Novels like Starry Sky Beneath the Spring
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- 1 I Was Born of the Imperial Clan, Yet Started as a County Commandant 我本宗亲，却从县尉做起 At the time, the Great Zhou was thrown into chaos by the Red Talisman rebels. A young county commandant from Luo County turns out to be a member of the imperial family. He sets out with his brothers to serve the country, but the emperor suddenly dies. A powerful minister plots to install a new emperor, sending the realm into a sudden and dramatic upheaval. 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Laid-Back Superstar: From the Start, I Was Set Up to Join Five Ha 咸鱼巨星：开局被坑进五哈 Reborn on Blue Star, Lin Xiaomo gets rich by copying books thanks to his photographic memory and retires early. He plans to live the life of a carefree slacker, but his neighbor Chen Chichi drags him into the abyss of gaming. After a night of drinking, Deng Chao and Lu Han join the fray, and the four become sworn brothers. When he sobers up, Lin Xiaomo discovers that the three of them have teamed up to trick him into joining the variety show Five Ha. When the show begins, Lin Xiaomo is forced to 1.3kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 3 Selling Eerie Scripts on the Street, I Talk the Gods into Knots 诡异剧本摆地摊，把神明忽悠瘸了 No romance, comedy, power fantasy, and nonstop absurd antics to keep you laughing! Welcome to the Divine Performance Grand Theater! Let Jiang Yi show you a different kind of life in the game scenarios! Other people enter a horror scenario: they run around in a panic, fighting to survive. Jiang Yi enters a horror scenario: he sets up a street stall and goes all-in on sales! The chainsaw butcher’s chainsaw is rusty? Sell him heavy-duty rust remover and a maintenance manual, with lessons included! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Became the Father of Wuxia in a Parallel World 我在平行世界当武侠之父 Lu Qingge is a veteran wuxia fan from Earth. After a car accident, he transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star. Its technology and history are almost identical to Earth's, but its culture and entertainment are shockingly barren: Jin, Gu, Liang, Huang, and Wen? Never heard of them! Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan, Jay Chou? None of them exist! Faced with a world without wuxia, classic movies, or pop music, Lu Qingge grins. “Isn't this a paradise for a plagiarist?” So he picks up his pen and w 1.8kReads6.1Score10714d adds
- 5 The Remnants in the Game of Go 棋中余 (Pure Romance) (Ensemble Cast) (Three Kingdoms) (Alternate History) (Chivalry of the Martial World) (No System) The truth he seeks is a secret powerful enough to topple a dynasty. The bloodline he inherits is a double-edged sword capable of burning all his enemies to ash. And what awaits him is the treachery of the imperial court and the dangers of the martial world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Have a Sword That Can Split the Heavenly Gate 我有一剑，可断天门 In the darkest depths of the abyss, the hard shell of superstition cracks. What emerges from within is a stick of incense called “Hope.” When the river of conversation runs dry, revealing a barren riverbed, love begins to flow in earnest, speaking through silence. Only when the Grim Reaper is counting down the hours outside our door do we hurriedly tear away the disguise that has long since grown into our skin. When I finally understand the tome of friendship, all that remains between its lin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Cage Beneath the Heavens 天穹囚笼 When the clash of blades from the ancient East meets the cold, despairing technology of a future apocalypse, an epic saga spanning ten thousand years, woven with intrigue and destiny, begins to unfold. Is the legendary “Celestial Cage” the last bulwark protecting civilization, or an invisible shackle imprisoning fate? The story unfolds with fierce intensity across two timelines that seem distant yet are entwined by destiny: The ancient timeline centers on the turbulent final years of the Yuan dy 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Folk Horror Stories You’ve Definitely Heard 你一定听过的民间恐怖故事 This story is entirely fictional and has nothing to do with the real world. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. At his sixth birthday banquet, evil spirits devoured his entire family in their dreams. Gu Chen, the young heir of a wealthy family, had his memories forcibly erased by men in black. All that remained were fragments of nightmares: a diamond-shaped badge, red-eyed guests who devoured dreams, and a gun that erased memories. Ten years later, he tracks down the city’s supernatural inci 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Transmigrating into Bright Sword: Laplace's Ghost Gun 穿越亮剑，拉普拉斯的幽灵之枪 [Don't Call Me a Sharpshooter, Call Me the God of Guns!] [War of Resistance] [Espionage] Xu Jinhuan transmigrates into Bright Sword and awakens the combat talent [Laplace's Ghost Gun]. He is, without a doubt, the strongest God of Guns! He joins the New First Regiment and establishes the Wolf Fang Special Forces. He bombards Sakamoto, takes out Yamazaki, and downs a Japanese warplane with two shots! He creates the Black-and-Red Ledger, drawing up lists of Japanese troops and traitors! Called upon 262Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Soul Weave of Tianyuan 天源绎魂 As you can see, this is a novel recommendation. Eighteen-year-old graduate Xing Yan storms into the audition for the production of The Lost Path of the Strange Beasts, carrying tomato ketchup to use as fake blood. Director He Yan, wearing a ghost mask, roars at him that “the blood looks like chocolate,” then furiously tells anyone questioning the title to “get lost.” The eccentric film crew is a nonstop source of laughs, and the rookie actor’s job hunt is one mishap after another. Stay tuned f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Madam, Don’t Get Too Wild: The President’s Mother Is on a Rampage 夫人别太野，总统婆婆杀疯了 Lin Wan used to clean up rich people’s shit and piss in the shantytown. Then, overnight, she was dragged into a marriage with a wealthy family. She married Shen Muhan, the man every woman in the country wanted to sleep with, only because his stepmother, Pei Yanchu, said: “You look just like Shen Muhan’s late first love.” The whole city mocked the rags-to-riches tale of a country girl turning into a phoenix. But no one knew... That her biological father, Yan Huan’s, crime empire was about to emer 10Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 12 Ashen Panic 烬慌 As my father lay dying, he pressed a bloodstained chip into my hand. Six months later, the person I loved became a vegetable while protecting me. On his cold personal server, I found the only folder named after me. Inside were records of his awkward affection and a final message: “Xinxin, keep moving forward. Don’t look back.” I thought I would spend the rest of my life caught between revenge and protecting what I loved, until the “Observers,” beings from a higher civilization, arrived and col 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Only Wanted to Roam the Martial World, but You Insisted I Become a Marquis 我明明想混江湖，你非逼我当侯爷 No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. An original fictional historical martial arts world, where the imperial court is not far above and the martial world is not far away. When Yi Yuntian was eight, he protected five-year-old Mu Xiaoxiao and was imprisoned by order of the foolish former emperor. After twelve years, the emperor’s wise son, Xuanyuan Yi, told me that his father had been somewhat out of line. He not only set me free, but also made me a marquis. What? You’re asking what I 539Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 14 Bound to an Ancestor, I Make a Fortune in the Modern World 绑定老祖宗，我在现代疯狂暴富 [Rewriting history from the moral high ground + cause and effect + unwavering devotion] She loved Gu Sinan for five thousand years. But her ancestor, Gu Mingze, erased all her memories! Fate took an unexpected turn. In a new world, she fell in love all over again with the cool, calculating Gu Sinan... Though Gu Shengwan was born unlucky and ill-fated in this new world, with little affection from her family and misfortune at every turn, she spent half her life struggling under a cloud of despa 36Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 15 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.1kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
- 18 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.4kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
- 19 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 32kReads9.6Score4.4k14d adds
- 20 EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
- 21 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
- 22 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 984.6kReads9.9Score161.8k14d adds
