Novels like The Battle of Penghu
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Battle of Penghu, best match first.
- 1 Silk of Bianliang 汴梁锦 A portrait of a woman’s growth in the prosperous Northern Song dynasty. She makes her way among the common folk, plots for survival in a grand household, breaks deadlocks with clever ideas, and conceals affection behind the scepter. Lin Feipeng, a young embroiderer from Bianliang, is divorced and starts from an abandoned dye house. With her mastery of plant-based dyeing, she wins her way into the imperial textile workshops. Amid political reforms and family rivalries, she builds a kingdom of her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Across the Ages: Five Thousand Years of Yin and Yang 纵横：阴阳五千年 Don't worry about the rating, it'll go up! Please don't skip chapters! Read straight through; the best is yet to come! "Vertical and Horizontal: Five Thousand Years of Yin and Yang" | High-Octane • Heart-Pounding • Heartbreaking • Plot Twists That Make It a Masterpiece | Temporal Bureau Conspiracy × Mythological Power Struggles × Holding the Line Against Despair Lin Yizhi, the Fate Warden, has patrolled the world with his sword for five thousand years. From the netherworld of the Warring States —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Doomsday Tower: Climbing to the Summit from Scratch 末日高塔，从零开始登顶至高 [Apocalypse Infinite Flow, Hilarious and Absurd, Multiple Heroines, Growth, Cheats] My name is Li Dou. I’m an ordinary person. While traveling in America, I got caught in a farmer-versus-farm-equipment showdown and died after taking a bullet. The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: the world is set to Inferno difficulty. Mutated creatures are everywhere. Planes have mouths, buildings can run, the supernatural system is corrupted, an apocalypse countdown hangs in the sky, and a towering str 328Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 4 Crane Shadows and Rouge Across the Mountains and Rivers 鹤影胭脂立山河 Crane Shadows and Rouge Stand Amid Mountains and Rivers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Fall of Wei and Jin: The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove 魏晋裂变：竹林七贤 Don't worry about the rating, it'll go up! Please don't skip chapters. Read straight through; the best part is still to come! He isn't on the run. He is the most legendary map in existence. Ji Kang forged a sword to seal a soul, hiding within him a complete map of the dragon veins. Every step he takes sets the earth splitting and mountains collapsing. Sima Zhao offers a bounty of ten thousand gold, northern horsemen thunder across the river, and the great families of Jiangdong lay a net that cov 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 So Sci-Fi! I've Been Transformed into a Male Harem Protagonist? 太科幻！我被改造成大za男？ This should really count as an urban science-and-technology novel. There’s no elaborate, heart-wrenching plot. The author just wants to make you smile with a humorous tone! There aren’t many words, but there are plenty of sunflower seed shells. I can’t say what you’ll take away from it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Sent Dad to Marry into the Princess's Household, and Now the Whole Family Dotes on Me 送爹入赘公主府，我被全府团宠了 [Comedy + everyone's darling + a little court intrigue + ensemble cast early on, Rong Jing as the love interest later] Shen Jingque transmigrated into a book. The original heroine had awakened to the truth and run away, so the System dragged Shen Jingque in to take her place and complete the main storyline. In the original book, the heroine's mother despised her poor scholar husband. After divorcing him, she married into a marquis's household as a second wife, taking the original heroine with he 26.1kReads8.4Score3.1k14d adds
- 8 Blood-Red Camel Hump 血色驼峰 The sunlight is blinding, almost cruel. It pours down over the eastern Himalayas. The snow-covered peaks reflect its glare, like countless cold diamonds set in an endless blue sky. Above this remote region, beyond the reach of humankind, an invisible corridor once carried the hope of a nation's survival and swallowed countless young lives. Look down into the vast folds of the Hengduan Mountains, where emerald green meets gray-brown. If you fly low enough, or have sharp enough eyes, you may spot 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Tales of Strange and Sinister Mysteries 清诡怪谭录 My left eye devours the uncanny, and I walk the mortal world bearing the abyss. Behind me is a disciple on the brink of death; before me, a lonely spirit who has slept for three thousand years. The night my uncanny eye opened, I learned that I was a vessel for an ancient sword spirit, and that the seven greatest forbidden lands in the world were all the mad, old friends I had forgotten. To purify the abyss, I must erase my humanity; to preserve my obsessions, I must let all living beings fall 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 When the Snow Clears, the Heavenly Pass Awaits 雪尽天关 Three years ago, in the Battle of Blackwind Valley, thirty thousand Northern Garrison troops were buried beneath the snow. The Heir of the Prince of Northern Garrison, Chu Guanchao, donned a ghost mask and became the Ghost-Masked General, feared by all. Three years later, a letter from the dead arrived in Shangyang: "Young General, don't let them light the lamps." He hefted half of a broken spear and led twelve riders north through the snow. He thought he was going to retrieve the bodies, b 20Reads—Score314d adds
- 11 He Can Do It, So Why Can’t I? 他都可以，凭什么我不行 [Devoted couple HE + Mildly coercive romance + A wife-winning-back saga + Angsty push and pull] [A seemingly gentle sheep who hides her true nature VS a sharp-tongued, devoted, stubborn mule] To survive, Jian Lian had to become the heroine in a wife-winning-back story. To achieve that, she first had to make the male lead, Lu Siyi, fall for her. In front of Lu Siyi, Jian Lian was a gentle, considerate, innocent little lamb. In reality, she was more devious than a beehive, with no shortage of tric 16.5kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 12 The Black Lotus Devours the Buddha: I Am the True Scripture 黑莲噬佛：我即真经 Dark Epic #Journey to the West Reimagined #Rise of the Demon Buddha #Master and Disciples Break Apart #Lovecraftian Buddhist Doctrine #Tragic Ensemble Cast The bliss of Spirit Mountain was built upon the bones of all living beings; The eighty-one ordeals were nothing but a feast for the gods and Buddhas. On the day Tang Sanzang becomes a Buddha, he discovers that the pilgrimage for scriptures was a scam devised by Spirit Mountain to harvest the suffering of all beings. As the Buddha’s light bea 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Paranormal Erosion: Time Stop Awakened from the Start 诡异侵蚀：开局觉醒时间暂停 [Dungeons + Killing Rules + Combat] When Lin Mo woke up, he discovered that he had not only transmigrated for a second time, but had also become a player in a game where the bizarre was spreading. From the start, he was alone in a high-difficulty dungeon: [The Corridor at the End]. Evil spirits ran rampant here, and deadly rules lurked everywhere... 335Reads6.8Score17114d adds
- 14 Max-Level Golden Eyes: The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Prodigy Becomes Emperor 满级黄金瞳：三岁半萌娃称帝了 [Adorable little one + descended to the mortal realm + doted on by everyone + empress + golden eyes] A Bao (Feng Xi) was a mischievous little fairy in the immortal realm. After one prank too many, her master kicked her down to the mortal world, where she became a three-and-a-half-year-old cutie. In truth, she's the reincarnation of an ancient empress, with her powers and memories sealed away. She collapses from hunger in the street and is taken in by the Yun family, once prosperous but now in de 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Strange Tale of Treasure Hunting in Kunlun 昆仑寻宝怪谭 The Kunlun dragon vein splits open, and five bronze fragments engraved with “Dong Feng Po” come to light, throwing yin and yang into chaos and unleashing a series of uncanny incidents. Chen Jiu'er, heir to the tomb-raiding trade, ventures into an ancient tomb in Luoyang to find her missing father. She accidentally touches a fragment, awakening her dragon-marked bloodline, only to fall into a thousand-year-old killing trap. She joins forces with three others: a cold, beautiful coroner who can hea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Record of Lanling’s Return to the Present 兰陵归今录 When other people transmigrate, they become princes or imperial consorts. At the very least, they can recite a couple of Tang poems and thrive. But when our family transmigrated, all five of us, ancestral home included, landed straight in the twenty-first century as undocumented people. My name is Xiao Ran, an ordinary corporate drone. Then one day, I got a call from my hometown: “You’ve got a bunch of Tang Dynasty ancestors in your family shrine, trying to figure out how to burn incense to a Wi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Splendor of Bianjing 汴颂风华录 Understand history, and you can see the future! This is a novel-length encyclopedia of the Northern Song, both a great read and a chance to expand your mind and learn something new! Follow Ji Xueqin's journey from a mute girl to the “Lady Tao Zhu,” the richest woman in the Northern Song. See how, with a bowl of porridge, a ledger, and a clever mind, she shakes up the bustling prosperity of the Northern Song at its height. The seasons are its bones, business opportunities its blood, and her rise —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Taking a Wife Makes You Stronger 娶妻当变强 This book is also known as The Healer's Hand Covers the Heavens and The Phoenix's Shadow Shines on the Snow. A brilliant story of a remarkable heroine, full of political scheming and mind games that will make you think! The best is yet to come! A great book that nearly lost readers because of its title! Follow a woman as she revives her nation and becomes its empress. She opens her eyes amid a heap of bones, only to discover that she is the deposed empress. Her husband has just established a new 56Reads—Score714d adds
- 19 The Final Seven Days: Time-Space Hunter 七日终焉：时空猎人 [Don't Doubt It: The Past, Present, and Future Exist Simultaneously] I accidentally revealed the truth about the spacetime network as it exists today. Three years of painstaking work, day and night, and at last it's here! A hardcore story for a female audience! No brainless characters! No stale tropes! The pinnacle of eerie rule-based mysteries, delivering a double blow of mind-bending puzzles and heartbreak! Three trials built around layered concepts shatter your perception, while the suffocati 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Rely on Hidden Cultivation to Play the Fool in the Xianxia World 我靠隐藏修为在仙侠世界当老六 A max-level powerhouse from the start? No, forced to play the rookie from the start! Qi Fen, a modern college student, wakes up as “Xiao Qi,” the lowest-ranking Qi Refining disciple of Misty Bamboo Peak in the Qingyun Sect. Nobody knows that beneath this harmless-looking exterior lies a cultivation base at the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcendence, powerful enough to shake the entire cultivation world! It is all thanks to that utterly useless “Sixth System.” Want to use your true power? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Sweet Married Life of a Marriage of Convenience 塑料夫妻的甜婚日常 [One-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced, wealthy-family romance, exceptional leads, marriage before love, happy ending] Heir to a wealthy family x overworked bank employee “I thought I was as ordinary and insignificant as a blade of grass by the roadside, until I met you.” “My love rose with the wind. I tucked it into a letter and sent it to you after we were married.” The author's second marriage-before-love novel, Kisses After the Wedding, is already written and updating regularly. 133Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 22 Love You, Old Me! 爱你老己！ Only those who know how to love themselves can benefit others. Three women make a show, but what about twelve? Every person has their own unique cracks and their own light. In Love Yourself, Old Me!, we see how this community of women supports one another and grows together, and how each finds healing and direction while running a bookstore, a spring teahouse, and a coffee shop. Love Yourself, Old Me! is a slow-burn masterpiece that lingers in the mind, a rich, multi-protagonist drama, and a swe 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The New God Group 新神集团 (Supernatural, but not scary; exorcism by physical force; no System, no harem, no overpowered protagonist, and hardly any romance.) "People say God created the world, and God protects it." "But all I see is that when people face demons and pray for help in desperation, the gods in heaven do nothing. We are the ones who help them." "When demons run rampant in the human world, we are the ones who make them disappear forever." "Those so-called gods are gone. Now, we're the only ones capable of prot 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Princess of the Ancient Clan: I Unearthed China's Greatest Tombs and Took the World by Storm 古族公主：挖遍华夏大墓飒爆全球 [Tomb Raiding Adventure + Satisfying Antiques Appraisal + Strong, Sharp-Tongued Female Lead + Authentic Archaeology] Jin Xiaozhen, the legitimate daughter of the Tomb Guardians, is the Princess of Mangshan and steals the show! She excels in feng shui and geomancy, solving ancient mechanisms, and authenticating cultural relics. She scoffs that "modern technology can't compare to our ancestral mnemonic verses." A fake expert doubts her? She breaks a thousand-year-old mechanism and verbally demolis 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Cultivators of the Ling Cage Wasteland 灵笼废土的修仙者 At first, Su Qingyi wanted no part of transmigrating. Other people got transmigrated after a stroke of luck, being struck by lightning, or at least experiencing all kinds of fantastical events. Why had she transmigrated just by taking a nap? And turned into a soft, fragrant girl, no less. She had even landed in the world of Ling Cage. A doomsday world overrun by Soul Eaters, with hardly any humans left. What? You're saying I have a System that lets me cultivate immortality, and that reaching Fou 988Reads7.5Score10614d adds
- 26 When a Game NPC Becomes the Savior 当游戏NPC成为救世主 [No Romance for the Protagonist + Tragic Ensemble Cast + Slow Pace + Mystery + Redemption] “Go... Go to that distant Holy City... I leave the right to choose in your hands.” With this familiar whisper, a young girl NPC in a game called Adventurers somehow embarks on a journey to the so-called Holy City. Plant monsters in Mossy Village, water ghosts in Stone Creek Town, and an ancient zither along the Bamboo Path that uses human forms as bait... Gradually, she discovers that everything she has ex 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Black Pawn Arrives 黑卒降临 He was an ordinary security guard at a shopping mall, living an ordinary, unremarkable life. But an accident led to his being chosen by the Black Pawn Game, and his life took a dramatic turn. A bizarre world that disguises itself as human? Rewards from the Heavenly Dao? Red Chess Masters? Black Chess Masters? One question after another, things he'd never encountered before, came rushing at him. Watch how Shan Liangren survives between the cracks and uncovers the true face of this world. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Loyal Soul of the Righteous Blade 义刀忠魂 The Southern Song faces crisis, and loyal men are slaughtered. Li Ying, son of Li Gang, chancellor of the Great Song, studies under the famed general Han Shizhong, who fights against the Jin. Wielding the Dragon-Catching Saber, he is a match for thousands. He campaigns alongside his master, crushing rebel bandits and killing Jin invaders. A pillar of support in the eyes of Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, he burns with a fervent desire to defend his homeland. Then, news of his family’s destruction stri 88Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 My Immortal Emperor Family Keeps Helping Me Knock People Out 我的仙帝家人总在帮我敲闷棍 A lowly disciple on the surface, but an Emperor-level powerhouse in truth! Bound to the Sneaky Six System, he’s been a master of ambushes for 300 years! Immortal sect’s holy son? Knock him out and strip him bare! Demon realm prodigy? One crack of the club and he’s flat on the ground! Buddha’s golden body? He’ll whack the back of its head without a second thought! He thinks the System is the reason he’s been thriving while keeping a low profile, but little does he know: His Immortal Emperor fathe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 One Twelfth 十二分之一 Only when you step into the world of a book can you truly feel what the characters the author created are like. Without the Twelve Talismans, I might still be a miserable high school senior preparing for the college entrance exams. This adventure may seem like a coincidence, but it was destined from the start. All right, come along and hear about my incredible experience... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 King of Men in a World of Men! 在只有男人的世界做男人的王！ Become the king of men in a world with only men! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Five Best Friends: Heaven, Please Save Me! 我的五个好朋友:老天爷快救救我 My Five Best Friends: Heaven, Please Save Me 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Husband Abused Me. After I Was Reborn, I Made Him Beg on the Streets 老公家暴：重生后我让他沿街乞讨 My Husband Abused Me: After Being Reborn, I Made Him Beg on the Streets 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Woman's Tears: The Pain of Finding a New Man 女人泪：寻找新的男人是痛苦的 A Woman’s Tears: Finding a New Man Is Painful 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Genius, a Madman 是天才，是疯子 [Political Intrigue] + [Communist Ideology] + [A Vast World] Also known as "The Rebellion Failed, So We Regrouped and Started a Revolution" Jiang Guijue, codename: Madman. Former chief researcher at the Baie National Academy of Sciences and Technology. I have seen with my own eyes the rot and wickedness of this land, so I will personally cut down every last bit of filth in this world. The blood of Baie, the debts of this troubled age, I will settle them all. You, bear witness to history. 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 36 Back to the Three Kingdoms: I Married a Wife in Eastern Wu 回到三国，我在东吴娶老婆 Back to the Three Kingdoms: I Married a Wife in Eastern Wu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Cultivating Immortality, Lucky Star Style 幸运星式修仙 [Plenty of Immortal Maidens + High-Martial World + Absurd Cultivation + Cultivation, Lucky Star Style] The Lucky Star asked, “What wish would you like to make?” Zhou Xingyun smiled. “I want to become the master of the Heavenly Dao!” The Lucky Star: “...” I shall claim dominion over all under heaven! Who can stand against me? Now is the time to seize the world! I'm only taking an exam. Examiner, why are you asking me to be your master? I'm only increasing my cultivation. School, why did you explo 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I'm the Campus Bad Boy 我在学校当渣男 I'm a Jerk at School 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Thoughts Sprout Everywhere 意念丛生 I wrote this book to fulfill the childhood dream I had of becoming a great hero. Although I rushed to finish it and it has its flaws, I'm still quite happy with how it turned out. I hope you'll enjoy it too, and that reading it will make you feel as if you were the protagonist, experiencing the story firsthand and feeling truly immersed in it. The story itself isn't packed with over-the-top, fearsome descriptions. What matters more to me is writing about someone growing up, slowly coming of age 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Great Ming: My Wife Is a Princess Royal 大明：我家娘子长公主 [Farming] + [everyday life] + [lighthearted] + [eavesdropping] Su Yang unexpectedly arrived in Beiping Prefecture during the Ming dynasty. Jianwen had just ascended the throne and was aggressively stripping the fiefdoms from the princes, while the Prince of Yan bided his time and built up his strength. The Jingnan Campaign, which would engulf the whole empire, was about to begin. Caught in a time of chaos, Su Yang had no grand ambitions. He only wanted to stay in Beiping Prefecture, look after h 1.1kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 41 The Great Wei Dust-Shocking Stratagem 大魏惊尘策 “The world pursues the white, but I alone hold fast to the black.” Shen Jingchen raised his eyes, his gaze clear and cool as a winter spring, and slowly introduced himself by name and courtesy name: “I am Shen Jingchen, courtesy name Zhibai.” A He looked up at him, only half understanding, yet feeling that the young master’s bearing at that moment was more upright and noble than the pines and bamboo on the mountain. He continued in a calm voice, his words light but weighty: “The Dao De Jing says 4Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 42 Two Heroes of the Apocalypse: The Half-Inhuman Awakens 末世双雄：半异人觉醒 Doomsday Duo: The Half-Human Awakens 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 When Lilacs Bloom: Adventures in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 丁香花开之五代十国历险记 On the day his dissertation defense failed, Hao Xinren, a history PhD student at Yanjiang University, was also dumped by his girlfriend. With a lilac flower in hand, he transmigrated to Later Liang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and stumbled right into Zhu Yougui murdering his father. When Zhu Yougui spotted him, Hao Xinren was thrown into the imperial prison to await execution. Fortunately, Guo Xiangyu helped him escape. Hao Xinren won Guo Xiangyu's heart and earned the favo 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Northeastern Memories: The Road to Qingyun 东北记忆之青云路往事 A business story brimming with the everyday life of Northeast China, a record of life there woven with love and hate, and a microcosm of the region’s people, culture, and economic landscape. The characters come from different social classes and age groups, but they all live in Sheng’an, a central city in Northeast China. Faced with different business opportunities, each hopes to make a breakthrough in life in 2015. Together, they form a portrait of the region’s economy. This story aims to show r 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 From Nightclub Darling to Down-and-Out Ride-Hailing Driver 从夜场宠儿到落魄开网约车 From Nightclub Darling to Down-and-Out Ride-Hailing Driver —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty as the Emperor’s Brother-in-Law and Saved Zhu Xiongying from the Start 穿越大明成国舅，开局救了朱雄英 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying, the Emperor’s eldest grandson, dies, and his body disappears. Not long afterward, a young doctor arrives in the capital with a small apprentice. Thanks to his exceptional medical skills, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. His apprentice, in particular, looks almost exactly like the Emperor’s eldest grandson. “My father died young, leaving me only a compass and a white lotus jade pendant. Before my mother passed away, she said I had an older s 4kReads5.4Score63014d adds
- 47 The Great Wei Inkblade 大魏墨锋 Lin Chen inherited the legacy of the Broken Stele of Mingyue Mountain and opened the door to a whole new world: It turned out calligraphy could be used in martial arts. It turned out every copybook he had ever practiced was a peerless martial art. The bold, powerful Yan style was a fierce, unstoppable palm technique; The strength of the Liu style’s strokes was the force of an iron-fisted punch; The graceful beauty of the Zhao style was a sword intent that soared beyond the mundane. The Great Wei 9Reads7.5Score214d adds
- 48 In the Name of Great Love: Awaken Your Mind, Find Enlightenment, and Make Money 大爱之名：觉醒思维开悟到搞钱 The book reveals the truth about this society. If Dazhuang finds it unpleasant or hard to understand, that's perfectly normal. Those without a certain level of insight can't understand the Way. If you want to make a change, keep reading. [This book is for people who take action, have ambition, want to do great things, and want to change themselves. If that doesn't describe you, don't read it.] 149Reads8.2Score18214d adds
- 49 Great Ming: Don't Cry, Your Majesty. I Can Play the Suona! 大明：陛下别哭，臣会吹唢呐！ (The rating just came out, so it's a little low. It'll go up.) [Ming Dynasty + Technological Powerhouse + Comedy + One Heroine + Suona King] Flowers bloom and fade, flowers fill the sky; you're here one moment, gone the next! Song Renzou unexpectedly arrives in the Ming Dynasty. The child he picks up from the start turns out to be Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson, Zhu Xiongying! Just then, Empress Ma passes away, and the funeral musicians of Yingtian are in a sorry state. Song Renzou a 8.3kReads8.0Score68114d adds
- 50 Who Says I'm the January Emperor? I Will Revive the Ming Dynasty 谁说我是一月天子？我要中兴大明 I am Zhu Changluo, the tenth-generation direct descendant of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang. My great-grandfather was the Jiajing Emperor, Zhu Houcong. My grandfather was the Longqing Emperor, Zhu Zaihou. My father was the Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Both of my sons became emperors. One was named Zhu Youxiao, the other Zhu Youjian. I was meant to be a towering mountain, yet I became a blade of grass. I lived in obscurity, leaving behind nothing but a laughingstock's name. In the final years of the 1.4kReads7.7Score10014d adds
