Novels like The Charlatan Stirs Up Heaven
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- 1 Picking Up a Girl from the Start, My Beast Horde Sweeps the World 开局捡妹，我的兽群横扫天下 [Rousing power-ups + farming and conquest + an invincible beast horde + an overprotective big brother] Lin Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a borderland boy nicknamed “Dirt Lump.” His parents are both dead, and all he has left are two scrawny little sisters. Just as the cavalry of the Khanate descends on their village, the [Beast-Taming System] awakens in his moment of despair! He starts by communicating with sparrows and rats, then learns to command packs of wol 1.8kReads9.0Score15014d adds
- 2 Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下 Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back! 10.8kReads8.7Score99214d adds
- 3 Technician No. 88: The Saintess of Yaochi 88号技师瑶池圣女 [Heavenly Orbit, Part Two] [Comedy] [Corruption] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyone Is Evil] [Sin and Calamity] In this world, every sin has its price, and every calamity has its master. And every calamity stems from a sin that can never be repaid. Hello, sir. Technician No. 88, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, is delighted to serve you... 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Republican Era: The Jinan Massacre? No!! 民国：济南惨案？不！！ August 28, 1926: The Nanchang Uprising! October 10, 1926: Wuchang falls! January 3, 1927: The January 3 Hankou Incident! March 24, 1927: The March 24 Incident in Nanjing’s British Concession! May 3, 1928: The May 3 Jinan Incident in Shandong!! This time, not a single one will be missed!! 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Stop! Let That Young Lady Go! 住手！放开那个小娘子！ Reborn as the foolish son of a landlord, I even got saddled with the terribly embarrassing name Zhu Dazhuang. Should I lie flat and enjoy life, or work hard and stir things up? Hmm, it’s probably better to grow more crops, build more roads, have more children, and raise more pigs... What? Is life as a landlord’s son in ancient times really this plain and simple? Pah! Stop! Let that young lady go! I, Zhu Dazhuang, will show you what it means to bully men and women, tyrannize the neighborhood, com 52Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 6 1935: Two Systems from the Start 1935开局双系统加我身 The protagonist travels to Shandong during the Republican era, in 1935, and gets married from the start. Congratulations, Host, on the birth of your child. The System rewards you with one million jin of flour. Congratulations, Host, for influencing the entire nation. The Red Alert System has been upgraded, and the barracks now reward you with 100 men every day. 158Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, I Live Off Women and Give Nothing Back 穿到民国硬饭软吃 Qin Que, who arrives in the late Qing and early Republican era, has no grand ambitions. He just wants to survive the chaos with his beautiful wife and beloved companions. But Yuan Shikai appoints him military governor of Shanghai. What can he do? This hot potato is impossible to refuse, and it isn't easy to lie flat in a place every military power is fighting to control. Thankfully, Qin Que doesn't give up. After taking office, he keeps trying to find a way toward the laid-back life he wants. Bu 6.2kReads5.9Score28314d adds
- 8 The Fox of the Far East 远东之狐 In 1884, amid the upheavals of the Sino-French War, Han Zikun is born in the Han family’s courtyard in Shanxia County, Jinghai Prefecture. A transmigrator, he brings modern marketing skills, mechanical engineering knowledge, and fluency in several languages, but has no System or golden finger. He can rely only on his ingenuity and determination to face the chaos of the late Qing. The family has had only one son for three generations. His grandfather, Han Shoushu, puts aside his scholar’s gown to 2Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 9 Warlord of the Republic: I Turned Shanghai’s Nightlife Upside Down 民国枭雄：我掀了夜上海的天 When Chen Mo wakes up, he has returned to the age of fifteen, facing the hellish slums of Shanghai. In his previous life, he lived an unremarkable life and died in humiliation. This time, he’ll overturn this world that devours people! Armed with the [Warlord System], his fists draw blood and his blade takes lives. Starting in Fangualong, he recruits followers, seizes territory, and gathers wealth... He swears to become the greatest warlord in all of Shanghai’s pleasure quarters! The underworld i 11.1kReads7.0Score61114d adds
- 10 Fortune-Telling and Feng Shui by Day, Ghost-Hunting as a Part-Time Reaper by Night 看相算命测风水，兼职阴差要捉鬼 [Fortune-telling, face-reading, and feng shui | Ghost hunting, exorcism, and mastery of the yin and yang] The story is one thing, the principles behind it another. Young readers may not understand, so please go easy on me. Thank you. Han Dongzhi was born with the fate of the Five Defects and Three Shortcomings, and anyone who came into contact with him was doomed to bad luck. His parents died after he was born, and he grew up relying on the villagers' sporadic handouts. After finally working har 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Living King of Hell of the Yin-Yang Realm 阴阳界活阎王 Evil spirits: “Hell is empty, and devils walk among us!” Unorthodox cultivators: “Compared to him, I’m just a rookie!” Righteous cultivators: “Who let him cultivate?!” Li Dao: “Ahem, let me clear things up. I did all those things... just kidding.” 203Reads—Score1814d adds
- 12 Trading for Weapons in the Late Qing: From Bandit to King of the Northeast 我在清末兑军火，从马匪到东北王 [Northeast China in the late Qing] [Rising from banditry] [Trading for weapons] [Brazen and overbearing] [Sweeping across the Northeast] [Swift steeds and fierce guns] (This is an alternate-history story. It is not based on real history or real events!) Du Zhendong was reborn in the late Qing Dynasty and headed to Northeast China to seek his fortune! At the time, the Three Eastern Provinces were swarming with bandit gangs. The Qing army had lost its power to intimidate. With a weapons-trading Sy 1.5kReads8.1Score15414d adds
- 13 Rising to Power, Starting in 1900 崛起，从1900开始 In 1900, at the dawn of the twentieth century, the Industrial Revolution, the Self-Strengthening Movement, the Hundred Days’ Reform, and the farcical Boxer uprising… Beset by internal strife and foreign threats, a vast ancient nation in the East teeters on the brink of collapse, its fate hanging by a thread. That year, a strange young man from Jiangnan, carrying modern knowledge and skills, plunges headlong into the whirlpool of a world in turmoil. 6.5kReads7.7Score27914d adds
- 14 The Rouge Calamity of War: Cao Feiyan, the Warlord 烽火胭脂劫：枭帅曹飞燕 She was born and her mother died because of it. At seven, her father sold her into a brothel. On the night she was forced to entertain her first customer at fourteen, Cao Feiyan drove a red-hot candlestick through the madam's throat. She fled into a ravine of the dead. When she was down to her last breath, the bandit chief lifted her chin. “Girl, can you handle a gun?” Five years later, the old chieftain died suddenly, and the three leaders were drenched in blood in the Hall of Brotherhood. No o 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Spirit Medium’s Here! A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Flick It on the Forehead 出马！黄皮子讨封，我弹它脑瓜崩 A mostly story-driven tale, slightly spooky and a million times hilarious. [Spirit Mediums] [Humorous and Hilarious] [One Thrilling Moment After Another] [Not a Dull Moment in the Whole Book] After a breakup, the brash young Zhang Shitou gets drunk and runs into a weasel asking him to grant it a title. He thinks it’s just a big yellow dog. “Damn it, a good dog doesn’t block the road.” He goes right up and flicks it hard on the head. “Kid, quit flicking me. Look carefully, I’m the Yellow Immortal 15.6kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 16 The Republican Era's Great Menace 民国大祸害 I’m a celebrity, Fan Debiao, better known as Nicholas Biao. I couldn’t even collect protection money on a single street. Somehow, I got into a scam and transmigrated, and not just once. I kept going back and forth. From then on, I wrecked the Qing dynasty until it fell, wrecked the Republic of China until it vanished, made the island nation surrender, drove America into poverty, and made the big Russian bear cry. Let the whole world tremble beneath my feet. This book is absurd comedy and contain 4.9kReads7.2Score35514d adds
- 17 A Dream in Another World 异时空之一枕黄粱 There are too many power fantasies online! Transmigrators can easily slaughter their way to victory. Doesn't that show too little respect for the great sages of the past? This book won't be a power fantasy. I only want to extrapolate events as realistically and plausibly as possible, for my own amusement. That's all. This story follows a modern electronics expert who transmigrates into the son of a merchant in the late Qing dynasty. He gradually builds up his strength and consolidates resources 108Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 18 A Day in Tokyo: From Adult Film Star to Tour Guide 东京一日：从女优到导游 One Day in Tokyo: From Adult Actress to Tour Guide —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Only Guy at School: They All Want to Keep Me Company, but I Still Think About My Ex 全校就我一个男生：她们都想陪我，我却念着前任 I'm the Only Boy at School: They All Want to Be with Me, but I Still Think About My Ex 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Tycoon in Republican-Era Shanghai 民国大亨：崛起于上海滩 This is a dark age! An age of devourers! Gangland tycoons, foreign concessions, warlords, and imperial powers: all these forces are locked in a tangled struggle! Simply staying alive is hard enough! Let's see how Wang Qiang, with his golden finger, makes it big in this age and becomes a top warlord! I'm no good at writing blurbs. Please read the story itself! 43Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 21 The Gunshots of the Republic of China 民国的枪声 The gunfire that rang out across the three towns of Wuhan in October 1911 tolled the death knell of the Qing Dynasty. Zhao Hu, from the Dragon Nation of a later age, grips the rifle in his hands. What will he choose? To remain an obscure nobody, or to ride the crest of a great era? Reclaim our lands and restore the golden age of the Han and Tang dynasties? 52.9kReads7.2Score4.2k14d adds
- 22 Back to Republican-Era China: Training a German-Equipped Division 回到民国：整训德械师 The wheels of history have always rolled inexorably onward. It is the tide of the times. In the history of the Republic of China, one figure after another took center stage, each having their turn in the spotlight. There were rounds of applause and the rise and fall of ordinary people. It was a time of great drama, but also one of blood and tears. The protagonist is a young Chinese man from a new era. Caught in a temporal maelstrom, he joins this grand historical drama. Can a butterfly stir up 2.3kReads8.6Score10314d adds
- 23 A Must-Read for College Students: My Student Loan Pitfalls and Road to Repayment 大学生必看：我的网贷“踩坑”与上岸实录 A Must-Read for College Students: My Student Loan Pitfalls and Road to Recovery 41Reads—Score314d adds
- 24 Republican Era: The Shanghai Tycoon 民国：上海滩枭雄 1. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with a sharp mind. 2. He starts out in the martial world, builds a business, establishes a base of operations, and saves the country and its people. Han Kaijia's soul travels back to old Shanghai in 1915. When others scheme against him, he seizes the opportunity and strikes back with razor-sharp precision. From then on, he understands one thing: When you're out in the world, you make your own name and status. The powerful figu 1.2kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 25 Warlord: From Bandit to Marshal, I Will Defend the Northeast to the Death 军阀：土匪到大帅，我必死守东北 [Warlords] [Invincible] [System] [War of Resistance] [Not a brainless power fantasy] Northeast China in the late Qing dynasty: to the north, the Russian Empire watches hungrily; to the east, Japanese pirates wait for their chance. The imperial court is rotten, officials and bandits run rampant, the land lies desolate, and the people wail in misery. In Sanjie Gou, Qingmakan, Northeast China, Du Jieda is lost in thought. Just a few days ago, he was running a small company. In a daze, he somehow tr 2.8kReads8.4Score14014d adds
- 26 The Late Qing in Turmoil: I Conquered the World with an Escape Pod 清末乱世，我靠逃生舱称霸 [The best title turned out to be The Red Dragon's Rampage of 1900, so now I have two titles. They're both mine. It's fine if you let the chapters build up, but remember to come back and read them! ♪٩(´ω`)و♪] A group of aliens accidentally swept Yuan Cheng into a temporal rift while completing their survey of Blue Star. They managed to rescue him in a frantic scramble, but then stuffed him straight into an escape pod and sent him back to Blue Star. It was only after he landed that Yuan Cheng disc 37Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 27 The Rise of an Empire Amid Warlord Warfare 军阀混战之帝国崛起 Synopsis: transmigration + historical what-if + System + warlords [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve successfully drawn a Tiger tank.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve successfully drawn a B-29 bomber.] Li Xingchen, a modern man from Blue Star, transmigrates to another world in the final days of a dynasty and activates the Super Spin System. Watch him build a great empire amid the chaos of war!!! 7.3kReads8.6Score29314d adds
- 28 Republican Era: Transmigrating to Manchuria, Unmatched with Gun and Horse 民国：穿越关东，枪马无双 In the Northeast in 1916, the fifth year of the Republic of China, Old Zhang commanded Fengtian Province, sharpening his blades as he set his sights on unifying the three northeastern provinces. The Royalist Party plotted to divide Manchuria and Mongolia and restore the Qing dynasty. The Japanese were ambitious, the Russians greedy and overbearing, and the British Empire was at the height of its power. In the capital, the power struggle between the Beiyang government and the presidential adminis 5.7kReads8.7Score37514d adds
- 29 “Seeking a Child for a Large Reward” Isn’t a Scam, It’s Fate “重金求子”不是骗局，是缘分 “Paying a Huge Sum for a Child” Isn't a Scam, It's Fate 167Reads—Score1314d adds
- 30 A Nude Model’s Brush with the “Casting Couch” 当平面模特，遇上“潜规则” Working as a Fashion Model, I Encountered “Casting Couch” 98Reads—Score1014d adds
- 31 Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord's Got Some Swagger 穿越1911这个军阀有点拽 [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Slow-Building Warlord] + [Smart Characters] + [Industry and Technology] + [Global Conquest]. Read with caution if these aren’t for you. Original title: Transmigrating to 1911: This Warlord Is Pretty Daring Qin Yuan, a veteran transmigrator, arrives in Rongcheng, Xichuan, in an unknown era on his tenth transmigration. With money in one hand and a gun in the other, he seizes this opportunity and rises to power! In this life, 101Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 32 I’m a Courier in Beiyang 我在北洋当骑手 Chen Mo, a delivery rider, races into the path of a car on a stormy night over a five-yuan-and-two-fen “on-time guarantee” order. When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1903, and he’s become “Zhang the Lumpy,” the most hated man in a bandit den in western Liaoning: the young Zhang Zuolin. Facing a chaotic world, a brutal leader, and fellow bandits who only know how to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, Chen Mo clutches the twenty-three copper coins he has left and falls into deep thought. Eve 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn: Starting at Huangpu 重生从黄埔开始 [No System + No Cheats + Realistic + Transmigration + Farming + Saving the Nation] On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out. The revolutionaries overthrew the Qing government, only for the Beiyang warlords to steal the fruits of the revolution. From then on, China was plunged into warlord conflict, and the people suffered terribly. Having learned painful lessons, the Father of the Republic founded the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou in 1924. A generation of great commanders then 1.3kReads8.2Score6414d adds
- 34 A Republican-Era Family: Starting by Selling the Ancestral Home to Move to Fengtian 民国家族：从卖掉祖宅去奉天开始 1912, the first year of the Republic of China. The old era came to an end that year, and a new one began. The land was in turmoil, beset by internal troubles and foreign threats. That year, Lin Yi transmigrated into the body of a young master from a fallen family. To protect himself, he sold off the family's ancestral estates and headed north to Fengtian. And so, a family that would stand for a century took root in Fengtian. Build factories! Develop industry! Make Fengtian the largest industrial 3.8kReads8.2Score14014d adds
- 35 The Little Daoist in Blue 青衣小道长 This is my first work. It’s a book inspired by stories I heard from older generations when I was young, which I adapted and made up, as well as things I’ve written based on my own life. The child at the beginning is real, my own son. This book is also a way of expressing my hopes for him. I hope he does better and better, and can walk just like other people, go to school, grow up, get married, have children, and live the life he wants. That’s why I’m writing this as a mix of fantasy, supernatura 209Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn in 1915: The Iron-Blooded Spirit 重生1915之铁血汉魂 Also known as: From Warlord of the Republic of China to Eternal Emperor! I Rule the Myriad Worlds! The early story is set in the Republic of China, and the later story features immortal martial arts. Don't read if that's not your thing! Our protagonist is brought to the Republic of China by a mysterious force. Watch as he makes his way from that era to the Myriad Worlds. Watch as he rises from a warlord to become the Eternal Emperor! Watch as he leads our Huaxia to fight among the stars! It turn 6.4kReads7.3Score19014d adds
- 37 1912: Sweep Through a Chaotic Era with My Arsenal 1912：我靠军火库横扫乱世 Late Qing dynasty, the third year of Xuantong, Rong County, Sichuan. Gunfire echoes across the land. A world in turmoil is coming, and the nation is on the brink of collapse. Chen Feng, a soldier in the Jiaolong Special Operations Assault Team, opens his eyes to find that he has transmigrated into this turbulent era, where human life is worth less than grass. Bandits run rampant within the country, and mutinous soldiers burn and slaughter. The Qing court is corrupt, while foreign powers circle l 20kReads6.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 38 The Little Black Alley: I Pinned My First Love Against the Wall 小黑巷子：我壁咚了初恋 The Dark Alley: I Pinned My First Love Against the Wall 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Rise of a Great Nation: Invincible Since the Republic of China Era 大国崛起：从民国开始无敌 Lu Chen is reborn in the late Qing and early Republican era, a time of chaos, and obtains the Ultimate Family Sign-In System. He discovers that the more he raises his family’s overall strength, the better the rewards he receives from signing in. From the scholar, farmer, artisan, and merchant trades to medicine, culture, industry, military manufacturing, physical training, and cultivation, he can obtain it all. As his family grows stronger, his own lifespan increases without limit as well. “Ding 4.3kReads7.1Score26114d adds
- 40 The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: I Sell My Temple and Become a Young Master 道士下山：卖掉道观做少爷 “I am Wang Shiye, a Taoist!” “King of the Taoists, you say? What an arrogant introduction!” His master was dead, and his sect's fortunes had run out. Wang Shiye sold the temple and took the Four-Eared Temple's ritual implements down the mountain. He may not be the King of the Taoists, but this young Taoist in his early twenties, though no good at magical duels, could tell fortunes and read the flow of qi and divine trigrams like no one else. He could even use divination like GPS. Unfortunately, 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Heavy Armored Brigade from the Start: The Japanese Invaders Were Beaten to Tears 开局一个重装旅，小鬼子被打哭了 [Republic of China era, transmigration, military industry and a powerful army, financial supremacy, World War I backdrop, crushing the great powers, a passionate rise, political maneuvering] War is the theme of this book. Alongside the shooting wars, financial warfare will enter the story in its middle and later stages. Lu Chen: If the great powers are determined to destroy us, then I'll make sure they die first. Japanese invaders: Lu Chen, why do you keep coming after us? Britain: Please, stop 207Reads5.3Score1814d adds
- 42 I'm a Warlord in Another World 我在异世界当军阀 My new book, The Mercenary’s Path, is now available: the final venture of an office drone with no System. Office drone Qi Ran is violently apprehended by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. To make up for their mistake, the two secretly send him to a parallel world in another universe. Now that the symmetry of time has been broken, what kind of storm can Qi Ran, this butterfly, stir up in another world? This is the best of times, and the worst of times. This is an age of rival powers: bandit armies equipped 634Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 43 I Give SPAs at a Women’s Prison 我在女子监狱做SPA I Run a Spa in a Women's Prison 652Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 My Soul Traveled to 1903 Republican China 魂穿民国1903 Transmigration, a pocket dimension, resistance against Japan. After transmigrating as Zhang Damao, he uses his pocket dimension to seize weapons, raid Japanese banks, stockpile food, and train soldiers, all to wipe out more Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance. 15.8kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 45 Maoshan Taoist Arts 茅山术 “Master, why does everyone say that after the founding of the country, animals aren’t allowed to become spirits?” “Because it’s the law. Whatever is spoken becomes law. After the country was founded, no animals, plants, or anything else was allowed to become a spirit!!!” “Then why have we still run into so many demons and monsters?” “Because those were all from before the country was founded. Afterward, there are only ghosts. So you have to live your whole life carefully and keep a low profile. 3.4kReads7.4Score45414d adds
- 46 Sexual Healing Clinic: My Twofold Examination 性愈诊室：我的双重叩问 Sexual Healing Clinic: My Twofold Question 727Reads—Score11014d adds
- 47 Hilarious Cultivation: Kicked Down the Mountain 爆笑修仙：被踢下山 You bastard, now you remember the spatial ring?! A bunch of bald monks from the Buddhist sect get together to meditate and chant sutras. What the hell does that have to do with you? You just had to make them skip straight to becoming Buddhas, you bastard, by tossing two hornet nests into the crowd! Getting beaten up for it would have been bad enough, but you just had to sneak into their merit pool, and wreak havoc on the Sacred Merit Lotus they’d cultivated for ten thousand years, eating all the 54.9kReads8.7Score4.8k14d adds
- 48 Boundless Mystic Medicine: My CEO Wife Stands by Me as We Protect the World 玄医无界：总裁娇妻伴我守全球 On a stormy night in Yuncheng, Lin Chen, heir to the mystical art of medicine, marries Su Wanqing, the CEO of the Su Corporation, under a contract. She possesses a bloodline tied to spiritual jade and is plagued by evil spirits. Their marriage begins as a deal that benefits them both, but one crisis after another brings them closer and awakens genuine feelings. He uses black iron needles to dispel evil spirits and spiritual herbs to cure strange ailments, while she protects him with the power of 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Starting in the Savage Mountains, I Lead Bandits in the Fight Against the Japanese 从野人山开始，带着土匪打鬼子 [War of Resistance] [Jungle Special Operations] [No Golden Finger] [No System] A rocket blast hurls Wu Shanfeng, commander of a special operations company, sixty years into the past. He transmigrates into the body of a wounded platoon leader in the expeditionary force. Surrounded and cut off by the Japanese, short on food and ammunition and without medicine, he faces the harsh natural environment with just twenty-two brothers at his side, and rises to prominence. From then on, a commander who ha 7.1kReads8.2Score51314d adds
- 50 Warlord: I Drew an Army of Ten Thousand from the Start 军阀：开局抽到一万军队 [Great Warlord] + [Troop Building] + [Conquer the Realm] “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn a full-strength division!” … “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn three fighter squadrons and three bomber squadrons!” … “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve drawn two naval fleets!” Chen Ziming, once a history teacher, transmigrates to another world by accident, becoming a minor regiment commander and activating the Empire Conquest System! Watch as a small-time commander slays his enemies 11.5kReads7.2Score51114d adds
