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- 1 The Wonderful Encounter Between Wukong and Daiyu 悟空与黛玉的奇妙相遇 This time, I’m bringing together characters from classic Chinese literature, Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu, to create a fresh fantasy romance. The story will revolve around the two of them, showcasing their distinctive personalities and experiences while weaving in fantastical elements to create a captivating plot. It’s titled A Wonderful Encounter Between Wukong and Daiyu. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Tale of the Jade-Eyed Lin Daiyu: A Journey Between Wood and Stone 木石双穿：齐天黛玉传 [Saint Dai is the GOAT] [Two Powerful Leads + Mutual Transmigration + Mutual Redemption + A Fated Romance Between Wood and Stone] (Many thanks to reader Xianwei for the suggestion from Blade Lord Lu Si Wang. The tags have been adjusted slightly.) Frailer than a flower, Daiyu grips the Golden-Banded Staff, while the Great Sage Equal to Heaven sheds his golden headband for her! She coughs blood while burying flowers, then finds a stone from which the sky was mended. From then on, the fragile orpha 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Sage Daiyu: My Lin Meimei 圣黛：俺老孙的林妹妹 The Great Sage and Daiyu: My Lin Meimei 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Dream of the Red Chamber: I Stole Daiyu Away and Angered Grandmother Jia 红楼：截胡黛玉后气晕贾母 In his previous life, Tu Yuan, the Great Xia God of War and regent, died on the battlefield with his heart full of guilt for the little Lin girl who had lived under someone else’s roof and died in tears. Reborn with his memories of his past life, Tu Yuan was livid! What did he care about the Rongguo Mansion’s rules? Or Jia Baoyu’s magic jade? Against the three hundred thousand Northern Di cavalry at this prince’s command and his royal punishment whip, they were all worthless! That year, Lin Ruha 132Reads5.9Score11314d adds
- 5 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Lin Family Has a Child Bridegroom 红楼之林家有个童养夫 Daiyu fell seriously ill. While sick, she had many dreams. In them, she read countless books and gradually came to understand many things. She also dreamed that she was actually a character in a book called The Story of the Stone. She had once been an immortal in heaven, and to repay a debt of gratitude, she had to spend a lifetime shedding tears. Her parents died, leaving her dependent on others. She had to be careful at every step and mindful of everything she said. Everyone seemed to dote on 315Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu Has Someone to Rely On 红楼之黛玉有靠山 A modern soul transmigrates into Jia Min, who dies young in Dream of the Red Chamber. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself confined to a sickbed, with the young, frail, sensitive Lin Daiyu at her side. In this life, she resolves to defy fate and change their destinies: first, she will nurse herself back to health and protect Lin Ruhai, then raise Daiyu to be healthy and clear-minded, keeping her well away from the trouble-ridden Jia household. With the Lin family's influence and her 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Lin Daiyu Reborn: No Longer at the Mercy of Others 林黛玉重生之不再寄人篱下 > In her previous life, Lin Daiyu died after crying herself dry. Her soul lingered, and she overheard a monk and a Daoist speaking in hushed tones. > “The Crimson Pearl Immortal's debt of tears has been repaid. Her worldly ties must now come to an end.” > She offers the essence of her immortal plant soul as a sacrifice, in exchange for being reborn aboard the ship bound for the capital. 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Heir Apparent Enters the Dream 红楼之世子入梦来 After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, I become a prince’s heir and take control of the Precious Mirror of Love. I can use the mirror to draw the beauties into my dreams, where I can do whatever I please... I can also gain special abilities by welcoming them into my dreams... Which of Daiyu, Baochai, or Keqing isn’t longing for love? Let those who believe in love find it, and free the suffering from their misery. Court intrigue, princes fighting for the throne, two empe 42Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 9 When Lin Daiyu Meets Sun Wukong 当林黛玉遇上孙悟空 Lin Daiyu and Sun Wukong are reborn with old grudges still between them. Renamed Sun Yuan and Lin Wanshu, they meet and fall in love, destroy Lingshan, smash the Celestial Court, and become rulers of the Six Realms. One has brains, the other has strength: they are truly made for each other. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Strange Love Story of the Sage and Daiyu: Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu 圣黛奇情（孙悟空与林黛玉） A Curious Romance Between the Sage and Daiyu (Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu) 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When Sun Wukong Fell in Love with Lin Daiyu 当孙悟空爱上林黛玉 When Sun Wukong Falls in Love with Lin Daiyu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Grand Adventure in the Dream of the Red Chamber: This Daiyu Has Attitude 玩转红楼：这个黛玉有点飒 Daiyu, a veterinarian, dreams herself into a game set in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. Unless she completes quests and earns enough points, she won’t wake up and return to reality. Luckily, she’s a fan of the novel, so she plans to take shortcuts and pick chapters with high point values to reach her goal fast. But she fails her first trial run. This game is far too realistic, even more so than real life. Everyone in the game has some sort of illness! The NPCs are all seriously unwell. D 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 13 A Wukong and Daiyu Fanfiction 悟空黛玉同人文 A Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu fanfic 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Doting on Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼宠妻黛玉 One heroine, no System, a cheat ability, no harem. Each of the other Twelve Beauties has her own romantic fate. Love is exclusive. Who wants the person they love to have someone else in their heart? A modern office worker finishes reading Dream of the Red Chamber and can’t accept Lin Daiyu’s death. After dying in a car accident, he transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. He loves only Lin Daiyu, and they spend their lives together, just the two of them. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Monkey’s Dream: The Great Sage Equaling Heaven and Daiyu 猴喽梦，齐天大圣黛 After Lin Daiyu dies, her soul returns to Heaven and she is reborn as the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, brings her back to Flower-Fruit Mountain and lovingly tends to her until she takes human form. Heaven is moved by Daiyu's transformation and confers on her the title of Crimson Pearl Immortal. At this time, Sun Wukong sets off to accompany Tang Sanzang on his journey to obtain the scriptures. Along the way, he endures countless hardships, while Daiyu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Wukong and Daiyu: A Love Beyond Their Past Lives 圣黛cp：木石后缘 Sage Dai CP: A Sequel to Their Fated Love 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 17 Daiyu Reborn: The Great Sage Marries Me 黛玉重生之大圣娶我 Reborn as Lin Daiyu, and from the start I’m doomed to die after crying myself dry? Lin Xiao says: I’m not taking this script! Reborn at six, she discovers that the true lovers bound by the “Wood and Stone” pact were never Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. It was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, who had been trapped beneath Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years! In this life, she refuses to be a sickly beauty. She tears up her “Song of Burying the Flowers” and picks up a strategy map. K 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber as Lin Daiyu, and Wukong Treats Me Like a Princess 穿越红楼林黛玉，悟空大哥宠着我 Lin Daiyu falls in love with Jia Baoyu in the Grand View Garden and cries herself dry. Reborn, she realizes she mistook the wrong stone: her true destined love is none other than the proud and peerless Great Sage Sun Wukong. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Sacred Beauty 圣黛 Saint Dai 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Fated Match of Wood and Stone: The Great Sage and Daiyu CP 木石奇缘，（大）圣黛（玉）cp A Fated Match of Wood and Stone, Great Sage and Daiyu CP 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Sacred Daiyu: Love in the Grand View Garden 圣黛之情定大观园 Holy Daiyu: Love Destined in the Grand View Garden 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Sacred Daiyu: To Save Wukong, Lin Daiyu Storms the Celestial Court 圣黛：为救悟空，林妹妹打上天庭 Holy Daiyu: To save Wukong, Lin Daiyu storms Heaven 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Everyone Online Is Shipping Sacred Daiyu 全民在线磕圣黛cp With everyone pitching in to send flowers, player Lin Daiyu is revived and starts her monster-fighting, level-grinding adventure all over again. Thanks to the players’ powerful support, the pairing of Lin Daiyu and Sun Wukong stays at the top of the rankings for the long haul. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Great Sage Descends to Roast Lamb Skewers, Then Completely Rewrites Dream of the Red Chamber 大圣下凡烤羊肉串，烤完爆改红楼梦 The Great Sage descends to the mortal realm to grill lamb skewers, then completely revamps Dream of the Red Chamber 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Wukong Crosses Worlds to Cherish You: Daiyu, I'll Protect You! 悟空跨界宠溺：黛玉，我护你！ This is a romantic legend that crosses time and space. Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, unexpectedly meets the tearful, delicate Lin Daiyu. When Wukong's bold, carefree spirit meets Daiyu's gentle tenderness, an extraordinary romance spanning time and space begins. Wukong, once the mighty Victorious Fighting Buddha, becomes Daiyu's guardian in this world of love and hate, protecting every tear she sheds with his devotion and wisdom. With family rivalries and turmoil in the Three Realm 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Daiyu Enters Journey to the West 黛玉入西游 [Daiyu x Wukong, siblings, no romance] [Daiyu’s growth x Wukong’s schemes] Daiyu and Wukong as siblings, doubling their achievements and cultivation. Tang Sanzang of the Tang Dynasty weeps, while the Six-Eared Macaque never stops chattering. They brave the journey to the West, crushing every scheme and conspiracy. The Victorious Fighting Buddha is worth remembering, and the Crimson Pearl Immortal is peerless. [Starting with building Flower-Fruit Mountain, taking conspiracy theories all the way] 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Sacred Daiyu: How Do You Know I’m Not That Spirit Stone, Bodhisattva? 圣黛：女菩萨怎知我不是那块灵石 Holy Daiyu: Bodhisattva, how do you know I’m not that enchanted stone? 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 28 The Four Masters and Disciples Turn to Demons and Retrace Their Journey West Through the Primordial Chaos 师徒四人成魔，重走西行洪荒之路 A hundred years after Journey to the West, the Victorious Fighting Buddha storms Mount Ling and exposes the falsehood behind the journey west. The gods and Buddhas filling the heavens, the Western Paradise: none of it was ever paradise for ordinary people. It was paradise for the gods, demons, and monsters. Under the divine order, those who refuse to fight back can only be exploited. The four masters and disciples seek a slender chance of survival in the cracks between the Three Realms, setting 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Is Spoiled from the Start 西游：当孙悟空开局就被剧透 [No System + Leveling Progression + No Female Lead + Imaginative Premise] What choices would Sun Wukong make if he knew his whole life from the start? Brother Monkey: Thanks, I’ve already packed a bucket and run away in the middle of the night. (Not really.) After being spoiled, the monkey avoids every pitfall and becomes a workaholic, waking earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs. He also makes sure to expand his territory and gather as many friends as possible. Just 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Lin Daiyu's Wild, Cheat-Enabled Life 林黛玉的炸裂开挂人生 [Sweet romance + hilarious comedy + villainess arc + comeback; easy to enjoy even if you’re not familiar with Dream of the Red Chamber] Lin Zimo, a sweet and naive girl who adores all things cute, transmigrates one day and finds herself inhabiting the recently deceased Lin Daiyu. The Jia household seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents churn and everyone schemes against one another. The aloof heartthrob Jia Baoyu transforms into an overbearing CEO and a tender, innocent swe 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Great Sage Equal to Heaven? No, I’m Heaven’s Favorite 齐天大圣？不，我是天庭团宠本 The Celestial Court was already in an uproar before the immortal stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain had even cracked. The Jade Emperor held up a broken shard of the Thousand-Mile Eye. “That golden light! The future protector is practicing the fiery golden eyes!” The Old Lord of the Southern Pole stared at the moss growing from the crack in the stone. “Look at that spiritual energy. It must be excellent material for refining pills!” Guanyin cradled a lotus with only a few petals left. “Amitabha. It h 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Raising My Little Sister in Dream of the Red Chamber 我在红楼养妹妹 After waking up, a modern college student finds herself transformed into Lin Daiyu's elder sister, Lin Wanqing. She thinks that, armed with the original story's plot, she can thrive in the Jia household. But this “gentle, wealthy haven” is really a hellhole that devours people whole. Everyone in the Jia household, from Lady Jia, who is all pious talk, to Wang Xifeng, who hides a blade behind her smile, is a ruthless schemer with their own agenda. Her younger sister Daiyu is frail and being set 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Lin Daiyu in a Parallel Universe 平行时空的林黛玉 Sweet romance. Fanfiction. The premise, plot, and setting are all different from the original. If you don't like that, don't read. If you don't like that, don't read. If you don't like that, don't read. An alternate universe. No canon deep-dives. In this life, her mother dotes on her and her father cherishes her. She has a happy childhood and a happy, fortunate life. Baoyu is no longer the one who gets to pick and choose among countless women. Instead, he is the one people look down on. Daiyu ha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Lin Daiyu Causes Havoc in Heaven 林黛玉大闹天宫 Transmigrated as Lin Daiyu. One punch kills Zhen Guanxi, two kicks kill Jiang Menshen, three slaps bring down the Southern Heavenly Gate, and four swings of a club knock the Lingxiao Hall flat! She is the Female God of War, Lin Daiyu! [This is all for laughs. Please don’t flame me.] 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Cold-Faced Marquis Eighteen Years Her Senior 红楼：大她十八岁的冷面侯爷 One day, Salt Commissioner Lin Ruhai suddenly woke up and realized that his beloved wife’s early death had a hidden cause! If he died of illness, his orphaned daughter, Daiyu, would be drained dry by the Jia household and weep herself to death! “To hell with that fated bond between the stone and the flower! My daughter, Lin Ruhai’s daughter, will never set foot in that filthy den of wolves, the Jia household!” On his deathbed, Lin Ruhai entrusted six-year-old Daiyu, along with the Lin family’s t 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Dream of the Red Chamber: Distinguished Service in the Pacification Bureau, and a Marriage Decree for Lin Daiyu 红楼：立功镇抚司，赐婚林黛玉 Jia Long was born into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as the posthumous son of Jia Fu, the late eldest lord of the Ningguo House. Though he was the eldest legitimate grandson, he was born at the wrong time, and the hereditary title went to his second uncle, Jia Jing, who had passed the imperial examination. From then on, Jia Long and his mother, Madam Gu, became invisible figures in the Ningguo and Rongguo Houses. They relied on each other and lived quiet lives. Over the next decade, Jia 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Wukong and Daiyu: I Entered the Jia Mansion and Met Daiyu 圣黛：穿进贾府遇黛玉 Sage Dai: Transmigrating into the Jia Household to Meet Daiyu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Love Story of Wukong and Daiyu 悟空与黛玉的爱情故事 The love story of Wukong and Daiyu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Lin Daiyu Joins the Journey to the West, Facing Eighty-One Trials 黛玉进西游，共闯八十一难 Holy Daiyu pairing + set in Journey to the West + gratifying all the way through (enjoy with confidence) A huge meteorite crashes into the Jia household and hits Daiyu. She thinks she’s surely doomed, but then a flash of light appears. The light stings Lin Daiyu’s eyes until she can’t open them. When it fades, she opens her eyes to find herself in an unfamiliar place. Strange, oddly shaped rocks surround her. Before her lies a vast sea, with a stone standing amid the rubble. Lin Daiyu cautiously —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Sequel to Journey to the West 西天后传 The Journey West: The Sequel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Westward from Dream of the Red Chamber 西出红楼 Don't read this, don't read this, don't read this, don't read this! I wrote this just for love, because I like redemption stories. Wen Chou, run! In this story, Daiyu is a girl in her teens, not a seven-year-old child. 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Dream of the Red Chamber: Reborn Daiyu Helps Her Father Rule the Realm 红楼：黛玉重生，助父权倾天下 [The heroine is a vengeful ghost reborn, with a completely changed personality. The story no longer revolves around the people of the Jia family. Lin Daiyu steps outside the Jia household and finds a different life. If that doesn't appeal to you, please don't read. You can also enjoy this even if you haven't read the original. The plot moves at a leisurely pace. I want to give Daiyu a different ending. This is a strong female lead story. The Jia and Xue families are portrayed negatively, so fans 16.6kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 43 I Defy Fate with Prophecies and Join the Great Sage in Conquering the Nine Heavens 判词破天命，我陪大圣伐九霄 Lin Daiyu is reborn, and the System of prophetic verses crashes. The System says: You will weep yourself to death for Baoyu. Lin Daiyu sneers: To hell with fate. She returns to Yangzhou, takes on the Jia family, and becomes the richest woman in Jiangnan. She saves Zhen Yinglian and Xiangyun, and sends Tanchun to the coast to become a queen. After the Jia family falls, Baoyu goes mad and leaves her a piece of jade from beyond the heavens. A monkey springs out of the jade. "I am the Great Sage, E 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Daiyu Weeps Herself Dry, the Great Sage Appears: Turns Out She Mistook the One She Loved 黛玉泪尽遇大圣，原来木石认错人 Daiyu shed her last tear and met the Great Sage. So the wood and stone had mistaken the wrong person. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Wukong Reincarnates to Cultivate Again and Overcome His Trial of Love 悟空转世重修渡情劫 Sun Wukong hits a bottleneck in his cultivation. Lacking the roots of love, he can only be reborn as a mortal and endure the trials of love. But he is reborn in another world, awakens his memories of his previous life, and meets Lin Daiyu in this new world, along with a Dragon Maiden who has also been reincarnated. The three embark on an adventure unlike any other. 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 What If Sun Wukong and Daiyu Were a Couple? 假如猴哥和黛玉是一对 Across the Four Great Continents, all beings are a mix of good and evil, and every faction has its own ways. The Tathagata possesses the Three Collections of True Scriptures, which can guide people toward goodness. He could send them straight to the Eastern Land, but feared the people would be too foolish to recognize the teachings. So everyone agreed to have Jin Chanzi, a disciple of the Tathagata, journey in search of the scriptures. But the immortal dew meant to reincarnate him was poured by 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Sheng Dai: Crimson Pearl Meets the Stone 圣黛：绛珠逢石 Snow King, Great Sage Daiyu + overthinking heroine + straightforward hero + a new Wood-and-Stone Covenant + a match made in heaven Author’s note: None of the characters in this story have read Journey to the West. Expect out-of-character moments! On the night of Baoyu’s wedding, Lin Daiyu’s spirit leaves her body and she dreams of the Land of Illusion. In the blink of an eye, she discovers she has been reborn in her childhood home, the Lin residence in Gusu, where she reunites with old acquainta 528Reads8.5Score10714d adds
- 48 Wukong: Miss Lin, You’ve Got the Wrong Rock 悟空：林妹妹，你认错石头啦 Sun Wukong's immortal herb, which he had tended for ten thousand years, was stolen by the Divine Attendant Shenying. How could he let that stand! Jia Baoyu is that attendant, right? If I don't take him down, I'll go chant sutras at the Thunderclap Monastery. If Daiyu wants to pull up trees, I'll plant them. She can uproot any tree on Flower-Fruit Mountain! If Daiyu wants to hit someone, I'll be there to back her up! If Daiyu wants to roam the martial world, I'll follow her! So where's Jia Baoyu, 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Daiyu Mistakes the Spirit Stone for Someone Else, and the Great Sage Rewrites the Book of Life and Death in Anger 黛玉错认灵石，大圣怒改生死簿 The Great Sage had attained Buddhahood and wanted to return to his mountain for a quiet retirement. Passing by the Jia residence, he saw a delicate young woman standing under a tree, crying as she dug a hole. A cold wind blew, and her slight frame shivered uncontrollably. Her sobs tugged at the Great Sage's heart, so he simply settled on a branch to watch her dig. He thought, “Even a grand estate like this is no good. It looks wealthy, but underneath, they do all sorts of shameful things and mis 305Reads—Score2314d adds
- 50 The Bone Demon Didn't Deserve to Die? My Corrupted Wukong Crushes the Three Realms 白骨不该杀？我黑化悟空横推三界 After transmigrating into Journey to the West as Sun Wukong, he awakened the Black Myth Corruption System. As long as the Host kept descending into darkness, his strength would continue to grow. As it happened, Sun Wukong had beaten the White Bone Spirit three times and protected Tang Sanzang and the others. But then the sanctimonious monk spoke up. “Wicked disciple, if the demon had eaten me, it would have been my destiny!” “You are a monk, yet you have not rid yourself of your base nature and 15Reads—Score—14d adds
