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- Those Years I Struggled in Shanghai with My Cousin's Best Friend 和表姐闺蜜在魔都打拼的那些年 Chen Xiaoxu, a young man from humble beginnings, heads to Shanghai to seek help from a distant cousin. His cousin's best friend instantly turns into his biggest fan. Struggling to survive a miserable life, he crosses paths with a domineering female CEO and begins his journey to turn his life around! 28.8kClicks228Favorites12.3kRecs
- The Rogue Dragon 混世龙 Long Taixuan, a shop assistant at an antiques store in Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song, is framed and dragged into a case involving the theft of imperial treasures and artifacts. With no way to clear his name, he is beheaded at the Meridian Gate! Afterward, Long Taixuan begins a journey of reincarnation. After successfully being reborn as a human for the first time, he joins the Salvation Sect of the Immortal Realm on his path to cultivating the Dao and becoming an immortal. Once he 24.5kClicks35Favorites2.1kRecs
- Stop Pretending, Son-in-Law: You're the Confucian Sage 别装了女婿，你就是儒家圣人 Son-in-law, stop pretending. You’re a Confucian Sage. I saw everything... In a daze, Zhang Heng sees a bride, so beautiful she seems beyond compare. He wonders who could be lucky enough to marry her... Wait, he’s the groom. Zhang Heng gives a wicked, rakish grin and rubs his hands together. Being a live-in son-in-law might not be so bad... But before he can consummate the marriage, a great demon suddenly attacks. Hey, you... What the... This woman can fly... Zhang Heng is dumbfounded, and then t 13kClicks14Favorites0Recs
- Tales of the Qiangming Era 强明往事 China's civilization stretches back five thousand years, magnificent and enduring... We've seen plenty of the Tang dynasty's grandeur and grown tired of the Song dynasty's prosperity, but who still remembers the mighty Ming dynasty, the only dynasty in history never to send princesses to marry foreign rulers or pay tribute, and once unrivaled in its dominion over the seas? Why did it establish the ancestral injunction, 11.2kClicks6Favorites0Recs
- The Rebirth of Broken Things 残物复生 Who would have guessed that a young man from the bottom of society, whose stall was smashed and who was driven to the end of his rope, possessed the power to repair anything broken? Objects can be restored, and fortunes can be mended. Lin Ye keeps his ability hidden and quietly gets started with a little night-market stall. Facing harassment with a cool gaze and waiting for the right moment, he repairs his broken life bit by bit and carves out a path from humble beginnings to a triumphant comeba 6.1kClicks86Favorites214Recs
- The Comeback: One Move from Victory 逆袭之胜天半子 Lin Yifan's parents both died. To care for his young sister, he gave up his education and came alone from the countryside to find work in the big city. With only a high school education, he was turned away at every turn. The city's coldness and the cruelty of reality were far beyond anything he could have imagined. He was kindhearted and honest, timid and not much of a talker... But he would risk his life for strangers and stand by his friends through thick and thin... Everyone around him said h 3.8kClicks100Favorites439Recs
- When the Suona Sounds: Red Weddings Send You to the Underworld, White Funerals Bring You Back 唢呐一响：红事归阴，白事还阳 The suona has been passed down for thousands of years. You think it’s just the king of instruments, a musical hooligan? No. In my hands, it can discern good from evil and divide the realms of yin and yang. My name is Ge Tianchong. The year I failed the college entrance exam, my father pressed a suona into my arms and said, “Of all the instruments, the suona is king. This heirloom from our ancestors is no ordinary thing.” I didn’t believe him. Not until Sister Xia, the widow next door, died in my 3.8kClicks5Favorites0Recs
- Please Don't Be Like This, You Have Family 请别这样还有家人 After suffering a career setback and romantic betrayal in a single day, an ordinary man from the bottom of society unexpectedly finds his life taking a different turn. Having learned the great truth of life, that the highest good is like water, can he forge a path unlike any other? Let's wait and see! 2.4kClicks0Favorites0Recs
- Saving Myself, Redeeming Half a Life 渡己赎半生 Jincheng, a married man nearing thirty, had been living apart from his wife for a year, venturing alone overseas. When he returned a year later, all he got was his wife's firm insistence on divorce. After their separation, he fell into a slump, wasted his days, and even considered ending his life, until fate gave him a chance to start over. He glimpsed a brighter future and slowly pulled himself together. From a divorced single man, he began working odd jobs and saving money, then started his ow 2kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- The Grassroots Emperor's Road to a Comeback 草根皇帝逆袭之路 A peerless beauty was born into a humble family. Her father died when she was eight, leaving her alone and helpless. Brilliant and quick-witted, she stood up for what was right. She shaved her head and entered the Imperial Enlightenment Temple, where she chanted prayers and struck the wooden fish, never once suffering the daily hard labor in the temple courtyard. Upon reaching adulthood, she angrily left the temple. Wearing a bamboo hat and a straw rain cape, she traveled the world. In those tro 1.6kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Ma'am, How About a Game of Soccer! 女施主，踢个球吧! Who would have thought that kicking an empty can could earn you five million? Lin Dajiao, a scrap collector born with a "Mighty Vajra Leg," can kick a car door clean off without batting an eye. The down-and-out coach Li Mingfeng won't take no for an answer: "Girl, what you're missing isn't scrap. It's a championship trophy!" Five million in prize money? I'm in! But what kind of teammates are these? A gluttonous monk whose Iron Head skill snapped a utility pole, a directionally challenged warr 1.4kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Martial Path of the Heavenly Cauldron 天鼎武途 Their parents disappeared, leaving the siblings to depend on each other. When an elder of their clan tried to curry favor with the powerful, he had Chen Li, an eleven-year-old girl, abducted and offered as a concubine to an old lecher. Chen Han fell to his knees and begged, but all he got in return was humiliation and a brutal beating! At the moment of despair, the keepsake left by their mother shattered, awakening the ancient divine artifact, the [Heavenly Beast Cauldron]! Hunt demon beasts, re 1.4kClicks3Favorites0Recs
- The World's Strongest Otherworld 世界最强异空间 A poor young man unexpectedly gains access to a pocket dimension. He plants a carrot and harvests a super carrot; his pet goes in and learns to understand human speech; a beautiful woman goes in and her skin becomes as smooth as silk. Qiao Le: "I'm the boss of my own space. Want to come in? Buy a ticket first. President of M Country? Sorry, get in line." 1.2kClicks15Favorites0Recs
- The Road to Becoming a CEO 总裁养成之路 Can fate really not be changed? How powerful are dreams? From having nothing to becoming an industry leader, the cutthroat world of business, the hardships of starting a company, the quiet support of a lover, and the unwavering help of friends all shape the rise of an elite. With their own hands, they make a long-held dream come true, and through their own efforts, realize their worth in life. They weather the ups and downs of the business world, facing both success and setbacks. Witness the mak 1.1kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- A Fleeting Glimmer Against Fate 逆天微芒 At the end of the Black Iron Era, Han Ming and Qin Yu, whose families had both been wiped out, were raised by the Six Saints of the Northern Desert and the Cloud Sect of the Eastern Sea, respectively. Sixteen years later, Han Ming travels south from the Northern Desert in search of his enemy. Qin Yu, meanwhile, has vanished without a trace. As Han Ming crosses the vast Red Earth Continent, he meets countless powerful figures and encounters all sorts of strange events. As his power steadily rises 932Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- The Immortal Path: Chronicle of the Azure Heavens 仙途之苍天记 Reforge your foundation? Certain death? Hunted by Heaven's Will? Followed by countless tribulations? Heh! If Heaven's Will is unjust, then from this moment on, I'll defy fate and take my life into my own hands! 828Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- Eye of the Crocodile Ruins 鳄墟之瞳 Thirteen skeletons belonging to Lin Ye's ancestors lie submerged in the mud of Wan'e Lake. An orphan raised on the kindness of others, he pries open the camphorwood chest his mother guarded to her dying breath on the bitterly cold night he pawns his last ragged coat. In the foul-smelling, corpse-stained Records of the Lake, a map of the deadly waters traced in blood-red ink perfectly matches the birthmark on his back. The family tree hidden between its pages reveals that every Lin man drowned in 768Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- Disciple of the Celestial Master Sect 天师门徒 He rose into the sky and saw a group of giants closing in... 624Clicks1Favorites27Recs
- I Was Just a Scholar 本来只是一介书生 You have to live your life one way or another. But sometimes, the choices you make are beyond your control. For example, do you really have to revere this so-called "Heaven"? 489Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- Sword in Hand, I Refuse to Be a Good Samaritan in the Martial World 残骨执剑，我不做江湖善人 In the final years of the Great Jing Dynasty, the martial world was dominated by seven great aristocratic clans, who monopolized martial arts resources. Most martial artists from humble families became the clans' hired muscle, their lives worth next to nothing. Cen Yanci was an ordinary boy from a poor family on the outskirts of the city. His family happened upon evidence that the aristocratic clans were colluding with corrupt officials. Overnight, his entire family was murdered to silence them. 483Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- The Day I Ascended, One Punch Shattered the Heavenly Dao 飞升当日我一拳震穿天道 Ten thousand years ago, I proved the Dao through my physical body. One punch from me could shatter the firmament. The Heavenly Dao saw me as a threat and laid a deadly trap as I ascended, seeking to erase me completely. I sealed my remnant soul away for ten thousand years. When I awoke in the mortal world, I had become a destitute ordinary man. I lost my job and my home, and endured every hardship life could throw at me, yet my pride never faded. All my life, I upheld what was right. I never b 298Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Dragon King's Order Is Out! Lin Fan Has Returned! 龙王令出！林凡归来！ At a company team-building dinner, Lin Fan fell into a trap. His colleague Liu Xinxin maliciously framed him, and he was wrongly imprisoned. Behind prison walls, he was beaten within an inch of his life, until the reclusive Elder Chen rescued him. The old man taught him peerless martial arts and ancient acupuncture, and passed down a Dragon King Token. After five years of honing his skills, everyone in the prison who dared provoke him had fallen. Lin Fan had become the undisputed king of Zhen N 207Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- The Young Man Beneath the Eaves 天拓道之檐下少年 The city hides a martial world, where martial arts walk alongside ordinary life. Young Liang Zongtu has suffered the hardships of living under someone else's roof. His swordsmanship is exceptional, and he also studies medicine and poison. With an admission letter before him, the burden of his family's circumstances forces him to enter the marketplace and make a living. With no fortuitous encounters and no System, he hones his skills through perseverance, makes his way with medicine, and proves h 204Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- Demon Venerable Among the Immortals 仙中魔尊 Practicing demonic arts does not necessarily make one a demon. Even the path to immortality can produce man-eating fiends. If your heart leans toward evil, even cultivating immortal arts will lead you into the abyss. If your will is to save the world, then even with demonic arts at your command, you can still destroy every wicked creature. What matters is not the name of the art, but the thoughts of the one who wields it. The imperial court, aristocratic clans, and sects have forged the words " 188Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- The Live-in Son-in-Law: Borrowing No Roof, Only the Green Mountains 上门郎：不借屋檐借青山 Northern Sichuan in the 1980s: high mountains and long, winding roads. Xiong Anlai becomes a live-in son-in-law, enduring gossip and contempt. He relies on no miraculous encounters and leaves his fate to no gamble. He heads into the mountains to gather goods and make a living. With the green hills at his back and his own two hands to rely on, he slowly works his way out of hardship. He borrows no one's roof, building a home of his own. The author's previous work, The Unparalleled Feng Shui Maste 156Clicks—Favorites—Recs
- The City's Twisted Path 城市逆途 Lu Qi once had a bright future ahead of him, but a carefully orchestrated trap destroyed his career, left him branded with infamy, and turned everyone against him. His former friends wanted nothing to do with him, and the woman he had loved for years chose to walk away. Having fallen to rock bottom, he struggled to survive in a dim rented room. He planned to lie low, but unexpectedly crossed paths with the cool and perceptive Shen Yanshu. She moved in the world of capital, saw through its hypoc 155Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- My Comeback Begins with Collecting Scrap in the Celestial Realm 逆袭从天界收破烂开始 At thirty-five, Liu Wei pedals a tricycle through Suzhou in the Northwest, collecting scrap to support his family from dawn to dusk. In return, his wife, Li Yulan, humiliates him in public and hands him divorce papers, driving him out of their home with nothing. With nowhere else to go, he settles in an abandoned cave dwelling at the foot of a mountain on the outskirts of town. Inside is an old earthen kang. Every night, when he lies down to rest on it, his soul can pass through the void and tr 116Clicks0Favorites0Recs
- For Everyone Stuck in the Mud 献给所有泥泞中的人 While others were eager to take shortcuts and rely on connections, Deng Xiaoqian held fast to one principle: when building roads and houses, build them as if they were your own. It was a measure of both the work and one's conscience, the guiding standard of Deng Xiaoqian, a hands-on man, through the fiery first half of his life. 60Clicks1Favorites0Recs
- Deng Xiaoqian's Journey 邓晓骞的路 While others are eager to take shortcuts and rely on connections, Deng Xiaoqian holds fast to one principle: when building roads and houses, build them as if they were your own. It's a measure of both construction and conscience, and a testament to the hardworking Deng Xiaoqian's eventful life. 18Clicks—Favorites—Recs
