Novels like I Am the Night Watchman of the City
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Am the Night Watchman of the City, best match first.
- 51 The Red Dress Murder Case: Secrets Beneath the Rafters 红裙悬案：屋梁下的秘密 The Case of the Red Dress: Secrets Beneath the Rafters —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Chuunibyou: I Became the Lord of the Abyss Through Delusions of Grandeur 中二病：我靠中二成为深渊之主 [Chuunibyou] [Invincible Protagonist] [Feel-Good Read] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [System] [Ensemble Cast] [Funny and Lighthearted] "An Ling, are you fighting the air again?" "Hahahaha, there he goes again! This time he even gave himself a new nickname: Lord of the Abyss!" "Ignore him. He's just another chuunibyou." An Ling stood in the middle of the sports field and slowly covered his left eye as the entire school burst into laughter. "I'll gladly accept your ridicule." No one actually bel 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Republican Era: One Broken Regiment from the Start, Points Can Buy Anything 民国：开局一个残团，积分换一切 Eastern Sichuan, 1920. After his father is assassinated, he takes command of a ragtag force fewer than a thousand strong, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Bound to the Empire-Building System, he earns points by killing enemies and exchanges them for rifles, machine guns, artillery, soldiers, and formidable generals. Yang Sen sends two regiments to "absorb" his force. He just smiles. 2.2kReads6.6Score21414d adds
- 54 Justice in Jinling 金陵昭雪 [No Golden Finger] [Historical Mystery] [Political Intrigue] [War] In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the eve of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the Crown Prince's eldest son, Zhu Yunwen (Wang Wen), opens his eyes to find a stranger's gaze staring back from inside the Hall of Martial Valor. The deadly Jingnan Campaign is drawing near. Before Zhu Yuanzhang's cold body, he vows to defy the so-called “inevitable mandate of Heaven”: Crush the Jingnan Campaign and challenge fate! Through one setback an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Tai-Pi Hexagram Changes: The Interstellar Resource War 泰否卦变：星际资源争夺战 In 2149, the collision of quantum divination and traditional hexagram theory revealed the universe’s deepest secret: the 64 hexagrams were quantum resource codes governing heaven and earth. A hexagram-modeling experiment at a lab in the Magic City accidentally triggered the manifestation of interstellar energy. The people of Planet Xelos tore through Earth’s defenses by altering the Small Accumulation hexagram, then conspired with the Kingdom of Omanrui to build a hexagram-reversal device in the 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Tea Fragrance on Jingling Ridge 镜岭茶香 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 I’m Here to Keep the Peace 我来维护世界和平 Has anyone ever wondered what desire itself really is? Could gods exist in the “real” world? Driven by desire, humanity fought the First World War, then the Second! Now that we possess the power to destroy ourselves, how far away is the Third World War? Ever since the strange phenomena appeared... Nuclear weapons were invented, and humans awakened supernatural abilities. What kind of world is “reality”??? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Urban Comeback: Terminally Ill College Student Inherits an Immortal Venerable’s Legacy 都市逆袭：绝症大学生获仙尊传承 [Urban Cultivation] [Multiple Female Leads] [Easy, Over-the-Top Wish Fulfillment] [Invincible] Just as I was getting ready to graduate, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness? College student Li Kun thought his life had reached its end, but unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient Immortal Venerable, changing his fate against all odds! Hey, hey, hey, what's the Cosmic Essence Condensation Art? What's the Phoenix Yin Cultivation Technique? Cultivation, alchemy, medicine, formations, ta 2.7kReads6.4Score28114d adds
- 59 Seeking the Dao at the Star Pivot 星枢问道 The Celestial Pivot’s Path to the Dao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Stranded on a Desert Island, I Don't Want to Live Anymore 流落荒岛，我不想活了 Zhao Yuanzhou, an ordinary sailor, is stranded on a deserted island, where he meets Zhang Beibei, a wealthy heiress. The two fall for each other. After an accident separates him from Zhang Beibei, Zhao Yuanzhou goes from trying to survive to searching for the woman he loves, meeting all kinds of survivors along the way. Some offer help, while others get caught up in Zhao Yuanzhou’s bad luck, setting off one story after another. The mysterious island is also home to wild people, a mysterious ston 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 In the Palworld, Why Can’t I Be King? 到帕鲁世界，怎就不能当王 [Business Warfare] [War] [Pokemon Battles] [Palworld] [Multiple Heroines] [Can Pals Cultivate Immortality Too?] [Multiple Transmigrators] This is a strange Palworld, where people from all kinds of eras have arrived. They have to explore it little by little before discovering that this world is completely different from what they expected. Go conquer it and rule it! Make the trip count! 270Reads—Score36714d adds
- 62 You Were Hired as a Mine Slave, So Why Are You Cultivating a Forbidden Divine Technique? 让你当矿奴，你修神禁级功法？ [No System] [Not a self-sacrificing saint] He, Chen Yuan, was the most forgettable loser in the mining camp. Cowardly and greedy, he shrank away from everyone he met. He was a lump of mud trampled underfoot by all. Until one day, the gravely wounded beauty Su Nianxue, a cultivator of the Heavenly Grotto Realm, fell into his territory. She thought he was an easygoing pushover and even asked him to channel astral energy into her to examine her injuries. “Your cultivation technique is strange. Why 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 After the Fake Heiress Dies, My Family Forces Me to Keep Vigil for Her 假千金死后，全家逼我替她守灵 After the fake heiress dies, my whole family forces me to keep vigil for her 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Fan A: A Modern Swordsman Crashes the Eastern Han Medicine Market 樊阿：现代刀客搅局东汉药市 Fan A, a top modern neurosurgeon, collapses from exhaustion during an operation and, by a twist of fate, transmigrates to the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty, becoming Hua Tuo’s last disciple, “Fan A.” Armed with a stainless-steel scalpel, he leads the Qing Nang team in a desperate struggle against the Tianyao Pavilion, which monopolizes medicinal herbs. In a medical clash spanning two thousand years, he single-handedly brings the spirit of modern medicine into resonance with the Eastern 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Silver Tide 白银之潮 In the first year of the Longqing reign (1567), the Ming court lifted the maritime ban, and Yuegang in Fujian opened its port. Silver poured in like a rising tide, quietly ushering in an age of globalization overlooked by the official histories. The down-on-his-luck scholar Lin Mufeng is swept into this tide. Starting as a dockside bookkeeper, he rises step by step to become a customs reformer, striving to bring order to a chaotic age through institutions. At his side, then at odds with him, is 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Junior Brother I Picked Up on a Whim Is Acting Strange 随手捡的师弟他不对劲 [Forced relationship] [Imprisonment] [Unhinged younger man] [Hardworking wage slave] “Because I lost you by accident, I can’t bear the risk of losing you again, no matter what it takes.” When people told Shi Zuiwan she had picked up a mad dog, she didn’t believe them. Later, she realized she would have been better off picking up an actual mad dog. After the college entrance exams, Shi Zuiwan planned to relax with a trip. Instead, she read the name of a sword at a museum, and the damn thing came 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Tales of the Mechanical Unknown 机械异闻录 [Transmigration + Cards + No System + Leveling] A thunderous boom on the national highway, and a big truck makes its dazzling entrance! Ye Ming, who was strolling along the road, gets sent to another world by the truck’s overwhelming force. In this world, everyone can wield a weapon engraved upon their soul. The gods, too, have bestowed their blessings upon this realm. As a transmigrator, what will become of Ye Ming here...? At least he has the identity of a transmigrator. Maybe he can follow in 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Origin of the Dao 道之起原 A black-robed youth preached the Dao, bringing two beings into existence: Pangu and Haotian. Pangu split heaven and earth, leaving all living things with incomplete minds. The story follows the Primordial Heavenly Venerable as he descends to the mortal realm to teach the Dao and save all living things, creating the laws of heaven and earth and safeguarding one corner of the world. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Reborn in 1948: I Burned Down the Ancestral Home and Forced My Family to Become Poor Peasants 重生1948：一把火烧了祖宅，我逼全家当贫农 Reborn in 1948: I Burned Down the Ancestral Home and Forced My Whole Family to Become Poor Peasants 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 This Journey to the West Isn't That Journey to the West 此西游非彼西游 This is Journey to the West, but this Journey to the West is not that Journey to the West. No transmigration, no System, no scheming dark heroes. Discover a different world of Journey to the West. A book can change a person, and one person can change the world. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Retiring from Showbiz to Recover: CEO Qin Gives Up His Career to Spoil Her 爆甲退圈养伤，秦总弃业独宠她 [Mutual Devotion] [Secret Identities] [Strong Female Lead] [Modern] [Some School Life] Ruan Xia'an was kidnapped as a child and fortunately rescued by a powerful figure. Her intelligence won his favor, and she grew up by his side, eventually establishing her own mercenary group. Unpredictable by nature and exceptionally gifted, she inspired fear in others even as she rapidly expanded the group. This also made her the target of jealousy, and she was repeatedly ambushed. She had become the top fig 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 After I Slaughtered My Way Through the Immortal Alliance, They Knelt and Called Me Ancestor 杀穿仙盟后，他们跪着叫我祖宗 After Slaughtering My Way Through the Immortal Alliance, They Kneel and Call Me Ancestor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Reclaiming My Ambition to Rise to the Top 重拾青云之志 Period rural life | A young man’s rise | Farming and business | An inspiring tale of humble beginnings | Family, country, and kindred spirits | Reviving the family Rooted in the rural villages of southern Sichuan along the banks of the Mangxi River, the poor-born Shi Gensheng struggles to grow up amid the hardships of the era and upheavals in his family. Faced with a broken home and an interrupted education, he relies on patience and careful planning to establish himself in the countryside. He 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 74 Beneath a Cruel World 恶世之下 Vicious ghosts run rampant, humans and ghosts coexist, and rules become deadly traps... See through the rules, use ghosts to fight ghosts, banish the supernatural, but never underestimate the human heart... The ghosts in this book follow fixed patterns when they kill. Some humanoid ghosts retain the consciousness of the living. It follows the rule that only ghosts can deal with ghosts. Ghosts can be killed, but it's very difficult to kill them... The Headquarters in this book is the most righteo 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 75 Minecraft: Unifying the Minecraft World 我的世界之统一MC The first book in the Blue Star Origins series. Far away in the universe lies a blue planet. Unlike the meteors constantly streaking past it or the lifeless celestial bodies moving slowly nearby, it enjoys a pleasant climate and boasts a rich variety of species. It is a habitable planet, and it is called Blue Star... In 5300 BC, the gods created the world, giving rise to countless pantheons. But differences in ideals, culture, customs, and other matters dragged the gods into a conflict that woul 45Reads—Score514d adds
- 76 Wait, Host, Which One of Us Is the System? 不是？宿主，到底谁才是系统？ Shen Zhidu was a deadbeat shut-in, but then good fortune came knocking when he went out, and he accidentally transmigrated to a cultivation world. Though he possesses endless treasures, he’s an ordinary mortal who can never cultivate. To his surprise, he even has a System? System: “Quest triggered: kill the first-rank demonic beast, the Bloodthirsty Snake, in front of you. Reward: 5 Grade One Marrow-Cleansing Pills.” Shen Zhidu: “You kill it, and I’ll give you ten Grade Two pills.” System: “?” “ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Underworld of a Small Town 小镇江湖 Summer, 1997. Chengxiang Town, Sichuan. Chen Dong, a young hoodlum, guarantees a loan for someone and ends up owing thirty thousand yuan, unaware that it is all a trap set by Bai Laosan. What Bai Laosan wants is the storefront his family owns in the heart of the old-town redevelopment zone. Lawyers, police officers, and thugs armed with paint take turns showing up at his door... With nowhere left to turn, Chen Dong clings to one stubborn belief: the shop is the last spark he can give Ye Qiong, a 41Reads—Score10614d adds
- 78 From Technician to Director: My Swordsmanship in the Workplace 《从技术员到总监：我的职场剑道》 From Technician to Director: My Sword Dao in the Workplace 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Final Years of the Great Yong: A True Record 大雍末年：实录 [Traditional cultivation and political intrigue, no transmigration, no System, no golden finger. Meticulously researched setting and dialogue that feels like people speaking in the original Chinese.] Wu Zheng was once a constable, but an accidental turn led him onto the path of immortality. He once wielded the power of the imperial court to repel demon beasts, and within a sect, he protected all living beings. But when the beasts retreated, people’s hearts began to stir. He saw the political mac 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Gu Yuan Rescued My Sister, but I Became the Master of Her Blood-Robed Sister 【男频短篇】古渊救下姐姐，我却成了她血衣妹妹的主人 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Gu Yuan Saved My Older Sister, but I Became the Master of Her Blood-Robed Younger Sister —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Tang Fan's Leisurely Life as a Landlord 唐凡悠闲的地主生活 Tang Fan was a modern office worker whose dreams had been drained away by the 996 work schedule. He died suddenly, only to wake up as the young master of a landowning family in Jiangnan. He owned a thousand mu of fertile fields and a sprawling courtyard, with a gentle maid, capable guards, and Uncle Qian, the old steward, handling everything for him. No more squeezing onto the subway, eating takeout, or worrying about his boss's moods. In the morning, someone helped him wash and dress. At noon, 1kReads5.4Score10314d adds
- 82 A Strange Immortal Fate: The Good-for-Nothing Without a Spiritual Root Turns His Life Around 奇仙缘：无灵根废柴的逆转之路 [New release] + [Fantasy with a System] + [Laugh-out-loud fun] + [One heroine] Su Qingxuan, a humble errand boy of the Qingfeng Sect, was born without a spiritual root. Amid the crowd’s scorn, he unexpectedly found an immortal gourd and became bound to a System! Later, a mysterious voice in a secret realm told him that he wasn’t actually without a spiritual root. He had the legendary… spiritual root. The little System is adorable and mischievous, and always good for a laugh. A fox demon at t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 I Faint at the Sight of Blood, but I'm a Miracle Doctor 我晕血，但我是神医 I Faint at the Sight of Blood, but I’m a Miracle Doctor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm a Lazy Shut-In, Yet the Magical Girl Senpai Rings My Doorbell Every Day 【男频短篇】咸鱼家里蹲，却被魔法少女学姐天天按门铃 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Lazy Homebody, Yet the Magical Girl Upperclassman Rings His Doorbell Every Day 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Record of Crossing the Dusty World by Boat 参舟渡尘录 The martial arts of the world are a mirror of the heart. But what about Lu Jinghe? He's just a shopkeeper selling paper offerings. When he was seventeen, his father disappeared, leaving behind only a two-hundred-year-old account book. Later, when the paper shop burned down, he learned the truth: It wasn't an account book at all. It was the Chart of the Hidden Boat, concealing the dynasty's secrets and the world's greatest treasure. The problem was, the book was gone. And to make matters worse, h 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 My Unhinged Junior Sister Stabbed My Dantian with Her Sword, Then Smiled and Asked How I Was 我那疯批师妹，把剑捅进我丹田还笑着问好 My Crazy Junior Sister Stabbed Her Sword into My Dantian, Then Smiled and Asked How I Was 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Transmigrated and Raised a Maid for Twelve Years, and Now She’s My Whole World 【男频短篇】穿越养女仆十二年，她成我命根子后 [Short Male-Oriented Novel] After Transmigrating and Raising a Maid for Twelve Years, She Became the Most Important Person in My Life 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Survival Across the Six Realms: My Galaxy, Reduced to Fragments 六界求生：我的星河，只剩碎章 [Ensemble Cast / Cultivation / Slow-Burn Foreshadowing / Long-Arc Plot / Two Male Leads / Multiple Couples / Six Realms / The Aesthetics of Tragedy] [War Engulfs the Six Realms, Only Those Who Defy Fate Survive] Spiritual energy dwindles, and alliances crumble. A coup rocks the Divine Realm, the Demon Lord is assassinated, and the Netherworld is utterly destroyed, its territory and nation erased. Only traces of its past remain, its people wiped out and its throne left without a rightful heir. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Years My Wife Grew Weaker After Becoming a Magical Girl 【男频短篇】我的妻子成为魔法少女后在变弱的那些年 [Short Male-Oriented Novel] The Years My Wife Became Weaker After Turning into a Magical Girl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 As a Dad Who Can See the Future, Isn’t It Only Reasonable to Rewrite a Dead-End Fate? 作为一个有未来视的老爸，改写死局也是合理的吧？ As a dad who can see the future, isn’t it only reasonable to rewrite a doomed fate? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Reborn: My Disciples' Regret Fuels My Rise to Godhood 重生后，徒弟们的悔意是我的成神资粮 Reborn, my disciples’ remorse is the fuel that will make me a god 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Everyone Thinks I’m a Demon, but My Corpse Puppets Farm Every Day 所有人都认定我是魔头，可我的尸傀每天都在种田 Everyone is convinced I'm a demon, but my corpse puppets spend every day farming. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Mom, This Time I'll Protect You 妈，这次我守护你 Mom, This Time I’ll Protect You 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 谁说工厂普工，不能实现梦想 Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 96Reads—Score214d adds
- 95 Scam Prevention Handbook 防骗手册 After Zhang Zheng unexpectedly gains supernatural abilities in the hellscape of a telecom scam compound in northern Myanmar, he narrowly escapes. It feels like he has been given a second life, and he vows to spend the rest of it fighting fraud. Using his abilities to see through every scam, he joins forces with reporter Chen Lin, chronicler Xiao Fang, and law PhD Li Fanfan. Together, they delve into real cases and expose romance scams, fake online tasks, blackmail through nude chats, pension fra 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 This World Is Such a Mess! 这个世界好混乱啊！ Who am I? Where am I? Am I dreaming? Everyone in the world seems strange. What was that I heard… My heart hurts so much. At last, I picked up my knife… I died… I came back to life, but I no longer had a heart… This is a world with just one continent and a few islands, and it is on the brink of an eerie apocalypse. Can someone without a heart feel the warmth and coldness of human life? How can I hold on to my heart in a world gone mad? Why can I calmly watch the living die right before my eyes? 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 In My Past Life, You Five Swords Pierced My Heart. In This Life, Get Down on Your Knees and Weep 前世你们五柄剑穿我心，这一世都给我跪下哭 In my past life, the five of you drove your swords through my heart. In this life, get down on your knees and weep. 196Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Realm Capital 界都 I contain all things. It all began on the first day I entered Jiangcheng Elite Academy... This is a world where Blue Star is divided in two, five hundred years after the spiritual qi revival. You'll find that everyone around me, whether ordinary or exceptional, is remarkable in their own way. The universe has ten domains, the ten domains have the Milky Way, the Milky Way has Blue Star, Blue Star has the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm has Huaxia, and Huaxia has Jiedu... Are you ready to embark on 403Reads—Score4014d adds
- 100 Yu Jing, County Magistrate on the Frontier 于璟之边疆县令 A common man takes office and bravely heads to a remote frontier. His wife plans and advises, while the women around him are strong warriors. He wins the people’s hearts and earns the support of righteous men. Using his wits, he outmaneuvers the local chieftains, bringing peace to the people and prosperity to trade. As goods abound and the people grow wealthy, Han and non-Han communities live in harmony. Together, the various peoples govern the borderlands and build a shared future. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
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