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  1. 1 A Woman Reborn as a Man: This Farmer’s Son Must Make Something of Himself 女穿男:农家儿郎要争气 Ancient Romance535k WordsOngoing (Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + deduction + criminal investigations + a female lead, with little romance) In my previous life, I was one of the country’s top talents. Then, well, bam! The good news: I’m still alive. The bad news: I’ve got the wrong equipment. From the start, I grow crops to earn a little silver. My family aren’t troublemakers, and to avoid doing farm work, I embark on the path of the imperial examinations. 222Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 2 The Imperial Exams: I Am Lu Ming, Bound for the Top 科举:在下陆鸣,直指青云 Historical162k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + transmigration + alternate world + imperial examinations) Lu Ming, a Chinese-language major, is reborn into a farming family. His father keeps them fed by working the land, his mother supplements their income by weaving, and he has an older sister who is always bickering with him. To change his family's circumstances, Lu Ming has no choice but to pursue the imperial examinations. At six, he tells the story behind the phrase “astonish the world with one brilliant act,” amazi 19Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 3 The Imperial Exam: A Powerful Minister’s Rise Begins with a Five-Year-Old Prodigy 科举,权臣之路从五岁神童开始 Historical103k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Ancient Setting + Farming + Business + Imperial Exams + Child Prodigy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Fan Xian, a PhD in political economy from Huaqing University, one of Huaxia’s top universities, suddenly dies and transmigrates into the body of a five-year-old boy named Fan Xian in the Great Xia dynasty. He finds himself in an official family that has fallen into utter decline over three generations. The year before he arrived, the family had been forced to move from the county 168Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 4 A Hunter from a Humble Family: From the Start, My Whole Family Backed My Imperial Exams 寒门猎户:开局全家供我科举 Historical209k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Imperial Examinations + Daily Life + Farming + No Golden Finger + Rise from Poverty + Political Intrigue] I’m Zhang Fan, a top student from a prestigious university who was killed by a drunk driver just after landing a stable job. When I open my eyes again, I’m Lin Qingshi, an eight-year-old hunter’s son. Our home is bare, the rice jar is almost empty, and my lame uncle’s family is leeching off us! My parents would do anything to protect me, and my sisters are warmhearted and s 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 5 Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Dumpling: I Want to Be the Top Scholar 三岁半小包子:我要当状元 Historical91k WordsCompleted If the three-and-a-half-year-old little dumpling knew that the bite of locust blossom cake he was munching on at the threshold of the clan school would change the fate of the entire Dasheng dynasty, he would probably just blink his big eyes and ask, “Can I have an egg with it?” In Bluestone Alley, cooking smoke curled into the air as the little dumpling and his grandmother scraped by with a battered pot. His mother embroidered by lamplight, each stitch like a line of poetry, while his grandmothe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 6 Taking the Imperial Exams: Passing as a Man Is a Fine Idea 卷科举,女扮男装我看行 Ancient Romance222k WordsOngoing After an accident, a CEO's secretary earning a million a year transmigrates into the body of a country girl. Watch as I disguise myself as a man, take the imperial exams, and climb the path to becoming a powerful minister. From a dirt-poor girl to a pillar of the state, I will strengthen the nation through science and technology. There's plenty of fierce romantic rivalry, but it will eventually be a one-on-one romance. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 7 [Female-to-Male] The Road to Imperial Examination Success 【女穿男】科举功名路 Ancient Romance109k WordsOngoing A modern office worker transmigrates into an ancient child as small as a bean, and even changes sex. Born to a farming family, he's poorer than even the humblest household. Unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, he lives in an age when everything is considered inferior but studying. Gu Xiuping rolls up his sleeves, opens his eyes, and gets straight to work learning, while also leading his whole family to prosperity. From then on, every mountain path becomes another step on the road to the 70Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 8 A Woman Transmigrates Into a Man: What?! I’m the Childbearing Tool of the Kingdom of Women 女穿男:天!成了女儿国生子工具 Two Male Leads147k WordsCompleted Two male leads + historical romance + building a fortune from nothing + face-slapping + revenge + fantasy Li Buqi was an independent young woman who cherished her freedom. After an unexpected car accident, she transmigrated to another world, a kingdom ruled by women. She became a lowly man, a mere accessory to women, and a handsome one at that, pursued by women who wanted him to bear their children. Lei Ming, just as handsome, was also the object of their attention. Both men were trapped in the 25Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 9 The Poor Scholar's Son 寒门庶子 Historical310k WordsOngoing He wakes up to a bare house and a pair of big, watery eyes staring at him. So adorable... My heart... Wait, was that girl there when I was drinking last night? Please tell me I didn't do anything criminal? A constable's shout comes from outside: “Zhang San, pay your taxes or you'll end up in jail!” Damn it... The Great Wei has been established for decades. On the surface, all is calm, but beneath it, the waters are turbulent. With powerful enemies abroad, wealthy clans at home, and remnants of t 9Reads6.1Score314d adds
  10. 10 What Cultivation? I’d Rather Just Study for the Imperial Exams 什么修仙啊,还是老实考科举吧 Ancient Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reborn in the Womb + Female Soul in a Male Body + Imperial Exams + Ancient Farming + Cultivation?] No spatial System. After dying suddenly, the girl Li Jinhua was mistakenly reborn in a boy’s body and became Li Wufang. She thought she was destined to be the protagonist, and could win with ease, but in reality she still had to study and work hard on her own. She thought she would have to settle for taking the imperial exams. Who could have guessed she would stumble into cultivation instead? Heav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 11 A Woman Transmigrated into a Man: A Farmer's Son Rises to Greatness 女穿男之农家子的崛起之路 Ancient Romance896k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Space + Past and Present Lives + Conquering the World] A lifetime of suffering in countless worlds, in exchange for one life's love! Is it transmigration, or an endless cycle of reincarnation? He was a divine sovereign in the God Realm ten thousand years ago, a woman struggling to survive in the apocalypse, a CEO, a farmer's son, the head of the Bai family, the master of the Shadow Pavilion, or even the ruler of the world. These are only small chapters in his life. He has no me 70Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 12 Xu Erlang's Road to the Imperial Exams 徐家二郎的科举之路 Ancient Romance463k WordsOngoing After an accident, Xu Xu, a modern university student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated to an ancient farming family. To give himself and his family a better life and keep them safe, he embarked on the long road of the imperial examinations. He passed and became a county magistrate in a remote region, eventually rising to the highest ranks of government. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 13 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Son, I Top the Exams and Become Emperor 穿越成农家子六元及第当皇帝 Historical464k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Yang Xuanche, transmigrates to a parallel world and an ancient dynasty that never existed in history. Born into a poor farming family, he relies on his modern knowledge to rise step by step. He sweeps all six imperial examinations, earns a noble title, and becomes a chancellor. He then uses his modern knowledge to improve people’s lives and vigorously develop the country’s industry and military, making it ever more prosperous. Eventually, he discovers that he is the emperor’s le 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 14 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Striving Life of a Boy in Ancient Times 女穿男穿成古代少年的奋斗人生 Ancient Romance169k WordsOngoing After an accidental car crash, Meng Yu, a modern urban saleswoman, transmigrated to the fictional ancient kingdom of Dafeng. She found herself in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy from Dashan Village, whose parents were both dead and who had only his seven-year-old sister to rely on. Faced with such a situation, how will he begin his new life...? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 15 A Poor Scholar 寒门小书生 Historical413k WordsCompleted Su Ye, a university history student, woke up to find he had transmigrated to the Kingdom of Yue and become a frail scholar. Before he could even process what had happened, he learned that his lovely young wife was about to arrive. A wife from the start? What a deal! Full of anticipation, Su Ye went to the entrance of the village to await his beautiful, delicate wife. Instead, he saw a female swordswoman with striking brows and bright eyes standing before him, bringing along two men whose hands w 25Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  16. 16 Three Generations Paved the Way, and His Name Resounded Across the Realm 三代人托举,科举名扬天下 Historical238k WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams + Transmigration + No System + Farming + No Female Lead] Wang Changqian, who needed to find 365 girlfriends, transmigrates into the body of a farmer’s son. The good news: he’s no longer an orphan, and his family is warm and loving. The bad news: his family is so poor they can hear their own stomachs rumble. His grandfather is obsessed with the imperial exams and will do anything to force his two cousins to keep studying. With the family on the verge of starvation, Wang Changqian 713Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  17. 17 A Poor Scholar of Noble Character 一品寒士 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Su Nan transmigrates and finds himself from the start in a remote mountain village, with bare walls and a mountain of debt, not to mention a little wife who's been horribly abused! His little wife is beautiful and pitiful, so Su Nan has no choice but to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. He outsmarts wealthy merchants, helps the poor, becomes a respected local leader, takes on corrupt officials, sits the imperial exams, and earns an official title! In the end, he becomes someo 181Reads6.6Score—14d adds
  18. 18 The Second Son of a Duke, I Pass the Imperial Exam from the Start 我国公次子,开局中举人 Historical298k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, he becomes the second son of a duke. His father is powerful and influential, his mother indulges him in everything, and his older brother dotes on him. Beautiful concubines surround him, and his family’s riches are beyond measure. Who could resist such temptation? Su Yan, an ordinary corporate wage slave in his previous life, takes a little time to accept his new reality, then completely loses himself in the wealth and comfort of this ancient world. See how the duke’s secon 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 19 The Heir of the Marquis of Yixiang Knocks on the Doors of Power Through the Imperial Exams 异乡侯世子科举叩权门 Historical182k WordsCompleted Hardship forges a master of both letters and arms. Lu Han, the young heir of the Weiyuan Marquis's household, is five when his father is framed by villains, stripped of his title, and exiled. On the eve of the exile, the marquis entrusts his son to Lin Hu, the captain of his guards. That night, Lin Hu flees the capital with five-year-old Lu Han in his arms. The young heir dies of illness on the journey, and Lu Han, a brilliant dual-degree graduate from the 22nd century, takes his place. His path 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 20 You There, Get Yourself to the Imperial Exams! 小子,快给爷科考去 Historical334k WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams + Everyday Life + Farming and Prosperity + Powerful Officials] Fang Yuan transmigrated to a dynasty called Anshun. He found himself in a place called Chang Family Village, where the villagers were simple and good-hearted, and everyone stood together. Fang Yuan had planned to lie flat and live out his days there. But in this life, his grandfather fell so ill that he nearly died. As he made his final arrangements, his greatest wish was for Fang Yuan to study and take the imperial e 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 21 Born into a Farming Family: Who Would've Thought I'd Have to Take the Imperial Exams? 胎穿农家:谁懂?只能科举了 Ancient Romance109k WordsOngoing [Imperial exams + born into another world as a baby + farming family + System + a little golden finger ✧(≖◡≖✿)] [Female soul in a male body; a warm, harmonious story without much family drama, focused on healing the male protagonist, who is actually the heroine.] After an accident, modern-day Dou Ju was born into another world as a baby in a farming family and became Dou Chengjun. In her previous life, Dou Ju had been all alone, with no one to care for her and no family. Here, she found a family 11Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 22 I Transmigrated with AI to Take the Imperial Exams and Won Six Titles! 带着AI穿越去科举,连中六元! Historical109k WordsOngoing [One heroine + imperial examinations + limitless knowledge + transmigration + daily life + court politics later on] Programmer Xiao Jingzhe dies suddenly while working overtime on an AI program, only to transmigrate! The AI program he designed comes along with him, as if it has become a second brain! What do you do when your head is filled with nothing but knowledge? He never expected that, after transmigrating, he would get a sexy, beautiful wife for free. But before he can even celebrate, he d 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 23 Transmigrated into a Villain: Awakening the Imperial Exam System 穿越变恶男:觉醒科举系统 Ancient Romance129k WordsOngoing [A woman in a man's body + a golden finger for the imperial examinations + growth and nation-building + ensemble cast] In her previous life, Ye Gu had to disguise herself as a man for various reasons and go undercover at Huasheng Group. She never expected to be betrayed by the person she cherished most. Perhaps Heaven took pity on everything she had been through and gave her a chance to start over... But when she finally figured out her situation, she was stunned. I was only pretending to be a 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 24 The Imperial Exams: The Alluring Female Chancellor 科举:女相娇媚 Ancient Romance196k WordsCompleted Her father dies from the start, leaving her to get by with her crybaby mother and two frail older sisters. Feng Qing becomes Feng Qing, the only son of the Feng family. At thirteen, she has to care for her mother and sisters and hold the family together. By chance, she learns that the person who killed her father was her own second uncle, who murdered his brother to seize his official post, bringing the whole clan to ruin. Feng Qing decides to disguise herself as a man and take the imperial exam 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 25 Transmigrated 200 Years into the Future to Become the Top Female Scholar 穿越到两百年后当女状元 Ancient Romance107k WordsCompleted [Imperial Examinations + Farming + Top Student + Female Official + Devoted Couple + Transmigration] Shen Xinyu is an ancient woman who transmigrates to a dynasty two hundred years in the future. In this dynasty, women can take the imperial examinations just like men. In her previous life, she wanted to earn an official degree, but was forced into marriage and died young. Given a new life, how could Shen Xinyu give up such an opportunity? Unfortunately, the original owner of the body she transmig 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 26 I Disguised Myself as a Man and Took the Imperial Exams by Storm 我,女扮男装,科举A爆全场 Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Female Disguise + Farming + Imperial Exams + Humble Origins] Lin Yan disguises herself as a man to take the imperial exams. She has only one goal in life: to outwork Pei Yan, the county magistrate's son who opposes her at every turn! At school, the two are bitter enemies, constantly at each other's throats and itching to grind one another into the dirt. But Lin Yan never imagined that at a Lantern Festival fair, after she happened to change back into women's clothes, her sworn enemy would be st 46Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  27. 27 Imperial Exams: After Losing All Sense of Decency, I Became the Greatest Chief Minister 科举:没素质后,我成了最强首辅 Historical742k WordsOngoing (Imperial examinations + a male lead consumed by jealousy + a touch of ensemble cast + no romance) How does a petty man, born with an envious nature, use his obsessive urge to compare himself with others to stir up trouble in an impoverished censor’s family, turn jealousy into hatred on the path to the imperial examinations, and turn hatred into hard work? With the most ignoble motivation, he blunders his way down a career in government that is both absurd and true to life. One dining table. In 6.1kReads6.7Score67014d adds
  28. 28 I Was a Girl Reborn as a Handsome Guy, Just Here to Ship Couples, but He Flirted with Me Instead 女穿男神我只想磕CP反被撩了 Two Male Leads566k WordsOngoing Campus life + male-male romance + ensemble cast + sweet romance After 26-year-old office worker Wu You was betrayed and died in a tragic accident, she opened her eyes to find she had become a boy: seven-year-old Wu You, in a world where same-sex marriage was legal. Armed with a photographic memory and talents she had taught herself, he grew into a gentle campus heartthrob whose looks turned heads. From then on, he vowed to ship couples and never fall in love! After school started, five couples t 10Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 29 A Woman in a Man's Body: This Time, I'm the Aesthetic Lifestyle Influencer 女穿男,这次轮到我当氛围感博主 Two Male Leads54k WordsOngoing Sorry to the readers who've been following along for the lack of updates these past few days. Because of work, I probably won't be able to update daily. I may only post when I have time!!!!!... [Woman Turns into a Man + Two Male Leads + Top's Perspective] What should you do if you wake up as the male counterpart of yourself? Qi Xi chooses to make suggestive content. After all, this body is 185 centimeters tall, has abs, and can kill with a cold look. It'd be a shame not to show it off. He knows 27Reads—Score13514d adds
  30. 30 Born Into the Male Protagonist’s Cultivation Story 胎穿成男主修仙记 Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted Reborn! Transformed into a woman! From the start, his identity was switched, and he got a mind-reading cheat. He thought he was about to star in an ancient version of a tale about the real and fake legitimate sons, only to discover that he had transmigrated into a book. He had never read the book he'd entered, and had only heard a few lines of what seemed to be an introduction to his character. After enduring abuse from his adoptive mother, the brutal death of his loyal servant, and enrollment i 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 31 Streamer!! You Made Me Fall for You Again 主播!!你又帅到我了 Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Beloved Streamer Catches the CEO’s Eye [Everyone’s favorite bottom / cherished by all / woman transmigrates into a man / livestreaming] [Beautiful, gentle, adorable, devoted bottom / wealthy, handsome, possessive, deeply devoted top] Xu Yan never imagined she would wake up in a new world. There were no more troubles, only endless fun and surprises. She had companions by her side, a loving family, and an entire world rushing toward her. The livestreaming world was already so s 501Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 32 After Turning from Woman to Man, I Matched with a Max-Level Top 女变男后,我匹配到满级大佬攻 15k WordsCompleted After Turning from a Woman into a Man, I Matched with a Max-Level Top 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 33 A Chaotic Age Emperor's Self-Cultivation 乱世帝王的自我修养 Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing Xie Sheng had always been the kind of child other parents wished they had: an excellent student, well-behaved and sensible. She spent her whole life studying diligently and chose medicine at her elders’ insistence, finally making it through eight years of an integrated bachelor’s and doctoral program. Sadly, she died of sudden cardiac arrest after surgery in her very first year on the job. When she opened her eyes again, the promising elite physician from S City had become Xie Shitou, the younge 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 34 Transmigrating Onto the Ancient Imperial Exam Path 穿越古代科举路 Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing A girl from modern society arrives in ancient times. Though she sometimes wished she could become a man, now she really has turned into one. To make a good life for himself in ancient times, he first has to pass the imperial exams. So he has no choice but to keep taking them, again and again. 2Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  35. 35 A Woman in a Man's Body: His Gentle Control 女穿男:他与他的温柔掌控 Two Male Leads179k WordsCompleted Genderbender, female-to-male, top-focused romance, a powerful person learning to yield, where leather shoes can’t beat sneakers. After Lin Yu suddenly dies, she returns to 2008 and becomes a boy. Given another life, she has no desire to fight for power. All she wants is enough to eat and wear, and to live a peaceful, ordinary life. But then she meets a man who enters her life with both tenderness and force, completely derailing the quiet future she had planned. Her peaceful days are gone for goo 890Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 36 A Woman in a Man’s Body: Turning the Imperial Exams into a Path to Power 女穿男:科举逆袭当首辅 Ancient Romance213k WordsOngoing [Female transmigrates into a male body + imperial examinations + clashes with powerful clans + establishes a girls' school + makes her mark in history + romance later on] In her previous life, Chen Shujing grew up in an orphanage and spent her whole life striving to prove that women were no worse than men. At last, she became the head of a company, only to die from overwork. When she opened her eyes again, she was in another world, transformed from a woman into a man, and from an orphan into the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 37 Top Scorer in All Six Imperial Exams, and You Call Him a Good-for-Nothing? 六元及第,你说他是废柴 Historical229k WordsOngoing Cheng Ye, a modern inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, was reborn into the Great Qian dynasty, a realm unrecorded in history. In an age when everything was considered inferior to scholarship, watch him use the knowledge he gained in his previous life to lead his family from utter poverty to becoming the richest in Great Qian, and rise from a farmer’s son to the dynasty’s chief minister. P.S. There is no female lead. The story features plenty of delicious food and many forms of intangible 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 38 From Modern Times to Ancient Days: From Starving to Ruling the Realm 今穿古:我从食不果腹到指点江山 Historical418k WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams + History + Transmigration + Farming + Political Intrigue] Soldiers can ride out on horseback to conquer new lands, but scholars can also bring peace to the realm with their pens! Lin Jingyan, a fine young man from the twenty-first century, transmigrated into a poor family in the Eastern Great Dynasty. In a countryside where people could barely keep food on the table, he earned a little money and pursued his dreams one step at a time through the imperial examinations! Writing poe 51Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  39. 39 Reborn, I Use the System to Find My Family, Redeem Myself, and Become a Chancellor 重生后,我靠系统寻亲救赎成宰相 Historical861k WordsOngoing Shen Yan was reborn at the age of twelve, on the night his older sister went into a difficult labor. He activated the Family-Finding System, saved his sister, and received lavish rewards. He discovered that the relatives he had lost in his previous life were scattered across the land, all living tragic lives: A nephew whose identity had been switched, a sister humiliated in the palace, a younger sister reduced to a kept woman… Shen Yan rose through the ranks by passing the imperial examinations, 15Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  40. 40 Who Says Women Are Inferior to Men? The Yang Family's Little Girl Tops the Imperial Exams 谁说女子不如男?杨家小丫中状元 Ancient Romance354k WordsOngoing Does an inkstone distinguish yin from yang? Why should the annals of history distinguish men from women? Yang Xin, a modern-day businesswoman, was mistakenly summoned by a blunder-prone underworld official and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of Yang Xinxin, the youngest daughter of the Yang family in Yangjia Village during the Great Xia Dynasty. She thought that in this ancient society, all she could do was marry and raise children, living an uneventful life. But on the very day she was 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  41. 41 Striving Forward 奋进 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing This is not an accident, nor is it the end. It is a brand-new beginning. Only by continuing forward can we find hope. Not everyone enjoys hardship and toil. You need a goal in your heart to keep moving forward. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 42 I Couldn't Bear to See My Parents Taken Advantage Of, So I Became the Top Scholar 心疼爹娘太老实,科举考个状元郎 Historical927k WordsCompleted Male lead: Shen Qingshi The male lead has no System or pocket dimension, but comes with PUA skills. Even the most arrogant can be turned into a lackey. In his previous life, Shen Qingshi had just achieved financial freedom when his soul transmigrated into the body of a peasant boy in ancient times. His grandparents doted on no one, his parents were both doormats, and his third uncle was a leech who couldn't even pass the examination to become a scholar. Fine, whoever wants to be a doormat can be 1.7kReads7.6Score15014d adds
  43. 43 The Civil Service Exams of a Poor Scholar: Painting the World with My Brush 寒门科举:执笔画江山 Historical730k WordsOngoing [Alternate History + Imperial Examinations + Farming + Everyday Life + Lighthearted] Good news: A broke, unmarried forty-year-old has transmigrated and gets to start his life over! Bad news: As soon as he arrives, he finds out his family is already fifty years in debt! Life’s greatest treasure is experience. It’s amazing how much more exciting life can be when you live it backward! This time around, I’m going to live a colorful life! A carefree life! The imperial examinations? No! I’m going to c 17Reads5.8Score—14d adds
  44. 44 The He Clan's Palace Graduate 何氏传胪 Female-Channel Fanfiction599k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + business + farming + native protagonist + romance] Born into a family of scholars and farmers, he comes from a long line of officials. His direct relatives now include a third-rank court official, but his own branch is so distant that they have been excluded from the clan for five generations. To restore the family’s former glory and stop his grandmother and grandparents from being mocked, he has only one path: the imperial examinations. He takes exam after exam, builds 664Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  45. 45 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams in a Farming Novel 穿越古代在种田文里考科举 Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Rags-to-Riches Reversal + Political Intrigue + No System] He wakes up to find himself the son of a dirt-poor farming family. His parents are counting on him to change their fate through study, while the whole village waits to see him make a fool of himself! Wen You'an says, “What’s there to panic about? A top student is a top student anywhere! A scientific approach to exam prep? Coming right up! Targeted poverty alleviation to improve the family’s lot? Absolutely!” From the county exam to the p 414Reads6.1Score—14d adds
  46. 46 A Woman Disguised as a Man Becomes a Powerhouse Through the Imperial Exams 女穿男靠科举成为大佬 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted Shen Qiaochu transmigrated, and even ended up in a man’s body. Her mother died in childbirth, her father was a gold-digging pretty boy, her stepmother was a vicious green-tea schemer, and she was left to pick up the pieces… What could she do? She was utterly desperate too… Watch her pass the imperial examinations and become the top scholar, build a business empire and become the richest person around, serve as the emperor’s mentor, help the young emperor develop new agriculture, open new sea rou 122Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  47. 47 A Woman Reborn as a Man: Farming, Trading, and Taking the Imperial Exams in Ancient Times 女穿男之我在古代种田经商考科举 Ancient Romance771k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + farming + shopping mall trading System + pocket dimension + woman transmigrates as a man + imperial examinations + princess's consort] [The protagonist will eventually have an official female love interest, who appears much later.] [Content warnings!!!: 1. This is a slow-burn story, not a wish-fulfillment novel where every villain is killed on sight. 2. To make it easier to use the System's pocket dimension, the protagonist will reveal the source of her golden finger to her fam 55Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  48. 48 Wherever I Go, I’m Taking the Civil Service Exam 穿到哪里都要考编 Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted A low-ranking clerk worked overtime until he dropped dead, only to transmigrate into the body of a young master from a prestigious family. Back when I was in government, I had to grovel and scrape. Now, I'm frighteningly powerful. I can thrive without any cheats. 56Reads5.1Score—14d adds
  49. 49 A Village Boy's Road to the Imperial Exams 山村小子的科举之路 Ancient Romance567k WordsCompleted Lin Yuan is a farmer's son who transmigrates to a remote mountain village in an alternate ancient China. His family is poor and makes a living by farming. Born prematurely, he is frail, but as the only son, he is treasured by his grandparents. Lin Yuan possesses supernatural abilities and an eidetic memory, giving him an advantage on the road to the imperial examinations. In this world, examinees advance through ranks from child licentiate to top scholar. He sets out on his journey, undaunted by 140Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 50 Reborn as Cannon Fodder in a Farming Family? A Science Prodigy Crushes the Imperial Exams 穿成农家炮灰?理科状元卷穿科举 Historical231k WordsOngoing After pulling an all-nighter on his research, He Cheng'an, a top science student, dies suddenly and wakes up in a novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character, and an inferior foil to the protagonist, no less? He calmly spreads out the exam paper. Then I'll outwork you all until you question your lives! Others study hard for ten years; he memorizes all the primers in a day and passes the entry-level scholar exam at eight. Others tear their hair out over eight-legged essays; he writes like a god, so 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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