Novels like The Furious Old Ma
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- 151 711th Special Operations Company 711特别作战连队 Ensemble cast | Anti-drug police | Special forces | Beautiful but tragic characters | Mercenaries | Military | War | Chen Huahan is a man paralyzed in both legs, and the son of Lin Zhaoxi, a heroine of the anti-drug police. Ten years ago, his dream was to become an outstanding anti-drug special police officer like his mother. But he was confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk, which caused him more pain and grief than anything else. Ten years later, a military unit reached out to him and ma 925Reads—Score10214d adds
- 152 Reborn in the Officialdom: In My Previous Life, I Was a Jianghu Big Shot 重生官场之上一世我是江湖大佬 [Reborn amid the twists and turns of officialdom + a distinctive and original plot + powerful allies from the start + everything under control + a heavenly beauty and a perfect match + climbing ever higher, step by step] In his previous life, Chu Yifeng returned to Longcheng after five years as a special forces reconnaissance soldier. He saved Bao Yubo, a powerful underworld boss, and was swept into a maelstrom. Step by step, he entered the criminal underworld and became a crime lord, ruling his 310Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 153 I'm the Discipline Inspector, and Everyone in Showbiz Wants to Kill Me! 我！纪检委，娱乐圈都想刀了我！ [Parallel world + cleaning up the entertainment industry + tremendously satisfying + overflowing with positive energy + breakneck pacing] [Don't compare this to real life.] In a parallel world, the entertainment industry is rife with excesses, and celebrities run wild. A special agency, the Entertainment Oversight Department, is established. Luo Jing, who transmigrated to this world, becomes its first director. But nobody cares about the department. It has no support from anyone. It can't touch 6.5kReads9.0Score77614d adds
- 154 Are You Kidding Me? I Catch a Murderer on My First Day as an Intern? 疯了吧，实习第一天就抓杀人犯？ [Police + everyday life + comedy + no System + one heroine] Detective Xiao Nai was reborn in 2104. After eight years on the force, he recalled case after case: thieves, murderers, robbers... He never forgot a face. On his first day at work, he caught a murderer. On his way out to buy lunch, he ran into a smuggler at the corner. While eating pork trotter rice, he caught an A-list fugitive. The desperate thief cried, “When did you start watching me?” Xiao Nai replied, “In my previous life!!!” 6kReads9.2Score62814d adds
- 155 The Biggest Hothead in Officialdom 官场第一愣头青 In the system, having powerful connections can provide welcome shelter. But sometimes, leaning on a powerful patron means being treated like a puppet, manipulated and controlled by others... Jiang Zhen initially refused to be controlled, but gradually changed his mind. He came to understand that Elder Xu's influence over him wasn't about control, but about guiding him as a person, beyond the rules of institutions and the conventions of the underworld. In the end, he deeply understood the career- 134.3kReads9.3Score9.9k14d adds
- 156 The SSS-Rank King of Mercenaries SSS级雇佣兵之王 [Friendly reminder: This book is so ridiculously exhilarating that you shouldn't read it at night. The adrenaline rush may cause insomnia, vivid dreams, and wild excitement...] Some call Wu Huang a vicious blight on the mercenary world. Others say he's the pinnacle of tactical warfare, while still others revere him as the one true emperor among beasts! But the truth is that Wu Huang is simple-minded: simple about causing trouble, simple about taking money, and simple about plundering everything 14.3kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 157 Ming Dynasty 1572 大明1572 In the first year of the Wanli era, the ten-year-old emperor ascended the throne. Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng enforced the Kaocheng system and the Single Whip Reform with an iron hand, filling the dying Ming treasury and securing its borders over the next ten years. But the deeper the reforms went, the fiercer the opposition became; the greater his power, the deeper his loneliness. He had once been the "Teacher Zhang" most respected by the emperor, but ultimately became the person the young so 139Reads—Score12414d adds
- 158 I Escaped That Cannibalistic Old Street with Nothing but a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn? 我逃出那条吃人的老街，只靠手里的一串冰糖葫芦？ I escaped that man-eating old street with nothing but a skewer of candied hawthorn berries in my hand? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 After Meeting a Beautiful CEO, I Rose to the Top 邂逅美女总裁后，我一路平步青云 My new work is now available! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 17kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
- 160 Li Chengqian: I Really Don't Want to Be Emperor 李承乾：我真不想当皇帝 In 643 AD, the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was accused of plotting rebellion, stripped of his title, and exiled to Qianzhou. A year and a half later, he died at the age of twenty-six. When news reached Chang'an, Li Shimin was overcome with grief and wept uncontrollably. Li Chengqian had thought his life was over. But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself back on the eve of his rebellion. Given a second life, he would reclaim everything that had once 2.8kReads6.9Score16414d adds
- 161 Four Essays Beneath the Banyan Tree 榕树下随笔四篇 Four Essays Beneath the Banyan Tree 146Reads—Score114d adds
- 162 A Man and a Dog Forgotten by Time 被时间遗忘的一人一狗 [King of playing it safe⁺no System⁺immortality⁺comedy⁺easygoing] The early part is a little slow, but this is a lighthearted and enjoyable novel. Wang Yu and his pet husky unexpectedly came to the world of cultivation and discovered that time had forgotten both him and his silly dog! They may be immortal, but their luck seems terrible! Fortunately, Wang Yu has a special physique that lets him strengthen his body by eating! Wang Yu’s nicknames: Wang the Barbarian, the Bruiser. His big black dog i 2.3kReads8.5Score17714d adds
- 163 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China: The Number One Assassin 穿越民国：第一杀手 PS: (This isn't a brainless power fantasy. It respects the era, history, heroes, and our compatriots who lost their lives.) If you want a transmigration story where the protagonist becomes invincible overnight, don't read this. Don't read this. Don't read this. The first 100 chapters follow an ordinary person's transformation! If you want an ordinary person to transmigrate and dominate the world and the universe, stay away!!!! (The first 100 chapters include failures, overconfidence, and all kin 2kReads6.8Score12614d adds
- 164 Suzhou, Who Did You Give Your Tenderness To? 苏州，你的温柔给了谁 If not for that company-mandated health checkup, perhaps I would have married her! But it was precisely because of that checkup arranged by the company that I chose to break up with her! 789Reads8.2Score10914d adds
- 165 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 名人谈：美国斩杀线 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 220Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 My Scumbag Boyfriend Wants to Get Ahead, and My Girlfriend's Panicking 渣男求上进，女友慌了 “Young man, I can tell we’re destined to meet.” “Hold it. I don’t want to learn the Tathagata Palm, and I don’t want to protect world peace.” The old man: “…” He glanced around to make sure no one was coming, then sneakily pulled Li Lingfeng into a corner. “Listen, this is absolutely something you need to have.” With that, he pulled an ancient manual from inside his robe, so old it could hardly be any older. 12.8kReads8.9Score80414d adds
- 167 A Political Prodigy 官场奇才 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 30.2kReads8.4Score2.2k14d adds
- 168 I Can Fight Disease Monsters One-on-One 我能和疾病怪一对一战斗 Wang Xu can see disease monsters: things like the Common Cold Monster, the Adultery Monster, a Level 100 Infertility Monster, the Left General of the Uremia Army, the Level 100 Late-Stage Liver Cancer General, and the Breast Cancer Army’s Prince Who Guards the Nation... He can fight these disease monsters one-on-one. Victory can earn him medicinal ingredients, skills, equipment, experience, and more... Experience lets him level up, improve his attributes, grow stronger, learn skills, and equip g 6.5kReads8.7Score55314d adds
- 169 Shen Jintang, the Madman of the Martial World 江湖狂人沈金堂 [A thrilling, action-packed tale of brotherhood and honor, where heroes command respect and ambitious leaders vie for supremacy. Handsome men and beautiful women.] The martial world isn’t just about fighting and killing. It’s also about human nature and navigating the ways of the world, all while living by the blade. Build an empire that commands half the land. Thrive in the business world and enjoy the fruits of success with a beautiful, wealthy woman... 185Reads—Score11314d adds
- 170 The Official's Path: Rising to Prominence from a Funeral Home 官道：从殡仪馆平步青云 With a touch of scholarly refinement and a strong sense of justice, Zhang Yuanqing had been thriving in the officialdom until he hit a major setback. Then his girlfriend betrayed him, and he was banished to conduct research at a funeral home. Faced with deceit and sinister schemes, he refused to give up, finding a way to survive against all odds. Armed with the skill to bring down dragons, he set out from a humble background to forge a path to the very top. I am but a commoner from Jiangbei. 55.7kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
- 171 Changle Lane: A Golden Age Just as I Wish 长乐里：盛世如我愿 Zhao Dianyuan was the illegitimate son of a martial actor in a traveling opera troupe and a wealthy heiress. With a jade-like face and a slender waist above broad shoulders, he had been blessed with a handsome appearance from birth. After the September 18 Incident, he was driven south of the Great Wall and eventually made his way to Shanghai. Amid the city's glittering distractions, he experienced all kinds of strange adventures and saw how the land lay shattered, the times in chaos. Then one da 9kReads9.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 172 The Stone Immortal Who Fears No Lightning Strike 不怕雷劈的石头仙 [No System, No Harem, Traditional Xianxia, Mortal’s Journey] A young martial artist is accidentally bitten hard by a venomous snake. With his life hanging by a thread, he is struck by heavenly lightning. Despite being so unlucky, he somehow survives! Instead, five spiritual meridians inexplicably open within him, turning him into a spirit cultivator capable of practicing spiritual arts. Only then does he learn that beyond martial arts, there are two even more mysterious paths of cultivation: the 15.3kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 173 Qi Tongwei Marries Liang Lu: Are You Going to Repeat the Same Mistakes? 祁同伟娶梁璐：还走老路？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 35.3kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
- 174 Godfather of Lancheng: Starting Out Hauling Cargo at the Docks 岚城教父：从码头杠包开始 [Underworld power plays + passion + no System + battles of wits + multiple heroines + unconventional twists] P.S. This is neither a mindless power fantasy nor a story about an invincible protagonist!!! Jiang Liechen arrives in Lanzhou and becomes the new leader of a gang. On day one, he punishes the wicked and beats a traitor to death. On day two, he wins over the gang leader’s wife and takes control of the gang. On day three, he purges both the underworld and the authorities, leaving his enemie —Reads9.2Score114d adds
- 175 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Reborn in the Great Era 重生大时代 Chu Xiaoran is reborn into a Chinese-American family in the United States in 2001. In this turbulent era, before Apple, Google, Facebook, Tencent, Alibaba, and the rest have risen to prominence, he will usher in an era of his own. 8.4kReads7.8Score55514d adds
- 177 Reborn at the End of the Han Dynasty: Taking Liu Hong as My Disciple from the Start 重生汉末，开局收刘宏为徒 He transmigrated to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and became a teacher, but his students were no ordinary people. Among them were Emperor Liu Hong, Han chancellor Cao Cao, and Han general Lu Bu... Well, looks like I've become the teacher of the Han dynasty! 6.5kReads8.9Score46114d adds
- 178 Reborn in 1989: Building Bureau 749 from Scratch! 重生89年，从零打造749局！ [749 Bureau, folk customs, mysteries, demon hunting, ensemble cast, official backing, military] At the end of 1989, snow blanketed the Shenyang Military Region. With the order to disband, the era of Steel Seventh Company came to an end. Ordinary soldiers were discharged and reassigned, while officers were transferred elsewhere. But Li Jingyang, himself an officer, made an unexpected choice. “Chief, I want to establish the 749 Bureau!” Armed with the Demon-Sealing List, he set out to create China 4kReads9.0Score31714d adds
- 179 The Weasel Calls Me Big Brother 黄皮子叫我大哥 A chance encounter changes the course of Tang Yi's life. Through gambling on uncut stones and appraising antiques, he amasses a fortune worth billions. But fate has other plans: he becomes a casualty of a power struggle. Unwilling to fall into ruin, Tang Yi rises to become the overlord of the mercenary world. When he returns to his hometown, another storm of blood and violence awaits him... 6.9kReads8.8Score91214d adds
- 180 Five Years in Prison, Invincible the Moment I Get Out 入狱五年，出狱即无敌 [War God + invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless + fast-paced, wildly satisfying] No saintly do-gooder routine, just one satisfying win after another. Anyone who wrongs me gets payback. Five years ago, my beautiful senior sister tricked me into going to prison to train. Since then, I've become the most badass War God in the world! After I got out, my junior martial aunt gave me an arsenal, and I became the biggest arms dealer on Blue Star! The Empress made me a prince and granted me the 3.2kReads9.1Score37614d adds
- 181 Live-Streaming as a Mercenary, Starting with Recruiting Ghosts 直播雇佣兵，从招募幽灵开始 After transmigrating, Qin Zhan discovers that he is on a battlefield, having become a mercenary who cares about nothing but money! Seriously, other people transmigrate into wealth and privilege, while he ends up with bullets flying everywhere? Fortunately, his System awakens just in time. Qin Zhan can gain fan points through livestreaming to boost his strength, and he can also use the System to draw teammates. “Beginner pool is now open. Would you like to draw?” “Draw!” “Congratulations, Host. Y 3.2kReads8.6Score16914d adds
- 182 Officialdom: My Connections Reach the Heavens 官场：我背景通天 69.9kReads9.1Score7.4k14d adds
- 183 The Iron-Blooded Eighth Route Army in the War Against Japan 抗日之铁血八路 The protagonist, Tang Lin, transmigrates into the body of a company commander who died in the Battle of Dongzhengdui Jiuyu. See how he leads his troops to survive against all odds on the battlefield... This story spans the Eastern Expedition, the Western Expedition, the War of Resistance against Japan, and more... 21.8kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 184 How My Childhood Friend Turned Sweetheart Started Her Conquest of Me 关于发小变青梅开始攻略我这件事 My family lived at the west end of the village, hers at the east. When we first met, she was half a head taller than me, and I was forced to become her little sidekick. From then on, she had a tagalong who loved calling her “Brother Nan.” That year, we both started elementary school. She went from being my “Brother Nan” to everyone's “Brother Nan.” That year, we both started middle school and moved to the city to study. She was still my “Brother Nan.” That year, our village was demolished. Our h 3kReads9.1Score30714d adds
- 185 The Strongest Man 最强人 The strongest person isn’t the one who defeats others, but the one who refuses to be defeated by anyone or anything. Zhuang Xiaoqiang grew up in a poor family. His father’s downward spiral left the family on the verge of falling apart when Xiaoqiang was just eight. From then on, he shouldered the burden of supporting his family. He learned early how important money was to a household, and knew there was no one he could rely on. Everything he wanted had to be earned with his own hands, whether a 42.3kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
- 186 A Life in Politics 仕途人生 After graduating from university, Chen Minghao gave up the chance to stay in the provincial capital and returned with his girlfriend to her hometown, a remote county. To his dismay, his influential parents assigned him to work in a far-flung village. They eventually broke the couple apart by every means at their disposal. Little did they know that Chen Minghao came from a powerful family. With his family's support and his own hard work, he overcame every obstacle and rose swiftly through the ran 19kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 187 The Gambling Den 赌城 My new book, I’m a Proper Chinese Medicine Doctor, So Why Am I Being Treated Like a Gynecologist?, is out. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. But as someone who lost everything and worked as a junket agent, I can tell you for sure: every single gambler loses! Even if you can avoid a cheat’s tricks, you can’t escape the odds of the casino. Gambling is a game ordinary people should never touch. It’s a blade that kills without drawing blood! 5.7kReads9.1Score47914d adds
- 188 Yuan Tiangang, the Last Keeper of Secrets in the World 袁天罡，世间最后一个守秘人 At Mount Lingtai Fangcun, clouds and mist shroud the peaks. More than a hundred days have passed since the chaos was extinguished. The Three Realms are at peace, and the mortal world is calm. Though Yuan Tiangang has bowed to his master's wishes and promised never to investigate the true form of that Buddha, the doubts in his heart grow heavier with each passing day. Was the chaos that nearly destroyed the world truly just a single thought from a Buddha, cast off as an avatar? Among the countles 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Officialdom: The Abyss of Power 官场：权利深渊 Xiao Zhengyang had a brilliant future ahead of him, but a conspiracy cost him his life at the office. His girlfriend left him, and petty people pushed him around. Unwilling to let others control his fate, he sank into despair. In the end, he made that phone call, and from then on, stepped into the abyss. This is a gripping workplace drama. One careless step, and there's no coming back. 40.5kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 190 Books and Swords in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty 书剑盛唐 The land is picturesque, its people are heroes, and it is the center of the world: this is the Tang dynasty. Wherever its swords and spears point, the surrounding peoples submit, and the Silk Road begins: this, too, is the Tang dynasty. Li Cheng is powerless to change this magnificent, turbulent age, so he will adapt to it. Emerging from the smoke of war on the northwestern grasslands, he slowly makes his way toward the treacherous imperial court. Abroad, he is a victorious general; at home, a c 6.3kReads8.9Score63914d adds
- 191 A Sensual Life: It Begins with Winning 900 Million in the Lottery 香艳人生，从彩票中奖九亿开始 [A windfall from the start]+ [A sharp-minded protagonist]+ [Dual storylines of politics and business]+ [Secrets of the gray economy]+ [A glimpse of the Heavenly Palace]+ [Leaping through the Dragon Gate]+ [Celestial privilege] 35.9kReads7.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 192 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 58.7kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 193 I Turned into a Baby Dragon and Was Picked Up by the Campus Belle, Shocking the World 变成幼龙被校花捡到，震惊全世界 When Chen Jiu wakes up, he finds himself nestled in the arms of the campus beauty, a rare treasure. Seeing the scales on his body, he assumes he has become some kind of baby animal. But when the campus beauty contacts the Institute of Animal Science, the news immediately reaches the nation and stuns the world. Special forces arrive to protect him, and the top brass come in person! He turns out to be the five-clawed true dragon, a totem found only in the legends of the Dragon Kingdom’s millen 5.5kReads8.8Score44314d adds
- 194 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Family's Stay-at-Home Dad 家庭煮父 The story of a colony of ants protecting their home and fighting for status! Their fortunes are colorful and varied, and they handle the world with ease. Society is complex and ever-changing. The philosophy of life is something everyone should reflect on deeply! 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Fated Blade 宿刃 [Modern setting, espionage, drug enforcement] A case within a case, a plot within a plot, with a fresh and compelling story. A meticulously planned revenge case unexpectedly leads to the kidnapping of a chip expert... “Go back to Tanzhou and secretly assist the Tanzhou State Security Bureau and Public Security Bureau...” Chu Ning asks, “Have you ever seen this girl? She went missing fifteen years ago.” As the investigation delves deeper, the mastermind who has remained hidden for years finally e 143Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 197 A Life of Dark Desires 黑欲人生 Keep your hands ruthless, your mind sharp, and your nerve strong. The martial world is a place where people devour one another. Talk about honor and reason? You'll end up without a bone left! [Blood-Soaked Martial World] [Love and Hate] [Powerful Background] [All the Right Ingredients] 16.3kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 198 The Winds of Zhenguan 贞观风云 The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, was a man whose status seemed peerless in the eyes of others. Naturally, his father thought so too. But no one ever considered what the Crown Prince wanted. 1kReads8.2Score10714d adds
- 199 A Sophisticated Rogue in Officialdom 官场雅痞 What kind of people does the present age need? People who hold to their principles even when faced with temptation. People who face the surging tide of the times, raise the red flag, and press on through adversity. Li Huaijie is one such idealist. “To go far by proceeding steadily” requires the steadiness of “treating challenges with caution and succeeding through careful planning,” and the vision of “aspiring to great heights.” He has risen from the very bottom, using his actions to embody the 50.8kReads8.9Score3.7k14d adds
- 200 Power Struggles in Politics: A Junior Official Defies Fate 宦海争锋，从科员开始胜天半子 The path to officialdom is never smooth sailing. Only those who can turn the tables against the odds can become its true masters. Chen Changshan had no connections and was a low-ranking civil servant pushed to the sidelines. He was destined for a life of obscurity, until he accidentally crossed his superior's line. With a clever move, he turned the tables, escaped the crisis, and changed his fortunes. From then on, he embarked on the road to promotion, pulling off one upset after another as he c 18.9kReads9.0Score73114d adds
