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- 101 In the Name of General Qi 祁将军的名义 [In the Name of the People spin-off] [Reborn] [No System] [Powerful Family Background] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Meme mash-up] [Crossover with TV dramas including The Flowers of War, Ice Breaking Action, The Knockout, Drawing Sword, and more. Read with caution if this bothers you!] At Lone Eagle Ridge, Qi Tongwei had shot himself. Now he was reborn on the eve of the day he would kneel to Liang Lu and propose to her at Handong University... But in this life, Director Qi resolutely refused t 179Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 102 Four Essays Beneath the Banyan Tree 榕树下随笔四篇 Four Essays Beneath the Banyan Tree 146Reads—Score114d adds
- 103 After Wandering into a Village of Women, I Became the Hope of the Whole Village 误入女村后，我成了全村的希望 During a hiking trip, Han Hao fell into an underground village of women cut off from the outside world. A group of women who had never left the mountains clung to Han Hao as their only hope, doing everything they could to make him stay. At first, he thought he had simply stumbled into a dead end. But the longer he stayed, the more he realized something was wrong with the village. If he wanted to survive, he had to escape... 1.8kReads—Score17914d adds
- 104 Qi Tongwei: Reborn as a PhD Student at Peking University 祁同伟：重生从北大博士开始 After shooting himself, Qi Tongwei unexpectedly returns to the time when he took three bullets while risking his life to capture drug traffickers. Given a second chance, he decides to leave Handong behind, stop circling around the political and legal System, and move on to a bigger stage. 186.1kReads9.4Score23.1k14d adds
- 105 Cultivating Immortality as Liu Ruyan, but I'm All Man 修仙柳如烟，但我是纯爷们 Liu Ruyan, a lifelong office drone, transmigrates to a world of Cultivation. Other transmigrators either start out as overpowered protagonists or rise from being good-for-nothings. He gets a “Chaotic Misty Lickable Body” from the System instead: anyone who lays eyes on him can’t help wanting to lick him. And so his daily Cultivation looks like this: An old locust tree chases after him calling him “darling,” a moon-gazing rhinoceros gladly becomes his mount, Golden Core monsters fall for him at f 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Silent High-Speed Train Passenger 沉默的高铁乘客 The Silent High-Speed Train Passenger 384Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 My Heaven-Defying Kidney-Tonifying System 我的逆天补肾系统 Han Gao's life hit rock bottom. His marriage was over, and so was his dignity. Just then, a mysterious delivery arrived at his door: an unremarkable thermos. From that moment on, he began quietly growing stronger... 1.5kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 108 In the Name of the People: Restarting 1992 名义：重启1992 Qi Tongwei is reborn in 1992 and rises steadily to success. Oh, I hope everyone enjoys it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 33kReads7.4Score2.5k14d adds
- 109 The Righteous Sect's Leader Slacks Off, and the Female Demon Comes Knocking 正道第一宗摆烂，女魔头找上门了 [Defying the master and seducing the disciple + multiple heroines + a touch of yandere + System + daydream simulations + angst and sweetness, but overwhelmingly sweet] [Also known as: Daydream Simulation: Why Are the Fairies Showing Up at My Door?] My name is Xie Ci. I was raised by a beautiful master and grew up in the foremost sect of the righteous path. But my talent is mediocre. Okay, it's terrible. After eighteen years of cultivation, I'm only at the ninth level of Qi Refining and just can' 20Reads—Score114d adds
- 110 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 名人谈：美国斩杀线 Celebrities Talk: America's Kill Line 318Reads—Score114d adds
- 111 The Undying One's Will 不死者的遗嘱 The Immortal’s Last Will 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 112 The European Phoenix's Cultivation Saga: A Long Road to Immortality, Time for a Shock 欧凰修仙传：仙途漫漫，来点震撼 Ou Huang transmigrates to a cultivation universe and unexpectedly merges with an Immortal Emperor’s mortal Dao Fruit. After a thousand years, he has become a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator. Along the way, he casually whipped up a few technological gadgets. To deal with the risk of his spirit becoming unstable, he hides his cultivation and slips into the Tianxuan Sect as an ordinary outer disciple. My name is Ou Huang. I’m the Emperor of Luck, and you’re all ants. No System, invincible protagonis 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Qi Tongwei: Could You Let Me Be Young Again? 祁同伟：可否许我再少年 [No System, plot-driven] If I could be young again, I’d trade an ounce of gold for an ounce of wind. Qi Tongwei was reborn in the best years of his life, in his prime, with nothing but courage in his heart. Leaving the old Director Qi behind, this time Qi Tongwei would no longer be obsessed with power. He would never abandon his original ideals or compromise with any force. He would water the dreams of his youth with his own blood and sweat. With a virtuous wife at his side, he would walk the ri 31.1kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds
- 114 Reborn After Ascending, My Master and Junior Sister Both Fall for Me 飞升后重生，师尊师妹皆沦陷 (Newly rated, so the score will gradually rise. Body transmigration + reborn + sword cultivator + multiple heroines + fake System. Plot-focused, fairly lighthearted and surreal, not a traditional serious cultivation novel.) In the thirtieth year after transmigrating, Mo Ya was imprisoned by his aloof master. In the two-hundredth year after transmigrating, Mo Ya was imprisoned by his yandere junior sister. In the three-hundredth year after transmigrating, Mo Ya was imprisoned by the proud Human E 2.6kReads6.6Score19614d adds
- 115 I Control Grandpa Through the Grasslands: Qi Tongwei Defies Fate 操控爷爷过草地，祁同炜逆天改命 Qi Tongwei died, then came back to life. He returned to the eve of his fateful enrollment at Handong University, but all he wanted was to run away. He knew better than anyone that without powerful connections, all his struggles and ambitions would be nothing but the opening act of a tragedy. Just as he had lost all hope, a System called Red Bloodline gave him a chance to defy fate: to play a game of wits with his ancestors across time. Qi Tongwei poured his resentment and ambition into his grand 24.2kReads8.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 116 My Father Is Sha Ruijin, My Wife Is Zhong Xia Ai. Got It? 家父沙瑞金，老婆钟小艾，懂？ (One heroine, power and influence, a lightly feel-good story, with an incredible background!) Sha Yisheng is reborn in In the Name of the People as the son of Sha Ruijin. From the start, he helps Chen Yang transfer back to Handong. Li Dakang: I told you to go work in the township, so how come your township's GDP is higher than Jingzhou's? Zhao Lichun: Are you kidding me? One township raised the GDP of Handong Province? Qi Tongwei: I only got where I am today thanks to my big brother. Anyone got 8.5kReads8.5Score35714d adds
- 117 Lotus Tower: A Different Kind of Red Lotus 莲花楼之莲花别样红 “The little boat drifts away from here, and I entrust the rest of my life to the rivers and seas.” Li Lianhua, once the greatest hero under heaven, Li Xiangyi, was poisoned by the Bicha poison and went into hiding under an assumed name. With a calm heart, he faced the storms of the world, only to vanish from everyone’s sight at the end of the drama, carrying a heart full of regrets and unfulfilled wishes. As one of the drama’s viewers, the author was just as unable to accept this ending. So in t 431Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Qi Tongwei: My 40-Year-Old Father 祁同伟：我的40父亲 The Name of the People + The People's Justice + G Chang A gunshot rang out on Guyan Ridge, ending Qi Tongwei's tumultuous life, full of struggle and inner conflict. His father, Qi Lianshan, who had spent his whole life as an honest farmer, rushed to Jingzhou to collect his son's body. But while searching for the truth, he died unexpectedly. When Qi Lianshan woke up, he had returned to the late 1970s! After making his choice, he put down his sickle, picked up a gun, and went to war, where he beca 22.6kReads8.4Score99914d adds
- 119 In the Name of the People: Dehan, What Do You Think of This Game of Chess? 名义：德汉，这盘棋，你怎么看？ In the TV drama In the Name of the People, Zhao Dehan, who was supposed to be written out after just two episodes, transmigrates. Zhao Dehan starts doing things by the book. Anyone who refuses to play by the rules gets dealt with on the spot. In his eyes, following procedures in everything and doing things by the rules is how this ragtag outfit ought to operate. 32kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 120 In the Name of the People: The Pinnacle of Power 名义：权利巅峰 After transmigrating into In the Name of the People, Zhao Yang grew up in an orphanage. A car accident unraveled the mystery of his origins. Zhao Yang: “I jolted awake from a near-death dream. Turns out, I'm the foreign powers myself?” In the Name of the People, Ice Breaking Action 21.2kReads8.5Score72414d adds
- 121 I Awakened a Dao Companion Synthesis System 我觉醒了道侣合成系统 (Not a mindless power fantasy. Don't read if that's not your thing.) Ten years after transmigrating, Zhou Ding finally worked up the courage to send a message to the campus belle of the "Chosen One University": Hey, want to become cultivation partners? I've got plenty of yang energy! That night, the campus belle died… 60kReads7.9Score5.1k14d adds
- 122 A Lovebird in Captivity, a Prison of Desire 爱之囚鸟，欲之樊笼 [The rating will go up] [A realistic story] [If you still believe in love] Xu Lin suddenly remembers that today is the anniversary of his wife Zhao Siyan's death. A year ago, his wife Zhao Siyan and his mother-in-law Feng Bailu were in a car accident. Zhao Siyan died mysteriously, while Feng Bailu was left paralyzed in bed. 21.5kReads6.6Score1k14d adds
- 123 In the Name of the People: It's This Sinister, So How Can I Still Rise? 名义：都这么邪门了，还能进步？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23.8kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 124 Reborn in Politics: Qi Tongwei's Rise to the Top 官场重生：祁同伟的逆袭青云路 [Political Intrigue + Reborn Comeback + Intelligence + In the Name of the People + Male-Oriented Power Fantasy] “This time, I, Qi Tongwei, will never bow to fate!” Reborn back in his university days at Handong University, Qi Tongwei looks at the “marriage proposal” Liang Lu hands him and tears it up with a sneer. “Teacher Liang, Hou Liangping is a better match for you.” In his previous life, he knelt his way to the position of Public Security Department director, only to fall to gunfire at Lone 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Tongwei's Path to the Department 同伟进部之路 My new novel is out: The Laid-Back Criminal Police Officer. It's the same familiar political workplace genre, so I hope my longtime readers will give it a look. This isn't a conventional power fantasy. It's a slow-burn political drama told from Qi Tongwei's perspective. He leaves Handong, quietly builds up his strength, and eventually returns to take it back. It includes plenty of realistic details and thorough descriptions of all kinds of work. Stick with it, and you'll definitely find some sur 17.5kReads8.6Score99314d adds
- 126 EN Daily Intelligence: From Fisherman to Martial God 每日情报：从打渔人开始武道通神 [The rating has just been released, and it will rise later!] When he opened his eyes, Shen Xiuhan had become a fisherman in Changyun County. Relying on his Daily Intelligence System, he silently pressed onward through biting winds and frosty blades, treading a perilous world. [Intelligence 1: One li south, a "Treasure Fish Silverback Fish" has been spotted in the shallows of a small bay.] [Intelligence 2: Three li north, in a hole concealed by dry grass in the largest dead tree of the Deadwood F 403.8kReads8.5Score53.3k14d adds
- 127 Godly Game: High Melee Damage and High Ranged Damage 神明游戏：近战伤害高远程高伤害 [Apocalypse + Game System + Multiple Worlds + Power Fantasy] The further you read, the more exciting this book gets, and the bigger its world becomes! The first world is overrun with zombies; the second is a realm of demons and spirits pursuing cultivation! The Divine Game suddenly descends, and Zhang Wu is forcibly selected to participate. His sole main quest is staring him in the face: [Become a God]. His first stop is a zombie apocalypse. Zhang Wu hunts zombies to accumulate evolution points 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 A Yandere Love Triangle? Give Me a Break! 病娇修罗场？别逗了！ [Entirely human-written, no AI]+ [Healing]+ [Yandere] Childhood friend: “Dad, I really like the husband you picked for me.” Female CEO: “A melon forced off the vine may not be sweet, but it’ll quench your thirst.” Female teacher: “For his sake, I’m willing to wait a little longer. He’ll come to depend on me.” [The title and blurb don’t do it justice. Please read the story itself.] 32Reads—Score10714d adds
- 129 Reborn in 1990: From Having a Baby to Making My Way in the World 重生九零，从生娃开始闯荡江湖 [No goody-two-shoes] [Period] [Underworld] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple heroines + wish fulfillment] Xu Lin is reborn in the 1990s and activates the More Children, More Blessings System. 11.4kReads6.9Score81214d adds
- 130 Zhong Xiao'ai, Can You Handle This Kneel? 钟小艾，这一跪，你遭得住吗？ After being reborn, watch as they change their fate one step at a time, make up for the regrets of everything they lost in their previous life, and navigate the treacherous twists and turns of a turbulent world! 19.5kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 131 Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I’ll Defy Fate and Change My Destiny 重生汉东赵瑞龙，我要逆天改命 He transmigrated into the world of television dramas and became Zhao Ruilong, the ultimate villain in In the Name of the People. This was the year before the Zhao family built its food city in Luzhou! This was the year the Gao brothers had only just started selling pagers! To prevent the Zhao family from being destroyed in the future, I, Zhao Ruilong, must defy fate and change my destiny! I'll build capital and develop high technology: lithography machines, new energy, jumbo jets, the internet.. 31.1kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 132 Criminal Woman, Come Quickly. I'm Waiting for You in Ningguta 犯妇快来，我在宁古塔等你 A new book is now updating! Come take a look! [Alternate History + Multiple Heroines + System Space + Hunting and Farming + Conquering the World] Others are exiled to Ningguta, but Zhou Qi was born there. One day, three stunning female convicts arrived in Ningguta. One was a peerless beauty, incomparable in grace. The other two were a pair of dazzling beauties, blooming side by side. Their origins were mysterious, and their relationship even more so... And Zhou Qi's life changed from then on. Wi 5.4kReads7.6Score40014d adds
- 133 Apocalypse Evolution: Don't Mess with Mosquitoes 末日进化：蚊子不好惹 A mosquito's end-of-the-world party, all for its own amusement! The reckless young Hu Xiaowen gets a fresh start in the apocalypse, only to find himself turned into a mosquito. Watch him let loose and take the apocalypse by storm! When the end comes, who will rule the world? You are a mosquito with a mind of your own. If Heaven had never given us Hu Xiaowen, The mosquito clan would have languished in eternal darkness. You believe that one day, You will become the mightiest mosquito in th 182Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 134 The Whole School Is Stunned! Confessing to the Ice-Cold Teacher on the First Day? 全校震惊！开学跟高冷老师表白？ [Ice-Cold Teacher]+ [Campus Belle]+ [Sharing a Rental]+ [Campus Love Triangle]+ [Cozy Daily Life] How can anyone be this bold? It’s only been a few days since the semester started, and you’ve confessed to the coldest teacher in the whole school in front of everyone?! That would be bad enough, but you’re sharing a rental with both the teacher and the campus belle?! A teacher, a campus belle, a doctor, a dancer... Jiang Nan, this love triangle has gotten a little too crowded, hasn’t it? 45.5kReads8.8Score3.9k14d adds
- 135 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 86.1kReads8.2Score6.4k14d adds
- 136 Qi Tongwei Marries Liang Lu: Are You Going to Repeat the Same Mistakes? 祁同伟娶梁璐：还走老路？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 35kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
- 137 The Spoiled Young Master Is an Evil God, and All His Followers Are Beauties 纨绔大少是邪神，眷属全部是美女 [The ratings just came in, and they’re going to soar] [Showing off in public] [Multiple heroines] [No toxicity or angst] [Divine and insane] [Highly intelligent villains] [Epic battlefields] The Evil Gods cast their gaze down from the stars. Their mutterings worm into the soul, and their corruption makes flesh betray the will. Cities writhe beneath their skins, while people mutate in ignorance. The Empire, the forbidden zones, and the rulers enthroned high above have long since written humanity 273.3kReads9.2Score32.3k14d adds
- 138 I'm Already the Lord of the Universe, and You're Still on Earth? 我都宇宙之主了，你们还在地球？ Xu Que awakens his golden finger and gains the ability to draw talents! Talent One: [Immortality] Gain one year of life every day, with no limit. Talent Two: [Heaven-Defying Insight] Gain one point of insight every day, with no limit. Talent Three: [Hundredfold Critical Hit] Your cultivation progress gets a hundredfold boost every day! Talent Four: [Your Life Is Mine] Kill someone and gain an extra life, with no limit. Talent Five: [I Carry a Healing Spring] Recover 1% of any injury every second 463.4kReads8.5Score56.8k14d adds
- 139 Gazing Across the Four Seas 观四海 This isn't a conventional web novel. It features multidimensional space, rotating and traversing time sequences, and a diverse world of mutated races (beastfolk, insect races, marine life, and more), with varied narrative styles, interlocking plotlines, major foreshadowing, and tightly closed logical loops. The male lead, Qin Wei, can communicate with marine life and is also the chosen one most trusted by the Insect Queen. He seems to keep awakening as time turns, yet fails again and again. He m 178Reads—Score1114d adds
- 140 I Never Expected to Win, but a Billion-Yuan Jackpot Hit Me 我真没想中奖却被10亿大奖砸中了 I Never Expected to Win, but a Billion-Yuan Jackpot Fell into My Lap 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 After Beating My Future Self at Arm Wrestling, the Rebirth System Arrived 肘赢未来的自己后，重生系统来了 [School Life] [Romance] [Two Female Leads] [Everyday Life] [Comedy] [Lighthearted] [Not Reborn] [No Supernatural Elements] Cheng Yuan has three younger sisters: One is his biological sister, and two are her best friends. One is timid and gentle, while the other is emotionally steady. After an unsuccessful rebirth, Cheng Yuan has no choice but to repeat a year of school, becoming classmates with his younger sister’s two best friends. Why was his rebirth unsuccessful? Other people come back to the 107.5kReads9.3Score13.8k14d adds
- 142 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 293.1kReads9.1Score37k14d adds
- 143 You Asked for a Bigger Bride Price, but Now You’re Complaining 临时加彩礼真给你加了你又不乐意 Lin Feng had been dating Zhao Xiaoqing for eight years, and they were finally old enough to talk marriage. But Zhao Xiaoqing sprang a 100,000-yuan bride price on him at the last minute, more than he could scrape together even by draining his savings. They were forced to break up, and only then did he discover it had all been a scheme. Lin Feng: “You want me to pay for your school-beauty sister’s education?” Zhao Xiaoqing: “Of course.” Lin Feng: “You want me to pay so your younger brother can dat 1.1kReads7.3Score10314d adds
- 144 I Bragged on Bihu, So Why Did the Government Take Me Seriously? 我在逼乎吹牛，国家怎么当真了 [No System] [Slow-Paced] [White Moonlight] [No Harem] [Building the Nation Through Industry] The animated comic adaptation is out. Feel free to check it out. In 2011, on the eve of the high school sophomore track selection, Gu Yu was reborn. The first thing he did was not buy lottery tickets or invest in property, but switch to the humanities track and sit back beside Su Nian. The second was borrow her computer and post a prediction on Zhihu that nobody believed. The European debt crisis, mobile 177.9kReads8.8Score15.4k14d adds
- 145 The Knockout: I Let Gao Qiqiang Go from the Start! 狂飙：我开局放了高启强！ Before you stands Lin Jiajing: Qi Tongwei's only brother, Gao Yuliang's favorite student, the man Zhong Xiaoaï could never have, the one Gao Qilan has secretly loved for twenty years, Gao Qiqiang's true boss, the one who brought Tazhai to an end, and a graduate student at Handong University of Political Science and Law! [In the Name of the People + Ice Breaking Action + The Knockout] [No System] 76Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 146 Reborn: Summer Isn't Over, and the Jade Is Just Beginning to Take Shape 重生：夏时未晚，玉圆方始 [Reborn in 2002's golden era + ensemble cast + two bona fide female leads + a light harem + playing both sides of the law + witty humor + no brainless characters + masterfully handled love triangles] [The original title was an abbreviation of the two female leads' names, with no hidden meaning. Read with confidence. This isn't a brainless power fantasy. Love triangle warning!] A 40-year-old division-level official! A career-minded political elite! Would someone like that really want a second cha 28Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 147 Disaster-Magnet System: I Flee to Neon, While the Lighthouse Creates an Apocalypse 招灾系统：润去霓虹，灯塔造末世 [Exchange System + endless supplies + urban rise + tech emperor + sacrifice the great powers] If even Iron Man's “memories” can be exchanged for, who needs a job? Copied supplies could fill in the ocean, so who needs money? The points need “rat lives” as sacrifices, is that it? “Mr. Baka,” a super typhoon and an extreme-cold apocalypse... Wouldn't it be a waste of all this “spectacle” if I didn't sink your whole country? And as for your “daddy,” the Lighthouse Nation... The brand-new “zombie kil 2kReads5.9Score21914d adds
- 148 A Pastry Chef Slacking Off in the Siheyuan 四合院里摸鱼的糕点师傅 A food blogger transmigrates to 1948. Does mentoring apprentices bring triple returns? “No Qin family, no Lou family, no hostility.” While everyone else who transmigrates into a siheyuan is busy fighting scoundrels and seizing opportunities, Shen Yan just wants to live like a lazy salted fish: as a pastry chef at a grocery store, he has little work and few worries. After work, he takes the homemade pastries from his pocket dimension, sits by the courtyard gate, cracks sunflower seeds, and watche 72.5kReads7.7Score4.3k14d adds
- 149 Reborn in 1985: A Different Life 重生85：不一样的人生 Search for the new book, Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands in ’98, for an even better read! [Period Setting] [Multiple Love Interests] [Cozy Daily Life] [Coal Mine Elements] [Making Money] This is a story that starts in a coal mine. In his previous life, he suffered from a terminal illness and died alone. But then he was reborn in 1985. He returned to Yanxi Coal Mine, the place he had never stopped longing for. Facing the woman he once loved, he decided to make up for his regr 23kReads8.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 150 One Meal Kit a Day in a Chaotic World 人在乱世，一天一份拼好饭 [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Everyone stays smart throughout] [The new story doesn't recycle the same plot] [Tomato's fastest updater] [No emperor worship] [Contains personal takes, enter at your own discretion] [Alternate history mash-up] Lin Yuan wakes up after a nap and finds himself transmigrated back to a chaotic age. Just as he's about to starve to death, he suddenly discovers that he can order one combo meal every day. From that moment on, what path will a soul that can never return ho 316.8kReads8.1Score30.7k14d adds
