Novels like I Am the Night Watchman of the City
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- 1 The Assassin Who Wouldn’t Kill the Emperor, So He Switched to Dismantling Mechs 刺客不刺秦，改行拆机甲 Jing Ke, the greatest assassin of the Warring States period, was hurled by a temporal maelstrom into a steampunk cyberpunk world on his way to assassinate the Qin king. He couldn’t speak the language? They threw him in the police station. Their technology was overwhelming? One sword strike dismantled a steam-powered mech. They wanted to capture him for experiments? He had a sword aura for that. He thought he could make a living with his light-footed skills, but who knew his bronze sword would be —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Helped Hades Write a Dating Profile 我帮冥王哈迪斯写相亲简历 I Helped Hades, God of the Underworld, Write a Dating Profile —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Broken Bowl's Questions for the Immortals 破碗问仙 A cracked bowl, an abandoned genius, and a defiant journey from dust to the stars. Three years ago, Lin Yuan was Qingyang City's most dazzling genius. At fifteen, he had reached the third level of Body Tempering and become engaged to Liu Qingyue, the city's foremost beauty. During a family trial, he was ambushed and his meridians shattered, leaving him a cripple. His family cast him aside, his fiancée was forced to break off their engagement, and even his own younger brother took everything from 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 This Is Ridiculous, Is Hell Just Messing With Us? 离谱这地狱怕不是搞抽象的 The protagonist, Li Debiao, attempts the challenge of holding a light bulb in his mouth while sitting on a stool, with one leg pinned beneath the other and his arms wrapped around a pole as he sits down. He refuses to believe he can't get back up or spit it out. He ends up dying of thirst in his own home. Absurd: the protagonist dies in the very first chapter. Absurd. Then he stumbles into an even more absurd hell. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Three Preserved Twelves 叁个腊拾 (P.S. This is a short story, probably. Don’t complain that it’s too short once you finish! This story is based on more than 90% of the author’s real experiences. It’s probably a little “bittersweet.” The author is writing a novel for the first time, drawing on memories. I hope you enjoy it.) What kinds of experiences and lessons can the most precious years of high school bring us? I think each of us has some understanding and experience of that. Perhaps we all grow after going through certain t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Zixuan Dotes on Gentle Jingjing: Part Two 子轩宠柔美的静静第二部 The Second Story of Zixuan Spoiling the Lovely Jingjing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Sect Leader Broke Down After the Whole Sect Took the MBTI Test 全宗门做了MBTI测试后，掌门崩溃了 The Whole Sect Took an MBTI Test, and the Sect Leader Had a Breakdown 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Since I Started Working at a Funeral Home, Even Ghosts Have Been Giving Me Money 殡仪馆上班后，鬼都给我送钱 After I Started Working at a Funeral Home, Even Ghosts Began Giving Me Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Four Daughters of the Zhao Family 赵家四千金 The Zhao family had been blessed with four daughters, a tremendous piece of good news for the entire clan! Perhaps it had all happened too suddenly, because the whole family was left at a loss, wondering what their lives would be like from then on. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Little Auntie from the Post-80s Generation 80后的小阿姨 My Young Aunt from the Post-80s Generation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Seedling Science 苗科 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Reagent Protocol 试剂指令 Four apparent suicides. Four dead, all connected to an old case from three years ago. Under pressure to solve it before the deadline, police captain Wu Jiang discovers that all the evidence points to a chemical agent that should not exist. When he tries to trace its source, an order from his superiors, resistance from the school, and the victims’ silence intertwine into a vast web. Wherever the agent flows, secrets dissolve on their own. And the one flaw Wu Jiang has found points straight to the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Shao Heng Knows Your Heart 少恒知君意 Shaoheng Knows Your Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Alone in a Boat, Listening to the Rain! 孤舟听雨！ Back then, the whole school was convinced he was a hopeless rebel. Only Wen Yuci saw the tenderness he hid behind bloodstained fingertips. A long-planned battle over an enormous inheritance, and a promise to spend three years away: Duan Yanzhou personally pushed away the only light that wanted to come near him. “When I come back, will you still be here, or will you have forgotten me?” He left her with the most bitter choice, then turned and plunged into the turmoil of his family’s feuding. Thr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Blind Date, and I Found True Love 相亲，我遇到了真爱 I Went on a Blind Date and Met My True Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Liu Ruyan Reborn: Taming Her Vicious Disciple 柳如烟重生：暴虐逆徒 [Female master reborn + Her ungrateful disciples regret everything + She will never forgive them + Cathartic revenge] Angsty romance, cathartic revenge, contrast, turning from white to black Over two thousand years, Liu Ruyan poured her heart and soul into raising six mediocre male disciples, turning them into renowned Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses feared across the Eight Wastelands. She taught them everything she knew and treated them like her own children. In return, they carefully p 43Reads8.1Score314d adds
- 17 Mr. Liu's White Powder Glow 刘先生的白粉光 Mr. Liu's White Powder Glow 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Before the Crisis 虞前 Once I finish updating the final chapter, I'll add a chapter to help readers understand the story. If you can't follow the earlier parts, you can read that chapter first. But I don't recommend it. I think it'll spoil the experience. In the first few chapters, I took inspiration from The Sixth Sense. Two stories unfold in parallel, with the perspective concealed through first-person narration. After that, it stops being first-person. Please, give it a try. This is a book that few people can stick —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Ancestral World 祖世 An ordinary young man, born with nine-colored markings on his left arm, has lost all his memories and has only a gluttonous little snake for company. His name is Xin Xu. He awakens in a mountain god's temple and enters the vast martial world known as the Ancestral Realm. From gang wars in a frontier town to a baffling murder mystery in the capital, Tianyuan; from ancient kingdoms and secret realms in the Western Regions' deserts to the altar of an evil god in a deep-sea Dragon Palace; from the f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Open the Demon Gate 开魔门 A spatial storm sweeps through the city, and ordinary woman Su Wan transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic parallel world modeled on Earth. Torrential rain pours down and mutated beasts run rampant. In the midst of this desperate situation, she saves Shen Jinghan, a young man suffering from amnesia. He has black-and-white eyes that can distinguish life from death, exceptional knowledge, and an instinct for combat, yet he remembers nothing of his past. The two join forces to survive and encounter a l 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Shocking! The Legends of Mountains and Seas Really Exist! 震惊！山海传说竟真的存在！ The mountains and seas have revived, and mythical beasts have returned. When I learned that every other country in the world had fallen, and only Daxia had survived, I silently made up my mind. I would subdue all the beasts and protect the lights in every home behind me. Welcome to a world where the mountains and seas have revived. My name is Duan Lu, the Duan Lu in “Have a safe journey.” You can also call me the Guardian of the Mountains and Seas. Legends of mythical beasts from the mountains a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Carefree Chronicle of the Nine-Stringed Strings 九弦风云逍遥录 The sudden Yangzhan catastrophe has caused cracks to appear in the laws of heaven and earth. The two great factions that had lain dormant for a thousand years, the Lihong Sect and the Antu Shaman, use the secret treasure known as the Reincarnation Mirror to be reborn in new lives, secretly establishing the Nine Gates faction. Their ultimate goal is to sacrifice the vitality of countless ordinary people, break through the world-guarding formation protected by the Spirit Venerable Hall for ten tho 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Ultimate Experience Manual: I Sweep Through This World 极道经验薄：我，横推此世 Heaven and earth are a cage, the universe a prison. Who can break free? The body is a boat, the spirit its oar. I alone can ferry myself across. Powerful clans seize land and rule as kings, sucking their subjects dry. Great sects carve up territory and shut it off, keeping all living beings in captivity. On top of that, demons run rampant, feeding on humans. Ordinary people can barely survive, let alone Chen Xun, who transmigrated here with both parents dead. What can he do? Only kill! This is t 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The River of Qi and Blood 气血仙河 The first season of the animated series is out. Search for the same title on Hongguo or Tomato to watch it. A high schooler in the apocalypse encounters an alien invasion, then suddenly discovers that his planet is an abandoned cultivation world. He revives its history, returns to cultivation, leads his people onto the path of cultivation once more, and uncovers secrets about the planet that grow deeper and deeper… 66Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 25 Throne of the Abyss: Me, the Deliveryman, and the Key to Primordial Blood 深渊王座：我，外卖员，源血之钥 I kept my identity secret and delivered takeout for three years. How did I end up being mistaken for an Abyss sacrifice by a bunch of people? Three years ago, I was the God of War guarding the Abyss Gate. After sealing away the rampaging Lord of the Abyss, I hid my identity, thinking I could live out the rest of my days in peace. Then the gene-collapse case came knocking, and now everyone has their eyes on me: [Darkstar: Get him! His origin blood is the key to opening the gate!] [Guixu: Sacrifi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Birth of the End, the End of Everything 终末的诞生，一切的终点 [High-Octane Apocalypse + Born Divine + Decisive and Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes]… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn for the Gaokao: I Expose My Evil Uncle and Rewrite My Fate 重生高考：手撕恶叔逆天改命 After being beaten to death by his own uncle’s family, Ling Xiao is reborn 98 days before the college entrance exam. Framed for theft, drugged to ruin his exams, targeted by hired thugs who would break his hands, and caught in a deadly exam-paper swap plot… He anticipates every move and turns the tables every time, delivering face-slapping payback on the spot! Provincial top scorer, admission to Peking University, a fortune from domain names, a company worth tens of billions… Only after all his 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Mushroom Immortal 菌真人 Humans are the spirits of all things, while mushrooms are the true fungi of heaven and earth. For mushrooms, you need to know how to identify, pick, and eat them. If you can't identify them, don't pick or eat them. [Transmigration + Cultivation + Apocalypse + Comedy + Mushrooms + No Female Lead] A new work is here. This isn't just a cultivation novel, it's also a complete encyclopedia of mushrooms! So my transmigration and rebirth were actually part of the Immortal Venerable's scheme! I return f 46kReads—Score15514d adds
- 29 Born in the Mortal World, Step by Step Toward Immortality 生于凡尘，步步登仙 Born in a mountain village far from the world, raised amid the bustle of ordinary life. Lin Fan thought he would spend his whole life chopping wood and hunting, living an unremarkable life into old age. But after a mysterious disturbance in the mountains, spiritual energy for cultivation quietly awakened within him. Three hundred miles away, the Cangwu Sect was opening its gates to recruit disciples: a mortal’s only chance to defy fate and change his life. He bade farewell to the neighbors who h 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Jade Pendant Immortal Path: From Good-for-Nothing to Child of the Plane 玉佩仙途：从废柴到位面之子 So what if his dantian is shattered? So what if he’s only a menial disciple? A mysterious jade pendant lets him defy fate and rise to the top! Lin Feng of the Qingyun Sect rebuilds his foundation with the pendant’s power, but is also drawn into a world-shaking maelstrom. Fortuitous opportunities and deadly threats go hand in hand, as do glory and conspiracy. Watch a good-for-nothing youth ascend step by step amid bloodshed and chaos, turning the whole world upside down! 11Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 31 Love Like Kunling 爱如坤灵 An Ancient Love Calamity: Love Like Kunling A Tragic Romance Across Reincarnations + Devoted Protection + Mythic Epic + Love Defying Heaven [Three Hundred Years of Tragic Reincarnations | Devoted Protection | Completed] The man I love is named Mo Huan, the crown prince of the Wuqiguo Kingdom. He is cursed: every time he is reborn, he forgets me. In our first life, he faded away in my arms, saying, “Next time, let me find you first.” In our second life, it took me ten years to make him fall in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Madman's Survival Game in a Cursed World 诡世痴行：精神病的生存游戏 The bizarre descent came without warning. Countless ghosts ran rampant, and the human world became a living hell. There are no earth-shattering supernatural powers, no System that can defy fate, and no heart-wrenching romance. Humanity's only hope of survival is to cling on, treading carefully. Ghosts wield rules like blades, killing without a trace. One wrong word, one accidental touch, or even a single breath can trigger a death condition. To stay alive, people have no choice but to get dragge 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Three Kingdoms: Enemy of the Thirteen Provinces 三国：十三州之敌 As the first major villain in the early story, Zhang Jue's influence sets the entire late Han dynasty ablaze. This time, he will take back everything he lost. The story begins with Zhang Jue. His golden finger is the ability to win over believers. Over the years, he judges others by himself and gathers many followers. Before the uprising, he is struck dead by heavenly lightning while praying for rain, then transmigrates. He changes his strategy, responding to each move as it comes and making pla 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Unhinged Second Male Lead Lures Me In 疯批男二引诱我 [One woman × two men (not at the same time) | High-maintenance heroine × openly unhinged man × secretly unhinged man | Light mystery × deep redemption | Utter devotion to his wife | Mutual devotion] What does a woman want? Handsome men? Love? A career? Security? Excitement? Here, have it all. But some roads, you have to walk on your own. As long as you're alive, anything is possible. For instance, you might jump into a lake and wake up to find a wickedly charming man. He talks like a madman, but 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 You Stole My Spirit Spring and Sent Me to the Countryside? I’m Reborn and on a Rampage 偷我灵泉坑我下乡？重生杀疯了 Her cousin tricked her into taking her job and signing up to be sent to the countryside, while her aunt tried to slap some sense into her and make her be a good person. After Yang Lingyi is reborn, she sends the whole family straight to prison! First, she reports her two-faced best friend and gets a massive reward. Then she brings a gang to heel and opens a black market in the capital. She even ventures alone into a den of evil to rescue people, cutting down everyone in her way, and uses her wit 5.2kReads7.8Score61514d adds
- 36 After I Fell into a Coma, Mom Became My Grandma 昏迷后，妈妈成了我的奶奶 I woke in a pool of blood, with a dead old man lying beside me. When I opened my eyes again, Dad was gone. Mom had become “Grandma,” called me her “good girl,” and said she was a transmigrator. I didn’t believe her. I secretly stopped taking my medicine, but my memories grew more and more deranged Did I kill someone? Am I a transmigrator? Am I a boy or a girl? When I was ten, she forced me into a ghost marriage with a paper effigy. When I was twenty, I saw a bearded man in the mirror. She had ma 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Sword Emperor, Immortal Venerable 剑帝仙尊 [Traditional xuanhuan] [Sword Emperor reborn] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] [Multiple heroines] [Feel-good power fantasy] Mo Jian, the Sword Emperor, is reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing with a demon's constitution. Humans call him a monster, demons see him as a disgrace, his sect treats him like trash, and kingdoms hunt him down. The Profound Yin Cult even plans to refine him into a bloodline sacrifice. But they don't know that within this worthless body dwells the soul of the Swor 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Wandering Immortal of the Wilderness 荒中游仙传 I am of the human race. All demons shall bow before me. Those who refuse will fall into the Nine Hells and never be reincarnated! For a million years, the human race has been weak and reduced to a lowly species. By a stroke of chance, a village boy gains the ability to cultivate. From forming a Golden Core to creating a Nascent Soul, then surviving tribulations and ascending to immortality, he slays demons wherever they appear and cuts down devils wherever they lurk, risking everything to forge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Five Years of Burning Corpses: I Expose Martial World's Wrongful Cases Through Bone Reading 焚尸五年，我靠摸骨掀翻武林冤案 Lin Mo, a corpse burner in Buried Bone City, carries the blood feud of the entire Guxi Village. Five years of burning corpses have taught him the Bone-Knocking Secret Art. By touching dry bones, he can read fragments of the dead's memories. By touching living bones, he can predict an opponent's moves and spot their weaknesses. But the secret art comes with a curse. Every time he uses it, dark blue-black bone markings eat away at his flesh, and the calamity of death draws ever closer. The arrival 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Selling Crispy Bites at My Stall, I Made a Fortune with a Secret Recipe 摆摊卖口口脆，我靠秘方赚疯了 I Sell Crispy Snacks at a Street Stall, and My Secret Recipe Makes Me a Fortune —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Soulbeast Sales Manual [Infinite] 魂魄兽卖准则【无限】 When a soul on the verge of fading enters a horror game, clearing it isn’t about Survival. It’s about auctioning off whatever humanity you have left. Yan Sheng is a second-year college student obsessed with horror novels. He was arrested for murdering someone in a way inspired by a novel and thrown into the game. Everyone pulled into this game has lost their physical bodies. They are called “souls” and refer to themselves as “players.” Rather than a game about players fighting players, it’s more 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Two Lifetimes of Immortal Fate: A Heart True to You 两世仙缘：君心不负 After undergoing a tribulation in the mortal realm, the Immortal Lord was forced to return to the heavens a hundred days after marrying her. Carrying his child, she clutched a piece of broken jade in the autumn rain and died with hatred in her heart. When he returned and saw her remains, he wept tears of blood and knelt to beg the Star Lord: “In our next life, I’ll repay her with my life.” Reunited in their next life, she is a noble princess. She rejects immortality and gives up eternal life, wa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Grow Bigger Whenever I Work Overtime 一加班就变大 [Out-of-the-Box Premise]+ [Office Worker]+ [Absurd Comedy] My name is Zhou Huihui, and I'm an ordinary office worker. My only goal is to leave work on time. But Manager Ma won't have it. That day, he @'d me on DingTalk: “Xiao Zhou, I need this proposal tonight.” Then something about me started spiraling out of control. Not my temper, my size. Work overtime, grow a size. 4.4kReads—Score11314d adds
- 44 I’m the Heiress: After Dumping the Rich Heir Who Pretended to Be Poor, I Became Unstoppable 我就是豪门：休掉装穷富二代后我飒爆了 I’m the True Heiress: After Dumping My Impoverished Pretender of a Rich Heir, I’m Unstoppable —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Depressed Mother's Final Confession 抑郁妈妈的临终自白 A Depressed Mother's Final Confession 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 We Stewed the World into One Big Family 我们把世界炖成了一家 (Ongoing) Ensemble cast + System + food + restaurant management. Three canon couples, one each in BL, GL, and BG. Romance, friendship, and family bonds all feature. After inheriting my grandfather's little restaurant, I recruit chefs from around the world and turn it into a world-class establishment. The story is told mainly through dialogue. The plot is divided into three strands: the main storyline, personal stories, and events, interwoven in chronological order. I often visited my grandfathe 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 47 Walker of Myriad Heavens: Beginning with the Earth Fiend Talisman Water 诸天行者：从地煞符水开始 The Daoist text Compendium of Immortals Through the Ages records the Thirty-Six Heavenly Methods and the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts. Legend has it that in ancient times, a mighty being condensed the divine powers of the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts into beads. They were called Earthly Fiend Beads. Whoever obtained an Earthly Fiend Bead would gain the corresponding supernatural art. Li Niankong stumbled upon one of these beads and began an extraordinary journey through the myriad worlds to collect the 333Reads5.6Score10814d adds
- 48 The Anomalous Law Archives 异律档案 Xu Chen has died once. But he doesn't know it himself. Until one day, a redwood comb that had been sealed away for years suddenly began to seep blood, and everyone who had touched it started dying one by one. During the investigation, Xu Chen discovered that these things never killed at random. They had rules. Find the rules, and you could survive. But as he encountered more and more anomalies, he gradually realized that the one who truly didn't fit the rules seemed to have always been himself. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Little Ancestress Descends to the Mortal World, and All Three Realms Tremble 小祖宗下凡，三界全员瑟瑟发抖 [Animated Series] Now streaming: The Little Goddess of Heaven Descends to the Mortal Realm Ling Xi is a carefree little ancestor, the only being in all of Heaven bold enough to crack melon seeds in the Hall of Miraculous Heavens and tug on the beard of the Supreme Lord Lao. She's at the very peak of power, yet lazy and easygoing. The gods are driven half-mad by her antics, so they conspire to trick her into descending to the mortal realm under the pretense of a "vacation to undergo tribulations. 1.6kReads8.2Score14214d adds
- 50 The Ghostly Encounter and the Vengeful Spirit 撞鬼与索命鬼 Ghost Encounters and the Vengeful Ghost —Reads—Score—14d adds
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