Novels like A Hard-Core Worker in the Five Dynasties
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- 1 Beast Taming Begins With Contracting a Dragon 御兽从契约一条龙开始 Qin Yao misses a step and transmigrates. This is a world of beast tamers, where birds breathe fire, rocks can fly, and cacti can walk. Once she adjusts to her new world... In Qin Yao's own eyes: orphaned and alone, dirt-poor and frugal, transmigrated to another world and turned into an illiterate. It's a rough start, so all she can do is work hard. In everyone else's eyes: a strong, taciturn peerless genius who loves a challenge, has plenty of money but keeps a low profile, and likes pretending 220Votes65.2kRecs56.1kFans
- 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 The Interstellar Realm’s Number One Botanist 星际第一种植师 What would it be like for a seasoned foodie from China, raised on the eight great culinary traditions and all kinds of delicious food, to transmigrate first into a natural-disaster apocalypse, then a zombie apocalypse, and finally into a food-scarce interstellar era? Jiang Wu's vision went black. She flew into a helpless rage: Damn it, do you even know what “three strikes and you're out” means? Transmigration should happen once, and once is enough. What kind of decent person gets sent across wor 104Votes17.2kRecs21.3kFans
- 5 Defying the Rain 逆霖 A murder case took place inside the Prince of Qi’s residence in Qizhou City, Chu. When the suspect, beaten unconscious and near death, opened his eyes once more, a new story began. A romance novel. 940Votes183.1kRecs60kFans
- 6 Tales of a Hidden Beauty 藏娇记事 Transmigrating as the daughter of an older minor official, disguised as a man, is not what frustrates her. What frustrates her is that she cannot shed her secret identity. Even the donkey has figured out that she is a woman, yet the men around her still have not. She throws caution to the wind and reveals her identity, parades through the streets in women's clothing, and is still sent away from the capital with money, supposedly because they fear she will tarnish their brothers' lofty and glorio 0Votes128.7kRecs31.3kFans
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 The Frail Beauty Is Not to Be Bullied 美人羸弱不可欺 At their first meeting, Du Qingtan was being dumped and flew into a rage. She threw a vicious left hook, but her weak body couldn’t keep up, and she fainted... Dugu Buqiu helped call a doctor. His fee was "Five Ways to Throw a Left Hook". At their second meeting, Du Qingtan went to call off an engagement. She acted pitiful and coughed up blood at the slightest disagreement, smoothly earning a hundred taels of gold. Dugu Buqiu took five taels as his share just for being there. At their third meet 1Votes62.3kRecs37kFans
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 Clear Spring Mountain 澹春山 The novel of the same name is now available. In my previous life, I was an overworked corporate slave who worked overtime every day and was forced to support my younger brother. In the end, I worked myself to death. Perhaps Heaven could not bear to watch, so this poor corporate slave transmigrated. I became an official's daughter who ate and drank luxuriously every day, had servants at her beck and call, and owned a private courtyard of more than one hundred square meters. Although I was a concu 0Votes101.3kRecs85.9kFans
- 13 After Ascending from the Modern World 从现代飞升以后 When Lin Qingwan and Yi Han ascended, they secretly smuggled three ghost cultivators, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s leader Xu Xian and Qingfeng, Mingyue, and Bai Tong, up with them. Thus, the three people and three ghosts all landed on the ascension platform of the cultivation world, where they looked up and saw many native inhabitants. 0Votes87.7kRecs24.5kFans
- 14 Renouncing the Golden Bough 辞金枝 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Xin You was born with a pair of unusual eyes that sometimes let her see the misfortunes about to befall others. It is both a source of trouble and her greatest strength. The gossip-loving crowds of the capital suddenly discovered that the young lady living under someone else’s roof at the Shaoqing residence had grown a backbone! 3Votes513.5kRecs146.2kFans
- 15 The Moon Over Startling Mountains 惊山月 The latest gossip in the capital: The Sixth Young Lady of the Earl of Yongqing’s household, who went missing as a child, has been found. Many people wanted to see how this country girl would make a fool of herself in high society. To their surprise, Sixth Young Lady Qiu turned out to be a master of incense and became a favored guest among those who prized refinement. When a nation is doomed, monsters are sure to appear. Qiu Heng thought to herself: I’m better at slaying demons than making incens 17Votes372.6kRecs88.1kFans
- 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 Jade Without Fragrance 玉无香 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Second Miss Wen was peerlessly beautiful, yet people couldn’t help sighing whenever they spoke of her, for she had been born mute. Then one day, after falling from a wall and landing on the heir to Prince Jing’s title, Second Miss Wen suddenly began to speak. 1Votes379.1kRecs138.1kFans
- 18 The Dragon's Decree 龙游令 This book is also known as “What Should the New Dynasty Be Called Now That the Great Qian Is Gone?” “I Play Dou Dizhu in Longyou, but I Don’t Know How to Play Cards” “I’m a Great Soul Egg!” “Let the Secret Arts Fly” “Every person has three souls and seven spirits, capable of housing ten secret arts. Master all ten, and you become an Immortal of the Mortal Realm.” The old man stroked his long beard and said calmly: “The higher your station, the higher your Heavenly Soul; the more prosperous your 988Votes57.4kRecs261.4kFans
- 19 A Match Made in Bliss 合喜 A slightly skilled, sassy woman × a fierce man who’s always trying to prove he’s good for more than living off his family’s laurels~ After the eldest daughter of the Su family of Yanjing returned home from the family estate, where she had been recovering from an illness, she seemed like a different person. Not only did she bring her unruly, rebellious younger brother to heel, she also got the notorious playboy Third Master Qin to run around at her beck and call. Meanwhile, the Su family 0Votes288kRecs60.9kFans
- 20 Phoenix Blossom Brocade 凤花锦 Hua Qiao, the coroner’s daughter, has a mysterious past. Why do people keep dying because of her? Her adoptive father transmigrated here. Knowing history, how will he evade one pursuit after another and make his way back? Her birth father was a man of exalted status, but when he suddenly died, why were both her elder brother and her cousin suspected? They go from solving cases together to plotting treason, turning against each other over their identities; From friends as close as family to enemi 0Votes5.6MRecs275.5kFans
- 21 Ode to Flowers and the Moon 花月颂 Ever since Zhao Su transmigrated into a book, she has been bullied and oppressed by the transmigrated heroine, Empress Dowager Lu. All she can do is endure humiliation and cling to life, crushed beneath tremendous pressure. At last, a poisonous boil was forced to appear on her lower back. Its location was rather difficult to mention, yet, before she knew it, a lecher from the medical hall had pushed her down and performed surgery on her without so much as a word! Zhao Su was somewhat well-known 0Votes328.8kRecs60.7kFans
- 22 The Palace Towers Have Their Sunny Days 宫阙有时晴 Shen Shiqing, daughter of a former Grand Secretary and second young madam of the Xie family, the Earl of Ning'an's household. Everyone knows she is quiet and detached, gentle, and easy to bully. In the seventh year of her marriage, she is confined in a Buddhist hall outside the city, and the entire Xie family pressures her to request a divorce. Zhao Surui, the reigning emperor, whose era name is Zhaode, ascended the throne at sixteen. He wages war every year, campaigning in the north and the wes 1Votes70.4kRecs80.2kFans
- 23 A Match Made by Heaven 嫁偶天成 The seventh young lady of the Jiang family was breathtakingly beautiful. On the day she was to choose a husband, all the young men from the great clans showed up, each prepared to compete. The heir to Prince Jing’an’s title kept well away, sipping wine and cracking melon seeds as he listened to people gossip about which unlucky fellow would fail to dodge the embroidered ball thrown by the Prince of Hejian’s residence. Then an embroidered ball smashed through the window and hit him on the back of 1Votes406.2kRecs77.7kFans
- 24 Clothes Conceal All 衣手遮天 The new book, The Villain Keeps Wanting a Divorce, is now out... Xie Jingyi has been reborn. She doesn't want to spare her enemies a second thought. She only wants to say: Get lost, and don't get in my way as I become a powerful figure who can call all the shots! But things don't go as planned. A... colossal obstacle appears on her path to success, one whose words strike straight to the heart. Xie Jingyi: Why do you want to marry me, sir? Chai Youchen: Among the three thousand women in Lin'an, n 0Votes196.8kRecs97.4kFans
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 The Hidden Pearl 藏珠 A print edition is now available, with personally signed and printed-signature versions on Dangdang. Xu Yin dreams of returning to that year, when her father was still the governor of Nanyuan, her sister had yet to become a seductive consort, and she was busy chasing cats and teasing dogs, squabbling and stirring up trouble... 10Votes1.1MRecs183.7kFans
- 29 After Being Robbed of Everything, She Returns as a Goddess 被夺一切后她封神回归 The moment Si Fuqing opened her eyes, not only had her luck been stolen, but everyone was also telling her to get out of the entertainment industry. After living again, she only wanted to lie flat. Who could have known that everyone in the industry now only knew how to promote themselves by putting others down, with no real skills and no willingness to hone their acting? Could this continue? Someone 1Votes131.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 30 The Doomsday Big Shot Takes Over the Entertainment World 末世大佬问鼎娱乐圈 One-line synopsis: Through acting, she makes peace with herself. On the verge of death, she transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world. After fighting for thirty years, she finally tears the System apart and returns reborn, but a seed of bloodlust and manic rage has been planted within her. From then on, the entertainment industry gains a specialist in villain roles. Her acting is superb, and she repeatedly claims the Best Actor crown. Keywords: woman disguising herself as a man, stories wit 7Votes305.1kRecs76.2kFans
- 31 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
- 32 EN I Rewrite the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the Starry Skies 我在星际重著山海经 Xia Chujian: Men will only affect the speed at which I draw my gun! Xia Chujian: The abyss gazes into me, and I will slaughter my way through the abyss! *, *, *, *, *, * Xia Chujian, a native of the Beichen Star System, has always thought she was utterly ordinary and unremarkable. But Huo Yushen, the youngest marshal in the Beichen Empire, does not agree. Because he has never seen anyone stare directly at those indescribable beings in the depths of the starry sky without collapsing into madness. 3Votes1MRecs195.6kFans
- 33 The Phoenix's Glory 将门凤华 The new novel "Clothes That Hide the Sky" is now out... Reborn once more, all she wants is a pound of beef and three bowls of wine, and to have even the dogs tremble when she glares at them. [The author has already completed three historical romance novels, so dive in with confidence.] 1Votes176.3kRecs116.9kFans
- 34 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
- 35 I Transmigrated into a Rare Species in the Cultivation World 我穿成了修仙界稀有物种 Heaven bestowed immortal grace upon women, making them noble from birth and placing them above men. Among the countless women, a Celestial Maiden would occasionally be born, able to help her followers open their spiritual roots and embark together on the path to immortality. That was why the sect leaders of the Immortal Grace Continent were all Celestial Maidens revered by everyone. Even the three great sects and six schools, the top immortal sects, were no exception. The newly transmigrated Cel 0Votes220.4kRecs55.6kFans
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 Golden Powder 金粉 After finally reaching the pinnacle of life, Li Nanfeng never imagined her life would suddenly be cut short by Yan Heng, that black-hearted brat. When she woke up again, she had prepared a forty-page guide to life and was determined to rid herself of the menace... 3Votes777kRecs151.7kFans
- 39 The Empress of Chu (Original Novel of the TV Drama The Rising Star) 楚后（影视剧《翘楚》原著） The story begins when several postal station guards in Beicao Town meet a girl asking for help. [Not a wish-fulfillment story. A romance with a male lead and other male characters.] 2Votes1.8MRecs242.3kFans
- 40 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
- 41 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 1Votes770.3kRecs188.5kFans
- 42 EN My Beast Taming Starts from Zero 御兽从零分开始 When Qiao Sang opens her eyes, she discovers she's turned into a middle school student. Then she has to take a mock exam. A graduate of a 985 university, is she scared? She is... What on earth are these questions? What is the final evolution of the Stinky Loach called? Which planets have humans already colonized? Welcome to the world of beast taming. 1.8kVotes3.4MRecs969.7kFans
- 43 Seeking Dan Zhu 问丹朱 Everyone wants to ask Chen Danzhu: Does your conscience ever hurt? [Not a female-centric power fantasy, romance] 3Votes2.8MRecs656kFans
- 44 The Lin Clan's Glory 林氏荣华 A deity told Lin Qingwan, “You don’t have long to live.” So Lin Qingwan agreed to work for him in another world, taking the place of his sister, who had died young, and raising his daughter. After the deity’s body passed away, his clan and enemies came knocking. Some became obstacles in her path, while others turned into stepping stones. This is the story of a young aunt raising her niece and striving for wealth and glory. Note: The female lead has no romantic pairing. Please think twice before 2Votes123.1kRecs64.7kFans
- 45 EN Green Mountains 青山 In this age, fame and fortune have stripped the world of nine-tenths of its chivalry. Everyone, this is the story of the last remaining tenth. 9.4kVotes3.5MRecs5.4MFans
- 46 Springtime Among the Noble Families 名门春事 After being reborn, she picked up a clay pot and smashed it over that bastard's head. From then on, Cui Lang was just another stranger. This is the story of a food-loving heroine's life as a farmer. As they work the land, they unearth a tremendous secret. 0Votes127.3kRecs120.2kFans
- 47 Heavenly Fragrance 天芳 They say that after hitting her head against a pillar and waking up, the notorious, idle Miss Chi suddenly became reasonable and considerate. Not only is she a master of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she's also outstanding in poetry, literature, etiquette, and decorum. 0Votes1.2MRecs266.5kFans
- 48 The Chronicles of Song Tan 宋檀记事 Synopsis: Wrapping up the ending. My new book, Su Su, is currently being serialized! After transmigrating back from the cultivation world, I returned to my hometown to farm, livestream, and sell vegetables! Song Tan had formed a Golden Core, but failed her tribulation. Back in the modern world, she found herself at the scene of a pileup and only narrowly escaped death thanks to someone who saved her life. What was there to think about? Forget being a wage slave. I’m going back home to farm! Draw 65Votes2.6MRecs634.3kFans
- 49 Heaven’s Finest Gift 天赐一品 The moment Wei Yaoqing opened her eyes, she went from being the Zhang family’s cherished darling to an ordinary young woman looked down on because her fiancé was too outstanding... 0Votes338.3kRecs159.6kFans
- 50 Immortal Stew 仙炖 This is not a stir-fry novel, not a steamed-dish novel, not a stew novel. It really is not a cooking novel, ah! What should a woman who fears dirt and pain, bugs and ghosts do after she transmigrates into a cultivation world filled with brutal competition and monsters everywhere?! Lin Qing: “The immortal path is long. Let’s see how I grow stronger and carve out a different path as a gossip-loving supporting female character!... But Wu Si, do I really not have the bloodline that gathers we 5Votes185.6kRecs103.6kFans
