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- 1 My Desert Island Rose 我的荒岛玫瑰 When a plane suddenly crashes, Chen Jie and a beautiful CEO are stranded on a deserted island. He swears he'll keep the beautiful CEO alive... and survive on the island with her forever... 387Reads6.8Score10314d adds
- 2 I Refused His Proposal, Even Though He'd Saved Me Many Times 我拒绝求婚，即使被他救过多次 I Refuse His Proposal, Even Though He Has Saved Me Many Times —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Unsent Cashmere Sweater 未送的羊绒衫 The Unsent Cashmere Sweater —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Opened My Eyes in 1988: A Crumbling Mud House and Two Motherless Kids 睁眼1988一间破土房俩没娘娃 [1980s] [Building things up bit by bit] [One female lead] [Everyday family life] [Cozy daily life] [Putting scumbags in their place] A drunken stupor left Old Jiangshan muddled. When he opened his eyes again, everything around him had changed. There were no publicly listed companies or billions in assets, just a shabby mud house and a few broken possessions, along with the contempt and scorn of everyone around him. His little daughter was their free labor, and his little son was going to be sold 1.2kReads8.0Score16114d adds
- 5 My Evil Artifact Is So Ambitious, It Evolved into the Human Emperor's Banner 我的邪器太争气，进化成人皇幡了 He once wielded the Banner of Evil, hoping to pave a bloody road to the heavens with ten thousand souls. Now, as the Human Emperor, he understands that mountains and rivers are the bones, heroic spirits are the souls, and the flame passed down is what makes a soul everlasting. [Name: Ten Thousand Souls Banner (first heroic spirit has taken residence)] [Potential: ???] [Soul: Remnants of the heroic dead of Huaxia (coalescing)] [Traits: Suppresses evil, protects, resonates with conviction] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 My Takeout Deliveries Connect to the Underworld 我的外卖连着阴间 [Underworld Delivery Rider: A Female Ghost Gives Him a Bad Review from the Start] On a rainy night, delivery rider Chen Mo takes a navigation-broken alley to save five minutes. From then on, an unremovable “Underworld Orders” System appears in his app. Delivering blood porridge to a cemetery, feeding lollipops to children at an abandoned school, sharing a ride in a paper car... Bad reviews cost him his life; good reviews extend it. All he wants is to lie flat, but he is forced to race around mak —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn in 1960: I Stir Up the World with My Pocket Dimension 重生60我用空间搅动风云 Ning Fan is a world-class business mogul who thrives in commercial warfare thanks to his keen insight. In just a few decades, he built the Fan Yu Business Empire, a name known throughout the world. His career was a success, but some regrets could never be put right. On his deathbed, he donated everything to the state. He had no wife or children and never started a family. As he breathed his last, he was reborn in his youth, back in an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. A jade pend 10.7kReads8.5Score96514d adds
- 8 You Can Be the Brother-Worshipping Sis; I'll Be the Big Shot 你当扶弟魔，我去当大佬 Wang Shuai, a 30-year-old IT professional, started dating Li Jing after a coworker introduced them. When they began discussing marriage, he discovered she was an extreme devotee to her younger brother, demanding that her name be added to the property deed and that the entire bride price go to her brother, among other things. Wang Shuai decisively broke up with her. That very night, he unexpectedly activated the Face-Slapping System and received a starter pack: five million yuan in cash and a 390 242Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Wedding Hall Becomes a Courtroom 喜堂变公堂 The wedding hall becomes a courtroom. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Quick Transmigration: The Tale of Rong Xi 快穿之容兮传 At 3:17 a.m., Su Rongxi was still working overtime. It was all that damn boss's fault. “Baldy! You think I'm some kind of perpetual motion machine?!” She never expected to die suddenly in the middle of the night and become bound to a 001 System. She could only return after completing a mission, but there was a reward: one billion. For that much money, she was all in... In the first small world, a cultivation realm, she was framed from the start for “stealing a fellow disciple's technique.” Her c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Every Note Falls Right Into My Heart 声声恰入我怀 Every Word Sinks Right Into My Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Toughest Man in Daqing: He Read Himself into a Mental Breakdown 大庆第一狠人：读书读出个神经病 [Comedy + Misinterpretation + System + Ridiculous Schemes + Invincibility] Lu Changsheng transmigrates to a high-martial world and becomes a low-ranking official in the Court of State Ceremonial, whose only job is to take the blame. A Northern Barbarian delegation brings an ancient ferocious beast to the capital and specifically demands that he receive them. If he messes up, he'll be sacrificed to Heaven on the spot! At the end of his rope, he binds himself to the [Divine Reading System]. Readin 430Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Becoming the Master of Superpowers with the Book of Wishes 凭借许愿之书成为特能之主 [Gods + supernatural powers + mystery investigations + magic + fantasy + golden finger + leveling up + ensemble cast + dungeon arcs] What's it like to be a special-abilities police officer in another world? Solve cases, slack off, level up, and, along the way, contemplate becoming a god. My Book of Wishes can grant any wish, except... sending me home. I had planned to live a quiet life with my family in this other world, until I discovered Black Locust's ultimate plan: apocalyptic disasters were 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Refuse to Play the Script of Fate 拒演天命剧本 Lin Yan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, has always been regarded by the entire sect as a hopeless case. While his fellow disciples devote themselves to cultivation, compete for opportunities, and prepare for the grand tournament, he alone spends his days lazing around, enduring everyone’s mockery. In truth, Lin Yan saw through the secrets of fate long ago. Every life in the world is part of a script decreed by Heaven, and even his own comeback has already been arranged. Having seen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Broke and Unable to Go Home for New Year, a Top-Tier Star Takes Me Home 过年没钱回家，顶流少妇带我回家 With just twenty days until Lunar New Year, I couldn’t even afford a train ticket home. Then, by chance, I ran into Yang Mi, a celebrity who had just gotten divorced. She took me straight to register our marriage and slapped the red marriage certificate down in front of me. “You’re my legal husband now.” From the start, I got a million-yuan transfer, the keys to a mansion, and a Porsche Cayenne. “Take me and Xiao Nuomi to your hometown for New Year. We’ll shut everyone up.” When I drove the Caye 221Reads6.8Score20614d adds
- 16 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
- 17 After Four Generations of Brutal Slaughter, I Trade Lives with a Female Assassin to Slay a Marquis 四世虐杀后，我和女杀手换命屠侯 [Two heroines + rebirth and revenge + powerful female leads + romance + fantasy + raising children + palace intrigue + political schemes] After dying miserably in four lifetimes, she catches a killer on the verge of falling into the beast realm in the Netherworld: “Slaughter the entire marquis's household for me, and I'll take your place in reincarnation.” She is reborn with her martial arts intact, only to find that the killer has become a ten-year-old, foolish concubine-born daughter of the ma 615Reads8.3Score10614d adds
- 18 Meeting You Again in Jiangnan 江南再逢君 Meeting You Again in Jiangnan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Beacon Fires Over Qingping 清平烽火 In the resistance war in western Shandong, the army and the people stood united, striking at the Japanese and their puppet forces to defend their homes and country. Ren Tianxia was entrusted with a mission in a moment of crisis. He went alone to Qingping to rally the people, establish a party branch, raise a force, fight the Japanese, dismantle the puppet troops, oppose internal friction, and unite the resistance, achieving an impressive record. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 After My Childhood Friend Ran Off, I Ascended to Immortality Again 竹马跑路后，我又飞升了 After My Childhood Friend Ran Away, I Ascended Again 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Dragon of Desperate Straits 绝境枭龙 Age: 22. A retired elite special forces soldier and former core member of a top-secret unit, he voluntarily left the military and returned to city life after taking the blame for a teammate. Personality: Cold on the outside but warm within, fiercely protective, meticulous, decisive and ruthless. He doesn't go looking for trouble, but he never backs down from it. He would give everything for his brothers and show his enemies no mercy. He possesses top-tier combat skills, reconnaissance and coun 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 Reborn: My Name Is Xiao Shiyilang 重生，我叫萧十一郎 Xiao Shiyilang’s soul transmigrates across the Three Realms. He becomes the disciple of the Great Emperor Haotian, swears brotherhood with the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Monkey, and is addressed as Lord Emperor by the demon Nezha. Later, he inherits the legacy of the ancient Demon Emperor, leads the demon clans, and rewrites the Three Realms’ rotten rules. The main story begins when Lian Chengbi returns from the dead, having reached the peak of his power. Xiao Shiyilang dies fighting to protect 15Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 24 So What If My Reputation Is in Tatters? This Spoiled Young Master Is One of a Kind 名声再臭又怎样？纨绔公子世无双 Male-male romance + beastfolk setting + ABO + interstellar + original story + lots of original worldbuilding + the author thinks this one is a little angsty (my first angst novel, so please go easy on me.) The clan banquet is a grand and lively social occasion. Meanwhile, in a hotel room, Bai Musheng has lured Lu Sinian, the son of a business tycoon, into bed! Straddling the man and looking down at him, Bai Musheng says, "The aloof, cold-faced prince everyone admires? You're nothing special." T 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Fuyue: The Transmigrator’s Scheme 扶岳：穿越者之谋 Li Zhe, a modern civil servant, unexpectedly transmigrates into the role of a junior clerk in Yue Fei’s camp. Knowing the tragic fate awaiting the hero at Fengbo Pavilion, he resolves to turn the tide with modern ideas. Caught in a vortex of suspicion and false accusations, he helps Yue Fei reform logistics, shape public opinion, and outwit Qin Hui. It is a battle against the fate of history, a life-or-death gamble in which a nobody tries to rewrite the destiny of a loyal minister. Can he really —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Three Kingdoms: A Hunter Rebuilds the Han Dynasty 三国：猎户的我再造大汉 (Transmigration + Passionate Struggle for Supremacy + Multiple Heroines + Farming + System) The Han dynasty has lost its hold, and all under heaven contend for power. Liu Yue is a starving hunter deep in the mountains, with the bloodline of the Prince of Zhongshan hidden in his hunting bow, a god-tier Choice System in his mind, and a blade in his hand as he treads over piles of bones. The warlords laugh at him as a crude country bumpkin, while the great families regard him as a lowborn ruffian. 1.2kReads—Score10714d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Urban Strange Tales: I Unraveled Every Mystery 都市奇谭：我揭秘了所有谜团 Lin Yao is a woman with a mysterious inheritance of Maoshan Taoist arts. A strange disappearance case from her childhood brings her into contact with Su Ran, a criminal investigator. As an adult, Lin Yao becomes a private detective, using Taoist arts and her wits to help the police solve cases. While investigating a serial murder and dismemberment case, uncanny traces of Maoshan sorcery and old folk tales of curses begin to surface, shrouding the case in mystery. As Lin Yao and Su Ran work toget —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Transmigrated Into a Book: The Cold School Heartthrob Has a Secret Crush on Me 穿书后，高冷校草暗恋我 A modern-day office drudge transmigrates into an unfamiliar high school romance novel. She becomes a third-year high school student, a nobody, and gets a System. She can only return home after the story reaches its ending. During classes, she interacts with Xiao Yuyan, the aloof campus heartthrob, and builds what she thinks is a sincere friendship with him. She doesn't realize that Xiao Yuyan has fallen for her, but never says a word. After the college entrance exams, Lin Ran goes abroad to atte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I Never Stopped Along the Way 一路上我没有停下来过 Young Lin Yan enters the immortal sect, shatters the mortal world, and builds a great path spanning mountains and seas. He endures countless tribulations to seek the Dao and braves endless dangers in search of truth. He takes the mountains as his domain, suppressing demons and evil across the eight wildernesses; he takes the seas as his immortal realm, sweeping away the murk that clouds the nine heavens. At the mountain peaks and the ends of the sea, I alone am the Mountain Sovereign and Sea Imm 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Good-for-Nothing Ling Xian: Scaling the Summit on Ice 废柴凌仙：执冰踏巅 The Good-for-Nothing Ling Xian: Wielding Ice to Reach the Summit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 Tales of Ningdu 宁都往事 The heroine, Ning Baiyi, comes from a small town called Ningdu. A university student in the 1990s, she is full of ideals, unafraid of public opinion, and brave enough to pursue her dreams. At university, she heads the literature club and briefly falls in love with her classmate Du Songzi. A misunderstanding drives them apart. After graduation, disappointed with life, Ning Baiyi immerses herself in Buddhism and gives up on love. She meets Tang Yunsheng, a businessman, and they start a family. But 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Chronicles of Chaotic Martial Arts 乱武志 Suppose Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han dynasty had not been overthrown by Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu, but instead replaced by another power. How would history have unfolded over the next century? We are about to see the chaos of war through Zhang Qi's eyes as he starts from scratch and seeks opportunity in a world torn apart by conflict. Perhaps he is a talent who can save the world. Perhaps he is a scheming minister. Nothing is set in stone. Next, Zhang Qi and his like-minded friends will cont 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Restorer Is Breaking the Plot Again Today 修复师今天也在崩剧情 [I was once the System’s blade. Now I’ll be its gravedigger.] I transmigrated into a virtual world as a repair specialist, tasked with clearing bugs and keeping the plot stable. Then I met that high-risk anomaly, Ji Zhao. The way he looked at me was as if he were gazing at a catastrophe long forgotten. The System told me he was a “virus” that had to be erased. But in the fragments of my memories, he was my partner, fighting at my side. And the System… that self-proclaimed savior was actually the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Memory Loss from the Start: A World in Chaos 开局失忆世界大混乱 Amnesia from the start + a System that makes life miserable + a world turned upside down. He wakes up with all his memories erased, and the world has gone completely off the rails: modern residential complexes have become ancient martial-arts settings, gym equipment has turned into legendary martial arts weapons, and all the modern people in the city have vanished, leaving only experts who crossed over from a wuxia world. He’s forced to bind himself to a sharp-tongued, freeloading System with bi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Whole Sect Begs Me to Leave the Mountain: Go Trouble Someone Else! 全宗求我下山：祸害别家去！ The Whole Sect Wants Me Down the Mountain: Go Trouble Someone Else! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Easygoing Maid and Her Always-Rushing Young Master 清闲丫鬟与她的匆忙少爷 Shen Luanliu, a maid in the Duke’s mansion, always keeps one rule in mind: when the young master has business to attend to, she must be discreet. She examines herself three times a day so she can serve him at close quarters. But things never go as planned, and she ends up catching Gong Jinxing’s attention, prompting him to reflect... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Ye Ye Mao Mao's Ninth Book 夜夜猫猫的第9本书 After a plane crashes into the sea, Wang Hao is stranded on an uncharted deserted island with two beautiful women. He awakens a survival System and relies on his formidable strength to brave the jungle, fight wild beasts, and build a home. With his two beloved companions, he advances one careful step at a time, dominates the uninhabited island, and becomes its undisputed ruler! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Fool Returned to the Village and Mistook His Kindhearted Older Sister for His Wife 傻子回村，错把好心姐姐当媳妇 [Unhinged country life + playing dumb while practicing medicine + getting rich and face-slapping] The village holds two secrets: first, a curse that means no man survives past thirty; second, Chen Dalong, the village fool by the entrance, can change people's marital fate just by taking their pulse! When he grows priceless medicinal herbs with the Shennong Herbal Canon, a red thread appears around his wrist. “Dalong, only you can treat this illness...” From then on, Chen Dalong becomes famous far 1.4kReads7.9Score19114d adds
- 41 Ghost Story Survival Game: Starting at the Postpartum Care Center 怪谈生存游戏：从月子中心开始 [Rule Horror] + [Standalone short stories in separate volumes] + [Collection] + [Light thrills] + [First/third person] Have you ever wondered whether the world you take for granted is filled with invisible “rules”? When the blood moon rises, you receive a bizarre [New Student Handbook]. Every school rule is written in scarlet ink, and anyone who breaks one... will be “cleaned up.” When you walk into a 24-hour convenience store in the middle of the night, the [Employee Handbook] warns you that 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Sichuan Girl Sets the Illusion Realm Straight 川妹整顿幻境 [Chaste Leads] [Silly and Hilarious] [Both Transmigrate Through Illusions] [Golden Finger] [Wildly Imaginative] [Happy Ending] A quick transmigration story about two equally formidable leads. After passing through a series of illusions, including a desert oasis, an undersea mermaid realm, a chessboard wonderland, a cultivation fantasy, a parallel world, a matriarchal realm, and the far reaches of outer space in the future, a bold, perceptive Sichuan girl and a refined, fiercely protective heir 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Lost for Ten Thousand Generations 万世迷途 The Shadow Realm is the world’s lost land, an exile woven by a mysterious being from beyond the myriad worlds. Will Wan Ning sink into darkness or struggle through despair? She launches a desperate charge toward the light. A story spanning the heavens, with The Legend of Qin: Nine Songs as its first main setting. The author reliably writes over 6,000 characters a day and has even managed 20,000 in a single day. More frequent updates are possible. Big shots, come give the author a hard time! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Saving the Nation Through Technology, Starting in 1920 技术救国从1920开始 A soul fused across billions of years inhabits Ye Kai, a young man in Republican-era China. Bearing the secrets of the universe's birth, he arrives in a nation torn by turmoil and war. The result is an epic tale of sweeping grandeur. Highlights of the novel: Intellectual growth: The protagonist's greatest advantage isn't raw strength, but the ultimate knowledge of “Superbrain 001.” The story focuses on how he wisely applies millennia-spanning technology, ideas, and strategy to an earlier age, br 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 45 Who Gets to Decide Whether You Have a Spiritual Root? 有没有灵根谁说了算 The Qingming Mountains of Xuanzhou were once the supreme ancestral grounds of the ancient Taixu Dao Sect. A Cataclysm of Returning to Dust overturned mountains and rivers, collapsing the ancient paths and severing the immortal veins. The sect’s sacred grounds, once renowned throughout the heavens, fell into ruin and became the home of the second-rate Qingxuan Sect. After the cataclysm, the Immortal Realm buried the truth and rewrote the Dao lineage, leaving later generations with an incomplete a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 From the Start, I Perform Magic and Leave Everyone Stunned! 我，开局表演魔术，震撼全场！ I'm Chen Yu, an ordinary magician! But I have a System, from graduation to my professional career, from meeting someone to falling in love! Years later: “Magician Chen Yu, how did you become a magician back then?” “Sorry, I can't answer that question!” 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Ming Dynasty Reformer: A Million Soldiers Descend on the Chongzhen Era 大明修正师：百万大军降临崇祯朝 [Transmigration + History + Goofy Comedy + Ming Dynasty] College student Su Zimo sneaks into his father’s time machine and accidentally lands in the Hongwu era, where he awakens a historical intervention System! He travels alongside Ming dynasty founder Zhu Yuanzhang to key turning points in the dynasty’s history, overturning the course of history and rescuing the empire from crisis after crisis. He gathers famous ministers, mighty generals, and a million troops. At last, the ultimate teleportat 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Demon Slayer: The Pillar from Bear Ridge 鬼灭：从狗熊岭走出的柱 Night falls, and the world belongs to demons. Muzan commands a vast army of them. Kokushibo, Douma, Akaza... Far away on the northeastern frontier lies a mysterious place called Bear Ridge. The kindhearted Xiong Er, the brave Xiong Da, and the inventor Bald Qiang all have another identity few people know about. Lin Yue grew up on Bear Ridge. With Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Bald Qiang giving him everything they have, he is determined to put an end to the Demon King Muzan once and for all in their ge 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Force Battlefield 原力战场 His father and younger sister are abducted by the lord of the Demon Realm. To save them, Ling Feng trains like a madman. But after he leaves the Imperial Royal Force Academy, strange things start happening around him. The demon lord calls him the prince of the Demon Realm, while the imperial royal family treats him with awe and deference. What is the reason behind it all? Find out in The Force Battlefield. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I’ll Guard This Mountain 这山我来守 Twelve-year-old Wang Duo'er drags a suitcase with a missing wheel away from her shattered life on the edge of the city and back to her grandmother's old home deep in the mountains. She thinks this is just another place where she has been abandoned, not knowing that it is the starting point fate has laid out for her. The hometown her mother never mentioned holds astonishing secrets. Her strangely dressed, inscrutable grandmother is the guardian of an ancient ward; the seemingly ordinary watchdog —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
