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- 101 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 A Woman's Journey Through Marriage 女人与婚姻的经历 [Female-Oriented + Modern Romance + Workplace and Marriage + Flash Marriage + Realistic Family Life] [Women, Love, and Marriage | A True Account of Marriage | Women’s Growth | Emotional Resonance] Before the grief of losing her mother had even faded, Xinyang was pressured by her whole family to get married and rushed into a flash marriage. She found her hastily chosen partner through a radio station and gave up the career she loved to throw herself into the daily grind of married life. She thou 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Rhapsody of Changmen: Ashes of the Golden Moon 长门赋·金月烬 Ode to the Gate of Longmen: The Golden Moon Burns to Ashes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Tang Dynasty in Turmoil: Reforged in the Year of the Fire Horse 残唐鼎沸：丙午再造 The Tumultuous Late Tang: Rebuilding in the Year of the Fire Horse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Infinite Game: Leading My Team to Grind in the Reincarnation Tower 无限游戏：我在轮回塔带队内卷 [Infinite Flow + ensemble cast + around 50 game scenarios + factions of reincarnators battling for dominance early on + teams of reincarnators from different countries clashing later] Scenario One: The Walking Dead 10,000 Chinese challengers have been summoned by the Reincarnation Tower! In an apocalypse overrun by zombies, with scarce supplies and treacherous people, you must survive for 60 days to clear the first scenario! And with a teammate called a “prophet” guiding us, we actually complete 2.3kReads6.2Score23814d adds
- 106 The Farmer’s Daughter Refuses to Marry, and Her Future Powerful Official Loses Control in Public 农女拒嫁，未来权臣当众失控 [Romance first, career second] Since the heavens have given her a chance to start over, Xie Qinglian wastes no time. She decides not to give Shen Xingzhou any chance to grow up: she'll drown him in the river, push him off a mountain, or poison him with a poisonous fruit! [Shen Xingzhou: a mad beauty] When he discovers that Zhenzhen, the woman he loves, is actually Xie Qinglian and that she wants to kill him, he decides that if they cannot be husband and wife in life, then they can be a pair of g 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天！法力无边？ Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Deep Love for the Former: Ping Jun's Farewell 故剑情深：平君辞 Deep Love for an Old Sword: Pingjun's Farewell 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 A Nobody's Rise Begins with an Acceptance Letter 草根逆袭从录取通知书开始 As Heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman strives tirelessly to improve himself; as Earth is broad and steadfast, a gentleman bears all things with great virtue. At eighteen, a poor country boy from the mountains got into college with a stroke of luck. Through sheer grit and relentless hard work, he endured and overcame one hardship after another: poverty, hunger, a weak educational foundation, contempt from others, and misunderstandings from his superiors. Though he completed four years of colleg 5.7kReads8.8Score42714d adds
- 110 Dreamwalker 2025 梦行者2025 [Dreamcore psychological sci-fi] [Dreamcore] [Cyber fantasy] [Artificial reincarnation] [Unconventional infinite-loop story] [Aloof genius heroine] [No romance] [Psychological] [Niche] This book is an unconventional record of a cast of minds, a dream called “life” from which no one needs to wake. A slow burn with a touch of horror. No power-fantasy tropes, only people who pass each other by, and no true romantic pairings. In April 2025, dreamwalker Qian Ye arrives in Moshou City and stays wit 33Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 111 In the Era of Forced Childbearing, I Received a Little Fox Cub 强制生育时代，我领到一只小狐崽 [One-on-one, both are each other's first and only, little fox cub, cross-species romance, Fox Lord, mutual protection, political intrigue among the demon clans, cool heroine, flirtatious tension] Liang Yi told Jiang He, "Let's break up. My parents can't accept that you're adopted." Jiang He didn't cling to him. She calmly let him go. But a policy announced by the civil affairs department left people no way to avoid it: Anyone who turned thirty without a child registered in their name would have 378Reads—Score12514d adds
- 112 A Glorious Dream, Mountains and Rivers Far Away 浮华梦山河远 Is marrying up into a noble family a ladder to the clouds, or a blade at your throat? Everyone envies a merchant’s daughter who marries into a marquis’s household. But after a torrential rain in Huazhou, everything changes. Her husband gets caught up in the succession struggle, and she’s abducted by human traffickers... Even her family thinks she’ll never come back. But she not only returns, she also becomes the owner of Baoxing Trading House. Every time you think she’s finally found her foo 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Zhuangzi, the Sword Immortal: Roaming the Ninth Heaven 剑仙庄子：逍遥九天 Sword Immortal Zhuangzi: Carefree Across the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Me, an Outer Sect Disciple, Became the Immortal World's Ancestor by Keeping a Low Profile 我，外门弟子，苟成仙界老祖 I, an Outer Sect Disciple, Cautiously Became the Immortal Realm's Ancestor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Peerless Among Ten Thousand Spirits 万灵无双 A teahouse from the start, yet the Heavenly Dao claims I'm harboring divine beasts. Mysterious supernatural cases keep finding me, and now I've been diagnosed with a terminal illness! But I've discovered there are things in this world that can extend my life The last breath a spirit refuses to surrender A star shifted by someone's hand on a compass A lost art that the sages pursued with their lives A scheme passed down by emperors for a thousand years... Among the three teachings and nine schoo 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Black-Armored Strategist: Cui Hao’s Chronicle 玄甲定天：崔浩谋世录 The Black-Armored Strategist Who Settled the Realm: The Chronicles of Cui Hao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Invincible Across Two Worlds: The Carefree Immortal's Journey 双穿无敌，逍遥仙途传 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. With a fresh take, it follows Mo Chou, an ordinary member of society who one day accidentally obtains a jade pendant left behind by the ancient, powerful immortal Master Xian before his ascension. Sealed inside it are all the skills Master Xian mastered in his lifetime. Whoever finds it and becomes its owner will inherit everything he knew. The ancient jade also contains storage space and a portal 600Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Song of Changgan: A Promise of Lotus Hearts 长干行·莲心许 Song of Changgan: A Lotus-Heart Promise 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Marquis of Liu Through the Ages 太玄留侯 The Great Mystery and the Marquis of Liu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Dream King of the Divine Fantasy Universe, Written by Meng Wang Luchuang 神幻宇宙梦王橹窗著 The universe is vast and boundless, with no distinction between male- and female-oriented fiction, or between gods, immortals, demons, and monsters. Multiple heroines and heroes, both delicate and bold, overwhelmingly sweet or brutally cruel, unconventional and diverse in style: this fantasy epic has it all, a singular work in the literary world. Cloud Dream Celestial Gate + Dreadful Snow Dai + The Unknown Beginning + A Fall into Ten Thousand Calamities + Crouching Dragon Divine Tree + The Realm 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Hidden Treasures of the Spirit Pivot 灵枢天藏 The Celestial Treasury of the Spirit Pivot 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Xi Shi Meets a Thousand-Year-Old White Fox 西施遇上千年白狐 The Fox Spirit of a Thousand Years Meets Xi Shi tells the story of Xi Shi, the beauty of ancient Yue. Fan, a subordinate of the King of Yue, brings her to the palace, where she undergoes rigorous training before being sent to Wu to seduce and subdue its king. With Fan's help, she is to bring down the state of Wu in one fell swoop. But on the way to Wu, Xi Shi's boat capsizes. After she falls into the water, a cargo ship rescues her. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a world she doesn 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Constant Register of Parables 恒籍寓鉴 Synopsis of The Book of Constant Records: Tales to Awaken the Mind and Discern the Truth With “drawing wisdom from the classics to illuminate the questions of today” as its guiding principle, this book selects over a hundred classic fables and anecdotes from the various schools of philosophy, historical biographies and notes, and folk tradition. These include “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” from Zhuangzi, “Making Up the Numbers” from Han Feizi, and “The Man from Qi Who Worried the Sky Would 10Reads—Score614d adds
- 126 Rigid Justice 刻板正义 If you were born to be humanity’s savior, destined to sacrifice yourself, would you accept your mission? [Great Calamities] are extinction-level natural disasters that occur every few years: tsunamis, meteorites, swarms of insects, collapsing stars. Only the most powerful superhuman, known as [Justice], can end them by offering up their life. Against this backdrop, humanity has developed all kinds of unique social systems, and the world’s balance of power and relations between nations have bec 630Reads8.6Score10614d adds
- 127 The Medicine Cauldron of Guiguzi 鬼谷药鼎 The Ghost Valley Medicine Cauldron 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Divine Judge of the Han Prison: The Biography of Zhang Tang 汉狱神断：张汤传 The Divine Judge of the Han Prison: The Biography of Zhang Tang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 A Final Wish 临终之愿 [Not for everyone: a niche novel with no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible hero, and no wish fulfillment. The storytelling is detailed, but the pacing is a little slow.] [Why I write: I'm not after money. I don't have much, but I have enough. What I hope for is understanding, and I sincerely look forward to thoughtful readers.] [Keywords: hard science fiction, rigorous logic, wit and humor, critical thinking, and knowledge from seventeen academic disciplines to broaden your perspective] 193Reads—Score10214d adds
- 130 The Apocalypse? No Problem, I’ve Got Cheats! 末世？不怕，我有外挂！ [Two male leads + ensemble cast + apocalypse + natural disasters + multiple couples + past lives and present] [Pure-hearted powerhouse bottom × younger wolf-dog top] “I want to go out and see the world.” Lu Yuan, newly arrived in another world, stunned everyone with his words. “Are you kidding? It's the apocalypse, man!” “The apocalypse? No worries! I've got a cheat!” “Then let's go together. We'll brave this world side by side.” Even if death seems certain, they'll face life and death togeth 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Returning to the Ten Thousand Paths of Guizang 归藏万途 When he crawled out of a pile of corpses, he was clutching a piece of jade. Ten years later, every faction in the Western Continent would kill for it. The day his master faked his death, he told him to deliver a hard, unyielding fruit to Lingxu Palace within two years. And never take off the jade he had worn since childhood. He thought that was all there was to it. No one told him what the jade was. He thought it was a treasure that could suppress the Ruins, a key to seize power, or a life-savin 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Expired Convenience Store 过期的便利店 Expired Convenience Store 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Clear Notes in the Cold Night 冷夜清音 Three years as a live-in son-in-law, as if plunged into an icy abyss; one cry of “God of War,” and his name echoes through the skies. She is the only clear note in his bitter nights; he is her final refuge in a troubled world. Character Profiles: · Gu Ye Han: A live-in son-in-law who seems timid, but is actually the illustrious Northern Frontier God of War, the “Night Emperor.” Cold and restrained, he lives only to protect his wife, Su Qingyin. · Su Qingyin: CEO of the Su Group. Strong on the o 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 134 The Beloved War God: The Five Realms in Her Palm 万人迷战神：五洲尽在她掌心 [A hexagonally talented female war god, both mature and sweet] x [A devoted, intensely loving Memory Seeker who is reserved but sharp-tongued] She was once the strongest war god in Flower Spirit Continent, so powerful that one person could awe all four continents. But after a single calculated scheme, she lost all her fighting strength, had her identity hidden, became a target, and was reduced to a cripple. Everyone wanted to trample her, but to their surprise, they all ended up on her side M 92Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 135 Ink Seal of the Nine Heavens 墨印九天 Ink Seal Across the Nine Heavens 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Chong’er Returns to Jin 重耳归晋 Chong'er Returns to Jin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Hidden Among the Immortals: The Life of Tao Hongjing 仙隐：陶弘景传 Immortal Seclusion: The Biography of Tao Hongjing 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨 [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 189Reads—Score10414d adds
- 139 Master of the Purple Star: The Birth Chart Rules the World, the Stars Subdue All Realms 紫微星主：命盘定乾坤，星斗镇诸天 Master of the Ziwei Star: The Fate Chart Determines the World, the Stars Subdue All Realms —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Way of Strategy: Zhang Yi’s Mystic Plans 纵横灵途：张仪玄策 Traversing the World of Spirits: Zhang Yi's Arcane Strategies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Cultivating Immortality Begins With Artificial Intelligence 修真从人工智能开始 Deng Qi transmigrated to another world, bringing with him advanced AI chat technology. His arrival sparked a palace coup, and the prime minister hunted him down, forcing him to flee. By chance, he learned that beyond the Divine Wall lay the Immortal Spirit Realm. After countless hardships, he crossed the wall and entered the realm, joining a sect to study cultivation. He started as a servant and eventually mastered his art. When he returned to his original world, he discovered that his enemies w 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 This World Is Such a Mess! 这个世界好混乱啊！ Who am I? Where am I? Am I dreaming? Everyone in the world seems strange. What was that I heard… My heart hurts so much. At last, I picked up my knife… I died… I came back to life, but I no longer had a heart… This is a world with just one continent and a few islands, and it is on the brink of an eerie apocalypse. Can someone without a heart feel the warmth and coldness of human life? How can I hold on to my heart in a world gone mad? Why can I calmly watch the living die right before my eyes? 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Lida's Wish 丽达的心愿 [A serf girl accused of witchcraft after breaking up a couple from the start: how can she survive the medieval witch-hunting frenzy?] [Alternate history | Western Middle Ages | A turbulent era and its many characters | Vocational ideals | Love and friendship | Realism] [If this time we choose love, kindness, and courage, could things turn out differently?] Theme: A story about love, growth, understanding, and healing Events: The witch hunts, the Renaissance, the Reformation Elements: A serf r 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Young Imperial Guard 少年金吾卫 This is a martial arts novel set in an alternate history. A mysterious jade pendant leads to the founding of a brand-new princely residence. The protagonists are a group of sunny, cheerful young people. They have no blood feud over a father’s murder, nor any grudge over the destruction of their families. All they have is passionate conviction and the courage to root out traitors and drive away evil. After one drinking session, the heir sells himself to the crown prince. From then on, ruler and s 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Heavenly Secrets: The Life of Guan Lu 天机箓之管辂传 The Records of Heaven’s Secrets: The Biography of Guan Lu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Strange Treasures Conquer the World: The Secret Schemes of Lü Buwei 奇货驭天：吕不韦异谋传 Mastering Heaven with Rare Goods: The Strange Schemes of Lü Buwei 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A Fifty-Million Margin Call? I Short Wall Street Instead 爆仓五千万？我反手做空华尔街 [Financial Crisis] [Wits and Strategy] [Big Short] [Wall Street] Many years later, when sitting before the interview cameras for Time magazine’s Person of the Year feature, Lu Ze would always remember that rainy Manhattan night on February 28, 2008. “So, Mr. Lu.” The renowned journalist looked at the man before him, the one who had made the entire global financial system tremble, and posed the question that had come up time and again at congressional hearings, behind closed doors at the Federal 289.5kReads9.1Score36.6k14d adds
- 148 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Kunlun Ruins 山海经·昆仑墟 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Kunlun Ruins 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Twin Treasures of Dragon City: The Sword God Keeps Her Safe for Life 龙城双璧：剑神护她一世无虞 [Resistance War] [Espionage] [Tortured Romance] [Thriller] [Superpowers] In the era of the Dragon Nation, Xiao Hanchuan, the last surviving heir of the Xiao family, takes up the Black Iron Spirit Sword to exact revenge. He crosses paths with Su Ling, a military intelligence agent and the last surviving heir of the Su family. When their paired pendants join together, they uncover the conspiracy behind their families’ destruction. Fighting side by side with sword and gun, they forge a deep bond am 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Madcap Fantasia 疯批家的狂想曲 Modern Arc: This world’s fate was decided long ago. Every choice we make leads to an ending already written. And I, Shu Yue, was the one who tore open every prelude with my own hands. Ji Hua’s ten years on the run began because of me; Chen Songhan’s two thousand years of waiting were for me; My older sister, Shu Wen, fell into the time of the Qin Dynasty because I got her involved; Ancient divine beasts, underworld generals, and a phoenix’s true form all gathered in the same storm because of me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
