 71Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 118 I Was Just Saying, Believe It or Don't 我就随便一说，爱信不信 “Read your fortune for ten yuan. Tell your future for ten yuan.” “I’m just saying what comes to mind. Believe it or not, it’s up to you.” Watch Ye Ge and his fans roam the bustling city, and see how he takes control of the winds of change... 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 I'm the Fake Heiress. Who's Afraid? 我是假千金我怕谁 [Fake and real heiresses + unhinged villainess + palace and household intrigue + all the usual tropes + lighthearted comedy] Huo Chenxuan jumped into a river to save someone, only to transmigrate into a book, becoming the evil fake heiress in The True Heiress Is Reborn, and Her Five Marquis Mansion Brothers Weep as They Beg Forgiveness. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is the classic drowning scene, with the scumbag General Xiao swimming desperately toward her. “Don’t come any cl 2.4kReads—Score26314d adds
- 120 An Unparalleled Bond 绝世联情 Set against the various historical periods from the 1920s to the 1980s, this novel follows the tumultuous lives, joys and sorrows, and tragic romances of Long Xingqiu, a principal at a middle school from a family of couplet writers, and his children. It tells a modern tale of swordsmen and scholars, blending tragedy and comedy in a story that will sometimes bring readers to tears and sometimes make them laugh out loud. Full of suspense, twists and turns, and interlocking plotlines, the story is 94Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 121 An Invitation 一封邀请函 Keywords: Snowbound mountain lodge + Ensemble cast + Campus + Novella An invitation to a high school reunion. Twelve letters, twelve people. As murders follow one after another in the dead of night, each more horrifically brutal than the last, is the killer one of the twelve, or someone else entirely? The truth behind the events is a secret hidden for years. Thorns in the darkness ensnare everyone in fear and unease. No one knows who holds the knife and who is at its mercy. Amid tangled love and 1.2kReads—Score14114d adds
- 122 Those Memories Haven't Faded Like Smoke 那些往事并不如烟 Based on true historical events, this book recounts how Chinese public security and political security agents in the 1960s used extraordinary methods to endure humiliation and infiltrate enemy intelligence organizations in Taiwan. They remained undercover for more than twenty years, making major contributions to national security. The story paints a sweeping historical panorama. Its twists and turns are vivid and compelling, and its main events are adapted from historical fact. Rich in the spiri 558Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 123 Supreme Wisdom: The Legend of Jiang Ziya 智慧无上：姜子牙传奇 At the end of the Shang Dynasty, amid a world in chaos, the white-haired recluse Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook in the Wei River, waiting for a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. King Wen of Zhou dreams of a flying bear and makes three visits to seek out a worthy man, setting in motion a deadly game between mortals and gods. Questioned at court, targeted by Shang assassins, and caught in the schemes of a nine-tailed fox who stirs up alliances among the feudal lords, Jiang Ziya w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Appraisal Is Burned! Nobody Say a Word 鉴定烧了！谁也别说出去 The Appraisal's Been Burned! Don't Tell Anyone 1.2kReads—Score1314d adds
- 125 Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记：重返烟火人间 Not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat powers, no rebirth: a realistic struggle to survive against the odds. An innocent only daughter meets the ultimate scumbag. He tricks her into love, saddles her with debt, then runs off, delivering a triple blow. She tries to take her daughter into the lake with her, but survives. Having died once, she finally comes to her senses. There’s no one to catch her when she falls and no one to save her. Every meal and every bit of warmth must be earned with her ow 5.6kReads8.8Score39214d adds
- 126 Red Leaves in the Wind 枫叶飘红 Without reading, you cannot understand reason; without studying history, you cannot clarify your aspirations. Looking back, the past stretches as far as the eye can see, like maple leaves drifting slowly down from the branches, farther and farther away, redder and redder. Take history as a mirror, and savor life... 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 When I Turned Around, That Person Was Still There 蓦然回首，那人依旧 After leaving her child behind and being forced out, she has returned to settle the score... "From beginning to end, all I wanted was to hold on to his sleeve and follow him to become immortals... But... I can never hold on to that sleeve... I thought fate had finally smiled upon me, but what awaited me was an imperial decree ordering that I be killed after giving birth, while my child was kept... A person whose life is as worthless as grass has only one way to stand tall before others..." 38.2kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds
- 128 After My Wife Killed Me, I Automatically Reborn 被娘子砍死后，自动重生 After his wife chops him to death, a bug triggers and he keeps being reborn. He goes drinking at brothels and gets chopped to death, then reborn! He tries to get frisky, gets chopped to death and reborn again! He discovers his wife’s secret, gets chopped to death, and is reborn once more! Only the male lead is reborn. The female lead has no memories, and time and again she mistakenly thinks he’s a martial arts expert and draws her blade on him... At first, he can’t even withstand a single move. 2.7kReads8.3Score25914d adds
- 129 The Entire Universe Is a Hallucination Only I Can See 全宇宙都是我一个人的幻觉 This book's style: an unconventional god-abandoning story, resistance to the rules of the entire universe, imagination unleashed by awakening in a virtual world, godlike access to consciousness, no saintly protagonist, ruthless and decisive action, cold political maneuvering, chilling details that reward close thought, everyday urban suspense, awakened ones at odds with the world order, no System or cheats, a long-running ensemble chess game, an uplifting core, an expansive world, growth through 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 From the Start, I Kissed the Young Marquis and Ran After Flirting 开局强吻小侯爷，我撩完就跑 [Hilarious and ridiculous + scheming, lovesick male lead + laissez-faire System + devoted, exclusive pairing + sweet romance + a cast of drama queens + secret identity exposed, then coasts to victory] Qi An’an’s life motto: If I can sit, I won’t stand. If I can make money, I won’t date. And if I do date, I won’t touch a rich heir. To bring her adoptive father back to life, she voluntarily bound herself to a System and became the temporary guardian angel of Xie Ci, the marquis household’s legiti 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Laugh, Go Crazy, Laugh Yourself Silly: I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Tang Dynasty 都笑，都疯，穿书到大唐我笑疯了 [Transmigrates into a book + hilarious + System + modern woman in ancient times + romance + silly fun + marriage first, love later + satisfying payback + wildly imaginative + happy ending] The sickly, possessive Prince Li Xuan of the Tang Dynasty ✖ Tang Xiaoxiao, a stand-up comedian who transmigrates into a book set in the Tang Dynasty (If you're tired or in a bad mood and want to unwind, come on in. I hope this will make you laugh and laugh!) (When it comes to life, the most important thing is 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Slam Dunk: The Great Emperor Tsunoda 灌篮高手之角田大帝 If you don't read to the end, you'll never know what this book is about! It's definitely not just a story about leveling up with a System! [Comedy + Slam Dunk + Daily Life + School Life + City Life + Face-Slapping + Plot Twists + Romance + Transmigration + Rebirth + Weak System + Food + Suspense + Fan Fiction + Sports] These are the amusing exploits of the Great Emperor Kakuta. A comedic slice-of-life story disguised as Slam Dunk. In the Slam Dunk anime, Shohoku High School's basketball team has 931Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 133 Criminal Investigation Files: A Death Notice from a Dream 刑侦档案：来自梦境的死亡通知书 (Criminal investigation + mystery + deduction + solving cases + murder + episodic + ensemble cast + romance) The finest hunters often appear in the guise of prey. She is Lin Mu, the youngest psychological counselor in Haishi. A paper crane can weave a beautiful dream, or deliver a death notice. Behind the cover of her “legal” profession, she carries out vigilante justice against the darkness beyond the law's reach. He is Xu Yang, the youngest and most promising captain in the criminal investi 412Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Delivery Rider Codename 007: I'm Not a Secret Agent 骑手代号007，我不是特工 “The System is forcing me to become a secret agent, but I’m just a delivery rider trying to earn enough to buy medicine for my little sister!”, Chen Xiao On a stormy night, Chen Xiao accepts a delivery order bound for hell. The customer is already dead, and the person who accepted the delivery is lying in a pool of blood. Killers are outside the door. As he lies dying, the [Hive Special Operations Mission System] forcibly binds itself to him. From then on, half of his delivery bag holds life-sav 318Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 135 Captain, Stop Flirting: The Forensic Doctor Is Losing His Mind 警花队长别撩了，法医先生要疯了 Ye Xi, a former narcotics officer, was suddenly appointed captain of a criminal investigation team. In a short time, she solved one difficult case after another, earning the respectful nickname Captain Ye from everyone around her. Ye Xi had always kept her personal and professional lives strictly separate, until Si Ye unexpectedly entered her life. Their first meeting was a comedy of errors. Si Ye came across her at her lowest and, with one offhand warning, set their fates on a tangled course. I 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Xu Changsheng Investigates 许长生探案 Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book records several particularly challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s deductive skills. 11.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 137 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 184Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4.3kReads9.1Score59214d adds
- 139 A Wind of Cranes and the Rustle of Grass 风声鹤唳 A cuckoo cannot build its own nest. It can only take over the nests of other birds. What Feng Chen took over was not a nest, but someone else’s identity and name. Even the Military Statistics Bureau’s confidential files in Section Eight contained no photograph of him, only a codename known to no one: Red Cuckoo. A top Kuomintang agent, Feng Chen was ordered to infiltrate the Shanghai underground Communist Party to obtain the list of Communist agents embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau’s u 1.4kReads9.3Score17314d adds
- 140 I Helped My Twin Brother Become a Sword Immortal 我助孪生兄弟成剑仙 A wisp of green smoke links yin and yang, as paper-crafted mysteries drift into dreams. Brothers separated by worlds meet again, and from then on, two realms share one fate. [Boy’s manga-style energy] [Early on, he doesn’t treat himself like a person; later, he doesn’t treat his opponents like people] [Lighthearted, funny daily life, with blazing, blood-pumping battles] What if burning a paper phone let you contact your twin brother, who vanished at sea? Xie Zhengze tried it. Not only did he rea 66Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 141 Colonizing Venus 金星殖民 [Patriotic wish fulfillment + Interstellar Frontier Development + Technological Supremacy + A World of Great Harmony] In 2125, Earth has just 120 years before its resources run out. The European and American powers have carved up Mars, monopolizing it and shutting others out. Human civilization stands on the brink of extinction! In this desperate moment, 25-year-old genius engineer Xu Xiaowu bursts onto the scene, stunning the world with his Venus terraforming plan! Crash comets into the planet 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 I Get One Day a Month to Do Whatever I Want 我每月拥有一次，为所欲为日 A real-world sandbox. On the last day of every month, the world freezes, and only the protagonist can move. He can do whatever he wants, treating the whole world as his private sandbox. He thought he could keep this bug to himself forever, but it turned out others could move too: the Month-End Man, the Faceless Man, the Parasites, the Gravekeeper, and more, appearing one after another as the story unfolds. 767Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 143 This Detective Is No Ordinary Man: Falling in Love Makes Him Stronger 这个侦探不一般，恋爱就能变强 Zhang Xici had endured a lonely, miserable life, and just as he was about to retire, he got caught up in something huge. An enormous scapegoat's burden was dumped on him. With his frail build, how could he possibly bear such a huge burden? He was crushed to death beneath it. But who would have thought that a disaster would turn into a blessing: he was reborn. After being reborn, Zhang gained the support of a System and finally became a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, his System wasn't 5.9kReads9.0Score89414d adds
- 144 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Railway Archives 铁路档案 A tale of wartime espionage and undercover work. Ye Tian’s soul transmigrates to the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, 1937, where he unravels a series of mysterious railway cases from the Republican era. Every inch of rail holds a code for life, and the names of espionage agents are revealed from sealed files. At Yixian Station, he meets Ma Yunfei, who introduces him to the Communist Party. Ye Tian recruits Zhang Laoliu, Liang Jincheng, and Jin Guozhong as grassroots Party members, providing i 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 146 The Enlightenment Human Community 启明人类共同体 (The rating just came in and will keep rising, so feel free to give it a try. People keep saying there’s no room for sci-fi here, that everyone only likes cultivation and fantasy, and that The Three-Body Problem is the only one that can compete. Let’s prove them wrong!) Abducted by aliens? Turns out that’s a good thing: we’re the pandas of the universe. They won’t let us visit home? There’s always a way around every obstacle! They lock us in cages and cut us off? Then we’ll just have to secretly 1.3kReads8.3Score14814d adds
- 147 Rain Falls on an Old Dusk 雨落旧黄昏 Rain Falls on an Old Dusk 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I Became a Living Corpse and Went on a Hundred-Day Killing Spree for Revenge 我化身活死人，百日复仇杀疯了 [Revenge] [No female lead] [Suspenseful pacing] The protagonist's entire family was slaughtered by a “mysterious organization,” and he himself was stabbed to death in a frenzy of knife blows. Yet he returned to the world as a living corpse. He feels no pain or cold, doesn't need to breathe or eat... He has nothing left but revenge. He will send every one of his enemies to hell in the most brutal way possible. One hundred days remain, and his body is slowly rotting away. Each time he deals with a 57.6kReads9.1Score6.1k14d adds
- 149 The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶 This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light... 47Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 150 The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案 No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases… 7.3kReads8.6Score63914d adds
