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- 101 A Journey Through Film and TV: The Supporting Female Lead's Peaceful End 综影视之女配寿终正寝 Some supporting female characters always meet untimely deaths for one reason or another. Qing Nu’s mission is to take their place and live to a ripe old age. A Journey to Love / The Legend of Zhuohua + One and Only: end Love Like the Galaxy, CP Ling Buyi: end The Blood of Youth, CP Zhao Yuzhen: end Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty, CP Lu Lingfeng: ongoing To be decided The Untamed: Wang Lingjiao 646Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 102 Reborn as a Secret Service Agent 重生之军统特务 Lin Mo, a modern history graduate student, accidentally transmigrates to Shanghai in the Republic of China era in 1938, where he becomes a young agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. To survive the chaos and protect his homeland, he uses his knowledge of history to lay an astonishing web of espionage. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Tang Dynasty Detective 大唐刑警 Shen Yan, head of the major crimes unit in a modern criminal investigation squad, accidentally transmigrates during an explosion while arresting cultural relic smugglers. His soul takes over the body of a newly appointed constable at the Wannian County Office in Chang'an during the Zhenguan era. Using modern forensic medicine, trace evidence analysis, criminal psychology, and logical deduction, he solves one strange case after another in a Tang Dynasty where laws are rudimentary and investigatio 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Judge Dee Case Files: The Lakeside Case 狄公案·湖滨案 [High suspense, nonstop twists, and ancient-style detective stories] Di Renjie, county magistrate of Hanyuan, attends a banquet aboard a pleasure boat. What should have been an elegant evening becomes the scene of a locked-room murder. Beneath the moonlit sky, at the heart of the lake, the music suddenly stops, and a woman’s corpse surfaces. Then an unsolved chess game from seventy years ago reappears, a bride mysteriously “comes back to life” on her wedding night, a carpenter is found dead in a 16Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 105 Judge Dee Case Files: Chaoyun Temple 狄公案：朝云观 While returning home with his family, the famed detective Di Gong is caught in a violent storm. Their carriage is wrecked, forcing them to seek shelter at the mist-shrouded Chaoyun Temple. The temple is celebrating its founding anniversary. Pilgrims fill the grounds, and a theater troupe takes the stage. It all seems lively and festive, yet something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Late that night, Di Gong looks out his window and catches sight of a burly man in an iron helmet in the opposit 7Reads8.6Score314d adds
- 106 Film and TV Crossover: I Can’t Hide My Tail 综影视：我的尾巴藏不住了 [Mostly original storylines + 1V1 + devoted love + both leads chaste] After Shengge died suddenly, an opportunity in the first little world turned her into a mission-taker with the bloodline of a ten-tailed celestial fox. As she continued to transmigrate through little worlds, the System gradually upgraded and improved, eventually finding a way for her to rebuild her body. The male lead is always the same soul, appearing in different fragments. The romance may be 1V1 or 1VN, depending on the sto 3.5kReads6.2Score14514d adds
- 107 Gaining a Villain's Legacy, Starting with Detective Di Renjie 从神探狄仁杰开始获得反派传承 Bai Yunfei is at home watching TV, tuned to Detective Di Renjie. When he sees Hu Jinghui die, he can't help feeling that Hu Jinghui deserved better. He had peerless martial arts, yet fell for a woman like Li Qingxia. What a tragedy! That night, Bai Yunfei is taken away by the System in his sleep because his obsession runs too deep. Thus begins his journey through other worlds, experiencing different lives. With a different position in each world, he sees more and makes choices unlike the ones he 187Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 108 Film and TV Crossover: Beauty That Captivates a Nation 综影视：名花倾国两相欢 A fluffy, mindless sweet romance. The first world went off the rails, so feel free to skip it if that bothers you. Each little world can be read as a standalone story, so feel free to pick whichever drama interests you! Come watch Yuan Ning, an employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, change the plots of TV dramas! The heroine, Yuan Ning, is no saint. She only cares about completing her missions and following the plot, so don't imitate her toxic behavior. 1. The Story of Minglan: Ru Lan 2. E 2.7kReads6.5Score10114d adds
- 109 The Tang Dynasty’s Female County Magistrate 大唐女县尉 Tang Dynasty, women-focused suspense, mystery, crime-solving She is a rare female official under the laws of the Tang Dynasty. On her very first night in office, a strange case lands at her door: deep in a rainy alley, night watchman Chen San lies dead, wearing one brand-new red bridal embroidered shoe, while the other has vanished. Rumors that a “fox spirit has taken a husband” sweep through the city in an instant. 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Judge Dee Case Files: The Red Pavilion 狄公案：红阁子 Three curses in a secret chamber, a beauty’s debt from hell On Paradise Island, the nights are a whirl of luxury and revelry. Di Renjie, magistrate of Puyang County, is just passing through when he is forced to stop and take on what seems like an open-and-shut suicide case: Li Hanlin, a newly appointed top scholar, is heartbroken and has slit his throat in the Red Pavilion at the Yongle Inn. Thirty years earlier, the wealthy merchant Tao Kuang also cut his own throat in this room. Three days lat 33Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 111 Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案 [Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di 20Reads8.8Score414d adds
- 112 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 131Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 113 Film and TV Crossover: I'm Back at Max Level! 综影视：满级后我回来了！ [Signed with a publisher] Han Ruozhu enters a game and works hard to reach the maximum level before returning to reality. By chance, she boards Bus 45, and the story begins. Each arc is one-on-one. The golden finger is as powerful as ever, but this isn’t a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. The characters generally stay true to themselves. If that’s not your thing, please move along. The writing style... isn’t very consistent. Thanks for bearing with me, everyone~ 7.9kReads8.4Score28114d adds
- 114 A Journey Through Film and TV, Starting at Tongfu Inn 综影视之从同福客栈开始 Transmigrating to different film and television worlds to watch the excitement... In pursuit of the footsteps of every great senior, Si Yan resolutely studied for the civil service exam, hoping to join the ranks of those who traveled between time and space to maintain peace. But her scores were so dismal that she came in dead last. In the end, she had to rely on her family to pull strings for her. Even so, she was assigned to the lowest-paying, cushiest department, where her everyday job was to 1.2kReads7.0Score12314d adds
- 115 Strange Tales of the Great Song: The Headless Corpse 大宋诡事：断头记 [Song Dynasty mysteries + suspense + detective work + headless corpses + shocking twists] On a dark, windy night, it’s the perfect time for murder and arson! The newly appointed magistrate of Changqing County dies suddenly in a woman’s chambers in the middle of the night. The next day, his headless body turns up in the countryside! Qiaoniang, the famous courtesan who spent that night with the magistrate, flees in a panic and becomes the prime suspect! Ye Jun is ordered to investigate, only to di 400Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 116 The Liu Gong Case Files 刘公案 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Qing Dynasty Cold Cases + Shocking Twists + Chinese-Style Horror + Liu Luoguo] The Great Qing is at peace, but beneath the surface, unrest stirs in Jiangning Prefecture, Jinling. Liu Yong has barely arrived and settled in when he stumbles upon a shocking case: a married couple spends the night at an inn, but the husband dies under mysterious circumstances and the wife vanishes. The county magistrate beats a confession out of the innkeeper, who is then declared the murdere 182Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 117 Film and TV Crossover: Searching for You in Every World 综影视各个世界去找你 [TV and Film Crossovers, Fanfiction, Female-Oriented, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Volume One: Huang Ge was brought into being by the forces of heaven and earth. Though she is the only true phoenix, she failed to protect the person she loved most. To bring her beloved back, she chooses to travel to different worlds and gather the fragments of his soul... This is a story full of doting, doting, and more doting, and sweetness, sweetness, and more sweetness! The Legend of Shen Li Mysterious L 975Reads5.9Score10414d adds
- 118 Transmigrating Through Film and TV Worlds with a Golden Finger 综影视之带着金手指穿越 [Crossover TV dramas + stunning heroine + love at first sight + power fantasy] The heroine, Chi Feiwan, is a nine-tailed celestial fox who enters little worlds. Don’t hold the heroine to any moral standards. She’s simply awful! At her core, she’s a total lunatic: unhinged, hysterical, and nonsensical. Don’t overthink it! Each world comes with a golden finger, chosen specifically for the heroine according to that world’s circumstances. Volume 1: She transmigrates into Tang Dynasty Unusual Stories 15.6kReads7.1Score47414d adds
- 119 Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部 In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa 607Reads8.8Score5514d adds
- 120 Film and TV Crossover: I Came from the Great Wilderness 综影视：我自大荒来 [Fixed CP: Li Lianhua] [Absurd humor + no sticking to the original plot + enjoys breaking up original couples + invincibly powerful heroine + interconnected story arcs] A foodie ventures into another world with a bag of snacks, all for the sake of getting herself some extra meals. Completed arcs: Mysterious Lotus Casebook ✓ A Journey to Love ✓ The Young Brewmaster's Adventure ✓ Fangs of Fortune ✓ My Journey to You ✓ Sword and Beloved + The Pavilion in the Mist ✓ The Prisoner of Beauty (extra: T 1.9kReads6.9Score10614d adds
- 121 The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部 At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang 813Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 122 Film and TV Crossover: Hold It Together, Don't Break Character! 综影视：稳住，人设不能崩！ A heartwarming happy-ending story featuring My Journey to You, Mysterious Lotus Casebook, The Blood of Youth, Ultimate Note, The Untamed, New Life Begins, Lighter & Princess, The Knockout, Love Like the Galaxy, Love Between Fairy and Devil, the Thai version of Meteor Garden, A Dream of Splendor, Till the End of the Moon, The Oath of Love, Under the Skin, Dream Garden, Shining for One Thing, Dream Garden, Ace Troops, The Story of Xing Fu, Cloudy Mountain, One and Only, You Are My Glory, Falling I 2.7kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 123 Film and TV Crossover: Ye Qingge 综影视：叶清歌 Ye Qingge, the most outstanding graduate of the 3000th class of the Interstellar Academy, continues her journey through time and space. There is a System, but no missions. She and the System are more like friends keeping each other company. This time, she's determined to be a proper troublemaker, doing whatever she wants while still having her limits. She's still a sucker for good looks, and occasionally hopeless at coming up with names. (All right, most of the time, actually.) The pairings will 5.4kReads8.7Score18514d adds
- 124 Detective Di Renjie: The Magistrate of Pengze County 神探狄仁杰之彭泽县令 In the first year of Changshou, Di Renjie is framed by treacherous schemers and demoted to the remote wilderness of Pengze, where he stumbles upon a city full of bizarre cases! A derelict rouge house, abandoned for ten years; a locked-room murder on a rainy night; three ruffians found dead inside, their lips curled in smiles, with no trace of how they died. The county authorities rule it a ghostly vengeance, and panic grips the people. Summoned to solve the case in a time of crisis, Di Gong sets 103Reads—Score714d adds
- 125 A Quest Through Film and TV Worlds 综影视寻觅 Synopsis: Chu Lingyi transmigrates across different eras, fulfilling the original owners' wishes along the way. The tides of change are rising. World 1: Fu Cha Yixin from Empresses in the Palace (no romance). She loves no one and only wants to become empress dowager. World 2: Xu Qin from My Fireworks on Earth (pairing with Meng Yanchen). This version of Xu Qin builds a business empire of her own. World 3: Zhou Zhiruo from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (no romance). She fights for the rise of 3.7kReads8.2Score4514d adds
- 126 Film and TV Crossover: Jade of the Azure Sea 综影视：沧海玉瑶 Yu Yao has transmigrated once again, arriving in another world. What will she experience there? What is her true background? Why does she keep transmigrating? What kind of ripples will this godlike girl set off across the Myriad Worlds? The Blood of Youth (harem story), male leads: Xiao Se, Lei Wujie, Wu Shuang, Ye Anshi Dashing Youth (ongoing...): Baili Dongjun, Sikong Changfeng, Liu Yue, Ye Dingzhi, Su Muyu, Su Changhe, Zhao Yuzhen, Luo Xuan My Journey to You (complete): Gong Er, Gong San, Gon 2kReads6.7Score10814d adds
- 127 Film and TV Crossover: The Villainess Goes on a Killing Spree! 综影视：女配，她杀疯了！ (No moral blackmail! No lovesick behavior! No beating yourself up!) A rebirth-themed story~ The villainess is being reborn and awakening to her true self~ [Plagiarism will be pursued!] Part One: "The Princess Weiyoung", Li Changru (Complete) Part Two: "Love Like the Galaxy", Yuchang (Complete) Part Three: "The Fairy Couple", Zhang Qiaozui/Qingning (Complete) Part Four: "The Legend of Nuwa: The Pearl", Moyin (Complete) Part Five: "A Hero Never Dies", Lei Chun + "Mysterious Lotus Casebook", Li Xia 35.5kReads5.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 128 Film and TV Crossover: Chen Xi's Path to Godhood 综影视之晨曦的成神之路 Currently updating: The Blood of Youth Just like the title says, the heroine can be pretty overpowered at times. The ultimate goal is to win over our beloved male leads, the ones we like in different TV dramas and anime. No reason, no logic, and the writing is pretty rough. The story may include the author’s opinions about characters from screen adaptations. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand viewers’ eyes, and everyone has their own perspective and judgment. Please don’t make personal a 5.7kReads7.1Score18014d adds
- 129 A Dream-Granting Journey Through the World of TV Dramas 综影视之圆梦之旅 Lan Ruo was originally an Immortal Venerable from the immortal realm who descended to the mortal world to enjoy a mortal's life. But disaster struck the heavens, and she was summoned back. Unfortunately, neither her memories nor her powers could be restored. With no other choice, she began reincarnating and cultivating in small worlds, setting out on a journey to learn about love. (Includes original worldbuilding.) 3.4kReads6.9Score12114d adds
- 130 Film and TV Crossover: Chutang 综影视：初棠 ① "Thai F4: Boys Over Flowers + The Sea in My Dreams" Chutang CP Xiao Chunsheng ★ Chutang’s first love and runaway-bride story √ ② "Love Like the Galaxy + The Mischievous Princess" Wen Meier CP Ling Buyi/A Chou ★ A spoiled heiress accidentally saves her future husband √ ③ "Hidden Love" Jiang Ying CP Duan Ji Xu ★ A tenacious girl and a boy save each other as they chase their dreams √ ④ "My Roommate Is a Detective" ★ The three lifetimes of a rich young master and a detective from the underworld √ 51Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Film and TV Crossover: Constantly Switching Between Blowing My Cover and Walking into a Love Triangle 综影视：在掉马与修罗场之间反复横跳 The Blood of Youth is currently being updated! Ye Qingge helps all kinds of protagonists and supporting characters fulfill their wishes as she transmigrates through different worlds. As the top-ranked freshman in the Interstellar Management Department at the Interstellar Academy, she finds her own way through each mission and carves out a path of her own. The style is lighthearted and funny. The heroine is scatterbrained and loves to crack jokes, but this is still a power-fantasy story with a st 9.9kReads8.5Score32014d adds
- 132 Across the Worlds of Film and TV, Starting with Dream of the Red Chamber 综影视，从红楼开始 Yan Ying’s crossover into film and TV worlds A female ghost in the underworld with no idea where she came from or where she was going, Yan Ying couldn’t even remember how long she had existed. All she knew was that someone had wreaked havoc in the underworld, giving her a chance to escape. She then followed a stone into the world of the living and was reincarnated. Dream of the Red Chamber Harry Potter Tales of Dark River + Dashing Youth The World of Life + Arsenal Military Academy The Knockout 9.4kReads8.4Score35414d adds
- 133 The Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What Do I Do After Being Beheaded from the Start? 大唐小神探：开局被斩首怎么办？ 6.4kReads9.2Score78814d adds
- 134 A Daily Routine of Watching the Show Across Worlds 综穿之看戏日常 To save his ten little nephews, the Little Golden Crow began his transmigration journey. 1. Ashes of Love √ 2. Love Like the Galaxy √ 3. Ultimate Note √ 4. The Blood of Youth 4.8kReads6.3Score11514d adds
- 135 (Multiverse) The Great Primordial Powerhouse’s Everyday Transmigrations （综影视）洪荒大佬的穿越日常 Fuqiu, the Primordial Chaos Green Lotus and a mighty being of the Primordial World, is a Primordial Supreme Immortal who devotes herself to breaking through to the realm of the Boundless Primordial Supreme Immortal. She is unexpectedly bound by the Chaos Pearl and, with the help of its artifact spirit, cultivates the Great Dao amid the mortal world. Some worlds have no romance, while others have a one-on-one pairing. She cultivates the carefree Dao. This is an invincible story, and her cultivati 27kReads7.2Score67114d adds
- 136 Across the Screen: A Thousand Knots of the Heart 综穿影视：心有千千结 Reader’s Guide: The numbers are chapter numbers, included to help you find the story arcs you want to read!!!! Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, Xuan Nu 1–9 The Untamed, Wei Ying’s Little Grand-Grandmaster 10–39 The Untamed, Qin Su CP Xue Yang 40–76 Ashes of Love, Wind God’s Daughter CP Run Yu 77–120 My Dear Destiny, Original Female Lead CP Su Xunxian 121–155 The Untamed, Original Female Lead CP Xue Yang 156–187 Eternal Love, New Xuan Nu CP Dong Hua 188–215 Word of Honor, Original CP Ye 22.8kReads8.5Score36614d adds
- 137 Film and TV Crossover: I Can't Stop Plotting Rebellions 综影视：沉迷造反无法自拔 The Blood of the Youth + Medical Examiner Qin Ming. A crime-busting heroine x Qin Ming, with dual prophetic dreams as their golden finger, solving cases with laughs and fun. Qin Ming: Your dreams are all crime scenes, while mine are all about you. Nan Zhi: Isn't comparing me to a crime scene a little disrespectful? Qin Ming: No. It just shows how much I value you. ❀Synopsis: If she hadn't been hit on the head that day by the Three Thousand Reincarnations Mirror, she wouldn't have been forced to 11.3kReads8.9Score14814d adds
