Novels like A Love Story from the Antique World
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- 151 A Deadly Romance 致命情缘 In the 1990s, a stream of villagers headed south to find work on construction sites. The pain of leaving home, the hardship of being alone in a strange place, and the tangled ways of the human heart were all crammed into tiny workers’ sheds. Li Guixiang escaped after her husband used her to pay off a debt, while Chen Jianjun left his family and everything he owned behind to earn a living. Two people, each burdened by their own troubles, met and kept each other company, thinking they were only of 2.6kReads—Score18414d adds
- 152 The Medicine Cauldron of Guiguzi 鬼谷药鼎 The Ghost Valley Medicine Cauldron 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Divine Judge of the Han Prison: The Biography of Zhang Tang 汉狱神断：张汤传 The Divine Judge of the Han Prison: The Biography of Zhang Tang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Chen Ping, Master Strategist: His Heavenly Calculations Shape the World 玄谋陈平：天机算尽定乾坤 Chen Ping's Cunning: Calculating Heaven's Secrets to Shape the World 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Divine Art of Taiyi: Secrets of the Heavenly Origin 太乙神数-天元秘箓 Taiyi Divine Numerology: The Secret Register of the Heavenly Origin 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I Didn't Kill My Best Friend, But He Did Die Because of Me 我没动手杀挚友，但他确实因我凉透了 I didn't kill my best friend, but he did end up dead because of me. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Day of the Beastly Disguise: A Plan to Reset Humanity’s Knowledge 异兽伪装日：全人类认知清零计划 The Day of the Disguised Beasts: A Plan to Erase Humanity's Understanding follows Lu Ming in an inverted world where “humans disguise themselves as beasts, while beasts infiltrate humanity.” He goes from an “ordinary student kept in the dark” to someone who “awakens supernatural powers, sees through disguises, and uncovers the truth about the world.” At the beginning of the novel, Lu Ming lives in “seemingly ordinary Qingteng City”: he goes to school every day, jokes around with his classmates, 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Drawing Eyes 画眼睛 Most people are blind in both eyes and heart. They recognize clothes, not people; they see only profit and can’t see cause and effect. The blind are stubborn and foolish. Who will paint eyes for all living beings? 22.6kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 159 Better to Strive for Yourself Than to Find a Godfather 认义父不如自强不息 (This is a wildly imaginative fantasy novel, dedicated to fellow wage slaves as busy as I am. May life get a little easier for us all!) Lü Bu is reborn in the modern era. No Three Kingdoms this time, but China! It was bad enough being strangled to death at White Gate Tower, but the history books also branded him with the shameful label of “the man who stabbed his foster fathers.” He had only been forced by those powerful old men to do their bidding. He put those scoundrels to death with his own 705Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 160 Just the Right Distance 恰好的距离 Just the Right Distance 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Hongwu's Wrath: A Lowly Clerk Defies Heaven, Three Hundred Households Lose Their Heads 洪武怒：小吏抗天，三百户枭首 Hongwu's Fury: A Petty Official Defies Heaven, Three Hundred Households Beheaded —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 A Female Feng Shui Master's Work Diary 一个女风水师的工作日志 The author met a feng shui master and exchanged contact information with her. After seeing her work journal, the author found some of its contents worth reading. They also carry on traditional culture, so the author is sharing them here with her permission. 435Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 163 Supreme Wisdom: The Legend of Jiang Ziya 智慧无上：姜子牙传奇 At the end of the Shang Dynasty, amid a world in chaos, the white-haired recluse Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook in the Wei River, waiting for a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. King Wen of Zhou dreams of a flying bear and makes three visits to seek out a worthy man, setting in motion a deadly game between mortals and gods. Questioned at court, targeted by Shang assassins, and caught in the schemes of a nine-tailed fox who stirs up alliances among the feudal lords, Jiang Ziya w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 A New Journey to the West: Wukong 西游新记悟空 Lin Kong is maliciously laid off by his company, dumped without a second thought by his girlfriend, and pressured by his landlord for rent, hitting the lowest point of his life. Then he unexpectedly awakens an immortal-cultivation jade pendant and obtains an unrivaled technique. From then on, he defies fate and turns his life around, using extraordinary abilities to rise again and swearing to repay every humiliation he suffered. 19Reads—Score114d adds
- 165 The Underworld: Beautiful Women by My Side on a Wild Jianghu Road 黑道：红颜伴我野性江湖路 (Feel-good period drama + multiple heroines + top student and leader + fast-paced + passionate and explosive) With a blood feud to settle, he claims his enemy's daughter on the very first day after getting out of prison! He once thought he was an orphan, never imagining his libertine father had left behind many younger siblings! On the blood-soaked road through the underworld, stepmothers keep appearing. There are also brothers and sisters bound by deep affection, and a prodigal son who turns ov 13.2kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 166 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 81Reads7.0Score10514d adds
- 167 The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿 I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys 3.3kReads7.0Score48514d adds
- 168 He Got Dumped in Guangdong, While I Found Love Back Home 他在广东失恋，我在村里热恋 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11.4kReads6.9Score63914d adds
- 169 The Mystic Sovereign of the Way of Yi: The Legend of Guo Pu 易道玄尊：郭璞传奇 The Daoist Mystic: The Legend of Guo Pu 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Survival Code of Ancient China: Decoding the Nine Classes of Society 古代生存密码：解密三教九流 Confucianism: The state religion through the ages, assisting the Son of Heaven in educating the people... Confucianism takes Confucian thought as its supreme belief and honors Confucius as its founding teacher. To distinguish it from Taoism, which venerates the thought of Laozi, Zhuangzi, and other Daoists, later generations began calling it Confucianism during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Thus, Confucius is also revered as the holy founder of Confucianism. The Dao: The way of heaven and 88Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 171 The Charlatan 神棍 A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1kReads8.7Score12914d adds
- 172 Ink Seal of the Nine Heavens 墨印九天 Ink Seal Across the Nine Heavens 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门！ [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 9.9kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 174 The Avenger of Memory 记忆的复仇者 Li Wei uncovers memories belonging to his family and vows to avenge them. Following the clues in their memories, he overcomes all kinds of hardships and dangers in search of their enemy, and finally gets his revenge. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Kunlun Ruins 山海经·昆仑墟 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Kunlun Ruins 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Livestream: Teaching Kids to Write Essays and Be Good People 直播：教孩子写作文，学做人 Writing compositions is easy! This book shows parents how to guide their children in writing and in learning how to be good people. Drawing on traditional Chinese thought, it explores methods and techniques for parent-child education. 59Reads—Score10114d adds
- 177 All Realms Return to the Stars 万境归辰 All Realms Return to the Stars 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Work the Immortals and Buddhas to Death! The Liangshan Heroes' Cross-Time Adventures 卷死仙佛！梁山好汉的跨时空生涯 (A convention-defying ensemble novel blending classical chivalry, modern absurdity, and cultivation that leaps across the bounds of imagination!) When the Liangshan heroes are sucked into a modern city by a bizarre heart lamp and forced to don yellow uniforms as food delivery riders, their cultivation path takes a sharp turn… Nantianmen milk tea, Five Elements Mountain vegetarian meals, and Moon Palace desserts? Those are just basic orders! Life-saving medicine in a cyberpunk world, clean water 56Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 179 The Book of the Supreme Principle Governing the World 皇极经世书 The Book of the Supreme Ultimate's Worldly Order 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Hidden Treasures of the Spirit Pivot 灵枢天藏 The Celestial Treasury of the Spirit Pivot 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Black Blade Ghost Slayer 黑刀斩鬼人 No System, no clichés, not a naive protagonist, and no livestreaming. Mysticism, the Hetu and Luoshu, yin-yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, and the nine palaces. Fantasy and supernatural events include a ghostly flood dragon in Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake, a water spirit in the Peach Blossom Spring, a black dragon in Heilongjiang, a serpent transformed in the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan, an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, a wormhole in Ailao Mountain, an underwater 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 A Fox's Claw Marks Appeared on the Bride's Back on Our Wedding Night 新婚夜，新娘背上现出狐伤 On their wedding night, a fox-shaped wound appears on the bride's back. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 I Followed a Beauty into a Cave, and Ten Years Later I Became a Monster 追美女进山洞，十年后我成了妖怪 I followed a beauty into a mountain cave. Ten years later, I became a monster. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Back-Kitchen Affairs 后厨韵事 Her ambition was not to become the queen of the kitchen, but to turn from Cinderella into a swan... Ye Rujiao was just an ordinary pastry chef at Fumanlou, working nonstop every day, until she stumbled upon the destination that could shatter every dream she had ever held: aboard the yacht of Han Zhenyu, the group’s second young master. A carefully staged “chance encounter” She put on a red bikini and her most striking lipstick, then “ran into” Han Zhenyu on the yacht’s deck. Champagne, sea breez 2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 185 A Few Things About Property Management 关于物业的二三事 Here, property management companies are miniature bureaucracies, homeowners' committees are battlegrounds for human nature, and residential communities are arenas where everyone's interests collide. Welcome to A Few Things About Property Management, an “industry-banned” novel that once sparked heated debate for being all too realistic. See how the protagonist, Chen Guang, a deputy general manager stripped of his authority, survives an impossible situation without relying on connections or playin 128Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 186 A Lifetime of Martial Arts 一生武功 This is the story of Wang Han, who failed the Bayes' theorem exam administered by the God of Physics and Technology and was banished to the mortal realm. There, he became cultivation partners with Huang Zhumiao, one of the Seven Fairy Maidens from Heaven, and underwent trials to advance his cultivation. Wang Han studied the Seven Injuries Fist. Every morning, he did push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, then sat cross-legged and ate Shizhen Yifang ginseng paste for his health before soaking in medici 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.7kReads9.1Score77814d adds
- 188 The Pinnacle of Politics: Who Can Stand Against Me? 巅峰官路之谁与争锋 The political arena is a chessboard, and there’s no taking back a move. Those who can read the game survive; those who can break it win. Knowing when to advance and retreat is wisdom. Understanding people is a skill. Read the game, know when to stop, plan wisely, and know how to understand her. In this arena of fame and fortune, who will have the last laugh? 714Reads—Score10914d adds
- 189 The Expired Convenience Store 过期的便利店 Expired Convenience Store 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4.3kReads9.1Score59214d adds
- 191 Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scrounging Meals 逍遥仙：下凡后，我靠蹭饭飞升了 Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scoring Free Meals 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Sinister Deals in Northern Myanmar: Every Step a Nightmare! 缅北罪恶交易，步步惊魂！ Tags: urban, northern Myanmar, thriller, horror, romance, special agents, suspense, betrayal in love, ruthless action, gambling city, beautiful female agents, villains, calculating characters. A one-of-a-kind chronicle of northern Myanmar, a brutal dossier on the organ trade, the dangerous years of special agents, and the struggle between good and evil. Enemies become friends, friends become enemies, a warlord's daughter who once seemed impossible to reconcile with becomes a battle-hardened love 756Reads8.5Score10114d adds
- 193 The Day We Divorced, the Other Woman Came to See Me 离婚那天，小三来找我 The Day We Divorced, My Husband’s Mistress Came Looking for Me 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Red Leaves in the Wind 枫叶飘红 Without reading, you cannot understand reason; without studying history, you cannot clarify your aspirations. Looking back, the past stretches as far as the eye can see, like maple leaves drifting slowly down from the branches, farther and farther away, redder and redder. Take history as a mirror, and savor life... 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Playing with Fire: I Got Drunk and Complained About My Boss, Now She Wants Me to Take Responsibility 惹火上身：醉酒吐槽女上司，她逼我负责 Playing with Fire: I Got Drunk and Ranted About My Boss, and She Made Me Take Responsibility 290Reads—Score714d adds
- 196 A Brief History of Christmas 圣诞简史 In December, the thing people look forward to most, besides snow, is of course the holidays. At this time of year, you can see the whole city come alive with festive cheer. Christmas trees and lights are everywhere, white-bearded old men appear on the streets, Christmas songs play in shopping malls, and all kinds of gift boxes announce that Christmas is on its way! Christmas comes around every year, but how much do you know about the holiday? Christmas, also known as the Feast of the Nativity, i 11Reads9.1Score914d adds
- 197 Hidden Among the Immortals: The Life of Tao Hongjing 仙隐：陶弘景传 Immortal Seclusion: The Biography of Tao Hongjing 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Six Years in the Cold Palace: I Nurtured an Emperor for the Ages with My Life 冷宫六年，我以命养出千古明君 Six Years in the Cold Palace, I Nurtured an Eternal Wise Ruler with My Life 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance: Zhou Chronicle, Modern Chinese Edition 资治通鉴·周纪（白话版） Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government is a monumental chronological history of ancient China, compiled by Sima Guang during the Northern Song dynasty. It covers 1,362 years of history, from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties. This book presents the “Zhou Annals” as a standalone work, translated in full into clear, modern language for contemporary readers. This edition covers all five volumes of the “Zhou Annals,” from the twenty-third year of King Weilie of Zhou (403 BCE) to the 15Reads8.6Score814d adds
- 200 The Longqing Murders: A Scholar's Wrongful Conviction, and I Set His Spirit Wife Straight 隆庆奇案：秀才冤狱，我判灵妻归正 The Longqing Mystery: A Scholar's Wrongful Imprisonment, I Rule That His Spirit Wife Be Set Right —Reads—Score—14d adds
