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- 1 Transmigrated as Ximen Qing, Sworn Brothers with Wu Song, and Now I Rule the Nine Provinces 穿越西门庆，结义武松，争霸九州 Historical what-if + farming + conquest + Song dynasty + Water Margin + transmigration A different Ximen Qing, a different Water Margin. Zhao Qing, a martial arts school graduate who can only make a living delivering takeout, transmigrates into Water Margin and becomes Ximen Qing, destined to die a gruesome death at Wu Song’s hands from the start! Just as Wu Dalang catches them in the act and Zhao Qing faces death by a hair’s breadth, he defies fate. He teaches Wu Dalang a peerless martial ar 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Water Margin: Hiding Out in the Pleasure Quarter, I Rise to the Top with a Fate-Changing Device 水浒：混在勾栏，我靠改命器逆袭 I'm Chen Wulang, manager of the Drunken Immortal Tower. It's one of the biggest entertainment houses in Bianjing, and I manage a hundred or so people. Life was pretty good. I kept the books, managed the place, and dealt with the madam and the girls teasing me. The day Li Meiniang crouched down to undo my belt, I thought I was in for a good night. Then someone knocked at the door, interrupting us, and I got a wine jar to the head for my trouble. The next day, I went to look at a house and met a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Water Margin: From the Start, I Kill Gao Qiu and Clash with Song Jiang! 水浒：开局宰了高俅，火并宋江！ [Revenge that hits hard · Defying fate] Transmigrate as Lin Chong, kill Gao Qiu from the start, then kill Song Jiang! This time, there will be no accepting imperial amnesty! A special forces king transmigrates into the world of Water Margin and becomes the Leopard Head, Lin Chong, whose entire family was wiped out in a blood feud. In the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness, Song Jiang actually forces him to kneel before Gao Qiu, the man who killed his wife? Awakening the [Decisive Killing System] 742Reads6.6Score10914d adds
- 4 Five Dynasties Flying Tiger: Li Cunxiao Transmigrates into Water Margin 五代飞虎：李存孝穿水浒 The fiercest general of the Five Dynasties is reborn into the chaotic world of "Water Margin". No System, no golden finger, just overwhelming martial might: one man against ten thousand troops! He was the fiercest general of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Li Cunxiao of the Thirteen Guardians. “No king can match Xiang Yu, no general can match Li.” Invincible across the land, he was framed by treacherous men and torn apart by five horses. His loyal spirit drifted for two hundred years. When 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Water Margin: My Father Is the Roc, and I'll Topple the Song Dynasty 水浒：我爹扑天雕，我掀翻大宋 Li Zhao transmigrates as the only son of Li Ying, the Soaring Eagle of Water Margin. Carrying memories from a later age, he knows the Song Dynasty is nearing its end. He devotes himself to martial arts and military training, secretly stockpiles grain and supplies, and gathers heroes from every corner of the land, steadily building his strength. He beats other men to the punch, claims Liangshan as his base, destroys Zhu Family Village, then crushes Zengtou City and sweeps aside the imperial armie 29.3kReads7.2Score3.1k14d adds
- 6 Water Margin: Rebuilding the Realm, Starting from a Tavern 水浒：从酒馆开始再造山河 From tavern keeper to master of the realm! Transmigrating into the world of Water Margin as a nobody, Shen Du draws on his culinary skills from a past life to open a shabby tavern below Mount Shaohua. One serving of red-braised pork fills the whole street with its aroma, and a pot of distilled liquor draws heroes from every direction. Shi Jin makes him his big brother, Wang Jin teaches him real martial arts, and Lu Zhishen drinks with him until dawn. As the tavern grows bigger and bigger, he rea 63Reads—Score12914d adds
- 7 I, Song Jiang, Am Taking Tokyo! 我，宋江，打上东京！ [Pure power fantasy] [No System, transmigrate into a book] [Highly immersive] He transmigrates into Song Jiang and opens his eyes to find himself on the road to certain death, marching to fight Fang La! Ahead lies the tragic fate of his brothers, destined to die on blood-soaked battlefields. Behind him, the court's treacherous officials wear cruel grins of triumph. So much for "loyalty and righteousness"! All it earns him is the fate of a discarded hunting dog and a cup of poisoned wine! Wu Song 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 In Water Margin: Wu Yong Is Not Useless 人在水浒：吴用不无用 Wu Yong, a graduate student at Dahua University, was reading Water Margin by the lake when he missed a step and fell. When he woke up, he had transmigrated to Cangzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty. From the start, he runs into Gao Qiu. When Gao Qiu gives him a hard time, Wu Yong saves himself by exposing, in front of everyone, Gao Qiu's dark history of seizing people's homes, pocketing military pay, and burying witnesses alive... Gao Qiu's investigations, attempts to buy him off, and threats com 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Water Margin Meets Dream of the Red Chamber: I Raise an Army and Storm the Capital from the Start 水浒融汇红楼，开局举兵踏破京城 Liangshan's blades breach Tokyo, and Dream of the Red Chamber enters the imperial household. Chao Zhenguan transmigrates as the younger brother of Chao Gai, diligently working to overthrow the dynasty at Liangshan Marsh. Only after breaching the capital does he discover that this world has not only Water Margin, but Dream of the Red Chamber as well. To make it in this world, you need plenty of brothers, but you also need plenty of clothes. 10Reads—Score614d adds
- 10 Why Marry a Divorced Woman Instead of One Who Has Lived with Someone? 为什么宁娶离婚女人，不娶有同居史女人？ Why marry a divorced woman instead of a woman who has lived with a partner? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Republican Era: The Moon Sets Over Guanshan, but the Men Have Yet to Return 民国：关山落月人未还 Republican Era: The Moon Sets Over Guanshan, Yet He Has Not Returned 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Campus Beauty Next Door Keeps Blocking My Way, but I Just Want to Study 隔壁校花总来堵我，我真的只想刷题 The Campus Belle Next Door Keeps Showing Up to Block My Way, but I Just Want to Do Practice Problems —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Youth on Campus: Borrowed Light 青春校园：借光 Youth on Campus: Borrowed Light —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Youth on Campus: The Summer Breeze Never Reached Your Eyes 青春校园：夏风未及你眉眼 Youth on Campus: The Summer Breeze Has Yet to Reach Your Eyes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Youth on Campus: The South Wind Knows My Heart 青春校园：南风知我意 Youth on Campus: The South Wind Knows My Heart 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn, I Dumped the Campus Beauty and Chased a 300-Pound Girl Instead 重生后我踹了校花，转身狂追三百斤的胖妞 After I Was Reborn, I Dumped the Campus Belle and Turned Around to Pursue a 150-Kilo Chubby Girl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn, I Dumped the Campus Beauty and Insisted on Marrying the Tomboy in My Class 重生后我甩了校花，非要娶班里的男人婆 After I Was Reborn, I Dumped the Campus Belle and Insisted on Marrying the Tomboy in My Class —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Republican Era: Reborn from the Ashes 民国：烬土重生 Reborn in the Republican Era: From Ashes to New Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn in 1970: A Rugged Man's Journey to Cherish His Wife and Raise His Daughter 重生70年：糙汉的疼妻养女路 Reborn in 1970: A Tough Man’s Journey to Cherish His Wife and Raise His Daughter —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Splendor of Great Song: I Am the Empire 大宋风华：朕即江山 He woke up to find that he had become Zhao Ji, the Song emperor known as the “artist emperor”? He looked at the court, filled with high-ranking officials in crimson and purple robes. Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, and Tong Guan were each as vicious as wolves. He gazed toward the border, where the Jurchen cavalry watched like hungry tigers, and the shadow of the Jingkang Disaster loomed. Zhao Ji sneered. “In this life, I’ll defy heaven and change my fate!” At court, he overruled the objections of the court a 58Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 The New Water Margin: The Water Margin Ghost-Slaying Squad 水浒新传之水浒鬼杀队 Traditional fantasy meets urban high martial arts, mystery, and the supernatural. Xu Jiang, a college student and meteorite hunter, accidentally enters the “Ten-Day Water Margin Underworld Ruins.” A heroic spirit possesses him, and he transmigrates into Song Jiang. He searches for the descendants of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits, the Hu Sword, and extraterrestrial primordial iron, then forms a Ghost-Slaying Squad. Together, they fight a desperate battle against the monstrous clique of Gao Qiu 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Water Margin: I'm Lao Wang 水浒之我是老王 [Water Margin] [No System] [Lighthearted] [Building Strength] [Ruling the World] If the world falls into ruin, would you hold up the heavens with one hand? If the people suffer, would you save them all? Old Wang arrives in this cruel world and age. He doesn’t want to eat people, and he certainly doesn’t want to be eaten... “Who says we have no clothes? We’ll share our robes!” Brothers, come on! Follow me, and let’s build an age with no bandits under heaven. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Cao Cao Reincarnates as Ximen Qing: From the Start, He Meets Pan Jinlian 曹操魂穿西门庆：开局就见潘金莲 As Cao Cao lay dying, his soul transmigrated into Ximen Qing. When he opened his eyes... ... ... ... ... ... Build the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, recruit the heroes of Liangshan, manipulate Song Jiang from behind the scenes, and secretly compete with Fang La for territory. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Hidden Dragon Xu Guanzhong of Water Margin 水浒之隐龙许贯忠 Who is the most regrettably wasted talent in Water Margin? Xu Guanzhong, Wen Huanzhang, or Xiao Jiasui... They were true reclusive scholars, some versed in military affairs, others accomplished in both civil and martial arts. He transmigrates to the end of the Northern Song Dynasty as Xu Guanzhong, a recluse living in Daming Prefecture. In this life, he will step forward. Even if it is not for the Liangshan heroes who died unjustly, he will do it to spare the people of the Central Plains from th 310Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Dark Water Margin: Tales of Liangshan's Bandits 暗黑水浒：梁山群匪传 A Water Margin that will overturn everything you thought you knew: there are no heroes here, only bandits; no loyalty or righteousness, only scheming. Based on the 100-chapter edition of Water Margin, this book deconstructs the story chapter by chapter, tearing away the cover-up of “acting in Heaven’s name” and “heroic loyalty.” From Grand Commandant Hong digging up the bones of innocent souls to curry favor, to Lu Zhishen walking away after beating Zheng the Butcher and leaving an even more tra 1.3kReads—Score10414d adds
- 26 Water Margin: To Save a Beauty, I, Wu Song, Slay My Way Across Liangshan 水浒：救倾国色，我武松杀遍梁山 A sanda champion transmigrates by accident and finds himself as Wu Song in Water Margin! He activates the Fate-Rewriting System and gets two missions from the start: save Lin Niangzi and change Pan Jinlian's fate! Fight a tiger? Easy! His sanda skills crush the ferocious beast, and the powers of Yanggu County are so terrified they kneel and beg for mercy! Ximen Qing? He beats him into submission and makes him his lackey, then has him help establish the first power in Yanggu! Pan Jinlian? No long 250Reads—Score10114d adds
- 27 Water Margin: From the Start, I Take Down Instructor Lin 水浒：开局放倒林教头 After a confused night’s sleep, Gao Lan somehow transmigrated to the world of Water Margin. The Liao Kingdom in the north was a dead tiger that still had a fearsome bite, while the Jurchen barbarians were sharpening their weapons and preparing for war. With no household registration and nowhere to go, Gao Lan relied on the martial general abilities drawn from the System to seize Withered Tree Mountain and become its stronghold chief, watching the upheavals of Liangshan with a smile. The S 132Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Water Margin: Reincarnated as Ximen Qing, Hunted by Wu Song from the Start 水浒：魂穿西门庆开局被武松追杀 I woke up to find myself as the infamous villain Ximen Qing from Water Margin! From the start, Wu Song is chasing me through the city with a blade in hand? Does it have to be this intense? I’ve barely escaped the killer when the authorities put out a warrant for my arrest. My boundless wealth, lovely wife, and beautiful concubines are all going up in smoke? What kind of lousy transmigration plot is this! Luckily, the “Rogue Hero’s Rise System” may be late, but it’s finally here! But this System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Water Margin: Wu Song and the Golden-Lotus Feet 水浒：武松之七寸金莲 Rain beats against the dying lamp as the night watch drips away. Alone in the cold night, I drink fierce liquor. Can drunkenness dispel a thousand sorrows? My soul is lost in a foreign land, far from home. A startled dream, a startled dream: I am one of the heroes of Water Margin. This is a new Water Margin story. If you want to see a different Wu Song, come take a look! If you’re interested in Song poetry, come take a look, too! And if Pan Jinlian interests you, you’re very welcome! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn in Water Margin: Ruling the Earth 重生水浒之称霸地球 [System + Invincible Hero + Water Margin + Dang Kou Zhi + Mei Ben's Water Margin + The Tale of Yue Fei] The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged; when will the hatred of a minister be ended? Drive our chariots onward and breach the gaps in Mount Helan. Let us sate our hunger on the flesh of the northern invaders, and laugh as we quench our thirst with the blood of the Xiongnu. Then we shall set things right and restore our lost lands, returning to the imperial court. The Song is wealthy, but its 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Lin Chong Reborn in the Wild Boar Forest! I’ll Kill Gao Yanei from the Start 林冲重生野猪林！开局必杀高衙内 As he lies dying in the Wild Boar Forest, Lin Chong is reborn with the bitter memories of his past life. In his previous life, he endured and yielded at every turn. His wife was driven to take her own life, he suffered endless humiliation, Chao Gai was ambushed and killed by villains, and the Liangshan heroes met tragic ends. This time, he will no longer be a cowardly instructor, helpless in the hands of others. The moment Lu Zhishen saves him, Lin Chong personally slays the corrupt officers, t 182Reads—Score10614d adds
- 32 Water Margin: From Death Row Inmate to King of the Land 【水浒】从死囚到人间霸王 Modern Special Forces soldier Bu Tian’s soul enters the body of a young man with the same name in the world of "Water Margin". From the start, after failing to assassinate Gao Qiu, he is thrown into the imperial prison. He is due to be executed in three days. What can he do? At the crucial moment, the Fate-Reversing System awakens and maxes out his combat prowess. Every time he changes the fate of one of the original "Water Margin" heroes, he receives a variety of System rewards. Bu Tian breaks 1.7kReads7.3Score11014d adds
- 33 Water Margin: From the Start, I Hunt Down Song Jiang 水浒：开局追杀宋江 [Taking on all 108 Liangshan heroes + historical power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + transmigrate to ancient times + taking on Erlong Mountain + building a new faction + high-stakes war] I, Li Zhu, am the greatest swordsman in Water Margin! Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain tells me: “Kill all 108 demonic stars of Liangshan, or the land of China will fall in four years.” So Li Zhu sets out with his sword, slaying the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends. But as more 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Tyrannical Song, Ximen Qing 霸宋西门庆 The mighty Song Dynasty is in dire straits. Corrupt officials run the government, the people can barely survive, wars rage across the land, and foreign powers eye its territory. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? Watch me wield the three-foot blade in my hand and summon the heroes of the realm to unite in blood and steel. With three thousand elite warriors, I will reclaim the lost lands of Yan and Yun. I will ascend the throne and usher in a new age for China! 134Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 35 Help! Wu Song Has Me Cornered in the Lion House. What Do I Do? 急！我被武松堵在狮子楼咋办？ [Ximen the Magnate + Master Con Artist + Lighthearted + Steady Growth + Gets Things Done + Multiple Heroines + Wiping Out Liangshan Bandits + Fighting for Supremacy + Occasional Madness, Check the Author's Mental State] He transmigrated as Ximen Qing and got cornered by Wu Song at Lion House. He was scared out of his wits. Fortunately, his Intelligence System came online just in time. With the System's reward, the powerful Kasaya-Subduing Art, he beat Wu Song so badly the man started questioning 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrate Into Water Margin: My Name Is Lin Chong, Chong as in Impulsive! 穿越水浒：我叫林冲，冲动的冲！ They say Lu Junyi is unrivaled in spear and staff. But did you know there are grandmasters beyond that, and great grandmasters beyond them? The most beautiful princess in the Great Song was handed over to the Jin by her own father, only to die after her marriage fell apart? I, Lin Chong, am a strapping man eight feet tall. If I cannot protect one woman, what kind of man am I? Northward, to slaughter the enemy! People say Li Bai rules poetry and Su Shi rules verse, so there’s no place for me 798Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 37 Water Margin: A Warlord in Troubled Times 水浒之乱世枭雄 Chao Gai accidentally transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, only to discover that he has become the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. He also unexpectedly acquires the Overlord's Heart Method, and from then on sets out to build a mighty empire. Relying on his formidable strength, he travels far and wide. Watch as he sweeps across the land! 176Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Transmigrating into Water Margin with My Girlfriend 带女朋友穿越水浒传 This book approaches Water Margin from a philosophical perspective. It had to reach the required word count before it could be recommended. So the author expanded another field he excelled in: military formations. Beyond the main plot, the stories of Tian Hu, Fang La, and Wang Qing began to take shape, gradually enriching the details of the original work. More people saw it. Then the author returned to the main plot and wrote about philosophy again. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Transmigrating into Ximen Qing: I Got an Ancestor System 穿越西门庆：我认了个祖宗系统 [Lighthearted Comedy] [Toilet Plunger] [Playing the Tiger to Eat the Pig] [Sneaky schemer] [Brutal bandit] [Stun baton] Xi Men Youyou wakes up to find himself in the world of Water Margin, transmigrated into the body of Xi Menqing. To his astonishment, he has arrived just as Xi Menqing is making advances on Pan Jinlian. And why has Pan Jinlian turned into a snake demon, trying to drain his yang energy... Which means Wu Dalang is probably doomed too. If he doesn't die today, Wu Song will be cutti 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Became Wu Dalang: From the Start, I Slay Pan Jinlian 穿成武大郎：开局手刃潘金莲 He opens his eyes in Wu Dalang’s body, with poison already at his lips. Since everyone wants me dead, I’ll kill Pan Jinlian first, then take down Ximen Qing. I’ll break out of this death trap in Qinghe County, fight for Liangshan, seize the realm, and rewrite the fate of Water Margin. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 High Martial: The Water Margin Rebuilds the Song 高武：水浒之复宋 On the night of the Grand Gathering, Song Jiang and the others all dream of the original ending: Li Kui is poisoned, Lu Junyi drowns in the river with mercury, Wu Yong hangs himself at Liao'erwa, and an even more horrifying calamity awaits: the Jingkang Incident. Bianjing falls, the two emperors are taken north, and the people are massacred. When they awaken, they discover that their dreams corroborate one another, down to every last detail. Blood rains from the sky, and the constellation map sh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Heaven’s Mandate: Water Margin, Taking Lin Chong as My Lackey from the Start 天命水浒：开局收林冲当小弟 Li Yun, a history major who stayed up all night working on his thesis, opened his eyes to find himself a lowly jailer in the Kaifeng Prefecture prison of the Great Song. [Ding! A fated hero detected.] [Character: Lin Chong, the Panther Head!] [Martial prowess: 96] [Command: 84] [Intelligence: 69] [Politics: 28] [Original tragic fate: Nearly dies in the Wild Boar Forest, is framed at the fodder depot, and endures the snowstorm at the Mountain God Temple. His life is plagued by humiliation and bet 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Three Years in Prison, and My Wife Has Changed 三年牢狱，妻子变样了 Three Years in Prison, and His Wife Has Changed 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 My Wife’s Road to Promotion 妻子的晋升之路 The Wife's Road to Promotion 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 No… That’s My Bread and Butter! 不……那是我的软饭碗！ No... that's my ticket to an easy life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 One Drunken Night Revealed My Wife’s True Colors 一场醉酒，让我看清妻子真面目 One drunken night revealed my wife's true colors 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Exterminate the Demons!! 诛魔！！ The world underwent a cataclysmic change. Demons and monsters ran rampant. Chao Ran was an ordinary office worker until he chanced upon an immortal who enlightened him, restoring his memories from a past life. He then embarked on a path to vanquish evil and uphold justice, all to bring peace to the world. The heroes of Liangshan and 108 demons: all are in my hands. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Water Margin: Tang Niu'er Topples Timely Rain 水浒：唐牛儿掀翻及时雨 I transmigrated into Water Margin and became Tang Niu'er, an insignificant nobody from Yuncheng! In the original story, I was a lowly ant, killed off without ceremony and remembered by no one. Given a second life, I refuse to accept my fate! I won't join Liangshan, and I won't go with the flow! I, Tang Niu'er, will gather the fallen heroes of the realm as an ordinary commoner, and in the Song Dynasty's underworld, where treacherous officials hold sway and chaos is about to erupt, I'll carve out 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Water Margin: Starting with Taking Charge of Liangshan 水浒从执掌梁山开始 After being shot, he woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the world of Water Margin and become Wang Lun, the White-Robed Scholar: the narrow-minded first leader of Liangshan, destined to be killed by Lin Chong! Before him lay a complete mess: a few hundred lowly bandits, a handful of broken boats, and a notorious reputation for resenting the talented. To live or to die? That is the question! He didn’t want Lin Chong to stab him to death, didn’t want to become a stepping stone for Song 891Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 50 Reborn in Pan Jinlian’s Body: Turning My Fate Around Through Business 魂穿潘金莲：经商逆袭改写宿命 [Reborn: A Water Margin Business War] Modern sales champion Chen Jinlian takes over Pan Jinlian’s body and overturns the fate of a notorious villainess! She outwits her wicked master and cleverly deals with Ximen Qing, turning a street stall selling baked buns into a chain brand and making her cloth business the talk of Qinghe County. When her commercial empire runs into a Liangshan plot, she uses modern business strategies to break the deadlock, joins forces with the authorities, kills Ximen Qi 5Reads—Score—14d adds
