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1 Tokyo Strange Tales Gazing at the Moon from Southeast to NorthwestLight Novel370k WordsOngoing 0Votes9.6kRecs26.4kFans
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An Litou considers himself an ordinary social beast. He works in the Special Paranormal Countermeasures Unit of the Ministry of National Defense and leads a fast-paced life. It's just that there are some inexplicable and unmemorable contents in his notebook every day: August 6th. The witch didn't come. August 7th. Decided to execute suspect A. August 10th. Execution completed. Corresponding to these records is Tokyo's plummeting crime rate. But I don't know since when, an urban legend called "The God of Death" began to become popular. Rumor has it that whenever night falls, the God of Death, who judges all unforgivable crimes, will bring a black cat to knock on the door of the wicked's dreams.
2 A Quartet of Childhood Friends in the Snow Country Umino HazukiLight 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.
3 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)
4 Madness Half NumbLight Novel794k WordsOngoing 61Votes70.4kRecs92kFans
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In Southeast Asia in 1996, a hot flash town was filled with torn souls: they used their wounds as eyes to see the divine madness behind the world. The foreign body wearing a yellow raincoat wanted to become a human, so he got involved. Monsters sign up for correspondence cooking courses Write on the back of the videotape: "Please don't let Doudou find out Our brains are better suited to making jam"
5 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu and I Swapped Bodies Likes Soy MilkHistorical1.7M WordsOngoing 1.7kVotes164.8kRecs361.9kFans
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[Male Channel], [Multiple Female Protagonists], [Garden Opera] After Li Chen, the second son of the Hou family, awakened his past life memories, he miraculously exchanged bodies with Lin Daiyu. From then on, Li Chen played the role of Lin Daiyu, stirring up troubles and enjoying life in Rongguo Mansion; Lin Daiyu had to play the role of the other party, studying hard and seeking fame. After several years of entanglement and exchange, Li Chen rose to prominence and gained power; Lin Daiyu recovered and uprooted the weeping willows... Xue Baochai's inner os: Why do I think Sister Lin and the second son of the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion both like her a little bit.
6 The Shocking Eunuch Reincarnates as a Literary Girl Shocking Giant Deer HeadLight Novel731k WordsOngoing 1Votes32kRecs103.4kFans
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The well-known online author "Mercy", the legendary online author who created classic novels such as "Phoenix Tribe" and "Eight Continents", is the most commercial writer in the Z era, the youngest rich writer in the 21st century... The most valuable IP adaptation writer... In July 2024, Mercy died. However, after his death, what he received was not blessings from netizens, but vicious curses. "I will feel sorry for other authors when they die, but for this one I can only wish him well." "Good deeds and evil deeds will eventually be rewarded. BYD ordered thousands of cut books and made faces on the shelves. He only made his debut a few years ago and cut more than a dozen books." "Not long ago, I was fighting against readers in BILIBILI, but now I'm dead. It's about karma." "Well, the only pity is that the Phoenix Clan may never publish a fourth volume." "Don't worry, even if he were alive, he wouldn't be able to publish the fourth volume, and with his level when he was alive, writing it would be shit." Some people say that such malicious comments are too much. But some people say "mercy" and I don't have any problem with it. Chiya Meizono, a 17-year-old girl, sat on the bed and looked at these comments with a smile. "Yes, I do have no objection." "Because..." With that said, she threw down her phone and stood up from the bed, with terrifying determination burning in her eyes. "I'm back from hell." At this point, the shocking eunuch is reincarnated into a young literary hero! (Not marry)
7 The First Saint of Kunlun The Chili-Hating Red PepperEastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes267.4kRecs736.3kFans
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The wild world is full of gods and demons. Jiang Lan became a disciple of Kunlun. Knowing the danger outside, he decided to hide inside and practice in seclusion. Be a low-key Kunlun disciple. But when he came out of seclusion one time, the master brought a message. Kunlun found him a fiancée. Thousands of years later. Kunlun is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the destruction of the wilderness is imminent. At this moment, the voice of Jianglan Dao echoes throughout the world: Today, I am sanctified.

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