Looking for Underworld Stories Like Old Qian and The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 有没有类似于老千，北派盗墓笔记这种的江湖。

1. 1 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454kReads9.5Score47.1kShelves

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   I'm recommending these books to you; they're all ones I'm currently reading and they're really good.

2. 2 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves

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   These two books are a no-brainer for anyone who likes this type of story. The author's writing is excellent, the logic is clear, the plot is original, and the story is highly immersive!

3. 3 千 Looking North From Qianmen 千门北望 Han Lu 1025寒鹿1025Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I come from Qianmen, and I have written everything I have seen and heard in my life in this book. Follow Chen Han of Qianmen, from the northern campaign to the southern one. Witness every facet of human nature and all the different kinds of people in society. As he grows rapidly into the king of the northern frontier in the gambling underworld, he also plunges into an abyss! 596Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   I'd like to recommend a rather unique book. It's much more realistic than the one by Master Chu Liu. The reason I say it's unique is because I tried the cheating methods described in it, and they actually worked! [Evil grin]

4. 4 我 My Casino's Golden Eyes Can See the End of All Life 我的赌场金瞳，能见众生末路 Baldy with an Astonishing Amount of Hair发量惊人的光头Urban2.6M WordsOngoing I’m Zhao Fan. I make my living in casinos, with a pair of eyes that can see through fate. But who knew this wasn’t some divine power? It was nothing but a shackle, one that bore the weight of human hearts and human nature. After spending enough time around gambling, I came to understand: Nine out of ten games are rigged, and every gambler loses in the end. Stay away from gambling. The moment you sit at the table, you’re taking the first step toward ruin. You’re after money, but everyone else is 15.5kReads8.4Score987Shelves

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   If you're not a seasoned reader, please stop here. Experienced readers, come and witness how a protagonist struggling to survive in a treacherous world transforms himself. A battle of swindlers—mortals are forbidden!

5. 5 荒 Tomb Hunting in the Wilderness 荒野寻墓 Cold Rain at Dusk暮雨生寒Mystery5.0M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding Is Illegal, So Don’t Try It Yourself] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Appraisal + Human Nature + Rules] In the 1990s, with nowhere else to turn, I joined a tomb-raiding gang and embarked on a perilous quest to find ancient tombs. We searched the towering mountains for a vanished kingdom that had stood for a thousand years. Could the sacrificial rites of the ancient Shu civilization really grant eternal life? The deceit and scheming in the antiques trade showed me how cold the world could 59.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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   Here it comes! Tomb raiding, antiques, and all sorts of other things are here!

6. 6 关 Tomb Raider Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓王 Xu Gou'er许狗儿Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Real tomb-raiding + suspense + treasure appraisal + Master Yao's team + no ghosts or monsters] I'm a spirit medium from Northeast China, and a poor young man hoping to turn my life around and get rich. With nowhere else to turn, I got involved in tomb-raiding. I never imagined my very first shovel would strike the legendary Tai Sui. From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn... I've spent over a decade raiding tombs, traveling far and wide and dealing with deception at every turn. Do you th 65.3kReads9.1Score7.9kShelves
7. 7 北 A Little Tomb Raider from the Northern School 北派小小盗墓贼 Old San Tomato Sauce老三番茄酱Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + mystery + treasure appraisal] [First person!] There are no ghosts here, only one Wang's adventures in the underworld. In the early 21st century, I was struggling to make ends meet when I met an old man on Antique Street. Listening to him brag was what got me into tomb raiding. I once ended up a beggar, spent time on the wrong side of the law, and even made a name for myself in the tomb-raiding business. Grab a seat, everyone, and listen as I tell you some old stories from the und 2.7kReads7.7Score224Shelves
8. 8 盗 The Thieves' Den 盗薮 Greasy Middle-Aged Uncle油腻的中年大叔Mystery4.1M WordsOngoing Thirty-Six Pounds: The Thieves' Sect Reigns Supreme (Paranormal + Tomb Raiding + Jianghu) (Don't read too much into this or try it yourself.) I'm an orphan. After Wu Laoer raised me, he brought me into the Thieves' Sect. From then on, I experienced a very different Jianghu. The King of Lingnan's tomb, the ancient city of the Dangxiang, the Kunlun ruins, and a whole series of adventures showed me the good and evil of the Jianghu. If you have time, let me tell you about them. 31.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves
9. 9 千 Tales of the Thousand Gates 千门之往事 Sunny Day That Can't Sing不会唱歌的晴天Urban1.7M WordsCompleted My name is Chen Xiang, and I'm a professional card sharp. Back in my hometown, there's a saying: The Outcast, above one person and below ten thousand! It means that whenever a gambler strikes it lucky at the table, tens of thousands of others are bound to lose and be trampled underfoot. If one person wins, ten thousand lose! That's gambling! Treasure your life and stay away from gambling! 1.5kReads8.5Score119Shelves

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10. 10 关 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓笔记 Xiao De小德Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted From a “master of antiquing” to the “Divine Eye Beyond the Pass,” one thought is all it takes for Xiao Xu to embark on a dangerous road of no return. In the perilous underground world, friendship and loyalty are cheap, while profit and betrayal are the order of the day. Only by letting go of desire can you make it out unscathed. 1.2kReads8.8Score126Shelves

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    Hehe, I'm just giving myself a shout-out. You guys can just enjoy the show.

11. 11 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.3kReads9.6Score10.6kShelves

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    The novel *The Way of the Thief* is absolutely comparable to *The Conman* and *The Northern School of Tomb Raiders*, and perhaps even more captivating. It tells the moving story of an orphan who masters unparalleled thieving skills and uses them to serve his country. Many scenes are exhilarating and worthy of praise for the protagonist.

12. 12 老 The Gambler: A True Autobiography 老千，真实自传 Southern Traveler Under the Banana Tree南方蕉下客Urban420k WordsOngoing My life changed in the winter of 2008. With nothing to my name, I relied on cheating at games to get a mansion, four cars, and savings nearing eight figures. It all started with a disc covered in static. Shuffling, keeping track of cards, cutting, dealing, switching cards. Poker, mahjong, pai gow, Chinese dominoes... They built my life from the inside out. This novel is for reference only. I accept no responsibility if anyone tries to imitate it. 22Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I think it's pretty good; the gambling is well written.

13. 13 老 A Cardsharp’s Life in the Jianghu 老千之人在江湖 Crane Immortal's Diary鹤仙的日记Urban339k WordsOngoing Cheating at games? Rigged contests? Professional swindlers? They say those caught up in the game are blind, while onlookers see clearly. The moment you sit down at the gambling table, you’ve already lost. Ever since I was little, I, Lin Chujiu, lived with my second uncle. If it weren’t for him, I swear I would never have become one of the Eight Gates who make their living wandering the jianghu... I’ll use stories from my life in the jianghu to show you how terrifying gambling is... Please! Stay 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, Lin Chu Jiu, relies on the stories of the martial arts world that his father told him when he was a child to get by in the martial arts world.

14. 14 风 The Dashing Gambler 风流赌神 Wuju Who Can Cook会做饭的武曲Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Not a System novel, please don't complain if it's not for you] [High-stakes gambling] [Stories from the bathhouse] [Everyday scams and fraud] [Male lead grows from weak to strong + gives back to society] Chen Zhongchuan is an abandoned orphan, raised by his grandfather from childhood. When he boards the train to Nanshan, his grandfather tells him the truth... This book explores gambling and the many scams found in real life, warning readers to stay away from gambling. At best, it can 3kReads8.8Score242Shelves

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    You can watch this if you're bored.

15. 15 老 The Cheat's Underworld 老千蓝道 Yu Meng Haotian宇蒙昊天Urban629k WordsCompleted Trained in the Southern School, with knowledge of both Chinese and Western methods. This is my true account of years spent as a professional swindler! Using all kinds of cheating techniques, I’ve fought my way through casinos large and small across the land. Burning with ambition, I clawed my way upward, enduring the hardships of the underworld and a life of wandering with no way back! Schemes within schemes, tricks within tricks, and all kinds of dark and shady memories: I’ll expose every techn 1.6kReads7.1Score107Shelves

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    A true account of my life as a con artist, 80% true! If you don't want to read fabricated stories, give this book a try.

16. 16 我 My Life in the Underworld of Cardsharps: Unstoppable 我的老千江湖之所向披靡 Yanxilou668燕西楼668Urban380k WordsCompleted A showdown between professional cardsharps isn't just about winning or losing. It can mean the difference between life and death. My name is Lin Lingdong. I'm a professional cardsharp and a powerful gang boss who commands respect throughout the underworld. As the saying goes, one thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. The underworld is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and in the world of cardsharps, you can get rich overnight or lose everything just as fast. Where do we go from h 3.9kReads8.2Score186Shelves
17. 17 蓝 The Blue Road: Cardsharps and Beauties 蓝道江湖：老千和尤物 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Don't gamble if you want to win. Stay away from gambling. In 2005, I got caught up in a conspiracy involving a gambling scheme and a rigged card game, and met three middle-aged female card sharks. These women were masters of deception, ruthless in their schemes, and had influence far and wide. Caught in their world, I felt like a boat adrift in a stormy sea. I couldn't believe there were so many temptations and traps in the world. I couldn't believe people could go so far as to turn the world up 1.3kReads8.5Score102Shelves

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    Blue Path of the Underworld: Conman and Beauty.

18. 18 老 Tales of a Con Artist 老千故事 Very May非常五月Urban189k WordsCompleted Su Qing challenges the legendary gambler Mei Luo, hoping to avoid falling into someone else's trap. But her actions lead to her father's tragic death, and Su Qing herself is left in grave danger. After repeatedly risking her life, she sees the good and evil, and the injustices, in the world. To survive and avenge her father, Su Qing pushes herself to the limit again and again, ultimately escaping death by a hair. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 99.7kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves

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    I would recommend these books; those who appreciate realism can take a look.

20. 20 官 Officialdom: The Puppet Wife 官场：提线夫人 A Crystal Grape一颗水晶葡萄Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Power is the finest puppeteer, and marriage its sharpest strings. Every gift comes with a price quietly attached. When the elegant puppeteer slid the divorce papers in front of Li Mo, he realized he was already standing on the edge of a cliff. 14.1kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 官 Battling for Power in the Political Arena, Starting as a Female Leader's Male Secretary 官场争雄，从女领导的男秘书开始 Liangzhou Seven Miles 1凉州七里1Urban6.7M WordsOngoing The rules of this world are imposed by the strong upon the weak. A true powerhouse changes the rules, making them work in their favor! Love is like chess, politics is like chess, and life is like chess. When you make a move, never regret it. Take control of the pieces, and dare to believe you can outwit Heaven itself!!! 164.5kReads9.3Score9kShelves
22. 22 官 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 Curtain-Rolling West Wind 666卷帘西风666Urban5.8M WordsOngoing The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 267.2kReads9.4Score18.8kShelves
23. 23 我 My Years as a Cardsharp 我做老千的那几年 Purple Wild Rose紫色狂玫Urban242k WordsCompleted This book is about inspiration, hard work, hardship, family, love, and friendship. It tells the story of Li Fan, an ordinary man and his struggle to make something of himself. Li Fan starts out at the bottom. Relying on his own abilities, he takes one step at a time until he achieves greatness, reaches the top of the world, and becomes a business tycoon. 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very angsty, realistic, dark, and oppressive, and the first-person perspective is very immersive. The protagonist doesn't have any special abilities and is constantly bullied and deceived. The female characters are well-developed and very touching. The plot is full of twists and turns, but it's just too heart-wrenching.

24. 24 快 Kuaishou Wuxin's First Book 快手无心的第1本书 Quick-Handed and Unmindful快手无心Urban212k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 12Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a novel about real con artists. It includes detailed tutorials on cheating techniques, analyses of various unorthodox scams, and a realistic portrayal of the tumultuous lives of gangsters in the 1990s. The novel has a tight and realistic plot and is truly a worthwhile read!

25. 25 赌 The King of Gamblers: Who Is the King of Gamblers? 赌王之谁是赌王 Mr. Bu Yu布雨先生Urban307k WordsOngoing This book is called The Thousand Gates of the Blue Road. As the head of the Thousand Gates, I’ll take you into the story of the Thousand Gates of the Blue Road. I’m a con artist, or more precisely, the leader of the con artists. I joined the Thousand Gates and walked the Blue Road. The Thousand Gates is a sect. It’s nothing like the crooked little gangs you imagine, picking pockets, showing off tricks, and swindling people out of their money! 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and take a look!

26. 26 老 The Cardsharp: Back to the Underworld 老千：重返江湖 Flower Picker采花人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted 11.5kReads9.0Score966Shelves

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    💦💦💦This book is a gem in my eyes! I highly recommend it to anyone interested 👀. I can't even imagine how captivating the content is 🦋. I stayed up all night to finish it, getting more and more excited as I read, not sleepy at all!!! 🔥🔥🔥

27. 27 云 A Book Above the Clouds 云上的一本书 Above the Clouds云上Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 1.8kReads9.0Score161Shelves
28. 28 韩 The Legend of Han the Blind Man 韩瞎子传奇 Tea Talk, Fan Hou茶语范厚Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted He was known as Han the Blind, a master of the secrets of feng shui and yin-yang arts. For decades, he roamed the lands beyond the Great Wall, known to everyone. He could read the heavens, the earth, people, and ghosts, yet could never predict his own fate. His life was beset by misfortune: orphaned by his father at a young age, he bore the burden of his sect’s rise and fall. Cursed with the Five Abuses and Three Deficiencies, he had love in his heart, yet was destined to die alone. This book re 2.5kReads7.2Score448Shelves

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    There are many tomb raiding novels and martial arts novels. These few are well-written, with vivid characters and good details. Good books should be savored, right?

29. 29 民 Tomb Raiding Tales from Republican China 民国盗墓往事 Er Dong Shou Shui.耳东水寿.Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A long-lost memory brings a gripping story from the past to light. What I’m about to tell you is a secret from the Republican era… 3.5kReads8.8Score609Shelves
30. 30 最 The Strongest Outsiders of the Martial World 最强江湖外八行 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Mystery426k WordsCompleted When the Qianmen rise in anger, the jianghu falls into chaos. Without conflict, there can be no Qianmen. If conflict rises again, the Qianmen will surely take the helm of the jianghu, restore order, and put an end to the fighting! When I was little, my grandfather read my fortune and said I was destined to “ride the wind to success.” After he died, I inherited his hardware store. Only when a beautiful woman came knocking did I learn that I was the heir to the Qianmen, a legendary jianghu school 607Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    This is the first time I've read a book like this, and it's really captivating—exciting and exhilarating! No rambling, no mindless drivel, and the author's intelligence is consistently on point. Trust me, you won't regret reading this! [Drooling emoji]

31. 31 江 Thirty Years in the Jianghu (Seven-Volume Set) 江湖三十年（全七册） Li Yosha李幺傻Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Dai Gou spent his life roaming the martial world. Over several decades, he witnessed all kinds of scams and cons. In his later years, he gave up that life and revealed its tricks and rules to the world, hoping to keep future generations from being swindled. These scams include human trafficking, fortune-telling, artificially aging antiques, theft, card sharping, beggar gangs, cheating at games, confidence schemes, and honey traps... After decades of hard knocks, Dai Gou finally became the boss o 4.3kReads9.6Score727Shelves
32. 32 终 Ultimate Notes: The Iron Triangle's Golden Finger 终极笔记之铁三角的金手指 Fengling's First Words凤玲初话Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Would the Iron Triangle have fewer regrets if they had a divine cheat added to the team? (The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note, complete, Chapters 1–628) (The Lost Tomb: Sand Sea, complete, Chapters 629–687) (The Lost Tomb: Restart, ongoing, Chapter 693 onward) Highlights from the story Wu Xie says he has a cheat that makes corpses rise whenever he opens a coffin. The cheat girl says, “Why are you opening coffins for no reason?” Black Glasses says that if she can make Mute Zhang speak, he’ll pay her fiv 1.4kReads8.3Score173Shelves

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    Dude, you're looking for those fast-paced, thrilling novels, right? Let me tell you, there's a super exciting one, the kind you can't put down once you start reading. It's like a video game, level after level, with weeding, treasure hunting, danger, monster battles, puzzles, and plenty of humor. It's practically a non-stop thrill ride, you won't be able to put it down!

33. 33 盗 A Tomb Raider's Journey to Find His Brother 盗墓寻哥之旅 Jiu Yuelan玖月澜Mystery245k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding, Beloved by All, Slight Wu Xie/Zhang Qiling, Slight Hei Hua] As the Zhang family's only little qilin, Zhang Kuang lost her parents and unexpectedly learned that she still had a brother alive somewhere in the world. After overcoming countless trials, she finally got news of her brother. Then an accident brought her face-to-face with a man named Wu Xie. He seemed to have a close connection with her brother, so Zhang Kuang decided to follow him and find her brother. Please don't fla 1.1kReads8.8Score120Shelves
34. 34 盗 Tomb Raiding: Oh No, I Think I’ve Run into Tomb Raiders 盗墓：糟了我好像遇见盗墓贼了 The Swallow Who Loves to Sleep热爱睡觉的燕子Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted (A The Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanfic: Mary Sue, all pairings, everyone’s favorite, lots of original details, wildly divergent plot, with an effort to keep the characters in character.) Yang Qiuyue figured she must have slept in a strange position. When she woke up, she found four extra people in her home, and they looked awfully familiar. Characters include Ping Xie and Black Glasses, the Old Nine Gates, the Zhang family guys, and other original Zhang family characters. At first, Ping Xie and 10.7kReads8.9Score978Shelves
35. 35 盗 The Tomb Raider Legends Series: All Six Books 盗墓者传奇系列：全六册 Sugared Classic糖衣古典Mystery901k WordsCompleted A six-book set, including The Tomb Raider's Legend 1: The Tomb of King Chu You, The Tomb Raider's Legend 2: The Misty Marshes of Yunmeng, The Tomb Raider's Legend 3: The Divine Turkic Coffin, The Tomb Raider's Legend 4: The Sacred Bones of Kunlun, The Tomb Raider's Legend 5: The Ancient Tomb at the Earth's Core, and The Tomb Raider's Legend 6: The Border Town of Tomb Raiders. 202Reads8.8Score—Shelves
36. 36 我 I'm a Fortune-Teller (The Original Novel of I'm No Master, Starring Li Xian and Li Yitong) 我是个算命先生（李现、李一桐主演《我不是大师》原著） Yi Zhi易之Mystery547k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Li Xian and Li Yitong, I'm No Master The highest level of fortune-telling isn't predicting the heavens. It's reading people. During the Republican era, a secretive group called the Jiangxiang Sect operated in the underworld. They called themselves fortune-tellers, but made their living through fraud. From secret agents of the Military Statistics Bureau and bandit chiefs to scholarly households, sheltered women, and children, no one could escap 13.8kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves

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    I don't know if it meets the requirements.

37. 37 狐 Fox Ji Mi's Fifth Book 狐姬幂的第5本书 Hu Jimi狐姬幂Urban153k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what drives me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wu Qi, an abandoned child in Macau in the 1970s, grew up under the protection of four renowned con artists. On his sixteenth birthday, however, his four masters cruelly pushed him out the door—"Take 100 yuan and earn 100,000 yuan within a year, or you'll die out there!" Thus began his journey into the world of gambling! In this Macau underworld rife with intrigue and violence, how will a 16-year-old boy earn 100,000 yuan in a year with only 100 yuan? Watch as he uses the four great con artists of "alcohol, women, wealth, and anger" to turn the tables! 💘💖💗💓☪️🕉️

38. 38 贱 The Scoundrel Immortal's Eight Gates and Generals 贱仙千门八将 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy492k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Fortune-telling + Sleazy antics + Con artist + Flashy face-slapping + Demon-catching + Ghost-slaying + Cunning schemes + Outrageous stunts + Memorable one-liners] Wu Xuanye, Blue Star’s “Prince of Trash Talk,” stays up all night in a fierce battle and transmigrates into the cultivation world, where he becomes “Wu the Half-Immortal,” a third-level Qi Refining cultivator from Backing Mountain Village. Armed with an ancestral tortoiseshell that works only some of the time, and carrying a 169Reads7.6Score—Shelves
39. 39 风 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 A Heart of Iron, a Temper Like Water铁心似水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 6.7kReads8.9Score385Shelves

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    It's a real, live event, and definitely worth seeing.

40. 40 我 My Life in the World of High-Stakes Gambling 我的老千江湖 Drunken Monk喝酒和尚Urban472k WordsCompleted [Based on a lifetime of gambling experience, revealing the secrets behind a hundred cheating techniques] I grew up in casinos. In the noisy halls, the lure of money blinded people to everything else: cheating, feuds, traps... They sank deeper and deeper into gambling, losing everything they owned, destroying their families, and plunging toward the abyss! After years of rising and falling, I became a professional cheat-catcher, feared throughout the gambling world! In this seemingly glamorous wor 2.3kReads8.8Score197Shelves

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    A true story about a con artist, incredibly immersive, exhilarating, and thrilling!!!

41. 41 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5kShelves

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    This book is worth collecting; I highly recommend you read it, you'll definitely gain something... My fiancée severed my tendons, sealed me in a coffin, and buried me alive, but she didn't know I was destined to be the King of Hell! Feng shui, physiognomy, skin-painting and soul-summoning, ghost-walking and corpse-driving, Gu poison and black magic, tattooing and talisman-making, silk-string puppetry, wax-sealed red gates, dogs digging holes on grave mounds, ghosts feasting in river god temples, the Five Thunderbolts can break the impurity, foxes, weasels, white willows, and Taoist soldiers, paper effigy makers don't target living people, cobblers refine sewing needles, Miao people raising Gu poison, Southeast Asia raising little ghosts...

42. 42 千 A Thousand Paths 千人有道 Wu Qi武棋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted [Modern underworld] [Stories of crooked gambling] [Gambling scams] [Anti-gambling] When I was six, my grandaunt said I was doomed to a life of loneliness. She sold me. She sold me to an old man who had lost one hand. An old man who made his living as a swindler. From then on, I learned how to cheat at gambling from him. The old man became my master, but he told me to call him Fourth Master. I became a professional swindler, too. But on the day I graduated from my apprenticeship, Fourth Master di 12.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    My aunt said I was cursed with bad luck, that I had caused the deaths of my parents and broken my uncle's leg. So, she sold me. Sold me to an old man with a missing arm. I was only six years old that year. From then on, I became a con artist. A professional con artist. I studied con artistry for eleven years under the tutelage of the man who bought me, Master Si. But on the day I graduated, Master Si died. Died from cheating. I became an orphan again, and began to wander the world alone. In this world, I saw many people being cheated, many cheating, and many being cheated by me. Many... Lost their families because of gambling. I saw others build tall buildings. I saw others host lavish banquets. I saw others' buildings collapse. I myself experienced life from nothing to something, and then losing everything. After all that, I decided to leave this bloody world.

43. 43 盗 Tomb Raiding: I’m the Stillborn Baby Who Slept for Three Thousand Years! 盗墓：我，沉睡三千年死婴！ Nanye Wu南野武Two Male Leads576k WordsCompleted Chu Tian is reborn into the world of Tomb Raiders: Restart and Listening to Thunder. From the start, he climbs out of a coffin and meets Wu Xie and Pangzi for the first time~ He is an experiment in the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou’s quest for immortality! In this life, he is the stillborn child of the Zhang family, dead for three thousand years! In this life, he is the son of the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou! In this life, he is the one the Zhang family has protec 2.6kReads9.1Score372Shelves

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    When Chu Tian woke up, he found himself transported to the world of Rebooting Thunder, and that he had been resurrected from a thousand-year-old dead infant in a coffin. He crawled out of the coffin.

44. 44 人 Tomb Raiding: I Get Stronger by Touching Corpses! 人在盗墓，摸尸就变强！ Little Prince of Tomb Raiding盗墓小王子Mystery344k WordsCompleted Ye Chen transmigrates to a world of tomb raiding and exploration, where he activates the Touching Corpses to Become Stronger System. After transmigrating, he discovers a shocking secret hidden in his body. According to the information he finds, he is an offering to the Bronze Gate. Ten years from now, the Bronze Gate will summon him, and the mysterious Ominous One will devour him… To avoid being devoured, the protagonist uses the System to embark on a path of touching corpses… “Ding! You touched 2.5kReads8.4Score140Shelves
45. 45 盗 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Have the Divine Fire Qilin Physique 盗墓：开局神火麒麟体 Cold Spring冷春Mystery410k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + tomb raiding + mystery and the supernatural + urban setting + one heroine + multiple female and male supporting characters) (Ghost Blows Fire and Tomb Raider's Diary form the central storyline, with the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Mohist mechanisms, Tomb Raider, and more woven in along the way...) Qin Jun transmigrates into a vast tomb-raiding world with a mysterious System. From the start, he gains the constitution of a Divine Fire Qilin and becomes invincible. Blood corps 379Reads8.9Score—Shelves
46. 46 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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    The first book contains a con artist.

47. 47 第 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 The One Surnamed Yi姓易的Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.2kReads9.2Score470Shelves

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    The first book is a bit long but not padded; the writing, character development, and overall plot control are all good, and the humans, gods, and ghosts each have their own distinct characteristics. The fourth book, the "Con Artist" four-part series, is a large-scale encyclopedic collection of scam stories. Hopefully, kind-hearted readers will improve their ability to discern scams and avoid being deceived. The fifth book compiles scams involving human traffickers, fortune tellers, antique forgeries, theft, con artists, beggar gangs, honey traps, and more, similar in type to the fourth book.

48. 48 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
49. 49 都 Everyday Life in the City: A Rich Heir in Beijing 都市日常：富二代在京城 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.6M WordsCompleted "Love in the Mortal World: My Wild Wife in the Capital" My name is Tang Feng. I used to be a combat sports athlete and achieved some impressive results. After retiring, I started a new life. I came to the capital to experience life, embarking on a winding, realistic, and thrilling journey. From the start, I shared a rental apartment. The landlady would later become my wife. She was beautiful and wild. 2kReads8.7Score144Shelves
50. 50 天 Tianxia Bachang's Tomb-Raiding Legends (Five-Book Set) 天下霸唱摸金传奇（共五册） Tianxia Bachang天下霸唱Mystery977k WordsCompleted This series consists of five books: Tracing the Sacred Spring, The Mysterious Tombs of Xiangxi, The Monster Tombs of the Mountains and Seas, The Poisonous Gu of Fuxian, and The Wild Sands of the Treasure Vault. Tracing the Sacred Spring: The greatest tomb-raiding trio in history, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Shirley Yang, are back in full force. They venture deep into the distant Amazon rainforest to begin a new expedition! The Mysterious Tombs of Xiangxi: The greatest trio of gold-touching experts 21.4kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    The Blackwater Mysterious Palace, shrouded in mystery, reveals strange phenomena upon the opening of the bronze coffin. The geomantic calculations and burial site shake the dragon vein, leading to the attainment of immortality on the other side of the Yellow Springs. Where the candlelight flickers in the underground palace, the shadows of human hearts and demons linger!

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