Hidden Gems: A List of Lesser-Known Novels (Usually, More or Less) 冷门精华小说书单(一般放比较冷门的小说,大概)
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- 1 Starting Out as a Legendary Director 从神级导演开始 Three hundred years ago, Shen Yu ushered in the Ming dynasty's golden age. Three hundred years later, the Ming dynasty ruled the world unchallenged. And now its gravedigger, Shen Yu, had returned once more. A story that begins with a director, and pits wisdom against overwhelming power. 0Votes41.4kRecs20.6kFans
- 2 I'm the Only Normal One in a World of Chuunibyou 全球中二病唯有我正常 The moment the blue moon rose, everyone across the world became afflicted with chuunibyou. They all mistakenly believed they possessed supernatural powers, magic, or battle aura. I alone was normal. New book: After Landing on the Moon 0Votes13.1kRecs21.8kFans
- 3 My Father Is a Great General 我爹是大将军 An imperial marriage decree right from the start? A father who's the most powerful general in the country? This happiness came a little too suddenly! Jiang Yiquan: Son, the emperor has granted you a wife, but you can look, not touch. You have to keep yourself in check. Jiang Sunchi: ? Jiang Yiquan: And I don't have long to live. I'll be dead soon. Before I go, I have to help His Majesty strip the aristocratic clans of their power. After that, our family will have enemies on every side. What's mo 0Votes18.8kRecs32.6kFans
- 4 My Wife Really Isn’t a Snake Demon 娘子真不是蛇妖 A beautiful wife falls from the sky, along with a fortune worth millions. Thanks to a mysterious marriage contract, Chen Mu, a lowly constable, inexplicably gained a beautiful wife and a vast fortune. His wife, surnamed Bai, was as lovely as a celestial maiden. He also had a flirtatious maid by his side named Xiao Qing. Then one day, a monk covered in golden dragon tattoos suddenly came to find him and revealed a shocking secret: “Good sir, your wife isn’t human. She’s... a demon!” What left Che 0Votes178kRecs564.2kFans
- 5 EN I Can't Die, So I Pretend to Be a Vampire 不死的我只好假扮血族 Fang Cheng had his head chopped off. His heart was pierced. His mouth was stuffed full of garlic. He was dragged into the sunlight and left to burn. His furious enemies hacked him to pieces. Fang Cheng came back to life and spread his hands toward his enemies. “I'll level with you. I'm not actually a vampire!” The crowd roared, “Like we'd believe a word you say!” 5Votes184.9kRecs946.4kFans
- 6 The Cat Immortal 猫真人 To the left lies technology; to the right, the supernatural. Shen Yu has arrived in a strange era, where he will write his own legend. Follow the way and you're human; go against it and you're a cat. A man and a cat are set on becoming immortals. 0Votes111.3kRecs53.6kFans
- 7 The Shackles of Humanity 人类枷锁 In a mysterious, eerie world, human civilization lacked electricity, and human lives were worth less than grass in a savage, chaotic age. Luo Kai struggled to survive as a lowly prisoner. Pain and hardship tempered his will, while war and slaughter drove his growth. When he finally looked back, he had become one of the most powerful beings in the world. 0Votes45.3kRecs158.4kFans
- 8 Awakened from a Nightmare 魇醒 Supernatural power always comes at a price! After transmigrating, Shen Mi awakens the ability to read minds, but the price is... having to say out loud whatever thoughts he reads. This is the story of a group of struggling authors, each of whom has come to live like a character from their own books. 0Votes47.6kRecs145.7kFans
- 9 The Assassin Has a Bit of a Headache 刺客脑阔有点疼 Reincarnated as Kane Scott, he was set on the path of an assassin by the System he carried with him. But his head hurts a little. 0Votes4.3kRecs0Fans
- 10 My Pokemon Trainers Are Beautiful Girls 我的精灵使是美少女 This book is also known as “As a Pokemon, I’m Invincible Without a Poop-Scooper.” I’m a Crystal Pokemon. As a youngling, I was shaped like a ball. After unceasing effort and training, I finally became a muscular baby who could punch his way through a Pokémon Day Care. I was a legend and a big shot in the eyes of all young Pokemon. But all these muscles weren’t what I wanted. As the saying goes, whether you’re strong depends on the current version, but looking good is for life. Luckily, I still h 0Votes17.9kRecs26.3kFans
- 11 I Don't Want to Be Emperor Again 朕又不想当皇帝 Given a second chance at life, he only wanted to live in peace. But everyone insisted on making him emperor... 0Votes981.6kRecs520.2kFans
- 12 EN Blackstone Code 黑石密码 If you could live your life over again, what would you choose? Would you still be an ordinary person, as you are now, perhaps keeping your brilliance hidden and your name unknown, lounging above the clouds as you watch them drift by? Or would you make the world your stage, stir up the winds of change, and make the whole world dance to your tune, leaving people breathless at your every word and deed? Write your own laws. Set the rules yourself. Life lasts only a few short decades: either shine yo 10Votes766.9kRecs952.9kFans
- 13 I Really Don't Want to Date 我真的不想谈恋爱 Qiu Yuan obtained a romance reward System, commonly known as the simp System. As long as he fawns over girls, he can become stronger. As long as he tries various ways to make girls happy, he can become stronger. However, once a girl accepts his confession, he can no longer obtain any rewards from her. Girl: “Qiu Yuan, stop fawning over me. I’m willing to be your girlfriend.” Qiu Yuan: “Do you think I fawn over you because I like you? I fawn over you because I like fawning! Don’t push your luck, 0Votes175.2kRecs212.6kFans
- 14 EN The Demon Lord Doesn't Have to Be Defeated 魔王不必被打倒 [Holy Sword]. [Skill]. [Blessing]. As the hero summoned to another world, Xi En has basically unlocked every cheat ability there is. He has only one task: to answer the goddess's wish and defeat the Demon King. But... "The Demon King does not necessarily have to be defeated, right?" Hundreds of gigabytes of images flashed through the hero's mind in an instant. "Yes, this is the correct way to defeat the Demon King." 0Votes630.3kRecs357.6kFans
- 15 The White-Haired Demon Master 白首妖师 A cruel and utterly inhuman person is called a “human fiend”! A worldly, smooth operator who understands the ways of people is called a “people person”! A vicious, bloodthirsty killer is called a “butcher”! Then what would you call someone whose schemes are as unpredictable as shifting clouds and who is as cunning as a demon...? … … 0Votes1MRecs279.1kFans
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I Just Don't Play by the Rules! 我就是不按套路出牌
After a great battle, your beautiful senior sister shyly lifts her face toward you and slowly closes her eyes. At this moment, you... [Option One: Gently kiss her on the lips. Completion reward: Thousand-Leaf Wonder Manual (Earth Grade, Top Tier)] [Option Two: Kiss her on the forehead. Completion reward: Yin-Yang Twin Blades (Earth Grade, Low Tier)] [Option Three: Give her a hug. Completion reward: Netherworld Treasure Scale (Mystic Grade, Top Tier)] [Option Four: Say as quickly as possible: Sen
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- 17 EN I Just Want to Draw Comics Quietly 我只想安静的画漫画 Chu Yu, a longtime anime and manga fan, a deadbeat otaku in other people’s eyes, and a manga author who leaves readers hanging! One day, he acquired a System containing many excellent manga from Earth in a parallel world… And began the manga career he thought would be legendary, but which turned out to be a complete tease! Reader A: “Sensei, please, could you finish Hunter x Hunter before starting another new series? You’ve been on hiatus for three years. Three years, then another three year 0Votes87.6kRecs114.7kFans
- 18 Azure Star Journey 蔚蓝星途 Adrift in the depths of the star sea, with no idea when the journey will end! Finding a new home may seem like a dream, but they refuse to give up. They push against the current, becoming indomitable pioneers. Even if a civilization falls, a new one will rise from its ruins. 0Votes71kRecs133.3kFans
- 19 The Strongman Who Walked Out of a Psychiatric Hospital 从精神病院走出的强者 Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital is full of talent. Lin Fan: I am absolutely not a psychiatric patient. I’m a perfectly normal person who likes to cultivate. I just touch power outlets, climb high-voltage cabinets, and stand on the rooftop during thunderstorms to perform staff techniques for the heavens. Old Director of Qingshan: Son, let’s talk this out. Don’t do anything rash. Director Li: And you still say you’re not a psychiatric patient? Evil Thing: I’m just passing through. Please don’t eat m 0Votes342.9kRecs569.9kFans
- 20 Tokyo's Mastermind 东京幕后玩家 You may not believe this when I tell you. I was originally a famous screenwriter known for crime and suspense stories. But for some reason, I transmigrated into a handsome high school boy in Neon. I suppose this makes it easier to relate to the story. I had planned to properly experience high school life in Neon, but somehow became the mastermind behind the scenes in Neon instead. Never mind that. I have work to do. The curtain rises… The lights are ready… The actors are waiting backst 0Votes13.5kRecs25kFans
- 21 The Last Reckless Man 最后一个莽撞人 In the jianghu, people drift like duckweed. The imperial court stands too high above, while storms batter the world below. After a “ding,” life takes a turn for an undercover constable with no one to rely on. He walks between black and white. He is a jianghu man who watches the tides of fortune with a smile, and, above all, a hothead who believes only in reason. This is a story about the Way of the Jianghu. 0Votes3.7kRecs3.5kFans
- 22 Taking Charge of Great Ming 承包大明 After an accident, a trading analyst transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli era and becomes the live-in son-in-law of a wealthy ivory merchant. He thinks he’ll be able to thrive in ancient times just like the protagonists in transmigration novels, becoming richer than a king and surrounded by wives and concubines. That is, until he meets the Wanli Emperor, the famous emperor known for his “one-book Wanli”... “Your Majesty, about my commission...?” “Don’t worry, you’ll get every bit o 0Votes504kRecs189kFans
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Return to the Fold 归向
This is an age after the dusk of an ancient civilization and the rise of beings known as divine star lifeforms. Humanity strives to rebuild a second-generation civilization, casting aside the ideas of the past. No, not exactly casting them aside, but replacing them. The Steam Age: steel roars, heavy artillery thunders, and riveted warships rule the oceans. The Age of Electricity: lights flicker, airships take to the skies, and drones swarm overhead. Then comes the glorious dawn of the nuclear ag
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- 24 The Righteous Sects All Hate Me 正派都不喜欢我 My master died, and I got a secret manual… Only when one master after another met with disaster did I realize that things weren't so simple. I wanted to become a great hero in the game, so how did I end up as a supervillain? This makes no sense! Why do all the villainous big shots take such an interest in me?? (A gaming story set in the wuxia world of the great Wen Rui'an.) 0Votes79.2kRecs147.3kFans
- 25 If Water Flows East 若水向东流 Make simps see the error of their ways, persuade prostitutes to go straight, put gambling addicts on the right track, and awaken the conscience of lackeys. Like water flowing east, don’t turn back. 0Votes69.9kRecs83.6kFans
- 26 This Assassin is a Bit Strange 这个刺客有毛病 Reborn in an ancient world filled with sword energy and raised by an assassin master, Fang Bie was surprised to discover that martial arts in this world were far more prosperous than he had imagined. From nobles and officials to common folk roaming the martial world, everyone learned martial arts to protect themselves. To avoid becoming some stranger's handy ingredient for training, Fang Bie devoted himself to martial arts. He mastered pressure points, lightness skills, mechanisms, palm techniqu 0Votes162.4kRecs345.6kFans
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The Bitter Realm Martial Arts System 苦境武学系统
Coming to his senses after a great dream, Li Qi transmigrates into the body of an unwanted illegitimate son in the Li residence of Jizhou. This is a high-martial wuxia world. Legends say its strongest figures can overthrow dynasties and destroy heaven and earth. In this world, Li Qi obtains a martial arts System from the Bitter Realm. The Buddhist sect has all kinds of sacred arts and secret techniques. I have the Nine Meditations of the Zen Heaven, the Twelve Divine Heaven Guards, the Eightfold
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- 28 The Bounty Hunter’s Journal 捉刀记 What kind of blade is a blade? 0Votes18.2kRecs10.4kFans
- 29 I Survived 999 Heavenly Tribulations 我渡了999次天劫 After transmigrating across the land of Shenzhou, Zhen Hetu saw game-style status panels for everything. The first thing he checked was his own stats: Luck 99! Perfect. Hetu was certain he was Heaven's chosen one. Even a peach he picked up off the ground would be a heavenly Peaches of Immortality! He could skip cultivation and just eat rice for a dozen years to become a Great Firmament Golden Immortal or some other ancient monster of the mortal world. But twenty years later, when he saw his cult 0Votes160kRecs173.9kFans
- 30 EN Three Thousand Years Older, Ascend to Immortal Rank 女大三千位列仙班 Lu Ya was obsessed with the online cultivation game Ancient Immortal Court. For five years, he stayed up night after night, grinding away at cultivation. Just as he earned the first [All Professions Max-Level Title] in history, he transmigrated to a real immortal realm, bringing with him every max-level skill he had in the game... But he had already grown tired of every adventure the immortal realm had to offer. Being invincible meant being bored, and Lu Ya declared: “I really don’t want to work 0Votes100.9kRecs393.6kFans
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My Nephew Is Far Too Wary 我侄子戒心实在太重了
Chen Yaodong, a veteran programmer, transmigrates to a parallel world and returns to his high-school days at age sixteen. He is an orphan. It doesn't take long for him to discover that this world is full of danger: there are warriors who act without restraint and sinister, eerie practitioners of the dark arts everywhere. He has to be cautious and stay alert to everything around him! A diary reveals that someone close to him is plotting to steal his inheritance: the fiancée of his late uncle, who
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I’m About to Go Broke 我快亏成麻瓜了
I am a wizard who transmigrated from the world of Harry Potter. I was promised that I would be sent home once I spent all the money. Somehow, I invested in Little Wolf Warrior, Little Nezha, and The Wandering Earth... Somehow, Cat Factory appeared out of nowhere and became the largest internet company; Somehow, I hired a group of backstabbing maniacs, and as I kept losing money... I somehow lost my way into becoming the richest man in the world. Life is so hard. If I can't spend this money, I'll
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I Really Don't Want to Live Off a Woman 我真不想吃软饭
After a bout of carbon monoxide poisoning, Han Chao discovers that he has arrived in another world. When he wakes up, he finds himself with a beautiful wife. The key thing is, this woman paid him to be her husband. Should he spend three years living comfortably by relying on her? No way! Transmigrators have their dignity, don't they? How about getting a little seed money first and making a cool hundred million?
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The Road to Klimasa 迈向克里玛莎
“Humility! Honesty! Compassion! Courage! Justice! Sacrifice! Honor! Faith!” He is a lich, yet he upholds the spirit of chivalry! He is a lich, yet he remains devoted to the faith of the Light! “Facing powerful foes, we stand without fear! Bold and loyal, we bring no shame to the Holy Spirit! Upright and true, we would rather die than yield! We protect the weak and never defy what is right!” Standing atop the world, no storm, however fierce, can stop him from following in the Holy Spirit's footst
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- 35 Mages Will Always Be Your Daddy 法爷永远是你大爷 0Votes776.5kRecs617.5kFans
- 36 I Turned a Lady Knight into a Shut-In 我把女骑士养成死宅女 “I'll go to sleep right away.” “I'll just play one last round.” “Staying up late is bad for your health. Pulling an all-nighter is fine, though.” “Ugh, what a hassle. Let's hurry home.” “Hey, weren't you the one who told me? The money isn't really being spent. The money you paid in just changes into a form you like and stays with you.” “No way. The blanket has sealed me in, so I can't get up.” “It got delayed again? I want to destroy this world that never keeps its promises.” “I, even if I die, 0Votes244.5kRecs110.4kFans
- 37 EN The Wandering Fleet of Deep Space 深空之流浪舰队 (Originally titled: Deep Space Ball Captain. Earth is the cradle of human civilization, but humanity cannot live in the cradle forever. In the year 2264, the first deep-space colony ship of human civilization leaves the Solar System and ventures into the endless darkness... 6Votes587.8kRecs436.5kFans
- 38 EN I Have a Group of Earth Players 我有一群地球玩家 Player: I’m a wage earner making less than five thousand yuan a month. Half my pay goes to rent, I don’t have a girlfriend, and my boss chews me out every day. But I’m happy, because there’s a new virtual game where I have a powerful bloodline, my own fleet, and even a colony planet granted to me by a lord. I know it’s not real, but in there, I’ve found a purpose in life! Actually... the lord who granted him the planet really wants to tell him it’s not fake. He really does have his own fleet and 7Votes419.4kRecs440.8kFans
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The Age of the Dark Moon 暗月纪元
The glorious civilization of the past was overturned overnight. As the eerie purple moon rose, a new Purple Moon era began. Damn it, what kind of ecosystem is this? Evolution is so chaotic that even rabbits bite, and plants are no pushovers either. How am I supposed to survive? Evolve into a Purple Moon warrior? What does that have to do with the purple moon? What kind of map is this? Safe zones? Floating domains? The Dark Harbor? Storm sailing? Jingcheng? A list called “Terrifying Lullabies”? U
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The Ace Free Agent 王牌自由人
For all sorts of reasons, a mysterious and powerful top-tier online game expert enters a massively popular game that has taken the world by storm. He is... the powerhouse who dominates the dungeon clear-time rankings. He is... the creator of countless astonishing techniques. He is... the gaming god fought over by all the major guilds. He is... a headline name in the annals of online gaming. He is also the most eye-catching figure of all: the Ace Free Agent. (I'm no good at writing introductions.
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- 41 Ballad of Assassination 吟游刺杀录 This is a land of heroes, swords, and magic, home to a bard with grand ambitions. He is determined to write the most magnificent tales, spread love and peace throughout the world, and bring laughter to everyone. He hopes that whenever a great swordmaster or archmage opens their mouth, one of his jokes will come out. To that end, he set out to travel at the age of fifteen. After ten years on the road, he had crossed half the continent, only to fall deeper and deeper into poverty. In the end, he h 0Votes142.1kRecs100kFans
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Super Martial Upgrade 超武升级
In the future, three races vie for supremacy. Experts gather, and the killing never ends. Are they born enemies, or are they turning on their own kind? I'm Wu Wei. Join me for Super Martial Upgrade.
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Just Try Telling Me That Doesn't Make You Mad 就问你气不气
Copying books gets you castrated. Stirring things up at the drop of a hat. He is the eunuch king cursed by thousands and the most hated troublemaker in the entertainment industry! Tang Jian: “Sigh, I’m desperate too! Ever since I got the [Universe-Invincible, Anger-Everyone-to-Death, Heaven-Won’t-Answer-Your-Calls-and-Earth-Won’t-Respond System], I feel uncomfortable if I go even one minute without angering someone!” Before entering the pit: The opening is mildly toxic. This is an entertainment-
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- 44 My Reborn Girlfriend 我的重生女友 A story about losing heroines from different timelines being reborn in the same timeline. New book: “The Great Qin Detective,” please check it out! 0Votes94.8kRecs110.1kFans
- 45 The Cultivator in the Deep Mountains 深山中的修道者 Spiritual qi revival is underway, and a great age is about to begin. The Hundred Schools of Thought, the Western gods, and the mythic civilizations lost in the dust of history are all returning! Watch as Jiang Xiaobai seeks the Dao in the mountains and proves it overseas, step by step embarking on a path to slay the gods! 0Votes163.5kRecs159.7kFans
- 46 Dao Chant 道吟 In Xinghua Alley, there was an old beggar who craved alcohol all day long. On Mount Kunlun, there was also a quiet woman who loved to play the zither. Beneath the Nine Netherworlds, the Ghost Emperor and Holy Mother. On the path of cultivation and the quest for immortality, a young man carried a pair of sabers. One stirred up storms; the other cut through brambles. The mountain he was heading for was... 0Votes29.3kRecs36.1kFans
- 47 My Savage Ancestor 我的野蛮老祖 Atop the mountain peaks, thunder booms and lightning flashes. Gales slice through the air, sending rocks swirling like snow. A red-robed fairy stands in the wind, her brows knitted and her phoenix eyes blazing with fury. “Useless! Every last one of you is worthless!” When the Ancestress is enraged, blood flows for a thousand miles! Behind her, the cultivators tremble and dare not make a sound. At the critical moment, a young man steps forward. “I, Yin, may be unworthy, but I’m willing to build t 0Votes83.7kRecs76kFans
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Transformed into a Girl Who's Happy to Be a Slacker 变身咸鱼少女
Oh, give me a break. Why are you still talking to me about dreams? The average subscriptions have already passed three thousand, so updating the novel with one chapter a day is enough, right? Why write so much more? The manuscript fee is already five hundred yuan per page, so updating one comic episode a month is perfectly fine, right? Why produce so much more? A livestream already brings in several thousand yuan in tips per hour, and cosplay can double that, so streaming for half an hour is eno
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- 49 The Daily Life of the Immortal King 仙王的日常生活 [The original novel of the popular domestic 2D animated IP of the same name] This book is promoted under the title “The Daily Life of Wang Ling.” Its side story is “The Only Koi in the Cultivation World.” At the age of ten, or six in the animated version, Wang Ling casually defeated the Demon King Swallowing Heaven Toad. As an omnipotent cultivation prodigy, he had to conceal his overwhelming power and survive among a group of ordinary cultivation students. Money, immortal arts, magical treasur 21Votes2.8MRecs1.1MFans
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The Returning Sword Immortal 归藏剑仙
When fortune favors you, all heaven and earth lend their strength. When fortune turns, even heroes lose their freedom. Song Mingting, a thirty-second-generation disciple of the Guizang Sword Pavilion, had mediocre talent and dull comprehension. Yet through sheer perseverance and resolve, he gradually caught up with his fellow disciples. Just as he began to overtake them, the Guizang Sword Pavilion was ambushed by the Demon Sect. In a single night, the mountain gate was destroyed and his fellow d
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