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- 151 At the Beginning of My Life 我生之初 No money, no power, no influence An undocumented nobody + a destitute orphan girl + an amnesiac + teleportation Huh? How did teleportation get in there? No idea. I've lost my memory, so how would I remember all that... Searching for my memories... Run into a wrongful accusation while attending a wedding feast? Don't worry, watch her work. Your best friend is about to be left with nothing? Don't worry, watch her work. Your pursuer's entire family is about to be wiped out? Don't worry, watch her 2.6kReads—Score10014d adds
- 152 Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了 [No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new 1.6kReads—Score12414d adds
- 153 Drawing the Sword in Officialdom 官场亮剑 Mu Dongfeng had just reached the bottom of the office building when he heard a loud bang. The man who fell was his superior, Zhou Qingyang. Mu Dongfeng was the only one standing below. Two hours later, he was removed from his post and placed under investigation. He had never taken anything. But the entire network was convinced he had. By the time he fought his way out of that room, everyone had already set their sights on Pingnan. There really was a USB drive in the bird's nest under the eaves o 31.7kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 154 Wen Tianxiang, the Great Song’s Lone Loyalist 大宋孤忠文天祥 As the Southern Song teeters on the brink, its lands lie shattered beneath the ravages of the Yuan army. The Loyal Son of the Great Song: Wen Tianxiang tells the tumultuous story of Wen Tianxiang’s life. He excelled in the imperial examinations at a young age and was determined to serve his country. Though faced with corruption at court, he never wavered from his original ideals. When the Yuan army advanced, he stepped forward, gave away his entire fortune to recruit volunteer troops, and went t 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Xuanyuan’s Great War Against Chiyou 轩辕大战蚩尤 [No System, no harem, no clichés, not a wish-fulfillment story, not for beginners] The legacy of Daoist learning, the turbulent world of mountains and seas, and the ancient struggle for supremacy: this is an epic retelling of the legendary battles between the Chinese ancestors Huangdi, Yandi, and the Great Emperor Chiyou for control of Zhuolu. Based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas and grounded in the Hetu and Luoshu, this novel unravels the origins of yin and yang, the five elements, and th 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Partridges Fly Through the Deep Mountains 深山鹧鸪飞 "A peerless beauty dwells alone in a deep valley. She calls herself a daughter of a respectable family, now fallen among weeds and trees..." Inspired by Du Fu’s poem "The Beauty," this story portrays kindhearted people helping one another through a chaotic age and expresses the shared resolve to resist their enemies and defend their homeland. It tells how lovers ultimately find their way to each other, while also reflecting the tragic fates of young women in that era and the true nature of human 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Sleeping God Ascends to Heaven 睡神通天 Cultivate immortality in a dream, awaken the Emperor's Soul, ignite the star souls of the Thirty-Six Heavens, and lead the constellations in a great battle against the Western zodiac, the Twelve Golden Palaces, the Sea God, the God of the Underworld, and the Heavenly God. Seize the Primal Chaos Imperial Seal and reset the order of the starry sky... 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Heading South at the Turn of the Millennium: Rolling Coins 千禧南下：翻滚的钢镚 During the rainy season of the millennium, torrential rain poured down on Ruili. Bai Hao and his group sped along National Highway 556 in a four-wheel-drive Toyota Prado, relying on their off-roader’s powerful performance to plow through the terrible road conditions. As they drove past the embankment in Leiyun Village, they came across Burmese border residents moving supplies across the border. They learned that it was legitimate border trade. The group stopped to watch, unaware that danger was 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Suspicious Homicide Cases: A Police Chief's Major Crimes Notebook 悬疑凶案：公安局长重案手记 An assassination attempt targeting the county magistrate ends with the accidental killing of the only daughter of Qingjiang's richest man. After five years as strangers, the husband and wife join forces again following their daughter's tragic death. The mother launches a forceful counterattack in politics, while the father brings the full weight of his business empire to bear. They swear to make the killers pay in blood. To crack the case, the female God of War Lu Qingshuang is parachuted into t 44.8kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 160 My Relatives Dumped a Haunted Old House on Me, but It Made Me Rich 亲戚们把闹鬼的老宅子硬塞给我，但我却因此暴富 My relatives forced a haunted old house on me, but it made me rich 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Shadows All Around 暗影重重 [Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [Murder-Mystery Game] [Romantic Suspense] [Strong Leads Clash] [Social Realism] [A Cross-Section of Humanity] Some lose the love of their life. Some commit murder in a fit of passion to protect the person they love. Some hurt everyone around them in the name of love. Some are willing to give up everything in pursuit of a little light and warmth! This is a tribute to Keigo Higashino. The writing is delicate, the emotions profound! The plot is tight 674Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 162 The Blade's Shadow in Love and War: A Choice Between Power and Loyalty 风月刀影：权谋与情义的抉择 When a great fire devours the red gates of the Jun family estate, the young man who emerges through the smoke is no longer the dashing, carefree playboy who once spent his days cockfighting and chasing dogs. His eyes hold fire and blood, and in his hand he clutches half of a broken jade pendant, the last keepsake his father gave him before the family fell. Fate sweeps him like a tide into one abyss after another. From a life of luxury to utter poverty, from the son of the powerful to an outcast 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Awakening of a Middle-Aged Woman 一个中年女人的觉醒 [Family of Origin vs. the Fortress of Marriage] Chen Qingchen, an only child, is madly in love. She steals her household register and marries Lin Jiaxin, a man from a poor family who has made it on his own, unaware of what awaits her: a sharp-tongued mother-in-law who makes her life difficult, her father’s sudden death, her mother being forced out of the home, and underhanded attacks at work. When she hits rock bottom, two women become her lifelines. Her tough mother stands firmly behind her, wh 7.8kReads8.5Score75014d adds
- 164 The Eternal Wisdom of Weiqi 弈旨千秋 Core theme: Using the four realms of Go as its framework, the story explores Go's philosophical depth as a microcosm of Chinese culture through a journey of Go practice across time and space. It echoes Ban Gu's Treatise on Go: “Go above contains images of heaven and earth; next, the rule of emperors; in the middle, the power of the Five Hegemons; and below, the affairs of the Warring States.” In the first 17 chapters, the protagonist transmigrates through time and space to grasp the philosophica 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Ragnarok: Who's Pulling the Strings? 诸神黄昏，谁在操盘？ No System cheats, no rebirth and face-slapping, and no harem drama. This novel puts logic at its core, revealing the truth behind every “unreasonable” event and offering you a different kind of story that avoids the usual tropes. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Ward Boss Only Wants to Serve the People 坊主大人只想为民服务 Other people cultivate immortality by meditating, refining qi, and slaying demons for their treasures. Ye Guanqing cultivates by fixing public toilets, handing out coupons, and teaching the Eight Brocades. After failing the civil service exam five years in a row in his previous life, he transmigrated and was promptly parachuted in as the head of the shabbiest market town on the Canglan Continent. Faced with a Grade D market town on the verge of closure, dozens of freeloading rogue cultivators, a 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Zombie Apocalypse: I Dumped My Scumbag Boyfriend and Took in the Scenery with My Sister 丧尸末日，甩了渣男与妹妹一起欣赏美好风景 The zombie apocalypse begins, and I dump my scumbag boyfriend to admire the beautiful scenery with my younger sister 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Killer Lu Yutang 2: Born into the Light 杀手陆鱼塘2：向阳而生 (No transmigration, no System + special government agency) What would happen if a detective investigating a case were an assassin who excelled at leaving behind perfect crime scenes? Years after the hero of the shadows took his final bow, a young man sets out to redefine legend. 14.1kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 169 The Dali Temple Vice Minister’s Two-Faced Husband 大理寺少卿的双面夫君 [A couple who start out hating each other and become truly devoted] [Mystery and deduction] [Historical romance] [Clever heroine] [Scheming hero] [The story opens with a political plotline] [The individual cases begin in Chapter Five] Cheng Wanrou, an Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is married off by the emperor to Xiao Qingyuan, the Censor-in-Chief. Since they are pawns in the emperor's power struggle, they can't stand one another at first. Cheng Wanrou always assumes Xiao Q 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Tang Dynasty Record of Exorcism 大唐辟邪录 In the prosperous Tang dynasty, people devour one another without leaving a trace. Shen Qichi, a low-born judicial officer, believes in neither ghosts nor gods, only human nature. Pei Zhao, a noble-born general with a razor-sharp blade, swears to right every wrong. When the legend of the “Peach Blossom Bride,” a woman whose skin is flayed, disrupts the Night Patrol of the Imperial Guards, a string of strange cases tears away the powerful elite’s veil of respectability. Bones in a Buddhist shrine 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 171 San Biaozi 三彪子 In 1980, in Kaoshan Village on the banks of the Songhua River, the Gao family’s fifth child is born. Dubbed “San Biaozi” because he is a bit dim, he grows up amid poverty and gossip. His mother bears the painful memory of having been assaulted, while his father quietly shoulders the burden of their broken family. San Biaozi drifts through life in a daze, but after a string of fires, people begin to suspect him of arson. While working the night shift guarding the grain depot, he learns to smoke. 751Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 A Resignation Letter and the First Bouquet 辞职信与第一束花 The Resignation Letter and the First Bouquet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Unbalanced Abyss 失衡归墟 [Original | Not a power fantasy | Not mindless | Golden finger | Suspense and horror game | Self-redemption] “Let’s play hide-and-seek. You be It, and I’ll hide. Can you find me?” A text from an unknown number dragged Liu Xu into a deadly game set in the world of a novel. When he woke, he was inside an ancient theater governed by bizarre rules. Its master delighted in watching people die, and anyone who lost the game would vanish into a wisp of green smoke beneath the stage. As the other players —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 174 The Young Judge of Cases 少年青天断案录 [Mystery and Crime Solving] [Court and Jianghu] [Political Scheming and Wits]… A bizarre, earth-shaking case shattered twenty-seven years of peace in the Great Yan Dynasty. In a single day, three prefects of Jingnan Circuit died under mysterious circumstances. Xu Xinghe, the nineteen-year-old Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was entrusted with the task in a moment of crisis and sent to investigate the southern frontier with the emperor’s sword. After enduring countless dangers and pain 2.2kReads—Score18614d adds
- 175 Yearning and Resentment 相思怨 He was the legitimate son of the Chu family; she was the daughter of a concubine in the Liang family. They had been childhood companions, yet the divide between legitimate and secondary branches stood between them like an unscalable chasm. The Chu family rose in rank and moved to the capital, while the Liang family was transferred to Jinling. When they met again, her performance of “Guangling Melody” made her famous throughout the capital, and he accompanied her gracefully with his long sword. M 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 This Kid Can Turn Invisible 这小子会隐身 [Rural Folk Abilities + Culinary Arts + Global Wonders + The Unorthodox Path to Wealth + Passionate Heroism] Ever felt a sense of closeness to someone you have never met? Do you find yourself staring at the stars whenever you feel hurt or wronged? Yang Dashi, a country boy from the mountains, retired from the army with a heavy heart to raise money for his terminally ill mother’s medical bills and step into the real world. Instead, his brothers betrayed him and his lover humiliated him. Heartbrok 87Reads8.6Score11314d adds
- 177 Mortal Realm Martial Venerable: One Punch Shatters Chaos 凡界武尊：一拳碎混沌 Lin Chen, a body-tempering apprentice, is humiliated by a powerful clan and watches as the demon race slaughters his town. At death’s door, he awakens a bronze fragment left behind by his father. From then on, he shatters his constraints with his fists and rises against all odds! He slays demons and seizes treasures in the Black Wind Mountains, then establishes an alliance against the demons in Qingfeng Town. With only his Body Tempering cultivation, he stands against a Grandmaster and unites th 28Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 178 After a Snake Bite, Two Purple Lines Appeared on My Arm 被蛇咬后，手臂爬上两道紫线 After a Snake Bite, Two Purple Lines Crawled Up My Arm 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Secret of a Collective Rejuvenation 集体回春的秘密 “Sis, have you been taking preservatives?” “Are there more and more centenarians?” A rejuvenation craze has swept through a certain entertainment circle. Behind the glamour, are there secrets no one knows? Lin Shen ventures alone into the tiger's den... and barely makes it out alive. 40Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 180 I Awakened a Dao Companion Synthesis System 我觉醒了道侣合成系统 (Not a mindless power fantasy. Don't read if that's not your thing.) Ten years after transmigrating, Zhou Ding finally worked up the courage to send a message to the campus belle of the "Chosen One University": Hey, want to become cultivation partners? I've got plenty of yang energy! That night, the campus belle died… 60kReads7.9Score5.1k14d adds
- 181 Two Years as a Doormat, Then One Heavy Rain Woke Me Up 舔狗两年，一场大雨浇醒了我 After Two Years of Chasing Him, a Downpour Woke Me Up 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Traditional Chinese Medicine Gravekeeper 中医守墓人 The rating has only just opened, and it will gradually rise, so feel free to enjoy! [A book that will help you rediscover Treatise on Cold Damage] [No System, no cheats] Young miracle doctor Jiang Chen runs the old clinic his grandfather left behind, using his peerless medical skills to take the Chinese and Western medical worlds by storm. The old-school doctors in the field look down on him for being young, while Western medical bigwigs mock Chinese medicine as useless. One difficult case after 5.4kReads6.6Score74314d adds
- 183 Who Exactly Did We Meet That Summer? 那个夏天，我们遇到的究竟是谁 Who Exactly Did We Meet That Summer? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Those Who Left the Village 从村里走出去的人们 Meng Ziqiang started out on the village construction crew and became the richest man in Linqu County. After six divorces and seven marriages, he was killed in an explosion on New Year's Eve. Qiao Yu'er entered a business school and escaped her peasant upbringing. Through diligent writing, she began to make a name for herself, then threw herself into politics and set out on a career in government. Wu Yuexia built up a fish farm and fought her way forward, eventually becoming the deputy county mag 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 My Uncle Dies from the Start, and I Get This Great Deal? 开局死大爷，还有这好事 On the surface, he is the young owner of a traditional Chinese medicine therapy clinic. In truth, he is a cultivator who has chosen to live in obscurity among ordinary people. If a hospital can treat it, I can treat it. If a hospital can’t, I can still treat it. As long as you aren’t meant to die, I can keep you alive. If you’ve found your way to me, it means you can still be saved. So tell me, what did you do this time? Feng shui can help someone rise to great heights, or leave them plagued by 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Symbiotic Realm 共生之域 The realist fantasy novel "The Domain of Symbiosis" explores the awkwardness and wonder of humanity caught between Daoist artifacts and tools, matter and spirit, and silicon-based and carbon-based life. The protagonist, Lei Mo, is a forty-year-old single male freelance artist with a wild, unruly temperament and a disdain for money. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Offering Longevity 献寿 Offering Up Longevity —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.5kReads9.5Score36214d adds
- 189 Beautiful Poison 美丽的毒药 Beautiful Poison 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Old Classmate, Where Did You Go? 老同学，你去了哪里 Old Classmate, Where Did You Go? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Silent Century 默声世纪 15Reads—Score214d adds
- 192 I Stream Talisman-Making at the Taoist Temple, and My Top Donor Is My Ex-Girlfriend 我在道观直播拍符，榜一是前女友 Former investment banking star Ren Daoyuan takes over a dilapidated Taoist temple. To pay off its debts and save his martial uncle, he gives the Three Pure Ones a “modern makeover” with PowerPoint and KPIs. The temple unexpectedly goes viral on short-video platforms, but this also brings his ex-girlfriend, a million-follower influencer, to his door to “expose the truth.” The two go from trading barbs to joining forces, using modern business thinking to breathe new life into traditional culture a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Case Files of Crime: The Punisher 猎罪档案：惩罚主 [Detective and police procedural + pure deduction + no romance! + no female lead + standalone cases + criminal investigation + realistic crime-solving] “Zhou Qi, an obscure detective who quit his job to start a business, teams up with his police friend Li Wushang to crack one bizarre case after another.” P.S. This book has no romance. If you like stories about two male leads with a romantic subplot, try another book: Hunting Crime Files: Bloodied Angel (also known as Nameless Detective Agency) " 292Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 194 The Final Years of the Great Yong: A True Record 大雍末年：实录 [Traditional cultivation and political intrigue, no transmigration, no System, no golden finger. Meticulously researched setting and dialogue that feels like people speaking in the original Chinese.] Wu Zheng was once a constable, but an accidental turn led him onto the path of immortality. He once wielded the power of the imperial court to repel demon beasts, and within a sect, he protected all living beings. But when the beasts retreated, people’s hearts began to stir. He saw the political mac 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Tracking the Black Zone 黑域追踪 A sweeping crime thriller about combating organized crime. All stories in this book are fictionalized adaptations of real cases and events. Names and places have been changed; any similarities are purely coincidental. A cold case has been pursued for ten years, and at last the gray sky screen over Linjiang is torn open. The corrupt empire collapses, and the protectors behind it fall from power. Detective Zheng Xiaotian wins the battle, yet chooses to leave the front line. His departure tells eve 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Origin Ruins 元墟 When the ashes of forty-three people returned to the village, the cultivation seats they had traded their lives for already had new owners. Shen Wuchen refused to accept it. Right under the noses of the county office and the great families, he stole back the path to immortality. In this world, where the number of immortal seats is fixed and cultivation is registered, he became the “Seat Thief” everyone wanted dead. But when seven chains of the Ruins locked into the Inner Ruins, he finally und 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Secrets of the Old Teahouse: The Terrifying Basement 老茶馆秘闻之恐怖的地下室 Secrets of the Old Teahouse: The Terrifying Basement 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 198 Gu Yuan Rescued My Sister, but I Became the Master of Her Blood-Robed Sister 【男频短篇】古渊救下姐姐，我却成了她血衣妹妹的主人 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Gu Yuan Saved My Older Sister, but I Became the Master of Her Blood-Robed Younger Sister —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Retiring from Showbiz to Recover: CEO Qin Gives Up His Career to Spoil Her 爆甲退圈养伤，秦总弃业独宠她 [Mutual Devotion] [Secret Identities] [Strong Female Lead] [Modern] [Some School Life] Ruan Xia'an was kidnapped as a child and fortunately rescued by a powerful figure. Her intelligence won his favor, and she grew up by his side, eventually establishing her own mercenary group. Unpredictable by nature and exceptionally gifted, she inspired fear in others even as she rapidly expanded the group. This also made her the target of jealousy, and she was repeatedly ambushed. She had become the top fig 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 I Write Novels in the Great Ming, and the Emperor Keeps Hounding Me for Updates 我在大明写小说，皇帝居然来催更 I transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty hoping to survive by writing novels. I never imagined I would end up changing the Ming emperor’s mind and setting him on the path to immortality. If the emperor reads your novel and decides to seek immortality, have you ever thought about the consequences? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
