Novels like Listening to the Wind by the Night Sea
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Listening to the Wind by the Night Sea, best match first.
- 1 At Night, I Listen to the Wind and Rain 夜来且听风吹雨 Overnight, top student Lin Shen transmigrates back to the turbulent final years of the nineteenth century. Amid open and hidden power struggles, foreign powers, and endless intrigue, can Lin Shen turn the tide and root out corruption to bring prosperity to his nation and people...? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Spring Robe’s Deception 春衫误 When Shen Zhiwei wakes, the groom is dead beneath her bed. The red wedding candles are still burning, but the groom lies dead in the bridal chamber. The guests’ sobs have barely faded when she is accused of murdering her husband. A modern graduate of a top science and engineering university, she understands physics, recognizes mechanisms, and knows how to reason things out. Yet she transmigrates into the body of a powerless concubine-born daughter of a disgraced official in a fictional ancient 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Rainy Night at the Mountain Villa 山庄雨夜 “Love,” “family ties,” “family,” “enemies.” How fortunate it is to have someone who loves you deeply in an ordinary world. But if that person is your enemy, could you still love them? On a misty, rainy night, they meet for the first time, and their hearts stir for the first time. The road ahead is fraught with hardship, but they bear it all without complaint, dreaming of the future, never knowing that what awaits them is such “suffering.” “The rain’s patter slowly reaches the ear,” “the wind out 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Spring Breeze Carries Qianwan Across 春风渡芊晚 Theme: Growth “Bodhi has no roots, nor does the bright mirror have a stand. Since emptiness holds nothing, where can dust settle?” Whether beside the willows of a resentful imperial palace or beneath a pure Bodhi tree, one is always growing. Jiang Qianwan was the cherished youngest daughter of her family. They were so wealthy they could have filled two imperial treasuries. Who could have imagined that the little daughter of a wealthy merchant would be adopted as the emperor’s goddaughter, and ch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Night of Everlasting Splendor 锦夜长明 In the Great Yong Dynasty, humans and demons live side by side. The imperial court has established the Exorcism Bureau to handle supernatural cases, while forbidden goods circulate in the folk Ghost Market. The spiritual energy of the world is growing ever thinner. If demons want to maintain their human forms, they must depend on human "wishes" or devour their own kind. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Wind Rises over the Huai River 风起淮水 Senior policy researcher Lu Chuan dies of a heart attack and is unexpectedly reborn in 1998 as a grassroots township official in Jiangnan Province. With his far-sighted perspective and a heartfelt desire to serve the people, he starts out as a clerk and breaks through one challenge after another. Alongside Su Wanqing, who shares his ideals, he eventually reaches the pinnacle of power and fulfills his lifelong vow to serve the people. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Afternoon We Met 那天下午的相遇 When I bumped into you that afternoon, I felt my heart stir. It came out of nowhere, but it was wonderful. You had your little moods, but I never minded, because I knew you were mine. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Spring at the Four Watches of Midnight 子夜四时春 In the boundless fictional world of "Huan Shi," countless mysterious kingdoms, fantastical races, and ancient legends await. It is a world of fantasy, concealing endless secrets and adventures. Four Seasons of Spring at Midnight tells a series of romantic love stories set in Huan Shi, with each volume devoted to a standalone tale. Every romance is intertwined with adventure, personal growth, and choices that shape one's fate. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Startling Tang in His Palm 掌中惊棠 On the day I was reborn, I was drinking the poison my stepmother had given me. When I opened my eyes, I was back on the night before I was sent in a substitute bride’s place to the Prince of Jingbei’s manor. In this life, a strange power appeared in my palm: touching an object revealed secrets from the past three days, but left me unconscious in return. The nuptial wine is poisoned? I splash it right onto the maid who came with my stepsister! The jade bracelet from the Princess Consort is soaked —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 5.9kReads9.4Score73514d adds
- 11 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 1.3kReads8.2Score18114d adds
- 12 No Hope of Survival 生还无期 [No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit 8.1kReads9.3Score84014d adds
- 13 If You Won't Write the Memorial, Why Are You Going on the Northern Campaign? 不写出师表，你北什么伐呀！ “This place is so delightful, I could forget all about Shu!” Liu Shan, who left behind this timeless saying, thought he had died. But when he opened his eyes again, he had become Zhao Gou, the emperor of the Great Song. With none of Zhao Gou's memories, he gazed at the officials filling the court and fell into deep thought. They have a chancellor here too? The name Qin Hui might not sound like much, but surely he's as capable in both letters and arms as my foster father! Hmm? Wait, why is there 44kReads8.9Score4.5k14d adds
- 14 A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜 [A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden 33.3kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds
- 15 EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 16 EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 539.7kReads9.3Score88.4k14d adds
- 17 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.1kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
- 18 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 254.1kReads9.7Score29.8k14d adds
- 19 EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds
- 20 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 124.8kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
- 21 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
- 22 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds
- 23 EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
- 24 EN The House of Dread 诡舍 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
- 25 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds
- 26 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
- 27 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
- 28 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
