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- 51 The Humble Scholar-Poet 寒门小诗仙 [Lighthearted + Transmigration + Alternate History + Imperial Examinations + Martial Arts + Detective Work] What do you do when your wife goes missing from the start? Help! Urgent! Waiting for replies online. Chen Rong had spent half his life writing novels, but never imagined that the truck he’d used countless times to send his protagonists transmigrating would send him off too. Couldn’t you at least have given me a System? I don’t know how to do a damn thing… That familiar trope of starting ou 22Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 52 I Transmigrated into the Carefree Prince 穿越成了逍遥王 [Comedy + passion + transmigration + play the pig to eat the tiger + satisfying face-slapping + Poet Immortal + Sword God + ordinary-person progression, quietly build strength and don't get reckless...] He has one hand in the imperial court and the other in the martial world. A modern man transmigrates into the body of a commoner, rising from a small village all the way to the capital. One essay and several collections of poetry make him the Poet Immortal acclaimed by all. He passes through Qing 924Reads—Score10514d adds
- 53 The Whole City Mocked Me as a Book Copyist, Yet I Became a Poet of the Poor 全城笑我抄书郎，我却成寒门诗仙 After transmigrating to another world, I find that its literary heritage has been severed. The powerful aristocratic clans sneer at me for copying books as a poor scholar. Never look down on the humble scholar's pen; my heart holds the stars of ages past. At Slender West Lake, I write “Ten Years to Hone a Sword,” and sword energy soars into the heavens; At a roadside pavilion, I compose “The Great Roc,” and a golden roc's phantom streaks across the sky; At Qinhuai, I meet my soulmate, and entrus —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Transmigrating: A Hidden Dragon in the Wilderness 穿越之潜龙在野 The moment he was born, the protagonist accidentally kicked the emperor. His imperial father promptly banished him to suffer among the common people. Unaware of his royal identity, he made a name for himself with poetry, literary talent, and strategies from later generations, then gradually became embroiled in the succession struggle. He slays Japanese pirates and revitalizes the Kingdom of Chu! With his strength alone, he changes the entire balance of power. 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 55 A Hundred Schools of Thought Clash over My Poetry 写诗引起的百家争鸣 The mighty Yangtze flows east, and sorrow fills my heart as I transmigrate. My soul arrives, yet my memories are lost; still, the poems remain in my mind. Sun Shangzhi transmigrates to an ancient world parallel to Earth, but he does not inherit the original owner’s memories, leaving him completely lost and unsure what to do. As he stands bewildered, he recites a poem that is overheard by the daughter of the great scholar Sima. From then on, he begins a life of passing off copied poems as his own 7.2kReads8.1Score54814d adds
- 56 I! Slay Enemies with Talent, Turn Poetry into Swords 我！才气杀敌，诗词化剑 [Spiritual qi revival + academy + transmigration + System + showing off] Chu Ge transmigrates to a parallel world where demons have returned and ghosts roam the night. His literary inspiration never runs dry, and neither do the moves at his fingertips! Chu Ge: I ride my sword on the wind, banishing demons from the world! A handsome young Daoist looks utterly confused: Huh… isn’t that the Shu Mountain Sword Sect’s sword-riding technique? Chu Ge: Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Venerable Earth Treas 15Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 57 Concern for the People 忧民 A modern young man named Yu Fu transmigrates into the body of a boy who also happens to be named Yu Fu. What stories will unfold in an ancient dynasty with a strict social order, and among the alluring martial heroes of the jianghu...? With the slaughter of war, the arrival of natural disasters, and the cries of countless people, will Yu Fu stand by and do nothing? What choices will he make...? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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—14d adds
- 59 Great Tang: One Poem Makes Me an Immortal, and Noblewomen Go Wild for Me 大唐：一诗成仙，名门闺秀抢疯了 [Rating just released] [Poetry and song + political intrigue + history + Tang Dynasty + long-form + plagiarist] Modern office worker Pei Mingzhi woke up as the son of a dye-shop owner, a distant branch of the Pei clan of Hedong in the Tang Dynasty. His father, eager to see his son make a name for himself, pushed him into a poetry gathering at Qujiang hosted by the clan’s main branch, hoping he might absorb a trace of aristocratic refinement. At the gathering, the young noblemen in brocade robes 882Reads6.2Score7714d adds
- 60 The Whole Family Is Dead, Don't Panic, We Still Have the Third Young Master! 全家战死，不要慌，还有三少爷！ Gu Qing transmigrates into a dynasty that has strayed from the historical timeline and becomes the third young master of a general's household. He had planned to lie flat and enjoy a life of luxury, with several wives and concubines and music at the pleasure quarters. But fate had other plans: his entire family is killed in a scheme by treacherous ministers, and he is left with a disgraced name. From the start, Gu Qing is trapped in a desperate situation, surrounded by danger. He means to enter 487Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 61 I Attain Sainthood Through Chinese Poetry 我靠华夏诗词封圣 Gu Yunzhou transmigrates to a wondrous world where humans, demons, devils, ghosts, and monsters coexist. Faced with powerful foreign races, humanity has developed a special path of cultivation: opening the way to Confucian power through literature! He discovers that this world's history resembles that of China, except that it took a different turn after the Warring States period and followed an entirely different path of civilization! What kind of sparks will this young man from modern society, 323Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 62 The Deposed Crown Prince: Reading Summons the Great Sages of China 废太子：读书召唤华夏先贤 The former crown prince is exiled to the northern frontier, yet becomes invincible through reading! From the start, he is stripped of his position as crown prince and sent to the bitterly cold north. But then he awakens the River of Civilization: reading makes him stronger! Writing the Analects summons Confucius’s phantom; reciting the Mencius calls forth the manifestations of the sages. His words and ink become a million-strong army, while his poetry drives back countless foes! ✨ He opens acade 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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—14d adds
- 64 Lacking Cultural Depth? Here's a Little Poetry and Song 缺少文化底蕴？诗词歌赋来亿点 On Blue Star, history and legend have been completely different from Earth's ever since Cangjie invented writing. There are no famous figures or great works from ancient China here. Laozi's “The Way that can be spoken of is not the eternal Way” Zhuangzi's “In the Northern Darkness, there is a fish named Kun” Confucius's “When three walk together, one of them can be my teacher” Mencius's “I am skilled at cultivating my noble spirit” Li Bai's carefree elegance Du Fu's concern for the nation and it 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 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. 7Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 66 Supreme Confucian Sage 至尊儒圣 The fate of the nation is everyone's responsibility! In this world where Confucianism reigns supreme, I will study to help Great Zhou rise to greatness. Talent can kill, and words can condemn; with a word, I can bend the laws of nature and attain sainthood through literature! 638Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 You Are Like a Mirror, I Am but a Shadow 君如镜影人 [Two-way transmigration] + [farming] + [poetry] + [political intrigue] Chen BaiXi, a modern high school student, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenyuan era of the Tang dynasty and discovers that her soul has switched places with that of an ancient girl who looks exactly like her. This is an era in which the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have never been celebrated. Has history already been rewritten, or is someone secretly pulling strings? Chen BaiXi and her soul-swapped friend Chen BaiXi each be 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 I Told You to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, Not to Conquer the World 让你当个赘婿，没让你一统天下 [No Defying Heaven with Cheat Powers + No Simping + No Stupid Characters + No Harem] Jin Lian is determined to become the Great Zhou’s number-one wastrel. After all, his family is rich, he’s handsome, and his father and older brother are officials who protect him. He even gets to humiliate and bully the emperor’s most favored princess. But you still have to pay for the trouble you cause. One careless mistake, and he’s sent to a desolate land to become a prince consort. He hears that the Witch Qu 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 When I Couldn’t Become a Live-in Son-in-Law, I Had to Become a Confucian Sage 当不成赘婿只好去做儒圣了 He transmigrates into a world ruled by Confucian ideals and becomes the son of a duke. Talk about being born at the finish line. The tragedy is that the emperor arranges his marriage, and from the start he has to wed Princess Ning Yue, rumored to “keep male lovers and live a life of debauchery.” Unwilling to become a downtrodden live-in son-in-law, Jiang Han has no choice but to enroll at the academy and earn the rank of scholar. Who knew that he’d end up becoming a Confucian Sage... If the empe 1.5kReads7.6Score13914d adds
- 70 The Great Literary Master's Self-Made Success 文坛大神的自我养成 [No romance + alternate history + plagiarist author + lighthearted power fantasy] A useless college student preparing for the civil service exam transmigrates? And into a calligraphy competition, no less? Xiao Jin says life in this new world is way too exciting! But what's going on with this world? The first year of the calendar is set at Confucius's birth, with literary rankings, calligraphy grades, elegant gatherings, scholars' robes... And the people here are getting stranger by the day... “S 112Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 71 The Heir of Great Xia: From Humble Scholar to Power 大夏世子，从一介书生开始 Jiang Feng transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, only to learn as soon as he wakes up that he has been swindled into a marriage. The wife he brought home for ten taels of silver has somehow left him thirty taels in debt! Luckily, he is clever and has modern knowledge, so he manages to sort things out. But looking at the bare-walled house and his delicate young wife, who is sharing his hard life, Jiang Feng rolls up his sleeves. “I thought I could just slack off. Now I’ve got no choice but to w 249Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 72 Live-in Son-in-Law: Winning the World Through Debate, Wielding Power Over All 赘婿：文斗乾坤，权倾天下 Qin Yuan, a restorer of ancient books at a modern library, transmigrated by chance and became a lame live-in son-in-law in the Great Hua Dynasty. By a stroke of luck, he discovered that his brain could search the knowledge base of the entire library. But his top priority was breaking free from the shackles of his identity. As he struggled to survive in the cracks, the hidden threads of fate quietly began to unfold. With fate destined to bring him one romantic entanglement after another, how coul 15.6kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 73 The Confucian Sage: Turning Heaven and Earth Upside Down 儒圣：逆转乾坤 [Transmigration] [Showstopping Moments] [Poetry and Song] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Original Poems Inside] What makes a top student? What makes a genius? With a pen, he can bring peace to the realm; on horseback, he can secure it by force. The Hundred Schools of Thought, poetry and song, Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, and Legalism: all are tools in the hands of scholars. This is a world ruled by scholars. Now, the Nine Provinces are divided, and the states are constantly at war. Corrupt mi 109Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 74 The Way of Letters: I Subdue the Ages with Poetry 文道：我以诗词镇万古 Zhao Zheng woke up one day and found he had transmigrated to a world where scholars reigned supreme. Scholars cultivated literary power. Poems could defend a nation, and lyrics could slay its enemies! Songs, odes, and essays could even connect the past and present, from heaven to earth! Armed with all the classics written by the sages of his previous life, Zhao Zheng made his way in this very different Confucian world. Taking the Analects as his foundation and the Song of Righteousness as his gu 29Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 75 I Was Caught Cheating from the Start, and Became a Confucian Sage 开局作弊被抓，我成了儒家圣人 Reborn + transmigrate + Confucian cultivation + decisive and ruthless + witty and hilarious. In a world where the Dao is made manifest, written words can communicate with heaven and earth and give rise to literary qi. Literary qi can strengthen the body and help one overcome tribulations and ascend. A single poem can rival a million troops. Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, demons, monsters, and the Hundred Schools all contend in a chaotic age, while Confucianism has fallen into decline. There are 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Young Lord of Great Wei 大魏小郎君 After transmigrating, I stunned the world with just a few poems! The emperor couldn’t stop praising me, grand academicians competed to take me on as a student, and the princes fought tooth and nail over me! As for me, Yang Ling, I’m not particularly gifted. My wife is a bandit, and my father is a blacksmith. But I recite Tang poems and Song lyrics, while putting modern technology to work. I can compose poetry and couplets, and I know everything there is to know about scholars, farmers, artisans, 1.4kReads8.6Score10314d adds
- 77 Avenge the Jingkang Humiliation: Starting by Stealing the First Beauty 雪靖康耻：从截胡第一美人开始 [No System] [Multiple Female Leads] [Revenge] [Righting Past Wrongs] The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged. When will the hatred of loyal subjects be wiped away? The two emperors Huizong and Qinzong knelt like dogs, while tens of thousands of Song women were reduced to playthings for barbarians. The emperor's incompetence and cowardice brought about the catastrophe of the Jingkang Incident, a calamity for the ages! Song Li transmigrates into this world, and from the start he finds himself in a 14.4kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 78 Confucian Dao: A Song of the Wandering Hero, I Open Heaven's Gate with Poetry 儒道：一曲侠客行，我以诗开天门 On this day, Zhou Dagu became a Sage. Heaven and earth cheered. Demons and barbarians bowed. Martial artists prostrated themselves, monks built temples, and Daoists erected statues. Everyone wanted to bask in the Sage's aura. A naive child pointed at the statue and asked, “Sages must be good people, right?” The world fell silent. The flies beside the latrine covered their mouths and wept quietly! 237Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 79 The Princess Takes the Throne and Calls Off the Engagement, So I Marry the Goddess Empress of Luoshui 公主登基提退婚，我迎娶洛神女帝 [Ridiculously Satisfying Romance + Hilarious and Lighthearted + Romance-Focused] Xiao Yichen transmigrates into the world as the heir to the Prince of Nanxun, betrothed to Princess Zhongli Yao. Talented in both letters and arms, he keeps such a low profile that Zhongli Yao mistakes him for a good-for-nothing. He once tried to dissuade Zhongli Yao from vying for the throne, but she wouldn't listen. For love, Xiao Yichen secretly helps her ascend to the throne. The first thing Zhongli Yao does aft 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Perfect Man: I'll Keep You Safe for Life 顶级好男人：护你一世周全 The emperor said, “Lin Tian, you are in your prime and fully capable of serving the country. How can you speak of stepping down? I still need you to remain at court and assist me.” Lin Tian replied sincerely, “I have no regrets in my life when it comes to fame and achievement. All I wish for is my wife and children to be safe and my family to live in harmony. These are my true feelings.” Zhao Qingyan paused, then looked at him. “Husband, are you worried that your achievements will make the emper —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 I Only Wanted a Comfortable Life, but Ended Up Ruling the World 本想小富即安，结果权倾天下 [Alternate History] [Poetry and Prose] [Business and Farming] [Court Intrigue] [Multiple Heroines] An Ran transmigrates into the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Fuyang’s household in the Great Jin dynasty. Bullied by his stepmother and abused by his legitimate elder brother, he plans to start a small business, leave the marquis’s household, and live a carefree life. But after accidentally saving the Sixth Prince at a royal banquet, he is drawn into the struggle at court and gradually rises to 334Reads—Score12114d adds
- 82 Sage of the Literary Dao: From the Start, I Enrage the Sages 文道圣尊：开局气炸圣人 [The Analects of Punches + Lighthearted + No System + One Female Lead + Conspiracy Theories] Lin Cao transmigrates to a world governed by the Way of Literature. After obtaining a Stone of Literary Wisdom, he decides to take a different path. First, he adapts “The Charcoal Seller” and strips a corrupt official who framed him of his literary rank. Then he translates the Analects into the “Analects of Punches,” shattering Confucian scholars’ entire worldview. Furious, the Confucian scholars force L 94Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 83 Valuing Scholarship over Arms: Have You Heard of Tang Poetry and Song Lyrics? 重文轻武：你们可知唐诗宋词 Ye Tian transmigrates to the Great Xia and becomes a poor scholar. He has no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. Fortunately, in this world, all other pursuits are inferior to scholarship. One Tang poem shakes the literary world of Great Xia! One Song lyric paints the splendor of Great Xia! “Establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the people, the lost teachings of the sages, and peace for all generations.” At the Imperial Academy, Ye Tian recites Z 7.4kReads8.5Score50114d adds
- 84 The Great Chu Confucian Sage 大楚儒圣 [Confucian cultivation + lighthearted adventure + no System] Chu Tianming, a rural teacher, dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to the Great Chu Dynasty. Awakening on the executioner's block, he discovers that this is a world of extraordinary powers. Here, the Hundred Schools of Thought have all merged into Confucianism. Poetry and prose, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting can all be used to slay enemies! Scholars can condemn their foes with words, kill with a poem, and exterminate demons w 319Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 85 Transmigrate and Sell Tang Poems from the Start 穿越，开局卖唐诗 After a drunken night, college student Lin Feng transmigrates to the Great Yan Dynasty. He builds a distillery and opens taverns, earning gold by the day. Just as he starts feeling pleased with himself, beautiful women reject him one after another, and his fiancée breaks off their engagement. After facing reality, Lin Feng changes course and enters officialdom. With the knowledge and experience of a modern man, he makes a name for himself in Great Yan. He fights north and south, helping Great Ya 1.9kReads7.9Score12914d adds
- 86 The Lazy Scholar and the Fierce Escort Girl 懒懒书生，彪镖女 In the twelfth year of Yongjia, a great flood struck Suzhou Prefecture. Countless houses collapsed, and immeasurable acres of farmland were submerged. Tens of thousands of people were left without food or clothing and became refugees. When Li Xiang transmigrated here, he became a proud member of the Beggars’ Sect. Just as he was lamenting how unfair fate, or the System, had been to him, a burst of commotion jolted him awake. Several burly men suddenly barged in. Leading them was a sturdy, broad- 4.3kReads8.3Score31014d adds
- 87 The Commoner Emperor's Mentor 布衣帝师 Brother Mu, want a wife? Just say the word, and a wife will be delivered right to your door! Transmigrate to a poor village in the Great Xia Dynasty, where the government comes to your door with a beautiful wife? Too poor to survive? What can you do when I have ancient sugar-making methods, red bricks, and fragrant soap? Barbarian invaders? Zhuge repeating crossbows, grenades, and cannons will blast the northern barbarians into a panic! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Confucian Sage Rules the World 儒圣天下 This is a world where scholars command the forces of heaven and earth. Legend has it that Cang Jie, with two pupils in each of his four eyes, created the twenty-eight characters. His invention shook the world, gave writing to humanity, and put an end to the old system of knotted cords. From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, when a hundred schools of thought contended and sages emerged one after another, to Confucius, the revered teacher of all ages, who gathered the force of tale 124Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 89 A Hundred Schools Contend: Taming Demons 百家争鸣：御妖魔 Chen Hao, a Mission: Impossible agent, dies unexpectedly while on a mission. The Daoist treasure of Blue Star, the Taiji Mirror, takes him to a fantastical and bizarre world! After overcoming countless trials, Chen Hao becomes the giant of the School of Syncretism. Drawing on thousands of years of Chinese culture from Blue Star, he combines Confucianism and Mohism, masters the schools of Names and Law, studies Buddhism and Daoism, and practices military strategy and medicine, cultivating the hun 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Great Xia: I Recline Among Flowers and Laugh at the World 大夏：醉卧花丛笑人间 Also known as Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Built the Thirteen Court Guard Squads (No System + No Cultivation + No Martial Arts + No Do-Gooder Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Power Fantasy + No Playing by the Rules + Showing Off) Become a princess’s consort? No way. I wouldn’t do that even if I were a dog. Teammates: “Bro, this is way too boring. Let’s go play billiards at Crazy’s place.” Princess: “Darling, our bed needs repairing.” Beauty: “Don’t run! We made a gigantic silk quilt.” 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 After Eating Poisonous Mushrooms, You All Call Me a Sage of Calligraphy? 吃了毒蘑菇后，你们都叫我书圣？ No System + satisfying wish-fulfillment without dumb decisions + conquering the literary world Li Youjun, an obscure third-year materials science student buried in debt, listened to his classmates' bad advice and traveled thousands of miles to southern Yunnan in search of a rare medicinal mushroom, hoping to find a miracle cure for his mother, who had been sick for years. But after testing the medicine on himself, this devoted son collapsed and never got back up. When he woke, Li Youjun discover —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 One Poem from the Start, and the Entire Court Was Shocked! 开局一首诗，震惊满朝文武！ The most capable weapons expert in the nation's special forces transmigrates into the body of the Han Dynasty's Ninth Prince, embarking on a legendary path to power. With strong liquor and a swift steed, he charges onto the battlefield, claiming all the world's power, beauty, and fragrance for himself. 169Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 93 Husband, Please Behave: The Princess Is at Our Door to Steal You Away 夫君请自重，公主上门抢亲了 Bai Shaoqiu transmigrated to the alternate-history kingdom of Xingguo and became the unprecedented, imperial-bestowed son-in-law of the Prince of Zhenxi's residence! The prince and princess consort disliked him, and he didn't even get to see his new bride on their wedding night! Bai Shaoqiu didn't care, but a couplet he casually wrote won the heart of a princess. Then, at a literary gathering, he stunned the world and earned the title of Poet Immortal! But that wasn't what he wanted. He only hop 895Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 94 Didn't I Fail the College Entrance Exam? How Did I Become a Sage of the Confucian Dao? 不是高考落榜吗？怎么去儒道成圣 Qin Jian: I've studied hard for years, and finally I made a name for myself in the college entrance exam hall by writing an essay called "Ode to the Great Transformation." I was about to secure a perfect score, so how did I transmigrate at a time like this? And of all things, I get the classic transmigration setup: the moment I open my eyes, I'm a useless illegitimate son of a marquis's household, about to be cast out and left to wander the streets! Fortunately, this is a world where the Way of 857Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Way of the Confucian Scholars: Writing Poems with My Life, I Bring a Million Scholars to Tears 儒道：拿命写诗，气哭百万儒生 Xiao Ran transmigrates to another world, but before he can celebrate, he discovers that he is a useless invalid on the brink of death. The System tells him that writing a poem will buy him three more days of life. Desperate to survive, he writes poems nonstop, and before he knows it, he has become the Poet Sage! 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 You Asked Me to Write a Poem, and I Wrote Spring River in the Flower Moonlight? 让你写诗歌，你写春江花月夜？ Ye Hai transmigrates to the scene of a poetry competition, becoming a poor college student who wants to write poems, get famous, and make money. In this parallel world, poetry has barely developed at all. There are no Du Fu or Li Bai. Zhang Dashuai's "Daming Lake" is hailed as a timeless masterpiece, while Jia Shenshen's "Bright and Clear" is even praised by thousands! Ye Hai immediately decides to give this world a taste of the astonishing power of classical poetry. At the poetry competition, h 4.2kReads5.7Score18114d adds
- 97 A Servant at the Academy, Proving the Dao from Humble Beginnings 书院杂役，寒门证道 [No System + Ordinary-Person Cultivation + No Saintly Protagonist + No Harem + Every Grudge Repaid + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead] Heaven and earth have an end. What becomes of all living beings? Jiang Xia transmigrates into a world governed by the so-called “Literary Dao,” only to discover that everything is part of a scheme laid over ten thousand years. The Literary Dao’s “Heavenly Rankings” bear the cultivation of hundreds of millions of humans. They slaughter the myriad races and 1.4kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 98 Old Poems of Mountains and Rivers 山河诗旧 [No Female Lead] [College Entrance Exam] [Travel and Sightseeing] [Poetry and Literature] [Writing Books and Establishing Ideas] [The four-volume outline is complete. Pure wish fulfillment, no angst ✊] On the eve of the college entrance exam, the gears of fate suddenly shifted, and Chen Jue transmigrated to a parallel world firmly controlled by powerful clans. Here, students from humble families seemed to be kept behind an invisible wall, with little chance to rise above their station. Chen Jue, 1.4kReads6.2Score10014d adds
- 99 The Confucian Dao Son-in-Law: I Become a Sage by Wielding the Analects 儒道赘婿：我靠抡语成圣 [Confucian cultivation + hilarious power fantasy + subverting expectations] Modern-day underachiever Kong Lang is a top-tier jokester who’s a master of Fist-Analects memes. He lives by the creed, “If I have no morals, no one can guilt-trip me.” Then he opens his eyes in a Confucian cultivation world, reincarnated as a good-for-nothing. Thanks to his looks, he marries into the Princess’s household, where the scholars of the capital sneer at him as a useless freeloader. Who could have guessed he’ 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The CEO’s Wife and Her Lazy Son-in-Law 霸总娘子和她的咸鱼赘婿 After transmigrating into the most miserable son-in-law in history, Lu Heng was thrown out of his in-laws’ home for being utterly useless. With one poem, “Prelude to Water Melody,” he made a name for himself in Hangzhou, and wealthy women paid a fortune for his company. Everyone said merchants were beneath respect. He was determined to become richer than a kingdom and build a business empire that transcended the ages. Everyone said scholars were useless. He formed a secret guard, trained private 222Reads5.5Score—14d adds
