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- 1 Run! The School Belle's Death-Seeking Score Has Exploded Again 快跑，校花头顶的作死值叒爆表了 Run! The Campus Goddess’s Death Wish Meter Has Maxed Out Again —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 A Ghostly Wall? Let Him Try Building One in Front of Me 鬼打墙？让他给我打个墙试试 A ghostly maze? Let’s see him try to build me a wall 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Sweet Passion! 浓情蜜意！ Sweet, passionate love! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Blindfolded, I Gaze Toward the Snowy South! 蒙眼望断江南雪！ Blindfolded, I gaze across the snow of Jiangnan! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Beast World: An Egg from the Start 兽世、开局一颗蛋 Beast World: From the Start with Just an Egg 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Fate Master of Menopause 绝经命师 In Jiangcheng, the bitter winds of the twelfth lunar month sliced through the old alley like knives. Outside Shen Yan's "Yan Knows Fate" fortune-telling shop, seven or eight burly men had blocked the entrance. Their bald leader pounded on the weather-beaten wooden door, spitting as he shouted, "Shen Yan! It's time to pay back the fifty million you owe us! Your grandpa swore he'd settle it by the end of the year. He's dead now, so the debt is yours!" Inside, Shen Yan clutched the yellowed half-vo 1Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 7 After We Married, the Tycoon Husband Was Too Afraid to Lay a Finger on Me. 婚后，霸总他碰都不敢碰我。 After We Married, the CEO Husband Didn’t Dare Lay a Finger on Me. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Soul in Another World: The Heroes of the Apocalypse 异世魂穿：天启英雄传 Do you know where mahjong tiles came from? On the distant Tianqi Continent, Old General Ma and three generations of his family loyally guarded Yangping Pass. But they fell victim to the suspicions of King Bai Lu of Youzhou and the machinations of treacherous ministers. The King of Youzhou sent twelve golden decrees ordering Old General Ma to return to the capital at once. In the end, the old general was tortured to death in prison on trumped-up charges. All forty-seven members of the general's f 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Whole Family Was Reborn, So What's Wrong With Me Being a Little Arrogant? 全家重生，我嚣张亿点怎么了 My Whole Family Was Reborn. What’s Wrong with Me Being a Little Arrogant? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Run, Wild Child 奔跑吧，野孩子 [Coming-of-age] + [Rural entrepreneurship] + [Friendship] + [Romance] He was a bastard with no father. His own maternal grandmother abused him, beat him, and locked him in the cowshed. But through his own hard work, he made it to the capital to study. After graduating, he returned home and poured his sweat into his hometown's soil. He transformed an impoverished village into a famous tourist destination, and truly ensured the villagers could be cared for in their old age and that the young would 1.7kReads7.6Score182Shelves
- 11 Vanished on the Eve of the College Entrance Exams, Returned a National Hero 高考前夜失踪，归来国家荣耀 Disappeared on the Eve of the College Entrance Exam, Returned a National Hero 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 I Transmigrated as a Farmer's Daughter, So Don't Mess With Me 穿越成农家女，不服就干 I Transmigrated into a Farmer’s Daughter, and I’ll Fight Anyone Who Crosses Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 After Buying a House, I Watched Its Price Plummet from 1.39 Million to 390,000, Then Bought Several More and Made a Killing 买房后，房价139万降至39万，反手又买几套，赢麻了 After buying a home, the price plunged from 1.39 million to 390,000. I bought several more, and came out way ahead 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Political Mastermind's Song of Prosperity 长盛高歌之政治高手 This is the story of Li Changsheng, a senior county-level official, and his rise to the top. He is skilled in calligraphy, feng shui, and antiques. Decisive and full of schemes, he is also charming, carefree, and bold. He sees through both the ugliness and goodness of society, and puts forward many new ideas and principles for good governance, public welfare, and social development. 826Reads6.7Score104Shelves
- 15 A Yandere with a Strong Need for Control 病娇控制欲强 Possessive and Controlling Yandere 515Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 A Long Prosperous Reign 长盛高歌 2kReads7.4Score212Shelves
- 17 A Popular History of the Former Han 前汉通俗演义 [Cai Dongfan's Historical Romance, The Complete Founding History of the Han Dynasty, The Qin-Han Rivalry, A Plain-Language History, Political Intrigue and War] This book is Cai Dongfan's A Popular History of the Former Han, a classic historical novel that recounts the dynasty's rise and fall from the chaos at the end of the Qin through the middle and late Western Han. Spanning one hundred chapters, it begins with Lü Buwei's extraordinary investment and Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, a 129Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 18 Inkstone at the Heart of the Business World 商海砚心 The Inkstone of Commerce —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Ming Dynasty 1572 大明1572 In the first year of the Wanli era, the ten-year-old emperor ascended the throne. Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng enforced the Kaocheng system and the Single Whip Reform with an iron hand, filling the dying Ming treasury and securing its borders over the next ten years. But the deeper the reforms went, the fiercer the opposition became; the greater his power, the deeper his loneliness. He had once been the "Teacher Zhang" most respected by the emperor, but ultimately became the person the young so 139Reads—Score124Shelves
- 20 A Hell Bureaucrat in Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 地府打工仔掌管阴阳两界秩序 A Netherworld Employee Takes Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Splendor of Great Zhou 大周风华录 After three years of drought, the land was strewn with the dead. Her parents sold Qin Fengyao as a “two-legged sheep.” Faced with certain death, she sold herself into servitude and escaped with the human traffickers. Sold to the Chang family, she accompanied their eldest daughter through confiscation of their property and desperate flight, then their restoration to favor. She helped the young lady establish herself in her husband’s household, became embroiled in the struggle for the throne, and, 21.3kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
- 22 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 526Reads9.2Score100Shelves
- 23 The Coffin Opens, and the Heavens Split 棺启苍穹裂 The woodcutter boy Xu Yan rescued a green snake, only to be forced to become the master of an ancient divine coffin. While others fought over the Map of Mountains and Rivers, which had appeared once every thousand years, all he wanted was a quiet life farming. That is, until his adoptive father was left dying with an arm severed, and the massacre from sixteen years ago came to light... When the heroes of the martial world discovered that this good-for-nothing with shattered meridians was actuall 1.1kReads9.3Score125Shelves
- 24 Journey Across Worlds: Beginning With a Cave Encounter 万界行：从山洞奇遇开始 Journey Across Ten Thousand Worlds: Beginning with an Encounter in a Cave 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Prove the Dao Through Ten Thousand Mines, Open a Path to Immortality Through Mining 万矿证道，矿开仙途 Prove the Dao Through Ten Thousand Mines, Open a Path to Immortality Through Mining 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Reckless Rogue Down the Mountain: Miss, Please Behave Yourself 下山狂徒：姑娘，请自重 [Master’s wife + Urban setting + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Invincible] Chen Xuan, a young man from a tiny mountain village, arrives in the city and has the underworld of the world bowing before him, while powerful elites compete to flatter him. Just what makes him so compelling? 3.4kReads9.2Score800Shelves
- 27 My Elders 我的长辈 In the 1980s, as people flock to the cities, all kinds of stories unfold! Mu Fang suffers from asthma, so many people keep their distance. After several unsuccessful matchmaking attempts, she meets someone on a day when sleet begins to fall. It feels like fate has brought them together, and they fall in love at first sight. Defying her family’s objections, Mu Fang marries her second uncle, who is more than ten years her senior. She never looks down on him for being poor and from the countryside, 316Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Difficult Homeowner Became My Beloved Wife 难缠女业主终成我娇妻 A no-nonsense man meets an elite woman. When these “enemies” meet, they can’t stop arguing. A twist of fate leads to a hilarious, heart-wrenching romance full of playful banter, and they ultimately become the perfect couple! The ordinary guy’s spring comes on a little too strong!!! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Cave Salamander Awakens to the Dao and Attains Immortality in Desperate Straits 洞螈悟道，绝境证仙 A Cave Salamander Comprehends the Dao and Attains Immortality in Desperate Straits 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Immortal Orchard in My Dantian Helps Me Enter the Immortal Sect 丹田仙圃助我入仙门 The Immortal Garden in My Dantian Helps Me Enter the Immortal Sect 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 873Reads6.5Score100Shelves
- 33 Enchanting Niangniang 媚娘倾倾 Take a prince as his apprentice, form a joint male-and-female logistics team, build a nationwide logistics network, create the most advanced war chariots, turn a cute child into a lucky charm, and help his divorced mother rise again. She’s dominating the ancient world of commerce! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Grandmaster 天眼风水大宗师 The Grandmaster of Feng Shui with the Heavenly Eye 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score436Shelves
- 36 Lin Feng's Post-Apocalyptic Home 林枫的末世家园 Lin Feng's Doomsday Home 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Even the Apocalypse Can't Stop Us From Having Kids 末世也能生猴子 Even the apocalypse can't stop me from having kids 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Blood-Soaked Reckoning: Twin Sisters Return for Vengeance 【血色满门】双生姐妹踏血归来 An entire family of loyal officials is framed, and a century-old marquis’s estate is turned into a living hell. Twin sisters plunge from a cliff into the water, surviving against all odds. Once cherished young ladies who lived behind closed doors, they now tread a thorny path through the world. One struggles to survive on a sheer cliff, honing her edge; the other wanders in a foreign land, maneuvering at every turn. The court is rife with deceit and schemes, while the martial world flashes with 1.8kReads6.6Score189Shelves
- 39 Don’t Mess with Me, I’ve Got Connections in the Capital 别惹我，哥朝中有人 I’m Lin Ce, a rookie at work. My boss publicly dumped the blame on me, pinning a three-million-yuan disaster on me so neatly there wasn’t a crack in it. Just as I was about to pack up and leave, my ancestral jade pendant suddenly grew hot: “Tsk, even those censors in the Wanli era cited chapter and verse when they framed someone. Your boss is way too crude.” Zhang Juzheng, Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty, is living inside my jade pendant! From then on, being made a scapegoat? Not happening. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣 This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun. 20.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 41 The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City 凤凰龟驮城 The story of a heavenly brat coming down to the mortal world, and my life as a top-tier star among humans: I ruined Jiang Ziya's retirement, stole the Thunder God's hammer, and smashed the Jade Emperor's palace... In short, I stirred up everyone's wrath, so they sent me to the mortal world for a little experience. But I never expected the dazzling world of mortals to be so captivating. I got involved, I ran away, I tried it all, and I endured every kind of hardship! I thought I could make a name 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Nine Refinements of the Divine Soul: The Immortal Realm Arc 神魂九炼，仙域篇 Nine Refinements of the Divine Soul: Immortal Realm Arc 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Tales of the Rare Treasures Pavilion 聚珍阁轶事 Tales of the Rare Treasures Pavilion 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Stop Training, You Cultivate Immortality Slower Than I Level Up by Killing Monsters 别练了，你修仙没我杀怪升级快 From the start, a broken body. The ultimate slash slays a god! Every level you break through is a prelude to the Heavenly Dao trembling! Chen Baxian, a man from Earth, has his soul transported to another world, only to become a dying ant at the second level of Qi Refining. His skull is shattered, his spine broken, and as he teeters on the brink of death... “Ding! Game System activated!” Slay demons in the Green Bamboo Snake Valley, smash crocodiles in the Rotbone Marsh! Every battle can turn the 5.1kReads9.2Score570Shelves
- 45 Beast-Taming and Immortality After I Transmigrated 穿越后御兽仙途 The Immortal Path of Taming Beasts After Transmigration 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 413Reads—Score229Shelves
- 47 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举！从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 48kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
- 48 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 484Reads—Score249Shelves
- 49 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 761Reads—Score260Shelves
- 50 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 7.8kReads7.0Score924Shelves
