Novels like Tracing the Light Across Mountains and Rivers
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- 1 The Good-for-Nothing Noble Daughter Bluffs Her Way Through Everything, and the Cold-Faced Prince Falls into My Hands 废柴嫡女在线忽悠，冷面王爷被我拿捏了 The Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Daughter Is Bluffing Online, and the Cold-Faced Prince Is Wrapped Around Her Finger —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 When the Snow Falls, We Return Together 雪落重归时 When the Snow Falls, I Return —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Frost Settles on the Sword Bone 剑骨沉霜 Frost Settles on the Sword Bone —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Thirteenth Floor of the Last Elevator 末班电梯的十三层 The Thirteenth Floor of the Last Elevator —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Oh, Come On! The Villainess Just Wants to Be a Couch Potato 补药啊！女配她只想当咸鱼 The main story is nearing its conclusion. [Faithful Couples + Funny and Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book, Delicate Little Troublemaker x Domineering, Scheming Man] After Ruan Nian transmigrates into a novel written for a male audience, she discovers that not a single person here is normal. The male lead is especially awful, just some poor guy who married up. But if she can't afford to provoke him, she can at least stay out of his way. She'll hurry up and finish her mission, then go enjoy 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn! Ten Minutes Before the Apocalypse 重生！末世前十分钟 [Reborn in the apocalypse + Ruthless and decisive + No do-gooder tendencies + Crushing everything in his path + A galactic-scale story] Lin Yu was reborn ten minutes before the black mist descended on the world. In his previous life, he scraped by for years, watching friends and family die horrible deaths and fortresses fall. In the end, he was devoured by a seventh-tier Broodmother. Only as he lay dying did he learn that this global catastrophe was merely the vanguard invasion of a galactic mut —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Laid-Back Special Forces Soldier Just Wants to Slack Off, but the Whole Team Becomes Legendary 咸鱼特种兵我只想摆烂却全员封神 Tricked by his grandfather into joining the army, Lin Mo has only one life motto: lie flat, coast until he’s discharged, and open a supermarket! He hates hardship and hard work, and is an expert at slacking off and cutting corners. He coasts through training, slacks off on missions, and would rather lie down than push himself. But he never imagined that the tricks he used to slack off would turn out to be top-tier tactics! Without even trying, he carries his good-for-nothing teammates to glory, 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 After a Drunken Confession, the Aloof Big Shot Won't Leave Me Alone 醉酒告白后，高冷大佬缠上我了 After a Drunken Confession, the Cold and Powerful Big Shot Won't Leave Me Alone 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Possess Chongzhen: My Ming Dynasty Will Never Fall 附身崇祯，我的大明不会亡 When a modern soul who knows how history ends becomes the Chongzhen Emperor, doomed to die in seventeen years, he must not only save the Ming dynasty, but use a vision four centuries ahead to plant the dragon banner across all seven continents. The year is 1627, on the night the Tianqi Emperor dies. Just before seventeen-year-old Prince of Xin Zhu Youjian enters the Forbidden City, a soul from the twenty-first century enters his body: Rao Hongyuan, a scholar of history. He knows: According to hi 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Bound the Wrong Soft, Adorable One, and Now I’m Slaughtering My Way Through the Entire High Martial World! 错绑软呆萌，我杀穿了整个高武！ [Single heroine + sweet, adorably ditzy campus beauty + handmade goods + campus tough guy + ruthless decisiveness + comedy] Jiang Nan: “Heaven must have smiled on me to give me the Cultivation Cashback System.” “What do you mean, cultivation target? She’s my future wife!” “I gain a whole cultivation level by treating my target to a meal?” “I grabbed the ditzy campus beauty, Su Nianchu, right beside me. Heh heh, woman... become the tool I use to level up!” “I’ll make sure she’s well fed! I’ll get 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Investiture of the Gods: Fellow Daoist, Please Stay, I'm Really Not Shen Gong 封神：道友请留步，我真不是申公 Modern-day corporate drone Shen Gongdao woke up to find he had transmigrated into the Investiture of the Gods world, becoming the most forgettable, marginal disciple under Yuanshi Tianzun of the Chan Sect. And so began the most adorably shameless comeback in the history of the Investiture of the Gods. While others fought tooth and nail to become gods, he talked his way there. While others relied on magical treasures to survive tribulations, he got by with outrageous schemes. From an invisible no 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Space-Time Deliveryman 时空外卖师 The male lead refuses to become an official, yet as a senior engineer in the municipal bureau compound, he empowers his superiors to climb the ranks step by step. Driven by love of country, he occasionally lets go of his low profile, coordinating spacetime energy to help the nation counter the technological blockade imposed by foreign powers! On weekends, famous figures such as Su Dongpo will join you in reliving the timeless spirit of “literary scavenging,” amid the laughter of State Preceptor 90Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 13 I, the Supreme One Across All Worlds! 我，万界独尊！ Also known as: "Too Handsome, and the Empress Wants to Cultivate With Me from the Start," "I'm Already Invincible. Come Kill Me If You Dare," "I'm Invincible in This Era, So Why Are You Telling Me to Lie Low?" "Fantasy Cultivation: Where Are You Going, You Demoness?" and "The Great One Descends, and the Heavenly Dao Is My Adopted Son" [No System] [Traditional Fantasy] [Multiple Heroines] [Invincible Protagonist] [Power Fantasy] [No AI, Entirely Handwritten] "If you can't become a Venerable withi 285Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Great Ming Court: Your Majesty, Hug the Cute Chicken and Achieve Enlightenment 大明官场：圣人，该抱萌鸡顿悟了 In The Scholars, Fan Jin passes the imperial exam. Do you remember the egg-laying hen that he nearly sold at the market? With the male lead, a fortune-teller cradling that adorable chicken, as their link, watch as the oddball official Fan Jin from The Scholars and the hilarious sage Wang Yangming form a three-man-and-one-chicken team, their fates resonating in perfect sync during the Zhengde and Jiajing eras! The first fifty chapters are packed with hilarious commentary as the protagonist rises 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Abyss of Crime: Unmasking the Good and Evil of Human Nature 罪案深渊：撕开人性善恶的假面 [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Case-Based Stories + No Romance] Don't test the depths of human nature behind a crime. The truth is often enough to send a chill down your spine. Murder cases sweep in, and criminal police officers follow the clues to hunt down the real culprits. Behind the masks, the line between good and evil grows blurred. Evil takes root in the abyss, but even in the darkness, a glimmer of light remains. Only when the truth comes out will you understand: human nature is 296Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Absolute Obedience System: Reborn in Hong Kong, Taking Control of the Entertainment Industry 绝对服从系统，重生香江控制港娱 Back in 1975, Lin Yichen owns a clothing factory on the verge of bankruptcy and a fat-cat System that does nothing but make snide remarks. He wants to keep a low profile, but the System insists he reach the pinnacle of success by “binding a sexy songstress and controlling an innocent jade beauty.” So he can only “reluctantly” bring one future goddess after another under his wing. He has a financial prodigy peel shrimp for him, makes a kung fu empress do a handstand in a helicopter, and has a fut 37Reads—Score120Shelves
- 17 The Darkened Heroine and Her Beloved Little Villain 黑化女主，团宠小反派 [A male lead who's sometimes clearheaded and sometimes unhinged]+ [Multiple female leads]+ [Reborn villain]+ [System]+ [Slow pace] Ye Lingxuan was born into the world of the novel Urban God King: A Carefree Journey, becoming Ye Lingxuan, young master of the immortal Ye family and a minor villain in the early part of the story. That's right, the young master of a hidden family from the capital met his end at the hands of the God King and the heroine of the magic city. He had planned to follow the 5.5kReads6.5Score426Shelves
- 18 One Piece: One-Punch Man Summoning System 海贼王：一拳超人召唤系统 Gu Changtian accidentally transmigrates to the world of Pirate King and binds himself to the One-Punch Man Summoning System. He establishes the First Legion in the world of Pirate King and keeps racking up Shock Points. What will become of the world of Pirate King now that such a terrifying demon has transmigrated into it... Sengoku: “It’s terrifying. Every member of the First Legion is like a monster...” Whitebeard: “Giants are the World's Strongest men...” Red-Haired Shanks: “Oh no, my reputat 701Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 19 Reborn in 1986: Building a Fireworks Empire 重生86：一手打造烟花王朝 Reborn in 1986, he found himself facing his familiar hometown and the family he remembered. Zhang Yunxu was overcome with emotion. Eager to change his family's life and avert the tragedy of his previous life, he was desperate to get started! He made full use of his advantages and acted before anyone else: intercepting business deals, seizing the market, buying land, and building factories! The first lavishly furnished self-built home in Liu City! The first high-quality printing factory in Liu Ci 6.9kReads8.5Score325Shelves
- 20 The Ugly Girl's Stunning Transformation: One Song, 'Love You,' Shocks the Entertainment World 丑女大变身，一首爱你震惊娱乐圈 The day Jiang Wan was publicly dumped by her fiance, she weighed two hundred jin and had a head full of songs from another world. At an open audition for ordinary contestants, she stunned the whole crowd with a single performance of "Love You." Black trending topics could be suppressed, but not the hearts of the people. They mocked her for being fat; she laughed at them for being deaf. The diva is back, and the song thieves and homewreckers won't get away! 1.7kReads—Score122Shelves
- 21 The Night My Ex Spat Blood, I Kissed the Crown Prince Senseless 前任吐血那晚，我跟太子爷吻疯了 (The heroine fakes amnesia; the second male lead takes the lead + comments on screen + taming the dog) At the scene of a car accident, Shen Ying was covered in blood as she called Xiao He. He hung up, then picked up another woman at the accident scene. Lying beneath the car, Shen Ying wept tears of blood. When she woke up in the hospital, Shen Ying gained the ability to see comments on screen. [Just wait. After the accident, Xiao He will want one of her kidneys too.] [Not just that, he’ll ta 6kReads6.4Score500Shelves
- 22 With Divine Eyes, I'll Claim Both Invincibility and Women 我有神眼，无敌和女人都要 Li Yifeng is 23 and has just five yuan to his name when he casually buys a fake antique stone bead. Then the thing slips into the space between his eyebrows! From that day on, he can see through things. He checks out beautiful women, makes 30 million a day finding hidden treasures in jade, and exposes a show-off ex-boyfriend at a class reunion. Li Yifeng’s women are even harder to deal with than his enemies. Su Qingyue announces in public, “He’s my boyfriend,” nearly making him choke on a chicke 460Reads—Score130Shelves
- 23 Transmigrate to Dream of the Red Chamber: One Man Turns the Tide 穿越红楼：一力挽天倾 Jia Cong, a modern scholar of Dream of the Red Chamber, is accidentally electrocuted while studying a version of the novel annotated by Zhi Yanzhai. His soul transmigrates to the day Lin Daiyu first enters the Rongguo Mansion, and he becomes Jia Cong, the illegitimate son of Jia She, head of the mansion’s senior branch, a nearly invisible character in the original. With precise knowledge of the fates awaiting everyone in the complete novel, he navigates the intrigues of a great household and the 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Worry-Free Town: Raising Geese and Fighting Beasts in the Countryside 忘忧小镇：我在农村养鹅打恶兽 Top student Chen Yunyun returns to her village to start a business. It begins with her wholesaling chicken and goose eggs for five or six mao a piece and getting laughed at, but with a flock of swans that can fly like detectives and peck down ferocious beasts, she somehow transforms a poor mountain village into a model fairyland town for the whole province. The village is packed with oddballs: her father, Chen Dachuan, who talks tough but has a soft heart; her mother, Li Xiu'e, who scolds the g 120Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Fantasy Diary: The Empresses' Personas Have All Fallen Apart! 玄幻日记：女帝们的人设全崩了！ [Multiple heroines, contrasting personalities, delusional assumptions, lighthearted comedy, the Myriad Worlds, a fresh setting, information gaps, falling for their own imagined versions, overactive imaginations, everyone’s favorite, mastermind behind the scenes, play the pig to eat the tiger, invincible, handsome.] The immortal path has nine realms. Gods and demons stand side by side, and Dao Venerables reign supreme! The nine Heavenly Books shake the cosmos! In one tiny, shattered plane… Ling Q 12kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
- 26 I Have a Self-Healing Ability 我有一个自愈能力 [Transmigration] + [Another World] + [Special Ability] When Lu Xun wakes up, he thinks someone has pranked him and put him on a film set. But it seems he has transmigrated into another person’s body! Since he’s a transmigrator, having a System would be perfectly normal, right? He calls out for one, but it turns out he doesn’t have a golden finger. Damn it! What a disaster. But as time goes by, it seems he really does have a special ability... Decades later, his childhood friend sees him and excl 54Reads—Score115Shelves
- 27 I’m the Big Shot at the Academy: Werewolves and Vampires All Fall for Me 我在学院当大佬，狼人、吸血鬼全沦陷了 I’m the Big Shot at the Academy, and Werewolves and Vampires Have All Fallen for Me 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 I'm Just a Background Character, Yet I'm Their Unforgettable First Love 路人的我，竟是她们的白月光 [Male-oriented, multiple heroines, romantic comedy, love rivals, light novel] After transmigrating into the world of a yuri novel, he became Lando, a nameless side character doomed to die. Hoping to change his tragic fate, he reached out to help the heroines when they were at their lowest, thinking he could make a good impression and maybe save his own skin later. Who knew this one act would completely change the direction of the story? The yuri couple who were supposed to save the world became 22.9kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves
- 29 Starting in 1979: They Call Me the Dirty Cop 从1979开始：他们叫我黑警 [Period] [Comedy] [Crime Solving] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [Six Consecutive Promotions] Xu Sanjin hit the jackpot and arrived in 1979. After getting divorced, he was specially recruited into the police force. Xu Sanjin regarded the leader as his trusted confidant, while the leader said Xu Sanjin was his greatest threat. Everyone said he was devious, but only those who knew him understood just how devious he really was. 524.6kReads9.1Score85.3kShelves
- 30 From the Start, a Butcher, with a Butcher's Talent to Match! 开局屠夫，天赋也是屠夫！ [Wuxia + hard work + kill when necessary + female lead] [An animated adaptation is available. Go check it out.] Chen Jing transmigrated into a chaotic age and became a butcher. After he followed Butcher Zhang's instructions and finished slaughtering his first pig, he suddenly heard an inspiring voice: [Heaven rewards the diligent. Success is inevitable.] [Pig-Slaying Saber Technique: Beginner]... 387.5kReads8.6Score59.8kShelves
- 31 Paradox Verification System: I'm the Bug in the World of Rules 悖论校验系统：我是规则世界的BUG Paradox Verification System: I’m a Bug in the World of Rules 178Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Resident Evil: But I’m Really Not a Prophet 生化危机：但我真不是先知啊 In 2024, gamer Yue Xuan stayed up late arguing with someone about the speedrun route for Resident Evil 2. “Claire has to rush to the S.T.A.R.S. office for weapons from the start!” “You know Lickers are weak against fire, right?” “I could draw the map of Raccoon City in my sleep!” His fingers flew across the keyboard as he polished off his instant noodles. Then everything went black. When he opened his eyes again… 1998. Raccoon City. Half a corpse lay beside him. His clothes were still splattered 21.1kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
- 33 Soul-Reaping Martial Emperor 镇魂武帝 He rises amid silence and returns amid destruction... The young man leaves the Great Wilderness and slays every enemy beneath heaven. The road to the Dao is strewn with bones. I trample the heroes and claim the throne! In this world, I alone stand supreme! 915Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 34 My Younger Sister Sent Me to Entertain Men, but After I Fell Off a Cliff, the Entire Kingdom of Women Adored Me 被亲妹妹安排四处应酬，坠崖后全女儿国偏爱我 My younger sister pushed me into one social engagement after another. After I fell off a cliff, the entire kingdom of women doted on me. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Back in the Wealthy Family, I Cause More Trouble Than a Beagle 回到豪门，我比比格还能闯祸 Goofy Comedy + Beloved by the Whole Family + Feel-Good Story + Mountain Bandit King + San Francisco Is a Mountain Too The year Lin Qingyue turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her top-tier aristocratic adoptive parents and returned to her wealthy biological parents. The family was small and simple: her biological parents lived apart, her older sister was hopelessly romantic, her younger brother was a nonconformist, and she had scored just 33 points on her Chinese exam. What a harmonious, loving 85.8kReads8.8Score11.9kShelves
- 36 Entering the Song Dynasty Armed 持械入宋 This book has been adapted into an animated comic and is now available on Hongguo. Thank you all for your support! In the final years of the Song dynasty, war raged across the land. A five-person modern squad on a mission accidentally fell into a time tunnel and transmigrated to the Great Song with all their weapons. Team leader Lin Zhao, calm and decisive with his Beijing accent, commanded the whole operation. Sniper Xie Changfeng and weapons specialist Ma Zhenbang, both speaking with thick Nor 1MReads9.3Score152.6kShelves
- 37 She Got Married Again? 她又结婚了？ Every time Gu Nong gets her divorce papers, the entrance to the Civil Affairs Bureau is lined with luxury cars. Successful, high-quality men from every walk of life are throwing themselves at this honest, upright woman, smashing their heads against the wall for her! Mr. Wang from AAA Building Materials comes striding toward you with several snakeskin bags stuffed with property deeds. The tech tycoon has fifty pounds of hardware waiting for you in the trunk of his Maybach. The youthful guy pulls 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 38 Invisibility: Uncovering the Goddesses’ Secrets 隐身：看尽女神的秘密 Yu Sheng was framed and killed. After being reborn, he awakens the power of invisibility. He uses it to take revenge, sweeps all before him, uncovers all kinds of secrets, wins the favor of a beautiful police officer, and acquires immense wealth. From then on, he reaches the pinnacle of life… 34.2kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
- 39 The Mistresses of My Workplace’s Female Bosses 单位女上司们的情人老公 The Female Bosses at Work and Their Lover-Husbands 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 China's Twelve Most Dangerous Dinner Parties 中国最危险的十二个饭局 [Historical Intrigue Anthology] [Short Story Collection] [Game Theory and Psychology] [Unveiling History] Wine cups clink, and murderous intent lurks beneath the surface. One banquet can be enough to change the fate of a dynasty. This book brings together twelve deadly banquets recorded in the history books, including the Feast at Hongmen, Cao Cao's Wine-and-Plum Gathering, the Meeting at Mianchi, and the Gathering of Heroes. Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lin Xiangru, Zhou Yu, Yue Fei, y 494Reads9.3Score159Shelves
- 41 Don’t Lie to Me 别对我，说谎 The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The seasons turn, and plants wither and flourish... These eternal, unchanging laws are like countless building blocks, together forming the world we know. But one day, someone quietly reached out and pulled out one of those blocks, stealing one of the world's laws. From that moment on, everything began to change. As more and more blocks are pulled out and more people steal the world's laws, when will the world suddenly collapse? “My name is 80.8kReads8.3Score10.9kShelves
- 42 The Male Scrubber at the Women’s Bathhouse Becomes a Trial Marriage Partner 女澡堂的男搓澡师变成试婚员 The Male Scrubber at the Women's Bathhouse Becomes a Trial Marriage Partner 194Reads—Score120Shelves
- 43 The Maltese Falcon 马耳他之鹰 One job, two murders, three groups on his trail, four factions. On a foggy night in San Francisco, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a deadly con revolving around a priceless black falcon statuette. A beautiful woman, swindlers, hitmen, wealthy businessmen: everyone has an agenda, and danger lurks at every turn. When the truth strips away the disguises, and love collides with principle, he must make the most ruthless choice. No warmth, no redemption, just the truth, hard-boiled to the en 35Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 44 A Portable Women's Prison: Taming a Goddess from the Start 随身女子监狱，开局驯服女神 Fresh out of college and already a corporate drone, Lin Yi is more exhausted than a donkey. Then he awakens the Beauty Prison, a portable prison! The rules are simple and ruthless: it only holds stunningly beautiful female villains who have committed all manner of wicked deeds. Cold-blooded romance scammers, icy and heartless female CEOs, ruthless top assassins, gods who control life and death... Any peerlessly beautiful woman who breaks the rules gets thrown in prison overnight for reform! Wh 5.2kReads—Score455Shelves
- 45 After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Husband Is on His Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin! 离婚后，总裁前夫他火葬场了！ After the Divorce, My CEO Ex-Husband Is Desperate to Win Me Back! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Transmigrator’s Family Has a Son-in-Law 穿越之家有赘婿 Feng Ming was reborn in another world with his memories intact. His father was a famous cultivation powerhouse in Qingyun City and ran the vast Feng family. As his father’s only child, Feng Ming was doted on by everyone. Even though his cultivation aptitude was poor, he still thought this life would be an easy ride. Just as Feng Ming was enjoying his carefree life, a marriage arrangement out of nowhere nearly knocked him senseless. Wasn’t this the kind of setup he used to see all the time in nov 66.4kReads9.3Score9.4kShelves
- 47 My Days Running a Shop Across the Heavens 我在诸天开黑店的日子 [Invincible Protagonist] [the Myriad Worlds] [Patchwork Novel] [Behind-the-Scenes] By a twist of fate, I transmigrated to a Cultivation world and got bound to a Main God Space. Should I summon reincarnators to invade the Myriad Worlds? Or summon reincarnators to destroy the world? Liu Shao says all that fighting is too dangerous. He’d rather do a little business across the Myriad Worlds and skim some profits from them. And so, the Cultivation world’s first online shopping platform is built. Then 2.3kReads8.7Score133Shelves
- 48 A Sweet Pisces Wife 暖暖双鱼甜妻 Ten years ago, Qin Yi borrowed fifty yuan from Luo Shuangyu, never paid her back, and disappeared, leaving her to get a terrible beating from her parents. Ten years later, he showed up, gave her a million yuan, and helped her swindle his own grandfather out of a billion. He even quietly got a marriage certificate while he was at it. When the old man flew into a rage, flung out the red marriage certificate, and roared that he would never approve, Luo Shuangyu, who didn't even know she was married 7.3kReads9.3Score877Shelves
- 49 Global Awakening: I Started Searching, Fighting, and Extracting with Special Operations 全民：从觉醒特勤处开始搜打撤 [The rating has only just opened and will rise later] [Illustrations included, so enjoy] From the start, he transmigrates to Blue Star, which is undergoing a cataclysm in an age when everyone is a pioneer. The initial skill everyone else sees as having no rank awakens a golden finger, [Special Operations Division], thanks to Chu Hong's arrival. All he has to do is register real-world secret realms, and he can run them endlessly in the Special Operations Division. While everyone else is terrified 123.1kReads8.8Score15kShelves
- 50 A Flash Marriage: The True Heiress Marries a Warlord Tycoon 闪婚，真千金嫁给了军阀大佬 Young Marshal Cheng Tianxun was swamped with military affairs and hated clingy, persistent women most of all. He had no time to deal with them. Qin Yan promised to turn a deaf ear to his affairs, never make a scene or demand his affection. Winning his trust, she successfully married into the military governor’s household in a flash marriage. After the wedding, each of them got what they wanted and kept the other at arm’s length. The marriage went smoothly. Until he said, “It’s not very appropria 66kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves
