Novels like Beauty and the Realm
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Beauty and the Realm, best match first.
- 101 The Ultimate Con Artist 超级大忽悠 The simplified Chinese edition of The Super Bluffer has been published under the title The Expert by China Drama Press. It is available from online bookstores and major bookshops. 0Votes238.8kRecs99kFans
- 102 Nirvana in Fire 琅琊榜 The Langya List, a tale of changing fortunes, gathers the realm’s extraordinary talents. It tells the story of Mei Changsu, the “Qilin Genius,” whose unmatched brilliance allows him, despite his frail health, to unravel layer upon layer of mystery and outwit treacherous villains. He seeks revenge to clear the name of those wrongfully condemned years ago and help a new ruler ascend the throne. From a resolutely masculine perspective, it reflects the profound loyalty and enduring bonds between men 1Votes1.5MRecs745.3kFans
- 103 The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Physician 大唐御医 A male surgeon and a female physician transmigrate together! This golden duo arrives in the Tang Dynasty in the ninth year of the Zhenguan era. What can their transmigration change about the Tang Dynasty? If Empress Zhangsun doesn’t die, will Crown Prince Li Chengqian still rebel? Can Li Zhi still become emperor? Will Wu Zetian still take the stage of history? 0Votes412.7kRecs381.8kFans
- 104 The Finest Houseboy 极品家丁 [How to read this book: Take your cue from Flirting Scholar!] A young sales manager has an accident and ends up in a completely different world, where he becomes an honorable... servant in the Xiao family mansion! Spring arrives late at dusk, Yet comes before the flowers know. Year after year, peach trees are planted, Blooming when hearts are breaking. “Peach Blossom Poem”, it belongs to Third Brother! 43Votes6.3MRecs1.5MFans
- 105 Zhao of the Warring States 战国赵为王 A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrates into the body of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan, in 260 BC. To escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, Zhao Dan decides he might as well take the burden of unifying the realm onto his own shoulders. But before that, Zhao Dan has an urgent problem to deal with. The decisive moment of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao is at hand. So should Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po or not? QQ reader 0Votes189.3kRecs166.6kFans
- 106 The Great Physician 大国医 No deep-seated vendettas, no struggle to rule the world, no plots and schemes, no machinations: this is the romantic story of a Jiangnan youth who, quite by accident, grows into a renowned physician whose work bridges the past and the future. 0Votes243.5kRecs520.4kFans
- 107 Swordplay Across the World 全球论剑 Back to the Jianghu... A world of bloodshed! For three years, Chen Kaixin pursued the “One Emperor, Two Queens, Three Kings, and Seven Lords.” On the eve of the Global Swordplay at Mount Hua tournament, a devious villain got him drunk and then wiped his character back to the newbie stage. Just like that, his chance to join the ranks of the Jianghu’s top fighters was gone! With all hope lost, Kaixin left Jianghu in despair. On a stormy night, drunk and heartbroken, Chen Kaixin dreamed for three y 0Votes905.9kRecs489.8kFans
- 108 I Want to Become Grand Secretary 我要做首辅 In the thirtieth year of the Jiajing reign, the Daoist Emperor hid in the Western Garden, refining mercury and making elixirs, while Grand Secretary Yan Song racked his brains over a eulogy to the emperor. In the northwest, Altan Khan repeatedly rode toward the Central Plains. In the southeast, Japanese pirates had grown addicted to plunder. Zhang Juzheng tore at his hair over a piece of bootlicking prose. Qi Jiguang was still kneeling on a washboard. Li Shizhen quietly left the Imperial Medical 0Votes251.1kRecs151.1kFans
- 109 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
- 110 The Gate of Wonders 惊门 Cheng Tianle is just like his name suggests: over twenty years old, with nothing to show for it, yet cheerful every day, as if he didn’t have a care in the world. He drifted to Suzhou, scraping by on free food and lodging, when by accident and sheer luck he inherited the cultivation arts of a demon. By the time he came to his senses, it was as if a wondrous door to the world had swung open before him. It turned out that all kinds of demons were living among us, in our daily lives, on city stre 1Votes874.2kRecs248.4kFans
- 111 The Record of the Vermilion Bird 朱雀记 The growth history of a not-famous young monster and immortal This is the story of a little red bird losing weight as it grows up. The rest of the synopsis is omitted… Of course this is a wish-fulfillment novel. It is only a wish-fulfillment novel, and nothing else. 1Votes559.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 112 Legend of the Mecha Master 师士传说 Ye Chong, who grew up on a garbage planet, unexpectedly discovers a battered light armor while scavenging through a junkyard. With the help of this damaged, intelligent light armor, Ye Chong escapes the planet and enters human society. What is the true identity of Mu Shang, the intelligent light armor? What is the truth behind Ye Chong’s origins? How does Ye Chong, whose way of interacting with beasts and beauties is far from ordinary and whose only concern is survival, experience love? How does 2Votes4.5MRecs468.4kFans
- 113 The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses 汉祚高门 Shen Zhezhi arrives in the early Eastern Jin dynasty and takes over the body of a son from a powerful family in Jiangnan. He has ten thousand mu of fertile land, a fortune in wealth, and servants by the dozen. It’s an exceptionally privileged start for someone who transmigrates, but unfortunately, his father is a habitual rebel. The aristocracy flees south, the Five Barbarians wreak havoc across China: a dirge for the land of Hua Xia, a lament for the Han dynasty. The great clans can’t be truste 0Votes825.6kRecs424.6kFans
- 114 The Humble-Born Top Scholar 寒门状元 Tired of flashes of blades, clashing horns and drums? Then perhaps you can sample the harsh livelihood of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. This book tells the story of Shen Xi, who transmigrated into a down-and-out poor family in the Great Ming. In an era when everything was considered inferior except scholarship, he changes his fate step by step through his own efforts, finally reaching the pinnacle of life! Tianzi's grand historical work of 2016, worth making your own! 8Votes1.2MRecs575.2kFans
- 115 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 116 EN Where Will You Run, Demons? 妖魔哪里走 New book: "Daoist Priest, Times Have Changed". Please check it out. The human way declines, while the uncanny way runs rampant. A hundred ghosts roam the night, and the people suffer terribly. I, Wang Qilin, am willing to wield a ghost-slaying blade and carve a path to peace for humanity through the demons and monsters lying in wait! 5Votes755kRecs577.3kFans
- 117 Regent of the Ming Dynasty 摄政大明 He transmigrated and became a notorious, corrupt official. The people's curses, the Crown Prince's hostility, the upright officials' slander, the powerful ministers' exclusion... and an emperor intent on killing the hound once the hunt is over. The situation is dire, and the future looks bleak. This is where the story begins. 9Votes779.9kRecs275.5kFans
- 118 The Beast’s Blood Boils 兽血沸腾 [A contracted work from Qidian's Fourth Editorial Group] [Qidian's first novel to make zero deaths among both the protagonist and his army its selling point!] A scout who fell on the Southern Frontier battlefield is mysteriously reborn in another world, where he unexpectedly becomes a shaman priest in an orc kingdom, and a once-in-a-millennium Dragon Priest at that! At the same time, he is cursed by the blood sacrifice of the most vicious demonic pet! What lies behind the curse? A beautiful fox- 0Votes6.3MRecs621.7kFans
- 119 Lotus Treasure Mirror 莲花宝鉴 If you fail, I’ll help you castrate yourself: The Lotus Treasure Mirror. This is a story about a boy’s martial arts technique. A poor man is forced to learn a sinister art. Until he masters it, he must stay away from women, or The Lotus Treasure Mirror will snip him into a eunuch with a single “click”! 0Votes1.5MRecs482.3kFans
- 120 The Chronicles of Xu Xian 许仙志 A modern-day good-for-nothing transmigrates as Xu Xian and becomes known as “the greatest talent under heaven” for plagiarizing famous works. While on a diplomatic mission to Japan, he crushes its eight million gods! Beneath the Three Lives Stone, he erases the divide between his past and present lives, uniting the wisdom, memories, and feelings of all three incarnations, along with their harems, and ascends to become a Great Golden Immortal! Xu Xian: “I can’t keep being a pretty boy who holds m 8Votes840.7kRecs570.6kFans
- 121 Reborn as a Great Author 重生之大文豪 Reborn in another world much like Earth, he inexplicably finds a search engine in his mind. His The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang breathe new life into wuxia novels. His The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Murder on the Orient Express are hailed as classics by countless mystery fans. His A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality and Battle Through the Heavens hold the top spots on the monthly ticket rankings for months on end. His The Art of Thinking Clearly sells 90 0Votes306.7kRecs212.4kFans
- 122 Ace 王牌 Deception is not black magic, but a weapon. Used for good, it is righteous; used for evil, it is wicked. Private detectives are not police officers, but they pursue the truth all the same. When a little con artist becomes a private detective, everything changes, because there is no longer just one truth. What matters is not what the truth is, but what truth you need. This is the story of a little con artist growing and making his way in the city. P.S. While the book is new, recommendations, favo 0Votes437.7kRecs287.9kFans
- 123 Spirit Mountain 灵山 Mei Xi, an undergraduate at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, had wandered the world from a young age. After struggling his way into university and reaching his second year, he transmigrated through an extraordinary chance encounter and arrived in the prosperous Tang dynasty. To his surprise, the world he found was not quite like the one described in history books. Things that existed only in myths and legends were right there before his eyes. How should he make his way in this world? Were 5Votes696.7kRecs484kFans
- 124 Walking Alone on the Great Dao 大道独行 Three thousand heterodox paths, eight hundred unorthodox schools, and one hundred and eight great sects, in an age when cultivators are as numerous as ants! Cultivators should command the Five Elements, tread upon yin and yang, transcend life, death, and reincarnation, and seek the eternal Great Way! Through arduous cultivation, wandering, enlightenment, and desperate battles, enduring countless trials and holding fast to their convictions, they will eventually reach the summit and take in the b 0Votes683.9kRecs665kFans
- 125 Conquest 猎国 “A powerful minister who doesn't want to usurp the throne isn't a proper powerful minister... “One day, the Empire's coins will bear my face!” Xia Ya Leiming [Dancing's new book. Old and new friends alike, come show your support!] 4Votes2.8MRecs644kFans
- 126 EN Scripture of the Dead 死人经 A book of the dead, half a scripture without the Dao. I have severed a thousand heads and devoured the bones of a hundred bodies. 155Votes381.2kRecs1MFans
- 127 The Carefree Tang Dynasty 唐朝小闲人 A master of the Thousand Gates is inexplicably transported by a bolt of lightning to the fourth year of the Yonghui era in the Tang Dynasty. From then on, one enormous lie after another makes the whole world dance to his tune. Whether it’s Emperor Gaozong, who has only recently taken the throne, Changsun Wuji, who currently wields immense power, or Wu Zetian, who will one day become the greatest empress in history. “The truth is painful, reality is cruel, and honesty hurts. So I tried to let the 0Votes925.1kRecs420kFans
- 128 The Eighties-Era Shaolin Abbot 八零后少林方丈 Heaven must be blind! It sent a fine young man in his prime, born in the 1980s, back to ancient times, and not only that, he had to become a monk. Becoming a monk would have been bad enough, but he had to be an abbot! And as if being an abbot weren't enough, he got saddled with an Abbot System to keep him in line! Master the boy's training? Make Shaolin the greatest sect under heaven? Become the martial arts world's leader? The System's demands are outrageous. I'm just an ordinary guy from the 1 0Votes390.9kRecs397.8kFans
- 129 Crowned Above the New Han Dynasty 冠绝新汉朝 Of all the talent under heaven, Chen Zhi claims eight tenths, leaving the other two tenths for everyone else. He transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms, served the Liu clan, swept away the warlords, and had the tide of events firmly in hand. With the restoration of the Han just around the corner, he died. Fortunately, Chen Zhi was armed with the finest teachings of a hundred schools and all manner of extraordinary objects. Nearly a century after his death, he was reborn. But this time, he faced an 0Votes258kRecs126.6kFans
- 130 Lonely at the Top 高手寂寞 In truth, experts have lonely hearts, because expertise itself is built upon loneliness. If you want happiness, excitement, and a carefree life, don’t become an expert. Lan Di Meichen has completed eleven novels: A Moment in Heaven from the Lan Di Meichen Series, Eternal Crescent from the Lan Di Meichen Series, Lonely Expert, The Fall of Truth, Drink from the Lan Di Meichen Series, Temporarily Untitled, Mechanical D 5Votes1.4MRecs570.9kFans
- 131 Superpower Nation 超级能源强国 University graduates in 1987 were assigned jobs, and becoming a civil servant was a piece of cake. University graduates in 2012 were a dime a dozen, and graduation meant unemployment. After transmigrating and becoming a Peking University student in 1987, Su Cheng finally got to enjoy the privileges of a favored child of heaven. Global Fortune 500 companies like Procter & Gamble and Panasonic were beneath his notice. 0Votes555.5kRecs290.8kFans
- 132 Eternal Life 永生 The physical body, supernatural powers, immortality, ascension to sainthood, eternal life: five realms of cultivation. How does one humble living being gradually open the door to eternal life? The structure of the physical body between Heaven and Earth, the mysteries of supernatural powers, the freedom of immortality, the power of ascension, and the hope of eternal life are all contained within. Countless wondrous magical treasures, brand-new worlds, immortal sects, humans, monsters, gods, immor 13Votes36.7kRecs414.4kFans
- 133 The Clan Leader Has a Lot on His Plate 族长压力大 Some debts always have to be repaid. The sins committed by the first generation of transmigrators, for instance, can only be borne by the second. Gui Chongyang, a second-generation transmigrator, returns to Mu Family Village and sets out on the path to becoming clan head. Where are the legendary main and collateral branches, the clan elders, and the clan lands? There is a house: three thatched rooms. There is land: two mu of saline-alkali flats. And there are people: a houseful of old and young, 0Votes231.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 134 EN The Solar God 阳神 The world is a vast sea of suffering. People are in the sea. The body is a boat. The soul is the person inside the boat. The boat carries its passenger ever onward toward the far shore. Should one cultivate the body, strengthening the boat until it reaches the far shore of suffering? Or cultivate the soul, teaching the passenger to swim? Cultivate the martia 13Votes4.3MRecs807.3kFans
- 135 EN The Legacy of Zichuan 紫川 Two hundred years ago, on the Lanhe battlefield, the Light Empire’s last legion collapsed amid the demons’ roar, and the empire’s final emperor fell in battle. With no common ruler left on the chaotic Xichuan Continent, warlords rose up and fought for supremacy. Martial strength was the only means of survival, and ruling the world was the dream of generations of powerful warriors. In the southeast of the continent stood a powerful force that had endured for more than two hundred years: the Zichu 8Votes1.7MRecs1.1MFans
- 136 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生的那几年 Our story begins with a young man. Have you heard the many strange tales passed down among the people? Have you ever admired and yearned for the gifted figures in those stories, each possessing extraordinary arts? This book tells the stories of such gifted people scattered throughout the land. They have mastered the arts of Qimen Dunjia. When their abilities are no longer recognized by this age, what choice will they make? 2Votes85.6kRecs545.1kFans
- 137 The Fake Great Hero 冒牌大英雄 What can a mechanical repair soldier do? Research, modifications, and ingenious inventions? What can a mecha warrior do? Fight in a mecha, execute precise maneuvers, and use bizarre, unconventional techniques? What can a special reconnaissance soldier do? Infiltrate enemy territory, fight unarmed, take down enemies with a single move, disguise himself, sneak around, and snipe? What can a military strategist do? Analyze the course of a battle, plan operations, and win through the unexpected? A ge 39Votes3.8MRecs1.2MFans
- 138 The Great Literary Master 大文豪 After years of backstabbing in the cutthroat world of business and double-dealing over drinks, literary young man Chen Kaizhi returned to ancient times. Everywhere he looked, he saw song houses and taverns, glittering nightlife, talented scholars, and beautiful women. Well, none of that had anything to do with Chen Kaizhi for the time being. He was a poor young man with an awkward status. Watch as this penniless youth turns the tables and makes his way toward becoming a great literary master. 0Votes542.8kRecs290.3kFans
- 139 EN The Card Apprentice 卡徒 A brand-new fantasy world created by Fang Xiang. Come on in! 5Votes3.5MRecs724.9kFans
- 140 Su Can's Journey Through Time 苏灿的时光羁旅 Su Can returns to a summer from years ago. The key question isn’t how he will adapt to this fresh start. It’s that, come tomorrow, the entrance exams will arrive whether he’s ready or not, leaving him no choice! Having crossed the boundaries of time and space, he stands on this side of time, facing a past that once brought him to tears. How will Su Can reclaim his lost chances, one step at a time, and soar like an eagle through this era, carving a brilliant arc across the sky? 1Votes843.5kRecs572.5kFans
- 141 The Great Song Butcher 大宋好屠夫 Poetry and the Blade is signed and uploading. You won’t be disappointed. Zheng Zhi transmigrated to the Northern Song world of Water Margin and became Zheng the Butcher, the very man Lu Tixia beat to death with three punches. In the final years of the Northern Song, war raged across the land and heroes vied for supremacy as China fell into decline. It was a time for heroes to make their mark. The grudges and loyalties of Water Margin, the good and the evil, the faithful and the treacherous: thei 0Votes596.2kRecs189.1kFans
- 142 The Outsider 间客 There are two things that deeply stir the human soul: the lofty moral law within us, and the brilliant starry sky above us., Kant When Xu Le looked away from these words and saw for the first time the countless stars scattered like sesame seeds beyond the dust, he wasn’t moved. On the contrary, he was furious: the stars beyond the District’s sky were so dazzling, who could stand it? Being blinded by their light every day would turn him into one of those feral cats on the mining roads, brain-fri 43Votes2.8MRecs1.4MFans
- 143 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
- 144 The Best Director 最佳导演 Wang Yang dreamed of becoming a director and making movies that would drive the whole world wild. But his life had just taken a major blow: he'd been framed and expelled from USC. Yet as God closed one window on Wang Yang, he opened another. After Wang Yang was hit by a car on the street, he found he could see future movies! And so 1998 became an extraordinary year. While Titanic worked its miracle, the greatest director of the 21st century quietly began his rise. 0Votes515.6kRecs279.3kFans
- 145 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 7Votes676.6kRecs150.6kFans
- 146 The Scapegoat 黑锅 Steam, stir-fry, pan-fry, deep-fry, stew: toss it all into one pot for a delicious feast. Bitterness, worry, joy, delight, sorrow: live a vivid life from beginning to end. Life is like a pot. And we're all ingredients in it. 3Votes443kRecs584kFans
- 147 The Young Grand Secretary 小阁老 Standing before you is: The guardian of the Ming dynasty, the Wanli Emperor's close ally, the beloved son of the Grand Secretary, and the richest man in the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The hidden power behind thirty years of control over the Ministry of Personnel, the gravedigger of the vassal-state system, the second Yan Shifan in the eyes of the Donglin faction, and a man whom Zhang Juzheng hailed as invincible. Hai Rui's confidant, Xu Wei's patron, Matteo Ricci's spo 26Votes2.5MRecs1.7MFans
- 148 Bullet Marks 弹痕 I've served in the army, stood guard, defended the frontier, and gone up to the skies. I've traveled south and north, and danced with the Grim Reaper. I've been stabbed and shot, and slept with crocodiles for pillows. I've crossed mountains and seas, and howled out songs with the dead. 0Votes734.9kRecs275.1kFans
- 149 EN The Amber Sword 琥珀之剑 Before my eyes, fate split into two unrelated, straight paths. One led to palaces and cities burning fiercely in flames, to a fallen kingdom and a suffering land, where all living things endured the torment of fire, doomed to eternal darkness. The other led to the summit where the ancient kings stood. The gods crowned me with their own hands among the clouds. I donned the laurel wreath and basked in the cheers of the crowd. My gaze pierced the mists of history. My knights expanded my realm, and 21Votes1.7MRecs592.6kFans
- 150 The Charismatic Concubine’s Son of the Red Chamber 红楼之庶子风流 After working himself to death, surgeon Jia Cong awakens in the Rong household. He composes a haunting dream of the Red Chamber and lives out a life of carefree elegance as a concubine-born son. 4Votes832.4kRecs353.5kFans
