Novels like Slay the Sand
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Slay the Sand, best match first.
- 1 An Extraordinary Woman 有女不凡 She was a real-life Cinderella, the media's very own little Diana. Indeed, the only thing she hadn't done was actually wear a crown, and even the way she died was like Diana's. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar era, in a child's body. With each step she took outside, the world seemed both familiar and strange. This should have been the early Sui dynasty, but Yang Jian wasn't emperor, and the child she had raised with her own hands had changed his name to Li Yuan. All s 0Votes8.3kRecs147.8kFans
- 2 When Love Comes Around 良缘到 The perilous romance of a lazy fake loli * Even though Tang Luer could remember everything she saw, returning to ancient times did nothing to give her great ambitions or extraordinary wisdom. With no family to rely on and no parents to turn to, she had only a few mediocre skills. She and her tough old companion bickered and fought, yet relied on each other to get by. But life could never stay peaceful forever, and trouble always came without warning. The skills she thought she'd never need sudde 0Votes77.4kRecs134.4kFans
- 3 Back in Ancient Times as a Veterinarian 回到古代当兽医 Veterinarian Qiu Yehong transmigrates and finds herself living with a wealthy family. She watches their dazzling, intoxicating life from the sidelines, waiting for her destined love. 0Votes157.5kRecs283.9kFans
- 4 The Virtuous Wife Is Poisonous 贤妻有毒 A discarded wife is reborn, harboring neither resentment nor regret. She seeks no revenge, only distance. Even if fate toys with her, even if she cannot escape or hide, and is made to meet them again and again, she still holds fast to her simple happiness. 0Votes65.7kRecs130.2kFans
- 5 The Ancient Landlady 古代地主婆 Born in the countryside, Lin Saiyu spent every last bit of her family’s money on her education. After graduating from agricultural college, she joined the ranks of the unemployed. Downcast, she slunk back to her mountain village and became a freeloader on her parents. Then she pulled herself together and leased an orchard halfway up the mountain. Just as her business was about to succeed, she woke up to discover she had transmigrated. Well, if she had to transmigrate, at least she’d solved one p 0Votes52.9kRecs265.5kFans
- 6 Proud and Pampered 骄娇无双 (Read at your own risk! This heroine is adored by everyone, and her golden finger is outrageously powerful!) During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a reborn, feigned-sick beauty embarks on a path to unparalleled glory. She has a younger brother who endured every hardship and misery the world had to offer, proclaimed himself emperor, and then wept bitterly at her grave. She has a truly great ancestor, whose glory lives on only in legend. Her family is rich and powerful, and she is exceptiona 0Votes101kRecs54.4kFans
- 7 Reborn with the Fragrance of Medicine 重生之药香 She had nothing left to live for, yet woke up ten years in the past. Her family is still alive, and she hasn’t yet been forced to depend on others. Her fate is at a turning point. Reborn with a burning hatred, can she rewrite her destiny? 0Votes142.9kRecs293.4kFans
- 8 A Bond Forged by Medicine 药结同心 Shen Liumei, an unemployed herbal pharmacist, wakes up in ancient times after a fatal accident. She has become the daughter of a disgraced official, fallen on hard times. In this second life, can she fulfill her wishes and find a happy, beautiful life? 0Votes224.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 9 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
- 10 Healing with Brocade 医锦还厢 Young Marquis, you were the one who divorced me back then, and now you want to marry me again? Ever heard that a good horse doesn’t eat the grass it’s already passed? Have you no shame? I’ve spent so long being a good horse that I’m sick of it. This time, I’m going to be a bad horse. Damn, I really want to sing “Love’s Transaction” to him. What should I do? The author may be good at finishing books, but she’s always made things up as she goes. In the spirit of kindness and 0Votes62.1kRecs50.6kFans
- 11 A Beauty's Dream in Troubled Times 乱世红颜梦 The Warring States era: a bloody, dazzling, glorious age. The heroine, with a modern consciousness, arrives in this time and becomes a plaything in the hands of competing powers. When she cannot even keep her life, how can she hold on to her true self? In an age where the strong are everywhere, she refuses to be manipulated at will and embarks on a one-way road to stand alone against the world. 0Votes103kRecs454.6kFans
- 12 Marrying a Rogue 嫁痞夫 "Susu! Listen to your father. When choosing a man, you absolutely have to judge his appearance. A man with flirtatious eyes, thin lips, a frivolous and untrustworthy nature, and improper manners must never become a son-in-law of the Fang family!" "…" Just then, the man with the flirtatious eyes and thin lips, who could neither stand nor sit properly and whose mouth was full of honeyed words, came over and bowed deeply. "Revered father-in-law, your son-in-law pays his respects!" "Ah... it is 0Votes20.4kRecs27.1kFans
- 13 A Thousand Faces of Elegance 千面风华 She transmigrated, only to discover that she was tied to the bed of Murong Ke, the God of War of Yan. She has four faces, and Xie An, the foremost gentleman of Jin, falls in love with three of them. This is a chaotic age, and she is its bewitching beauty. To remember her, people created a phrase that would endure through the ages: peerless elegance! 0Votes24kRecs399.1kFans
- 14 The Battle of the Phoenixes 斗鸾 Transmigration is all the rage these days, so she gave it a try too. She became the legitimate daughter of a noble house. A concubine, a half-brother, a cousin, a male cousin: the whole set. She thought she’d landed in a household-intrigue novel. Then she discovered her family was caught up in the imperial court’s succession struggle. Turns out it was a political intrigue novel. In the blink of an eye, her father and grandfather were convicted and exiled, and the family returned to their hometow 0Votes322.3kRecs51.4kFans
- 15 The Ideal Husband 良婿 This is a war without smoke or gunfire. She is in the light, while he is in the shadows, with a blood feud separating them. To marry and share a pillow, to be bound together heart and soul, was merely part of a carefully woven conspiracy. How can happiness ever be obtained? Knowing kindness and repaying kindness, yet never being weak or indulgent! All in all, this is a story of revenge, counter-revenge, and protection. * * * * Several of my VIP novels have already been completed, so the quality 0Votes352.6kRecs264.8kFans
- 16 The Beautiful Wen Ya 美人温雅 Her father is in prison, and her family is saddled with enormous debts. With no other choice, Liu Jing, once a child prodigy but suppressed and disciplined by her parents for six years, begins disguising herself as a man and doing everything she can to support her family. She never imagined that the man she had once belittled, hurt, and provoked would also begin to appear in her life again. And now he has turned completely dark... 0Votes183.6kRecs58.4kFans
- 17 A Peaceful World 安乐天下 She died at sixteen and was reborn at ten. Ji Xiaotang has only one simple wish: to live a long, peaceful, and happy life. However, she gradually discovers that a shocking secret lies buried beneath it all. Her simple wish turns out to be an impossible dream. “Perhaps you could consider marrying me.” “Now you have no choice but to marry me.” 0Votes75.8kRecs39.5kFans
- 18 Glorious Age 盛世芳华 After a chance encounter with a certain young woman, he was completely smitten and single-mindedly set off on the long road to winning her heart. 2Votes541.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 19 Noble Lady Doctor 名门医女 Qi Yue stumbles into a strange era. Her hair is styled like a married woman’s, but her husband is nowhere to be seen. She lives alone in a separate courtyard, with cold pots, cold stoves, and cold stares. What kind of joke is this? Since I’m the principal wife of this household, then what I say goes. Good food, comfortable lodging, and we’ll all mind our own business. Keep picking fights with me, just you try. I’m a master surgeon. I’ll scare you out of your wits! 4Votes381.9kRecs367.2kFans
- 20 The Incense-Suppressing Order 镇香令 Knowing he was bringing storms with him, she still opened her arms to embrace him. I have missed you for so long. Who could share my loneliness with me? Only you Incense burns in the flames, and she enters the cycle of reincarnation once more. 0Votes93.7kRecs95.6kFans
- 21 The Little Maid of the Great Ming 大明小婢 Who is she? Is she an ordinary, slow-witted maid in a grand mansion behind vermilion gates? A servant at a funeral home who carries a lantern at midnight to bury corpses? A brothel madam with a black mole on her face? The Twelfth Lady of a secret society who kills without blinking? I do not possess a thousand faces. I live in place of countless wronged souls. And who is he? Is he the wastrel son of a noble marquis’s household? A helpless young man surrounded by schemes in the inner residence, mo 0Votes159kRecs34.3kFans
- 22 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
- 23 Luo Jiuzhen 洛九针 The Third Young Master Lu has studied hard for four years. With his studies complete, he’s on the verge of a bright future. His mother is delighted that her son has such promising prospects, but she also worries about his future. So she decides to break off his unsuitable engagement and drive his fiancée out of the house. [Not a political intrigue story, but a romance, with a male lead and a male supporting character] 3Votes1.1MRecs252.8kFans
- 24 Luoyang Brocade 洛阳锦 Ling Jingshu endured humiliation and struggled to survive all her life. Only at the moment of her death did she finally understand, overcome with regret. If Heaven gave her another chance, she would say three words to that man: Get lost!!! My new novel, Phoenix Returns to the Nest, has passed review~\(≧▽≦)/~ Old readers, come join me! 0Votes90.1kRecs67.2kFans
- 25 The Noblewoman 贵妇 A thought can carry you across countless rivers and mountains; one thought can turn oceans into fields. The moment she awoke inside a coffin, Ye Nanxi saw something that would shape every choice she made from then on. She had never seen a man say something so full of passion in such a heartless way. So when faced with the prospect of returning to her husband's family mansion, she refused without hesitation. But mutual destruction was not what she wanted either... . Completed novels: A Happy Occa 0Votes327.5kRecs190.7kFans
- 26 Marrying a Husband 嫁夫 In her previous life, she gave up in despair. Heaven granted her another chance, opening a window for her once more. ★★★ Important Announcement: After two and a half years away, Haoman is back with a new pen name, Yueguang Qiqi! Her new novel, Soul Marriage, is now available and updating rapidly. Search for the title on Qidian. These delicate flowers need watering, so old and new friends alike are welcome to bring a watering can and stop by for a chat 0Votes363.6kRecs159.2kFans
- 27 My Sister Is Poisonous 姐姐有毒 An unscrupulous lay Taoist nun from the East encounters the ten vampires no woman on Earth can resist. Here in our great land of China, we don't discriminate by race. But should we fight or join forces? That really is the question. Oh, don't bite! Big Sister is poisonous. 0Votes396.6kRecs71.6kFans
- 28 Command the Rivers and Mountains 掌河山 The new book, The Mystery Case Files, is now out~ Duan Yi, a young woman who has lived by a grave for eleven years, suddenly becomes the most sought-after bride among the noble young gentlemen... Young nobleman: I'll offer you my kingdom as a bride price! Duan Yi: The kingdom sounds great. I'll take it. You? I don't want the free gift. * Cui Zigeng watched coldly from the sidelines, then decided to open his tiger's jaws and wait for the girl who wanted to play the pig to eat the tiger to come ri 0Votes124.3kRecs79.9kFans
- 29 The Medical Classic of a Delicate Lady 娇娘医经 Cheng Jiaoniang’s simpleminded son has recovered. But she can’t help feeling that she is and isn’t Cheng Jiaoniang. Strange memories have appeared in her mind. As the daughter abandoned by the Cheng family, she still has to return to them. But she’s there to recover her memories, not to be scorned and bullied. [Romance] 1Votes930.3kRecs455.5kFans
- 30 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
- 31 The Award-Winning Actress 金牌影后 “Once Dou Kou died, no one could ever surpass her.” Gifted beyond compare and brimming with ambition, even after hitting rock bottom, she never gave up. Now, watch her soar to the top once more, facing the crowd’s skepticism as she gradually creates an even greater legend. Wherever she goes, the queen returns. “That is my faith, And that is my stage. Though my life may be hard and dim, I will climb to the top, Shine and burn bright, And give it everything I’ve got.” 0Votes55.9kRecs21.5kFans
- 32 A Wife of Higher Standing 妻高一筹 She transmigrates into the body of a woman who was used as a pawn in a marriage to a wealthy family, then discarded almost as soon as the wedding was over. Her luck is truly awful, especially since this abandoned wife has to raise two children their own father can’t stand. Still, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. This life as an abandoned wife, left to fend for herself, or rather, to provide for herself, and stay out of the household’s internal squabbles, is actually rather pleasant. The heroin 0Votes74.7kRecs156.5kFans
- 33 Mistakenly Seeking Immortality: The Original Work Behind Hua Rong 误长生——花戎原著 The original novel adapted into the film and television drama Flower and Flame~ When the commoners of Wei were granted their one and only chance to ascend to the Upper Realm and undergo the Mirror of Judgment’s appraisal, the mirror revealed the legendary, breathtakingly beautiful lone phoenix said to have existed since the creation of heaven and earth. Everyone cheered for the Third Miss of the Wei Minister’s residence. I, plain-looking, stared at my hand in confusion. Unless I was mistaken, in 0Votes82.3kRecs43.7kFans
- 34 The Grand Incense Master 大香师 A world where the art of incense reigns supreme, and a fantastical, dazzling legend. * She came from the mud. Fine clothes could not conceal her humble origins. Amidst the fragrant robes and jeweled hairpins, she was just a grubby little girl. . *, * The author has six completed books. Visit the author's page to find them. ^^ 0Votes226.2kRecs49.3kFans
- 35 Tales of the Spring Boudoir 春闺记事 Gu Jinzhi was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and married into a wealthy household. Her life was one of endless splendor and exhaustion, right up to its end. When she realized she wasn’t dead but had become a noblewoman in ancient times, irritation welled up inside her. Then she saw a man who looked exactly like her husband from her previous life, and she pursed her lips. Only then did the still waters of her life begin to ripple... 0Votes221.9kRecs150.4kFans
- 36 The Red Pearl Chronicles 红茱记 At his age, Xiong Zhen had risen to become the Director of the Eastern Depot, known as the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old. As a eunuch, he had slept with a dead emperor’s woman and dared to smack the little emperor on the head. He had gotten more than enough out of this life. The only imperfection was that he had no descendants by his side. Even a daughter without a son’s anatomy would have been enough to make him laugh in his dreams. In fact, before he castrated himself, he had a daughter. Sanyueguo VI 0Votes117.2kRecs51.6kFans
- 37 Cold Mist Over the River 烟水寒 The story of the ancient woman An Jieyu, who transmigrates to the modern era, then is reborn back at the starting point, journeying from fierce household battles to the warmth of everyday life, and from gilded halls and high office to dominating the jianghu. The tangled romances of a good-for-nothing heroine who has no interspatial realm, no supernatural abilities, and no talent for jade gambling, who regards the Three Obediences and Four Virtues as drifting clouds and pays no heed to the supre 0Votes64.1kRecs128.1kFans
- 38 The Finest Beauty Under Heaven 国色芳华 [The original novel for the TV drama starring Yang Zi and Li Xian] This is a prosperous, open-minded dynasty, where everyone loves peonies and will spend a fortune on them. Her name is Mudan, Peony, and she lives up to it. She also has a knack for cultivating rare peonies, but unfortunately, people treat her like a weed. Luckily, she can weather wind and rain, bitter cold and scorching heat. And so, her life is destined to bloom in all its splendor. 0Votes349.8kRecs340.2kFans
- 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 Radiant as Jade 容华似瑾 Her face ruined, her body ravaged by illness. At thirty, Xu Jinyu lay dying in a dark, cramped room. When she opened her eyes, she had awakened at the tender age of fourteen. She was aboard a ship bound for the capital and the Marquis of Weining’s residence, sailing toward the nightmare of her past life. Heh... In this life, her very existence would be their nightmare! My new novel, Rebirth of the Phoenix, has passed review~\(≧▽≦)/~ Welcome back, longtime readers! Please add 0Votes128.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 41 Married to a Physician 医嫁 Ling Qingwan felt that something about her life had been a little off lately. Her family and her home were familiar, and yet somehow they felt strange. She had inexplicably learned how to practice medicine. And in her dreams, a voice kept calling her “Big Sister,” even though she didn't have a younger sister. She figured that if she kept moving forward, step by step, she'd eventually understand the cause and effect… 0Votes172.6kRecs62.6kFans
- 42 A Show of Daughters 闺门秀 Zhao Xiu has a marquis for a brother, and he’s her own brother. She has everything: family background, looks, education, needlework, and ability. But she knows that in other people’s eyes, she’s still an upstart daughter of a marquis, no match for those well-born young ladies from distinguished families. But... Who wants to compete with them?! 0Votes442.8kRecs97.2kFans
- 43 A Joyous Match 喜良缘 Reading people's expressions and getting along with everyone? That's our strong suit! Playing dumb and pretending to be a fool while secretly outsmarting everyone? That's our specialty! So what if I transmigrated into the body of a lowly, unloved concubine's daughter? I'll borrow the east wind, secure a match as precious as gold and jade, and live a life of glory and freedom! 0Votes236.1kRecs197.3kFans
- 44 Longing for Spring’s Return 念春归 She opened her eyes again and found herself back in that year. There was still time to start over. She would secure a lifetime of peace for herself and her family. May the years be peaceful, and may spring return in its own time! 2Votes123.5kRecs89kFans
- 45 The Palace of the Emperor 宸宫 After many years, Mu Fei has returned to the starting point. Her new book, Jade Steps of Blood, is currently being serialized: After dreaming of a future in which her country fell, she was forced to become a concubine, stripped naked in a wedding prank by everyone in her clan, then forcibly abducted, violated, and tortured to death by Emperor Yan of the Murong clan, Li Yan completely lost her mind. She borrowed boundless power from the evil entity Grandmaster Tie and decided to wrestle with fate 0Votes83.4kRecs348.4kFans
- 46 The First-Rank Female Coroner 一品女仵作 Forensic pathologist Chi Shi transmigrates and becomes the Ninth Young Lady of a family of coroners. Chi Shi is quite pleased. Whatever life this is, all she wants is to focus on her career. Prince Zhou Xian: I’m rich and handsome. Why don’t you look at me? Female coroner Chi Shi: I listen only to the suffering of the dead and clear the names of the wronged. If you want me to look at you, why don’t you die first? A gentle 0Votes167kRecs103.5kFans
- 47 The Wicked Daughter of a Noble House 朱门恶女 Perhaps her time had not yet come, because Ye Kui died and came back to life. She awoke in a strange world, as a young lady of a wealthy and powerful family. But the people in that grand household wanted nothing more than her life. She thought it over and couldn’t see another way. If I don’t give you all a beating today, you’ll never learn what it means to “come to your senses.” 0Votes20.3kRecs112.1kFans
- 48 The Beauty Is Fierce 美人凶猛 Reborn after death, she resolves either never to marry or to take a husband who will join her family. To fight the former husband who killed her and protect her family's property, she gets involved in the family's silk and brocade business, then uses everything she once learned from him against him! . . I've completed four books, so you can count on me to finish this one too. Come on in^^ 0Votes338.6kRecs346kFans
- 49 The Virtuous Wife of the Noble House 朱门贤妻 Li Siqian had her future all planned out. First, she would marry a husband who was handsome, good-tempered, easy to bully and boss around, and shared her interests so perfectly they hit it off at once. Then... There was no then. She'd been tricked! The man before her met only one of her six criteria: he was handsome! Someone once said that some women could be happy with whoever they married. Li Siqian looked over her six standards. Well, all but good looks could be changed, couldn't they? Fine, 2Votes5.4kRecs36.4kFans
- 50 Return to the Capital 归朝 A new book is here: The Ever-Changing Flowers! Having returned after a hundred years, neither her mother nor the history they stained with blood and tears exists anymore. Huo Jiu: “I may be hard to pin down as a man or a woman, but I’m rolling in money. I’ll handle the wheeling and dealing, while you charge into battle. Hey, you! I’m talking to you!” 0Votes134.2kRecs56.5kFans
