Novels like Retirement in the Realms, Starting with Dream of the Red Chamber
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- 1 I Was A Famous Teacher In Ancient TImes 我在古代当名师 New novel: My Hong Kong, 1980 has begun updating! A hellish start! In her previous life, her whole family met tragic ends. She lost the child she was carrying, her eldest son died of typhoid, and her husband broke his leg and was bedridden. In the end, she and her husband died in a raging fire. Reborn, she returned at the wrong time. Her husband's family was facing life and death once more, and her father-in-law again risked his life to help them escape! Yang Xi: "..." Her husband said, "This ti 0Votes125kRecs69.4kFans
- 2 Immortality: I Can Trade for Anything 长生之我能置换万物 * A scale that measures Heaven and Earth, where anything can be sold. After Song Ciwan became a demon washer at the Demon Refining Platform, she discovered that this job suited her perfectly. When other people wash demons, the malevolent energy they come into contact with shortens their lives. When she washes demons, however, she can extract the malevolent energy and sell it to the cosmic scales. A mere three taels an 13Votes307.4kRecs153.3kFans
- 3 Tenth Year Of The Catastrophe: Come Farm With Me 天灾第十年跟我去种田 After surviving the tenth year of disasters following the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, the volcanic eruptions across the entire Blue Star, and gamma-ray bursts, Xia Qing walks out of the safe zone with her head held high. No one is stopping me. I'm going farming. The sheep in my territory? Companions. The wolves in the nearby evolved forest? Neighbors. Bears? Trading partners. Monkeys and squirrels? My employees! [There is a male lead, but he does not have many scenes] 758Votes850.7kRecs218.1kFans
- 4 My Immortal Ladies Have a Lot of Troubles 我家仙子多有病 Gu Chengshu has just come out of the Cliff of Reflection, and she sees everyone as someone who wants to kill her and steal her treasures. She can put up with a lot, but can she put up with this? Come on, let's do this! (.•ˇˍˇ•.) Also known as Subduing Demons, this story follows the heroine as she struggles to survive in a cultivation world on the verge of being overrun by fiends from beyond, finds a way to sa 1Votes488.5kRecs123.4kFans
- 5 Transmigrated Life of a Salted Fish Family 咸鱼一家的穿书生活 After transmigrating into a book, a family of three discovers that the protagonist of this old-fashioned novel is none other than the original body's uncle. They are the insignificant side characters who cling to his coattails and leech off him, only to be separated from the family early on and dragged out at the end of the story as an example of just how miserable their lives have become. The plot has now reached the point where their cousin's reputation has been ruined, their uncle has been be 9Votes560.7kRecs227.7kFans
- 6 Airo's Life in Dream of the Red Chamber 艾若的红楼生活 After transmigrating, she accidentally stumbles into an illusion... The Grand View Garden hasn't been built, Cao Xueqin hasn't finished his book, and the world of Dream of the Red Chamber has yet to take shape. As the one destined to be “pregnant with jade,” should I leave the Rong and Ning Mansions to forge a life of my own, or stay within this great household and await the fate that is about to come? Knowing t 0Votes263.1kRecs65.7kFans
- 7 After the Male Lead Went Mad 男主发疯后 Yao Shouning thinks she may be possessed. Lately, she's been having one nightmare after another. First, she dreams that her aunt dies. Then she dreams that her cousin, disguised as one of the monsters from a storyteller's tale, comes knocking at the door. But her mother says, “There are no demons in this world. People are simply ignorant and fooled by old tales.” Then, in the very next moment, the nightmare comes true. She sees her cousin arrive in mourning clothes, bearing news of her aunt's de 0Votes359kRecs182.4kFans
- 8 My Whole Family Has a Golden Finger 我全家都带金手指 The Zuo family had no sons, only three daughters. People from every village nearby made fun of them: “Just wait. One day they won’t even have a man to shoulder the family’s burdens. They should’ve adopted a son years ago!” But the villagers didn’t know that all three of the Zuo girls’ husbands had golden fingers. The eldest son-in-law was reborn. He could do more than just shoulder the family’s burdens: he could even carry his father-in-law up a mountain for a stroll. The second son-in-law had a 8Votes431.7kRecs98.2kFans
- 9 Wei-Jin Foodie 魏晋干饭人 The Wei and Jin dynasties were an age of elegance and excess, but the Five Barbarians were about to plunge the Central Plains into chaos. This was the era Zhao Hanzhang had transmigrated into. Commoners and impoverished families lived in misery, while the aristocratic clans did nothing but talk. To keep the elite from fleeing south and to save the world from starving masses, Zhao Hanzhang had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work so everyone could eat their fill. No idle talk in 5Votes1.7MRecs554.3kFans
- 10 The Journey Of The Peasant Mother-in-Law 农门婆婆的诰命之路 New novel: My Xiangjiang 1980 has started updating~ Zhu Lan transmigrates into a farming novel where the female supporting character turns her life around, and pulls off a triple leap: getting married, having children, and becoming a mother-in-law. The key point is that she turns the story's wicked mother-in-law into a heroine who fights back. She goes from 26 to 36, and that's not all: she comes with six children, two daughters-in-law, several grandchildren, and a living husband. The key point 1Votes770.4kRecs188.5kFans
- 11 EN I Was Told to Make Bad Games, So What's This Titanfall Nonsense? 说好制作烂游戏，泰坦陨落什么鬼 New book: You Were Told to Cultivate Immortality, So How Did You Become the Ancestor of Gaming? Now available! [I’m Shen Miaomiao, and from the start, I’m forced to take over a game company.] Luckily, the Rebate System awakens just in time. Whenever the company loses money, the System reimburses me tenfold! So this young chairwoman’s goal is to run the company into the ground and achieve financial freedom! [I’m Gu Sheng, and from the start, I transmigrate into the body of a game designer.] Lucki 8Votes190kRecs1.4MFans
- 12 Chronicles of Huai Xia 槐夏记事 This story has no romance. Blurb: I've turned green, and I've gotten stronger. After transforming into a human, the locust tree spirit has to learn how to be a person, raise little ones, and find herself a partner... Most importantly, why is the flower bed that is her true form being demolished?! My completed works include Qing Gui's Records, Ding Wei's Records, The World of Kong Fang, and Chu He's Records. 3Votes746.8kRecs133.4kFans
- 13 Interstellar Headlines 星际大头条 [Official notice: This is not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel!] Lin Yi transmigrated to the interstellar era. She was dealt a terrible hand, but somehow played it like a champion (not really)! People thought she was showing off, only to be caught off guard when she slapped them in the face. People thought she was about to get face-slapped, but actually, she really was showing off. Her baffling, flamboyant antics keep landi 3Votes613.7kRecs155.1kFans
- 14 The Immortal’s Edict 摘仙令 A person walks the path, and the path lives in the heart! Lock away the fortune of a land, cut off its spiritual energy. When the Dao returns, where will its people be? (In short, my family has a few too many ancestors. ┏┛Tomb┗┓...(((m-__-)m) 1Votes2.3MRecs821.8kFans
- 15 Reborn in the 1990s 重生九十年代纪事 Top-rated female streamer Jiang Nan was kicked by fate right back to the turning point of her family's collapse in 1999. Facing the past once again, she finds herself unable to see how it will end. Of course, having been given a second chance at life, she has her own pursuits too: complete financial freedom, enough freedom to love whoever she wants, and turn around and leave whoever she does not. 0Votes372.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 16 Apocalypse Online 末日在线 Monsters run rampant, and Earth suddenly transforms into a game world. Are aliens toying with us, or is this the end of the universe? After eight years of struggle and finally avenging her bitter enemy, the terrifying witch is reborn in a parallel world. A new life begins in a completely different way. “...Earth Online has finished loading. Game activated. Welcome, player. Log in, ” Are you ready? 3Votes444.6kRecs105.2kFans
- 17 EN Step Aside, Let the Emperor Handle It! 退下，让朕来 [The print edition is now available] Shen Tang woke up on the road to exile and discovered that this world made no sense. Divine stones fell from the sky, and a hundred kingdoms fought over them. Scholars cultivated literary talent, making their words come true. Warriors cultivated martial courage, able to split mountains and cleave seas. The pretty boy she’d taken him for recited, “Spear in hand, galloping into battle,” and the next moment armor covered him and a lance appeared in his grasp. On 46Votes4.7MRecs2MFans
- 18 The Lucky Little Girl of the Farming Family 农家小福女 The fourth brother of the Zhou family lost money gambling, their mother became seriously ill, and the people from the gambling house even wanted Manbao to repay the debt. The villagers all said that the Zhou family’s precious darling had reached the end of her good days, and even her old mother clutched Manbao’s little hand and sobbed. But Manbao had the System on her side. She led her brothers and sisters-in-law to clear wasteland, farm, grow medicinal herbs, open shops, and more... Their lives 50Votes2.9MRecs541.5kFans
- 19 After the Big Shot Retired 大佬退休之后 [New novel, "Step Aside, Let This Empress Handle It", now updating. Fantasy setting, literary hearts and martial courage, power struggles and nation-building] When other people retire, they raise their grandkids and dance in the square. When Pei Ye retires, she spends money raising paper-doll characters. Before spending money: What a trash game. They can't even be bothered to fleece players properly. After spending money: This game is amazing! I can spend money, and I can grind, too! Raising pap 1Votes2.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 20 Quick Transmigration: I Just Want to Farm 快穿之我只想种田 Don't let the title fool you. The author is terrible at naming things. This is actually a strong female lead story with no romantic pairing, featuring a village girl and a System as she turns her fortunes around. It is also known as a slow-traveling, chaotic transmigration story. It has murder, the apocalypse, martial arts, immortal cultivation, magic, and all sorts of other things. Also, the new book launches on August 20, so don't miss it. Official group: Fans with a support value of at least 4Votes3.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 21 Chronicles of the Green Ghost 青诡纪事 Synopsis: He Qing is an ordinary college student living an ordinary life. The only unusual thing about her is that she can always see things other people can’t… The old-fashioned writing style is a little rough around the edges [important!!!], so please be patient. The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Some of the Taoist spells in this story come from online sources, and some are made up by me. No romance. If any chapters 0Votes436.5kRecs519.3kFans
- 22 Danger Ahead 前方高能 Here you'll find the most dangerous missions and the richest rewards. The next moment could bring the end of your life, a bottomless abyss with no way back, or the chance to become a god and stand above all creation! 4Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 23 One Finger to Immortality 一指成仙 The new novel, Above the Immortal Path, is now out. Please show it lots of support~^o^~ After more than three hundred years as a little banner ghost, Lu Yue prepares to reincarnate after receiving a drop of spiritual blood from her twin sister. But when a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator from the demonic sect self-destructs beneath a blood moon, Lu Yue is swept into a temporal maelstrom on the path of reincarnation. When she awakens, she has returned to two years before her death. Living a s 3Votes2MRecs297.1kFans
- 24 The Taste of Hogwarts 舌尖上的霍格沃茨 Elena Kaslana, a half-blood Veela, danger level: [Extremely Lethal] She ended a thousand years of conflict between the academies, turning Hogwarts into a sacred land. She saved countless endangered magical creatures and deepened humanity's understanding of nature. She brought magic and the non-magical world together, finding a balance at which the two could coexist. She possesses countless dazzling titles: Hogwarts' Big Sister, Master of Gringotts, the Third Dark Lord, Apex Predator, Enemy of Sc 9Votes1.8MRecs958.9kFans
- 25 The Great Empress 大帝姬 After transmigrating, Xue Qing discovers she’s been pretending to be a man to trick someone into marriage. And that’s not all. She’s hiding an even bigger deception. This is the story of someone with many secrets. 4Votes5.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 26 Doomsday Wonderland 末日乐园 [The author’s 2024 new novel, False Image Report, is being serialized.] [The author’s 2023 new novel, Wild Deer Convenience Store, a horror novella, is complete and ready to read.] “I think... my boyfriend might be trying to kill me.” Lin Sanjiu murmured. Thinking of her wealthy, handsome, and gentle boyfriend, she couldn’t help shivering all over. The apocalypse, a living hell ushered in by the people around her, was hurtling toward her. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. 159Votes9.4MRecs3.2MFans
- 27 A Poor Man's Two Thousand Years 穷鬼的上下两千年 She had experienced the Battle of Changping and witnessed the massacre of hundreds of thousands. She had once led Great Qin's iron cavalry in its struggle for supremacy against the Six States. She had seen the realm divided into three and the mountains and rivers shattered. She had also heard the soft, lingering music of the zither in Longzhong. During the golden age of Zhenguan, she once drank herself drunk on the present day. How radiant was that eternal female emperor in her youth? She had ri 61Votes1.2MRecs1.6MFans
- 28 The Future King 未来天王 An old legion commander who died in battle during the apocalypse is reborn as a fresh-faced young celebrity in the new century, five hundred years after the apocalypse ended (?)… “Whenever a BGM starts playing in my head, I feel like there's nothing I can't face.”, Fang Zhao. Author of three novels: Star Rank Hunter, Return to the Past and Become a Cat, and Primitive Wars. 4Votes6.6MRecs905.3kFans
- 29 Back to the Past as a Cat 回到过去变成猫 At the gate of the East Family Housing Compound at Chu Hua University, the gatekeeper uncle answered a phone call, then threw open the window and roared toward the nearby grove in a booming voice: “Black Charcoal, your mom’s calling you home for dinner!” Whoosh! A black cat shot out of the dense grass at the edge of the grove and raced toward one of the buildings, disappearing into the entrance in the blink of an eye. After it, one cat head after another poked up from the grass. It was mealtime: 60Votes1.2MRecs1.1MFans
