Novels like Ink of the Tang Dynasty
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- 1 The Tang Dynasty's Greatest Thief 大唐盗帅 Du Changtian, a descendant of the legendary thief Chu Liuxiang, accidentally awakens the mysterious power of China's national treasure, the Imperial Jade Seal. It sends him transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, during the Zhenguan era, where he becomes the son of the famous chancellor Du Ruhui. In this most prosperous age in history, Du Changtian draws on knowledge from the future to establish a new style of polo, organize sports meets, and invent all manner of strange and wonderful things. He wri 0Votes143.8kRecs84.3kFans
- 2 The Myriad Worlds Dimensional Shop 万界次元商店 Zhao Chen took over a small shop from a friend, never expecting that he would become the owner of a dimensional shop. From then on, his life became much more colorful. “Hey, you there, the one with the wooden sword. Don't fight in my shop, or I'll have to execute you!” Dugu Qiubai snorted, slid his wooden sword back into his belt, then calmly picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip. “Little guy, don't bite my table! You can't afford to pay for it!” A certain dragon obediently let go of t 1Votes141.6kRecs69kFans
- 3 The System of Good Deeds Throughout the World 系统之善行天下 Lin Pengfei, a young man from the southwestern borderlands of Huaxia, unexpectedly obtains the miraculous “Virtuous Benefactor System” in a small country temple. I'm a good person, but I'm no saint, so nobody should mess with me. I really want to smack people around, but I'm a great benefactor, so... how do I unlink myself from the “Virtuous Benefactor System”? Anyone there? It's kind of urgent! A new book from a homebody. 0Votes49.8kRecs29.5kFans
- 4 An Engineering Nerd in the Tang Dynasty 混在大唐的工科宅男 When he woke up, the bustle and dust of the modern world had faded away, and a modern engineering nerd had somehow arrived in Tang Dynasty China during the Zhenguan era! As an engineering whiz with martial arts skills, technical know-how, ideals, and culture, well, no, as an engineering nerd, Li Zexuan only wanted to stay at home, cuddle his wife, play cards, sleep, and read novels, enjoying a leisurely life of “one partner for a lifetime, half-drunk and half-awake in this fleeting life.” When h 5Votes93.6kRecs137.2kFans
- 5 The Ming Dynasty's Nail House 大明钉子户 The year is 1636, the ninth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming. Wang Yue, a twenty-first-century wage slave, is kicked straight into a group of Shanxi refugees in Wanping County, near the capital. In just over a month, an enemy force of a hundred thousand will once again breach the passes and plunder the capital. To protect his family in this new era and save the refugees from slaughter, Wang Yue resolutely organizes them to build a new city beside Lugou Bridge, near the future site o 0Votes51.6kRecs52kFans
- 6 The Ming Dynasty’s Greatest Menace 大明第一祸害 Zhu Shou, who had suffered defeat after defeat, transmigrated. Then... he wanted to strangle the System. “If any member of the imperial family or a noble official thinks about strangling the Host, you earn 1 point of Malice. Malice can be used to extend your life or, for fewer points, exchanged for toilet paper. There's nothing you can't get, only things you haven't thought of,” the cute, soft-voiced System prompted. You useless System, the whole court keeps talking about strangling me every day 0Votes61.3kRecs52kFans
- 7 Let That Empress Go! 放开那个女皇 I transmigrated to the Great Tang, but this Tang seems a little different… Never mind Wu Zetian, who can make thunder strike anywhere on the map, or Li Bai, who can fly through the sky on a sword. What on earth is Di Renjie, hurling command tokens like spears to skewer people? Bai He looked up at the sky, where thunder had just struck, and roared: “Let go of that empress! I'll take her on!” 0Votes176.3kRecs62.1kFans
- 8 The Great Tang’s Sage of Agriculture 大唐农圣 A story about how smallholder thinking drives a smallholder economy. 0Votes74.7kRecs96.4kFans
- 9 The Ming Dynasty's Military-Industrial Empire 大明军工帝国 An engineer from a major military factory transmigrates to the final years of the Tianqi reign in the Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen will succeed Tianqi, and the Ming Dynasty has barely a decade left before it falls! See how the protagonist uses his military industry System to save the crumbling Ming Dynasty... Xu Guangqi, why are you still researching astronomical telescopes? Hurry up and make military telescopes for me. Song Yingxing, why are you still researching The Exploitation of the Works of Nat 0Votes38.8kRecs94.8kFans
- 10 Back to the Song Dynasty: The Rise of an Empire 回到宋朝之帝国崛起 If the Tang Empire won a war, it would tell its defeated opponent, “You’d better behave from now on. Watch it, or I’ll wipe out your entire clan. And make sure you pay tribute every year!” If the weak Song dynasty won, it would say, “Oh, look, I won! Does that mean I’m allowed to negotiate peace now? Am I allowed to pay tribute? What? I am? Wow, that’s wonderful!” I will change all of this! Anyone who dares suggest negotiating peace will have their entire clan executed! 0Votes66.3kRecs93.3kFans
- 11 Starting on Skull Island, I Conquer the Myriad Worlds 从骷髅岛开始横推万界 New book: King Kong: Reborn, I Take Down a Reincarnator from the Start! Reborn on Skull Island as King Kong's little brother, I can also transmigrate across the Myriad Worlds. As an ape who can't speak human language, Ding Zheng feels the pressure. After struggling to establish himself on the island, he discovers that this world isn't as simple as the movies make it out to be. Transformers and Anaconda are coming... He roams the Myriad Worlds, tearing them apart with his bare hands. This is the 0Votes39.6kRecs129.2kFans
- 12 The Manufacturing Empire in the Mountain Valley 山沟里的制造帝国 In 1981, the country's reform and opening-up had only just begun, and society was undergoing enormous changes. In Niujia Village, deep in the mountains, a fool named Niu Xiaoqiang became a genius after suffering heatstroke. He took over a factory undergoing a shift in production, built a manufacturing empire deep in the mountains, and led the villagers onto the bright road to prosperity. He had to compete not only with state-owned enterprises, but also with internationally renowned companies. It 0Votes116.4kRecs100.6kFans
- 13 Lazy Tang 懒唐 Yun Hao accidentally transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty. Having lived two lives, all he wants is to coast through life and wait for death. But Li Yuan has no intention of letting him go, and neither does the great, wise and brilliant Li Er. Changsun is a scheming woman, and Qin Qiong is a professional scammer. And the famous Cheng Yaojin turns out to be... The Tang Dynasty is a terrible place to survive, and Yun Hao feels like he’d be better off dead. 0Votes63.4kRecs70.5kFans
- 14 The White General 将白 This is the story of a man who transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a prince. Years later, some will want to place a yellow robe on Zhao Xian, while others will want to put a white hat on his head. Zhao Xian says earnestly: I was born to sing for Qi. Why, then, must my crown turn white? The book was originally titled The White King, but that title was taken. It has nothing to 0Votes38.9kRecs79.5kFans
- 15 My System's Special Ability 我的系统异能 The world underwent a great upheaval... Ye Feng awakened an ability to deduce the future... He created a System... He opened up a pocket dimension... He created worlds... He led the way... The chosen ones from fantasy worlds ascended to Earth, and those fantasy worlds merged with it. When the people of Earth ventured beyond their planet, they discovered that the entire universe was undergoing a massive transformation. Why is it that after the spiritual qi revival, other civilizations and worlds 0Votes24.6kRecs38.8kFans
- 16 A Poor Scholar of the Ming Dynasty 大明寒士 Shen Kang, an insignificant nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly finds himself in the Ming Dynasty. He straightens his sleeves, savoring a breeze, then drains a jug of rough wine. The road ahead is long, and the imperial exams, making a name for himself, and becoming an official are all difficult. Other people have a golden finger; he has a brain. Other people have a System; he has a brain. Other people have beautiful women by their side; he... gives his right hand a rest and switc 0Votes78.4kRecs26.6kFans
- 17 The Chu Family's Live-In Son-in-Law 楚氏赘婿 With a sacred imperial decree of marriage, the domineering Emperor of Great Chu sent the "Little Foolish Marquis, Chu Tianxiu" to the powerful Prince Ping's residence, where he became a live-in son-in-law! 0Votes139.7kRecs133.5kFans
- 18 A Dad’s Guide to Mastering the Mass Market 奶爸之玩转大众 Liu Zhe opened his eyes to find himself with a mushroom-haired daughter and a celebrity mom who kept leading her astray. Just how much bad blood did he have to deserve this? On top of looking after his daughter every day, he also had to take care of a “big daughter” who pretended not to be grown-up at home! Aside from caring for the two of them, his only hobby was teasing the entertainment industry and its fans in this world. 0Votes13kRecs17.3kFans
- 19 Starting with a Fake University 从冒牌大学开始 Ding Yue had barely transmigrated to a parallel world when he failed the college entrance exam. To avoid getting beaten up by his parents, Ding Yue forged an admission letter, built a fake university website, and rented a plot near the university district. He hastily opened a sham university, hoping to get away with it. But to his surprise, the enrollment fair at his fake university was packed on opening day... P.S. A lighthearted entrepreneurial story with everyday life, a tycoon protagonist, t 0Votes118.7kRecs252.1kFans
- 20 Seeking the Dao Across Ten Thousand Worlds 求道在万界 New book, [The Star Chart of All Heavens], seeking recommendations and support! One star chart connects all the heavens, and billions of stars become part of me. My name is Zhou Chen. The character Chen can refer to the sun, the moon, or the stars. I am the stars, and the stars are me. I seize power in the Ming Dynasty! I destroy Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty! The stars herald the Ming Dynasty. It all begins at the Longmen Escort Agency in Hanzhong. [This work has been signed in-house, so fee 0Votes26.1kRecs59.1kFans
- 21 Sailing Against the Current Through Zhou 逆水行周 Yu Wen transmigrated to the Northern Zhou dynasty and became Yuwen Wen, a noble of the imperial clan and Duke of Xiyang. He married a beautiful wife. According to the course of history, the emperor was about to seize his wife by force, then kill her husband and take her for himself. Not long afterward, Yang Jian, Duke of Sui, would usurp the throne, found the Sui dynasty, and raise his butcher's knife against the Yuwen clan. When the nest is destroyed, how can any egg survive? Yu Wen resolved to 0Votes76.8kRecs57.6kFans
- 22 The Foolish Son-in-Law of the Zhenguan Era 贞观憨婿 “Your Majesty, do something about your son-in-law Wei the Fool! He’s challenging those ministers to a fight outside the East Gate again!” a minister ran into Ganlu Hall and shouted to Li Shimin. “That Wei the Fool is an absolute menace! Pass down my verbal order: no fighting at the East Gate!” Li Shimin shouted angrily. “Come on, let’s go to the West Gate. We can’t fight at the East Gate!” Wei Hao shouted at the ministers outside the East Gate. 33Votes365.9kRecs375.5kFans
- 23 My Director Era 我的导演时代 I'm a director, a director who makes great movies: Li Qian PS: A Chinese entertainment-industry novel with a single female lead. 0Votes206.8kRecs183.1kFans
- 24 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty to Become a Tyrant 穿越明朝当暴君 Possessing the body of Zhu Youxiao, the Ming dynasty’s carpenter emperor, he resolves to become the most hardline ruler of all. First, he establishes the Western Depot, staffing it with elite border troops and ushering in an era of taxation by force! Then he sends scholars far from home to spread Confucian Neo-Confucianism across the Americas. 0Votes47.3kRecs236.7kFans
- 25 Lending a Hand to the Great Qin 扶一把大秦 [Great Nation Chronicles: Grand Prize Winner of The Legend of Qin Writing Contest] My new book, Sequel to the Flourishing Tang, has begun updating. It's a different kind of Tang Dynasty, with war clouds gathering. I hope you'll join us! As the First Emperor's life nears its end, the great Qin Empire seethes beneath the lingering power of its founding emperor, with danger lurking everywhere. The Qin princes are undoubtedly doomed to tragedy. But what kind of story will unfold when a soul from mor 0Votes62kRecs125.5kFans
- 26 Investiture of the Gods: The Kitchen God’s Struggle 封神之灶王爷奋斗史 A young chef is reborn in the Investiture of the Gods world in the body of an old man who has just drowned in a flood. To survive, he has no choice but to rely on his culinary skills and strive to claim the position of Kitchen God... Feel free to check out my new book, Beast Taming the Heavens. 0Votes54.3kRecs81.5kFans
- 27 From Copycat Writer to Superstar of the Continent 从文抄公到全大陆巨星 (In the early chapters, the protagonist is exactly as the title suggests: timid and shameless. He takes off after Chapter 60, and from Chapter 100 onward, it's one satisfying triumph after another.) Song Ren never wanted to be famous. He just wanted to earn 50,000 taels of silver, help his father pay off his debts, move into a bigger house, get married, have a chubby little boy, and then set u 0Votes127kRecs188kFans
- 28 The Planeswalker's Top Student System 旅法师的学霸系统 The roar of lower-tier magic elements, the convergence of black and white magic, light and darkness, and the rotation of time and space in higher-tier magic. The cries of vampires, the howls of werewolves, the moans of mummies, the curses of witches, the savagery of giants, the evil of dragons, the seduction of devils, and more: all enough to keep you tossing and turning. Wands, magical creatures, the Eye of Horus, Jenova cells, Nephilim hybrids, the Leviathan Axe, the three Mother Boxes, the An 0Votes38.7kRecs62kFans
- 29 Song Xu 宋煦 The Liao and Western Xia are poised to strike, and the Jingkang Disaster is just around the corner! Wang Anshi's reforms loom above, while the Old Party controls the government below. The protagonist, transmigrated into the body of Zhao Xu, Emperor Zhezong of Song, can only say: this is so hard. 0Votes174.4kRecs164.9kFans
- 30 Reborn to Fight Terrorism in America 重生之美利坚反恐 To save his family, he takes on a mission like Taken, joins the CTU from 24, gets hunted by Jason Bourne from The Bourne Identity, and teams up with Ethan Hunt from Mission: Impossible. With Rainbow Six and Call of Duty in the mix, I struggle to survive in the worlds of movies and games. I am Steve Owen. 0Votes106.1kRecs77.4kFans
- 31 Dreams of Old Beijing 戏梦京华 After transmigrating into the body of a renowned Peking opera performer, he begins a dazzling new life in entertainment. 0Votes17.9kRecs67Fans
- 32 Planting Palms in the Tang Dynasty 植掌大唐 After transmigrating into a poor peasant in the Zhongnan Mountains who is on the verge of starving to death, figuring out how to get enough to eat becomes a matter of life and death. Fortunately, he gets a Plant Modification System. Filling his belly, making a fortune, and even winning a title for himself and honor for his family are no longer out of reach. He passes the time walking his pets, enjoying good 0Votes68.6kRecs49.2kFans
- 33 From Peasant to Court Official 朝为田舍郎 A farmer in the morning, seated in the emperor’s court by night. In the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty, Gu Qing strides out of the dust in commoner’s clothes. On the broad avenues of Chang’an’s imperial city, he gazes at the rows of magnificent palaces and takes one step, then another, each step bringing a lotus into bloom. Gradually, he gets a feel for the pulse of this powerful dynasty. He also sees the ashen, gloomy face of Li Longji, worn down by setback after setback. Bending down, Gu Qing 6Votes377.8kRecs147.7kFans
- 34 A Song of High Tang 盛唐高歌 Thousands of officials escort the emperor north to Mount Li, while countless nations come to pay tribute east of the Wei River. This story depicts the splendor of the Tang dynasty, when nations came to pay homage. The Kaiyuan era was another golden age after the Reign of Zhenguan. The Tang dynasty’s power reached unprecedented heights. Yet beneath the singing and dancing, crisis loomed throughout the empire. At that time, a scion of a powerful family appeared out of nowhere… My new book, “I 0Votes72.6kRecs79.3kFans
- 35 The Scientist of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈的科学家 “Old He, do something about ‘Invincible Jia.’ He’s stirring up another frenzy over some pretty-boy celebrity.” “Your uncle! I’m not stirring things up. I’m spreading positive energy and building unity.” “You’re an AI that spews abuse and leaves a crowd of people shaking in fear, huddling together for comfort. Of course that builds unity...” As a scientist, He Yu was already troubled by an artificial intelligence that swore like a sailor. But when the AI became the entertainment industry’s self-a 0Votes340.7kRecs264.7kFans
- 36 Reborn: Northern China's Technology Boom 重生之北国科技 The new book Civilization Template is now being serialized. A whole new path of scientific research. Optical fiber, MEMS, blue LEDs, white LEDs, TFT-LCDs, IGBTs, LELE, lithography machines. Laser cutting, ultra-precision machine tools, industrial software, the IT industry. Cosmology, string theory, higher-dimensional theories, evolution, creationism, black hole cosmology. A programmer returns to 1989. The computer age has yet to begin, and the internet is still a distant dream. Starting with sen 0Votes84kRecs51.4kFans
- 37 A Good Doctor in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好医生 Wang Ping'an, a descendant of a family of modern Chinese medicine practitioners, had his soul transmigrate to the Tang dynasty through a twist of fate, arriving in a glorious era when Chinese medicine flourished and began spreading throughout the world… Traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound. Based on the theories of yin and yang and the five phases, it uses the four diagnostic methods of inspection, listening and smelling, inquiry, and palpation to investigate the cau 0Votes211.9kRecs253.7kFans
- 38 You Have Science, I Have Divine Arts 你有科学,我有神功 Online commenter: “Beyond seven steps, a gun is fast. Within seven steps, a gun is fast and accurate.” Lin Bin: “Well said. But do you think I’d tell you even if I knew the Six Meridians Divine Sword?” Feng Yuxiu, the Money-Hungry Scholar, Zhang Tianzhi, the Suit-Wearing Thug, the West Factory's Lady Boss, Dongfang Bubai, the Three Elders of Xiaoyao, Xiong Ba... I know all the skills they know, and 0Votes65.5kRecs520.4kFans
- 39 EN Konoha: A Godzilla Inside Me 木叶之体内一只哥斯拉 After transmigrating into the world of Hokage, Shiranui Genitsu discovers a terrifying Godzilla living inside him. You’re a Tailless Tailed Beast with an astonishing amount of chakra? What a coincidence, so am I. You have a Tailed Beast Cloak? I don’t, but I do have a Godzilla Cloak. The Tailed Beast Bomb is terrifying, powerful enough to destroy a mountain in one shot? Yikes, Genitsu is so scared he immediately unleashes his ultimate move. “Atomic Release: Atomic Breath!” “Crimson Lotus Atomic 0Votes60kRecs536.3kFans
- 40 The Shining Iceberg of Entertainment 娱乐之闪耀冰山 In everyday life, he was a distant, icy presence who kept everyone at arm's length. In the nightclubs, he was the prince who drove people wild. He believed in freedom. He was Chen Zhiting. I recommend my new book, Dreamlike Cultivation Life. 0Votes110.8kRecs24.5kFans
- 41 The Peerless Commoner 无双庶子 Li Xin, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Pingnan. After his mother died of illness, he followed his great-uncle to the capital to seek out his relatives. The Marquis of Pingnan's household called him a bastard and threw him out. With nowhere to go, the young man froze to death in a ruined temple. When he awoke again, another Li Xin had come to this world. As a proud transmigrator, Li Xin set himself two goals. First, survive. 0Votes293.8kRecs334.9kFans
- 42 Super Gene Hunting Ground 超级基因猎场 In the post-apocalyptic world, all the surviving humans and creatures on Earth have entered a race of genetic mutation and evolution. Some people have Wolverine-like claws, some can transform into birds, and some can turn into Siberian tigers. Others can control fireballs and ice spheres, becoming like mages. Ants can breathe fire, ducks can spit ice, eagles have wings a hundred meters long, and the eels in ponds grow five or six meters long. “Kill an ant, get one gene fragment.” “Kill a queen b 0Votes89.5kRecs220.1kFans
- 43 The Northern Song's Big Cousin 北宋大表哥 Early in the fifth year of the Tianxi era, a divine bird appeared. Its body was silver-white, and its wings belched smoke and fire as it flew across the sky, crashing down west of the capital., The Northern Song Records of Strange Celestial Signs “A divine bird? Why does this thing sound more like the plane I was on when it crashed?” the protagonist, Li Zhang, said in confusion. “Also, whose older cousin am I?” 0Votes116.9kRecs115.9kFans
- 44 My Wife Is a Female Billionaire 我的老婆是女首富 White Lotus: “Here’s your allowance for this year. We’re even!” Chen Ange: “Why?” White Lotus: “I’m bankrupt!” … Chen Ange, looking thoughtful: “How about... I take care of you?” White Lotus: ????? 0Votes100.7kRecs110kFans
- 45 The Confucian Way Across the Myriad Worlds 儒道诸天 Confucian scholars, monks, and Taoist priests are all cultivators. They have simply chosen different paths. Qin Zhiyong disciplines himself and cultivates his character, keeping his heart upright and his intentions sincere. As a man of letters, he travels the world in search of the Great Dao. Scholars, too, can gain boundless wisdom and immense power, and rise to the summit. “What is Confucianism?” Qin Zhiyong replied, “It is neither philosophy nor religion. It is what people need.” 0Votes238.7kRecs143.8kFans
- 46 A Fine Father-in-Law in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好岳父 In the first year of Kaihuang, shortly after the founding of the Sui dynasty, Shu An transmigrated into this world with a useless System. He has a close friend named Changsun Sheng and an adopted daughter named Changsun Wugou. By the first year of Zhenguan, Shu An is already sixty years old! Note: This is a lighthearted story about watching a sixty-year-old immortal monster grow younger and younger during the early Tang dynasty! 0Votes71.4kRecs135.5kFans
- 47 Reborn as a Master of Self-Destruction 重生之作死大宗师 After Lin Xiao is reborn, he gets bound to an unorthodox System: if he doesn’t risk his life, he dies. And so... At the Northeast Tiger Park, he leaps off a mountain to save a child. On the front lines of flood relief, he shoulders the burden alone. During a bank robbery, he throws himself in front of a bullet... He is hailed as Huaxia’s bravest man of the year. He is Lin Xiao, always at the forefront of life-threatening stunts! Lin Xiao: You don’t have to praise me. I’m not brave. I only do the 0Votes64.5kRecs42.9kFans
- 48 From Internet Sensation to Best Actor 从流量到影帝 Movie star Wei Xun hates celebrities who coast on their looks. Then he takes a nap on a plane and wakes up in a parallel world, having become one of those very celebrities. Even stranger, all the famous movies and hit songs from Earth are completely unknown here! Soon, audiences begin to question everything they know. Wei Xun used to be a good-for-nothing whose only asset was his handsome face. Now his acting is explosive, he can write songs and direct and star in his own films, his box-office n 0Votes136.6kRecs174kFans
- 49 Master of the Eclectic School 杂家宗师 The School of Eclecticism, one of the Nine Schools, excels at drawing on the teachings of every school! Modern screenwriter Ma Jin is reborn into the Great Qian Dynasty, a dynasty that replaced the Ming and Qing! He becomes the owner of a small tavern in the capital. To drum up business, Ma Jin takes up storytelling there, and The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and The Complete Tale of Yue Fei make him famous! His novels, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, become runaway hits 0Votes57kRecs90.4kFans
- 50 My Wife Is an Evil God 我老婆是邪神 Jiang Xun transmigrated into a world of “ghosts and monsters” 99 times, and died 99 times. At last, Jiang Xun faced his hundredth transmigration. This time, he made himself a golden finger... Completed novels: My Girlfriend Is a Zombie and My Doomsday Base on Wheels. The comic adaptation of My Girlfriend Is a Zombie, titled My Guardian Girlfriend, is available on Tencent Animation and Bilibili Comics. 0Votes228.4kRecs187.3kFans

















































