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- 1 Xie Wendong 谢文东 “I’m no hero, though I see farther than anyone. I’m a born villain, and I’ll do as I please.” For an entire generation, these words were an unforgettable, blood-pumping opening. The story’s protagonist, Xie Wendong, was once an ordinary middle school student, timid and taciturn. For years, he was bullied and extorted by street punks and schoolyard thugs in his class. The more he gave in, the worse the abuse became. After being pushed to the brink time and again, his long-suppressed wild side fin 770Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Prison-Locked Mad Dragon: Xiao Tian 狱锁狂龙之萧天本 At 19, Xiao Tian was an ordinary young man until he accidentally killed someone and landed in prison, condemned to a lightless cage. In prison, the strong prey on the weak and bullying is everywhere. To survive and defend his dignity, he sheds his innocence and fights shoulder to shoulder with brothers who share his life and death. Through trials of blood and fire, he gradually awakens to ruthlessness and cunning. During his years behind bars, his exceptional courage and savvy help him secure a 1.5kReads—Score10714d adds
- 3 Chen Haonan, the Underworld Emperor 黑道天皇陈浩南 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Fragrance Thief: Chu Liuxiang 盗帅之楚留香 The Legendary Thief Chu Liuxiang Known throughout the martial world as the “Thief of Legends,” Chu Liuxiang is the unconventional, free-spirited hero created by Gu Long. His lightness skills are unmatched and his cunning unrivaled. He steals treasures without harming the innocent, leaves his name without seeking reward, and his knack for identifying women by their fragrance adds a touch of romance. In a world of martial heroes and vendettas, Chu Liuxiang is often accompanied by his close frien 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Legend of the Seven Swords Descending from Tian Shan 七剑下天山传奇 During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, the Qing dynasty had only recently brought the realm under control, yet turmoil simmered beneath the surface. Forces seeking to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming clashed fiercely with the dynasty’s ruthless agents. Master Huiming forged seven divine weapons on Mount Tianshan and bestowed them upon seven disciples, each with extraordinary skills. Together, they became known as the Seven Swords: the wisdom of Fu Qingzhu and his Mowen Sword; the keen ed 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Night Without End: The Dark Night 夜无僵之黑夜 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 How a Bad Guy Is Made: Xie Wendong 坏蛋是怎样炼成的之谢文东 1.1kReads6.2Score10614d adds
- 8 Ye Xiye, the Undying Demon Emperor 不死妖帝叶兮夜 Across the Ten Realms and Nine Wastelands, countless races rise together, and the strongest can shatter stars with their bare hands and shake the heavens. Thirty million years ago, the mightiest beings across the myriad realms mysteriously vanished. All that returned from beyond the heavens was a stone statue of a nine-tailed spirit cat, which then lay dormant through the ages. Thirty million years later, the young Ye Xiye awakens from the statue, returning to the world with an undying origin an 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Sword Shatters the Nine Heavens: The Proud Heavenly Venerable 剑破九霄：傲世天尊 Sword Shatters the Nine Heavens: The Proud Celestial Venerable Sword Shatters the Nine Heavens: The Proud Celestial Venerable is a thrilling power fantasy set on the Nine Heavens Continent. It tells the legendary story of Ye Chen, a God of War who is reborn through fire and fights his way to the pinnacle. Once the supreme God of War in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm, Ye Chen is betrayed by his own kin, who steal his Supreme Bone and martial soul. A wisp of his remnant soul attaches itself to the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Bad Boys: Who Can Stand Against Us? 不良谁与争锋 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 480Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Went on a Rampage with Random Powers 被退婚后，我靠随机异能杀疯了 In the ability-powered city of 2026, your rank determines whether you live or die. Those who haven’t awakened are no better than ants! Yan Chuanbai is judged to have “no aptitude for awakening.” His classmates mock him, his fiancée breaks off their engagement, and his family is humiliated. Just as he can’t take any more, the [Random Ability Refresh System] awakens! Bullied? On the brink of death? Get one to three random abilities! Whether you get a good-for-nothing ability or a heaven-defying po —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Northeast Ma Clan: Demon Exorcists 东北马家之降妖 The Ma family of Northeast China is a celebrated family of demon slayers in Chinese folk legend, especially renowned for dealing with supernatural beings such as zombies and ghosts. They often appear in folk tales, films, and works of literature. Legend has it that the Ma family has passed down secret arts for warding off evil for generations. Their skills center on subduing zombies, and they wield a range of methods, including talismans, formations, and magical artifacts. Peachwood swords, yell 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Bad Years of Youth 2: Wang Hao Returns to China 不良之年少轻狂2：王浩回国篇 [First-Person] + [Urban Underworld] + [Fan-Fiction Sequel] + [Humorous Style] + [Not Mindless] The two heroes of Beiyuan are both indispensable. During my year and a half in Arabia, I made a name for myself all over again, but a phone call from Sister Nannan left me no choice but to return to that familiar place... One day, Yuan Shao’s Forest Bar was suddenly trashed by a gang of mysterious masked men. And it wasn’t the only place. Yu Chengfei also disappeared while investigating, so I boarded a 4.2kReads—Score18214d adds
- 14 Who Gets It? After Rage-Quitting, I Became King in Ukraine 谁懂啊！怒辞后的我在乌克兰称王 Help! Yan Dashan has always been hardworking, earnest, kind, and diligent. After six years as a property manager, he paid out of pocket to cover company expenses and became the company's designated scapegoat. His lousy bosses regularly joined forces to humiliate him: “If you don't take the fall, who will? If we don't pick on you, who will?” He'd had enough. There was no reason to put up with it any longer! He threw down his employee badge and quit on the spot. “Today you look down on me for bein 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Double Life of a Beautiful Teacher 漂亮女老师的双面人生 Yan Lifeng, head of the anti-corruption team in Taiwan, leads his team in solving major corruption cases, exposing the double life of Song Tian, a senior female official in the education system. She is widely regarded as a model of hard work, and her image as an approachable and diligent public servant has won the hearts of the people. Few know, however, that a secret lies behind her sparkling record. A sudden knock shatters the silence of her office, and the perfect facade she has so carefully 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Marrying Into the Jin Family 嫁金钗 Shanghai seems like an isolated island, cut off from the war raging across the country. While battles rage everywhere else, Shanghai alone is still filled with decadent revelry... 23.6kReads8.5Score65214d adds
- 17 Pawnshop No. 8 第8号當铺 Legend has it that in a mysterious corner of the world lies a special shop: the No. 8 Pawnshop. It exists outside ordinary space and time, hidden in the fourth dimension, where time stands still as it quietly awaits the arrival of those destined to find it, or those driven by desire. This pawnshop is unlike any other. The things it accepts are not limited to gold, silver, or property deeds. A person’s limbs, organs, luck, fortunes, happiness, love, and even their most precious possession, their 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Fan Debiao and Ma Baoguo Venture into Another World 范德彪携手马宝锅勇闯异界大陆 [Original plot] [Not mindless] [You won’t guess the ending] This hundred-meter-high city wall stretches for thousands of miles, encircling the city in a ring. Humanity scrapes by within the walls. Giant beasts and giants roam beyond them. The protagonist transmigrates into this world, confronted by the Creator God inside the city and giants outside it. What will he choose? When he lifts the veil of mystery surrounding this world, the truth slowly begins to emerge. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Stratagems and Schemes Throughout Chinese History 中国历代计谋计策 This book includes impersonation, framing others, pushing someone into the Yellow River, a haunted house, an old horse finding its way, appearing and disappearing without a trace, killing two birds with one arrow, killing with a hidden weapon, buying someone off with a fortune, winning hearts and minds, dangling official posts and promises of promotion, eavesdropping through walls, tracking someone’s movements, a silver tongue, sweet-talking, concealing one’s identity, disguises, learning local 800Reads9.5Score24214d adds
- 20 They Say I’m Not Worthy 他们说我没资格 #Interstellar Civilization #Clash of Systems #Ensemble Cast #Rise of the Underclass “Overall value score: 17. Recommended action: Reclaim and dismantle. Countdown: 11 hours, 59 minutes.” This was the AI's verdict on him. He pried open the terminal's back panel and changed his score to 18. Just one point more, but enough to meet the starship recruitment threshold. They called him scrap metal, yet with an old wrench engraved with 037, he repaired an engine the AI had failed to fix for a whole 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Legend of Xiang Shuai 香帅传奇 The Legend of Chu Liuxiang follows the dashing thief Chu Liuxiang, renowned throughout the martial world for his exceptional lightness skills and his creed that “even a thief must follow a code.” Chu Liuxiang becomes entangled in a conspiracy that threatens the safety of the martial world. The mysterious “Tianyi Divine Water” is stolen, unleashing bloodshed and turmoil. The major sects grow suspicious of one another, and danger lurks everywhere. Using his wit and courage, he navigates the forces 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain 雪山飛狐 Blurb for The Fox of Blood Mountain Blood Mountain beyond the Pass is blanketed in snow year-round. Legend says it hides the treasures of a fallen dynasty, tempting the martial arts sects to claim them. Young Hu Fei sets out to avenge his father, infiltrating the mountain under the alias “Flying Fox,” only to become entangled in a feud spanning thirty years. Deep in Blood Mountain lie not only a treasure cave riddled with traps, but also a mysterious organization led by the “Blood-Handed Judge.” 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Buddha Is the Dao: The Demonic Path 佛本是道之魔道 Buddha Was Once the Dao: The Demonic Path follows the growth of the young Chu Feng, telling the passionate tale of his rise through the demonic path in a cultivation world divided between good and evil. Bearing a deep blood feud, Chu Feng suffers abuse when he first joins the demonic path. Later, he earns the admiration of Motian, the master of Demon Abyss Valley, who provides him with resources and guidance. To break through to the next realm, he ventures deep into the Extreme North's Godfall 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 This Servant Isn't So Simple: The Proud Commandery Princess Falls for Him 这个杂役不简单，高冷郡主爱上他 There’s a saying at the Prince of Zhenbei’s estate: whatever you do, don’t provoke the new servant in the back courtyard. With just his words, he can make the aloof princess stifle her anger until she’s injured inside. With nothing but a broom, he can pin the captain of the estate’s guards to the ground and wipe the floor with him. He can make the henpecked prince willingly kneel on a washboard, and even win over the princess consort, a doting mother who fiercely protects her daughter. He gets t 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Ultimate Son-in-Law Strikes Back 极品逆婿 Li Haotian is a top student at Tianhai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with excellent grades and a bright future. But when his adoptive mother suddenly falls gravely ill, the 300,000 yuan surgery bill crushes his impoverished family. With no way out, he accepts the terms offered by the Lin family, a third-rate clan in Tianhai: he will marry into the family in exchange for a chance to save his adoptive mother. The Lin family’s eldest daughter, Lin Miaoxue, is stunningly beautiful and 68Reads—Score12514d adds
- 26 The Tale of the Greatest Sword Under Heaven 话说万古第一剑 The First Sword of Eternity conjures a dazzling fantasy world and tells the dramatic, passionate tale of Chu Tian, a young man who turns his fortunes around against all odds. Chu Tian was a gifted young man, but his fiancée betrayed him. She stole his Sacred Physique and cruelly destroyed his meridians, leaving him a cripple in the eyes of everyone around him, mocked and humiliated at every turn. At the darkest point in his life, fate took an unexpected turn. By a twist of fortune, Chu Tian inhe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Second Qin Emperor Must Die 秦二世必须死 Ma Boyong's brand-new historical epic for 2026. A meteor falls from the sky, bearing six characters. They are no prophecy, but they set the downfall of Qin in motion. Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, Qi, and Qin: seven people from seven states, each with their own designs, are swept into the same maelstrom. One seeks power, another revenge, another justice, and one simply wants to survive. They all have one goal: the Second Emperor of Qin must die. 16.1kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 28 Steal My Fortune? I'll Master the Martial Way and Become a Saint 夺我机缘？我踏武道成圣 His academy slot was stolen, and his father was stripped of his position as steward. His grandfather said, “The family comes first. You must yield.” The new manager said, “Your luck is bad. You should accept your fate.” Everyone said Lin Chen should accept his lot, bow his head beneath this unjust world, and live out the rest of his days in obscurity. But then… The clan prodigy who had looked down on him saw his Dao heart shatter; the scheming manager who had oppressed his father was ruined and 4.4kReads6.8Score19414d adds
- 29 Northeastern Spirit Doctor 东北阴医 The Northeast's Yin Healer 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Underworld Is a Road of No Return 江湖是一条不归路 [Underworld + Passion + Jianghu + Comedy + Comeback + No Ensemble Cast + First Person] What is the jianghu? Some say it’s all about human relationships and social conventions. But I, Deng Chengpeng, know only this: the jianghu is a road of no return. Once you enter, there’s no turning back. I went from an ordinary boy to a bloodied fugitive, step by step entering this so-called jianghu. There was no good fortune falling out of the sky, and no strength gained without effort. Every bit of streng 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Play Next Door 隔壁戏 The Neighboring Stage is an expansive collection of ancient occupational parables, told across 360 standalone chapters. Together, they weave a grand panorama of 360 trades. Each chapter focuses on a different profession, from street storytellers and frontier beacon guards to imperial chefs and wandering mystics. Through the lives of people in the past, the stories reflect the world of today. The collection is united by the timeless theme that sincerity triumphs over cunning. Every story is a tes 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Chronicle of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese Self-Defense Counterattack 1979年抗越自卫反击战纪实 Title: 1979 Border Flames: My Bride Is Waiting for My Triumphant Return In the winter of 1978, dense fog blankets the river at the Hekou border. Nian Yin has only just had the beams for his wedding bed carved, and the cloth shoes Cheng Yan is making still carry the warmth of her needlework. But shells from the Vietnamese enemy are already trained on the village school, and a hidden spy is probing for secrets about the outpost at the market. The conscription notice is posted throughout the villag 332Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Unofficial History Might Be True 2: Emperors, Kings, Generals, and Ministers 野史未必假2：帝王将相篇 A brand-new sequel to "Unverified Tales May Not Be False"! Twenty-two new historical mysteries, twenty-two thrilling investigations! Was Wang Mang a transmigrator? Was Zhu Di really Empress Ma’s biological son? Was the Guangxu Emperor poisoned to death by Cixi? Rumors don’t come from nowhere; the truth is often hidden within them. This book explores familiar unofficial stories from Chinese history, from the Three Dynasties through the Ming and Qing, including the beacon fires that fooled the feu 1.8kReads9.4Score41214d adds
- 34 Africa Beneath the Blazing Sun 烈阳下的非洲 Title: Africa Under the Blazing Sun: A Debt-Ridden Boss Makes a Desperate Comeback, With a Beautiful Companion by His Side Buried under three million in debt, with ruthless debt collectors at his door, Year Cheng, a coastal foreign-trade businessman, goes bankrupt overnight. His wife is dead, his home is destroyed, and he is reduced to a desperate fugitive. “If you don’t come up with the money by eight tonight, we’ll take an arm!” The death-threat text arrives like a curse, and bald thugs kick 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Female Teacher 女先生 As the eldest daughter-in-law in the Foreign Minister's household, Shen Chuyun seems to live a glamorous life, but behind closed doors, she suffers. Her husband is a playboy, her parents-in-law are strict, and her own parents are old-fashioned. When her marriage grows dull and empty, she files for divorce and fights a case that causes a sensation across the city. When obstacles stand in the way of her business venture, she cries, but doesn't let them defeat her. Faced with malicious slander, she 2.1kReads9.6Score44014d adds
- 36 Dad! Please Stop Trying to Become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader! We're the Villainous Demon Cult! 爹！求你别当武林盟主了！咱魔教是反派啊！ Dad! Please stop trying to become the leader of the martial arts world! We’re the villains here! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The World's Greatest Book of Wonders: The Complete Wisdom Bag (A Plain-Language Translation) 天下第一奇书：智囊大全集(白话译本) The Greatest Book of Wisdom: The Complete Collection of the Wisdom Bag (in Modern Chinese) is an extraordinary work covering everything from strategies for governing a country and maintaining peace, military tactics and sound judgment in lawsuits, to clever ways of managing a household and finances, practical advice for navigating life, and the wit to turn misfortune into good fortune. It even includes the schemes of favored eunuchs and treacherous ministers, as well as the cunning tricks used t 551Reads9.2Score19814d adds
- 38 The Rebellious Brat Who Hunts His Grandmaster 追着师祖杀的反骨仔 Su Liubai set down three secret manuals, circulated the energy within his body, and locked onto the five masters who had tormented him to the point of near death for half a year. “Bang! Bang! Bang!” The five Daoist masters exploded and died. Su Liubai reached out and grabbed their five souls. “Tell me, why did you do this to me?” Outside the barrier, a pebble spoke to him. “You took a shortcut in your cultivation. Defying heaven like that is unsustainable!” “Unsustainable, you say? Then I’ll wip 1Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 39 Steel Rose 钢筋蔷薇 A workplace epic about the construction industry, as real as it is brutal A story about one man spending twenty years building his ideals in a concrete jungle and staying true to himself amid the struggle of human nature If you've ever bowed your head to life, but never given up on looking up at the stars, this book is for you. “This isn't a wish-fulfillment story. It's the long journey of an entire generation.” Open it, and you'll see your own reflection among the steel and concrete, where a ro 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Hole 一个洞 A Hole 454Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 Transmigrate as Jia Xu: Not Just Poisonous, but Shameless! 穿越贾诩，不仅毒，还缺德！ Crude, sharp-tongued, unhinged, and shameless: this story has every warning sign, so read at your own risk! Li Feng, a modern-day loser, dies after staying up all night. When he opens his eyes, he's become Jia Xu, a sinister schemer at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. Other people transmigrate to save the world. He came to throw it into chaos. After merging their memories, he discovers that this body is a master of poison plots and unbeatable at backstabbing. So he comes clean right away: “I' 486Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Popular History of the Ming Dynasty 明史通俗演义 [Classical historical novel | An authentic historical epic about the founding of the Great Ming] A popular historical epic spanning all 276 years of the Ming dynasty’s rise and fall, complete in one hundred chapters. It begins with Zhu Yuanzhang becoming a monk in Haozhou and joining the Red Turban movement, then unfolds the grand struggle for supremacy among the warlords at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng vie for power, while classic battles such as 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 43 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk Rules to Me, I Save Lives 黄金一小时：别跟我谈规矩，我只救命 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk to Me About Rules, I Only Save Lives 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 My Superpower Is Spending Money: The More I Spend, the Stronger I Get 我的超能力是花钱，花光就变强 My Superpower Is Spending Money: The More I Spend, the Stronger I Get 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Female Emperor Forced Herself on Me, and Now I’m Invincible 女帝对我用强后，我无敌了 Fast-paced power fantasy... Plenty of beautiful women... Passionate, ruthless battles... The Empress, alluring in every way... The immortal maidens, graceful and seductive... Me, invincible across the Myriad Worlds... Lin Feng... I'll take them all...! 19.6kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 46 A Popular History of the Eastern Jin and Western Jin Dynasties 两晋通俗演义 [An introduction to history, a complete history of the Two Jin dynasties, a popular episodic novel, an accessible read about official history, the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms] If you want to make sense of the confusing history of the Two Jin dynasties and the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms, this popular retelling of the Two Jin period is an excellent introduction. Cai Dongfan uses accessible storytelling to unravel complex historical records, eschewing dry classical textual analys 14Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 47 Rule Horror: The Comic Strip Rules of Room 601 规则怪谈：601室的连环画守则 Rule Horror: The Comic-Strip Rules of Room 601 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I Passed the Civil Service Exam and Got a Government Job in the Underworld 考公上岸，我进了阴界编制 Si Yan ranked in the city's top ten on the written exam and answered every interview question with ease. He thought he was a shoo-in for a key department at the municipal bureau. Then a reassignment notice dumped him in the Civil Affairs Bureau's most obscure department: Folk Customs Affairs Coordination. A dilapidated little building, crumbling walls, and a department head whose idea of work was steeping goji berries and reading the newspaper. Si Yan thought: A cushy government post, a perfect 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Great Yong's First Empress and Medicine Merchant 大庸第一女皇药商 [Fictional ancient setting] [Strong female lead] [Soul transmigration] Tang Yiru, daughter of the Great Yong's famed physician and top scholar Tang Wenxu, transmigrates into a farming family. The original owner had a brown birthmark and was forced by her stepmother to marry a lame hunter. After enduring terrible abuse, she died beneath a fire poker. Now inhabiting her body, Tang Yiru awakens the Cloudmist Mountain realm her father left behind, accompanied by a thousand-year-old lotus spirit. She 182Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 50 On My Wedding Night, I Discovered My Wife Was a Japanese Spy 新婚夜，我发现妻子是日本间谍 On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered My Wife Was a Japanese Spy 27Reads—Score—14d adds
