Novels like Dongqing and Zhong Kui
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Dongqing and Zhong Kui, best match first.
- 1 Esports: From Game Streamer to GOAT 电竞：从游戏主播到全职GOAT [Light Novel + Esports (Professional Play) + MOBA + Power Fantasy + 1v1, Single Heroine, Two Strong Leads (Romance Takes a Back Seat) + Livestreaming + Mutual Devotion] "Top lane, jungle, mid, ADC, support. He can flex into all five positions and win five championships. The GOAT of all time! Irreplaceable!" An Junbai, a ranked-play king (ID: "SwordMark") and esports streamer, seized the moment and boldly entered the professional league for the globally popular first-person MOBA, League of Heroes —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 2 The Moon Runs Toward Her 月亮奔她而来 The Moon Comes Running to Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Bullet Hole Between the Brows 额间弹孔 [The Dead Return + Killer Hunt + Feuding Among the Elite + Mystery and Deduction + Deadly Conspiracy] Shen Anning died in the sunset of her eighteenth year. A bullet pierced her forehead and sent her tumbling from a rooftop. From heiress to cold corpse, she thought it was all over. Little did she know, everything was only just beginning. When she “awoke” again, she had become a ghost, unable to touch the world of the living. The bullet lodged in her forehead was both the anchor of her existence —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Help! The Villainous Male Lead's Redemption Progress Is at Minus Ten Thousand 救命！反派男配的救赎进度负一万 [One-on-one healing romance + sweet love + devoted couple + witty banter + transmigrate into a book + System + groveling pursuit of his wife + slow burn + happy ending] [Laid-back but hardworking milk tea girl vs. Black Lotus villainous male supporting character] Jian Ning transmigrates into the role of a villainess and nearly becomes food for a demon spider right from the start. After barely escaping with her life, she is held at knifepoint by her savior, Xie Mingyuan, the handsome, godlike v 6Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 5 Sky Screen: Are You Crazy? Even a Madman Can Be a Savior 天幕：疯了把！疯子也能当救世主 [Sky Screen + Infinite-Flow + Rules Horror + Apocalypse + Mind Games + Suspense + The Supernatural] Nuclear weapons erupt. On day 100 in the shelter, he climbs toward the iron gate, not to survive, but to die beneath the real starry sky. The global sky screen opens. [First instance transmission begins in 180 seconds. Objective: Survive in the Great Qin!] Comments: Holy crap! Did he just eat... Gongsun Yang: Crazy! He's really gone crazy! They're all freaking crazy! Hannibal: There are no vegetar —Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 6 The Blue Robe Supports the Heavens 青衫扶苍 [Studying at the Imperial Academy + Farming + Contending for Hegemony + Beauties + Meticulous + Not for Beginners] During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, in the fourteenth year of the Jianyuan era of Former Qin (378 AD), an age of upheaval and crisis, the young scholar Wang Yao, born to a humble family, carries the ideal of “serving the world and bringing peace to its people” as he travels from Huayin in Hongnong to Chang'an's Imperial Academy to study. Underneath the surface, Chang'an seethes with 2.5kReads9.4Score289Shelves
- 7 Delivery Rider Codename 007: I'm Not a Secret Agent 骑手代号007，我不是特工 “The System is forcing me to become a secret agent, but I’m just a delivery rider trying to earn enough to buy medicine for my little sister!”, Chen Xiao On a stormy night, Chen Xiao accepts a delivery order bound for hell. The customer is already dead, and the person who accepted the delivery is lying in a pool of blood. Killers are outside the door. As he lies dying, the [Hive Special Operations Mission System] forcibly binds itself to him. From then on, half of his delivery bag holds life-sav 360Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 8 Humanity’s Revival 人类复苏 My name is Ying Jian. By the time you hear me say this, I will already have lived. When humanity begins to revive, only humans can deal with humans. I am Ying Jian, the Divine Eye. You can also call me Yin Jian. One day, I will bring the era of humanoids to an end. Stand in the middle, string it twice. The author writes, but never looks back. Once the Gu arc is done, the mystery arc begins. Ten days of slaying gods, and no one gets away. I'll write all of them: the eerie, the secretive, and the 7.7kReads—Score339Shelves
- 9 Playing the Cannon Fodder Supporting Female Role in a Conquest Novel 在攻略文里当炮灰女配 [Love-triangle chaos + absurd comedy + face-slapping + childish male rivalry + wealthy families] - Bai Weiran was born with the fate of a cannon-fodder character. Every man connected to her would eventually be won over by the heroine and become one of her admirers. And she was nothing more than the least important extra in a ramshackle production. Bai Weiran immediately lost it. Especially when she saw how irresistibly attractive each of the male leads was, tears of desire spilled from the corne 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My System's First Mission Is Actually to Set Up a Street Stall 系统给我第一个任务居然是摆摊 Modern Earth, where spiritual qi revival has begun and global martial arts are flourishing. Ferocious beasts roam unchecked, humanity awakens supernatural abilities, and strength is everything. A transmigrator born with a “bad-luck” constitution can only give people massages from the start? And he’s bound to the most infuriating System in history. At the school martial arts tournament, his opponents are either sinister schemers or a goddess of wind magic. When he can’t win and admits defeat, the 1Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 11 After Taking My Wealthy Older Sister Home, I Really Became a Scumbag 送富婆姐姐回家后，我真成渣男了 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads7.1Score100Shelves
- 12 Near Yun Huai 近云淮 [Bright, righteous, hardworking, ambitious, and rich female judge] x [Handsome, refined, sharp-tongued, capable, and broke male county magistrate] [Affection since youth | Reunited after many years | Secret love finally fulfilled | Childhood sweethearts] [Both devoted to each other, sweet romance | Healing | Grounded in reality] “Matchmaker Jia” from the court said, “The person I'm introducing you to today is someone you know. His name is Shang Xun.” Yun Huai: “Who? County Magistrate Shang?” Th 2.7kReads8.9Score307Shelves
- 13 Saving a Beauty in the Mountain Village, Then Cultivating for a Thousand Years 山村救美人，瞬间修千年 He isn't the brightest, but he gets along surprisingly well with the beautiful, icy girl. One day, a lecher sets his sights on her. He gets his head smashed four times while trying to save her! He enters a wondrous world and cultivates for a thousand years. When he returns, the beautiful girl is still right where he left her, and the lecher is about to make his move... And he comes back with a thousand years of knowledge and cultivation, still in the body of a young man. A grand new chapter of l —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 32Reads8.8Score147Shelves
- 15 The National Destiny Showdown: Ghosts Invade, and I Lead the Dragon Kingdom 国运争夺鬼物入侵由我带领龙国 (National Destiny: Contest and Defense) (Transmigration: Parallel World) (Supernatural: Ghosts and Strange Beasts) (The Myriad Worlds: Crossover of Film and TV) I'm no good at writing introductions, so please come on in, everyone! After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world, the protagonist is chosen to enter a ghost realm and take part in a dungeon. What could be the reason? A conspiracy? A scheme? Or something else? Step by step, the truth comes to light. From confusion to faith, the 4Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 16 Special Forces: Flirting with Girls in Ancient Times 特种兵之古代撩妹 Special Forces: Flirting with Girls in Ancient Times —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Special Forces: I Goof Around and Fall in Love in Ancient Times 特种兵之我在古代开挂谈恋爱 Special Forces: I Go on a Dating Spree in Ancient Times 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Showbiz: I Trade Shock Points for Cutting-Edge Tech, and the Nation... 娱乐：靠震惊值兑换黑科技，国家 Lin Mo uses cutting-edge tech to prank the entertainment industry: fart sound effects beat out special-effects giants, AI-written jokes make a stand-up comedy champion cry, and square-dancing grannies become superpowered warriors... He only wanted to turn his life around, but instead triggers a global laughing-stock disaster! At night, he discusses scripts with a diva, occasionally gets philosophical with a policewoman, and studies Lin Xiaomo with his CEO big sister. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Black-Tech Empire My Sisters and I Built 我和姐姐们的黑科技帝国 Xia Luo, your big sisters are waiting for you to grow up. East Country: This is a national treasure. Big Pretty: This is our enemy. Please, just go to Mars already! You’re going to wreck Blue Star. Netizens: This is everyone’s child prodigy, and he’s already got a beautiful older girlfriend at this age. Imagine his harem of three thousand beauties when he grows up! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Seed Burner 焚种者 The Seed Burner —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Lin Mo, Big Brother, Come Home 林墨哥哥回家吧 Lin Mo, Big Brother, Come Home 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Betrothal Decree Prodigy: Lie Flat and Win Over the Twelve Celestial Maidens 婚书神童：躺平征服十二天后 Eight-year-old Lin Xiaoyi, an orphan from a poor family, transmigrates into a parallel world and is adopted by an old Taoist priest from Qingxu Temple. On his deathbed, his master tosses him twelve gold-embossed marriage contracts. The hugely popular singer Yang Yuying, award-winning actress Tong Liya, and other wealthy heiresses are all his fiancées! Forced to leave the mountain, he binds himself to the Lie Flat System: sunbathing and sleeping in earn him blueprints for cutting-edge technology 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Know You Like Fine Jade, and Treasure You as a Lady of Renown 知君如珩玉，惜尔是名媛 [Government service setting | Age gap | A misunderstanding along the way | Lovers find their way to each other] This is a love story that unfolds within the framework of government service. There is no over-the-top melodrama, only a slow, steady process of testing the waters and drawing closer. When rules meet a racing heart and reason collides with deep affection, can they make room for tenderness in such a tightly ordered world? As the title “Secretary Chen” gradually takes on a personal signi 436Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 24 The Famous Doctor of the Countryside 乡村女人名医 My girlfriend betrayed me from the start! But Ye Guchen turned misfortune into a blessing: a divine art entered his body, transforming him into a miraculous doctor with Daoist eyes and setting him on a wild, unstoppable path! You used to ignore me. From now on, you'll be the one who can't reach me! 964Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 25 I'm in Japan, and the Island Nation Has Become Hell 爷在小日本，岛国变地狱 [Grind them to dust, repay blood with blood] A righteous cultivation Daoist suffers a cultivation deviation, and his soul transmigrates into the body of a young doctor. He unexpectedly binds to the Evil Healer Cultivation System. Japanese people become cultivation pills, and his realm soars! Only then does he learn that every part of a Japanese person is a treasure: spiritual roots, souls, flesh and blood... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Big Boss at Miss Lin's Workplace Is a Love-Struck Fool 林小姐家的大领导是个恋爱脑 Just received a rating, and it’ll slowly go up. Age gap / influential family and ordinary family / clever and scatterbrained Lin Shu is already 29 and has spent two years working in the civil service, yet she still hasn’t earned her leaders’ appreciation. She was ready to settle into an easy, uneventful life, but then she unexpectedly met the mentor she’d been waiting for. Zhang Jie never imagined that a man as sharp and accomplished as he was, someone who could handle himself in any situation, 398Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 27 The Immortal Venerable Returns, and I’m Going to Be Late for School! 仙尊归来，再不上学就迟到了！ Just as he was about to overcome his tribulation and ascend, the Immortal Venerable, once a force to be reckoned with in the cultivation world, was struck by a backlash from the lightning tribulation and had his soul thrust into the modern world. He wakes up as a high school student who is about to be late! His spiritual power is sealed and his immortal arts don’t work. Faced with alarm clocks, textbooks, and early-morning classes, the former powerhouse who could turn the clouds with a wave of h 432Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 28 Chu Qiuchan 楚秋蝉 Perhaps her difficult life was foretold from the moment she was born and named Qiu Chan. The death of her younger sister, Qiu He, crushed every last pillar of hope within her. Fortunately, her adoptive brother, who had always been by her side, gave her the warmest comfort. But when she met a boy who stirred her heart, she shrank back, curling up like a hedgehog and hurting herself as well as others. When fate finally took a turn, the two who had once loved each other had already become strangers 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Drop the Act, Boss, You’ve Fallen for Me 别装了大佬他心动了 [Mutual Firsts + Love at First Sight + Devoted Romance + Both Leads Are Chaste + Happy Ending] [Steady, high-ranking leader + Funny junior employee] Cheng Nuo went to a blind date at the wrong private room, only to discover the next day that her date was Gu Shiyu, the newly appointed district Party secretary. Faced with his position, she wanted to run. But Gu Shiyu gradually made his way into her life, 5kReads8.3Score459Shelves
- 30 Starlight on the Crest of the Wave 浪尖上的星光 [Genres] Coming-of-age × ocean fiction × mystery × fantasy × healing romance [Theme] Light on the Waves: Dedicated to everyone who nurtures starlight through their tears. “This is a philosophical dialogue about life, death, and being reborn.” “The ocean in this book isn't just a backdrop. It's a living being, with breath and a heartbeat. Every cresting wave tells of the bond between brothers, and every shimmer of light bears witness to love's eternity.” On a typhoon-lashed day, a giant wave s 1Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 31 The District Chief’s Secret Affection 区长的隐秘偏爱 Having heard gossip and rumors all her life, Maidong wanted to find somewhere nobody knew her, keep a low profile, and live a quiet life. So she enrolled in a university in Linyang, 300 kilometers from home. She never expected to land herself a district chief for a husband there... 7.9kReads8.6Score915Shelves
- 32 Jin Nian Smiles 瑾年笑笑 [Government workplace, age gap, scheming, devoted to each other, powerful man lowers his head for love] Male lead: Fu Jinnian, 35, powerful and influential, refined and noble. Female lead: Tian Xiaoxiao, 23, newly passed the civil service exam, and a great beauty. They are both civil servants, and she is a fresh new face in government service. The cool, refined male lead falls in love with her at first sight, then creates all kinds of chances for them to spend time together. His passionate “camp 2.4kReads8.3Score212Shelves
- 33 Mr. Qi Spoils Me Too Much: The Sweetness Is Off the Charts 祁先生太宠，甜度严重超标 Qi Jingci is renowned in government circles as an “iceberg”: efficient in everything he does and intimidating without ever raising his voice. There have never been so much as a hint of a romantic scandal around him, and everyone assumes he’ll spend his whole life married to his work. That is, until a recruitment drive brings him face-to-face with Xia Zhiyi, a new employee. The young woman stands in the sunlight, checking documents in a simple white blouse. A spot of ink stains her fingertip, and 65Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 34 Strange Clouds over Beijing and Hong Kong: Special Case Squad 京港奇云：特殊专案组 Beneath the sunlit skyscrapers of Jingang City, the prosperous yet dazzlingly chaotic capital of Yangguo, lurk currents of evil unknown to the public. When the bizarre case of Luo Ke, a top-tier star who falls to his death, comes to light, the scene is riddled with clues that go far beyond an ordinary suicide: a deadly new drug is found in his body, yet the scene bears signs of an impossible suicide. The baffling case is swiftly handed over to a mysterious, elite department: the Special Cases Ta 4Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 35 From Humble Beginnings, Straight to the Ninth Heaven 从微末起，直上九天 The first few chapters aren’t very well written, so stick with it. You can skim the opening chapters a little. A world of cultivation filled with passion, darkness, and human nature! A world unlike any other! In this world, no one is right or wrong. People think only about their interests and the nature of humanity. This book is complete. I started out full of hope, wanting to unfold a sweeping epic spanning millions of words. But the twists and turns of life forced a long hiatus, and it became 672Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 36 A Foot Soldier Holds the Realm 小卒镇山河 (Light ensemble cast, everyday life, multiple female leads, no clichés) The history books say that once there was a common soldier who mastered everything on his own and became invincible within a few short months. Imperial power was waning, the great clans held sway, and foreign tribes ran rampant. Qian Pei transmigrated here and activated a Mission System. Complete missions, and you can exchange rewards for ancient treasures. A frail constitution? Recite a poem and exchange it for a Mighty Vit 25Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 37 Streetlights and the One Who Comes Home 长街灯火与归人 [Rekindled love + each other’s first love + both work in the public sector + reunion after years apart + intellectual romance] An unexpected breakup, followed by a reunion years in the making. From the flutter of their first meeting in college to standing side by side in their careers, Lu Beichuan and Shen Zhixia weather misunderstandings and emotional push and pull, witnessing each other’s growth and resolve. They missed their chance five years ago because of a sudden accident. Five years later 4kReads7.9Score341Shelves
- 38 Leading Southern Tang to Conquer the Realm 带领南唐去争霸 [Ensemble Cast + No System + Ruthless Battles + Contest for Supremacy + Historical Figures] Zhou Lei transmigrates to the Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, becoming its sixth prince: Li Yu, the legendary poet-emperor. Knowing that Li Yu will one day lose his kingdom and family, endure humiliation to survive, and see his wife violated, he is determined to change his fate! The chaotic final years of the Tang dynasty are filled with heroes vying to rule the land. The 361Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 39 After the Fool Obtains a Mysterious Legacy 当傻子获得神秘传承后 [Read the first three chapters. If you don’t like them, you can come beat me up through the internet!] Poor young Li Dazhu lucks into a mysterious inheritance. Not only does he gain abilities far beyond ordinary people, but his medical skills are astonishingly brilliant! From then on, he turns his life around, makes a fortune, buys a mansion, and has powerful people from every walk of life scrambling to curry favor with him. 955Reads7.7Score111Shelves
- 40 Back to the Carboniferous Period 重回石炭纪 The doomsday countdown begins. In the depths of winter in Guang City, Nanshan Province, Xin You nervously paced along the street on his way to a blind date. A jumble of fakes filled the antiques stall. He spotted a woman in red being harassed by an old woman trying to scam her. It was Lin Xi, his secret crush from high school. “That's a family heirloom vase worth three hundred thousand!” the old woman wailed. Xin You snatched up a replica from the stall and smashed it in front of everyone. “If t 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 41 Artistic Conception Fusion Master 意境融合师 A hundred years ago, blood and fire filled the sky during the Battle at the Summit. The Master of Merging Artistic Realms sacrificed their soul to protect the boundary between stories and the human world. A hundred years later, three boys step into a book-realm teeming with countless worlds. They are the sparks their ancestors hid among ordinary people: Zhao Yebai, who can mirror myriad worlds; Su Tuy a, who can paint all things into life; and Duan Mingchen, who can experience a hundred lifetime 4Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 42 The Only Cultivator: The Campus Beauty Begs Me to Take In Her Aunt 唯一修仙，校花女友求我收她小姨 [Power Fantasy + Invincible + Ruthless and Decisive + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Multiple Heroines + Fast-Paced] “You want me to have a child with your aunt?” “That's right! Tonight. I'll drug her tea.” “She’s your actual aunt!” “Please...” “No way!” “Then I'll tell the whole village you always sneak peeks at me bathing!” “…” A year ago, he transmigrated by accident, and a foreign object lodged in his brain, causing him to suffer repeated episodes. After an accident involving his school beauty gi 408Reads6.5Score101Shelves
- 43 The Immortal Emperor Returns: Hall of Longevity 仙帝归来：长生殿 [Urban Cultivation Dad] [Invincible Qi Refining Stage] [Lighthearted Power Fantasy] [Longevity Spirit Body] Bai Changqing transmigrated from a cultivation continent to Blue Star and endured five hundred long, lonely years. Then one day, the moment Bai Changqing unexpectedly discovered that he had a daughter, warm, radiant sunlight finally poured into his life. At that very moment, the world's most mysterious faction, the Longevity Hall, gained a young lady of incomparable distinction. 1.5kReads8.5Score187Shelves
- 44 A Nobody's Great Love 小透明的大爱情 [Both leads work in government × age gap and workplace hierarchy × helping an overlooked employee overcome her insecurities × a caring senior colleague opens his junior's tightly closed heart] Lin Wanqing believes that even when an overlooked nobody is falsely accused, she can only investigate in secret; even when people bully her openly, she can only endure it in silence. “That's just how society works. Without connections, you have to follow the rules. I can't afford the price of crossing the 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Alien Star: Let the Galaxy Feel the Steel Tide! 异星歧途：让群星感受钢铁洪流！ [Science fiction] + [No power-level nerfs] + [Wish fulfillment] + [Natural disasters strike] The Maya lacked iron ore, so they had no choice but to carve tools from stone. The Chinese lacked glass, and their medicine remained stuck at the level of herbal remedies. So is it possible that the Solar System, an unusual single-star system in the universe, is missing a resource too, one that has trapped humanity in its cradle? That’s exactly right. Earth, or rather the entire Solar System, lacks a spe 174Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 46 The Immortal Emperor Returns: Spoiling His Wife and Daughter 仙帝归来：把老婆女儿宠上天 [Invincible + Ruthless + One Female Lead + Doting Dad + No Doormat Hero + Urban Cultivation] Immortal Emperor Xiao Chen of Lingchen misses his beloved girlfriend on Earth so much that he breaks through the dimensional barrier and returns, only to discover he has a daughter. Xiao Chen vows to protect his wife and daughter and spoil them rotten. “Whoever dares lay a hand on my wife and daughter, not even the stars of the nine heavens can save him!” “Daddy, I want a star!” “Of course!” Xiao Che 1.3kReads7.3Score104Shelves
- 47 The Limitless Emperor: The Cultivating Husband of the Stunning CEO 无极帝尊：绝色女总裁的修仙老公 (Also known as: The Infinite Emperor, The Cultivating Husband of the Stunning CEO) [No System + Fast-Paced + Tons of Original Plot] Nobody knows that Lin Chen, a low-level company employee, is actually the Infinite Emperor, who cultivated for a thousand years in the Immortal Realm! By chance, he discovers that the company's CEO, Su Qingcheng, possesses a Profound Yin Spirit Body, the perfect constitution to help him recover his cultivation! So Lin Chen boldly declares: “Su Qingcheng is mine. 7.6kReads7.6Score704Shelves
- 48 In This Life, I’ll Make Sure You Can’t Take a Single Step 这一世，我要你寸步难行 This Time Around, I'll Make Sure You Can't Take a Single Step 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The On-Screen Comments Warned Me: Pretend to Be Crazy and You’ll Survive 弹幕提醒我，装癫能活 The On-Screen Comments Warned Me: Pretend to Be Crazy and You'll Survive —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Woman Disguised as a Civil Official Uses Her Wits to Stand Firm Against the Powerful 女扮文官被权贵针对凭智谋站稳朝野 Disguised as a Male Official and Targeted by the Powerful, She Uses Her Wits to Secure Her Place at Court 5Reads—Score—Shelves
