Novels like The Hitman, the Landlord, and the Pretty Tenant
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Hitman, the Landlord, and the Pretty Tenant, best match first.
- 1 After My Killer Personality Awakened, I Swept the Globe!! 杀戮人格觉醒后，我横扫全球！！ He is an elite assassin who clawed his way out of Hell Island, a killing machine controlled by a second personality. After his organization is destroyed, an old friend calls him back, and he begins a new life. A “Ghost Squad” made up of a sniper, a hacker, and a heavy weapons specialist tears through a criminal compound on a rainy night. A bloody reckoning for a human-trafficking empire is about to begin: joining a dark web organization, playing the Abyss Game, founding a PMC... ※ High-intensity 81Reads—Score614d adds
- 2 Killer College Student: No Graduation Unless I Become a Killer? 杀手大学生：不当杀手不让毕业？ [Assassin] + [System] + [College Campus] A gold-digger I met on a blind date demanded a house, a car, and an exorbitant bride price, but didn't even want to have children? Shi Anwen, still a college student, couldn't be bothered with her. He simply pulled out a handgun and pulled the trigger... A drunk street punk killed someone and went on the run? No problem, one shot would take care of it... Of course, Shi Anwen wasn't killing people on purpose. It was just homework assigned by his school. Bu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The City’s Blade in the Night 都市之暗夜利刃 He was the supreme legend of the underworld, founder of the Dark Blade, and a force to be reckoned with in the global assassin and ancient martial arts worlds. After a lifetime of bloodshed, he used his blade to hold the darkness at bay. Decades of bloody battles left him with deep-rooted combat trauma and a crippling thirst for blood. Su Hao, a top-tier assassin who had seen through the fighting and grown tired of killing, shed every accolade and returned to Donghai under an assumed name. From 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Top Assassin on the Run Has Been Swept Off His Feet by Mr. He! 在逃顶级杀手，他被贺总拐跑啦！ The rating has only just opened, so it's still low. [Dual Male Leads / Two Powerful Leads / Assassin Secret Identity / Reunion After Years Apart / Happy Ending / Older Top and Sweet Romance / One-on-One, Faithful Couple / Strong Leads Who Stay Smart / A Slow, Calm Start That Heats Up Later / The Main Couple's Romance Starts Slowly, Then Turns Sweet / Side Couple] The escape code of a top assassin: carve a way out through the cracks of the city. Pink and blue hair swept past the rearview mirror 641Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 5 Junior Brother Linghu, Stand Back! This Senior Brother Shows No Mercy with His Sword 令狐师弟站远些，师兄剑下不容情 Yi Ran transmigrates between two worlds and two bodies. In the modern world, he is a top student in Huada University's mathematics department and a research workaholic. In ancient times, he studies under the great hero Yue of Mount Hua and becomes a leading figure of the second generation of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance. 7.2kReads7.9Score42514d adds
- 6 A Hitman in America 人在米国当杀手 An ordinary man from Huaguo transmigrates to the United States and discovers that he has become a lousy hitman wanted by the authorities. Fortunately, he receives a transmigrator's perk: a sign-in System. 15.5kReads6.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 7 The Retired Life of the World's Strongest Assassin 最强杀手的退休生活 Once the world’s number-one assassin, a god of slaughter whose name struck terror into everyone’s heart, he suddenly chose to retire for reasons unknown. He went into hiding in a small city and became an ordinary man, but after more than a decade as an assassin, he found it hard to fit into society. What was he supposed to do now??? 731Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Has the World's Greatest Assassin Retired Today? 杀手界天花板今天退休了吗？ [No Female Lead] [Pocket Dimension] An absurdly powerful killer has appeared in the assassin world. He slaughters without mercy, goes by the codename Wage Slave, and is also known as the Sniper God. His assassination success rate is off the charts, he never fails a mission, and his identity is a mystery. Absurdly, some say he’s a robot, while others guess he’s a ghost. But in reality... Li Ming: “I’m just a rookie!” As a rookie assassin, Li Ming believes that an assassin should have the discipli 5.3kReads7.4Score43214d adds
- 9 You Can Call Me a Savage, but I Don't Want to Be an Assassin 你可以叫我野人！但我不想做杀手 [Superpowered martial arts + fantastical imagination + decisive and ruthless + utterly insane + demonized god of slaughter + cold to the core + invincible villain] Ten years ago, he was an orphan whose family had been wiped out. He stumbled into Mount Ailao, and ten years later, a beast emerged from the forest: the wild man had returned. He casually took out a top-ranked S-class assassin, then went on to bathe the city in blood, killing his way to the top of the world’s strongest assassin rankin 4.1kReads7.7Score74314d adds
- 10 A Killer's Guide to Being Reborn 杀手重生指南 [Urban Fantasy + Superpowers + Assassin + Passionate + Dissociative Identity Disorder + No System] After falling out with the world’s number-one assassin organization, Shen Yue, the King of Assassins, died alongside his enemies and returned to nineteen years earlier, when he was still at the assassin training camp. In this life, he only wants to protect those around him and, while he’s at it, experience the warmth of human kindness. But some people just won’t let him have his way. [Nightmare], [ 2.3kReads8.5Score23714d adds
- 11 As a Cleaner, I Refuse to Do a Killer's Job 作为清道夫的我才不要做杀手的活 Humans are social animals. When you accept a gift from the High Table, you are expected to provide a service in return. That's the social contract. Looking at those illustrious names, each one represents a glorious past. But times change, and the High Table remains. Those names, meanwhile, are either on a wanted list or in a cemetery. So when I came to this world, I swore I would never become an assassin. One day, someone might come after me over a dog, just like that. Only in the corners the Hi 4.1kReads7.6Score30614d adds
- 12 I'm an Assassin, and the Top-Tier Star Is My Little Sister! 我是杀手，女顶流是我妹！ He was once a walking corpse, spending his days lost in alcohol and women. But when he found the younger sister he had lost twenty years ago, he felt reborn. For her, he was willing to give up everything, even his own life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A High-IQ Madman Designs Hundreds of Announced Murders 高智商疯子，设计百起预告杀人案 [High-IQ crime] [Ruthless, cold, calculating, and mad male lead] [Not reborn] [No System] [No female lead] A mysterious murderer who is rarely seen suddenly appears in Jiangcheng, calling himself the Judge. The Judge's days are always full. Monday: He judges a popular young actor who preyed on female college students. What a lovely day. Tuesday: He judges a billionaire who has committed every kind of evil, leaving himself refreshed and invigorated. Wednesday: He calls the task force directly. 4.8kReads—Score37014d adds
- 14 The Bounty Assassin 赏金刺客 Urban, God of War, feel-good novel. Gouzi (Liu Hao) is an assassin who lives by taking lives for bounties. To find out why his master, Lao Gou, disappeared, he needs a great deal of money. So he has no choice but to keep taking jobs and earning rewards to buy information about his master. Thanks to his innate talent, he eventually becomes the ultimate assassin! 11.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 15 This Killer Is a Live-In Son-in-Law 这个杀手是赘婿 The king of assassins in the dark world, the leader of the Wolf Organization known as the Wolf King, returned to Huaxia gravely injured after a mission went wrong. To investigate his parents' background and fulfill his father's dying wish, he became a live-in son-in-law to the Feng family. He was no longer the Wolf King. He was Jiang Hao. A year ago, the dark world declared the former Wolf King's mission a failure and pronounced him dead. Now, hiding his identity as the Wolf King, Jiang Hao unle 63.1kReads8.8Score6.9k14d adds
- 16 The Ghost Mercenary Corps 幽灵佣兵团 A decisive protagonist, no filler, one heroine, and a steady update schedule of at least 6,000 characters a day. After returning home to avenge his younger sister, Chu Feng went abroad and formed his own mercenary group. As he built it up, one opponent after another emerged to challenge him. Along the way, he gradually uncovered the world's hidden secrets. This is mainly a feel-good power fantasy, with a small cast and a fast pace. There are no idiotic villains or contrived scenes of suffering j 5.8kReads8.9Score48714d adds
- 17 The Ultimate Soldier King in the City 极品兵王混都市 He founded the world’s most powerful organization and controls half the world’s assets. Now, head of state Chu Nanfeng has returned to Huaxia! A chance encounter with an icy goddess of a CEO binds the two together through the ties of fate! For the woman he loves, he had disguised himself as an auto mechanic. Now he will no longer hide his identity as head of state! With his own strength, he will turn Huaxia upside down! “If Heaven dares to bully me, I’ll destroy it! So what if the whole world st 4.4kReads8.4Score47514d adds
- 18 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, the Top Assassin Retires to Farm 穿到古代，顶级杀手她退休种田 Li Yao, a retired assassin ready to enjoy her golden years, wakes up to find she has transmigrated to ancient times and become a notorious shrew. Hands on her hips, howling like a banshee. The villagers call her a terror, and even the dogs take a detour to avoid her. She has four children, her husband is dead, and a famine has struck. They’re so poor they can barely scrape by. Fortunately, Hewan Village lies at the foot of a mountain, and it seems to have everything: pheasants and wild boars, wo 7kReads9.1Score57714d adds
- 19 I'm a Killer, Don't Mess with Me 我是杀手别来惹我 Also known as: A Promotion Guide for the Dark Organization. The protagonist's enemies tamper with his parents' paternity test report, leading them to believe he isn't their biological child. This somehow lands the protagonist in the lair of a dark organization... P.S. First angst, then sweetness. 565Reads9.1Score20214d adds
- 20 Top Killer, Starting with a Dog 顶级杀手，从一条狗开始 The landlady’s storyline at the beginning may take some getting through, but most of it gets resolved later. [Important: Four chapters updated daily, with a steady schedule] [Crossover across movies and TV shows + a blended universe + gradual growth + proficiency panel + high-octane gunfights + iconic scenes + official-style snark + no conventional System + no female lead + homages to the classics] [Storylines already underway: John Wick 1–2 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Wanted | James Bond prequel | The 15.1kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 21 Bad Soldier, Good Soldier, Mercenary 孬兵，好兵，雇佣兵 “I’m Razor, a private military contractor operator. You could also call me a company-employed mercenary. I like using a Fairbairn-Sykes dagger to strike at the enemy’s vital points...” Told from the rare perspective of a first-person narrator, this novel follows the inner journey of Razor, a mercenary. After graduating with an uncertain future ahead of him, Wang Rui chooses to enlist and gain some life experience. He joins an army unit as a shiftless coward, but eventually transforms into a good 709Reads8.3Score10214d adds
- 22 Dragon Spine War Soul: The Bloody Hunt 龙脊战魂之血色追凶 The very pinnacle of the mercenary world. Read with caution! After returning from Africa, China's special forces king discovers his parents have been brutally murdered at home. He later learns it was retaliation by an international terrorist organization. To avenge his parents, Lin Feng and his team take on a mission for their country, crossing three continents in pursuit of the killers... As Lin Feng's Longji Armed Forces grow stronger, he goes on to establish new mercenary organizations in thr 16Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 23 Hey, Hell's Vanguard, Take It Up with God 嘿，地狱尖兵，有话跟上帝说去吧 [Mercenary] [Designated Marksman] [Sniper] [War] [Ensemble Cast] [Thrilling Action] Chen Feng was just an ordinary student from Huaxia. A miserable experience and a world that turned right and wrong upside down led him to join the undefeated God Mercenary Group. From then on, wherever conflicts flared and battle lines formed around the world, a fearsome mercenary unit would be there, led by a sniper with the callsign Judge! He is a legend from Huaxia, a god of war to the Delta Force and the LS 5kReads7.0Score27814d adds
- 24 Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统 System + No Female Lead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. Bai Yi is an orphan adopted by a retired criminal investigator. Raised on lessons about justice, he knows all too well that there are many evils in the world that the law cannot eradicate. He has grown numb to them, but one day, quite by chance, a voice rings out in his mind: Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Assassin System... 1.7kReads8.7Score14514d adds
- 25 At Eight, I Was Taken in by a Killer Sister After Living on the Streets 八岁流浪的我，被杀手姐姐捡回家 [Reborn + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + System + Romantic Tension + Heartwarming + Behind-the-Scenes + Passionate + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Single Female Lead] On a snowy night, Yu Chenfeng, a homeless drifter, curled up in a street corner. His body temperature had plummeted, and he was on the brink of death. A young woman happened to pass by. She was covered in blood and looked badly injured, yet she took him home without hesitation. When he woke, Yu Chenfeng found himself in a small but 2.8kReads8.9Score54214d adds
- 26 I Found a Cultivation Manual in the Modern World 我在现代却捡到修仙功法 Urban cultivation + later cultivation world + martial arts + invincible + harem Chen Mo, an office drone, unexpectedly inherits the legacy of Cang Xuan, a dying cultivator, while on a trip. From then on, he begins cultivating in the bustling city, making a comeback from obscurity until he stands at the pinnacle of the world. He pursues the campus beauty, puts an end to the darkness, passes on the martial arts, and becomes the Martial Ancestor. As his cultivation improves, he discovers that culti 34.5kReads8.0Score3.9k14d adds
- 27 The World's Number One Assassin 全球第一杀手 He survives beneath the light and walks through the darkness. Together, light and darkness weave a glittering world. Volume One: The Traditional Urban Assassin. Volume Two: A Dark Feast at the End of the World. (It leans more toward science fiction in the middle.) 18.9kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 28 A Veteran Driver Enters the Movies: Starting with Fast & Furious, I Leave Mia Stunned 老司机进电影：开局速激惊呆米娅 [Special agent] [Tycoon] [Transmigrating into the world of the greatest movies] [Feel-good story] [God of War] Lin Yue, a low-level driver at a TV station, unexpectedly obtains a movie-transmigration System. He enters the world’s greatest films to experience thrilling lives unlike any other, and the rewards he earns let him make a spectacular comeback in the real world. In Fast & Furious, he becomes a legendary racer, admired by millions. In The Wandering Earth, he becomes the king of the apocal 7.6kReads8.8Score54614d adds
- 29 Legend of the Underworld 暗黑界传奇 No System, a high-octane mercenary battlefield story. Starting out in northern Myanmar, the protagonist sweeps across the globe, crushing the entire underworld, punching the Americans and kicking the Japanese. Battlefield combat, assaults, assassinations, raids, clashes between factions, and great-power rivalries. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so dive into the story. Main members of the Asura Squad: Jiang Feng (protagonist) (Assault: Jiang Feng, Wolf King, God of Slaughter) (Snipers: Xiao Jiu, 20kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 30 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 30.1kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
- 32 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Raising All of Humanity: I Simulated a Perfect Future 饲养全人类：我推演了完美未来 Zheng Xuan transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes the Host of the Future Simulation System. He gathers the wisdom of six billion intelligent beings across the globe and builds a Tower of Wisdom, simulating and creating a supernatural system for humanity: “Equivalent Exchange: Truth Alchemy.” Drawing on generations of medical professionals’ research into the human body, he simulates and develops a supernatural martial arts system! Using the principles of civilization to open a gateway to 2.6kReads9.1Score23414d adds
- 34 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Pure Yang Immortal of the City 都市纯阳真仙 This book has been adapted into a short drama, The Campus Heartthrob Is All the Rage, and I Make a Spectacle of Myself Flying on a Sword. It is now streaming on Hongguo Short Drama. Han Dong, a grassroots college student from the countryside, unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the ancient immortal Golden Crow Emperor! He pioneers a new way to cultivate immortality using solar power, forges a Pure Yang Body, and masters all kinds of immortal arts! He excels at martia 15.5kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 36 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Wandering the Heavens, Starting by Sending Yi Xiaochuan into the Palace 逍遥诸天，送易小川进宫开始 (Feel-good power fantasy + myriad worlds + System + building a faction + invincible protagonist + a bevy of beauties) After transmigrating into a Hong Kong crime drama universe as a cop, he was injured in an incident, and the System appeared, sending him into the world of a myth. From then on, he set out on the path to the very top of creation, doing as he pleased and living carefree. Yi Xiaochuan: “We have no grudge against each other. Why did you kill my precious treasure?” Yue Buqun: “You're 21.4kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 38 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 40 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Assassin Lu Yutang 杀手陆鱼塘 (No transmigration, no System.) Lu Yutang, a professional killer, never imagined that his wealthy landlady would turn out to be a police detective, living right across the hall from him. What a predicament. (Other works in this series are now available. Visit the author’s page.) 38.9kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds
- 42 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.2kReads7.2Score16514d adds
- 43 I Picked Up a Killer to Be My Wife 捡个杀手做老婆 One moonless, windy night, he finds a beautiful, seductive, sexy, and enchanting woman. And so begins his tumultuous, thrilling, and extraordinary life... 15kReads7.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 44 Agent Yi Leng 特工易冷 (Originally titled Agent Yi Leng) Huang Pi Hu, the cook at Yumei Restaurant, is a greasy, lecherous middle-aged man who likes to drink, smoke, and fiddle with his beads. He also often follows female students around. No one knows his true identity: retired agent Yi Leng, a godlike heartthrob to countless beautiful women. He has hidden himself among ordinary people only to quietly protect his daughter, who no longer recognizes him. 25.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
- 45 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 594Reads8.4Score8714d adds
- 46 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 250Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136kReads9.2Score9.4k14d adds
- 48 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.5kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 49 Godslayer Hall 诛神殿⠀ [A completed masterpiece, no waiting required. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with no dragging things out, filler, or frustration. The satisfaction never lets up.] Seven years ago, his entire family was wiped out overnight. Seven years later, on the day he was crowned king, he insisted on returning, all for the sake of revenge. I, Ye Bei, can kill even the gods. Those who killed my parents and humiliated my wife and daughter: I will wipe out your entire clan! 54.1kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds
- 50 After Returning Home, I Really Didn't Mean to Cause Trouble 回国以后，我真没想搞事 [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Aiming for Realism, No Exaggeration] I once traveled through war-torn Libya, And roamed the Middle East without fear, despite the hail of bullets. Raids, assassinations, and explosions were all part of my life. Then I came to my senses. This wasn’t the life I wanted. Of course, the main reason was that I was afraid of dying. So I ran. After all, returning to my country was the way to go! 37.7kReads9.4Score3.1k14d adds
