Novels like The Tales of Di Renjie
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- 51 The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage 冷宫皇后靠破案杀疯了 Shen Yihan, a police captain, falls off a cliff while pursuing a killer. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the most miserable empress in history: the widow of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen. The tyrant Zhu Di has usurped the throne, three thousand palace maids have been brutally executed, and danger lurks everywhere in the Cold Palace. She slams a palm onto the imperial desk. “Solving cases is my specialty. Killing people isn’t yours!” Zhu Di flies into a rage. “Seize her!” Who could ha 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Night Patrol: My Nose Can Sniff Out Ghosts 巡夜人：我鼻子能闻出鬼怪 Genre: Classic Chinese supernatural mysteries | Yin-Yang cases | Court intrigue | A little cultivation and mystical arts One-sentence synopsis: In the Great Zhou Dynasty, county offices handle criminal cases by day. When night falls, the Night Patrol Bureau governs the boundary between Yin and Yang. Shen Yanqiu, a young clerk armed with the secret scroll Night Patrol Records, roams through the night across countless households, solves grisly cases involving ghosts and monsters, and investigate 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Sinful Buddha's Strange Cases: A Female Imperial Guard Who Kills Buddhas When She Meets Them 罪佛诡案：女锦衣卫办案遇佛杀佛 The Case of the Sinful Buddha: A Female Embroidered Uniform Guard Kills Buddhas and Demons Alike tells a story that opens with a bloody murder at the capital's top embroidery workshop, Splendid Pavilion. Su Axiu, a highly skilled embroiderer, is found murdered in her workshop in an utterly bizarre fashion. Her blood has been used to complete an unfinished embroidery of A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Threads and blood vessels intertwine in a horrifying scene of "living threads sti 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Beauty's Cloak 美人披 Fu Qianhu, a handsome and talented member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, is known for his exceptional abilities. Word has it that back in his hometown, he has an unmarried fiancée who’s beautiful and quite the handful. To force Fu Qianhu to return and marry her, she’s sent him thirty-seven letters breaking off their engagement over the past three years. In her latest letter, she says she’s run into trouble that can only be resolved by getting married. Fu Qianhu doesn’t believe her. But later, 68Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 55 The Painter Transmigrates and Goes on a Killing Spree from the Start 画师穿越，开局就杀疯了 [Transmigration into a fictional world + Portrait Artist + Mystery Solving + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Pure] In her previous life, portrait artist Ge Yunshuang died in the line of duty. She transmigrates into the body of Ge Yunshuang, an orphan in ancient times. After her vile relatives give her a hard time, she shows what she can do, only to be spotted by Pei Yuan, a Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has come to investigate a case. When they meet again, they are caught 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Reborn in the Wu Zhou Dynasty as Di Renjie’s Disciple 重生武周，成为狄仁杰弟子 Lin Qingfeng was reborn as the top imperial examination candidate during the Tianshou era of the Zhou Dynasty, and became Di Renjie's disciple. He also had a beautiful wife, promised to him in a childhood betrothal. Lin Qingfeng thought his happy life had finally begun. But after Wu Zetian summoned him, he realized things weren't so simple. His very life was in danger! 893Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 57 Rivalry: The Famous Detectives Face Off, Part Two 宿敌外传二之名捕大对决 A collection of short wuxia stories featuring eight tales: “The Skeleton Painting,” “Cold River,” “The Meeting at Tan Pavilion,” “Broken Dream Blade,” “A Grand Affair,” “Flowers in Bloom and Fade,” “Beating the Tiger,” and “Catching the Rat.” Each story has a different protagonist and a different plot. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Transmigrated to Ancient Times? I Have a Golden Bangle from the Start 穿越到古代？我有金手镯开局 Transmigrated to Ancient Times? I Have a Golden Bangle from the Start —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Dali Temple Deputy Minister’s Female Coroner: Case Files 大理寺少卿家的女仵作【探案】 [The rating is low because it just opened!] [Lazy, lie-flat coroner x aloof workaholic Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] Modern forensic pathologist Du Yexin was in a car accident and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a farmer’s daughter in Sui’an County, where she became entangled in a murder case. To clear her name, Du Yexin had no choice but to use her modern forensic knowledge to find the real culprit. - Xu Mian, son of the Minister of Justice, solved the theft from t 1.2kReads6.6Score18914d adds
- 60 The Qing Dynasty Mystery: The Son-Killing Retribution 清代奇案杀子报 The Qing-era strange case The Child-Murder Report! A mother kills her own child, then brutally cuts the body into seven pieces. What could drive a mother to cruelly murder her own child? And what would make the child’s sister help bury the body? The ignorant prefect even inexplicably arrests the person who reported the case! Desire and morality clash, fairness and justice collide. Heaven’s justice is clear: can the murdered child’s name be cleared at last? 273Reads8.9Score2314d adds
- 61 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 254Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 63 I Only Wanted to Solve Cases After Transmigrating, but Was Forced to Save the World 穿越后只想破案，却被迫拯救苍生 [Transmigration]+ [Alternate History]+ [Crime Solving]+ [Intelligence] He died unexpectedly, but when he awoke, he found himself in an alternate dynasty resembling the Ming Dynasty, and had become the younger brother of the emperor's favorite consort. As expected, being part of the imperial in-laws was the perfect way to coast through life. He had planned to live carefree until the end of his days, but after he showed a hint of talent, the emperor began to rely on him, making him an official in 243Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 64 The Six-Fingered Boy’s Starry Road 六指少年的星光路 The Six-Fingered Boy's Road to Stardom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Pines’ Song Remains, While Their Sharpest Edge Stays Hidden 松风未改，锋芒自藏 The pines remain unchanged; their sharpness stays hidden —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Belated Moonlight Illuminates My Entire Youth 迟来的月光，照亮我整个青春 The moonlight came late, but it lit up my entire youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 From Fast-Track Promotion to Forced Resignation: At 24, My Life Was More Thrilling Than a TV Drama 从破格提拔到被迫离职，我24岁这一年，比电视剧还刺激 From an exceptional promotion to being forced to resign, the year I turned 24 was more thrilling than a TV drama 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Peking Opera, Classical Poetry, and Cranberry Cookies: She Once Loved Me Without Hiding It 京剧、古诗词与蔓越莓饼干：我曾被她明目张胆地偏爱 Peking opera, classical poetry, and cranberry biscuits: I was once the one she openly favored —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 I Once Had a Place on the List of People You Trusted Most 在最信任的名单里，我曾拥有姓名 I once had a place on the list of people you trusted most 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Summer of Math Olympiad Class and the Missing Number 奥数班的夏天与消失的号码 The Summer of Math Olympiad Class and the Missing Phone Number —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Commendation, Dismissal, Two Job Offers: My Half-Year Was More Thrilling Than a TV Drama 表彰→辞退→双offer：我的半年，比电视剧还刺激 Recognition → Resignation → Two Job Offers: My Past Six Months Have Been More Thrilling Than a TV Drama —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Taizongs of the Dynasties: Winning the World Takes Might, Ruling It Takes Wisdom 历代太宗：能打天下，更要懂天下 The Taizongs of Every Dynasty: You Must Know How to Win the Realm, and How to Rule It —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Drumbeats and Starlight: My Comeback Story in Elementary School 鼓点与星光：我的小学逆袭之路 Drumbeats and Starlight: My Comeback Journey in Elementary School —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 After Injustice, I Became Number One 不公之后，我成了第一 After Being Treated Unfairly, I Became Number One —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Double Starlight Through Time: A Boy’s Secret Language of Youth 时光里的双份星光：少年的青春密语 Double Starlight Through Time: A Boy’s Secret Words of Youth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Reborn as a Science Girl in Late Qing China 重生之理科女在晚清 With only a month left before the college entrance exams, science-track student Xu Mengxian suddenly became reborn in the late Qing Dynasty as the second young lady of a century-old tea factory. Using what she had learned in high school chemistry, physics, and biology, she helped her friends escape the practice of foot binding, protected her older sister from the harm caused by her opium-addicted brother-in-law, saved her family’s factory from losing a major order, helped the headmistress of a g 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Strange Tales of the Great Ning 大宁异闻录 Lu Shaoli arrives in the capital alone, gifted with peerless martial prowess and a mysterious past. She means to keep a low profile, but stumbles straight into a string of bizarre cases. High officials die in mysterious circumstances, rumors spread, and fear grips the city. Gui Yongning, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, singles her out at a glance. He is a master strategist, but frail and sickly. She is astonishingly strong, but stubborn and softhearted. Forced together, brains a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Strange Casebook of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯诡事簿 In the fifth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the Ming Dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, while sinister forces stir in the shadows. Su Yebai, a student at the Imperial College who is skilled in forensic techniques, is drawn into the bizarre and terrifying Lantern-Skin Case. He unexpectedly discovers that his family’s massacre is connected to a shocking secret involving the imperial court and the fate of the empire. To uncover the truth, he is forced to become a Night Watchman, walking t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Kaifeng Case Files 开封案簿 A tyrant uses his power to force a sale. How can a helpless woman get justice? Once there was a tyrant who set his sights on a shop. But it was the family’s ancestral home, and its owner refused to sell. So the tyrant spread rumors everywhere. The husband was so enraged and grief-stricken that he died. His wife, Zhang Liniang, was left with no choice and lost both her home and her shop. The tyrant’s bullying knew no bounds: he forced her to sell at a low price. Zhang Liniang had nowhere to turn 17Reads8.2Score114d adds
- 80 The Five-Corpse Copper Coin Case: I’ll Handle What the Eastern Depot Won’t Touch 五尸铜钱案：东厂不敢管的事我管 In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, unidentified bodies begin appearing one after another in the capital. They are found hanging upside down, each with a Wanli Tongbao coin stuffed in its mouth. Beggars, merchants, students of the Imperial College, military officers, eunuchs, the victims’ status keeps rising, but their manner of death is exactly the same. Lu Chen, a constable with the Shuntian Prefecture, takes the case. He checks the old records and discovers that this isn’t the first time. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Disaster Profiling: The Entire Song Dynasty Is Hunting Me 侧写天灾：我被全大宋通缉了 [Crime Solving] [Brotherhood] [Extreme Contrast] [Dynastic Espionage] [Transmigration] He is a walking “profiling disaster,” and every time he uses his gift, he comes closer to becoming a monster. I am a constable sent by the court, yet I have become the only one who can “bring him back to himself.” When the whole world wants him dead, I tear up the wanted notice. “If you want to touch him, you'll have to get past the blade in my hand.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Detective Bieyang: The Dali Temple Deputy Minister's Personal Advisor 女探别漾，大理寺少卿的私人参军 By a twist of fate, Bie Yang and her adopted younger sister Zhong Ling save Xiao Rui, a former junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has been demoted to county commandant of Linglong County. They assume their paths won’t cross again, but when two unidentified skeletons are discovered in a secret room at Xiuwei Pavilion, they are brought together once more. Hoping to solve the mystery quickly and keep it from hurting the pavilion’s business, Bie Yang and County Commandant Xiao join 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Judge Bao: Under a Clear and Just Heaven 包青天之朗朗乾坤 During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song dynasty, Bao Zheng served as prefect of Kaifeng. With Gongsun Ce, Zhan Zhao, Ai Hu, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu at his side, he unraveled clues and solved one case after another, bringing justice and peace to the Song dynasty. 4.1kReads7.7Score20214d adds
- 84 The Great Ming Case Files 大明奇案 Modern police detective Liang Fei is caught in an accident and transmigrates into the body of Tang Shaolin, a newly appointed second-place palace graduate, five hundred years in the past, during the Ming Dynasty. He soon becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate and enters the world of officialdom. Reborn as Tang Shaolin, he cracks strange cases, clears wrongful convictions, fears no powerful enemies, and rises steadily through the ranks... 187Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 85 Judge Dee of the Great Tang: Temple of the Sea of Sand 大唐狄仁杰之沙海神殿 Empress Wu Zetian moved the capital to Luoyang and planned to celebrate the first Mid-Autumn Festival there with her ministers. But unexpectedly, the grand feast turned into a funeral banquet. Discontented with a woman ruling the empire, someone plotted to seize the Tang throne, and Di Renjie was dispatched to investigate. A series of hidden secrets gradually comes to light, including the Temple of the Sea of Sand, the Vast Sea Labyrinth, and the Snowbound Dome. 211Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 86 Joy Beneath the Azure Sky 青天有喜 Bao Zheng, a fair-faced scholar and the reincarnation of the Star of Literature, makes villains kneel whenever the crescent moon on his forehead lights up. The catch is that his face grows darker and darker. With a traveling opera troupe, he solves cases through plays and challenges corrupt officials through song. He goes from fair-faced scholar to dark-faced Bao, awakening as the embodiment of justice! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Female Sophist 女诡辩师 A top lawyer transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a woman accused of adultery, about to be drowned in a pond! With a single statement in court, she shocks the entire dynasty: Bai Qianxue, a leading modern attorney, dies suddenly at her desk after winning a case. When she opens her eyes, she is dressed as a bride and bound in an ancestral hall, where she hears the sentence: “Guilty of adultery. Drown her in the pond.” Faced with a county magistrate who treats human life as worthless, an arr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Young Bao Qingtian: The Undying Battle Robe 少年包青天之不死战衣 I just finished watching Young Justice Bao 3: Legend of the Heavenly Mandate, and eagerly rushed over to write fanfiction. Young Justice Bao 4 never came out, maybe because there was no script. So I'll provide one myself. This story revolves around an indestructible suit of armor. Since my deductive skills are rather weak, I'll focus more on the plot. I prefer Deng Chao's portrayal of Bao Zheng, so he'll play Bao Zheng this time. Zhao Yang and Shi Xiaolong will play Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao, res 1.3kReads6.6Score10714d adds
- 89 Tales of Mysterious Investigations 诡秘探案记 Three young men: one cunning and seasoned, one new to the martial world, and one whose background is a mystery. In this turbulent and treacherous world, the three are drawn into one baffling investigation after another. Along the way, they uncover a shocking secret involving the entire martial world and the imperial court. One wrong move could cost them their lives. Watch as they find a way through and make their mark in the martial world. 9Reads—Score10914d adds
- 90 The Secret Cases of Late Tang: Unrecorded Tales 晚唐秘案补遗 On his way home to cultivate after resigning from his post as an assistant judge at the Dali Temple, Cui Yuanzao received a jade pendant message from his fiancée, who had died a month earlier. Curious, he went to meet the woman pretending to be his fiancée. Little did he know that after that meeting, his life would no longer be his own. One was the chivalrous Liu Lanyin, whose martial prowess was second to none; the other was Cui Yuanzao, an unconventional scion of an aristocratic family. They w 37Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 91 The Fifth Person 第五人 Twenty years ago, a young woman vanished under mysterious circumstances. The three girls most suspected of involvement all had perfect alibis. With the twenty-year statute of limitations for prosecution about to expire, Mai Sui Sui, an intern at a newspaper, suddenly received a letter from the victim who had died twenty years earlier. Just as she thought it was nothing more than a prank, the names written in the letter began to die, one after another... 61Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 92 The Day Will Come When Injustice Is Righted 沉冤必有昭雪日 Eighteen years ago, not a single person survived the horrific massacre at the Mu residence in Luling. In one night, the estate was reduced to ashes. Who was responsible? The case remains an unsolved mystery to the authorities. The orphaned daughter of the Mu family has never given up searching for the culprit. She has always wanted to find out who destroyed the harmonious family they once were. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Death of Yu Lian 玉莲之死 Late one night, Xiao Yulian mysteriously dies in her office. What shocks everyone is that the autopsy reveals bodily fluids from two different men. Who was the real killer? What kind of person was Xiao Yulian? And what drove the killer to murder her? These are the mysteries we must unravel. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Reborn in the Great Song: The White-Faced Judge Bao 重生大宋：白面包青天 Bao Mian was an overworked wage slave struggling to get by in the 21st century. After a car accident, he crossed time and space and was reborn in the Northern Song during Emperor Renzong’s reign, as the nephew of Bao Qingtian. But this left him in a dilemma: should he follow Bao Zheng’s example and become an honest official, or take the old path of corruption and end up beneath the execution blade? Bao Mian cannot tell whether this is a blessing or a curse. In an age crowded with famous figures, 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Great Song Private Detective 大宋私家侦探 “This is an age of elegance. An age that produces one worthy minister after another. An age in which poets reign supreme. Here is Zhang Sanying, with peach and apricot blossoms marrying the east wind. Here is Liu Sanbian, willing to trade an empty name for a light drink and a quiet song. This is the third year of Jingyou under Emperor Renzong of the Great Song. This year, Hualang arrived. He had no wish to become a worthy minister or a poet. He wanted only to be a carefree private detective reno 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 I Am Bao Qingtian 我是包青天 Liu Yang is a police officer, upright and incorruptible, with an unwavering sense of justice. He once made a name for himself by solving a brutal case in which an entire family was murdered. From there, he embarked on a path through the worlds of officialdom, investigation, and the supernatural, moving between the realms of yin and yang as he solved one major case after another. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Strange Tales of the Song Dynasty 宋朝异闻录 Mystery + comedy. Bai Jingjing's mother and father both passed away, and her father died under mysterious circumstances. Alone and with no one to rely on, she has no choice but to accept Xia Ze's kindness. But she never imagined it would draw her into an even greater conspiracy... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Reborn After Death: I Became a Time-and-Space Detective 死后重生：我成为时空侦探 [Big Ideas + Crime Solving + Strong Female Lead + Golden Finger + Supernatural Horror] Ye Ling never imagined that after dying of late-stage cancer, she would be forced into the Time-Space Detective Corps and become its 99th detective. She has to earn enough points to get home! In the blink of an eye, she’s faced with some bloodthirsty body-stitching murder case! Then a dismemberment case. Then cases involving feeding people to pigs and dogs. And even a haunted house case... Best of all, there’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 List of Accidents 意外清单 After Chen Mo cracks an almost perfect murder-for-insurance scam, he catches the attention of a special investigation team. Thanks to his keen instincts, he is assigned to speak with a patient suffering a mental breakdown: Luo Xiao. But the deeper he investigates, the more every clue points to a terrifying conclusion: he is the one who needs treatment. When the entire world becomes an airtight chain of evidence proving you're insane, how can you save yourself? After his sense of self has com —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Northern Song Dynasty Criminal Case Files 北宋刑侦事件簿 A modern detective unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of Emperor Renzong's reign in the Northern Song. Using his modern knowledge and forensic expertise, he cracks one baffling case after another. But just as he begins to thrive, he discovers that there is another transmigrator in this era. A time both strange and familiar, and a contest between two transmigrators... 134Reads6.2Score—14d adds
