Novels like Journey to the West: A Thin Man, a Beggar, a Monkey?
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Journey to the West: A Thin Man, a Beggar, a Monkey?, best match first.
- 101 The Ninefold Cosmic Dimension 九重空间宇宙 Wang Chen, whose life has been full of misfortune, unexpectedly enters the Eighth Universe, the Tianyuan Universe. There, he joins a small sect, where everyone treats him with such kindness that he finally finds a sense of home. Yet it seems fate has not finished with him: he loses everything once more. From then on, he gives everything he has to reclaim what he lost, and gradually uncovers the secrets of the Ninth Universe, the Prison Spirit Universe! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Entrusted to Heaven and Earth 寄天地 [Ensemble cast] [Episodic journeys across different settings] [No System] [Xianxia and wuxia] [Bickering hero and heroine] [Happy ending] A group of uninvited guests shatters a mysterious dream, throwing the usually peaceful Zhenhai Escort Agency into turmoil. An eccentric old man burdened with trunks, a mysterious young master who arrives in a fury to demand justice, and the escort agency’s heiress, inexplicably claimed as someone’s master and dragged into the martial world: everything leads ba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Ruler of the Mortal Stars 凡星主宰 In the ninth year after their divorce, his ex-wife's diary read: Day 3,285. He's back. Zhang Xiaofan was an ordinary auxiliary police officer. His father was hospitalized after a stroke, and the family's savings had run out. Then one day, a stone fused with his body, and a ruined pagoda acknowledged him as its master. He became younger. He could see what ordinary people couldn't, and grow herbs capable of bringing the dead back to life. But more than anything, he wanted to go home and eat a b 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Ten Little Stories About a Genius Girl and Her Sidekick Before and After They Get Married 天才少女和她的小跟班结婚前后的10个小故事 Ten little stories about a genius girl and her devoted sidekick, before and after they get married 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Going Home for New Year, Big Bro Takes Me on a Rampage 过年回家，牢大带我肘击全场 This is not a sports novel! [Anti-PUA + Mamba elbows life in the face + the survival guide for young people] This is a story that begins with Mamba, but I hope it doesn't end there. On the eve of Chinese New Year, Lin Fan is completely overwhelmed by life: forced overtime, interrogations from relatives, and dwindling savings. The day after Lin Fan makes a wish on a shooting star, the only person he can see is floating above his bed: the Big Boss. The most obsessive ghost in basketball history te 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 A Taiyi Golden Immortal Stranded in the Apocalypse, with Goddesses Fighting for His Affection 太乙金仙流落末世，女神都来争宠 A Taiyi Golden Immortal lands on an apocalyptic technology world and becomes invincible, hailed by its people as their savior. Beautiful women pursue him relentlessly, but all he wants is to return to his own world. Little does he know... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Stop Guessing, I'm Really Just a Tofu Seller 别猜了，我真只是一卖豆腐的 [No CP] [Supernatural] [Food] [Plot-Driven] [Cultivation Through Qi] [Protagonist's Growth] The pace is fast at first, with quick scene changes and no dragging things out. The worldbuilding is a little complicated, and there are an absurd number of clues, but they'll all be paid off later. Yu An transmigrates and gets bound to a System that only ever forces him to make tofu. He must play the original owner's role and complete the mission to the highest possible degree to stay alive. He diligentl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 One Trip Into the Mountains Set Me on the Path to Immortality 一次入山，走上了凡人修仙路 The Taotie Keeper's Handbook The Seal-Elder pronounced coldly, “A mixed spiritual root. Your future is hopeless.” Lin Feng, a menial worker at the Demon Suppression Bureau, squatted in the pigsty, scrubbing the back of the most useless Ironclad Boar in town. Everyone laughed at him for raising a worthless beast. Then a line of golden text appeared before his eyes: [Ironclad Boar: Ancient Taotie bloodline (sealed), can devour all things and evolve.] A sixth-grade demon beast attacked the city. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Urban Strange Tales: When the Seventh Vessel Opened Its Eyes 都市奇谭：第七个容器睁眼时 Continuing the eerie urban-legend style, Lin Yao and Su Ran gradually uncover the truth behind the reincarnation of guardian spirits as they solve a series of bizarre cases: what is called salvation is actually a living sacrificial vessel for evil spirits. The seal in the Dragon-Locking Cave breaks, beginning a seven-hundred-year cycle. A mystery of twins, a rouge-flower curse, and a corpse wearing a bronze mask intertwine. When the seventh vessel opens its eyes, the city becomes a feast for evi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Heavenly Mandate of Daochen 道尘天命 A city programmer working 996 stumbles into a Daoist cave by accident and is forced to accept its legacy. He masters powerful Daoist arts, explores countless worlds, and roams freely through the bustling city. 8.9kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 111 The Fourteenth Diner 第十四位食客 [High-IQ Mystery Solving + Rules Horror + Lovecraftian Terror] If people around you inexplicably “disappear,” and you can always find a reason to explain it away, what would you do? Qin Man is a level-headed surgeon. Then strange things begin to happen: The first friend went to the restroom and never came back. He must have skipped the bill. The second colleague went to get more food and never came back. He must have gotten drunk. The fifth blind date went out for a smoke and never came back. Sh 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Planeswalker: Who Says This Doesn't Count as Double Transmigration? 旅法师：谁说这样不算双穿 [Fanfiction] + [Anime Crossover] + [Plot-focused] In the vast multiverse, there are countless wondrous worlds. Only by igniting a “spark” can one cross the barriers between them. As for what those barriers keep out, don’t blame me, I didn’t do it. Visitor from beyond the stars: “Who says this doesn’t count as a double transmigration?” [Note]: There may be a lot of original worldbuilding. The worlds currently confirmed are Baldur’s Gate, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Overlord. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Apocalypse Livestream: I Win by Playing the Dogged Saintly Doormat 末世直播，我靠当狗圣母躺赢 Strong female lead + ensemble cast + face-slapping + light livestreaming + infinite-worlds survival + playing the pig to eat the tiger The apocalypse arrived, forcing humanity to be divided up and sent into infinite-worlds settings to scrape by and survive. Li Chunwan was one of them. But when she learned that viewers of the livestream System belonged to either the “Good” or “Evil” faction, she started putting on an act. Someone outside begged to be let in, and Li Chunwan opened the door without 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Stealing the Moon into My Arms 偷月入怀 Stealing the Moon into My Arms: A Chronicle of Love and Hate Across Time, Woven with Suspense Ten mysterious tales of suspense unfold across transmigration and cycles of rebirth, amid neon-lit shadows and misty countryside, revealing love and hate in all their forms. From crime investigations beneath the city lights and a village chief’s covert web of self-interest to a female secretary’s carefully plotted path of revenge, the blood-red sunset over the reeds reflects a murderous intent that has 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 I Work at a Convalescent Home After the Apocalypse 我在末日后的干休所工作 [Light sci-fi, patriotic and upright, a little angst, plot twists, secret identities] After the three-year “apocalypse crisis” came to an end, the world entered a period of recovery. After graduating from university, Li Xingxing joined a convalescent home. However, the work there was not as simple as it seemed. The story follows the protagonist's daily work, interspersed with stories from the “apocalypse” period. Li Xingxing is the main protagonist, and Cui Lihua is the secondary protagonist. Co 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A Madman’s Tender Fantasy 疯子的温柔幻想 Yu Shi’an, who has a mental illness ✖ Jiang Sui Xi, his imaginary lover Jiang Sui Xi, a younger lover who takes the lead, and Yu Shi’an, his avoidant partner Yu Shi’an: “Jiang Sui Xi, you’re so annoying!” Jiang Sui Xi: “I love you so much too, gege.” Yu Shi’an goes from resisting Jiang Sui Xi to cautiously testing the waters, and finally confirming their relationship. In their sweet daily life, his dependence and possessiveness grow wildly alongside his love for Jiang Sui Xi. Jiang Sui Xi gently 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 After the Cool, Handsome Class President Was Pursued by the Bully 清冷校草被恶劣校霸缠上后 [Persistent, Malicious, Jealous School Bully Pursuer × Cool, Aristocratic, Two-Faced Campus Heartthrob Love Interest + University Campus + Two Male Leads + Rivals + Both Powerful + Both Chaste + HE] Lu Jinye is a notorious school bully at Kyoto University: arrogant, overbearing, vicious, and guilty of every kind of misdeed. He has another identity too: the younger son of the chairman of the Lu Group. With powerful backing, Lu Jinye has even the school administrators and teachers giving him spec 1.1kReads8.2Score13214d adds
- 118 Master of Yin-Yang Talismans 阴阳符咒师 Liang Cha, a young city dweller, was an ordinary fisherman by the river. By chance, he caught a magical carp that could travel between two worlds. Moved by compassion, he set it free, and from then on good fortune followed him. On his way home, he encountered a gravely wounded old man, received a mysterious wooden token, and unexpectedly opened the door to the path of cultivation. He devoted himself to mastering cultivation arts and talisman-making, journeyed to famous mountains and hidden cave 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Ten-Thousandfold Cashback: No One in the Immortal Realm Knows Gift-Giving Better Than Me 万倍返利：仙界没人比我更懂送礼 After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, others fight monsters to level up, while Lu Nanfeng coasts to victory by giving gifts! [Ding! You gifted an ordinary pill and received a premium pill in return, worth 10 times as much!] [Ding! Your gift struck a chord with its recipient, triggering a critical hit! You also received an immortal-grade cultivation manual!] He gave a stingy elder a piece of candy, and the elder burst into tears on the spot: “This tastes just like my childhoo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Worry-Free Sword 无忧之剑 Protagonist: Lin Wuyou Heroine: Jiang Youran [No System] [Traditional fantasy] [Laying low and growing stronger] [Decisive and ruthless] The male lead is the son of Lin Tiancheng, the richest man in the Great Qian Empire. His master is a man unrivaled in the small world. He should have had a dream start, but a long-planned massacre left him unable to return home, unable to spend his money, and forced to secretly use his endless supply of top-grade spirit stones without attracting attention. He’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Beastfolk Assassin, Double the Deadliness: Wind, Frost, and Mist Seal the Abyssal Prison 兽人刺客双绝：以风声霜雾封渊狱 The Cangyue Ancestral Tree sustains all races, and engraves their bloodlines into the fate of every living thing. Commoners receive gray tokens; royalty take the Green Vine Path. Borderland folk risk their lives to defend the gorge, while nobles in the Holy City allocate medicine, food, roads, and military honors according to bloodline. During a patrol through Riftwind Gorge, half of a bloodstained low-grade travel token is found hanging from a broken plank bridge. Flock after flock of wind hawk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Perfect Time to Meet You: A Trillionaire CEO Falls in Love with Me 时光恰好遇见你，千亿总裁爱上我 Age is no barrier to love. Women have the right to pursue happiness at every stage of life. Menopause isn't a “label of aging,” but a new beginning in a woman's life. True love can overcome differences in status, age, and outside pressure, but it takes courage and commitment from both people. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Mutation: Feasting on a Funeral in the Dark Room 畸变：在小黑屋里面吃白席 A failure cannot see the road through the smog. An ordinary person, hidden away in the inner chambers, draws no one's attention. In an age of mutation, will the bewilderment in their eyes give rise to malice in silence, or will they join the struggle against fate? A dark room in a dream and a mysterious banquet connect to a new world: a tide of turmoil... It turns one forbidden zone after another into humanity's last straw, then into its ultimate nightmare. In this age, are people hunting down t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Sword Lord of the Desolate Ruins 荒墟剑主 This is the end of the three thousand planes, the edge of the boundless Void Realm. Black fog churns like ink year-round, while turbulent currents in the void slice through stars like blades. The shattered remains of planes drift through the silence, and every inch of space is filled with a chill that devours all. Then a sound of tearing that resounded across the cosmos split the sky screen. A gaping rift, stretching thirty thousand miles, tore open in the pitch-black expanse, and the Void Real 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Boundless Gambit 无境博弈 “Welcome to the Game of Fate!” Life or death hangs on every choice. Everyone plays against everyone, humans against ghosts. Can you change the future by clearing the game? Is this a second life granted by the gods, or just amusement for someone standing in the “future”? A magnificent, eerie European manor; a remote inn fraught with danger; a zero-sum game of pursuit and escape; hidden currents in a pear garden spanning time and space; an asylum that seems perfectly normal; an abandoned amusement 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 I Turned the Entire Shanhai Realm into a Top-Tier Star 我把整个山海界炼成了顶流 Jiang Dai, an animation restorer born in the 2000s, is swept into the world of Shanhai, the “ancestor of all animated worlds,” while restoring Shanhai, her late mother's unfinished masterpiece. Here, the laws of Heaven are the plot itself: you can count the protagonists' plot armor on one hand, death flags fly everywhere, and the background music even starts playing whenever emotions run high. The whole world lives by the script, and only she, the “viewer,” can see all the rules. So she finds a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Rule Horror: Ask the Heavens 规则怪谈：问天 When everyone else receives a set of rules, they think about how to follow them. When Shen Wen receives a set of rules, she asks: Who made them? Why should I obey? Under what conditions do they stop applying? Every space is a buried crime. Every rule is a flaw left behind by the killer. When she exposes the final layer of rules and stands before "Heaven," she asks the ultimate question: "You judge all living beings, but who judges you?" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Xinglan Almanac of Solar Terms 星澜节气录 In the eyes of the world, spring plowing and summer growth are actually twenty-four life-demanding talismans! When the "Primordial Mainframe" digitizes the world, Awakening of Insects is no longer spring thunder, but a slaughterhouse where ten thousand ghosts return to life; Frost's Descent is no longer the feel of autumn, but a hopeless prison that freezes the soul. Su Wanqing transmigrates into this world, only to face a deadly trap on the very first day: Start of Spring. While everyone else f 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Stars Don't Cry 星星不掉泪 In this novel, Xingxing is a beautiful, dignified, and strong woman. The story follows her two marriages. Though she goes through hardships and pain, she keeps looking toward the light and moving forward, ultimately becoming the person she wants to be. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Tales of Karma and the Supernatural 因果怪谈 The timid should stay away!!! [Supernatural Horror] [Rule-Based Mysteries] [Cthulhu Mythos] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [No Harem] [No Female Lead] [No National Destiny] Seven islands are connected to one main island, and all seven are covered in Xingyu's footprints. Deeply carved into each footprint are the characters for cause and effect. At last, the blade of the Lord of Cause and Effect rested against his own neck, and he silently ended his life. Under the rule of someone so ruthless eve 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Hot-Blooded Policewoman’s Love Story 麻辣女警恋爱记 Sun Wenjing, captain of the Major Crimes Unit in the Criminal Investigation Division of Donghai City Public Security Bureau, and Qin Ming, an emergency room doctor at Donghai Anning Hospital, meet on a blind date. They fall in love at first sight. But their relationship is far from smooth sailing: they face one twist after another and even come close to death. To find out how their story ends, read "The Sassy Policewoman’s Love Story". What kind of thrilling romance will the goddess of Donghai’s 144Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Who Says a Weakling Can't Beat the Apocalypse? 谁说菜鸡不能通关末世 [Natural Disasters + Ensemble Cast + Slow Pace + No Stockpiling + Romance] Also known as "A Rookie’s Survival Journal in the Apocalypse" A sudden heat wave strikes, and the temperature rises at a staggering rate. But even that can’t compare to her quitting her job yesterday and binding to a System today. The arrival of Apocalypse System 0731 becomes the only thing she can rely on in a world where she has no one. At the same time, the opening act of an interstellar game unfolds... In the apocalyp 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Beyond the Cage 超脱囚笼 A useless outcast, banished by his family, awakens by sheer chance. From then on, every meridian and acupoint in his body opens, and layer upon layer of genetic locks shatter as he fights his way from Earth to the farthest reaches of the starry sea. Nine clans vie for supremacy across parallel universes. Until he ascends beyond transcendence, seizing control of fate itself. In this life... He will shatter the River of Stars, bring this universe to its knees, and make sure the whole world knows h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 A Woman Among Men 让须眉 The “sickly” idle prince × the “clumsy” new palace maid. One feigns illness, the other is genuinely silly, and together they live and die by each other’s side amid a storm of power struggles. Everyone in the palace knows the Fourteenth Prince of Huayang Hall is frail and sickly, and out of favor. His palace is so quiet, there aren’t even enough maids to go around. No one knows that at night, he practices with a long spear in the courtyard, every move full of heroic grace. Everyone in the palace —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 After Working for the System, I Gradually Mastered Divine Arts 给系统打工后，我神功渐成 He has a ride-hailing service for mercenaries. As long as he wants, nine Lords of Nature can rise from the ground at any time. Once the white light flashes and the three stars appear, with golden-edged health bars, they'll be unstoppable. [High Martial]+ [Multiple heroines]+ [Legion]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [Transmigration] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 A Good-for-Nothing's Rise: Slaying My Way Through the Three Realms with the God-Slaying Pot 废柴逆袭，靠斩神壶杀穿三界 The pot conceals a world within, and with one divine vessel, one can seek the Dao and eternal life. Cui Bufan, a useless disciple of the sect who was bullied by everyone, unexpectedly obtains the ancient divine artifact known as the Godslaying Pot. It can contain the world and refine all things, and it also holds the secret to attaining the Dao and eternal life. With the pot, he defies fate, slays demons, and fights his way to the Ninth Heaven, carving a path to immortality through mountains of —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 137 What? You Want Me to Kill a God? 你说啥，你让我去弑神？ [Urban high martial arts]/ [Single heroine] Jiang Jingsheng, an ordinary eighteen-year-old college freshman, stumbles upon a mysterious event beyond all reason during an otherwise unremarkable weekend. That night, a mysterious man appears in his dream and reveals a shocking secret, one powerful enough to overturn everything he thought he knew. What hidden truths lie beneath the dazzling lights of Tokyo’s streets, within the undercurrents of political life around the world, and behind the solemn 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Please, Just Let Me Lay Low 求求了，让我苟着 During the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians, the world was in chaos, and human lives were worth next to nothing. Li Guian, a graduate student in history, transmigrated into this era. The moment he opened his eyes, his father and brother had just died, and refugees were surrounding the fortified village. While people beyond its walls were “eating their own children,” this crumbling stronghold was the only place he could call home. Fortunately, he knew how to cultivate farmland, build irr 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Beaten from the Start, My Strength Soared 800-Fold 开局被揍，我实力暴涨800倍 Beaten down from the start, Xu Luo unexpectedly activates the Double Damage System! Take one punch, and his cultivation skyrockets 800 times! The more he gets beaten, the stronger he gets! The more he courts death, the more invincible he becomes! While others toil in cultivation for ten years, one beating takes him straight from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul! While others run from villains, he chases after them, begging to be beaten! Anyone who hits him becomes an experience pack! Xu Luo: Stop hit 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Immortal Way 仙道 The Immortal Way —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 One of the Nine Heavens Immortals: The Peerless Immortal Venerable 九天仙绝之一代仙尊 There’s a typo in the title because it can’t be changed after signing the contract. I also have another novel, but I no longer update that account, so this isn’t plagiarism. Please keep your eyes open and judge for yourselves. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed: I Quit Cultivating and Summoned a God 灵根被废：不修仙了，我请神 My spiritual root was crippled, my path to immortality cut off, and everyone laughed at me for wasting my time cultivating. Demons and monsters ran rampant across the mortal world, while cultivators looked on with indifference. Then I bound myself to a Merit-Summoning-Gods System. I slay demons and protect the people to amass merit, then summon ancient gods to suppress evil. If the immortal path is closed to me, then I’ll abandon cultivation and use the merit of all living beings to forge my 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Revised: I Transmigrated Into a Book and Married My Hater 穿书修正版：和黑粉结婚了 "Gu Xingci is a fake, all show on the outside! Built up by capital, deceiving people with a carefully crafted image. Rotten to the core, and completely unworthy of being a top-tier star!" The original heroine raised her head and screamed in public, each word sharp as a blade. In front of a roomful of reporters, she hurled vicious personal attacks that left the entire hall silent. Gu Xingci glanced down at her, undisguised contempt spreading through his eyes. His voice was cold as ice. "You keep 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 I Transmigrate to Another World to Conquer the Arrogant Demon Prince 穿越异世攻略纨绔魔王殿下 [System + transmigration + inner thoughts + comedy + secret identities + reunion after a long separation] When Jiu Ge opened her eyes, she found herself lying in a small boat in the middle of a lake. No answer no matter how much she called to heaven; no help no matter how much she called to earth. A currently popular viral song suddenly popped into her head: [I don't dare open my eyes. I hope this is just my imagination!] "Open your eyes. It's not your imagination..." Jiu Ge discovered she'd bee 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Even After Reincarnating in Another World, I Still Have to Study Hard 即使转生异界也要好好学习 A little wish fulfillment, a slow burn, and a protagonist who actually thinks. Reincarnated after death, the former academic underachiever gains an outrageously powerful skill through sheer determination. I don’t care what you say, what’s yours is mine. Studying really is useful! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Jiang Chu and Mugwort 姜楚与艾叶 Jiang Chu and Ai Ye —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A Desolate Grave in the Mountains 山野荒坟 A Desolate Grave in the Wilderness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Swapping Brides in 1980 换亲一九八零 In 1980, my parents treated me as a bargaining chip in a marriage exchange and married me off to the Zhao family’s frail, spineless second son. My in-laws were cruel, my mother-in-law made things difficult for me, my sister-in-law schemed against me, and my brother-in-law leached off his parents. Everyone thought I was an easy target. But they didn’t know that the girl who had always endured in silence had a backbone of steel. I didn’t make a fuss, but I planned every step carefully. I didn’t fi 8.5kReads6.8Score43014d adds
- 149 EN One Slot Devours All Treasures: Martial Body Attains Sanctification 一栏吞万宝，武道肉身成圣 [Martial arts + cautious protagonist + equipment slots + no romance + genius protagonist + pseudo-ensemble cast] The buildup is a little slow at first, but the story takes off in the early-to-middle stages. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. Liu Yunche was reincarnated as the only son of the Liu family in Qinghe County, Great Qian. At sixteen, he was poisoned and unexpectedly awakened memories from his past life, along with an equipment-slot System. Weapons, ancient texts, rare treasures: 1.8kReads5.5Score16114d adds
- 150 Slaying the Gods: Sun, Moon, and Stars 斩神，日月星辰 “Sen Zichang…” “Sen Zhipeng…” “Sen Ziming…” To be precise, this one was the real protagonist. “Cthulhu…” “Time Dust…” Amamiya Haruki, a Japanese man, stood beneath the rain and went mad. He encountered a romance between a host and the daughter of a yakuza boss. He died eighteen times out at sea. He met a phoenix that saved him, but later lost track of it. “Mummy.” In the end, he burned himself alive in front of his family. Only death could set him free. “I should never have been born into this w 17Reads—Score—14d adds
