Novels like Mad Detective
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- 151 EN Fortune-Telling? I Rely on WeChat! 算卦我靠玩微信 “Master, nothing’s been going right for me lately. Could you give me some guidance?” A famous actor from China arrived at Shen Qiong’s shop late at night, hoping to have his fortune told. Shen Qiong glanced at the actor’s profile on WeChat (Acting: 75, Dancing: 86), smiled, and said four words: “You’d be better off dancing.” After a thunderstorm, Shen Qiong discovered that WeChat on his phone had updated. The new version’s “People Nearby” feature could show other people’s health, abilities, fort 0Votes215.6kRecs278.2kFans
- 152 EN Aoba Paranormal Agency 青叶灵异事务所 My name is Lin Qi, and I work at the demolition office. At the beginning of this year, I was put in charge of demolishing an old residential complex. One resident had a strange sign hanging by the door: “Green Leaf Paranormal Affairs Agency.” The house had been turned into an office, but it had long since been abandoned and was covered in dust. Inside the filing cabinets, countless documents and records were neatly arranged. Curious, I sorted through them and discovered a bizarre, terrifying wor 8Votes759.4kRecs640.9kFans
- 153 A Biologist’s Alchemy Journal 生物炼金手记 A dragon is made of a deer’s antlers, a tiger’s eyes, a horse’s teeth, an ox’s ears, a serpent’s body, carp scales, a tiger’s paws, an eagle’s talons, and a loach’s tail. A qilin is made of a lion’s head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, a moose’s body, dragon scales, and an ox’s tail. A phoenix has a goose’s forehead, fish scales on its back, a serpent’s neck, a fish’s tail, a stork’s throat, a mandarin duck’s thoughts, dragon pa 0Votes140.1kRecs153.5kFans
- 154 Welcome to Team BOSS 欢迎来到BOSS队 My name is Ouyang Jing. I transmigrated here, and I used to be known as Ouyang Ke. Because I transmigrated, I know a lot of secrets. Not only have I mastered Toad Skill, but I’ve also learned the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Heavy Sword technique. Now that my divine skills are finally complete, I’m ready to propose to the Huang family on Peach Blossom Island. It feels like I’m about to reach the pinnacle of life. But who could have imagined that this world is actually a story controlled by the 0Votes407.9kRecs268.9kFans
- 155 The Generals of Great Song 大宋将门 No willows along the riverbank in the dawn breeze, no raising a cup to ask the blue heavens, no Along the River During the Qingming Festival... An unlucky writer suddenly realizes he seems to have landed in a fake Song dynasty... His family has fallen into decline, and human kindness is as thin as paper. Powerful Liao armies threaten from outside, while countless useless allies cause trouble within. The mighty Yellow River is in flood, and even Heaven seems to be piling on... No matter how many 0Votes473.5kRecs279.8kFans
- 156 Reborn as a Japanese High School Student 重生日本高校生 A story about someone reborn as a high school student... PS1: QQ Group, 777296658 (The old group is gone; this is the new one). 39Votes716.4kRecs368.6kFans
- 157 The Crosstalk Master 相声大师 This is a novel about real life, about the rise and fall of the crosstalk world over several decades, and about folk performers. Crosstalk Master full-subscription group. A screenshot of your subscription is required to join: 585834469 A project funded by the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation 0Votes945.1kRecs261.6kFans
- 158 The All-Around Game Designer 全能游戏设计师 Game designer Chen Mo transmigrates to a parallel world where the technology tree took a wrong turn, and uses one god-tier game after another to turn the gaming industry upside down. "With the game design philosophy of this era, if I don't wipe the floor with the entire gaming industry, then all that exposure to domestic free-to-play games will have been wasted.", Chen Mo VIP group: 157856787 (a screenshot showing you bought all chapters is required to join) 6Votes844.4kRecs679.2kFans
- 159 The Tathagata Must Fall 如来必须败 From the start of Journey to the West to the end of myth Across the vast world, banners stir like clouds, blades stand like a forest With grace, he pursues justice, blazing with light and fire, illuminating the wilderness and shrouding the marshes “Great Immortal, I must be off.” “If you shine as brightly as the sun, dear brother, then no matter what lies ahead, no host of men can stand against you!” 0Votes338.1kRecs356.4kFans
- 160 Could I Be a God? 难道我是神 A story about what happens when a cat gains superpowers... The animated series of the same name is now airing on Qidian Theater, with a hilarious anime-style look. 0Votes1MRecs518.5kFans
- 161 EN The Rejuvenating Uzumaki 火影之活久见 You wouldn’t believe it if I told you, but I founded Konoha and raised the Uzumaki Clan. Oh, wait. I guess it’s called the Land of Whirlpools now. 0Votes535.4kRecs542.6kFans
- 162 The Great Calamity Lord 大劫主 One volume of the True Meaning of the Dao, three thousand wondrous scriptures of the Great Dao. A poor-born youth sets foot on the path to immortality. Ten years of hard study, yet his heart remains unsatisfied. My name is on the Immortal Roll! Countless prodigies rise, and a single sword defeats every hero. I will not follow the crowd or settle for mediocrity. I only seek to lift my head and behold the heavens. This heart was born for the skies! 0Votes5.7MRecs653.2kFans
- 163 The Strongest Bear System 史上最强狗熊系统 It is the third month of spring. The winter snow is melting, and the south is already feeling the breath of spring, but the northern ice and snow are still reluctant to leave. Beneath a towering ancient pine, a brown bear as tall as a two-story building lazily emerges from a hollow in the tree. His name is Ye Qingshan, and he is the Bear King of the surrounding thousand li. Lying in the cold snow, he takes a couple of bites of packed snow. The icy meltwater washes away his hibernation-induced le 0Votes212.3kRecs295.6kFans
- 164 The Underworld Returns to the Mortal Realm 地府重临人间 A mysterious tattoo of a blue-faced, fanged demon led Feng Qingyan to personally usher in an age of ghosts and gods. 0Votes233.8kRecs233.5kFans
- 165 Reborn: A Wealth That Keeps Rolling In 重生之财源滚滚 As being reborn became the latest trend, Li Dong was lucky enough to catch the ride. His previous life was full of regrets. This time, he’ll make up for every last one! Watch as an ordinary man returns to 2004, finds happiness in both family and love, and makes a fortune along the way! 10Votes1.7MRecs1.1MFans
- 166 Summoning Civil Officials and Fierce Generals in Another World 异世之召唤文臣猛将 A new era dawns, and the world undergoes a transformation. The native plants and animals of Planet Earth mutate and revert to their ancestral forms, while species from other worlds are stranded here. Eventually, humanity develops a brand-new profession: Beast Tamer. Capturing monsters, raising them, and training them: that is what a Beast Tamer does. My new book, Divine Pet Evolution, is out now! Readers’ group: 610593024. 0Votes387.1kRecs256.1kFans
- 167 Reborn in 2006 重生之2006 Lu Heng, an automotive sales professional from 2015, is reborn on the eve of the 2006 college entrance exams. In his past life, his own downfall led to his father’s death, his mother’s hair turning white overnight, and failure in both love and marriage. In this life, Lu Heng swears to seize the moment and rise from humble beginnings. He will no longer make his parents worry about him or let others look down on him. And it all starts with the college entrance exams! When the great roc rises on th 1Votes614.3kRecs443.5kFans
- 168 The Son of Heaven at the End of the Han Dynasty 汉末天子 He travels through time and space, returning in spirit to the end of the Han Dynasty. Waking up as an emperor sounds pretty good, except his circumstances are nothing like what he was promised. Outside, warlords have carved up the realm, and the land lies in ruins. Inside, treacherous ministers hold him hostage, leaving him no freedom. Liu Xie feels the pressure. To change his tragic fate and enjoy the 0Votes349.9kRecs234.8kFans
- 169 The Divine Gate 神门 [Super-popular fantasy] This is a strange and mysterious world... Mountains, rivers, stones, flowers, grass, trees, the sun, the moon, and stars... Everything under heaven and earth is a source of power. All the classic books from my previous life exist here, but under a new name: The Dao Canon! So you can gain power just by reading? Fang Zhengzhi is torn. Should he start with the Dao De Jing, Strange Gates and Dunjia, or the Analects... or Dream of the Red Chamber? Using the Dao Canon as his fo 0Votes6.2MRecs707.3kFans
- 170 The Portal Between Movie Worlds 电影世界穿梭门 That day, a bolt of lightning struck. Wang Xu didn’t transmigrate; his front door did. Movies, TV dramas, anime, novels, ancient myths: this place is filled with endless worlds, and with them, endless possibilities… VIP group: Open to members with 2,000 fan points. Screenshot required. 0Votes401.8kRecs447.3kFans
- 171 After Ascension 飞升之后 The Demon Realm, the Blood Clan, the Angel Clan, and humanity stand as four great powers in a vast universe. After the first War of Gods and Demons, humanity is defeated and forced to sign the humiliating Ancient Pact. Humanity begins its degrading policy of mere survival, quietly recovering its strength... Countless eons later, an unremarkable human master ascends to this realm. Gazing at the desolate lands of antiquity and the ruined mountains and rivers, he lets out a furious roar. The mighty 1Votes1.5MRecs836.2kFans
- 172 The Great Painter 大画家 Van Gogh: I dream of painting, and then I paint my dream. Fang Yi: I dream of painting, but your life story is terrifying. I don’t paint my dreams. I capture the moments that stir my heart. Matisse: I had long since mastered my craft, but now, as I study my means of expression, I feel as though I’m only just beginning to learn. Fang Yi: I’ve raised my skills to a level others can hardly reach. Often, I can’t help showing them off, even flaunting them. As for means of expression? To me, painting 0Votes197.9kRecs126.9kFans
- 173 The Charming Young Gentleman 如意小郎君 A dual master's degree holder from the twenty-first century transmigrates into ancient times. No ring, no System, no white-bearded old man, not even any memories of this world… Damn Heaven, I started with nothing, and I don't even know who I am. How am I supposed to play this game? With hunger gnawing at his stomach and frustration weighing heavily on his mind, Tang Ning could not help raising his head and flipping off the sky. “Damn…” Something flew down from beyond the heavens and struck him s 5Votes1.6MRecs1.1MFans
- 174 Pet King 宠物天王 [1. Download a suspicious game] [2. Catch a few magical pets to be your companions] [3. Lead your pet shop to success through a fun, easygoing daily life] ###Volumes 1–3 of the print edition are now available from major online retailers### VIP group: 567288256 (for readers with a fan rank of 5,000 or higher) 2Votes1.7MRecs882.7kFans
- 175 The Rebellious Great Demon King 反叛的大魔王 Literary version: The immortal has already entered the stage, carrying a tranquil richness and fragrance. Apart from the spotlight that tears through the darkness, the unforgivable original sin, and the crown of thorns, when I make my entrance, I will also need a BGM that makes the stars tremble, a breeze that fades the white night away, and a flower of majesty congealed from blood. Popular version: Cheng Mo, a terminally ill young man, obtains his father's mysterious relic. He struggles to surv 3Votes1.6MRecs497.2kFans
- 176 EN Eternal God of Slaughter 杀神永生 Walking on the edge of death, wielding the authority over life and death, trampling the laws of the world, followed by a hundred ghosts: he is the incarnation of the Grim Reaper. The most outstanding genius among ghosts, his name is Yu Jing. Welcome to a world where the strong live forever! 2Votes400.4kRecs290.8kFans
- 177 Peak Player 巅峰玩家 A proper novel about playing an online game, with almost no real-world content. There are no hidden classes exclusive to the protagonist and no one-of-a-kind skills. The game is set in 2040. Players start with virtual-reality helmets, keyboards, and mice, then switch to game pods. The pods do not appear until after chapter 1,300. The novel leans toward realism. The game is not made to favor the protagonist, and the company is in it to make money, so it will actively intervene in the game. Howeve 16Votes1.1MRecs416.6kFans
- 178 A Great Angel from the Start 开局一个大天使 Wang Daliang is a fourth-year student about to graduate, and his greatest hobby is playing all kinds of games. But just as he was about to leave campus, one sweltering summer night when he woke up after being bitten by mosquitoes, he suddenly discovered a huge secret about his roommate. His roommate had actually been reborn... Highlight: Heroes of Might and Magic elements Best part: A lucky reborn player effortlessly crushes the other reborn players 2Votes463.3kRecs308kFans
- 179 One Word Reaches Heaven 一言通天 One day, an iron tree blossomed, and spring buds sprouted in winter. One year, the great river reversed its course, and white crows filled the sky. One lifetime, right and wrong were indistinguishable, and every day was perilous. One man, with a single word, laughed proudly over the world. He said: Heaven has nine levels, and the earth has eight reaches. I will vie for supremacy over the seven realms, asking for no place among the six paths. I have seized the people's grain and roamed the world 1Votes752.5kRecs305.2kFans
- 180 My MCV and Doomsday 我的末世基地车 The apocalypse is coming, and Jiang Liushi unexpectedly obtains a piece of black technology that can modify and upgrade vehicles. Just scan a vehicle, and it can be upgraded right away. What, you think this is a minibus? Actually, it’s a super base vehicle that can plow through hordes of zombies and monsters, and even transform. It’s bulletproof and zombie-proof, and comes with a bedroom, kitchen, shower, and even a generator. The apocalypse is full of misery, but Jiang Liushi lives in comfort. 11Votes594.2kRecs546.4kFans
- 181 EN Daoist Sovereign 道君 The story of an earthling, a god-tier tomb raiding master, who ventures into the world of cultivation... In the Peach Blossom Spring, a song can be heard. Beyond the green hills lies another green hill, then a mountain of bones. Five-flower horses, thousand-gold furs, a Heaven-Piercing Sword. Answer my passion: ghosts chirp and wail, while beauties pout in displeasure. Heaven and earth stretch without end; whose banners and drums resound? The Azure Vault and Yellow Springs, towers that have stoo 28Votes9.9MRecs2.8MFans
- 182 EN First-Rate Immortal Cultivation 一品修仙 New book: "Lord of the Uncanny Path." Please give it your support. In an ancient immortal cultivation world, the old is constantly renewed. Generation after generation of prodigies and heroes take the stage, each replacing the last. Just as a great era had lain dormant for a long time, a transmigrated youth extended his sinful hand into Huliang, once famous throughout the world but abandoned for a long time now. "I'm telling you, only skills that come with a lev 2Votes1.6MRecs910.3kFans
- 183 The God of Europe 欧神 Spiritual qi revival. Hong Xiaofu awakened, and what he awakened was actually luck! Now that's something! Just look at his skills: Pay Your Respects to the God of Luck, Strike an Egg with a Rock, Freak Accident, Divine Justice from Above, Die the Moment You Land... This is the story of an ordinary nobody who slowly became the God of Luck worshipped by all humanity... This is an incredibly heartwarming book. Here are the reader group details: 0Votes1.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 184 EN Porter Between Two Worlds 两界搬运工 Travel freely between the real world and a fantasy world, quietly working as a transporter between the two realms. 0Votes648.2kRecs554kFans
- 185 The Lazy God Takes Over 懒神附体 Ever since the God of Laziness possessed him and gave him an energy with endless uses, Nan Ming became lazier and lazier... Everything takes energy. It hurts too much to waste it by not being lazy! Walk a few steps, and the energy wasted could have turned a flashlight into a laser sword. Sweep the floor, and the energy wasted could have turned a voice assistant into an AI. Carry a bucket of water, and the energy wasted could have transformed a quadcopter into an invincible flying robot. Besides 0Votes346.6kRecs204.3kFans
- 186 The Perfect Mecha Sword God 完美机甲剑神 Humanity had entered the age of the Great Universe when it encountered the Dark Demons among the stars, and the two sides fought a bloody war across the starry skies. The young Zhang Yuan was reborn ten years in the past. Using the game Heroes to join the star battlefields, he became a legendary mecha sword god. 0Votes264.9kRecs207.7kFans
- 187 The Detective in the World of Movies and TV 影视世界当神探 Title: The World of Film and Television: A Hard-Hitting Detective. (It’s hard to change the title after the book goes on sale, so I’m mentioning it here.) Luke was reborn in America. But gradually, he discovered that this America wasn’t the one from his previous life. Here, people and superhuman abilities from the worlds of film and television were re 5Votes1.4MRecs522.7kFans
- 188 Chinese Hero 国产英雄 Comrade Wang Yan: In the 2015 special campaigns for “Comprehensive Crackdown on Three Types of Misconduct Among Superpowered Individuals in East China,” “A Hundred Days of Hard Work to Achieve New Glory,” “Bringing Warmth to Lonely Female Demons,” and “Comprehensive Education to Promote Peaceful Coexistence Between Humans and Demons,” you performed exceptionally well and achieved outstanding results. You are hereby awarded the title of “Outstanding Individual” in recognition of your efforts. -- 0Votes616.8kRecs444.7kFans
- 189 EN Naruto: The Strongest Water Release 火影之水遁最强 Transmigrated into the world of Hokage, I have no golden finger, no cheat, no System, no old grandpa, just a real world. No Red Eye or cataracts, and no innate talent in all six chakra natures. It sounds pretty tragic. But it’s fine. Imagination... ahem, knowledge is the primary productive force. What I mean is, in this world, some people are awesome because of their bloodline, some because they’re chunibyo, some because they have a cheat, and some have a bloodline, are chunibyo, and have a chea 0Votes379.8kRecs220.1kFans
- 190 A Jurassic Park in My Pocket 随身带个侏罗纪 A rural slice-of-life novel about a young monster who can transform into a dinosaur and his childhood sweetheart, who feed each other dog food all the way to starting a business... (A farming-life novel with plenty of sweet romance. Give it a try!) A new rural novel of the same type, Hometown Folks, Please Take It Easy, is out now. Give it a try! 1Votes837.8kRecs287kFans
- 191 EN Raising Humanity 饲养全人类 In the tribal farming age, the world was vast and unknown. As they explored, the ancients made a horrifying discovery: the world was shaped like a dome over a flat earth. Miracles of all kinds descended from the heavens. Towering giants tens of thousands of feet tall appeared, along with mysterious, intelligent behemoths that trampled mountains and shattered the earth. Hundreds of years later, after battling the giant beasts in this perilous world, humanity finally established the splendid civil 18Votes1MRecs1.1MFans
- 192 Back to Being a Cat: I'm Ashball-chan 回猫之我是灰球酱 The official fan fiction of Back to the Past and Become a Cat: As the second son of a wealthy family who never had to worry about food or drink, Su Muzhe used the most vulgar method imaginable, electrocution, to transmigrate into a mouse in Back to the Past and Become a Cat that was doomed to die the moment it appeared. See how he saves himself and thrives under Black Charcoal's command! "With Big Boss Black Charcoal looking after me and Little Pomelo's owner holding me, I have no regrets in thi 0Votes117.6kRecs62.1kFans
- 193 Super Monster Factory 超级怪兽工厂 My name is Ye Qing, and I was lucky enough to get an app called Monster Factory. These incredibly strong monsters can each do the work of a hundred people, and they come with all kinds of skills. Efficiency? Switch on the “Processing Speed +300%” skill, and you think you can compete with me? Precision? Ahem. Bring me my legendary-quality vernier calipers and let them see what absolute precision looks like. Ye Qing’s motto: A man who wants to swagger needs a fat wallet. The monsters’ motto: Don’t 0Votes3.4MRecs1.2MFans
- 194 I’m a Big-Time Player 我是大玩家 Even a plagiarist has to put in the work! Have you ever heard of a transmigrator who gets forced by the System to risk their life just for copying a novel? Have you ever heard of a transmigrator who gets forced by the System to undergo physical punishment just for quoting a famous line from their past life? All I want is to make some money. Why is it so damn hard? System, can you stop stirring up trouble? I might be a fake transmigrator! General group: 623108320 (no restrictions) VIP group: 7Votes888.4kRecs1.2MFans
- 195 Transformed into a Girl Who's Happy to Be a Slacker 变身咸鱼少女 Oh, give me a break. Why are you still talking to me about dreams? The average subscriptions have already passed three thousand, so updating the novel with one chapter a day is enough, right? Why write so much more? The manuscript fee is already five hundred yuan per page, so updating one comic episode a month is perfectly fine, right? Why produce so much more? A livestream already brings in several thousand yuan in tips per hour, and cosplay can double that, so streaming for half an hour is eno 0Votes208kRecs135.3kFans
- 196 Rampaging Through the New World 莽穿新世界 When fantasy becomes reality, will the world still be a beautiful place? This is the story of a group of players who transmigrate into a fantasy game world, where they collide with the world they once knew, changing themselves and changing the world. 0Votes339kRecs112.6kFans
- 197 The Last Apostle 最后一个使徒 Yellow sand buried the bones, while the wind beneath the setting sun carried the stench of blood. The pain of the continent spread in every direction. When the history of the great explosion reached a turning point, when colossal steel fortresses stretched across the land, blocking people’s view, when the Apostles’ schemes quietly crept into everyone’s lives, peace was about to be shattered, and terror was about to descend! At that moment, a young man standing outside the river of fate began tra 0Votes5MRecs618kFans
- 198 EN Traveler of the Cinematic World 影视世界旅行家 Every movie is a journey: Marilyn Monroe’s sensual allure, the endless loneliness of a remote island overseas, Audrey Hepburn’s passionate kiss, and the arduous struggle to stay alive. Let me take you into the world of cinema and experience lives unlike your own. If there’s something special you want to experience, obtain, or change, you can give Dayu a mission. This book is also custom-made just for you. My completed works include The Diplomat Who Can Transmigrate and A Playboy’s Life Across th 8Votes2.5MRecs841.8kFans
- 199 EN My Spacetime Inn 我的时空旅舍 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. In short: This is a story about a time-node administrator who runs a small inn, and the many people who transmigrate. Either pawn your treasures or work to pay your room and board! 7Votes724.3kRecs591.2kFans
- 200 The Great Wei Palace 大魏宫廷 New book, Zhao's Tiger Son. Born a prince of Great Wei, I would rather be an idle lord in an age of peace. My ambitions lie in wine, women, and song, but my heart holds the fate of my country and its people. If my elder brother is worthy, if my younger brother is wise, you can rule while I take it easy. But if you cannot make the nation strong, then I’ll ascend the throne and become emperor! Hongrun, You Can’t Do It, So I’ll Take Over 1Votes2.1MRecs1.1MFans
