Novels like Saving the Ming: Tales of Liaodong
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Saving the Ming: Tales of Liaodong, best match first.
- 1 Golden Reverence, Jade Melody 金尊玉韵 Yang Tong is an outstanding young lawyer with a talent for psychological cryptography. Invited by his college classmate Gu Zhiyang to help solve a spy case, he and his mentor Xu Dongliu are inexplicably drawn into a series of mysterious cases… In the end, he becomes a psychological codebreaking expert for national security. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Books Suitable for 19-Year-Old Kids 适合19岁小朋友看的书 [Not reborn, no System, bittersweet, coming of age, self-redemption] The Book of Songs says that a gentleman may admire beauty, but his feelings must be sincere and his conduct restrained by propriety. Professor Ye Jiaying once said that it is normal for boys and girls to be attracted to each other during adolescence, and that all human emotions should be kept in check. Love is never a matter of extremes. It is not all sweetness when things are going well and insults when they are not. That is a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Love My Wives 我爱我的老婆们 Wang Er, a college graduate delivering takeout in a torrential downpour, suddenly becomes the chosen one! In the end, he discovers that the Heavenly Dao isn't the strongest, the universe isn't the largest, and everything goes on without end... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Issue Fines in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界开罚单 [Rule-based cultivation + words become law + clever protagonist + rebuilding order + power fantasy] Li Cha, formerly a city enforcement officer on Earth, is now an Order Walker carrying the [Celestial Realms Rulebook]. From the start, he rules that the ancestor's seclusion permit expired three hundred years ago! The Sect Master's cave dwelling was illegally expanded? Tear it down! Confiscate all his cultivation! The Scripture Transmission Pavilion monopolizes knowledge? Tear it down! Make cultiv 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Chaos in Cangyuan 苍渊乱 A simpleminded boy becomes a demon lord, and gets caught up in a love-hate relationship with a human Sacred Physique. The naive boy who came from a remote corner of the world struggles to survive in the brutal cultivation world. Along the way, he witnesses too many shifts in human nature and too many joys and sorrows. In the end, he is no longer the person he once was. The world calls me a demon, so a demon I shall be. From now on, I will unleash a storm of bloodshed across Cang Yuan, leaving —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Demon King: I Transmigrated to the Apocalypse, and All My Rivals Are Dead 魔王：穿到末世，我的对头都死了 [Apocalypse] + [Demon King] + [Succubus] + [Angel] + [Mutant Beasts] + [Zombies] + [Awakened Intelligence] How can the strongest hero have no heirs despite his three thousand concubines? The Hero King gets cuckolded, and his bloodline dies out? The Great Sage’s faith collapses, and he is burned at the stake? Even the Goddess of Holy Light has been missing for a thousand years? And so, the Demon King reborn in the apocalypse has no choice but to raise a few maids? 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Multiple Reincarnations 多重轮回 I’m just writing whatever for fun. Come on, don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it. It’s so bad, so bad, so bad, so bad, so bad, so bad. It’s snowing, it’s snowing, it’s snowing. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 In the End, You Fell in Love with Me, but I No Longer Believe You 最后你爱上了我，我却不信了 In the end, you fell in love with me, but I no longer believed in love. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 If Only Regrets Could Be Forgotten 如果遗憾不记得 If Only I Could Forget the Regrets 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My Sword Can Slay Immortals 吾剑可诛仙 Betrayed by his childhood sweetheart, Lin An unexpectedly comes upon the greatest opportunity of his life: the sword named “Mo,” left behind by the founder of the supreme sword immortals. He surges forward, grows stronger, and takes revenge, finding the one he wishes to protect, the heroine Yun Ningshuang. She gives Lin An much help on his path of cultivation. Leaving the heroine behind, he sets out on the road to immortality and becomes a sword immortal. He returns and saves her in a grand disp —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Then I Have No Choice but to Become the Heroine 那就只好成为大女主了 Then I have no choice but to become the leading lady. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Everyone Online Wants My Fortune-Telling, but I Ran Off to Build Infrastructure in the Underworld 全网蹲我算命，我却跑地府搞基建 [Metaphysics + Livestreaming + Underworld Infrastructure + Supernatural Games + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Cute Pets and Kids] Yu Zhao, a metaphysical prodigy from a thousand years ago, wakes up in the modern world in a new body and gets hit with an epic-level nerf: her fate is locked, her merit points are deducted, and her financial luck? Sealed outright. To make money, she sets up a fortune-telling stall on the street and livestreams herself catching evil spirits, and "before she knows it," —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Dreambound 枕梦引 [Fantasy romance in an imaginary setting + fated bonds + transmigration to another world + angsty reunion + dream control] She came from another world. A year ago, he entered her dream and tried to kill her, but failed. A year later, his obsession forcibly pulled her into his world. In public, he was aloof as a god. In private, he devoted himself to one person alone. A sudden upheaval took everything from him overnight. He entered the Mirror of the Forgotten River and searched for her for ten 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Endtime Zombie Trail: One Man and One Dog Hold Back the Horde 终末尸途：一人一狗镇尸潮 The long night stretches on, and the dead never stop howling. A meteor shower fell from the sky, and a zombie virus swept across the globe. Human civilization collapsed in an instant, and order became a wasteland. Giant zombies, a red-clad female zombie carrying an umbrella, abominations... They keep evolving, until they can even speak! Survivors struggle to stay alive amid the zombie hordes and human malice, but the most terrifying thing has never been the flesh-eating dead. It is the human hea 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Disaster Recovery Company 灾后重建公司 [High Martial] [Superpowers] [Transcendent] [Eerie] [Turning amusing everyday happenings into eerie incidents] A century-old Lin University conceals countless earth-shattering secrets; A civilization spanning millennia secretly nurtures tumors that devour the world. Blue Star is gravely ill. Light and darkness together build a paradise, while blood and flesh raise a great wall. The Five Sacred Mountains, emperors, and countless dormant tumors are slowly sucking the life from this planet. Ji Feng —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Supernatural Phenomena Are Everywhere, and Hellbeasts Run Amok 现实灵异遍地，地狱异兽横行 [Once any day reaches 150 reads, the next day will have five chapters. If the book gets a featured debut, there will be three chapters a day!] In 2025, Earth discovers signs of extraterrestrial life. In 3000, an interstellar war is on the verge of breaking out. By 4000, humanity has been reduced to slavery, and a divinely created hell appears on Earth: the Hell of King Yama. I am Yan Zhengchuan, a transmigrator from 2025. Lost across multiple worlds, I’m trying to uncover the truth behind this “ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Oh No, I Accidentally Fell in Love with a Robot 糟糕，不小心爱上了机器人 Oh No, I Accidentally Fell in Love with a Robot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 A Top-Tier Star? I'll Go Up and Slap Them Across the Face 顶流？我上去就一个大逼兜 [Sweet romance, showbiz, both leads are each other's first and only, healing] Li Jingxian, a top-tier star who lost both parents. Yang Li, a penniless girl with a loving family. “Li Jingxian! You can do this. You have to believe in yourself!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Threshold Husk 阈骸 Ling Ye transmigrated by accident and helped the protagonist, Shen Yan, complete the main storyline. In this world, astronomers called it the Threshold: an alien celestial body that had appeared out of nowhere in Earth's orbit. No one knew where it came from. They only knew it hung in the starry sky like a malignant tumor. What it shed was not light, but a grayish-white dust. When the dust fell, the dead opened their eyes, and the living became monsters. They were no longer living creatures, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Reborn: The Anti-Bullying March 重生反霸凌进行曲 Reborn at seventeen, Lin Chen runs into the school bully, Zhao Lei, harassing a girl in an alley. In his previous life, Lin Chen was stripped and humiliated, then framed and expelled for standing up for her. In the end, he froze to death beneath a bridge. Now his overwhelming hatred erupts. He breaks Zhao Lei’s nose with one punch, his eyes bloodshot. “You made me pay in my last life. Now it’s your turn!” Can being reborn really change everyone’s fate? One thing is certain: he won’t be a coward —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Ashes with No Return 烬无归期 They meet in the narrow space between light and darkness. Their attraction is real, their clashes are real, but it's impossible to tell whether their mutual exploitation and protection are real or false. As the truth is gradually revealed, justice and emotion collide in a bloody struggle. All their passion and tenderness burn to ashes in the autumn air. One pursues the Way, giving his life for the law. One pursues love, throwing his heart into the abyss. In this game, good and evil will eventual 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Inuyasha: Dog Food Beats the Shikon Jewel 犬夜叉：四魂之玉哪有狗粮香 [Inuyasha and Kagome CP + Miroku and Sango CP + Sesshomaru and Kikyo CP + Kohaku and Rin CP] The Sesshomaru and Rin pairing has been removed. Don't read if you dislike that! A new member joins the main cast: Xue Yaozi. In this life, Kikyo is happy. The plot and storylines follow the original, but the events and ending are completely different. Every chapter reflects the author's own distinctive ideas. Kagome is no longer a goody-two-shoes who “keeps herself pure” for Inuyasha! Sesshomaru is not 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 My Ghost Marriage Husband Is So Handsome, How Can I Resist? 冥婚老公太帅，把持不住怎么办？ The rating just came out, and it’s climbing! [Two Male Leads + Happy Ending + Subtly Flirtatious Handsome Top + Looks-Obsessed, Cool-Faced Bottom] Chi He has been frail since birth, and doctors say he won’t live past twenty. His grandmother arranged a ghost marriage for him long ago. On the day he comes of age, a messenger arrives, and Chi He learns that his betrothed is Xie Runian, a king from another world. One look at Xie Runian’s flawless face is enough to make Chi He, a hopeless admirer of 405Reads8.2Score604Shelves
- 24 Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Brave Return 2 虹猫蓝兔：勇者归来2 Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit fans, ship them without worry. It's incredibly sweet!!! Let's give The Hero Returns a proper ending. Every member of the Seven Swordsmen gets their moment, a sequel set against the backdrop of The Hero Returns. After countless hardships, Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit finally live up to everyone's hopes! 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The World Is Crumbling, Yet We Will Slay the Gods 世界崩坏，而我们终将弑神 This is my first time writing a novel. The pacing is slow from the start, but I’ve truly put my heart into it, so I hope you’ll give it a chance. I’ve included a summary of the key points from the earlier chapters in the author’s note for Chapter 40. If you couldn’t get through the first few chapters, please take a look at the Chapter 40 summary and what comes next. I’m begging you. The moment Lu Li stepped into the Tianyan Bureau, the gears of fate began turning once more. Though still young, h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Tribulation of Love and Hate 爱恨劫 Yu Sheng was pushed off a cliff and plunged into the sea. When she woke, she had lost her memory. Mistaken for Hai Sheng, she was forced to get involved in a corporate power struggle. After Hai Sheng regained a few of her memories, the first thing she recalled was how others had framed her, and she began her revenge. She faced hardships unlike any she had known, gradually driving those who had once conspired against her into desperate straits… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Tracers, the Tracekeepers, and Mortals 溯士，溯使与凡人 [Dual protagonists] [Dark story] [Clever leads] [Slow-paced] [Demon child protagonist] Wu Yetong and Lu Zhaoye were students from China who died and were transmigrated to this world. The people here wield an ability called “Tracing.” Those who possess it are honored as Tracers and Tracecasters. The two rely on each other to survive in this perilous world, striving together to reach the pinnacle of power! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 She Burst into My Youth During My Final Year of High School 高三最后一年，她闯进了我的青春 Senior year, the final year of high school. It should have been a time to study hard and prepare for the college entrance exams, but Lu Qian fell for his classmate Bai An. She was a light that made no sense, piercing his once peaceful life as if it were only natural, barging into his youth with both force and tenderness. That summer of ceaseless cicada calls and autumn of falling leaves, Lu Qian made a decision that defied all reason: Even if the road ahead was uncertain, even if they were desti 136Reads—Score108Shelves
- 29 So What If I'm a Monster? 我就是妖怪怎么了 The Celestial Court has fallen, and the Underworld is on the verge of exploding. [Classic of Mountains and Seas] + [Ghost Hunting and Exorcism] + [Gods and Buddhas Plotting in Secret] + [A Little Demon’s Rise] An old monster raised a little monster. Amid the churning waves of the Heavenly Dao’s great river, it rashly poked its head out… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Hero's Bloody Battle on the Shanghai Bund 民国英雄喋血上海滩 Fifteen-year-old Lin Yichen knelt beneath a ginkgo tree, carefully tracing the veins of a golden leaf with a tortoiseshell piece. The autumn wind rustled the rice paper, while his little sister Lin Wan’er’s childish voice drifted in and out as she leaned over the railing to count the veins. “Ninety-seven, ninety-eight... Brother! This one’s sure to have more than a hundred!” 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Chong Zi: A Second Dream of Mortal Life 重紫：浮生第二梦 Are you still unable to get over Zhuo Hao? Do you still lament the fall of Qinghua Palace? Do you still hate how Chong Zi is blind to the truth and keeps trying to die at the drop of a hat? Do you still think Tian Zhixie and Yin Shui Xian deserved better? Do you still wish Chu Bufu had gotten a happy ending? Do you also believe Wang Yue was actually a good person? Can you also get behind the comedic Qin Neng Buzhuo ship? Do you long to break through the barriers and find fairness? This story wil 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Shencheng PR 深城公关 Zhang Yang once lost his way and sank into the glittering city, walking one illusory, extravagant path after another. Only after meeting Xia Wanxing did he finally come to his senses and resolve to turn over a new leaf and leave his shameful past behind. From a life of ups and downs to giving his heart to one person; From a life of drifting to walking hand in hand. This time, he will put aside every distraction and protect the person by his side who matters most. After weathering countless storm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Yang Tree 阳树 The Sun Tree blends urban romance, love triangles, drugs and human trafficking, criminal investigations, and crime-solving. It tells the story of Xia Yang, an eighteen-year-old girl in the bloom of youth. Because her father favors sons over daughters, she drops out of school early and goes away to work. In the space of just three months, the “benefactors” she meets, the help she receives, and the love she thinks she has found are all parts of traps laid by others. She is nothing more than a traf 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Transformed into a Battle Warrior, I Restart My Life with the Unbearable System 变身战人，用难绷系统重启人生 [Urban supernatural legend] [System awakening] [Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Treatment for severe depression] [Coming-of-age] [Try not to crack] [Plot twists] By the time you finish reading, your expression will match the cover. My name is Zhou Yao. One day, I finally unlocked the System I had always dreamed of. But this lousy System was nothing like the ones in online novels. It was completely useless. For example, to upgrade strength, I had to keep exercising and disciplining myself. To 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Fantasy Great Tang: I, Li Taibai, Slay the Heavens with My Sword 玄幻大唐：我，李太白，剑斩诸天 [Fantasy Tang Dynasty + Unrivaled Swordsmanship + Pure Wish Fulfillment + Face-Slapping Comeback + High-Octane Passion] Li Taibai, a young man from the modern era, arrives in a fantasy Tang Dynasty where martial mystic power and literary mystic energy reign supreme! He originally hoped to inherit the literary tradition, uphold justice with his writing, and enter the court to serve the emperor. But the shackles of the decaying aristocracy bind him fast, and the powerful noble clans join forces to 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Sand River Bandits Are Brought to Justice 沙河悍匪落网记 In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords battled across the Lushan region of Henan. Government control was weak, natural and man-made disasters struck one after another, and bandits ran rampant. The Sha River flowed through all of Lushan, serving as a vital waterway connecting the surrounding counties, as well as a natural barrier and transport route for bandit activity… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Divine Blood of Ten Thousand Paths 万道神血 A useless nobody, his bones trampled underfoot when his genius fiancée tears up their marriage contract in public. But when a mine collapses, ancient divine blood strikes him between the brows. It merges with his body and transforms into the Creation Heavenly Pearl. From then on, he devours all things and fuses countless bloodlines. A god is born into the world. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Cherish Her Even as the Sky Falls 天塌了也要娇养 Even if the sky falls, I’ll still spoil you 155Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Obsessive Hostage Prince Is Forcing Me to Serve Two Husbands 偏执质子逼我一女侍二夫 My Obsessive Hostage Prince Forces Me to Serve Two Husbands 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Eternal Starry Sky: Starting with Wild Puppy Milk 永恒星空，从野生狗奶开始 Ye Cheng has five admission letters to top-tier universities, yet he turns around and enrolls in a vocational college? After passing out in the rain, he suddenly awakens. Is the shocking secret hidden behind his cultivation technique connected to his grandfather’s death? What dark secrets lie in his senior’s past? What crisis lurks behind the Solar System’s false prosperity? All kinds of unanswered mysteries await Ye Cheng. The story of Luo Feng’s ancestors from ten thousand years ago has been p —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Reincarnation Records of Ghost Bus Route 117 117路鬼车轮回录 Reincarnation Records of the Ghost Bus on Route 117 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 My Kind and Gentle Senior Is Just a Little Too Strong 学姐温柔善良，就是力气大了点 [No romance + urban fantasy + secret identities + semi-satisfying power fantasy + slightly overpowered + slightly adored by everyone + ensemble cast] An original-character story. The character design is on the cover. I commissioned the artwork; reposting is prohibited. After the spiritual qi revival, magical beasts run rampant, and humanity can survive by only two paths: Body cultivators: risk their lives tempering their bodies, shatter a mountain with one punch, and boast unmatched defense. Spi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 I Dumped My Secret Crush and Got into a Top University 我把暗恋的男神甩了考上985 I Dumped My Secret Crush and Got Into a Top University —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Night Before Our Engagement, He Asked Me to Donate Blood to His One True Love 订婚前夜，他要我输血给白月光 The Night Before Our Engagement, He Asked Me to Donate Blood to His One True Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 My Husband Stole the Million Yuan I Earned in Royalties to Give to His One True Love 我年入百万的稿费，被软饭老公偷给了白月光 My Husband, Who Lives Off Me, Stole the Million I Earned in Royalties Each Year and Gave It to His One True Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 A Magic Book Enters My Body, and I Fight for Justice in the Celestial Empire 魔书入体，我在天朝行侠仗义 [Urban martial arts] [Handcrafted] [Three days fishing, two days drying nets] By chance, young Jing Xiaogang touches a magic book in a mysterious cave. He awakens an extraordinary constitution and becomes a modern-day martial arts master. Born into a poor family, he is forced to drop out of school and find work. He heads to a bustling modern metropolis and uses his martial prowess to stand up for justice. From a construction laborer to a company big shot, a string of twists, turns, and extraordi 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Dragon Disciple 龍徒 When Zhang Chuqi transmigrated to the Dragon Realm, all he had was a black stone pendant he had worn since childhood. A remnant soul dwelled within the pendant. It claimed to have once ruled this world and been the master of the Dragon Realm. But it had forgotten how it had fallen... And who had killed it. The only thing it remembered was who it had once been! To recover the Dragon Ancestor's memories, Zhang Chuqi embarked on a long journey to find the Dragon Ancestor's scattered remains. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Wild Dog Milk: The Whole Internet Jokes About It, but I'm the Only One Who Really Drinks It 野生狗奶：全网玩梗，就我真喝 The whole internet is joking about wild dog milk, but I'm the only one who actually drank the real thing. Special edition from western Guangdong. Shelf life: forever. Instructions: Do not drink. Worship recommended. I drank it anyway. After work that night, I saw a woman in red hanging beneath a streetlight, counting the lights with her toes three inches off the ground. When she realized I could see her, she lunged at me in delight. My voice cracked as I screamed, and she shattered into pieces. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 My Mother-in-Law's Ordeal to Bear a Son 婆婆的生子劫 My Mother-in-Law's Ordeal of Childbirth —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Oh My! The Host Swallowed the Mission Whole 天！宿主一口吞掉了任务 The rating isn't new. This little-known author and her 6.7-star marriage have been together forever. [One-on-one romance, both leads' first love, the male lead is the same person in every world, the second and third worlds have fixed tragic endings] [Check the content warnings for the first world. The male lead is a bastard child, so if that's not for you, don't click in!] Song Wangwu is a little Taotie who fears neither heaven nor earth. She grew up in the Barren Lands and can never leave them. 148Reads8.2Score—Shelves
