Sword in Hand, Listening to Cicadas
携剑听蝉
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- Ongoing
- Length
- 449k Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Xuanhuan
- Updated
- 2y ago
- English
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Bai Hao's Handpicked Books
When the Six Kingdoms fell and the four seas were united, the mountains of Shu were stripped bare and the Epang Palace rose. It stretched for more than three hundred miles, blocking out the sky. From Mount Li, it ran north and then west, straight to Xianyang. Two rivers flowed gently into the palace walls.
High-Quality Reading List
I opened these books because I had nothing to read, and they turned out to be pretty good. No glaring issues, and both the writing and plot hold up. If you're looking for something to read, give them a try. They're quite interesting.
Yunlong Loves to Read
Now I'm old, scratching my white head as I pass through Yangzhou. Tired of wandering, I want to leave by the river, where I've planted a thousand orange trees with my own hands. Two distinguished guests from the southeast, a life's work of ten thousand volumes of poetry and books: let me make a proposal to you. Don't hunt tigers on Mount Nan; go seek the title of Wealthy Marquis instead.
Collecting New Buds
Is it hard to find a reading list you'll like? It's right in front of you! After all these years together, there are always a few books that stay in your memory. I've gathered them here, both in this list and on my shelf.
Stocking Up for My Next Reading Slump
Are you going through a reading slump? Can't find anything to read or figure out which book is worth picking from the pile? That's when you need someone to point you toward books with high ratings and strong reader retention, and to show you similar titles. You'll find all of that in my circle. Use it to guide your next pick. I created this list to recommend good books to everyone.
Books I've Seen in Dreams
After the rain, the creek runs level with its banks; I watch village children thank the clearing skies. Their bamboo horses stumble through the mud, while kites romp in the wind, singing as they fly. For three months of winter, they study with the scholars; then, with a thousand plow teams, they return to the fields. They learn enough characters to meet their tax and labor dues, with no need to toil for the favor of the court.
Handpicked Gems
Reading has become an essential part of my life. I've forgotten when I first fell in love with online fiction, and even the title of the first book I read. Time keeps rolling mercilessly on, so I've decided to share the books I love as gifts to everyone. I hope you'll enjoy them. If you have books you love, feel free to recommend them to me, too.
Working Hard on the Road to Godhood
Reading beneath a lamp, my eyes aren't what they used to be, but I still made it through twenty thousand tiny characters.
A Good Person's Reading List
The tung blossoms scent the air beneath a half-bright moon; I row home to the sound of cicadas singing. Around each bend, willows frame low thatched cottages, with fishnets hanging out to dry. I smile and point: “Where is my home?” Across a pond of lotus leaves, a little bridge stretches. Lamplight shines through paper windows among the slender bamboos, and the sound of reading fills the night.
A Handpicked Mix
Somewhere along the way, I began seeking out the beliefs authors put into their writing. When an author wants the characters on the page to feel alive, beautiful prose and fluid characterization are necessary, but they're only the surface. The protagonists and other characters need determination, courage, and dreams. For that, an author needs to understand them deeply and write from the heart.
Xue Lang's Top Picks
Behind every outstanding book are things we never see. Authors must withstand pressure from the outside world and overcome the obstacles they set for themselves before they can give us the wonderful works we read.
Digua's Makeover Plans
You don't need to buy fertile land to make your family prosperous; books can bring you plenty of grain. You don't need to build a grand mansion to live in comfort; books hold houses built of gold. Don't worry about having no one to accompany you when you go out; pass the civil examinations and you'll ride in a carriage surrounded by attendants. If a man wants to fulfill his life's ambitions, he should hurry to study diligently by the window.
Good Books I've Read Recently
Everyone has different tastes, and many books are full of wisdom about life. Today I'm recommending a few with a lot to teach. I really enjoy this kind of book. They're great!
I Want to Become Incredibly Strong
No flowers, no wine to mark the clear-bright festival; my spirits are as low as those of a wild monk. Yesterday I begged new fire from the neighbors, and at dawn shared it with the lamp beside my book.
Pingfan Ke's Reading Collection
Books for a little reading after a meal: cheerful, enjoyable stories to put you in a good mood every day.
Five Flavors Reading Room
A book you love can be finished in no time, but a kindred spirit may be long in coming. So often, life falls short of what we wish for. In a hundred years, how many times will we laugh with our hearts wide open?
A Little Dream Reading List
I recommend outstanding stories, or promising works with the potential to become outstanding. The plot and prose both have to be top-notch. These are the books I've read over the years that have stayed with me.
Handpicked Reading List
Recommended books for relaxing with after meals, offering a cheerful and enjoyable reading experience to brighten every day.
Little Fatty's Book List
At some point, I began enjoying the search for the beliefs that authors put into their writing. When an author wants the characters on the page to feel alive, beautiful prose and smooth characterization are needed. But those are merely an attractive outer shell. The protagonist and the other characters need perseverance, courage, and dreams. This is something an author must take the time to understand deeply.
A Selection of Promising New Novels
A record of the various early-stage novels I have read. If any suit your taste, please bookmark or comment.
2022 Picks
Every book has been carefully selected.
Collecting Promising New Novels
Is it really hard to find a list of books you will enjoy? It is right here in front of you. After all these years we have shared, there are always a few books that remain unforgettable. I have collected those books here, in this list and on my bookshelf.
Luan Feng's Top Recommendations
Virtue is all that matters. By chance, amidst the dust of the capital, among noble families clad in black. I have wine only to pour upon the soil of Zhao, but who will understand this sentiment? If you do not believe me, then let us become confidants. With bright eyes and high songs, we are both not yet old; before the wine, we wipe away the tears of heroes. Do you not see it? The moon is like water.
Huo Huo's Book List
At dawn, snow and clear flutes rise in confusion. In dreams I wander, unaware of where I am. Silent iron cavalry stretches like water. I think of the passes and rivers: west of Yanmen, reaching to Qinghai.
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The essence of a novel is to make the reader feel good. Readers on Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform) have high standards; they expect intellectual enjoyment. The writing is good, but the enjoyment isn't there. The protagonist's overpowered abilities are annoying to the supporting characters, which might deter half the readers.
If you meet a swordsman on the road, you must present your sword.
A small grievance in one's heart can be dispelled with wine, but a great injustice in the world can only be quelled by a sword. It's been many years since I've read a story about a swordsman; I look forward to an exciting sequel.
Since the male protagonist doesn't have any cheat codes...
Therefore, the early plot shouldn't have too many conflicts with high-level villains. It's unpleasant for readers to watch them suffer, while forcibly introducing plot devices like superhuman luck or deus ex machina disrupts the narrative's plausibility. Without any special abilities, shouldn't the story follow a steady, gradual development path?
The world-building is getting bigger and bigger! The plot holes we set up earlier weren't very obvious; we didn't realize how big they were until now, and they seem bottomless!
Is it for real that the main character is called "Blind Guy"?
I love this style of book; it's very captivating, with unexpected plot twists that keep you wondering what the next chapter will bring. The characters are also well-developed.
The writing is exquisite, brimming with detail. What seems illogical is explained later, with numerous plot twists and a novel premise. I look forward to the rest of the story.
The name is supposed to be traditional fantasy, the description is supposed to be artsy, and then you start with a system—is that supposed to create a contrast?
Don't let others sway your thoughts.
Write the plot according to your own ideas, however you want it to unfold. Don't always listen to others and end up completely distorting your own hard work.
The writing is alright, but the scene depiction is terrible. Yun Zhongjun is a major flaw; the background design is contradictory. Before the protagonist's sect, almost everyone had an innate foundation, and innate was far superior to acquired. In an era where cultivators couldn't be produced in a fixed way, someone like Yun Zhongjun would be impossible.