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- 1 The Year of Yuqing: Tangled Threads 年余庆之纵横交错 A new story is here! Come read my work 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Bize Chapter: Reborn as Nothing but Li Chengze 必泽篇：重生之我只是李承泽 [This is a career-focused story about Li Chengze. Here, he is simply Li Chengze, and I hope all his regrets can find a happy ending. As for Xie Bi'an, he is his partner and loyal servant from beginning to end. There is no romance between them.] In my previous life, I should have spent my days among books, living as a wealthy prince who kept out of worldly affairs. But the emperor was corrupt, my brothers and I were at odds, and I met my end in the prince's residence. Given another life, I wish o 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Qing Yu: Treading Clouds, Riding the Wind 庆于：踏云亦乘风 [Transmigration] [No Female Lead] [The Male Lead Is Better Off Alone] [Semi-Invincible] [Half Plot-Driven] The modern King of the Night has made a pact with the God of Death, traveling through countless worlds to recover the humanity and emotions he has lost. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Mo Xin Jin Yi: A Bond Between Scheming and Innocence 墨心锦意：权谋与纯真之绊 Volume One: Jin Mi VS Li Chengze In her endless dreams, Jin Mi dreamed of her past life. She had once been a carefree little grape, but because she carried the Fallen Pill and knew nothing of love, she accidentally fell for the son of her enemy and even bore him a child. As for Runyu, the gentle and refined man, she could never fall in love with him. Yet she was dragged into a vortex of power, love, and hatred, and ultimately lost her life. Now, Jin Mi has been reborn with the memories of her pa 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Joy of Life: The Sword Hut Master Asked Where I Learned Swordsmanship 大庆：剑庐之主问我剑法从哪学的 [System + transmigration + power fantasy + swordsmanship] Lu Li accidentally transmigrates into the world of Joy of Life, becoming a candidate disciple of the Sword Hut in Dongyi City. The one who brought him here was the resentful spirit of Heluo, a boss from a certain homegrown roguelike game, born from being killed by Lu Li ten thousand times. He awakens the Divine Binding Record System from the game, which lets him exchange reputation points for divine sword techniques, weapons, and sacred r —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Joy of Life: The Fourth Prince Has No Interest in the Throne, Only Cultivation 大庆：四皇子不争皇位，只想修仙 Li Yunyi, a great sword immortal of the Immortal Clan, was searching for the clan's supreme treasure, the Glazed Heart, when he was besieged and killed, his soul utterly destroyed. After transmigrating into the body of the Fourth Prince of Qing, he discovers that the prince's origins are highly suspicious: his mother is the Snow Clan's holy maiden, and his father is Emperor Qing. Beyond Qing lies a mysterious continent, home to powers that surpass the Divine Temple. The Snow Clan, the Ice Clan.. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Wuxia Crossover: The Sword Rises in the Capital 综武：剑起京都 Born extraordinary, he fought to seize the realm. After lying low for years, he rose in rebellion. The greater course of events could not be changed, but the smaller details could. Hidden behind the scenes, he controlled everything, ascended the throne, and won everlasting fame. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Celebrating What Remains: I'm the One Pulling the Strings 留余庆之我才是幕后大佬 [The way of keeping a low profile] [Behind the scenes] [Multiple female leads] [Scheming] Major rewrite! Due to the rules, the protagonist’s name can’t be changed for now. Sorry! This book is modeled on the Warring States world. Any similarities are purely coincidental! Having lived two lives, I value my life, so I went to the imperial palace of the Warring States and kept a low profile. I’ll become a mastermind behind the scenes, the greatest survivor of all. Me: Your Majesty! Please protect me —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Year Ago, Qing Said 庆说余年前转 Night fell, and the capital of Qing Kingdom sank into silence. The towering palace walls lay beneath the starlight, like a sleeping giant. But the city’s outward calm could not conceal the turmoil beneath the surface. Currents of power swirled through the palace and beyond, while schemes and rivalries quietly took shape. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Reborn: The Northern Qi Dynasty's Greatest Playboy 重生：北齐最强纨绔 When Su Qinian woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar dynasty, as the capital's number-one spoiled wastrel. The wastrel had spent his days idling away, and Su had arrived just one day after he had abducted a woman by force. Gazing at the beauty with tears in her eyes, Su Qinian chose to take responsibility. To his surprise, he gained a lovely wife who could charm guests in the parlor and cook up a storm in the kitchen. This world was far more backward than the modern age. Armed with knowledg 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Yun's Leisurely Collection 昀下闲集 Fan Xian / Zhang Ruoyun / bottom-focused / bottom POV Please don’t associate this with the real person!!! A collection of short stories. I’ll write whenever inspiration strikes. If you don’t like it, just click the X to leave. I couldn’t find anything to read, so I had to make it myself. 134Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Qianxian: A Journey of Twin Heroes 乾闲：双壁行 (Li Chengqian x Fan Xian) I’ll inherit everything from my father, including you The Crown Prince has long been infatuated with the beautiful Fan Xian. His desire gets the better of him, and he simply has Fan Xian kidnapped and brought to him~ The game of winning over Lord Xiao Fan begins. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Film and TV Crossover: I Am the Fourth Prince of Joy of Life 综影视：我是大庆四皇子 Xu An transmigrates into the television series The Great Yan Dynasty, becoming the Fourth Prince of Great Yan and awakening the Spatial Armory System. His strategy is all about keeping a low profile while he develops and overwhelming his enemies with firepower. Think Ninth-Realm experts are powerful? Try my Desert Eagle! An emperor’s fury can make blood flow for a thousand miles? Try my grenade launcher! Think the Immortal Realm is powerful enough? Xu An smirks: “Have you ever heard of a rocket —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Li Chengze and the Original Female Lead 李承泽和原创女主 Li Chengze is reserved and insecure, and he makes himself small in love. All he wants is to be with the heroine. The original heroine is lively and clever, and knows how to enjoy every pleasure life has to offer. She is both his salvation and his undoing, in a story about everyday life set against a backdrop of political scheming. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Xianze: The Moon-Reaching Arc 闲泽：捞月篇 I recommend starting with Volume Two. Volume One isn't much to speak of, but Volume Two gets interesting. If you can't even seize the real moon in the sky, how could you ever grasp its reflection on the ground? If you insist on reaching for it, all you'll do is shatter the reflection and end up with a fistful of mud. There's no such thing as getting another chance. It's all just flowers reflected in a mirror, the moon reflected in water, a beautiful dream. 10Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 16 Bathed in Heaven's Grace, Welcoming the Spring Breeze 承泽天恩沐春风 The Second Prince of the Kingdom of Nanqing spent his whole life being pushed along by others, enduring betrayal and abandonment. All he ever wanted was the freedom to live an easy, carefree life. If only someone were willing to join him in the game and stay by his side until the very end, would everything have turned out differently? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Film and TV: Becoming an Immortal Starting in Great Qing 影视：从大庆开始成仙 [Fanfiction] [Transmigration] [Cultivation] [Myriad Worlds] [Wild Imagination] Li Chengdao, a young Taoist who has spent his life in the modern world seeking immortality, stumbles upon a fragment of a thunder cultivation manual in a ruined temple. Practicing it sends him hurtling through time and space. But it turns out his cheap master was behind it all, and dumps Li Chengdao in the world of Daqing, where he becomes the Third Prince, forced to live like an illegitimate son. Grandmasters? Your d 10Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 18 Joy of Life: I Get Stronger Every Time I Sign In 庆于：我签到就变强 [Not a Qing Yu fanfic; the content has been completely revised] [Original] + [Heavily revised] + [Not a fanfic] + [Thoroughly polished] + [For fun] + [High Martial] + [Alternate history] Give Qin Xiao a foothold, and he dares to drag the emperor off his throne! The realm has been in turmoil for eight hundred years. The people have suffered under emperors long enough! The court officials are hidebound, imperial authority is weakened, and foreign tribes are poised to strike... The Prince of Beipin —Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Years of Joy: Lady Xiao Fan Is a Heart-Stealing Charmer 庆欢年：小范大人她勾魂夺魄 As the daughter of a woman who transmigrated, Fan Xian grew up in the countryside. But just one year after coming of age, she was forced to move to the capital. Her adorable younger fiancé, the gloomy and deranged Second Prince, the virtuous-looking Crown Prince with a wicked heart, the arrogant, rugged archer... It seems every one of them is out to get her. The loyal servant who protects her, the devoted teacher who guides her, the doting emperor, and the powerful minister... Every one of them 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Li Chengze: The Beloved Darling Who Goes Against the Grain 李承泽：团宠不走寻常路 Ye Qingqing ✖️ Li Chengze [Cool on the outside, lively by nature Ye Qingqing VS proud and witty Li Chengze] - I really love the Second Prince! So he has to be the male lead. The moment I saw the proud Second Princess, I thought she was adorable! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Xianze: Rekindling an Old Flame 闲泽之再续前缘 “This time, Your Highness, let’s talk only of love and romance.” “Your Highness, do you believe in love at first sight?” “I didn’t before, but after meeting you, I do.” “Your Highness, be my wife.” 1Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 22 Returning Blade 回旋刀 Stoic guard gong and tsundere prince shou; super sweet at first, a little angsty later; happy ending!!! After watching the show, I really shipped Bi Ze (Li Chengze and Xie Bi'an), so I wanted to write some sweet stuff for myself to enjoy. Then I thought it’d be better to share the fun, so I’m posting it here for others who share the same interest to enjoy ~ I haven’t read the original novel, so I don’t know the characters’ original settings. They’re probably a little OOC, so I hope you understan 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Joy of Life: I Became the Third Prince? 庆余：我成了三皇子？ Bringing warmth to the princes of the capital! A longsuffering eldest prince? A neglected second prince? A scheming crown prince? And even the emperor's illegitimate son? No problem, Li Chengping is here to bring you all some warmth! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Xianze’s Teasing Catboy Lures a Straight Man 闲泽绿茶猫猫钓了个直男 OOC warning, slice-of-life writing warning, contains many original elements and does not follow the source material. At first, I was planning to stockpile chapters here, but I don’t know how to split a story into volumes, so some of the content seems very messy. I’m terribly sorry. Since most of the earlier part is already written, when I write new chapters now, I may add them directly to the end. If I get inspiration, I’ll keep writing; if not, I’ll start something new. I’m really sorry if this 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Transmigrate as Li Chengze 穿越成为李承泽 The northern winds surge across the Nine Provinces, and heroes from the Eight Wilds leap into the Central Plains. Four hundred military prefectures burn with war, while heroes contend for supremacy and the common people suffer. Suddenly, a west wind sweeps over the high ridge, and the thick clouds part to reveal the light. Who says the glorious Tang cannot rise again? I shall wield my sword and bring back the Zhenguan era! Foreign tribes ravage the land, the Great Wall is no more, and the people —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Xiao Fan's Double Crossing: Marrying Lili and Nado Duo to Become the Richest Man 小范双穿：娶理理纳朵朵当首富 [Dual Transmigration + Multiple Heroines + Political Intrigue + Getting Rich] Courier Fan Sizhe transmigrates into Joy of Life, alongside Fan Xian, and the two of them make waves! He takes over the Overwatch Council, claims the treasury, expands trade routes, and supports the Third Prince! He becomes the richest man in all the lands, and even Emperor Qing turns into his biggest fan! 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 I Have a Golden Trading System 我有黄金交易系统 Transmigrated into the world of Joy of Life, I obtained the Golden Trading System. I can spend gold to exchange for all kinds of goods through the System: cola, fried chicken, computers, phones, clothes, excavators, and more. They even sell the truth of life? 1.3kReads5.7Score102Shelves
- 28 The Fifth Grandmaster of Qing 庆国第五大宗师 The Fifth Grandmaster of Qing Kingdom 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 At Ease When I Meet You 遇泽而安 The crafty Fan Anzhi, who pretends to be harmless and remembers his past life, vs. the upright, no-nonsense Officer Li Chengze Fan keeps playing the victim, and Officer Li initially sympathizes with him. That is, until Fan is found out. Then Officer Li glares at him and tells him to get lost. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Xianze: May All Your Wishes Come True 闲泽：如愿唯安 The characters are a little out of character, so if that bothers you, please move along. “Your Highness, would you be willing to leave the Princess Royal for me?” “I would.” “Then will you grow grapes for me to eat for the rest of my life?” “I’ll search the whole world for the most delicious grapes for you.” 4Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 31 Li Chengze, The Grapes Are Ripe 李承泽，葡萄熟了 “I… where am I?” Li Chengze looked around. He was in an unfamiliar wooden hut. A woman stood by the table opposite him, wearing a dark green long-sleeved dress and a silver hairpin. Her looks were ordinary, but she had a fresh, graceful air about her. “Are you… the living King of Hell? The King of Hell is a woman?” Li Chengze furrowed his brow and tilted his head as he looked at her. Yu An was stunned for a moment, then snapped, “Li Chengze! You're the King of Hell. Your whole family are Kings o 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Li Ze: Becoming the Second Prince in Qing Kingdom 李泽：来庆国做二皇子 Life is full of regrets. The meaning of transmigrating is to make up for as many of them as possible... How could he, the one who wrote, “The capital is filled with carriages and grand hats, while this man suffers alone,” be so timid and unable to understand me...? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Grace Bestowed 承恩泽 “Xie Bi'an was born with a sour look on his face.” “A scholar?!” Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujian are Li Chengze's most loyal subordinates, as if they were a portent of Li Chengze's fate. If one day Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujian's true identities were exposed, would Li Chengze, staring at the two men before him with his jaw on the floor, be able to escape the path fate had set for him? (No romance between Ye Linger and Li Chengze. The story will diverge from the original later on. Fan Wujian will probably ap 132Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 34 Bi Ze: Deep in the Bones 必泽之入骨 I don't know what love is, yet I'm willing to pledge my life to you. I don't know how deep longing can go; I only know it cuts to the bone. Li Chengze loves Xie Bi'an. He doesn't know when his feelings began, but now he loves him deeply. Xie Bi'an loves Li Chengze. A delicate die bears red beans, a token of longing so deep it sinks into the bones, though he doesn't know it. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Film and TV: I Became Fan Xian’s Father from the Start 影视：开局成了范闲父亲 Fan Jian is Fan Xian’s father in name only in the original story. The moment he transmigrates, a stunningly beautiful woman turns the tables on him and takes the lead. Once he accepts the situation, he quickly starts living it up. He teases Emperor Qing, recommends a so-called new medicine to Dean Chen, and ingratiates himself with Lin Xiang by calling his daughter his future daughter-in-law. He has such confidence because he possesses a System that lets him reap exactly what he sows. In the end —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Joy of Life: I Became Lord Xiao Fan 留余庆：我成了小范大人 [Transmigration + Anything Goes] Fan Lin, an ordinary office worker, somehow transmigrates into the world of a TV drama. The first person he meets is none other than Teacher Wang. Watch as Young Master Fan makes his mark! This won't follow the original story's pacing exactly. I'll add some of my own fan fiction and plotlines. The female lead remains unchanged, and there is only one heroine. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Kill Emperor Qing. I Want to Be Empress 干掉庆帝，本宫我要当女帝 She was a hidden piece on Emperor Qing's chessboard, and Ye Qingmei's only successor. At the Peaceful Villa, Ye Qingmei passed on all her wisdom and ideals, far ahead of her time. Those shocking ideas were the true legacy she inherited. When the massacre at the villa took place, she went into hiding deep within the palace, carrying on Ye Qingmei's teachings. Under Emperor Qing's close surveillance, she blended modern thinking into martial arts and used scientific principles to unravel political 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Transmigrating into Joy of Life: Coming Clean About Being a Transmigrator 穿越庆余年：坦白自己穿越者的身 I accidentally transmigrated to Southern Qing. With no power or influence, I could barely survive. All I could do was cling to Fan Xian, hoping for a life of wealth and comfort. But then, to my surprise, fortune smiled on me and I awakened a golden finger. Now that I have a golden finger, why should I live like a coward? Heh heh~ Wealth, beauties, power, here I come! 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 39 I Still Have to Do My Best to Save the World Today 今天也要努力拯救世界呢 Currently reading Joy of Life... Question: What’s the best way to deal with a love rival? Answer: Make her a love rival of the person she originally liked! A slow-travel crossover story with a System, spanning various film and television worlds. Original female lead, canon couples broken up, adored by everyone, irresistible to all. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Celebrating New Life: Restarting the Calendar 庆新生：重启纪年 Explore your true self in this boundless game world, and seek a beacon for the future within your heart... Celebrate your rebirth and usher in a brand-new era. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Flower of the Western Depot: Touring the Heavens, Earning Godhood 西厂之花：诸天巡礼，打卡封神 Chu Ling, an ordinary man, transmigrates into the world of Flying Swords of Dragon Gate as Yu Huatian, then embarks on a journey across countless worlds. In Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Chu Ling gets caught up in court intrigue and the martial world, but his ambition is to grow stronger. Using his intelligence and schemes, he wields the power of the Western Depot to battle in the palace and the jianghu. A check-in System grants him peerless resources, and he grows stronger through combat, grad 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Bize: Offending a Prince Is a Capital Crime 必泽之冒犯皇子，乃是死罪 At first: “Insulting a prince is punishable by death. I wouldn't dare, Your Highness.” Later: “Insulting a prince is punishable by death. I've come to accept my sentence, Your Highness.” Finally: “Insulting a prince is punishable by death. I'm not afraid to die, Your Highness.” 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Screen Stories: Xianze Anzhi Ye 影视综：闲泽安之也 Li Chengze thought that if he kept his heart warm, it would eventually thaw. But no matter how hard he tried, every time he looked up, all he saw was the other man's back. Later, he was framed and cast down from the heights into the dirt. Even the man he loved poisoned him for someone else's sake, then hurled a heavy wheelchair at him and left him gravely injured. His heart died. He stopped hoping for love and wanted only to leave the treacherous city of Kyoto and live freely. Yet the man knelt 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 I Live Like a Playboy in Daqing 我在大庆当纨绔 Gu Changfeng, a transmigrator with memories of the modern world, arrives in a frontier military family in Joy of Life. Looking back on his past life, he knows how ruthless political struggles can be. With the ambition to let his winds sweep across the land, he vows to pacify the realm and rule the world in this chaotic age. Behind the mask of a spoiled playboy lies a mind as deep as the sea. With extraordinary military talent and a keen political instinct, he rises step by step from the frontier 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Reborn in Great Qing: The Greatsword-Wielding Bounty Hunter 重生大庆重剑捉刀人 With a sudden transmigration of his soul, he falls into the treacherous world of Joy of Life. Familiar with the plot, he has no ambition to conquer the world. He only wants to latch onto Fan Xian, the biggest golden thigh around, and use his influence to secure a comfortable life, surrounded by wives and concubines, enjoying an easy existence as he lies flat and waits to die. He cautiously ingratiates himself, doing his best to play the role of a “reliable teammate,” convinced that with a powerf 406Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Transmigrating Through the Years as a Villain 穿越余年当反派 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Becoming Lord Fan’s Favorite 成为小范大人的心尖儿宠 This is a lighthearted, funny story meant to make you smile. When other people transmigrate, they become young ladies or young masters. But when she transmigrated, she couldn't even become a person! She had to ask: how was a cat supposed to complete the tasks issued by the System? “Ding! You have a new System task. Please take care of it promptly.” She suspected the System had a side job delivering takeout. There was actual evidence. “Side quest: Protect our Lord Fan and change the outcome of Te 8Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 48 Great Qing in Film and TV: Gaining the Overlord’s Talent from the Start 影视大庆：开局获得霸王天赋 The protagonist transmigrates into a future world depicted in a work of literature, taking on the identity of Li Chunfeng and getting a second chance at life. He witnesses the heroes of this world and the remarkable figures who have shaped its history. Come and see how, with the help of the System, the protagonist gradually rises to the pinnacle of this world. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Mad, Fragile Second Prince and the Physician Who Is Exactly as She Seems 疯批娇弱二皇子和表里如一医仙 Her icy demeanor is just a disguise. Being unhinged is her ultimate weapon. There is no universal standard for right and wrong. In a crow's world, even a swan is guilty. Meanness and greatness, malice and kindness, hatred and love can coexist in the same heart without contradicting one another. After enduring a nanny switching her at birth, the rich-family drama of the real and fake heiresses, her grandfather's brutal death, killing her own parents, and being tricked into signing up by a System 261Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 50 The Great Qing in Film and TV: Summoning the Myriad Worlds 影视大庆：召唤诸天万界 Lin Gong transmigrated to an alternate world and became the prime minister's only son. Only then did he realize how familiar this world was. After awakening memories of his past life, he discovered that he had become a villain who would soon be killed by the protagonist. The protagonist was doing this to win his father's support. Now, watch him fight against the protagonist's nine fathers. He awakened the Summoning System. By earning knowledge points, he could exchange them for figures, cultivat 236Reads5.4Score—Shelves
