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- 1 Bending Low: Reborn 折腰·重生 The Double: Reborn 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Bending Low: After Being Reborn, Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao Became Childhood Sweethearts 折腰▪小乔重生后和魏劭青梅竹马 The Double: Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao grow up together as childhood sweethearts after she is reborn 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Leaning Tower Fanfiction: Wei Xiao Vs. Xiao Qiao 折腰同人文「魏枭VS小乔」 A The Bond fanfiction: Wei Xiao VS Xiao Qiao 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Transmigrated into The Leaning Tower: Am I the King of Bicang or Xiao Qiao? 穿越折腰，她是碧苍王还是小乔？ After transmigrating into Zhe Yao, is she King Bicang or Xiao Qiao? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Leaning Tower: Bending the Knee for All Under Heaven 《折腰》:折腰为苍生 Zhe Yao: Bowing for All the People 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Bowing Low: After I Took Her Place as the Bride, I Flirted the Coldhearted General into Losing Control 折腰：替嫁后冷血将军被我撩失控 Bend to His Will: I Teased the Cold-Blooded General Until He Lost Control After I Took Another Bride’s Place 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Starting as the Cult Leader’s Wife 从教主夫人开始 Starting from the Village of the Disabled Elders, he carries a Book of Civilization, creates a Qilin Divine Body, and combines it with an even more powerful Tyrant Body. He only likes Si Youyou. This is based solely on the animated version of Tales of Herding Gods. Please don't flame me if you don't like it. 254Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Quick Transmigration: My Poor Master, Your Old Servant Is Here 快穿：我那苦命的主子，老奴来了 When Xian Xiaoyu arrives in Empresses in the Palace, An Lingrong and Yixiu no longer need to fight for power, because now your strong ally has arrived. Empresses in the Palace (Complete) When she becomes Baojuan, she first gives An Lingrong a super-strength pill with plenty of side effects. From then on, An Lingrong can pull willows right out of the ground. Then she gives the Empress a mahjong package, so wild nights are no longer just a dream. Yixiu: How could I, Ulanara Yixiu, ever lose? The E 6.5kReads—Score80614d adds
- 9 After Wei Shao Was Reborn, He Went Straight to His Knees for Xiao Qiao 魏劭重生后直接为小乔折腰 After being reborn, Wei Shao immediately bends the knee to Xiao Qiao. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Fateful Bow 折腰之缘 The Wei and Qiao families had been enemies for generations. To save her family from ruin, Qiao Wan, a noble daughter of the Qiao clan, had no choice but to marry Wei Shao, the head of the Wei family. At first, old family grudges kept them wary of each other, and they were constantly testing and guarding against one another. But amid the turmoil of a war-torn age, they faced one crisis after another together, from invasions by foreign enemies to power struggles within their own families. As they 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Film and TV Crossover: The Quick Transmigration Worker Won't Back Down 综影视快穿之打工人不服 Quick Transmigration Through Film and TV: The Worker Won't Back Down is a distinctive quick transmigration novel. The protagonist transmigrates into various screen worlds and takes on different roles, pushing herself to the limit and turning the tables when the odds are against her. Every story will have you on the edge of your seat, unable to put it down. The worker fights back: if you won't back down, bring it on! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Bowing Low: My Name Is Tongque 折腰：我名铜雀 [A Zhe Yao fanfiction!] [I haven't read the original novel, so this is based mainly on the TV series!] As the saying goes, there are two reasons to write a novel: either to make the readers happy, or to make the author happy! This book is the author's own indulgence! As for why I started writing it, it's simple: Xiao Qiao really is amazing! No nitpickers or logic police, please! 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Film and TV Crossover: Love Without Restraint 综影视之肆意爱 Beginner! Beginner! Total beginner! I say it three times because it's important! Don't nitpick the details! In the countless small worlds the heroine transmigrates through, the male lead in each world is a fragment of Ye Dingzhi's shattered soul. Dashing Youth: Ye Dingzhi. Complete My Journey to You: Gong Yuanzhi. Complete The Spirealm: Ruan Lanzhu The Insect: De Fall in Love: Xu Guangyao Ultimate Note: Zhang Qiling Love Like the Galaxy: Yuan Shanjian 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Bending Low: Did I Accidentally Charm the F4 After I Transmigrated? 折腰：穿越后不小心把F4魅倒了？ The Double: Did I transmigrate and accidentally charm all four F4 guys? 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 15 The Blood of Youth: A Halberd Breaks the Netherworld and Begins a Long Song 少年歌行：戟破玄冥启长歌 [Fan-Fiction Spin-Off] [Making Up for Past Regrets] [Overpowered Hero] The legendary tale of a peerless halberd master begins here... When he brandishes his halberd, the winds and clouds change color. Wherever his path shines, it blazes with light. He cuts through every obstacle along the way. In this martial world, there should be more than the wine of sword immortals and the wild abandon of blade wielders. There should also be a halberd that parts the clouds and points straight to the heavens. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Bowing Low: Memories of Our Youth 折腰：青梅旧忆 At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the imperial house was in decline and the realm had fallen apart. Warlords and powerful clans fought for control of the Central Plains, while flames of war swept across the land and the people suffered terribly. Amid the shifting tides of this troubled age, the Wei family rose to power in the north. Drawing on generations of accumulated strength and wisdom, they became rulers of their domain. The Qiao family, meanwhile, struggled to hold on in Jiangdong. Th 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Transmigrating into The Blood of Youth, I Grew Up with Han Yi as Childhood Friends 穿越少年歌行，和寒衣青梅竹马 Ling Chen returns from the snow and wind of the Northern Border, his bearing deep and reserved, carrying the loneliness and weariness unique to that land. He heads straight for Snow Moon City, with only Li Hanyi on his mind. He remembers the carefree days he spent with Li Hanyi as a child at Sword Heart Grave. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Supporting Character’s Life Outside the Plot in a World of Film and TV 综影视之偏离剧情的炮灰人生 Reborn Jin Zhong + original heroine, 1v1 After being reborn, Jin Zhong is wary of love. Once bitten, twice shy: he is suspicious and slow to trust anyone. The heroine falls in love with Jin Zhong at first sight. She's a lustful woman who cares about physical pleasure, not emotional attachment. At first, Jin Zhong doesn't trust her and treats their relationship as a bit of fun. Their love develops over time. They help each other succeed and grow together. Even a disposable side character can turn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Bending Low: Did I Charm the F4 After Becoming Little Zao? 折腰：穿成小枣后迷倒F4？ The Double: Did Xiao Zao charm all four F4 guys after becoming her? 15Reads—Score214d adds
- 20 Bowing Down: General Wei Qu Is Mine! 折腰：魏渠将军归我了！ Bending at the Waist: General Wei Qu Is Mine! 25Reads—Score114d adds
- 21 Film and TV Crossover: Niannian 综影视：姩姩 [System space + crossover between dramas and films + golden finger + occasional CP-breaking] (The Host can be human or nonhuman.) Xu Nian has a magical television. Every time she watches a show, she can choose settings on the screen and enter its virtual world. Skipping Volume One, let's update A Bookish Dream. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Bending at the Waist: Winds Rise in the Reed Marsh 折腰：风起蘅芜 I am Wei Heng, daughter of Xiao Qiao, born carrying the blood curse that wiped out my maternal family. When I was thirteen, the lords’ heirs knelt beneath the crabapple blossoms in Ye City, all vying for my hand. Behind the screen, Mother gently plucked the strings of her konghou. “A pomegranate has many seeds, a blessing that endures for generations.” That was the third time I’d seen Father cut open a pomegranate with his sword. The first two times, blood had filled the air. Then, as the ho 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Bowing Down: The Wei Shao Story 折腰·魏劭篇 Bending at the Waist: Wei Shao's Story 66Reads—Score2114d adds
- 24 Dashing Youth: The White-Robed Sword Immortal 少年白马之白衣剑仙 Su Fan arrives in the world of Young Bai Ma after an accident. From the start, the Sword Heart Tomb takes him in. Later, because of the System, he becomes Li Changsheng's junior fellow disciple. The Academy gains a mysterious young martial uncle. The jianghu gains a white-robed Sword Immortal. (With Yue Yao as the female lead) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Supporting Characters Get a Second Chance Across the Multiverse 综影视配角重来一次 I’ve read countless stories that brought me to tears and seen many pitiful, tragic villains. What kind of stories would unfold if these supporting characters were given a chance to start over? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Lord Marquis Bent to My Will 穿书后！君侯为我折腰 [Both leads are devoted to each other + aloof male lead brought down from his pedestal + scheming, sweet-looking female lead + intelligent heroine + satisfying from start to finish!] Shi Yin was a C-list actress in the modern entertainment industry. A trained actress with a fresh, sweet look, she wasn't a huge star, but she had roles to play and money to earn, and her life was comfortable enough. Unfortunately, one day she had a few drinks with a friend and, tipsy, accidentally fell down the st —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Film and TV Crossover: A Heavenly Beauty 综影视：天娇美人 1. Dashing Youth 2. Bamboo Pavilion by the Huai River: The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord 3. The Double —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Bowing Down: I Reincarnated as Xiao Qiao, and Cousin Wei Shao Is Surprisingly Sweet! 折腰：穿小乔，魏劭表哥有点娇！ Zhe Yao: Transmigrating as Xiao Qiao, Wei Shao's Cousin Is a Little Sweet! 52Reads—Score114d adds
- 29 Dashing Youth: Bringing Yue Yao to the Battle Through the Heavens World 少年白马：带玥瑶来到斗破世界 [Sword Immortal + strong female lead Yue Yao + System + dual-world perspectives] A mistake by the System sent them to the wrong world, bringing Su Fan and Yue Yao to the Warcraft Mountains on the Dou Qi Continent. After the System converted Su Fan's cultivation, he was already a Nine-Star Dou Huang from the start. Since his wife Yue Yao had fire-attributed Dou Qi, Su Fan took her traveling across the land as they grew stronger together. In the end, Yue Yao became a top-tier alchemist. During the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Dashing Youth: The Knot of Hearts 少年白马醉春风之同心结 (Fan fiction, based on a TV series) A once-in-a-century generation produced three prodigies. The young master of the Marquis of Zhenxi's household, Baili Dongjun; the orphan of a general's family, Ye Dingzhi; and the young mistress of the Silver Pavilion, Jun Ningyan. [The young wandering swordsman Ye Dingzhi meets the gentle girl Jun Ningyan] [The spoiled young master Baili Dongjun meets the fairy-like elder sister Yueyao] [The wandering swordsman Sikong Changfeng meets Feng Qiuyu, a zither pla 8Reads—Score314d adds
- 31 Film and TV Crossover: I Tore Through All of Empresses in the Palace 综影视：我创飞了整部甄嬛传 A ridiculous transmigration-through-TV-dramas story. (Full of shameless plots. Pure-hearted readers, beware!) ~ ~ Pretty nun, sent flying! Fatty Hua, sent flying! Captain of the “Have You Fallen Yet?” squad, sent flying! Send them flying, send them flying! Send every last one flying!!! Humanity has explored less than 5% of Empresses in the Palace. Su Yun was inexplicably abducted by the Trisolarans and forced to explore Empresses in the Palace. In the end, unable to take any more torture, she we —Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 Dashing Youth: I’m the Wine Sword Immortal, and My Master Is Yu Shengmo 少年白马：我酒剑仙，师傅雨生魔 Yi Chen accidentally transmigrated to the world of The Young Brewmaster's Adventure. He thought he would quickly rise above the rest, but he was born with an incurable illness and abandoned by his parents shortly after birth. Later, his master, Yu Shengmo, found and adopted him. Even the Medicine King, Xin Baicao, could do nothing about his illness. All he could do was forcefully extend Yi Chen's life by ten years. For those ten years, Yu Shengmo searched the entire continent for a cure, but to 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Dashing Youth: Making People Suffer Makes Me Stronger! 少年白马：让人痛苦就变强！ [Ridiculous + System + goofball + tortures everyone else for fun + invincible protagonist] Li Huaishi transmigrated to the world of The Young Brewmaster's Adventure and obtained the Pain Value System. He grows stronger by making people suffer, and the more powerful their destiny, the greater the rewards he receives. Pain points can be exchanged for all kinds of powerful abilities. So he set his sights on the chosen ones: “Heh heh, if that's how it is, don't blame me!” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Years of Bending Low 折腰之年年岁岁 A fanfiction based on The Sword and the Brocade The Yang River is ten parts beauty, and two peerless women claim eight. Where the Wei girl turns her gaze, spring waters lose the evening clouds. Wei Shi was the younger sister of the Marquis of Wei in the Wei Kingdom. The Wei Kingdom and Yanzhou had been sworn enemies for fourteen years, so no one expected a marriage proposal to arrive from Yanzhou. Madam Xu, the most far-sighted strategist in the Wei Kingdom, actually agreed to the marriage al 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 Young Blood: The Femme Fatale Decides to Wreak Havoc on the World 少白：红颜祸水决定祸祸世界 [Young Blood and Golden Cassock + strong female lead + no romance + plot-focused + Ye Bai + Bai Ye + saving characters whose stories ended in tragedy] Outside the reach of fate, Yi Wenjun changed, and the story was turned upside down. Here you'll find: · Yi Wenjun with a completely different personality (the protagonist) ·· Baili Dongjun and Ye Dingzhi, whose brotherly bond takes a different turn ··· Xiao Ruofeng, the true moonlight of the martial world ···· Yue Yao, who has closed her heart to 459Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Dashing Youth: This Love Is the Most Longing of All 少年白马醉春风之此物最相思 The chosen one, Ye Wanqing, transmigrates into a book and effortlessly masters the ways of the martial world. Watch me fix the regrets of Dashing Youth! “Boss, are you ripping me off? You can’t keep milking the same person!” Her first foray into the martial world ends in a crushing defeat. “Tongtong, did I open this the wrong way? Can I restart the game?” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Bowing Down: A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 折腰·裙下臣 Zhe Yao: A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Film and TV Crossover: The Supporting Actress's Wonderful Life 综影视：女配精彩的人生 The supporting female characters in various TV dramas, each with an unresolved obsession, get a second chance and make a wonderful life for themselves. My new work is out! You are welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I will work hard to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Film and TV Crossover: I'm a Supporting Character, Living Day to Day by Drawing Personas 综影视：我为配角，靠抽人设度日 (Crossover of TV dramas and films + Character Draws + System) A penniless college junior desperately in need of an internship ran into a System that draws character archetypes. "Hey, can you stamp my internship certificate? Can you sign my tripartite agreement? Can you stamp my internship evaluation form?" "Don't worry, I can stamp all of those, and every stamp will be an official seal! Just complete the missions, and they're all yours!" 1. The Legend of the Condor Heroes: What kind of story unf 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Reborn Lady Qiao Bows No More 折腰乔女重生了 You always ask: if that war had never happened, would you and I have been family friends and childhood sweethearts? I was reborn, back in my childhood. This time, the marquis bows to me, and I too fall for him. In her previous life, Qiao Man, the youngest daughter of the Qiao family, married Wei Shao, her family's sworn enemy. Amid national grievances, family hatred, misunderstandings, and suspicion, they developed feelings for each other. A life without love was far too long, but with love, i 911Reads6.4Score10614d adds
- 41 Young and White: All Beings Turn to Me, but I Save Only the Mortal World 少白：众生皆向我，我只渡人间 [No moral compass, OOC warning, no CP, all pairings, one-sided crushes, adored by everyone, redemption, feel-good power fantasy, Mary Sue, System golden finger] Question: How can you help a poor little thing without getting them attached to you? Simple: change your secret identity fast enough, and there's no such thing as a lover. What's the protagonist best at? Of course, looking wide-eyed and innocent. As long as they're shameless enough, life is comfortable. What's morality? What's a bottom l 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Dashing Youth: This Time, Ye Yun Is Mine to Win Over 少年白马：这次攻略叶云他是我的 A Dashing Youth fan fiction. Baili Yanxi VS Ye Dingzhi I transmigrated as Baili Dongjun’s younger sister, and my mission is to win Ye Dingzhi’s heart. This time, he’s mine. A happy ending. (If you think the early chapters are too long, feel free to skip ahead. I realize now that the beginning runs a little long, but I can’t revise it. It’s mostly little moments that bring them closer, showing how their love gradually grows through these small things.) 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Film and TV Crossover: Drunk Beneath the Blossoms 综影视：花间醉月 All the couples get broken up, so please don't complain if you don't like that. The CP is the male lead and the male supporting character who never got over his regrets. The female lead has different names and identities as she conquers the protagonists of different worlds and falls in love with them. World 1, Dashing Youth: The gentle and refined Ninth Prince X the straightforward young princess who loves handsome faces "The wind is free. No high wall can hold him back." World 2, Dashing Youth: 296Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Across the World of Film and TV, Following My Heart 综影视之凭心而动 Different stories have different heroines. They may be original characters, transmigrators, reborn characters, and more. The story follows the heart. 1. Dashing Youth: Transmigrating into the world of Dashing Youth as Yi Wenjun (CP: Li Changsheng) A tiny old lady takes on a big old geezer, picks up a master along the way, then discovers she has no talent for martial arts. In that case, she'll just smash through the whole world. + A special feature from The Blood of Youth: Wang Xiaojun protects t 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 From the Start, I Possess Mei Chaofeng and Get a Happy Ending with Chen Xuanfeng 开局魂穿梅超风，和陈玄风HE了 [Respect other people's hard work. If you don't like it, don't flame. Report plagiarism.] 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Nobody's Gossip Across Film and TV Worlds 综影视之路人甲吃瓜 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: The Sword of Dawn: Qin Lan ❤ Li Quzhuo ✅ Fox Spirit Matchmaker: The Sword of Dawn: Wen Yu ❤ Zhang Zheng ✅ The Legend of Zang Hai: Original female lead ❤ Wang Canghai ✅ A Red House Beneath the Trees: Qi Qi ❤ Song Cong Twenty Your Life On: Original female lead ❤ Zhou Xun Tale of Rose: Original male lead ❤ Huang Meigui The Double: Original male lead ❤ The Grand Princess Serve the country without regret, and find happiness 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Bending Low: Ti 折腰之缇 [Love at first sight + love that grows over time + a playboy turns over a new leaf + marriage alliance + happy ending] Wei Yan, a lord given to wine, women, and extravagance, and Kerta Guan Wanti, the princess of the borderland Hilta. Meeting you was when I finally learned what it means to fall for someone. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Bending Low: The Charmer Who Made the Lord Marquis Bow 折腰▪万人迷引得君候尽折腰 The Double: The irresistible beauty who has the lord bowing at her feet 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Blood of Youth: Dual Cultivation of Sword and Martial Arts, One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate 少年歌行：剑法双修，一剑开天门 [The Blood of Youth] + [No System] + [Invincible] Meng Haoxuan accidentally transmigrates into the world of The Blood of Youth and becomes a disciple of Daoist Qingfeng on Mount Huanglong. He becomes the junior fellow apprentice of Qi Tianchen, the Director of the Imperial Observatory. With exceptional understanding, he reaches Snow Moon City at the age of sixteen and competes in a drinking contest with its lord, the Wine Immortal Baili Dongjun. Three steps take him into the Free and Unfettered 3Reads—Score214d adds
- 50 Film and TV Crossover: The Cannon Fodder Heroine's Rise 综影视：炮灰女配逆袭 Jiang Yueli, the esteemed Princess Yunli of the Celestial Realm, was its greatest beauty. Beloved by all from childhood, she lived a carefree life. But the path of cultivation is never without its challenges. To break through to the next realm, she had to descend to the mortal world and live through ten lifetimes. Taking her beloved divine beast, the nine-tailed fox Maoqiu'er, with her, Jiang Yueli entered the human world to experience the lives of different supporting heroines and rewrite their 15Reads—Score—14d adds
