Novels like Winter Melody of Beicheng
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- 151 What! The Warlord’s Wife Can Even Buy Tanks at the Mall 惊！军阀夫人的商城连坦克都能买 [Fictional period setting + transmigration + warlord’s young marshal + household intrigue + married first, love later + a mix of sweetness and angst] When Feng Yuqing wakes up, she has transmigrated into the role of the principal wife of Xiao Chiyuan, a warlord in Republican-era China. When she opens her eyes, three concubines are waiting for her to lay down the law. The second concubine comes from a prominent family, the third is a talented woman educated overseas, and the fourth is as delicate 250Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Hidden Hero’s Diary 侠隐日记 In the final years of the Tang dynasty, even human flesh could be cooked in a hot pot. The regional military governors had carved up the realm. Huang Chao was dead, but the embers of rebellion still smoldered. Zhu Wen held Emperor Zhaozong hostage and moved the capital to Luoyang, leaving Chang'an's palaces like a haunt of ghosts. The Prince of Liang's iron cavalry trampled the last shred of dignity from the Great Tang, while Li Keyong's Shatuo cavalry in Jinyang, Yang Xingmi's navy in Huainan, 3Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 153 Opium Blossoms Amid the Flames of War: The Young Marshal's Financial Queen 烽烟罂华：少帅的金融女王 “Was it a past life, or the same dream?” The male and female leads transmigrate at the same time and eventually return to their own era. A wonderful tale blending mystery, political intrigue, and romance. [Transmigration + two equally powerful leads + both leads are pure + business warfare in the Republic of China era + past and present lives + substitute romance] Top-tier star Ye Lihua transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes Ye Qingying, the queen of finance. Even more shocking, 23Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 154 A Crack in the White Jade 白璧裂痕 [Dual male leads + political intrigue + suspense + social issues] [Later chapters will reveal some harsh truths about reality. Read on while you can.] Liu Ji has just been promoted to captain of the criminal investigation brigade in Shangdu when he receives a case that shocks the entire province: the husband of a senior city official has been murdered... Was it an accident, or is something sinister afoot? And how will the truth come to light? —Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 155 These Two Fools Are Absolutely Ridiculous 这个卧龙凤雏太离谱 Su Shi woke up as an amnesiac cowherd. All he could do was write the Three Character Classic, make soap, and boil sugar, all through “muscle memory.” The village schoolteacher held up his crooked “sage’s writings” with tears in his eyes. “This child heralds the flourishing of the Way of Letters!” Then the academy bigwigs tried to fill him with sacred prose Su Shi: “Aaaah, it’s burning! I don’t want this stuff!” The scholars: “???” (Wasn’t he supposed to be the reincarnation of the Star of Litera —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Find Me a College Girl to Be My Wife 抢个大学生做老婆 When the Japanese invaded Nanjing, Chen Sihai escaped and fled to Hunan, where he was taken up into the mountains and became a bandit. He brainwashed himself with the idea that he was a bandit, hoping to forget that horrifying day in Nanjing. Having died once already, he no longer fears death. His mind even grows muddled, and he becomes recklessly bold, yet extraordinarily careful. He is a man with a deep sense of chivalry. When he goes down the mountain to abduct a wife, he meets She Han. He al 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Married to the Disabled Young Marshal 嫁给残疾少帅 After her mother dies for no apparent reason, her father brings home a stepmother, along with two little step-siblings in tow. The house becomes a mess, and he dumps her overseas for three years. When she returns home, she's forced to take her sister's place and marry the notorious young marshal of the Yi family, a cold-blooded brute. They say he lost both legs in the war three years ago and became a cripple. She marries him in a state of dread, only to discover that he isn't a cripple at all! I 112Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 158 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China to Be Du Yuesheng’s Bodyguard 穿越民国之给杜月笙当保镖 A food delivery guy transmigrates to Republican-era China and awakens the Sequence Warrior System. From the start, he saves Du Yuesheng, tramples gangsters, takes on the gangs, battles the foreign concessions, and outwits warlords. Fighting the Japanese invaders, he ultimately becomes the true underground emperor of Shanghai! 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 A Web of Intrigue in Republican-Era China! I'm Not Becoming a Warlord's Wife 民国谍影重重！我才不做军阀太太 [Republican-era romance + espionage + tragic ending + spy-versus-spy + multiple identities] Su Zhiyan received a letter from home and hurried back. But as soon as she arrived, her parents tried to force her to marry a local warlord. Su Zhiyan would rather die than agree. She thought she was as good as dead, but fortune was on her side and Heaven spared her. As she spent time with Xiao Chuqin, she began to feel that he was a decent man. But those good days did not last long... The situation at ho 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Autumn, 1929 民国十八年秋 Alternate-history Republican era + a little angst + sweet romance. A love story that goes from conspiracy to fairy tale. When they first met, he was the young marshal of the Mu Army, a brilliant military strategist. She was living under someone else’s roof, a child of unknown parentage belonging to the fourth concubine of the Mu household. He was cold and aloof, never once giving her a second glance. She kept a low profile, hoping only to leave the household as soon as possible. An accidental k 1.7kReads8.7Score22114d adds
- 161 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Woke Up Sold 穿越民国一睁眼就被卖了 The heroine looks gentle, delicate, and refined, but her combat skills are off the charts. The hero looks warm and polished, but inside he’s cold and scheming. Song Yu: “Fifth Master, Miss Mu ran into some robbers on her way home from work yesterday.” Song Huaian looked worried. “Is she all right? Was she frightened?” Song Yu looked a little strange as he replied, “Uh, Miss Mu is fine. She got home safely.” Song Huaian relaxed. As long as she was safe, that was what mattered. “What happened to t 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 With a Supermarket System: I Open a Department Store in Republican-Era China 带着超市系统：我在民国开百货大楼 She opened her eyes beside a corpse and found herself transmigrated into the role of someone’s concubine. The System bound her to it and ordered her to earn a hundred million! This was the Republic of China, a time of endless warfare! Making money was hellishly difficult! Jiang Yunshu wanted nothing more than to give up and die. But with her life hanging by a thread, she had no choice but to submit. With support from a futuristic tech System, Jiang Yunshu started opening shops. Miraculous cosmet 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Queen of Finance: Forging Wealth Amid the Flames of War 金融女王：烽火铸金权 [Strong female lead, business wars in the Republican era, financial warfare, espionage, devotion to country and family, time-travel golden finger, brain as a computer] On a rainy night, the fingers of financial supercomputer analyst Lu Li turned white as she gripped the steering wheel. The data streams scrolling across her dashboard suddenly went haywire, and red warning signals spread like blood. The shrill screech of brakes tore through the rain. As her out-of-control car slammed toward the gu 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Number One Young Marshal Is My Dog 第一少帅做我的狗 A deranged top-tier star hero / a pure, talented heroine / The heroine, Shen Bicheng, is a distinguished young lady. After her father dies, her uncle's family plots against her and her family, hoping to seize their estate simply because there are no men left in the household! Her uncle gives them ten days to leave the Shen family mansion and surrender all their property! Then a lucky star falls from the heavens: her destined man arrives to save her whole family and protect their estate! But the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Shanghai Legend: Rising from the Concessions 沪上传奇：从租界崛起 [A Passionate, Growth-Oriented Hero]+ [The Marshal's Young Lady]+ [Tomato's Best-Ever Fight Scenes]+ [Republican-Era Martial Arts]+ [Warlord Rivalries] The foreign concessions are a paradise built atop hell! The Gambler, the Judge, the Golden Lion Dog, the Advisor, the Pockmarked Man, Little Yujiao, the Actor, the Coachman, the Male and Female Bandits, the Snake, Rat, and Cat, the Thirteen Guardians of Shanghai. The emergence of the Supreme Peace Treasure Record and seven strange powers held wit 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 I Blow Myself Up and Come Back to Life, and Now the Campus Belle Won't Leave Me Alone 自爆加复活，无敌的我被校花赖上 [High Martial Arts + Absolutely Invincible + Thrilling Battles + Sweet Romance + Multiple Heroines] Lu Qian transmigrates into a world where people change classes and gains the abilities to self-destruct and revive. Already invincible, he accidentally activates a System that fights in his place. The System takes control of him and reaches out with an evil hand toward the campus belle. Uh! Classmate, would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose? The campus belle, Gu X —Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 167 The Great Qian's Richest Woman: The Abandoned Daughter's Rise 大乾女首富：侯府弃女的逆袭生活 Chu Mingyue was a formidable, smiling CEO in the 21st century. One day, she transmigrates to the Great Qian dynasty and finds herself a village girl on the brink of starvation. A girl born with the destiny of a phoenix arrives at the Yong'an Marquis Estate. To preserve the wealth and status of the legitimate heirs, the concubine-born girl born on the same day is cruelly abandoned? Bullied and bled dry by greedy relatives, then dumped on the street. A living hell from the start? Chu Mingyue: No o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 My 1924 我的1924 Carrying memories and compassion from a century in the future, Li Mu arrives in this age, a strange world of hardship and hope. This is an epic tale of faith, sacrifice, and awakening, following young people of a later generation as they cleave through the darkness of Great Xia's troubled times and seek a way forward for their homeland. 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 169 Night Lotus 夜芙蓉 Like a fragment from a past life, all the splendor had faded away. They met in a breathtaking encounter and lingered amid fragrant breezes and shifting shadows. They forgot the passage of time, forgot to leave, forgot their painful dreams. What came sharply into view was the endless future they would share. Those few short steps were a river neither wanted to cross: she stood on this bank, he on the other. He saw her tears; she saw his smile. In that fleeting moment, this was a lifetime. Ye Furo 133Reads9.1Score1214d adds
- 170 Espionage: The Mortician Who Uncovers Intelligence Without Going Undercover 谍战：入殓师，挖掘情报不靠潜伏 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] No CP Bai Nuo, the finest mortician of the modern era, transmigrates to the Republic of China and becomes an underground member of the Red Party. Bound to a mortician System, he gets back to his old line of work. Everyone else saves lives and changes the course of events with intelligence. By the time I receive the intelligence, the person is already dead... Everyone thinks secrets die with their keepers. But I’m the one who truly knows them. 66Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 171 The Tang Family Garden 唐家花园 2Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 172 Sweet Romance in Republican-Era China: The Hard-to-Woo Fourth Miss Duan 民国甜宠：难哄的段四小姐 [Fictional Republican-era setting + handsome hero and beautiful heroine + devoted one-on-one romance + happy ending + intense romantic tension + the hero’s long road to winning her back] He is a cold-faced warlord with a vast army at his command. Half a year ago, he survived an assassination attempt on a snowy day. One day, on a train, he catches sight of a pair of eyes strikingly similar to those of the female assassin. The woman is breathtakingly beautiful, with a slender waist, and she is 269Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 173 The Heaven-Defying Pact: The Evil Cultivator Is Actually the Sect Patriarch 逆天契约邪修竟是宗门老祖 Yun Zhao, a genius disciple of the Xuantian Sect, is sabotaged by a junior sister and falls into a thousand-year-old frozen pool. On the brink of death, she offers her body as a spiritual channel in exchange for a passerby’s help in escaping. But later, Yun Zhao discovers that this spiritual channel arrangement is utterly outrageous. By day, he is a stern and dignified sect elder. By night, he becomes a beautiful, murderous ghost who locks her in his arms and asks again and again, “Do you still 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 174 Spring Thunder, Thoughts Without End 《春霆念未央》 137Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 175 A New Rain on a Sunny Day: A Travelogue of Nanchang 晴天新雨，南昌游记 This story comes after The Flame-Tailed Fox Demon and the Ice-Cloud Chasing the Fire, but it's not a sequel. The sequel is still being written. This one is short, mainly to give everyone a change of pace. It's only a hundred thousand words. 1Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 176 Chronicles of the Dark Locust Tree 幽槐志 The snow brought a chill, burying flesh and blood. The long, shadowy road began with death. She slowly walked to the edge of the cliff. The wind lifted her white robes, and the blood at the hem had turned dark red. The gold hairpin on her head swayed, jingling softly as the sound stretched into the silent, gloomy night. She heard the prison official muttering nearby: “The princess… the princess threw the heir of Yao Xu off the cliff!” —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 177 Memories of Xiaoxiang: The Golden Branch Rises from the Ashes 潇湘忆之涅槃金枝 [Late Qing to early Republic | Strong female lead seeks revenge | Family intrigue and political schemes | Completed] On a blood-red autumn night, the entire Qian family is slaughtered, and Luan Ci, the pampered second young lady, becomes a lone fugitive overnight. She escapes over a pile of corpses and takes refuge in the Ling residence, her sworn enemy's home, carefully plotting each step as she endures humiliation to survive. Everyone thinks she is a pawn they can manipulate, but none suspect 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Rouge Calamity of War: Cao Feiyan, the Warlord 烽火胭脂劫：枭帅曹飞燕 She was born and her mother died because of it. At seven, her father sold her into a brothel. On the night she was forced to entertain her first customer at fourteen, Cao Feiyan drove a red-hot candlestick through the madam's throat. She fled into a ravine of the dead. When she was down to her last breath, the bandit chief lifted her chin. “Girl, can you handle a gun?” Five years later, the old chieftain died suddenly, and the three leaders were drenched in blood in the Hall of Brotherhood. No o 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Crossing Qingping 清平渡 She was like a rootless duckweed, drifting through a turbulent age, forced to use love as bait and offer herself before the throne of power. He commanded a powerful army and had a heart of ice. Young Commander Shen Yicheng thought it was nothing more than a transaction in which both sides got what they wanted. He had no idea what kind of clever, patient soul hid behind each distant “Young Commander.” Behind towering walls, undercurrents surged; the names of true and false relatives, the tangled 13.3kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 180 My Sword Can Turn into a Beautiful Girl 我的剑竟能变成美少女 [Joke-Filled Story Alert!] Can you believe it? My sword can turn into a beautiful girl! - Sword Spirit Love Triangle: “Master, is your fiancée prettier than me?” A beautiful girl's blade slowly slides out of Yun Wuxin's pocket. “Keep pestering my master, and I'll knock your heads crooked!” The Federation's crown prince gets his marriage proposal slashed to pieces, the progenitor of the elves draws her sword to protect her husband, and even a mimic chest cries, “Spare me, my lord!” - Two World —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 181 A Boat Sailing a Thousand Miles, a Lifetime of Peace 千里行舟，一世怀安 [#Transmigration #Late Qing and early Republican era #Daughter of a minor official #Making money #Light comedy #Saving the country through industry #Family life #Slow burn] Lu Xingzhou vs. Ye Huaian In her previous life, Ye Huaian earned a monthly salary of at least 12,000 yuan. After transmigrating to 1900, she becomes the daughter of a wealthy Shanghai family. In reality, she’s so broke it’s almost laughable. She has to report to her family before spending even a single copper coin. Her father 432Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Quick Transmigration: One Thousand and One Nights with the System 快穿：被系统缠上的一千零一夜 [Bad endings in the mini-worlds, happy ending in the main world, 1v1, protagonist is the bottom, attacker appears in fragments.] At the Bridge of Helplessness, Xiao Yijin was standing in a long line to be reincarnated, bored out of his mind. A voice interrupted his thoughts. “Would you like to make a deal with me?” Xiao Yijin looked around but couldn't find where the voice had come from. He assumed he was imagining things after waiting in line for too long and paid it no mind. But the next momen 52Reads6.3Score114d adds
- 183 A Proper Young Lady in the Republic of China 民国闺秀 Shen Qingci thought she could spend her life in peace at her old family home in Suzhou, admiring flowers in spring, listening to the rain on autumn nights, and living out her days on the family estate. But in a time of turmoil, peace like that was impossible. At seventeen, she ended up in Shanghai, where the Qin family took her in. Mr. and Mrs. Qin treated her like their own daughter, and Qin Du, the infamous troublemaker of Shanghai, found himself falling for her. He promised to marry her onc 10.2kReads8.8Score93514d adds
- 184 Yizheng Sheng 亦筝笙 Who promised a young man the sweetness of love, leaving behind a memory etched into his heart? Who envied the beauty and the famous general, composing a song of joy and sorrow, of partings and reunions? War rages in the north. Smoke and flames engulf a troubled age. Who will hold whose hand and grow old together? And who will be whose one and only, for a lifetime? Yi Sheng: Dad always says that girls who love to smile are sure to have good luck someday. Turns out he 568Reads8.4Score10814d adds
- 185 Will a Neon-Haired Beauty Fall for an Antisocial Celestial Master? 霓虹白毛美少女会恋上自闭天师吗 Light Novel + Everyday Romance + Slow-Paced + Ensemble Cast + Fantasy “What do you want for dinner tonight, Changsheng?” “Anything you make, Yingxue.” “You always know how to make me happy.” “I’m telling the truth. My stomach’s been spoiled by you, Classmate Yingxue. I can’t live without your cooking now~~” “That’s pretty nice, then…” “What? I didn’t quite catch that.” “N-nothing~” This is a love story woven from the everyday lives of a boy and a girl, and the strange youth they write together. 15Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 186 Parting Is Easy, Staying Together Is Hard, and Once Again Pear Blossoms Fall Like Snow at the Jade Tower 易相别，难相守，又是玉楼花似雪 A Republican-era warlord and a wealthy heiress: a love story between equals Set in 1925, this is the story of two couples, Gu Aoqing and He Yuchen, and Yun Shu and Sheng Lingzhou, and their extraordinary romances amid the chaos of war. Gu Aoqing is a wealthy heiress from a prominent family. Her family wields influence in politics, business, and the military, and is even highly regarded in education. After returning from Beiping, she becomes a teacher, educating the next generation. She meets He 1kReads8.7Score10014d adds
- 187 Three Kingdoms: I, Pan Feng, Really Am the Strongest Under Heaven 三国：我潘凤真的是天下第一啊 [Transmigration] [System] [Primarily Political Scheming] [Slow-Burning] [True to History]+ [Winning the People’s Hearts, Scheming Above All, Putting on a Show, Dominating Through Sheer Momentum]+ [Heh, be careful around beautiful women…] After transmigrating into the Three Kingdoms era, he finds himself as the peerless top general of Jizhou, famed throughout the land. His military prowess may be rock-bottom, but so what… Brave generals may come in droves to attack him, but so what… The warlords 44Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 188 A Phantom Night in the Republic 民国妖幻夜 In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, demons lurk among ordinary folk, and human hearts hide beneath their skin. In places beyond mortal sight, all manner of demons and strange beings with supernatural powers lie concealed. Zhuo Yi, a demon hunter of the Whitefeather Clan with the appearance of a boy, wields his brush like a blade and writes talismans to suppress evil. He runs the Cloudside Bookshop, which appears to sell tales of the supernatural but in truth records the demonic di 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Can’t Make Payroll? I’ll Raise You by Running a Dungeon! 发不起工资？我下迷宫养你啊？！ Subtitle: The Eternal Calendar [Tong-style single heroine] [Japanese fantasy] [Labyrinth] My fiancée is a quiet woman who loves desserts, books, and the gentle, warm sunlight of the afternoon. “Money's getting tight at home lately. We're almost unable to pay everyone's wages,” I grumbled with a sigh. She kept turning pages without a word. “Fine, then I'll have to go run some dungeons myself and earn a little money,” I said, stretching my muscles, but I couldn't help noticing her secretly perk up 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Those Who Fight Well Do Not Die 善战者不死 The grand estate of a powerful family is a place where man-eating beasts prowl the front courtyard, while the back courtyard is a cold well surrounded by high walls. For one woman… getting out is incredibly difficult. But with a group of women by my side, I’m not alone! One of us will surely make it out and see the world! Sis, do you like some other girl now? What other girl? I’ve got my hands full worrying about you, you little troublemaker! 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Spring Runs Deep in the Old Days 旧故春深 [Love grows over time + mutual devotion + premium novel + period setting + 1v1 + equally matched leads] [Cool and aloof Peking opera star Meng Fengchuan vs. forthright and passionate heiress Jiang Qing] Meng Fengchuan, a rising star of the opera world, and Jiang Qing, the fourth daughter of the Jiang family, met through the theater. As they spent time together, they fell for each other, but the difference in their social standing meant the Jiang family never approved of their relationship. Jiang 185Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 192 Infinite Worlds: Acting in Horror Movies 无限之我在恐怖片里当演员 Xu Sheng, a delivery driver, gets into a car accident during a torrential rainstorm. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a place called Sunshine Cinema. He is told that he is already dead, and the only reason he was brought back to life is that the cinema needs “disposable material.” To see his younger sister again and keep protecting her, he is forced to star in one eerie, terrifying “movie” after another. A perilous old mansion, an abandoned village, a baffling hospital, a gloomy school… Xu 3Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 193 Transmigrating as a Cannon-Fodder Woman in Republican-Era China 穿越之民国女炮灰 Ai Shutong not only transmigrates into the body of a foolish young noblewoman in the Republican era, but also becomes a cannon-fodder heroine in a novel. To avoid the tragic fate of the novel’s cannon-fodder heroine, Ai Shutong decides to make money and run away. Step by step, she grows from a foolish girl into a genius young woman. In this era of warlord conflicts and clashing old and new ideas, life is hard for everyone. At first, the heroine is somewhat selfish. Although she cares about the 1.1kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 194 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Sweeping the Western Suburbs Cemetery from the Start 重生末日：开局扫荡西郊陵园 At 00:00 on August 16, 2065, a wave of energy swept in from across the universe. Humanity on Blue Star endured thirty days of extreme natural disasters. Just as everyone was celebrating that the calamity had finally passed, 95% of all living creatures suddenly turned into zombies, officially ushering in the apocalypse on Blue Star. Ten years passed in the blink of an eye. After becoming a top powerhouse, Lin Wushe fell into a deep sleep following a battle to wipe out a zombie horde in the ocean. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Republic of China: First, I'll Become an American Tycoon 民国，我先成为美国大亨再说 #RepublicanEra #PostWWI #WhiteSkinYellowHeart #American #Tycoon #Magnate Reborn in 1919, I became Wall Street's prophet. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back in New York after World War I, with the face of a bona fide white man. In his previous life, he was an ethnic Chinese financial prodigy. In this one, he's an orphan of mixed Chinese and American heritage. This face is the perfect disguise God could have given him. As all of America revels in the stock market boom, he calmly 45Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 196 A Love Across Two Lifetimes: Haoyu's Knowledge of Jiejie 两世情缘：皓宇之识杰 [Prologue]: They say that in her previous life, Lin Luojin was the embodiment of the Moon Elder’s longing for love. The Moon Elder brought back a red bean plant from the southern kingdom and planted it in the earth. Planted in spring, it was meant to grow through summer. The Moon Elder tended it with care, until one day a red bean transformed into a woman, whom he named Xiangsi. She took human form and gradually learned about love from the Moon Elder. Secretly, she tied a red thread around her o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The God of Ruin in the Great Void 太虚亡神 This is a traditional xuanhuan cultivation novel blended with urban cultivation elements. The protagonist fights to survive against the odds and is skilled at playing the pig to eat the tiger, growing from weak to strong on the path of cultivation. The story focuses on building a rich world, with foreshadowing and sound logic. About the story: Beyond the Great Void, is that the summit all living beings look up to? No. It is merely an altar left behind after the gods passed through their twilight —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 198 The Golden Pavilion of Weak Waters 弱水金阁 They grew up at the same time, but were never childhood sweethearts. Their families lived next door, yet they barely knew each other. Chen Jiayang and Sheng Shi'an were the closest strangers in the world. Then, eight years ago, an accident befell Chen Jiayang's family, severing even the tenuous bond of living next door. Their only connection was the engagement their elders had jokingly arranged for the two children. Eight years later, Sheng Shi'an followed in Chen Jiayang's footsteps. At such a 660Reads9.1Score6614d adds
- 199 A Dream of the Pear Garden Amid the Flames of War 烽烟梨园梦 She is the gentle, graceful daughter of a distinguished family; he is the cold and imposing young marshal of Rongcheng. Their paths cross by chance. Captivated by that first glimpse, he pursues her relentlessly, while she keeps her distance and resists. After countless moments of push and pull, they finally acknowledge their feelings and marry. After the wedding, they are deeply devoted to each other, their lives as harmonious as music. But their happiness does not last. Japan invades China, war 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 A Poem Builds the Phoenix Terrace 诗筑凤台 [Strong female lead + a poetic beauty who's even more formidable + transmigration + concubine-born daughter makes a comeback + poetry full of hidden barbs + no romance + high intelligence and emotional intelligence + subverting tropes + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ran Zixi, a modern master's student in Chinese Language and Literature, is studying ancient texts in a library when she transmigrates into the body of a low-status concubine-born daughter of the Ran family in Yunhuang, a fictional dyn 34Reads8.4Score—14d adds
