Novels like Butterflies Flutter Through the Dust
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Butterflies Flutter Through the Dust, best match first.
- 1 In This Chaotic Era, I’m a Jack of All Trades 混乱时代我是倒六边形战士 [No golden finger]+ [No harem]+ [No transmigration] An age of chaos begins with the opening of a rift! To uncover the truth behind the blood-soaked night and find his missing sister, Fan Xiaoxing sets out on a grueling journey without hesitation! I have no talent! I can still risk my life and train hard! You may be a prodigy and think of me as an ant! But if this ant grows stronger, there will be nowhere left for you to hide! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Real Heiress Lives Across the Wall 墙头有个真千金 My name is Zhou Nanqiao, and I’m a rough-and-ready wanderer who climbs walls to steal chickens. That night, I sneaked into the back garden of the general’s residence to swipe some silver. Instead, I ran into two women as beautiful as immortals, both climbing over the wall. One was cool as the moon, the other radiant as a flame. Then the radiant one fell off the wall, and I caught her. She froze in my arms. The other landed beside us and watched without expression. Only later did I learn that the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Late Dusk, the Delayed Dawn 沉暮迟曦 Gu Xi lives for two things: handing out thermometers and hiding her medical records at the very bottom of her locker. She's the most patient nurse in the ICU. Everyone says, “Gu Xi is so kind,” but no one asks if she's all right. Shen Mu lives for two things, too: saving lives with a scalpel and punishing himself with sleepless nights. Three years ago, his fiancée died on his operating table. That margin of error, just 0.5 millimeters, became a thorn that lodged in every moment of his life afte 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Killer Knows Me Better Than I Do 凶手比我更懂我 When Jiang Xingzhi woke up, he couldn't remember who he was. He remembered only one thing: this city, called Mirror City, had no way out. Everyone walking its streets had lost their memories, and every seven days, the city produced a crime scene. Someone had died, and they had to solve the case or disappear themselves. Like a puzzle piece being removed from the picture with a gentle touch. His teammates thought he was slow. Onlookers said he was holding them back. Then, during his third trip to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Big Seller 大卖家 [Slow burn / Two male leads at the heart of the main plot / Strong characters / Fantasy adventure / Fictional setting / Each other’s only partners / Love grows over time] Who in this world doesn’t love money? There’s nothing wrong with loving money; it’s only natural. Fate is unpredictable, and what destiny brings may seem absurd, yet it always has its own subtle logic. Whether by the teasing hand of fate or the workings of destiny, amid the two identities of Kan Wenqing, he encounters the extra —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Sorcerers' Duel: The Ordinary Path 术士对决：平凡之路 Sorcerer Showdown: The Ordinary Path —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Double-Personality Campus Heartthrob and My Romance Instance 双重人格校草与我的恋爱副本 A Dating Campaign with the Two-Faced School Hunk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Have a Locust Wood Coffin 我有一口槐木棺 [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + All-Female Main Group + Gentle and Unhinged Later On + No Angst (Probably) + Slow Plot + Somewhat Expansive Worldbuilding + Lighthearted] This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental... Enjoy without worry. The book is under contract. What is the difference between life and death? Must those on opposite sides be evil? “Zhiran! Do you like flowers?” Life and death... good and evil. What do the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Help! The Male Lead of the Demonic Path Wants to Marry Me 救命！魔道男主竟想娶我 Su Yunqiao was an accomplished modern woman from the 23rd century. She earned a good income, but her life was dull, and she was a not entirely committed advocate of staying single. That was until she was struck by a deluxe gift package from a game-life experience club and accidentally bound to a System without her knowledge. During this gaming experience, her mission was to give cheats to the hero and heroine of a xianxia world. So she approached the poor hero whose Dao Root had been ripped out —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The System Helps Me Build the Strongest Sect 系统带我打造最强宗门 After getting cheated in a game, the protagonist Gu Jinge angrily spills water on his keyboard by accident and transmigrates into the son of the leader of a dilapidated sect. From then on, he begins his path to immortality. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Zhu Erdan 朱二旦 Zhu Erdan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Emperor's Fatal Weakness 帝王的逆鳞 An abstinent emperor’s many ways of pursuing his wife. A gradual progression, love that grows over time. The story won’t jump straight to the satisfying parts. Devoted to each other. * When the heroine was six, her family was slaughtered. She took the place of her twin brother and became the study companion to the Seventh Prince, Yuan Mu. She stole chickens, teased the palace maids, and grew up in front of Yuan Mu like a flamboyant young lord. She thought of Yuan Mu as her boss, her big brother, 102Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 13 Cold Palace HR: My Empress Will Conquer the World 冷宫HR：朕的皇后要征服世界 Transmigrated into the disgraced empress’s role, banished to the cold palace? Modern top HR director Lin Wan says: “No problem. This batch of ‘employees’ (eunuchs and palace maids), ‘management’ (the emperor and his ministers), and even ‘competitors’ (powerful officials and enemy states) can all be turned around with HR principles!” The cold palace lacks food and clothing? She starts with “team building,” hands the eunuchs and maids “job descriptions,” ties their rations to performance, and uses 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Lonely Mountain and the Fox 孤山与狐 About the Fox I Picked Up Being the Cultivation World’s Beloved [Long-Lived Harbinger of Calamity × Young Mountain God | Healing, Nurturing, Two Powerful Leads] Lin Wu, the cultivation world’s universally recognized harbinger of calamity, bears the power of the Void, devours her masters and wipes out their clans, and has survived three hundred years of being hunted. Until one rainy night, when she picks up a blood-soaked silver fox. For the first time, her dull and endless life is warmed by ano —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Am Your Poison 吾即卿毒 “Reborn, she returns with a cup full of poison.” “Her mother-in-law gives her poison? No, it's soup her daughter-in-law made!” “Bones lie hidden in the secret passage, and the person beside her pillow follows like a shadow.” “Her calming incense is a deathly lure for her enemy.” “He watches from beyond the light and shadow as she burns down the ancestral hall. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Bonded with Su Dongpo, and My Plan to Lie Flat Went Up in Smoke 绑定苏东坡，我的躺平计划泡汤了 If you transmigrated to the Northern Song, what would you most want to do? Explore Bianjing, eat Dongpo pork, and get a close-up look at the great literary minds? Shen Qinghe: I just want to lie flat. But Heaven had other plans and bound her to Su Dongpo. When he hurts, she hurts. When he falls ill, she falls ill. If he gets his head chopped off, she’ll be buried alongside him on the spot! And the man is a troublemaker, writing poems to insult people and picking fights at court, with enemies lin 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Was I the Lucky One in the Devil's Hands All Along? 原来我才是恶魔手里的幸运儿？ After a breakup, math student Zhuge Xiaoming wakes up drunk and tumbles into a demonic roulette game where the stakes are money, years of life, and even souls! With outrageously good luck, he wins $620,000 and turns his life around, only to get caught up in the mystery of a life-and-death contract left behind by God, his parents’ affair and a murder case from 20 years ago. He is also hounded by a demon and its Four Heavenly Kings, including a bizarre cross-dresser and a mysterious undercover age —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After the Demolition Heir Dumped Her, She Got Rich. Now He's Begging Her to Take Him Back 被拆二代抛弃后暴富，他跪求复合 Scumbags never get a happy ending. A woman can be her own queen; she doesn't need a man. Lin Hao repaid Su Mo's kindness by abandoning her, but after leaving him behind, Su Mo rose all the way to become one of the world's wealthiest people. Sisters, cherish your lives and stay away from scumbags! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Emperor Owes Me Thirty Thousand Taels, Today I’ll Claim His Empire 皇帝欠我三万两，今日我来收江山 The Emperor Owes Me Thirty Thousand Taels. Today, I’m Here to Claim His Empire 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Million in Eight Days! She Predicts the Future on Livestream to Stay Alive 八天赚一百万！她预言直播保命 Reborn, I was imprisoned in a game world by a deranged boss. To save my daughter, I struck a deal with a devil and got a wish card that sent me back to the original world. As a player, I entered the deadly [Opera Game] and turned a guaranteed death trap into a flawless victory. One was a gentle, refined “hypocrite” who recklessly tested the limits of the rules. The other was my “dream girl,” who had died in high school and wanted to imprison me in an entire world. Who did I choose? That day, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Unbelievable, My Childhood Friend Is Actually the Cool, Aloof Campus Beauty 震惊我的青梅竹马居然是高冷校花 [One heroine] + [Childhood friends] + [No System] + [No rebirth] + [Everyday school life] + [Sweet romance] Chen Yu and Xiaoxuan grew up together, and everyone knew they were childhood friends. But after moving again and again, they eventually lost touch. Chen Yu and Xiaoxuan thought they would never see each other again, but by chance, they meet once more in high school. "Chen Yu, I don't ever want to be apart from you again... I want us to be together forever." "All right. We'll stay together 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn, I’m Madly Loved by a Troubled Young Master 重生后，我被疯批少爷狠狠爱 Reborn + pure love + scheming hero + chasing his wife + domineering CEO’s favoritism + obsessive devotion! In their previous life, he destroyed everything for her, and they lived and died together. Reborn in this life, he schemes at every turn, carefully plotting his moves and pampering her until she is the only one in his heart. She runs, he chases. She flees, he locks her away. “If we couldn’t be born on the same day, in the same month, and in the same year, then we’ll die on the same day, in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Seeking Immortality in My Remaining Years 余生求仙 A beginner's cultivation journey, so don't panic. This book follows Lin Xuan, an illegitimate son of the Lin family, on his difficult path to immortality. It's a traditional cultivation story, with no transmigration, just Lin Xuan taking one step at a time. He draws talismans, concocts pills, and raises spirit pets. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Gray Wolf of the Great Desert 大漠苍狼 The Gray Wolf of the Desert 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Blind Gambit in the Eternal Night 盲弈永夜 [No Cliches] [No System] [No Brain-Dead Decisions] [No Invincibility] Lu Yu, blind and amnesiac, wakes beneath a moonlight that devours all it touches. The beast-shifters traveling with him are rotting, the psychic sensitives have demons living in their minds, and the man with a [Protagonist Halo] is trying to lead the survivors to a mass grave. As the blood moon swallows the last of the daylight, Lu Yu grips his white cane and heads for the world's loophole. Is this world a cage? No, it's a mur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Broken Jade, Fleeting Joy: The Crown Prince Ascends the Throne, and the Crown Princess Is Demoted to Noble Consort 碎玉清欢，太子登基太子妃贬贵妃 The legitimate daughter of a military family and the Duke of Guo's heir love each other, but a marriage decree sends her to the Eastern Palace. For years in the imperial palace, she conceals the feelings she cherished in her youth and becomes the most dignified Crown Princess. On the battlefield thousands of miles away, he wields his sword and never speaks of marriage, becoming a mad general who does nothing but defend the borders. They gaze at each other from afar at palace banquets and secretl 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Spineless Crown Prince and His Tyrannical Consort 窝囊太子跋扈妃 Scheming Crown Princess + arrogant and domineering + ruthless, with plenty to say. She beats up anyone she doesn’t like. A devoted reader of the famous Legend of Zhen Huan and a seasoned fan of palace-intrigue novels transmigrates into Su Wanning, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household. After her parents died young, her biased grandmother let the second branch of the family take over the general’s household and bully her for years. Her partial grandmother even swapped out her lavish do 49.7kReads8.4Score4.1k14d adds
- 28 Dust and Song Fade Beyond the Green Hills 尘音绝青山 She was a princess, born to a life of honor and respect. The whole kingdom cherished her, and she shone brilliantly. He had followed his father onto the battlefield from a young age, and everyone called him the young Prince of Nan'an. Neither of them had forgotten the promise they made as children. But with the nation in peril, what choice should they make? Was the person seated upon the dragon throne destined to spend their life alone? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Princess's Survival Guide: Kidnap a Big Shot as an Accessory 公主求生指南：拐个大佬当配件 The dynasty is fictional! Please don’t complain if that’s not your thing! The author is sensitive~ A pure-love, wish-fulfillment tale about a goddess of war! Shangguan Li, the unluckiest little princess of the Southern Kingdom, comes with a built-in “ill omen” curse. Her father and consort mother despise her, and the aristocratic set relentlessly bullies her. On the day of the Grand Princess’s birthday, someone sets her up. She wakes to find herself gifted a three-day tour of the Northern Waste —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Outcasts Beneath the Neon Lights 霓虹下的无序者 Mysterious fragments descend upon the city. The rules collapse, and supernatural abilities awaken. There’s the weirdo who rummages through trash cans, the lawyer who can see information, the genius who can rewrite equations, the doctor who trades life for life... A group of “chosen ones” with wildly different styles are forced to team up and deal with strange incidents and monstrous creatures born from the fragments. They think they’re just cleaning up a mess, but before they know it, they’ve st —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Silent Homeland 沉默的故乡 The Silent Hometown —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Rings of an Ancient Tree 古树年轮 The Rings of an Ancient Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Light from the Fertile Earth 厚土生光 An epic tale of rural life and fate spanning more than twenty years (1988–2010), this story follows a notebook patched together from scraps of torn New Year prints as it tells how Chen Qingshan struggles to take root in the hard soil of adversity, and ultimately brings a glimmer of light up through the earth. The story begins at dusk in late autumn, 1988. Five-year-old Chen Qingshan huddles by the stove, watching as his father is beaten and his left leg broken over a dispute about their homestea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Original Sin: A Woman's Mystery 原生之罪：女性谜案 They died of “love.” Her mother said she loved her, then locked her in a basement for seven years. Her husband said he loved her, then poisoned her supplements. Her fiancé said he loved her, then told her “come back tomorrow” on the night she begged him for help. Thirty corpses. Thirty declarations of “I love you.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Trapped in a Love Triangle, I Have Nowhere to Run 深陷修罗场的我无处可逃 Autumn comes and goes in Shandong in the blink of an eye. The sky is perpetually veiled in gray. The seemingly peaceful campus hides storms unknown to most. The boy Shijian is swept into the conflicts of Fengye Zhi. A famed blade appears, illusions devour their victims, and pursuit follows on its heels. The everyday life of campus clubs is vibrant and real. So too are the feelings that young people hide behind their words, taking root here. The brief calm is only an illusion. Enemies lurking 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Xin Fengxia 辛凤霞 Xin Fengxia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Divine Exchange 神之置换 When the retired gaming legend everyone online mocked as “all thumbs” pulls out “noob” moves in a life-or-death match, only for his opponents to suffer a bizarre team wipe, a new era dawns, one players around the world call a “BUG.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Blade Roars Across the Martial World: Chixiao's Journey 刀啸江湖：赤霄行 The Blade's Roar Across the Martial World: The Crimson Sky Journey A broken blade stirs a century of bloodshed across the martial world; a hidden past unravels the tangled grudges of three generations. At the edge of a cliff on Yandang Mountain, young swordsman Chu Zhao is framed for killing his master. Cursed by the demonic Crimson Sky Blade, he is hunted by his sect and the entire martial world. As he plunges over the cliff, near death, he is rescued by Shen Qingli, a healer from Qingluan Val —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Hey, Did You Break Out of Prison Today? 哥们儿今天越狱了吗 Nope. Because your boy just became the warden. After transmigrating into a wasteland prison, he wakes up with an explosive collar around his neck, while the bald guy next door watches with amusement. Yan Ye just wants to curse: "What the hell? I'm the victim! Who put me in here?!" Fortunately, he awakens a supernatural ability: whatever he says becomes law. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Your Majesty, We’re Hometown Folks!!! 陛下，我们是老乡啊！！！ In the seventh year of the Zhaohua era, Lin Zhinan entered the palace through the selection in order to take revenge, becoming a Fifth-Rank Attendant. No one knew she possessed an incredible ability: she could turn back time. So when Emperor Yan Zhao, a transmigrator, fell ill and lost his senses, then tried to kill Lin Zhinan, Lin Zhinan hurriedly turned back time and lied, claiming to be the emperor’s “fellow countrywoman.” From then on, whenever the consorts tried to frame Lin Zhinan, Emperor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: I Hunt Demons and Collect Countless Divine Abilities 开局灭门，追捕妖邪收集万千神通 [Folklore and Strange Tales + Mystery + Adventure + Detective Investigation + Supernatural] “On a desolate mountain, a dog carries a coffin past a lonely grave. At midnight, ghosts knock at the door. Yellow paper seals strange happenings for a hundred years. Who will enter the ruined temple and question the restless spirits?” The Shadow Deity Illustrated Record is an encyclopedia from Black Myth that documents the lives of demons and ghosts. It sends Jiang Ming back to an ancient age of chaos, w 1Reads—Score10514d adds
- 42 The Firebearer 种火人 [Female Protagonist] [Lovecraftian] The gods of this world choose their own believers and grant them their powers. But to form a pact with a god, a believer must pay a special price. Ye Ling, a member of the Fireseed Administration with no memories of her past, is tasked with maintaining stability in South City and fighting a kind of monster in this world: believers. But just as she thinks she will keep this bizarre balance forever, a woman she has never met comes looking for her. She brings Ye —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Phoenix Returns to Court: Healing the Great Zhou Dynasty 凤还朝医定大周 After transmigrating, Lin Wei finds herself in the war-torn chaos of the Five Dynasties period. As a female physician, she enters the palace and crosses paths with Chai Rong, the great ruler known to history as Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou. Chai Rong governs with diligence and devotes himself to unifying the land. He once declared his grand ambition: “Ten years to expand the realm, ten years to nourish the people, and ten years to bring lasting peace.” Sadly, fate had other plans. He died of il 3Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 44 Love, Hate, Kill, Protect 爱，恨，杀，守 Beneath her armor, Su Lingxi wears a woman’s finery. She joins the army for love, only to be betrayed by Wang Chengyu and reduced to a “ghost” offered as a sacrifice to the enemy. Donning a mask, she becomes a phantom strategist and forms a pact of revenge with the formidable Ling Lanyuan, helping him conquer city after city. When the emperor tears away her cold mask, the mystery of her origins is suddenly revealed: she is, in fact, a princess of the enemy kingdom, cast adrift far from home! As 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 White Tea Isn't Liquor 白茶不是酒 (Leans toward a story of female growth) Dragging her shattered body and spirit, she flees to a peaceful guesthouse deep in the Erhai area, seeking nothing more than a place to catch her breath. He had loved her in secret for ten years. Once he finally had her, he failed to cherish her. His deep-seated belief that he didn't deserve her drove her away. At Erhai, she meets another man and thinks her life will be peaceful. But he has been lying in wait for ten years, using his role as a guesthouse o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 This County Town Can't Hold All My Money 这个县城装不下我的钱 After quitting his job and returning to his hometown, Lin Yue binds himself to an outrageous System: the amount deposited each day is proportional to the county’s permanent population. The more people, the more money. At first, it’s only 180,000 yuan. Not much, but enough to get by. The catch is that all the money has to be spent in Pingjiang County that very day. Whatever he doesn’t spend is deducted. Even more absurdly, the money he spends comes back doubled. The more he spends, the more mon 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 An Elder Tried to Possess His New Disciple, So I Set Him Off Like Fireworks 长老收徒夺舍，我给他当烟花放了 Also known as "With a Pretty Senior Sister in My Arms, You’re Telling Me the Elder Wants Me to Start Over?" Mo Bai worked himself to death and woke up in the arms of his tsundere senior sister. He hadn’t even finished enjoying the soft, fragrant warmth when he was told his master was going to seize his body. What else was there to say? He’d just start over! [Ding! Host, don’t be afraid. The Evil Deserves an Explosive End System is now online! Together, we’ll send him flying!] What the hell? Bad —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Moonlight's Secret Identity Saved My Life 白月光马甲救我狗命【念君安】 Mutual devotion, two male leads, a winding romance, a seemingly innocent but calculating bottom and a scheming tyrant top, one-on-one, both chaste, comedy, political intrigue, happy ending. The son of a convicted official rose to become the prime minister, and Xie Qing'an thought it was thanks to his own ability and talent. Who would’ve thought… the little emperor had been lusting after him all along! The pure and upright loyal minister became an emperor’s bedchamber attendant. Xie Qing'an mocke 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Influencer Assistant: All My Influencers Are Emperors 网红助理：我的网红全是皇帝 Murong Qinglong was bound to a System numbered 9527. The System told him to work as an influencer's assistant, but who could have guessed that every influencer he was assigned to manage would be an emperor? So he set out with this group of emperors to start a new life in the modern world. The historical events in this book may not be entirely accurate and might include unofficial accounts. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Tales of Lanzhou: The Yellow River Mother 兰州往事之黄河母亲 Lanzhou Tales: The Yellow River Mother —Reads—Score—14d adds
