Novels like Chasing the Waves with the Wind
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Chasing the Waves with the Wind, best match first.
- 151 Transmigrating to 1936: Between Night and Dawn 穿越1936：暗夜与黎明 A modern young man arrives in the war-torn Republic of China. From the start, he's a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy. A golden finger? What can he possibly do? The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, underground organizations, Japanese invaders, collaborators, moles, and more... —Reads—Score3kShelves
- 152 The Kite That Flew Away 远去的风筝 Han Yong, the last disciple of Chinese martial arts master Gong Baotian, is wanted by the Kuomintang for avenging his family. With no other choice, he joins the Communist Party. During an ambush, a traitor’s tip-off leads to the annihilation of the Party’s intelligence company, and Han Yong is branded a traitor. But he does not lose heart or give up. After drifting to Meixian and Shaoguan in Guangdong, he receives support from like-minded martial artists and the working masses, and establishes t 973Reads—Score100Shelves
- 153 A Spy, But Not Quite 似谍非谍 Still Chen Gang, still transmigrated into someone else's body. But this time, there’s no golden finger and no life-saving spirit spring water. It’s simply a story about killing Japanese soldiers and traitors, and stealing their money. 1.6kReads8.3Score154Shelves
- 154 A Blade in the Tiger’s Den 虎穴潜锋 Set against the true history of espionage during the War of Resistance Against Japan, this novel features a patient and decisive undercover agent serving with our forces, along with layered crises and plot twists that balance suspense with logic. The story takes place from 1941 to 1945, as the War of Resistance entered a stalemate. The Japanese army built strongholds across North and East China and established secret police agencies to carry out brutal “mopping-up” campaigns and blockades agains 1.8kReads—Score101Shelves
- 155 Super Agent: Codename Sun Wukong 超级特工：代号孙悟空 Fang Ping, a promising young doctor in the medical field of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a doctor at Headquarters 76. Though trapped in the devil's lair, his heart remains with the light. The scalpel he uses to save lives also becomes a blade turned against the enemy. Like Sun Wukong burrowing into Princess Iron Fan's stomach, he leaves his enemies trembling with fear and terror. [A heartfelt story. Dive in without worry.] 14.5kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
- 156 A Spy Behind Enemy Lines 抗战之潜伏者 In 1938, Lin Fei, an underground Communist Party operative who had been quietly lying low in Dancheng, a small city on the northeastern frontier, encountered a fellow underground operative codenamed “Deep Blue” while investigating the bizarre murder of a Japanese second lieutenant. The two joined forces and plotted to eliminate Gao Qiao, the chief of the police affairs section. They also obtained from Gao Qiao the plans for a secret Japanese military operation, helping the Anti-Japanese United A 310Reads6.7Score112Shelves
- 157 The Delicate Shadow of Republican-Era China 民国娇影 You shouldn’t read spy novels. One careless moment, and you could end up inside one. Qiu Shan, a cutesy, melodramatic young woman, wakes up in the Shanghai of the Republican era. But what the heck? Why is she on all fours? And why has she turned into a cat? On top of that, she’s embarked on an entirely different kind of spy career as Miss Meow? 38Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 158 Dreaming Back to the War of Resistance: Spy Hunter in the Mountain City 梦回抗战之山城猎谍 Long Xing was a SWAT officer. During an operation to arrest drug traffickers, he was poisoned and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he found himself in 1937... Was it a dream, or had he been reborn? By a twist of fate, Long Xing killed a Japanese man, and the dragon-shaped pendant he wore began to react... Determined to discover the reason and find his way back to the 21st century, he began a life of hunting spies and fighting the Japanese invaders... 1.5kReads8.3Score182Shelves
- 159 The Flames of Songhu 烽火淞沪 Chen Zhe is in a car accident and arrives in 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai on August 13, taking over the body of another man with the same name. This Chen Zhe is a platoon leader in the artillery battalion of the 521st Regiment, 261st Brigade, 87th Division of the Nationalist Army. He comes from a prominent family and possesses knowledge from the future. See how he strikes at the Japanese invaders, keeps himself safe, and lives to see the end of the War of Resistance. 86Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 160 Espionage: I Have an Intelligence System 谍战，我有一个情报系统 People usually play many roles in society. They may be a son in one family, an employee at one company, and a citizen of one country. Liu Songfeng is more than all that: one man with a thousand faces, surrounded by layers of intrigue. In this turbulent age, Liu Songfeng uses his intelligence and extraordinary courage to navigate between rival factions. Yet his identity is shrouded in mystery, impossible to pin down. No one knows his name, but his deeds will live forever. Liu Songfeng says, “I wa 6kReads8.6Score346Shelves
- 161 Shadows of Espionage: Starting as a Patrol Officer 谍影暗杀：从巡警开始 “Instant Mission: Kill Wang Mingchu, a traitor to the Fuxing Society. Reward: +50 combat skill experience.” Enhanced physique, martial arts, marksmanship, spatial abilities, disguise... When the Special High Commission discovers that collaborators are being killed one after another, when the Military Statistics Bureau cannot fathom how the Japanese army’s arsenal was blown up, and when the Red Party’s contact point suddenly receives an anonymous warning... No one would have guessed that the guy 20.1kReads7.3Score1.5kShelves
- 162 Twin Eagles, I'm Your Phoenix Youngling 双鹰，我就是你的凤雏 I actually transmigrated into Flying Tigers and became sworn friends with Yan Shuangying. I bet your gun has no bullets, too. Yan Shuangying: Watch out for the brick behind him. Damn! You sneaky bastard, that's not how this works! 2.2kReads6.8Score144Shelves
- 163 Espionage! My Female Instructor in the Military Statistics Bureau Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 谍战！我的军统女教官太猛辣 This work is dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance. [War of Resistance] [Espionage] [Reborn] [Transmigration] [System] Xiao Zhan, a firefighter from the twenty-first century, is tragically engulfed by flames. But he is reborn from the fire and transmigrates to the Battle of Shanghai in August 1937. He becomes a member of a special operations squad under Ye Lei, a female instructor at the Lixing Society’s Secret Service Division, and fights the Japanese invad 1.8kReads7.6Score211Shelves
- 164 The Young Patrol Chief of Republican-Era China 民国小巡长 In 1938, Beiping lay beneath the shadow of occupation, with cold winds carrying the smoke of war through its streets. Su Chen, an unemployed young man, transmigrates by accident and becomes a patrol chief on Qianmen Street. More precious to him than the uniform that puts food on his table is the ace he brought with him: a twelve-story department store from 2026. It has everything, from rice, flour, cooking oil, and grain to gold, silver, and jewelry, even military equipment, all available in un 334Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Who Let Him Join the Military Statistics Bureau? 谁让他来军统的？ Transmigrating to the years of the War of Resistance, He Yuan takes on two identities and four faces, moving between light and darkness. To the Communist Party, he is an elusive master at eliminating traitors and its greatest source of funding. To the Nationalist government, he is the “Japanese Spy Ender” and the “Whampoa Military Academy’s God of Wealth.” To the Japanese, he is a “demonic asura” who stops at nothing! 23.8kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
- 166 Espionage: From the Start, I Teach Shen Jinzhen a Lesson 谍战：开局给沈近真上了一课 After watching the finale of the TV drama The Wind Rises from Luoyang, Wang Haishang finally breathed a sigh of relief when Wei Ruolai and Shen Tunan met again! The ending was all right, I guess! The two had joined forces once more. They weren't just teacher and student anymore, but comrades on the same side! Still, the drama left far too many things unresolved! Aunt Zhou went mad? Awen died? Kong Lingzheng died? Xu Nuo died? Shen Jinzhen died too? The eldest sister survived, Yu Shiqing survived 5.5kReads6.3Score519Shelves
- 167 Intrigue in the Political Arena: The Life of a Mole 官场风云之卧底生涯 After being gravely wounded, the Special Forces King, codenamed “Firebird,” retires from the military and returns to the city. He chooses to join the police force and go undercover. Once fearless in the hail of gunfire, “Firebird” had earned outstanding honors. During a mission, he was seriously injured and had no choice but to leave the fiery battlefield behind and return to civilian life. But his passionate heart, yearning for justice, never stopped beating. He resolutely joined the police for 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Shadow War 2: Phantom Storm, the Spy Demon Returns 暗斗2：魅影风云之谍魔再世 Sequel to Dark Struggle: espionage, mind games, suspense, spies, and intellectual battles. Enemy agents are everywhere. Almost everyone around us has the enemy's shadow lurking nearby. The terrifying part isn't the secret agents lying low. Even more shocking is how the Japanese have infiltrated and corrupted us for a thousand years. Our elite agents stop at nothing to root them out completely, only to discover that the real enemy is the band of traitors who've been bought off! Little do they kno 2.5kReads9.3Score261Shelves
- 169 Espionage: It All Starts with Teaching a Colonel's Wife a Lesson! 谍战：从教训大佐夫人开始！ Chen Shaoan transmigrated to the years of the War of Resistance against Japan. Driven by fervent patriotism, he awakened the undercover System and embarked on the path to becoming an ace agent. As long as he was promoted or passed along important intelligence he had obtained, he would earn Anti-Japanese Points. He could use them to buy stamina, modern weapons, peerless martial arts, supernatural abilities, and more… His wife asked, “Is this what you wanted?” Chen Shaoan smiled but said nothing. 634Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 The Defrocked Monk's Rise and Fall in the World of Espionage 还俗和尚谍海沉浮 This book is mainly about Hu Tianyou matching wits with the Japanese invaders. Alongside the fight against Japan, it also follows the male protagonist through several romances. You’re sure to find it thoroughly satisfying! 1.3kReads7.5Score163Shelves
- 171 One Step to the Clouds 一步青云 A mountain can crumble, and a river can run dry. Lu Zhengliang is suppressed by his superior and betrayed by his beloved wife, sending his life into a downward spiral. At his lowest point, he relies on sheer courage to win the favor of a benefactor and the support of a beautiful woman. In the end, he builds a grand empire and becomes a winner in life. 1.7kReads8.7Score178Shelves
- 172 Espionage: Codename Screw 谍战之代号螺丝钉 Good news: A sharpshooter from the shooting range transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a little agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. He has extraordinary hearing, peerless marksmanship, and a few other tricks up his sleeve... Bad news: The Lone Wolf team has been wiped out, and I’ve become a prisoner of the Japanese. Their guns are already aimed at the back of my head. I’m about to get boxed, and it looks like I’ll be meeting my great-grandma any minute... My name is Lin Tianxian 3kReads6.4Score186Shelves
- 173 Reborn as a Traitor 重生当汉奸 Modern special forces soldier Lin Feng accidentally transmigrates to Tianjin in 1940 and takes over the body of Chen Mo, deputy captain of the Wang Jingwei regime’s secret police. To survive in enemy territory and carry out his mission as an undercover agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he has no choice but to play the part of a greedy, brutal traitor, maneuvering between Japanese agents, Wang regime superiors, and Military Statistics Bureau orders. During his missions, he repeatedly face 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 From History Prodigy to Secret Agent Assassin 从历史系高材生到军统暗刃 Modern history graduate student Chen Yu transmigrates to 1938 Shanghai through a mysterious pocket watch, taking over the body of Lin Mo, a peripheral member of the Military Statistics Bureau. Armed with his knowledge of history and a modern way of thinking, he struggles to survive amid Japanese and puppet forces and the power plays of rival factions, gradually growing from an inexperienced student into a cool-headed, perceptive agent. As he navigates between his superior, the Military Statistic 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 A Sea of Spycraft and Mystery 谍雾谜海 When faced with known history, some follow it faithfully, while others want to change it! This is a war between two transmigrators! A contest between light and shadow! But who will emerge victorious in the end...? 3.9kReads8.9Score394Shelves
- 176 Espionage: From the Start, I Infiltrated an Enemy Nation Under the Codename Scalpel 谍战：开局潜伏敌国，代号手术刀 [Transmigration] + [Espionage] + [Daily Intelligence System] + [No Female Lead] Liu Jichuan transmigrates to 1936, only to discover that he's an intelligence agent for the Blue Shirts Society, stationed undercover in Tokyo. His most urgent task is to convince his sister-in-law, Fujiwara Shizuka, to believe that he's actually Jichuan Jiro, not an impostor. Fortunately, he awakens the [Daily Intelligence System], which randomly refreshes with all kinds of intelligence every day at midnight. [Today 2.5kReads7.0Score135Shelves
- 177 I Brought a Spatial Ring: Transmigrating to 1939 我带着空间戒指：穿越到1939 Web novelist Gu Wenxuan dies suddenly while staying up late to write. He takes a Space Ring he happened to acquire and transmigrates to Beiping in 1939, during the Republic of China era. The unfortunate part is that he has transmigrated into the body of a captain of a traitor’s secret-police squad. Now that he’s transmigrated, is he really supposed to become a traitor? Of course he won’t. But plenty of people from the Military Statistics Bureau want him to become a double agent. Now that Gu 22Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 178 Espionage: Every Animal Is My Inside Man 谍战：动物都是我的内线 After transmigrating into the 28th year of the Republic of China, Gao Lingyu discovered that he had become a low-ranking intelligence officer in the Intelligence Division of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters, under the New Government. In short, he'd become a traitorous dog who had thrown in his lot with the Japanese. But aside from being a traitorous secret agent, he discovered that he had another identity: he was an undercover agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, stationed at the 76th on 4.5kReads8.2Score289Shelves
- 179 Infiltrating the Military Statistics Bureau, I Accidentally Built an Arms Empire 我在军统搞渗透，竟造出军火帝国 After transmigrating to a world of espionage, Ren Pingsheng becomes a nobody in the archives room. After accidentally activating the [Mission Lottery System], Ren Pingsheng mows down people like grass and blows up buildings like he’s setting off firecrackers! Zheng Yaoxian treats him like a brother, while the higher-ups are completely wrapped around his finger. Everyone thinks Ren Pingsheng rose through the ranks by sucking up to powerful people. Who would have guessed that, in the blink of an e 811Reads5.9Score101Shelves
- 180 Espionage: From the Start, I'm Told to Investigate My Own Communist Party 谍战：开局让我一个红党查红党 A leak at the newly established Zhejiang branch of the Fuxing Society led to a failed arrest. Acting on Dai’s orders, Lin Mingyu, a Communist Party member undercover at the Central Army Officer Academy, heads to the Zhejiang branch to secretly investigate the Communist Party infiltrators. 388Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Silent Glory: Blade Against Time 沉默的荣耀之逆时之刃 A spin-off novel in the "Glory of Silence" series, telling the story of an unlucky man who transmigrates into a spy thriller with a System. Follow him as he navigates Taiwan during the White Terror and makes it out unscathed. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Espionage: A Silent Struggle 谍战：一场无声的斗争 An ordinary aspiring writer unexpectedly finds himself in Republican-era China. Using his strengths, amid internal strife and foreign threats, he resolutely chooses a path of discretion, efficiency, and long-term undercover work for his people and his country. 6.3kReads8.2Score431Shelves
- 183 Espionage: A Rider in Manchuria 谍战之一个骑手在满洲 In his previous life, he was the most ordinary rickshaw puller. In this one, he’s a ruthless assassin! On the freezing nights when Japanese forces and their puppet regime run rampant, Ding Li relies on his extraordinary intelligence to repeatedly assassinate emperors, generals, and Manchurian officials... Single-handedly, Ding Li undermines the puppet state of Manchukuo, its order, and its economic lifelines... He gradually becomes a brave and steadfast patriot, and organizes a fierce, tenacious 4.3kReads8.8Score420Shelves
- 184 Soul Transmigration to Republican China: My Years in the Military Statistics Bureau 魂穿民国：我在军统那些年 Gu Jinzhao transmigrates to the eve of the full-scale War of Resistance and becomes a low-ranking field operative in the Lixing Society's Special Service Division. In this era, when the nation faces mortal peril, Gu Jinzhao has no powerful connections and cannot influence the course of events. All he can do is make his greatest effort to prepare China for an all-out war. 185Reads8.1Score108Shelves
- 185 Espionage: I Sign In at the Military Police Headquarters from the Start 谍战：开局我在宪兵队签到 Note: The early part of this book focuses on espionage among the nobility. After the protagonist takes control of Sakura, the story enters a worldline similar to The Man in the High Castle! [Sign-In] + [A Plausible Noble Identity] + [Moles Within the Enemy's Ranks] + [Doesn't Return Home After the War] + [A Different Kind of Resistance Against Japan] (This story won't leave you feeling frustrated. The protagonist has powerful connections in the navy, army, and Foreign Ministry, so feel free to g 2kReads8.9Score132Shelves
- 186 Spycraft in the War of Resistance 抗战谍门 Shen Mobei has a secret: he can travel freely between the Republic of China era and 2026. Using modern supplies and his foreknowledge, Shen Mobei maneuvers among the various factions. He rescues the Red Party and joins the Military Statistics Bureau, becoming a mysterious figure everyone wants to recruit and eliminate. Dai Li calls him "Ghost Fox": a ghost for his uncanny comings and goings, a fox for his cunning and intelligence. The Japanese want to uncover where his supplies come from. The Wa 84Reads7.0Score160Shelves
- 187 Removing the Makeup 卸妆 Wen Ning has a dual identity as both a Military Statistics Bureau agent and a Communist underground operative. In truth, she is a rookie spy who has spent a long time undercover without ever taking action. After failing the physical fitness test, she is transferred from the bureau headquarters to a spy-training school packed with female agents. Here, there’s no shortage of gossip, petty squabbles, rivalry, and office politics among the women; nor is there any shortage of deception, sudden shifts 383Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 188 The Undercover Agent's Mark 潜伏者的印记 A mysterious classified file has come to light, revealing the silent battlefield of the infiltrators. The silent war is all the more terrifying. He has lived undercover for years, each mission like walking a tightrope. He can never tell friend from foe among those around him, and every step hides a deadly trap. As the clouds of suspicion gradually clear, the marks of those years spent undercover will ultimately become medals of history. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Transmigrated to 1945, Making a Fortune in Japan 穿越1945，人在东瀛爆金币 Eight years ago, a girl transmigrated into the hellish Prefecture of Yingtian and became an eight-year-old child. There, she witnessed the cruelty of the Japanese invaders. In an eight-year-old body, she fled for her life, struggling to survive. At last, an old hunter took her in in Bashu and taught her every hunting skill he knew. Eight years later, the girl had grown into a young woman again. Unable to sleep peacefully for eight years because of her trauma, she decided to go to Japan and repay 118Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 190 Transmigrating to 1917: Surviving the Turmoil to Become a Legend 穿越1917在乱世苟成传奇 Swept into the great tide of the Republic of China in 1917 by a mighty being from the distant Astara Empire, Li Beichen has a Japanese mother. He feels like his birth chart might not be sturdy enough, so to avoid getting killed on arrival, he decides to keep his head down and take things as they come. 15Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 191 Espionage: Cultivating with the Female Commander from the Start? 谍战：开局和女长官修炼？ 646Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Espionage: After All This Time, I Finally Get to Use the Honey Trap 谍战：熬这么久，总算到美人计了 “You damn spy, you’re hurting me!” Just after transmigrating to the Republic of China era, Lu Chen is caught up in a massive conspiracy and tortured in prison. One day, a female officer stands before him with a whip in hand and asks, “Do you have a faith?” Lu Chen: “Not really... I guess.” The female officer says coldly, “Torture him! What’s the difference between someone without faith and a walking corpse?” Lu Chen: “???” I just transmigrated here. How am I supposed to have any faith? Female of 14.5kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
- 193 Espionage: From the Start, I’m an Underground Party Agent, Leveling Up on My Own! 谍战：开局地下党，我独自升级！ The moment he opens his eyes, information security engineer Shen Ye finds that he has transmigrated to Shanghai in 1938, a city battered by war, and become an underground Party member on the verge of exposure! From the start, it’s a nightmare: within three days, he must infiltrate the Japanese military’s Tokko headquarters and steal a top-secret intelligence file that will decide the organization’s fate, right under the nose of Kenichi Sato, a “China expert”! Fortunately, the [Eye of Intellige 8Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 194 The Red-Topped Merchant: Life at Its Peak 红顶商人之巅峰人生 Yang Jianhua, the chosen heir of one of the Dragon Kingdom's top families in the twenty-second century, returned to the early twenty-first century. Through a time-traveling portal, a dazzling flash of light swept past. Yang Jianhua, the chosen heir of one of the Dragon Kingdom's top families in the twenty-second century, passed through the mysterious portal and arrived in the early twenty-first century. The unfamiliar surroundings, tinged with an ancient air, made him narrow his eyes slightly, b 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 Espionage: I Turned the Enemy Camp Upside Down 谍战：我在敌营翻江倒海 Spy System activated: “Level One skill activated: Spy Identification.” “Level Two skill activated: Information Alerts.” “Level Three skill activated: Danger Detection.” “Level Four skill activated: Document Reading.” “Level Five skill activated: Spatial Rewards.” Yang Zhennan: I came because of history, and history changed because of me. 951Reads7.4Score102Shelves
- 196 At Headquarters 76: One God-Tier Trait Every Day 人在76号：每天一个神级词条 After transmigrating to Shanghai during the isolated-island period, Su Chen became a low-ranking spy in the 76th, with no connections and no backing. The moment he arrived, he was already facing a brutal purge by the Japanese invaders! At that very moment, the Daily Keyword System activated. [Today's Keyword: Lockpicking] He could turn the Special Higher Police's classified archives into his own backyard. [Today's Keyword: Firearms Master] Even an old, battered pistol could make a precise shot f 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Espionage: Daybreak 谍战：破晓 When night falls over the newly born land, two fated adversaries are forced to join forces. The brilliant Lin Nan is a forgotten gem from the old era, versed in criminal psychology and codebreaking. The battle-hardened Zheng Feng is the blade of the new order, devoted to discipline and absolute loyalty. This is a war that begins with conspiracy and ends in faith. When the enemy holds the city’s pulse in its grasp, and humanity’s fate hangs by a thread, they wield their wits as spears and their c 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Espionage: Three Years, Then Three More, Until I Became an Enemy Nation’s General 谍战：三年又三年，我成敌国将帅 Jiang Chen transmigrates into a world where spy dramas like Kite, The Disguiser, and The Message have merged. From the start, he becomes the favored disciple of Zheng Yaoxian, the Sixth Brother of the Juntong. After training under Zheng Yaoxian, Jiang Chen infiltrates the Special Higher Police Agency once again. And so, a triple agent who strikes terror into the hearts of Japanese and puppet-government spies emerges. The three Ming brothers: Jiang Chen is my handler. I'm convinced! Zheng Yaoxian 3.5kReads7.1Score248Shelves
- 199 The Abandoned Heir of a Wealthy Family Returns to the Pinnacle of Power 豪门弃少重返权力巅峰 At forty-eight, just as Qin Xiao was on the verge of being promoted to ministerial rank, he was framed, sent to prison, and died a miserable death behind bars. His indignation moved Heaven, which took pity on him and sent him back to the bustling capital. For Qin Xiao, this was a crucial turning point. Promotion to ministerial rank was within reach, a glorious new beginning in his life. But people’s hearts are treacherous, and unseen hands were already reaching for him. After an unknown number o 384Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Glory in the Shadow War 密战荣耀 Jiang Longcheng transmigrates through time to the international city of Shanghai in 1936, where his intelligence and courage make him shine in the currents of a changing era. Amid a web of spies, he moves like a sudden storm, risking everything to rescue underground Party members in danger. When Japanese aggressors provoke him, he responds with both courage and cunning, revealing the makings of a true hero. The military medals he earns are recognition of his extraordinary abilities and a tribute 10Reads—Score—Shelves
