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- 151 The Taoist Descends the Mountain and Enters the Mortal World 道士下山入红尘 After twenty years of secluded cultivation deep in the Zhongnan Mountains, the young Taoist Ye Xiaobei is sent down the mountain at his master’s behest. His task isn’t to slay demons or exorcise evil, but to repay his master’s romantic debt, a love affair from sixty years ago. He expects a simple “lesson in human relationships,” but instead steps into a bizarre modern world: business rivalries are battlefields, people’s hearts are more cunning than demons, wealthy families conceal lineages of e 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Silver Tide 白银之潮 In the first year of the Longqing reign (1567), the Ming court lifted the maritime ban, and Yuegang in Fujian opened its port. Silver poured in like a rising tide, quietly ushering in an age of globalization overlooked by the official histories. The down-on-his-luck scholar Lin Mufeng is swept into this tide. Starting as a dockside bookkeeper, he rises step by step to become a customs reformer, striving to bring order to a chaotic age through institutions. At his side, then at odds with him, is 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 On Our Fifth Wedding Anniversary, I Sent Her Straight to Prison 结婚五周年夜，我反手送她坐牢 On our fifth wedding anniversary, I turned around and sent her to prison. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Sir, Please Teach Me! 大人，请赐教！ [A hilarious, utterly ridiculous mystery-solving team] [Mysteries and twists without the scares] [A lighthearted read that’ll have you laughing so hard you’ll pound the bed] Lively, sharp-tongued coroner who never stops moving × cold, cutting deputy minister|Ensemble comedy|Historical mystery I’m Lin Qining, a modern forensic examiner who transmigrated to the Great Jing dynasty and somehow ended up as a female coroner at the local yamen. I have exceptional autopsy skills and a quirky mind, but 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 You Partied in Sanya; I Was Buried Before Dawn 你三亚享乐，我葬于凌晨 You lived it up in Sanya. I was buried at dawn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 As a Freshman, I Use Wi-Fi to Practice the Five Elements Arts 大一新生我靠WiFi练五行术法 Lin Xuan Shu, an ordinary boy from a traditional medicine clinic, suddenly receives an admission letter from the Heavenly Dao Academy, a top cultivation school. His special innate Dao body causes his spiritual-root test to go haywire and prevents him from drawing qi into his body, making him an oddity at the academy. With his grandfather’s hidden past, the discreet protection of Dean Mo Xing Zhou, and the secret companionship of the aloof Su Ying Xue, he breaks the rules of cultivation and pract 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 I’m Trapped in an Endless Case File 我陷入了无限案卷 A cool-headed genius detective heroine × a street thug hero with a sharp instinct Chen Meng has solved countless cases. After every case is closed, she returns to “reality”: familiar streets, ordinary dates, and people who are alive. Then she discovers that none of it is reality. It’s the beginning of the next case file. The cases never end, because she has never truly left. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Song Dynasty Swordsmen 大宋剑侠图 The heroic wuxia novel The Sword Heroes of the Great Song tells a thrilling story. Main characters: Zhan Jun, the Southern Sword Immortal whose fame shakes the ages, son of Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero; Liu Ruxue, the Charming Shadow and Tiger-Subduing Immortal Maiden, adopted daughter of Liu Qing, the White-Faced Judge; and Bai Yuxuan, whose sword swallows rivers and mountains and whose palm shakes the Five Continents, son of Bai Yunrui, the Jade-Faced Little Bodhidharma. Synopsis: During the r 4.5kReads7.5Score18714d adds
- 159 The Dark River's Book of Crimes 暗河罪书 I write with care, creating stories readers feel were worth their time and cases they can talk about. Some characters and events in this novel are based on real cases, blending reality with fiction. Not AI-generated + no goody-two-shoes heroines + mind-blowing twists + explosive plot + every facet of life People can look up and see the Milky Way billions of light-years away, yet look down and fail to see the underground rivers just a few hundred meters beneath their feet. In those dark, turbulen 1.2kReads8.2Score21514d adds
- 160 The Nine Needles of Heaven and Earth 九针乾坤 He is the last heir to a secret lineage of medicine and martial arts, sent by his master to hone his skills in the mortal world. On campus, he is a poor student mocked by rich heirs. At the hospital, he is an intern bullied by the experts. Until he cures an underground boxing champion’s chronic illness with a single needle, and pulls a dying business tycoon back from the brink of death... Only when powerful figures from every walk of life come flocking to him do they realize that winning this gr 5Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 161 Judge Dee: Cracking the Case 大唐狄公案·破局 What makes this book a great read: the victims’ bizarre deaths, painstaking deduction, and a style that shifts from witty and humorous to serious and meticulous. It’s a boy’s version of The Cases of Judge Dee and a Tang Dynasty version of The Washing Away of Wrongs! Rather than sketching out the plot in broad strokes, the story offers detailed, vivid depictions of the crime scenes. This makes the cases feel authentic while keeping the focus on the investigations! The Golden Mystery, The Secret T 1.6kReads9.3Score9514d adds
- 162 The Palace Case 宫案 [Mystery + strange encounters and urban legends + deduction + psychology + crime + high-IQ crime + supernatural suspense] A partnership across 400 years to solve historical mysteries Su Yue, a famous psychological counselor, is accidentally caught up in the mysterious death of a popular young actress suffering from depression, who falls from a building. Forced to move out of her home, she settles into a secluded house in the suburbs, where a strange, abandoned mailbox stands outside. While helpi 1.2kReads9.3Score15514d adds
- 163 The Case Within the Mirror 镜中影案中案 Moonlight bright, shining through the hall; Lord Magistrate, hanging from a beam. Chilly wind, clothes drawn tight; Lord Minister, soaked in a vat... Twenty years ago, the “Crown Prince’s Rebellion Case” was riddled with unanswered questions. Those involved either died under mysterious circumstances or vanished without a trace, and wrongful convictions were common. A web of mysteries surrounding the truth of the old case is quietly unfolding in the capital. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Daily Case Files of the Northern Garrison’s Embroidered Uniform Guard 北镇抚司缉凶日常 In the twenty-seventh year of the Zhaoxi era, the Directorate of Ceremonial selected nine officials’ wives and daughters to be buried with the emperor. The fathers and brothers of the women promised the hereditary post of a hundred-household commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. But on the eve of the emperor’s death, the Jia Yuan County Princess died under mysterious circumstances, and noblewomen of the imperial clan in the capital were murdered one after another. Wen Cang, commander of th 270Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 165 Identity in the Mirror 惊悚之镜中身份 A Terrifying Identity in the Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 My Drunkard Dad 我的酒鬼老爹 I really didn’t get the Burning Technique… A drunkard for a father and a scheming mother gave birth to a clueless boy. Mystery + political intrigue + deduction + crime-solving + martial arts world No System, no golden finger, and no reloading a save to start over. No invincibility, no brainlessness, no harem, and no saintly hero. Life is full of ups and downs, and people come in all sorts. With a broken sword in hand, the young man roams the world, gradually unraveling the mystery of his birth! 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 167 Wuxia Crossover: Starting by Stealing Yin Susu Away 综武之从截胡殷素素开始 [Multiple heroines + invincible protagonist + comprehensive martial arts (Jin Yong-style wuxia + The Outcast) + System] (Yin Susu + Guo Xiang + Wang Yuyan + Yelv Zhiwu + Jiang Chen + the Empress + ...) A world of comprehensive martial arts. Su Xuan and Yin Susu are trapped in an unnamed mountain valley when they awaken memories of their past lives and obtain a System. But the System has barely fallen into their hands before it blows up, scattering its light sources all across the world. All 7.2kReads8.4Score48714d adds
- 168 In a Chaotic Age, the Mohists Take Up Arms to Protect the People 乱世墨者持器守苍生 In a chaotic age, a Mohist wields his weapon to protect all living beings. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 131Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 170 Transmigrating into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Little Junior Sister, Behave! 穿越笑傲江湖：小师妹别闹 [Just a feel-good martial arts story. If you don’t like that, read at your own risk!!!] The Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Nine Yin Manual, the Finger-Flicking Divine Skill, the Dugu Nine Swords, and the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra will all make an appearance! Heroes of the world, I’m one of your kind. With secret manuals in hand, who’s afraid of whom? I transmigrated into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as Linghu Chong, and knew from the start that I had a cheat! The original young hero Linghu, who knew n 2.2kReads8.0Score10914d adds
- 171 Nether Pill 冥丸 [Rule-based horror + fateful mind games + Red Plum Opera Troupe + unmarked waystation] The opera stage's sugar debt, the morning mist scented with locust blossoms, the cold jade, and a line from an opera that was never finished. I took a night watch job with the Red Plum Opera Troupe, only to discover that its members had been dead for thirty years. Every rule in the script exacts a life when broken. This book is a prequel to Records of the Ten Days of Yin Guests. All the foreshadowing for the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 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
- 173 I’m a Werewolf, and My Vampire Bride Stabbed Me in the Back at Our Wedding 我，狼人，在婚礼被吸血鬼新娘背刺 I’m a Werewolf, and the Vampire Bride Stabbed Me in the Back at Our Wedding 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 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
- 175 Tomb Raiding: My Life in the Underground Palace Underworld 摸金：我的地宫江湖生涯 Told in the first person, the story follows Chen Chang'an, a down-on-his-luck young man from the suburbs of Xi'an, born into a family of traditional architecture experts. In the early twenty-first century, to pay for a seriously ill family member's medical treatment and restore his family's reputation, he is forced into the unfathomable world of tomb raiding in the Guanzhong region. 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Reborn Werewolf: I Awaken an SSS-Rank Moon-Howling Heavenly Wolf Bloodline! I Tear the Scumbag and His Homewrecker Apart 重生狼人：我觉醒SSS级啸月天狼血脉！手撕了渣男绿茶 Reborn as a Werewolf: I Awakened the SSS-Rank Moon-Howling Heavenly Wolf Bloodline! I Tore Apart My Trash Ex and His Homewrecker —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Myriad Lifetimes: A Simulator for the Heavens 万世轮回诸天模拟器 The Myriad Worlds Simulator of Eternal Reincarnation 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Reborn as the Weakest Vampire, I Take Wolfmen on Their Final Rides 穿成最弱吸血鬼，滴滴接单送狼人上路 Reborn as the Weakest Vampire, I Take Delivery Orders to Send Werewolves to Their Doom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Northern Song Mystery: The Lotus Case 北宋悬疑密码：莲花案 During the Kaibao era, a murder marked with a lotus pattern shook Bianliang. More killings followed at the West Market Inn and Qingfeng Pavilion, bringing the Lotus Pavilion back into the public eye overnight. The court and the streets were in an uproar, and rumors spread everywhere. Ning Yanzhi, the orphaned survivor of the White Lotus Pavilion, disguises himself as an idle young gentleman and slips into Bianliang under an assumed name. He seeks only to find his former comrades and uncover the 327Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 180 Strange Tales of the Great Song: The Headless Corpse 大宋诡事：断头记 [Song Dynasty mysteries + suspense + detective work + headless corpses + shocking twists] On a dark, windy night, it’s the perfect time for murder and arson! The newly appointed magistrate of Changqing County dies suddenly in a woman’s chambers in the middle of the night. The next day, his headless body turns up in the countryside! Qiaoniang, the famous courtesan who spent that night with the magistrate, flees in a panic and becomes the prime suspect! Ye Jun is ordered to investigate, only to di 400Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 181 The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案 Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger 134Reads9.3Score10214d adds
- 182 Reborn in Shi Jin's Body, I Never Meant to Become the Leader of the Outlaws 魂穿史进，我真没想做绿林盟主 Original title: I Transmigrated into Shi Jin, but I Really Didn't Mean to Become the Leader of the Outlaws. A Bajiquan master transmigrates into the book Water Margin, befriends heroes across the land, and takes Song Jiang's path, leaving Song Jiang with nowhere to go! He gradually brings all the mountain strongholds under his command, becomes the leader of the outlaws, weakens the failing Song, destroys the Liao and Jin, and sweeps across the land! Liangshan, Erlong Mountain, Qingfeng Mountain, 1.8kReads8.7Score11014d adds
- 183 The Female Coroner of Zhenhe Pass 镇河关的女仵作 [Set in ancient times] [Mystery and crime solving] [Episodic] [Focused on investigating strange cases] [Clever characters] [No System, no golden finger] Song Nianci was born into a family of forensic examiners. The trade had been passed down from father to son since ancient times, never to daughters. But misfortune never comes singly: hers was a generation with only one daughter. To keep the family business from dying out, her grandfather came up with a plan: find a husband to marry into the fa 8.3kReads—Score1k14d adds
- 184 Tang Dynasty Detective 大唐刑警 Shen Yan, head of the major crimes unit in a modern criminal investigation squad, accidentally transmigrates during an explosion while arresting cultural relic smugglers. His soul takes over the body of a newly appointed constable at the Wannian County Office in Chang'an during the Zhenguan era. Using modern forensic medicine, trace evidence analysis, criminal psychology, and logical deduction, he solves one strange case after another in a Tang Dynasty where laws are rudimentary and investigatio 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 The Liu Gong Case Files 刘公案 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Qing Dynasty Cold Cases + Shocking Twists + Chinese-Style Horror + Liu Luoguo] The Great Qing is at peace, but beneath the surface, unrest stirs in Jiangning Prefecture, Jinling. Liu Yong has barely arrived and settled in when he stumbles upon a shocking case: a married couple spends the night at an inn, but the husband dies under mysterious circumstances and the wife vanishes. The county magistrate beats a confession out of the innkeeper, who is then declared the murdere 182Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 186 The Judge Dee Cases 狄公案 [Four Great Mysteries of Empress Wu Zetian + Di Renjie + detective mystery + stunning reversals + Chinese-style horror] When Di Renjie takes up his first post as magistrate of Changping County, he never expects one murder after another to rock the small town! News arrives that a Huzhou merchant has been murdered at the Li Lidun inn. The innkeeper, Kong Wande, protests his innocence, but the local headman, Hu De, refuses to let him off the hook. When Di Renjie investigates, the evidence points st 288Reads9.5Score3014d adds
- 187 The First-Rank Female Coroner 一品女仵作 As a female coroner, Xu Chu has no choice but to examine corpses and solve cases to support her family. Then one day, she crosses paths with the heads of the Three Judicial Offices and the Imperial Household of the Great Zhou Dynasty. See how this female coroner joins forces with a powerful prince to solve one baffling cold case after another. The sudden death of the young madam of the Qian family; a case of mistaken identity concealed for twenty years; the bones of a beauty in Hibiscus Lane; th 991Reads9.0Score14814d adds
- 188 The Hero Who Defeated the Invaders 破虏英雄传 This novel tells a stirring, suspenseful story set during the nearly hundred years between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, when the martial world of the Central Plains was in turmoil. The Legend of the Heroes Who Broke the Mongol Siege mainly follows Guo Polu, his sister Guo Xiang, and Zhang Sanfeng after the fall of Xiangyang. The story begins when Guo Xiang hears that Kublai Khan plans to bury Guo Jing and Huang Rong’s coffins in Niujia Village, Lin’an. R 3.6kReads8.9Score27214d adds
- 189 Di Renjie: The Dragon's Transformation 狄仁杰之神龙之变 After Di Renjie retires and returns to his hometown, Wu Zetian faces a crisis at court and has no choice but to summon him back to the capital to take charge. The captain of the Imperial Bodyguard escort sent to bring Di Renjie back turns out to be a transmigrator named Fan Lei. He will use his abilities to help Di Renjie restore the Li dynasty! Li Yuanfang, Di Ruyan, Fan Lei, and the others assist Di Renjie in solving cases and work tirelessly to restore the Tang dynasty. The era of Empress Wu’ 7kReads7.8Score28314d adds
- 190 Reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: I, Qiao Feng, Am Unrivaled! 重生天龙，我，乔峰，盖世无敌！ (A story about integrity and loyalty, not a power fantasy. If you’re looking for a face-slapping power fantasy with an arrogant, invincible hero, this isn’t for you.) Reborn as Qiao Feng in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, he learns peerless martial arts, including the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and the Icy Mystic Flame Art, to avenge his parents. On his travels through the martial world, he happens upon Duan Yu, the Prince of Dali, and Zhao Xu, the Emperor of Song. Though their fates are differen 21.7kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 191 The Demon Who Transmigrated from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils to The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 穿越天龙活到笑傲的魔头 After transmigrating into the early part of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils as a disciple of the Carefree Sect, he kills Wu Yazi from the start and awakens the Boundless Heavenly Tome System. He plunders divine skills and combines cultivation techniques. This is the story of a protagonist who lives from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils all the way to The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. 3.3kReads6.2Score20614d adds
- 192 I Became a Mecha Immortal Venerable with a Sharp-Tongued System 我靠毒舌系统成机甲仙尊 Chen Wufeng, a boy from a remote frontier mining planet, awakens a damaged ancient mech while repairing a wrecked ship. His soul binds to it, and his spiritual meridians awaken. In the future, technology and cultivation intertwine. Mechs are weapons, stellar energy is their source, and all races compete for supremacy. He holds a fragment of the Chaos Dao Seed and gains the ability to “reverse-simulate,” reviewing battles afterward as if a sharp-tongued coach were guiding him. At first, he is ost 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 In Seven Days, She Will Be Free 七日后，她将自由 In Seven Days, She Will Be Free 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Immortality Begins with The Return of the Condor Heroes 从神雕开始长生 Immortality, no System. He transmigrates into The Return of the Condor Heroes and becomes a dragon-riding hero. To stay alive, he trains hard, changes the storyline, and fights for a chance to survive. Then he travels through several dynasties, witnessing the rise and fall of the martial arts world. 3.3kReads6.0Score11414d adds
- 195 The End of Ten Days: Beneath the Lies 十日终焉：谎言之下 The plot outline for Zhang Lijuan’s autobiography was provided by the original author of Ten Days to the End, a member of the Insect Extermination Squad. That’s why this Zhang Lijuan side story has so much overlap with the original novel. 40Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 196 The Shepherd 领羊 Leading the Sheep 212Reads—Score214d adds
- 197 Earth: Why Me?! I Just Want to Live! 地球：为什么是我！我只想活着！ An ordinary young man on the brink of death awakens the ability to travel freely between two worlds: a modern city with scarce spiritual qi and the apocalyptic wasteland of “Nine Heavens Cloudwild,” where spiritual energy runs rampant. He trades cheap modern goods for priceless spiritual materials in Nine Heavens, making enormous profits and advancing his cultivation at astonishing speed. When the spiritual qi revival sweeps the globe and forces from beyond the borders begin to stir, Lin Chen ha 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 White Egrets Rise over the Galaxy [Historical Mystery] 星河白鹭起【古代探案】 [Film and television rights sold] [Historical romance + Mystery and investigation + One-on-one romance + Sweet romance + Ensemble cast] [Quick-witted, resourceful ancient-era deliverywoman with post-traumatic stress disorder x aloof Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] Fang Xiaoqi, the ancient delivery service’s ace courier known as Flying Swallow, is delivering a meal when an arrow from an Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review knocks her off a rooftop. By a twist of 6kReads9.3Score80314d adds
- 199 The Tang Dynasty’s Lady of the House 大唐女当家 In the sixth year of the Kaiyuan era, the Jiangnan silk dynasty collapsed overnight. Her father was dead, her uncle wanted to divide the estate, and business rivals were secretly forcing prices down. At just twenty-three, eldest daughter Lin Lanxi was thrust into control, with the vast family fortune built over three generations resting on her shoulders. Her younger brother drew his blade to stand guard over their father's coffin, while her younger sister kept watch through the embroidery worksh 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Detective Di Renjie: The Magistrate of Pengze County 神探狄仁杰之彭泽县令 In the first year of Changshou, Di Renjie is framed by treacherous schemers and demoted to the remote wilderness of Pengze, where he stumbles upon a city full of bizarre cases! A derelict rouge house, abandoned for ten years; a locked-room murder on a rainy night; three ruffians found dead inside, their lips curled in smiles, with no trace of how they died. The county authorities rule it a ghostly vengeance, and panic grips the people. Summoned to solve the case in a time of crisis, Di Gong sets 114Reads—Score10214d adds
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