Novels like Don't Board the Boat Coming from Upstream
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- 101 Soma in June 六月的索玛 Five years in the Liangshan Mountains, one heart lighting the way. Yajin, born on a stormy night in northeastern Yunnan, set out for the Great Liangshan Mountains, carrying the poetry and learning passed down by her grandfather and the ancient wisdom of the hearth. Among the red earth and somi flowers, she began a chapter of teaching in which she gave her heart to win the hearts of others. Here, education unfolds in all its everyday reality: trekking winding mountain paths on home visits, all to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Proving the Dao Through Dreams on the Path to Immortality 长生路以梦证道 Young Chen Mo was born in Qingshi Town. With mediocre aptitude, he had no hope of joining an immortal sect. In the Nine Provinces, only the gifted could embark on the path of cultivation, and he was shut out. One night, he dreamed of living through the final years of an ancient immortal. Sword intent, alchemy formulas, formation techniques: every detail was etched into his mind. Everything he encountered in reality felt familiar, and his astonishing comprehension sent his cultivation soaring. Mo 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 While Others Cultivate, I Can Raise My Realm Instantly 别人靠修炼我能直接提升修为 [Everyone Else Cultivates Immortality, I Spend My Lifespan: Mortal's Journey + Traditional Cultivation + Sword Cultivator + One Female Lead + Transmigration + System] The male lead had transmigrated sixteen years ago and thought his life would simply go on like this. Who could have guessed that the source energy of a Chaos Behemoth would invade him, accidentally activating a System and granting him the legendary technique, Heaven-Devouring Art? He could devour anything and spend his lifespan to 253Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 The Black Lotus Zhen Huan: Kicking Aside the Scoundrel Emperor to Rule in Her Own Right 黑莲花甄嬛：踹开渣帝，自立为皇 Having seen the vast skies and boundless lands of the modern world, Zhen Huan can no longer bear waiting for life or death behind the vermilion walls. On the first night after being reborn in the Forbidden City, she gazes at her youthful reflection in the mirror, and a thought spreads like wildfire: If I cannot return to that age of freedom, then I will build a city of freedom here with my own hands. In this life, she will no longer fight the concubines or pine after romantic love. She will turn 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 There’s a Spirit Next Door: My Rental Is Always Full 隔墙有灵：我租的房子住满了人 Spirits Behind the Walls: My Rental House Is Full of People Fresh out of college and looking to save money, Lin Nianwan moves into a cheap handshake apartment building in an urban village. On the very night she moves in, strange knocking begins on the wall right on schedule: three knocks at a time, followed by indistinct whispers. Then the whispers seep straight into her mind, as if trying to convey some secret message, but she has no idea what they mean. After enduring the disturbance for hal 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Exiled Immortal's Return 谪仙归途 Ji Shuangyu deliberately violated the heavenly laws back then because he discovered that the “Heavenly Dao” itself was a lie. He chose to be banished so he could dismantle the System from within. He wasn’t a victim; he was a revolutionary. Shen Tingwan’s identity as the “last surviving member of an ancient spirit clan” is fake. She is a “calamity seed” deliberately planted in the mortal world by the Celestial Court. Once fully awakened, she will unconsciously detonate the spiritual veins of the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 The Mental Hospital Is My Turf!!! 精神病院是我的地盘！！！ Maybe Meng Po forgot about me, huh? My mind is full of jumbled memories from who knows how many lifetimes. Heh. So this time, I’ve finally grown up to be... mentally ill? I’m mentally ill, so I can do whatever I want without breaking the law! There’s nothing wrong with me. This world is overthinking it. I’m going to heal the whole world! I healed you, and now you want to use me to make medicine?! Get lost. Don’t interrupt my food delivery! A thousand meters underground, a blue-black meteorite or —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 108 Reborn: Sign-In to Win the School Belle's Heart 重生签到追校花 Reborn in high school, Jiang Che binds himself to a top-tier sign-in System. As long as he signs in near the school beauty, he gets enormous rewards: ten thousand for each sign-in, and after a hundred, he gets a whole building! So every day, the teachers and students at school witness the bizarre sight of Jiang Che obsessively following the school beauty around. Just as she can’t take it anymore and is about to call the police, Jiang Che calmly hands her a property deed. “Don’t get the wrong ide 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Legend of the Blade Tyrant 刀霸传 In the Snow Dragon Secret Realm of the ancient aquatic race, the peace is quietly broken by the arrival of the mysterious wanderer Xiao Lin Duanyi. Bearing an unusual blade technique, he drifts to the place where the Lang family lives and is rescued. He is unexpectedly drawn into the generations-old feud between the aquatic and fire races, and stumbles upon the hidden ambitions of the Lang and Hai families. Bing Yuhan, lord of Snow Dragon City, protects her people with her Ice-Congealing Sword. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Is My Best Guy Friend Going Into the Cold Palace Too? 我男闺蜜也要进冷宫？ Esteemed ladies and noble consorts! Please, I beg you, come in! Stay! I really need you! The author is super good at sucking up to people!!! And super good at praising people!!! [Gender Swap + No Male Lead, No Romance + Fantasy Novel + Unlucky Saps + System] [Oh my god! Big sis!] The protagonist, Wu Guangze, used to be a male best friend in his previous life. But after falling asleep and waking up with one eye open, he discovered he had become a woman and was sent to the Cold Palace! I'm going t 214Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Pear Blossom Detective 梨花探 When pear blossoms covered the streets and lanes of the old capital, Xie An met A Li. He was the orphan of Grand Tutor Xie Heng, whose entire family had been wiped out. Living in obscurity among the common people, he struggled to survive while carrying a blood feud. She was a woman afflicted with a strange poison, whom everyone said would not live past twenty-five. Cool and detached, she seemed to accept the fate she had been born with, quietly waiting for the end of her life as the days slipped 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 The Cultivation Master Who Rules the City 玩转都市的修真大佬 In a modern city starved of spiritual energy, Ye Bufan accidentally shatters his core, yet in the depths of despair glimpses a new path: using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as his bones, the righteous spirit in people’s hearts as his blood, and the warmth of everyday life as his soul, he forges an unprecedented path of cultivation through the “Three Energies.” 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Wukong and I Are Up to Something Big 我和悟空一起干大事儿 Wukong and I Are Up to Something Big —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Reborn as Zhao Gou: Who Dares Harm My Yue Family Army? 魂穿赵构，谁敢害我岳家军 Zhao Xu, a modern graduate student in history, is railing against Zhao Gou, the feckless Southern Song emperor who destroyed his own defenses and unjustly killed Yue Fei, when he unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Gaozong of Song at the beginning of the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era. At this moment, Chancellor Qin Hui is using “insufficient state funds” and “an exhausted populace” as excuses to join a group of civil officials in petitioning the emperor to recall Yue Fei, who 1.4kReads8.2Score130Shelves
- 115 My Husband Cheated, So I Turned Around and Got Pregnant by His Cousin 丈夫出轨我转身怀上堂哥骨肉 [Multiple Male Leads / Family / Love and Marriage] Luo Lulu discovered the truth about her husband Zhang Heng's womanizing ways. In despair, she agreed to spend the night with her cousin Zhang Yuchen, at his request. Unexpectedly, she became pregnant. Just as she was at a loss for what to do, Zhang Yuchen firmly told her to get a divorce. The two went together to confront Zhang Heng, and only then did Zhang Yuchen realize that his cousin's betrayal was nothing new. When Luo Lulu returned to her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 The Player in the Story: Please! Exorcise Me! 戏中人：请！超度我！ [Traditional Chinese theater and dance / Everyday street life / Fated twins / Supernatural resurgence / Causality and reincarnation / Interwoven storylines / Political intrigue / Rules-based horror / No golden finger / Not a wish-fulfillment story] My name is Lin Xi. By the time you read this, I will already be dead. My birth was nothing more than a carefully planned murder. The world ordinary people see is a city of everyday routines and mundane concerns. But beneath that disguise lies a second 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Ye Ye Mao Mao's Ninth Book 夜夜猫猫的第9本书 After a plane crashes into the sea, Wang Hao is stranded on an uncharted deserted island with two beautiful women. He awakens a survival System and relies on his formidable strength to brave the jungle, fight wild beasts, and build a home. With his two beloved companions, he advances one careful step at a time, dominates the uninhabited island, and becomes its undisputed ruler! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 My Talent Takes Root in a High-Martial World 我在高武世界天赋加身 The entire Blue Star is actually just a beginner’s village!!! The naive Yang Gao thought he had arrived in a world where he could cultivate martial arts. Sadly, that wasn’t the case! The myriad races of the Abyssal Realm merged into a bloody battlefield, and Blue Star was on the verge of falling into it! Yang Gao arrived, bearing an ability granted by his talent. The young men and women slowly grew up, their love entwining, but even that could not withstand the catastrophe that brought the sky c 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Wind Rider: The All-Around Divine Doctor of the City 御风者：都市全能神医 Duan Lang, an impoverished student of traditional Chinese medicine, believes in the existence of cultivators and persists in his own training. By chance, he develops true qi during class, setting off an extraordinary journey that changes his fate. He acts as a shield for the pure-hearted campus belle, becomes acquainted with a mature female CEO while rescuing a beauty, treats an alluring teacher, and helps a beautiful special forces soldier return to the battlefield… All kinds of gorgeous women 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Wasn’t I Supposed to Be in Qi Refining? Why Did I Contract Four Divine Beasts? 说好炼气期，咋契约了四大神兽？ On my first day in the cultivation world, the System told me to choose a divine beast as my mount. I chose “pig” instead, and the whole crowd burst out laughing. Then the Demon Lord led an army of thousands to attack. The little pig beneath me lazily stretched out a hoof, and four towering phantoms of divine beasts emerged from the clouds. The Demon Lord fell to his knees, mount and all, in terror. “Father!” 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Sect Leader's Path to Immortality 掌门修仙路 No golden finger. Just writing about what I enjoy, and doing my best. All criticism is welcome. The story of a low-ranking disciple leading his sect’s growth and growing alongside it. Just two people and their sect: how far can they go? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Has the Young Master Melted in the Sun Today? 少主今天被晒化了吗 When he wakes up, modern young man Yun Zi finds himself in a strange world of immortals and martial heroes. While saving a woman, he unexpectedly meets Su Wang, as cool and distant as the moon. Little does he know that this first glance will mark the beginning of his tribulation. Searching for a way home, he sneaks into the library of the Ling Cang Sect, only to discover that the man is the sect’s exalted young master. Their statuses could not be more different, and everyone else keeps their di 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Maple Leaves Behind Palace Locks 宫锁枫叶红 The Palace Locks the Red Maple Leaves The Su family is heartless, and the marquis’s household is cold and indifferent. She was never a pampered young lady, only an illegitimate daughter kept out of sight. Her biological father, Su Muyan, framed her maternal family to advance his ambitions, seized their estate, and even gave her mother away on a whim in exchange for a glittering future. A blood feud weighed upon her for half her life. Her mother endured in bitter resentment, while she struggled —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Chronicles of the Northern and Southern Jianghu 南北江湖录 When Qin Shi Huang unified the land, he standardized the written language and the width of cart axles, bringing a qualitative leap to the martial arts of the realm. After the Five Barbarians ravaged China, many martial arts traditions were lost among the people. In this chaotic age, who can "make the righteous path their very bones and blood, and act for all under heaven!" 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 After Four Generations of Brutal Slaughter, I Trade Lives with a Female Assassin to Slay a Marquis 四世虐杀后，我和女杀手换命屠侯 [Two heroines + rebirth and revenge + powerful female leads + romance + fantasy + raising children + palace intrigue + political schemes] After dying miserably in four lifetimes, she catches a killer on the verge of falling into the beast realm in the Netherworld: “Slaughter the entire marquis's household for me, and I'll take your place in reincarnation.” She is reborn with her martial arts intact, only to find that the killer has become a ten-year-old, foolish concubine-born daughter of the ma 556Reads8.3Score106Shelves
- 126 Surviving the Apocalypse by Unlocking the Superpowers of Screen Characters 末世生存解锁影视人物超能力 Shen Mufan, a survivor reborn into the apocalypse, unexpectedly awakens a System, and his good days begin. He can choose from countless superpowers, and there are hidden quests too. Completing them earns extra rewards, but these quests are connected to movies and TV shows... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The Seven Sages Rule the Martial World 七圣统江湖 Seven “good-for-nothings” who fought their way out of the mud side by side become brothers. With loyalty as their blade and blood and fire as their armor, they eventually transform into peerless powerhouses capable of defying heaven and subduing the earth. They rewrite the rules, blazing a path from underdogs to legends and shaking the entire jianghu! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 The Workplace: My Performance Bonus Is a Little Too Much 职场：我的绩效是亿点 Office Life: My Performance Bonus Is Just a Tiny Billion —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 My Encounter with Tang Sanzang in 1937 我与唐僧相遇1937 I Met Tang Sanzang in 1937 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 The Dream Prophet 梦境预言者 The Dream Prophet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 The Secret to Growing Your Wealth 财富增值的秘密 The Secrets of Growing Your Wealth —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 The Toughest Man in Daqing: He Read Himself into a Mental Breakdown 大庆第一狠人：读书读出个神经病 [Comedy + Misinterpretation + System + Ridiculous Schemes + Invincibility] Lu Changsheng transmigrates to a high-martial world and becomes a low-ranking official in the Court of State Ceremonial, whose only job is to take the blame. A Northern Barbarian delegation brings an ancient ferocious beast to the capital and specifically demands that he receive them. If he messes up, he'll be sacrificed to Heaven on the spot! At the end of his rope, he binds himself to the [Divine Reading System]. Readin 299Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 133 Destined for Greatness: From Campus Heartthrob to National Scholar 天命风流：从校草到国士 An ordinary high school student blessed with “heavenly destiny and fortune” is forced by the whims of fate into the underworld. With extraordinary courage and luck with women, he turns the tables on his rivals and makes a triumphant comeback, winning the hearts of countless stunning women. In the end, he leads his “army of beauties” to become a mysterious force the nation can rely on. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The Abandoned Daughter of Tianyan Sect Is Doted on by Her Four Powerful Brothers 天衍宗弃女，四个大佬哥哥的团宠 [No Romance + Healing and Redemption + Everyone’s Favorite] Qin Luoluo, daughter of the Tianyan Sect’s leader, is dismissed as a good-for-nothing cultivator with a defective spiritual root. She suffers constant disdain, and even her biological father favors his exceptionally talented adopted daughter. When Qin Luoluo is eight, she is secretly abandoned in the Blackwind Forest, where demonic beasts roam, to fend for herself. At death’s door, no one comes to save her. Instead, she unexpectedly fin 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Two Thousand Per Reading, Join Me for the Gossip! 直播算命：一卦两千，在线吃瓜！ [No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + powerhouse + ghost-hunting] “Auntie, that child isn't yours. He's your husband's and your sister-in-law's.” “That's enough, you two! Stop playing at some tragic romance between the living and the dead!” “Your life is destined to be a tragedy. Let me save you!” Jiang He came to this world by chance and witnessed all its sorrow and suffering. Now she would save them all! 76Reads—Score120Shelves
- 136 Make Way, I’m About to Show Off 麻烦让一让，我要开始装逼了 [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Decisive and ruthless] [Face-slapping] [Multiple heroines] [Epic power-ups] Lin Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world, where his good-for-nothing aptitude earns him endless abuse! Just when he’s in despair, he awakens the remnant soul of an ancient Sword God inside him: Jun Xiaoyao! [Jun Xiaoyao: Even the dog I raised back in the day was stronger than you!] [Lin Fan: ...Then how about teaching me something useful?] [Jun Xiaoyao: You want to learn? Sure! First, f 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, No, Call Me the White-Robed Sword Lord 妖皇大人，不，请叫我白衣剑主 [Wild imagination]+ [Reincarnation]+ [Demon hunting]+ [Sword cultivation] The white-robed sword cultivator Li Chun slays demons and protects the Dao, but is actually a vessel for the reincarnated Demon Emperor. The Azure Lotus Sword seals the Demon Emperor's origin, yet turns him into a pawn in Heaven's game. When the Crimson Firmament Demon Wolf appears, he awakens to his demonic power and the woman he loves. Together with Su Chanyi, he breaks through reincarnation and uses a demon blade to sev —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Reborn, I Won’t Be a Simp: The Antique Expert Takes on the World of Technology 重生不做舔狗，文物大佬玩转科技 Being reborn isn't about repeating the past. It's about stamping the dignity they trampled into the dirt beneath my feet, using the wisdom of cultural relics and the power of technology to build a business empire of my own, and making those who once looked down on me admire my achievements! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Eerie: My Collectors' Compendium Is a Competitive Maniac 诡异：我的收集图鉴是卷王 [The supernatural descends + control and collection + long-form + no romance + lighthearted power fantasy + multiple instances + a touch of ensemble cast] As the supernatural descends upon the world, Xi You only wants to stay alive, but unexpectedly awakens the red-grade talent “Supernatural Collection Guide.” She thinks she can finally live in peace, but the guide turns out to be a relentless overachiever. Not only does it force her to explore, it also assigns absurd punishment quests! As the t 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Twelve Zodiac Signs: A Hilarious Life 十二星座之搞笑人生 What hilarious yet heartwarming stories unfold when the personalities, fortunes, and ways of dealing with things associated with the twelve zodiac signs collide with real life? Told from the male lead’s perspective, this book begins with his gentle, indecisive, looks-obsessed Libra girlfriend, chronicling their meeting, courtship, and sweet romance. Then comes a laugh-out-loud get-together featuring friends from all twelve signs: Scorpio’s scheming, Aries’ impulsiveness, Taurus’ stinginess, Gemi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 Master of the Golden Needle Pavilion: Dedicated to Destroying Inner Energy 金针阁主：专废内功 [Eastern Fantasy] [Fantasy] [Eastern Xianxia] Gold needles as weapons: no internal cultivation, yet capable of crippling it, overturning the logic of martial arts. By saving lives, disciples obtain the secret manuals of various sects, while a forbidden needle capable of upending the martial world lies hidden. Medicine and martial arts collide here. A century-old mystery runs through the story, and the conflict between a healer’s benevolence and the roots of demonic calamity makes the Golden Need —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 The Peerless Live-In Son-in-Law: From Divorce Papers to Ruling the Ancient World 赘婿无双：从休书开始制霸古代 Chen Fan, a modern all-around technician, accidentally transmigrates to the Great Chu Dynasty and becomes the live-in son-in-law of the Su family in Jiangning City. After three years as a son-in-law, he has neither power nor influence. The entire Su family treats him like a good-for-nothing, showering him with scorn and ridicule. His newlywed wife, Su Qingyue, is colder than ice toward him and is just waiting for the right moment to kick him out. At a family banquet, his father-in-law humiliates —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The System Tells Me to Lie Flat: From Good-for-Nothing to Village Tycoon 系统让我躺平从窝囊废到乡村首富 Key Characters - Protagonist: Lin Mo (transmigrates into a village gambling addict, awakens the Lie-Flat System, and uses modern technology and a dragon might physique to turn his fortunes around, becoming a wealthy village tycoon who protects his wife and dotes on his children) - Second protagonist: Su Wanniang (Lin Mo’s wife, gentle yet resilient. She goes from quietly enduring hardship to supporting her husband’s business ventures, becoming his capable partner) Novel Synopsis He transmigrates —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 The Day My Disguise Was Torn Away and I Was Imprisoned, I Began the Hunt 撕破伪装被囚禁那天，我开启猎杀时刻 The day my disguise was torn off and I was imprisoned, I began my hunt —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Lin Jiuge, Sword Lord of the Nine Heavens 九天剑主林九歌 On the Nine Heavens Continent, sects abound and the sword reigns supreme. The Sword God vanished ten thousand years ago, and the sword’s legacy was lost. Lin Jiuge is the lowest-ranked outer disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect, mocked as a good-for-nothing for a hundred years. In truth, he is the Sword God reincarnated, carries the lost Nine Tribulations Sword Canon, and bears a rusted sword at his waist that conceals a soul of astonishing power. Lazy and easygoing yet ruthless when it counts, he 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Butterfly Dream, Dreaming of Butterflies! 蝶梦，梦蝶！ She’s not a “strong female lead.” She has no: golden finger, great martial prowess, high intelligence, or desire to conquer the world! She’s gentle, clear-headed, loves putting on an act, has a bit of a temper, and can be quite the little drama queen. Can she make a good life for herself in another world? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Escaping the Temporal and Spatial Enigma 时空脱诡 At the age of eight, he was chosen to enter the borders of the Underworld. He founded his own "Original Sin District," but let a little snake rule over it. As for himself, he sealed away his memories and returned to his own world. More than a decade later, chosen once again, he unraveled the mysteries he had left behind and rescued one vengeful spirit after another from the Underworld. Every Spirit Master mission brought him "divine power." He would rule this place once more. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Love After Marriage 婚先爱后 [Strong Female Lead + Powerful CEO + Sweet Romance + Unhinged and Neurotic + Healing] In the adult world, you can marry first and fall in love later. Love is about acceptance, and a lifetime of healing... Love isn’t possession. It’s seeing someone. I see all your wounds, and I still think you’re beautiful. “Gu Shiyan was the fantasy of my youth. Jiang Yichi is the reality of my whole life. Fantasy is beautiful, but reality is something you can touch.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Supermarket Showdown 超市风云 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 After Bragging, AI Tossed Me into a Wuxia World, Where I Chose to Lie Flat 吹牛逼被AI扔去武侠世界后躺平 [Comedy] [No Power Fantasy] [Transmigration] [Wuxia] Yu Xu sprawled on the sofa, bragging: "I'll go to a Wuxia world and sweep the martial arts world in six months!" The AI assistant Doubao replied: "If you can do it, then go ahead." The next second, a flash of white light, and he tumbled down a hillside. His takeout was gone, his phone was dead, and people in ancient clothes thought he was crazy. This AI really comes through. It said it would send him through time, and it did! He practiced mart 1Reads—Score—Shelves
