The Cheat's Underworld

Top-Tier Political Intrigue Novels

Modern or alternate-history settings are both fine, as long as they feature top-tier strategic maneuvering. I just want political intrigue, strategy, and workplace or officialdom drama.

Urban Fiction

I'm looking for some urban novels, like Ye Lingtian and Li Yuxin, or Xia Meng and Han Dong. The protagonist shouldn't have supernatural powers or cultivate immortality, and shouldn't be pretending to be poor either. Ideally, the books should be long. Thanks!

Any Novels with a Highly Intelligent Protagonist Whose Schemes Interlock and Who Plans Everything from Behind the Scenes?

Political Intrigue, Darkness, High Intelligence, and Masterminds

A master strategist who can anticipate your every move and make plans from behind the scenes.

Any Stories with Cunning, Sinister, Dark Protagonists Who Are Utterly Villainous, Evil, and Love to Kill?

Any Books About Gambling Like The Professional?

Give Me Some Urban Underworld Novels. Do Authors These Days Have No Brains?

I want books similar to "Rising in Hong Kong and Building the Gao Clan!"

Looking for Urban Underworld Stories: A Decisive, Smart Protagonist, With Plenty of Action

Hot-Blooded Gangster Fiction and Brotherhood: They'd Do Anything for Their People

Fanfic where the protagonist joins the Japanese underworld and later returns to China. They’ll do whatever it takes to protect the people around them, but aren’t brainless or self-righteous.

Any Novels About Shady Underworld Trades, Like Con Artists and the Northern School?

Looking for books similar to "Old Swindler".

Looking for Underworld Stories Like Old Qian and The Grave Robbers' Chronicles

Looking for books similar to "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern Faction". The world of the jianghu isn't just about fighting and killing.

Any Books About Swindlers, Mind Games, and High Intelligence? Please, Experts!

Looking for books similar to The Autobiography of a Tomb Raider.

Stories Based on Real Events, Like The Grave Robbers' Chronicles and The Gold Chaser

Looking for a Male Lead Who's Highly Intelligent, Powerful, Cunning, and Puts His Interests First

I want male-oriented stories, with no special treatment just because a character is beautiful. Preferably no female lead. The protagonist should be the only one scheming against others, and the story shouldn’t be frustrating. Please recommend something. Monster-fighting and leveling up, an invincible protagonist... anything goes.

Urban Stories Where the Protagonist Builds a Faction from Scratch and Gradually Develops It

Any Urban Gangster Stories About Building a Gang, With a System?

A gangster story with a male protagonist, a System, and a growing organization.

The Protagonist Founds a Faction from the Start

The protagonist builds a hidden organization, preferably in a cultivation setting, and operates behind the scenes while being invincible.

Any Stories Where the Protagonist Builds a Faction and Leads It to Grow Stronger?

Looking for a Gambling Novel with a Technical Approach

Novels About Cardsharps

Looking for books about professional gamblers, but not ones where the protagonist is invincible.

Are There Any Good Books About Con Artists?

Wuxia.

Looking for Stories Where the Protagonist Builds a Faction Full of Powerful People

Lead a faction to the pinnacle and create an era.

Novels Similar to Thirty Years in the Jianghu

Urban Superpowers, One Female Lead, a Powerful Protagonist from the Start, and a Slice-of-Life Focus

Male-oriented novels, preferably like "The Sheep Demon Sister Is Super Forward" or "The Fate-Teller in the Shadows". Please 🙏