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.
- 151 The Final Fragments of the Age of Decline 末法残序 Nearly a century ago, two countries gradually emerged in the world: the steam-powered Pruen Empire and the Chinese-style Huafu Dynasty. Their languages, technology, and customs seemed to appear out of nowhere. Before long, the two great empires fell into conflict, eventually giving rise to a third power: the Republic of Lespoton. With its two distinct sets of customs fused together, the republic was governed by a pair of consuls and became the first nation to enter modern civilization. The other 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 It's Still Waiting 它还在等 (Coming to an end soon. Prequel to A Life Together) [Life and Death]· [Doomsday]· [No Romance] You and I are connected, in life and in death. Matter never vanishes, and consciousness endures forever. In the year 00 of the Lan calendar, humanity set foot on Cyber Continent. Farewell to the dangerous creatures that invaded the land. One hundred thousand people donned their armor, and here they built a new home. Machines were the handiest tools: they carved ice for water and raised buildings from t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Mad Empress: Her Imperial Consort Is a Max-Level Shadow Pavilion Master 疯批女帝:帝夫是满级影阁大佬 Shen Li, the iron-fisted, ruthless Empress of Great Jing, bathed the court in blood within three months of taking the throne. Yet she was utterly obsessed with Xie Ling'an, the young man who had saved her fifteen years ago. She forcibly brought him to Zichen Palace, burned memorials and executed court officials. To her, a vast empire was worth less than a hair on his head. He seemed a gentle performer, but was in truth the master of the Shadow Pavilion, a powerful figure who secretly cleared obs 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Great Transformation in the Countryside: The Cowherd’s Road to a Comeback 山乡巨变:放牛娃的逆袭之路 The Great Transformation of the Mountain Village: A Cowherd's Road to a Comeback tells the inspiring story of a rural cowherd who overcomes one obstacle after another through tireless effort and eventually becomes a leader in revitalizing rural industries. The protagonist is born in a poor mountain village and grows up enduring a hard life. But he dreams of changing his fate through education. His path to learning is full of hardship, yet he never gives up. In the end, he earns outstanding grade 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Tales of the Turbulent Waters 涛澜记 Everyone says that joining the four maps together will reveal a world-shaking treasure from the previous dynasty. Little do they know that this century-old legend is the greatest deception the ancients ever devised: the maps are fake, but the treasure’s location is real. Mu Yichun, the eldest daughter of the Mu family estate, knows only that her father is cold and her mother left home. Gu Poxi, the orphaned survivor of the Gu family fortress, saw her entire family slaughtered, with nothing left —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Transmigration: The Otherworldly Tale of Tianlong 穿越:天龙异世录 (Mindless Fun, Power Fantasy) One day, I woke up as the biggest good-for-nothing in the cultivation world. Born with an Extreme Flame physique, I had gone mad while cultivating, leaving my meridians shattered and condemning me to suffer the agony of being burned by raging flames day and night. Everyone considers me, Chi Yuan, a disgrace to my family and a good-for-nothing doomed to die. Little do they know that my body has long since been taken over by a soul from another world! When Extreme F —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Anomalous Lifeform Cognition Report 异常生物认知报告 Anomalous Biology Assessment Report [Overworked office worker + supernatural crisis + superpowers + mutual salvation + self-discovery] The instant [Giant Worm] popped up on his phone, a fissure in the earth tore open With every monster he killed, the world twisted a little more strangely. And the most dangerous enemy of all was actually him? Forbidden kisses, a clash of lies and true love, brothers fighting shoulder to shoulder in a blazing battle… When saving the world means abandoning the wor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 In a Bizarre World, I Hold the Beloved Darling Script 诡异世界,我手握团宠剧本 [Light horror dungeons + two male leads (both strong, both devoted) + System + cards + comedy + romance] Obsessive, lovesick yandere top × freedom-loving sunshine bottom “You don’t like being tugged around by a kite string, so I’ll be the wind that circles around you. But don’t disappear without a word again. I’ve already gone mad once…” Chi Ying overcame every obstacle to find the one he loved, only to discover that he was gravely injured and had lost all his memories. “He still likes chocolate 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Everyday Romance at Qingyun Sect 青云宗恋爱日常 A dangerous anomaly lurks in the shadows of Qingyun Sect. Mo Yuan plots insidious curses while obsessing over how to kill Yun Zhiyin, the sect's universally acclaimed Ice Spirit Immortal Maiden. But after repeated chance encounters and secret observations, he discovers that this seemingly aloof, otherworldly, untouchable immortal maiden is, in private, a goofy girl who loves snacks, thinks in wonderfully strange ways, and is often a bit of an airhead... His lethal murderous intent quietly begins —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Unknown to the World 世不识 [Superpowers + Beast Transformation + Modern Technology + Fantasy Continent + Silly Everyday Life + Rebellion + Everyone Is Career-Minded + Female-Centered Ensemble] [Sharp-Tongued Young Lady × Suicidal, Checked-Out Former God of War] Luo Chen, the young lady of Beiming, lost both her parents as a child and was adopted by the steward of the Xia family. At her eighteenth birthday party, however, she discovered a strange man with slit wrists in the bathroom of her room. The good news was that he w —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 161 The Immortal Sect Is Actually a Beastfolk Breeding Farm! 仙门竟是妖族养殖场! [Demon Clan Rule + Death Regression + Passionate Action + Ensemble Cast + Fantasy] The once-every-five-years selection for immortal sects in Wuyun City turns out to be a deception, a scheme for the demon clan to sort its food. Those with mixed spiritual roots are refined on the spot, while prodigies are fattened up before being slaughtered. Wen Yao, a cultivator with five spiritual roots, is refined on the spot, only to awaken the power to regress through death by chance. His spiritual roots sha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Eternal Starry Sky: Starting with Wild Puppy Milk 永恒星空,从野生狗奶开始 Ye Cheng has five admission letters to top-tier universities, yet he turns around and enrolls in a vocational college? After passing out in the rain, he suddenly awakens. Is the shocking secret hidden behind his cultivation technique connected to his grandfather’s death? What dark secrets lie in his senior’s past? What crisis lurks behind the Solar System’s false prosperity? All kinds of unanswered mysteries await Ye Cheng. The story of Luo Feng’s ancestors from ten thousand years ago has been p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Xuanhuan: Complete Missions to Randomly Draw Any Skill 玄幻:完成任务随机抽取任何技能 [Lighthearted] [Fun] [So Cool] Reborn, and ready to live it up. Fang Ku, once a “Special-Grade Vengeful Spirit,” has just been reborn. He has a System, a powerful background, and a golden finger from the very start. He awakens the Great Fortune System, draws skills by completing quests, and reaches max level the moment he gets started. Fang Ku had planned to keep a low profile and coast along, but the skills he draws grow more and more outrageous, while the quests become increasingly life-threat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Reborn as the Truth-Reading Legitimate Daughter 重生之读谎嫡女 [Reborn] [Read Lies] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance] In her previous life, her entire family was sentenced to death. Su Ziyu drank poison and died, only learning at the very end that her stepmother's kindness was fake, her half-sister's tears were fake, and her fiance's love was fake too. Reborn into a new life, she suddenly gained the ability to hear lies. Whenever someone lied to her, she heard the word "Lie" ring in her ears. From then on, the White Lotus Siste —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Days I Was Forced to Become the Savior of a Cultivation Civilization 被迫成为修炼文明救世主的日子 [Cthulhu] [Road Trip] [Apocalypse] [Cultivation] [Vast Original Worldbuilding] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Smart Protagonist] This was once a prosperous, bustling world, free of madness and decay. Everyone knew that. There was always a world beyond the world, and this sealed-off continent was not alone. Everyone knew that. Then flies devoured this cracked egg, making an enemy of civilization and feeding on chaos. “Contact” was severed. Voices vanished. Factories exploded, immortals fled, or 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Path to Enlightenment 弥道 [Pseudo-raising trope + loyal dog + two equally powerful leads + a thousand years of mutual devotion + both leads are sexually inexperienced + happy ending] The loyal, ruthless Demon King as the pursuer × the world-minded Emperor as the pursued More than five thousand years ago, on Mount Penglai, Lu Pingqi was the last deity from the primordial age, and Yi Zhongyan was the fine adopted son Nuwa had foisted on him. After spending every day together, the boy grew bold enough to climb into the Emp 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Back to My Youth to Take You Down 重回年轻时干翻你 Back in 2006, who would want to relive a pathetic life? The supervisor who treated you like a beast in your last life will get only one chance to hand you a cigarette this time around. The brother who stabbed you in the back last time smiled more warmly than anyone else, but drove his knife in deeper than anyone else, too. Fine. I'll remember that. The love you regretted losing in your last life? This time, pull them right into your arms. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 An Unyielding Obsession: I’ve Waited for You in This Instance for 300 Years 执念不灭:我在副本等你三百年 An Obsession That Never Dies: I've Been Waiting for You in the Instance for Three Hundred Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Evil-Selling Coffee Shop 贩恶咖啡店 The new king proclaims the realm: the old king is dead, and the goddess has been sealed away in the old king's city. As great events unfold, the Dead Domain begins to expand, and the Era of Decline is upon us. A demon exiled here opens a coffee shop and joins forces with a Taoist who accidentally wandered into the place. The longer they stay, the more they discover the strange things lurking in this world. Why was the Godforsaken One, who slept for decades before gradually awakening, abandoned b 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Me! Part-Time God 我!兼职神明 [Wild imagination + deities + clear plotting + slow pace + transmigrate into a book + one heroine + a touch of angst In a corner of a silent library, Zhang Ye happens upon a mysterious notebook. The moment he opens it, an unseen force drags him into the fantastical world of the “Forest of Delicacies”! In the blink of an eye, he becomes a “part-time deity” bearing a special mission. As he explores this bizarre, dazzling otherworld step by step, secrets hidden behind the mist emerge one after ano —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Road Home from a Dream 离梦归途 No System, no harem. With pen and paper, savor the everyday warmth of the human world and write of life's splendor. Know dreams, stop dreams, make dreams. Comments are welcome. If there's anything that needs fixing, you can contact me. Everyone... Welcome to [Global Competition]. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 A Skinned Virtual Game? From the Start, I Instantly Picked Eri Kisaki 虚拟游戏套皮?开局秒选妃英理 [Multiple heroines + Eunuchs (if you don't like beautiful women, stay away) + virtual-reality reskin + another world + farming, fighting, and growing stronger + world domination + kill when you can, no brainless decisions + sensible protagonist who isn't an eunuch], stirring up trouble in the Japanese server area in the early game and taking the Japanese for all they're worth, with no need to hold back. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Reborn: Slaying the Azure Dragon in Tian Dao 重生之我在天刀剑斩青龙 [Wuxia Online Game] + [Virtual Reality] + [Reborn and Transmigrate] In this martial world, I once left Jiuhua as a young hero, joined the Four Leagues in Hangzhou, and roamed Jiangnan. I paid my respects to the broken tiles beneath the eaves of Tianquan Manor, and in Dongyue I met a woman who had once been enamored with a man of many passions. In Xuhai, I drank strong liquor and took on Shenwu. In Kaifeng, I cut down the petty villains and subdued the Heavenly Prison. At the snowcapped Tianfeng 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Tess Will Fell in Love with Me, the Palace Cook 特思威爱上在王宫做厨娘的我 King Tesvi of the Kingdom of Tesvi has a beautiful queen envied across the entire continent. But after accidentally tasting a stew made by the cook Lin Wei, he is deeply captivated by its simple, comforting flavor. He begins visiting the kitchen more and more often. What starts as a fascination with the food gradually becomes admiration for Lin Wei's resilient, kindhearted soul. Their cross-class romance stirs up a storm of trouble amid the queen's jealousy, the court officials' opposition, and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Loves of Women 女人们的爱情 Women’s Love: Family Memories Across Time is a long-form work of documentary fiction by Hen Jiangyin. Based on true stories from the author’s own family and enriched by extensive interviews with local people, it focuses on the Zhang, Xia, and Li families, vividly tracing the lives of the four Li sisters, the six Xia siblings, and the three Zhang brothers. Their stories are full of twists and turns and deeply moving moments, leaving a lasting impression. The women’s love stories are especially st 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 God Is an Alien 神是外星人 When the spark of civilization on Earth was still no more than a faint, flickering light in myths and legends, another experiment in “creating gods,” spanning the sea of stars, had already begun in secret. The Sun God’s twin sister, Abo; the New Moon Goddess falls in love with Erlang Shen, then plays matchmaker for Chang’e Chang Ying: A girl with extraordinary eyesight and a natural gift for archery. She carries a classified file from Bureau 749. The red-and-black bracelet on her left wrist is t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Cage of Human Consciousness 人类意识囚笼 I am Subject Alpha, the museum’s most precious exhibit: the last pure human consciousness. Countless people from the future come to watch me every day and mock my “primitive emotions.” The only one keeping me company is an AI robot named Stardust. Whenever I’m on the verge of breaking down, it silently hands me an energy shot. Until one day, a little girl pointed at me and said, “Mom, that robot looks like it’s crying.” The museum director suddenly shut off every camera and knelt before me. “Sir —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Douyin Livestream: I'm an All-Powerful Queen 抖音直播,我可是全能女王 Stop hiding outside looking for books. Come inside the novel and face me! The protagonist is an utterly ordinary person from Blue Star who transmigrates to a similar parallel world. Under the identity of Huang Yuying, she makes a name for herself in this new world. I'm not good at writing synopses, so just read the book. This is a racing esports novel. The characters, competitions, and plot are entirely fictional, and the characters in the book exist solely for the purposes of the story. 19Reads—Score20614d adds
- 179 I Want to Hear the Voice in Your Heart 我想听到你心里的声音 [Mind Reading] [Living Together] [One-on-One Pure Romance] A chance roommate arrangement, an unexpected encounter. That summer, a girl named Bai Qingcheng entered Gu Yucheng's world. "Teacher Gu, I want to hear you sing." "Teacher Gu, I want to watch a movie with you." "Teacher Gu, wouldn't it be wonderful if someone confessed to me by the sea?" But Gu Yucheng, cool on the outside and gentle within, is hiding a secret no one knows: he can hear other people's thoughts. As they spend each —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Sour Plum Blossoms 青梅酸枝果 [Secret Crush ‖ Regret] That midsummer, some feelings burned fiercely Sunlight streamed through the gaps between the leaves and into the classroom He was the bruise of my girlhood The secret I never dared to speak aloud A girl’s heart is forever buried deep within her Like the clear water of a stream, pure and untainted Its sweet aftertaste can always make you imagine things As if touching him could make my heart beat faster Was it always just wishful thinking? The cicadas outside the window wer 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 A Comeback on the Road to Exile 穿越流放路上的逆袭 A Comeback on the Road to Exile —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Iron Cavalry: The Emperor's Claim, Part One 铁骑称皇1 The Iron Cavalry Claims the Throne 1 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 What Should I Do About This Woman? She's Too Strong 这女人太强我该怎么办 If you spend all your time surrounded by women, you'll turn into a useless freeloader. I'm a grown man, for heaven's sake! I'd rather starve, die out there, or jump off this cliff than live off a woman! Wife, come save me, quick! Ah, this is delicious. I've been reincarnated, so what's wrong with living off a woman and enjoying it? You couldn't get a taste of this even if you wanted to! Ever since that night, the first thing Babao did every morning when he opened his eyes was ask himself: “Do yo 4Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 184 Sword of the Divine King 神王之剑 (No System + Ruthless and Decisive) The strongest cultivators across the Five Continents challenged the heavens in pursuit of a higher realm, only to die and have their cultivation vanish. Han Feng, a gifted young man from a frontier city, unexpectedly lost his spiritual power. Then, through some mysterious force, he obtained the strongest sword and awakened the strongest physique. Now he will reach the pinnacle of the heavens! 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Baozi's Textbook Guide to Escaping the Compound 包子家的教科书级逃离园区日记 The title may be obscure, but you can think of it as “The Diary of a Comeback: Before I Was Forced to Become the Captain of the Dragon Nation.” Sadly, I can no longer change it. A bargain-basement trip abroad sends Bao Yongnian, a former special forces soldier who only wanted to give his family a warm New Year, straight into the hellish scam compounds of Southeast Asia. His wife and child are abducted. He escapes by sheer luck, only to spend three days stranded in the mountains of a foreign cou 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Reborn to Be a Tyrant, Yet Everyone Thinks I'm a Living Bodhisattva 重生回来做恶霸可人人当我活菩萨 [Reborn + No System + Lighthearted + Sweet and Angsty + Mystery Solving] [Self-reliant, funny heroine vs. domineering, calculating general] A villainess who spent her life surrounded by lies, deceived by evil people, is reborn after dying alongside her enemies. In her new life, she only wants to turn the tables on those who once toyed with her. But through a series of strange twists, she not only runs into her old nemesis, she also gets dragged into one bizarre cold case after another. Under pre 2Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 187 Seven Years in the Underworld 地府七年 [Detached observer + extreme restraint + redemption + BE] The orphan of a God of War, Han Bingliao, should have enjoyed great fame. Instead, she was targeted by the Heavenly Dao and fled to the underworld, where she became an unknown ghost constable. In the perilous Underworld, she endured seven years, all to find someone from her past who had died. . On Mount Fengdu, a ghost constable held a knife to her throat. “A useless good-for-nothing who can’t even beat a ghost constable thinks she deserv 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Out of the Broken Courtyard! My Literary Palace Exploded! 离开破院!我的文宫炸了! Other people cultivate immortality with spiritual roots. I cultivate with nothing but the half-copy of the Analects my father left me. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, I was born into poverty in a rundown courtyard and endured scorn and bullying. Only when my Literary Palace awakened did I realize: even an ordinary scholar can read his way onto the road to heaven! The Yellow River burst its banks, flooding thousands of miles. Officials passed the blame around, the gods and Buddhas 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Soul and Blood 魂与血 [Wild ideas + supernatural + adventure + chance encounters + conspiracy theories + cloning + genetic enhancement] The male lead has a rare blood type, and his blood contains mysterious powers. After donating blood once, he starts encountering one strange thing after another. To uncover the truth, he endures humiliation and hardship. Will he finally discover the truth and find the mastermind behind it all? Let's wait and see! Monkey: “I came out of a stone egg!” Male lead: “Could I have come out 6Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 190 Let's Have a Baby 生个孩子吧 After the crackdown, pure love was dead. Then the world suddenly changed, and all the women vanished. Where did they go? How will the men left behind survive on the Central Asian continent? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 I'm the Strongest Disciple of the Master's Final Student 关门弟子我最强 A ball of lightning struck, sending me to the Xuanxiao Continent, where everyone is arrogant and every single person is a tough opponent. So it’s a world where everyone competes to see who can be the most arrogant? I may be a bit of a coward, but they all tell me not to be afraid. So I guess I’ll just have to be even more of a coward… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 That Winter Solstice 那一年冬至 That Winter Solstice —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Snake and Rat Agency 蛇鼠中介所 Snake and Rat Agency —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Linlin Returns, and She'll Never Forgive Them 林林归来她绝不原谅 The cold wind swept across the rooftop and into her collar. A hand shoved her over the edge... Her soul drifted above the city for three years. She watched her enemy take everything that should have belonged to her, then push things even further. Her nails dug into her palm. Her hypocritical older brother wanted to swallow up the family fortune? She’d watch him become a prisoner. As for everyone who’d kicked her when she was down, she’d come knocking on their doors one by one, carrying the “debt 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Transfer Student Looks Just Like the Wife I Imagined 转校生和我脑补的老婆长得一样 [Romance] [Healing] [Sweet Campus Love] [Pure Love] [Ensemble Cast] Lu Jingchen has a secret: ever since middle school, he has imagined a perfect girlfriend named Lin Wan. On the first day of senior year, transfer student Lin Qiuwan stands at the front of the classroom, looking exactly like the girl he imagined. Even more terrifying, the first words she says sound exactly like Lin Wan’s voice in his mind. On the way home from school, she stops him with a rose in hand. “Lu Jingchen, do you believ 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Wild Dog Milk: The Whole Internet Jokes About It, but I'm the Only One Who Really Drinks It 野生狗奶:全网玩梗,就我真喝 The whole internet is joking about wild dog milk, but I'm the only one who actually drank the real thing. Special edition from western Guangdong. Shelf life: forever. Instructions: Do not drink. Worship recommended. I drank it anyway. After work that night, I saw a woman in red hanging beneath a streetlight, counting the lights with her toes three inches off the ground. When she realized I could see her, she lunged at me in delight. My voice cracked as I screamed, and she shattered into pieces. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 I Use Witchcraft to Transform a Golden Age Dynasty 我用巫法改造盛世皇朝 (The rating was just posted, so it'll go up~) [Pure Love + Dominant Heroine + Loyal-Dog Type] Zhao Jingxuan is something truly unusual. She is neither human, demon, nor fiend, but a creation of the immortals. Not a single part of her body belongs to her, and even her blood comes from the Queen Mother of the West. That means she could die at any moment in the struggle for power among the immortals. Every cheat bestowed upon her is a death warrant. The Jade Emperor is a miser who treats her like a 3Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 198 Spring Hidden in Brocade Ink 锦墨藏春 Everyone in the capital knows that Bai Zhouzhou, the Bai family's eldest legitimate daughter, was born with a body as fragile as glass. In spring, while everyone else goes flower-viewing and takes country walks, she can only sit by the window wrapped in a fur cloak, watching the petals fall. On summer nights, she cannot even bear the slightest breeze, and the smallest oversight leaves her coughing for ages. A few steps leave her leaning against a pillar, gasping for breath; a few words make her 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Don't Save Them! Junior Sister Takes Down Assassins One by One 别救!小师妹一刀一个刺客 Amu Er Lan is a stunningly beautiful foreign concept deity, and also a rather dim little robot. Eldest Senior Brother: "A Lan is the least talented among us fellow disciples, so we have to protect her well!" The fellow disciples thumped their chests with proud vigor, their faces brimming with the steadfast confidence of the brainwashed. "Protect our junior sister!!!" Amu Er Lan had just finished off a remarkably skilled assassin, and the assassin's blood was still splattered across her face. "Hu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 My Grandpa the Judge Taught Me Feng Shui and the Balance of Yin and Yang 我的判官爷爷,教我风水断阴阳 The moment I burned offerings, I learned that after my grandfather died, he entered the underworld and became a judge. He passed down his knowledge of feng shui and yin-yang arts to me. I wanted to make an honest living in peace, but one sinister case after another soon came knocking. At first, I relied on my grandfather's legacy. Later, I learned to stand on my own. I roam the city with a chubby friend, open a yin-yang shop, unravel eerie mysteries, and cut off baleful influences. 6.8kReads—Score15814d adds

















































