Novels like Cold Light
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Cold Light, best match first.
- 101 Apocalypse: I Dig Beneath the Earth to Find an Immortal Sect 末世：我在地下挖仙宗 [A Cultivation World After a Catastrophe, Not the End of the World on Earth] After the disaster, the immortal path fell apart. Spiritual energy withered, while foul energy ran rampant. The earth's ley lines were severed, and immortal sects sank beneath the soil. The ruins are riddled with danger. Digging through them in search of treasure has always been a near-certain death sentence. "Xiao Lai, where are you? Want to grab dinner together tonight?" "Thanks, but no. I'm underground, just finished —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Just Transmigrated and Already Facing Expulsion? Too Bad, Your Spirit Beast Is Mine 刚穿越就要被废？可惜，你的灵兽归我了 I Just Transmigrated and They're Already Trying to Strip Me of My Powers? Too Bad, Your Spirit Beasts Belong to Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Overlapping Deviations 重合偏差 A lookalike, a twist, a guiding lover, from campus to the working world. The bad news: "The illegitimate son has been brought home." The good news: "I met my husband. He's a poor loser, and he looks just like me." A taciturn young master who knows how to guide his lover, Shen Xinchen X Xu Yan, optimistic and driven at first, later pretending to be restrained and composed. With his wife's financial support, Xu Yan earned his degree ahead of schedule. The first thing he did after returning home wa 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Jiaojiao, Big Brother's Heart Hurts 皎皎，哥哥心口疼 [The main couple's everyday sweetness / The supporting couples have their own ways of being sweet, too] A wealthy young heir whose fate is too precious, sickly since childhood VS a noble young heiress who loses her family overnight and develops aphasia When Fu Xujing was born, the old master of the Fu family, who had been paralyzed and unconscious in bed for years, miraculously woke up and stood again... After hearing his devoted cousin speak from the heart, the male lead had a sudden epiphany 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Eight Years as Bait, Then You Led Me to the Light 八年为饵，遇你逢光 Lin Yuci once believed that giving everything to support Lu Xuan would earn her his promise of “one heart, one lifetime.” But after she went all out to help him succeed, she discovered that he had been plotting against her for eight years, and met a tragic end. Rescued by Xiao Qihan, she came to understand that good love is not about one-sided sacrifice, but mutual admiration between equals who walk side by side. A thrilling battle unfolds as they pit their power and abilities against each oth 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 A Gentle Breeze Carries Me to You 清风徐徐知遇你 [Youthful Unrequited Love + Missed Chances] Complete. New story now underway. When they met as teenagers, Xu Jing shone like a light in Jiang Qing’s life. After he helped her several times, Jiang Qing fell for Xu Jing and secretly loved him. But when you love someone, you have to reckon with time and reality. On the day the college entrance exams ended, Jiang Qing summoned the courage to confess, but overheard Xu Jing talking to someone else and gave up. Years later, when they meet again, Xu Jin 27Reads—Score101Shelves
- 107 His Coward 他的胆小鬼 In a dim alley one year, Lin Xiyue met Fan Jin, the first person who ever made her heart flutter. She thought it was just a small moment in an ordinary life. Little did she know fate would bring them together again. After transferring schools, they became classmates and, by a twist of fate, deskmates too. Fan Jin was all prickly words and acted cold toward Lin Xiyue, but he had already fallen for her. Neither of them ever confessed. They simply kept their “feelings” tucked away in their hearts. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Aloof Movie Emperor Went Too Far and Now Begs His Wife for Forgiveness 高冷影帝玩脱后，跪着求老婆原谅 [Ensemble Cast] [Mutual First Love] [Happy Ending] [Mutual Salvation] [Entertainment Industry] [Mystery] [Livestreaming] Shen Yuan, born with an exceptionally keen sense of smell, meets Gu Qiyou, a calculating and double-standard man, after an accident. When Gu Qiyou is kidnapped, Shen Yuan saves him. They meet again ten years later, but Gu Qiyou doesn't remember Shen Yuan. The two join a reality show for the best actors. At first, the director is sent to the hospital after being hit. Gu Qiyou' 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Honkai: Star Rail: The One Who Hunts Me Every Day Holds Me Tight 崩铁：日日追杀我的人却紧紧抱我 [Dual Male Leads] [Honkai: Star Rail Fanfiction] [Blade × Dan Heng] Blade hunted Dan Heng for a thousand years, yet was the first to reach out when the other fell into the Fragmentum. Blade clutched the torn-off sleeve, trembling all over. The Nameless aboard the Astral Express all thought he was insane, but he only smiled. “You can’t get away.” Then he leaped into the abyss. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 The Wind Crosses Clear River: The Nine Pearls' Journey Home 风渡清川九珠归途 The thing Lin Qiaoxuan regrets most in her life is taking one extra look at that handsome guy while counting money in a convenience store. The next second, a van crashes into the shop, and the two of them are transported into the game Wind Across Clear Rivers... and bound together. She's a free-to-play novice whose mount is a coin-operated rocking horse. Whenever she logs in, other players drag her off to play mahjong. He's a big spender whose mount is a jewel-encrusted white deer, and whose out —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Help! The Sect’s Pride Framed Me. Should I Come Clean or Follow Procedure? 求助！宗门之光诬陷我，我该直接摊牌还是走流程？ Help! The sect's pride framed me. Should I come clean right now or follow the proper procedure? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 I Lived in Seclusion for a Century, Then Found an Overworked Sword Immortal 关于我隐居百年，却捡到过劳剑仙这件事 About how I lived in seclusion for a hundred years, only to take in an overworked Sword Immortal —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 After Being Demoted to Menial Servant, I Handed the Sect Over to the State 被贬杂役后，我把宗门上交了 After being demoted to menial disciple, I handed the whole sect over —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 A Collection of BL Short Stories: Every One a Romance 原耽短篇集：每一篇都是浪漫 A collection of short stories featuring two male leads. Each volume is a standalone story, so feel free to choose whichever one interests you. The beginning of each volume gives a general idea of its genre. They're all He1Ⅴ1 sweet treats, so enjoy without worry ( /^ω^)/. PS: The author is very open to feedback. If there's anything I haven't done well, feel free to mention it in the comments. I'll fix anything I can. Content warning: Each story may include some side couples, but they won't take 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Everyone Feeds Them Core Crystals; I Raise an Army of Divine Beasts with Gourmet Food 全民喂晶核，我靠美食养出神兽军 Across the stars, everyone feeds crystal cores to their battle beasts. Only Jiang Nuo cooks. It's not like she meant to. After transmigrating, she was so broke she couldn't afford even a tube of nutrient paste, so she had no choice but to pick wild vegetables and make do. Then the Scarlet Flame Qilin got completely smitten with the smell. Before tasting it: "You expect this divine beast to eat human food?" Afterward: "What are we having tomorrow? And the day after? How many dishes can you ma 816Reads—Score101Shelves
- 116 The Twin Dragon Palace 双龙阙 [Two Male Leads + Childhood Friends + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced + Forceful Possession] What are you to me? You are my blood, my flesh, my bones. There was an unspoken secret in the imperial palace: the Fourth Prince was a madman, and the Seventh Prince was a fool. No one knew how that aloof, proud Fourth Brother, high above everyone else, used his filthy gaze each night to trace the shape of the younger brother who was only his in name. Even fewer knew that the Seventh Prince, who fo 44Reads—Score112Shelves
- 117 Succeed at 99 Blind Dates and Become a Billionaire 99次内相亲成功会变成亿万富豪 If you find true love within 99 blind dates, the second brother-in-law of the second concubine of the cousin of Grandpa Sijiu will let you inherit his billions. And so begins this absurd, deranged story adapted from real life. Submissions welcome!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 Surprisingly, Kind of Adorable 居然有点萌 [School life + pure romance + mutual devotion + gap moe + ensemble cast] Petite, moonlike beauty top [Xu Ji] × cold-faced, adorable powerhouse bottom [Li Juran] How many people can make your springtime youth unforgettable... “This is a story about a group of strong, ambitious teenagers...” Li Juran clearly believed, “If you don't dare to say you love someone, you'll lose them forever.” Yet every time Xu Ji grew anxious, Li Juran bravely... slapped him across the face. He said, “The fact that I l 69Reads—Score276Shelves
- 119 Urban Strange Tales: When the Seventh Vessel Opened Its Eyes 都市奇谭：第七个容器睁眼时 Continuing the eerie urban-legend style, Lin Yao and Su Ran gradually uncover the truth behind the reincarnation of guardian spirits as they solve a series of bizarre cases: what is called salvation is actually a living sacrificial vessel for evil spirits. The seal in the Dragon-Locking Cave breaks, beginning a seven-hundred-year cycle. A mystery of twins, a rouge-flower curse, and a corpse wearing a bronze mask intertwine. When the seventh vessel opens its eyes, the city becomes a feast for evi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Rise of the Celestial Empire: The Warlords Vie for Supremacy, Starting in Jinling 天朝争霸：从金陵开始群雄逐鹿 (An ensemble cast, slow burn, no heroine. A story of contending warlords.) An age of chaos begins with an eternal calamity. Who will scheme to seize the throne? Peace and paradise are extravagant dreams. Evil and bloodshed nurture the heart of a demon. Among the wicked and the outlaws, heroes are born. Thieves and monsters yearn to return home. A hundred schools strive to save the world, yet the world remains in turmoil. No ordinary man can choose whether to rise or fall with it. The ambition to 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Reborn: His Best Friend, Who Turned Down Gojo Satoru's Confession, Wants to Become a Monk? 重生后，拒绝五条悟表白的挚友竟然想出家？ Reborn, his best friend who rejected Gojo Satoru's confession suddenly wants to become a monk? 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The Universe's Worst Challenge 宇宙最拉挑战 [Two Male Leads] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Interstellar] [Body Transmigration] [Challenge Game] [Comedy] [Academy] [Mutual First Love] [Superpowers] [Challenge System] [Livestream] Synopsis: Ling Lang is sent by a huge truck into an interstellar danmei novel, where he becomes a cannon-fodder villain. In the novel, the protagonist is the person the villain relentlessly pursues and confesses to, only to be rejected. The villain's other rivals in love are all people he once liked, too. Ling La 35.6kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves
- 123 My Roommate Sneaked Into My Room at Midnight, Only to Find Out I Have Severe Insomnia 室友半夜偷偷找我，结果我有重度失眠 My roommate sneaked into my room in the middle of the night, only to find out I have severe insomnia. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 When the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas Came to the Modern World 当三坛海会大神来到现代后 A fanfic based on the Orange Light/Easy Second Dimension game Nezha: The Spirit Pearl Guides the Lotus Heart A Yang Jian/Nezha story, set in an alternate modern world after the Investiture of the Gods war ended and they became gods. Yang Jian × Nezha. The pairing stays as written, no switching. Comedy throughout, with a lighthearted plot. Just treat it as a sweet little romance (beware of some angst, and there’s a chase-your-lover-to-the-crematorium arc). PS: The top is older, not younger! The 267Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Bury Me in the Spring Named After You 把我埋葬在，以你为名的春天 I met you for the first time in the summer of my second year of middle school. Back then, my mother was still alive, and my family was still happy. In the hospital room, I remember your fair skin and deep eyes, your lowered lashes curved like crescent moons. The breeze in the hospital stirred my heart with the slightest touch. My father paid for your surgery, and that summer, you got a new heart. I never imagined that when we met again, you wouldn't remember me. I'm grateful I stayed in Yunzhong 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Reborn, the Aloof Protagonist Has Gone Out of Character (All Characters Are Adults) 重生后，高岭之花主角ooc了(故事中的角色均已成年) After Being Reborn, the Aloof Protagonist Went Out of Character (All Characters in the Story Are Adults) 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 After I Transmigrated into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, My Teammates Were Harder to Handle Than Ghosts 穿越聊斋后，我的队友比鬼还难带 [Liaozhai Fanfiction + Hilarious Nonsense + Healing Each Other + Bound to the Original Author + A Wild Rewrite of Liaozhai] Yuan Man never imagined that ranting could make her transmigrate. Even more absurdly, she landed in Liaozhai, a book world overrun with demons and monsters. “Damn System, what's with this Pu Songling?” “I brought him along on a whim. He has superpowers!” “And what about this Xi Fangping? A tank immune to all damage? Is this really what they mean by having an iron backbone?” 21Reads—Score148Shelves
- 128 Formatted City: Starting With a Stray Dog 格式化都市：从一只土狗开始 In this age of overwhelming data, no one noticed the stray dog crouching in a corner of the urban village. It doesn't bark or cause trouble. It doesn't even eat leftovers. It just “listens.” It listens to the hum of electricity running through the cables, the sigh of server fans, and every byte collapsing in this forest of steel. Urban cultivation? No. This is my single-player game. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 High Martial: No Great Generals Among the Gods? This Daoist Will Do It Himself! 高武：神中无大将？道爷自己上！ [Gender-Bender + Second Transmigration + National Fortune? Style + No Last-Minute Rescue + No Cultural Break + Cards] (A powerful tune starts playing: “Oh, life, can’t you let me off just this once? ♪...”) Ling Xing: ! So, can I transmigrate after the crash, at least? “You are destined to be bonded with this ‘vessel.’” In her dream, a nine-tailed fox spirit, bewitching and regal, pierced her heart with a single finger. This was a pact spanning three thousand years. The ancient secrets of the I 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 I'm Invincible with the Daoist Arts System 道法系统我无敌 The protagonist, Ye Nanchun, grew up fending for himself in the world. By chance, he obtained a Daoist Arts System and embarked on the path of the Dao. After a series of bizarre cases, a mysterious organization slowly came to light, along with a massive conspiracy and one crisis after another. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 The Heirless Emperor Wants Nothing to Do with the Lucky Heroine 绝嗣皇帝不想要好孕女主 The Heirless Emperor Doesn't Want a Blessed Female Lead —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 You Are My Home and My Hell 你是我的家，也是我的地狱 [Two Male Leads + Modern + Older Man/Younger Man + Captivity and Angsty Romance + Forced Love + Melodrama + Psychological Trauma + Mutual Redemption + Rekindled Romance + Top Is Chaste + Bottom Is Chaste Early On + HE] Their story begins with an unexpected act of courage to help a stranger. That encounter brings Li Zichen into Mu Chuan’s life, long shrouded in darkness. Li Zichen gives him a warmth and happiness he’s never known, becoming the only light in Mu Chuan’s world. But neither of them 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 I Don't Want to Be Cast Out of Eden 我不想被逐出伊甸园 Aidamu, a young university lecturer with a PhD in literature from a top Chinese university who teaches seventeenth-century English literature, inexplicably transmigrated into John Milton’s epic Paradise Lost. He became Adam, the forefather of Western humanity, destined to be cast out of Eden by the Emperor Gao De and lose his immortality. But Aidamu had no intention of repeating that hapless Adam’s fate. Let’s see how he begins by putting an end to Adam’s naked life in Eden, then step by step cr 410Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 You’re Afraid of Homosexuals? Now That I Don’t Love You, Why Are You Upset? 恐同？我不爱你了你又不乐意 [Male-male couple + mutual firsts + turns a straight man gay + the ex chases him until it’s too late + jealous showdown + both are messed up] Ever since his parents died, Xiao Lin had looked after Mao Rong like a father. He cleaned up Mao Rong’s messes, indulged all his bad moods, and gave him a more comfortable, luxurious life than he’d had before. They had grown up together and were closer than anyone, so Mao Rong thought they’d be together forever. But no matter how many hints Mao Rong drop 15.6kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
- 135 A Brooding Childhood Friend? Cuddle Him Long Enough and He'll Cling to You! 阴郁竹马？抱久了就黏人啦！ Just rated~ [Two male leads + reborn + childhood sweethearts + happy ending + both virgins] [Once-gloomy, now clingy wolfish top × once-slow-witted, now straightforward and adorably clueless bottom] In his previous life, the naive Xie Wangshu was taken along with the kidnappers who abducted Qi Jinsui. When the Qi family came to rescue them, he was left behind. With no parents of his own, Xie Wangshu was taken in by the Qi family, who hoped that their good deed would persuade heaven to bring Qi J 3.7kReads8.5Score509Shelves
- 136 Divine Fall: The Advent of Two Gods in the Sequence 神堕：序列之双神降临 [Lord of the Mysteries] [Esoteric Cults] [Sequences] [Potions] [Mystery-solving] [Slow-paced] [No female lead] Bai Ze, descendant of the Eastern White Emperor, accidentally touched a forbidden taboo while pursuing the ultimate Dream Lord Sequence potion, sinking into a deep slumber that lasted two years. When he awoke, the light of divinity and shadows intertwined, attracting the greedy gaze of an evil god. Through the evil god's scheme, Bai Ze's divine nature accidentally fused with the evil go 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Shipping Everything Only Makes My Grades Better 什么都磕只会让我成绩优异 Complete · [Ensemble Cast + School Life + Healing + Daily Life + Based on True Events] The school scenes feature an ensemble cast, while the story outside school focuses on the main characters. The plot serves the characters. This is a utopian-style school, with some deliberately far-fetched shenanigans. If that's not your thing, please feel free to leave. Choose your deskmate: The sunshine social butterfly, the shy and sensitive introvert, the drama-loving art student, the law-abiding citizen, 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Tang Guo Is Super Sweet 唐果超甜 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. (Book One) Tang Zhe: In this city, I was lucky enough to meet you. Guo Yingjun: The person I like has stars in her eyes when she smiles, and she sings beautifully, too. I can’t decide whether to take a step closer to you or stay where I am and wait for you to come to me. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 The Left Guardian Lord Is Actually a Face-Con 左护法大人居然是颜控 [Two male leads + both are each other’s only partner + beautiful but tragic + both strong + enemies to lovers] (Short-tempered, clingy, black-hearted-turned-good villain seme vs. gentle, stubborn, righteous beauty uke) The young monk You Fu of Lianmeng Temple accidentally wanders into the Demon Palace. As he struggles to survive, he sparks something with Han Jinwen, the Left Protector, time and again. After finally escaping the Demon Palace, You Fu decides to learn martial arts so he can punish 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Author I Follow Wants to Keep Me. Should I Say Yes? 追更的作者说要包养我，该答应吗？ The author I follow says they want to keep me. Should I say yes? 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The Real and Fake Heiresses Team Up and Go on a Killing Spree 真假千金联手后，杀疯了 After the real and fake heiresses teamed up, they went on a killing spree. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 A Dream Beneath the Bamboo Moon 篁凉一梦 A Dream Beneath the Huang Liang Tree —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Why Are You Sending This King a Princess to Marry? 给本王送个和亲公主是要干甚？ Why on earth are you sending this prince a princess for a political marriage? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Help!!! My Best Friend Has Shrunk! What Do I Do? 急！！！闺蜜变小了怎么办？ Urgent!!! What should I do if my best friend has shrunk? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 When a Quack Meets a Crooked Merchant 当庸医碰上奸商 Completed. [The cool beauty who cross-dresses as a man x the attention-seeking goof with a brain full of holes] #Mystery #TwoMaleLeads #TenYearsOfHiddenPlots #SlightEnsembleCast #ShiftingFirstPersonPOV #ATouchOfSupernaturalInTheExtras "I'm a quack. If you're not dead, don't come in." When Shen Qi pushed open that broken door, he thought it was just a joke. He met an "icy mountain" of a female doctor in a Ming-style long robe, half a head taller than him. He thought it was love at first sight. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 I Was Ready to Prove the Saying 'Never Look Down on a Poor Young Man' Wrong, Then Found Out My Fiancée Was My Childhood Sweetheart 准备莫欺少年穷发现未婚妻是青梅 [Multiple Heroines + Passionate High Martial Arts + Academy Setting + Light Novel + No Toxic Drama or Angst] A century after the great cataclysm, the Federation was founded. Civilization rose again from the ruins of its own destruction, and city-states were rebuilt from the rubble. In Federation Year 496, inside the humble workshop of an "ordinary alchemist": "There's another path: artificial gods, original sin armaments, the [Fallen Angel]." "Hey, Old Yang, is that really something you should h 796Reads—Score117Shelves
- 147 At the Crime Scene, This Oddball Duo Specializes in the Uncanny 凶案现场，奇葩搭档专治诡异 One strange incident after another is unfolding in Tianjiang's old town: A paper effigy maker is found dead at home, surrounded by faceless paper figures grinning around his body in a bizarre soul-summoning formation. A corpse is discovered in a dry well outside the city, with soul-calming copper bells hanging all along its walls. When the wind blows, they ring like mournful sobs. A renovation uncovers bones in an old house. The roof tiles are covered in curse inscriptions, and a sinister aura h 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 I Just Want to Lie Flat, So Why Is the Entire Cultivation World Spoiling Me? 我只想躺平，为何全修仙界追着宠 The entire cultivation world chases after me to spoil me, but all I want is to lie flat. Damn it, why does this lousy opportunity keep landing in my lap?! Yin Jiuli, the “Buddha-Demon” feared by the entire cultivation world, is back. They say she is ruthless and cruel, having single-handedly annihilated three demonic sects and crushed two immortal sects. Both the righteous and demonic factions tremble at the mention of her name. But no one knows that this female devil, who keeps the entire Xuant 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 After My Mute Wife Faked Her Death and Disappeared, the Dragon-Prince Turned Dark 哑妻死遁后，龙傲天黑化了 Newly rated [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Faked Death + Beloved by Everyone + Multiple Couples + Size Difference + Light Ensemble Cast + Wife-Chasing Regret] (Taciturn, Sharp-Tongued Dragon-Pride Protagonist x Sweet, Soft-Spoken Mute Darling) The first time was when the System woke up and told Jiang Ling he’d chosen the wrong person to pursue. He thought of how he’d desperately clung to the relationship, cautiously begging for the status of Dao companion. No wonder a thousand years hadn’t warme 3.4kReads8.1Score349Shelves
- 150 This World Is Trying to Drive This Princess Crazy 这个世界想颠死本公主 This World Wants to Shake Me to Death, the Princess 1Reads—Score—Shelves
