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- 1 The Emperor's Illegitimate Son 绝嗣帝王的私生子 He is the most revered emperor under heaven, yet also the loneliest of fathers. She is the lowliest palace maid in the imperial palace, yet she leaves behind the most precious gift. After ten years without an heir, one finally arrives, bringing a storm of bloodshed in his wake. When the truth comes to light, who will be the last one standing? This is a story of power, family, and redemption. When the warmth of family kindles within cold palace walls, When genuine father-and-son affection b 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Am Not the Crown Prince Li 我不是戾太子 In 106 BC, the legendary general Wei Qing died. Crown Prince Liu Ju’s faction lost its strongest backing, while Empress Wei Zifu, now aged and past her prime, faced the ever-present threat of being replaced in the imperial harem. Meanwhile, the Western Han Dynasty continued its policy of expansion. The army’s main force was now led by General Li Guangli, and the era of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing came to an end. The Crown Prince’s faction no longer held sway in the military. At the same time, Empero 69Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 3 Why Go to Yan'an in 1935? Go to the Taihang Mountains 1935年去什么延安，去太行山 [No System + War of Resistance + Developing a Region] Wu Zhenhua transmigrates to 1935 and seems to have become a Red Army soldier. Why go to Yan’an? As it turns out, the Taihang Mountains are a fine place too. Build up production, reform the land system, and crack down on landlords and local tyrants. Join the War of Resistance and become a thorn in the Japanese invaders’ side. Wu Zhenhua: From Terauchi Hisaichi to Okamura Yasuji, so many have come and gone. They never change, just the same old 1.9kReads—Score10514d adds
- 4 A Lifetime of Suspicion, a Lifetime of Kindness 半世猜疑半世恩 The entire court believed His Majesty wished he could flay Prince Chen alive, the prince whose achievements threatened to overshadow the throne. No one knew the ruler's harsh ruler struck clear of bone and sinew, or that his cold edicts blocked hidden arrows. Forced to kneel in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Xiao Yi's palms were beaten bloody by a sandalwood ruler. The emperor rebuked him coldly: “The harder you are, the easier you break. With a temper like yours, you'll die in a game of court i 560Reads—Score10914d adds
- 5 The Young Emperor 幼帝 Dynasties rise and fall, and a young child takes the throne. Disasters strike one after another, leaving the people in misery. At court, treacherous ministers hold sway. Beyond the borders, foreign tribes watch like hungry wolves, sharpening their blades and preparing to invade. Three emperors have died in two years. How will the nine-year-old emperor survive? 300Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Old Zhou's Auto Repair Shop 老周的修车铺 Beside the national highway stood two tin shacks, where a mechanic spent thirty-one years hunched over his work. He never cheated anyone. He helped people who needed credit, those who stole fuel, and those whose vehicles had been impounded. He sent his son off to a high-rise office in the provincial capital, while he stayed behind on that drab stretch of highway. The day he died, a wrench was clenched in his hand. The last words in the tin box read: “I had no great abilities in this life. The on 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Disastrous Start: The Invincible Useless Imperial Prince 天崩开局：无敌废皇子 Qin Feng transmigrates! He transmigrates into the body of a prince, and thinks he can finally leave behind the grueling 996 and 007 work schedules and enjoy the carefree life of a prince. But he discovers he has become a useless prince, waking up to find his elder brother has set a trap to frame him. With his formidable intelligence, Qin Feng escapes one plot and assassination attempt after another, making a comeback and becoming emperor. 429Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Back to the 1980s: I Raised My Father from Childhood 穿回80，我把父亲养大了 [Heartwarming]+ [Everyday life]+ [Leading the whole village to prosperity]+ [Personal growth] All I can say is, this is an unbelievably satisfying story, and unbelievably heartwarming. Uncles and great-aunts, come on in! (Note: Every character, including the protagonist, may have flaws. After a father and son switch roles, they help each other grow.) 1kReads8.4Score11814d adds
- 9 The Qing Dynasty: His Highness the Crown Prince 【清】太子殿下 Four-year-old Xiao Yinreng came across a strange pearl one day. It knew a great deal and was especially obedient, so the little Crown Prince gradually grew quite fond of his “playmate.” There was just one thing: why did it keep telling him to cultivate immortality? Cangyuan Pearl: Cultivate immortality, please? I’m begging you~ Yinreng: … (No reborn plot! Proceed with caution if that’s not your thing!) 389Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Your Highness, His Majesty Says He’s Convinced 太子殿下，陛下说他服气了 [Father-son bond + Chinese-style star-crossed love and hatred + tragic ending] Also known as Memoirs of My Late Father A crown prince driven to psychological torment / a handsome, tyrannical emperor, consumed by suspicion and constantly wavering. In short, a tale of love and hatred between father and son. Sheng Zhao was reborn. In his previous life, Sheng Qian suspected him, suppressed him, and imprisoned him deep in the palace. Now that he has returned, he is determined to reclaim everything th 6.5kReads8.7Score70714d adds
- 11 Great Ming: You Call This Prison? Even Old Zhu Is Envious 大明：你这也叫坐牢？老朱羡慕了 [History]+ [Finance and Nation-Building]+ [Cutthroat Political Schemes]+ [The Shawshank Redemption] Chen Yong, a modern bank president, transmigrates to the early Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a prisoner in jail. First, he has no idea why he was thrown into prison! Second, he may already have been killed once! What a disastrous start! No matter. Only the weak complain about their circumstances. The strong take control of them. And so: Three days later, he eliminates his opponents. F 301Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 12 The Ninth Prince from the Start, I Became an Invincible Emperor 开局九皇子，无敌称帝 After transmigrating, Zhao Yan becomes the ninth prince of the Great Qing. Unwilling to get caught up in the struggle for the throne, he asks to be made a prince of the blood and is sent far away to Baidi City. Three years later, a bloodstained letter arrives. His birth mother has been poisoned to death, and the entire Lin clan on her side has been wiped out. Fortunately, he brought an Emotion Collection System with him when he transmigrated. All he needs to do is collect other people’s emotions 23Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Born into This World, I Share Emotions with the Cold Emperor 胎穿后，我和冷酷帝王情绪共享 [Content warning: The main plot focuses on the bond between father and son. The male lead’s mother has little screen time early on, and some readers have felt she comes across as a mere plot device. If that bothers you, this may not be for you. Her storyline appears later.] Lin Mo, a modern surgeon, transmigrates into the Great Yong dynasty and becomes a prince, Xiao Yi. The good news: he’s still in the womb, and knowing all of history means he has plenty of time to prepare. The bad news: his fa 493Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 14 The Cannon-Fodder Eldest Son of a Concubine in a Reborn Daughter's Story 嫡女重生文里的炮灰庶长兄 After being reincarnated as the illegitimate son who serves as a cannon-fodder in a novel about a legitimate daughter seeking revenge, Jian Xungui only wants to protect his concubine mother and younger sister as best he can, and keep them from making the wrong choices. But on his very first day in this world, his identity is exposed. He's taken to the front courtyard and kept from the outside world for four years. His concubine mother has long been locked in an irreconcilable feud with his legit 28.7kReads6.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 15 Reborn with the Memories of a Corporate Drone, I Still Can’t Get Through to My Dad 揣着社畜记忆胎穿奈何爹专治不服 A corporate drone is born into the family of a wealthy merchant in the capital, the only heir to its fortune. He plans to lie flat and coast on the family’s billions, but his father is a strict disciplinarian who won’t tolerate defiance. With a ruler in hand, Dad makes him study hard every day. Yunbao argues back with all kinds of twisted logic, then gets beaten and drops to his knees to beg for mercy. Thus begins a hilarious daily routine of parental discipline! 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 When a War God Dad Meets His Lazy Son 当战神老爹遇上咸鱼儿子 Reader's Guide A one-on-one, family-focused story centered on easygoing, healing father-and-son daily life. The pacing is slow, so readers who prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories may want to steer clear. If you enjoy stories like this: A battle-hardened general returns from fifteen years guarding the frontier to find his son sprawled in the courtyard, teasing crickets. He raises his ruler, and his son flops onto the ground. “Go ahead and hit me. If you hurt me, I'll go cry to Grandma 659Reads—Score10614d adds
- 17 What? I'm the Lucky Baby in the Comparison Group? 啥？我是锦鲤幼崽对照组 [Young boy + fictional ancient setting + family bonds + foresight + space + flight from famine] Zhou Shu'an has a magical little aunt who is the same age as him. She finds silver when she goes out, runs into wild rabbits in the mountains, and can make persimmons fall from the trees just by reaching out. Anyone who crosses her is doomed to bad luck. His stingy grandmother carries her around all day, showing her off and saying the little aunt is Heaven’s own daughter, a little fairy their ancestor 30.6kReads8.6Score4.6k14d adds
- 18 Are You Crazy?! The Emperor Dad Who Had Me Born Is Making Me Outshine All the Princes 疯了吧！皇帝爹生我，卷赢众皇子 #TwoPowerfulLeads #FatherAndSon #PoliticalIntrigue #Transmigration #NoRomance #Emperor #HaremIntrigue #Comeback #PowerFantasy #High-StakesPushAndPull Mad Emperor Father vs. Ambitious Prince Note: The male lead may get a convenient wife later on, or he may not. Good news: My father is the emperor, and I'm a prince. Bad news: My imperial father is a mad beauty, a master of political schemes with a pathologically possessive streak. “Tianbao, I gave you your life. Only I may indulge your ambition 4.9kReads7.6Score35714d adds
- 19 Reviving the Han Three Times: Liu Bei's Hawkish General 三兴大汉，刘备的鹰派武将 Was Yan Liang, who defeated Xu Huang in twenty exchanges, really so weak that he could be killed with one blow? Isn't it a shame that Guan Yu and Yan Liang never faced off directly? Isn't it a pity that Zhao Yun and Lü Bu never met? First Lü Bu, second Zhao Yun, third Dian Wei: what exactly earned Dian Wei third place? Does that ranking make sense? Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, he is determined to knock Lü Bu from his throne as the greatest warrior under heaven. “I hear Lü Fengxian is the greate 2.2kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 20 EN The Emperor’s Spoiled Little Prince 帝王幼子受宠日常 Emperor Chengwu Qi Xiao ruled the realm with stern authority and icy ruthlessness. His ministers could kneel for two hours without getting so much as a “Rise” from him. His rule of life was simple: I am the law. Fourth Prince Qi Yu's rule was even simpler: Father is the law. Qi Yu had lived in the Xuanzheng Hall since he was two. While his father reviewed memorials, he read on a small couch nearby. When his father worked late, he would drowsily roll himself up in all the blankets. When his fathe 784Reads8.2Score15214d adds
- 21 Sighs in Golden Thread 叹金缕 Who is the legitimate son? Who will inherit the family rites? Born to the principal wife, I was named the second legitimate son from the moment I entered the world, outranked by the eldest son of a concubine who had already been entered into the family register. Shen Zhaochan was not pleased. The registered eldest son was betrothed to the daughter of Grand Tutor Fei. When Miss Fei joined the household, before his mother Guo could even put on the airs of a mother-in-law, Miss Fei’s eyes shifted a 22.4kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 22 Livestream: Is the Frail Crown Prince Getting Deposed Today? 直播：病弱太子今天被废了吗？ [Livestream + live comments + aloof, sickly beauty + everyone’s darling + System + fictional ancient setting + nation-building] When Ji Chengyang was six, he saw live comments from the future and learned that his frail health would lead his parents to ignore him, his siblings to despise him, and his ministers to disdain him. As the legitimate eldest son, his parents had no choice but to grit their teeth and crown him Crown Prince. But they treated him as if he didn’t exist, favored his second br 134Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 23 Ma Bao: The Fight for the Crown Prince’s Seat Begins in the Eighteenth Year of Kangxi 麻宝：从康熙十八年开始夺嫡 Just how many treasures did they find in the Palace of Prolonged Blessings to make Fourth Brother lose it like that? It was only a few times more than the Hall of Heavenly Purity, even though it was just what they had left over from moving! 🥹 Why was there nothing to criticize about the second-deposed crown prince’s scholarship or horsemanship and archery? Kang, the pockmarked emperor who ascended the throne at eight, the crybaby who pretends he doesn’t care, do you have any idea? 😅 The pampered 1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 24 Being the Tyrant's Son Is Easy 暴君的儿子很好当 The rating just came out, and it’s a little low. It’ll go up later, so please don’t give up on me! Xiao Heng, Crown Prince Xuande of Great Zhou, was a sickly man known throughout the land. Born premature, frail, coughing and wheezing, he heard the imperial physicians say every year, “Your Highness may not survive the winter.” Every year, someone lost their head after saying it. His mother was the emperor, a tyrant who had murdered her brothers and forced her father from power, climbing over the 9.6kReads7.5Score86414d adds
- 25 Seize the Palace! Father, Abdicate the Throne! 逼宫！请父皇退位！ [This book features a hypocritical protagonist with an intense lust for power who will stop at nothing to achieve his aims. The heroines are all byproducts of his pursuit of power. The martial world, the imperial court, and armies clashing on the battlefield...] This isn't a feel-good power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! In the twenty-first year of the Jian Kang era under the Da Hao dynasty, the realm enjoys an age of peace and prosperity, its splendor unmatched. Yet beneath this golde 96Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 26 I Am the Crown Prince, My Father's Own Son 孤是父皇亲生的太子 I am Father Emperor's own son, the Crown Prince. 3.4kReads—Score11014d adds
- 27 Transmigrate With a Beloved Consort System and Become Yongzheng's Biological Son 穿越用宠妃系统做雍正亲生子 After binding to a Consort-Doting System, Shen Qingyan opened a System gift pack and found all kinds of useful items: the ability to choose his identity, prophetic pregnancy dreams, miscarriage-prevention medicine, beauty pills, fatherly-love pills, and even miraculous celestial omens. With these things to help her, any girl could become a favored consort with ease. The problem was, Shen Qingyan was a man. Qing Dynasty transmigration: Hongli Tang Dynasty transmigration: Li Longji The System tran 4.3kReads7.0Score37414d adds
- 28 Ma Bao, Has Everything Gone Your Way Today? 麻宝，今天顺心了吗？ [Harem Favorite] [System] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Yandere Crown Prince] [Male-Male Romance] When Yinreng opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the year he had contracted smallpox. He had become a soft, chubby, fair-skinned four-year-old toddler. And a System that looked downright dim-witted had moved into his head, spouting treasonous nonsense all day long. The first person Yinreng saw when he opened his eyes was his all-too-familiar, yet remarkably young, Imperial Father. He spat o 177Reads6.9Score13514d adds
- 29 Chronicles of a Flourishing Age 千秋盛世录 [Serious historical drama + ensemble cast + Game of Thrones + struggle for the realm + poetry and song] Yu tamed the floods and divided the land into nine provinces. The throne passed down through the generations until the Zhou dynasty. Two hundred years ago, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou drove out the Western Xia, restored the nine provinces, and granted fiefs to his meritorious officials. He gave the northern lands to the Prince of Yan to resist the Xiongnu, and the south to the Princ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reincarnated as a Prince, I Just Want to Coast 转生皇子只想摆烂 (The protagonist is a man of power, not a brute, and the people around him aren’t useless. If you’re looking for him to slaughter everyone, this isn’t for you.) (Probably a large-cast story, harem story, and laid-back story.) In his previous life, Du Yun worked himself to death trying to earn money and improve his family’s already modest circumstances. Unexpectedly, instead of reporting to the underworld as folk tales claimed, he was reincarnated directly into the royal family of Dongxing as the 23.5kReads7.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 31 Germany, 1887: The Last Kaiser 德意志1887：最后的凯撒 [Slow Pace] [Build an Empire Alongside the Protagonist] After transmigrating to 1887, he became Wilhelm II, Crown Prince of the German Empire. Wilhelm I was now old and frail, the Hundred-Day Emperor was clinging to life, and Bismarck's system was on the verge of collapse. With the trap of a world war looming, a new soul took over the empire's steering wheel. 794Reads6.9Score10614d adds
- 32 A Prince from the Start! The Beloved of Consort Hua 开局皇子！穿成华妃掌心宠 [Everyone’s darling + feel-good power fantasy + helping Mom fight in the palace + Team Consort Hua + rewriting heartbreaking fates] After transmigrating, Su Mingyao becomes a prince of the Great Qing. The good news: His father is the emperor, and his mother is the most favored woman in the Six Palaces. The bad news: His mother is Consort Hua, Nian Shilan. Worse still, according to the original course of fate, his mother will never have a child, the Nian family will fall into ruin, and he, a 272.6kReads8.2Score35.6k14d adds
- 33 The Emperor Orders His Minister to Die? Reborn, I Still Push My Luck 君令臣死？臣重生还是得寸进尺 The rating has only just opened, and it’s still going up! [Two powerful leads + both reborn + seme-focused + love and hate across a sea of sorrow + rekindled romance + patching up secret identities early on + identity revealed later, followed by a groveling chase] This isn’t your typical groveling chase. Both leads were at fault in their previous lives. They spend the early chapters patching up secret identities, and later the shou chases the seme. Sweet at first, angsty later, then sweet again. 4.1kReads8.4Score50314d adds
- 34 The Sky Screen Spoils the Ming Dynasty's Future, and Old Zhu Won't Stop Chasing Me to Become His Chancellor 天幕剧透大明，老朱追着我当丞相 Chen Yan transmigrated and became a monster who could live for a very long time. He served five generations of Ming emperors, and just as he was about to retire after accomplishing everything and enjoy his twilight years, a Sky Screen suddenly descended from the heavens and began livestreaming the era he lived in to the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang. From the start, it showed the Tumu Crisis! [Sky Screen footage: An army of five hundred thousand wiped out, and Emperor Zhu Qizhen reduced to a pri 107Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 35 My Reborn Uncle, My Transmigrated Dad, and Me Lying Flat 重生的大伯，穿越的爹和躺平的我 [Romance + adorable child adored by all + lighthearted and heartwarming + sweet romance + struggling to survive among a family of famous people] Not sure yet whether there will be a couple. Let's see how it goes. 1033 tells Ming Yanzhi that it is a System for raising a ruler, and that Ming Yanzhi is destined to become an emperor for the ages, remembered throughout history. Ming Yanzhi believes it without question, convinced that his life is about to take off and shine. But later, he realizes thi 7.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 36 The Emperor's Diary of Raising a Kid: The Little Brat Is Trying to Get Himself Killed Again 陛下养崽日记：崽子他又在作死 (Reborn + raising a child + daily life in the imperial palace + a baby’s schemes + grooming an heir + no romance) Jing Changche is the imperial palace’s notorious little troublemaker. He has the most illustrious family background in the world, yet he has no hobbies besides one: making life difficult for his dad! His father is an emperor renowned throughout history, and his mother is his father’s favorite consort. He also has a younger brother and sister who share both parents. In his previous li 11.2kReads6.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 37 Your Majesty, I Really Am a Great Treacherous Minister! 皇上，微臣真的是大奸臣啊！ [History + System + Court Politics + Comedy + Misunderstandings + Anti-Tropes + Great Villain] (This book has been adapted into a motion comic. Tap the screen, then “More Adaptations” in the bottom-right corner to watch it. There's also an audiobook with live narration!!) Su Changqing transmigrates to Great Ning and gets bound to a Villain System. Whenever he does something bad and gets cursed at, he gains more life. Whenever he does something good and gets praised, he drops dead on the spot. To 3kReads8.6Score35214d adds
- 38 From the Start, the Sky Screen Revealed I Was an Emperor for the Ages 开局天幕暴露我是千古一帝 [Sky screen story / ensemble cast / dual male leads] The Ninth Prince, Xiao Ye, was someone who knew how to be content with what he had. The sky screen said he would become an emperor for the ages, but before he could react, he transmigrated into his future self, Emperor Wuxuan Xiao Qingyan. When he returned, all that awaited him was a body barely clinging to life. He learned that his body had threatened to kill himself to force his father, Emperor Jingtai, to give in, all for the sake of a man. 655Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 39 I, the Ming Crown Prince, Became Everyone's Favorite 我，大明太子，成了万人迷 [Father-son bond + no romance + doted-on by everyone] I transmigrated into the Hongwu era and became Zhu Biao, Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. I know I won't live past thirty-eight. My father is Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor revered through the ages, and my younger brother is Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor. To stay alive, and for the sake of my decisive, ruthless father and my ambitious fourth brother, I decide to follow the System's advice and become the person they cherish above all others 134Reads—Score19214d adds
- 40 Banished to the Frontier, the Ninth Prince Rises to Sainthood 被贬边疆，九皇子成圣逆袭 Qin Tian, the ninth prince of Great Qin, lost his mother when he was six. At seven, the Marquis of Zhenbei was wounded fighting the King of Nanyuan of Great Yuan. At eight, Qin Tian was exiled to the northern frontier for sixteen years. Sixteen years later, Qin Tian attained sainthood and became Great Qin's Lord Wu'an. He set out to break the shackles of heaven and earth, wage war against the mastermind behind the scenes, and make his way onto the path to immortality. 383Reads6.7Score11414d adds
- 41 A Thousand Miles of Land, Ruled by the Crown Prince Alone 万里江山，太子独尊 [Villain + adorable child + System + alternate setting + doting father and son + two negatives make a positive + protagonist has no romance] Nan Bao was unexpectedly bound to a little System and became a quick transmigration task-taker. Zhan Kuang, Prince of Shun, guarded the border. But his wife and child were cruelly persecuted by the emperor, and the happy family he once had was reduced to just him in a single night. To avenge his wife and child, he rebelled! Every year, Zhan Kuang traveled s 3.5kReads6.8Score50114d adds
- 42 The World's Most Hated Little Darling Is Reborn as the Emperor's Own Child 万人嫌小可怜重生成皇帝亲生的崽 Qin Bao'an was the Marquis's true-born son. Yet everyone in the marquisate favored the fake young master and despised him. When the fake young master fell into the water, his eldest brother slapped Qin Bao'an without a word and demanded to know why he had pushed his little brother. Even at the Crown Prince's banquet, when the fake young master knocked over the prince's beloved glass cup, his father covered for him and claimed Qin Bao'an had broken it. To appease the Crown Prince, his father even 64.4kReads6.5Score10k14d adds
- 43 From the Start, I Was a Baby, and Woke Up in the Middle of a Palace Coup 开局穿成婴儿，一睁眼就在宫变 Zhou Wangxin had always thought himself pretty lucky. After all, he'd finally found a great job with regular nine-to-five hours and weekends off. Then, while taking a shower, he suddenly transmigrated. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a swaddled baby. Not only had he arrived in an alternate dynasty, but he had opened his eyes right in the middle of a palace coup. At least he had a prestigious identity: he was a prince, even if the man who ascended the throne wasn't his biological fat 520Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 44 The Sixth Prince? From the Start, I Ask Father to Have My Head Cut Off 老六皇子？开局请父皇砍头 After transmigrating into the body of the useless Sixth Prince, he found himself in a mortal crisis. His only option was to use a little trickery, turning the prince into a weapon and making the emperor order his execution! Moved, the emperor rewarded him handsomely and sent him to the frontier. But who could have guessed that once this tiger returned to the mountains, he would quietly build a vast military empire? Emperor: Sixth, can you give your father a hand? Third Prince: Sixth Brother, ple 5.7kReads7.3Score17014d adds
- 45 Yongchang at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末永昌 What could be more exasperating than transmigrating as the Chongzhen Emperor, who hanged himself in Beijing in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen? The answer is transmigrating as Li Zicheng in Beijing in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. At this moment, although the Ming dynasty's rule in the north has already collapsed, the Southern Ming still controls China's most prosperous regions, while the Qing army is about to throw everything it has into a full-scale invasion. Li Zicheng has only tens of 505Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 46 Help! 108 Ways to Keep All the Kids Happy! 救命！崽崽的108种端水法！ [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Little Boy] The little dumpling was born into a life of hardship. His parents died young, leaving him all alone to endure the world's bitter cold. On a winter night when heavy snow blanketed the streets, the tiny boy finally succumbed to the freezing wind, stiff with cold in a forgotten corner. Just as he was at death's door, System 999 suddenly appeared and took him on a journey to find his fathers. Along the way, he met six powerful fathers, each entirely 931Reads—Score10214d adds
- 47 Great Qin, You Haunt My Dreams 大秦，让我魂牵梦绕 Great Qin + political intrigue + quick transmigration + a power fantasy No System: relying solely on his own knowledge and workplace experience, he rises to a position above countless others! I was an overworked wage slave, pulling a sudden death while my boss was rushing me to meet a deadline. Then I transmigrated to Great Qin, where I was in the middle of being physically castrated. With my peerless good looks, how did I end up forced into celibacy? Damn it, they even call me Zhao the Eunuch 12Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 48 High Martial: My Smile Is Pure and Innocent, From the Start I Create the Unruly Ones 高武：我笑容纯真，开局创不良人 Jiang Yin was the least favored illegitimate son of the Prince of Zhenbei’s estate in the state of Chu. His mother died when he was young, and he was left with disabled legs. Unable to study martial arts or the classics, he suffered constant discrimination. After an accident, Jiang Yin awakened memories of his past life on Blue Star. A mysterious bookshelf suddenly appeared in his mind. The bookshelf also held books imbued with mysterious power. Simply reading them allowed him to gain something 232Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 49 Great Tang: Li Chengqian's Ninety-Nine Rebirths 大唐：李承乾的九十九次重生 [Reborn + father and son + family bonds + angst] Bittersweet: first Li Chengqian suffers, then Li Shimin. Neither of them gets away. If you gained the ability to be reborn in a cycle every time you died, what would you do? Many people would think, "That sounds great. I could witness everything that happened in every era." But what if you could only endlessly repeat the same era, trapped in a cage you'd seen time and time again, dying over and over with no end in sight...? For Li Chengqian, it wa 7.1kReads8.4Score65514d adds
- 50 Starting by Seizing Xiang Yu’s Corpse, I Build a Thousand-Year Clan 从抢项王尸体开始，建立千年世家 (The rating has only just appeared, so it’ll be low at first. It’ll gradually rise.) An obscure family genealogy, written generation after generation, beginning with you. From that point on, a millennium-old clan, tracing its lineage back to the start of the Western Han dynasty, rises steadily through the currents of history. Within this ancient clan, some devise strategies within their tents and win battles thousands of miles away. Some protect the nation and care for its people, providing pay 121Reads6.9Score—14d adds
