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- 1 My First Steps into the Real World! 初闯社会！ A mischievous little punk back in his school days, he somehow ends up getting into police academy through a twist of fate. During his time there, he transforms from a rebellious teenager into a mature, steady, hardworking cadet. Then, by chance, he is sent undercover to infiltrate a criminal organization, gradually building up his own influence... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Dad Is the Godfather, So It Makes Sense That I Run the World 我爹是教父，我只手遮天，很合理 I transmigrated, and ended up as the Godfather's son. Dark undercurrents swirl all around me, and danger lurks at every turn. Still, at least my dad sent me off to college. I thought I could stay clear of the trouble, but trouble came looking for me. Well, no choice now. Time to come clean. I'm done pretending. My dad's the Godfather. Is it really a problem if I act a little arrogant? Looking at all the powerful figures groveling at his feet, Ye Xingchen grinned brightly. “Standing before yo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Tales of a Small Town: A Different Kind of Jianghu 小城往事：不一样的江湖 This story chronicles the 1990s in a small city in Northeast China, following a group of brothers from standing up to bullies to accidentally getting mixed up in the underworld and becoming gang leaders. The fighting and killing were often beyond their control. More often, there was nothing but helplessness and heartache. This is a tale of youth from a wild era, and a legendary story about the young men and women of a small city’s underworld. Told in the first person, this book takes you back to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Zhang Yi1's First Book 张一1的第一本书 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Underworld’s Mad Dragon: I Took Down the Jianghu Bosses All by Myself 黑道狂龙：我一个人砍翻江湖大佬 [Underworld + officialdom + domination + ruthless action + multiple heroines] Gong Ming is a discharged soldier who once skinned a man alive and a lone hero who earned countless military honors. A twist of fate drew him into this turbulent jianghu. With his ruthless creed of "If you do it, finish the job," and his sharp mind, he quickly made a name for himself in the jianghu. In this dark world, he met a group of like-minded brothers. They stood by justice and feared no powerful enemies, fightin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Enemy to All 为人敌 Some people enjoy bullying others. They pick on the weak to show how powerful they are, but they'll never know how terrifying those people they look down on as weaklings and losers can be when they fight back. “My name is Wang Zheng. Remember, don't mess with me.” 3Reads—Score214d adds
- 7 Xiao Sanfeng's Life in the Jianghu 萧三峰的江湖人生 Tough guy Xiao Sanfeng has feared nothing since childhood, machete in hand as he makes his way through the world! After unexpectedly discovering the mystery of his origins, he sets off on a one-way road into the martial world. Watch him cut his way through every obstacle with a single blade and rise to the pinnacle of life! 484Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Knockout: Gao Qiqiang's Younger Brother, Starting by Stealing Chen Shuting Away 狂飙：高家老二，截胡陈书婷开始 Reborn unexpectedly into the world of television dramas, Gao Qihan becomes the second son of the Gao family. He has a younger brother, Gao Qisheng, and a younger sister, Gao Qilan. Knowing that if events follow the plot, no one in his family will meet a good end, Gao Qihan tries to persuade his older brother to move away from Jinghai. But Gao Qiqiang rebukes him, and in a fit of anger, Gao Qihan leaves home, awakening the God-Tier Choice System. After making his way in Magic City for five years, 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Film and TV: Chen Shuting Asks Me to Tone It Down 影视：陈书婷求我收敛点 The New Year's firecrackers began to crackle, and Gao Qisheng woke up once again. He adjusted the glasses resting on the bridge of his nose, though they had no prescription. He went over to Chen Shuting, wrapped his arms around her slender waist from behind, and rested his head on her fragrant shoulder. “Sister Chen, the New Year is almost here. What do you wish for this year?” Chen Shuting gently stroked Gao Qisheng's cheek. “Brother Sheng, I don't want anything. I just hope you'll stay by my s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Long Clan 龍氏家族 The male protagonist, who retains the memories of his previous life, is born into a poor family after reincarnation and suffers the injustices of the world. After being ground down by reality, he rises from humble beginnings and enters the workforce as a low-paid laborer. Then an unexpected opportunity changes everything. Through his own efforts, he gains power, builds a vast family, and rises above the rest. Staying true to his convictions, he creates a society where everyone is equal. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Mysteries Emerge at the Xuanlong Society 玄龙会之疑云初现 Everyone has a wuxia dream, but everyone understands wuxia differently. What is yours? This is my take on wuxia. The leader of the martial arts alliance is assassinated, but the cause of his death remains a mystery. Years later, his daughter meets a hero famed throughout the land. Together, they investigate the truth behind the murder, only to discover that they have long been caught in a web of conspiracy. An alternate history set after the Song dynasty, with low-level martial arts and traditio —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Big Brother Jiadai 大哥加代 A big brother hailed as the King of Shenzhen, he was also a top underworld boss who could make waves in the capital. Loyal and righteous, he was always willing to help brothers in need and made friends far and wide. He also won the hearts of the big brothers who followed him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I'm Out of Prison, and I'm Taking My Big Sister-in-Law to Paint the Underworld Red 出狱了，我带大嫂血染黑道 Six years ago, Zhao Shanti took the blame and went to prison for his older brother, who had killed their stepfather. Six years later, after his release, Zhao Shanti takes care of his stunning sister-in-law on his brother's behalf, then leads her into a blood-soaked underworld... 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Underworld: No Way Back 黑道不归路 The underworld: a term that seems to have nothing to do with ordinary people. It represents another world. I was an orphan. I begged, was adopted, stole, and did all kinds of things. Then I failed to find a job and ended up at a nightclub. I never expected to meet someone there, someone who changed the course of my life and sent me down a road of no return... 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Tales of Vocational High School 职高风云录 [Told in flashbacks] [First-person POV] [Passionate] [Youth] [Rags to riches] [Two heroines] [Don't mess with an honest man, or you won't even get the chance to kneel and beg for mercy!!!] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The King Underground 地下的王 Who hasn't been reckless in their youth? Who hasn't burned with passion? That night, I too dreamed of a million soldiers! Yang Yan rose from obscurity to become a mob boss through sheer passion, a peerless tyrant whom the world looked up to! 3Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 17 Bloodstained Memories 血染的往事 (This story is entirely fictional. The places, people, events, and everything else in it are not real.) In the early 1990s, on a silent winter night, two muffled gunshots rang out beneath the darkness over an old neighborhood. A five-shot hunting rifle with a sawed-off barrel brought more than a scene of underworld vendetta. It also laid bare a hidden storm of bloodshed. Some say he was a loyal and righteous brother. Some say he was an ambitious kingpin. Others say he was a vicious monster, crue 37Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 18 My Years as a Delinquent 我当不良的那些年 The year I began to remember things, my parents left for reasons unknown. The moment I stepped into Seventh High, the story began, and a legend unfolded. There is no tree that reaches the heavens. Everything has something that can bring it down… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Buying Watermelons from the Start: I Began by Playing a Gang Boss and Controlling Ghosts 开局买瓜从扮演黑帮老大开始驭鬼 Ghostly energy resurges, and forbidden zones for the living appear! Liu Qiang is a university student at a finance college. One day, he went out to buy a watermelon and unexpectedly obtained the [Strongest Role-Playing System]. Playing a crime boss: “Can’t tell if this melon’s ripe just by looking. Let’s crack it open and see.” Playing a hearse driver: “480 kph? I wonder if that guy on Mount Akina can get a car with a top speed of 240 kph up to 480.” And so... Ghost melon seller: “I thought he w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: From the Start, I Saved Xiao Feng and Became Supreme in the Way of Freedom 天龙：开局救萧峰，逍遥独尊 (Wuxia, xianxia, traditional fantasy, transmigrate into a book, nonstop action, no harem, no mindless power fantasy, just a pure story) After Xiao Feng falls off a cliff, peace seems to return to the land, but undercurrents are churning. A sinister, tangled conspiracy is unfolding, and danger lurks everywhere in the martial world. The four factions of ghosts, demons, monsters, and heretics are poised to overthrow the realm. Dong An, heir to the Carefree Sect, must take on the mission of saving 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 This Martial Saint Seems a Little Too Extreme 这个武圣疑似太极端了 [High Martial Arts, Low Fantasy]+ [The Martial World and the Imperial Court]+ [Political Intrigue] In the twenty-seventh year of Chengye, the Nine Cauldrons fell, and the armies of ten states carved up the Central Plains. That year, the white-haired Grand Tutor held Tong Pass to the bitter end. Behind him lay the skeletal remains of starving refugees, across three thousand miles ravaged by locusts. That year, the dying Martial Saintess brandished her spear and demanded to know whether the Empero 9Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 22 After Getting Kicked Off the Police Force, I Took Down the City’s Criminal Underworld 被警队开除后：我掀翻全城黑恶 Forced to take off the uniform I wore to defend the righteous path, I won’t join the underworld. I’ll punish it and fleece it. I devise clever schemes and turn their own force against them, specializing in fleecing underworld bosses. I’ll take ill-gotten gains, clear out their criminal territory, and settle every score. Today they ignore me. Tomorrow there won’t be anywhere left for the wicked to swagger. I’m Xiao Zhang. I do things with a swagger, and I’m the godfather to every thug in the city 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Few Fleeting Years in the Martial World 寥寥江湖凡几年 The young have a wildness all their own; even shut away in a box, they can still make their voices heard! The martial world is full of its own stories. Why not hear them as you rest your head on your pillow? This world has no shortage of tales about gallant heroes and captivating beauties. But beyond the martial world, there is also power to be wielded, and beneath it, the lives of ordinary peddlers and common folk. A six-foot bed to sleep in, three meals a day to eat: in the end, we're all writ 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Immortal Journey Through the Spirit Realm 灵界仙旅 Tired of slow-burn xianxia stories about endless years of bitter cultivation? Eastern fantasy packed with passion and thrills, rapid-fire power-ups, and a continuous saga of fierce battles against other races. After Tang Kexing unifies the Ziyuan Continent, the shadowy Cangming tribes from beyond the borders quietly close in. Human generals bring their strengths to bear as forces of light and darkness clash fiercely, while strange celestial phenomena sweep across the continent. Dark currents sti 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Tales of Kyoto 1 京都往事1 This is the real 1990s, with the purest underworld style. The rebirth from the start is just a cover and has nothing to do with the story that follows. This book has enough jianghu spirit, enough brutality, enough viciousness, and enough cruelty! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Underworld Boss Through My Eyes 我眼中的江湖大哥 When Zheng Hao stood up for his ex-girlfriend, Gu Xin, he took down Chengbei Laosi, a small-time thug with a bit of a reputation, twice. His own name soon began to rise. Later, he became enemies with Jin Changxu, a Korean-Chinese gangster, and beat up Chen Jianjun, an old-time thug who had just gotten out of prison. One brutal fight after another turned Zheng Hao into the big brother everyone talked about. But the arrival of Zhou Yunkang, son of veteran boss Zhou Wandai, presents Zheng Hao and h 13Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Countering the Black Tide (Complete in Four Volumes) 反黑风云（全四册） This collection covers a variety of genres. It tells the hidden twenty-year history of the modern Shandong underworld, charts the fierce lives of a group of unconventional young men, and explores a city of desire where politics, business, the underworld, and romance intertwine. In a hunting ground where predators abound and prey is scarce, survival means the strong devour the weak. Every established rule is shattered and reshaped here: only the fittest survive! 415Reads9.0Score3914d adds
- 28 Reborn: I Went on a Killing Spree in the Underworld 重生后我在黑道大开杀戒 [Everyday urban life + wild imagination + powerful lead + scheming + reborn + billionaire + thrilling and suspenseful + laugh-out-loud comedy + invincible face-slapping + underworld + big boss] Li Wei’s family is hounded by loan sharks until their lives are destroyed. Fleeing for his life, Li Wei loses his footing and falls to his death from the 21st floor. To his surprise, Li Wei is reborn as Mo Lingfeng, the son of the billionaire Mo Xiaotian. He gets his revenge using underworld methods. Afte 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Small-Town Nobody: Reunited After a Thousand Years 小人物：重逢千年 The underworld is mine to rule! I’m Xu Jian, an insignificant nobody from Licheng. I thought I’d spend my whole life that way. Fortunately, I met a group of brothers who would stick by me through life and death. Since the turn of the century, we’ve fought across the north and south, east and west. A young man should set his sights high, mount a fine steed, and ride across the plains. Over twenty years of trials and storms, I rose from the bottom of society to build an empire in the north! A thou 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 An Underworld Odyssey: Is This Really the Right Path? 黑道征途，这条路真的对吗！ My name is Jiang Cheng. The Cheng in my name means “to become a god,” and I became the god of the underworld. The road here was grueling. My brothers and I all got the lives we wanted, but when I finally reached the top and watched my old brothers get arrested or cut down one by one, I fell into deep thought. Was this road really the right one? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Drunk on the Wu Hook 醉吴钩 [Court politics × Martial arts world × Alternate history × Powerful male and female leads × Ensemble cast × Everyday lives of ordinary people × Serious drama] “Seven years, and you've come back. But your name is already infamous. Do you still hope to become someone's sword and try to rewrite the verdict in the history books?” “History is told about the past, experienced in the present, and retold in the future. It never speaks for itself. We have different stances, different methods, different p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Jiangnan Undertaker 江南送葬人 (No clichés, no invincibility, no System, no brainless characters) After the 1990s, the jianghu in the eyes of people from Jiangnan was very different from that of other places. People from Jiangnan weren’t tall, nor did they have powerful physiques. They hardly ever swore, and they didn’t roam the streets, fighting without restraint. Their jianghu was no longer about blades flashing in plain sight. They preferred ruthless schemes and power plays behind the scenes. If someone hit you, would you 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Just Transmigrated, and Now I'm a Gang Boss 刚穿越，就成了帮派大佬 It all starts with a misunderstanding. The gravely wounded Blackwater Gang boss points at Su Ye and says, “He... he stabbed me in the stomach. Kill him...” The hard-of-hearing underlings interrupt the boss mid-sentence: “Got it. He'll take your place. Boss, go in peace. We'll help him rise to power and kill your enemies.” The boss is so angry he dies on the spot, and Su Ye somehow goes from an ordinary passerby to the boss of a local power. 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Shan Jin Underworld: I Took Down the Whole Jianghu 山晋黑道，我打爆了江湖 [Underworld, passionate, multiple heroines, first-person] My name is Xu Haoqiang. I live in Longcheng, Shan Jin, a coal-producing region. In 1997, at the age of twenty, I joined the underworld. I let money do the talking, and even the truth has to bow its head. I let the rules of the underworld do the talking, and both the legitimate and criminal worlds have to make way. From there, my influence spread across Shan Jin and beyond… 861Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 35 From Top Gaokao Scorer to Underworld Boss 从高考状元到黑道霸主 Those who hate me call me cold-blooded and heartless, Those who love me cry out for justice on my behalf, All this is destined on the road to success, No one can change it, this is a king’s fate. Destined, I will stand against this world, I will shock this world, I will change this world, I will conquer this world… 138Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 36 After Prison, I Became the King of the Underworld 出狱后，我成了地下王者 One accidental assault completely turned the wheel of my fate! By the time I returned from prison, a path to kingship lay before me! It seemed to have been waiting for me all along, awaiting my awakening! I set out on the journey to the very top... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Urban Mad Dragon: A True Dragon Fears No River Crossing 都市狂龙：不是猛龙不过江 [Business Warfare + Powerhouse + Underworld + Livestreaming + No System + No Rebirth] Zhao Yichen, the undisputed king of Feicheng's underworld, is hunted by two mysterious forces… He is on the brink of death, lying in a pool of blood, when Xiao Mo, general manager of Brilliant Media, rescues him. From then on, Zhao Yichen conceals his identity and takes a job as a lowly security guard at Brilliant Media. After the Three Little Animals set them up, Brilliant Media is caught in a scandal over 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Black Owl, White World 黑枭白界 Are they loyal and righteous, or consumed by greed? Using a raw, down-to-earth style, this novel portrays the many faces of life among another group of people in the real world. Are they driven to desperation, or risking everything? How will the men who walk the edge tell their stories? Betrayal and being betrayed, killing and being killed: step into the criminal underworld of the late twentieth century, into the hell behind the sunshine. Perhaps they are far removed from you and me. Perhaps the 38Reads6.8Score614d adds
- 39 The King of Xiacheng 夏城的王 The clash between the younger generation and the old guard brings sweeping changes to the rules of the underworld. After a high school senior is shaken down, he embarks on a life as a gang boss: opening bars and casinos, fighting street battles, and claiming victory at every turn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Hellwolf 地狱战狼 Ye Fei has one top-secret mission: unite the underworld! How will Ye Fei go from a discharged soldier to leading a group of trusted followers and climbing to the top of the underworld, step by step? There is a world of crime, and there is a world of law. If Ye Fei unites the underworld, will he upset the balance of the world as it is now? Will he threaten the interests of certain people? The world isn't simply black or white. There is white in the black, and black in the white! Watch Ye Fei face 340Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 41 Hong Kong Films: The Coward of Hung Hing, Dedicated to Escorting the Boss's Wife 港片：洪兴怂包，专职护送大嫂 Tang Jun transmigrated into Hongxing as its most cowardly rank-and-file gangster and bound himself to the [Warcraft Troop-Raising System]. From the start, he summoned two wolf riders to act as Chen Haonan’s lackeys and walk his dog. He spent 50 Hong Kong dollars to recruit a kodo beast, making Keung Kun kneel and chew tree bark to pay off his debt. When a tide of beasts swept across Hong Kong, Li Xiuxian chased him with the Infernal Affairs script, shouting, “Mr. Tang, can you give me a bit p 1.2kReads5.5Score10214d adds
- 42 A Bloodstained Road Through the Martial World: Beneath the Streets 浴血江湖路：市井之下 [Light System]+ [One Heroine]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Schemes of the Martial World] Zhong Weiji inexplicably became a death-row convict chosen to die in someone else’s place, but that was also what set him on his own path through the martial world. Is the martial world dangerous? No, people’s hearts are far more dangerous. Since everyone wants my life, let’s see who can snap whose neck first. In this martial world, black and white are hard to tell apart. Only the blade and one’s life are real 654Reads6.1Score11214d adds
- 43 Tales of the Underworld in Dongguan 莞城江湖往事 The jianghu isn’t a world of free-spirited heroes, revenge, and fine clothes atop spirited steeds. It’s a filthy, chaotic reality twisted by darkness! I, Zhang Xingheng, entered the jianghu to play the game of schemes and use my brains. Everything in the world was part of my calculations, including myself! So, you ask why I succeeded? Because every big shot in the jianghu fell victim to my schemes! They fell amid blades, guns, and blood! From the moment I stepped into the jianghu, every big shot 11.4kReads6.8Score65114d adds
- 44 Black and White Rule: Overseas Storms 2 黑白为王2海外风云 (No brainless antics + Urban + Underworld + Passionate + Brotherhood + No Harem + Faux-Realism + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Overseas Gang Life) The official sequel to the hard-hitting, realistic underworld epic Three Fingers! Black and White Rule 2: Overseas Storm is now underway! Leaving the underworld of their homeland behind, they set foot on unfamiliar foreign soil. Beneath the surface, the Mekong River region seethes with undercurrents, while cross-border forces from Hong Kong and Macau are 19Reads—Score10714d adds
- 45 Reborn: A Hundred Million in Breakup Money? I'll Make My Comeback 重生：一亿分手费？我要逆袭了 [Reborn] + [Lighthearted Comedy] + [Patience] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Face-slapping] + [No System] + [Decisive and ruthless] Chen Feng, a small-business owner who went bankrupt in his previous life, is reborn in the early twentieth century with an extraordinary identity. His ex-wife is immensely wealthy. From the start, she tosses him a bank card with 100 million yuan on it, smacking Chen Feng's handsome face, but sets a daily spending limit of just 5,000 yuan. Chen Feng secretly sw 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Objections Overruled 反对无效 [Power fantasy + crime + passion + Hong Kong action movies + no saintly protagonists + no melodrama] Woohoo! Tell me, does this feel good or what? In a dark world, they’ll defy the world and pay an unimaginable price, shouldering the burden of keeping the world’s order intact. (This novel is entirely the author’s own original creation. Do not learn from or imitate it.) He Jifeng: “I’ve got plenty of people. It’s fine.” Yao Zixuan: “I’ve got plenty of connections. I’m not afraid.” Chen Yi: “I’ve 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 My Thirty Years 我这三十年 You can take this seriously, or just read it for fun. From one era to the next, the world has changed many times over. We can leave the public upheavals aside for now. How much of what happens in the city after dark can ordinary people like us really know? After the 1979 self-defense counterattack ended, Qichao's father, Qilin, took advantage of the call to support local economic development and volunteered to leave the military and return to civilian life. He brought along Qijing, who was alrea 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 48 Bloodshed and the Rise of a Young Man 血染，少年崛起 (This work is set in a fictional world and contains science fiction elements.) This is a story about brotherhood and the code of the underworld... Do good people really get what they deserve? Do so-called bad people have their own reasons...? In these chaotic times, perhaps the only way forward is to join the underworld. The saying that good and evil are always repaid in the end is nothing but words meant to comfort people. Before true power, perhaps we are no more than ants. Perhaps only after 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Restless Youth 躁动少年 My name is Lin Yi. In middle school, I used to throw my weight around alongside the big brother I looked up to. But when I entered high school, I got beaten to a pulp. After meeting a group of dependable brothers, we started out at school and swore to conquer this ruthless city. As our influence grew and we grew stronger, we were drawn into a series of events we'd never had any contact with before. 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Beyond the Mirror 镜面之后 There is no light beyond the mirror... From the moment the first mistake was made, every punishment that followed had already been laid out... He Feng’s four-year-old daughter, He Wenwen, fell to her death three months ago. His wife, Yan Fei, suffered a mental breakdown after their daughter’s tragic death and died in a car accident a week later. He Feng’s life plunged to rock bottom, but it seemed his misfortune was far from over... A faucet turned on in the middle of the night, a breakfast that —Reads—Score—14d adds
