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- 51 Old Drag and His Women 拖拉爷和他的女人们 This story follows an orphan born in the 1970s. He is naturally clever, extraordinarily handsome, eloquent, and highly capable. His only flaw is that he likes to put things off. Having grown up without a proper family upbringing or anyone to guide him, he meets many different women over the course of his life but never knows how to hold on to them. His life is therefore full of twists and turns, leading to a series of unbelievable, hilarious, and thought-provoking events. [Copyright Notice] Thi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Reversing My Fate with a Black Stone 凡人修仙：我靠黑石逆转仙途 “They have Celestial, Terrestrial, Mysterious, and Yellow meridians. They walk the path to Heaven, ride the wind and wield their swords, living free and carefree!” “I, Chen Bufan, have nothing but an ordinary meridian. I can't ride the wind or wield a sword at their speed!” “But so what?!” “The Great Dao reaches Heaven, and they can take their broad, sunlit road! My ordinary meridians may be shattered, but with these two feet, I'll step by step carve out a narrow path of my own!” “They travel a 151Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 53 Prison of the Fog City 雾都囚笼 In Year 0 of the Fogbound Era, a mysterious black fog shrouded nearly every corner of the Earth. Lurking within its gloomy depths were vicious fog insects that slaughtered humans without mercy. To survive, the nations formed three united governments and used a new physical defense technology to isolate surviving cities and regions from the fog. From then on, humanity entered the Fogbound Era. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Lord Qu! Lord Xiao Feng Is Going Off the Rails Again! 瞿大人！小砜大人她又在疯！ [The madcap, ambitious young prodigy Lin Hanyu, known as Little Lin, and his everyday antics as he’s saved and driven to madness by Dongda and his friends _(:3 ⌒ﾞ)_] One-on-one romance, with a slow-burn relationship. The author isn’t very good at writing romance. Lin Hanyu: Can’t my cheap dad just let me live off him? “Oh~ my goodness~ Fengfeng’s mad, mad Fengfeng~” Lin Hanyu: “As an orphan, can I take revenge?” 01001: Of course. You can serve your country… Lin Hanyu: “No, I mean revenge on soci 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Soup My Wife Makes Isn’t for Health, It’s What Keeps Me Alive 老婆熬的不是养生汤，是我的命 My Wife Isn’t Making a Health Tonic, She’s Making My Life 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Murky Currents: Tales of Finance 浊流：金融往事 This is a financial exposé rooted in reality. It lays bare the brutal truth behind loan-broker schemes, shell-company loan fraud, and debt-driven ruin. It exposes human greed and wishful thinking, and captures the helplessness and fragility of ordinary people swept along by the tides of the times. The murky waters churn, financial traps abound. A moment of glory ends in dust. Every path that looks like a shortcut comes with a hidden price. Every unchecked greed will eventually end in total col 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Mad Prince, Beg Me on Your Knees Every Night to Spoil You 疯批王爷，夜夜跪求我宠幸 In her previous life, she trusted the wrong man and the vile woman at his side. Her entire family was executed, and even the mad prince who held the court in the palm of his hand slaughtered his way through the palace for her before taking his own life to join her in death. When Shen Zhaoning opened her eyes, she was back on the night she had been drugged. The scoundrel was still pretending to be kind, not yet having completely dropped his mask. Her half-sister had not yet had a chance to smear 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 When the Wind Kisses 当风热吻时 In this life, we’ll meet many people. Some will walk beside us for a while, some will hurt us deeply, and some will love and accept us without limits. I’ve always believed that the cruelest thing about love is that the moment your heart skips a beat is already its peak. Everything after that is a downward slope. After stumbling along the way, I finally found what I wanted. So this long piece is for you and me, and for every girl who feels lost while searching for a partner. I hope you can revel 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 I, a Ninth-Rank Master Hunter, Started Out by Scavenging 我，九阶大猎师从捡垃圾开始 This is a world overrun by demonic beasts, where humans awaken as hunters. A fresh take on the genre, featuring professions, attributes, realms, rarity levels, supreme treasures, city ranks, and more... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Great Biography of Qiu Yezhou 邱夜舟大传 [Traditional Wuxia + Nonlinear Narrative + Twists + Young Wanderer in Blue + Multiple Sects + Ensemble Cast] The last stand of old-school wuxia! A rebellion against tradition! No golden finger! No invincible hero, no perfect saint who conquers all with benevolence and righteousness! This is the real jianghu! This was my first wuxia novel, written when I was twenty. After Qiu Yezhou, an underworld assassin, kills Deng Fangweng, he becomes embroiled in a conspiracy between several major sects that 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Awake! 醒！ Faint blue lights drift slowly through corners no one ever notices. Pairs of eyes from the shadowy depths of hell gradually open. They have “awakened”! Amid the ruins, human civilization teeters on the brink of extinction. The last remnants of humanity are divided over the future: Some advocate venturing into space to seek a new home, Some want to rely on the enemy and coexist with it, And others insist on reclaiming humanity’s power and restoring civilization to its former glory... [I have awak 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Tenderness Within the Rules 规则之下的温柔 A sudden family crisis forces Lin Wei, a free-spirited genius illustrator, to marry Gu Chengyu, a business magnate who controls half the city’s economy. It’s a marriage of pure money and power, sealed with a cold, unfeeling contract. On their wedding night, she receives not vows, but a thick handbook of household rules. The rules cover everything, from her behavior and speech to her daily schedule, and tightly constrain her every freedom. Her husband in name only, Gu Chengyu, is the rules perso 683Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Divorce? President Mo Begs Me Not to Leave 离婚？墨总跪求我别走 [Marriage before love | Contract marriage | Remorseful pursuit | Devoted CEO | Fateful reunion] One unexpected night, an earring as the token, and a marriage contract later, she becomes Mo Jingchen’s wife in name only. They agree not to fall in love or cross the line, but his tenderness and favoritism have already made her fall for him. What began as a transaction turns into true love for him, and she gives him her heart in return. But then a conspiracy strikes and trust crumbles. She tears up 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Ink Immortal Pursues His Wife: A Tortured Love, Reborn to Defy Heaven and Find Her 墨仙追妻：虐恋重生，逆天寻妻 [Ascetic Divine Lord Pursues His Wife + Reborn Heroine + Amnesia and Angsty Romance + Winning Her Back at All Costs] In my previous life, I carved out my heart, gave him my blood, broke my bones, and tore out my soul for him. In return, he personally pushed me onto the Immortal Execution Platform. Reborn, I tore apart the threads of love and swore off romance for good. But he knelt before me, eyes red. “Wanwan, don’t leave me. I’ve searched for you for a thousand years...” I sneered. “Divine Lor 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Seeker of the Dead 寻死灵 Will I heed the call of the whispers, or pursue the self I was meant to be? Who am I here for? Does my consciousness obey me? I am Qin Fengmo, not a madman or a devil. But the good want me to die for a worthy cause, while the bad want me to live so I can be useful. [Not very scary, so feel free to give it a try.] [Author, listen up: give me a star and you’re the boss!!!] 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 66 I Bought Talismans Online, and a Celestial Master Teaches Me to Catch Ghosts 网购符箓，天师在线教我抓鬼 I ordered ghost-repelling talismans online, but what arrived was a stack of children’s sticker toys. After I left a bad review and filed a complaint, the seller called late that night. “Fellow cultivator, wait!” The next day, a handsome man in ancient robes showed up at my door and solemnly took my hand. “Spiritual energy is thin in the modern world, so talismans need your blood.” Just as I bit my fingertip, he suddenly started a livestream. “Everyone, the top donor gets a ghost-catching experie 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Please Spare Me in This Instance 我在副本里求放过 When Yan Wan, an author of sweet romance novels, dies suddenly after getting writer’s block, she opens her eyes to find herself in the body of a “useful extra” who never existed in her own story: a goddess who was kicked down to the mortal realm by the Star Lord of Fate to undergo a tribulation. In the imperial palace, the empress says disturbing things, while the heroine’s fiancé, the Imperial Preceptor, hides scheming intentions behind his smile. Even cannon fodder who should have been written 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 I Give You Peach Blossom Wine, Wishing You Health and Peace 桃花酒赠君，往愿君安康 [Power struggles + historical setting + wandering heroes and warfare + country and family + an undying love with a BE ending] Shen Qingci was a young physician from a renowned medical family. After the massacre at Blackwind Stronghold, she was forced to sell peach blossom wine at Peach Blossom Cove. By chance, she met Long Yan of the Imperial Guards and discovered that he had also taken part in the massacre. Yet she could find no memories linking Long Yan to Blackwind Stronghold, and he had suff —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Surviving the Three Kingdoms 我在三国熬命长 I transmigrated into a lowly soldier who dies on his first day on the Three Kingdoms battlefield, but I was bound to a “Live Longer, Grow Stronger” System. As long as I stay alive, my Strength stat automatically increases by one point every day. So I began my desperate campaign to survive at all costs I played dead at Changban Slope while Zhao Yun trampled my face, and held my breath; I prepared a life preserver in advance for the Battle of Red Cliffs; I even secretly brought Sima Yi blood press 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Forbidden Realm 禁令界 Xu Qi'an scored only 90 in three subjects and couldn't get into a junior college, so he was admitted to Bajier School. On the surface, Bajier School is a vocational and technical college. In reality, it is a research institution that studies the world and unknown lifeforms, and trains talent for Bureau 749. Anyone can come, as long as they aren't afraid of dying and aren't scared. And so Xu Qi'an steps into a school that is only a school on the surface, beginning his journey toward seeing the tr 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Reborn: A Heartbroken Revenge 重生之爱断情殇复仇劫 Ye Chenxi, the young heir of Beijing’s elite circle, was born into privilege and stood far above others. He had believed that love was pure and his marriage blissful. But his wife’s betrayal plunged into his heart like a blade. The tenderness they once shared vanished like a dream, trust crumbled, and love turned to hatred. He was no longer the man who doted on his wife. His deep eyes held nothing but coldness and resolve. With the power of Beijing’s elite circle at his command, he launched a me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Wind Stopped Before Graduation 风停在毕业前 [Sweet Campus Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Bittersweet Youth Romance] At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Class 18, Jiang Yichen reunited with Su Wanning, the little angel who had saved him as a child. The chubby boy who used to get bullied had become the cool, reserved class study representative who protected her, while the gentle little angel of the past had become a dazzling class monitor. She still thought about the childhood friend who had gone missing. He hid his identity and quietl 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 High Martial: Child of the End 高武：终焉之子 (Modern Urban High Martial Arts + Decisive and Ruthless + Taciturn + One Female Lead) On this Blue Star, everyone has a chance to awaken their psychic powers at the age of eighteen. Some people awaken early and become psychics when pushed to the brink. 27.6kReads8.2Score4.3k14d adds
- 74 Favoritism and the Ruler 偏爱与戒尺 Lu Beichen is a strict teacher with a ruler in hand, devoted to rules and order. Assigned to discipline the unruly Su Xiaoxiao, he intends to force her onto the path he's laid out for her. Beneath the ruler lie grades, standards, and unquestioned authority. Su Xiaoxiao is a free-spirited sprite who hides her tender heart behind rebellion. Faced with Lu Beichen's harsh discipline, she repeatedly challenges him, trying to break out of this icy prison. In this game of taming "in the name of love, 897Reads—Score12814d adds
- 75 The Awakened One on the Cosmic Strings 宇宙弦上的觉醒者 In my spare time, I’d like to connect with more readers and fellow book lovers online by writing a novel! As long as even one reader is still reading, I’ll keep updating! No more talk, come in and take a look! If you can bear to read a few chapters, whether you like it or not, you might at least learn a bit of physics! Um... I’d better write a proper introduction: Martial arts? Cultivation? Immortality? Lin Tianyang practices physics! A black stone plucked the string of fate. Each awakening on h —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 76 Unsealing Earth 解封地球 Earth! The ancestral planet? Who sealed Earth away, and what are they after? See how Yuan Huiling uncovers the truth step by step, and helps humanity’s ancestral planet come alive again. 2Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 77 Chaos Demon Hero 混沌魔侠 Zhao Tianyi is the orphaned son of a demonic sect, but his heart is set on justice. While investigating his parents’ murder, he meets Xiao Yingying and other friends from the martial world. He takes up his sword and ventures across the land, fighting for the people and embarking on a sweeping journey from underdog to hero. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 You Call Her a Little Girl? She's Clearly a Fairy 你管这叫小女孩？这分明是妖精 New book. [Soul Transmigration] [Genderbender] [Twists] [Comedy] [Funny System] My name is Ling Tianyi. I used to be a boy, but an accident turned me into a little girl. After arriving in this world, Ling Tianyi discovered that she had become a billionaire!!! Then Ling Tianyi was bound to a System. As long as she followed its instructions and drove people crazy to earn Crazy Points, she could unlock new rewards from the System. From then on, Ling Tianyi embarked on a series of devilish antics th 474Reads—Score13714d adds
- 79 The Newcomer Who Triggers My Stress Response 那个让我应激的新人 The Newcomer Who Triggers My Trauma 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Princess Consort: A Phoenix Crown and Red Robes, Never Betraying You 女驸马：凤冠霞帔不负卿 [A strong female lead, a love that crosses life and death, national enmity and family hatred, romance, household and palace intrigue, political scheming, mystery, and twists] Disguised as a man, she becomes the top scholar, only to catch a princess’s eye at first sight. The court is treacherous, her identity is on the verge of being exposed, and love and hatred leave her torn. Wearing a phoenix coronet and bridal robes, she stakes everything on a future of peace and a love that will not be betra 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Villainous Senior Brother Just Wants to Keep a Low Profile, but the Heroine Won't Play by the Rules 反派师兄只想苟，女主不按套路走 Chen Yuze, the senior disciple of Xuanyun Peak in the Xuanxiao Sect, had been reborn with all his memories of his previous life intact. He knew full well that he was destined to be the villain. This time, he wanted no part in the entanglement between the male lead, Ye Chenhao, and the female lead, Zhang Qingyu. He was done being a stepping stone. All he wanted was to retreat into seclusion in the back hills of Xuanyun Peak and stay out of worldly affairs. He even wanted the entire peak to do the 7Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 82 On the Day We Divorced, I Heard My CEO Wife's Inner Thoughts 离婚当天，我听到女总裁老婆心声 On the day we divorced, I heard my CEO wife's inner thoughts 236Reads—Score1214d adds
- 83 My Brother and I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, Where We Slaughtered Our Way Through the Ruthless Fates of Heaven 和兄弟穿越修仙界，杀穿无道天命 [Cultivation, transmigration, scheming, ruthless decisiveness, plenty of twists] An accidental murder sent Ning Changgeng and his sworn brother Lai Yuncheng transmigrating into the cultivation world. “Cultivating immortality? Of course we should live carefree and at ease.” Ning Changgeng lounged around eating barbecue while Lai Yuncheng enjoyed spirit fruit in a pavilion. But as soon as they arrived, they ran into the Chosen One. The Chosen One and a few foolish NPCs kept inexplicably trying to 626Reads8.2Score9314d adds
- 84 Breaking into Showbiz, Starting by Playing a Corpse 进击娱乐圈，从扮演尸体开始 [Nonhuman male lead + forced to perform + evolving acting skills + livestream chat commentary + daily life + light technical focus + light subversion of tropes] I’ll die if I don’t act? System, did I kill you in my past life or something?! Why are you making someone with a deadpan face like me perform? Other people join the industry to get famous. I joined to stay alive. As for whether I get famous? We’ll see. By chance, Cheng Lan obtained an acting System, and from then on went from playing min 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Human Viewfinder 人间取景器 The story of an e-commerce visual designer who quits to start a business, using a camera and page layouts to measure the lives of ordinary people. It’s a realistic workplace and romance story built around the idea of “using careers as a lens to portray all walks of life.” The protagonist’s Jianlu Visual Studio specializes in e-commerce product photography and brand visual design. Clients come from every industry, making this a gateway into “a thousand trades and professions”: behind every client 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Records of Mending the Heavens at Guixu 归墟补天实录 Reborn with every advantage? I’ll turn the tables with my shadow self! So what if you transmigrated? So what if you’re an immortal reborn? You dare use your cultivation to bully me and your bloodline to oppress me? Then I’ll use my shadow self to drive you to despair! Life has its regrets, and even Heaven has its flaws. I insist on making up for every flaw in the firmament, relying on my shadow self and living as a native of this world. I’ll defy fate and become supreme! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Two Lifetimes of Immortal Fate: A Heart True to You 两世仙缘：君心不负 After undergoing a tribulation in the mortal realm, the Immortal Lord was forced to return to the heavens a hundred days after marrying her. Carrying his child, she clutched a piece of broken jade in the autumn rain and died with hatred in her heart. When he returned and saw her remains, he wept tears of blood and knelt to beg the Star Lord: “In our next life, I’ll repay her with my life.” Reunited in their next life, she is a noble princess. She rejects immortality and gives up eternal life, wa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 My Divine Lord Husband Dotes on Me Fiercely 神尊夫君狠狠宠 [Satisfying read + two equally powerful leads + adorable child + reborn + sweet romance] A powerful couple from the Heavenly Realm and the mortal world. To protect the Chaos Venerable Mo Yuanming, the God of War Liu Xiyan fell into the abyss while shielding him from a tribulation. He went mad with grief and became the Lord of the Netherworld, defying the heavens to search for her. After reincarnating, she lost her memories. With love as their blade and their souls as the guide, they journey from 16Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 89 Apocalypse Farming: Back to Africa, 2014 末日种田：重返非洲2014 Keywords: #Reborn #ApocalypseVirus #GrowthAndBreakthrough #Farming #TribalChief Among the Dogon people, renowned for their astrology, an ancient legend has been passed down through the ages: when catastrophe strikes, a red dragon from the East will lead the Han people and the Dogon first to the moon, then onward to Sirius... A middle-aged tech company employee loses his job and, while traveling in Tibet, gets into a car accident. By chance, he returns to a small African nation where he worked el 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 A Record of Heart-Piercing Crimes 诛心记 Autumn of the first year of Baozheng, the night before Frost’s Descent. Silver King Ye Wuqing launched the “Black Armor Coup” in the imperial capital. Iron cavalry trampled the moonlit streets, and smoke from the fires advanced toward the ninefold palace walls. Emperor Ye Wushuang wept as he stood before the palace hall. Unwilling to treat the people as mere straw dogs, he removed his crown and issued an edict of abdication. That night, the emperor climbed the Star-Gazing Tower alone, gazed no 116Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 91 The Afterglow of Ashes: In Her Name 烬色余温：以她之名 Mafia Heir / Cool, Vengeful Beauty Do you know how deep a person’s obsession with revenge can run? Deep enough to give up their life, their identity, and… I knew that the moment I took her name, I would have no regrets, even if it meant burning through the rest of my life. Even if I were doomed to endless torment with no way back. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 When the Wind Rises 待那风起时 The story is set during the final month before the college entrance exam and moves forward from there. It is divided into four arcs, each portraying the coming-of-age story of a girl with a different upbringing and life experience as she takes the exam and completes her studies... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 His Little Sunshine Is Online 他的小太阳已上线 [If you think it's decent, could you give me a five-star review?] Fanfic | One-on-one romance | Pure campus love | Haven't decided on a secondary couple yet [Tsundere Wen Chengye x top student and little sidekick Chu Zhan] As a child, No. 4 had barely begun to feel sad about being stood up when she found the lost Chu Zhan. “Big brother, why are you crying?” “Don't make things up! My friend stood me up, so I'm just a little bit sad!” “Then I'll keep you company. I won't stand you up.” With the co 402Reads—Score10414d adds
- 94 Xiaojiang Town 晓江镇 Amid the clashes of interest and struggles of human nature in the trenches of the workplace, Mo Ye is a hands-on doer who remains true to his original aspirations. How can he break through the obstacles and achieve a win-win for his own ambitions and local development? This story explores how idealism can survive and bloom in the soil of reality. 25Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 95 I Have a Blade That Can Slay the Tathagata 我有一刀，可斩如来 #Slay the Buddha #Buddhist Disciple’s Rise #Evil Buddha #Slay the Buddha to Attain the Dao They say I am the Buddha’s chosen one, destined to kneel before the blood-soaked lotus throne and sacrifice the mortal world to nourish the new Buddha. But all I want is to slay the Tathagata. So I replaced my right arm with the hand of an Impermanence Ghost, planted a Flower of the Other Shore in my right eye, and tore my own name from the Book of Life and Death with my left hand. I swallowed sword inte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Mei Cheng Ji Shi's 16th Book 玫城纪事第16本书 Anping Town has ranked last in the county for three years running, and the Jinchang County Committee has run out of patience. An order transfers both the town’s top officials to deputy positions in county departments and appoints Fang Zhiping as a Party Committee member and secretary in Anping Town. There, Fang Zhiping embarks on a rough road: fighting evil, rallying the people, finding a way forward, laying a solid foundation, and developing industry. There are achievements and shortcomings, mi 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 My Defiant Disciple Clings to Me: Master, Lend Me Your Dao Heart 逆徒缠师：师尊，借你道心一用 Yun Xuanchen, Venerable Immortal of Shangqing, has been aloof and solitary for ten thousand years. Ascetic and emotionless, he is acknowledged throughout the Three Realms as the greatest immortal of all time. The Heavenly Dao has sealed away his capacity for love, and it is said that if he ever falls in love, he will become a demon, destroy the world, and bring ruin to all living beings. Su Qingyi, a transmigrated good-for-nothing girl, binds herself to the [Save the Venerable, Defy Heaven Syste 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Starting as a Tiger Demon, I Slaughter My Way Through the Cultivation World 从虎妖开始，杀穿修仙界 A tiger demon cultivates immortality, with boundless magical power. An immortal rests a hand upon my head and guides me on the path to becoming an immortal. By a chance stroke of fate, the tiger demon embarks on the path of cultivation. If I, the True Tiger, had never been born, the immortal realms would have been shrouded in darkness for all eternity... 238Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Ink Bones, Blank Space 墨骨留白 [Artist + Transmigration + One Female Lead + Slice of Life + Humor] In his previous life, no one loved him, and he had nothing to hold on to. Born into hardship and dogged by misfortune, his life ended when a bolt of heavenly lightning struck. By a twist of fate, however, it ruined someone else's cultivation and karma, turning him into a puppet for that person to recover through, though he himself remained unaware. From then on, a little supervisor and a pen accompanied him as he made his quiet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 A Carpenter's Home Has No Stool to Sit On, While Ghosts Sing in a Taoist's Home 木匠家中无凳坐，道士家中鬼唱歌 [No System + Not a power fantasy + No cultivation + Supernatural + Fantasy + Horror + Suspense + Realistic thrills + First-person diary style] If that bothers you, proceed with caution~ "The carpenter has no stools at home, and ghosts sing in the Daoist's house." This is a common saying. It means that people tend to be too lazy to do their own line of work at home. Similar sayings include "The tailor wears tattered clothes" and "The doctor can't treat himself." Rather than call this a book, it w 21Reads8.2Score—14d adds
