Novels like The Concubine’s Murder, the Phoenix’s Path of Bloodshed
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- 101 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 8.4kReads8.2Score69014d adds
- 102 Reborn as a Vile Little Cannon Fodder, She Just Wants to Take It Easy 穿成恶毒小炮灰,她只想摆烂 [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + goofy comedy + face-slapping + devoted to each other + long-planned scheme] Overnight, Fang Li transmigrated into a book. She became the sidekick of the vicious female supporting character in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, the villainess was arrogant and domineering, and constantly bullied the kind-hearted heroine. Fang Li was about to cut ties with her when the other woman casually tossed her a bank card. Well, what could a gorgeous older 5.2kReads8.6Score41614d adds
- 103 Dear You: I Once Had a Terrible Deskmate 卿卿如晤:我曾经有个坏同桌 The animated comic is coming soon! Two top students flirting with each other | Steamy and sweet | Small-town romance | No contrived plot, not a power fantasy Chen Qingqing thinks her love story with Lin Jingze is too embarrassing to tell anyone. Other people fall in love by dating. First comes a confession, then fingertips brushing, then lips meeting. But the two of them... went straight to bed. They were former deskmates who hadn't seen each other in years, and on the day they reunited, their f 25.2kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
- 104 Critical Deal 临界交易 [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 31.8kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
- 105 Love, Hate, and Old Feuds Between Two Generations 两代人的爱恨情仇恩怨 She is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, but her stepmother and stepsister frame her, plunging her into danger time and again! She escapes certain doom, and is fortunate to meet business tycoon Qin Haonan, who falls for her at first sight and pursues her… People reveal different sides of themselves when it comes to love and family, and a single thought can lead to heaven or hell! Good and evil both get what they deserve, and fate always comes full circle! Those who commi 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Cool Lips 凉唇 [Don't scroll away when you see the rating. There was a problem with the rating system just after launch; it actually deserves five stars across the board. Please give it a rating, and thank you.] [Beautifully written, with plenty of substance. Recommended for readers 30 and up.] [Realistic urban workplace + reunion after years apart + secret love becomes mutual] [Sapiosexual romance + two equally matched leads + strong female lead] For five years, they stood side by side as investment-world ris 4.6kReads6.1Score36014d adds
- 107 My Fiancé Booked Out a Venue for His First Love, So I Married the Capital's Crown Prince on a Whim. Now He's Regretting It 未婚夫为白月光包场,我闪婚京圈太子他悔疯了 My fiancé booked out the whole venue for his first love. I married into the capital’s most powerful family in a flash, and now he’s eaten his heart out 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Beloved Consort Wants to Be a Vixen 宠妃要做狐狸精 A seductive, stunning, ambitious concubine with acting chops × the unruly, arrogant Prince Mu who always has her back and hands her the knife After a palace selection and an imperial edict, Cheng Rong went from being the daughter of a low-ranking eighth-grade official to the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Mu’s estate, all thanks to her face. Everyone said that if she was going to be a concubine, she had to know her place, be cautious, and keep her head down. Cheng Rong pouted. “Is that so?” 8kReads9.1Score99614d adds
- 109 A Maid in Feudal Society 封建社会的丫鬟 Qiu Qi, a million-follower content creator, dies in an earthquake and is reborn in ancient times. After her soul is shaken by the experience, she spends eight years as a fool. When her parents return to their hometown, they abandon her, and she falls into the hands of a procurer, who sells her as a maid to a wealthy household. From then on, Qiu Qi becomes Qiu Qi... 2.5kReads9.1Score22714d adds
- 110 Ghost Hand Chen: The Eight-Gate Lockdown 鬼手陈:八门锁局 Every gambler has three defining traits: First, they’re lazy and gluttonous, dreaming of getting rich overnight. Second, they think they’re clever and see everyone else as an idiot. Third, they’re missing a screw and never consider the consequences. Third Master Chen makes a living fleecing people like that... 23.9kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 111 My Uncle Dies from the Start, and I Get This Great Deal? 开局死大爷,还有这好事 On the surface, he is the young owner of a traditional Chinese medicine therapy clinic. In truth, he is a cultivator who has chosen to live in obscurity among ordinary people. If a hospital can treat it, I can treat it. If a hospital can’t, I can still treat it. As long as you aren’t meant to die, I can keep you alive. If you’ve found your way to me, it means you can still be saved. So tell me, what did you do this time? Feng shui can help someone rise to great heights, or leave them plagued by 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Black Lotus of Great Ming 大明黑莲花 [Female con artist × hypocrite] The year the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Magellan's fleet completed its circumnavigation of the globe. It was only decades later, along the eastern coast of Zhejiang, where the sea ban was in force, that a country woman happened to hear the Western theory that “the world is round.” Suddenly, she realized: If all four seas are round, then wherever you stand, you can be the center of the world. But when she looked around, women had no pa 5.9kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 113 The Jiang Family Girl Who Never Made It Into the Family Register 江家那上不了族谱的小女子 Because her father was struck from the clan register, Jiang Jiuzhu was born a little girl who could never be entered into the family genealogy. So be it. She could simply live her life as it came… Even if it was a complete mess, even if she couldn’t make sense of it, as long as she stayed alive… and didn’t die. 4.2kReads8.0Score44814d adds
- 114 I Came Down from Heaven and Gave the Wrong Medicine, and the Matchmaker God Exploded 下凡喂错药,月老炸了 I went down to the mortal world and gave someone the wrong medicine. The Matchmaker God is furious! 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 After a Blind Date with My Boss, the Good Times Were Over 与老板相亲之后,好日子到头了 After Su Luo did something unforgivable, her family sent her from the southern backwater of Nanman to a mediocre two-year college in Ningguta, thousands of kilometers away in the north. After graduation, they arranged a blind date for her with her boss. The moment Su Luo saw that her date was the very boss who had been tearing into her just moments earlier, she turned and ran without a second thought. From then on, she made an enemy of her vindictive boss, and he was furious. The consequences we 1.7kReads7.1Score10214d adds
- 116 A Max-Level Expert Pretends to Be a Newbie, but Her Secret Identities Keep Getting Exposed 满级大佬装萌新,马甲掉不完 Invincible + Cautious + Comedy + Multiple Secret Identities + Absolute Control He is a creator-level powerhouse among the myriad heavens, yet he prefers to pose as a weak newbie and take it easy. The God King is a clay figure he molded, the Immortal Emperor is one of his split incarnations, and every legend in the world is one of his secret identities. At the sect tournament, he “narrowly beats” the last-place contestant, while the Grand Supreme Elder kneels to watch a divine technique. When t 3.1kReads—Score33914d adds
- 117 Goddess Yang Chengcheng's Journey to the Mortal World 女神杨橙橙凡间降落之路 Female lead: Yang Chengcheng. Male lead: Yun Feng. This story is divided into three volumes. Volume One has ten chapters. Three years after Yang Chengcheng and Yun Feng break up, Yang Chengcheng meets Yang Long on a blind date. After a series of upheavals in his family, Yang Long’s sincerity finally moves her, and the two get married. Volume Two is told through flashbacks. At seventeen, Yang Chengcheng meets Yun Fengye, an art studio teacher. They are drawn to each other and fall in love. They s 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 An Ambiguous Relationship 暧昧关系 "After We Got Back Together, My Ex-Boyfriend Put on a Show Every Day" - Xu Zhiyan pursued Xu Yinan for four years. Everyone knew it. At first, he was indifferent: "Sorry, I don't like girls like you." Less than two years after she finally won him over, Xu Zhiyan asked to break up. Xu Yinan didn't try to stop her. - Five years later, they met again at a hospital. The man in gold-rimmed glasses lowered his head to straighten his white coat, then looked up at her with a smile at the corner of his l 920Reads9.0Score12614d adds
- 119 Reborn as a Concubine: I Want to Leave the Palace 重生之宠妃要出宫 The heroine's family depends on an ambitious prince who plots to usurp the throne, yet she falls in love with the emperor. In her previous life, her family was destroyed, and she died in despair in the Cold Palace. After being reborn, she decides to steer clear of trouble and live peacefully with her family. But as an ordinary person, she is merely a pawn in the hands of those in power. When she chooses love once more, how will she fight against fate? 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Locked Glaze 396Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Hidden Scheme of Journey to the West 西游隐局 Most readers who interpret Journey to the West become absorbed in power plays, schemes, and dark conspiracies, twisting a timeless classic into a cold game of self-interest and losing sight of the original work's meaning and spirit. This book sets the record straight, dispelling the haze of conspiracy theories and returning to the essence of classical literature. Drawing on a wealth of sources and uncovering historical facts, it clears away layers of speculation to explore in depth the Chinese w 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Second Marriage: Marrying a Doting CEO 二婚:嫁给甜宠总裁 Anxin got divorced, and Chen Shaonian believed those words: if you can't forget someone, fate will bring you together again! He was determined to seize the favor fate had shown him. But Anxin announced, "You're my best friend!" What was that supposed to mean?! "I treat you like oxygen, but you treat me like air?!" "No, no, no! I've got more tricks up my sleeve than a dragon fruit has seeds, and I'm patient and resourceful. I have to win you over! I'll cherish you, love you, and be yours forever! 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Hidden Origin 隐秘起源 That day, an aberration of flesh and paint blotted out the stars. They said I was an abomination that should never have existed. As the countdown to the apocalypse writhed in my mind, as a hidden door opened before me, as secret mutations began spreading beyond control, I finally cried out, “Love and hope will never die!” 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Five Thunderbolts, True Heart Art 五雷正心诀 This work is entirely fictional. It features everyday urban cultivation, twin senior sisters who are both masters, daily couple life, distinctive tribulations of lightning, and a disciple-recruiting System. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Su Tu: The Su Family Arc 苏屠之苏家篇 The protagonist, Lin Feng, transmigrates to a world of magic and struggles to survive alone in the Su household. There are quite a few hidden plot threads, and the pace is a little slow, so it may take some brainpower to read. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts and opinions. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Demon Venerable of Three Thousand Years Is Writing a Thesis at the Academy? 三千载魔尊竟在学府写论文? Urban cultivation + subverting tropes + invincible protagonist + hilarious comedy + the Myriad Worlds The Eternal Night Demon Venerable wakes from a three-thousand-year slumber during an archaeological livestream. His first words: "What's the Wi-Fi password?" He's shoved into a university for "reeducation." The professor's laws of the universe are just his old drafts. He gets reported for cheating after taking on five players in an esports match, and draws a circle on a soda can to seal a camp 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Whole Village Knows She's the Grand Secretary's Darling! 全村都知道她是首辅掌上明珠! Does transmigrating to an ancient village mean you get to enjoy a beautiful pastoral life? No way. Absolutely not. Zhang Zhuzhu had spent years in Zhangjia Village since transmigrating there, living a hard and frugal life. Every so often, she also had to use her wits against her stingy father and dreadful relatives. Zhang Zhuzhu looked up at the bright moon, then down and longed for modern life, often weeping into the wind. One day, a family surnamed Li arrived in Zhangjia Village. The Li family 8.5kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 128 The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京:帝阙权谋录 She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Lamp Shines Where Worries Fade 灯照忘忧处 : Ling Xi is the lowest-ranking Spirit Guide in the Immortal Realm. Her duty is to light Spirit Guiding Lamps and lead the souls of those who died unjustly in the mortal world into reincarnation. But she has a secret: her lamp can guide not only ordinary souls, but also souls burdened by unresolved obsessions. And every time she helps a soul let go of its obsession, she forgets a memory connected to it. One day, she encounters the soul of a young man tightly entwi 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Funeral Parlor Owner's Son Becomes a Forensic Doctor Just to Lie Flat 冥店之子当法医,只为躺平 You can talk to ghosts about human relationships and social niceties, but you can't reason with people, because people are often scarier than ghosts. When dealing with conflicts between ghosts and people, you don't always have to side with the living. Those who have done wrong don't deserve help. The so-called Five Disadvantages and Three Deficiencies aren't a fate that comes with being a cultivator. They only befall cultivators who help people do evil. Some jobs aren't hard because of the work 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 When Clouds Tire, When Clouds Clear, the Colorful Clouds Return 云倦云舒彩云归 A former special agent secretly spat out Meng Po's soup out of professional habit and was reborn with memories of her past life. Unfortunately, she ended up with a scumbag father and a mother so lovesick that she pined for her husband and cried all the time. At three, she had to fend for herself, run the household, and care for her bedridden mother, all while looking after herself. She even slipped into a giant iron pot because she was so small and nearly got boiled alive... 132Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 132 The Year I Remarried a Hunter, He Knelt in Court for Three Days 我改嫁猎户那年,他在朝堂跪了三天 The year I remarried a hunter, he knelt in the royal court for three days. 543Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Ah Li 阿漓 She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 15.5kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 134 Everyday Life in the Primordial World: My Senior Sister Is the Golden Spirit Holy Mother 洪荒日常:我的师姐是金灵圣母 [Small ensemble cast + No conspiracy theories + First disciples of the Three Teachings + Warm and harmonious + Original worldbuilding + Well-rounded growth + Forward-looking + Everyone's favorite + Lots of original details] A college student transmigrates into the prehistoric world and becomes the Jie Sect's Golden Spirit Holy Mother, a female immortal with few appearances but a memorable impression. She is Grand Tutor Wen's master. At the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, she held her own again 7.2kReads6.9Score61614d adds
- 135 Eavesdropping on a Crazy Woman's Thoughts While Enjoying the Drama: The Whole Court Is Panicking 听癫女心声吃瓜,满朝文武天塌啦 [Unhinged Heroine + The Entire Court Gossips + Lighthearted and Fun + Everyone's Darling] (The author was halfway through writing this and nearly laughed herself into a coma, hahaha...) Lu Yanchu transmigrates into a book as the vicious true heiress who dies young, and she's also a scumbag's devoted lapdog. From the start, the scumbag kicks her to the ground. So she rolls on the spot, gives him a perfect split, and feeds him a fresh lump of dog shit for good measure. Luckily, she gets bound to a 8.1kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 136 After Six Years Together, We're Talking Marriage, and You Think I'm Too Short? 谈恋爱六年,要谈婚论嫁了,你嫌我矮? We’ve been dating for six years, and now we’re talking marriage. You think I’m too short? 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Look! That Tough Girl's Boyfriend Got Stolen by Her Best Friend! 快来看啊!茬子姐的男朋友被闺蜜撬走啦! Come and see! Chazi Jie’s boyfriend got stolen by her best friend! 98Reads—Score114d adds
- 138 The Prince Offered Himself to Her, and She Took Him Up on It 王爷以身相许,她要了 The Prince Offered Himself to Her, and She Accepted 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Deep Love and Sweet Affection 情浓蜜意 [A programmer who returns to her hometown to enjoy retirement + a small-town hotel owner] [Reunion after years apart + devoted to each other + lighthearted + everyday life + sweet romance] For health reasons, Mi Lan quit her job in Beicheng and returned to the hometown she had been away from for so long. At the welcome banquet in a hotel, she ran into an absolutely gorgeous man. As she was openly admiring him, he seemed to sense her gaze and suddenly turned around, giving her a half-smile. That 6kReads8.9Score60314d adds
- 140 Strange Tales of the Mountain Village: The Drought Demon and the Drought 山村异闻录之旱魃与旱灾 Strange Tales from the Mountain Village: The Drought Demon and the Drought —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 A Marriage of Equals 势均婚敌 [Two equally formidable leads, married first and fell in love later, long-planned romance, both pure, intertwined with campus life] Wen Ying and Lu Yishu are married. They were once deskmates, the top two students in their grade at Elite High School, and alumni and outstanding graduates of Jinghua University. Now they’ve paired off with each other and begun a secret married life. Because of her mother’s insistence, Wen Ying feels she has no choice. Fine, she’ll get married. After all, this sworn 435Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Her Ex-Husband Became Emperor, and She Was Forced to Divorce Him 前夫君登基为帝,她被逼和离 Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a little bitter flower VS a mad dog of an emperor? Six years after their divorce, Sheng Wu’s former husband ascended the throne. The day the news reached her second husband’s family, her mother-in-law forced a divorce agreement into her hands. She said that Sheng Wu had once been the new emperor’s first wife, and the Jiang family dared not keep her. Sheng Wu thought her mother-in-law was worrying far too much! After their divorce, he married the woman he 16.7kReads6.7Score1k14d adds
- 143 Supreme Wisdom: The Legend of Jiang Ziya 智慧无上:姜子牙传奇 At the end of the Shang Dynasty, amid a world in chaos, the white-haired recluse Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook in the Wei River, waiting for a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. King Wen of Zhou dreams of a flying bear and makes three visits to seek out a worthy man, setting in motion a deadly game between mortals and gods. Questioned at court, targeted by Shang assassins, and caught in the schemes of a nine-tailed fox who stirs up alliances among the feudal lords, Jiang Ziya w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 My Lord, Your Dog Can't Come In! 侯爷,您的狗不能进! My Lord, Your Dog Can't Come In! 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Nascent Soul Ancestor Becomes a Security Guard 元婴老祖当保安 He is the only Nascent Soul Ancestor in the Age of Declining Dharma, yet he chose to seal his cultivation and become a lowly security guard in a bustling city. Li Qingfeng had stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world a thousand years ago. To break through to the Deity Transformation realm, he sealed his cultivation and plunged into the mortal world. By day, he is "Old Li," the cheerful security guard at the Shengshi Huating residential complex. He patrols, watches the gates, settles disput 411Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 I Became a Pretty Airhead and Took the Internet by Storm 穿成草包美人后,我火遍全网 [Sweet romance + entertainment industry + both leads devoted to each other + strong leads + satisfying revenge] [Scheming yet purehearted CEO × versatile, award-winning actress] Su He, a Grand Slam-winning actress, transmigrated into a book and became a minor cannon-fodder character who was about to be killed by a major one. A max-level expert back in the beginner's village? No need to panic! She's got this role down. First, she'll send the major cannon fodder to prison, bringing his bullying, 1.4kReads8.7Score16914d adds
- 147 The Sinking Carp Startles the Cattails 沉鲤惊蒲 He calculated that today was “a day to avoid people in red.” Chi Jingpu immediately pulled out his red undershirt. “You’ve been standing there in a red undershirt this whole time, and now you’re telling me to avoid people in red?” Scientific-minded constable × Feng Shui master × little princess lost in the human world Hilarious mystery romance, one-on-one pairing, both leads pure and devoted, incredibly sweet 340Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 My One and Only Desire 唯一奢想 The print edition of The One and Only Indulgence is now available. The short drama The One and Only Indulgence: My Contract Bodyguard Is Actually a Powerful Heir is now streaming. [A brash, smooth-talking young master who becomes a bodyguard for love × a top-tier star and heiress to a wealthy Hong Kong City family] [Sizzling, sweet romance + the male lead fiercely fights to win her over + no angst, all sweetness + devoted one-on-one happy ending] I’ll give you unwavering, one-of-a-kind devotion. 3.2kReads8.3Score40914d adds
- 149 A Detective Meets You at the Wrong Time 刑警,在错的时间遇上你 On a business trip, Ye Hanxin was unexpectedly caught up in a hijacking by internationally wanted criminals aboard her flight. At the brink of life and death, the police detective Gu Qingyi shielded her with his body, trading his life for her safety. She thought the harrowing ordeal was nothing more than a brief interlude in her life. But after returning home, she discovered that he was the man her best friend planned to confess her feelings to. Steady and reserved, the detective knew she had 2.7kReads7.0Score23414d adds
- 150 A Whirlwind Wedding and Military Life: My Forceful Officer Leaves Me Swooning Every Time 闪婚随军:强势军官令我次次沦陷 [Complete novel + sweet romance + career-driven heroine + building wealth + female awakening and mutual support + no golden finger + funny, heartwarming, and moving] Ye Wenxi, a career-driven woman at a major 21st-century corporation, transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting character in a novel set in a bygone era. Through a twist of fate, she and Lu Weidong end up having an “honest exchange.” Fortunately, he has a strong sense of responsibility and insists on seeing things th 15.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

















































