Novels like The Moon Over Startling Mountains
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- 1 Drunk on Golden Cups 醉金盏 New book: Point Gold is now online. -- Lu Nian, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingxi, returns to the capital after nearly twenty years of marriage in Shu. She brings along her only daughter, Yu Ruwei, who has just turned fifteen. The journey between the two places is long, and news travels poorly, but the capital's noble families have gradually heard about this mother and daughter. Their story is simply too outrageous. Before her marriage, Lu Nian was already domineering. Her fathe 2Votes180.7kRecs88.2kFans
- 2 Asking the Mountains and Rivers 问山河 In the final years of the Jing Dynasty, natural disasters strike again and again, wars rage on, corvee labor is harsh, and the people are destitute. Pei Qinghe leads hundreds of her clanspeople in their struggle to survive amid the chaos. All she wants is to stay alive, but before she knows it, she has set foot on the irreversible path to conquering the world. With no one to support my lofty ambitions, I will climb thr 2Votes89.6kRecs44.2kFans
- 3 Stirring the Heartstrings 惹惊鸿 In the sixth year of Tiansheng, her father died unexpectedly. Li Yun Zhao took over his work and became the Great Song’s first female constable. She wanted to uncover the truth behind her father’s death and avenge him, but one sinister plot after another came her way. Fine, then. Roll up her sleeves and deal with the scum. 146Votes37.9kRecs16.4kFans
- 4 Breaking the Golden Hairpin 折金钗 Yu Jin was reborn on the day the Ling family came to break off her engagement. In her previous life, she refused to end the engagement just to save face, and she and Ling Munan spent their lives as bitter spouses, right up until death. Now she was back at the crossroads where it had all begun... Looking ahead, the Ling family was a mess, with her fiancé's beloved cousin already pregnant and a heap of troubles waiting for her. Looking back, her own household was hardly peaceful either. The second 4Votes30.3kRecs49.6kFans
- 5 Nine Strange Cases 九章奇案 While in prison, Zhou Zhao received a Letter to My Deceased Wife. It was a funerary letter burned from the future by her fiancé, who had been missing for years. It said that she would die in Tianying City, a thousand miles away, on the fifteenth of next month! Zhou Zhao: “Ha! How could I die? I'm going to solve every strange case in the land, reform the law, and become the Minister of Justice!” The first step toward an official career: get out of priso 4Votes201.6kRecs40.3kFans
- 6 The Brocade-Clad Lady 锦衣娘子 [The powerful eunuch who rules the court vs. the forensic examiner who showers him with praise] The serious blurb: Dissecting bodies, examining corpses, investigating wrongful convictions, punishing evil, and wielding the power of the law... These are just Chan Xia’s hobbies. Her real job is to sincerely praise the Chief Eunuch. Keep flattering him until you have everything you could want. The romance bl 0Votes39.8kRecs16.4kFans
- 7 Summoning the Vermilion Phoenix 引朱鸾 Three years after Princess Yongjia was killed, people began dying one after another in the capital. As suspicion spread throughout the city, the top scholar, who was busy marrying into a powerful family, was surprised by the arrival of a “poor first wife” he had never met. Yan Bei went to the marquis’s birthday banquet with a child in his arms, lowering himself just to enjoy the gossip. There he spotted the top scholar’s country wife and realized she was his missing ex-wife, gone for three yea 2Votes123.9kRecs39.9kFans
- 8 A Fine Season 好时节 Zhao Shiqing was born with an extraordinary gift: she could understand the language of beasts. When her family was murdered in her childhood, she was lucky enough to survive and was adopted by Prince Liang. From then on, she had a wealthy and powerful father, a delicate mother who couldn’t manage on her own, a scheming eldest brother, a second brother who was a mama’s boy, a virtuous and gracious older sister, and a beautiful master as cold as ice. Then one day, her father died, her family fell 0Votes59.2kRecs25.6kFans
- 9 The Ninth Lady is Rebellious and Arrogant Person 九姑娘她一身反骨人还狂 With her soul incomplete and her memories of the past gone, Lang Jiuchuan woke in a mass grave, inhabiting a battered, incomplete body. She had only a last breath left. Fortunately, though her cultivation had greatly diminished, her skills remained. In a hurry, she dug out a pair of dog eyes to fill her empty sockets, then calmly went down the mountain and returned to the capital for a funeral. The Ninth Young Lady, who should have been cherished and pampered in the marquis’s residence, was seen 2Votes114.5kRecs99.8kFans
- 10 Stirring Up Trouble 将作妖 Beautiful, strong, and tragic is old news. Now it’s all about being beautiful, strong, and ruthless! *, *, *, *, *, * To find the real culprit behind her family’s murder, Jiang Xianbao transmigrated into the demon-ridden Great Jing dynasty. Who would have thought that here, people relied on diviners to solve cases and on mysticism to get through daily life... What a coincidence! There’s no grudge from a past life I can’t clear, and no tangle of karma I can’t unravel! As for those men, do you wan 452Votes98.5kRecs24.9kFans
- 11 The Villainous Concubine’s Daughter Is Not to Be Trifled With 反派庶女不好惹 Transmigrated as the illegitimate daughter of a minor official, Han Shengyu always thought she had landed in an inspirational story about striving against the odds. It wasn't until a letter summoned her family to the capital that she realized she had transmigrated into a book. Her role was to be the villain sacrificed to the heavens. That meant, among other things, giving up her peerless beauty, brilliant mind, dignity, and precious life for the earth-shattering love between the hero and heroine 8Votes26.8kRecs60.7kFans
- 12 When Clear Days Come 逢晴日 In the twelfth year of Tianhe, on a snowy night in the dead of winter, eleven-year-old Shaowei cut off her ties to her family with a single slash and went down the mountain alone. That night, Prince Liu Qi, who had inexplicably been beaten by her like some unlucky stray dog on the roadside, got to his feet and wiped the blood from his nose. Standing in the snow, he watched her blood-soaked figure disappear. … [Note: The heroine grows over the course of the story; she is not an empress or a domin 17Votes257.9kRecs124.8kFans
- 13 All Is Well 四合如意 Empress Dowager Xie died in the year her power reached its peak. The notorious woman not only escaped punishment, she was transported sixty-four years into the past. Her enemies had yet to be born, so she was already ahead of the game. That was the advantage of being their ancestor. In her previous life, she pretended to be virtuous and gracious, yet everyone cursed her. In this life, she decided to stop hiding who she was. The results seemed rather different from what she had expected. She 5Votes905.6kRecs91.9kFans
- 14 Her Guard 她的护卫 After being reborn, Yang Luo once again encountered the hunter who had saved her in her previous life. Having lived through it once already, she knew what fate awaited this hunter in the future. So she decided to hire him as her bodyguard. But as they spent more time together, Yang Luo discovered that the hunter was hiding many secrets. [Not an empress story, not a story about contending for supremacy, not a political intrigue story, a female ensemble cast, a romance with a male lead and male su 15Votes463.8kRecs88.2kFans
- 15 A Hard-Core Worker in the Five Dynasties 五代硬核打工人 Chai Zhao felt that her brother had become different after taking a sword for her. It seemed... he was no longer himself. He would always say things that even Teacher Zheng had never heard before, yet they sounded especially like truths that embodied the principles of the world. Fortunately, no matter how difficult life became, he was willing to take her along and find a way to make a living. Chai Rong felt that at least half the hardships in his life came from his little sister, Chai Xiaomei. A 1.6kVotes171.2kRecs75.1kFans
- 16 Treading the Branches 踏枝 [Two powerful leads, sweet romance, a female lead who is a metaphysics expert VS the orphaned son of a scheming crown prince] Qin Luan dreamed of her master. Her master told her to descend the mountain and return to the capital, save someone, and break off an engagement. * My Taoist nun heroine has a touch of metaphysical talent. #A metaphysics expert descends the mountain: breaking off an engagement, saving lives, and seizing the empire 1Votes234.2kRecs121.3kFans
- 17 EN The Ming Dynasty's Unconventional Path 剑走偏锋的大明 Pan Yun, a female researcher from the 26th century, was reborn with a splat in the parallel world of the Great Ming Dynasty. Her father and older brother were falsely accused and exiled to Datong. But she has the research institute’s treasured artifact from her past life: the Spirit Realm! To save her family, Pan Yun disguises herself as a young Taoist priest, takes up her sword, picks up her cat, and travels across the Great Ming. Pan Xiaohei: Damn you, Pan Yun! I curse you to spend your wh 52Votes1.3MRecs152kFans
- 18 EN Ascension Through Beast Taming 御兽飞升 All paths are weak and struggling. Tame beasts and ascend to immortality! 24Votes471.1kRecs655.8kFans
- 19 This Young Lady Loves to Act and Talk 姑娘她戏多嘴甜 New book: Point Gold is now online. Wen Yan is reborn. Her enemies are all living better than ever. No way. She has to get revenge all over again! Huo Yixiao: “How?” Wen Yan: “Put on a show, and sweet-talk them.” Huo Yixiao: “You do put on quite a show, and that mouth of yours...” Wen Yan: “Isn't it sweet?” Huo Yixiao: “...Sweet.” A ruthless, possessive hero × a sweet-talking, double-dealing heroine Official QQ readers' group: Wu Si Liu Er Ba Yi Yi Qi Wu 4Votes325.9kRecs134.9kFans
- 20 This Star is Legal but is Problematic 这个明星合法但有病 Xu Ye has transmigrated to a parallel world and is taking part in a singing variety show. He thought he'd be eliminated in the first round, but then he awakens an [Entertainment System for Stirring Things Up]. As long as he keeps stirring things up, he can earn points to use in a lottery. Prizes include all kinds of entertainment from Earth and various items. From then on, the entertainment industry gains a major star whose style is completely out of place. A famous director: “I admit Xu Ye's ac 0Votes101kRecs508.2kFans
- 21 EN 1984: Starting with a Sichuan Restaurant 1984：从川菜馆开始 Also known as Sichuan Flavors, Human Life [Period piece, food, everyday life, farming] Food blogger Zhou Yan is reborn in 1984. From the start, he takes over a bankrupt Sichuan restaurant. In this era of scarce supplies, he'll give diners a taste of truly exceptional food! Qiaojiao beef, couple's lung slices, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork knuckle, rabbit cooked in boiling water... Stir-fried, seared, braised, steamed, deep-fried, boiled, marinated, smoked... Sichuan cuisine has a hundred flavors, with 11.3kVotes718.8kRecs1MFans
- 22 When Spring Comes 逢春 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Lu Xuan rarely felt a charitable impulse, but the girl suddenly opened her eyes. Startled, he forced himself to stay calm, only to see her struggle to crawl toward him… That was when Lu Xuan could no longer keep his cool. 1Votes843.7kRecs173.1kFans
- 23 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
- 24 You’re Forcing Me to Be Reborn 逼我重生是吧 Young and successful, Cheng Zhu came across a question online: “If you had the chance to go back in time and be reborn, would you take it?” Known around his circle for being the biggest show-off, Cheng Zhu saw thousands of people in the comments saying they wanted to be reborn. He couldn’t resist showing off, replied “No,” and attached a screenshot of his impressive bank balance. But the very next moment… He was reborn! … Also known as "Don’t Let Down Good Girls, Don’t Waste Bad Girls", "W 58Votes953.8kRecs5MFans
- 25 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
- 26 EN Night Without End 夜无疆 That day, the sun set and never rose again… 25.2kVotes12.7MRecs8.1MFans
- 27 Seizing Joy 掌欢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Third Miss Luo relies on her father’s immense power at court to bully the weak and has a terrible reputation. Whenever she’s bored, she takes a pack of lackeys into the streets to harass respectable young men. To Qingyang Junzhu, anyone who dared act up in front of her could be made to disappear with a flick of her finger, until she opened her eyes and discovered she was called Luo Sheng. 0Votes1.4MRecs565.9kFans
- 28 The Genius Club 天才俱乐部 [A work with 100,000 paid subscribers, winner of the 35th Galaxy Award for Chinese Science Fiction] “Ever since I was born, I've had the same dream every day. The same day keeps repeating itself in my dreams.” “What do you do in your dreams?” “Rob banks, blow up buildings, pick up girls, play Grand Theft Auto... They're dreams, after all, so I do all kinds of outrageous things.” “Tell me what you did last night.” “Last night was more interesting. I've been having these dreams for so long, but it 223Votes638.1kRecs5MFans
- 29 The Lovely Luan 娇鸾 (Also known as My Childhood Friend Is the Male Lead) A hundred years ago, the Imperial Preceptor prophesied that if the Great Liang realm was to remain intact, a daughter of the Cheng family had to be made Crown Princess. She, who had endured the cold shoulder of her family, never knew she was the one destined for the role. As far as Cheng Che was concerned, if she was destined to be Crown Princess, then he would claim the realm for her. 0Votes320.4kRecs193.9kFans
- 30 A Match Made in Heaven 妙偶天成 (Published in both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.) The Fourth Miss of the Zhen family was competitive, selfish, and vain, and she went to great lengths to scheme her way into falling into the water alongside the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. Then, after Fourth Miss Zhen fell into the water, a clueless little foodie transmigrated into her body… This is not a traditional tale of household power struggles. The heroine i 3Votes280.4kRecs330.8kFans
- 31 The Growth Diary of Nuwa 女娲成长日记 Who are you looking for?! The Dragon King?! Oh, the supermarket has a sale today, so he went to grab some bargains. Erlang Shen?! I heard there's a matchmaking banquet. If he doesn't go, his mother will cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang herself. You get the idea. The Supreme Old Lord?! His online shop selling pills got shut down, and he nearly got taken to the police station. He's lying low in seclusion for now. You want to know who I am?! Oh, I'm Nuwa. This book is complete. Fee 0Votes634.2kRecs127.8kFans
- 32 Like Brocade 似锦 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Everyone says Fourth Miss Jiang is a peerless beauty. What a shame that the Duke of Anguo’s household plucked this flower for itself. But on the eve of Jiang Si’s wedding, her fiancé jumped into a lake with another woman, intent on dying with her… 0Votes1.5MRecs412.5kFans
- 33 The Slow Passage of Time 韶光慢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese, and Thai) Qiao Zhao married one of the capital’s most distinguished young noblemen. But just after the wedding ceremony, her husband was ordered to war. When they met again, he pinned her to the city wall with an arrow. She opened her eyes in the body of a girl riding a donkey, racking her brains over how to get back to the capital. 0Votes1.2MRecs697.6kFans
- 34 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
- 35 Online Game: Melee Mage 网游之近战法师 A super martial artist accidentally picks the mage class while playing an online game. Used to answering force with force, he has no choice but to roll with it and become a close-combat battle mage. When strength and magic are perfectly combined, a whole new path through the game opens before him! Fireball? Chain Lightning? Frost Mirror... Wait, I’m here to practice martial arts. What do spells have to do with me? I’m a mage? Oh, right, I am. But... are you really sure I’m a mage? Fine, take a l 11Votes1.2MRecs1MFans
- 36 Jun Jiuling 君九龄 In the winter of the third year of Taikang, a girl came to the Ning family in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng, claiming to be a long-lost relative; After her marriage proposal was rejected, the girl decided to prove her determination by dying in front of the Ning family home; When the girl who had died opened her eyes once again; The fates of many people were turned upside down. [Romance] 3Votes5.4MRecs1.8MFans
- 37 The King's Avatar 全职高手 The top expert in the online game Glory, hailed as a textbook-level player, was driven out by his club for various reasons. After leaving the professional scene, he took refuge in an Internet cafe and became a lowly manager. However, with ten years of gaming experience, he returned to the game in Glory's newly opened Tenth District. Carrying memories of the past and an unfinished homemade weapon, he began his journey back to the summit. 1kVotes7MRecs5MFans
- 38 Battle Through the Heavens 斗破苍穹 This is a world ruled by Dou Qi. There is no dazzling, spectacular magic here, only Dou Qi cultivated to its very peak! The new book's cultivation ranks: Dou Zhe, Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, Dou Di. … The yearly animated series of Battle Through the Heavens airs every Sunday at 10:00 on Tencent Video. VIP members can watch two episodes early. Enter the abyss and claim the Fallen Heart Flame! The first official Battle Through the Heavens blin 203Votes7.1MRecs21.4MFans
