Novels like After Dark, Letting Loose
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- 101 You’re Invincible Now. Go Down the Mountain! 你无敌了，下山去吧！ Many years ago, he rescued a girl from a wealthy man, only to suffer retaliation and flee in disgrace. Years later, he returns in triumph. The winds of change stir across the land, and heroes everywhere bow before him! 14.5kReads8.6Score3.6k14d adds
- 102 Heavenly Doctor of the Dragon Gate 龙门天医 His unscrupulous master ascended to immortality, leaving Xiao Fan with a not-yet-wed mistress and a marriage pact. With no choice, Xiao Fan had to descend the mountain and make his way in the mortal world. With golden needles in his left hand to save lives, and flying swords in his right to slay demons! Xiao Fan set himself a modest goal: seduce the most beautiful women, beat up the most arrogant people, and get away from his outrageously enchanting mistress... 6.4kReads8.6Score26714d adds
- 103 Peerless Martial Saint 绝世武圣 Yan Yunchen, a disciple of a sect, obtains a mysterious spatial ring. Hidden inside is a saintess who suffered a calamity in the divine realm and fell into the mortal world. To win over her new master, Yan Yunchen, the proud saintess has no choice but to offer him one divine cultivation manual after another, along with countless peerless treasures. From then on, Yan Yunchen rises to the peak and looks down on heaven and earth. He runs rampant, defeats every hero under heaven, and forges a blazin 3.6kReads8.3Score42314d adds
- 104 A Book by Old Third from the Mountain Village 山村老三的一本书 After a rural boy is betrayed by his girlfriend, he inherits the legacy of a god and gains all kinds of incredible abilities: a spiritual spring, cultivation techniques, X-ray vision, shapeshifting, a pocket dimension, and the power to communicate with animals. He quickly rises to prominence in his hometown... 884Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 105 The Unmatchedly Charming Rogue 风情无敌小刁民 After narrowly escaping death, Li Dazhuang inherited a legacy and soared to greatness. He had extraordinary medical skills and X-ray vision, and built a fortune through business, living a carefree life. Drawing on his many talents, he rose step by step to the top. Now, the village beauty and all kinds of beautiful women are vying to befriend Li Dazhuang, hoping to win his company... 140Reads7.6Score10414d adds
- 106 Reborn: Making My Dreams Come True with Space 重生之空间圆梦 After a life full of hardship and terrible luck, Li Quanfu is reborn with the greatest space of all. See how he builds a fortune from nothing, makes up for his regrets, wins the hearts of countless beauties, and gradually achieves a dreamlike, happy life... 1.1kReads7.1Score11514d adds
- 107 The Awesome Little Farmer Immortal 牛掰小农仙 Far from the bustle of the city, back in the quiet of the countryside, this story unfolds amid rural life, with vast fields, curling chimney smoke, and the warmth of close-knit neighbors. The hero and heroine meet, come to know each other, and fall in love in the countryside. Together, they weather the ups and downs of rural life and ultimately build a happy life. Synopsis excerpt: Liu Ruyan was once a beloved daughter of heaven, but for love she married into Xinghua Village. After their wedding 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Women of the Left-Behind Village 留守村的女人 (Countryside + Getting Rich + Comeback) Ye Fan, who grew up in a mountain village, worked hard, got into college, found a job, and started dating. But the world is cruel: his ex-girlfriend maxed out his credit card and ran off! True love? These days, it’s just a load of crap! But after returning to his village in dejection, Ye Fan unexpectedly comes into a tremendous stroke of fortune. From then on, he breezes through life, making a spectacular comeback! 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Book 6 by Fuyanluanyu 福言乱语的第6本书 A top-scoring college entrance exam student is injured by the village bully while protecting his family, and gains a five-colored immortal gourd and a plot of immortal farmland. In the dead of night, the girl next door comes into his room. “Sleepyhead, wake up. The flash flood is coming again.” 115Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 110 The Great Country Doctor 乡野大神医 After graduating from college, orphan Chen Xiaobei can’t afford an internship at a big hospital, so he’s assigned to a village as a humble village doctor. But because he’s so handsome, Chen Ergou from the village takes a fancy to him and tries to use him to have a child. Chen Xiaobei goes to the arranged meeting, but an accident occurs. The jade pendant he’s worn since childhood gives him the legacy of a divine physician, and he begins a carefree life as the village’s most powerful man. From t 544Reads8.9Score11014d adds
- 111 Legend of the Countryside 传奇乡村 The poor village of Taohua, looked down on by everyone, changes completely after Chen Hao returns. He knows herbal medicine, is good at farming, and can turn barren hills into treasure troves. One after another, the pretty girls in the village start seeing him in a new light. He solves problems and builds up local industries. Tenderness hides in the green hills, and a legend takes root in the countryside. 3.6kReads8.8Score38914d adds
- 112 Love Tribulation: My 28-Year-Old Boss Lady 情劫：我的28岁老板娘 Chen Tiezhu came to the city and got a job as a security guard at a big company. Who could have guessed he’d run into the boss’s wife while working the night shift... “Tiezhu, you’re strong. Come to my place and help me move some things.” “Tiezhu, don’t you know medicine? Take a look at me.” 916Reads7.9Score21314d adds
- 113 The Dragon Son-in-Law 上门龙婿 The Lu family is one of the top families in Yanjing and across the country. Yet Lu Fan is a live-in son-in-law everyone looks down on. No one knows his true identity. In the end, those who scorn him will kneel before him, trembling with fear as they call him “Master”! 294Reads8.7Score14714d adds
- 114 The Dao Cauldron Soars to the Heavens 道鼎凌霄 Part One: The Dao Cauldron in the Mortal World: The Cauldron That Subdues the Mortal World The mortal world tempers the heart; the Dao Cauldron bears the Dao. Xuan rose from humble beginnings. As a Deity Transformation cultivator, he led countless mortal cultivators through the void and ascended. The cauldron subdues the mortal world, all to protect the people of this land. Part Two: The Dao Cauldron in the Mortal World: The Dao Cauldron Soars to the Heavens The Dao Cauldron bears all living thi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Living Is About More Than Just Staying Alive 人活着不光要活下去 Being alive isn't just about staying alive 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Tomato Novel Recommendations: Best Excerpts 番茄小说推荐（精彩节选） Tomato Novel Recommendations (Featured Excerpts) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 I'm a Wild Man from the Start, and You Say This Is Cultivation? 开局成野人，你跟我说修仙？ [Mortal cultivation + no System + immortal clan + farming] Chen Mo transmigrates into the body of a primitive tribesman and becomes the tribe’s high priest. He leads the tribe’s development, eventually finds his chance at immortality, and embarks on the path of cultivation. He establishes the Ancient Immortal Clan, cultivates its members, comprehends lethal techniques, and fights his way into the world of cultivation step by step. Raising fish, raising chickens, raising female ghosts. 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 118 The Police Chief: Storm of the Anti-Crime Campaign 公安局长之扫黑风暴 The three successive magistrates of Gaoshan County all met bizarre and tragic deaths. Lin Ying, a demobilized soldier, is entrusted with the mission in the hour of danger and becomes the new director of the Gaoshan County Public Security Bureau. Will she become the protective umbrella of the criminal forces, or govern for the people and restore a clean land to the region? Thus begins a series of dramatic events. Let us see how a female police chief unleashes an unprecedented campaign against org 739.5kReads8.9Score46.1k14d adds
- 119 The World’s Greatest Assassin and Divine Healer Descends the Mountain, Unbeatable at Every Turn 绝顶杀手旷世神医，下山一路无敌 Shen Zheng, a peerless young man born with the Pure Yang Emperor’s Sacred Physique, is both the top-ranked assassin on the dark web and a legendary doctor with unparalleled medical skills. He comes alone to the city, where he tramples underfoot the great clans, tycoons, powerhouses, mysterious organizations, and ancient sects alike. In the end, he stands above all creation, looking down on the world! I sweep aside all before me, invincible, my spirit soaring ninety thousand miles across mountain 20.2kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 120 The Extraordinary Life of Wang Erzhu, the Miracle Doctor of the Village 妙手村医王二柱的妖孽人生 [A top-notch rural tale, complete and ready to binge. No need to wait!] Wang Erzhu was the village idiot, mocked by everyone. When he was young, someone set him up and tricked him into drinking a pesticide-laced beverage. From then on, he spent his days in a daze. His parents spent their entire fortune to get him a pretty young wife, but she could only sleep alone. 162Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 121 Silly Dacheng, Come Up the Mountain with Me 傻大成，陪我上山 Wolong Village is a tiny mountain village with seven parts mountains, two parts water, and only one part farmland. The people are simple, and the scenery is picturesque, but the village is terribly poor. The men have all left to work elsewhere to make a living, leaving behind only the elderly, children, and women, along with one simple-minded young man. Life is unbearably hard... Then Li Dacheng, the simple-minded young man, unexpectedly inherits an unparalleled legacy. He transforms with the fi 12.4kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 122 The Wild Boy of the Countryside 山野浑小子 Lin Sheng, a country boy, was knocked into a lake by the vicious village chief. He thought he was doomed, but instead he encountered a fallen Medicine God. Not only did he gain the Medicine God’s golden body, he also fused with a rare treasure from the Three Realms. From then on, the country bumpkin began his incredible comeback! Got an injustice to settle? Go to Brother Sheng, who loves beating up the children of villains. Having a hard time making ends meet? Go to Brother Sheng, and he’ll put 183Reads9.1Score11414d adds
- 123 How Am I Supposed to Live? 我该怎么活 How should I live? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Country Doctor: From the Start, I Broke Off My Engagement to a Nurse 乡村神医：开局退婚女护士 [Rural Miracle Doctor + Getting Rich + Comeback + Easygoing Daily Life + Personal Growth] Ling Jun came to Suhai City to study and work. After graduating from Suhai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he became a male nurse at Suhai Zhongtai Hospital. After more than ten years of hard work, he finally became chief physician in the hospital’s Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the age of 35. He bought a car and a house in Suhai City and married Hu Yanfang, his 25-year-ol 9Reads—Score11014d adds
- 125 You Can Be Poor, but You Mustn’t Be Dirty 人可以穷，但不能脏 You can be poor, but you can't be dirty. 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 126 Peerless Flying Daggers 绝世飞刀 Nie Chen rises to prominence in the city, wins the hearts of beautiful women, battles the prodigies of every race, and ultimately reaches the vast Hongmeng world! Wherever he goes, he subdues the heroes of the ages. With a single throw of his flying knife, he instantly slays overlords from across the heavens. 3.6kReads8.4Score43114d adds
- 127 The Wild Donkey of the Mountain Village 山村猛驴 After his stunning fiancée, Chu Shishi, breaks off their engagement, she decides to make it up to Li Menglü, a country boy from a small village, by introducing him to Leng Yanqiu, the most beautiful woman in the neighboring village. She never expects Li Menglü and Leng Yanqiu to fall genuinely in love so quickly. Li Menglü also awakens an inheritance of the Immortal Dao. In this world, one mighty country boy is about to take command of the winds and clouds! [A New Year’s masterpiece from a veter 1.7kReads9.1Score26314d adds
- 128 Heaven's Chosen Divine Doctor: The Proud Daughter of Heaven Clings to Me 天命神医：天之骄女赖上我 Lin Yun is betrayed by his wife, cuckolded, and stripped of the fortune he spent years building. He is thrown out with nothing. As the saying goes, every misfortune has a blessing hidden within it. Lin Yun turns his bad luck into good fortune when he happens upon his ancestor’s legacy, mastering supreme medical arts and the ways of immortality. From then on, he begins his rise to the top. His ex-wife regrets her actions, while beauties of every kind compete for his attention and pursue him. But 712Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 129 The Peerless Village Doctor of the Countryside 山野绝世村医 After the fool Chen Bei inherits the legacy of the Medical Sage, women from all over the village come knocking to ask him for treatment. Three years ago, college student Chen Bei jumped in to save a girl from drowning, only to nearly drown himself. He survived by sheer luck, but was left a fool. Three years later, he saves someone again, and this time Heaven rewards him with the legacy of the Medical Sage. From then on, he heals the sick and helps the world, living freely among ordinary people. 2kReads8.6Score19014d adds
- 130 The Live-In Son-in-Law's Reign 上门霸婿 Who says a live-in son-in-law has to grovel and act like a doormat? If my father-in-law looks down on me, I’ll kick him aside! If my mother-in-law looks down on me, she can get on her knees! If my stunning wife looks down on me... Uh, let me get you a glass of water. We can talk this through, no need to tire yourself out! 20.3kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 131 The Little Mountain Village Doctor 山野小神医 On the eve of the college entrance exams, a young farmer named Qin Feng is framed in an accident and left an idiot. While helping the village beauty with her chores, he unexpectedly inherits the Medicine King’s legacy, gaining peerless medical skills and miraculous farming techniques! From then on, he soars to success, saving lives with his medicine and growing rich through farming! Powerful officials and wealthy tycoons all vie to befriend him, and he becomes an invincible young miracle doctor! 8.3kReads9.1Score84714d adds
- 132 The Little Country Doctor with a Dark Side 山野乡村小邪医 (Countryside + Miracle Doctor + Farming + Invincible + Cultivation + Feel-Good Story + Beauties + Fool + Ordinary Hero) At the foot of the mountain lies a village filled with the fragrance of ripe peaches. Wang Fugui and his wife, Liu Guixiang, once found an abandoned baby by the river and named him Wang Ping. When Wang Ping was twelve, he suddenly fell gravely ill. To pay for his treatment, Wang Fugui borrowed money from Zhao Tianba, the village chief's son, then had to leave home to work and r 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 My Wife’s Revenge 妻子的复仇 A painting sparked layer upon layer of suspicion. The happy world Su Lu had believed in began to crumble, and the ugliness of human nature gradually came to light. She embarked on her journey of revenge. 6kReads9.0Score69814d adds
- 134 A Marriage Gone Wrong 错婚 [Modern romance, wealthy-family CEO, sweet indulgence, devoted husband, scheming, secret identity, playing the pig to eat the tiger] Ji Hanchuan is set up and ends up marrying a “scheming woman.” After the wedding, she uses her ruthlessness to win over his younger sister. Then she uses her intelligence to win over his mentor. After that, she uses her cooking to win over his whole family. Finally, she uses her bedroom skills to try to win him over! When his substitute bride is good to Ji Hanchuan 4.1kReads9.1Score47314d adds
- 135 I Achieved Talisman Dao Enlightenment from the Start, Then Unleashed a Storm of Talismans in Battle 开局顿悟符道法则，斗法漫天符雨 [Authentic xianxia + slow-burn power fantasy + invincible at the same cultivation level + talisman prodigy + founds a sect and takes in disciples + the new book’s rating is low because it just opened] [The protagonist comprehends the laws of the talisman path from the start and is born with a four-element spiritual physique. By the middle of the story, he can take on an entire sect alone and never loses a magical duel.] When you’re poor, you have to be timid; when you’re rich, you can throw your 61Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 136 The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law: Ye Chen 最强赘婿叶辰 The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law: Ye Chen 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Astonishing Secrets of Cultivation and the Quest for Immortality 惊天奥妙，修仙觅长生 Cultivation, power fantasy Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Great Ascension, Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Golden Immortal, Great Golden Immortal, Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, Supreme Immortal King, Imperial Immortal King, Reincarnation Immortal Emperor. The road ahead is long and arduous; I shall seek from every direction. 3Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 138 The Female Village Chief's Closest Confidant 女村书的贴身红人 Mu Chenfeng looked at the poor little mountain village where he had been raised and vowed to lead everyone there out of poverty and toward prosperity. His ideal was beautiful, but reality was a blade. See how he transforms this backward little village into the greatest village in the world... 7.4kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 139 My Charms Have Captivated the World 我的红颜遍天下 [Multiple Heroines + Power Fantasy] Ye Ding transmigrates into the Hehuan Sect as an ordinary disciple. A cold and aloof senior sister hires him to bring good fortune to her terminally ill younger sister. Unexpectedly, the younger sister recovers, and Ye Ding breaks through to the Qi Refining stage, becoming an alchemist. To get free pills, the cold senior sister smiles and comes up with a brilliant idea... 1.4kReads7.8Score17114d adds
- 140 The Little Divine Doctor of Huang Temple 黄庙小神医 [Fool's Comeback + Wild, Thrilling Drama + Invincible Dual Cultivation] Chen Hao was a fool for three years, suffering every hardship the village had to offer. Then, one spring day, a chance encounter awakened an immortal inheritance within him. He unlocked the Nine Yang Physique and began cultivating the Everlasting Spring Scripture. From then on, he used his miraculous healing skills to turn his life around... 91Reads—Score13314d adds
- 141 The Peerless Countryside Miracle Doctor 绝品乡村神医 A remote mountain village. Yang Xiaopeng is an aimless ne’er-do-well in the village. But after an accident leaves him with a head injury, he wakes up a changed man, ready to begin a different life. One chance encounter after another, and one miracle after another, give him an extraordinary life. 2.8kReads8.2Score48214d adds
- 142 Urban: Nine Thousand Levels of Qi Refining 都市：炼气九千层 [Master comes down from the mountain + urban cultivation + invincible protagonist + dad + passionate action + no saintly do-gooder] Nine years ago, on the first day Ye Chen’s master brought him to the mountain, he reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. His master was overjoyed: “I’ve struck gold!” A year later, Ye Chen reached the thousandth level of Qi Refining. His master was baffled: “There’s something wrong with this disciple!” Nine years later, Ye Chen reached the nine-thousandth level of 4.9kReads8.3Score54514d adds
- 143 A Chaotic Adventure in the Immortal Realm 混混混仙界 A delinquent cultivates immortality, breaking every rule! With an against-the-heavens pocket dimension, he enjoys endless romantic adventures... When the young hoodlum Wu Tian transmigrates to the cultivation world, he relies on his incredible pocket dimension to turn the tables again and again. He lives in splendor, surrounded by beautiful women, and becomes the biggest winner in the immortal realm. A feel-good power fantasy... 5.5kReads8.6Score49414d adds
- 144 Fake Eunuch: Princess, Spare Me. Tonight, I'll Fight the Enemy with All I've Got 假太监：公主饶命，今晚奋勇杀敌 [Xuanhuan + wish fulfillment + no System] Cheng Gan unexpectedly transmigrates to the otherworldly Tianyuan Continent and becomes a fake eunuch in the Great Xia Dynasty. His Host carries the hatred of a kingdom's destruction. Cheng Gan sets out on the path by winning over a princess, helping her campaign across the south and north and secure the Great Xia Dynasty. Thanks to his exceptional abilities, he earns the appreciation of both the empress and the princess and is made a great general. He t 5Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 145 Just Retired, I Moved in with a Runaway Heiress 刚退役，就和逃婚大小姐同居 When Xiao Liang was eighteen, he was framed and resolutely joined the military, becoming a proud army medic. After six years of service, he had faced countless brushes with death, battling the enemy and snatching lives from the jaws of death. After a lifetime of ups and downs, his closest friends had one by one passed away. Dragging his weary, battered body, Xiao Liang returned to the city. Then one day, a girl knocked on his door... “Hello! I'm a runaway heiress. Please take me in!” 12.5kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 146 The Return of the Urban God 都市神尊归来 “What? You’re a nation’s God of War? You might just qualify to be my underling.” “You’re a miracle doctor? If I’m in a good mood, I might give you a pointer or two...” Ye Linjun, the one and only Chaos Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds, opened a space-time tunnel with his immense powers to return to his youth and undergo a cultivation trial called “Becoming Mortal.” He found himself back on Blue Star, in the early twenty-first century. Here, there are God of War figures who can take on a hundred fo 44Reads8.1Score11414d adds
- 147 Liangzi of the Left-Behind Women's Village 留守妇女村的亮子 This story recreates the emotional lives of the women left behind in rural villages in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Guo Tianliang and Jiang Shuixian had been childhood sweethearts, but the meddling Jiang Laohan arranged a disastrous marriage, marrying his daughter off to the village head's dim-witted son. Her married life was unbearable. Harassed by her father-in-law and cursed at by her mother-in-law, she suffered both physically and emotionally. Since the women's husbands had all gone away 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 A Girl Spent Seven Years Breaking Herself into Pieces and Entrusting Them to Others 一个女孩用七年时间把自己摔碎了分给别人保管 A girl spent seven years breaking herself into pieces and entrusting them to others to keep. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Immortal Realm's Divine Calculator 仙界神算子 Chu Feng, a nondescript young man, was a street thug in his previous life. He spent his days roaming the streets and died from injuries he sustained in a fight. An immortal realm elixir triggered the Soul-Swapping Transplantation Technique, and he transmigrated into the body of a young Daoist named Xuanzhen in a cultivation world, inheriting his divination skills and knowledge. Xuanzhen and his master died after saving Bai Yu, the second senior brother of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sect. Chu Feng 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Master of the Mountain: My Stunning Master and Senior Sisters Spoil Me 高手下山，绝色师父师姐太宠我 An invincible power fantasy, ruthless combat, and nonstop thrills. Set up and mutilated, I was rescued by my beautiful master in the Kunlun Forbidden Grounds and taken up the mountain to learn martial arts for five years. Now I’m coming down in style. You’re an elite young heir? One slap is all I need. You’re the king of medicine? I have the Fuxi Nine Needles, the ancestor of all medicine. You’re a martial arts grandmaster? One punch will turn you into a cloud of blood. You’re the Fuyuan Patriar 246Reads6.9Score—14d adds
