Novels like Embracing Spring's Death on a Withered Branch
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- 51 After Failing to Ascend, I Made a Fortune in the Magic World Through Artifact Refining 飞升失败后我靠炼器在魔法界致富 [Two male leads | Magic x cultivation | Light Lovecraftian elements | Modern Western fantasy | Equally matched leads] [Sharp-tongued, powerful professor top x arrogant, powerful demonic cultivator bottom] *Newly launched, so the rating is low The bad news: The Heavenly Ashes Demon Lord ascended. The good news: He ended up in the wrong place. The Demon Lord, Shi Yun, botched his ascension and stumbled into a modern magical world. His cultivation was sealed, and he had nothing to his name. Demonic 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 52 When I Heard the Dragon-Proud One Was Coming, I Ran for My Life 听闻龙傲天的我立马跑路 [Two male leads + cultivation + younger love interest + transmigration + leveling up + happy ending + love that grows over time vs love at first sight. The Dragon-Pride protagonist is NOT the main character!] [The Dragon-Pride character is NOT the protagonist!!! The Dragon-Pride character is NOT the protagonist!!! The Dragon-Pride character is NOT the protagonist!!!] [A cultivation story with two powerful leads. The younger man is the pursuer.] Jiang Zhong is panicking. He transmigrated to this 9Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 53 A Guide to Reforming a Wicked Disciple 孽徒改造指南 Completed. Don't rely on the new book's rating just yet. [Two male leads, master-disciple cultivation, powerful bottom × pure-love top, subverting tropes, ensemble cast, mutual devotion] A little disciple who's the enemy behind the slaughter of my sect? Blurb After his sect was destroyed, Gu Yuan fought to travel back in time. The moment he opened his eyes, he found his sect's killer kneeling before him, begging to become his disciple. Kill him? The kid comes with a cheat ability, so he can't b 201Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 54 Master, Just Let Me Take One Little Sip 师尊,你就让我嘬一口吧 [Dual male leads + the strongest immortal lord and demon lord around + happy ending + one-on-one] Yin Chenwu × Li Yanyu Younger, calculating, devoted top × older, aloof beauty of tragic strength : He transmigrates into a book, but that’s not how things go later : Rebirth, faked death, equally matched leads, rekindled love - Li Yanyu transmigrates into a book as the Immortal Realm’s supreme ruler: the aloof, otherworldly immortal everyone looks up to, known as the “unattainable flower.” But being —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Botching Ascension 搞砸飞升 [Two Male Leads / Fated Redemption / Masks Meet True Feelings / Two Powerful Leads / 1v1 / HE] Two orphans wearing masks meet as if fate had brought them together. One breaks the rules he has always followed. The other sheds the skin of obedience. On the day Shangguan Lin ascends to immortality, the altar is ready. Zhongli Yan, who has kept his head down for twenty years, stops pretending. Full synopsis: Shangguan Lin is the pride of all Longyuan City, smiling at everyone, sweet and obedient, a 35Reads—Score514d adds
- 56 After Ascending Alone, My Destined Dao Companion Exploded 独自飞升后,我的命定道侣炸了 Dan Miao has spent over a thousand years in the immortal realm, waiting for the person destined to be his partner to ascend. At last, that person arrives, only for Dan Miao to learn that he blew himself up and took the Kunling Continent with him. Returned to the time before his own ascension, Dan Miao disguises himself as an old beggar freezing to death in the snowy wastes. He reaches out to the gentle young man who will one day destroy the world. “You saved my life, so I'll repay you by giving 6.8kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 57 My Close Friend Is Always Up to No Good Around Me 挚友总在对我图谋不轨 Two male leads + cultivation + bottom lead + transmigration with body intact + happy ending + coming-of-age + love grows over time Steady, principled bottom × laid-back, sharp-tongued, scheming top (The top is never sharp-tongued toward the bottom.) The good news: An You survives an explosion involving a tanker truck and transmigrates to a cultivation world. His phone has even turned into a “portable encyclopedia.” The bad news: He transmigrated with his body intact, has no cultivation, and is j 3.5kReads8.5Score45614d adds
- 58 Glass: The Princess Commands, Demon Lord, Remarry Me 【琉璃】王妃有令,魔尊请复婚 [Bride Swap + Love at First Sight + Regretful Pursuit + Wallpaper + Younger Man + Comeback + Love and Hate] IF Line The Asura Realm’s ambitions grew, and it waged an endless war against the Heavenly Realm. Panic spread, and the ruler of the Heavenly Realm grew deeply weary. Everyone in the Three Realms knew that the Heavenly Emperor favored his second son, Bailin, the least. Others coveted his title as the most beautiful person in the realm, and after he was cursed by the Asuras, he was forced t 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 After Calling My Master Too Soft, I Woke Up as the Brat Who Deserved a Beating 骂完师尊太软,我穿成了欠揍孽徒 After Complaining That My Master Was Too Soft, I Reincarnated as Her Despicable Disciple 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Fake Young Master Gets a Harsh Reckoning from the Real One 假少爷被真少爷狠狠制裁了 The Fake Young Master Gets Thoroughly Put in His Place by the Real One 9.1kReads—Score53014d adds
- 61 Truth and Lies 真心与谎言 [ABO/Age Gap/Mutual Healing/Sweet Everyday Romance/Guiding Lover/Happy Ending/One-on-One, Both Pure] An Omega bottom who seems soft and pliant but is actually clear-headed and willing to take a gamble × a top-tier Alpha top who is ruthless to everyone else but can only awkwardly try to please him [Mini-scene 1: Spending Log] Shen Yi drew up a price list: · Holding hands: 500 yuan per time · Hugging: 1,000 yuan per time · Kissing on the lips: 20,000 yuan per time · Marking (for life): This servic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Imprisoned by the Love Lock 情锁自囚 [Friendly Reminder: This story is entirely fictional. The book has its own original world and a specially created language, and all its worldbuilding is privately constructed.] [Marriage First, Love Later + Mild Angst + Bittersweet Romance + Mystery + Wealthy Families + A Touch of Fantasy + EABO] Jing Yuhe and an Enigma were once the most promising stars at military school, but a serious illness forced him to give up his dreams. His background is a mystery, his constitution is unusual, and he is 158Reads—Score1314d adds
- 63 Farewell to a Thousand Mountains in Wind and Snow 风雪辞千山 Cang Xunxue felt around his pockets. Yep, not a penny to his name. He turned to Chen Suici with an exaggeratedly pitiful look. “Shizun, I want some chestnuts!” Chen Suici asked the vendor, “How much for the chestnuts?” “Five wen a bag!” “Oh! Then give me one chestnut. Just one, no more.” Cang Xunxue: “...” How extravagant. He'd rather spend five wen on one chestnut than buy a whole bag for him, all just to get back at him! The vendor: “...” Are you sure you're serious? Reborn, his old nemesis ha 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 After Becoming Cannon Fodder in a Leveling-Up Story 穿成升级流里的炮灰后 Li Su transmigrates into a male-oriented level-up novel as a foolish cannon-fodder character. Thinking he has stacked too many disadvantages, he wants no part in the protagonists’ storylines. He deliberately avoids the plot and plans to live a steady, peaceful life with his family. No one wants the discarded magical artifacts left behind after cultivators fight? No problem, he can turn junk into treasure in moments. Spiritual food is bland and unappetizing, so people would rather take fasting pi 1kReads7.4Score11514d adds
- 65 Obsessed with You at First Sight 一见钟情后偏执你 Complete + two male leads + love at first sight + both virgins + love at first sight that lasts a lifetime + younger top + mutual devotion + modern setting + healing each other Straightforward, passionate top x cold on the outside, warm on the inside bottom Tang Siqie fell in love with Shi Weiqi at first sight. When he saw a chance to add him as a friend, he took advantage of Shi Weiqi falling asleep with his phone screen still on, quickly picked it up, and secretly added himself. After treating 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Harmony Sect Master’s Epic Fail: Attacked by All Four Disciples 合欢宗主翻车记:被四个徒弟围攻了 The Hehuan Sect Leader's Epic Fail: Surrounded and Attacked by Four Disciples 2Reads—Score414d adds
- 67 I Provoked My Icy Mortal Enemy, and Now This Straight Guy’s Bent Into a Pretzel 误惹冰山死对头,直男被迫弯成蚊香 I Accidentally Provoked My Icy Nemesis, and Now This Straight Guy Has Been Bent Like a Stick of Incense 53Reads—Score114d adds
- 68 The Fallen Young Master and His Cold-Hearted Sugar Daddy 【双男主】落魄少爷的阴鸷金主 [Male-Male] The Fallen Young Master’s Sinister Sugar Daddy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Little Money Lover Doted on by All 万千宠爱于一身的小财迷 Righteous-path faux crybaby, money-loving uke: Lu Gui'an, Immortal Venerable Bianhuan (Both virgins + happy ending) X Demonic cultivator, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within beauty seme: Chi Qing Lu Gui'an is the young master of the Lu family, which has just been wiped out by demonic cultivators. The people of Qinglong Sect rescue him and bring him back, and he has lived there ever since. At a recruitment ceremony, Lu Gui'an is forced to take on a disciple. Since it's his first time taking one, he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Aren’t They Supposed to Be Mortal Enemies? 【双楠】他们不是宿敌吗 [Male-Male] Aren’t They Supposed to Be Mortal Enemies? 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Villainous Demon Lord Wants to Cultivate Immortality and Win Over the Male Lead 反派魔头既要修仙又要攻略男主 [Dual Male Leads + Xianxia Cultivation + Transmigrate into a Book with No System + Sweet Romance + Pure Love] Lin Xingyao transmigrates into a book and becomes a villainous demon lord who is destined to be stabbed to death by the protagonist. But by accident, he becomes the protagonist's beloved white moonlight... The top: A cool, devoted puppy-like young man. He seems aloof, but is obsessive inside and gentle only toward Chu Yanxi. Abandoned as a child, once he sets his heart on someone, he is 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Sincerity Behind a Professional Smile 营业微笑下的真心 After my ex’s older brother forced himself on me, did I end up with my true love? Lu Xingci is both strikingly handsome and immensely talented. After facing bullying and exploitation in the Korean entertainment industry, he returns home, only to sign with his ex-boyfriend’s company and star in a BL drama! His ex’s older brother, Gu Chengxiao, holds evidence that could ruin him and threatens, “Come here.” “If you have something to say, say it here. I’m covered in sweat and dust...” He is then 4Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 73 The Pearl Returned to Hepu 珠还合浦 Twenty years ago, two children made a pinky promise beneath a pagoda tree. One said he would become a police officer and protect his country. The other said he would guard his family’s antiques and never let a single one be lost. They held out their little fingers and made their promise. Later, the Lu family vanished from the city overnight. Shen Yanzhi clutched a little porcelain dog he had never gotten the chance to give away and crouched outside their gate all afternoon. Twenty years later, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Villainous Cannon Fodder Transmigrates into a Book 恶毒炮灰穿书进行时 [1v1 + Both Pure + HE + Two Male Leads] As a hardworking, ambitious office worker who worked himself to the bone, Jiang Qi finally got promoted and a raise at the age of 25, only to "nobly" drop dead on the spot. This is so devastating, everyone! Luckily, Jiang Qi was chosen by a "Conquest" System and became a cannon-fodder character in a novel. "What, you want me to conquer the male lead? The one who's 1.9 meters tall, has a perfect physique, looks amazing, and is worth a fortune?" Jiang Qi 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and I Really Were Fighting! 启禀陛下,我和太子真的在打架! [Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing] Super sweet, happy ending, ensemble cast, older-younger and younger-older pairings, two flavors in one meal~ [Older, black-bellied, ice-cold beauty with kingly vibes] × [Younger, spirited little-sunshine crown prince] [Childhood friends; their red thread is tougher than steel rebar, and their families have tied it tight since the previous generation. They'd better make something of it, or they'll let down their ancestors. Everyone speaks their mind; 364Reads—Score10514d adds
- 76 The Good-for-Nothing’s Guide to Turning the Tables 废柴逆袭手册 Shen Siran was the God of War of the Xianlan Empire in the cultivation world. Golden light shielded him, blades and spears couldn't pierce him, and he had never lost a battle. But who could have guessed that the heavens had it in for him? A baffling tribulation of heavenly lightning struck him dead. His biggest regret as he died was not having taken a bite out of his fresh, delicious, juicy, beautiful little military strategist. He'd been craving him for ages. But after dying, he ended up in the 324Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 77 The Good-for-Nothing Kidnapped a Little Phoenix 废材他拐走了一只小凤凰 [Two male leads + gradual cultivation progression + powerful couple + happy ending] A scheming, initially useless actor who grows powerful × a beautiful phoenix who seems cold but is actually gentle Everyone knew that the Pei family, a cultivation clan in Xuanhu City, Cangzhou, had a useless young cousin who couldn't cultivate: Pei Yulin. The young master was kind to others. Though he couldn't cultivate, he studied hard and diligently learned everything he could. What people didn't know was that 2kReads8.8Score20314d adds
- 78 Beyond a Scarred Face 残颜之上 Historical mystery | Two male leads | Fated entanglement | Beautiful but tragic | Secret favoritism | Groveling arc Gentle, righteous senior who pursues × broken vessel poisoned by baleful energy who is pursued Strange cases plague Qingxi. Xie Tao is disfigured by baleful poison and hides in a peach grove on the outskirts of town, shunned by the entire city. Only Su Xun isn’t afraid of the rumors. He enters the peach grove to find Xie Tao and investigate the cases. Falling petals drift throug 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 After My Family Found Out I Was Gay, They Sent Me to JTS. Now I Have a Husband 被家人发现是gay后送入jts的我有老公了 I was outed as gay by my family and sent to jts. Now I have a husband. 1Reads—Score10314d adds
- 80 Whose Little Bitter Melon Is This? 谁家的小苦瓜 Whose Little Bittersweet Melon Is This? 3.8kReads—Score33414d adds
- 81 Aren’t You a Cool, Distant Alpha? Why Are You So Sweet? 不是清冷A吗,怎么这么甜 [Two male leads + top protagonist + mutual devotion + alpha/alpha pairing + sweet romance] [Complete] From the first time Jiang Yubai met Wen Xueting, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He casually tested the waters and ended up getting involved himself. He wondered why Wen Xueting, who was curt with everyone else and sometimes even irritable, treated him differently. And why did he blush whenever Jiang Yubai flirted with him? * An old fixation from his youth troubled Wen Xueting for 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 What? I Took My Sister's Place as the Bride, Then Fell into My Nemesis's Trap what?替妹出嫁后,我落入了死对头的圈套 What? After Taking My Sister's Place as the Bride, I Fell into My Archrival's Trap 990Reads—Score11014d adds
- 83 Starlight Lover 星光爱人 [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Entertainment Industry + Wealthy Family Feuds] After being diagnosed with a serious illness, the beautiful CEO Gu Xinglu suddenly realizes that, at the end of her life, the person she most wants by her side is her childhood friend Ou Yuezhi, a little-known star she has loved for years. So the beautiful CEO begins to approach Ou Yuezhi. Childhood sweethearts, mutual affection, devoted love. The beautiful CEO: a scheming bottom. The handsome celebrity: a puppy-lik —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 A Gift Destined by Fate 命定天赐 I healed your eyes, only to make you witness the cruelest betrayal in the world. I spent the rest of my life trying to atone, but atonement was never what you wanted. When snow falls over Jiangnan, the one I knew will never return. 4Reads—Score10114d adds
- 85 Showered with Love After Our Whirlwind Wedding: My Mute Wife 闪婚后狂宠小哑巴老婆 [Warlord heir gong × pampered mute shou] Love at first sight, sweet romance, everyday life As a child, heir apparent Li Sishao ran off to experience life on his own. After making a name for himself and returning home, his family arranged a match for him. By chance, though, he spotted Yun Chi on the road and decided he wanted to marry him. Wealthy young master Yun Chi injured his throat as a child because of certain events and has been unable to speak ever since. His family cherishes him dearly, 600Reads—Score10214d adds
- 86 Transmigrated as a Puppet Emperor, I’m Doted on by the Reborn Regent 穿成傀儡帝,摄政王他重生宠疯了 [Two male leads + top reborn + one-on-one romance + devoted couple] Gu Huaiqian is a modern office worker who transmigrates one day into the body of a cannon-fodder emperor. In the book, the male lead, Chu Yanci, hates and torments him, while the heroine protects him and loves him deeply. After Gu Huaiqian dies, the two leads go through a tumultuous romance and remain entangled for the rest of their lives. Gu Huaiqian dutifully follows the plot, waiting to fake his death and return to the real w 11.1kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 87 Only You Are My Verdant Mountains 1 唯有见你是青山1 [“Womanizing” lovesick tycoon pursuer, humbly chasing love x gloomy, cold, secretly scheming straight man recipient] [Two male leads + devoted 1v1 romance + romantic tension + healing + sweet romance + urban setting + happy ending] Young master x lawyer Jin Lin x Shen Ji Shen Ji heads north alone to take care of something. But at a get-together, the “womanizing” tycoon Jin Lin falls for him at first sight and can’t stop thinking about him. Jin Lin begins to pursue him relentlessly, refusing to 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 What Do You Mean, Dragon-Aura Hero? He’s Clearly My Dog 什么龙傲天男主,明明是我的狗啊 [A spoiled, sharp-tongued, domineering, willful, hot-tempered little cat of a bottom × A quiet, capable fighter, honest, fiercely protective, loyal-dog top] [Two male leads + bottom's POV + happy ending + both virgins + one-sided crush + dog-training romance + a touch of harem vibes] Everyone knows that the Prince of Xiangyang's estate is home to Jiang Shuoxue, a bad-tempered young heir who is not long for this world. Aside from his congenital illness, Jiang Shuoxue, who was doted on and indulge 3kReads—Score78914d adds
- 89 What? How Could Such a Beautiful Immortal Venerable Have Such Thoughts? 惊!貌美仙尊怎会有如此心思! [Two male leads + mutual devotion + master and disciple + feelings go both ways + sweet romance + mutually exclusive devotion] When he sees the person he loves again, he discovers that the other man can’t see and thinks he is his cultivation partner. How can he resolve this situation? Of course, by seducing him relentlessly until everyone recognizes them as cultivation partners. Note: Everything in this world is subject to change. Only you and I are the one certainty in each other’s lives. [Gen 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Here Comes the Fox 狐狸驾到 Here Comes the Fox 8.2kReads—Score55714d adds
- 91 My Life Is Hard: I Took On a Crybaby Disciple 命苦,收了个哭包徒弟 [Dual Male Leads + Transmigration + System + Secret Identities + Younger Love Interest + Crybaby Top] [Unpredictable Master Shen Yan x Crybaby Disciple Shu Minci] Shen Yan, an overworked modern-day employee, was struck dead by lightning. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of a peak lord and gained a disciple. At the disciple-selection ceremony, Shen Yan sat in the peak lord's seat and looked down at the kneeling villain with disdain. “How could someone with such terrible aptitud 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Scumbag Alpha CEO Cried Himself Hoarse: My Omega Is an Enigma 渣A总裁哭哑了:我的Omega是Enigma The Scum Alpha CEO Cried Himself Hoarse: My Omega Is an Enigma 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 After the Substitute Omega Quit, the Cold CEO's Pheromones Went Out of Control 替身Omega离职后,冷面总裁信息素失控了 After His Substitute Omega Quits, the Cold CEO’s Pheromones Go Out of Control 121Reads—Score114d adds
- 94 The Retired Major General Is Matched with an S-Rank, Celibate Commander (Sweet Interstellar ABO Romance) 退役少将匹配到S级禁欲指挥官(星际abo甜宠) A Retired Major General Is Matched with an S-Rank Abstinent Commander (Sweet Interstellar ABO Romance) 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 After Reading the Tyrant's Mind, He Turns Out to Be My Beloved from a Past Life 暴君读心后,他竟是我前世白月光 After the Tyrant Read My Mind, He Turned Out to Be My White Moonlight from a Past Life 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 My Archrival Turns into an Omega, and Young Master Fu Can't Sit Still 死对头A变O,符少坐不住了 Complete [Sharp-Tongued, Pathetic, Unhinged Top × Fierce, Beautiful, Tragic Bottom] [Passion Before Love, Rivals-to-Lovers, Everyone's Darling, Mild Romantic Rivalry, Both Pure] [Top Is a Beta, Bottom Is an Omega, Imperfect Characters, Not Recommended for Extreme Top or Bottom Stans] As the only son of the Fu family, Fu Ce was a top Alpha with immense power, someone no one dared to provoke. Then he met the one person destined to be his undoing: Fa Zixu. Both top Alphas, they squabbled three time 25.6kReads8.9Score8.1k14d adds
- 97 I Picked Up a Crown Prince to Work as a Long-Term Laborer 捡个太子当长工 [Two Male Leads | Transmigrate into a Book | Historical Court Intrigue | Sweet Romance, Comedy | 1v1] Sharp-tongued, timid, complaining college boy bottom x Amnesiac, possessive, completely unhinged top College student Shen Changyuan transmigrates into a novel featuring a character with the same name as him. In the book, he's a vicious cannon-fodder character who doesn't survive past chapter three. According to the original plot, he is supposed to find the fallen Crown Prince Zhao Yi, then crue 869Reads—Score17514d adds
- 98 Big Brother, Your Boyfriend Is Kind of Weird! 哥哥,你男朋友有点怪! [One-on-one romance + both are each other's first + the pursuer takes charge + forced love in a locked room + a long, agonizing pursuit to win him back] [Scheming, calculating, green-tea top Qin Zhun x innocent, hot-tempered academic bottom Shen Zhixu] Shen Zhixu's childhood sweetheart and ex-boyfriend cheated on him with his own cousin. It was disgusting enough, but it turned out his ex was straight and had only dated him to scam money for his cousin's medical treatment. Even more disgusting. A 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Beauty Is Always Spoiled by the Villain 快穿:病弱美人他总被反派强宠 Quick Transmigration: The Frail Beauty Is Always Spoiled by the Villain 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Frozen Commander: Is My Android Butler My Archrival? 冰封指挥官:我的仿生人管家是宿敌? The Frozen Commander: Is My Bionic Butler My Arch-Nemesis? 3Reads—Score—14d adds

















































