Novels like The Ghost General
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Ghost General, best match first.
- 1 Three Years Without Return 三年无归期 No Return for Three Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Find You Before Dawn II 天亮之前找到你(二) Find You Before Dawn (II) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I'll Wait for You in My Memories 我在回忆中等你 I Wait for You in My Memories —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Whole Village Came to the Feast, So Why Was My Sister-in-Law Convicted? 全村来吃席,嫂嫂为何入罪 The Whole Village Came to the Banquet, So Why Was My Sister-in-Law Convicted? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Thousand and Ninety-Fifth Letter to My Love 给爱人的第一千零九十五封信 The Thousand and Ninety-Fifth Letter to My Beloved —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Find You Before Dawn (I) 天亮之前找到你(一) Find You Before Daybreak (I) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Heartless Joy 薄情欢 After four years of marriage, all she got in return was him personally cutting the child from her womb to save the woman he loved... If there is a next life, she will never meet him again! —Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 8 A Collection of Short Historical Romance Stories 古言短篇故事合集 [Short stories] + [Mutual devotion] + [Protective male lead] + [Native male lead] + [Native female lead] + [Female lead with a modern soul] These stories mainly focus on historical romance, and this collection features short tales of doting love, heartbreak, sweetness, and more. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them. Each story is under 100,000 words. Every story moves at a brisk pace, with no filler or dragging things out. Part One: The War God Prince's Fated Consort, co 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Amnesiac Photographer’s Memories and Conspiracy 失忆摄影师的记忆与阴谋 The Memories and Conspiracy of an Amnesiac Photographer 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Loving You Is an Addiction 爱你是一种瘾 The legitimate wife is hated by everyone? In her case, the mistress has chased her all the way to the hospital to beat her up. How absurd. It seems she's been such an ostrich of a proper CEO's wife for so long that anyone thinks they can walk all over her. And why should she perform surgery when the mistress is having a baby? She's no saint. “You're the best obstetrician and gynecologist in this hospital. You have to perform this surgery.” “I've been suspended!” “She is carrying a child of the C 35Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 11 I Can't Step into Your World 踏不进你的世界 Jian Xia emerges from the tiny place where she was imprisoned, her face covered in scars. Humiliated by others, she finally watches the man she loves send her to the operating table. Jian Chun’s right side was ruined, so he ruins the right side of Jian Xia’s face as well. From then on, Jian Chun takes off her scarf, glowing with health, while Jian Xia puts on a mask, hideous beyond belief. At last, the truth comes to light. Qin Shaoting says he loves her! She smiles faintly and says, “Your love 35Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 12 I Once Saw the Light 我曾见过光 I Once Saw the Light —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Farewell to the Underworld: He Thought Leaving Me Was for My Own Good 一别黄泉:他以为远离是成全 Parting at the Gates of the Underworld: He Thought Staying Away Was the Best He Could Do for Her —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 After My Mother-in-Law Died, My Husband Knelt and Begged Me to Love Him Again 婆婆死后,老公跪求我再爱他一次 After my mother-in-law died, my husband begged me on his knees to love him one more time. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 At the Guillotine, I Finally Understood My Teacher's Good Intentions 断头台前,我才懂夫子苦心 Before the Guillotine, I Finally Understood My Teacher’s Good Intentions 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Loving You Is Like Falling into the Abyss 爱你如坠深渊 Jiang Anning loved Fu Hanyuan with all her heart. Fu Hanyuan hated Jiang Anning with all his heart. In the end, she miscarried, her son died of illness, and she finally lost all hope... 147Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 17 A Mystery with a Wild Premise: A Cross-Time Confession 悬疑脑洞《跨时空告白》 A Suspenseful, Imaginative Tale: Across-Time Confession 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Years Have Passed, and Our Happy Ending Is Gone 至此经年,佳期永别 On the day Qiu Xueke married Qin Zichuan, she was overjoyed, thinking the happiness she had waited so long for had finally arrived. But who could have guessed that what knocked at her door wasn't happiness, but a nightmare? In that marriage, she lost her soul and her heart, and in the end, she lost everything... 17Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 19 After the Last Ray of Sunshine Was Blocked Out 《当最后一线阳光被遮住后》 After the Last Ray of Sunlight Is Blocked Out 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Maybe It’s for the Best That Love Is Gone 爱失去了也好 A business marriage made Lu Zhengnan hate Xia Wanqing. For three years of marriage, he came home only once a month. After learning she was terminally ill, Xia Wanqing intended to leave quietly, but again and again she was brought back to his side... until she died in his arms. 5Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 21 Shimmering and Far Away 眴兮杳杳 [Youthful campus romance + bittersweet secret love + reunion after years apart + a groveling ex who begs to win her back] + [A woman who admires the strong and knows how to listen VS a dashing, roguish rich kid] “She and I are friends.” Before his mind could catch up, the explanation had already slipped out. “Mm, I know.” Fang Yaowan looked away, her eyes darkening. Then she added, “We’re friends too.” Sensing that something was wrong, Sheng Qionglang was about to speak, but she beat him to it. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 You're a Good Person, and That's All You'll Ever Be 你是个好人,也只能是个“好人” You're a good person, and you'll only ever be a "good person". 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Wish We'd Never Met 宁可不曾遇见你 Even as the bathwater turned completely red with blood, he never came. 845Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 24 Three Hundred Bucks Bought Her Entire Summer 三百块,完买断了她整个夏天 Three Hundred Yuan: She Bought Out Her Whole Summer 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Strangers for the Rest of Our Lives 此生陌路不复 When Chu Junmo forcibly tears open her wound, leaving it drenched in blood, Li Fuyi knows she must pay for the crime she committed at eighteen. Because of him, she found the light; because of him, she descended into eternal night. There are no winners in this battle. There are only two people doomed to endless ruin. 604Reads8.2Score102Shelves
- 26 Last Night's Stars, Last Night's Breeze 昨夜星辰昨夜风 After a car accident, I somehow became the culprit who killed my younger sister! To avenge her, Ji Sichen cruelly took the baby I'd carried for ten months and imprisoned me! “Please, let me see my baby, even just once...” His cold, curt reply struck like a slap: “You're nothing but a murderer. You don't deserve to be his mother!” 6Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 27 Happiness Is Just Out of Reach 幸福触手不可及 Three years of marriage couldn’t compete with one month after his first love came back... It wasn’t until Qiao Ran was forcibly dragged onto the operating table that she realized she didn’t even measure up to one of his first love’s fingers in his heart... When a man doesn’t love you, even your breathing is wrong, let alone clinging to him. She knew she had made a terrible mistake... But only when she raised the knife in her hand and plunged it into her own chest did he realize who he truly love 62Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 28 The Clouds Could Never Match Your Love 云端不及你情深 Yun Duan always believed the man she loved was a peerless hero, and that one day he would come to marry her, clad in golden armor and riding on auspicious clouds of every color. But it wasn't until he personally sent her to prison for another woman that she realized how foolish she'd been! He said she had set a fire that killed the woman he loved. He refused to listen to a single word of explanation... She endured every humiliation and fought to stay strong, all to prove her innocence! Only when 21Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 29 Loving You, Even If It Was Only a Fleeting Splendor 爱你纵使繁华一场 After five years of marriage, Mo Sheng still hadn't made Li Yunan fall in love with her. When she learned she had a terminal illness, all she asked for was ten months. “After ten months, I can divorce you. Please, don't hate me.” “What are you playing at?” “I'm tired. I want to be free.” Childhood sweethearts may grow apart as time goes by. Mo Sheng had loved Li Yunan for thirteen years, while he gave all his love to another woman. As she suffered through a pain unlike anything she had ever endu 21Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 30 You Never Once Chose Me 你从不曾偏爱我 Throughout their three years of marriage, she kept hoping he would turn around and look at her. But his heart belonged only to the woman he cherished most. When he caused their child’s death, she turned away in despair. Yet he grabbed her hand and said, “I don’t want a divorce!” 79Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 31 Tearing My Heart Apart for You 为你撕心裂爱 What does it mean to love deeply? To be doomed beyond redemption, or ground to dust? Ruan Zhenzhen's heart died at the moment she lay dying, her child was lost, and her grandfather was grieved to death. After rising from the ashes, the man who regretted everything knelt before her and begged for forgiveness. But how can a dead heart come back to life? “Huo Sinian, the only way I'll forgive you is if you die!” 204Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 32 Red Eyes Across the Street, Vermilion Outshines Snow 隔街红眼,朱砂胜雪 Red eyes across the street, cinnabar brighter than snow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score199Shelves
- 34 Her and Him: Saving Each Other? 她,他,双向救赎? Her and him, saving each other? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 My Boyfriend Is Emotionally Blind, and I’m Blind 男友心盲,我眼瞎 My boyfriend is emotionally blind, and I’m literally blind. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Stop Torturing Me, You Possessive Daddy! Mommy's Pregnant and Has Run Away 偏执爹地别虐了!妈咪有孕出逃了 Six months into their marriage, an accident sent her straight to hell. The man who married her tormented, humiliated, and toyed with her, making her wish she were dead. When her heart had finally grown cold, she fled Jiangcheng at all costs, pregnant and all. Five years later, she made a stunning return with her twin sons. At the airport, the little darlings pointed at a man. “Mommy, that uncle looks just like me.” Before she could even turn around, a pair of strong arms yanked her into an embra 99Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 37 I Lost My Chance to Become a Mother to Save Him, but He Had a Child with Someone Else 为了救他我失去当妈妈的机会,他却和别人有了孩子 I lost my chance to become a mother to save him, but he had a child with someone else 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Passion on the Pillow: A Trial of Love 枕上欢:情字劫 Do you believe the person you love most could personally send you plunging into hell? I was once the wildest girl in the mountain stronghold, until that scholar entered my life. He taught me passion and promised to marry me, but on our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire clan. “I can't bring myself to kill you,” he said, then imprisoned me deep in the palace and let his concubines torment me. That night, I faked my death and escaped, only to discover a blood-written letter in his secret pass 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Nine-Lived Cat Girl 九命猫女 I'm a nine-lived cat woman, and the people of my clan were slaughtered to the last by the Kingdom of Shuo. After being reborn several times, the King of Shuo came to cherish me above all else. But he doesn't know that our love across three lifetimes is all for the sake of settling one lifetime's score. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Jade in Error 错玉 After transmigrating into a book for seven years, I married the second male lead, Pei Yue, and had his child. We lived in perfect harmony, and I thought my life was complete. Then I was kidnapped, and Prince Jun whispered mockingly in my ear, “Do you know it was your beloved husband who sent you to my bed?” I refused to believe him. But when I fought my way home, I found Pei Yue had married my divorced half-sister. His once-cold eyes now brimmed with tenderness, as if a dream he'd cherished for 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Lotus Ashes: Blood on the Emperor's Pillow 芙蓉烬:帝王枕上血 That year, the flames of Longhu Stronghold lit up half the sky. He stood amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, clad in a dragon robe stained red. I wore my phoenix crown and bridal robes, only to become a caged bird in his palace. “Have you ever hated me?” he asked, stroking my face, his eyes filled with an obsession that would not fade. I laughed through my tears. I only hated myself. He killed my entire family, yet I couldn't bring myself to take revenge. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Ashes of Passion: A Calamity of Mortal Life 骄欢烬浮生劫 “You once picked a spring blossom for me, then pushed me into the flames with your own hands.” I was the most spoiled legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in the capital. The day we first met, he was dressed in white as pristine as snow, his sword flashing like moonlight as he rescued me from danger in the streets. At his words, “I love you,” I starved myself to resist an arranged marriage, insisting I would marry no one else. But on our wedding night, he coldly left me alone, then gripped my —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 I Gave the Demon Lord My Whole Heart, but One Tear from His White Moonlight Means More 我对魔尊掏心掏肺,不如白月光一滴眼泪 I stood by Xie Yan through the hardest time of his life. Yet he repeatedly disregarded my feelings for the sake of his first love. I endured it because I loved him. Until he cut the vine core from my little brother to save her life. Only when my little brother’s soul was utterly destroyed in my arms did I realize I had been wrong. But I couldn’t avenge him. Because I was dying. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 After Being Reborn, I Ditched My Love-Brained Self 重生后我丢掉了恋爱脑 While gathering herbs in the mountains, I saved a handsome young man who was on the brink of death. He said the only way to repay me for saving his life was to give himself to me, so he became my husband. But less than half a month after our wedding, he disappeared. Later, my village was destroyed, and I was imprisoned, tortured, and killed. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the moment just before I was about to leave to gather herbs. I promptly set down my basket, but I never expec 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 If We Meet Again as We Were, We Should Be Strangers 若如初见应不识 I am Zhu Qingzhao, the most honored empress of the Great Yin dynasty, and the most ridiculous laughingstock in all the land. My childhood sweetheart, the emperor, treated me like dirt. He personally banished me to the Cold Palace and allowed his new empress to carve out my heart and lungs. Yet the chief minister, the man I called “Elder Brother,” had hidden his feelings for me for twenty years. As I lay dying, he murmured, “Qingzhao, let me take you away.” The world calls me a wicked woman who m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Love's Ashes 相思烬 On my wedding day, I poisoned the nuptial wine. The Crown Prince drained his cup with a smile, then suddenly grabbed me by the nape. “So even the Shen family's legitimate daughter resorts to such despicable tricks?” I looked at the black blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and smiled. “Your Highness is mistaken. I'm treating the poison. What you have is ‘Love's End,’ from the Western Regions.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 I Courted the Sixth Prince Nine Times, and Died Tragically Every Time 我攻略六皇子九次,九次惨死 To awaken the Seventh Prince, the one I love, I stood atop the highest watchtower in the imperial city. The Sixth Prince told me his shadow guards had secured the area, so I had nothing to worry about. But he didn’t know that moments later, the rebels would set fire to the powder magazine beneath the tower, turning this magnificent palace into a sea of flames... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Marriage in Ruins: Wife Dead, Child Gone, and CEO Li Has Lost His Mind! 替嫁成殇:妻亡子逝,厉总疯了! A Marriage of Substitution, A Wife Dead and a Son Gone, Mr. Li Has Lost His Mind! 245Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 115Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 50 My Childhood Sweetheart, the Crown Prince, Was Lured Away by an Enemy Princess 青梅竹马的太子夫君,被敌国公主勾跑了 My childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince husband Rong Yu, knocked me off my horse with a spear, its sharp tip aimed at my throat. He used that familiar red-tasseled spear to warn me to stay away from the exotic beauty he had just brought back. Only then did I understand the saying from those romance stories: a beautiful beginning can end in heartbreak. But I'm no delicate young lady who'll hide in her room and cry. I'll return the favor with that spear, then go back to the frontier where I belong. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

















































