Stop Pretending, I’m a Flower-Picking Thief

Name: Stop Pretending, I’m a Flower-Picking Thief
Author: Long Youmu

别装了，我是采花贼

by Long Youmu (龙湵慕)

Status: Completed
Length: 497k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 3mo ago
Source: Fanqie

Request a translation

Refreshed 2h ago

Translated by GPT-6 Luna

Report

Synopsis

Adapted from a notorious real historical case: the criminal life of the Ming dynasty’s most infamous rapist.

His name was Sang Chong, a young scoundrel. He heard that a strange man in Datong Prefecture had spent eighteen years disguised as a woman, assaulting countless women without ever being caught. Sang Chong traveled a thousand li to become his disciple. He shaved his eyebrows, bound his feet, learned embroidery, and trained with knockout drugs, transforming himself into “a woman among women.”

For ten years, he roamed Datong, Taiyuan, Hebei, and Shandong, targeting the daughters of prominent families, widows, and maids. Disguised as a runaway wife, he would lodge in women’s quarters and offer to teach needlework, using a gentle facade and cunning methods to prey on 182 women. No one saw through his disguise. No one dared to speak up.

Then one night, Zhao Wenju, the son-in-law of the Gao family, let his lust get the better of him and barged into “her” room…

The moment her binding was torn open, ten years of disguise came crashing down. A search of his bundle uncovered women’s clothes, razors, knockout drugs, and a ledger listing all his victims.

The imperial court was shaken, and the emperor was enraged. The word “lingchi” was destined to be carved into his bones.

A real Ming dynasty crime, told from the villain’s perspective, with shocking twists. Watch a monster take the stage, and a demon meet his end.

Other names

采花贼桑冲Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

What these numbers mean →

238Chapters

6kReads

7.3Score

743Shelves

2.3kListens

81.8kReads · all time

More by this author

Five Village Women Stir Up Trouble

The Drunken Flower Pavilion and the Benevolent Temple

The Great Sage Returns to Mortal Life: Ten Lifetimes of Hardship to Become the King of Men

I Refused to Revive Grandma and Accidentally Became a Viral Star!

The Gambling Village Woman: A Beauty Destined for Misfortune

Warlord Era: Bandit Father, Soldier Son, I’m Ordered to Hunt Down My Own Father

The Cannibal Manor: A Sinister Yin-Yang Plot

Little Jiang Laiye: From Young Hero to General!

The Hidden Edge Behind Red Gates, Where Every Beauty Is Part of the Game

The Poisonous Widow of Chicken Coop Village

Resisting America and Aiding Korea: I Stand Alone to Defend the Homeland

A Little Miracle Worker in the Famine of the ’60s: A Sunflower in the Mud

In booklists 11

Do People Not Like Traditional High Fantasy and Wish-Fulfillment Stories with Lots of Beautiful Women Anymore?

I'm looking for books similar to "From the Start, I Saved the Female Demon Lord. Now That I'm Back Invincible, Why Are You Crying?"

1.1kBooks13.6MViews4hUpdated

Looking for Historical Novels Set in Ancient Times, With a Male Protagonist. A Normal Number of Wives and Concubines Is Fine

631Books2.3MViews1dUpdated

Multiple Female Leads!!

Preferably set in an urban environment.

765Books4MViews1dUpdated

The Most Promising New Books of 2026, Guaranteed to Score Over 9.9!

Looking for something like The Warring States: Starting with the Summoning of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. 1. A new book. 2. It must have real potential. 3. Nothing from the rankings. 4. Smart characters, a smooth plot, and exciting battles. 5. A must-read standout. 6. The genre should be wuxia or

1.1kBooks9.5MViews1dUpdated

Historical Stories (Any Dynasty, No System, and with Intelligent Characters)

Looking for books like "The Glory of the Great Wei". Historical novels with some brains behind them. Read too many mindless wish-fulfillment stories and they’ll rot your mind.

912Books10.5MViews1dUpdated