Novels like Just as I Returned to the City, They Surrounded Me
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- 1 A One-Night Misunderstanding: Five Stunning Beauties Hunt Me Down 一夜误会，五大绝色美女疯狂追杀 Ling Feng, the number-one prodigy of Hidden Dragon Island, was set up by his three stunning masters and became entangled in a huge, impossible-to-explain misunderstanding with five peerless beauties. Forced to flee down the mountain, he was like a dragon released into the sea. With astonishing medical skills in his left hand and world-shaking methods in his right, he dominates all, leaving the masses prostrate before him! 3.9kReads8.8Score396Shelves
- 2 The Primordial Saint Immortal King Returns to Cultivate Geniuses Through Dual Cultivation 初圣仙王归来，以双修培养天才 A new story is out! You can find my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 346Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 3 Urban Cultivation: I Have Twelve School Beauty Fiancées 都市修真，我有十二个校花未婚妻 Liu Nian, a freshman who got into Yanjing University through connections, shocked the entire campus's rich kids when he swiped his meal card in the cafeteria. The beautiful campus queen volunteered to wear white stockings for him, leaving top students everywhere stunned. During military training, he trounced the drill instructor, shocking powerful figures in the military once again. His gorgeous mentor turned out to be the leader of Yanhuang's secret organization, leaving the ten great families 246Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 4 The Little Divine Doctor Comes Down the Mountain: My Wife Has an Icy Spirit Body 下山小神医：我的玄冰灵体老婆 [Passionate action and ruthless combat + invincible protagonist + no saintly behavior + one female lead + satisfying power fantasy] A renowned miracle doctor has barely come down from the mountain when he saves a beauty, then spends a night of passion aboard a boat with a goddess. When she wakes, she says, “From now on, I’m your woman. You have to take responsibility for me and marry me!” It turns out that after that night, the goddess fell in love with him... 19.4kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 5 Kicked Down the Mountain by My Stunning Senior Sister, I Turn to Wooing My Fiancée 被绝色师姐赶下山，祸害未婚妻 From the start, the stunning eldest senior sister kicked him down the mountain to become a live-in son-in-law. While other live-in sons-in-law were timid and submissive, Ye Tian hit back hard. After all, he had seven senior sisters backing him up! His eldest senior sister, Lin Wanrou, was an heiress to a wealthy family! His second senior sister, Mu Qingcheng, was a cool and beautiful CEO! His third senior sister, Chu Hua, was a renowned doctor in China! His fourth senior sister, Lan Yan'er, was 13kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
- 6 The Rustic Little Miracle Doctor 乡野小医神 [Countryside + miracle doctor + getting rich + farming + multiple heroines] Liu Ping'an of Qingshui Village gets beaten up for protecting his neighbor, but the misfortune turns out to be a blessing in disguise. From then on, he grows crops, raises fish, develops hot springs, builds a resort, and promotes tourism, transforming impoverished Qingshui Village into a thriving place. After that, Liu Ping'an enjoys a comfortable life in the countryside... 33.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
- 7 Laid-Back Bad Boy: From the Start, I Got a Million Yuan in Hush Money 摆烂痞帅：开局喜提百万封口费 Golden finger, System, X-ray vision, feel-good power fantasy, invincibility, supernatural abilities, good-for-nothing, lie flat, giving up, getting rich overnight, showing off, face-slapping, crushing the opposition. The roguishly handsome male lead, Han Yu, is carefree and irreverent. He lies flat and gives up, then makes a comeback by unlocking three top-tier cheat abilities and defying fate! He wins big in both his career and love life. Upright and kind, easygoing and funny, he does as he ple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Joys of a Woman Left Behind 留守妇女的快乐 In 1984, Li Guifang was left behind in a mountain village, raising two children on her own. The hardships of life had nearly crushed her. Just as she was sinking into despair, she started a new family with Lin Kun, the rough-hewn man next door. To her surprise, This older, burly man spoiled me rotten, and our life grew happier by the day. 4kReads7.1Score294Shelves
- 9 You Told Me to Go Down the Mountain and Find a Wife, So Why Are You Staring at the Sect Master? 让你下山找老婆，你盯师尊干嘛？ [Invincible power fantasy] My eldest master is invincible under heaven! Even in the heavens! No dragging things out, just crushing everything in my path and enjoying every moment! When I was seven, my eldest master taught me cultivation and turned me into the most exceptional cultivation prodigy in the world! My second master passed on divine arts to me, helping me become unbeatable across the land! My third master taught me medicine, so I could heal the sick, save lives, and make my name known 20kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 10 The Strongest Expert on Campus 校园最强高手 Saints are said to be the most powerful beings among cultivators. A saint can cross billions of miles in an instant, shift the stars with a wave of the hand, annihilate star systems, and reverse time and space. Saints can do anything. They are immortal and indestructible. It is said that somewhere between heaven and earth grows a tree known as the Sacred Tree. The Sacred Tree takes billions of years to flower, billions of years to bear fruit, and billions more for its fruit to ripen. Its fruit i 7.1kReads8.4Score551Shelves
- 11 Dual Cultivation Through Charging: Cultivating Immortality in the City 充电十双修：我在都市修个仙 (Also known as: An Uncle’s Low-Key Urban Immortal Cultivation) (The first 60 chapters focus on charging up and cultivating, so progress is slow. In the middle, dual cultivation speeds up advancement, and it gets even faster later on. The plot becomes richer and more varied in the middle and later stages.) An uncle accidentally gained the recognition of a small world and inherited the legacy of an Immortal Realm Dao Ancestor. Charging up replenishes his energy, while dual cultivation raises his 1.7kReads—Score146Shelves
- 12 Classmate, I'm Really Not a Cultivator 同学，我真不是修仙者 The Hongmeng Pearl is said to be the most mysterious treasure in the vast Hongmeng Great World, possessing supreme power. A young man accidentally inherits the Pearl’s legacy, changing the course of his life. At the same time, he gradually uncovers why cultivators vanished. Can the Ancestral Star see the return of the cultivation civilization it once knew? Furthermore, after the Investiture of the Gods, the human race fell victim to the Sages’ schemes, and the Human Sovereign became the Son of H 13.7kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
- 13 What? I'm the World's Only Cultivator 啥？我是全球唯一修仙者 [On modern Earth, I'm the only one in the world who can cultivate immortality!] After unexpectedly inheriting the Qingxuan legacy, Lin Yue embarks on the path of cultivation. Among the billions of mortals on Blue Star, only Lin Yue can absorb spiritual energy and set foot on the great path of cultivation. While others are still practicing ancient martial arts, he has already reached the Qi Refining stage, wielding extraordinary power capable of moving mountains and turning seas. Warriors aboun 8Reads—Score127Shelves
- 14 Reborn: The Foolish Young Man Becomes a Peerless Medical and Martial God 重生之傻子极品医武神婿 Protagonist: Qin Fei Setup: After being reborn, he becomes a “fool” in everyone else’s eyes and finds himself in a difficult situation. Background: Apparently a live-in son-in-law, known as the “Divine Son-in-Law.” Golden finger: Combining medicine and martial arts, he seems to possess both medical and martial skills. Style: A classic play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger, comeback, and face-slapping power fantasy. Typical plot developments: Stories of this kind usually follow this pattern: At first, he 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Chaos Heavenly Emperor: I Suppress the Myriad Worlds Through Dual Cultivation 混沌天帝：我靠双修镇压诸天万界 Su Chen possesses a Chaotic Divine Body. Dual cultivation not only makes him stronger but also awakens his constitution. Along the way, he encounters all kinds of breathtakingly beautiful immortals, joins forces with them to roam the Myriad Worlds, and builds an unparalleled legacy that will endure through the ages! [Epic fantasy] [Harem] [Decisive and ruthless] 21.5kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
- 16 Urban: A Beautiful Mature Woman Sets Her Sights on Me from the Start 都市：开局美妇赖上我 [Urban dual cultivation + all the beauties + exhilarating plot + decisive and merciless + multiple heroines] Xu Xiaofan is devoted to his girlfriend, but one day, an alluring married woman unexpectedly invites him into her car. Inside, she tells him that his girlfriend has been sleeping with her husband. After learning that his girlfriend has betrayed him, Xu Xiaofan breaks up with her for good. No one knows that he is actually a hidden cultivator. After suffering heartbreak and humiliation, he 45kReads7.8Score4kShelves
- 17 I Just Retired, and the Female CEO Tricked Me into Getting a Marriage License 刚退役，就被女总裁骗去领证 Chu Fei, a legendary soldier king, returns to the city and crosses paths with a female CEO, only to discover that she is the target he has been assigned to protect. A series of unexpected events follows. 55.9kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
- 18 The Little Miracle Doctor of the Mountain Village 山村小神医 Fools are blessed! After Wang Tiezhu was beaten into an idiot, he unexpectedly gained his ancestor's legacy. From then on, he pursued both medicine and cultivation. He only wanted to be a handsome man who kept a low profile, but trouble always came looking for him. When he finally trampled all his enemies beneath his feet, Wang Tiezhu could only sigh helplessly: “I want to keep a low profile too, but my strength won't let me!” 20.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
- 19 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.1kReads7.2Score146Shelves
- 20 Nine Suns Reach the Heavens 九阳通天 [Traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + genius protagonist + thrillingly satisfying] Lin Yuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes an outer sect disciple of the Yunlan Sect. From the start, his master dies, and his master’s wife passes on her power to him. As Lin Yuan masters his cultivation technique, his romantic prospects keep growing. With help from a True Dragon Princess, he awakens the Nine Yang Divine Meridian, and his cultivation surges forward! In this great age, where geni 16.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 21 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score460Shelves
- 22 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 609Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 23 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score105Shelves
- 24 A New Groom Every Night 夜夜当新郎 Cang Tian Jie Lan was twenty-eight, a hardcore shut-in whose proudest achievement in life was having a hundred thousand pictures of anime wives on his hard drive. But when he woke up, he found himself in a terrifying academy overrun by ghosts, on the verge of becoming a vengeful spirit’s appetizer. At the brink of despair, he pulled out his only “spiritual sustenance”: a battered laptop packed with pictures of his waifus. The moment it booted up, the images of a hundred thousand beauties fused i 1.5kReads8.8Score114Shelves
- 25 Master, You Still Claim This Isn’t a Dual Cultivation Technique? 师尊，你还说这不是双修法？ [Multiple heroines + decisive and ruthless + beautiful master + exhilarating action] Xiao Lingchen awakened the Pure Yang Sacred Physique and received the Yin-Yang Creation Art from his beautiful master. “Yin-Yang Creation Art? Master, why does this technique sound so improper...” “Nothing of the sort. Just focus on your cultivation, my disciple.” However, the deeper Xiao Lingchen cultivated the Yin-Yang Creation Art, the more he realized that the enchantresses, demonesses, and fairies aroun 26.3kReads8.6Score2kShelves
- 26 Invincible and Unstoppable After Transmigrating: I Arrive on Mars to Conquer All 无敌穿越太生猛，我到了火星争霸 A story about a superpowered police officer, a derivative fanfic based on Wu Zetian: The Invincible, Charming Figure. After transmigrating to Mars as a police officer, he catches thieves and robbers and cracks major cases involving drugs, shootings, murder, weapons, and assassinations. Quick-witted and exceptionally capable, he follows every clue and fearlessly storms Death Island, breaks into Dead Man's Valley, and crushes the Dark City. He upholds justice and punishes evil, ranging across Mars 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Master Returns from the Mountain with Nine Invincible Masters! 高手下山，我有九个无敌师父！ [Fiery action + invincible protagonist + senior sister + satisfying face-slapping] Seven years ago, his family was wiped out and he was humiliated. Seven years later, Ye Junlin returns in force, armed with the incredible skills of his masters! You want to compare strength with me? My first master is the Lord of Martial Arts, with cultivation that reaches the divine realm! You want to compare medical skills with me? My second master is a legendary divine physician who can bring the dead back to l 90.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
- 28 Wuxia Crossover Villain: My Master Is Xiaolongnu 综武反派，我的师父是小龙女 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! This is the sequel to Li Adi, continuing the tale of Li Adi and the Ancient Golden Dragon War God to the very end. I think you'll really enjoy it. There will be a few new elements, but Li Adi will remain the focus. That's all! This is just one part of the continuation of Li Adi's legend. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Villainous Master’s Memories Are Revealed, and His Empress Disciple Breaks Down in Tears 反派师尊记忆曝光，女帝徒弟泪崩 The great villain Xiao Fan was surrounded and attacked by his seven disciples. His eldest disciple shouted, “Demon, the vengeance for my father's death can never be forgiven! Today is the day you die!” His second disciple shouted, “Demon, I kindly saved you back then, but you coveted my Supreme Yin Divine Physique and slaughtered my entire village. Today, I'll hack you into a thousand pieces to comfort the souls of my people in heaven!” Listening to his disciples denounce him, Xiao Fan re 10.7kReads9.0Score985Shelves
- 30 My Golden Finger Awakened, and I Took Revenge as an Unstoppable Force 金手指觉醒，我以无敌之姿复仇 Feel-good power fantasy + no angst + transmigration + revenge + ruthless action + hot-blooded battles + invincibility + ensemble cast + cultivation + pure excitement. A college student transmigrates into the body of the foolish young master of the Chu family. As his clan faces annihilation, he binds himself to the ultimate revenge cultivation System and sets out on a path of cultivation and vengeance. This is a first-person fantasy power fantasy with a breakneck pace and one satisfying moment af 678Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score144Shelves
- 32 Dark Xianxia: My Master Is a Female Ghost 黑仙侠，师父是女鬼 The male lead dies suddenly while testing Black Myth: Wukong and wakes up in another world. He doesn’t know whether he has transmigrated, fallen into the game, or stumbled into a conspiracy. 129Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 33 I Pick Through Trash, Yet I'm the Immortal Sect's Live-In Son-in-Law 捡垃圾的我，竟是仙门赘婿 On my first visit to her home, my future mother-in-law threw ten million at me to make me give up. How do I show her just how formidable I am? Also known as: The Immortal Was Once a Demon and I Can’t Fight, But I’m an Immortal 71.2kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves
- 34 Submit Obediently, or Be Conquered 乖乖臣服，否则征服 [Fast-paced wish fulfillment | Multiple heroines] With only seven days to live, Xiao Xiaohuo descends the mountain. He can only overcome the poison and start a new life by winning over the women named in four marriage contracts! He checks into an inn after dark and gets some attentive service. A female officer bursts in and catches them red-handed. He takes a closer look at her ID. Xia Bingbing! She's the fiancée he's supposed to visit tomorrow to propose marriage! 11.6kReads7.2Score904Shelves
- 35 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves
- 36 Take It Easy, Village Miracle Doctor 乡村神医悠着点 Lin Xiaoqiang was beaten so badly in the city that he lost his wits. When he returned to the village, Sister-in-law Shuihua took care of him. Then the village bully, Liang Shan, beat him up. That beating snapped him back to his senses, and he even gained a special ability. From then on, his life took off. 3.3kReads7.3Score272Shelves
- 37 After Dropping Out, I Became the Female CEO's Bodyguard 退学后我成了女总裁的贴身保镖 [Invincible] [Multiple Heroines] [Spatial Powers] [All-Rounder] [Fast-Paced] [Wish-Fulfillment] When Chen Fan jolts awake, he finds himself trapped in a women's bathhouse and is falsely accused, forcing him to leave school. His campus beauty girlfriend abandons him. With nowhere else to turn, he enters a mountain cave, where he encounters the legacy of an Immortal Emperor and masters both medicine and martial arts! He awakens a Pure Yang Divine Body. He spends a year cultivating in a secret real 19.2kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
- 38 The Ultimate Thrill: I Bind Myself to the Snake Queen from the Start 爽到底，开局绑定美女蛇女王 A naturally invincible hero once played the hero on a small scale and fell into the palace of the Snake Immortal Queen. From then on began a legendary romance between the protagonist and the Snake Immortal Queen. He awakened twin Martial Souls, unified Yunfei Continent, and dominated his corner of the world, undefeated and revered by all. He became a supreme ruler, with all kinds of divine beasts at his command. 496Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Hehuan Sect's Number One Cauldron? More Children, More Blessings, Until I Become a Demonic Elder 合欢宗第一鼎炉？多子多福成老魔 Does having a pure Yang body automatically make you a cultivation furnace? Why can't you just be good at alchemy? His master taught Chen Changsheng the Everlasting Spring Technique, helping him cross the divide between mortal and cultivator. Chen Changsheng began his pursuit of immortality. Along the way, he met many charming women, but his resolve to attain immortality never wavered. Gradually, he became known as a member of the demonic path. What exactly happened to the former Sword God of Bal 6.1kReads—Score325Shelves
- 40 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.5kReads8.9Score582Shelves
- 41 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 56.1kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves
- 42 The Campus Belle Graduated Without a Single Rumor, Until I Went to Prison 校花零绯闻毕业，直到我锒铛入狱 In 2025, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where I worked, became the largest exchange in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. I ended up in prison after making the same mistake as my senior schoolmate. Before that happened, I also met the woman who changed my life... Also known as: "Don't Be Afraid, Senior Sister. I'll Protect You." "Don't Fear the Campus Belle's Flirting, Just Beware the Forty-Year-Old Sister" "Campus Belle, Please Guide Me Through the Rest of My Life" 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 43 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves
- 44 Running a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic: From the Start, Treating Young Ying Zheng 经营中医药馆，开局救治少年嬴政 Chen Che was a doctor with advanced degrees in both Chinese and Western medicine. After graduating, he joined a top-tier hospital in Chuting, Chuyun City, Nanyue Province, as an emergency medicine clinician. But an accident destroyed his reputation. He was fired and forced to leave the hospital, and all his earnings went to compensating the patient's family. With no other choice, he moved to a village in Yongzhou, Guixi Province, and began practicing traditional Chinese medicine. From then on, h 167Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Half-Blood of the Eternal Night 永夜混血 Eternal Night Half-Blood 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Have a Wuling RV for Transporting Supplies in the Apocalypse 我在末日有一辆五菱房车运送物资 After graduating from college, Chen Shu couldn't find a suitable job, so he started delivering food. He began making deliveries in a Wuling Hongguang, and one day, without realizing it, he found himself in a parallel apocalyptic world. Chen Shu was just about to go to the bathroom when a woman began frantically pounding on his window. When he rolled it down, the woman, dressed head to toe in designer labels, climbed straight into the car and urged him to drive. In his panic, Chen Shu floored i 2.5kReads—Score120Shelves
- 47 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊：我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Forty-Year-Old Woman Falls for Me and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! 四十阿姨恋上我，让厂长喊叫爹！ Original Title: A Forty-Year-Old Aunt Falls for Me, and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! After graduating from college, Chen Yu went out to gain work experience and found a job as a management trainee at a small factory. He finally made it through the hard years and was preparing for a promotion into management, only to unexpectedly end up living off a woman. Though, on second thought, that made sense. After all, Chen Yu had seen a doctor who told him he could only live off a woman. At th 3kReads—Score134Shelves
- 49 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 110Reads6.8Score122Shelves
- 50 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
