Novels like Dongqing and Zhong Kui
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Dongqing and Zhong Kui, best match first.
- 151 My Girlfriend Thinks I'm Poor, Unaware I Just Returned from Another World 女友嫌我穷，不知我刚从异界回来 [Urban Cultivation] [Travel Between Two Worlds] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Multiple Heroines] [Cunning Survivor's Way] [Cross-World Trader] This novel has been adapted into a full-cast audiobook and a comic drama of the same name. Give them a try! Your girlfriend thinks you're poor. She dumps you over the 300,000 yuan needed for surgery, then turns around and hops into a rich second-generation heir's BMW. What she doesn't know is that just one second before she broke up with you, you had returned 49.8kReads8.5Score5.6kShelves
- 152 Your Heart Is Like the Moon 卿心似月 A steady, straightforward police chief × a gentle, lovely elementary school teacher [A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance + age gap + fiercely protective + overflowing boyfriend energy + powerful man devotedly pursuing love] [Sugar-sweet romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + neither has loved anyone else + happy ending + direct confessions] The hero is head over heels. When he likes someone, he goes after her and says exactly what he means. He’s easygoing, but incredibly attentive to 17.4kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
- 153 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.3kReads8.0Score126Shelves
- 154 Xuanhuan: After My Death, I Became the Primordial True Demon 玄幻：我死后，化身原始真魔 [Ultimate villain + dark + ruthless + nearly invincible + slaughters his way through the world + no female lead] My name is Zhao Wumian. I'm an ordinary person with little cultivation, yet a lofty divine son falsely accuses me of being a fiend who slaughtered hundreds of millions. Before long, my body will be crushed, my three souls and seven spirits ripped out, and I'll suffer in a soul lamp until I die. My name is Ye Baiwei. I'm the Holy Maiden of Qixia Sacred Land, and I have another i 3.4kReads7.7Score186Shelves
- 155 Executed for Being Too Powerful, I Go on a Rampage, So Why Are You Crying? 功高震主被赐死，我杀疯了你哭啥 [Decisive and ruthless, pure wish fulfillment, the protagonist steamrolls everyone and remains invincible] Five years ago, Jun Moxie was the nation’s guardian war god, who single-handedly suppressed the Demon Abyss and stood on equal footing with the Demon King. Five years later, the Empress of the Great Xuan Empire seized power, discarded him after he had served his purpose, and personally sent Jun Moxie to trial, falsely accusing him of colluding with demons and betraying his country. In an in 211Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Director Jiang’s Special Favor 江主任的偏爱 [Government sector + both leads have no past relationships + age gap] He came from a powerful family and was cold and aristocratic, yet he fell in love with her at first sight. With their age difference, he strategically won her heart, advancing step by step until she had nowhere to run. He wove a gentle net around her, pampering her endlessly and claiming her for life. What to look forward to: ✅ An authentic look at workplace life in the government sector, plus sweet everyday romance ✅ A mat 2.2kReads8.0Score172Shelves
- 157 Twin Sisters, 26: One Gentle, One Cold and Aloof 孪生香姐26，温柔高冷大不同 [Urban cultivation, modern city, invincible, miracle healer, urban romance] A village bully was trying to take advantage of Lin Xiangxue when he shoved the troublesome simpleton Liu Meng into the Songjiang River. The simpleton survived against all odds, was bitten by an alligator, and accidentally inherited the Dragon God’s legacy. His life went into overdrive. What a wild and spectacular ride… 140Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 The Biggest Menace in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一大祸害 [Mortal’s cultivation journey + defying the heavens + fighting monsters and leveling up] In the cultivation world, you can lack connections, strength, and money, but whatever you do, don’t offend one particular person! He may not even be from the immortal realm, but there’s no one in the entire cultivation world who hasn’t needed his help! That’s right, I’m the person in question, “Spring City’s Timely Rain.” That year, I took down the villainous Boss all by myself. Then the entire cultivation w 849Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 159 The X-Ray Doctor Is a Bit Cocky 透视神医有点拽 Li Erhu is an orphan and a fool. When Lü Ren from the village smashed him over the head with stolen antiques, he unexpectedly obtained the legacy of the Great Emperor Zixiao. Watch me bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on their bones, defeat everyone under heaven, lead the villagers to prosperity, and build a beautiful countryside. Serve the nation's armed forces and forge an invincible God of War. Possess wealth beyond the heavens... 373Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 160 The CEO’s Contract Nightingale 总裁的契约荆棘鸟 A carefully planned contract forcibly bound two people from different worlds. He was Lu Hanchuan, the business world’s notorious “Living King of Hell,” cold and domineering, treating love as worthless. He handed her an agreement: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll give you fifty million.” She was Lin Wanqing, a proud art museum curator from a poor background, like a thorn bird who refused to bend even in hardship. She sneered, “Mr. Lu, your money can’t buy me.” He thought it was simply a transaction —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 EN I'm Already Invincible, What Use Do I Have for a System? 我都无敌了，要你这系统有何用？ (This book is overpowered from the start: a newbie suddenly becomes a big shot in the cultivation world, transmigrating through the plots of all kinds of TV dramas, anime, and novels.) (This is my first novel, and I wanted to try something new. The plot and logic may be a little rough, so please bear with me. Thank you, dear readers.) System: My Host got snatched away? Qing Mo: You’re late, System! I’m already invincible! System: I don’t care. I picked you first, anyway! Qing Mo: ... 5.1kReads6.6Score270Shelves
- 162 Snowfields and Seaside City: A Female Cadre from the Sanmen Has Her Springtime Too 雪域与海城：三门女干部也有春天 Su Man was on top from the start, beginning her career as a deputy section chief, only to plummet to rock bottom at breakneck speed. Her new boss sent her to a grassroots office, where she got a harsh lesson in the art of human relationships. On her journey back from rock bottom, she had the ever-present strategist Luo Ziqing by her side, offering advice and teaching her how the official world operates. She also had Ji Zizhou, a highly skilled career mentor who protected her from the open and hi 15.6kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 163 Reborn on My Wedding Night: The CEO’s Fussy Wife Has Changed Her Ways 重生新婚夜，总裁的作精娇妻不作了 Reborn on Her Wedding Night: The CEO’s Difficult, Doting Wife Has Turned Over a New Leaf 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 一只股票，富过三代 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走，霸总只要我 My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Demon Venerable of Three Thousand Years Is Writing a Thesis at the Academy? 三千载魔尊竟在学府写论文？ Urban cultivation + subverting tropes + invincible protagonist + hilarious comedy + the Myriad Worlds The Eternal Night Demon Venerable wakes from a three-thousand-year slumber during an archaeological livestream. His first words: "What's the Wi-Fi password?" He's shoved into a university for "reeducation." The professor's laws of the universe are just his old drafts. He gets reported for cheating after taking on five players in an esports match, and draws a circle on a soda can to seal a camp 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动，总裁他口嫌体直 Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Wuxia: Invincible Vajra from the Start, Crushing All the Way 武侠：开局金刚不坏，一路平推 Wang Yi arrives in a martial arts world and becomes a Brocade Guard of the Great Fate Dynasty! Here, martial arts flourish, and the strongest can shatter the void! Wang Yi obtains the [Supreme Martial Arts System], starts with an indestructible body, and forges an invincible physique. Every punch lands with full force as he begins his unstoppable march! He shatters Shaolin's Vajra Demon-Subduing Formation with one punch and comprehends the Black Pagoda's Tendon-Transformation Classic! He defeats 13.9kReads8.6Score650Shelves
- 173 The Boss Plays His Moves One by One 领导步步为营 Government Official + Scheming Hero + Age Gap + Sweet Romance Autumn was in full swing on the campus of Jing University. Qin Baizhou, 35, had quietly arrived to take up his new post as Party Committee Secretary. Strict and disciplined, he was known throughout academia for his iron-fisted approach to scholarship. His transfer was recognition from his superiors of his abilities. One weekend, Qin Baizhou went alone to Moxiang Bookstore near campus to buy books on management. Through a gap between t 9.8kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 174 Childhood Adventures 童年大冒险 Childhood adventures: Shenzhou Xia Jiang, The Legend of Nezha, Calabash Brothers, The Legend of the Heavenly Book, Oriental Mythical Heroes, Sun Stones, Zhuoma, and more. Journey through childhood stories and meet all kinds of characters. Of course, the first book features only Shenzhou Xia Jiang. 280Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 The Divine-Handed Ghost Doctor and Little Farmer 鬼医圣手小神农 Xiao Yao was expelled from college after saving the campus belle and being framed. Back in his village, he saved the village beauty, only to be set up and killed by the local bully. He sank into an ancient Dragon Pool, where he unexpectedly received an ancient inheritance. Master of both medicine and martial arts, he blazed through life with one lucky break after another, leading the impoverished villagers onto the road to prosperity. Before long, the poor, backward mountain village became a lan 1.4kReads9.0Score212Shelves
- 177 I Created the Devouring Art from the Start, Feeding on All Living Beings 开局自创吸功大法，我以众生为粮 [No System] [No Female Lead] [Invincible] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Steadfast Dao Heart] Qin Wuya transmigrates to a martial world as the eldest legitimate son of the Qin family. But because of his innate spiritless constitution, he cannot absorb spiritual energy and embark on the path of martial arts. After fourteen years of obscurity, he becomes the object of his relatives' ridicule. But no one knows that Qin Wuya, who appears to have no talent for martial arts, possesses heaven-defying compreh 8.8kReads8.0Score789Shelves
- 178 The Long-Legged School Beauty Has No Emotions from the Start, So Easy to Handle 开局长腿校花总没情绪，好治啊 Chen Hao had been dumped by his ex-girlfriend, Lin Pinru, for lacking empathy and being dull. Then, by sheer chance, he bonded with an Emotion System. As long as he provoked reasonable emotional reactions in women, he could earn all kinds of rewards! From then on, Chen Hao stopped being gloomy and downhearted, transformed into an “emotion hunter,” and began raking in emotion points. Thus began his thrilling, twist-filled comeback story! 23.3kReads7.6Score2kShelves
- 179 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 The Marquis and the Village Girl 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Lord of the Desolate Firmament 荒穹之主 [Traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + no System + satisfying battles + slow-burn] When chaos first took shape, heaven and earth were one, and countless sacred artifacts were born. Donghuang Taiyi, leader of the Donghuang clan, used the foremost sacred artifact, the Donghuang Bell, to bring the Primordial Wasteland to an end and divide the two realms. After that, heaven and earth were incomplete, and no more sacred artifacts came into being. Donghuang Hanyu was just born, yet a “Primordial S 4.9kReads9.2Score457Shelves
- 181 Divine Healer: The Days After My Sister Took Me In 神医圣手，被姐姐捡回家的日子 Ye Wuji, an orphan from Liangyi Village, became a fool after his grandfather, the old Daoist Ye, died. The girl next door, Yu Ruyan, patiently looks after her own younger siblings and the fool. Then, after an unexpected stroke of luck, the fool makes a stunning comeback and becomes a master healer. Watch as Ye Wuji treats illnesses with silver needles in his left hand and uses his iron fists to fight injustice with his right... 524Reads8.9Score128Shelves
- 182 The Sinking Boat and the Evening Sun 沉舟与晚晴 [Government Insider + Powerful Official Romance + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + Workplace Love] He was a powerful figure with an infinitely bright future, a dazzling yet cold star in the political firmament. Calm, restrained, and indifferent to women, he remained that way until a work meeting, when one glimpse of a girl with a smile bright as the morning sun left him utterly captivated: Su Wanqing. 2.6kReads6.8Score231Shelves
- 183 Mechanical Armor 铠甲机械化 Armored Mechanization 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 The Prodigy Smith: The Golden Cicada Hides the Iron Bow and Heavenly Tome 铸器骄子之金蝉铁弓藏天书 Young blacksmith Chu Xiaoyang carries venomous insects, wields a slingshot, and relies on a pair of iron hammers. Neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he is hunted by the righteous, pursued by the wicked, and even spurned by his own family. Wherever he finds injustice, he brings his hammers crashing down... 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Repay My Husband's Kindness by Having Him Eight or Ten Children 为夫报恩，生他十胎八胎 To repay her husband’s kindness, she gives birth to ten children, eight of them boys —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Sharing the Joy with a Beauty at the Victory Banquet 庆功宴，与美同甘 A Victory Banquet, Sharing the Joy with a Beauty 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 A Happy Life, Tea Served by a Beauty 幸福生活，美人泡茶 A Happy Life, Sipping Tea with a Beauty 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Korean Webtoon: It All Starts When I Discover the School Beauty Senior's Secret 韩漫：从发现校花学姐的秘密开始 [Korean webtoon vibes + plenty of beautiful women + hundreds of gorgeous character illustrations + feel-good power fantasy + urban martial arts + sweet romance + love-triangle chaos] The seemingly pure and innocent senior has a secret she keeps hidden... Su Yang, a young man from Longguo studying at a university in Seoul, accidentally discovers his beautiful senior’s secret. With Su Yang pressing her relentlessly, she has no choice but to agree to his demands if she wants to keep her pure-and-in 2.4kReads6.6Score161Shelves
- 189 The Nascent Soul Ancestor Becomes a Security Guard 元婴老祖当保安 He is the only Nascent Soul Ancestor in the Age of Declining Dharma, yet he chose to seal his cultivation and become a lowly security guard in a bustling city. Li Qingfeng had stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world a thousand years ago. To break through to the Deity Transformation realm, he sealed his cultivation and plunged into the mortal world. By day, he is "Old Li," the cheerful security guard at the Shengshi Huating residential complex. He patrols, watches the gates, settles disput 417Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 The Mother Who Came Along as a Student Is a Teacher 陪读妈妈是老师 [Urban wish fulfillment] [Multiple heroines] [Superstar] [Older woman] [Auntie] [Fiancee] [Everyday realism] [Nuclear apocalypse] The male lead is sent back to the past after a nuclear explosion. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Gu Jiu Si's First Book 一顾九思的第1本书 [Dual Civil-Service Careers + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First Love + Secretly in Love with Each Other + Sweet Romance] The male and female leads are each other’s first love. Five years ago, a misunderstanding kept them apart. Five years later, he has become a district Party committee secretary, while she is an ordinary civil servant in a township under his jurisdiction. She had planned to live out a quiet, ordinary life, but he is determined to take her into his arms, no matter what. You don’t 10.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 192 The Left-Behind Little Divine Farmer 留守小神农 The prettiest village girl is forced to marry the village’s most useless hooligan, but behind it all lurks another village girl’s venomous jealousy! Overnight, the hooligan receives a stroke of fortune and becomes capable of everything from music and painting to healing and farming. He makes money like a printing press, and face-slapping becomes part of everyday life! With his overwhelming str 5.8kReads9.1Score725Shelves
- 193 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 23.1kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 194 Defying Heaven Through Cultivation: I Can Become Invincible Just by Lying Down 逆天修仙：躺着就能无敌 [Urban cultivation, invincible from start to finish, feel-good, multiple heroines, decisive and never takes abuse] A young man from a mountain village is betrayed by his fiancée. By chance, he obtains a heaven-defying treasure and begins his path to invincibility! Watch as he overpowers powerful clans, takes on grandmasters, and shakes the Myriad Worlds! But was all of this predestined, or carefully arranged? [This story is entirely fictional. Please don’t assume it has anything to do with you.] 4.6kReads8.5Score488Shelves
- 195 The Immortal Path of the Elixir Scripture 丹经仙途 A humble young man happens upon an alchemy manual. Relying on his natural talent, he practices alchemy and cultivation, joins a sect, and successfully establishes his foundation. He ventures into secret realms, claims rare treasures, and has a beautiful companion by his side. After a difficult journey, he forms a Golden Core, forges a Nascent Soul, and ultimately becomes a legendary figure of his era. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Transmigrate to a Matchmaking Show: I Get to Choose Beauties from Every Dynasty 穿越相亲：历朝绝色美人任我挑选 [Urban Fantasy + Reverse Transmigration + Feel-Good Story + Lighthearted Comedy + Beauties from the Ages + Blind Dates] Li Si, a 32-year-old construction worker who graduated from a prestigious 211 university, loses his job and returns to his hometown, ready to lie flat. His family forces him to go on a blind date, where he unexpectedly meets a medium matchmaker (her golden finger: helping beauties from ancient times transmigrate). He hits it off with more than thirty extraordinary women from di 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The Sweet, Delicate Heiress and the Yandere Heir Who Keeps Her Busy Every Night 绿茶千金软又酥，病娇世子夜夜忙 [A delicate flower in public, a big boss in private heroine x a sickly cat in public, a crazy, jealous man in private hero | Substitute marriage revealed, two strong leads, sweet romance] To save her father and brothers, Di Xiaorou gritted her teeth and took her sister’s place in marrying the sickly, short-lived Ling Yuheng, planning to run away at the first opportunity. On their wedding night, they were both drugged. One night of passion later, they fell deeply in love. The supposedly sickly gr —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 198 EN Becoming the Vampire Progenitor, Starting in Central Europe 从中欧开始成为血族始祖 (Immortality + vampires + dark Central Europe + the Church + changing eras) A great vampire novel. - According to the Holy Covenant: [All things reproduce, but none die. Eden grew ever larger, so God created Death and suspended it high above the heavens. God, as the Lord, governed the beginning of life, while Jonah, as the End, oversaw the passing of all living things. Only Kuba displeased Him, and God cast him out. To escape Death, Kuba became immortal and hid from the sunlight.] Norton picked 23kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
- 199 Rule Horror: I Slaughter My Way Through with Hidden Rules 规则怪谈：我靠隐藏规则杀疯了 How do you escape by the skin of your teeth from a campus horror game where the rules are enforced with lethal force? My name is Chen Yi, and I’m a sophomore in the computer science department at C University. During a lab class on Tuesday morning, the computer suddenly went black. Then a strange voice rang out: Welcome to the eerie game world. All students must follow these rules: Rule One: During class, you may not speak unless answering a question. Rule Two: Do not try to leave the school. Al 454Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 200 The Mountains and Seas, Once More 又见山海 [Government employee male lead, widowed and straightforward; gentle, soft-spoken divorced female lead] The leads have an age gap, and this is a sweet romance. The male lead first takes an interest in the beautiful female lead. After learning she's divorced, he uses his position to create opportunities to meet her and gradually get closer. Their lives slowly become intertwined, and of course, that eventually leads to an adult relationship. Along the way, they face everyday troubles and confront t 14.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
