Novels like Listening to Zen Night After Night, Desire Awakens with Every Step
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- 1 The Sickly Big Bad Fell in Love? 病秧子大反派还动心了？ Fu Yechen, the crown prince of the capital, is a sickly man everyone thinks will die before thirty. One cough from him is enough to make the entire business world tremble. No one knows that the bones crushed beneath his wheelchair outnumber the contracts he has signed. Three years ago, he found and took in a mute country girl at the scene of a massacre that wiped out her entire family... Then, on a night of torrential rain, Fu Yechen pinned her against the wall. “Baby, haven’t you grown tired —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Golden Light, It’s Flickering, Flickering, Flickering Its Way Here 金光，它一闪一闪一闪地来啦 No wish-fulfillment fantasy + slower pacing + warm and healing + devoted male lead + one-on-one romance. The heroine has a golden finger, but her abilities develop slowly over time as she accumulates good fortune. It doesn’t appear often in the early chapters. The romance sweetens in the middle and later parts, with all the sweetness found in the little details. In the turmoil of the Republican era, when human lives were worth less than grass, she was determined to make flowers bloom amid the r 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Sunset on the Green Bricks 青砖落照 Novel Synopsis Through the years of endless war, three generations of the Huangfu family never managed to share a single complete family reunion dinner. The turmoil of the Republic of China era destroyed their ancestral hall, and the flames of war burned their land deeds to ash. Some fell beneath the invaders' bayonets; others vanished into the winds of a chaotic age. In the end, only a mother remained, struggling to keep her children alive. She was the backbone of the Huangfu family. The uph —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Whirlwind of Shanghai Kisses My Cheongsam 上海滩的漩涡吻过我的旗袍 The Republic of China is in turmoil, shrouded in storms and darkness. Han Yuge, once a daughter of the Aisin Gioro imperial clan, steps into the dazzling yet perilous world of Shanghai, dressed in a qipao. There, she meets three people whose fates intertwine with hers: Xia Yan, a ruthless, hard-edged business tycoon who rose from nothing at the docks, yet gives her all his tenderness; Lin Yifeng, a passionate revolutionary devoted to his country, sincere and pure-hearted, ready to risk his life 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn in 1928 Shanghai 重生民国1928大上海 Zhuang Zichen was carrying out a mission without a care in the world when he woke up and found himself transmigrated to a bandit stronghold in 1928, during the Republican era. A bandit stronghold was one thing, but who could have guessed that the head bandit would die right away, leaving the second-in-command to take over and try to kill Zhuang Zichen? After the infighting, the gang was in no shape to carry on, so Zhuang Zichen took two bandits with him and made a name for himself in Shanghai: f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World 鬼爷的红尘旧梦 "Love Begins in the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord Falls for the Mortal World" "The Ghost Lord’s Old Dreams of the Mortal World" Welcome to bookmark and follow! (Fictional Republic of China era) The young sovereign of the underworld descends into the human world to find her beloved, now living through the final life of his tribulation. With her godhood at its peak, she sweeps across the turmoil of the Republican era, begins a love with the frail last-generation Beile that is heartbreakingly sweet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 From the Start, the Number One Beauty in Jiangcheng Blows My Head Off 开局被江城第一美女爆头 [Republican Era] + [Alternate history] + [System] + [War of Resistance against Japan] + [Ruthless and decisive] After transmigrating to the Republican Era, he becomes Jiangcheng's biggest playboy, a young marshal! From the start, Jiangcheng's number-one beauty knocks him out with an ashtray, activating the [God-Tier Sign-In System]! On the surface, I'm still the same Jiangcheng playboy, spending my days in dance halls and throwing money around. Behind the scenes, I quietly sign in, build weapons 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Tales of Jincheng 晋城往事 Tales of Jincheng 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I Transmigrated to Republican-Era China and Changed the Fate of the Untouchable Beauty 穿越民国，我为高岭之花逆天改命 When the Seven Stars aligned, Liang Jinxia clutched her compass and plunged into the flames of war in Licheng in 1944. In her moment of despair, geologist Gu Qingwu held out a hand. “Come with me, or stay here and wait to die.” To survive, she became his assistant. Her uncanny “predictions” repeatedly saved him from danger, but also made him increasingly suspicious of her. “Who are you, really?” As artillery fire tore through the night, should she follow the course of history and save hersel 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Republican Era: From Patrol Captain to Regional Warlord 民国：从巡警队长，成为一方军阀 [Warlords + raising a massive army + gangs + ruthless and decisive] Su Mingze was an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to Shanghai in the Republic of China era and became a dockworker. After awakening the Step-by-Step Promotion Lottery System, he began drawing prizes. He rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a warlord in his own territory. The underworld, the authorities, the foreign powers, and the Japanese bandits all trembled at his name. 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Republican Era: I Have a Little World of My Own 民国：我有个小世界 Su Chen, a powerhouse in the post-apocalyptic world with a spatial ability, dies alongside the Zombie King in a fight to the death. Fate has a cruel twist in store: his soul transmigrates to Republican-era China and inhabits the body of a destitute little beggar. By chance, Su Chen saves Chen Yu, an agent of the Military Statistics Bureau, and joins the Bureau, plunging into the tide of resistance against Japan. From a green rookie to an elite agent who strikes fear into the Japanese army, he d 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Red Lanterns Hang High: My Brother and I Returned Home 红灯笼高高挂我和哥哥回了家 With red lanterns hanging high, my brother and I returned home. 51Reads—Score214d adds
- 14 Republican Era: Ten Silver Dollars a Day, One Man, and the Rise of Nanhua 民国：一人一天十大洋，南华崛起 [The Ultimate Path of Chinese Martial Arts] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Army-Building Tycoon] Lu Chen transmigrates to Jinmen, a city torn apart by warlords and overrun by evil spirits. He inherits a shabby martial arts school on the verge of going bankrupt, with pockets even emptier than his face. In this brutal world where books are for the poor and martial arts are for the rich, just one dose of medicinal training broth costs five silver dollars. Without money to practice martial arts, you're as 182Reads5.9Score24714d adds
- 15 Breaking Off the Engagement? After I Was Reborn, the Entire Minister of Rites’ Household Was Wiped Out 退亲？我重生后尚书府灭门了 Breaking Off the Engagement? After I Was Reborn, the Entire Minister of Personnel's Household Was Wiped Out 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Where the Clouds Rise Over the Ferry 云起津渡 The “past-life arc” following His South of the Clouds. The rating has only just come in and will keep rising. All my published books are rated above 9, so feel free to dive in. He is a ruthless Green Gang boss in Tianjin, a favorite of the Japanese. Those who fear him in the underworld respectfully call him “Master Jiu”; those who hate him curse him behind his back as a “traitor” and a “lackey.” Every step is fraught with danger and fear. He perseveres through bloodshed and painstakingly plots b 1.1kReads8.5Score19614d adds
- 17 Find Me a College Girl to Be My Wife 抢个大学生做老婆 When the Japanese invaded Nanjing, Chen Sihai escaped and fled to Hunan, where he was taken up into the mountains and became a bandit. He brainwashed himself with the idea that he was a bandit, hoping to forget that horrifying day in Nanjing. Having died once already, he no longer fears death. His mind even grows muddled, and he becomes recklessly bold, yet extraordinarily careful. He is a man with a deep sense of chivalry. When he goes down the mountain to abduct a wife, he meets She Han. He al 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Phantom Moth 幻蛾 Phantom Moth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 As If There Were a Glimmer of Light 仿佛，若有光 Gao Yu, a young curator and painter, accidentally transmigrates to a women's university in 1947. He becomes its youngest male teacher and a clandestine Party member with a special identity. Amid the shifting interplay of light and shadow, he meets Shen Weiying, a beautiful, aloof university student. One love across a lifetime, two meetings: it turns out that love is the light that never fades. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Republican-Era Detective: Fourth Master Qiao Thrives in Turbulent Times 民国奇探：乔四爷，乱世逢生 Synopsis One: Qiao Chusheng always says he’s doomed to a miserable life, while Lu Yao will live to be ninety-nine. Lu Yao thinks that if this is fate, then he’ll have to change Qiao Chusheng’s. Who says no one can survive in troubled times? The Republic of China is a world in flux, and such times are bound to produce heroes. From police detective to warlord, Shanghai to Chongqing to Yan’an... If the gods answer his prayers, Qiao Chusheng will live to a hundred, blessed with both fortune and pros 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 She Is the Light 她自是灯火 How did women a hundred years ago view marriage and life? This is the story of a woman with an extraordinary upbringing. A government official's daughter in the late Qing Dynasty, she was left alone as her family declined amid the upheaval of a changing era. But she had grown up in an orphanage with missionaries and learned medicine. By treating the sick and saving lives, she found her place in the world and came to understand life's impermanence. Faced with family ties, an arranged marriage mea 420Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 22 Turbulent Times of the Republic: A Journey That Began With a Japanese Baron 民国风云：从日本男爵开始的征程 In 2025, overworked office drone Huo Dongting wakes up as the son of a wealthy Jinan merchant in 1900. From childhood, he studies under a high monk at Puzhao Temple, mastering profound internal arts and the Stele-Pushing Hand. In 1912, he travels east to Japan and shakes up Tokyo with modern business tactics: he amasses wealth through a pyramid scheme, wins over the Takahashi family, and even talks his way into the title of Japanese baron by fabricating an aristocratic lineage, making a vast for 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Embrace the Moon Reflected in the Clear Huai 挽月映清淮 In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, foreign invaders’ iron hooves shattered the land. Beiping fell, Nanjing was under threat, and flames of war spread across the nation. He told her, “I want to be someone who lives to see tomorrow with you.” 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Knowing You in the North 北地知意 [Alternate-history Republic of China setting + marriage first, love later] [Local warlord × heiress returned from overseas + renowned anti-Japanese general × agent for the cause] Lin Zhiyi, newly returned from studying abroad, marries Gu Shijun, a warlord of the northern lands, at her father’s behest, all to find conclusive proof that he is a traitor to his country. After several brushes with death, she sees not a man selling out his country for wealth and glory, but one secretly working behind 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Butterfly Shadows in the Republican Era: No Return for the Green Bamboo 民国蝶影：青竹无归期 Shadows of Butterflies in the Republican Era: Green Bamboo, No Return Date 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Republican Era: I Can Enhance Anything 民国：我能强化万物 [Republican era + transmigration + enhancement + warlords + technology] In 1916, modern young man Li Feng transmigrates into the body of the sixteen-year-old young master of the Li family in Xiao County, northern Jiangsu, and obtains the [Item Enhancement System], which can enhance weapons. [Mauser C96 Broomhandle detected. Activate enhancement?] [Weapon name]: Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol [Core specifications]: - Material: High-quality alloy steel barrel, forged carbon-steel frame, walnut g 690Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 27 The Doctor Said I Wouldn’t Live Past Twenty-Four, So I Turned Around and Kidnapped My White Moonlight 医生说我活不过二十四岁，转头我就把白月光绑了 The Doctor Said I Won’t Live Past Twenty-Four, So I Turned Around and Kidnapped My White-Moonlight 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Shen Yuzao's Old Dreams: Complete Collection 沈鱼藻旧梦系列合集 Thirteen songs of the mortal world, for you to hear. Spanning the years from the late Qing dynasty to the 1960s, this story follows more than a dozen women from different walks of life, including noble girls, wealthy heiresses, young women from scholarly families, Nyonya cooks, and actresses... Thirteen portraits of women, one scroll depicting the mortal world, every frame a sigh of its era. 148Reads9.7Score—14d adds
- 29 A Dream of the Pear Garden Amid the Flames of War 烽烟梨园梦 She is the gentle, graceful daughter of a distinguished family; he is the cold and imposing young marshal of Rongcheng. Their paths cross by chance. Captivated by that first glimpse, he pursues her relentlessly, while she keeps her distance and resists. After countless moments of push and pull, they finally acknowledge their feelings and marry. After the wedding, they are deeply devoted to each other, their lives as harmonious as music. But their happiness does not last. Japan invades China, war 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Golden Pavilion of Weak Waters 弱水金阁 They grew up at the same time, but were never childhood sweethearts. Their families lived next door, yet they barely knew each other. Chen Jiayang and Sheng Shi'an were the closest strangers in the world. Then, eight years ago, an accident befell Chen Jiayang's family, severing even the tenuous bond of living next door. Their only connection was the engagement their elders had jokingly arranged for the two children. Eight years later, Sheng Shi'an followed in Chen Jiayang's footsteps. At such a 660Reads9.1Score6614d adds
- 32 The White Jade Capital in My Heart 心上白玉京 [Alternate-Republic Era + Love of Country and Family + Beloved by All] A dramatic, cunning governor-general x a moody, world-weary crybaby * She is the moon in everyone’s heart; he is the sun that will redeem the rest of her life. * Back then, Shen Polu was the only son of the marshal of the navy and army. Bai Yujing was the daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Their arranged marriage was a match made in heaven. Later, Shen Polu came to command four provinces, holding court in Jingbei w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Snow Falls in the Republican Era, but No One Returns 民国落雪，不见归人 Snow Falls in the Republic of China Era, but No One Returns 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Rose of the Battlefield: Yiping Enlists to Serve Her Country 战地玫瑰，依萍投军报国 [Military academy + devoted to one another + restrained romantic tension + Sparrow + Romance in the Rain + The Disguiser] Lu Yiping was once a piano prodigy at a music conservatory. Her hands were meant to dance across the black and white keys. But with the country in ruins, she resolutely cut off her long hair, donned a rough military uniform, and entered Whampoa Military Academy. “An indulged young lady can’t take hardship. I bet she’ll be crying to drop out within three days!” Facing the whol 1kReads—Score11614d adds
- 35 A Phantom Night in the Republic 民国妖幻夜 In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, demons lurk among ordinary folk, and human hearts hide beneath their skin. In places beyond mortal sight, all manner of demons and strange beings with supernatural powers lie concealed. Zhuo Yi, a demon hunter of the Whitefeather Clan with the appearance of a boy, wields his brush like a blade and writes talismans to suppress evil. He runs the Cloudside Bookshop, which appears to sell tales of the supernatural but in truth records the demonic di 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Spirit Hidden Beneath an Old Qipao 旧旗袍下藏风骨 A Backbone Beneath the Old Qipao 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Glamorous Waiter’s Rise to Power, Conquering Shanghai 纸醉金迷侍应生，逆袭横扫上海滩 Shanghai in a time of turmoil, with an unconventional tale of espionage and resistance against Japan. Wei Tianhao transmigrates to the Republic of China era with a billion rolls of toilet paper and takes a job as a waiter at the Jindongkai Song and Dance Hall in Shanghai. Before long, the dance hall manager seduces him and makes him her lover. Soon, female agents from foreign consulates are flocking to his side. Most outrageous of all, he actually trades toilet paper for a Japanese female spy~~ 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Republican Era: The Last Glimmer of the Needle's Edge 民国：针芒烬 Republican Era: Needlepoint Embers 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Republic of China in My Pocket 民国空间 During the Republican era, the protagonist uses spatial powers to turn the tables, build up a small town, triumph in business battles in Qing'ao, make his name in Shanghai, dominate the foreign powers, and venture into distant lands overseas. He wipes out bandits and spies, takes on old monsters, and seizes rare treasures, with one twist following another. 683Reads9.1Score14114d adds
- 40 The Cool Fourth Young Lady: Beautiful Days, Yet What Can I Do? 清冷四小姐：良辰美景奈何天 In the Shanghai of the Republic of China, the storm clouds gathered. A family bargain and a fateful marriage contract forcibly bound Song Shujin, the aloof and quiet young lady of the Song family, to Xie Liangchen, a ruthless and cold-blooded warlord. After their marriage, he made one thing clear to Song Shujin: “You don’t need to worry. I, Xie Liangchen, kneel to only one ancestor, and I’ll take only one wife: you.” She was the only one he had ever loved, the only one he would protect. She fel 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Deep Love and Heavy Rain: I’ve Taken the Spy Chief 情深深雨蒙蒙之特务头子我收了 The new book has just received its first rating, so the score will rise over time. This is a fanfiction crossover between the TV dramas The Right Way of the World and Romance in the Rain. It focuses on romance rather than politics, telling the sweet-and-sour love story of a secret service chief and a charming young lady. Yang Liren is the intelligence chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation's Shanghai office. Lu Mengping is the Lu family's youngest daughter, a spoiled, sharp-tongued girl wh 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 42 I Started a Company Where No One Has to Work 创业开了家不用上班的公司 After Du Tao was framed and forced to leave his job, he started his own business and opened a company where nobody had to go to work. A traffic accident brought him, by chance, into contact with Li Mimi, the daughter of Dongsha Province's richest man. He also unexpectedly gained the ability to see the future. Li Zunhai, Dongsha's richest man, cares deeply about social status and refuses to accept a poor nobody like Du Tao. Unwilling to live off his girlfriend, Du Tao uses his powers to conquer t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Republic and the Qing: Thirty Years in the Brotherhood Underworld 民清：袍哥江湖三十载 The Book of Songs says: “How could I say I have no clothes? I’ll share my robe with you.” It speaks of loving one another and sharing a robe with one’s brothers in arms. From this grew a term, or perhaps an organization: the Paoge Society, a sworn brotherhood active during the Qing and Republican eras. The Paoge stand for loyalty, brotherhood, the world of martial heroes, and revolution. Revolution against corrupt politics, a declining society, failing education, and crooked thinking... They cal 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Tech Genius from the Mountains Builds Cutting-Edge Technology by Hand from Scrap 大山里的科技天才，手搓废品搞出黑科技 A tech genius from the mountains builds cutting-edge tech by hand out of scrap 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Righteous Path of the World Is One of Vicissitudes: Adrift Across the Four Seas 人间正道是沧桑之四海飘零 Meng Jia wakes up one day in the body of a young student from a century ago, who opposed an arranged marriage and starved herself to death. To keep escaping marriage, she follows her cousin to Guangzhou to study. By chance, she meets Chu Cai, a secretary in the principal's office at the Whampoa Military Academy. He is a shadow operative behind the KMT's Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, a powerful division chief who pulls the strings. Cold, calculating, obsessive, and willing to do 21.4kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 46 Transmigrate into a Book to Win Over the CEO? One Slap and His Affection Hits Zero 穿书要攻略霸总？我一巴掌把他好感度扇归零 Need to win over the domineering CEO after transmigrating into a book? I slap his favorability down to zero. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The God of Mending Heaven Descends to the Mortal World 补天之神落凡尘 The God of Mending the Heavens Descends to the Mortal World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 An Orphan Girl from the Late Qing Ventures into Republican China 清末孤女闯民国 This is a long novel about a woman struggling to survive and take revenge amid the chaos of war, fleeing, standing up to gangsters and warlords, and finding love. Today, she happily sets out to seek refuge with her older sister in another city. The next day, she risks everything to save her sister by storming an execution ground alone. Within two days, she kills the prefect and the county magistrate, along with their daughters, becoming a wanted criminal for murdering officials of the imperial c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Yiping Goes on a Rampage! She Slaughters the Invaders and Makes a Fortune! 依萍杀疯了！噶完鬼子赚麻了！ Transmigrating into a book + killing Japanese invaders + getting rich. After transmigrating into Lu Yiping, the tearful heroine of Love Story in Shanghai, she blocks off the road to the Lu family from the start. Go there and take a beating for those two hundred dollars? She’d rather kill a Japanese invader and make twice as much! Once the Anti-Japanese System arrives, she goes on a rampage, targeting only the wicked little invaders and raking in a fortune. Erhao picks a fight? She knocks him fla 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 1926! Save Them! 1926！救人！ In 1926, the protagonist successfully catches a ride on the Northern Expedition. I originally planned to have him consolidate the country’s industrial resources. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, check out my previous book, “1926: The Northern Expedition.” 28Reads—Score—14d adds
