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  1. 51 A Pawn in the Game 马前卒 Historical6.5M WordsCompleted Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes858kRecs270.3kFans
  2. 52 Building Cars 造车 Realistic Fiction2.4M WordsCompleted “I want to build cars!” Han Hao said with complete seriousness. “You?” Everyone around him laughed, and someone sneered, “Other people build cars with money, but the cars you, Han Hao, build will have to be bought with your life!” In the face of all the doubts, Han Hao remained unmoved. “In that case, let me be the first to test-drive it. I, Han Hao, will stake my life on a future for China’s automobile industry!” 0Votes355.9kRecs150.5kFans
  3. 53 Bullet Marks 弹痕 Military1.7M WordsCompleted 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
  4. 54 Golden Eyes 黄金瞳 Urban4.1M WordsCompleted The TV drama The Golden Eyes, starring Zhang Yixing, premiered to great fanfare on February 26, 2019! Zhuang Rui, a junior employee at a pawnshop, undergoes a strange change in his eyes after an accident. Exquisite porcelain, ancient and elegant bronze vessels, and thrilling stone-gambling adventures come one after another, turning his life upside down... 7Votes1.8MRecs1.5MFans
  5. 55 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted 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
  6. 56 The Crosstalk Master 相声大师 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted This is a novel about real life, about the rise and fall of the crosstalk world over several decades, and about folk performers. Crosstalk Master full-subscription group. A screenshot of your subscription is required to join: 585834469 A project funded by the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation 0Votes945.1kRecs261.6kFans
  7. 57 The Restricted Superstar 限制级巨星 Sports3.1M WordsOngoing I'm fat? I'm a creep, too. Greedy? I've got a dirty game, too. This is the story of a creepy fat guy who takes a System and makes his way through the world of football. Football group: 608815778 (full subscription required to join) 0Votes827.6kRecs257.3kFans
  8. 58 The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿 Historical6.4M WordsOngoing In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous 438Votes13.5MRecs5.1MFans
  9. 59 The Southern Ming Continues 续南明 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing “The Great Ming has unified the four seas, surpassed the Three Dynasties and outshone the Han and Tang. Its reach extends to the ends of the earth, and all under Heaven bow as its subjects...” In the sixth year of the Xuande era, Zheng He set sail on his seventh voyage to the Western Ocean. He proudly proclaimed these words on the Stele of the Heavenly Consort’s Divine Manifestations. At the time, the might of the Ming dynasty was at its height. But by the end of the Chongzhen era, the great edi 2Votes722.2kRecs228.1kFans
  10. 60 A Small-Time Rich Farmer in the Hills 山洼小富农 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Wen Xu dislikes life in the big city. It makes him feel as if he is always in a hurry, with no chance to rest, body or mind. His paycheck never seems to stretch far enough, and that is before you even get to the skies where you can barely see the stars and the smoggy days that give you endless reasons to complain. At last, he gets the chance to escape the city and return to the countryside. Though life is a little hard at first, the land and scenery of his hometown finally bring peace to his res 0Votes601.8kRecs236.7kFans
  11. 61 EN The Black Iron Castle 黑铁之堡 Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted After the Great Cataclysm, all the rules of the world were rewritten. The Iron Age began, and steel, steam, and martial power became humanity’s greatest means of survival. An ordinary boy named Zhang Tie, still bewildered by it all, gets a hard kick in the rear from the god of fate and receives a little tree that can continually grow all kinds of miraculous fruit. With a cry of pain, the boy tumbles headfirst into the currents sweeping across that boundless continent. The magnificent Third Centu 13Votes2.7MRecs528.1kFans
  12. 62 The Yi Cauldron 易鼎 Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted Dragon aura is the fundamental principle of humanity. An accident brought him back to this world, eighteen years in the past, accompanied by a shattered soul. It was a time of breathtaking landscapes and rival heroes, when the vast land awaited the one who would rule it. With the secret art of dragon aura, he breaks through the limits of his destiny and sets out to “change the dynasty.” 3Votes904.6kRecs364.6kFans
  13. 63 Gu Dao's Immortal Life 顾道长生 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted I thought this was going to be a realistic urban-life story, but then the setting changed without warning! Spiritual qi revival, the return of Taoist arts: this is probably a story about modern civilization transforming into a cultivation civilization. This book still takes its time. Reader group: 666-464-52. VIP group: 465-455-757 14Votes2.5MRecs1MFans
  14. 64 Thief and Detective 贼警 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Faced with criminal attacks and reprisals that were organized, international, and increasingly sophisticated, Serious Crimes Unit Seven teetered on the brink of disbandment. At a time of crisis, Zuo Luo was appointed leader of Unit Seven. He recruited Su Cheng through the Against All Odds Plan, and together they pooled their strengths to restore the unit to glory. But would Su Cheng, a criminal himself, truly help Zuo Luo? Meticulous schemes, wild ideas, strange and baffling cases, and crimes in 0Votes1.1MRecs171kFans
  15. 65 The Beast’s Blood Boils 兽血沸腾 Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted [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
  16. 66 Lotus Blossoms at Every Step 步步生莲 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted Yang Decheng, a community worker, unexpectedly returns to ancient times after doing his job conscientiously, becoming Ding Hao, the least favored illegitimate son of the Ding family. Without power or money, Ding Hao works as a carriage driver for his half-brother. His dream is to become a carefree young master in this wretched society and live out his days in peace. Though the dream seems distant, Ding Hao doesn't take it to heart. Drawing on the social experience he gained from community work, 8Votes4MRecs842.9kFans
  17. 67 Rise of the Poor Scholar 寒门崛起 Historical5.1M WordsOngoing This is the story of a graduate student in Classical Chinese who, after being battered again and again while searching for work, returns to the middle of the Ming dynasty and enters the body of a young child in a mountain village. His father is stiff and taciturn, his mother is fiery, and his relatives are all a troublesome lot. There's no shortage of squabbles in the little farmyard. Luckily, I have several thousand years of accumulated history behind me, and the Four Books, Five Classics, and 61Votes2.8MRecs1.1MFans
  18. 68 Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince 回到明朝当王爷 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation, The Beacon Fire of March, is now airing] Through a series of mishaps, Zheng Shaopeng, a well-meaning fool for nine lifetimes, finds himself back in the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. It is a colorful age, filled with the wickedness of the Eight Tigers of the capital, the romantic flair of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, the teachings of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, and the absurd antics of the Zhengde Emperor, Zhu Houzhao. Having stumbled into this world in 12Votes5.2MRecs2.3MFans
  19. 69 Brocade-Clad by Night 锦衣夜行 Historical3.8M WordsCompleted I was everywhere during the Jingnan Campaign, the reduction of the vassal princes, the capital’s relocation, the compilation of the great encyclopedia, the campaigns against the Mongols, and the expeditions to the South Seas, yet no one knew I was there. The whole world fit in my sleeve. I walked unseen in brocade, keeping a low profile. A low profile was the way to go. A convoluted line of inheritance and a fate passed down through generations, one over which he had no control, set the stage fo 6Votes3.1MRecs890kFans
  20. 70 Heavy Industry of a Great Power 大国重工 Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Metallurgical equipment, mining equipment, power equipment, offshore engineering equipment... A great nation cannot do without its own heavy-equipment industry. Feng Xiaochen, director of the National Major Equipment Office, transmigrates to 1980. See how he and his peers use sweat and ingenuity to build a powerhouse in heavy industry. 24Votes1.3MRecs681.6kFans
  21. 71 Divine Treasures 神藏 Urban5.3M WordsCompleted In the blink of an eye, seas turn to fields. Dayan takes you into the world of antiques!!! 7Votes3MRecs742.7kFans
  22. 72 The Champion's Heart 冠军之心 Sports3.7M WordsCompleted “Mr. Zhou, we noticed that as a child, you dabbled in a wide range of fields, including basketball, table tennis, badminton, Go, Chinese checkers, Gomoku, Chinese chess, international chess, calligraphy and painting, guitar and music. Does that mean that even if you hadn't chosen football as your career, you could have achieved the same level of success in another field?” “Well... football is the only thing I've ever been passionate about for more than three minutes.” “So all the things we liste 5Votes1.6MRecs452.4kFans
  23. 73 A Lowly Soldier on the Ming Frontier 明末边军一小兵 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted In the third month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shanxi and Shaanxi. A thousand miles of land lay barren, and the people were starving. In the fourth month, Li Zicheng entered Henan and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to seize Chengcheng. In the seventh month, the Later Jin army laid siege to Xuanfu and raided Datong, taking many border forts. The Ming faced internal strife and external threats, teetering on the brink! That July, Wang Dou unexpectedly arrived in th 16Votes656.2kRecs585kFans
  24. 74 The Dawn of Lingao 临高启明 Historical9.4M WordsOngoing They transmigrate to an age of chaos by choice, not because they were struck by lightning. Some want to become kings and conquer the land. Some want to rescue the people from their misery. Others want to use their own strength to stop the final conquest of civilization by barbarism, and thereby rewrite the history of the Chinese people. Of course, some only want to enjoy the extremely decadent life they can’t have in the present day, with three wives and four concubines. This group of ordinary p 120Votes2.5MRecs552.7kFans
  25. 75 A Life of Wealth and Glory 一世富贵 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Northern Song during Emperor Renzong's reign, Xu Ping places first in the imperial examinations. But after offending the Empress Dowager, he is sent to Lingnan to serve as an official. Starting out as a minor border official, he rises step by step until he finally comes into his own, writing his own legend in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song emerged from the chaos of the Five Dynasties, with the great aristocratic clans swept away. The gentry had yet to take shape, 0Votes542.3kRecs242.6kFans
  26. 76 The Apocalypse Gate 天启之门 Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [NPCs strike back against players! Crush the transmigrators!] This is my world, and I make the rules! Who gave you bastards the right to throw your weight around here?! The path to becoming [the greatest savior in history] is sure to be thrilling! … Chen Xiaolian: Starting today, we're forming a resistance group dedicated to fighting those bastards! Our team will be called… the Goofball Alliance! Team member: Captain, with a name like that, I'm afraid people will beat us up if we tell them… … 0Votes4MRecs785kFans
  27. 77 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted 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
  28. 78 Chaoyang Police Affairs 朝阳警事 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted The heavenly eye and earthly eye are no match for the human eye. Community police officers work at the grassroots level, relying on the watchful eyes of the public to solve one bizarre case after another. The Chaoyang residents have a message: Don't break the law, or you're finished! 0Votes737.9kRecs270.8kFans
  29. 79 A Spy's War 间谍的战争 Military3.2M WordsCompleted If an ordinary person wants to declare war on spies, the best way is to become a spy too. If a spy wants to take on a powerful espionage organization, they should join one just as powerful. If they can't join any powerful espionage organization, then they should build one themselves and fight until they are destroyed or win. This is a spy's war, a story about how a group of ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things. 1Votes2.2MRecs467.2kFans
  30. 80 The Fake Great Hero 冒牌大英雄 Sci-Fi4.1M WordsCompleted 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
  31. 81 Reborn in the Wild Era 重生野性时代 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Back from 2018 to 1993. In my memory, that summer was scorching hot. 1Votes3.1MRecs1.1MFans
  32. 82 A First-Rank Official 官居一品 Historical5.8M WordsCompleted Count the heroes, weigh their triumphs and defeats: a century passes like a dream, yet their hearts burn with purpose. They strive to govern wisely and save a crumbling realm, even if a flood of infamy follows them beyond the grave. They scorn death and cherish the rise and fall of nations, traveling alone through storms and tempests. Who wouldn't wish the Great Wall to stand forever? Yet none can know if the River of Sorrow will flow eastward, back into the sea. 43Votes1.4MRecs892.1kFans
  33. 83 The Best Movie Star 最佳影星 Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I want to roll around in piles of cash! I want to become a Hollywood superstar! 0Votes816.2kRecs249.5kFans
  34. 84 The Finest Houseboy 极品家丁 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted [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
  35. 85 Reborn: From Foot-Scratching Slob to Handsome God 重生之抠脚大汉变男神 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted As a successful, hairy, middle-aged man, he was reborn in his student days. Having to sit the college entrance exams all over again was bad enough, so why had the chest hair and leg hair he’d been so proud of vanished too? He’d even turned into a weak, pretty-faced boy. Life wasn’t worth living anymore. Er Bao’s completed novel: The Right Way for a Couch Potato to Make a Comeback Er Bao’s new novels: the urban story I Can Only Transmigrate Halfway and the contemporary story A Commoner in the Rep 0Votes364.4kRecs300.4kFans
  36. 86 Elegant Dissipation 雅骚 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted 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
  37. 87 The Rise of a Little Star 小明星演义 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Yingxia arrived in a new timeline and felt as if he had brought the answer key but walked into the wrong exam room. Although he had a reference, he still had to work out every answer for himself. It was like taking an exam with no time limit: if he did well, the credit went to the answer key; if he did badly, it was because he wasn't good enough. It really didn't feel great! (P.S. I'm terrible at writing blurbs, and I'm a pinyin-only typist, so typos may pop up at any time. Please bear wit 0Votes218.8kRecs124.2kFans
  38. 88 The Great Sage’s Tale 大圣传 Xianxia4.4M WordsOngoing The supreme beings among demons are known as “Great Sages.” A young boy leaves his mountain village, travels across the land, and steps into legend one step at a time, becoming a myth. VIP Group: 102407797 (full subscription required) 55Votes2.5MRecs1.8MFans
  39. 89 Disciplining the Song Dynasty 调教大宋 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted In the sixth year of Qingli, the Zhao Song dynasty was awash in song and dance. Then a madman arrived… He saw with his own eyes the Great Song's splendor, grace, and warmth. At first, Tang Yi just wanted to enjoy this era. The Jingkang Incident, the Mongol cavalry, none of it had anything to do with him. History would follow its own course, no matter how much he meddled. A thousand years later, China would still be China! It couldn't fall! But when an old man, worried for his country and its 2Votes1.2MRecs990.3kFans
  40. 90 Genius Feng Shui Master 天才相师 Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Young Ye Tian unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a master diviner. He plumbs the mysteries of heaven and humanity, understands the changes of past and present, and carries on the lost teachings of the sages. 3Votes1.7MRecs1.2MFans
  41. 91 EN I Come from the Mortal Realm 我从凡间来 Xianxia7.8M WordsCompleted I came from the mortal world, seeking immortality here. 0Votes8.2MRecs1.2MFans
  42. 92 Judgment 裁决 Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing He looks like an innocent, simple-minded boy with a dazed expression and an oversized head. But this little rascal learned good temper from an irascible dwarf, humility from an arrogant elf, honesty from a lying gnome, and manners from a barbarian. When this country bumpkin, unable to cultivate battle aura, steps onto the stage from a small southern city, he will become the greatest knight of all. 1Votes2.5MRecs555.7kFans
  43. 93 The Supreme Chapters 太上章 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted Born in a wild and untamed land, a young man overcomes every hardship, seeks the source of heaven and earth, ascends to the pinnacle of creation, and becomes the ancestor who founded the Dao! 2Votes2.1MRecs284.9kFans
  44. 94 Golden Fishing Grounds 黄金渔场 Urban4.2M WordsCompleted P.S. I’ve started a new book, The Taoist Priest, Times Have Changed. Please check it out. I love blue skies and green trees, but I love the vast, surging ocean even more. Fish from shallow waters, fish from the deep, lobsters, and giant crabs: how could a foodie’s world be complete without seafood? Speedboats, yachts, sport-fishing boats, and patrol boats, though luxury cruise ships are really the way to go. I keep brown bears, polar bears, and raccoons at home, and dolphins, belugas, and s 6Votes1.3MRecs646.8kFans
  45. 95 The Great Painter 大画家 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Van Gogh: I dream of painting, and then I paint my dream. Fang Yi: I dream of painting, but your life story is terrifying. I don’t paint my dreams. I capture the moments that stir my heart. Matisse: I had long since mastered my craft, but now, as I study my means of expression, I feel as though I’m only just beginning to learn. Fang Yi: I’ve raised my skills to a level others can hardly reach. Often, I can’t help showing them off, even flaunting them. As for means of expression? To me, painting 0Votes197.9kRecs126.9kFans
  46. 96 Happy Little Mayor 逍遥小镇长 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted P.S. I've started a new book, I'm Really an African Warlord. Please check it out.**** I need work and entertainment, but above all, I want a carefree, comfortable life. Snowy mountain peaks, sailing across clear waters, riding horses on the grasslands, and exploring mysterious forests: my territory is a place of breathtaking beauty. A church, a school, a police station; a hospital, a community center, a club, and even a small government to run. As the highest-ranking local official, I have to ad 0Votes910.6kRecs304kFans
  47. 97 The Basketball Emperor 篮坛教皇 Sports2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn today, a legend tomorrow! My new book, Now I Want to Be a Good Person, began serializing in the Urban section on March 15, 2020! Doing good deeds makes you stronger! I had no choice before, but now I want to be a good person! 0Votes1MRecs283.4kFans
  48. 98 Ace 王牌 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted 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
  49. 99 Supreme Face Reader 超品相师 Urban9.5M WordsCompleted There are nine grades of mystic masters, and each grade is a whole new level. An ordinary young man from the twenty-first century unexpectedly inherits Zhuge Liang's mystical arts. Qin Yu has no grand ambitions; he just wants to stay home with his wife and children, enjoying a warm bed. But through a series of coincidences, he gradually reaches the pinnacle of mystic mastery and becomes a supreme master. He reads the land, the people, and the hearts of beauties. 0Votes2.3MRecs1.4MFans
  50. 100 Reborn: The Thief Who Roamed the World 重生之贼行天下 Gaming3.0M WordsCompleted A lonely wanderer, steps that pursue the shadows, this is the thief's anthem. With the memories of a level-180 master thief, Nie Yan returns to ten years ago. Fate has played a joke on him. Everything he once missed, everything that was taken from him, he'll take back. Then he'll gear up with the best equipment, crush all opposition, kill any god who stands in his way, and become unstoppable. 29Votes2.3MRecs1.1MFans

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