Novels like The Secret Chronicles of the Dali Temple
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- 1 The Great Qian Coroner: From the Start, I Dissect the Empress's Favorite Consort 大乾验尸官：开局解刨女帝宠妃 [Forensic Doctor Transmigrates] + [Professional Autopsies] + [Hard-Core Deduction] + [One Major Case Entwined with Three Smaller Cases] + [Impossible Methods of Murder] + The Empress's Favorite Consort Dies Horribly in the Opening Case In his previous life, Qin Feng studied forensic medicine. By accident, he transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty and becomes a lowly coroner. From the start, he is confronted with the bizarre death of the empress's beloved consort. The empress orders him to solv 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 A Day in the Life of the Ghost-Hunting Bureau's Slackers 缉诡司摸鱼日常 Forensic examiner Si Chen transmigrates to Dayong and becomes the only senior constable in the Seventeenth Division of the Ghost-Busting Bureau. From the start, there’s a corpse of a supernatural creature, with a baby still in its belly. After delivering the baby, his superiors dump a troublesome apprentice on him... Yan Jundu has silver hair and peach-blossom eyes, and beats up anyone he sees. Neither the Prince Regent’s residence nor Henglianshan dared keep him. With a dilapidated courtyard, a 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 After Becoming the Beloved Girl's Younger Sister, She Goes on a Rampage 穿成万人迷的妹妹后，她杀疯了 [Transmigrate into a book, light ensemble cast, System, all-around female lead] Sang Yue transmigrated into a book. The good news: she became the youngest legitimate daughter of the Sang family, one of the eight great cultivation families. The bad news: the Sang family had been expelled from the ranks of the eight great families and was on the brink of collapse. … Ever since she was little, Sang Yue had known she had a genius older sister adored by everyone, born with a sword bone. From the mom 23.5kReads8.7Score4.5kShelves
- 4 Crossing the Five Images 五象渡 [Folklore and the Supernatural]+ [Red-and-White Case Files]+ [The Five Elements in Harmony] [Five Signs]: Metal (Wen), Wood (Ruan), Water (Xin), Fire (Bai), Earth (Su) A red wedding sedan collided with a white coffin, turning a joyous occasion into a funeral. The Du'e Hall, a grassroots outfit that took money to handle weddings and funerals, was framed overnight and ruined by scandal. Members Xin You and Su Chenyuan were ordered to investigate. Along the way, they were forced into a team with: A 960Reads—Score193Shelves
- 5 Embers and Shadows of the Embroidered Spring 绣春烬影 During the Jiajing era, the Yan faction held power, and undercurrents swirled through the imperial court. The Northern and Southern Offices of the Imperial Guards had become the henchmen of powerful ministers, and wrongful convictions were everywhere. The protagonists are at the very bottom of the Imperial Guard hierarchy. Framed in a case of utmost importance involving the Eastern Palace, they are wiped out, leaving the survivors to lie low with a blood feud to avenge. With embroidered spring s 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage 冷宫皇后靠破案杀疯了 Shen Yihan, a police captain, falls off a cliff while pursuing a killer. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the most miserable empress in history: the widow of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen. The tyrant Zhu Di has usurped the throne, three thousand palace maids have been brutally executed, and danger lurks everywhere in the Cold Palace. She slams a palm onto the imperial desk. “Solving cases is my specialty. Killing people isn’t yours!” Zhu Di flies into a rage. “Seize her!” Who could ha 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Incense Beneath the Waters 沉水引香 At Sinking Fragrance Pavilion, on an old street in Jiangnan, Su Shenshui uses incense to guide those burdened by obsession. Fragrant powders, balms, and sachets all contain spiritual power, and must be exchanged for memories, years of life, talent, or other prices. Visitors seek to return home, gain fame, reunite with loved ones, atone for their sins, find protection, or make up for past regrets. Drawn in and struck back by the fragrances, they come to see the human heart, understand their obses 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Mind-Reading Coroner Has Driven the Court into a Frenzy 读心仵作把朝廷卷疯了 [Mind Reading + Comedy + Family Favorite + Secret Identity: A money-obsessed female coroner VS a secretly passionate, melodramatic young marquis] Qin Miaoxi was adopted as a child by her master on Mount Kunlun. While recovering from an illness, she obtained a System that lets her trade merit for more years of life. To stay alive, she specially descends the mountain to do good deeds, clear the names of the dead, and bring peace to the living. Life is hard, so all she can do is fight for every bre 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Crumbling Start: Watching the Tao of Liang Kun, Summoning Spirits to Solve Cases 天崩开局，看靓坤道，招魂破案 [The heroine has it rough early on, but later becomes everyone’s darling. The male leads have very different personalities: there are goofy ones, scheming ones, and aloof ones. There may be several male leads, but the story mainly follows the heroine using her own wit to solve cases. Romance is just an appetizer. Small and major cases keep coming, and the body count keeps rising. The main early storyline centers on a twisted vampire and serial killer, with the story primarily made up of standalo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Opened a Restaurant in My Dantian and Won Without Lifting a Finger 丹田里开饭店后我躺赢了 [Goofy + Hilarious + More or Less a Power Fantasy + Romance] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a good-for-nothing in a world of immortal cultivation? Hong Qi decides to open a restaurant! A low-grade spiritual root? No big deal. The family looks down on him? Whatever. It's not like flipping a wok requires cultivation talent. On the first day of business, he picked up a stoker. Filthy from head to toe, penniless, and calling himself “Tiezhu.” A year after the restaurant ope —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Moon Shines Brightly Here 此间月长明 [The Missing Saintess of the Demon Realm × The Rewinding Saint of the Immortal Realm] The Cloudrise Continent is divided into three realms: the Heavenly Realm, the Mortal Realm, and the Demon Realm. Immortals roam the Heavenly Realm, mortals gather in the human world, and demons travel throughout the Demon Realm. Young people are always brimming with ambition. They dream of joining a powerful sect, becoming heroes who guard their corner of the world, or attaining enlightenment and ascending to t 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Case Files of a Palace Eunuch in the Great Yin Dynasty 大殷女宦寻案录 [Historical mystery + woman disguised as a man + two formidable leads and an ensemble cast + court intrigue + bickering enemies] Song Sanchun is the number-one menace in the imperial intelligence agency. In public, she’s a malicious, crafty little eunuch: if she can frame someone, she won’t fight them head-on; if she can silence them, she won’t waste words. In private, she’s the sole survivor of a family massacre, carrying three years of blood debt. She serves her superior as a blade, a shield, 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 First-Rank Coroner: From the Start, I’m Dissecting the Crown Princess 一品仵作：开局解剖太子妃 Modern forensic pathologist Huang Xiaochuan dies suddenly after working overtime for days in a row. When he wakes, he has transmigrated into the Great Sheng Dynasty, becoming an obscure coroner's apprentice. From the start, he is hauled into the imperial court to examine the body of the Crown Princess, who died under mysterious circumstances. If he cannot uncover the truth within three days, he will be buried alongside her. Relying on modern forensic science and criminal psychology, he publicly 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Qing Dynasty Mystery: The Son-Killing Retribution 清代奇案杀子报 The Qing-era strange case The Child-Murder Report! A mother kills her own child, then brutally cuts the body into seven pieces. What could drive a mother to cruelly murder her own child? And what would make the child’s sister help bury the body? The ignorant prefect even inexplicably arrests the person who reported the case! Desire and morality clash, fairness and justice collide. Heaven’s justice is clear: can the murdered child’s name be cleared at last? 326Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 15 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Slaughter My Way Through with Max-Level Insight 退婚后，我靠满级悟性杀疯了 Reborn as the fool who was publicly humiliated by the crown prince and smashed her head against a pillar? Shen Qingyi slaps the scumbag so hard she knocks out his teeth! She stuns everyone at a poetry gathering, dishes out face-slapping at court, and happens to pick up a frail, handsome man... Wait, this guy's actually the future regent? "My lady, will you take responsibility for me?" On the Lantern Festival, the former crown prince returns from the dead, with a golden lotus embroidered on his b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The All-Powerful Detective Princess 神探王妃是全能大佬 Tang Waner, once a top profiler who solved countless cases, has an accident and becomes the wild daughter of a county magistrate. Major cases pile up, from a faceless female corpse to a dried-out body hidden inside a wall. Everyone looks down on her, a despicable man treats her cruelly, and even her family wants to drive her out... Tang Waner: “Father, what do you think?” Her father falls to his knees and begs: “Daughter, you’re in charge of everything, at home and beyond!” The martial world: “Y 49Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 17 My Teammates Say My Decency Is Unknown, but My Abilities Are Off the Charts 队友他们说我素质不详能力超强 [Ensemble cast + romance + more than friendship + squad + character growth + light humor + love of country] She was a female pirate from the interstellar age, and she transmigrated. But to her dismay, she had landed in the wrong place. When she woke again, she was herself without a mother, with a missing father and a broken home. And now she had to cross a forest of alien beasts to find her uncle. What could she rely on, her seven-year-old body or her unreliable little system? Ji Wuan wondered w 31Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 18 After the Apocalypse, Dorm 404 Goes on a Rampage 末世降临后，404宿舍大杀四方 The rating is low because it just came out!!!! [Power Fantasy + No Romance + Natural Disasters, Monsters, and Zombies + All-Female Team + Superpowers + No Saintly Protagonists, Decisive and Ruthless + Wacky Fun, No Angst + Light Ensemble Cast] Members of Dorm 404: Lin Xiao, a smooth-talking charlatan (Warrior) Bei Yue, a chuunibyou who loves acting crazy (Assassin) Lu Nan, the team’s cool (crazy) brains (Commander + Support) Shen Yao, a fun-loving girl who unleashes chaos in silence (Archer) T 161Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 19 The Kaifeng Case Files 开封案簿 A tyrant uses his power to force a sale. How can a helpless woman get justice? Once there was a tyrant who set his sights on a shop. But it was the family’s ancestral home, and its owner refused to sell. So the tyrant spread rumors everywhere. The husband was so enraged and grief-stricken that he died. His wife, Zhang Liniang, was left with no choice and lost both her home and her shop. The tyrant’s bullying knew no bounds: he forced her to sell at a low price. Zhang Liniang had nowhere to turn 13Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 20 Setting the Record Straight: A History of Injustice in Ancient China 青史鉴冤：中国古代冤案录 [A somber, stirring lament for the loyal and upright; a record of wrongful convictions that offers profound lessons for history.] The annals shine bright, yet deeds cannot be concealed; wronged spirits linger, their tears of blood not yet dry. Drawing on historical records and clearing away a thousand years of mist, this book recounts wrongful cases through the ages: the tragic upheaval of Xia Qi’s overthrow of Boyi under the guise of abdication; the brutal deaths of Wu Qi and Shang Yang amid th 50Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 21 Nighttime Inquests: Secrets of Ancient Chinese Case Files 夜审乾坤：古代奇案秘闻 On the surface, the realm enjoys peace and prosperity. Beneath it, bizarre cases occur one after another. A single lawsuit uncovers a scandalous affair in a grand household. A coffin opened at midnight reveals a corpse with no shadow. A groom dies on the eve of his wedding. A playboy falsely accused of adultery is left to suffer injustice. A coroner who steals corpses to cheat death secretly plots misdeeds... Every case is shrouded in mystery. See how Censor Li Xing holds court at night and uses —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 22 True Records of Strange Cases: The White-Faced Detective and the Ace Constable 诡案实录之白面神探与金牌捕头 [Mystery and deduction] [Standalone cases] [A master detective, a constable, and a coroner: the perfect investigating trio] [Impossible crimes + mysterious cases] He is Li Mozhi, an unassuming scholar who loves traveling across the land and solving cases. “He” is Luoyang, a gold-badge constable from the world-renowned Divine Constable Bureau. She is Qin Shuang'er, a skilled martial artist and medical expert who serves as the gold-badge constable’s trusty sidekick. When a person dies, their light 421Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 23 Dreaming of Yun Wei 云微入梦 [Mystery + Detective Work + Political Intrigue + Soul Transmigration + Romance + Strong Female Lead] After Lin Xuan, a 21st-century master surgeon, committed suicide, she unexpectedly found herself in the body of Duan Yunwei, the daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage in the Great Yao Dynasty. Though she had forgotten her past, she used the original owner's memories to join the Imperial City Office and even rose to become its commander. She was a formidable martial artist and a brilliant 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Starting as a Zombie, I Rule the Universe with a Divine Brush 从丧尸开始，我有神笔称霸宇宙 [No romance + strong female lead + zombie apocalypse + natural disasters + special abilities + cultivation + Lovecraftian horror + power progression + fantasy + a touch of ensemble cast] After a flash of white light, zombies overran the world. While everyone else scrambled to stock up on supplies, Su Jin got her hands on a magic pen. She could draw anything she wanted into existence. Nothing to eat? No tools to use? She could draw it all. This zombie-ridden world seemed to hold many secrets 72Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 25 The Top Scholar and His Night Watchman 状元郎和他的守夜人 On a snowy night amid a raging blizzard, an orphan is rescued by the son of a prominent family and becomes the highly intelligent young master's study companion. The young master passes the imperial examination as the top scholar, then serves as a censor, an imperial inspector overseeing eight prefectures, and the Prince of the Northern Frontier. The study companion becomes his eyes and ears, his bodyguard, and a fourth-rank saber-bearing guard. As the young master grows, the two travel a thorny 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 After Entering a Cultivation World, the Male Lead Starts Acting Strange Around Me 穿进修仙世界后，男主看我不对劲 [BL + Cultivation + Light Ensemble Cast + Senior and Junior Disciples] Jiang Qingyue (uke) × Lu Mozhi (seme) Jiang Qingyue was a vibrant sixteen-year-old young man. On his birthday, he unexpectedly ended up in an unfamiliar cultivation world. Luckily, he arrived with his entire body. Later, he learned that this was a romance-cultivation novel, but during his time with the male lead, something about their relationship felt strangely off. Yueyue: You don't like the heroine?! Zhizhi: No. Do you? Wa 134Reads—Score113Shelves
- 27 Wuniang's Cookbook 五娘食谱 Deep in the neighborhoods of Chang'an, a light from a cooking fire always glows quietly at night. It belongs to Wu Niang's food stall. Sometimes it sits on a street corner; other times, it becomes an unremarkable little shop, as if carried along by the wind. She makes food so delicious that people can't stop thinking about it. She knows her true customers are not just people, but the desires and resentments churning within their hearts. Wherever greed burns brightest, wherever old grudges run de 132Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 28 When a Laid-Back Princess Meets a Top-Tier Client 当咸鱼郡主遇上顶级甲方 [The rating has just been released and will keep rising] [Historical mystery + case-of-the-week investigations + ensemble character growth + lighthearted daily life] Shen Zhiyi, Princess of Jing'an, has one goal in life: save enough for retirement, then lie flat in Jiangnan. Until Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Ji Yan drafted her into service. “Help solve cases, or become a suspect. Pick one.” Shen Zhiyi: …I choose a third option! Get paid to slack off! She promptly rounded up: A care 5.7kReads7.5Score827Shelves
- 29 The First-Rank Female Detective 一品女神捕 Ye Zhiqiu was the sole survivor of the great fire at Forbidden Mountain, an orphan who lost everything in the disaster. The friends and fellow villagers who perished in the flames became an obsession that would never leave her. She swore to find the real culprit and avenge the dead. Eight years later, the chance for revenge finally came. She resolutely entered the fray, only to be saddled with a useless, makeshift team. From then on, she never once looked favorably at Xiao Jingzhen. Xiao Jingzh 22Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 30 Married to a Good-for-Nothing, Exiled to Lingnan, I Solve Cases to Return to Court 嫁纨绔，贬岭南，我靠破案返朝堂 [A county lady devoted to solving cases and exceptionally skilled in combat × a carefree playboy with money to burn. Historical romance and mystery + episodic investigations + marriage before love + devoted couple + sweet romance] Ji Lingyan, Grand Commander of the Imperial Guard and the Empress Dowager's closest confidante, kept the powerful in check and executed corrupt officials. Everyone in Chang'an feared her. Yet one month after the Empress Dowager's death, Ji Lingyan was stripped of her 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Great Ming’s Mightiest Ant 大明最强蝼蚁 [No System | Late Yuan, Early Ming | Officialdom and Case-Solving | Power Plays and Wits | Rags-to-Riches Comeback | Meticulous Historical Research] He transmigrates on the eve of the Red Turban Rebellion, facing three capital crimes from the start. A blade rests at his throat, and his life hangs by a thread! A senior corporate auditor and risk-control executive is suddenly reduced to a lowly porter, trampled by anyone who pleases. All he has are a stopped watch, a lighter, and cigarettes. He ca —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Strange Cases from the Tang Dynasty Jianghu 唐朝江湖诡案志 In the golden age of the Tang dynasty, undercurrents churn through both the martial world and the imperial court. Ji Xuan, a judicial officer at the Dali Court, vows to investigate injustices across the land. Zhong Lingfan is a wandering martial artist burdened by ten years of love and vengeance. Lin Yao arrives in Chang'an alone and is drawn into a gruesome dismemberment case. Ling Xiyue possesses extraordinary medical skills and becomes entangled in a major counterfeit medicine case. A case in 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 We Told You the Four of Us Together Have Invincibility Frames 都说了我们四个在一起是无敌帧 [Eerie Arrival] [No CP] [Ensemble Cast] Bonds they cannot escape, feelings they cannot explain, rage they cannot quell, desires they cannot extinguish. Chaotic emotions have swallowed the world. Will you choose to flee or succumb? "I choose to take you down, you filthy thing." "This endless hell is ultimately made of human emotions, isn't it? I only took a little advantage of that. What did I do wrong?" "What did you do wrong? I can't be bothered to discuss it with a filthy thing like you. Just 368Reads—Score117Shelves
- 34 Reborn to Marry the Prince Regent: The Princess Consort Becomes Famous for Solving Cases with Autopsies 重生嫁摄政王，王妃她靠验尸爆红 [Two powerful leads + contract marriage + satisfying angst and revenge + episodic investigations + ever-sweeter romance] Shen Wei transmigrates, waking up in a morgue with her hands on a corpse. A modern forensic examiner turned the daughter of a condemned official, she hides her identity and examines bodies to survive. Then the regent, a man who holds power over the entire court, arrives through the rain and hands her a marriage contract: “Marry me. I’ll protect you and clear your name.” She sn 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Can I Autopsy You? 我能解剖你吗？ “If you’re going to leave me...” “Leave your body behind...” “Don’t sneak off like last time, when I cut you into eight pieces...” “If you really have to go, give me your heart and liver. They’re no use to you anymore...” A sinister song rang out through the dark theater. At center stage, a silver wheel spun, and a shadow whirled and leaped along with it... Like a giant human music box. When the performance was over, the shadow bowed lightly and gracefully to the empty audience. “Thank you...” “ 5.5kReads9.3Score968Shelves
- 36 Tales of Astonishing Cases: Strange Crimes of Ancient Times 拍案惊奇：古代奇案录 Crimes are committed with godlike cunning, leaving no trace; cases are judged with fairness and sound discernment. Wrongful and unsolved cases were common in ancient times, whether confessions were beaten out of the accused or witnesses were silenced by murder. This book explores strange and unsolved cases from ancient times. The plots are full of twists and turns, and the investigations are rife with complications, while also shedding light on ancient China’s bureaucratic politics and social re 2.1kReads9.1Score178Shelves
- 37 The Yuan'an Chronicles 元安录 [Tang-era mystery cases + episodic stories + formidable hero and heroine + one-on-one romance + ensemble cast] [The Night Owl Cries] In the twenty-third year of Yongwei, a woman’s corpse is discovered in a house beneath a locust tree on Sanshui Alley in Chang’an. Rumors spread that a ghostly song is killing people... [The Thousand-Faced Buddha] Nine lifelike clay statues made from living people are discovered at Huazhen Temple. What do they have to do with the children who vanished three years a 976Reads6.8Score179Shelves
- 38 The Cold-Faced Miracle Doctor Keeps Getting Framed 冷面圣手他总被碰瓷 A sandstorm sweeps across the Western Regions, bringing a string of baffling cases: a corpse aboard a ghost ship in Loulan, ghostly figures in painted human skins in Dunhuang, a deadly demonic melody in Gaochang, and a blazing-red mystery that burns at the heart. Mo Jiu, young master of Rong Ku Valley, bears the burden of original sin. A master of medicine and poison, he can find the tiniest clues on a corpse. Lin Xingwan, the dazzling and spirited leader of Ting Feng Pavilion, is unrivaled in 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Lady Detectives' Casebook: A Brilliant Woman Cracks a Shocking Case 女探们的手札：蛾眉智破惊天局 [Female top scholar detective + imperial consort detective + poet detective] [No male lead] [Revenge + political intrigue + life among the common folk + historical legend] In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, war rages across the land, while the Shu court clings to a corner of the realm. Huang Chonggu, a woman from Linqiong, has two ambitions: first, to travel across mountains and rivers and roam the world; second, to become an official. But Lady Huarui, Xu Xindeng, insists that she so 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Five Heroines Go Straight to God Mode 五女主直接超神 No CP + All-Female Main Cast + Strong Female Leads + Feel-Good Power Fantasy The heroines make astonishing progress at every turn, tearing through their mission worlds. They go on a zero-cost shopping spree in an apocalyptic world, dance with little elves, investigate the truth behind paranormal events, and battle their way through an interstellar insect swarm... The girls grow and explore together, eventually reaching the pinnacle! Modern times, ancient times, the stars, the wilderness, magic.. 407Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 41 The Female Investigating Judge of Kaifeng 开封女推官 On her first day in office, Ding Yuehua, a female magistrate in Kaifeng, cracks a poisoning case involving the richest man in the region. A faint redness beneath the fingernails and an unusual fragrance of gold powder lead her to a bloody case of spice monopolies. When victims “volunteer” to test the drugs, and the lone survivor of a family massacre becomes a perfumer bent on revenge, she must use her expertise to cut through the web of power and capital and uncover the truth. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Dorm Girls’ Skills Loading 女寝技能加载中 [No romance, infinite flow, all-girl dorm, skills, ensemble cast, games] On New Year's Eve, Cen Yu'an is happily eating hot pot with her roommates when they're all pulled into an infinite-flow game called [Where's My Inspiration??!] Cen Yu'an, a drama student: Who let the end-of-term-week wailing out? Wait, could this stupid game have been summoned by their howling? No way... Loading E-rank scenario: "A Horde of Zombies Walks Beneath the School Dormitory. Come On, Come On, Count Them: Two, Four, 877Reads—Score174Shelves
- 43 Help! I Can’t Be a Songstress! 救命啊！我可当不了歌女！ [Transmigration] [Period] [Ensemble Cast] "Have I transmigrated?? Why is this plot exactly like when Yiping went back to the Lu family to ask for money?!" After transmigrating, I tried every way I could to change my fate. All I wanted was to work hard and make money. Step by step, I transformed from a saleswoman at a qipao shop to a cram-school teacher, then to a small-time investor. I also endured upheaval in my birth family, relatives being arrested, friends being murdered, and the world aroun 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Chief Investigator 第一提刑官 “The rain kept falling, and spring slipped away unnoticed. Only when the skies cleared did we realize how deep into summer we were.” From coroner to judicial commissioner, Chu Zhaoyun has become an extraordinary woman in the Great Sheng capital of Bianjing! One day, Chu Zhaoyun had just shut her willowwood case and hadn’t even washed her hands when she spotted a man standing in the doorway. She immediately grew wary. “Lord Duan, does this case fall under the Imperial City Division? Is it a major 17.4kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
- 45 The Number One in the Cultivation World? A Lie. She’s a Substitute for the Heavenly Dao 修真界第一？假的，她是天道替身 [Dual Cultivation in Formations and Music + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Slight Harem Appeal + Supreme Talent + Everyday Life + No Angst] An incredibly gentle protagonist, embodying all that is true, good, and beautiful. There are one-sided crushes, yes, one-sided crushes, one-sided crushes!!! If that’s not your thing, please beware! As the cultivation world’s top genius and the beloved junior disciple of the leader of Southern Continent’s greatest sect, Song Bingshu has an elder martial s 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Records of Strange Cases in the Five Capitals 五京志怪探案录 Mystery + crime-solving + transmigration + supernatural tales + mutual flirtation and sexual tension + sweet romance + personal growth + happy ending The Great Liao is a fictional world with five capitals: Shangjing, Nanjing, Xijing, Yanjing, and Bianjing (Dongjing). Shangjing is sinister, Nanjing is splendid, Xijing is rugged, Yanjing is bitterly cold and harsh, and Bianjing is elegant. Each holds its own secrets and hides its own strange mysteries. All five capitals are prosperous places, yet 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Impersonating Zhan Zhao: I Set the Heavens Ablaze in the Great Song 冒充展昭我在大宋点天火 A special forces kingpin transmigrates into the role of a substitute Zhan Zhao, facing a dead end from the start. On a snowy night in Bianjing, he is given a choice by Bao Zheng: starve to death as a beggar, or serve as a target and live for three days. He takes up the bloodstained Juque sword and asks just one question: “Is this mountain of slander enough to set the whole place ablaze?” 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Coroner’s Daughter 仵作千金 [The animated series of the same name is now available] By day, she is the best forensic examiner in the Embroidered Guard. Though a woman, she is decisive and skilled: she performs autopsies, examines bones, and upholds justice. No one dares question her. By night, disguised as a man and impersonating her missing older brother, she is the capital’s most renowned physician. She treats the sick and saves lives, unwittingly capturing the hearts of countless young women and married ladies, and ear 4.3kReads8.7Score564Shelves
- 49 The Cases of Judge Shi 施公案 The novel tells the story of the honest official Shi Shilun during the Kangxi era, who, aided by Huang Tianba and other heroes of the martial world, roots out corrupt officials, solves cases, and captures bandits. 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 50 An Investigation into the Three Great Unsolved Cases of the Early Qing 清初三大疑案考实 A Critical Examination of the Three Great Mysteries of the Early Qing is composed of three parts: A Critical Examination of the Empress Dowager's Alleged Marriage, A Critical Examination of Emperor Shunzhi's Alleged Monastic Vows, and A Critical Examination of Emperor Yongzheng's Accession to the Throne. With a historian's rigor, Mr. Meng Sen carefully investigates the three long-circulating mysteries of the empress dowager's alleged marriage, Shunzhi's alleged decision to become a monk, and Yon 2Reads8.7Score—Shelves
