The Books We Read Back Then 那些年那些书

1 大 Spare Me, Great Lord! 大王饶命 The Elbow That Can Talk会说话的肘子Urban2.8M WordsCompleted A car accident changes high school student Lu Shu’s life. When the age of spiritual qi revival arrives, he’s determined to lead the way. Survival of the fittest. The victor rules. … 152Votes11.6MRecs5.4MFans

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High school student Lü Shu's life is changed by a car accident. When the era of spiritual energy revival arrives, he wants to be a leader of this era. Survival of the fittest, the winner takes all.

2 牧 Tales of Herding Gods 牧神记 House Pig宅猪Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted The ancestral rule of the Great Ruins says: When night falls, do not go outside. The old, weak, sick, and disabled residents of the Great Ruins’ Remnant Village find a baby by the river and name him Qin Mu. They raise him with painstaking care. One day, night falls and darkness engulfs the Great Ruins. Qin Mu steps out of his home… Be a villain who revels in the spring breeze! That’s what the blind man tells him. Qin Mu’s rise as a villain is just beginning! 128Votes15.5MRecs7.6MFans

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The ancestral precept of Daxu says, "Don't go out after dark." The elderly, weak, sick, and disabled villagers of Daxu Village found an infant by the river, named him Qin Mu, and raised him with great care. One night, as darkness enveloped Daxu, Qin Mu stepped out of his home… Be a villain who sways in the spring breeze! The blind man said to him. Qin Mu's path to villainy is on the rise! Book club groups: 600290060, 624672265; VIP group: 663057414 (verification required); Regular group: 424940671

4 最EN The Ultimate Boss System 最强boss系统 Feng Qiyue封七月Martial Arts4.6M WordsCompleted What is the martial world? Is it dominating all under heaven and ruling an age, or making enemies of everyone and stirring up the winds of change? Reborn into a new life with the strongest Boss System, Su Xin can obtain the techniques and martial skills of every Boss from the martial arts worlds of his previous life. “My name is Su Xin. I always keep my word.” 7Votes1.3MRecs1.1MFans

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What is Jianghu (, a term referring to the martial arts world or the martial arts community)? Will he dominate the world with his fists and reign supreme for eternity, or will he be an enemy of ten thousand and stir up the winds of change? Reborn into this world, with the strongest boss system at his disposal, Su Xin can acquire the martial arts techniques and skills of all the boss characters from his previous life's martial arts world. "My name is Su Xin, and I keep my word."

5 我 I Want to Be Emperor 我要做皇帝 Yao Li Stabs Jing Ke要离刺荆轲Historical5.3M WordsCompleted By the Mandate of Heaven, may the dynasty endure forever. I have drawn on the hard-won achievements of three generations and invoked the great cause of all under Heaven. With a three-foot sword in hand, I shall become ruler of all the world. The head of the Wiman king of Joseon now hangs above the northern gate of the Han capital. The Zhao rulers of Nanyue have surrendered their lands and submitted to the empire. The Central Empire, the Celestial Empire above all nations, is about to take shape. 0Votes1.4MRecs739.6kFans

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By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous. I, having built upon the accumulated merits of three generations and upheld the great principles of the realm, have taken up my three-foot sword to become the king of the world. The head of King Wiman of Korea has been hung at the northern gate of the Han capital. The Zhao family of Nanyue surrendered their territory and became part of the Chinese empire. The Central Empire, the Celestial Empire, is about to take shape. But that's not enough! In my eyes now, there are only the Xiongnu! He led his army to conquer the country, captured the Xiongnu chieftain in the north, and brought him before me to be punished!

6 冠 The Champion's Heart 冠军之心 Listening to the Waves in the Forest林海听涛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

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"Mr. Zhou, we noticed that you were involved in many fields when you were young, including basketball, table tennis, badminton, Go, checkers, Gomoku, Chinese chess, international chess, calligraphy and painting, guitar and music, etc. Does this mean that even if you hadn't chosen football as your profession, you could have achieved the same success in other fields?" "Well... Only when it comes to football do I have an interest that lasts far longer than three minutes." "So all those things we listed before were just products of your fleeting enthusiasm?" "Those are just my hobbies." "What about football? Isn't football your hobby?" "No, football is love!"

8 三 Three Kingdoms: Summoning Mighty Generals 三国之召唤猛将 Bronze Swordsman青铜剑客Historical5.0M WordsCompleted Guan Yu versus Qin Qiong? Sounds good to me! After transmigrating into Liu Bian, the deposed Young Emperor of Han, he embarks on a difficult journey through the Three Kingdoms. No territory, no troops, no talent? So what? I’ve got a super summoning System, and history’s greatest warriors are mine to command! Don’t bring up the Three Heroes’ Battle with Lü Bu at Hulao Pass. I’ll summon an unbeatable lineup of Wu Dao Tian Wang, Li Cunxiao, and Li Yuanba. Want to see how that goes? If you send the 4Votes780.6kRecs399.6kFans

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It's like comparing Guan Yu to Qin Qiong – I think it's a good match! Transmigrating into the body of Liu Bian, the deposed Emperor Shao of Han, I embark on a difficult journey through the Three Kingdoms period. No territory, no troops, no talent—so what? I have a super summoning system; historical generals are at my command! Don't bring up the Three Heroes' Battle of Hulao Pass against Lü Bu. I'll summon a super combination of the Martial King, Li Cunxiao, and Li Yuanba—can you handle that? If you send your Five Tiger Generals and Five Elite Generals, I'll unleash my ultimate move and summon Sun Wukong to obliterate you in a matter of minutes! What, mythological figures can't be summoned? Well, you just wait, I'll go check out the instruction manual first… Heroes of the millennium, fierce generals of history, gather together to compete on the battlefield and discuss who is the true hero of the world. The victors are kings, the losers are villains; land is granted and titles are bestowed; the strongest of the strong, the kings of kings, all are summoned in the Three Kingdoms!

9 系EN The System Supplier 系统供应商 Chisel and Inkstone凿砚Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted Have you ever felt humiliated when a loser made a comeback? Have you ever felt resentful at being a genius's stepping stone? Have you ever felt cheated when you were a cannon-fodder character who died after just two episodes? Don't worry, I'm here to help! As the sole System supplier across the Myriad Worlds, I can tailor all kinds of portable Systems just for you, setting you on the path to the top of your life. Young man, it's time to hold your head high! Young man, it's time to turn the 6Votes434kRecs484.6kFans

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Do you feel humiliated when a seemingly useless person is defeated by a seemingly useless one? Are you filled with resentment at becoming a stepping stone to genius? As a cannon fodder character who dies after only two episodes, are you resentful? Don't worry, I've got you covered! As the sole system supplier across all realms, I can tailor-make various personal systems for you, enabling you to reach the pinnacle of life. Young man, the time has come for you to finally hold your head high! Young man, it's time for you to turn the tables and make a comeback!

10 人EN Supreme Human 人道至尊 House Pig宅猪Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted Since Pangu created heaven and earth, the Three Sovereigns ruled the world and the Five Emperors established its order. Humanity stood foremost among all beings beneath heaven... But now it is the final age of the Human Emperor, one of the Three Sovereigns. The Five Emperors have yet to be established, and humanity is not yet foremost among all beings. This is a wild, primordial age. Demon gods, evil gods, and celestial gods rule in great numbers; demons, fiends, and devils run rampant. Countles 28Votes2.6MRecs1.1MFans

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Since Pangu separated heaven and earth, the Three Sovereigns ruled the world, and the Five Emperors established order, humans have been the most intelligent beings in the world... This was during the late period of the Human Emperor, one of the Three Sovereigns, before the Five Emperors were established, and the human race was not yet the most intelligent of the world. This is a wild and untamed era, where gods, evil gods, and heavenly gods stand in great numbers, and demons, evil spirits, and heavenly demons run rampant. All races coexisted, grew wildly, and ruled the world, while the human emperor grew old, and the human race became weak, used as sacrificial offerings and food... This is not the primordial wilderness, but a wild and untamed wilderness! Returning to classical Chinese mythology, this story chronicles humanity's triumphant rise from the ashes in the wilderness. Please read "The Supreme Humanity"!

11 巫 The Era of the Witch God 巫神纪 Blood Red血红Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted When history becomes legend, when legend becomes myth, when even myth fades and crumbles, when the sands of time bury everything, our names and our stories will still be passed down through the river of time, like the sun hanging high in the sky, shining eternally upon the earth, never to go out. Remember: once there was a people who stood tall between heaven and earth, like pillars holding up the sky. They never bowed or bent the knee to anyone. They commanded wind and thunder, strode over drag 3Votes3.6MRecs1.1MFans

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When history becomes legend When legends become myths When myths have already faded and become fragmented When the sands of time obliterate everything Our names, our stories, continue to resonate through the long river of time. Like the sun high in the sky, eternally shining on the earth, never to be extinguished. Remember, there once was a group of people who stood tall between heaven and earth, like pillars supporting the sky, never bowing or kneeling before anyone. They wield wind and thunder, they tread on dragons and snakes, they crack the earth with their fists, they shatter stars with their palms; they are our ancestors, they share the same bloodline as us, they called themselves shamans when they walked on the earth, and they became shaman gods after they shattered the void!

12 一EN The Sage Who Transcended Samsara 一世之尊 The Squid Who Loves Diving爱潜水的乌贼Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted In this life, I ask nothing of the past and seek nothing in the next. I’ll live boldly, settle every score, defeat the greatest heroes of every race, and laugh proudly at the gods and demons of the Six Paths! Ten thousand years later, a great calamity begins anew. The Tathagata’s Golden Body or the Primordial Dao Body: which is stronger? The Tathagata Divine Palm or the Seven Forms of Severing Heaven: which will reign supreme? Amid the cycle of reincarnation, Meng Qi begins his journey at Shaoli 310Votes3.3MRecs3.4MFans

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In this life, I neither inquire about the past nor seek the future; I only live a life of glory, seeking vengeance and defeating all heroes of all races, laughing arrogantly at the gods and demons of the six realms! Ten thousand years later, the great calamity begins again. Which is stronger, the Tathagata's golden body or the Primordial Dao Body? Which will reign supreme, the Tathagata's Divine Palm or the Seven Forms of Heaven-Slaying? In the cycle of reincarnation, Meng Qi began his journey of "dominating his entire life, who can stand against him" from Shaolin Temple.

14 公 The Dashing Young Master 公子风流 Going Up the Mountain to Fight the Tigers上山打老虎额Historical2.8M WordsCompleted He transmigrated into the body of a dissolute young master who knew all about romance and the ways of love. He couldn't play an instrument, but he knew how to woo a woman. Unfortunately, he ended up in the emperor's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Well, the pressure was immense. He'd have to put his conscience aside for now. His real job was to pick up a weapon and call a deer a horse. “The day I don the flying-fish robe and wield the embroidered spring saber will be the day I ris 0Votes148.4kRecs353.3kFans

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He transmigrated into the body of a spendthrift young master who was knowledgeable about romance and love, and although he couldn't play the piano, he was good at talking about love. Unfortunately, I became part of the emperor's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Well, the pressure is immense. For now, I have to put aside my conscience and pick up my weapon to call a deer a horse. "The day I don the flying fish robe and embroidered spring knife will be the day I rise to prominence!"

15 朱 The Red-Gated Manor 朱门风流 Fu Tian府天Historical3.4M WordsCompleted The rich feast on meat and wine, while frozen corpses lie by the roadside. Reborn into a prestigious Ming family, Zhang Yue is still just a boy no one pays much attention to. The upheaval of the Jingnan Campaign has passed, Zheng He's fleet is sailing the seas, and high-ranking nobles abound in his family... Is all he can do really eat, drink, and wait to die? Amid the splendor of the age, he seeks a life of refinement; even in wealth, one must proceed with care. With the affairs of family and r 0Votes660.2kRecs236.5kFans

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Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste; on the roads, the bones of those frozen to death lie. Reborn into a prestigious family in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yue is merely an unimportant teenager. The turmoil of the Jingnan Rebellion has passed, Zheng He's fleet is already sailing at sea, and there are already high-ranking officials and nobles in his family... Is all he can do is to live a life of idleness and wait for death? Even in prosperous times, the wealthy seek elegance within their gates; though riches and honors require stability. Having settled affairs for family, country, and the world, he would then drift away in a small boat with his wife and children.

16 重 Reborn in the Late Kangxi Era 重生于康熙末年 Yan Jiu雁九Historical5.7M WordsCompleted Xiao Jiu's new book, My Father-in-Law Is Called Kangxi, launches on Qidian on May 1, 2022. He woke from a dream to find himself in the Cao family's Jiangning Weaving Bureau residence, three hundred years in the past. Kangxi was growing old, and great changes were on the horizon. The Nine Princes were watching, ready to make their move. Some families were flourishing, others were on the brink of collapse. The Cao family of Jiangnan was at the height 3Votes1.3MRecs350.7kFans

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Xiao Jiu's new book, "My Father-in-Law is Kangxi," will be first published on Qidian on May 1, 2022. Please add it to your collection and recommend it! Upon waking from a dream, he found himself facing the Cao family mansion of the Jiangning Textile Bureau, dating back three hundred years. As Emperor Kangxi grew old, great changes were about to occur; the Nine Dragons opened their eyes, poised to rise. It's hard to say how many families are thriving while others are on the verge of collapse; the Cao family of Jiangnan rose to prominence only to decline. For his family and for himself, the reborn Cao Yong lives earnestly... "Ascend the Throne, Young Man!" Is first published on Qidian.com. ^_^

17 神 Tomb of the Gods 神墓 Chen Dong辰东Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted A perfectly ordinary young man, dead for ten thousand years, comes back to life in an ancient tomb of the gods… 14Votes5.8MRecs2.2MFans

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The second season of the animated series "Tomb of the Gods" will premiere on August 10th and will air every Saturday at 10:00 AM exclusively on Youku. An ordinary young man who had been dead for ten thousand years was resurrected from an ancient tomb of gods...

22 寸EN The Flying Dagger 寸芒 I Eat Tomatoes我吃西红柿Xianxia1.9M WordsCompleted A young man with unmatched skill in throwing knives. Since his meridians have already settled into their final form, he can never achieve much in the way of internal cultivation. But then he comes across a pill from the world of cultivation, a Marrow-Washing Pill that can remake the body and cleanse the meridians... 0Votes2.4MRecs631.3kFans

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A young man possessed extraordinary skills in throwing knives. Because his meridians were fixed, he couldn't achieve great success in internal energy cultivation. However, he later obtained a pill, a 'Marrow Cleansing Pill' from the cultivation world, capable of transforming one's body and cleansing one's marrow…

23 星 Stellar Transformation 星辰变 I Eat Tomatoes我吃西红柿Xianxia2.8M WordsCompleted Born unable to cultivate internal energy, a child chose the painful and arduous path of external cultivation in hopes of earning his father’s attention and regard. Spring turned to autumn, and time flew by. The child grew up… into a young man. What truly changed his fate was a mysterious crystal stone formed from a shooting star: the Meteor Tear. Unbeknownst to the young man, the Meteor Tear merged with his body, and he underwent a transformation like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon… From t 27Votes6.8MRecs3.3MFans

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A child, born unable to cultivate internal energy, resolutely chose to practice painful and arduous external martial arts to gain his father's attention. Spring turned to autumn, time flew by, and the child grew into a young man. What truly changed his destiny was a mysterious crystal formed from a shooting star—the Meteor Tear. Unbeknownst to the young man, the Meteor Tear merged into his body, and he underwent a metamorphosis, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon… and with it, everything changed. His father finally realized the astonishing power of his son, whom he had never truly devoted his heart to…

24 阳EN The Solar God 阳神 Meng Ru Shen Ji梦入神机Xianxia3.1M WordsCompleted The world is a vast sea of suffering. People are in the sea. The body is a boat. The soul is the person inside the boat. The boat carries its passenger ever onward toward the far shore. Should one cultivate the body, strengthening the boat until it reaches the far shore of suffering? Or cultivate the soul, teaching the passenger to swim? Cultivate the martia 12Votes4.3MRecs807.1kFans

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The animated series "Yang Shen" will premiere on July 10th and air every Monday at 10:00 AM exclusively on Youku Animation, with VIP members getting early access. The world is a vast sea of suffering. A person is in the sea. The physical body is a boat. The soul is the person in the boat. The boat, carrying people, continued its journey towards the other side. Is it about cultivating the physical body, strengthening the ship's hull, and reaching the other side of the sea of suffering? Or should we cultivate their souls to make the people on the boat familiar with the water? Practice martial arts and become an immortal. Cultivating immortality leads to becoming a deity. Which one should I choose? The levels of martial arts cultivation: "Flesh-training" martial artist, "Tendon-training" martial apprentice, "Skin-training" martial warrior, "Bone-training" martial master, "Internal Organ-training" innate martial master, "Bone Marrow-training" grandmaster, "Blood-changing" martial saint, "Aperture-training" human immortal. Levels of spiritual cultivation: Stabilizing the mind, leaving the body, wandering at night, wandering during the day, controlling objects (Yin spirit), manifesting form, possessing a body, seizing another's body (Ghost Immortal), tribulation by lightning, Yang spirit (Immortal). The physical book series "Yang Shen" was published by Huawen Tianxia Book Co., Ltd. In August 2013 and is available for purchase at Xinhua bookstores and major e-commerce platforms nationwide.