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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 28 chapters · complete series
Thirty-two-year-old Ethan McCray returns home for his father's funeral, but a hidden diary shatters the family's perfect facade. He discovers his late father was a victim of a sinister conspiracy involving a substitute bride and a traitor within the clan. As Ethan digs deeper, he uncovers a web of deception protecting powerful interests. His investigation leads him to Alice McCray, the ruthless clan leader who guards the family's legacy at any cost. Meanwhile, Detective Judy Walker investigates a series of disappearances that connect to the family's dark past. At the heart of the storm is Nora Carter, the captive Luna, who has endured years of imprisonment. Ethan must navigate the treacherous politics of the McCray dynasty, facing off against Jack Hansen, a corrupt friend with a hidden agenda. The truth is buried deep, and the night is long.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 81 chapters · complete series
The chief escort is tasked with guarding the vermilion seal salvaged from a sunken ship. As he traces its lineage and uncovers a sprawling smuggling network, he races to expose the collector before the ancient ruins are reduced to ash.
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by Xnoval Originals · SciFi · 88 chapters · complete series
Maxim Romanov, a diligent deep-space archivist, discovers quantum residuals in discarded logs that prove the missing ship captain is still alive. This discovery ignites a cold war between truth and cover-up. As he traces the signal, Maxim uncovers a systemic conspiracy within the Aerospace Bureau, masking a dark secret from the Interstellar Era. With the clock ticking, he teams up with Natalia Sukhoi, a suspicious quantum expert, to expose the corruption. The stakes are high; the enemy is not just rogue AI, but the very institution built to protect them. Can Maxim break the silence of the void before the Bureau silences him forever?
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 13 chapters · complete series
Ava Stone slips into the shadowed streets of Maple Creek, hunting the Primordial Key—a relic said to rewrite the very rules of the wolf bloodline. But Lian Woods, the Key's ancient guardian, has gone mad with fear and vows to shatter it to prove his innocence. Above them, Ira Stone and his army of collectors close the net, racing to seize the artifact before the full-moon altar wakes. Trapped between the border patrol's iron blockade and the werewolf council's pending trial, Ava faces the choice that will decide everything: reveal the Key and hand the pack a fragile peace, or let it burn and bury the truth forever. The moon is rising, the altar is humming, and the next move she makes will either save the town or devour it whole.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 93 chapters · complete series
Archivist Alice Coleman works to restore a fractured wolf mask, unaware that the artifact holds the key to an ancient clan massacre. As she pieces together the historical record, she uncovers a web of lies that threatens to destroy her family’s legacy. The hunt for truth is dangerous, with a traitor lurking in the shadows and powerful enemies determined to bury the past. Despite the cold logic of her evidence, Alice finds herself drawn to Helen Brooks, a fierce and suspicious rival who loves her but prioritizes family honor over justice. With the help of Judy Whitman, a witty forensic analyst, Alice must build an unbreakable chain of evidence to confront the conservative elders. However, the real threat is Nora Coleman, a seemingly loyal advisor who is actually manipulating the clan to seize power. Alice must navigate this treacherous political landscape to clear her name and expose the conspiracy before the wolf pack collapses into chaos.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 50 chapters · complete series
Shi Nozomi, the sharp-witted merchant of the ancient capital, wakes to find her partner vanished and her empire on the brink of collapse. Behind the serene facade of the old city, a centuries-old assassin syndicate, the Blood Pact, bleeds its secrets into the shadows. Nozomi refuses to yield to fear. She maneuvers through dangerous alliances with a hidden abbot and a ruthless town governor, driven by a quest for truth that extends beyond mere revenge. With a disgraced swordsman as an uneasy ally, she uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the very soul of the realm. In a city where every lantern hides a blade, Nozomi must play her final, deadly hand against a genius rival who values ambition above all else. The snow begins to fall, and the thousand lights of the capital flicker with danger. Her business is not just about profit; it is about survival.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 69 chapters · complete series
Leaf Guanlan is a calm sword restorer hiding a secret past. While repairing an ancient blade, she discovers a hidden letter detailing a massacre that wiped out her family. This revelation shatters her quiet life, forcing her into a deadly conflict between truth and vengeance. She is soon joined by Jiang Wanzhou, the hot-headed young master of a guard agency, who is obsessed with finding his murdered mentor. Together with the logical Chu Linqing and the agile messenger Yan Guihong, they unravel a conspiracy that challenges the balance of the jianghu. As they dig deeper, they confront Su Jingxing, the elegant and ruthless leader of the Xuanming Society, who believes ancient rituals are the only way to maintain order. A battle of wits, martial arts, and moral dilemmas ensues, testing the limits of their loyalty and survival in a world where shadows hold the power.
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by Xnoval Originals · Sci-Fi · 53 chapters · complete series
38-year-old urban planner Alexei Lebedev inherits his missing father’s cryptic satellite maps. Ignoring warnings, Alexei traverses frozen archives and war-torn ruins to decode the spatial anomalies hiding a living secret in the Far East. His pursuit draws him into a deadly collision with Dmitry, a respected enemy commander ordered to seize the site, and Elena, a scholar desperate to stop its militarization. Alongside forensic archivist Vera and navigator Olga, Alexei decodes the subterranean links hidden in the stars. As the fog lifts, the truth beneath the ice begins to breathe. This is a high-stakes sci-fi thriller where the past is a minefield, and the future hangs in the balance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Rare-book restorer Song Huaijin is swept into a deadly puzzle surrounding Shaolin's hidden scriptures. With jianghu blood feuds and the authorities' manhunt closing in from all sides, she must piece together a secret that carries the weight of life and death.
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by Xnoval Originals · SciFi · 100 chapters · complete series
Berlin chef William Voger cracks open classified deep-space archives, uncovering a conspiracy that threatens to destroy his city. As the mother ship hurtles toward inevitable crash, he must race against time to execute a desperate rescue mission. Assisted by archivist Greta Ostmann and guarded by gritty detective Ulrich Hartmann, William navigates a web of secrets. Meanwhile, Hildegarde Dressler holds the key to critical transport routes, while the ruthless Otto Frank, head of the Foundation, sacrifices pawns to bury the truth. With the sky burning and fate hanging by a thread, William’s quest to clear his family’s name becomes a fight for survival against a villain who cares only for results.
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by Xnoval Originals · SciFi · 56 chapters · complete series
Jack Miller, a sharp insurance investigator, faces his greatest challenge when he reunites with old friend Raymond Hansen to uncover a massive interstellar conspiracy. What begins as a routine probe into corporate fraud spirals into a deadly race for control of the Star Port, a critical hub for galactic trade. As Jack digs deeper, he discovers that the leak of restricted quantum technology stems from within his own circle of trust. Torn between loyalty and justice, Jack must navigate a web of deception involving family secrets and political ambition. With time running out, can he expose the mole protecting their legacy? The truth threatens to dismantle everything he believes, forcing Jack to sacrifice personal honor to restore integrity to a corrupt system. This high-stakes thriller blends forensic deduction with hard sci-fi intrigue, offering a gripping look at power, family, and the cost of knowledge.
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by Xnoval Originals · Sci-Fi · 76 chapters · complete series
Detective Natalia Liebiejev risks everything to solve the theft of a forbidden quantum archive capable of rewriting history. As the court clock ticks down, she unravels a conspiracy orchestrated by the ruthless Black Stone syndicate. Her investigation leads to a shocking truth: the archive is the key to erasing her sister, Olga, from existence entirely. Armed with the help of tech genius Vera Ivanova and facing off against the stubborn Judge Aleksey Kuznetsov, Natalia must expose the massive cover-up before the final verdict seals her fate. In a universe where memory is law, one detective stands between historical erasure and the survival of her lost family.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 80 chapters · complete series
A school magazine editor, now behind prison bars, confesses to stealing an artifact key and exposes the truth behind a corrupt officials' smuggling conspiracy.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 2 chapters · complete series
Heritage appraiser Het Black, still haunted by the national treasure he misidentified fifteen years ago, returns to Qingteng Town to close out an old case. There he discovers that the local wolf pack is being hunted by a mysterious collector who is convinced that the ancient Moon God altar conceals a relic capable of rewriting bloodlines. To protect the pack and atone for his own past failure, Het must unravel a fraud that has spanned three generations.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 41 chapters · complete series
Treasure hunter Lian Winters believes that restoring an ancient artifact will bring her family the peace it deserves. Instead, she uncovers a web of black-market crimes orchestrated by the charming gallery owner Ethan Vaughan. Trapped in the isolated, wolf-infested town of Wolfsbury, Lian must use her intellect to outmaneuver her elegant but deadly enemy while protecting her loved ones. With the help of forensic expert Het Gray and her father’s hidden secrets, Lian navigates a deadly game of cat and mouse. As she battles to clear her family's wrongful conviction, she finds an unexpected anchor in Nora Vaughan, the head of a refugee shelter. In a town where every secret has teeth, Lian must forge a new path between vengeance and redemption, ensuring that justice remains sharp and silver-clad.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
While restoring an ancient parchment in Blue River Town, cartographer Ella Cole discovers a torn map fragment marked with
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
At a funeral in Oxford, Henry Duncan receives his late mother's keepsakes—among them, key testimony from a 1950s treasonous tomb-robbery case that once earned his family and the museum lasting honors. Should the truth ever surface, it will shake the very
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 2 chapters · complete series
Deep in the Los Angeles subway tunnels, railroad engineer Carl Brooks discovers the century-old remains of a missing 'werewolf' on an abandoned construction site. He only meant to document the anomaly, until a letter arrives from a mysterious black-market dealer writing from prison, exposing the remnants of a secret knightly order that has endured for centuries. To protect his family, Carl is forced to accept a contract and become 'Luna', not knowing it is both a shield and a shackle. Pursued through federal court archives and by a major-crimes unit, and ensnared in a gallery owner's elaborate laundering scheme, he must piece together the truth. In a brooding gothic tale where modern forensics meets an ancient blood curse, Carl turns the tables with nothing but his professional skill, brings down a century-old antiquities black-market empire, and lets justice rise from the ruins.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 3 chapters · complete series
An antiques dealer retraces his late father's old escort route to settle a debt from twenty years ago.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 10 chapters · complete series
Exonerated at last, Judge Ethan Black returns to his hometown, a small community shrouded in wolf magic. He isn't here for redemption alone. His bitter rival, Mason Woods, clings to power with ruthless ambition, and a deranged antiquities collector, Hett Gray, is destroying ancient sites in a delusional quest. As Hett targets Lily Hale, Ethan’s old friend, to extract secrets, the peace Ethan swore to protect shatters. Grace Cole, the local doctor, holds the evidence that could break Ethan’s case wide open. Ethan must dismantle Mason’s web and confront Hett’s madness before the town falls to chaos. The moon is high, and the hunter is finally free of his chains. Can he save everyone before the darkness claims them all?
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Jiang Wanzhou and Lu retrace an old path to unravel a string of linked murders, exposing a traitor hidden within their family and a devastating mistake made fifteen years ago—at last making a long-overdue atonement.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Condemned to hang, a hunter still tracks the tiger's mark—unearthing a century-old injustice that shakes Calcutta to its core.
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by Xnoval Originals · Sci-Fi · 100 chapters · complete series
While clearing out an old estate, Anna uncovers a star chart with a crucial corner missing. She joins forces with her companions to take on corrupt officials, pursuing the illegal historical dealings concealed behind that lost piece and dragging the buried truth into the light.
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by Xnoval Originals · Sci-Fi · 100 chapters · complete series
In future St. Petersburg, a translator discovers that repairing forgotten relics holds the key to unraveling the quantum defection crisis — all while battling a shadowy conspiracy determined to erase history.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
A Liverpool history teacher uses his academic expertise to hunt down a black-market kingpin, piecing together a shattered stardust map to expose a sprawling network of antiquities crime.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 3 chapters · complete series
Ethan Coleman, a meticulous archaeological surveyor, discovers a cache of tampered archives that reveal a suppressed murder and a forbidden marriage pact. As he peels back the layers of his family’s history, he uncovers a conspiracy woven into the modern fabric of his community. Ethan’s pursuit of truth clashes with Jack Coleman, his rigid patriarch who guards the legacy at all costs, while Detective Karl Hansen investigates the cold case with relentless determination. Meanwhile, elite strategist Helene Dunning manipulates shadows to protect her empire, backed by Noah McRae, a sponsor willing to discard anyone who stands in his way. The tension escalates as ancient wolves stir and modern loyalties fracture. Ethan must navigate a web of deceit where every clue risks exposing his bloodline’s darkest secrets, forcing him to confront the dangerous reality that some past wounds never truly heal.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
A gifted street dancer discovers that old manuscripts are not just paper—they are coded in rhythm, and only he can read the beats. When he cracks the first line, he attracts a ruthless collector who will burn a neighborhood to own the entire collection. As his dance crew's attic space hangs in the balance, he must partner with a young journalist who wants to clear her name by exposing the truth. Together, they uncover a legacy of stolen art and hidden families. But time is running out, the collector is closing in, and a daughter of the man in charge begins to question the order she was raised to follow. Every step, every archive, every confession is a move in a dance they can't stop.
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by Xnoval Originals · SciFi · 27 chapters · complete series
Forced into a deadly treasure hunt by circumstance, hotel manager Alexei Kuznetsov finds himself trapped in a lethal cat-and-mouse game within a frozen polar city. His quarry is not just a relic, but a pathological collector determined to rewrite history and destroy innocent lives to claim his prize. As the stakes rise, Alexei relies on his sharp instincts and professional intelligence network to survive the escalating threats. He is joined by an uneasy alliance with a border cop, while a tragic archivist struggles with moral compromise. With time running out, the calm manager must outwit his enemies in a high-stakes thriller where every move counts and death lurks in the shadows of the ice.
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by Xnoval Originals · SciFi · 16 chapters · complete series
Nora Hansen, a meticulous interstellar cartographer, uncovers that the ancient alien ruins she maps are not a treasure trove, but a terrifying warning. When her discovery threatens a powerful corporate syndicate, she is hunted by assassins and corrupted officials. With her life on the line, Nora trades her testimony for the truth, navigating a deadly labyrinth of political manipulation and greed. As the syndicate tightens its grip on the sector, Nora must ally with the few honest officers who remain to expose the conspiracy. Facing execution for revealing the ruins' true nature, she fights to protect humanity from its own avarice. Can one woman’s map end the reign of capital over life, or will she vanish into the dark, silenced by the very system she sought to expose?
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by Xnoval Originals · SciFi · 18 chapters · complete series
In the sterile heights of the Orbital City, a top official vanishes, leaving behind only shadows. Raymond McRey, a cold and rational prosecutor’s assistant, returns home for the funeral, only to discover the deceased, his father Jack Miller, was a double-agent smuggler. As Raymond peels back the layers of his family’s secrets, he confronts Noah, a supposed family traitor who is actually shielding their younger sister, Judy, from a devastating genetic accident. Trapped in an intellectual chess match, Raymond must navigate the political pressure of Interstellar Shipping and the icy determination of Detective Carlton Whitman. With the truth buried in quantum archives, Raymond realizes that protecting his family means exposing a conspiracy that could tear the stars apart.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
Returning to Vienna to clear her name, elite debater Anna Unterberger delves into the city’s shadowy underbelly. Haunted by past guilt, she tracks elusive art dealers through the labyrinthine archives of Schönbrunn Palace, where whispers of illicit interwar looting still linger. Her investigation uncovers a sophisticated black market network headed by the icy auction consultant Karl Wagner, who launders stolen heritage with lethal elegance. As Anna pieces together the truth, she clashes with the corrupt foundation chairman Stefan Pichler and faces the skepticism of archivist Adelaide Kischina, who guards secrets out of fear. Meanwhile, ambitious journalist Clara Pichler closes in on the danger, forcing Anna to balance her quest for redemption against the lethal risks of exposing a conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything she loves.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
In the shadowed alleys of Strasbourg, appraiser Léya de Champagne stumbles upon a mysterious heraldry that ignites a deadly game. Her discovery pulls her into a intricate web of intrigue involving remnants of a fallen knight order and ruthless sponsors driven by greed. As she uncovers the dark history behind her family's tarnished reputation, Léya must navigate a treacherous landscape where professional expertise is her only shield. Confronted by her ex-husband, a calculating investment banker seeking to exploit her findings, and a secretive archivist guarding dangerous secrets, she is forced to rely on her sharp intuition. With time running out and the stakes rising, Léya teams up with a fiery independent journalist to expose the conspiracy. Can she unravel the historical corruption and reclaim her identity before the forces of power crush her into ashes?
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 1 chapters · complete series
Dr. Elizabeth Ellis, a stoic psychological counselor, uncovers a chilling pattern behind a missing archaeologist. Partnering with tenacious investigative journalist James Harris, she profiles the suspects to expose a family traitor. The mystery leads them into the murky underbelly of the Thames, where old grudges surface. A ruthless lawyer manipulates the shadows while a seasoned captain reveals dangerous waterway secrets. The stakes rise as a hidden killer emerges from a decade-old sin. Elizabeth must balance evidence and intuition to rescue the innocent and expose the greed behind the disappearance. The truth lies beneath the river, waiting for a daring soul to unearth it.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 3 chapters · complete series
Lucia Gentile, a sharp-tongued lawyer, uncovers a severed sword fragment that challenges the official historical record. Operating from the sanctuary of Rosa Vitale’s flower shop, she navigates a city where loyalty is currency and silence is law. Her target is a powerful, psychopathic collector who believes the site of an ancient tragedy holds supernatural power. As the trail of clues leads to a tampered archive guarded by a frightened clerk, the line between justice and obsession blurs. Lucia must balance her personal redemption against the cold, rigid pursuit of forensic truth by a lonely specialist. When the collector moves to seize control of the ruins, the fragile truce of the neighborhood shatters. Will the truth bloom, or will it be buried forever under the weight of organized crime?
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 2 chapters · complete series
Private detective Noah Carter deciphers ancient scrolls to uncover a secret war over the world's seed banks. As global food giants and hostile military officers tighten their grip, Noah fights to preserve the last bastions of agricultural freedom. Teaming up with a pragmatic detective and a genius AI engineer, he unravels a conspiracy that threatens global stability. Confronted by his estranged friend, a ruthless shipping commander who believes order justifies any cost, Noah must balance his moral compass against brutal efficiency. With a conservative archivist providing crucial historical context, the trio races against time. The stakes are existential: control of the seeds equates to control of humanity. Noah refuses to let the truth remain buried, determined to expose the injustice hidden within the ark's core, even if it means destroying the fragile status quo.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 3 chapters · complete series
James Graves, a sharp-witted treasure hunter, stumbles upon a decaying ancestral mansion that houses more than just dust. While attempting to digitize sealed family archives with the help of Margaret Whitaker, James uncovers a hidden ledger that points to a shocking betrayal within the inner circle. The calm exterior of William Barnsley, the matriarch of the trust, cracks as James discovers that the very people he relies on for intel are compromised. Richard Mortimer, an auction house expert, dangles crucial clues behind veiled threats, while family lawyer Thomas Ashworth prepares for a courtroom war to bury the truth. As the smoke of old fires rises, James must navigate a web of loyalty and deceit. Will he expose the traitor before the secrets are erased forever?
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
Fresh from prison, forensic expert Ilya Romanov takes a job retrieving a missing file for a powerful client. He quickly discovers the archive holds the key to an innocent man's survival, not just a corporate asset. Under the crushing pressure of Maxim Belousov, a ruthless proxy who views Ilya as disposable, the ex-forensic must navigate a web of lies. With the help of idealistic archivist Natalia Zaitsev, Ilya risks everything to access digital records. But the final clue lies with Dmitry Ivanov, a retired hockey captain whose fading memory is the only witness to the truth. As the greedy foundation chairman Tatyana Kalpov closes in, Ilya must outsmart his employer to uncover the sinister reality behind the New Siberian conspiracy.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 3 chapters · complete series
Detective Andrea Moretti stands before a century-old archive, determined to wash the bloodstain off his family’s name. Guided by a cold promise to his late friend, he unravels a web of betrayal that stretches from Turin to the Vatican. His investigation clashes with Francesco Vitale, a modern mafia boss who will destroy the evidence to protect his empire, and Matteo Barberini, a charming antique dealer who is actually a foreign spy. As Andrea partners with the digital forensics expert Katerina Damico to reopen the 2025 case, he faces his greatest challenge: the mirror image of his own past. With every decrypted document, the line between justice and vengeance blurs. Can he break the century of silence without becoming the very monster he hunts? The final battle for the truth begins now.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
War correspondent Lily Nash infiltrates a secretive werewolf town under a false identity, aiming to expose a traitor and redeem herself for a fatal error made five years ago. Her investigation uncovers that she is merely a decoy, designed to deflect the wrath of the pack. As the lunar eclipse approaches, Lily must navigate a deadly web of lies spun by the cold-hearted Elder and the vigilant border captain, Ethan Winters. With the help of rebel teen Hett Black and nurse Mia Carter, she pieces together the town’s dark archives. Forced to choose between self-preservation and the truth, Lily risks everything to unveil the conspiracy, knowing that exposing the truth will not only save the community but finally allow her to wash away her own guilt and return to the front lines.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 1 chapters · complete series
Julian Garnier, a 35-year-old head nurse, stands accused of a crime he did not commit. Facing the wrath of Claire Lamartin, the ruthless Chair of the Foundation, Julian must navigate a web of aristocratic corruption and high-stakes social pressure. Armed with a fragmented ancient map and unwavering medical precision, he fights to expose a sinister artifact smuggling ring that Claire protects. With the help of investigative journalist Pierre Girard, who digs up the sponsor’s dark secrets, and Lía Vidal, a shy archivist holding the key to digital evidence, Julian pieces together the truth. As the trial looms, Julian turns the tables, using his professional expertise and the restored map to dismantle Claire’s empire. This is a tale of cold logic defeating hot ambition, where a nurse proves that integrity is the most powerful weapon against greed.
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by Xnoval Originals · Sci-Fi · 4 chapters · complete series
On a barren world at the edge of known space, a psychotherapist uses her sharp clinical insight to unravel a conspiracy that has festered for a century—a mole hidden deep within the ranks of an ancient knightly order.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
When Nur begins restoring a shattered sword and tracing the erased history of Sishui, they uncover a chilling truth: the very patron funding their studies is the one who buried it.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 10 chapters · complete series
A psychologist travels to Japan to decode a cryptic letter from the martial underworld. Caught between a greedy sponsor's schemes and the shadows of the past, she unravels a century-old blood feud hidden within ancient temples and the halls of the town magistrate's office.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 3 chapters · complete series
Shopkeeper Soki uncovers his Yagyu ancestors' blood debt hidden in a secret ledger sealed inside an iron box, and must outwit relentless collectors who will stop at nothing to hunt him down.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 32 chapters · complete series
A letter from a dying prisoner drags former tour leader Lu Zhizhao back into a century-old conspiracy. To prove his innocence, he must follow a trail of rusted weapons and bone-white manuscripts, decoding clues hidden in official records and forgotten correspondence. With Liu Qingwu, an orphaned archivist who reads between the lines, and Yan Guihong, an outlaw bodyguard with old scores, he uncovers the Mo Society's ruthless writing of history. But the society's elegant leader Nie Yunzhou watches every move, valuing secrets more than lives, while Shen Yan of the Shen family plays a double game to protect his clan. As Lu Zhizhao peels away layers of falsehood, he realizes the truth he seeks may also be his final trap.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Rodrigo Cavreara, a 42-year-old prison lawyer known for his cold and stubborn nature, takes on a case that threatens his reputation to find his lost sister. His investigation uncovers a chilling roster capable of destroying countless families. As he digs deeper, Rodrigo encounters Isabel Rivera, a resilient Cuban teacher, and Dolores Alonso, a silent innkeeper guarding a hidden farewell from the past. The stakes rise when Fernando Quiroga, a sinister leader of a secret society, emerges, believing that secrets outweigh human lives. While Carmen Valdez, a sharp photographer, pushes for public transparency, Rodrigo must decide between his family and justice. Can he deliver the letter that changes everything before the truth buries them all?
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
In a candlelit scriptorium, Kostas Karayannis, a church scribe, discovers a lead tablet that rewrites sacred history. As hunters close in, he must decide whether to reveal the truth or burn the evidence. His uncle Stavros, a proud sea captain, values family honor above all. Cassandra Iliadis, an archaeologist who loves him, secretly spies for his uncle. Dimitri Dimas, a rival scholar, seeks glory but may become an ally. Nikos, Kostas's cousin and a Vatican envoy, will sacrifice anything to stop the truth—yet fears what its exposure would do to his family's faith. Every choice carries a price.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
In the misty highlands of South America, cartographer Mateo Kispie faces a deadly intellectual challenge. His late father, a legendary mapmaker, was disgraced by accusations of plagiarism. Determined to clear his name, Mateo must complete his father’s unfinished masterpiece before his rival, the arrogant genius Rodrigo Almagro, claims the discovery first. As they race across desolate archives and hidden ruins, their high-stakes game of wits blurs the line between friendship and enmity. With clues buried in Inca glyphs and his mother’s secret diary, Mateo navigates a labyrinth of betrayal orchestrated by the sinister Francisco Mendoza. Every map drawn is a step closer to the truth, but in Tacna, the only constant is the danger of getting lost.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
In the bustling streets of Tangier, EMT Salma Taqi uses her sharp forensic instincts to uncover a dark conspiracy hidden behind a historic injustice. When she investigates a fresh case, her objective analysis shatters the comfortable lies maintained by the city's powerful Chamber of Commerce. As she digs deeper, Salma faces off against Rashid Alawi, a ruthless industrialist who views life as mere currency. With the help of disgraced journalist Hamid and a reclusive heiress, Salma navigates a world where silence is death. She must expose the truth before the shadows swallow her whole, proving that a woman's voice can be the loudest instrument of justice in a city that refuses to listen.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
When a violent storm exposes a roll of film from a long-lost shipwreck, history teacher and amateur archaeologist Thomas Blackwood recognizes a survival mark no one else can read—the secret sign of his supposedly dead father. Desperate to comfort his grieving mother’s memory and prove the truth, Thomas follows the clue into Britain’s sealed archives, forgotten wreck records, and a dangerous world of ambition, desire, and lies. Victoria Ellis, a sharp-eyed shipping archivist, helps him decode the hidden message, while rival editor George Graves guards secrets stolen from a dead scholar. With an elderly archivist leaking warnings and an Oxford professor verifying the evidence, Thomas must uncover what happened beneath the waves before the people protecting the past silence him forever.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
It is 1868, and the Maastricht volcano crisis is at its peak. As floodwaters rise and gunshots echo through the streets, diver Saskia Kuiper navigates the chaos. More than just survival is at stake; she hunts for a buried historical truth that powerful men will stop at nothing to erase. Facing off against the ruthless Chamber of Commerce, led by William Weisz, Saskia must keep her family safe while uncovering the corruption beneath the city. With the help of idealistic surveyor Cornelis Boss and the determined museum curator Katarina Jacobs, she dives into the dangerous depths. Every current pulls her toward a deadly secret, and every breath counts. In this storm of fire and water, Saskia realizes that the abyss is not just the ocean—it is the very heart of the city’s power. The deeper she goes, the harder the truth becomes to reach.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Accused of causing a fatal injury to a client, athlete Nia Nassar refuses to let injustice stand. Leveraging forensic gait analysis, she hunts down the hospital stand-in who replaced her during a critical training session. As she peels back the layers of medical negligence, she clashes with Adil Ghazi, a veteran investigator tracing the stolen Black Ring that symbolizes elite athletic status. Behind the scenes, doctor Karim Hussein silently protects the original patient records, while rival coach Tarik Khalil, a genius trainer who falsified data but refused to kill, emerges as a complex antagonist. In the quiet archives, Nadia Rashid, a sharp-witted librarian, uncovers society rosters that expose a deeper conspiracy. Nia’s unyielding calm becomes her greatest weapon as she races against time to clear her name before the truth is buried forever.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
An exile deciphers earth veins with a compass, seeking revenge and rising in extreme cold.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Kaspar, a disgraced vintner stripped of his royal birthright, hides in the shadows of the old world's wine cellars. When his family's secret ledger—the Black Gold Archives—surfaces, it holds the keys to toppling the political dynasty that destroyed his house. But the archive is a double-edged sword, coveted by Sofia, a cold-eyed EU audit chief who wants it for her own ends, and Marcus, a ruthless banker who will kill to keep its secrets buried. With Isabella, a proud winery heiress, as his only ally, Kaspar must decode the ledger's coded entries before his enemies rewrite history. Every page is a gamble; every name a weapon. In a game of royal succession and old money, only those who control the past can seize the crown.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Relying on nautical logs to predict crises, an immigrant family rises from the bottom to control core EU resources over three generations.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Discarded by his own family, Tahir possesses a unique sixth sense for market trends, hidden behind the scent of ancient coins. While his greedy uncle, Fatima, ruthlessly consolidates power, Tahir quietly plots his resurgence in the cutthroat spice trade. His path crosses that of Lila, a mysterious investor whose cool calculation hints at deeper intentions. As he navigates the treacherous corridors of the family empire, surrounded by sly veterans like Zaid and scorned by Sara, his ex-fiancée who now regrets her choice, Tahir must leverage his hidden intellect. The air is thick with rivalry and betrayal. To reclaim his birthright, he must decipher the invisible code of commerce. Is his scent a gift or a curse in this high-stakes game? The battle for the throne is only beginning.
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
A youth from the bottom rungs awakens totem beast transformation, forms a team to rise through the city, and guards the truth of the land.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
History teacher Diego works to atone for past sins as he deciphers a sea chart to find a sunken ship's treasure. In the process, he exposes a family traitor and clears his name of unjust accusations.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
A nobody intern in Dubai's antique district discovers a strange golden shimmer in his vision that reveals the true age and origin of any treasure. He uses the gift to expose fakes and unearth genuine relics, catching the eye of a cold, lonely heiress and the hatred of a scheming family steward. But every artifact he appraises awakens something ancient—a curse tied to pharaoh relics buried beneath the desert. As rivals close in from Riyadh, Doha, and Istanbul, his sight pulls him toward a conspiracy that could rewrite the region's hidden history. With the bold Doha merchant as his only ally, he must master his power before it consumes him.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Mocked by peers and dismissed by superiors, geological intern Ennamdi possesses a terrifying, unexplained gift: he can hear the secrets trapped within fossilized sediment layers. Ignoring the ridicule, he ventures into the forbidden prehistoric canyon to decode the ancient whispers. There, he clashes with Chidi, an arrogant mining tycoon who seeks to strip-mine the valley for profit, risking the destruction of a sacred site. With the unwavering support of Amina, the wise village elder, and Tina, a stoic international curator, Ennamdi must outwit Chidi’s corporate machinery. As the canyon’s hidden history begins to reveal itself, Ennamdi realizes that protecting these ancient bones is not just a scientific mission, but a war for the identity of his people. He must bridge the gap between modern arrogance and ancestral respect, turning his perceived weakness into a weapon of preservation.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Abandoned and divorced by his wealthy wife, the family patriarch dies and is reborn with one devastating advantage: total knowledge of black gold's illicit flow. With cold precision and ruthless calculation, he unmasks the schemers who stole his empire. His ex-wife, a viper in silk, and her illegitimate son’s manipulative backer are now trapped in a chess match he controls. Backed by loyal allies and navigating ancient tribal politics, he weaponizes hidden leverage to dismantle the very elite who discarded him. No sentimentality. No mercy. Only the strategic erasure of those who wronged him.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
An orphan of the desert uncovers the royal bloodline through a family heirloom and outwits powerful noble houses to reclaim her wealth and dignity.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
An exiled guardian wields an ancient drum as a golden finger, turning the tide to defend the grasslands.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
An exiled genius uses a mysterious compass to locate a lost oasis and rises to challenge the corporate giants.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Expelled from his mining house, Kwame uses his unique ability to visualize earth veins to stage a street-level comeback and reclaim his silver mines.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
A lone orphan uses a rusted badge to foresee war and rises from the bottom to become a core figure in the Chamber of Commerce within the Kampala community.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Relying on his natural gift for the Sand Tongue, Jamale risks everything to survive in the desert. Teaming up with Omar, he successfully turns the tide in a fierce commercial battle.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Discovered as a worthless driver, the protagonist holds a secret power: an ancient ancestral contract that allows him to see the numerical value of historical artifacts. From the depths of the East African rift, he begins to unravel the mysteries of lost kingdoms, turning his humble origins into a weapon. He faces the cold, calculating eye of the elite auction house and the arrogant clutches of the mining barons. Yet, amidst the ambition of archaeologists and the shifting loyalties of information brokers, his rise to power becomes a game of survival. As he collects power, the question looms: can he control the empire he builds, or will the gold of the great rift claim him?
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
Abandoned at birth due to a deadly immune deficiency, Kwame is dismissed by society as a fragile, worthless outcast. But when his blood awakens a terrifying resonance with the ancestors, he discovers that the very weakness defined by the elite is his ultimate weapon. Armed with supernatural medical knowledge, Kwame begins to dismantle the rigid caste system that hoards healing from the poor. He is not just a doctor; he is a revolutionary force that sees through the lies of power. As he confronts the pharmaceutical giants and cold-hearted surgeons who view his power as a threat, he must balance his role as a healer against the chaotic, volatile guidance of the ancestral spirits. In a land of red dust and ancient secrets, Kwame proves that true power does not come from the lab, but from the earth itself.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Down on his luck, a brilliant but impoverished student clutches his ancestral compass, the only tool capable of decoding a millennium-old mystery buried in the sands of the Middle East. What begins as a desperate attempt to solve a ruin’s secret quickly spirals into a high-stakes game of power, betrayal, and discovery. Outmaneuvering conservative tribal elders and slick merchant heirs, he unlocks ancient pathways that defy history. As international attention grows and black-market intermediaries close in, the protagonist must navigate a web of political intrigue where every artifact holds dangerous leverage. Struggling against the weight of centuries, he carves a path from obscurity to legend, proving that wisdom is the sharpest blade in a region guarded by gold and tradition. The city breathes, and it is hungry for answers.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Cast out by the Dubai financial dynasty, Hassan inherits only a cursed ancient artifact that unlocks hidden secrets. Stranded in the unforgiving desert ruins, he navigates a web of betrayal led by Zaid, a ruthless Riyadh oil magnate obsessed with control. To survive and reclaim his birthright, Hassan must rely on the cunning of Rashid, a corrupt antiquities master, and the cryptic guidance of Nur, a reclusive guide guarding ancient family secrets. As international archaeologist Sarah arrives with a mission to expose the truth, the delicate balance of power shatters. Hassan transforms from a despised orphan into a shadowy force, using his ancient 'cheat' to dismantle his enemies. Will he uncover the lost Pharaonic treasure before his own ambition consumes him, or will the sands of time bury his rise to power?
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Lagos archivist Amara Okoje inherits her grandfather's journal and, with it, the ability to hear what stone and salt remember: the independence struggle, the stolen mine, the deal that buried it all. A polished mining CEO still profits from that theft, and Amara turns the past into evidence, using one uncovered frequency at a time to take back, in the present, what her family lost to history.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
On the East African savanna, tribesman Femi inherits an ancestral brass compass that hears the voices of beasts and points, unerringly, at what others want hidden. When a mining company moves to strip his people's grazing land, he must bind the scattered tribes to an old covenant, expose the company's spies, and defend a homeland that is being sold from under them, one migration route at a time.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Kwabena is a broke young fossil hunter on Africa's coast when dreams begin handing him the future: a quarry, a convoy, a buried canyon older than any map. Following the bones, he uncovers a prehistoric canyon the mining giants want buried, and turns each discovery into leverage against the company that crushed his family. From quarry ruins to a fossil kingdom of his own, he becomes the Bone-Sand King.
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
On a rainy night in Brussels, ruined banker Victor von Adler wakes with a dead man's memories in his blood: the memories of a vampire court that has quietly ruled Europe's aristocracy for centuries. Touching an old object lets him read its buried truth, and every truth is a weapon. He walks back into the ballrooms and boardrooms that destroyed him, trading secrets for power, until revenge and the court's ancient covenant collide.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Disgraced heir Zaid is cornered by creditors in Muscat's old souk when an ancient Persian covenant awakens in his hands: the power to read the hidden interests behind any modern contract, just as Cyrus's merchants once read the roads of an empire. Backed into a corner by his family's rivals and a predatory conglomerate, he turns old-trade wisdom into modern leverage, deal by deal, rebuilding a desert-oasis business empire from debt and dust.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Dubai heir Omar triggers an ancestral bronze coin and is thrown into the Crusades as a caravan guide, where one changed supply route can save — or bankrupt — his modern family empire. Between Hattin and Acre, he must out-trade knights and sultans with a merchant's mind, while every use of the coin burns his family's credit in the present.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Behind a glittering Dubai fortune, the Al family is coming apart: an anxious patriarch, a wife guarding her own dreams, and a daughter, Fatima, whose family bracelet reveals every member's hidden desires and fears. As secrets surface, tradition and freedom collide — and only honesty can keep the family from breaking at dawn.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Ordinary history scholar Lukas wakes up as the doomed cannon fodder of a novel, thrown into a powerful Prague family's power games. An ancient family contract lets him see everyone's deepest desires — and with that dangerous gift, the throwaway character starts rewriting who gets to shine in the city's night.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
On a snowy night in a Milan tavern, storyteller Lukas spins the tale of his old friend Viktor, a wine estate heir watching his family crumble. As heiress Elena digs into the family ledger and historian Sofia unearths the truth, one story about wealth, love and betrayal becomes a mirror for everyone listening — and for Lukas himself.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Sold into a ghost marriage, tomb restorer Lin Fuling finds a tiger tally in the coffin and hears the Tomb Guardian System boot up: take whatever grave goods you like — just do not let the imperial mausoleum collapse. A complete 100-chapter tomb adventure with a wicked sense of humor.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Treasure hunter Esperanza Moncada stands on the precipice of ruin, holding a fractured star map that holds the key to a lost Mayan tomb. To uncover the truth, she must outmaneuver her greedy patron, Alejandro Fuentes, who views her solely as a disposable tool. The hunt is complicated by the rigid prejudice of museum curator Dolores Aguilar and the clandestine aid of archiviste Rafael Garcia. As the brutal agent Diego Ortiz closes in to destroy all evidence of the site's existence, Esperanza must rely on her cold resilience and unyielding wit. She is not just seeking gold; she is fighting to clear her family's name and protect a fragment of human history from being erased. The jungle holds secrets, but the real enemies are the ones smiling at the banquet table.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Su Wan, the youngest attending physician in the city's top hospital, loses her license to a framed scandal and goes home to her grandmother's black wood-fired stove in the night market. Her first customer arrives on a stretcher with three hospitals' death notices signed. One bowl of the right soup brings him back. A complete 100-chapter story of medicine, food and vindication.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Lin Qian wakes as the novel's disposable fiancée — with an antique restorer's hands and a treasure-appraising gift. She humiliates the snobs at auction, authenticates lost national treasures, and leaves her scumbag ex-fiancé drowning in regret while she guards the country's heritage. A complete 100-chapter modern transmigration rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Thrown out by his elite esports team as dead weight, support player Shen Zhiyu awakens the ability to hear his teammates' subconscious emotions and tactical cracks. From internet-café nobody he climbs back to the world stage, dismantling cold-blooded prodigies with gentle, perfect reads. A complete 100-chapter esports ascension.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Cast out of his sect, veterinary disciple Lin Ye returns to the mountain able to understand the speech of all beasts. Healing rare spirit animals and unraveling the plots against them, the laughingstock becomes the peak power of the beast-spirit world. A complete 100-chapter animal-whisper adventure.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Scorned as a country girl by her rich husband, Su Tingbai divorces him in a fury — and discovers she can hear the voices of medicinal herbs themselves. With needles that never miss and prescriptions that never fail, she makes the capital's entire medical circle kneel. A complete 100-chapter modern medical-tycoon story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
A surveyor uncovers the history of a broken sword and exposes a black market money-laundering chain to reclaim a truth that was erased.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
The night her high-society fiancé broke off their engagement, veterinarian Lin Qiaowei unexpectedly gained the 'Universal Stethoscope.' She now listens to animals' hearts, solves bizarre cases, and treats difficult medical conditions, all while forcing the scumbag's family to beg for forgiveness.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
A bankrupt archaeologist uses an artifact system to break the family curses of seven European Union cities while battling a black-market money-laundering conspiracy.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Banished from his noble family for being a failed salt rock resonator, Konrad survives in the shadows. But when he discovers that his exiled power can unlock the secrets of ancient crystals, his life changes. The Grand Manor, long a symbol of his family’s corrupt rule, hides dark plots in its depths. With the help of a sharp banker and a mysterious black market broker, Konrad begins a quest for revenge. He is not alone; an archaeological scholar with a cold, professional eye becomes his ally. Together, they investigate the manor’s ancient connections to lost civilizations. As the conspiracy deepens, the family head’s true greed is revealed. Konrad must now choose between destroying the manor or reclaiming his birthright through the power of the salt rock. His path to becoming the true lord of the estate begins with the first echo of resonance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Joel, who was expelled from the appraisal academy, delves deep into the rainforest under the protection of a tribe and uses bloodline resonance to decipher ruins to reverse his fortune and protect his homeland.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
A restorer unearths a secret that could topple the Medici from a broken sword, only to be hunted between the Old Palace archives and the black-market art galleries.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
A mechanic uses his memory to decipher wartime diaries and uncover the dark secrets of Europe's aristocratic elite, achieving a class reversal.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
An old man in muddy shoes gets off a bus at the county station, and the locals laugh — they don't know Qin Feng spent decades in the mountains practicing medicine that borders on legend. They also don't know his three former disciples now stand at the top of medicine, business, and power, and every one of them still calls him Master. He'd rather treat villagers and be left alone; the world has other plans. A warm, swaggering 100-chapter return-of-the-master story. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Su Wanxiang, the discarded daughter of a ruined incense-making house, can read every scent like an open book. With the legendary Myriad Incense Compendium in her memory, she exposes fake tribute incense, rebuilds her father's name from a street stall, and rises to imperial merchant — while the family that destroyed hers begs at her door. A complete 100-chapter story of fragrance, revenge and trade.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Framed for match-fixing and thrown off the provincial team, Chen Ling coaches elementary kids with an old paddle that remembers every defeat he has ever suffered — and turns each loss into data for the next kill. He fights his way back to the national team and the top of the podium. A complete 100-chapter sports redemption story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Dumped by her rich fiancé, fallen heiress Lin Wan repairs ancient books — and every restored scroll resonates with literary qi, awakening lost high-martial techniques. From a recycling depot she rises into the martial world's richest intelligence queen. A complete 100-chapter modern high-martial rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Dumped at the altar, tailor heiress Su Jin unpicks her own wedding dress in front of the guests and re-sews it into a couture masterpiece. Gifted with sight for the emotional hues woven into fabric, she rises from laughingstock to the first Chinese designer to close an international couture week. A complete 100-chapter fashion-world revenge story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Dumped antique restorer Shen Jingzhe awakens the Scroll-Mending gift in a high-martial age: every lost manual he restores pays him back in martial energy and wealth. The joke of a live-in son-in-law becomes the tycoon who controls the world's martial resources. A complete 100-chapter modern high-martial rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Chu Wan has coughed since the cradle; everyone in the manor treats the sickly orphan girl as already half-buried. Then, on a rain-drowned night, fire and steel come for her family — and the girl who was never expected to survive starts counting her enemies. Frail body, iron patience: she will take back everything that was stolen, name by name, until the last door left to open is the throne itself. A complete 100-chapter revenge ascent. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Su Miao wakes inside a novel as the disposable sister fated to be poisoned by the heroine. With a spirit-plant nurturing ring she grows priceless mutant blooms instead, builds a flower empire, and watches the villains ruin themselves trying to stop her. A complete 100-chapter ancient-world transmigration romance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Cheated out of her city slot by her stepmother, temp clerk Lin Xiaoman binds the Persuasion Echo gift: her words can talk dead stock into living money. From the lowest rung of the supply co-op counter she talks her way up to the county's number-one materials dispatcher. A complete 100-chapter 1970s workplace romance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Shen Yan spent four years scrubbing pots in the imperial kitchens of Great Zhou — until one dish, served at the wrong moment to the wrong prince, pulled him into the deadliest room in the empire: the table where politics is eaten. In this court, a dish can save a life, poison a faction, or crown a chef. From kitchen drudge to the master of the state banquet, every chapter is a course in a feast of wit, flavor, and power. A complete 100-chapter culinary court drama. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
A discarded pawn of Berlin uses encrypted notes to unravel the plot, tracking the EU's money-laundering dark web to enact revenge with a role reversal.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Lin Mo married into the Su family and is treated like staff: he carries the dishes, wipes the shoes, and kneels when told. What the family doesn't know is what he did before he came to this house — and what the country still quietly asks of him. When old obligations come calling, the 'useless' son-in-law stands up, and everyone who stepped on him has to recalculate. A cathartic 100-chapter rise, equal parts family drama and vindication. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
A railway engineer's soul crosses into the 1970s inside Lin Wan, whose blueprints now foretell every accident before it happens. She performs construction miracles under the scorn of her ex-husband and rivals — until the whole nation calls her its backbone. A complete 100-chapter period engineering romance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Struggling fisher-girl Lin Wan inherits a battered time-blind-box machine in 1970s Hong Kong: every coin returns a luxury the future will crave. She trades her way from a dockside stall to a cross-border trading empire, kicks her snobbish fiancé to the curb, and buys up the whole bay. A complete 100-chapter rags-to-riches period romance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
A starving scholar crosses into the Ming dynasty with a resonance storybook that reads every listener's hidden fears and desires. Lin Che tailors tales that shake the teahouse, trades applause for coin and court secrets, and climbs from street stage to imperial performance — retelling history itself with the empire's ministers as his puppets. A complete 100-chapter historical intrigue.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Thrown away by her rich family as a worthless beast-tamer, Shen Qinghe discovers one touch lets her hear an animal's heart. From the bottom of a rescue shelter she builds a pet empire the elite fights to enter — while her ex-husband watches his own fortunes crumble. A complete 100-chapter modern animal-whisper rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
History student Shen Ke falls asleep over the Tang annals and wakes in a Sui-dynasty schoolroom — as study companion to a bright, restless teenage boy named Li Shimin. He knows everything coming: the wars, the dynasty, the fratricide at Xuanwu Gate. And he has decided that before this boy becomes an emperor, someone should teach him how to be a person. A warm, sly 100-chapter alternate history of Tang's founding — one lesson at a time. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Her fiancé tears up the marriage contract in public and calls Shen Zhiyan a husband-killing chatterbox. She sets up a storyteller's desk in the shabbiest teahouse in the capital instead — trading lost classics for the audience's applause and real skills for telling them well — until her tales are worth more than his family's fortune, and he kneels at her door begging her to cut a chapter. A complete 100-chapter historical rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Shen Zhao binds her chest, lowers her voice, and walks into the imperial examination hall as a man — because in her world, a woman's talent has no other door. One slipped bandage could end her; one brilliant essay could change everything. She takes third place in the palace exam, the coveted tanhua, while the whole capital admires the handsome young scholar and nobody suspects the truth she guards with her life. A complete 100-chapter story of brilliance under disguise. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Exiled as a discarded heir of a prestigious family, the protagonist uses a golden seal to unlock ancestral memories and overturn the power structure to ascend to the pinnacle of his conglomerate.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Cast out by the rich family that raised her, fake heiress Su Ling awakens a value-sniffing gift: she can smell the true worth of anything — perfume, antiques, stocks, people. She bargain-hunts her way from the gutter to the top of the tycoon list, swallowing the very empire that threw her away. A complete 100-chapter modern god-tier wealth story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Demobilized soldier Li Weiguo comes home to his poor mountain village, hangs a charred wooden sign on the old elm — 'Repairs & Tire Patching' — and starts fixing everything that turns: tractors, bicycles, sewing machines, and eventually the village's fortunes. No superpowers, no system: just army-trained hands, stubborn honesty, and the slow magic of being the one man everyone can rely on. A nostalgic 100-chapter slice-of-life in a changing China. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Reborn in the 1970s, disowned heir Lin Yuan can hear the past of anything he touches. On the docks he spots misjudged treasures and rare goods among the crates, climbing from porter to Hong Kong trade titan — and rebuilding the family honor that cast him out. A complete 100-chapter period trading saga.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Framed and ruined in her past life, fisheries technician Lin Xi is reborn in a 1980 fishing village with tide-foresight and sea-chart deduction. She saves the village from a storm, cracks the smuggling case that destroyed her, and leads her people into ocean trade — collecting every debt owed to her. A complete 100-chapter period maritime romance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Mocked as fit only to treat pigs, country vet Shen Luming takes over a failing city pet clinic and discovers the Echo Ledger: every animal she saves leaves her a gift of gratitude. From lost cats to a citywide epidemic warning, she turns the dirtiest work into the most sought-after practice in town — while the fiancé who dumped her queues for an appointment. A complete 100-chapter heartwarming rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Deposed into the cold palace, seventh princess Shen Jingzhe awakens the sight for porcelain fortune: the luck woven into every vessel. Starting from one chipped bowl she appraises, schemes and collects destiny itself — all the way to the dragon throne. A complete 100-chapter palace intrigue and ascension.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Lu Fan is the lowest servant in a great sect, picking broken swords and cracked pills out of other people's trash. Then a mysterious furnace awakens inside him — one that can mend anything: shattered blades, ruined elixirs, even incomplete cultivation arts, each repair doubling what it touches. While geniuses fight over treasures, he quietly fixes the world's discards and climbs, one restored miracle at a time, toward ascension. A complete 100-chapter xianxia of a nobody who out-repairs heaven itself. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Once a genius marksman, Lin Qian is expelled and blacklisted across the whole scene — then her hearing mutates into sound-sight synesthesia: every footstep and reload paints the map in her mind. From bottom-tier sparring partner she shoots her way through the global finals and takes her crown back. A complete 100-chapter esports revenge story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Su Wan, a pattern-maker from a modern garment factory, wakes in a freezing 1970s farmhouse — inside the body of the novel's cannon fodder, the girl written to die young so others can shine. She knows every plot point that kills her, and she has a trade, two hands, and no intention of cooperating. A grounded, heartwarming 100-chapter period story about sewing a new fate in an age of ration coupons and kang beds. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Shen Xingluo was the school's favorite punchline — bottom of every ranking, forced into a humiliating marriage arrangement by a rich heiress. Then the Infinite Deduction Vision awakens: every exam paper unfolds into perfect solution paths before her eyes. She cracks a hidden olympiad solution on day one and builds an academic empire on pure, undeniable brilliance. A complete 100-chapter campus revenge-and-rise story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Mocked as the deaf washout, retired practice partner Chen An hears what no one else can: the absolute truth inside every spin and bounce. From ball-boy to the tactical brain national champions fear, he never needs to hold the spotlight to own the match. A complete 100-chapter table-tennis mastermind story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Fired engineer Lu Chen inherits a system that reads any terrain and drafts god-tier construction methods — then wakes in the 1980s. One impossible railway across a no-man's-land overturns national infrastructure, and the laughed-at nobody becomes the hidden tycoon behind a continent-spanning transport empire. A complete 100-chapter infrastructure epic.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
She opens her eyes in the Han palace — as Liu Xu, youngest daughter of the formidable Empress Lü Zhi, in a family the history books say will devour itself. She refuses that script, and she starts small: a register bearing the name of every woman who gives birth in Chang'an, a bureau for mothers and children, midwives taught how to keep both alive. Nor is she the only 'awakened' soul hiding in the palace — others test, recognize, and circle one another. A complete 100-chapter alternate-history epic of a little girl, her mother, and the slow remaking of a court. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Expelled from his sect as a useless spirit-planter, Lin Yuan binds the Myriad Cultivation System and mutates common weeds into god-grade spirit herbs. Every elder who sneered at him will one day beg at his garden gate. A complete 100-chapter cultivation farming rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Betrayed by her ex-boyfriend and her own sect, tomb raider Lin Wan loses her sight — and gains baleful vision: she can see the resentment and weakness of everything that haunts the deep places. In tombs designed to kill, the blind girl is the only one who can see the way out — and the way to revenge. A complete 100-chapter tomb adventure.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Night-shift mortician Chen Jiujin is treated as a walking curse — until an unnamed corpse arrives with his name written on her palm. Now the dead queue to sign contracts with him: he inherits one perfected skill from each, settles their unfinished business, and collects what the living owe them. A complete 100-chapter supernatural mystery.
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by Xnoval Originals · Wuxia · 33 chapters · complete series
Investigative journalist Shen Yanjiang uncovers damning evidence of historical fraud buried within an ancient estate. His quest for the truth collides with the machinations of Pei Zhaoye, a corrupt customs official who weaponizes legal loopholes to erase history and enrich himself. As Shen dives deeper, he finds an unlikely ally in Chu Hanyi, a morally ambiguous intelligence broker driven by profit yet bound by a lingering personal debt. Together, they navigate a treacherous web of bureaucracy and danger. Supported by the rigid integrity of forensic examiner Nie Yunzhou and the fervent innocence of student Jiang Wanzhou, the group confronts a system designed to bury the past. With their former friendship on the brink of destruction, Shen Yanjiang must choose between institutional loyalty and the unyielding truth, risking everything to expose the rot at the heart of the empire.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Chemistry graduate Lin Zhao is parked in a fire brigade clerk's job, dismissed as a connected nobody — until he runs a hand through cold ash and calmly names the ignition point, the accelerant and the arsonist's path. From then on, every scene burned to silence needs his voice to speak. A complete 100-chapter forensic mystery series.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Ling Chuan wakes in the snow with a blade at his throat and kills his first enemy with a frozen clod of earth and the dead man's own knife. He is a teenager on the empire's bloodiest frontier, with nothing but quick hands and, soon, a longbow that becomes his whole argument with the world. From snowfield ambushes to the defense of the northern border, this is a lean, hard, exhilarating 100-chapter war story about a boy the frontier tried to eat. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Archaeologist Shen Tan wakes in the body of a disgraced consort condemned to die in the cold palace, armed with the Clay-and-Fire Origin Sight. With an appraiser's eye she uncovers the secret imperial kiln buried beneath the cold palace, restores lost ritual vessels, and turns a ruined kiln yard into the court's kiln administration - exposing forged porcelain, setting state standards, judging kiln cases. It is not selling pots for riches that carries her out of the cold palace, but statecraft in clay and fire, all the way to mother of the nation.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Publicly divorced by his rich wife, live-in son-in-law Qin Huai activates the Regret System: every sincere regret and apology aimed at him converts into mind-reading and time-fragment powers. By the time his old tormentors queue to beg forgiveness, he stands somewhere they will never reach. A complete 100-chapter modern reversal story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Shen Lu inherits a bankrupt scrapyard, 300,000 yuan in debt, and creditors at the door — and one impossible gift: he can see the fortune shimmering inside every discarded thing. A rusted bell, a broken radio, a pile of scrap no one wants — each hides a price, a secret, or a destiny. From the bottom of the junk trade he reads fortunes, outplays arrogant heirs, and turns trash into an empire. A complete 100-chapter urban rise from debt-ridden nobody to the man who never misreads a deal.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Discarded by her elite team, caster-turned-streamer Lin Yue obtains a neural-sync headset that parses opponents' brainwave weaknesses in real time. From the bottom of the ladder she becomes the league's most terrifying human cheat code. A complete 100-chapter esports domination story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Kicked out of his unit, ex-special-forces Chen Ye inherits an ancestral compass that reveals baleful auras and trap mechanisms. He walks forbidden ground alone, unearths the truth between life and death, and becomes the lone guardian of the nation's buried heritage. A complete 100-chapter tomb-guardian adventure.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Shen Qinghe has spent a thousand years as her sect's favorite joke — the lazy disciple who never breaks through, exiled to tend spirit fields. Then the rusty talisman she picked up as scrap awakens: a truth-seeing artifact that exposes the flaw in any technique, formation, or pill recipe. She only wants to lie flat and eat melons, but a scheming senior sister, a body-snatching ancestor, and a sect war keep dragging her into the spotlight. A complete 100-chapter xianxia rise from mocked slacker to the woman who reads Heaven's rules like building blocks.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
A spurned heir of a prestigious family uses a caravan's compass to foresee market trends and carries out his revenge to seize power on the final leg of the merchant road.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Expelled from the pro qualifiers as mentally unfit, go prodigy Su Weixi sweeps floors at the academy for three years — until her fingertips begin to hear the heartbeat inside every stone her opponents place. She climbs from practice-room nobody to the women's title match, and finally faces the national Go AI that demands a game with her. A complete 100-chapter board-game ascension.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Scrapyard hand Chen Su awakens the Time-Patina Pupils: one glance reads an artifact's age, authenticity and lineage — and his restoration craft can bring ruined pieces back to life. From flea-market junk to national treasures, he makes a sport of dismantling pompous masters. A complete 100-chapter antique appraisal romp.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 30 chapters · complete series
I and an old friend race for a single bronze seal, pulling back the curtain on a revenge buried among Nara's ancient temples, the customs house, and a ship lost to the sea.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Scapegoated for one mistake and mocked across the internet as a toxic feeder, background support Lin Wan awakens sound-resonance hearing on the day she is cut: keystrokes and electric hums reveal every enemy intention. Her silent shot-calling stuns the commentary desk and carries an underdog nation to a world title. A complete 100-chapter esports vindication.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 39 chapters · complete series
Architect Xiaoxue Kitamura returns to Ancient Shu carrying fragments of a forbidden blueprint—and a family injustice no one wants uncovered. As rival sects battle for control, every broken beam, hidden passage, and celestial mark reveals another piece of a conspiracy buried in the region’s sacred architecture. Her estranged swordmaster brother, Jiro Kitamura, must choose between sect law and the bond they once shared. A calculating merchant, a principled courier’s daughter, and a brilliant rival architect close in, each pursuing the map for a different reason. To survive, Xiaoxue must rely on observation, engineering, and nerve rather than mystical power. But the completed design may decide who lives, who falls, and who controls Ancient Shu.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Maximilian Meier, a meticulous philologist, stands on the brink of ignominious collapse. As he deciphers a medieval text, he uncovers the chilling reality that his family’s illustrious honor is built entirely on fabricated evidence. The revelation threatens to dismantle the dynasty, but the truth is only half the battle. To prove the original accusation was valid, Maximilian must team with Theresa Ball, a forensic archivist, and Anna Berg, a monastic scholar. Together, they chase erased testimonies and plague-era records, clashing with the formidable Josephine Wagner and facing the bitter betrayal of his own butler, Franz. In a city where secrets are buried deeper than bones, one man’s refusal to look away ignites a war of memory, identity, and redemption.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Inheriting his father's encrypted diary, the male lead deciphers a financial puzzle in Dubai. He rises from an abandoned son to become a shadow tycoon who controls the lifeline of the Gulf.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Andrea Barbalini, a meticulous archivist, discovers a broken fragment of an ancient sword while restoring a fragile manuscript. What begins as a quiet restoration becomes a dangerous descent into a web of political assassination. With the help of Anna Moretti, a printer’s daughter skilled in decoding hidden types, Andrea traces the fragment’s origin. They uncover a sinister plan: a powerful sponsor using a secret list to eliminate rivals. As they navigate the cold halls of nobility and the shadowy markets of the opera world, they confront Bianca Orsini, a widow guarding dangerous secrets, and Rosanna Rossi, a singer who controls the city’s black information network. Every clue they uncover brings them closer to the heart of the conspiracy. But the true enemy is Katerina Orsini, a ruthless patron who views them all as expendable pieces in her game of power. The sword is merely the key; the real battle is for the truth, and the cost might be everything.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Imprisoned genius doctor Zula, armed with his inherited healing touch, climbs Nigeria's underground medical world to become its master healer.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
In the shadow of war, bank executive Hans holds a family heirloom that whispers more than it shouts. Bound in blood-stained leather, the diary is not just a memoir, but a map to a financial labyrinth hidden behind the iron curtains of history. As Hans deciphers the coded entries, he risks everything to uncover a betrayal that predates the conflict. With Sophia, a descendant seeking her roots, and Marcus, a stubborn historian, they dive into a world of black markets and forgotten archives. But they are not alone. Viktor, the elusive broker, knows where the bodies are buried, and Clara, the loyal guardian of the family name, might hold the final key. The past is not dead; it is waiting to be paid. Can they survive the truth before the debt comes due?
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
In a world where ancient secrets lie buried beneath the surface, Lorenz, a down-and-out paleontologist, discovers a powerful lens that reveals the hidden genetic truths of elite families. As he navigates the treacherous waters of high society, he encounters Elena, a cold and proud heiress, and Marcus, a cunning banker with his own agenda. With the idealistic Sofia, a young council member, and Viktor, the shrewd head of the industry association, Lorenz must outsmart his rivals to reclaim his place at the table. Will he rise to power or be crushed by the very secrets he uncovers?
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
Qumei, an abandoned child from Dar es Salaam who awakens ancestral spirits, uses a resonance panel to turn the tables in the trading circles and reshape the tribe's glory.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Guxiu wields a broken sword not for combat, but as an unerring oracle for authenticity. After a catastrophic loss of reputation, he descends into the shadows of Europe’s elite museums, infiltrating vaults to retrieve stolen cultural treasures from the black market. His journey is fraught with danger, crossing paths with Elena, a cunning black-market broker who deals in secrets as much as gold, and the icy arrogance of Marcus, a powerful banker whose greed drives the illicit trade. With the aid of Sofia, an idealistic curator who provides vital intelligence, and Victor, a slippery yet loyal master thief, Guxiu assembles an unlikely team. As they outwit security systems and decode historical mysteries, Guxiu’s status transforms from disgraced scholar to legendary figure. Every heist raises the stakes, blurring the line between restoration and theft, as he fights to return humanity’s lost heritage to the light.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Assistant Prosecutor Judy Dunning is haunted by her late father’s final words, pushing her to unearth a case long buried by time. She discovers a sealed dossier that could exonerate the dead and expose a corrupt network within the Customs department, where historical artifacts are treated as lucrative business rather than sacred truths. Facing relentless opposition and systemic threats, Judy must outsmart powerful opponents who view history as commodity. With the sharp, irascible forensic expert Noah Brooks by her side, and a discreet archivist Megan O’Brien hiding critical records, the trio battles an entrenched cabal led by Customs official Ethan Carter. In a city shrouded in perpetual fog, Judy must weaponize forensic trace analysis to overturn a manufactured past. The dead cannot speak, but their traces remain. Judy intends to let them testify.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Armed with an ancient ship’s compass that reveals hidden treasures through solid walls, Captain Fermi, a disgraced black-market smuggler, plots to resurrect his shattered career. He recruits an unlikely crew: the cunning Coffee, head of the merchant guild, the enigmatic tribal priest Ngozi, the mechanical prodigy Zula, and the ruthless smuggler Samuel. Together, they assemble a ghost fleet of shadow-ships to strike the wealthy ports of the West Coast. The story dives into the cutthroat economics of the black market, where trust is a currency and loyalty often breaks under pressure. As the new coastal king’s shadow grows, Fermi must navigate betrayals from within his ranks. Can a ragtag band of outcasts dethrone established maritime powers, or will the sea reclaim their ambition?
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Otto Wolff, a rigorous museum curator, receives a cryptic letter from prison that exposes a devastating archaeological fraud. Determined to clear his name and defend academic truth, he steps into a dangerous black market labyrinth. The trail leads him to Friedrich Weber, a narcissistic archaeologist willing to exploit the chaos for publication priority, and a stalemate with Ernst Schwartz, the secretive archivist who holds the key evidence. As Otto races through the shadows of Heidelberg, he is supported by the sharp-witted detective Marlene Vogt and his own loyal assistant, Anna. The puzzle is not just about missing artifacts; it is a game of intellectual survival where every clue is a weapon and every alliance is a betrayal. With the stakes high and the net tightening, Otto must decode the stone's silent history before the culprits erase it forever.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Stranded in a dire desert, head nurse Diego discovers that the search for a missing master ledger will cost innocent lives — and that he must confront a traitor within his own family.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
War correspondent Maajid steps into the chaos of a Middle Eastern metropolis, armed with nothing but a digital recorder and his instincts. As political tensions boil over, he uses audio fragments to piece together a seventy-two-hour timeline that exposes a terrifying secret. Beneath the glittering facade of the Jeddah Financial Consortium lies a dark web of corruption that threatens to upend the monarchy. Maajid crosses paths with the arrogant heir, Sara, the cunning tribal elder Zaid, and the ruthless security chief Rashid. His loyalty to a brave local informant, Laila, becomes his only lifeline. Every second recorded is a piece of a puzzle that reveals a conspiracy of royal intrigue and shadow wealth. As the storm intensifies, Maajid must navigate a web of lies where truth is the most dangerous currency.
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
Bankrupt and desperate, Beat accidentally awakens a forbidden entity from the old world. Marcus, an ancient and cunning Dark Elf, emerges bound by a legal loophole that shocks the elite. While the European high society views Beat as a worthless outcast, they are unaware of the supernatural leverage he now holds. Armed with ancient magic and sharp wit, Beat enters a deadly game of contracts and curses. His target? The corrupt and greedy Hans, head of a banking dynasty. But victory requires more than malice; it demands precision. As the battle escalates, Beat must rely on his rigid attorney, Sophia, and the relentless journalist, Viktor, to expose the truth. Can a bankrupt man rewrite fate using the rules of an ancient pact, or will the darkness he summoned consume him?
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Cornelis De Jong, a 42-year-old forensic expert with a cold, suspicious temperament, receives a final challenge from a dying friend: solve the mystery hidden in a navigational chart. The map does not just mark waters; it records a murder that has haunted them for years. As Cornelis digs into the past, old debts surface and rivals close in. He is aided by Hester Vis, an investigative journalist obsessed with reclaiming her family’s honor, despite their bitter past. Together, they navigate a web of secrets guarded by Judith Smit, a ritualistic society leader, and William Van der Berg, a museum curator with his own hidden files. Anna Bark, a meticulous archive restorer, helps decode the faded ink. The truth is buried deep, but the past is ready to claw its way back, demanding that Cornelis choose between loyalty to the dead and survival against the living.
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by Xnoval Originals · Sci-Fi · 100 chapters · complete series
Dharu is submerged in a catastrophic flood, turning a once-thriving port into a waterlogged wasteland. Amidst the drowning city, Kwame stands out not for his strength, but for his uncanny ability to reconstruct shattered ecosystems. Starting as a lone scavenger picking through the ruins, he pioneers a unique method of survival by forcing nature to adapt to the new aquatic environment. As the world drowns, power shifts from the old elites to those who can control the tide. With the aid of sharp-eyed prophet Zola and the relentless engineering genius Osa, Kwame transforms his humble shelter into a fortified eco-base. However, the attention of ruthless figures like smuggler Kenny threatens to drown their progress. In this post-apocalyptic struggle, every breath is a battle, and every plant grown is a weapon against extinction. Kwame must navigate a treacherous landscape of human greed and natural chaos to establish a sanctuary where life can truly take root, proving that even in the depths, green shoots can pierce the grey water.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
The hour of the coup dawns, and the air in the monastery library is thick with the scent of old parchment and impending blood. Emre Aslan, the cautious and stubborn archivist, stands before the gate of no return. In his hands, he holds the irrefutable truth—a secret that could legitimize a noble’s grip on the throne or trigger a massacre of hundreds. As the court descends into chaos, Emre must navigate a labyrinth of betrayal. Greta, the greedy noble sponsor, manipulates historical narratives to justify her coup, while the sharp-witted court scribe, Mevlüt, hides the names of those who will be purged. With the weight of his father’s tarnished legacy pressing down on his soul, Emre realizes that in the endgame of power, the truth is the most dangerous weapon of all. He must decide if he is willing to burn the kingdom to save its history.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Exiled and stripped of power, Patrick relies on an ancient bond with ancestral spirits to see the life-force of all things. As tribal wars rage across the savanna, he uses this gift to navigate chaos, outmaneuver his rigid elders, and forge unlikely alliances. Facing opposition from Kwe, the stubborn elder, and the ruthless mining representative Amina, Patrick must temper his impulsiveness and gain the trust of the nomad elder Zula. His path to becoming the alliance leader is not just about conquering enemies, but healing the fractured tribes through wisdom and resilience. Every decision tests his limits, transforming a wandering boy into a legendary figure destined to unify the scattered clans under a single, powerful banner.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
War correspondent Friedrich Junker follows a trail of old files into his family's buried past. In a city still scarred by 1945, he uncovers records that link three generations to a single unresolved case. Archivist Karl Richter holds the keys to the municipal archive, cautious but drawn to the truth. Historian Johanna Drescher offers relics from a museum she once ran, pieces that do not fit the official story. Friedrich's sister Anna Wagner warns him to stop, fearing what the digging will unearth. At the center of it all stands Otto Kaiser, a postwar commander whose silence has never been broken. As Friedrich pieces together fragments of testimony, photographs, and faded letters, he realizes the case is not closed—it is waiting. Every answer pulls him closer to a truth that could redefine his family and the city itself.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Priya Mehra returns to her homeland as a seasoned rail engineer to bury her father, but the ground shifts beneath her feet. While sifting through suppressed archives, she uncovers a deadly truth from a decade-old accident that claims the dead are not yet all gone. Driven by guilt and cold logic, she leads a search party into the danger zone, clashing with Kavit, a relentless tea trader’s widow, and enlisting the help of a secretive signalman and a rival former soldier. As the tracks twist through the mountains, Priya must trust only the data to dismantle a lie that cost lives. The clock is ticking, and the silence of the railway is about to scream.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Jack O'Brien, a free-lance translator haunted by an old crime, returns to Boston to reopen a cold case. He teams up with allies to fight corrupt officials who seek to bury the truth. As he digs through evidence, Jack must clear his name and expose systemic corruption. He works with Judy Miller, a forensic anthropologist who reconstructs bones to verify timelines, and Helen Whitman, an archivist holding crucial pre-digital records. Their quest is challenged by Noah Colman, an idealistic lawyer navigating federal court procedures, and Raymond Miller, a sinister excavation official who treats history as a commodity and destroys evidence to protect his power. In this urban crime thriller, Jack uses his linguistic skills to find logical loopholes in the official narrative. The race against time intensifies as the evidence chain begins to unravel, forcing Jack to confront the ghosts of his past while battling a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to keep secrets buried. Can he uncover the truth before it vanishes forever?
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
A young boy in Lagos uses the sound of drums to foresee crises, leveraging the tide of independence to rise and become a legendary leader.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Tomb raiders dredge the submerged truths of Venice, drawing themselves into a centuries-old secret society and a web of family conspiracies.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
During a storm, the ship's captain discovers a secret letter from his grandfather. His investigation into a long-buried family case unravels a vast conspiracy in the shipping industry.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
An appraiser uses a dead prisoner's letter to uncover the truth behind his father's disappearance and a dark family conspiracy involving forged antiquities.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
A treasure-hunting officer is drawn into a conspiracy and discovers that the treasure is evidence of a crime. Destroying it results in memory loss, forcing him to flee in order to expose the truth.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Abidjan freight forwarder Kofi is trapped in a deadly time loop. Using time echoes, he uncovers a murder conspiracy and reverses his fate.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
An orphan of the war uses his ancestral land deed to rise from a dock worker to the helm of a family conglomerate.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
A female engineer secretly marries an oil tycoonaine, using data to overturn the elite family's prejudice, her identity reversal stunning the city.
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
Cast out by his disgraced family, the young heir of a Dubai dynasty finds himself alone in the unforgiving desert. Yet exiled does not mean powerless. Binding a forbidden Jinn through a blood pact, he uncovers a weapon forged from pure malice. Now, he wields the power of the sands to dismantle the empire that discarded him. Every alliance is a trap, and every ally a potential enemy. As he navigates the treacherous underbelly of the city, his target is clear: total reclamation. The Jinn whispers promises of infinite wealth, but the cost of power is written in blood. Will he become the savior his house never needed, or the destroyer it fears? The game of thrones is played in the shadows of the dunes.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
A historian trapped in a time loop uses an information gap to unravel the curse of an old European noble family.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Elizabeth Fairfax, a meticulous navigator and first mate, accepts a wealthy patron’s commission to recover a vanished manuscript from a fogbound harbor. Her search leads through sealed estates, illicit bookshops, and the buried records of a colonial empire. Charles Ashworth, a disgraced naval officer from a rival nation, pursues the same relic under orders, forcing Elizabeth into an uneasy alliance shaped by suspicion and reluctant trust. As aristocratic secrets surface, Margaret Radcliffe risks her inheritance to aid the investigation, while an information broker in Edinburgh sells clues to the highest bidder. Every chart points toward a lie powerful enough to reshape history—and make Elizabeth its most convenient scapegoat.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Clearing out her late grandmother’s dusty estate, Mira Chatterjee expects dust and old memories. Instead, she finds a hidden, encrypted hard drive—Drive No. 7. When she boots it up, layers of forbidden files emerge: stolen recordings, covert contracts, and a music career far darker than its public face. As Mira investigates, she is drawn into a web of corporate espionage and personal betrayal that reaches into the lives of her mentor, Vikram, and her old friends. Each decrypted folder reveals a new threat, and each ally she trusts may be a lie. With her reputation on the line and a dangerous deadline looming, Mira must navigate a city of shadows and secrets. Can she expose the truth before the people who buried it silence her forever?
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
In the heat of WWII North Africa, Sarahma Idrissi is not just an art restorer but a hunter of secrets. Armed with a fragmented map her late father left behind, she navigates a labyrinth of desert ruins and political intrigue. When she unearths traces of a royal dynasty's lost technique, old loyalties fracture. Sarahma must ally with a wary spice merchant and a master stonemason to decode the artifact's mysteries. Yet the greatest threat emerges from within her own family, where hidden grievances and suppressed truths ignite the tension. As the race against time intensifies, Sarahma realizes that restoring the relic is not merely about preserving history—it is about exposing the betrayal that destroyed her lineage. Every step forward brings her closer to the truth, but the cost of knowledge is death.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
In the heart of Cologne, Detective William Wagner stands at a crossroads of history and crime. Tasked with decoding a lost inscription on the 'Rhine Wordless Stele,' he uncovers a web of lies entangled with a family secret and a transnational artifact heist. His investigation is complicated by Greta Hartmann, a meticulous archivist, and old rival Friedrich Baumann, who desperately tries to protect his reputation. As shadows lengthen, a quiet mole in the family begins to leak information, while forensic consultant Karl Albert manipulates the scene from the sidelines. Wagner must trust the evidence, not the silences, to expose the truth before the past erases the present forever.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Charged with a fraud she did not commit, insurance claims investigator Laya Defour must clear her name by uncovering the truth behind a mysterious locked-room incident at a luxurious hotel. Her investigation leads her to Antoine Vayan, an elegant and greedy noble patron who is willing to sacrifice anyone to protect his wealth. As Laya digs deeper, she confronts tough guardians of secrets, including hotel manager Audrey Arnaud and meticulous archivist Claire Perret. The trail of evidence points to Colette Lacombe, an elderly book dealer burdened by family guilt. In a game of cat and mouse, Laya must use her relentless logic and forensic skills to expose the real killer before her reputation is destroyed forever.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Young Go player Lukas carries his father's dream to Berlin's national championship — and stumbles onto a rigged game between his rival Markus and the sponsor Viktor. An ancient Go device lets him glimpse his opponents' thoughts, but every stone he reads drags him deeper into a board where the real match is played in people's hearts.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Dumped, indebted and mocked as trash, Lin Yuan awakens the National Fortune Exchange: complete the missions his country urgently needs — cultural revival, technical breakthroughs — and convert fortune points into wealth and top-tier skills. The joke of a son-in-law becomes a pillar of the nation. A complete 100-chapter modern patriotic rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Reborn in 1983 as the water-carrying apprentice of a state-run barbershop, He Xiaoman inherits her grandmother's bronze comb — it reads bone structure and rehearses three perfect hairstyles in her mind. Snip by snip, the girl they called butterfingers cuts her way to the province's first private salon and becomes the street's youngest ten-thousand-yuan household. A complete 100-chapter period rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Dumped by her rich fiancé and struck off by the medical establishment, Su Qingwan awakens twin herb-pupils that see the true nature of every medicine and illness. From a street stall she cures the retired tycoon's incurable disease, then crushes her genius senior sister at the capital's medical grand contest with needle-free therapy. A complete 100-chapter modern medical rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Thrown out by her husband's family, seamstress Lin Qiaoyun can hear what old clothes remember. From a street-side mending stall she restyles cast-offs into the county's most coveted fashions — until the family that discarded her kneels at her shop, begging her to sew a wedding dress. A complete 100-chapter 1980s comeback story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Discarded by his sect as a talentless failure, Shen Mo descends the mountain with one secret: he can see the fortune shimmering inside every medicinal herb. Starting from a dying little clinic, he reads herbs the way others read faces, curing the incurable and turning fate itself into prescriptions — until all of Huaxia's medical world calls him master. A complete 100-chapter journey from outcast to legend.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Expelled from medical school and delivering takeout to survive, Chen Yan is publicly dumped at his own engagement banquet — the same day his gift awakens: hands that can calibrate any herb's potency. He turns a bag of discarded roots into a life-saving miracle drug, then dismantles the fake-medicine empire that destroyed his family's clinic twenty years ago. A complete 100-chapter modern medical revenge saga.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Back in the early 1980s, when a state-factory clerk's 'iron rice bowl' was crumbling and a used bicycle could change a family's life, one man wakes up knowing exactly how the next forty years go. He starts with other people's castoffs — second-hand goods nobody values yet — and trades, repairs, and hustles his way up through the most opportunity-drunk decade in modern Chinese history. A propulsive 100-chapter business saga of the reform era. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Lin Wanyue opens her eyes back in 1977, days before her family sells her marriage for twenty-five yuan to the wrong man. In her first life she endured everything; this time she has her memories, her chef's hands, and a plan. Fate — or her own maneuvering — lands her instead with the battalion commander famous for his cold face and colder temper, and she proceeds to cook her way out of poverty one unforgettable meal at a time. A delicious 100-chapter rebirth romance. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Diplomatic courier Nikos Papadopoulos steps into a crumbling trial chamber where words carry the weight of stone. As a fanatical collector threatens to raze an ancient ruin to claim the missing Stone Crown, Nikos must piece together fragmented archives before the evidence vanishes forever. Alongside Maria Stamatias, a coldly precise scribe guarding her family’s secrets, he confronts Stavros Zalliridis, a merchant who believes the artifact is his birthright. With time running out and loyalty tested by old debts, every hidden clue could either expose the forgers or ignite a war. In a race against total destruction, Nikos must trust the truth hidden in silence to stop the crown from falling into the wrong hands.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Dismissed as a lowly field surveyor, Ayo Mansa kneels before an ancestor stone in the Zambian bush and feels it answer: the jungle itself speaks to him, in terrain, weather, and the veins of ore underfoot. Following that sixth sense into ruins others have looted for decades, he outplays mining merchants and investors, and becomes the unlikely guardian of a green world that has waited centuries for someone who listens.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
In a rainy Paris bookshop quarter, manuscript restorer Felix Renard discovers that his fingertips can make damaged ink bloom: touching a broken page reveals its hidden code and the fragment of history it conceals. A trail of forged provenances leads him from auction houses to a Vatican envoy's shadow, and to relics Europe's collectors would kill to own or bury. He restores the truth one page at a time, and every page paints a larger target on his back.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Disgraced diver Egon carries a resonance instrument that can replay the last moments of a wreck when he touches its remains. On the Guadalquivir in Seville, a sunken cargo of gold is only the surface: beneath it lies a banker's forgery ring that ruined his name. With a sharp maritime lawyer and an old captain at his side, he dives for evidence, gold, and revenge, one wreck at a time.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
In Lagos, poor seamstress Amina is mocked as a girl who only mends rags — until a touch awakens her Sewing Spirit Eye, letting her see the perfect cut in any scrap of cloth. From a secondhand clothing mountain to international fashion week, she stitches her way past tribal elders and fashion monopolies to build a couture empire for Africa's women.
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by Xnoval Originals · Fantasy · 100 chapters · complete series
In Rome, young historian Lukas gains a system that lets him step back into history's turning points and change them — and uncover his own family's buried secret. But politician Markus is hunting the same power, and every timeline Lukas rewrites sends ripples through the present that could cost him everything.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
After one crushing loss ends his career, esports star Lukas retreats to a castle in Vienna — and finds a mysterious VR headset that dissects every opponent's tactic in real time. Back on stage with his old teammate Markus, he will have to outplay the scheming Viktor and prove that the fire that made him famous never went out.
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by Xnoval Originals · Adventure · 100 chapters · complete series
Bankrupt captain Lin Chao vanishes at sea and wakes with a gift: sunken ships call to him, breathing out their locations and secrets. Salvaging his way from a broken fishing boat to master of the deep routes, he bankrupts the shipping cartel that sank him and rewrites the order of the oceans. A complete 100-chapter maritime adventure.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Humiliated as a country bumpkin by her rich mother-in-law, Su Jinnian turns a wine-stained old qipao into a Paris-stunning couture piece with her holographic fitting gift. Socialites who laughed now queue and beg for her waiting list. A complete 100-chapter fashion revenge story.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Orphaned Lin Wan has nothing but a worn abacus and a genius for numbers in 1970s Hong Kong. She calculates her way from a street stall into control of supply chains, then builds a cross-border trade network that grips the harbor's financial lifelines — while every snob who stepped on her watches from below. A complete 100-chapter period business romance.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Sold for thirty thousand yuan as a luck-bringing bride, village doctor Su Wan finds a broken needle inside her comatose husband's body on the wedding night — and wakes him with one strike. From the Lu family's most despised bride she rises, needle by needle, into the physician the whole elite begs to see. A complete 100-chapter modern medical-family saga.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Chen Yan, a porcelain mender's son, has collected broken shards on Antique Street for three years — until one fragment shows him the whole vessel: every missing piece and exactly which stall hides it. While others hunt intact treasures, he buys the junk nobody wants and piece by piece restores national heirlooms lost for a century, exposing the fakers who sold them. A complete 100-chapter antique-world adventure.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Laid-off factory apprentice Chen Zhuo signs a seven-day trial contract and awakens a panel that lends him the hands of master craftsmen — but only during probation, and the skill vanishes when the trial ends. To buy mastery for good, he must stun every workplace that looks down on him, one impossible feat at a time. A complete 100-chapter blue-collar rise.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 100 chapters · complete series
Exiled to the Dead Sea by her own family, merchant heiress Lin Wan awakens a ship-devouring system: her vessel grows by swallowing wrecks, treasures and stranger things from otherworldly waters. She salvages her way from death sentence to Ocean Queen, crushing the kin who cast her out. A complete 100-chapter seafaring fantasy adventure.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
A modern stand-up comic wakes in the Tang dynasty and discovers his stories can conjure the future. One line of verse makes Crown Prince Li Zhi draw his sword; night after night, his teahouse tales rewrite the fate of the empire and harvest a fortune in faith. Lu Yan builds a storytellers' guild that outplays the great clans themselves. A complete 100-chapter historical romp.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Lin Xiao dies at his logistics desk and wakes in famine-stricken Ming-dynasty Beijing with a time-space supply system in his head. While the capital starves, he trades future goods for gold, opens a mysterious shop, and outmaneuvers eunuchs, censors and the throne itself. A complete 100-chapter rise from starving refugee to the man who feeds — and rules — an empire.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Jiang Jin wakes inside a novel — in a famine-stricken border town, with a stepmother scheming to starve her out and an army of defeated soldiers crossing the river. Armed with her father's seal, the household ledger, and absolutely no intention of dying quietly, she seizes a grain depot, feeds the refugees everyone else abandoned, and turns plunder into policy: rob the corrupt, raise the people, train the army. A complete 100-chapter saga of how a disgraced daughter built an empire out of a fallen age — now in English.
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by Xnoval Originals · Urban · 100 chapters · complete series
Li Xiang wakes inside a novel — as the villain. He knows how this story goes: the villain schemes, the hero rises, the villain dies badly in the finale. His master plan is therefore beautifully simple: do nothing, offend no one, invest quietly, and live to the last page. Unfortunately the plot keeps dragging him onstage, the hero keeps misunderstanding his kindness as genius, and staying low-key turns out to be the hardest role of all. A witty 100-chapter anti-adventure. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 100 chapters · complete series
One exploding capacitor later, physics student Chen Li wakes in a Taoist sect — as its most hated 'heretical son,' mid-beating, with a sect master demanding he confess his crimes. He has no spiritual roots worth mentioning, but he does have thermodynamics, circuits, and the scientific method, and he intends to find out exactly what qi is made of. A funny, clever 100-chapter xianxia where cultivation gets peer-reviewed. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
They call Yu Wan a living omen — a 'calamity star' blamed for every fire, flood, and failed kiln in the capital. Her answer is not tears but blueprints. She reopens the ruined brickworks, redraws the kilns, re-plumbs the workshops, and builds, street by street, until the city that cursed her name is standing on her foundations. A deeply satisfying 100-chapter story of engineering versus superstition in an ancient metropolis. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series
Shen Du serves two masters and belongs to neither. Planted as a double agent inside a great household, she passes secrets both ways — and in her sleeve rests half a copper token, a relic of a spy line wiped out five years ago, whose survivors could save her or sell her. Every audience is an interrogation; every kindness is a move. A taut 100-chapter game of espionage, disguise, and divided hearts in an ancient capital. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Romance · 100 chapters · complete series
Xue Qingyin wakes inside a novel as the sickly, neglected eldest daughter whose own household won't spare her a brazier of charcoal in winter. She smiles, takes stock of everything she's been denied, and starts collecting — debts, allies, and one very dangerous husband whose court games are as ruthless as her own. A sweet, devoted marriage wrapped around sharp household and court intrigue: she schemes, he shields, and together they take the whole board. Complete in 100 chapters. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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by Xnoval Originals · Historical · 100 chapters · complete series
Born to a concubine, raised at the bottom of a great household, she was supposed to be married off and forgotten. Instead she memorized the classics by stolen lamplight and bet everything on the one ladder her world could not deny: the imperial examinations. A story of ink, patience, and quiet revenge — the overlooked daughter climbing, rank by rank, until the family that ignored her has to bow. A complete 100-chapter rise-from-nothing historical. Chinese edition; English translation in progress.
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