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2 大EN The Night Watchman of Dafeng 大奉打更人 The Young Master Who Sells Newspapers卖报小郎君Xianxia3.8M WordsCompleted The physical edition of The Gongsman of Great Feng, Volume One, is now available across all major platforms, including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com, as well as in bookstores nationwide. In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a graduate of the police academy, awakens to find himself in prison, with exile to the frontier awaiting him in three days… At first, all he wants is to protect himself and, in this society without human rights, become 313Votes9.7MRecs19.8MFans

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The physical copy of "The Great Feng Night Watchman" (Volume 1) is now available on all major online platforms including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD. Com, as well as in various physical bookstores. This world contains Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a recent police academy graduate, wakes up to find himself in prison, destined for exile in three days... His initial goal was simply to protect himself and, incidentally, live a leisurely life as a wealthy man in this society where human rights are nonexistent. Years later, Xu Qi'an looked back on his past, with his long-dead enemies and piles of white bones behind him. The mighty Yangtze River flows eastward, its waves washing away heroes of the past; right and wrong, success and failure, all vanish in the blink of an eye. The green hills remain, and the setting sun has reddened them many times.

5 望EN Gazing at the Vast Sky 望长天 Tower That Fills the Sky弥天大厦Xianxia2.8M WordsCompleted The Great Yan Dynasty has endured for more than 1,300 years. The emperor lies gravely ill, the crown prince governs in his stead, local immortal sects hold sway, and powerful ministers throw the imperial court into chaos. When Xu Yuan wakes, he finds himself in a ruined temple deep in the mountains on a rainy night, staring at a strange stone Buddha with a severed arm, and at that black-clad woman by the bonfire, her face hidden behind a thin veil. 35Votes508.9kRecs3.1MFans

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The Great Yan Dynasty lasted for over 1,300 years. The emperor is critically ill, the crown prince is acting as regent, local immortal sects are entrenched, and the powerful minister in the central government is causing chaos in the court. I woke up Xu Yuan saw the dilapidated temple in the deep mountains on a rainy night. I saw a strange stone Buddha with a broken arm. As well as, The woman in black, her face veiled by a thin gauze, beside the campfire.

6 谍 Shadows Over the Skies 谍影凌云 Luo Feiyu罗飞羽Military6.9M WordsCompleted A makeup artist from a later era transmigrates into the past and absorbs the memories of two people. While tracking down Japanese spies, dismantling countless spy organizations, and capturing spy after spy, Chu Lingyun also disguises himself as a Japanese man, infiltrates enemy ranks to gather intelligence, and maneuvers among Japan’s elite. In that turbulent era, Chu Lingyun uses his wit and intelligence to contribute to his country’s struggle and earn achievements that will never be forgotten. 4Votes21.7MRecs685.1kFans

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A makeup artist from the future travels back in time and absorbs the memories of two people. Chu Lingyun, who tracks down Japanese spies, dismantles countless Japanese spy organizations, and captures one Japanese spy after another, also disguises himself as a Japanese to infiltrate enemy ranks, extract intelligence, and navigate the inner workings of the Japanese high command. In that turbulent era, Chu Lingyun used his wit and wisdom to contribute to the cause of fighting the epidemic for his motherland, and made indelible contributions.

9 光 Beyond the Timescape 光阴之外 Er Gen耳根Xianxia4.7M WordsOngoing Heaven and earth are an inn for all living things, while time is a passing traveler from antiquity to the present. The difference between life and death is like the difference between dreaming and waking. Everything changes chaotically, beyond all investigation. Then, having transcended life and death and broken free from heaven and earth, what awaits us beyond time? This is Er Gen's sixth full-length novel, Beyond the Timescape, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, I Shall Seal 307Votes5.6MRecs10.2MFans

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Heaven and earth are the lodgings of all living things, and time is the passing guest of the past and present. The difference between life and death is like the difference between dreaming and waking up; it is ever-changing and cannot be fully understood. So, having transcended life and death, and transcended heaven and earth, what awaits us beyond the passage of time? This is Er Gen's sixth full-length novel, *Beyond Time*, following *Xian Ni*, *Qiu Mo*, *Wo Yu Feng Tian*, *Yi Nian Yong Heng*, and *San Cun Ren Jian*.

10 都EN Reborn, Who Needs Romance? 都重生了谁谈恋爱啊 What Went Wrong错哪儿了Urban2.3M WordsCompleted After struggling all the way to the age of thirty-eight without being able to afford a home, he is told that getting married requires paying a bride price of three hundred thousand yuan first. He has scrimped and saved for most of his life, worked himself to the bone, but where did all the money go? Who exactly earned it all? Jiang Qin, reborn at eighteen with countless grievances weighing on him, opens his eyes with only one thought: start a business and make money. Step one: take back the lo 275Votes1.4MRecs11MFans

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I struggled until I was 38 and still couldn't afford a house. To get married, I had to pay a dowry of 300,000 yuan. I scrimped and saved for most of my life, and my liver was practically broken from all the hard work. But where did the money go? Who really made all that money? Jiang Qin, reborn at eighteen with countless grievances, has only one thought upon opening his eyes: to start a business and make money. First, snatch back the love letter you sent, turn it over, and write three lines in the school beauty's astonished gaze: It's impossible to work now! I only want financial freedom, never to be a slave! As for dating? Even a dog wouldn't date that!