Novels like A Record of Strange Tales from Ancient Times
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- 101 The Mountain Ranger of Guandong 关东巡山人 Black-handled blades, jade-faced foxes, the Thirteen Guardians who shook eastern Manchuria. Princes and generals, spirit mediums and magistrates. Limping beggars with long-stemmed pipes, monks and Taoist priests. Dragons, serpents, tigers, and leopards: none can escape the flying knives. A mountain range in a parallel world's eastern Manchuria, a feud sealed away for thirty years, a black blade that fills everyone with dread, a world of outlaws teeming with heroes, and a mountain patrolman who w 25.1kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
- 102 After I Returned to My Mother's Side, Grandpa's Whole Family Went Crazy with Regret 回到妈妈身边后，爷爷全家悔疯了 After Returning to His Mother's Side, His Grandfather's Entire Family Was Driven Mad with Regret 144Reads—Score214d adds
- 103 She Slept in My Bed, So I Broke Both Their Wings 她睡了我的床，我折了他俩的翼 She slept in my bed, so I clipped their wings. 1.1kReads—Score2114d adds
- 104 My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, So I Finally Got Over Him 夫君和青梅害我流产，我恋爱脑好了 My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, and I Got Over My Lovesick Foolishness 832Reads—Score1414d adds
- 105 The Spring Renewal Pharmacy 回春药铺 [Pure historical romance + no rebirth or transmigration + revenge + political intrigue] Every thrilling tale begins in a little apothecary. After a chance encounter, a master and apprentice who have both suffered the slaughter of their families and endured countless hardships find themselves facing powerful enemies. They have no choice but to assume secret identities and disappear into the bustling streets of the capital, plotting carefully and advancing step by step as they seek revenge, stirri 19.7kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 106 Someone Groped My Thigh at the Company Retreat, and the Whole Office Accused Me of Seducing the Director 团建被摸大腿，全公司反说我勾引总监 Someone Groped My Thigh at the Company Retreat, and the Whole Company Claimed I Was Seducing the Director 143Reads—Score1114d adds
- 107 After My Second Male Lead and I Awakened, We Quit Being Simps 我和男二觉醒后不当舔狗了 After the second male lead and I awakened, we stopped being pathetic simps. 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 My 1-Million-Year-End Bonus Became a 'Certificate of Encouragement,' So I Made Dozens of Times That Amount Back from the Company 100万年终奖变“鼓励奖状”，我反手从公司赚回几十倍 My 1-Million Year-End Bonus Became a "Certificate of Encouragement," So I Turned Around and Made Dozens of Times That Amount from the Company 199Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 China's Best Boss 中国好老板 China's Best Boss 663Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Do You Believe There Are Ghosts in This World? 你相信，这个世界上有鬼吗？ [Mind-bending] + [Slow-paced] + [Not for the faint-hearted] Thirty-six years ago, deep in the Tibetan grasslands, a secret research base studying the paranormal was rocked by a massive explosion. Only one person managed to escape alive. The male survivor not only made it out, but also brought a pair of pitch-black eyes from the secret base. Even after being removed from their body, they seemed alive. After this devastating disaster, the man deliberately avoided a mysterious organization and went 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 After I Was Pushed Out in All but Name, the Whole Company Begged Me to Step In 被变相裁员后，全公司跪求我出手 After I Was Forced Out in All but Name, the Entire Company Begged Me to Step In 2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 112 I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Building Branded Me a Murderer 我只是喂我儿子一口粥，却被整栋楼当成了凶手 I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Apartment Building Took Me for a Murderer 194Reads—Score314d adds
- 113 Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事 A new work is here! I hope you'll head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9.4kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 114 I Awakened a Pen from the Start, and You Call That Good-for-Nothing? 开局觉醒一支笔，你管这叫废柴？ He transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a supernatural ability in the form of a calligraphy brush. What should he do? Easy! Write the character for fire, set a mountain ablaze, and spend the rest of your life behind bars! Write the character for wind, charge ahead without hesitation, and become the happiest wind swordsman around! Write the character for thunder, and use an anti-aircraft cannon to swat a mosquito. Now that's satisfying! What? He can also bring the imagery of poems to lif 9.3kReads9.2Score79114d adds
- 115 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 My Sister Crossed the River and Burned the Bridge? Reborn, My Jinxing Words No Longer Bring Good News, and My Bad Omens Come True 姐姐过河拆桥？重生后我的乌鸦嘴，报喜失灵，报忧成真 My sister burned the bridge after crossing it? Reborn, my jinxing tongue no longer makes good fortune come true, but my bad predictions do. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 After Our Flash Marriage, I Could No Longer Hide My Billionaire Identity 闪婚后，我的首富身份藏不住了 After a Flash Marriage, I Could No Longer Hide My Billionaire Identity 760Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Qingling Rankings 清凌榜 The Qingling Rankings 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Girlfriend Who Disappeared 我消失的女朋友 My Girlfriend Who Disappeared 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Never Yield the Land 不让江山 At first, I looked upon the world and saw nothing but heroes and great men. Then I looked again, and saw nothing but a rabble. Rather than entrust this realm and its people to you, I might as well take it for myself! 501Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 122 The Mysterious Domain City 诡秘域都 The Mysterious Domain City 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 123 The Strange Sword 诡剑 The Ghost Sword 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Blind Woman’s Wedding 盲女的婚礼 The Blind Girl's Wedding 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Laid-Back Life of a Marquis’s Bastard Son 穿成侯府庶子的摆烂生活 [Transmigration + historical setting + non-virgin male lead + ordinary protagonist with no golden finger] Chen Heyu, a fine young man of the modern age, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing ancient playboy. He is a middle-aged widower with children, a low-ranking son born to a concubine, and not a single money-making skill to his name. He does, however, have plenty of ways to spend money and a mountain of debts from his romantic escapades. To avoid another beating from his father, 34.4kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
- 126 After My Husband Passed the Exams, He Courted a Princess, But I’m the Real Heiress 夫君高中后攀附郡主，可我才是真千金啊 After my husband passed the imperial exams, he cozied up to the county princess. But I’m the real daughter! 283Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 I Mistook My Husband for an AI 错把夫君当AI I Mistook My Husband for an AI 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Past and Present, Swapping Lives: She Takes Down Scumbags in My Rich Family, While I Farm in Exile for Her 古今互穿：她替我豪门虐渣，我替她流放种田 She travels between ancient and modern times: she helps me take down scum in a wealthy family, while I help her farm in exile. 12.6kReads—Score21414d adds
- 129 The Debt Beneath the River, Billed in My Name 河底那笔账，记在我名下 The debt at the bottom of the river is in my name 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 278Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Terror at the Luxury Estate 豪苑惊魂 Terror at the Grand Estate 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Reborn: My Golden Age, 1988 重生：我的黄金年代1988 Some people call the years from 1985 to 2000 the golden age, the best of times. The tide of economic growth came rolling in, and fortunes were made one after another. Zhong Yuanchao, who had spent his previous life working in education, returned to 1988 and found himself in a run-down civil affairs bureau, with divorce papers right before him. Standing once more at a crossroads of fate, he decisively chose to cut his losses while he still could! Now free again, Zhong Yuanchao wanted to do just t 27.6kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 133 Born with a Bewitching Charm and Overwhelmed by Desire, I’m Spoiled by Beijing’s Most Eligible Heir 天生媚骨遇上极度高热，我被京圈太子爷宠上天 Born with an irresistible allure and struck by a scorching fever, I became the pampered darling of the capital's most powerful young heir. 13.8kReads—Score13014d adds
- 134 After Packages Kept Arriving, I Gave Up on My Whole Family 不停收到快递后我放弃全家 After receiving package after package, I gave up on my whole family. 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Story of My Sister-in-Law and Me: Warm Spring, Late Song 我和嫂嫂的故事——晚歌春暖 The Story of Me and My Sister-in-Law: Spring Blossoms at Dusk 284Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Game Has Arrived, and Only I Can Spend Money! 游戏降临，只有我能氪金！ This game can change reality, and I’m the only one who can spend money in it! I’ll buy every pack available. All I want is to lose once. It’s not that I’m too strong. This game just loves its money. Many people believe that humanity is the chosen race. The Serpentfolk, the Chang’e Clan, and the Treefolk once thought the same. Then they became monsters in the game. Only then did they understand what true despair was. Now, humanity, once defeated, has been chosen again. This surviving spark ha 14.3kReads7.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 137 The Outwardly Draining Heir to a Wealthy Family, I Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 外耗型人格豪门继承人，我专治各种不服 I'm an heir to a wealthy family with an externally focused personality. I specialize in dealing with all kinds of people who refuse to back down. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7.2kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 139 The Truth on the Voice Recorder: After I Was Pushed Down the Stairs, the Whole School Went Mad 录音笔里的真相：我被推下楼梯后，全校疯了 The Truth on the Voice Recorder: After I Was Pushed Down the Stairs, the Whole School Went Mad 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Tales of a Haunted Village 荒村怪谈录 [Rural Mysteries + Folk Customs + Chinese-Style Horror + Feng Shui and the Supernatural + Anthology + Shocking Twists] There is an old well in Jiulitun that has been sealed for thirty years, and one eerie incident after another keeps occurring. Why has a little girl become unbelievably strong and deranged? Why do villagers keep drowning, and why is the village taboo so difficult to speak of? It all goes back thirty years... 262Reads8.7Score1914d adds
- 141 The Secret of the Buddha Mother 佛母的秘密 The Buddha Mother's Secret 38Reads—Score514d adds
- 142 Midnight Wonders 午夜惊奇 At the stroke of midnight, amid a terrifying atmosphere, strange ghost stories begin to unfold! A bluish-white hand suddenly appears on the window in the middle of the night. Is it looking for someone to take revenge on? A bus still running in the dead of night: does it lead to the world of the living or to hell? The shapewear hanging in the wardrobe at home is made of human skin! During the Qingming Festival, a figure appears in the glass of the bathhouse. After returning to her room, a beautif 426Reads8.7Score3414d adds
- 143 After Our Divorce, I Bankrupted My Ex-Husband’s Company 离婚后，我让前夫公司破产了 After the Divorce, I Bankrupted My Ex-Husband’s Company 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Sin Reckoning Arena 罪孽结算竞技场 Sin Settlement Arena 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Hunting Season 猎杀时刻 A brand-new game, Hunt: The Reckoning, has taken the world by storm since its release. In this virtual world, you can play a prisoner, thug, thief, or murderer and experience a thrilling life of your own, or become a hunter, uphold justice, and bring these shady characters to book. As justice and evil clash, a refined and well-mannered man makes a dazzling appearance before the world. His arrival gradually convinces people that perhaps a light can truly exist in the darkness. (This novel is simi 5.1kReads8.8Score40714d adds
- 146 Scapegoat Code: I Woke Up as a Serial Killer 《替罪羊编码:一觉醒来，我成了连环杀手》 The Scapegoat Code: I Woke Up as a Serial Killer 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 I’m Not the Only Starred Contact on His Phone 他手机里唯一的星标，不是我 I'm Not the Only Starred Contact in His Phone 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Forced Me to Take the Blame for His Sister. Three Months Later, He Went Insane 《婚礼前夜，未婚夫逼我替妹妹顶罪，三个月后他疯了》 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Forced Me to Take the Blame for My Sister. Three Months Later, He Went Mad 508Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Before My Mom Jumped, She Looked at Me One Last Time on the Security Camera 我妈跳楼前，在监控里看了我最后一眼 Before My Mom Jumped to Her Death, She Gave Me One Last Look on the Security Camera 359Reads—Score514d adds
- 150 While We Were Trying for a Baby, My Husband Bought Special Protection 备孕期间，丈夫却买了特殊的防护用品 While We Were Trying for a Baby, My Husband Bought Special Protection 139Reads—Score—14d adds
