Novels like Half an Umbrella, Lu Ban: Spells Protect the Land
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- 101 The System Forces Me to Reject the Goddess's Confession 系统逼我拒绝女神表白 (The good stuff you’re waiting for is coming later, so please be patient.) [Urban fantasy + xuanhuan + Infinite Flow] [System] [Interstellar warfare] [Transmigration to another world] Lin Mo is an ordinary college student so broke he can barely scrape by. By chance, he activates the “Reject the Goddess System.” Every time he turns down a goddess’s confession, he earns a generous reward. From then on, his life takes a spectacular turn. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 A Life Tailored to Order 浮生定制 [Puppy-Like Younger Man VS Female CEO]+ [Travel and Fall in Love] [Both leads communicate openly; no villains] A workplace romance set in a major first-tier city, with some plot points inspired by real stories. Fusheng Custom Travel specializes in high-end, bespoke trips around the world. Founder Liang Wan has run the company on her own for years. Ten years ago, an accident in the snowy mountains ended with her lover, Chen Mo, leaving alone and vanishing without a trace. No one knows whether he 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Ferryman of Consciousness 意识摆渡人 The Consciousness Ferryman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Sequence: Becoming a God with the Overlord’s Spear 序列：从霸王枪开始成神 In the final years of the dynasty, the emperor vanishes without explanation, and the young crown prince ascends the throne. Within the court, the chief among corrupt officials runs rampant; beyond its borders, rival nations eye the realm hungrily. Warlords and bandits plunge the land into chaos, while young idealists from the Reform Society work in the shadows, determined to save their country and its people. Within Great Xia, the traditions of the Hundred Schools hold sway across the land. With —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Falling Off a Cliff from the Start: The Witch Gives Me Her Alchemy Manual! 开局坠崖：魔女传我丹药宝典！ At age three, he was found to possess a Remnant Fire Spirit Soul, a worthless talent. For fifteen years, he was trampled into the dirt. On the day his engagement was broken off, the Xie family's young lord shattered his spirit sea with a single palm strike and kicked him into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Bones, laughing as he said, "A piece of trash like you belongs as monster fodder." But he didn't die at the bottom of the abyss. Deep beneath the chains, a white-haired, red-eyed woman had been imp 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Bury Me in the Spring Named After You 把我埋葬在，以你为名的春天 I met you for the first time in the summer of my second year of middle school. Back then, my mother was still alive, and my family was still happy. In the hospital room, I remember your fair skin and deep eyes, your lowered lashes curved like crescent moons. The breeze in the hospital stirred my heart with the slightest touch. My father paid for your surgery, and that summer, you got a new heart. I never imagined that when we met again, you wouldn't remember me. I'm grateful I stayed in Yunzhong 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Did Those Two Lords of Baiyun Mountain Get Into Another Fight Today? 白云山两位爷今天又打起来了吗？ Have the two big shots of Baiyun Mountain started fighting again today? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 A Wife Fell from the Sky, Let Me Spoil You! 天降老婆，我来宠！ Join this story and follow an ordinary high school student's daily life after waking up to find a mysterious woman suddenly in his home, and watch them grow step by step until the lovers finally end up together. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Tang'er, the Flowers Have Bloomed Again 棠儿花又开了 The Tang Blossoms Are Blooming Again 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The One Hundred and Eighth Day of Wandering Through Spring 三春流浪的第一百零八天 [I'm the queen of the streets] [Light cyberpunk + strong female lead + coming of age + gangs + third person] A Record of Wandering Through Spring Today is my second day on the streets. I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow. Then I see a kid by the roadside holding a pet cow on a leash. It's mooing. I know it's begging me to save it. I grab its leash and run. Bound together by fate, we race against the wind and dash into a dead end. I smell fresh beef. I nearly get beaten to death. Today is m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The River-Crossing Craftsman 渡河匠 People fear ghosts in the river, and ghosts fear the living. The Luan River flows on and on. Every year, people who die unjustly sink to its bottom. A river ferryman doesn't retrieve bodies. He ferries the souls of the dead. After a flash flood swept away his parents, sixteen-year-old Shen Yan had nowhere else to turn. He came to a dilapidated old ferry crossing to seek shelter with his maternal grandfather, a river ferryman. On an autumn flood night, a bright red wedding dress, soaked through w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 MapleStory: Master of All Arts 冒险岛：万法同修 This book breaks free of the game's rigid numerical framework, reimagining its classes, skills, potions, monsters, equipment, and items in a realistic way. Set in the vast world of the classic game MapleStory, it builds a richly textured, vivid adventure world with complete internal logic. Even readers who have never played the original game can easily immerse themselves in the story. 121Reads—Score12814d adds
- 113 Me! Part-Time God 我！兼职神明 [Wild imagination + deities + clear plotting + slow pace + transmigrate into a book + one heroine + a touch of angst In a corner of a silent library, Zhang Ye happens upon a mysterious notebook. The moment he opens it, an unseen force drags him into the fantastical world of the “Forest of Delicacies”! In the blink of an eye, he becomes a “part-time deity” bearing a special mission. As he explores this bizarre, dazzling otherworld step by step, secrets hidden behind the mist emerge one after ano —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 A Genius Face and Everyone’s Crush, Playing the Deadweight on a Dating Show 高智脸万人迷，恋综里当废物 Heartstrings at Zero Distance: the ultimate romantic battlefield! With a face straight out of a character model, Mu Ning joins a dating show ready to enjoy the drama, only to find a lineup of powerful figures waiting for him. A business tycoon, a top-tier star and actor, a popular streamer, the little princess of the entertainment industry, a pampered young master, and a supermodel from a luxury fashion house: the stars of the show surround him on all sides. He looks like an elite with an off-th 79Reads—Score10614d adds
- 115 Shipping Everything Only Makes My Grades Better 什么都磕只会让我成绩优异 Complete · [Ensemble Cast + School Life + Healing + Daily Life + Based on True Events] The school scenes feature an ensemble cast, while the story outside school focuses on the main characters. The plot serves the characters. This is a utopian-style school, with some deliberately far-fetched shenanigans. If that's not your thing, please feel free to leave. Choose your deskmate: The sunshine social butterfly, the shy and sensitive introvert, the drama-loving art student, the law-abiding citizen, 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Runaway Heir: None of the Thirty-Six Stratagems Can Help Him Escape the Princess 逃婚世子：三十六计都躲不开公主 [Wuxia power struggles | A cast of clever schemers | Alternate history | Mystery and revenge | Light comedy] You think this is a comedy, but tragedy lies at its heart. You think this is a conspiracy, but in the end it is an open, aboveboard scheme. You think this is a love story, but behind it all are imperial power struggles. Mu Chuan, heir to the Prince of Chu, bears the legacy of the Sword Demon and commands the Thirty-Six Stratagems. His martial arts are unmatched, and all he wants in life i 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Live-Streaming Incense Offerings: Even Gods Have KPIs 香火直播：神明也要KPI The gods never die. They simply find new ways to live. Traffic is incense, comments are offerings of faith, and livestreaming platforms are the modern Investiture of the Gods. Overworked office drone Lin Che is putting in overtime past midnight when a shady pop-up hits him with an “Incense Eye.” From then on, he sees the truth: a top-tier star is a nine-tailed fox, a food-delivery rider is an Earth God on the verge of starving to death, the Marriage God sits behind dating apps with a perpetually 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 A Dream Beneath the Bamboo Moon 篁凉一梦 A Dream Beneath the Huang Liang Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Why Are You Sending This King a Princess to Marry? 给本王送个和亲公主是要干甚？ Why on earth are you sending this prince a princess for a political marriage? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Help!!! My Best Friend Has Shrunk! What Do I Do? 急！！！闺蜜变小了怎么办？ Urgent!!! What should I do if my best friend has shrunk? 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 When a Quack Meets a Crooked Merchant 当庸医碰上奸商 Completed. [The cool beauty who cross-dresses as a man x the attention-seeking goof with a brain full of holes] #Mystery #TwoMaleLeads #TenYearsOfHiddenPlots #SlightEnsembleCast #ShiftingFirstPersonPOV #ATouchOfSupernaturalInTheExtras "I'm a quack. If you're not dead, don't come in." When Shen Qi pushed open that broken door, he thought it was just a joke. He met an "icy mountain" of a female doctor in a Ming-style long robe, half a head taller than him. He thought it was love at first sight. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Legend of Enzo 恩佐传说 “Please, witness my death.” Blood moon, black tide, crimson eyes, golden flames. In an apocalypse shrouded in black mist, with the world on the brink of destruction, Enzo, who emerged from a remote border town, is he the prophesied child of divine punishment, or the savior whose golden flames will consume the world? The whereabouts of the eighteen elemental elf kings, the mystery behind the dragon-type elves' seclusion, the secret of the Katis prophecy... Karmic flames consume the world, salvati 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Young Manor Lord’s Growth Diary 少庄主成长日记 [Strong female lead + ensemble cast + 1VN + character growth] Chi Yunyan, young mistress of Buquan Manor, lost her mother when she was young and was neglected by her father. Everyone she meets seems to have an extraordinary identity: the young princess of the merfolk raised by her family, a senior fellow disciple who sacrificed himself to be reborn, a junior fellow disciple bound by an imperial order, a badly injured boy they found and took in, a Demon Lord entangled with her by fate, a betrothe 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Femme Fatale 快穿宿主是个祸水 Yue Xian is stunningly beautiful and exceptionally good at spotting the weaknesses in people’s hearts. She has no idea how she ended up here, but she decides to go with the flow! Wherever she is, she can have fun acting, and she’s best at making villains believe she’s innocent right up until they die. What?? Does she ever catch real feelings?? No. (No fixed pairing) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Underworld's Online Shaming and Karma Affairs Office 地府网暴缘法办事处 [Completed] [A deep dive into the entertainment industry] [Female ensemble cast] [Underworld ghost officials solve cases and deliver souls] [Adapted from real events] On a rooftop, a fan driven to the brink by cyberbullying is about to leap when a hand from the Yellow Springs grabs her. Three girls from broken families enter the entertainment industry, each carrying a special talent. Is the world of fame and fortune their salvation, or a mire that swallows everything? Heng Tong, deputy director 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Emperor Chen's Record of Erotic Encounters 陈皇采芳录 Chen Zhining transmigrates into a mysterious dynasty and awakens a System. He takes a wife and has children, earning System rewards as he carefully builds his power, eventually becoming a powerful ruler in his own right and dominating the land. 48Reads—Score13114d adds
- 127 Sorry, the Fake Heiress Is a Sister-Con 不好意思，假千金她是姐控 [Supporting Character Awakens + Fake and Real Heiresses + Fiercely Sister-Obsessed + Showbiz Coming-of-Age] [Happy Ending + One-on-One Romance] [Completed] [The System mistreats the heroine at first, but later makes amends. If that bothers you, feel free to skip to Chapter 44!] When Qian Ni heard the real heiress was coming home, she got so excited that she tripped on the stairs. The fall revealed the melodramatic script of her future: she was the wicked fake heiress who would be crushed by the 742Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 128 Abusive Ex-Husband? I Turn Around and Marry a Rich, Unhinged Tycoon 前夫家暴？转身嫁给豪门疯批大佬 Novel title: You and I Are Perfect for Each Other [CEO Romance | Obsessive Devotion | Beautiful but Broken | Love Triangle | Healing Each Other | Secret Crush | Chaste Male Lead] [Struggling independent reporter Su Mian vs. obsessive tycoon Jiang Chiye vs. androgynous, seductive Shen Qingmu] Su Mian grew up surrounded by love. Just after she got into a top high school, an accident took her parents from her. During high school, she became withdrawn and despondent. She stopped socializing and payi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Champagne 香槟 Su Jiu wants to be the champagne glass at the very top of the tower. [Glittering stardom + modern romance + 1v1 + secret crush + mutual devotion + entertainment industry] She used to be the face of a popular girl group, a sweetheart adored by millions of fans. But on the day her three-year contract expired, she tore up the renewal agreement. Su Jiu stormed out of the conference room with nothing to her name except an audition email she’d sent to Xingyu Media and an acting dream everyone laugh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Consort Xian Reborn: Winning the Emperor's Favor at Every Turn 娴妃重生，步步为营宠冠六宫 In her previous life, her love had been one-sided. When she could bear it no longer, she cut her hair, giving a lock to the departed Yu Heng and Hongli. Reborn into another life, Ula Nara Yu Heng finally understood that surviving in the palace depended on far more than an emperor’s affection. Entering Hongli’s residence was a fate she could not escape. When she met him again, her eyes were full of longing for power. In the imperial harem, she became the strength of the Ula Nara clan. At the empe 79Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 131 The Awakened in the Red Mist 红雾中的觉醒者 The Crimson Fog descended, bringing evolution to humanity. Some became Awakened, while others became Infected. The Awakened gained all kinds of different abilities. Some became mages, able to conjure fireballs from thin air. Others became weapon masters, able to transform their hands into any weapon that exists in reality. Every ability could also be upgraded. For example, Flame: Spark → Blazing Flame → Scorching Fire → Ashen Destruction → Flame Emperor For example, Frost Dragon: Wyrmling, Hatch 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Calculating the Day of Return 算归期 The Gu family of Jiangnan, a silk-trading dynasty of three generations, fell overnight. Gu Wantang was the useless young master everyone in the city knew, spending his days amusing himself with birds and listening to stories. His greatest dream was to leave with his sworn elder brother, Xie Yanting, once Xie took over the family business. On the night his father died suddenly, a cup of “poisoned tea” sent Xie Yanting down the doomed road to exile three thousand li away. Gu Wantang crawled out of 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Moonlit Beauty Is Always Coveted 月亮美人总被觊觎 [Irresponsible 1 x Aloof Beauty 0] [Two Male Leads! Older Man and Younger Man! Both Strong!] Ximen Changge, the most gifted young man of the Ximen clan, is exceptionally talented, cool, and otherworldly. Ji Chen, the son of the Star Palace's master, is carefree and does whatever he pleases. The two first met as boys at Y Rui Palace. Ji Chen's first impression of Ximen Changge: "What a dull, stuffy guy!" Ximen Changge's first impression of Ji Chen: "Loud, unruly, and impossible to reason with!" . 77Reads—Score1014d adds
- 134 Xuan Yan: Reincarnation Through Life and Death, Ascending Beyond the Sacrificial Dao 玄衍：生死轮回，成祭道之上而上 A new work is here! You can read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Awake! 醒！ Faint blue lights drift slowly through corners no one ever notices. Pairs of eyes from the shadowy depths of hell gradually open. They have “awakened”! Amid the ruins, human civilization teeters on the brink of extinction. The last remnants of humanity are divided over the future: Some advocate venturing into space to seek a new home, Some want to rely on the enemy and coexist with it, And others insist on reclaiming humanity’s power and restoring civilization to its former glory... [I have awak 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 My Secret Crush Became My Boss and Roommate 暗恋男神成了我的上司兼室友 New book [Mutual pining + gentle only with the heroine + childhood friends + scheming male lead + winning her back] On her eighteenth birthday, just as she can no longer hold back her feelings and is about to confess to him, she learns that he already has a girlfriend and is about to leave the country. Her heart aches, and from then on she buries her feelings deep inside. At twenty-two, he falls for his younger sister’s friend. The four-year age gap somehow becomes an unspoken obstacle in his he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 My Hellish Redemption 我的地狱系拯救 (Loli + Cthulhu + dungeons + two heroines + saving the world + lighthearted) (The pacing may be a little slow) In 2035, Blue-and-White Characters Inc. released My Healing Life, claiming it could give every player a perfect new beginning. On the day the game topped the charts, millions of people put on their headsets. Ye Bai was one of them. He pressed the start button, and the System's voice sounded warm and gentle: “We hope you have a healing world.” Three seconds later, the screen crashed bl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Star Art Chronicles: The Destiny of the Divine Descendant 星诀录：神裔的宿命 On the day the divine beasts fell, the Four Tribes ran rampant. Twenty-eight Star Art Seals were scattered across the land, awaiting the chosen one destined to save the world. The legendary Star Art patterns spread across the body, but who could wield their power to destroy heaven and earth? An ordinary man, Baili Weiyue, bears the burden of saving the world and sets off alone on a legendary journey. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 I Pranked My Online-Brother, but He Got Carried Off by a Bunny Girl 网恋整蛊哥哥，他却让兔娘拐跑了 (Original World) (Sugar-Coated Bullets) (Single Female Lead) (Mild Angst) (Ensemble Cast) Just after being accepted into the Imperial Defense Force, the young Xing Rui is tricked by his younger sister into going to a cafe to meet his online girlfriend, who supposedly looks like a rolling log. The girlfriend doesn't exist, but a girl with rabbit ears perched on her head is sitting in the reserved seat: Lan Lan. "Qianyu? Hey, kid, you've got the wrong person, don't you?" "Your sister played a tric 219Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 We Will Always Be Friends 我们是永远的朋友 We will be friends forever. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 After Getting a System, I Kicked the Tragic Male Lead to the Curb 绑定系统后，我把虐文男主踹开了 After Binding the System, I Kicked the Tormented Novel's Male Lead to the Curb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 After Resurrection, I Somehow Became My Archrival’s White Moonlight 复活后，我竟成为死对头的白月光 Xiao Ze'an was once the greatest under heaven. After being summoned back, he finds that nobody recognizes him! His powers have also fallen to just forty percent of what they were. He goes with a group to exterminate demons and nearly gets them all wiped out. Luckily, his former nemesis Jiang Heng arrives out of nowhere and saves them. After that, things start getting weird. Jiang Heng follows him around like a shadow and refuses to be shaken off. Their friends often give the two of them strang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Dao Without Prison 道无囚 Wu Yong attained Emperorhood thousands of years ago, believing he had reached the end of the road of cultivation, only to die with regrets. When he opened his eyes again, Wu Yong found himself reborn ten thousand years in the past. He was just about to laugh at the heavens, but his smile froze “What do you mean the beautiful master who ignored me in my previous life now insists on taking me as her disciple?” Wu Yong notices his master's strange gaze. “Come on, I'm fine with being your disciple, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Young Madam Shi Is an All-Round Big Shot 时少夫人是个全能大佬 They say Third Master Shi of the imperial capital pulled every trick in the book to win over the girl he liked. But which of them was really the prey? An all-around capable heroine, strong female lead, one-on-one romance, both pure-hearted, no misunderstandings, plenty of sweetness and no angst. Ye Ran: “Shi Yiyuan, I've never thought much about love in my life, because I don't know how long I'll live. I might live a peaceful life to the end, or I might give up on myself at any moment. But you s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Text-Based Cultivation: I Can See Every Way to Die 文字修仙，我能看见所有死法 [Text-Based Cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [One Female Lead] Chen Yan was bound to a deadly text-based cultivation game. Its simulations could reveal what lay ahead, and the information was genuine, yet incomplete at every turn. He pieced together clues in search of a way to survive, unaware that the escape route he believed in was merely a disguise for a dead end. Entering the immortal domain with his true body meant that every bit of cultivation and every opportunit 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 On a Dating Show, Is My Master, the Ultimate God, Secretly in Love With Me? 恋综，我的大神师傅也暗恋我？ [Dating Show] [Esports] [Live Chat Comments] [System] [Secret Crush] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Sweet Romance] Ye Qingyou transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder female supporting character everyone mocks on a Game for Peace esports dating show. By chance, she meets Jiang Nan, a professional player on the show. But one day, she realizes that Jiang Nan might be the master she lost contact with years ago... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A New Era for All Under Heaven 天下更始 The Chen Dynasty has stood for three hundred years since its founding by the Grand Ancestor. Though it has had several emperors who revived the dynasty and rulers who diligently maintained the realm, its institutions have grown rigid. When a foolish emperor takes the throne, generations of effort can be undone in an instant. Faced with a broken realm, Emperor Ling wanted to make a difference, but fate was against him. A crushing military defeat and a ruined economy left him with no choice but to 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I'm Sick of Reincarnating Over and Over 无限重生的我烦透了 [Reborn in Another World + Big Shot Returns to the Village + Rivalry + Strong Female Lead + One-on-One Romance + He Pursues Her] I was reborn as a village girl whose parents didn't care for her. After seeing her memories, I got it: rising from humble beginnings. I'm good at that. So I beat up her wicked mother, kicked her useless father, left the mountains, and reached the pinnacle of life. Then I died. I was reborn again, this time as a sect's senior sister whose dantian had been crippled. Afte 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Abyss of the Gods 诸神之渊 ⟦No System + Dungeon Progression + Rules-Based Horror + High-Stakes Mind Games⟧ “My name is Su Yun. In people’s eyes, I’m a savior. To the authorities, I’m a murderer. I’m the guide for all living beings, the link to the skies in the domains of the uncanny, and the one every god sees as a thorn in its side.” This is a world overrun by uncanny entities, where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Some obtain items that let them control time and return to the past. Others gain divine artifacts t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Eerie Instance: I Got Yang Jian’s Template 诡异副本：我获得杨间模板 [No Harem]+ [Fanfiction Power Fantasy] Yang Yue transmigrates by accident into a world ruled by eerie dungeons, where he is chosen to take part in a brutal dungeon game. At the crucial moment, he awakens the [Yang Jian Template System]: by killing evil spirits, he can earn powerful rewards! What surprises him even more is that he has a biological daughter in this world. And she is no ordinary girl: she transmigrated here too and has her own [Dad-Trapping System]. Every time she successfully gets 7.2kReads—Score62814d adds
