Novels like Don’t Look Back on the Night of the Wake
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- 101 Suppose It’s Before Dawn 假如黎明之前 System / playing cards / slay gods / all characters / infinite flow / games / Werewolf / ensemble cast What is dawn? Monstrous beasts tear the sky apart, and steel cities become hunting grounds of flesh and blood! Man-made monsters roam the ruins, shrieking in a way that makes your blood run cold. At the brink of despair, a cold electronic voice rings through the minds of players around the world: [Dawn Game, forced entry!] Fifty-four blood-red playing cards fan out in midair. Each one represen 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Tales of the Mystic Sect in Troubled Times: Uncle Nine Returns 乱世玄门录之九叔归来 In the chaos of the Republic of China, the martial world is treacherous, the dragon veins are in turmoil, and a hundred schools vie for supremacy. The world's Five Arts flourish: talismans, feng shui, medicine and witchcraft, divination, and spirit control all hide in plain sight, together known as the Eighteen Houses of the Mystic Sect. But yin and yang have fallen out of balance, and yin energy is consuming the world. Vengeful ghosts, wild spirits, mountain demons, and water specters are appea 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Mute Wife Is Hard to Win Back, Mr. Qi Is Beside Himself with Regret 哑妻难追，祁总悔疯了 [Mute Heroine + Obsessive Male Lead + Love After Marriage + Agreement to Give Up the Child and Separate + The Ex-Wife Comes Back to Haunt Him + Fictional Wealthy Family] Born unable to speak, Shi Ran has endured cold treatment from the Shi family. Her elder brother, Shi Fengyan, is her only source of support. After an unexpected incident at a bar, she becomes entangled with Qi Shen, the proud and obsessive young master of the Qi family. A pregnancy test forces them to marry in haste under press 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 I Used the Merit System to Turn My Hated Life Around 我用功德系统爆改黑红人生 I Used a Merit System to Completely Transform My Infamous Life 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Star Nexus: Dark Judgment 星枢：黑暗裁决 After three years in an underground cage, genius scientist Lu Ze is betrayed by his own family. His body is completely destroyed, leaving only his brain alive. Upon awakening, he uses a brain-computer interface to deeply bind himself to the self-developed, god-tier System, Star Pivot. With no eyes, he can see the entire internet. With no ears, he can hear every sound. Though formless, he can control the whole digital world. He doesn't rely on brute force. Instead, with his brilliant mind, he l 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Seven Openings of the Love Coffin: Who Laughs as They Meet Their Death? 情棺七启：谁在笑中赴死 [Transmigrate Into a Book + System + Supernatural + Two Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Philosophical Reflections] Seven coffins of love, seven trials, seven sealed emotions. Shen Wuwang enters a haunted mansion with a System. There, he joins forces with the sword cultivator Xie Jinglan, the thief Ling Zhao, the bookworm Zhou Ming, the musician A-Xian, and others to overcome the “Emotional Barrier” scenarios. Each trial is fueled by memories and kindled by pain, setting forgotten obsessions ablaze. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Hundred Family Surnames: Your Surname Hides Your Origins 百家姓：你姓什么就藏着什么来路 The Hundred Family Surnames: Your surname holds the secret to your origins. 40Reads—Score114d adds
- 108 A Mismatched Blind Date: He Can See the Future, I Can Hear Thoughts 错位相亲：他预知未来，我听到心声 A Mismatched Blind Date: He Can See the Future, and I Can Hear People’s Thoughts 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Netherworld Lord Is Panicking: His Wife Runs the Underworld Relocation Office 冥君他急了，老婆是地府搬迁办 Sang Luo is full of baleful energy, born with an iron-hard fate and the ability to beat ghosts bare-handed. After twenty years on the job, she tops the Underworld’s annual list of “Most Unwelcome Visitors.” The Ten Kings of Hell get a headache the moment they hear she’s coming. After all, whenever this formidable woman shows up, she not only makes the government reimburse her taxi fare, but also swipes a few jars of Meng Po’s soup to drink. Then she takes a job from Fu Yun Ci, the president of t 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 When the Wind Rises 待那风起时 The story is set during the final month before the college entrance exam and moves forward from there. It is divided into four arcs, each portraying the coming-of-age story of a girl with a different upbringing and life experience as she takes the exam and completes her studies... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 A Bloody Case Sparked by a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn 一串糖葫芦诱发的血案 A String of Candied Hawthorns Sparks a Bloody Case 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 I Am the Empress's Cauldron, and from the Start I Refined the Greatest Cauldron of All Time 我女帝炉鼎，开局炼化万古第一鼎 Synopsis: Bad news: I’ve become an Empress’s cultivation furnace, number 371! Good news: She absorbs my cultivation, and I can grow infinitely stronger! From the start, my dantian is crippled, and I become the icy Empress’s cultivation tool. She drains me dry every day, leaving me on the brink of death! At death’s door, Zhang Fan unexpectedly awakens the Xuanhuang Cauldron, dormant for countless ages! From then on, every bit of power the Empress absorbs is purified a hundredfold by the divine 42Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 113 An Apocalypse Warrior Reborn as the General's Legitimate Daughter 末世战士穿成将军府嫡女 Not an AI-generated story. In the twenty-third year of the apocalypse, an era that began after the zombie outbreak and artificial intelligence uprising, Su Qingyun is a soldier in the First Corps of the Apocalypse Army, part of the Central Forces of Huaxia. Codenamed “Calibrator,” she is leaving the organization to live independently when a Level Five zombie bites off her arm. On the brink of death, she transmigrates into the body of Su Jinyue, the Fourth Young Lady of the General's Residence in 7Reads8.3Score58914d adds
- 114 In the Year of Famine, My Six-Year-Old Sister Carried Me to Victory 饥荒年，我被六岁妹妹带飞了 Until my six-year-old sister Yaya, who had fainted from hunger and then woken up again, blinked her suddenly clear, bright eyes, tugged at my sleeve, and said, “Big brother, don't be afraid. I'll take you to find food.” 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Ink Bones, Blank Space 墨骨留白 [Artist + Transmigration + One Female Lead + Slice of Life + Humor] In his previous life, no one loved him, and he had nothing to hold on to. Born into hardship and dogged by misfortune, his life ended when a bolt of heavenly lightning struck. By a twist of fate, however, it ruined someone else's cultivation and karma, turning him into a puppet for that person to recover through, though he himself remained unaware. From then on, a little supervisor and a pen accompanied him as he made his quiet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A Carpenter's Home Has No Stool to Sit On, While Ghosts Sing in a Taoist's Home 木匠家中无凳坐，道士家中鬼唱歌 [No System + Not a power fantasy + No cultivation + Supernatural + Fantasy + Horror + Suspense + Realistic thrills + First-person diary style] If that bothers you, proceed with caution~ "The carpenter has no stools at home, and ghosts sing in the Daoist's house." This is a common saying. It means that people tend to be too lazy to do their own line of work at home. Similar sayings include "The tailor wears tattered clothes" and "The doctor can't treat himself." Rather than call this a book, it w 21Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 117 Don't Board the Boat Coming from Upstream 别接江上来的船 Don't Take the Boat Coming from Upstream 15Reads—Score114d adds
- 118 The Hidden Phoenix Tree 隐凤梧 Born mute and forced to leave the palace, she made a life for herself in a border town as General Shen, a woman no one dared cross. She lived freely and on her own terms, until a war thrust her into the spotlight. She donned her armor, defeated the enemy, and returned in triumph to receive an honor, setting the capital's political currents swirling. She had no desire to get caught up in the turmoil, but the world would not leave her in peace. Saving a princess, capturing spies, defending the sou 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Reborn as a Concubine's Daughter, I Can Hear Cats' Thoughts 重生庶女解锁猫猫心声 Rebirth + inner thoughts + transmigrate into a book + an adorable kitty + household intrigue and political schemes Every couple is faithful to one another!!! A coming-of-age story with a touch of ensemble cast After I was reborn, I could hear my cat’s thoughts. She called me stupid, but helped me overthrow an entire dynasty. She was a lowly concubine-born daughter who had already died once. In her previous life, her family sacrificed her. Her wedding dress was stained with blood, and she died 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Broken Blood Moon Sword 血月残剑 The grudge of having my family wiped out is etched into my bones and impossible to forget. Wang Tieniu became a castoff of the martial world. Just as he was trapped in a hopeless dead end and on the verge of death, the blood moon rose and his broken sword was unsealed! With one sword, he awakened a lost sword art. From then on, he exposed hypocrites, struck down villains, and defied a game laid out across the ages! The Heavenly Dao wants to sacrifice me to bring the game to a close? Then I’ll ov 682Reads—Score11014d adds
- 121 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 He's Vile, Yet Somehow Everyone Hates Him 恶毒的他，竟然是万人嫌 New book / Two male leads / Modern / From universally disliked to universally adored / Younger man Wang Haojie was a poor student who always bullied his classmates, acting like a total creep. But one day, his parents brought another boy home. The boy was only a few years younger than him. He sweetly called him big brother and greeted him with good morning and good night every day. Then, one day, Wang Haojie developed an astonishing affection for him and confessed his feelings. His brother didn't 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Growing Strong at the Superpower Academy 成长自能力者学院 [Mind games, urban superpowers, clever characters, passionate action, innovative plot] Superpowers are the most extraordinary things in the world, and anything can become a power: colors, metals, substances, plants and animals, time, everyday objects, and more. For special reasons, the protagonist Bai Fan transfers to an academy that trains people with superpowers. What will come of it? Will things stay the same as before, or will this be a new beginning? He arrives at this place without any pow 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Travelers of My Life 我的人生旅客 He meets a cool, aloof goddess at a hotel, and one misunderstanding leads to a string of hugs and mishaps. A young entrepreneur gets called a hopeless loser by a rich second-generation kid? Don't worry, his gorgeous childhood friend rushes in to back him up. You say he's a legendary kept man? He just picks up his chopsticks and eats. Three women make for quite a show, and this one is a real delight. One man owes three women a debt of love. Their tangled affections make for a romance where love t 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Ancestor Xin 辛祖 [30,000 words posted daily] [Gets better as it goes] [Three heroines] [Classic xianxia] [Rags-to-riches rise] [Power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Passionate] [Fast-paced] Life is as brief as an ant's, a fate as insubstantial as dust. If Heaven won't let me climb high, I'll shatter these nine celestial heavens! If fate won't let me rule supreme, I'll forge the laws of all worlds anew! Only then will all beings across the myriad worlds learn that there is always a heaven beyond h 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Three Kingdoms: Turning the Tide at Red Cliffs 三国：从逆转赤壁开始 [Three Kingdoms] + [Reborn] + [Power Fantasy] + [Court Intrigue] + [Conquest] Cao Ang is Reborn! He returns to the night in Wancheng that decided his fate. The first thing he does is save Dian Wei and Cao Cao. He takes precautions against Sima Yi’s “wolf-like gaze” and uproots the entire Sima clan. He sees through Huang Gai’s “self-inflicted wounds ploy” and Pang Tong’s “chain ships stratagem.” At the Battle of Red Cliffs, he makes clever use of the east wind, builds imitation warships, and sets 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 A Breath of Fresh Air 一缕清风 If there is another life, I wish to be neither immortal nor human, but only a breeze resting on your shoulder. A deep love thwarted by fate, destiny playing cruel tricks: amid the clash between the fated struggle of good and evil and the greater good of all living beings, individual feelings are fragile and tragic. 69Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 128 Return to the Inn 归栈 Return to the Inn 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 I Scammed Free Care from a Psychiatric Hospital and Brought Down Its Insurance Fraud Ring 白嫖精神病院，我把骗保黑窝掀了 I Took Advantage of a Psychiatric Hospital and Exposed Its Insurance Scam 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 A Record of Heart-Piercing Crimes 诛心记 Autumn of the first year of Baozheng, the night before Frost’s Descent. Silver King Ye Wuqing launched the “Black Armor Coup” in the imperial capital. Iron cavalry trampled the moonlit streets, and smoke from the fires advanced toward the ninefold palace walls. Emperor Ye Wushuang wept as he stood before the palace hall. Unwilling to treat the people as mere straw dogs, he removed his crown and issued an edict of abdication. That night, the emperor climbed the Star-Gazing Tower alone, gazed no 116Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Lock the Sane People In 把清醒的人关进来 Lock the Clear-Headed Inside 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Hilarious Life of a Rich Girl Married to a Fake Rich Guy 富家女嫁假富公子的搞笑生活 The Hilarious Married Life of a Rich Girl and a Fake Rich Heir 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 我想娶你表妹，你却先当我爹 I Want to Marry Your Cousin, but You Became My Dad First 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Hidden-Edge Son-in-Law 藏锋赘婿 The Hidden-Edge Live-In Son-in-Law 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Traveling Together on Misty Island 雾岛同行 Companions on Misty Island 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Terror at the Ancestral Home in the Deep Mountains 深山祖宅惊魂 Terror at the Ancestral Home in the Deep Mountains 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Good Lord, the Mad Homeless Man I Picked Up Is the Missing Trillionaire Tycoon Everyone Online Has Been Searching For 天，我捡的疯癫流浪汉，竟是全网失踪的千亿首富 Oh My God, the Deranged Homeless Man I Picked Up Is Actually the Trillionaire Who Vanished from the Internet 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 A Chilling Mystery: The Seventh Recipient 惊悚悬疑故事：第七个收件人 A Gripping Mystery: The Seventh Recipient 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Women Who Have Fallen into Pit Toilets Have Especially Keen Noses 掉过茅坑的女人，鼻子都比较灵 Women Who’ve Fallen into a Pit Toilet Have Especially Sharp Noses 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Apocalypse! A Good-for-Nothing? Recycle! I Can Become the God of This Region!!! 末世！废物？回收！我能成为这片区域的神！！！ Apocalypse! Useless? Recycle! I Can Become the God of This Region!!! 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 I Went Undercover in a Scam Compound 我在诈骗园区当卧底 I'm an Undercover Agent in a Scam Compound 125Reads—Score1014d adds
- 142 The Real Heiress Only Wants to Protect Her Sister 真千金只想保护姐姐 [Two female leads + real and fake heiresses + past and present lives + campus + entertainment industry + lighthearted + funny] [A zany, unhinged, sick big-sister-obsessed receiver × a gentle, doting, little-sister-obsessed giver] Chu Yinshu never expected that after diligently clearing instances and completing missions, she would finally earn enough points to return to the real world, only for the System to send her into the body of a true heiress who had just been recognized by her parents. She 8Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 143 Cast-Off Daughter, Substitute Bride: The Women of My In-Laws Join Forces to Win Big 弃女替嫁：婆家女眷抱团赢麻了 In her past life, four of the five members of the Tang family died, leaving only her. Reborn in 1990, the first thing she did was report someone on the train. Her mother-in-law died horribly in a car accident, her sister-in-law was imprisoned, her younger sister-in-law died in despair, and her husband gave his life for his country. Left alone, she lived until her hair turned white, never discovering whether her family's deaths had been a natural disaster or a human crime. [Ding! Check-in Syste 1.1kReads—Score14714d adds
- 144 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: My Era of Capital and Romance 重生千禧：我的资本与红颜时代 Reborn in 1999, Lin Zhe wants only to make money and make up for the regrets of his past life. But as he invests, twenty-four breathtaking women gather around him: a technical genius, a movie star, a brilliant lawyer, a wealthy heiress, and more. They are not just his lovers, but also the strongest partners in his business empire. This is a high-stakes gamble between capital and love, and he wants it all. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 I Fainted After Storming Out, Then Took My Family to Ancient Times 吵架出门晕倒，我带全家穿越古代 One moment, my wife and I had a huge fight at home, and I stormed out. The next, I collapsed by the roadside and woke up to my wife twisting my ear! I opened my eyes: a crumbling mud-brick shack, coarse clothes, and a desolate village from ancient times! I was stunned! And even more unbelievably: My wife was there, our child was there, and my parents were there too! All five of us had transmigrated together to the Great Wei Dynasty! We were all modern people, starting out dirt-poor and drowning 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 In the South, Fine Trees Grow Thick with Leaves 南有嘉木，其叶蓁蓁 [A highly skilled female lead × a calculating male lead + both strong + devoted to each other] Zhang Jiamu has descended the mountain to kill the utterly wicked Prince of Yichang. But along the way, an old acquaintance repeatedly gets in her way, and their relationship is far from ordinary, making her hesitate to strike. Memories of the past surge through her mind. Before entering Yiyan Mountain, she was born into a distinguished family, with a loving mother, a happy betrothal, and a young broth 45Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 147 The Great Sage of Confucianism: My Literary Aura Can Slay Demons 儒道至圣：我的文气能斩妖 A top modern university student, excelling in both history and physics, transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Tang and Song dynasties, but inhabited by demons and monsters. In this world, scholars can cultivate “literary aura,” and poetry and prose can channel the power of heaven and earth to slay demons and monsters! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I Make a Fortune by Controlling Dreams 我靠控梦赚大钱 Lin Zhouyue was an easygoing office worker who just wanted to lie flat. She had no lofty ambitions and didn't care about promotions or raises. But one day, she woke up to discover she could bring things from her dreams into the real world. Soon, she realized she could control her dreams and make all sorts of things happen. Before long, she became a high-paid success who made money hand over fist. Just as life was going swimmingly, the unexpected happened... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Emotional Counterbalance: I Became Everyone’s Rock 情绪对冲：我成全员主心骨 I publicly confessed to the aloof top student by reading her a paper full of corrections, and became a laughingstock across campus. No one knew that the more flustered she got, the faster my bank balance grew. Other tycoons show off by throwing money around. I corner the heroines, then offer them a way out and cash in. I pointed out a data flaw to the tsundere campus belle, and she asked me through red-rimmed eyes, “How do you even remember that?” An offbeat influencer's livestream went off the 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 150 From the Start, One Ball: Others Struggle to Survive, I Plan for Growth 开局一个球，他人求生，我谋发展 Everyone on Earth is pulled into a survival game in a post-apocalyptic star domain. Billions of people land at random and randomly receive a single item or one inactive ability. They are all trapped in a desperate world of scarce supplies, rampant alien beasts, and relentless disasters. Everyone has one goal: to stay alive. To that end, they compete ruthlessly, loot, fight, betray one another, and do whatever it takes to survive. Only the protagonist, Zheng Zhiyuan, is bound to the [Planet Evolu 132Reads—Score—14d adds
