Novels like The Ship of Time:
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Ship of Time:, best match first.
- 1 The Useless System Forces Me to Grovel at the Factory, Then Gives Me a Girlfriend 坑比系统逼我进厂跪舔就送女朋友 [Hilarious] [System] A country boy heads to Lingnan to find work. He’s clumsy with his hands and sleeps by the roadside. Then he binds himself to a lousy System that grants abilities but never money, and only dishes out tasks that make him die of embarrassment. By humiliating himself, he unlocks incredible skills. In the middle of the story, he cultivates immortality step by step using cheat-like inner energy, eventually reaching the pinnacle of life... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After the System Binds to Me, I Become the CEO's Sharp-Tongued White Moonlight 系统绑定后成了总裁的嘴毒白月光 After the System Bound Me, I Became the CEO's Sharp-Tongued White Moonlight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Shanhai Reboot: Raising Ferocious Beasts in the Modern World 山海重启：我在现代养凶兽 The ancient world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas did not vanish. It was sealed away by the great formation known as the Severance of Earth and Heaven. On New Year’s Eve in 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse, cracks appear in the seal due to the excessive “energy of desire” generated by modern cities. Mythical creatures and fragments of ancient gods begin seeping into modern civilization. A graduate student of folklore unexpectedly inherits the bloodline of a “Gatekeeper” and, while posing as —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Spring Breeze Never Reaches Yumen Pass: A Republican-Era Bodyguard 春风不度玉门关之民国镖人 This novel is a wuxia take on the Western. Set outside Yumenguan during the Republican era, it tells of a brutal clash in the jianghu, sparked by a private blood feud, between the swordsman Kuai Dao Lao Wang, famed for his swift blade, and the fast-drawing brothers who have come from western Sichuan seeking revenge. With “The spring breeze never crosses Yumenguan” as its guiding mood, the story portrays traditional heroes struggling in an age when gunfire is gradually replacing martial arts, the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Seventeen Years Promised to You 许你十七年 [Memoir + youthful bond + forced binding + conspiracy + amnesia + tragic romance + revenge] [Obsessive, unhinged, scheming top × perceptive, clear-eyed, composed bottom] Top: Lu Zeyan Bottom: Wen Siyi "Then let me promise you seventeen years, to start." That vague promise made in a hospital years ago became Wen Siyi's only fixation for the rest of his life. The Antarctic polar night buried too many secrets that could never see the light of day. Nine years ago, an expedition team ventured deep in 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 After Dumping My Scumbag Ex, My Adorable Baby Helps Me Take Over the City 踹掉渣男后，萌宝带我横扫全城 After three years of marriage, Su Wan was nothing but a stand-in. On the day of the divorce, she walked away with nothing, taking her four-year-old genius son with her. Everyone expected to see her fall on hard times, but who could have guessed she was a top designer, a miracle doctor, and the head of a major conglomerate? Her adorable son is fiercely protective of his mother: anyone who bullies Mommy gets publicly humiliated and goes bankrupt. The richest man, Fu Chenyuan, eventually discovers —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Immortal and Mortal Tribulation 仙凡同劫 Yang Jian, the celestial court’s God of War, has been trapped at the bottleneck of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm for ages. To break through, he must descend to the mortal world and undergo a trial. Chang’e of the Moon Palace faces the same predicament: long stalled at the Golden Immortal realm, she too must enter the mortal world and experience the ways of the world. Binhai City, a shining pearl on China’s southeastern coast. Yang Jian assumes the identity of Zhou Yang, captain of the cri 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 After the Heavenly Dao Collapsed, I Became a System Hunter 天道崩溃后我成了系统猎杀者 My world is gone. After countless protagonists with Systems and transmigrators ran rampant and wreaked havoc, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, the world shattered, and the laws fell into chaos. Even with all the immortal saints holding it down, the world could no longer withstand the invasion of outsiders who created and deployed Systems, along with the transmigrators. In the final moment before the world perished, the gods and saints joined forces with what remained of the Heavenly Dao to send me, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Return: The Greatest Swordsman 重临：剑道第一人 In his previous life, Sword Venerable Xuanming was betrayed and killed by the person he trusted most. Reborn in his youth, he uses his memories and profound mastery of the sword to plan each step, settle his blood feud, and reclaim the pinnacle of the sword path... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Rusty Sword That Slays the Heavenly Dao 锈剑斩天道 Lu Chen, a young man with crippled meridians, awakens an ancient sword spirit to save his younger sister. From then on, one man and one sword stir the Nine Provinces. The Heavenly Sword Sect brands him a heretic, while the demonic path fears him like a god or demon. When those who share his path stand all around him, the rusted sword in his hand points beyond the heavens, toward the cage known as the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Empress Can't Possibly Be a Sweet, Silly Girl 皇后不可能是傻白甜 [Childhood Sweethearts + Sweet on the Outside, Scheming on the Inside + Fresh Premise + Equally Matched + Happy Ending] Ruan Xianing is the daughter of a military family, a little princess of the Ruan family, who was raised as the apple of their eye. When she was six, she caught a glimpse of Si Yunheng in the imperial garden, and that single look lasted a lifetime. Her admiration and affection changed the course of his life. His mother died young, and he was never favored. He was often beaten an 188Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 After Earning a Million a Year, I Settled the Marquis's Household Accounts 年薪百万后，我把侯府账本清了 After Earning a Million a Year, I Audited the Marquis's Household Accounts 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Transmigrating to Qin: Flying Daggers and the Conqueror 穿秦：飞刀与霸王 Xiong Ying, a high school sophomore, fell off a cliff while exploring over summer break and accidentally transmigrated into the chaos at the end of the Qin dynasty. Unable to speak the language, he had to pretend to be mute to survive. By chance, he met the young Xiang Yu and became the future Hegemon-King's closest friend. Heartbroken by a romance, he activated the Martial Arts System and unlocked the unique Xiong Xiong Flying Daggers technique. From a penniless refugee, he steadily grew into a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 CEO, Stop Chasing Me: Your Wicked First Love Only Wants a Career 霸总别追了，恶毒初恋只想搞事业 Transmigrated into a domineering CEO novel as the wicked first love destined for a tragic end? Shen Xing decides to stop trying and awakens on the spot, tearing up her cannon-fodder script! The original Shen Xing was so obsessed with Gu Yanchen that she became possessive and irrational. She picked fights with the heroine and made enemies of the entire internet. After giving him her whole heart for five years, she ended up watching her family fall into ruin and meeting a miserable, premature end —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Marquis's Heir: From Gambling Debts to Ruling the Realm 军侯世子：从赌债缠身到权御天下 [Political intrigue, iron-willed hero, nation-building and a comeback, head-on clashes at court, an empress in the harem] After being reborn as the dissolute heir of the Marquis of Military Might’s estate, Shen Mo starts off owing thirty thousand taels in gambling debts. With the clan elders about to strip him of his title and throw him out, he turns the tables and creates a lottery, raking in two hundred thousand taels overnight! Armed with a search engine as his golden finger, he goes from us —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Long Songs on the Apricot Shore 杏岸长歌 Long Synopsis of Green Apricot Ferry The Wangchuan River outside Qingshi Town connects the villages on both banks. But because lonely spirits and resentful wraiths have gathered on its riverbed, mist shrouds it all year round and its waters are treacherous. Only the Ferrywoman rows a small wooden boat across the river. She takes no money, only the season’s green apricots. The apricots hold the pure yang energy of spring, which can dispel the river’s turbulence and resentment and keep the crossi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Sword Marks Beneath the Letters of Wangchuan 忘川笺下的剑痕 A new novel is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Shen Jue, a peerless sword cultivator whose mastery of the sword has earned him a place among the greatest in the cultivation world, has never escaped the memory of his senior sister Su Qingci dying a hundred years ago to protect him. He cannot let go of the past. One night, a sheet of paper glowing with a cold light appeared out of nowhere —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Splendor Fills Chang’an 锦色满长安 A distinctive career-focused storyline: Centered on “intangible cultural heritage Shu brocade,” it combines traditional craftsmanship with women’s entrepreneurship, offering the appeal of traditional culture while resonating with women who want to “make money on their own.” Appealing across age groups: The romance is sweet with no angst, and the male lead steadfastly protects his wife. The household and business rivalries aren’t complicated, as the heroine easily outmaneuvers her opponents with —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Young Wanderer of Canglan 苍澜行少年 This is the story of an ordinary young man who steps onto an extraordinary path after a fateful encounter, a fiery anthem of growth, friendship, and rising against the odds. With a hatchet in hand, Lin Ye leaves Qingshi Town. In the end, he will wield his sword to cut through every thorn, rise to the peak of the Nine Heavens, and make the entire cultivation world remember his name. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 After Prison, I Became an Expert on Folk Taboos 刑满释放后，我成了民俗禁忌专家 The moment I stepped out of prison, my relatives crowded around me. “Tell us some ghost stories from prison! We can make money from those!” Forced to become an “expert on folk taboos,” all I could do was invent stories that never happened. Then one night, a call came in: “The 37th story you made up is happening right now at an abandoned hospital south of the city, ” Trembling, I opened my notebook and found that every story I’d invented had been marked with a bright red number. Most terrifying o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Red-Sleeved Beauty Who Toppled a Kingdom 红袖倾国 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Apocalypse RV Supermarket 末世房车超市 On the first day Lin Bei's RV supermarket opened, he laid down one rule: “One crystal core for a case of water. No haggling.” Someone laughed at him. “Aren't you afraid they'll take the water and refuse to pay?” Lin Bei said nothing. He pressed a button. Something began to hum in the air around the RV. Later, those people learned it wasn't the sound of an air conditioner. It was the sound of an electric cannon turret charging. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Oh My God! I Transmigrated into a Dragon Girl Villain?! 天哪！我竟然穿越成了龙娘反派？ (Light Novel + Lighthearted Comedy + Wildly Imaginative Alternate History) I was once a struggling novelist on Earth. It was only thanks to my breakout hit, The Rise of the Dragon Empire, that I gained a little fame. After finishing the book, I hoped to write something new and make a little more money. Who could have guessed… I'd end up getting “lucky” and transmigrating to another world? And here's the kicker: I transmigrated into the world I'd written, and became the book's female protagonist, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Night Watchman 长夜打更人 In this long night, when demons run rampant, human life is as cheap as grass. My name is Qin Ye. I’m a lowly night watchman, and my only trick for staying alive is seeing the dead off on their final journey. Until one day, I dragged a woman out of a pile of corpses. She became my first “dead” investment. I gave her pills, and the Heavenly Dao repaid me with divine pills. I gave her cultivation techniques, and the Heavenly Dao repaid me with divine arts. They all laughed at me for being crazy, ri 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Who Wrote These Spirit Runes? They're Nothing but Bugs! 这灵纹谁写的？全是Bug！ Lu Li, a top AI architect from 2060. He wakes up one day and finds himself in another world. The good news: his golden finger, Pangu X, came along too, letting him read spirit patterns like code. The bad news: this body has a lousy spiritual root, earns ten spirit stones a month, and has a roommate who snores like a tractor. Day one: He fixes a bug for his roommate, who immediately breaks through two levels and bursts into tears. Day three: He picks up a foul-mouthed white fox with 93% accurac 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 On Our First Blind Date, We Went Straight to the Police Station 相亲第一天，我俩直接进了派出所 On Our First Blind Date, We Went Straight to the Police Station —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 My Aunt Is the Most Shameless Person in the Entire Cultivation World 我姑姑是全修仙界最不正经的人 My Aunt Is the Most Unconventional Person in the Entire Cultivation World —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 AI Invasion? I Create the World by Ranting 入侵AI？我靠吐槽创世 Warning! Don’t casually criticize an AI-written novel! The consequences can be severe! Qiao Qiao casually complained about an AI-serialized novel, only to be transported straight into the book! Even worse, in this world, the plot can veer wildly out of control at any moment! Let’s see just how absurd this AI world can get! There’s no known destiny and no predetermined ending. The ERROR Inspection Squad hunts down those who go rogue. After accidentally gaining the power to make her words come tru —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Source Prime Hacker 源极骇客 The Eve of Creation: The Great Collapse and the Ark Protocol The year 2147. The real world. The Singularity Explosion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution failed to bring about a utopia. Instead, it tore civilization apart. Lin Feng begins as a garbage collector and rises to become an unparalleled powerhouse. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Car Seat from the Start 开局一个车座子 The moment the zombies lunged, broken electronic static erupted inside Zhiyun’s mind. A cold metal car seat appeared out of thin air in her hands. Later, it became the first piece of a puzzle she found in the ruins. The battered seat turned into a cart, then a crooked support frame, then a vehicle she was forever piecing together and constantly searching for parts to repair. From a single seat to the defenses of an entire city. Perhaps, on this dead land, she really can use this monster that beg 6Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 31 Wishing Illusions 愿幻 “Sharp-tongued, powerful mortal Gu Qize × chatty, chirpy god of the divine race Chen Xingxi” As captain of the Qi Team, whose sole mission is to find miraculous medicines for the emperor, Gu Qize has been exceptionally gifted since childhood and is highly skilled in combat. On one trip into a secret realm to find pills for the emperor, Gu Qize picked up an egg and was just about to roast it and eat it... The egg spoke: “You mere mortal, how dare you roast a god! Once I hatch, I’ll cut you into a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Gentleman Waits Ten Years to Take Revenge, but I Take Mine All Day Long 君子报仇十年不晚，我却从早到晚 In his past life, He Daqing was tricked by Widow Bai into being her “blood bank.” He devoted everything to raising her two sons, only to be tormented by those ungrateful ingrates in his old age and die. His own children, He Yuzhu and He Yushui, were manipulated by the beasts of the courtyard, reduced to being Widow Qin's “permanent meal ticket.” They raised her three brats, only to end up with nothing to show for it. He Yushui's marriage was also ruined by the tangled relationships in the courty 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 33 He Devoured Hell 他吃空了地狱 “When there are no monsters to eat, anyone can lord it over me. But once I start eating demons, even the Demon God will tremble at the sight of me. Eat ten demons, and I’ll dare to take on a demon commander. Eat ten thousand, and I’ll dare to fight Lucifer to the death.”, Zhong Kui To fulfill the dying wish of the master who adopted him, Zhong Kui boards a luxury cruise ship to earn money to restore his ancestral temple and its golden statue. But he is unexpectedly caught up in a battle between —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Thirty-Third Layer of Revelation 三十三层启示录 No System, no overpowered golden finger, not a level-up story. The characters are natives, not transmigrators. Everyone is intelligent. An extremely realistic cultivation world's political power struggle and ensemble cast, entirely handwritten. In a traditional feudal dynasty, the lofty immortal sects shine over the land like an eternal sun. They seem within reach, yet are impossible to look at directly, remaining forever beyond the people's grasp. When the sun begins to devour itself, will the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Reading Minds and Dreamwalking: Guiding the Destined to the Top 读心穿梦，带有缘人直上青云 Chen Gong's pockets were emptier than his stomach. He couldn't pay rent, and he was nearly out of food, too. An ordinary man at the bottom of society, he was looked down on at every turn and had hit a dead end. Soon, he would be homeless. Just as his life reached rock bottom, he unexpectedly awakened two heaven-defying golden fingers! [Mind Reading] He can hear anyone's thoughts, clear as day. Polite words on the surface, schemes and exploitation underneath; smiles to his face, plots behind hi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 My Parents Said They Were Saving All My Money for Me, Then Put It Under My Brother's Name 爸妈说我的钱都替我存着，存到了我弟名下 My parents said they were saving all my money for me. They put it under my younger brother's name. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Love, Hate, Kill, Protect 爱，恨，杀，守 Beneath her armor, Su Lingxi wears a woman’s finery. She joins the army for love, only to be betrayed by Wang Chengyu and reduced to a “ghost” offered as a sacrifice to the enemy. Donning a mask, she becomes a phantom strategist and forms a pact of revenge with the formidable Ling Lanyuan, helping him conquer city after city. When the emperor tears away her cold mask, the mystery of her origins is suddenly revealed: she is, in fact, a princess of the enemy kingdom, cast adrift far from home! As —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Bonds of Youth 来自青春的羁绊 Set in the Western Sea of the Western Regions, this is a story of love and longing, passion and heartbreak, reunions and farewells. Years later, when the two meet again, love still fills their eyes, along with tears. Regrets are all too common; there is so much they need to say, and so much bitterness. Where is Zheng Tu’s girl who can heal his heart? Youth fades quickly, but love lasts forever. Even a guy like Brother Tu can find a love that chooses him wholeheartedly, someone he can take for gr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Apocalypse Is Here, and I’m One Hundred Million in Debt from the Start 末日降临，开局负债一个亿 Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance! It's an apocalypse game, so what's wrong with going a little crazy? La la la la la la la la! I'm a hundred million in debt, so what's wrong with going a little crazy? La la la la la la la la! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Saving the Heavens: The Founding Empress of the Immortal Dynasty Rises to the Top! 挽天倾：仙朝开国女帝登顶之路！ Who would have thought that Her Majesty the Empress's hometown would be a small world without spiritual power! On the day she came of age, the emperor presented her with the Crown Princess's seal, but Her Majesty declared, “The nation comes before the family!” Prince Ning chases her all the way to the military camp? Sorry, become my underling first, then we can talk about love! After Her Majesty won great military honors and requested permission to marry her beloved, the royal family killed him 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Forever the Warhawk: Back to 1951 to Fly Planes 永远的战鹰：回到1951开飞机 Jiang Ye was on a test flight for a new fighter when a mechanical failure sent him back to 1951. He became a MiG-15 pilot, using modern tactics and knowledge to arm the youngest air force in 1951. Capture spies, rescue prisoners, bomb airfields. There’s nothing I wouldn’t dare do, so long as you can think of it... While achieving a brilliant combat record, he also prevents needless sacrifices. He makes up for the regrets of the youngest air force. The names of the characters in this novel have n 955Reads—Score105Shelves
- 42 Huang Daozi's First Book 黄稻子的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 My Fox Fairy Sister 我的狐仙姐姐 Bai Yuhong, the Nine-Tailed Fox Venerable, has guarded the boundary between the two realms for eight thousand years with her crimson, sky-burning flames. Cool and proud, she has endured eternal solitude. Then, amid the chaos over the Phoenix Core, she meets a human child named Xuan Yun, only five years old and pure of heart. Soft-spoken, earnest, and looking up at her with trust, he becomes her disciple and makes a young but steadfast promise: “I’ll grow strong, and one day I’ll protect you, Mas 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Sword's Journey Through the Long Night 长夜剑行 At the dawn of time, a feast was laid out, and the cosmos became its kitchen. The Heavenly Dao held the cauldron, feeding it stars and moons for fuel; the void became the pot, and chaos was cooked into a dish. The turning of the four seasons set the order in which ingredients were added; the birth and death of all things brought them surging to the chopping block. Its rules stood stern and solemn, named “Nourishing the Feast”; its laws blazed bright, proclaimed as “Virtue Illuminates.” Above th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Ghost-Taming Case 驭鬼案 [Ghosts + Urban + Unorthodox Path + Female Ghosts + Harem] Can a Taoist master command ghosts? Can humans and ghosts stop being enemies? Can ghosts be good or bad?! At the end of the Yuan dynasty, a hundred years ago, Ying Yu, a thousand-year-old ghost king and a notorious prisoner of the underworld, caused an uprising in an attempt to escape. Zhu, a body of extreme yin nurtured by the underworld, used himself to reinforce the chains of the Demon-Suppressing Tower and bind Ying Yu inside once mo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Night Mail to the Abandoned Village 荒村夜邮 The protagonist, Lin Mo, accidentally wanders into Fengmen Village and is forced to take the place of a ghostly postman, delivering letters to the underworld. He must obey three taboo rules and deliver letters to the dead, one household at a time. Along the way, he encounters an ancient locust tree at the village entrance, ghostly shadows in an old house, an obstacle in a graveyard, and hallucinations of deceased relatives. He gradually uncovers the secret behind the village's collective disappe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Burying the Dao in the Mortal World 葬道红尘 An immortal envoy arrives, and the entire village of Qingshi Town is to be hauled off to the Blackstone mines and enslaved. Qin Yuan, a worthless man born without a spiritual root, is the first to be named for purification. At the brink of despair, the barrier sealed for seventeen years shatters, and a rusty, broken sword awakens with a gray glow. He cultivates no spiritual energy and worships no gods. Instead, he uses the everyday warmth of human life as kindling and mortal emotions as flame, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Crossing the Stone: After Being Reborn, I Became My Senior Brother's Disciple 渡石——重生后，我变成了师兄的徒弟 Du Shi: After I was reborn, I became my senior brother's disciple —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Tuberose’s One-Woman Show 晚香玉独角戏 For three years, she wrote a secret love story no one knew about. For three years, he played the silent, watchful admirer who gave her the space to shine. Gu Qinghuan thought she was an actress dancing alone onstage, the spotlight trained on her while the audience sat empty. She had no idea that Luo Hanchuan had been sitting in the front row all along, quietly memorizing every glance and every breath. Only on closing night did he finally walk onto the stage and whisper, “You acted beautifully. B 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Making Myself a God: I Make Humanity Worship Me 造神，我让人类信仰我 Shen Mu transmigrated after dying suddenly, waking with the taste of dirt in his mouth. The gods of this world were dead, prayers went unanswered, and they piled up into disasters: wheat strangled people, safety starved them to death, and fear drove people to hack one another apart. He discovered he could “see” the power of faith and handle divine disasters like programming. He took no followers, held no rituals, and taught for free. All he wanted was for people to be able to stand and speak. B —Reads—Score—Shelves
