Novels like The Cultured Guest
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- 1 Cinnabar 丹朱 A boy who came drifting in with the river A pagoda tree that travels with him The cutest fox spirit in the history of fantasy A vivid imagination for details that will make you see things in a new light A heartfelt genre-shifting masterpiece from Zei Dao San Chi 0Votes143.4kRecs73.1kFans
- 2 Heavenly Official 天官 In the thirteenth year of the Zhengde era, the Zhengde Emperor of the capital personally leads a border inspection tour, Prince Ning of Nanchang plots rebellion, and the Prince of Anlu is obsessed with alchemy. At Xishan Temple outside Anlu Prefecture, a young monk appears. Returning to drift through the sea of desire, he begins to recite a scripture of illusion. The mortal world is a ferry crossing. Who is the player on the stage? Simply put, this is the story of a young monk who rises to be 0Votes144.9kRecs74.2kFans
- 3 The Royal Entertainment Guide 皇家娱乐指南 [A work signed by Qidian’s Fourth Editorial Team] The five great pleasures in life: To see all the world’s beauty, hear its wondrous music, dress in fine and colorful clothes, and enjoy clever, delightful conversation: this is the first pleasure. To feast in a grand hall, listen to music in the rooms behind it, and welcome a house full of guests amid drifting shadows of flowers and flowing robes: this is the second pleasure. To have a tower filled with books, gather more than ten kindred friends 0Votes285.8kRecs370.1kFans
- 4 The Great Wuyi 大武夷 I spent my whole life living as a lowly nobody. How could I continue being miserable after being reborn? Showing off is only momentary, but shamelessness is eternal. Even if I am a worthless nobody in my next life, I will still work hard to block other people's paths. If that does not work, then even as a dog, I will bite them until they have nowhere to go and fall into a well... I firmly refuse to be the kind of person who kicks others when they are down. I must extend a helping hand to thos 0Votes6.1kRecs2Fans
- 5 Where Are the Magical Plants? 神奇植物在哪里？ [Transmigrate and Farm], [Plants vs. Zombies] As an idealistic transmigrated engineer who is not exactly overflowing with morality, Dai Lin chooses to face every challenge in this otherworld with plants and fungi! The bashful Ancient Tree of Wisdom said, "Stop staring at my flowers all the time! You're making me embarrassed..." 0Votes68.7kRecs134.4kFans
- 6 Rebel and Traitor 乱臣贼子 A traitorous minister who overturned the natural order and brought down the Han dynasty; A villain who murdered his brother, violated his sister-in-law, and preyed on a widow and her orphaned children; An entanglement of moral grievances set in the late Eastern Han dynasty. 0Votes122.1kRecs29.9kFans
- 7 The Immortal and Demon of Fate 宿命之仙魔 According to prophecy, the Holy Son of the Immortal Realm and the Demon Prince of the Demon Realm will break through space and time and descend into the world together... The Demon Prince will destroy the world! The Holy Son will save it! The struggle between immortals and demons, the battle between good and evil, begins now... This is fate, and it will also send them traveling through time and space, into the past and the future... 0Votes2.5kRecs0Fans
- 8 Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Pirate 回到明朝当海盗 In the thirty-fourth year of the Jiajing reign, a graduate student of maritime studies quietly woke up. In this age, scholars threw down their brushes to become pirates, while pirates sent petitions asking the court to recruit them. In this age, the emperor couldn’t stop refining elixirs, and the court dared not open its doors to the filthy world outside. But none of them knew that this was already the age of the great voyages. Fortune’s daughters crossed oceans, and poetry and song had become a 0Votes52kRecs24.9kFans
- 9 As a Celestial Dragon, I Became the Most Evil Pirate! 身为天龙人，我成了极恶海贼！ After transmigrating into the world of One Piece, I had the honor of becoming a Celestial Dragon! During the most turbulent period on the seas, Gana used his seemingly useless Celestial Dragon status to crazily collect all kinds of rare treasures, quietly growing stronger. [Conquest Treasure System] Congratulations, Host, you collected a Paramecia Devil Fruit and received the bloodline limit: Sharingan! Congratula 0Votes4.6kRecs25kFans
- 10 The Soul of Han in the Late Ming 明末汉之魂 Huang Han, a modern man, transmigrates into the body of a Ming cavalryman who fought bravely and died during the Ji-Si Incident in the second year of the Chongzhen reign. With the robust physique and mounted archery skills of a warrior trained in cold weapons, along with a modern man's intelligence and knowledge nearly four centuries ahead of the people of the Ming dynasty, Huang Han is reborn with the resolve to rewrite history. The Han people, proud and self-reliant, will never bow to anyone. 0Votes90.4kRecs93.5kFans
- 11 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 After a ridiculous misstep, Xu Xun, who had finally avenged his old grudge, found himself in the golden age of the Ming dynasty, five hundred years in the past. The realm was at peace. Jinling was enchanting, the capital imposing. The songs of Qinhuai and the dances of Huaiyang went on without end. Beneath the harmony of this prosperous age, loyal officials were everywhere, while ordinary people were treated worse than dogs. An orphan like him could barely take a single step, let alone find a wa 0Votes257.5kRecs148.6kFans
- 12 Elegant Dissipation 雅骚 He transmigrates to the forty-first year of the Wanli reign, hoping both to eat, drink, and be merry and to save the country by taking the most direct route. That’s right: this is a story full of zest and contradictions. The late Ming, Jiangnan, and the splendor of a world on the brink; the refinement of "The Roots of Wisdom" and the vulgarity of "The Plum in the Golden Vase"; an old monk in business and a famous courtesan worshipping Buddha. Yuan Hongdao savors tea and arranges flowers to expre 26Votes688.8kRecs361.9kFans
- 13 Martial Arts Conquer the World 武布天下 “Even a puddle of mud can face the boundless sky. The stone at the highest peak is a star!” Zhou Wenlue struggles to cultivate, yet people still say he is good at neither letters nor arms. Then he discovers a mysterious jade slip in the Purple Mansion of his mind, containing one peerless martial art after another! The Longevity Formula! The Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic! Beiming Divine Skill! Six Meridian Divine Sword! Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms! A man in this world should seek not a pricel 0Votes171.8kRecs86.3kFans
- 14 The Prestigious Clan 名门 This is a Tang Empire that has taken a wrong turn, with imperial power in decline and the empire nearing its end. It is also an age when the empire and the great clans coexist. Fifteen years ago, the An Lushan Rebellion was finally put down. But the Uyghurs, seeing the Tang’s weakness, eyed the Central Plains, bringing their horses to its rivers and laying waste to its people. As the empire teetered on the brink, seven great clans joined forces to drive out the northern invaders and restore the 0Votes424.8kRecs363.5kFans
- 15 The Grand Academician 大学士 The romance and intrigue of the Ming dynasty. The appetites and passions of people in ancient times. The workings of the official world four hundred years ago. A young man who transmigrates to the Jiajing era. 0Votes97.2kRecs454.5kFans
- 16 The Tang Dynasty's Elegant Ways 天宝风流 Thunder roared through the rainy night, and Tang Li transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty during the Tianbao era, becoming a penniless young man from the streets. Watch him take the Tang Dynasty by storm! 0Votes546.6kRecs77.1kFans
- 17 A Tang Dynasty Civil Servant 唐朝公务员 After discovering that he had transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, Tang Que, a Chinese literature graduate, finally understood what his university professor had meant: “Chinese literature graduates are jacks of all trades...” 0Votes273.8kRecs223.6kFans
- 18 The Dashing Young Master 公子风流 He transmigrated into the body of a dissolute young master who knew all about romance and the ways of love. He couldn't play an instrument, but he knew how to woo a woman. Unfortunately, he ended up in the emperor's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Well, the pressure was immense. He'd have to put his conscience aside for now. His real job was to pick up a weapon and call a deer a horse. “The day I don the flying-fish robe and wield the embroidered spring saber will be the day I ris 0Votes148.4kRecs353.3kFans
- 19 A Springtime in the Tang Dynasty 满唐春 A brilliant jewelry craftsman transmigrates by accident into the body of a miserable apprentice in the Tang dynasty. A gold shop with few customers, on the verge of going out of business. A lazy, mediocre master with a terrible temper, and two senior apprentices he can’t get along with. Worst of all, he has signed an apprentice contract that says he can be beaten to death without consequence. Thankfully, there is also a beautiful young woman who has secretly fallen for him. Liu Yuan hasn’t decid 0Votes78.2kRecs94.7kFans
- 20 The Flute's Lament 笛之殇 One song can break your heart. Where in the world can you find a kindred spirit? One song can scatter your soul. The King of Hell in the Nine Netherworlds still regrets it to this day. What secrets does this jade flute hold? Can Luo Hao escape the fate laid out for him in both his past and present lives? 0Votes84.1kRecs13.8kFans
- 21 The Late Tang Dynasty 晚唐 The fourteenth year of the Xiantong reign of the Tang Dynasty, 873 AD. Emperor Yizong, the Tang Dynasty's seventeenth ruler, has died. As the empire basks in the setting sun, its new emperor, twelve-year-old Li Xuan, takes the throne as the eighteenth ruler, Emperor Xizong. At this point, only a few months remain before the private salt trader Wang Xianzhi raises an army against the Tang with ten commanders at his side. Another private salt trader, Huang Chao, who loves writing poems about chrys 0Votes113.7kRecs118.7kFans
- 22 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
- 23 Along the River During the Qingming Festival 清明上河图 “The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged; when will the hatred of a subject be wiped away? Shen Tuo, a senior official of the Republic, finds himself in the body of the captured Emperor Qinzong of Song. Watch him turn the tide, reclaim the lost lands, revive the Song Dynasty, and restore the prosperous age depicted in Along the River During the Qingming Festival.” 0Votes269.8kRecs238.2kFans
- 24 The Sky-Piercing Staff 擎天一棍 A tale of seeking the Dao and eternal life A love that leaves an indelible mark An ordinary youth unwittingly opens a magnificent ink-wash scroll of the immortal realm. Immortals, demons, Buddhas, and devils all take the stage, as old grudges and tangled passions come pouring in! Of the three thousand Great Daos, I seek only the way of the staff. One strike settles old grudges. One strike shatters the firmament. One strike paves the Great Dao to eternal life. One strike brings forth a match made 0Votes150.1kRecs69.6kFans
- 25 Storm at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末风暴 The fifth year of the Chongzhen reign. Yu Guozhen draws his blade: Whoever stands in the way of Huaxia’s advance will be shown no mercy! 0Votes149.7kRecs116.7kFans
- 26 The Ming Dynasty Official 大明官 In the thirteenth year of the Chenghua era of the Great Ming, history graduate student Fang Yingwu transmigrates into the body of a scholar. It is an age when an otaku takes the throne and rules without much interest. It is an age without authority. It is also an age when loyalty and treachery, righteousness and evil, black and white are clearly distinguished. It is an age when the nation faces no major troubles and is governed with a light touch. It is also an age of lax laws and lazy officials 0Votes488.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 27 The Red-Gated Manor 朱门风流 The rich feast on meat and wine, while frozen corpses lie by the roadside. Reborn into a prestigious Ming family, Zhang Yue is still just a boy no one pays much attention to. The upheaval of the Jingnan Campaign has passed, Zheng He's fleet is sailing the seas, and high-ranking nobles abound in his family... Is all he can do really eat, drink, and wait to die? Amid the splendor of the age, he seeks a life of refinement; even in wealth, one must proceed with care. With the affairs of family and r 0Votes660.2kRecs236.5kFans
- 28 Lanfang 兰芳 Zhao Xuening can swear that at first, all he wanted was to make something of himself so he would never have to live hand to mouth, sleeping rough and wondering where his next meal would come from. But who could have guessed that while he threw himself into that goal, he would try a little too hard? The Dutch, who had dominated the Spice Seas for over a century, were sent packing, and he even worked hard enough to bring the Lan Fang Republic into being. That one little mishap set him on a path of 0Votes76.9kRecs257.5kFans
- 29 The Rise of an Empire 帝国崛起 Chen Xie, a third-rate doctor, is suddenly struck by a mysterious time machine and transported to the final years of the Ming Dynasty. Using his medical skills and modern knowledge, he helps a crumbling empire rise again! 0Votes261.3kRecs276.4kFans
- 30 Riddles and Twin Tails 解谜与双马尾 Dear Player: Welcome! Please note that this game offers 100% freedom. Would you like a bizarre plot? A mind-bending mystery? A tearjerker? A horror story? Can you fight the bosses, flirt with them, bluff them, or even talk them around? As you unravel the clues, will you find the vital evidence? By tracing the mystery to its source, can you solve the final puzzle? Game loading complete. Would you like to log in now...? This book is also known as Solving Puzzles in the Game, Those Years Spent Inve 0Votes116.6kRecs21.2kFans
- 31 The Divine Child's Homecoming 神子回乡记 Witness the second prince of the Divine Realm, Wudi, as he stars in an unconventional, invincible, laugh-out-loud urban cultivation story. Quotes from the Second Prince: “What are the Apocalypse Realm, the Sage Realm, and the Ancestral Return Realm? What are the Ghost King, Ghost Emperor, and Ghost Saint? So what if the heavens are packed with gods and Buddhas? What difference does it make if demons roam everywhere? In my eyes, there are only three kinds: those who can take one slap from me, tho 0Votes995.9kRecs45Fans
- 32 I Awakened the Naruto World 我让火影世界觉醒 Naruto × Reincarnation Paradise: A Mixed-Blood Fanfiction There are two kinds of Hokage worlds: one is the fake world of anime, and the other is a real world of supernatural powers. When the fates of transmigrators and contractors converge; When the System and the Paradise clash across higher dimensions; When the native world and the derivative world merge; When the characters from the story fully awaken! Is this finally the Hokage world you wanted? 0Votes13.7kRecs6.7kFans
- 33 From Imperial Guard to Supreme Martial Artist 从锦衣卫到武林至尊 After transmigrating to ancient times, I became a low-ranking hereditary member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Great Xia dynasty is in turmoil, with treacherous ministers and eunuchs in power, martial arts sects carving up the realm, and ordinary people suffering terribly, their lives worth less than grass. In this chaotic age, there is only one way to survive and take control of your own fate! Don the flying-fish robe and wield the Embroidered Spring Blade! “The Eastern and Western Depot 0Votes277.6kRecs156.3kFans
- 34 Online Game: Peerless Martial Hero 网游之独步武侠 See who charges into battle with saber in hand. I alone possess the might of the Sun-Splitting God. (Original title: The Might of the Sun-Splitting God) 1Votes83.4kRecs13.2kFans
- 35 EN Heroes of Might and Magic: Necromancer God 英雄无敌之亡灵法神 Rod discovered that he had entered the world of Heroes of Might and Magic, with a game System bound to him. Slaughter, growing stronger, endless battles, blood and fire everywhere... Read on to see whether Rod can seize his opportunity and become the world's unrivaled Necromancy Archmage. The reader group for this book is now open. Group number: 58, 161, 0221. All readers are welcome to come discuss the story and chat about life! 0Votes1.2MRecs317.3kFans
- 36 The Black Wind Old Demon 黑风老妖 [A Qidian Fourth Editorial Group contracted work] This is a mythological tale that begins with a demon king, a mythological story spanning Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods. Many powerful figures from mythology will make their appearances, including Zhao Gongming and Lu Ya. There are five Investiture Altars, all five operating at once, as a brutal calamity of slaughter unfolds. 0Votes356.3kRecs43.3kFans
- 37 Striving in the New Ming Dynasty 奋斗在新明朝 A geeky humanities student transmigrates to a baffling version of the Ming Dynasty. He starts at the very bottom as a crude little yamen runner, with no hope of passing the imperial examinations. Let’s see how our protagonist happily carves out an unconventional path to success from the bustling streets. Along the way, we’ll uncover all sorts of rules governing the Ming bureaucracy! New blurb: This is a serious work grounded in history and fact, with rigorous logic and precise details. Well, mor 0Votes225.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 38 The Ultimate Priest 终极牧师 Priests: the very embodiment of nobility and holiness. When warriors battle the enemy on the front lines, priests are their strongest support. Whether providing the most effective healing or chanting battle hymns to bolster the heroes, a team with a high-level priest is always the most powerful team. Rise again, my most loyal companion! When everyone else has fallen before the enemy’s overwhelming might, Only we priests remain. As long as we’re here, there is hope for survival! Priests: the nobl 0Votes517.9kRecs271kFans
- 39 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
- 40 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. 0Votes243.5kRecs520.5kFans
- 41 Ming 《明》 An alternate-history novel about an amateur mountaineer who falls into another era: the Ming dynasty. Lost and unsure what to do, he relies on his knowledge and conscience to choose a thorny path. History takes a turn from that point onward. 0Votes1.2MRecs129.1kFans
- 42 Dreams of Tosa 土佐之梦 It was an age of civilization, with flourishing commerce, thriving culture, and the collision of technology and ideas; It was an age of barbarism, with powerful lords rising everywhere, wars raging without end, and betrayal and slaughter running rampant. It was paradise for the strong, but hell for the weak. The strong could not always be relied upon, and might collapse with a roar in an instant; the weak need not despair, for they might ultimately carve up the world. What kind of path will a mo 0Votes160kRecs46.4kFans
- 43 Heaven's Contest on the Immortal Path 天竞仙途 The road to immortality is fraught with peril. Who will seize the advantage first? This one has chaotic meridians and extraordinary channels. The path to immortality is full of twists and turns, but watch as I stand supreme! That one was born a demon, with a beauty's heart and crystal-clear courage. A wondrous formation stirs the winds and clouds! This one has blood surging with monstrous power, red hair fierce enough to face ten thousand foes. When the wine runs dry, his heroic spirit rises! Th 0Votes95.4kRecs10.2kFans
- 44 The Spring and Autumn of the Chu Clan 楚氏春秋 Dragons devour the world, and winds and clouds surge. The Central Plains had enjoyed a hundred years of peace, but the Northern Zhao's Chu clan was rising, the young ruler of the Western Qin was being restored to power, Southern Qi and Eastern Wu were forming an alliance, and the northern barbarians were stirring... In this chaotic age of heroes, who can stand against whom? 1Votes1.8MRecs171.9kFans
- 45 A First-Rank Empire 一品江山 In the spring of the fifth year of Qingli, Fan Wenzheng's reform of the New Policies had failed, and Fu Bi was demoted along with him. Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower, Ouyang Xiu drank himself into a stupor, Han Xianggong remained tall, handsome, and rich, and Wen Yanbo had become thoroughly extraordinary. Di Qing became the idol of the Great Song's underclass, while the Obstinate Chancellor and Sima Niu had only just entered the workforce. Justice Bao was not yet qualified to preside over Kai 1Votes634.5kRecs337.9kFans
- 46 Literary Luminary of the Han and Wei Dynasties 汉魏文魁 2Votes107kRecs81kFans
- 47 The Fragrance of the City 香色倾城 We eat and drink to live, and to live well, we must first eat and drink well. Put more elegantly, that means satisfying every aspect: appearance, aroma, taste, texture, meaning, and nourishment. But though we eat and drink to live, we shouldn't live just to eat and drink. Fun and pleasure matter, too. Even the sages said, “Food and sex are human nature.” In plain language, that means that after enjoying good food and drink, we shouldn't forget to find a pretty girl to keep us company. That way, 0Votes274.8kRecs54.7kFans
- 48 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 49 The Wheel of Time, the Wheel of Fate 时轮，命轮 Want to save people? I can barely take care of myself! Besides, you're at one end of time and I'm at the other. How am I supposed to save you? Better to save yourself! You're on your own. But I can offer a little help. 0Votes176.1kRecs29.9kFans
- 50 The Great Official 大官人 In the ninth year of Yongle, the realm prospered. The nation was mighty, its people proud, and envoys from every corner of the world came to pay tribute! At a time like this, let me ask: who wouldn’t want to become a great official? 1Votes240.4kRecs232.7kFans
