Novels like More Folk Tales
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- 51 A Middle-Aged Man's Redemption: The Phoenix Turns Toward the Sun 中年男人的自我救赎：凤自向阳 A man born in the 1980s, now middle-aged, who spent more than twenty years working as a clothing pattern maker. For the first half of his life, he lived trapped in self-doubt and inner turmoil, held back by all kinds of hang-ups about his name, appearance, education, marriage, and children. At middle age, he finally learned to make peace with his past self, slowly tear down the high walls around his heart, and let himself off the hook. This book records the pitfalls I've fallen into, the grie 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 A Journey of Heartbeats: A Youthful Fantasy 悸动之旅—青春幻想曲 A Journey of Heartbeats: A Fantasy of Youth —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Global Concept Containment: I Enchant My Teammates with Calamities 全球概念收容：我为队友附魔天灾 [Ensemble Cast] [High Martial Arts] [Natural Disasters] [Concepts] [No CP] [Awakening] [Smart Protagonists] [Ensemble Cast in the Spotlight] [Power Progression] Still reading novels where only the protagonist gets to shine? Now it's the ensemble cast's turn. Commoner martial artists can only pay a blood-and-qi tax and awaken useless traits. But on a stormy night, Lin Zu awakens the one and only golden finger: [Heavenly Principle Assembly Platform]! Strip concepts from enemies, forge invincible t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 The General's Orphaned Daughter Takes the Throne After Her Revenge 将门孤女复仇后登基为帝 [Alternate Historical Romance, Comedic Ensemble Cast, Coming-of-Age, Strong Female Lead, Devoted Couple] The aloof, naturally strong female general x the arrogant, frail crown prince. The female lead is the strongest. Her golden finger is overwhelming combat prowess, and she never fears the powerful. Whoever gets in her way gets beaten up. She never has to swallow her pride, defeating schemes with her fists. When Shen Yan was young, both her parents were killed in battle. She was raised by the 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Arrow of Time 光阴的箭 The mountains are high and the rivers long, and the road through the martial world stretches far, but one day we will meet again. All things move through endless cycles of renewal. Mountains rise, streams flow, and birds sing. A new beginning has arrived, and the next chapter of his story is unfolding. An ending does not have to mean the end. His name is Lu Jian. Jian, as in “simple.” An event five hundred years ago led him to choose nirvana. Now, returned from that rebirth, he shines once more 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Tales of the Ming Dynasty: The Loyal Marquis Qin Liangyu 大明演义：忠贞侯秦良玉 Qin Liangyu is reborn, twelve years before the Cataclysm of 1644. The court is eight months behind on military pay, more than half the White-Pole Soldiers have scattered or died, the Jianzhou Jurchens are attacking the passes in Liaodong, and rebels are rising across the Central Plains. In her previous life, she died of illness in the army, breathing her last as she listened to the wind outside her tent. This time, the first thing she does upon opening her eyes is gather five hundred men and hea 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Spiritual Qi Revival: Reborn, I Won Myself Over 灵气复苏：重生后我攻略我自己 [Dual female leads + selfcest + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + happy ending + sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy] Tough, cold Demon Lord X gentle, funny Divine Lord In her previous life, Jiang Li had to endure a taciturn father, a mother bound by feudal thinking, a younger brother who did nothing but eat, drink, and have fun, and bullies with powerful connections. Her life was worse than death, and in the end she and her tormentor died together. Later, Jiang Li was unexpectedl 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 My Years as a Male Nanny 我做男保姆的那些年 [No harem, no cuckoldry, no invincibility. Urban slice of life + mystery. To be clear, this has mystery elements. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] I only went to interview for a male nanny job, but after meeting the female employer, I was dragged into a room with eight doors, where I encountered all kinds of bizarre things. An ex-convict, a male model, a nun, a lawyer, a beautiful streamer, a UN expert, a rich second-generation heir, and a butcher: what will happen when all eight are trappe 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Greenwood Path to Heaven 青木通天传 [One who shares life with flesh and tree rings, destined to become master of the World Tree Prison!] When Lin Qingmu’s fingertips touched the violent thousand-year-old banyan, the laws of the entire cultivation world began to crumble. His meridians became gnarled roots burrowing into the earth’s veins, emerald tree rings grew from his bones, and every heartbeat sent a hundred miles of forest into turmoil. The withered-wood boy who crawled out of the southern border’s poisonous marshes never ima 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Survival: From the Start, I Was Buried in Usurious Debt 求生：开局就背高利贷 No female lead, lone wolf, decisive and ruthless. He transmigrates to another world, starting out in a forest with nothing but a tattered hemp shirt. Then he activates a crooked-merchant System. “Hey there~ Interested in a survival loan? The daily interest is just 1%!” From starting with nothing to drowning in debt, from struggling to survive to punching giant beasts and kicking villains! He tames the Tiger King as a pet and opens up a pocket-dimension farm, building his own paradise in a danger 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 My Divine Bone Was Stolen, So I Became a Supreme Being by Taking Beatings 神通骨被夺，我靠挨打变强的至尊 Born with a golden finger, I had a Divine Bone, a power found in only one person among billions. But my own family betrayed me and dug it out. As I hovered between life and death, an act of kindness earned me an equally heaven-defying Supreme Bone. The weird part? It grows stronger when I get beaten up. The male lead grows stronger by taking beatings along the way. Is it pain and pleasure at the same time? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Deskmate, Why Are You Like This? 同桌你怎么这样 Dual male leads + 1v1 happy ending + slice of life + written for fun [Cool, aloof, secretly passionate, grumpy top & sunny, cheerful, energetic bottom] Lu Kezhui was a force of nature who feared no one. Tell him to go east and he’d spin around and go in all four directions instead. Lu Zhenghong had finally had enough of his son’s awful attitude and cut off the little rascal’s allowance. Lu Kezhui: Heaven above, tell right from wrong!!! Fortunately, there was still a way out. Lu Kezhui had one l 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Frozen in 2010 冰封2010 Peace and war, ideals reflected in reality. Who can say what is right and wrong? Don't judge him for killing without restraint, or curse him as cold-blooded and cruel. Did desire give rise to ambition? Or... Deep in the bamboo grove, hidden away from the world, one thought stirs, and ripples spread. The world lies in ruin, bones strewn across the land. Winter comes, and ice seals everything. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Drunk Beneath the Heavens 醉卧苍天 The village emptied overnight. Everyone, young and old, seemed to have been erased from the world, leaving only him and a dog. The boy was named Lin Xiao. The lamp between his brows was called Yinghuo, the foremost of the Five Luminaries. When the lamp lit up, the throne changed hands. The Eastern Palace wanted it to claim the dragon throne. The Northern Frontier needed it to light the way for a hundred thousand border troops. Demon Buddhas, Netherworld cultivators, and demonic sects all wanted 1.7kReads—Score127Shelves
- 65 Help! A Yandere Ghost Is Following Me Around! 救命，我的身边跟着重女幽灵！ [Multiple Heroines + Harem + No System + Slow Paced + Ghosts and the Supernatural + More Women Than Men + Female-Dominated] Aita Yu’s girlfriend, Higashizawa Reina, loses her body in an accident and becomes an invisible ghost. With the terrifying abilities to possess people and alter their perceptions, the ghost girlfriend uses her powers to ensure Aita Yu’s happiness, turning every bad woman who gets close to him into a good woman who truly loves him! Whether they’re villainous young ladies or 6.7kReads7.0Score713Shelves
- 66 Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Became a God Through Innocence 降凡成神：我靠天真成神 At the summit of the Sword Hall in the Celestial Realm, Lin Lan fights until he is drenched in blood. A plan three hundred years in the making is finally set in motion! Bearing fragments of the Severed Cycle, he returns to the path of cultivation in a mortal body. Witness how a legendary Sword Immortal makes an astonishing comeback! Betrayal? Death and the loss of everything? Not a chance! Lin Lan defies fate, reaches the pinnacle of cultivation, and points his sword at the heavens! “Ding! The —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 From Then On, the Moon Shone in My Eyes 从此眼中有明月 From Then On, the Moon Shone in Her Eyes 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Dreams Come True: My Dream-Making Studio 美梦成真，我的圆梦工作室 Do you have a wish you want to fulfill but can’t achieve in real life? If so, come to my “Dreams Come True Dream Exchange,” and I’ll help make your dream a reality. This story is lighthearted and hilarious, with an imagination that runs wild. When you’re tired from work or in a bad mood, it’ll help you unwind and lift your spirits, so you can enjoy every day. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Xuanhuan: From Martial Arts to Godhood, Starting with Awakening a Divine Godhead 玄幻：武道通神，从觉醒神格开始 [Traditional Fantasy, Seriously Thrilling, Invincible] [Wait, I made soap, and now you're telling me I can cultivate immortality and become a god?] When Lu Qingyun transmigrates to ancient times, he walks out the back door with homemade soap made from wood ash in hand. He thinks this is the standard comeback story for a transmigrator: use modern knowledge to become a rich man in this impoverished ancient world and marry three or five beautiful wives... Unfortunately, fate's twists and turns are —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The Chronicle of Yin and Yang in Times of Peace 阴阳承平录 Heaven and Earth divide into yin and yang, and the universe forms two realms. The races of the Yin and Yang Realms wage a prolonged war, fighting over the only star on the Yin-Yang Bridge that separates their worlds. Under the trampling hooves of war, the young of every race, tempered by battle, grow at a rapid pace, while gifted new generations continue to emerge among the great races. Two peerless prodigies are born in response to the times. After a long war, the Yang Realm begins to show sign 61Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 71 The Down-and-Out Young Master's Frigid Ex-Girlfriend Is Reborn 落魄少爷的性冷淡前女友重生了 [Self-serving, aloof model X lovesick younger puppy | Pure, sweet romance | Mutual salvation | Reborn | A heroine who grows over time] In her previous life, Chen Yunling died of heartbreak. Because of a bet, she spent ten years with someone she didn't love. They broke up when he made a sudden comeback, becoming the third young master of a top-tier wealthy family, someone far beyond her reach and the future heir to a fortune worth hundreds of billions. That was just an excuse. She hadn't loved hi 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Crossing Souls in a Lonely City 魂渡孤城 [Xuanhuan + Alternate setting + Beautiful but tragic female lead + Light BG + Irregular soul transmigration] Lively, cheerful modern girl Xu Kexin x Yan Xue, a leader surrounded by enemies on all sides During a trip, her friend dies in another world. Xu Kexin begins to enter Yan Xue's body at unpredictable intervals, forced to plunge into conflicts in a perilous otherworld. A face exactly like her own. "Who are you, really?!" "I... am another you." 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Everyone Awakens a System, but I Can Copy Anything 全民觉醒系统，而我能复制一切 [Campus] [Passionate] [Everyone Has a System] [Leveling Up] [Ghost Taming] [Dual Cultivation] In a high-martial world overrun by specters, humans awakened Systems and emerged as a new force. The twelve Specter Lords, rulers of the specters, were defeated and turned into talisman bones for forging contracts. Human universities rose rapidly, and Systems came in all kinds. Those with combat-focused Systems specialized in vital energy and became Blood Warriors. Those who awakened non-combat Systems 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 I Give You Peach Blossom Wine, Wishing You Health and Peace 桃花酒赠君，往愿君安康 [Power struggles + historical setting + wandering heroes and warfare + country and family + an undying love with a BE ending] Shen Qingci was a young physician from a renowned medical family. After the massacre at Blackwind Stronghold, she was forced to sell peach blossom wine at Peach Blossom Cove. By chance, she met Long Yan of the Imperial Guards and discovered that he had also taken part in the massacre. Yet she could find no memories linking Long Yan to Blackwind Stronghold, and he had suff —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 After the World Fell, I Became a Superpowered One 世界沦陷后，我成为拥有神力者 [Superpowers + Ensemble Cast + Mysterious Organization + Slightly Surreal] (The story may be a little slow to get going, and some readers may not stick around long enough to see what comes next. But! I think I really hit my stride in the later chapters. The plot and writing both come together, so I hope some of you will keep reading. Skipping chapters is fine too! Please, I’m begging you, sob sob!!! Someone, come read my novel!!!) After the whole world falls, strange beasts invade and superpowe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Grant Me a Breeze of Clear Air 许我一缕清风 [Traditional xianxia + Slow Pace + One Heroine + Faux Ensemble Cast] The tides of the world rise and fall, each in their time, as things are meant to be. Three thousand years ago, you, Li An, silenced the sword cultivators of the Great Wilderness with a single strike. Three thousand years later, I, Xu Qingfeng, struck fear into all the immortals beyond the borders with one sword. Everyone says I am you, but I say, “I would rather spar with myself and remain myself!” The wind should roam freely b 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Reincarnating Through the Martial Arts World 从武道世界开始轮回 Hello, everyone. My name is Li Zhao. The Li is the one in my surname, and Zhao is the character made of the sun and moon together. As a high school senior about to take the college entrance exam, I was chosen by the Paradise and became an Apostle the day before the exam. I woke up and found myself in the body of Chovy! Where the heck am I? Is this still China? [First World: Martial Arts] The White Lotus Sect and the emperor are in cahoots, Beiliang eyes the throne, and natural and man-made disas —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Primordial Vital Energy 太初元气 [Traditional Fantasy + Immortal Cultivation + Humor + No System] Background: A corner of the Human Realm was forcibly torn away by an accident. The human race’s great powers transformed it into the Zhenwu Continent with countless stars. After drifting through the cosmic sea for ages, it finally merged with a new realm. But this attracted the covetous attention of the major powers in the Xianwu Spirit Realm and sparked a war. They declared that they would turn the Zhenwu Continent into a breeding 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Seventh Forgetting: Womb of Time 第七次遗忘之时间子宫 The Seventh Forgetting: The Time Womb 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Last Sky Fox 最后的天狐 [We were young and carefree back then, always thinking the road lay at our feet. We never knew that some paths can’t be changed and offer no choice.] "Traditional Fantasy" "Ensemble Cast" "One Female Lead" Creatures like us are always waiting for a great rain. Even if it may never come, we keep waiting. We need that rain to put out the raging fires in the mountains and save all living beings. We need that rain to find our way home. This is a road I don’t want to take, but I have no other choice. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 When the Heavenly Stars Shine 天阶星辰闪耀时 The universe is boundless, its stars as numerous as grains of sand. Across the long ages, humanity revered and feared the gods, making them the object of its faith. People explored the universe and searched the cosmos, all in the hope of finding traces of the gods. Until the first god appeared and, with their own hands, destroyed their reputation. Ten years have passed since the series of disasters centered on the god [Jingjiang], whose [Sanglie] wavelength manifested as [Serenity]. Yet the c 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Mountain Moon Finally Smiles 山月终开颜 A Slow-Burning Romance: A Growing Heroine, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown; Campus and Workplace She isn’t an innocent, wide-eyed girl. She’s a pine tree clinging stubbornly to a cliff. The biggest misjudgment of her life was thinking Shen Heng was an insurmountable mountain. Only later did she learn that the mountain had already come down on its own. The aloof, reserved heir to the Shen family, who barely speaks in public, insists on leaning against her shoulder every day. He always looks 479Reads—Score168Shelves
- 84 After I Died, My Corpse Began Cultivating on the Cliff of Certain Death 我死后，尸体在绝命崖自动修炼 [Corpse Cultivation] [Wild Premise] [Leveling Up] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Revenge] Betrayed by his fiancee and senior fellow disciple, Jiang Ye had his innate spiritual root ripped out and was thrown into the Deadly Abyss. Everyone believed Jiang Ye was dead. But his soul was trapped in his corpse, which could absorb baleful energy and cultivate on its own. He could not attack on his own, but whenever an enemy struck his body, it triggered a retaliatory corpse fiend attack, harvesting the enemy 187Reads—Score263Shelves
- 85 In the Palworld, Why Can’t I Be King? 到帕鲁世界，怎就不能当王 [Business Warfare] [War] [Pokemon Battles] [Palworld] [Multiple Heroines] [Can Pals Cultivate Immortality Too?] [Multiple Transmigrators] This is a strange Palworld, where people from all kinds of eras have arrived. They have to explore it little by little before discovering that this world is completely different from what they expected. Go conquer it and rule it! Make the trip count! 270Reads—Score367Shelves
- 86 Ancestor Xin 辛祖 [30,000 words posted daily] [Gets better as it goes] [Three heroines] [Classic xianxia] [Rags-to-riches rise] [Power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Passionate] [Fast-paced] Life is as brief as an ant's, a fate as insubstantial as dust. If Heaven won't let me climb high, I'll shatter these nine celestial heavens! If fate won't let me rule supreme, I'll forge the laws of all worlds anew! Only then will all beings across the myriad worlds learn that there is always a heaven beyond h 320Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 The Sixth Year We Loved Each Other, I Died 死在相爱的第六年 Dying in the Sixth Year of Our Love 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Awakening: My Road to Soaring Wealth 开窍：我的财富狂飙之路 Why do some people work hard their whole lives and still worry about money? While others make a fortune every day, all with a laugh and a smile? I used to be one of the former, ground into the dirt by life, until the day I finally saw the light. This isn’t mysticism. It’s a shift in how you think. Once you unblock the channels of wealth, you’ll realize that making money is the easiest thing in the world. Understand human nature, and you can handle people. See through the logic, and you can sei 5.7kReads6.7Score292Shelves
- 89 Human Nature Is the Cause, Wealth the Effect 人性是因，财富是果 Wealth never exists apart from human nature. Greed and fear, arrogance and humility, stinginess and generosity: qualities that seem unrelated to money are precisely what determine where wealth flows and where it ends up. Some say wealth is a numbers game, but in truth, it is the outward expression of the human heart. Some people chase money all their lives and end up empty-handed, while others focus on creating value and wealth comes to them. Some grow rich overnight only to fall back into pover 13.6kReads6.5Score488Shelves
- 90 From the Start: Crown Prince of Sui, Destined to Be the Heavenly Khan 开局隋太子，目标天可汗 A 21st-century man of science and engineering finds his soul in Yang Zhao, Crown Prince of Emperor Yang of Sui's dynasty. As it happens, Yang Guang has gone to Jiangdu on an imperial tour, leaving the crown prince to govern the empire. Yang Zhao launches a fierce campaign against the aristocratic clans, manufactures firearms, and pacifies the realm. Then he ushers in the Age of Exploration ahead of schedule, and the Great Sui goes on to dominate the global village! 1.1kReads—Score140Shelves
- 91 My Younger Brother Actually Followed Me Here 我的弟弟竟然跟过来了 Two male leads, brothers who live next door. They meet by chance on a wall, and together see things through to the end. If lots of people want to read it, I'll write my next book from the younger brother's perspective. This one is mainly told from the older brother's perspective, with him as the pursuer. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Love in Qianyuan: Chu Feishan's Passionate Immortal Romance 情陷乾元：楚飞扇的热血仙恋 Fantasy xianxia, sweet romance, multiple heroines, quirky and charming female leads who can be both cool and adorable The Ninth Heaven Fairy was bathing and about to change. Her eyes brimmed with affection as she said, “Brother Chu, I’ve opened a private visual feed just for you... Look, am I more vivid than any treasure in the world?” “Chu Lang, you naughty thing. Our hearts are connected, and I’ll help you save Ximen Yuxiang. In return, you have to whisper sweet nothings to me for three days 28Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 93 The Birth of a World 诞界降临 Ji He, an orphan fleeing famine, wanders into Ping Shui Town by chance. There, she reads a collection of stories whose protagonist, He Qingyun, says that he was reborn. Later, Ji He discovers that no one in town can read... (No romance, slow burn, ❌ supernatural oddities, ❌ rebirth, ❌ transmigration, not traditional fantasy) 152Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Everyone’s Surviving the Supernatural: I’m the Hidden Prophet 全民诡异求生：我是隐藏预言家 [Strong Female Lead + Powerhouse Heroine + Mind Games + Awakening] “Are you a seer?” “No.” “Then how did you know Tang Yue was an impostor?” Wen Yixiu smiled but didn’t answer. She couldn’t. Her talent was called “Copycat,” the only one of its kind, hidden at the System level. When the real seer investigated someone, she automatically copied their ability. From that moment on, there were two seers in the game. One in the open, one in the shadows. The one in the open drew the fire. The o 215Reads—Score120Shelves
- 95 You Were Born to Hide Your Edge 卿本藏锋 As the poisoned wine burns its way down her throat, Su Yuheng catches sight of the mottled blood curse on the beams of the cold palace. In her previous life, a bowl of saffron tea seared through her insides. Her half-sister Su Qinghe ground her embroidered shoe across Su Yuheng’s bloodied fingertips, then smiled as she picked up the Spirit Spring Jade Pendant that had fallen from Su Yuheng’s arms. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to her coming-of-age banquet: dog’s blood splashed 4Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 96 A Woman’s Tactics 女人的套路 A Woman’s Tactics —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Scholar or Tyrant: Who Can Have a Good Life? 学霸和枭雄，什么人能过上好日？ (Dual male leads. Period story. Urban.) One is a poor scholar, the other a big shot in the underworld. They struggle for fifty years. What does it take to live a good life? And what is a good life? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 A General Introduction to the Apocalypse 末日概论 Please read the preface before starting this book! This is not an ordinary novel. It is deeply depressing and places extreme emphasis on detail. It is practical and hardcore. Please decide whether to continue based on your own interests and priorities, so you can save your precious time. This book is divided into two parts, “An Introduction to the Apocalypse” and “Advanced Studies of the Apocalypse.” The first focuses on material matters, objective facts, and details, while the second explores h 1.2kReads—Score286Shelves
- 99 Prison Memoirs 监狱回忆录 This is a true account of what happened to me a few years ago. I was a junior college student who went to prison after getting into a fight. In the span of a single thought, I went from student to convict. This is the story of how I grew step by step in prison. Since I was expelled from school after being imprisoned, I never graduated from junior college. I only have a high school education, so please bear with me if my writing is rough. 7.3kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 100 I Make a Fortune by Controlling Dreams 我靠控梦赚大钱 Lin Zhouyue was an easygoing office worker who just wanted to lie flat. She had no lofty ambitions and didn't care about promotions or raises. But one day, she woke up to discover she could bring things from her dreams into the real world. Soon, she realized she could control her dreams and make all sorts of things happen. Before long, she became a high-paid success who made money hand over fist. Just as life was going swimmingly, the unexpected happened... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
