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- 51 Reborn as a Fox Demon: The Black Sword, Young Master of the Zhang Family 重生狐妖：黑剑张家小公子 No breaking up canon couples + no mindless decisions + respect for the original work + angst After transmigrating as the youngest young master of the Zhang family, Zhang Chen is born with a once-in-a-millennium talent. But just as his eldest brother returns from beyond the Circle, he nearly wipes out their entire family. From then on, Zhang Chen descends into madness and vows to exterminate every creature beyond the Circle! He later ventures beyond the Circle alone and unexpectedly obtains a tr 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Young White Horse and The Song of Youth 少白加少歌 An original female protagonist. Her pairing will probably be Xiao Ruofeng. The Blood of Youth will be added later. Signed with a publisher. 281Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Transmigrating into the Male Lead of a Film or TV Drama 穿越影视剧男主 She wakes up to find herself transported into the world of a television drama! As familiar plots unfold before her, she becomes the destined love of a period drama's male lead, weathering the storms of the martial world alongside him; then she transforms into a fantasy drama's male lead's partner in life and death, joining him to fight demons; and in a modern drama, she helps a domineering CEO resolve a business crisis. Every transmigration brings a new chapter of heart-fluttering romance and ad 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Film and TV Crossover: The Supporting Female Lead Is Playing Her Role Online 踪影视：女配在线走剧情 For some reason, the female lead starts following the plots of TV dramas. Recently she's begun jumping between different shows, and things are getting a little wild. Please leave lots of comments and interact with me! Love you all, your author Liu. A reader's guide: The Prisoner of Beauty, completed: Zheng Chuyu X Wei Xiao Heroes + The Story of Minglan + Five Blessings, Coming to Your Door + Serenade of Peaceful Joy, completed: Lei Chun X Bai Choufei The Untamed, abandoned: Wen Qing X pairing u 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Crossover: A White Fox's Journey 综影视之白狐之旅 The heroine is a white fox who fails her tribulation and is chosen by the System to transmigrate through different screen worlds and complete missions. (She has an overpowered golden finger, falls in love with characters from various screen stories, and changes their endings.) First world: Infernal Affairs II Second world: The Story of Minglan 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Film and TV Crossover: She Changes the Fate of the Wronged 综影视：她替意难平改命 After Yun Zhao dies, she is bound to the Regret Repair System and enters one story after another, rewriting the endings for those whom fate has wronged. She has saved a self-conscious, sensitive woman in the imperial palace, and an old friend in the martial world who no longer wanted to live. She has seen a general go to his death, a beauty grow old, a young man turn evil, and true love go unrequited. The System says, “Host, a supporting character's fate cannot be changed.” Yun Zhao is determine 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Film and TV Crossover: Saving the One I Can’t Forget 综影视之拯救我的意难平 After the heroine falls asleep, her soul is drawn into a space by a little System that accidentally wandered into Blue Star. Later, she joins the System in completing missions, making up for regrets and righting all kinds of wrongs as they travel through different worlds and learn... (The System won't appear very often later on.) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Film and TV Crossover: Qionghua 综影视：琼华 [Love at First Sight + Mary Sue + 1v1 + May Be OOC + No Moral Compass] Qionghua was an ancient divine beast known as a Lei from another world. After failing her ascension tribulation, her physical form dissipated. Bound to a System called Xiaogua, she travels through parallel worlds to absorb energy and rebuild her body. Thus begins a fantastical journey through life. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 59 Screenverse Crossings: When Fourth Brother Becomes Red Wolf 综影视乱穿之当四郎穿成红狼 [A chaotic crossover of TV dramas, with both male and female characters. Characters featured so far: Fourth Master from Empresses in the Palace, Sheng Hong from The Story of Minglan, Wang Ruofu from The Story of Minglan, and Chun Yuan from Empresses in the Palace.] Worlds currently planned: When Fourth Master Yinzhen’s soul enters Sheng Hong’s body (original novel + TV drama + author making things up), he begins a warm and cozy journey of raising daughters. Yinzhen is a combination of Fat Orange —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Transmigration: The Moonlight of Fatal Game 穿越：致命游戏里的白月光 Han Zhiyao is a university student who loves binge-watching TV dramas. After finishing the adaptation of Death's Kaleidoscope, The Fatal Game, he felt sorry for what became of Li Dongyuan, who craved money but stood up for what was right; Cheng Qianli, whose innocence warmed people's hearts; and Tan Zaozao, whose acting was terrible but who dreamed of becoming a big star. Little did he know that on the very night he finished lamenting their fates, the System would bind him and send him into the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I, Su Ehuang, the Wicked Peony, Have Been Reborn 邪恶牡丹花苏娥皇，我重生了 Only at the very end, when the man Liu Yan had sent fell to the ground and told me Liu Yan's final order was to keep me safe, did I break down. I couldn't help resenting the heavens for their injustice... If only, if only there were another life... 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Bending the Knee: The Charm of Xiao Feng 折腰之丼韵枭风 If death and injury are inevitable, then I hope every casualty is a villain. The heroine enters the drama "Zhe Yao". The story follows the author's original setting. The male lead is Wei Xiao. The heroine enters the drama "Zhe Yao" as the only daughter of Mr. Gongsun. The heroine's name comes from the line “The dew on the stalk is clear and sweet”: Gongsun Qinglu, with the childhood name A Jing. The character “Jing” is pronounced like “jing.” 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Transmigrating into Bending Low: Clinging to Xiao Qiao in a Time of Chaos 穿越折腰之乱世抱上小乔大腿 A fanfiction based on The Sword and the Brocade, Qiao Yu and Wei Xiao. Fourteen years ago, Li Su massacred the people of Xindu for three days. The Qiao family betrayed their allies, and the Wei family was defeated. After dying suddenly while watching the show, Qiao Yu transmigrated into the body of a three-year-old peasant girl during the Battle of Xindu in The Sword and the Brocade. Li Su's forces massacred the men of her family for three days and hung their bodies on the city walls. Her mothe 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Film and TV Crossover: Let Me Take Up the Brush This Time 综影视之换我执笔 Volume One: The Double fanfiction (male lead: Wei Yan; original heroine) This is my first time writing, so please be kind. I'm sensitive, and I wrote this only to save myself from my lingering disappointment with the TV drama and ease my regrets! I hope someone enjoys it... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Across the Myriad Worlds from Young Heroes 综影视从少白开始穿越诸天万界 [Whether there is a CP will depend on the story. It may be 1v1, 1vN, or no CP. Anything that differs from the original TV series is fictional!] Yue Ge has accumulated the merit of nine lifetimes and is on the verge of ascending when the impermanence spirit mistakenly takes her soul. To make amends, the Underworld invites her to join its Film and Television Administration. Her job is to dispel the resentment of supporting female characters in countless minor worlds. From then on, she tears into s 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Quick Transmigration Through Film and TV: I Do Whatever I Want 快穿综影视之想怎样就怎样 The first story starts a little slowly, so feel free to skip it. [Crossover dramas + quick transmigration + System + irresistible charm] The heroine, Qinxin, is an untransformed green lotus. To earn merit and take human form, she travels through various TV dramas with a System that makes her irresistible, changing the fates of those who made wishes. 1. Yixiu: Back to before she marries Yinzhen 2. An Lingrong: What do I do? I’ve just opened my eyes and splashed Xia Dongchun with water! No worries 704Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Film and TV Crossover: Reborn in An Lingrong’s Body, I Go on a Killing Spree 综影视：魂穿安陵容，开始杀疯了 Hua Yao was originally an immortal alchemy attendant to the Grand Supreme Elder Lord. After being banished to the mortal world for sneaking a taste of an immortal pill, she accidentally became a crabapple blossom spirit. Just as she cultivated a human form, she was struck by heavenly lightning and her foundation was damaged. The System found her and offered a deal: travel to the lower realms with it and help resentful female supporting characters who had died fulfill their regrets. Once she earn 1.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 68 Film and TV Crossover: Pu Ran 综影视之菩然 The heroine, Pu Ran, unexpectedly obtains the Hongmeng Pearl, and from then on her life takes a different path. She transmigrates back and forth between various small worlds, soothing the resentment there, only to eventually discover that her origins are anything but ordinary. No matter which world she visits, the story never follows the original plot closely. If you’re here for the original plot, this isn’t for you. 527Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 69 Film and TV Crossover: A Strange Transmigration Journey 综影视：穿越奇旅 My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Film and TV Crossover: Saving the Supporting Characters 综影视：拯救那些配角 Male protagonist + minor-role vibe + slow-burn pacing + no female lead Bound by the System, Yun Xi travels through various film and television worlds to save tragic side characters. 1. "The Eight Immortals" √ 2. "The Little Fairy" √ 3. "Lost You Forever" √ 4. "Myth" √ 5. "A Child’s Heart Across the World" √ 6. "The Three-Teams Case" √ 7. "Springtime in the Kapok Blossoms" √ 8. *Chinese Paladin 3*… Ongoing P.S. The author is a beginner and the writing isn’t great. Read at your own risk. 393Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Dashing Youth: Betrothed to Yi Wenjun, I Sweep Across the Eight Wastes 少年白马：赐婚易文君，横扫八荒 A young man is crowned king, then reaches the divine realm with a single sword. Li Changsheng says I command nine-tenths of the martial world’s fortune. Across the four seas and eight wastelands, who dares stand against my blade? Lu Suzhen declares that I bear the bones of a Azure Dragon Emperor, destined to bring order to a chaotic age. Yue Yao, Feng Qiuyu, Li Hanyi, and the other beauties of Young and Proud all secretly fall for him: “Roaming the jianghu with abandon, ascending to immortality 588Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 72 Film and TV Crossover: Peerless Elegance 综影视之风华绝代 I write to entertain myself first, and my readers second. 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Film and TV Crossover: The Thousand-Faced Strategist 综影视：千面攻略 /Each world has a different style and personality, and can be treated as an independent individual/ Love at first sight/ Sweet romance with doting heroes First world: Ultimate Notes, multiple male leads (The Female Ghost Who Captivates Hearts) Second world: Republican-Era Detective, CP with Lu Yao (strong heroine, weaker hero) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Dashing Youth: More Children, More Blessings, and Yueyao Wants to Marry Me 少年白马：多子多福，玥瑶求尚 Ye Yun, who was determined to live off women while keeping his pride, is killed by a lovesick young girl wielding a kitchen knife. He unexpectedly transmigrates into the TV adaptation of Dashing Youth and becomes Ye Dingzhi, a tragic character in the story. He obtains a more children, more blessings System and becomes Rainborn's disciple. Rainborn: I don't know what happened. I just lost control of my inner power for a moment, and when I came to, we were like that. Yi Wenjun: Ye Yun, I'm in love 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Dashing Youth: I, Ye Dingzhi, Shall Crush All Enemies 少年白马：我叶鼎之当镇压一切敌 [Film and TV + Infinite Flow + System + Invincible + Ruthless + Multiple Heroines] Ye Yun transmigrates into the world of The Young Brewmaster's Adventure, becoming Ye Dingzhi, who failed to steal the bride. From the start, the System grants him a max-level Four Symbols Unified as One, an advanced version of the Heaven's Will Four Symbols Art, and Ye Yun immediately breaks through to the Half-Step Divine Roaming realm! Watch as Ye Yun defies fate and crushes every enemy in the world! But the wor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Dashing Youth: Ye Dingzhi, Let Me Protect You 少年白马叶鼎之换我守护 The story goes like this: Ye Dingzhi heads to Tianqi City to take the academy's entrance exam, where he encounters people from Tianwaitian. According to the original plot, he should have met Yi Wenjun, but Shangguan Li, whose origins are unknown, cuts in and steals the moment. From then on, the plot changes, and new stories unfold. Come and see for yourself! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Bowing Down: I Transmigrated, But I Arrived Too Early! 折腰：穿越了，坏了来早了！ Zhe Yao: I've transmigrated, but damn, I got here too early! 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Reincarnated into Young Masters, I Woo My Master and Make Her My Wife 魂穿少白撩师父当师娘 [Soul transmigration + Spiritual Spring Space + Fanfiction + Sweet Romance] There’s no angst in this story! I’ll do my best to flesh out the details, and I’m working on describing the characters, events, and settings as thoroughly as I can. This is mostly a sweet romance. Read with caution if that’s not your thing. There aren’t many martial arts scenes, because the author isn’t good at describing fight choreography. There are also some modern elements!!! The author is a bit dim and the writing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 A Different Life for the Powerful Figures of the TV Worlds 综影视大佬的别样人生 The heroine has an unbeatable golden finger. This is a mindless, feel-good power fantasy with no frustrating twists, featuring supporting characters, protagonists, and ordinary passersby. See how a powerhouse rewrites her life, one short story at a time. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Wei Shao, Admit It: You've Fallen for Her 魏劭，承认吧，你沦陷了 Zheng Chuyu kept competing for Wei Shao’s attention, only making him hate her more. Then one day, while acting like a demure green tea in front of Wei Shao, she suddenly became aware of herself. At that moment, she was dressed in revealing clothes, leaning weakly against Wei Shao’s shoulder. The man before her was already scowling and about to throw her off. To avoid falling, she instinctively shoved Wei Shao, nearly making him face-plant before he could react. “Cousin, sorry. I didn’t want to g 215Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 81 Film and TV Crossover: Where the Heart Falls 综影视：心落 A bewildered college student and her goofy System dog charge into the worlds of film and television. Luo Yue: “You idiot! What good is being as flexible as a boneless person? If you're broke, go perform acrobatics!” Goofy System: “Uh… Having lots of skills can't hurt?” Luo Yue: “My System knows a little about everything.” System: “My Host asks a hundred thousand questions.” Note: The romance setup isn't fixed; this is a lighthearted beginner-level story. Some original details may cause characte 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Film and TV Crossover: Sleeping Beneath the River of Stars 综影视：星河之眠 Modern woman Xu Xingmian accidentally becomes bound to a “Plot Correction System” and transmigrates into dozens of television dramas, including Empresses in the Palace, The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and The Untamed. Taking on a new identity in each one, she uses her foreknowledge of the plots to intervene with precision. Without derailing the main storylines, she wins over Lord Guo, Wu Xie, Wei Wuxian, and other male leads, breaks up the original couples, and demonstrates remarkable adaptabilit 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 After Supporting Characters Get a System in the World of Film and TV 综影视之配角得到系统后 World 1: The frail beauty everyone adores: Frail Little White Flower System An overpowered An Lingrong faces off against the heroine aura of Zhen Huan. World 2: Everyone loves Ye Bingshang: Irresistible Charm System The Irresistible Charm System replaces the Red Thread of Love, turning the vicious female supporting character into everyone’s beloved. World 3: The silly beauty uses her looks to get her way: Beauty System Qi Guiren may be foolish, but she sure is beautiful. World 4: After the cold 14Reads—Score114d adds
- 84 A Carefree Journey Through the Screenverse 综影视随心之旅 A crossover through various film and TV worlds, with no romance, a powerful golden finger, and a heroine who does as she pleases and handles things on her own terms. She always puts herself first. Volume One: The Real World Volume Two: Transmigration The film and TV worlds begin... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Dashing Youth: The Sword Demon of Sword Heart Mound, Renowned Across the Land 少年白马：剑心冢剑魔，名镇天下 Li Xinyao transmigrates to the world of Young Blood, Old Dreams and becomes the son of Li Souwang, the young master of the Sword Tomb, the younger brother of Li Xinyue, and the uncle of Li Hanyi and Lei Wujie. He reaches the Vajra Realm at six, the Free and Easy Realm at nine, and the Great Free and Easy Realm at sixteen. That day, the martial world was swept up in a storm. The Dark River and the Outer Heaven arrive together. Is the Sword Heart Tomb on the brink of destruction? There are countle 17Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 86 Bending at the Waist: The Two Wei Clans 折腰之双魏 A drama-inspired rewrite of "Zhe Yao", with a happy ending. I like Wei Xiao, hehe. I won't break up the drama version's main couple. The female lead is an added character, Wei Shao's younger sister. After her parents died in an epidemic, she studied medicine from a young age and grew up alongside the four guards and Wei Shao. She and Wei Xiao were once engaged, but a dream changed everything, little by little... A story of growth, with a strong female lead who fights for all living beings. The p 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Bowing Down: Bowing Down 折腰·折腰 Zhe Yao: Zhe Yao 142Reads—Score3014d adds
- 88 Young Heroes of the White-Haired Saga: Ye Dingzhi, the Defiant Disciple 少白：逆徒叶鼎之 [Transmigration + no golden finger + no System + master and disciple] [In a nutshell: A sweet, innocent little bunny raises a puppy into a big bad wolf, then gets devoured before she even realizes it.] A Dashing Youth fanfic. My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Film and TV Crossover: The Fate-Changing Chronicles 综影视之改命记 My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Double: Reborn With Mind-Reading, I Won't Betray the World or You 折腰：重生读心，不负天下不负卿 No one dies! Not a single good person is allowed to die this time around! Everyone lives! Ever felt disappointed by a show? Here, you may find answers to all your lingering regrets. In her previous life, Xiao Qiao died with a grudge. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn! Before her was the Qiao family boudoir, still untouched by ruin. The child reflected in the mirror was none other than her three-year-old self! After the shock came a flood of memories, etched deep in her heart. I 42Reads7.3Score1514d adds
- 91 Dashing Youth: I'll Protect My Own Ship 少年白马：我的cp我来守护 A fanfic for Dashing Youth. I really ship Ye Dingzhi and Baili Dongjun, so I’m writing this out of love. There will be other couples in the story, too, and I’ll break up canon pairings. If that bothers you, don’t read. This is my first time writing, so please don’t flame me if it isn’t good. I’m sensitive! Mu Yuxin is a young woman who’s currently watching a drama. Furious with the heroine, she transmigrates into Dashing Youth and gets bound to a CP-shipping System. She has to get couples togeth 60Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 92 Dashing Youth: Frost Moon 少年白马醉春风：霜月 This story will be told from multiple points of view. Gu Qingtang is paired with Baili Dongjun, and Wen Shiyue is paired with Ye Dingzhi. One is a young lady from the Gu family, and the other is a young lady from the Wen family. For more details, please refer to the story’s preface. Everything I wanted to say is in there. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Dashing Youth: Taking Life as It Comes 少年白马醉春风：随遇而安 Original female lead x Ye Dingzhi “I am Su Sui'an of the Su family of the Dark River.” “I am Ye Dingzhi, also known as Ye Yun.” A young assassin from the Dark River x a boy burdened with his family's vendetta One-on-one, sweet and devoted. I'll try to keep everyone in character; this should be a sweet story. Thanks for adding it to your library! 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Dashing Youth: The Ninth Young Master 少年白马之九公子 Yang Chen transmigrates into the world of Young White Horse and becomes a member of the ancient Su family. Li Changsheng, the greatest under heaven, brings him from the Northern Frontier. Said to be the reincarnation of an ancient immortal and born with a martial meridian, he becomes Li Changsheng's disciple and the Ninth Young Master of Northern Li. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Film and TV Crossover: Frostlight Shines on Dawn 综影视：霜华昭暄 Feel free to leave a comment if you spot any errors! New Life Begins: Hao Jia (complete) Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan (complete) A Journey to Love: Linglong (updating) Yuan Shuang is a villainess in a tragedy where every character gets a bad ending. At the end of her life in the story, she discovers that her fate is nothing but a puppet of the so-called Heavenly Dao. Desperate to break free and live on her own terms, she never expected to be bound to a System. She decides to searc 620Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Film and TV Crossover: All Beings Are Drunk 综影视之众生皆醉 Currently updating: Dashing Youth: Yi Wenjun (1vn) The System bound to her is 1109, a fugitive that was sentenced to be destroyed. Its mission isn't to save anyone or win anyone over. It's to throw the world into chaos. Jiang Nanyi is a woman whose very soul radiates extreme beauty and danger. Bound to her by the fugitive 1109, she turns one orderly world after another, blessed with fortune, upside down, dragging them into an abyss of chaos. Her most lethal weapon isn't one of the divine weapon 368Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Quick Transmigration: Restarting Fate 快穿：命运重启 After being reborn, Xuan Nü becomes Yao Guang’s apprentice. To save her master and the people of the Sujin tribe, she enters a vast world, gathering merit and seizing a slim chance of survival. Fixed pairing, one-on-one: Xuan Nü x Donghua Donghua has a different personality in every world. No catfights between women. She’s generally friendly toward other women, unless she really can’t get along with someone, in which case she’ll use underhanded methods, but won’t vilify them. If you absolutely n 300Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Qingling's Transmigration Journey Through the World of Film and TV 综影视之清灵的穿越之旅 Qingling is a wealthy, beautiful woman from the 22nd century. Unlike most rich kids, she spends her free time doing charity work, volunteering, and teaching in remote mountain villages. She never imagined that one day her soul would be mistakenly summoned away. It was utterly absurd! At the same time, the passageways linking the underworld to the myriad worlds had developed a problem. Seeing the dazzling golden glow of merit surrounding her, the King of the Underworld came forward to ask her to 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Wandering Freely Through the Mortal Realm of the Multiverse 综影视之红尘逍遥 When Shen Muhe reached the point of breaking through, she chose to cultivate the Way of the Mortal World. To advance along this path, she only needs to experience life among ordinary people, gradually improving her cultivation and attaining the Dao through understanding. Her master, Perfected Zhenhong, gave her the divine artifact Zixuan Bell to help her on her journey. It allows her to travel through three thousand worlds, experience the trials of mortal life, and attain the Dao through underst 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Dashing Youth: The Qinghai Sword Immortal 少年白马：青海剑仙 With no System, no cheats, and no master, Yang Wuchen transmigrates to the world of Young White, starting with nothing. Armed with a cheap, common sword manual from a roadside stall and his own insight, he becomes a Sword Immortal in a single step. 477Reads—Score—14d adds
