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- 1 Xuanhuan: Reborn as a Brocade Guard! Why Put Up with This? 玄幻：重生锦衣卫！谁还受气？ [Ruthless] + [Fast-Paced] + [Pure Adrenaline] Just after transmigrating into the role of a low-ranking Embroidered Uniform Guard, he is told to take the blame. The moment his superior starts chewing him out, Jiang Yuan is seized by the familiar fear of being bossed around by his old foreman. “I got reborn so I wouldn’t have to take this kind of crap. If I still have to put up with it, what was the point of being reborn?” He immediately tears into his superior... His superior begs him to stop inv 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Embroidered Guard: Unrivaled in the Capital 锦衣卫：杀穿京城无敌手 Earth's dragon veins have run dry, and martial arts are at their end. Zhao Jingzhe, commander of the Ming dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard, fights his way through the capital with blade in hand, shatters the Star Gate, and charges straight into the heavens! This is the Profound Star Realm, where countless races stand alongside one another. Earth's survivors have been reduced to mine slaves, and martial arts are dismissed as an unorthodox path. Zhao Jingzhe only sneers. His Xiuchun Blade lea 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 High Martial: From Illegitimate Son of a Marquis's Household to Regent 高武：从侯府庶子到摄政王 Across the martial world! Some martial artists use their bodies as furnaces and their Qi and Blood as fuel, refining all things and tearing dragons apart with their bare hands! Some venerable monks from the Western Regions come from the desert, preaching golden lotuses and guiding countless people, even drawing great demons into Buddhism! Some sword immortals of the Daoist sect ride the wind on their swords, exhale the primordial breath, and split the heavens with a single strike. Some great Con 506Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn as a Brocade Guard? I Rented the Book of Life and Death from the Start! 重生锦衣卫？开局租赁生死簿！ [Imperial Guards]+ [Female Emperor]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [A Little Hilarious]+ [System]+ [High Martial]= [What More Could Our Esteemed Readers Ask For?] Xu Jinhuan was a wage slave to begin with. After dying in a car accident, he unexpectedly transmigrated into a new life as a low-ranking Imperial Guard. After binding to the Rental System, Xu Jinhuan embarked on a very different life. Arrest corrupt officials! Kill crooked bureaucrats! Confiscate wealthy merchants’ assets! Hmm, this is inte 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Journey Without Illness 无疾之旅 During the Wanli era, demons lurked in the shadows, dark currents stirred, and ghosts roamed the night. Luo Wuj i, a Ming Dynasty Embroidered Uniform Guard, lived by three ironclad rules: “Those who bring calamity to the nation and its people must die! Those who threaten our land must die! Those who disrupt the balance between yin and yang must die!” He founded the Ming Dynasty Demon Suppression Bureau and took charge of Yujing Heaven. Corpses, ghosts, and demons alike trembled in fear at his na —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Lend Money at Usurious Rates in Great Ming 我在大明放高利贷 [Debtor: Zhu Yuanzhang owes Ye Financial 5 million taels of silver at 500% annual interest!] [Debtor: Xu Da owes Ye Financial 2 million taels of silver at 400% annual interest!] [Debtor: Chang Yuchun owes Ye Financial 100,000 taels of silver at 700% daily interest!] [Debtor: Liu Bowen owes Ye Financial 5,000 taels of silver at 300% daily interest!] … The Ming Dynasty was founded, and the whole nation celebrated. As Zhu Yuanzhang and his ministers were celebrating, Ye Yun tossed a thick stack of 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Brocade Guard by Day, a Double Agent for the Eastern and Western Agencies by Night 人在锦衣卫，东西两厂双面卧底 [Slow burn + political schemes and alliances + ultimate all-martial-arts world + never takes a humiliating loss] Su Chen transmigrates into an all-martial-arts world and becomes a low-ranking banner officer in the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Guards. From the start, the emperor treats him as a trusted confidant, and both the Eastern and Western Depots take an interest in him. Fortunately, his golden finger arrives just in time: with heaven-defying comprehension, he can master any martial art at a gla 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 People Beneath the Ghosts 幽灵下的人 A middle-aged man transmigrates to a high-martial world where life is one long martial-arts saga. He wants to roam the land as a wandering hero, but before he can even set out, he is burdened with a blood feud. He devotes himself to training in martial arts to avenge his loved ones, only to discover the world's secrets after finally slaying his enemy... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 What the Eastern Depot Won't Touch, I, the Ming Embroidered Uniform Guard, Will Handle 东厂不敢管的事，我大明锦衣卫管 What the Eastern and Western Depots dare not handle, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will. Bai Shaoqing transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and activates the Martial Arts Prestige System. From then on, he commands the winds and clouds and holds power over all under heaven. Who would dare disobey? Who would dare refuse? He slashes Ye Gucheng with his blade, kicks Cao Zhengchun, kills Zhu Wushi in a rage, and slaps Wei Zhongxian across the face! A 129Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 10 From the Six Fan Gate to the Embroidered Uniform Guard: Even the Emperor Trembles at the Sight of Me 从六扇门到锦衣卫，皇帝见我都发抖 After transmigrating into a chaotic age, Xie Bi'an discovered that he had become a low-ranking constable and awakened the “Lifespan Infusion” System! All he had to do was infuse his lifespan into martial arts techniques to advance his training and grow stronger. And the way to gain more lifespan was to fulfill the final wishes of those who had died violent deaths! After acquiring the System, Xie Bi'an began solving cases at a furious pace. In an era overrun with demons and monsters, how many peo 951Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 11 Burn, Burn, Burn: The Imperial Inspector 燃燃燃【大御监察使】 [Constable + No Golden Finger + Mystery and Deduction + Court and Martial World + Martial Arts Ranks] This world is plagued by demons and monsters, rife with court intrigue, and alive with the passions of the martial world. Buddhists temper the body, Confucians comprehend ethics and the Dao, Daoists divine the secrets of Heaven, Mohists delve into mechanisms, Legalists draw talismans, Strategists master formations, Yin-Yang practitioners concoct countless pills, and the School of Names sees into —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 You Wanted Me to Be a Physician? I Cultivated the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon and Ascended 让你当医官？你练黄帝内经飞升 [High martial arts + Tang Dynasty + Divine Physician + Male Concubine + Multiple Heroines] Transmigrating into the lowest-ranking physician in Princess Taiping's residence, Lu Changfeng only wants to stay alive. Who would have guessed he would awaken the [Noble Benefactor's Medical Canon], which grants better rewards for treating more prestigious patients? With golden needles, he cured Princess Taiping's cultivation deviation. A single pill stopped Shangguan Wan'er's sword qi from turning agains 22kReads7.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 13 The Grand Ming Embroidered Guard: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Eight Great Shanxi Merchant Families 大命锦衣卫：开局灭门八大晋商 [Decisive and ruthless + no female lead + System + high-martial world] Luo Zhi transmigrates into the Great Mandate Dynasty, where martial arts reign supreme, and becomes an ordinary Embroidered Uniform Guard. After uncovering a case in which the Eight Great Jin Merchants colluded with the enemy and betrayed their country, his superior poisons him and cripples his cultivation. Fortunately, he awakens the golden finger known as the Supreme Martial Dao System. He purges corrupt merchants, crushes 481Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 14 The Imperial Guards Can Govern, Too 锦衣卫也会治国 Lu Li transmigrates into an alternate ancient world as the son of a Commandant of the Imperial Guards. At the age of twenty, he inherits the post of Thousand Household Commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and faces doubt, persecution, framing, and exploitation. Using the System and his own knowledge, he overcomes each challenge and saves the empire. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I'm in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and I Really Did Earn My Promotions! 人在锦衣卫， 我真的是靠实力升迁！ From the start, Jiang Li joins the Imperial Brocade Guard and successfully binds himself to the Heavenly Net System! He receives the innate skill Fiery Eyes, which lets him see through every demon and specter! “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you caught a fugitive who slipped through the net. Martial talent +100!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have earned 1,000 Heavenly Net points. The exchange shop is now open!” “Ding! Host successfully exchanged for the Skill Compendium. Your martial art, Cha 897Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 16 In the Demon Suppression Bureau, I Trade My Lifespan for Immortality 人在镇魔司，我靠氪命，长生不死 “In the thirty-second year of the Shenwu era, a giant demon with a blue face appeared in the world. It swallowed the sun and replaced it with a dark sky. A thousand miles of land froze over, crops failed, and corpses from starvation lay strewn across the roads.” In this chaotic age, demons and monsters rose up everywhere, bringing endless disaster. The people were powerless to fight them. Jiang Lan transmigrated into the Demon-Suppressing Bureau and became a Demon-Suppressing Guard. Fortunately, 1kReads6.2Score10014d adds
- 17 The Embroidered Spring Blade Quells a Chaotic Age 绣春刀镇乱世 Xie Ming, a junior Jinyiwei officer, was framed for colluding with the enemy and thrown into the imperial prison, left on the brink of death after offending the powerful chief eunuch of the Eastern Depot. The protagonist's soul transmigrates into his body and takes over. A struggle for power between the imperial court and the great clans; infighting between the Jinyiwei and the Eastern Depot; the intermingling of martial sects and court factions; the mysterious machinations of the Tower of Heave 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Commander of the Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard 大明锦衣卫指挥使 [No System, no transmigration, brisk pacing, tightly interwoven plot, clever schemes, gritty action and tender feelings] In his flying-fish uniform, with an embroidered spring saber at his side, the Imperial Guard Lu Chen travels south with his attendants and Yin Nanshuang, a young female coroner personally selected by the emperor. It all begins with a corruption case. Despite layers of suspicion, deadly traps, and danger at every turn, they ultimately make it through unscathed. The imperial cou 617Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 19 Iron-Blooded Embroidered Uniform Guard: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Extinction Cross Blade 铁血锦衣卫：开局灭绝十字刀 After transmigrating to a wuxia world, he becomes a trained death soldier of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Ten years later, he finally awakens the Demonization and Power-Up System. From the start, he is rewarded with a saber technique that can defy fate and change destiny: the Seven Heaven-Defying Demon Blades! By killing, capturing, or defeating anyone who bears the fortune of the martial world, he can gain demonization points and use them to demonize and level up. Lin Tian chooses to join the 1.7kReads6.3Score12914d adds
- 20 Great Qin: My Lordship Is Here, Demons and Evil Spirits Begone 大秦：本侯在此，妖邪退避 When midnight falls, the living must take cover! Night belongs to demons and fiends. Ordinary people can only go about their business by day. In an age rife with the uncanny, Gu Yan appears out of nowhere, sweeps away the demons, reshapes heaven and earth, and purges the mortal world! 1.5kReads7.2Score10014d adds
- 21 I Get Stronger with Every Promotion, and I'm Already Invincible! 升官就变强，我直接无敌了！ [Invincible + scheming + swordsmanship + exhilarating power-ups] Li Chengfeng wakes up to find he has become a low-ranking Banner Officer in the Eagle Guard of the Great Chu Dynasty, with his patron already dead. Fortunately, he has the System: every promotion rewards him with a max-level martial art. What? Making it to a Hundred-man Commander earns me the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms? A Thousand-man Commander gets me Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens? … What do I care if they’re century-old 722Reads8.6Score10414d adds
- 22 Transmigrate to Great Qian and Become the God of Catchers 穿越大乾当捕神 Lin Yi, a modern man, unexpectedly transmigrates into a high-martial world and becomes a low-ranking constable in the Divine Constabulary of the Great Qian Empire. After obtaining a miraculous System that rewards good and punishes evil, his path to punishing evildoers becomes his path to rising to power. The aging Emperor Qian'an is on the throne, the imperial family has no Celestial-level experts, and undercurrents stir across the Nine Provinces. The various factions are poised to make their mo 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Delicate Little Girl? She Can Toss Lu Bu with One Hand! 柔弱小姑娘？她单手抡飞吕布！ [Strong Female Lead + Three Kingdoms Conquest + No System + Ensemble Cast + Comedy] [Full-Cast Audiobook] A modern-day author whose work never took off transmigrates one day, only to wake up at the end of the Han dynasty. And so begins her journey of farming and building a fortune. From irrigation and farming to teaching people to read, from Lin Shu's enlightenment to establishing the Lin Shu literary style, from an unknown nobody to the titled Lady Wenzhao. Under the name of Master Wenshu, she 2.1kReads8.5Score23214d adds
- 24 A Guard in the Embroidered Uniform from the Start: Sign-In for the Nine Suns Divine Skill 开局锦衣卫当差，签到九阳神功 [Fresh Concept]+ [Unbeatable]+ [No Saintly Hand-Wringing]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] Gu Shaofeng transmigrates to a small world and starts out as an ordinary Imperial Guard lieutenant. Here, innate masters can split mountains and shatter rocks, while legendary terrestrial immortals can shatter the void! Fortunately, Gu Shaofeng, who starts at the bottom, is bound to an Invincible System. As long as he completes missions, he can obtain all kinds of heaven-defying martial arts! Master the Nine Suns, 220Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 25 Wuxia: Now That I’m a Villain, Why Should I Go Easy on You? 武侠：都成反派了，谁还惯着你啊 [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Villain] + [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil] + [The Martial World and the Imperial Court] + [Solving Mysteries and Crimes] + [Embroidered Uniform Guards] + [Political Scheming] He transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, where demons and monsters run rampant, and becomes a low-ranking officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. On the very first day after transmigrating, he awakens the Unlimited Enlightenment System. Chen Xiu only has to spend his lifespan to gain sudd 151Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 26 The Angry Sea Rises 怒海潮生 I was born in the briny sea breeze and grew up on horseback in a bodyguard agency. For a century, the martial world has been split between the righteous and the wicked, while three generations of the imperial court have expanded its power through blood and steel. On my way back from a caravan escort, I saw salt smugglers bullying fishermen. I held back again and again. Then they shoved a pregnant woman to the ground, and at last my blade flashed. Who could have known the salt smugglers had the R 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Poorest Imperial Guard: The Empress Wants Me to Embezzle 最穷锦衣卫，女帝求我贪污 [Invincible] + [Satisfying read] + [System] + [Ruthless] Powerful clans have flourished for a thousand years, striking fear into the people far and wide. Sects have sunk deep roots, their foundations unshaken by the passage of time. They style themselves scions of royalty, treating the people as grass and weeds, toying with them in the palm of their hands and regarding them as mere dust. Chu Xiu, who becomes the Pacification Commissioner of the Northern Branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard fr 1.8kReads7.9Score14214d adds
- 28 I'm a Brocade Guard on the Case, and Even Old Zhu Can't Stop Me 我锦衣卫办案，老朱也拦不住 Luo Fan transmigrates to the Hongwu era and becomes a member of the Imperial Guard. Based on his achievements, he can redeem blind boxes of varying grades, which contain all kinds of knowledge, skills, and even items! Sorry, no one can stop me from wanting to get ahead! From the start, he arrests Crown Princess Consort Lü, shocking the court! He opens a bronze-grade blind box and gets a map of the world! He opens a silver-grade blind box and gets instructions for cultivating penicillin! He opens 189Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 The Ming Dynasty’s Finest Imperial Guard 大明之极品锦衣卫 Ming Dynasty, the third year of the Wanli reign. The young emperor's rule is uncertain, and undercurrents stir throughout the court and country. A struggle for the position of Grand Secretary, Japanese pirate raids in the southeast, and a crisis in Liaodong loom, while a Little Ice Age draws near. Lu Yi transmigrates into the body of a dismissed Embroidered Uniform Guard confined to his home and is swept up in the turmoil. Thus begins his glorious journey to power in the world of the Embroidered 1.1kReads7.4Score10514d adds
- 30 The Splendor in My Heart 心中的锦衣 Zhao Jingwu’s soul transmigrates into the Great Qian Dynasty, and he lands right in the heart of a hereditary Embroidered Uniform Guard family! It’s a dream come true. In his previous life, he was endlessly fascinated by the mysterious Embroidered Uniform Guards. In this life, his grandfather, a veteran Embroidered Uniform Guard commander, personally teaches him the real skills: martial arts, tracking and arrest, criminal investigation, and more. He masters the whole toolkit! What’s most excitin 20Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 31 I Told You to Be a Constable, Not to Dominate the Six Fan Gate! 让你做捕快，没让你制霸六扇门！ After transmigrating into the Great Qi dynasty, constable Li Changci discovers he can search people's souls. From then on, he solves cases like a god, shocking the entire court. Then the Great Emperor sends him the divine art Heaven-Earth Primordial Body through his mind. Killing opponents above his level is as easy as eating or drinking, and the empire's most formidable enforcer is born. He solves major cases one after another, making a name for himself across the land in the blink of an eye. T 5.9kReads7.6Score44214d adds
- 32 From the Start, a Princess Forced Herself on Me, So I Joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Seek Immortality 开局被公主强推，入锦衣卫觅长生 [Eastern Fantasy + Transmigration + Feel-Good Story + Imagination-Rich + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Alternate History] “What? You want me to oversee the execution of the White Lotus Cult's holy maiden? I'm just a low-ranking Imperial Guard. I'm not qualified!” Lin Feng offends his superior, who uses him as a scapegoat and sends him to oversee the execution of the White Lotus Cult's holy maiden. Unexpectedly, the disaster turns into a blessing when he activates the Longevity Panel. Killing 1.1kReads7.2Score10314d adds
- 33 Starting as a Constable, I Gain Talent Traits by Executing Criminals 开局捕快，诛杀罪犯可获天赋词条 When a nation nears its end, monsters are sure to emerge. A thousand-year dynasty is approaching its final days. Sects, powerful clans, and warlords vie for power by every means, while the land grows increasingly chaotic and the rule of law crumbles. Reborn, Jiang Li becomes a constable in a border town. Inevitably drawn into the struggle, he is swept along against his will, with his life hanging by a thread. Fortunately, his innate golden finger awakens just in time. The talents and abilities o 9.9kReads7.6Score78014d adds
- 34 The Embroidered Guard of Great Xia 大夏锦衣人 [Transmigration + System + yandere + love triangle + rivalry for the heroine + power-ups + Embroidered Uniform Guard] You’ll never guess who the real male lead is! “If I, Xu Zhixi, had never been born, the martial world would have been mired in endless darkness, ” When you open your eyes, you’re a wealthy young lady in another world, with a cheat ability and a destiny-defying plot at your fingertips! This world conceals ten secret paths: Martial arts that shatter the firmament, Confucianism that 30Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 High Martial: Reaching the Peak of the Martial Dao as a Brocade-Clad Guard 高武：在锦衣卫登临武道绝巅 (Decisive and ruthless, court power struggles, jianghu rivalries, with the System playing a minor role) Tang Jiu transmigrates into a high-martial world, into the household of a wealthy family in the Great Yu Dynasty. He could have spent his days walking birds in their cages and listening to music in the pleasure quarters, a spoiled young master. Unexpectedly, he awakens a System that grants him good-and-evil points for killing evildoers or doing good deeds. And so, Tang Jiu is no longer a spoil 6.9kReads7.2Score32914d adds
- 36 A Brocade-Clad Guard: From the Start, My Ancestral Arts Are Perfected 锦衣卫当差，开局祖传绝学大圆满 In a parallel world, the Ming Dynasty is a land of high martial arts. Xu Xiaosheng becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and awakens the Embroidered Uniform Guard Worker System. From the start, he's rewarded with mastery of a family-inherited secret art. As long as he fulfills his duties as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he can earn peerless martial arts, divine weapons, and rare pills. As a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, if no one else can kill a great demon, I 2.7kReads8.5Score13214d adds
- 37 I'm a Brocade Guard, and They All Call Me the Living King of Hell 人在锦衣卫，他们都叫我活阎王 [Decisive and ruthless + says little, expects you to listen + won't eat beef + invincible power fantasy + merciless.] Shen Pan transmigrates to Great Xia and, by a twist of fate, joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard. While executing criminals, he unexpectedly unlocks the Martial Arts Arena. “Ding... Congratulations, Host! You have slain a notorious criminal and obtained the Thirteen Deadly Swords!” From that day on, the martial world gains a living Yama whose very name inspires terror! Demonic cu 749Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 38 Facing Abolition from the Start, This Crown Prince Sweeps Across the Heavens 开局面临被废，本太子横扫诸天 Gu Tianxing transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty with a Summoning System, just as he is about to be stripped of his position. The Summoning System activates, and he summons the Dragon Guarding Mountain Manor from the start. With the manor's help, he turns around his impending downfall and puts down a rebellion. Yin Zhong, Luo Hou, the Netherworld King, Zhao Yun, Pang Ban, Xiong Ba, Ling Donglai... Countless outstanding figures are summoned. They trample across the skies, dominate the whole wo 3.2kReads7.4Score14814d adds
- 39 I’m the Demon-Slaying Constable of the Suppression Bureau, and I’m Doomed from the Start 我，镇妖司神捕，开局就要凉 For eight hundred years, the Great Qin has been plagued by demons and spirits running rampant. Chu Xuan was a ninth-rank demon-suppressing constable with a bright future ahead of him. After standing up for a stranger and beating the Left Chancellor’s son to a pulp, he was thrown into prison and sentenced to execution. By a twist of fate, however, he became an executioner in the Celestial Prison, an executioner acting on Heaven’s behalf. From then on, he carried out Heaven’s judgment. Those who d 1.7kReads7.9Score10714d adds
- 40 I Practiced Medicine at Jing'an Bureau for Thirty Years 我在靖安司悬壶三十年 Ye Ping transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, becoming a night watchman in the Celestial Profound Peacekeeping Office, which hunts down demons and vanquishes evil. He carries a companion Green Pouch, and whenever he saves someone, he can obtain the most precious thing in that person’s life. Miraculous pills, peerless techniques... With skilled hands, he heals every illness; with a steadfast heart, he slays demons and monsters. He is a god among mortals, and the calamity of all 1.1kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 41 The Embroidered Guard’s Top Slacker: Slay Demons to Grow Stronger 锦衣卫第一卷王，除魔就能变强 In the third year of Yongle, demons and monsters ran rampant, leaving the people terrified! To stabilize the realm, the emperor ordered the formation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, tasked with subduing demons and monsters! Xu Qing transmigrates into this world and discovers that he has become a probationary member of the Guard. He also possesses a strange power: if he doesn't keep breaking through, he'll die! Fortunately, he activates an exemption System. Slaying demons and monsters earns him 906Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn in Great Qi, I Crack One Strange Case After Another 重生大齐，我屡破奇案 [No System + no golden finger + funny mystery-solving.] The Great Qi has an organization called the Embroidered Guard, with the authority to execute first and report later. It is known as the imperial court's lapdog. In this world, there are no elaborate cultivation systems, only martial artists. See how Qing Yan, given a second chance at life, uses his position as an imperial lapdog to crack one bizarre case after another and stir up a storm in the Great Qi dynasty. 5.5kReads8.7Score41114d adds
- 43 Story of Minglan: Marrying Hualan 知否：迎娶华兰 A derivative of The Story of Minglan + the Imperial City Bureau + daily life + one heroine + rise to marquis and chancellor. Xu Chun transmigrates to the Song Empire, becoming a distant relative from a collateral branch who depends on the Marquis of Yongyi’s household for a living. He gives up the civil service examination and devotes himself to the law, setting his sights on the Imperial City Bureau. Bianjing’s splendor stretches long beneath the Song’s elegant charm; lanterns along the imperia 3.2kReads6.7Score13514d adds
- 44 The Great Ming’s Master Thief: The Imperial Guards Forced Me to Investigate a Case 大明神偷：被锦衣卫逼去查案 Transmigration to the Jiajing era | No System | Embroidered Uniform Guard | Mystery and Investigation | Political Schemes | Lighthearted Comedy During the Jiajing era, modern master thief Chu Zhongtian transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty and becomes the legendary thief known as "One Plum Blossom." No System, no status screen, no golden finger handed down from heaven. The moment he arrives, he's captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His handwriting is so sloppy when he signs his confession 85Reads—Score14614d adds
- 45 Daily Case Files of the Northern Garrison’s Embroidered Uniform Guard 北镇抚司缉凶日常 In the twenty-seventh year of the Zhaoxi era, the Directorate of Ceremonial selected nine officials’ wives and daughters to be buried with the emperor. The fathers and brothers of the women promised the hereditary post of a hundred-household commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. But on the eve of the emperor’s death, the Jia Yuan County Princess died under mysterious circumstances, and noblewomen of the imperial clan in the capital were murdered one after another. Wen Cang, commander of th 270Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 46 My Drunkard Dad 我的酒鬼老爹 I really didn’t get the Burning Technique… A drunkard for a father and a scheming mother gave birth to a clueless boy. Mystery + political intrigue + deduction + crime-solving + martial arts world No System, no golden finger, and no reloading a save to start over. No invincibility, no brainlessness, no harem, and no saintly hero. Life is full of ups and downs, and people come in all sorts. With a broken sword in hand, the young man roams the world, gradually unraveling the mystery of his birth! 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 47 My Years Slaying Demons at the Vegetable Market 我在菜市口斩妖除魔那些年 Li Changsheng woke up to find himself an executioner at the vegetable market in the Great Ming Dynasty! As demons ran rampant across the eight-hundred-year-old Ming Dynasty and heaven and earth underwent a tremendous upheaval, he discovered that executing death-row prisoners earned him all kinds of rewards! Qi-reading, qi cultivation, divination, death substitution, paper effigy creation, concealment, face-changing, puppetry, medicine, mechanical arts... Across tens of thousands of years and the 1.4kReads7.1Score12014d adds
- 48 The Xuanyi Sword 玄一剑 Meng Yun, a boy from a mountain village, became the Daoist sect’s “Little Martial Uncle” after an unexpected incident. To uncover the mystery behind his parents’ deaths, and to fulfill his dream of becoming a martial hero, he grows stronger step by step! His talent helps, but it is his reckless determination that drives him forward. With the Violet Sky Primordial Unity Art within him and the Primordial Swordsmanship without, he grows through one crisis after another until he stands unrivaled ben 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Don’t Look Down on Me Just Because I Came from the Mountains 莫看我从山中来 Chen Jun, a liberal arts student from the twentieth century, heard a story in western Hunan about his grandfather praying for rain. He went alone to explore a mountain cave, slipped, and fell into the water. When he woke again, he found himself inhabiting the body of the twelfth son of Chen Daoyuan, a renowned Wei-Jin master of qi divination. Armed with only a fragmentary understanding of history, he watched without changing a thing, opening a new page in his understanding... 22Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 50 The Patrol Office 行捕司 Lu Fengzhu is a retired soldier who has killed countless enemies, while Gu Tingyue is a rookie member of the Hidden Dragon Guard. Through a twist of fate, they both join the Xingbu Bureau and begin investigating all kinds of cases: some involving romance, some gang rivalries, some court power struggles, and others the rough-and-tumble world of the martial clans. There are plenty of cases. Let me tell them to you one by one... 61Reads6.4Score—14d adds
