Novels like Cheng Yi Watches Cheng Yi's Roles, Starting with Mysterious Lotus Casebook
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- 1 The Waters of Fu Cannot Be Reclaimed 芙水难收 If Xiao Qiushui's dad were Li Lianhua and his father were the High God Yingyuan, he would be a beloved little darling, doted on by all his elders and family. But Heaven couldn't stand to see him have it too easy. He had to endure mortal tribulations before he could attain godhood, so the darling little prince of Heaven was cast down into the mortal realm, where he suffered through the world of Fushan Hai. When he opened his eyes again, he was transported to the world of Fox Demons, where he met 100Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 2 Oh No, This Straight Guy Turned Into a Cat Demon and Now Everyone Bullies Him 坏菜了，直男变猫妖后，人见人欺 Xiao Qiushui woke up one day remembering that he was a newly transformed cat demon, as well as the third young master of the Xiao family of Huanhua, studying at Qilin Academy. All he wanted was to live a normal life. But there was Prince Jin, Li Chenzhou, who treated him like a younger brother; the fussy upperclassman Wangquan Fugui; and his two close friends Tang Zhou and Si Feng, with whom he could talk about anything. The way they looked at him was getting more and more suspicious. Even Xie H 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Wind and Rain in the Same Boat 风禹同周 What would it look like if Tang Zhou, a demon hunter, and Yu Sifeng, a golden-winged bird with twelve feathers, fell in love? What secrets would they face before their trials, and what mysteries await their discovery? “Why... why was it your father?” “So many of my people... died because of him... How could I ever forget this blood feud?!” “I know... a son must pay for his father's debts... If this hatred... this fire of karma... must come to an end...” “Xi Xuan... if my life... can lessen your 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Thought We Were Friends, But You Want to Be My Husband? 我视你们为友，你们竟想当我老公 Original title: The Six Villainous Husbands of Xiao Qiushui [World crossover + love triangle chaos + sweet romance] To get a chance to start over, Xiao Qiushui resolutely accepted a mission to save the world. After countless hardships, he finally returned to the Divine Land. But could someone explain why these virtual characters who looked exactly like him had all ended up in the real world? Weren't these people just virtual creations based on his face? How could they be real, living people?! C 95Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 5 Watching Worlds on Screen 观影各世界 Love rises with the wind, but when the wind dies down, the heart is still unsettled. Watching the future to soothe those lingering regrets. A conversation across time and space. A System is installed on Chu Li's phone, and a sky screen appears in cities everywhere, offering hope of easing the world's lingering regrets. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Going with the Flow: A Love Song of the Martial World 顺水推舟：江湖恋曲 The rise of the Power Gang is not just Li Chenzhou’s ambition. It may also be part of a grand plan to unite the forces of the martial world and resist foreign invaders. This is a passion project, so don’t expect too much logic. I just want to see things play out smoothly, hehe 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Becoming Cheng Yi’s Sweetheart 做成毅的小娇妻 I have to save him. He gave me hope, and his life is only just beginning. I’m no one important anyway. I want him to live. Give him my heart. You have to find a way... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Shadows Beneath the Lamp of Ten Thousand Lives 赴山海之万世千生灯下影 [Dual male leads] Qiu × Ming Xiao Mingming, a modern man, transmigrates into the body of Xiao Qiushui from The Heroic Legend of Shenzhou after using a magic tome to adapt the novel. At first, all he wants is to survive in this unfamiliar ancient world. The System's arrival forces him to follow the plot, and gradually his heart grows warm. He slowly comes to care for these people and form bonds with them. In time, he discovers that Xiao Qiushui's soul is still there. They share one body, and on 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Evenly Matched Self in A Journey to Love Takes the Protagonist Home 赴山海五五开的我带主角回家 Cousin Xiao Mingming became a vegetable, and his soul was kidnapped to a wuxia world to work, where he became the third young master of the Huanhua Sword Sect. By a stroke of bad luck, his older sister drove into the world of "Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves". Robbing, killing, saving people, trembling with fear... It was all far too dangerous. Thankfully, she had a System that made her evenly matched with anyone, from mountain bandits to top experts. Good grief! Was she supposed to show 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Book of Mountains, Seas, and Lotus Blossoms 山海莲花书 Mountains, Seas, and Lotus Books 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Autumn Waters Flow to the Lotus Tower 莲花楼：秋水赴莲楼 Content warning: Selfcest, male/male pairing. Li Lianhua (top) x Xiao Qiushui (bottom) After everything was over, Xiao Qiushui quietly left amid everyone’s joyous celebration. Just when Xiao Qiushui thought he was finally going to reunite with his parents, he got bound to a System and transmigrated again!! Xiao Qiushui: “Can’t you Systems pick someone else for once?! What did I ever do to you?!” System: “La la la~ Can’t hear you~” System missions: 1. Become the greatest under heaven 2. Li Xi 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Together Across Mountains and Seas: Li Chenzhou Reborn 共赴山海：重生李沉舟 Yang Zehong, a modern teenager with cancer, transmigrates at the end of his life and becomes Li Chenzhou, the powerful leader of the Power Gang, who is poisoned and on the verge of death in the snow. Using a phone that took the blow meant to kill him and miscellaneous knowledge he picked up during three years bedridden, he seizes the chance to fake his death and takes his unconscious, gravely wounded beloved wife, Zhao Shirong, into an underground palace. Suspicion at court still lingers, and u 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Yi’s Love at First Sight 毅见倾城 She plans to find a temporary job to earn some tuition money, but somehow ends up as his personal assistant. He's a hugely popular star and the dream man of countless young women, yet she can't stand him. “Don't want to be my assistant? Then I'll offer you a salary you can't resist. You love money, don't you?” Sure enough, she sees the money and stays by his side, conscience be damned. When she is seriously injured saving him and falls into a coma in the hospital, he looks at her pale face and r 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Film and TV Crossover: Spring Returns to the Withered Tree 综影视：病树前头万木春 [White Moonlight + Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story + Pure Love + 99% Sweet Romance + A Touch of Heart-Wrenching Anguish + 1V2] Li Chenzhou, the domineering, awe-inspiring leader of the Power Gang / Xiao Qiushui, the brilliant and spirited young man VS Jiang Wanyin, a noble-born, exceptionally clever beauty with medicinal fragrances. (We don't mention their looks, since beauty is their least noteworthy quality.) This story is also called Akiyuki and Chenzhou Journey to Wanyin. It has two male leads 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Journey to the Sea of Mountains: Together All the Way 赴山海之一路同行 This bustling martial world will always give rise to new legends. In the martial world, there is the Four-Corners Sect, and there is me. The wicked and corrupt will be wiped out without a trace. At just twenty, Xiao Qiushui was the best in lightness skills, internal energy, and swordsmanship. He became the martial world’s leader at only twenty, and united the entire martial world from then on. When Li Xiangyi transmigrates into the world of A Journey to You, what kind of story will unfold in thi 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Falling in Love with Fu Shiqi 与傅诗淇谈个恋爱 A mysterious woman, Lu Zhuo, enters Fu Shiqi’s world. Bold and distinctive, she excels at weaving lies and acting out deep affection. Is she showing her true feelings, or is her arrival part of an elaborate scheme? Love and performance intertwine around her like a riddle, drawing Fu Shiqi in until he can no longer tell love from deception. Fu Shiqi is a man overflowing with love. Meeting Lu Zhuo feels like a cruel joke of fate: he has fallen for someone incapable of love. He longs to be the key 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 My Tribulation of Love Was Painfully Cringe 情劫被吾历的没眼看 No roots of love, yet she still has to undergo a trial of love??? Xuan Zhu was kicked out of the Spirit Valley by her beloved elder sister, Xuan Li, who opened a passage to the outside world and sent her off to undergo a trial of love. The reason? She’d been the Primordial Goddess of Seven Mirrors for a thousand years and still hadn’t made any progress. How embarrassing… Xuan Zhu had carved away her own roots of love, one cut at a time, but her hand had slipped and left a little behind. So wh 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Journey to the Mountains and Seas 赴山海 Journey to the Mountains 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Xiao Qiushui's Love and Hate in the Martial World 赴山海之萧秋水江湖爱恨 Journey to the Mountains: Xiao Qiushui's Love and Hate in the Jianghu 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: The Peculiar Knights of China, Part Two 赴山海，神州奇侠（第二篇） A Journey to the Sea of Mountains: The Divine Land's Strange Heroes, Part Two 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Twenty-Four Swords, Heart of Mountains and Seas 二十四剑心山海 The initial premise of this story is a collection of the three CY dramas from 2025, along with stories about other characters. Each story is independent, so please make sure you don't get them mixed up. The character pairings are random, but feel free to make requests. Story One: Fugui and Qiushui 360Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Journey to Seek the Seas: Learning Peerless Martial Arts in the Seven Gates 赴山海：我在七扇门里学绝世武功 [A Tale of the Wanderers Fanfiction + Invincible Martial Arts + Brotherhood + Decisive and Ruthless + Two Male Leads Transmigrate] Lu Changfeng transmigrates into the world of A Tale of the Wanderers, where he becomes sworn brothers with Xiao Qiushui, who has also transmigrated. Lu Changfeng awakens the Seven Gates, which take him to seven mysterious spaces. In each one, he can learn peerless martial arts from classic wuxia stories. From the start, Lu Changfeng masters the Sunflower Manual and r 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Chang'an Promise: The Moon Shines on My Heart 长安诺：明月照我心 Xiao Chengxu, the Ninth Prince of Shengzhou, X Rong Le, legitimate daughter of a distinguished family of generals and ministers in Shengzhou After rejecting the late king's arranged marriage for the first time, Xiao Chengxu met his moonlight in Xiqi. Only later did he realize how deep the bond between them ran. How will Xiao Chengxu, who let their betrothal slip away, win her back in this groveling romance? “My heart is clear as day, witnessed by the sun and moon.” 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 My Figurines Came to Life, Turning My Home Into a Haven for Male Idols 手办变真人，我家成了男神收容所 My Figurines Came to Life, and My Home Became a Sanctuary for Handsome Men 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Transmigrate into a Book: A Corporate Drone’s KPI as Martial Alliance Leader 穿书赴山海：社畜的武林盟主KPI Transmigrating into a Book: Chasing the Sea and a Wage Slave’s KPI as Martial Arts Alliance Leader 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Crossover: A Journey Through Ten Thousand Worlds 【综】万界旅行 I'm a newbie, and my writing is pretty rough. The characters may be out of character, the plot may not make sense, and there'll be lots of headcanon. The writing may be messy, so please don't read if that bothers you. [1]*Mysterious Lotus Casebook* pairing: Li Xiangyi (complete) [2]*Jujutsu Kaisen* pairing: Satoru Gojo (complete) [3] Western Han dynasty pairing: Huo Qubing (updating) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Crossing a Thousand Fords in Search of a Boat 涉水寻舟千百渡 Mutual firsts + two male leads + satisfying read + sweet romance + fandom This is a one-on-one fall into love: a sweet romance that goes from rejection, to understanding, to surrender. Xiao Qiushui: “Chenzhou~ You’re the best~” Li Chenzhou: “Qiushui, we have all the time in the world.” 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China 赴山海，神州奇侠 Journey Through Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China, Part Three 赴山海，神州奇侠（第三篇） Journey Through Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China (Part Three) 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China, Part Four 赴山海，神州奇侠（第四篇） Journey Through Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China (Part Four) 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China, Part Five 赴山海，神州奇侠（第五篇） Journey Through Mountains and Seas: The Strange Heroes of China (Part Five) 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: A Programmer Transmigrates Into a Book as a Good-for-Nothing, and the System Is More Ruthless Than His Boss 赴山海：程序员穿书成废柴，系统比老板更无情 Journey Through Mountains and Seas: A Programmer Transmigrates into a Book as a Good-for-Nothing, and the System Is Even More Merciless Than His Boss 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: Xiao Qiushui and Tang Fang Survive the Aftermath 赴山海:萧秋水唐方劫后余生 Journey Through Mountains and Seas: Xiao Qiushui and Tang Fang Survive the Ordeal 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Film and TV Crossover: She's a Gorgeous, Irresistible Heartthrob 综影视：万人迷她又美又飒 [Mary Sue + Everyone's Darling + Peerless Beauty + 1vN + Love at First Sight + Harem of Male Leads and Rivals] A story about Ye Tan, a peerlessly beautiful girl who is swept up in the entertainment world's many gifted men falling in love with her at first sight and vying for her! A peerlessly beautiful person is a sight to behold just by standing there. Sometimes, a moment of attraction lasts only an instant, gone in the blink of an eye. The female lead's character may differ from one world to t 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Lian Fengge 莲凤歌 All details are my own additions!!!!! Li Lianhua: Identity: A reincarnated person bearing a lotus seed. In his previous life, he was the beloved of Xi Xuan, a venerable one of the divine realm. In this life, he has forgotten his memories but retains his divine power and clear, perceptive nature. Yu Sifeng: Identity: The son of the Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Clan's princess. He is actually a golden-winged bird. In his previous life, he was Xi Xuan; in this life, he has come to protect Li Lian 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Dreams Set Sail: Cheng Yi’s Journey to Follow His Dreams 梦想起航：成毅的逐梦之路 Setting Sail for a Dream: Cheng Yi's Journey to Pursue His Dreams 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 [Cheng Yi] May Blossoms Surround You 【成毅】愿繁花簇拥 I'll crush anyone who dares disrespect Cheng Yi!!! Inspiration: A voice message Cheng Yi posted in his Weibo fan group early in his career: "My understanding of math is zero." Theme: There will always be people in this world who speak up against injustice and take up their swords to defend the vulnerable! Big star × math genius Cheng Yi × Lou Yiwen Yiwen's name sounds poetic and elegant, but her surname is Lou. Lou Yiwen: a born mathematician. "Teacher Cheng Yi, you're my mom's idol." One-line s 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Few Things About Me and the Villain's Second Male Lead 与反派男二的两三事 Liu Suifeng, deputy leader of the Power Gang, is set up and struck by a poisonless poison. He then goes along with the circumstances, impersonating Feng Lang to infiltrate the Huanhua Sword Sect. But his trusted subordinate, Red Phoenix, had already been silenced before all this… (I’m not good at writing synopses, so please read the story. Since the show isn’t finished yet, here are a few spoiler warnings: this isn’t an ensemble story, and most of it is told from the leads’ perspectives. Our goa 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Autumn Waters by the River, a Shadow of Xiangyi; A Sunken Boat Floats in the Lotus Pond 秋水江畔相夷影莲花池中沉舟浮 Fu Tianyi died beneath Xiao Qiushui’s sword, its strokes scattering like flowers across the sky, only to come back to life. When he looks up, he grits his teeth in fury and cries, “Li Xiangyi!” At the same time, a System introduction echoes in Xiao Qiushui’s mind: Li Xiangyi defeated the Blood Domain Heavenly Demon at fifteen, founded the Four-Corners Sect at seventeen, and became the martial arts alliance leader at twenty... Xiao Qiushui’s inner voice: This... isn’t that my character setting? T 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Lone Boat on Autumn Waters 秋水泛孤舟 Please note: This is a Feng Shan Hai fanfic about Zhou Shui, featuring Li Chenzhou and Xiao Qiushui. Xiao Qiushui should have died after his energy was spent and his meridians dried up. Instead, his consciousness returned to the System space, where the System he had destroyed appeared before him once again. The System told Xiao Qiushui that since he had chosen to remain in the book, he was now a person in its world, and his death would cause that world to collapse. By a twist of fate, Xiao Qi 46Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 41 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Together on a Perilous Road 赴山海之逆旅同归 [Across Mountains and Seas: A Dual-Rebirth Legend] “This jianghu, this court, this realm: it's all one chess game.” “Then let's be the ones moving the pieces.” Xiao Qiushui, heir to the Huanhua Sword School in his previous life, died after his archenemy and closest friend joined forces to betray him. Li Chenzhou, overlord of the Power Gang in his previous life, died in a double siege by the court and the jianghu. Now both are reborn. One has become the “death soldier Jingzhe,” while the other re 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Qimeng Zhiyi 淇梦之毅 Chaoyan, a recent archaeology graduate just starting her career, stumbles into a job at an advertising and media company. There, a chance encounter brings her together with rising star Cheng Yi. Their relationship begins with an awkward first meeting, then deepens as they get to know each other, blossoming into a romance that is both sweet and heartbreaking. But the complexities of the entertainment industry and the impact of online abuse put their relationship through trial after trial. With Ch 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Another Journey to Mountains and Seas 再赴山海又一程 After transmigrating into a book, Xiao Qiushui watched his family get wiped out and his friends betray him. In the end, the enemy he killed with his own hands was also his last remaining relative. He died soon after, utterly spent. The damned System, which he had shattered with a single sword strike long ago, suddenly appeared again. [Congratulations, user, on completing the ultimate hidden mission! Reward: one chance to play through the game a second time~ Would you like to change your identity 445Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 44 Autumn Waters Reflect the Abyss: Ying Yuan X Xiao Qiushui 秋水映渊：应渊X萧秋水 Please note!! This is all made up, entirely based on the author’s personal ideas. If that’s not for you, please move along. Ying Yuan × Xiao Qiushui. A pure-love story, with both of them devoted to each other. From meeting, curiosity, and admiration, to becoming confidants, and then falling deeply in love. The story takes place in that first dream, where the stars in the sky shine just for you. 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Journey Across Mountains and Seas: The Best Under Heaven 赴山海：天下第一 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Everyone, Stay Cool and Don't Go OOC 赴山海：四位稳住，别OOC [A crossover with Mysterious Lotus Casebook, Stand by Me, Chang'an 24 Strategies, and Immortal Samsara] [Original female lead, 1v1 or 1v3+] [Mind reading] [Also known as: Oh No, I Accidentally Got Four People Interested in Me] [Also known as: They All Turned into Hopeless Romantics After Meeting Me] [Suddenly felt like writing a tiny, tiny, tiny bit of a Mary Sue story] Natural-born nemesis to all. Xiao Mingming. Xiao Qiushui. Li Chenzhou. Li Lianhua. Qi Yan. Ying Yuan. Xie Huaian. Collect all s 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Like a Dream, Like a Stubborn Heart 如梦毅场 You are a dazzling star, a dream I can only gaze up at. We are like two parallel lines, destined never to meet. But fate had other plans. Time turned back, and we met again in another guise. This time, I want to tell you how I feel and protect you, so you never have to endure darkness or hurt again. He said thank you. He said he liked me. I said that whatever the outcome, I was willing to give it a try. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Going With the Flow 赴山海：顺水推舟 After transmigrating, Xiao Qiushui is tasked with winning over Li Chenzhou. What ending awaits them with Li Chenzhou helping her every step of the way? A Li Chenzhou and Xiao Qiushui story. Sorry if they're out of character or the writing isn't great. Feel free to point out anything that could be improved. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Crossing the Lotus Boat 莲舟渡 Li Lianhua vs. Li Chenzhou He commands a tower, easing the suffering of the world. He wields power over a realm, fulfilling lingering obsessions. Li Lianhua has died once. Now he only wants to brew tea, grow radishes, and spend the rest of his days in peace. Li Chenzhou has died once too. Now he wants the whole world to repay its old debts. An epidemic brings two lone boats, which should have sailed parallel courses, together on the jianghu. He is the only one who can heal the old hidden injurie 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 [Cheng Yi] I've Fallen for Someone 【成毅】我有喜欢的人了 “What? My childhood betrothed is the girl whose diapers I used to change!” “That’s right. I fell for you first.” “I like you, Fu Shuyi.” “They say romance should start with a bouquet. Tulips mean, ‘Because I like you, I can overcome anything.’ So, will you go out with me?” A sweet romance about two people choosing each other and healing one another. There’s no heavy angst, making it the perfect remedy for a tiring life. If you like Qiqi, how could you possibly miss this? The story’s overall deve —Reads—Score—14d adds
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