A Newcomer's Reading List 新人书单

1 悟 Wukong Checks His Private Messages 悟空看私聊 Li Bai Isn't White李白不白Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe this, but after Guo Dalu’s knockoff phone was struck by lightning, someone named “Sun Wukong” mysteriously appeared in his WeChat contacts. Sun Wukong was an eccentric sort who sent red packets at the drop of a hat. Fortune-telling and divination, meditation and training, communing with the divine and summoning sages, somersault clouds, seventy-two transformations, heavenly wine, peaches and ginseng fruit, Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs, immortal delicacies and wines... He h 0Votes411.6kRecs277.6kFans

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You might not believe it, but after Guo Dalu's knock-off phone was struck by lightning, a person named "Sun Wukong" inexplicably appeared in his WeChat friends list. Sun Wukong is eccentric and will give out red envelopes at the slightest provocation. He offers all sorts of things, such as asking immortals for divination, practicing meditation and martial arts, visiting immortals and saints, somersaulting on the cloud, seventy-two transformations, fine wine and nectar, peaches of immortality and ginseng fruit, nine-turn golden pills, and all sorts of celestial delicacies and wines... He has everything imaginable. "Wukong, check my private messages! I want a red envelope too!" And so, someone's happy life officially began here...

2 极 Extreme Rescue 极限拯救 The Last Ranger最后的游骑兵Military572k WordsCompleted Whenever compatriots overseas face danger, their homeland is always there to lend a hand. Wherever its mighty warships appear, the light of the Five-Star Red Flag can drive away the darkness that bares its fangs at those living abroad! But in the most remote regions, the darkness before dawn is at its thickest, and deadliest! Before the nation's rescue forces arrive, everything we do for our fellow citizens can only be called, under international law: an illegal rescue! 0Votes54.7kRecs26.9kFans

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When overseas compatriots encounter difficulties, the motherland always extends a helping hand to them at the first opportunity. Like a mighty warship, the brilliance of the five-starred red flag always dispels the darkness that bares its menacing fangs at overseas compatriots! But in those extremely remote areas, the darkness before dawn is the deepest and most deadly! Before the arrival of the nation's rescue forces, everything we do for our compatriots can only be called—illegal rescue—according to international law!

3 草 Commoner Shi Buyi 草根石布衣 Bright Mid-Autumn Moon中秋月明Urban3.8M WordsCompleted In The Memorial on the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang wrote, “Your servant was originally a commoner, tilling the fields in Nanyang.” Scholars and strategists throughout the land humbly call themselves commoners. This is the spirit of the commoner: withdraw, and cultivate oneself; step forward, and serve the world. It has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. But by the year 2000: “Occupation?” “…Military strategist, aide, adviser?” “Are you kidding me? What er 7Votes1.4MRecs279.2kFans

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In his "First Memorial on the Northern Expedition," Zhuge Liang wrote: "I was originally a commoner, farming in Nanyang." Strategists throughout history have all humbly referred to themselves as commoners, embodying the spirit of "retiring to cultivate one's own virtue, and advancing to benefit the world," a spirit passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. By 2000: "Profession" "... Strategist, advisor, strategist?" "Are you kidding me? What era are we living in? Education, special skills!" "I... Was taught by my master. I have no formal education; my specialty is judging people..." "What?" "It's about observing people..." "Get lost! Scammers are trying to scam people all the way here!" "I'm not a fraud! I'm a scientist!" The real lives of ordinary people.

4 逍 Carefree Military Doctor 逍遥军医 Bright Mid-Autumn Moon中秋月明Urban4.4M WordsCompleted A military medic doesn't simply pull out a silver needle, flash a wicked smile, and wield it at lightning speed while laughing triumphantly at the world. A military medic is really just a grunt with the added skills of emergency treatment and bandaging. But on a blood-soaked battlefield, where the flames of war rage, a grunt who can both kill and save lives is practically the judge of life and death! A judge of life and death who has returned to the country under extraordinary circumstances, sur 0Votes69.8kRecs53.6kFans

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Military doctors don't just casually pull out a silver needle, give a wicked smile, and wield it with lightning speed, as if they're invincible. Military doctors are essentially ordinary soldiers who have been given additional skills in emergency treatment and bandaging. But on the battlefield amidst the chaos of war, the common soldiers, who could both kill and save lives, were practically judges of life and death! A judge of life and death who returns home under mysterious circumstances, a series of tender and romantic entanglements... A series of trials fought in blood and fire... Nothing could conceal that burning passion and that proudly upright chest! The dream in every man's heart!