Shallow Joy Like a Dog, Deep Love Like a Gale
Inspired by a poem from Li Xuejing, I stumbled upon something intriguing and decided to make a note of it. I realized that sharing book recommendations can also be quite enjoyable. Thus, this book list came into existence. It all boils down to fate and chance. Discovering these books together is truly serendipitous. If you find something you like, feel free to follow along!
Novels on this list
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- Fu Ziqi, the Grand National Teacher of Changli who was forced to sacrifice herself to protect the nation, awakens in the body of a simple-minded girl in the modern world. Fragmented memories flood her mind, revealing that this body belongs to the second miss of the Fu family, a family from the Ancient Martial World. Before she can fully process her situation, a housekeeper sent by the...
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- Lu Qing'an was once the Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm, but after achieving his Dao through endless bloodshed, his temperament had become ferocious. Seeking to wash away the malice in his heart, he arrived at the Immortal Ruins and hid his true identity, presenting himself as a cultivator far weaker than his wife. He married Xu Qingying, and they had three children: eldest daughter L...
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- Madam of Dongyang received news at a banquet that her son Zhou Jingyun, the heir to the Marquis of Dongyang, would be returning to the capital. Zhou Jingyun was a prodigy: granted the title of heir at three, praised by the previous emperor at six, and appointed the youngest Hanlin scholar in Great Zhou history at thirteen. At eighteen, he married the third daughter of the Duke of Ding'...
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- Li Li is a chubby tabby cat living on a school campus, secretly cared for by the school’s guidance director. He is a clever cat who understands human behavior and uses his cute appearance to get food from various feeders, including a group of graduating girls: Shan Shan, Tan Birong, and Xiao Linger. One day, these girls attempt to adopt Li Li, mistakenly believing he is a stray. They l...
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- Xiao Chen wakes up in a dilapidated temple, his head wounded and memories scattered. A little girl named Xiao Ya, six or seven years old, calls out to him joyfully, and two older boys, Huzi and Shi Tou, soon arrive, relieved he has regained consciousness after three days. They are a group of orphans struggling to survive in the wilderness, eking out a living by scavenging food. Xiao Ch...
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- Shen Biluo, a modern office worker, dies from overwork and transmigrates into the body of the most favored princess of an ancient dynasty, also named Shen Biluo. Determined to spend her new life in luxurious sloth, she soon discovers that she still carries her Gossip System, which allows her to uncover any person's secrets. Upon waking, she notices her maid Hu Po acting suspiciously an...
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- Chi An is the adopted son of the Fu family, raised with unconditional love and a carefree childhood under the protection of his older brother Fu Wenxiu. When the biological son Fu Jiamu returns after being lost for twenty years, Chi An is forced to vacate his original room and move into a small, damp guest room with old furniture and piled luggage. His parents’ attention immediately sh...
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- Yu Jingmo transmigrates into a youth campus novel, becoming the villain stepmother of Lin Qingchuan, the novel’s second male lead and spare tire. She owns a building in her previous life and stays calm upon arrival. A system appears, assigning her missions to ensure the integrity of original plot events and cultivate Lin Qingchuan. The rewards start at ten million yuan per mission, wit...
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- Shen Sangning, the former Old Madam of the Ningguo Duke’s Mansion, regains consciousness on her wedding night. The piercing pain from her waist jolts her awake, and she finds herself in a dark bridal chamber with a man on top of her. Shocked and furious, she bites his shoulder hard until she tastes blood. The man calls for a maidservant, and when the lamp is lit, Shen Sangning recogniz...
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- Eld Faniaal, the former lord of the Faniaal family, is forced to resign by his sister-in-law Sandrea and her husband Rufus, who produce a royal decree declaring him unfit. Despite his protests, Eld signs the resignation and consent documents, and is given three days to leave the estate. Born with heterochromatic eyes—one green, one blue—Eld is a rare individual with high magical aptitu...
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- Du Yu, a 26-year-old state-owned enterprise worker, dies when a runaway truck crashes into the bus he is riding, killing him instantly while everyone else remains unharmed. His soul floats outside his body, confused and alone. Two women in black and white work uniforms arrive in a battered flying minivan—Xie Jin of the Xie family and Fan Xiaoguo of the Fan family, the Black and White I...
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- Zeng Anmin, a modern man who had retired early with over a hundred million yuan, transmigrated into the Great Saint Dynasty. He woke up as the dissolute only son of Zeng Shilin, a Confucian Cultivator in the Embracing the Kindling Realm and a Regional Governor overseeing three prefectures. The dynasty had stood for six hundred years, populated by body cultivators, dao cultivators, Conf...
