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- 1 With Ning 随柠 Many years after graduating high school, Zhao Qingning was working a thankless office job at a company overseas, while Han Sui had debuted in China and released an album, with his career going from strength to strength. Their paths seemed to be taking them farther and farther apart. Then one day, Han Sui showed up with his luggage. “Are you here to study abroad?” “Yes.” There was no way he could just say he’d come for her. Zhao Qingning x Han Sui (an office worker trying to make it abroad x 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The World Needs Me to Save It 世界需要我拯救 Sheng Lin was a senior time weaver who had graduated from the Temporal Academy. Fei Yan had been sent by the Abyss to infiltrate the Red Snow Clan as a child, and had kept her identity hidden all along. “Yue Jiling, one of the Four Powers of the Abyss.” Fei Yan did not deny it. Calmly picking up where she had left off, she said, “Actually, I let you hear it on purpose!” “Sheng Lin, did you ever love me?” “I did.” As Sheng Lin spoke, her body began to fade away. Fei Yan could only watch helples —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Have a Brush That Can Decide Life and Death 我有一笔可断生死 Others transmigrate to the wasteland and find a System. I transmigrate to the wasteland with Hell on my back. Ox-Head and Horse-Face are my bodyguards, Black and White Impermanence run my errands, and the Ten Yama Kings live along my spine. I brandish the Spring and Autumn Pen of Judgment: write someone's death, and they die; write someone's guilt, and they're guilty. Get it wrong, and I pay with my life. These days, the wasteland cities are crawling with specters and shadow people. Cultivati —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Bloodshed Vs. Romance 血色vs浪漫 I have an excellent partner. He's young and handsome, brimming with talent, and most importantly, he's a good person. Everyone says I'm incredibly lucky to have found him, and I've always firmly believed it, too. He offered me his sincere, passionate love with all his heart, and I gathered it into my arms with joy, examining it closely. But I never noticed that hidden behind this love was a life weighing heavily upon him. A gentle, unhinged painter × a considerate, levelheaded office worker Plea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Four Thousand Years Later 四千年以后 By the year 3999, society's productive forces have become extraordinarily advanced and goods are so abundant that people have little to worry about. Yet people's desires are remarkably weak. This is a challenge not only for the United Government, but also for the "shadow government," the 51-member Alliance. The Alliance's members must use the bodies of ordinary people who have died unnatural deaths to prolong their own lives. Yuan is a member of the Alliance, though she is not at the center of i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 A Hall Full of Snow-Clad Robes 满座衣冠胜雪 Lie Yuan is the target of the forces behind Sheng Nianze and Leng Ying. The three of them came together simply to complete a mission. They seemed to be at odds by nature. When they first met, a single word was enough to make them throw punches without another word, and their journey was filled with all sorts of ridiculous mishaps. Lie Yuan was on the run, but ended up saddled with Sheng Nianze and Leng Ying, two persistent nuisances. Their arrival brought even more assassination attempts, and th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Founded a Cultivation Sect in a World of Superpowers 我在异能世界创立修真宗门 In the year 2050 of the Gregorian calendar, spatial rifts began appearing around the world. This marked the start of the year 00 of the Aberrant Era. At first, animals merely became aggressive. Later, countless powerful aberrant beasts emerged from the rifts, causing enormous damage around the world and plunging it into turmoil. Countries deployed nuclear weapons, but the beasts appeared over too wide an area and continued pouring out of the rifts. They could only be held back temporarily. Then 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Fourth Calamity: The Primordial Realm 第四天灾：原始之界 Yang Guang transmigrates into another world and becomes the chief of a tribe. The System tells him that summoning players and conquering the world are just around the corner. He expects to summon Predator-like warriors, construction maniacs, and farming experts. Instead, he gets a bunch of “geniuses” with bizarre styles: livestreamers who do ridiculous stunts, cultivation scammers, people who call themselves “Your Majesty,” and testers who want to find out whether pain can kill them... While oth 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Dumped by the Campus Beauty, I Became the Strongest Sword God 被校花分手后，我成了最强剑神 [High Martial Arts + One Female Lead + Monster Beast Invasion + Undead Evil + Reborn Sword God + Ruthless Protagonist] At the final moment before the world was annihilated, Lin Xu unexpectedly found himself reborn on the day of his supernatural awakening. That year, he was eighteen, and everyone mocked him. The so-called school beauty who was his girlfriend turned and walked away without hesitation the moment his ability was measured as a mere D-rank, leaving him alone to face a tidal wave of ri 50Reads—Score10614d adds
- 10 The Substitute Beta Is Exclusively Claimed by an Obsessive Madman 替身Beta，被疯批偏执独占了 [Two male leads + substitute + groveling pursuit + devoted couple + one-on-one + ABOE] A sincere, slow-witted Beta bottom x an obsessive, mad-dog Enigma top Pei Zhi, the Federation’s top Enigma, was a ruthless, cold-blooded predator at the peak of the pyramid. One rainy night, he took in Li Shaojin, a muddy, awkward, obedient Beta servant. He thought he was simply keeping a new toy on a whim, a substitute for the person he cherished in his heart. So he took possession of him without restraint, i 30Reads—Score11314d adds
- 11 A Heaven-Defying Twist of Fate Made Me Invincible 逆天境遇，竟让我无敌 [Another World + No System + Self-Improvement] Guanghai, an utterly ordinary loser of a young man, unexpectedly transmigrates to a world brimming with magic. Here, soaring through the skies atop magical beasts is no longer a dream, and the radiance of magic shines over every inch of the land. Humans, beastfolk, fierce magical beasts, nimble elves, demi-humans... The vast continent is teeming with powerful figures of every race, each weaving their own legend. As a visitor from another world, Guan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After She Broke Off the Engagement, She Begged to See Me 退婚后她跪求见 On our wedding day, my fiancée slapped the cancellation agreement against my face: “You’re just a live-in son-in-law. What makes you think you can marry me? Sign this, and leave with nothing!” Three hundred people burst out laughing. I signed, picked up my suitcase, and walked out of the Su family’s gate. No one knew that at that moment, I awakened the Godly Wealth System. No one knew that a month later, I would be standing atop a skyscraper I had bought myself. The day the Su Group went bank 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Prince Gets Drunk the Moment He Touches Alcohol 王爷他沾酒就醉 Hotheaded loyal guard × scheming prince | Revenge and a comeback | Mutual devotion | Fighting side by side Yan Qi is the most unruly personal guard in the Canglan Prince’s residence. Proud, hot-tempered, and quick to get even, he doesn’t care about rank or respect. Even when his master, Qing Xinglan, is drunk and at his mercy, he dares to grab him by the cheeks and kick him to vent his frustration. No one knows that Yan Qi is the orphan of Yan Chongyuan, a general who defended the northern bord 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Years My Childhood Friend and I Loved and Hated Each Other 我和青梅相爱相杀的那些年 [Two male leads + childhood friends + blood feud + tragic ending + both devoted only to each other] On the day of the investiture ceremony, the enemy nation invaded. In just a few hours, Northern Liang was destroyed. The deposed Crown Prince Yan Yuan became a prisoner, while his childhood friend, who had died young, turned out to be the ruler of the enemy nation. That night, Yuwen Li held Yan Yuan's hand as he killed Northern Liang's last emperor. “A-Yuan, I'll let you go for now. Next time we m 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Ashes of the Sword Bone 剑骨烬 [No System, plot-driven, fast-paced, not slow-burn or brainless] I was the greatest prodigy Qingyun Sword Sect had seen in a thousand years. Yet during the sect tournament, my cultivation was destroyed and my spiritual meridians shattered. The junior disciples who once looked up to me threw me into the mud. “A genius? You’re nothing but a loser!” Late that night, as I ran my fingers over my shattered life-bound flying sword, a scoff suddenly came from its blade: “Kid, the way you hold a sword lo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn, I Use the White Lotus System to Crush Scum 重生后我靠白莲系统虐渣 (The rating just came out. It’ll go up later.) [Reborn + two powerful leads + contrasting cuteness + System + mutual devotion] [Max-level powerhouse vs. fiercely protective husband] Because of what happened in her previous life, Shen Qianxi was despised by her biological father, bullied by her older siblings, and ultimately set up to marry an abusive man, who beat her to death. Reborn one month before her eighteenth birthday, she bound herself to the [Saintly White Lotus System]. On the surface, 1Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 17 The Concubine-Born Girl with Word Spirit 言灵小庶女 Cold-faced King of Hell × Ancestor of Word Spirits: He thought he'd picked up a pretty ornament, but who knew she was a rules-based BUG! One sentence turns the court upside down. From ill-starred girl to Imperial Preceptor, see how she talks her way into a whole new world! A male-oriented power fantasy: decisive male lead × secretly formidable female lead. They start off clashing, then become devoted to each other! The King of Hell marries an ancestor whose every word can shape the world! Xie W 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 On the Street Where We Meet Again, My Heart Will Recognize You First 重逢的街头，心跳会比我更先认出你 On the street where we meet again, my heart will recognize you before I do. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Sect Master Picked Up a Fated Ghost King 宗主她，捡了个宿命鬼王 [Story-driven at first, then quick transmigration; interstellar + post-apocalyptic + beast world + supernatural powers + infinite worlds...] [Fantasy romance + sweet doting love + diverse male leads + fast-paced + happy ending] Overworked office drone Wen Shichu transmigrated into a xianxia novel, becoming the good-for-nothing sect leader of a sect on the brink of destruction. Though she was the sect leader, the entire sect had fewer than three people’s worth of hands. When it came time to recru 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 What Night Is This? When Will I Return? 明夕何夕，归期何期 On the Cangwu Continent, five kingdoms stand divided, while the ancient Blue Phoenix bloodline lies hidden among ordinary folk. She is the pampered princess of Nansha. A sudden catastrophe leaves her mother dead and her father missing. Hidden away in a secret place for fourteen years, she tempers her body and hardens her heart, emerging as a cool and calculating avenger. In the Drunken Flower Shade, she lies low and keeps her edge sheathed. Peerless in medicine and poison, she commands birds and 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Am the Li Family's Daughter 我是黎家姑娘 [No CP] [Female Lead's Personal Growth] [No Male Lead] [Slow Burn] Li Mingyao transmigrates to ancient times by accident, and from the start she's dealt a terrible hand. She takes on scumbags, clears her name, and makes money. She searches for her maternal grandmother, her mother, and her father. Little by little, she finds her own path. Wen Yan: I'll take care of you! Li Mingyao: Get lost! Wen Xing: I'll marry you! Li Mingyao: I'm only saying this for your own good. Qin Yuelang: Sister, what ab —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Dawn’s First Words 初语晨予 “Hey, classmate, could you toss the basketball over here? Thanks.” Wen Chuyu came back to her senses, but instead of throwing the ball, she walked over and handed it to him herself. The boy took it, but didn't hurry off. “What’s your name?” they asked in unison. Wen Chuyu smiled and answered first. “Wen Chuyu.” “Jiang Chenyu.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Spirit Pivot Realm 灵枢之界 The morning light over the frontier town of Lingshu hides far too many secrets. Beneath carpenter Song Chuanzhi's plane, wood always carries a lingering surge of energy, enough to make a bookshelf as solid as a rock. Messenger Wang Chuting's shadow never seems to obey her, quietly catching the mailbag whenever it falls. They are the most ordinary people in town, yet each harbors a secret: their Lingshu has awakened. It is a power that can breathe “energy” into all things, and proof of “heresy” s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Oasis Cipher 绿洲密码 [Wasteland Survival] [System Stockpiling] [Cunning Protagonist] [Plans for Every Contingency] [Convoy Building] Lin Hairui pressed his gun to Zhou Xiaoyu's forehead. "You hid something. Hand it over, or die." The most terrifying person in the wasteland isn't the strongest one. It's the one nobody can do without. Zhou Xiaoyu has a secret no one knows: his vehicle can make supplies appear out of nowhere. But he never takes the lead or claims credit. He keeps quiet and works as the convoy's quarte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Chronicles of Cultivation 修仙记忆录 A university student named Huang Zi has just transmigrated to another world. Born into humble circumstances, this ordinary young man accidentally steps into the world of immortal cultivation and embarks on a path to defy fate. The male lead is cunning, tenacious, decisive in killing, meticulous, and skilled at biding his time. He keeps a low profile, yet hides a sharp edge. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Little Doctor of Chang’an 长安小医生 The Little Doctor of Chang'an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Sect Revitalization System: I’m a Workhorse, So I Cultivate Immortality 宗门振兴系统：我是牛马我修仙 A workaholic in his past life, a slacker in this one. Reborn as the leader of a bankrupt sect, Su Maozhong only wants to trick some sucker into taking it off his hands. He boosts the sect's stats, builds its image, and stirs up scandals, somehow turning a down-and-out outfit into a top-tier immortal sect. When powerful figures from every realm come bearing spirit stones to seek partnerships, Su Maozhong stares at the System's notice, [Sect Valuation: One Trillion], and falls into deep thought. O —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Myriad Worlds: An Unconventional Savior 诸天：非正常救世 [Multiverse + System + saving the world + no goody-two-shoes hero + character growth] Chen Feng jumped off a building to commit insurance fraud, hoping to trade his life for his parents’ survival. But one second before he hit the ground, the Multiverse Savior System forcibly whisked him away. He transmigrated in his own body. There was no body left behind. The insurance company wouldn’t pay a cent. His parents were still in the hospital, fighting for their lives. And he couldn’t go back. Want to 4Reads—Score11614d adds
- 29 Who Says a Rookie Can't Be the Fated One? 谁说菜鸟不能做命定之人 Who Says a Rookie Can’t Be the One Destined for Greatness? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After Three Years of Patience, the CEO's Daughter Became My Intern 隐忍三年，总裁千金成我的实习生 After Three Years of Keeping a Low Profile, the CEO's Daughter Becomes My Intern —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Original Calamity! Sleeping Under the Sun 原灾！在阳光下的睡眠 [A battle-filled journey, arc-based plot, no transmigration, no rebirth, no System, elemental bodies, unusual evolution] At one moment in time, images appeared in everyone’s minds. Some saw fragmented scenes, while others saw a complete vision. The images showed a planet crumbling and being destroyed. An unknown disaster struck, causing all living and nonliving things to undergo strange mutations and evolve at an astonishing rate. ...The opening arc has finally come to an end. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Autumn Cicada 秋婵 What causes the deepest pain: family or a lover? [The young lady of the Zhao household kills her mother and younger brother, each in her own way] Can being with the person you love stir up an inexplicable sense of inferiority? [The legitimate daughter takes her own life for love] When disaster strikes, will you face it alongside the person you love? [The Song household falls into ruin, and the one betrayed turns out to be Zhao Chan'er, Song Jinqing's childhood sweetheart] Is love a cycle of heal 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Her Brows, His Eyes 她的眉，他的眼 [Childhood Sweethearts + Healing + Mild Angst + Ensemble Cast] A Li, forget me. If you fall in love with another woman someday, please don’t let me find out., Shen Le He made love his prison, took her as its center and her as its radius, and drew a circle that trapped them both inside. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Tang Dynasty’s First Surgeon 大唐第一手术刀 In the Tang Dynasty, performing an autopsy was forbidden. She was determined to do it anyway. The foolish legitimate daughter crawled out of the woodshed, wielding silver needles to keep people alive and a willow-leaf scalpel to snatch souls. Her stepmother’s poison became the sharp edge with which she struck back; the Imperial Medical Academy’s corruption became the target of her reforms. They said women practicing medicine was heresy. She would prove her path through medicine and heal the worl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Team Leader Jiang, Come Here and Let Me Have You 姜队，快到碗里来 [Modern romance, not a marriage-focused story. Not sure why the tags are like this; they can't be changed after signing] [Reunion after years apart × Love grows over time × They find their way to each other, tragic ending] [Warm on the outside, cold within, secretly swoons over handsome people forensic pathologist VS aloof firefighter with a strong sense of responsibility] Blurb One Jiang Nuanyu has the face of a graceful Jiangnan beauty, and you'd think she'd speak softly and gently, too. To 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Hehuan Sect: I Possessed the Demon Lord from the Start, and the Saintess Begged for Mercy 合欢宗：开局夺舍魔尊，圣女求饶 From the start, he’s about to be treated as a human cauldron and drained dry? After transmigrating as the weakest good-for-nothing disciple of the Acacia Sect, Ling Ye lets out a cold laugh and awakens the one-of-a-kind, heaven-defying Demonic Physique of the Eternal Ages! He turns around and devours the sect leader’s cultivation. The enchantresses and holy maidens who once stood high above him now have no choice but to beg for mercy! From a human cauldron at everyone’s mercy to a decisive and r 148Reads—Score11214d adds
- 37 Drag Him into the Mortal World 拽他入红尘 That year. My best friend and I moved house during an otherwise ordinary stretch of life. That summer... I met a very special young monk. Someone whose smile could heal anything in an instant. Believe it? This far-from-perfect world made me feel the urge to fall in love at first sight. Every word he said made me feel happy. Maybe that’s what liking someone feels like. After all the testing and all the flirting... Will he like me? —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 38 An Immortal Beyond Thought 念中异仙 Simplified characters like hua, lei, hao, chen, luo, bi, xiu, and hong. Corresponding to various supernatural abilities. The size of the heart gates corresponding to the alternate-dimensional universes within the sea of consciousness in the heart sea awakened a peculiar method of cultivation for Fu Xihua. The extraordinary growth of Fu Xihua and Shi Xingchen, the restoration of humanity's glory, and the cycles of karma and reincarnation throughout the long history of the eight great universes. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Free Shipping to My Ancestral Grave, and My Netboat Can Cultivate Immortality 祖坟包邮，我的网船能修仙 Just graduated, just lost his job, and just returned to his hometown, Wang Yan is struck by lightning at a funeral hall, where it hits his ancestral grave. By sheer chance, he binds himself to a “Mystic Ark.” It has no flashy features. It simply turns harmony and laughter in the city into “spiritual energy,” at the cost of occasionally making him die of embarrassment and leaving him with a shameful history. From the first day he refuses to be anyone’s tool, he uses “rules” as his anchor, gradu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Divorced After Domestic Abuse, I Was Taken in by My Trillionaire Best Friend 被家暴离婚，千亿闺蜜捡我回家 At three in the morning, my husband kicked me out of his wealthy family, with our ten-month-old son in my arms. He flung the divorce papers in my face. “The child stays. You get out.” With nowhere left to turn, I watched a Maybach pull up in front of me. The window rolled down, revealing my always-cool-headed college best friend: Lin Xi, the CEO of a trillion-yuan conglomerate. She brought my son and me home. A crib, pink slippers, warm milk: everything was just the right size for me. I thoug 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Stars Filling the Sky on That Summer Night 那年夏夜的漫天繁星 On her third rebirth, Li Fanxing finally seized her chance to change her fate. Back in her senior year of high school, she was no longer the timid transfer student she used to be. She no longer backed down from Hu Li's bullying, and she no longer passively accepted Luo Mantian's protection. This time, she had to stop him from signing the “yin-yang contract” that would ruin his life. But fate seemed to mock her efforts. In her first two lives, no matter how hard she struggled, she could only watc 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 You in My Dreams 梦中你 You in My Dreams —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Capital’s Mad CEO Falls for His Substitute Bride 京圈疯批总裁沦陷替嫁女 [Beijing high society + a dangerously unhinged tycoon + devoted, doting romance + both leads are each other's first + a bride who turns her life around] Fang Nanzhi never imagined that her life would be turned upside down by a deal involving an early “inspection.” Step by step, she finds herself taking the place of the fake bride, until she is firmly bound to her boss's fiancé. That night, she breaks the curse of Gu, Beijing's notorious young master, who had always passed through a hundred flowe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Strange Tales from the Jianghu: The Blood Gu Returns 江湖奇闻录之血蛊重现 [A xianxia tale of jianghu intrigue and romance in a Soul-Origin world. Extra chapters on weekends!] Original title: Tales of the Jianghu: The Blood Gu Returns Also known as: The Sleepy Heroine Levels Up to Become a Big Shot (Luoyang Arc) More than 200 years ago, the Miaojiang Saintess and the Celestial Clan’s guardian led a group of disciples to Death Valley. But fate was cruel, and thousands of lives were lost. Under the influence of the Celestial and Sacred Clans, the Feather Clan’s standin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reunion Beneath the Cherry Blossom Bookmark: A Forbidden Love Too Hard to Break 樱花书签下的重逢：禁忌难拆 Reunited Beneath the Cherry Blossom Bookmark: A Forbidden Bond That Cannot Be Broken —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Wasteland Development: I Can Make Supplies Grow Without Limit 荒土开拓：我能让物资无限成长 [Nontraditional Survival + Leveling Up + Apocalypse + Advancing Through Deity Sacrifices + Farming + Growing Stronger + Infinite Growth] Everyone in the world entered a place called the Wasteland Frontier. Here, endless supplies lay buried underground, while bizarre monsters ran rampant aboveground. People had to rely on the resources underground to establish a territory, or they would be killed by the roaming monsters. Li Heng was one of them, but he gained the talent of Infinite Growth. It —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Chronicles of Wandering Through the Mortal World 缘游尘记 "Slay demons, defend the people, purge the evil, and seek the path to immortality through mountains of corpses and seas of blood." Mo Xi, once an ordinary high school student, somehow arrives in a world overrun by monsters and demons. Relying on the skills and belongings his grandfather left behind, he slays demons and monsters, wins the people a peaceful life, and finds the path to immortality. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Breeze in My Arms, Immortals and Demons Return as One 清风入怀仙魔同归 Good and evil in this world have never been a matter of which side you stand on. The ones who slaughtered his entire village were Buddhists. The ones who wanted to capture him were the righteous sects. Those who loudly proclaimed they would exterminate demons were the first to learn corpse refinement. Jiang Xun crawled out of a mountain of corpses and blood. He did only one thing: He made everyone who owed him their life pay it back, one by one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Witcher's Death 猎魔人之死 “According to rumors, there is a band of monsters who hunt demons with insatiable hunger, crazily devouring their flesh. They do it just to eke out one more day of life, only to lose control, become twisted, and fall into depravity amid struggles and screams. They are called demon hunters. Lord Fugo always says, ‘These demon hunters aren’t kind souls, but sinners. They aren’t friendly neighbors, but an even greater danger.’ Even so, I still want to see their stories with my own eyes. Their coura —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Liu Shanshan’s Blind Date Diary 刘珊珊相亲日记 [Also known as: Liu Shanshan Goes Crazy Every Day After a Blind Date (I Can't Change the Title)] A funny, feel-good slice-of-life story + no System + anti-cliché + a slow-burn couple + nonstop jokes + down-to-earth characters + no betrayal, kidnapping, drugging, or evil love rival + pure sweetness, read with confidence + all the supporting characters can speak their minds and think for themselves, with no saintly self-sacrifice + comeback story My name is Liu Shanshan. I'm a 30-year-old woman wh 2Reads—Score—14d adds
