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Multiple female leads, nuanced romance, and well-rounded characters. Not dumbed-down fiction. I recommend only one or two books per author. Characterization, plot design, and atmosphere are all above average. (Also, every author pads their work to some degree. It comes down to how much.) • Solid read: No glaring flaws in any of the three areas, but nothing especially remarkable either. Too few distinctive features or fresh ideas. A stopgap for when you're in a reading slump. • Solid read+: Two types of books fit here. One shows a higher level of writing across the board. The other has a distinctive appeal for a particular audience, but leans more heavily on one of the three areas. These are the kinds of books you may absolutely love if they click with you, so they have a smaller audience. • Frustrating books: Plenty of readers love them, and they're good in many ways, but one issue or another makes them hard to keep reading. • Immortal-grade: Excellent in every respect, better than most books on Qidian and proven by the market. Personal taste means some people won't like them, but that doesn't change how popular they are. • Masterpieces (must-reads): Books that leave their mark on web-novel history, either by pioneering a genre or making a deep impression on readers. They may have a few minor flaws, but they're unforgettable and worth rereading again and again.

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1 The Mysterious Detective of the Steam World Xi BeimaoGaming2.9M WordsOngoing 955Votes142.2kRecs258.1kFans
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This is an era of infinite possibilities, steam and steel, gears and clockwork. Steam power and the difference engine symbolize the infinite future of human civilization. However, no one has noticed that under the haze of steam and the shadow of steel, the dark and mysterious thing has never left. And a traveler from a foreign land will uncover the mystery in the darkness in this turbulent, free, and dreamy world, and write his own history and legends... Produced by Xibeimao, complete copy guaranteed
2 The Immortals I Raised Are All Demonesses The Salty Fish Isn't a CatCultivation2.6M WordsOngoing 858Votes37.2kRecs182.8kFans
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On March 10, the tenth breakthrough failed, and a Taoist friend visited me late at night, asking for help on his deathbed. On March 30th, I was entrusted with the "Records of Demonic Women of the Eight Desolations". The goal was to educate the daughter of a Taoist friend. On April 11th, I tried to educate and fought fiercely all night, but to no avail. April 20th, a fierce battle with the demon cultivator, and then I was entrusted with the task. "No? This can also support a lonely person?" Luo Fanchen traveled through the world of cultivation and practiced hard for twenty years, but he was still a low-level casual cultivator at the third level of Qi refining. Until he was entrusted by a Taoist friend on his deathbed, he accidentally activated the mysterious treasure "The Record of the Eight Desolate Demon Girls". The witches are unruly and the fairies are unruly. The only way to achieve immortality is to gain their sincere admiration. He originally wanted to educate the daughter of his fellow Taoist to live a long life, be prosperous and safe. But gradually, there seems to be something wrong with the way they look at me? Demon Nemesis, Fairy Harvester... These names were all attached to him at some point. … Looking at the frail girl covered in bruises and choosing others to eat, Luo Fanchen fell into deep thought. To live forever, let's start by educating the daughter of a Taoist friend.
3 We Agreed to Form a Lifelong Band, What the Hell Is Dragon Clan? Yunyan Is RainLight Novel1.2M WordsOngoing 1Votes29.1kRecs114.1kFans
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Traveling to the world of MyGO and Ave Mujica, Nagumo Uzuki did not want to get involved in the dispute between the major mine girls. With some memories about the future, copying songs and novels, and becoming a literary copywriter may be a good choice. Until that day, when being invited to attend a dinner at Wakaba's family, Nagumo Ugetsu suddenly saw the golden eyes lit by Mutsu Wakaba: [At the age of 16, you really opened the door to the world without the help of the freshman guide of Kassel College] [Congratulations, you have witnessed the awakening of the 'golden eyes' (bloodline of the White King)] Nagumo Ugetsu:? ? ? ——! ! ! We agreed to form a lifelong band, but you tell me it's a dragon worldview? If a character sits in the back seat of a Maybach, has a father who does not seek advancement but hopes that he can live a good life in a wealthy family, and once lost something very important to him in the rain, then he may not be Chu Zihang, but Toyokawa Shoko. Shoko Toyokawa thought she would never forget that night crying in the rain, until the accident completely changed her life: The rain falls and flows wildly on the viaduct. The eight-legged horse god threw a divine spear called Kungunir. From the moment I set foot on the road to becoming a god, the trajectory of my life has moved on to the next intersection. Until that day, The black-winged Dragon King revived from eternity, and his eternally burning golden eyes looked down on the world. "Something for nothing, 100% fusion! I will - become a god!"
4 Am I Really Addicted to Female Voice Actors? The Only God in MatsuokaLight Novel1.4M WordsOngoing 35Votes50.9kRecs59.6kFans
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Traveling through Tokyo, Toru Tazaki sold the songs he wrote to BanG Dream!, A subsidiary of Bushido. Unexpectedly, he became the official composer of two new bands, "MyGO!!!!!" And "Ave Mujica". So he started writing songs for female voice actors non-stop. … … Yang Gongfeina: The malicious words really hurt people's hearts. I am so unwilling to give in. I want to sing better. Are you willing to write songs for me for the rest of your life? Hina Aoki: Next time I compose a song and it's fun to play guitar. If you don't like it, I'll play it for you. Mika Kohinata: Why write songs for them! ? Come back to Takaya Shrine with me, I can do anything! Rin Tachibana: Hit the tiles, take the number! (Tang laughs) Riko Sasaki: Toru-kun●▛▙Toru-kun●▛▙Toru-kun●▛▙Toru-kun●▛▙
5 Gazing Toward the Endless Sky Tower That Fills the SkyCultivation2.8M WordsCompleted 101Votes508kRecs3.1MFans
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The Great Yan Dynasty lasted for more than 1,300 years. The emperor is critically ill, the prince oversees the country, the local immortal sects are entrenched, and the central power is in chaos. When he woke up, Xu Yuan saw the ruined temple on a rainy night in the mountains, saw the strange stone Buddha with a broken arm, and, the woman in black with a gauze covering by the bonfire.
6 Disaster Messenger Listen to the SunLight Novel1.4M WordsCompleted 17Votes259.4kRecs737.8kFans
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"The Messenger" is an MMORPG that has won the world's best game operation award for ten consecutive years. It is also the first online game in the world to have over 10 million players online. Yanqing had never played this game before. Now, He is the only player in this game.
7 Knights and Magic Wands Sword of the Autumn WindWestern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing 4Votes166.4kRecs470.9kFans
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[Traditional fantasy, knights, sword and magic (not upgrading), daily life in the territory (not farming), slow pace] Order collapsed in the coming chaos, and the rolling iron hooves brought the disasters of the past. Souls that do not belong to this era open their eyes again: castles, towers, blades and magic, desires and disasters, the Card of Neti awakens the fate of the past, and the end is approaching silently...
7 My Bishop Is Omnipotent I Don't Like to Be LazyLight Novel2.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes25.2kRecs38kFans
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(It's not Wudi Wen, it's not Long Aotian. The title of the book is the result. If you don't like it, don't read it) Shen Yan accidentally traveled to the novel "Magic Book" he wrote and became a young master of the Kleist family on the border of the empire. How happy it is to have a father, a mother, a sister and a house, and to be loved by the local villagers. As long as he defends his homeland and develops his territory, calmly develops and waits until the story of the collapse of the empire begins, he can restore the Dragon Sect, become a bishop, and show off his ambitions! But as the Witch Cult gradually invaded, he gradually discovered that his ex-wife had also traveled through time and became a saint of the Holy See. One is his ex-wife, the saint, and the other is his current girlfriend, the witch. The inexplicably jealous swordsman sister also interferes with him. When he turns around, he sees that there is also a silver dragon girl who is waiting for food. He has been pestering him. The fox girl teacher can't help but beat him on the head every day. Seeing myself falling into a strange Shura field—— Forget it, never mind. Rebellion first and then talk!
8 Miss Heiress Is Not Very Friendly to Me. Huainan AnHanaLight Novel1.5M WordsCompleted 20Votes68.4kRecs151.3kFans
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The band disbanded and returned to his hometown of Kobe from Tokyo, deciding to inherit the family business - the coffee shop "Stars" located on the seaside. But when he opened the door, there was already a new heir in the store. "I will never give up the position of heir to a frivolous person who abandons the coffee shop and has no sense of responsibility!" The indifferent girl who was tit-for-tat against him for abandoning the coffee shop and running away, the frustrated manga newcomer who lived here, and the mysterious girl who met during the rainy season. And... The ex-girlfriend of the keyboard player Shigena, who chased him from Tokyo to Kobe after the breakup. The daily life of love that started from inheriting a coffee shop.
9 At Three O'clock in the Morning, the Mine System in Front of the Station Hoshino KamiLight Novel1.5M WordsCompleted 111Votes194.8kRecs209.4kFans
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After twenty years of luck, Encountered a drunk girl in a phone booth. I wanted to give a reminder and leave in a hurry. However, the opponent is a pure-blooded mine type. … False delinquents, perverted juniors, Miss Moonlight, electronic singers, lonely overseas students, private makeup girls... People's hearts are twisted, The road to obtaining materials is full of thorns. … Tag: [No System] + [No Rebirth] + [Brand New Theme] + [Shura Field] + [Women's Emphasis] + "Healing System" + [Strong Emotion]. ——Absolutely original, avant-garde setting. An old novel with a million words, "Rainy Night Harvest" ("Rainy Night, the Yandere Sister Begged Me to Take Me in") is ranked number one in the male channel rankings. Please feel free to read it.
10 Book of Troubled Times Ji ChaEastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted 215Votes1.5MRecs6.7MFans
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The sword is in the wine shop, the waist is slender and the palm is light. The young man carried a long knife on his shoulder, hung wine on his waist, and strode forward, but the world in his heart was vague. Turning a page in the book of troubled times, it has been raining in the rivers and lakes for decades. Suddenly looking back, the world has been shattered.
11 Am I Being Simulated by Their Love? Burying a Tomb Beneath a TreeLight Novel2.6M WordsCompleted 148Votes78kRecs233.9kFans
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Jun Matsueda was once selected by a love simulation system, allowing him to save a girl in pain and obtain a happy love. However, after saving one girl after another, they became suspicious, inferior, and heavy. The system suddenly disappeared, and Jun Matsueda was overwhelmed. When he woke up again, he had traveled to neon, and Jun Matsueda decided to obtain true happiness through his own efforts. But the system actually appeared again. Not wanting to make the same mistake again, he rejected the system harshly this time. He thought his life would be on the right track, but new girls came with stories and wanted to distort his life. Only later did he learn that the love simulation system that he had rejected had gone to them who were supposed to be the objects of the simulation. This is the story of heavy and twisted girls who use wrong methods to conquer the failure of their sweethearts. (Twisted text, warning of madness, warning of rivers of blood)
12 Winter Returns Pear Stewed with TeaLight Novel2.1M WordsCompleted 7.7kVotes496.4kRecs1.4MFans
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Zhang Shutong once had two female classmates: One is the proud eldest daughter of a wealthy family; One is a cold girl who works as a temple priest in the mountains. One of them was killed eight years ago, and the other died eight years later. Zhang Shutong also has an ulterior secret: He can go back in time. After finally rescuing them, why did they start fighting on their own? Deep mountains, large lakes, temples, underwater shadows, the serial murders eight years ago, and the girl's gradually cold body; This is a youth story that takes place on a small island in winter, among a group of boys and girls, that is somewhat heartwarming, somewhat scary, and somewhat romantic. (Love + time travel + campus + suspense)
13 Sin City Misty JiangnanWestern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes17.1kRecs36.8kFans
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Carrying heavy expectations, the boy with demon and elf blood resolutely walked towards the battlefield of destruction and rebirth. The obsession that he couldn't let go supported him to step through lava, break through deep ice, and even in the extreme battlefield, just to defeat the towering figure far ahead. One day, he stopped to insert his knife and looked around, but he could no longer see his opponent. It turns out that the once majestic peak is now under our feet
14 I Save the Sick Girl with Twisted Love Apricots Under the RainLight Novel1.4M WordsOngoing 77Votes40.3kRecs78.3kFans
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If you want to save a girl who is stuck in the quagmire of family expectations and self-blame. What are you going to do. If she has low self-esteem and is gloomy, but she will only be stubborn in front of you and smile slyly in front of you. I just don't want to admit defeat in front of you. What are you going to do? Is it some ordinary way to lift her out of the mire like a baby? But Xia Wuyi was not willing to do this. He wanted to use a twisted and heavy way to give her all despair and all unbearableness. Let her transform like a butterfly. Burning into the most twisted redemption in mutual biting kisses
15 Surely Even a Gentleman Knows to Be on Guard Yang XiaorongCultivation4.5M WordsOngoing 169Votes482.7kRecs2.9MFans
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[The second volume has been completed, and the introduction is halfway through, and the book is ready to be slaughtered] In the first year, Princess Daqian met a 'gentleman' for the first time. The man was upright and upright in upholding justice. She sneered: "Hypocrite." After ascending the throne, the empress came to court and offered the man high-ranking officials, rich salaries, noble women and beauties, but they were all rejected. She frowned slightly and said, "You are indeed a gentleman." On the tenth year, when she woke up in the morning, her whole body ached, she gritted her teeth and cursed the person beside her pillow: "You are not a gentleman!" This article is a male channel! Non-female channel] [Relaxing humor, temples, slow-burning and delicate, emotional lines] [Has written a 2.4 Million-word novel "I Have a Sword Fairy Wife" by Wan Jun with a high order of over 40,000 yuan. It is a large volume and has a good reputation. Good brothers in the book shortage can go to Kangkang~ Click on the author's homepage to read!
16 An Old Enemy Cannot Become a Wife! Mysterious PavilionLight Novel1.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes50.9kRecs146.2kFans
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[Regret Stream + Chasing Husband Crematorium] Chu Xuan traveled through time and was fortunate enough to be rescued by the iceberg beauty, and he embarked on the path to immortality ever since. She has extremely high cultivation and stunning appearance. She is distant and indifferent to everyone, except for Chu Xuan, who is gentle and close, like an iceberg melting. Until that day, she personally destroyed his entire cultivation and cruelly expelled him from the school. "Chu Xuan, you must not claim to have anything to do with me in the future." "Otherwise, no matter where you go in the nine heavens and ten earths, I will skin you and file your bones, and banish your soul to the Nine Netherworlds, where I will teach you that you will never be able to stand up again!" Chu Xuan staggered away in pain with scars all over his body. … Later, Chu Xuan met a demon girl. She is charming and cute, with a slightly arrogant personality, but she thinks of him and misses him everywhere, hoping to stay with him forever. Until that day, the demon girl pierced Chu Xuan's heart with a sword in front of everyone in the sect. "If I see you again in the future, I will make you, a thief, bruised and ashes, and your soul will be scattered to pieces!" "Get out!" Chu Xuan covered his bleeding chest, turned around and left sadly. … From then on, Chu Xuan no longer believed in love, and women would only affect the speed at which I drew my sword. With such single-minded focus, he won the admiration of beauties such as the Pure Dragon Girl and the Heavenly Fairy; his cultivation also improved by leaps and bounds, and he became the first person expected to ascend in the world of immortality in six hundred years. The women who had hurt Chu Xuan in the past all regretted it now and came to his door to get back together with him. What, let me forgive you? Don't even think about it!
17 My Enemies Have Become My Companions Blue TeaLight Novel4.0M WordsOngoing 528Votes124.5kRecs399.1kFans
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In the 312th year since the founding of Dayu, the Demon Cult broke out, Dongchang was destroyed, and the Lin Party collapsed. This year, the situation changed, the world was in turmoil, and the dynasty was in danger. The starting point of everything is the death of the devil's saint. "This case is closed, you are no longer suspected." After another round of investigation, Chen Yi returned home and opened the door. The saint of the Demon Cult who was supposed to die shivered and huddled in his bed... "Master..." She shouted to Chen Yi. The enemy in the previous life, the concubine in this life. The Queen Mother who is proclaimed in the imperial court, the pure and flawless Holy Girl of the Demon Sect, the ninth-best one-armed sword armor in the world, the Supreme Goddess Taihua who forgets all love, the chivalrous Spring and Autumn Sword Master... Murderous intentions are everywhere. They are all my enemies, and they all wanted to kill me. Therefore, In the end, they all succumbed to others and endured shame.
18 I Traveled with Them to the Northern Song Dynasty Let the Birds FlyHistorical2.1M WordsCompleted 0Votes139.9kRecs445.7kFans
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The original title of this book is "I traveled to the Northern Song Dynasty with five beautiful girls", also known as: "High-end hunters often appear as prey", "I pretended to be a native in front of five beautiful girls who traveled with me". Zhang Chun, a top creator in the historical field, Li Lin, a top military commentator, Ye Shiyun, a top financial anchor, Ma Xiaojiao, the waste queen of the technology circle, and Yuan Qingcheng, the goddess of grafting and seedling agriculture, traveled to the end of Song Zhezong. In order to prevent the Jingkang scandal from happening, they decided to solve the problem from the source, that is, to replace Song Huizong, who was about to ascend the throne, and I was their chosen new emperor. But they don't know that I am also a time traveler.
19 The Noble Scholar Thieving Daoist, Third FoolHistorical1.6M WordsCompleted 130Votes783.8kRecs818.5kFans
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A modern senior traveler travels back in time to the Eastern Jin Dynasty and focuses on Chen Caozhi, a young man from a poor family. Faced with the difficult situation of the family's land being expropriated and his virtuous widower being forced to remarry, how does Chen Caozhi break through the prejudice of his family background, change his destiny, and safeguard the interests of himself and his tribe? Let's look at the young man from a poor family rising step by step in the strict hierarchy of the ninth-rank official law. He befriends Gu Kaizhi, marries Xie Daoyun, fights with iron horses, makes achievements in the Northern Expedition, and achieves the first book in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
20 The Demi-Human Girl’s Complete Guide Yi Wei CrabLight Novel3.8M WordsCompleted 76Votes270.4kRecs778.6kFans
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This is a century that shines with the glory of human civilization. This is a world where steam engines, magic and demi-humans coexist. This is a complaint of crimes committed due to pioneering. "The red dragon queen rises first and burns everything human to death with her rage." "The mysterious son of the sea will raise a great wave and wipe out the sins of mankind." "The God of the sky will give the remnant no place to hide and no refuge." "The immortal witch used magic to compose their epitaphs." "And I will write another chapter in the new world." ... ... ... ... Years later, after receiving a prophecy of annihilation and a magical item called the Demi-human Girl Completion Manual, Fisher hoped to be evaluated as a pioneer of demi-human scholarship, a savior of human civilization, a dove of peace and a savior. Rather than the man who was killed, the one who was torn apart, and the savior who was divided into equal parts.
21 Green Plum Quartet of Snow Country UminozukiLight Novel1.7M WordsCompleted 47Votes83.8kRecs213.7kFans
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After four years, I transferred from Tokyo and returned to my distant hometown of Aomori. In the country of snow, across the sea from Hokkaido, we are connected to everything in the past again. ["Except for family love, there is no longer-lasting companionship than childhood sweethearts."] ["There is no hidden past, each other is the person who knows each other best."] Wandering between familiarity and intimacy, chasing happiness on the edge of danger and loss of control, tirelessly. ["I will not deviate, time has left enough proof."] Laugh together and sink together. … My only love option is Qingmei.
22 My Girlfriend Is a Bad Lady Passing CrowLight Novel1.5M WordsCompleted 308Votes828.6kRecs2.3MFans
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[Then become more handsome, if you can impress the beautiful girl] [If the love words can be said more nicely, please tell her too] [But please remember, don't take the initiative] [Let the beautiful girl shout out by herself: "Handsome, handsome Tokyo guy with nice love words, I must have you, you are mine."] This is the story of a boy from Iwate Prefecture who became a handsome boy in Tokyo.
23 Technician's Manual Listen to the SunLight Novel4.4M WordsCompleted 197Votes1.1MRecs2.9MFans
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In 1668, my city was rated as the most secure area in the country. I have made an indelible contribution to this. Because I was caught.
24 The Secret Code of Monsters Lantern MothxEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing 13Votes31kRecs141.6kFans
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Autumn 1840. The world is like a rising whale, igniting fire in the eyes of the young man. A letter from more than ten miles away, a traveler from a foreign land, and some wonderful and whimsical stories. Ritualists, strange objects, alien species, invisible techniques; The secret text of the curse, the pointed-eared cat dragon, the little man under the floor, the walking castle in dreams; Science and mystery, fantasy and reality. The young man tapped his cane and passed by the times, his black hair flying and melting into the indulgent laughter behind him: "Everyone who opposes us is a bad guy!" Said the monsters. This book is also known as: "The End of Occultism Is Probably Afternoon Tea", "There's Something Not Quite Wrong with My Sect Members" Keywords: Victorian fantasy, mysticism, esotericism, daily life of cat people
25 Dragon’s Cry Guan Guan GongziEastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted 974Votes2MRecs1.7MFans
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"The thing is like this. I was in a desperate situation and unexpectedly met a dragon. It insisted that I was a martial arts wizard and wanted to show me the way to immortality..." "Is this why you dug up the Demon God's Tomb and became a slave to the demon?!" "I Xie Jinhuan never succumbs to others. He is a slave. To be precise, I have been served by a dragon..." … There are thousands of completed copies of "The Prince Is Very Fierce", "The Fairy Is Very Fierce" and "The Heroine Wait a Minute". Friends who are interested can read the old books first~
26 Son-In-Law Angry BananaHistorical6.4M WordsOngoing 1.3kVotes13.5MRecs5.1MFans
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At the end of the Wu Dynasty, the years were turbulent, the world was in chaos, Jin and Liao were fighting each other, the situation was turbulent, and a century of humiliation finally saw the first light of the end. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wu Qimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chi Laowen, Muhuali, Borhu, Borshu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, Zhang Bangchang, the contest between loyal ministers and treacherous ministers, the game between heroes and tyrants, the barbarians marching south, millions of cavalry knocking on Yanmen, the fall of the country, the loss of life, the centuries of humiliation and struggle of a country and nation, the cries, shouts and sorrow of the forerunners... A little before that, there was an undercurrent surging in the city of Jiangning. An inconspicuous son-in-law from a merchant family was living a leisurely life with no sense of responsibility, just eating and watching performances... … Guo Qilin and Song Yi star in the original work of the popular film and television series of the same name.

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