Novels like Dreaming of an Ancient Dynasty
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- 1 We’ve All Lost Our Memories, So Why Are We Dating? 都失忆了，还谈恋爱 They've both lost their memories, and they're still falling in love. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Cabin on a Snowy Night 雪夜木屋 The Cabin in the Snowy Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 What If I Were a Dog? 假如我是一只dog If I Were a Dog —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Became a Cannon-Fodder Character and Fell in Love with My Favorite Ship 穿成炮灰，与我磕的CP谈恋爱 [Supporting female character VS tragic second male lead + both are each other’s first + lighthearted everyday life + one-on-one romance + love grows over time] [He traveled a thousand miles, all for this moment. Holding her in his arms was enough for him.] Note: There is no “white moonlight” in this story. Once the male lead ended things with his ex, he completely let go. When his ex asks to get back together, he flatly refuses. After falling in love with the female lead, he chooses her whol 247Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 5 Love Debt: Will You Pay It Back? 情债，你还不还 [A tough-talking but soft-hearted male lead + misunderstanding after misunderstanding + reunited after a breakup + devoted couple + healing] Xu Zhiyun woke up one morning to find herself in the same bed as her boyfriend's younger brother! She tried to explain, but her germaphobic boyfriend, Ling Zhou, challenged her: "Are you that desperate?" He was angry, but still used an employment arrangement as an excuse to keep her living with him. Xu Zhiyun thought Ling Zhou was doing it to get back at h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Tales of Tattooed Ghosts (Prequel) 刺青鬼谈（前传） Tales of Tattooed Ghosts (Prequel) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Love That Runs Deep 情，一往而深 A sequel to Debts of Love: Will You Ever Pay Them? [Devoted CEO who's like a loyal dog + Gorgeous, clear-eyed secretary + Both leads' first time + Rekindled romance + Husband chases wife to win her back + Healing each other] - On the day Ling Feng starts his new job, Mu Yiyao “overhears” that he's the second son of the Ling family and the younger brother of Ling Zhou, chairman of the Ling Group. She gets “ideas” and deliberately approaches him, drawn by his status as a “young master of the Ling —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Last Wish to Defend the Nation 遗愿卫国 A Dying Wish to Defend the Nation —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Joyful Path of Cultivation 快意修仙路 The Celestial Court and the Underworld have vanished, and the six paths of reincarnation are severed. In the mortal world, only the most exceptional people have a chance to preserve their souls and begin a new life. As a seasoned lawyer, Lin Musheng is fortunate enough to be chosen as one of them. But can the morality, values, and ways of thinking of a modern person adapt to a new world where everything is black and white? How do cultivators look down upon the beings of the mortal realm? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Assassin's Pet Fish 杀手大人的宠物鱼 [An abandoned, unfinished novel] Once upon a time, there was an assassin who was given a mission to rescue someone. Client: “A portrait? No. Just rescue the prettiest one.” So he rescued the prettiest mermaid without looking back. “Shen Yuan of the Rakshasa Tower, assassin, here under orders to escort Miss Luo back to the capital.” “Benefactor~ I can never repay you for saving my life, so I'd like to offer myself…” A little excited~ “No need.” “…” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Wait, How Is My Shadow Stronger Than Me? 不是，我的影子怎么比我还强 Wait, how is my shadow stronger than me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Best Way to Forget an Ex 忘掉前任的最佳方式 [Millennium Literary Revival Series] [Money Above All!] [Is Romance Dead?] This is a ridiculously sweet, over-the-top romance full of doting, with no need to think too hard! [A Slightly Slow Burn + A Cast of Smart Characters] The most passionate campus romance meets the most authentic workplace drama! When your ex is an incredibly handsome, brilliant top student, perfect in every way to the point of being infuriating, towering in your memory like a mountain, how do you forget him? The answer is 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Bright Mirror Cannot Cure the Hidden 明镜暗不治 [villain + cannon fodder + mutual salvation + transmigrate into a book] The Black-Hearted Demon Venerable, Qi Xun X the play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger Xu Jiangzhou (two male leads, one-on-one) Overnight, Xu Jiangzhou transmigrates into a cultivation novel he has never read. Other people get to be protagonists who change the world, but after two years of backbreaking work, he ends up as the scapegoat, then gets kidnapped by demons while trying to escape. Xu Jiangzhou has always considered himself 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 In the Apocalypse, I Wage War on Gods and Demons as a Scholar 末世，我以学者征讨神魔 [Apocalypse + No angst throughout + Invincible power fantasy + Fantasy + Two male leads + One female lead] Demons and gods run rampant, and the people have lost all hope. Yet two college students tear up the script of the apocalypse in two completely different ways. Zhong Niehua's supernatural ability is [Scholar]. He has just one rule: “Your skill is mine now.” Yu Yanghe is bound to the [Myriad Heavens War God System]. He has just one creed: “There's no enemy one punch can't take down.” And so 2Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 15 Taboo and Rebirth 禁忌与新生 Through youthful eyes, see this turbulent and treacherous world. “I’m human! I’m not experimental material!”, Li Rui Mingshuo “Artificial limbs made of inorganic materials can never replace the evolution of the body!”, The “Superior Breed” General Program “Blood ties are shackles in disguise. Blood isn’t a power boost, it’s a leash for a dog!”, Xiya Tuo “1700 isn’t a random code. It’s evidence of my crime. I seek no forgiveness.”, Li Rui Boyu “The future of humanity must choose between machinery 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Lost Mausoleum 迷陵 (Two male leads + ensemble cast + youthful wuxia spirit + duty to family and country) The white-clad young swordsman He Yunchuan and the sharp-witted, scheming young man in green, Wei Yang, live through troubled times. Driven by a deep sense of duty to their country and people, they lead a small squad from the Mi Tribe to conquer the Wei capital and fight the empress. Secrets from the previous dynasty, an empress who colludes with the enemy, an invasion by the Northern Mang... The martial world 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Creation Chronicle: 创神记： Who says mortals are powerless? I, Yu Chuang, can create gods... Brahma, the God of Creation, tried to reach the higher realm of the Infinite. But his attempt to separate a clone went wrong, giving rise to an evil force and the Demon God Os. Os tried to devour his original self, and Brahma used the last of his power to seal him away. Brahma's divine consciousness fell into the mortal Yu Chuang's body, and so began the path to godhood... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Don't Worry, Son. Your Dad's Got Your Back 我儿莫慌，有爹给你撑腰 Transmigration + System + no female lead + invincible + not a self-righteous do-gooder After the male lead transmigrates, he discovers that he’s a useless dad and his son has become a good-for-nothing, too. He awakens a System that uses PUA tactics to trick his son into bragging about his dad, and sets out on the path to invincibility. As his cultivation grows stronger, the male lead gradually realizes that things aren’t as simple as he imagined… 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Master of Time 时师 The novel is also known as “I Have a Spacetime Disk.” I came up with the name Shishi on a whim and didn't give it much thought. Li Xiang was an ordinary person. One night, while he was resting at home, a suspicious package showed up. When he fell asleep, he found himself in a strange space. Four large characters, glowing pale green, appeared in the space: “Illusion Space.” Li Xiang was puzzled. Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared, and he was back outside the Illusion Space. But then he hea 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Human Survivors: A Collection of Fairy Tales 人类幸存者【童话集】 Who is the true survivor? The ageless performer onstage, or the audience that lives on forever below? Seen from above, the audience becomes part of the story too. In the very end, who is the survivor in this dreamlike illusion? This is an original work by Rabbit Vampire, now authorized for publication on Royal Road. Reproduction is permitted. All rights reserved. Infringements will be prosecuted. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Rule Horror: Hope Children’s Welfare Home 规则怪谈：希望儿童福利院 [No national fortune] + [No livestreaming] + [No female lead] + [No romance] + [Purely original survival instances] + [Just a tiny bit of horror] There is no more miserable way to die than while taking a dump. Worse still, after dying, you discover that you're sitting in a strange station. A creepy ticket seller on the train The unspeakable secret of the Hope Children's Welfare Institute A mysterious fourth person in a happy family Strange happenings hidden at summer camp A quiet mountain villag 813Reads8.6Score103Shelves
- 22 Soul Tears 魂泪 Actor Xiao Shuhe × Sinner Yu Xi “Welcome to my script! I’m your host, TOPA. A warm welcome to my old friends as you enter this book. Now, turn the page and open the chapters written just for you. Follow the mission instructions and escape from the prison I’ve prepared with such care!” “We... have to survive!” “Get out of here quickly! TOPA is dead, and this script is about to collapse. If we don’t escape, we’ll all die here!” “Please... kill me... I can’t go on living. Hurry, kill me! Kill me!” 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Deliver Takeout to Evil Spirits 我给恶灵送外卖 [Psychopathic serial killer] [Pig's head on a human body] [Human jerky] [Split personality] [Locked-room murder] [Heart removal and skinning] [Time loop] I'm just a novice at solving mysteries, but I get unwillingly swept up in a food delivery fiasco. Every time I deliver food to an evil spirit, I narrowly escape disaster. This story is absolutely tense and thrilling. Come check it out! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Retiring from Showbiz to Recover: CEO Qin Gives Up His Career to Spoil Her 爆甲退圈养伤，秦总弃业独宠她 [Mutual Devotion] [Secret Identities] [Strong Female Lead] [Modern] [Some School Life] Ruan Xia'an was kidnapped as a child and fortunately rescued by a powerful figure. Her intelligence won his favor, and she grew up by his side, eventually establishing her own mercenary group. Unpredictable by nature and exceptionally gifted, she inspired fear in others even as she rapidly expanded the group. This also made her the target of jealousy, and she was repeatedly ambushed. She had become the top fig 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 From the Start, I Was Burdened with Countless Sins, Yet You Want Me to Become a Saint Through Merit? 开局一身杀孽，却要我功德成圣？ [Invincible + humorous + decisive and ruthless + cultivation with seals breaking open] The Great World of Tianqian contains four forms of Creation Qi: Mystery, Wonder, Calamity, and Evil. By a twist of fate, the protagonist, Pei Zhaoming, obtains one of them, but it turns on him, driving him mad and plunging him into a bloodthirsty frenzy. The resulting karmic fire burns his soul! He barely survives the world-ending heavenly lightning, but the bone-eating karmic fire becomes a thousand-year deat 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Lida's Wish 丽达的心愿 [A serf girl accused of witchcraft after breaking up a couple from the start: how can she survive the medieval witch-hunting frenzy?] [Alternate history | Western Middle Ages | A turbulent era and its many characters | Vocational ideals | Love and friendship | Realism] [If this time we choose love, kindness, and courage, could things turn out differently?] Theme: A story about love, growth, understanding, and healing Events: The witch hunts, the Renaissance, the Reformation Elements: A serf r 152Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.8kReads9.2Score109Shelves
- 29 A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers 山水行记 "Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not stupid, and not something to eat with your rice. It’s best enjoyed with a drink. This book is for readers with a long-term mindset. Take your time and savor it, and you’ll find that this novel is as tender as water, like the girl you love, intoxicating you." What seems like an ordinary opening is actually a grand scheme plotted long ago… Guangxi, a rainy night, a dilapidated Taoist temple, and a mystery upon mystery. A helpless young woman encounters a handsome 1.4kReads8.2Score189Shelves
- 30 Once You Turn Blue, You’ll Turn Red 青了之后就会红 Qiu Yanzhi was once a fairy. After refusing the God of War's marriage proposal, she was ostracized and sent to the mortal world, then tricked into falling into the demon realm. The Azure Emperor, moved by mortal feelings, wanted to undergo a trial in the demon realm, so he transformed into a little snake demon. Qiu Yanzhi and the Azure Emperor had crossed paths once in the heavens. In the demon realm, he owed her a debt of care, and the two developed all sorts of feelings for each other. Little 899Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
- 32 After Yixiu Was Reborn, Why Is the Big Fat Orange Crying? 宜修重生后，大胖橘怎么哭了 [Empresses in the Palace Fanfiction] [Yixiu Reborn] [Saving Her Son] [Revenge] [Harem Intrigue] [Mother-Son Bond] [Villainess Power Fantasy] [The Emperor's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Yixiu died. She died in Jingren Palace, after the words, "May we never meet again, in life or death." Only as she lay dying did she understand. All her life, she had hated Rouze, Zhen Huan, and those who stole the emperor's favor, yet she had forgotten to hate the man who had truly taken everything from her. 2.7kReads8.1Score132Shelves
- 33 After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital Went Insane! 当我逃走后，京圈大小姐疯了！ After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital’s Elite Circle Went Crazy! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 34 On the Day We Were to Get Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 领证当天，未婚妻跟白月光跑了 On the Day We Got Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 35 I Can Understand Animals: Now I'm a Regular at the Police Station 听懂动物语言：我成了警局常客 No romance pairing + cute animals + a deathly aura + fiercely protective Sui Nuan, a wealthy, beautiful young lady who transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder lovesick fool, dumps her boyfriend, who’d been living off her while taking advantage of her, then turns around and buys the top-of-the-line fishing gear she’d dreamed of owning in her previous life. Excitedly, she devotes herself to her lifelong passion: fishing. What’s a man, anyway? Nothing beats the thrill of catching a huge fish y 45.1kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
- 36 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 8.7kReads9.2Score586Shelves
- 37 Fallen 堕 That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 45.5kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
- 38 Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Puns 救命！反派偷听我用谐音梗改剧情 Also known as: Help! The Villain Overhears Me Rewriting the Plot with Homophones [Wealthy-family comedy + everyone’s darling and gossip + variety-show face-slapping] Qin Yiyang awakens to the truth. In the book, she grew up in a pigsty, then was brought home by her wealthy family and spoiled rotten. Great! She’s got the everyone’s-darling heroine’s script! But it turns out the fake heiress is the real heroine. Unhappy that her family dotes on Qin Yiyang, the fake heiress transforms into the daug 53.3kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
- 39 EN The Supreme Sage of Alchemy 丹道第一圣 As a max-level alchemist, is it really that unreasonable to eat pills for every meal? And learning martial arts to become invincible for self-defense makes perfect sense, right? The year's breakout hit [No System, genius protagonist, invincible lead, ensemble cast] 187.5kReads9.3Score22.3kShelves
- 40 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves
- 41 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 386.2kReads9.2Score32.8kShelves
- 42 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 182.2kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves
- 43 EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232.8kReads9.5Score28.3kShelves
- 44 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves
- 45 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
- 46 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
