Any Novels About Shady Underworld Trades, Like Con Artists and the Northern School? 有没有类似于老千 北派 这种江湖上的偏门的书啊

1. 51 盗 Tomb Raiding: She's the Real Deal, Fearlessly Tackling Every Mechanism 盗墓：这姑娘能处，解机关真敢上 Don't Be Crunchy不要脆啵啵Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [The Iron Triangle + Scheming Heroine + Lighthearted + Some Original Headcanons + The Heroine and Xiaoge Are a Couple! Not a Power Fantasy!] Wu Xie gets a mysterious box connected to Wu Sansheng. As he opens it, he learns that Zhang Qiling actually has a fiancée! The two brothers turn into spectators eager for the gossip, then get “reluctantly” swept up in a family conspiracy. After extricating himself from the family conspiracy, Wu Xie learns another earth-shattering secret. To uncover the trut 4.6kReads9.2Score61814d adds
2. 52 赌 The Gambling Den 赌城 Neptune海王星Urban1.8M WordsCompleted My new book, I’m a Proper Chinese Medicine Doctor, So Why Am I Being Treated Like a Gynecologist?, is out. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. But as someone who lost everything and worked as a junket agent, I can tell you for sure: every single gambler loses! Even if you can avoid a cheat’s tricks, you can’t escape the odds of the casino. Gambling is a game ordinary people should never touch. It’s a blade that kills without drawing blood! 5.7kReads9.1Score47914d adds
3. 53 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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   Except for "Northern School" which is still ongoing, all the others are finished. I highly recommend "Little Mr." And "Zang Ju," and "Chi Yang" is also super sweet.

4. 54 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.8kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds
5. 55 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.8kReads9.5Score7.7k14d adds
6. 56 江 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Qi Feng岐峰Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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   These are pretty good.

7. 57 赌 The Gambling Demon: Reborn for a Comeback? A 100% Win Rate Wipes Out the Table 赌魔：重生翻盘？百分百胜率通杀 The Second Pen Refill第二支笔芯Urban516k WordsOngoing [Invincible Thrills + Decisive and Ruthless + High IQ + A Gambling Fiend Reborn] Ling Xiao, a lifelong gambler, was schemed against by his partners and lost his last penny. He jumped to his death! But the jade bangle his mother left him activated the System, allowing Ling Xiao to be reborn and gain the power of a gambling fiend... Reborn, Ling Xiao is decisive and ruthless. He takes on casinos of every kind, matching wits with countless experts. His journey is full of fireworks and lightning, an 283Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   Check out the gambling book my brother wrote, it's pretty awesome and fun! It features a cheat system with superpowers.

8. 58 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds

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   These are some rather obscure books. There was another one called "Rongmen" that was also good, but I can't find it now.

9. 59 刃 The Blade Returns 刃归 Jin Chenyang今晨阳Urban1.1M WordsCompleted 🔥 | The pinnacle of modern-day covert warfare! 🔥 Have you ever seen a soldier king like this? His mother died when he was twelve. At eighteen, carrying on the legacy of the Fate-Taking Sect, he deserted the army. While raising pigs, he led his team in turning the entire exercise command center upside down! Think this is a hot-blooded military story? No! Behind his family feud lies a century of blood and tears in the martial world, the Eight Outer Schools, and the upheavals of the modern age. See 16.6kReads8.8Score2k14d adds

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   Take a look at these two books. One is about the Thousand Doors, and the other is about the Deadly Doors. You won't regret getting into them.

10. 60 千 The Nine Nights of Qianmen 千门九夜 Jin Chenyang今晨阳Urban577k WordsOngoing "A Thousand Gates, Nine Nights": Blades hide in the dark, and the Thousand Gates are weapons. Fifteen years of planning, all for the truth and bloody vengeance! At seven years old, Lin Heng watched his closest family die, and his world collapsed. His only chance to survive was to follow his mysterious Third Uncle into the shadows of the underworld. Ten years in the dark prison forged him into a blade. His Third Uncle, Wu Sansheng, the leader of the Old Nine Tigers, taught him everything he kne 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
11. 61 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! 1.5kReads8.5Score11914d adds

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12. 62 被 My Years of Being Scammed in Northern Myanmar 被骗缅北的这些年 Loves Mao Kang Kang Most最爱毛康康Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Originally titled “Tricked into Northern Myanmar: What Really Happened” I was unlucky enough to be tricked into going to Northern Myanmar. But I was also lucky enough to make it back alive! I wrote this book to warn more people and help them learn from my experience. Never use unofficial means to go somewhere you shouldn’t, because it isn’t the paradise you imagine. It’s hell. 53.2kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds

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    (¬_¬)ﾉ Side door

13. 63 献 Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch 2.8kReads8.6Score30014d adds
14. 64 血 Flawless Blood Jade 血玉无瑕 Flower's Fate花缘Urban1.4M WordsCompleted One cut can leave you broke, the next can make you rich; one cut can have you wearing sackcloth! Those words capture all the vicissitudes and legends of the jade gambling world. I got into jade gambling because of my third uncle. I hate him, but I'm grateful to him too. 65Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Several very good books

15. 65 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
16. 66 北 Northern School Tomb Raiders: Raise the Coffin, Make a Fortune 北派盗墓:升棺发财 Across the Green Mountains踏遍青山Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding and Treasure Appraisal + Jianghu Adventures] I have seen an immortal corpse in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, encountered a giant moray eel in the South Sea, and witnessed a mysterious ghost city in the desert. Over the past ten years, I have lost everything and found myself in peril time and again, surviving by the skin of my teeth. I have some hard-won experience from making my way through the world of tomb raiders, so I dare to tell you about this dangerous underworld. 5.3kReads8.7Score33814d adds

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    These are really beautiful.

17. 67 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 1.6kReads7.1Score10714d adds

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    A con artist's self-narration, over 70% true. A con artist's tumultuous life!

18. 68 奸 The Profiteer 奸商 Brilliant as the Sun金辉万丈Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Read the first 10 chapters patiently, and you'll see: in studying, daily life, work, and love, there are tricks everywhere!] There are no honest businessmen. Nine out of ten merchants will cheat you. But nine out of ten salespeople will become bosses. I'm a salesperson, and I became a boss too. I'll use my own experience to show you the tricks these unscrupulous merchants use… This book aims to teach you how to avoid scams. Imitate anything in it at your own risk. 10.9kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    Classic characters, political intrigue, the martial arts world, human nature, power, money, women—how long can you resist temptations and interests?

19. 69 麻 The Divine Fortune-Teller in the Linen Robe 麻衣神算子 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery7.4M WordsCompleted My grandfather taught me everything he knew about fortune-telling, but after I read three people’s fortunes, he left me. From then on, I didn’t just tell the fortunes of the living... 43.8kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds
20. 70 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 249.1kReads9.1Score60.5k14d adds

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    Take them all, they're all top-rated masterpieces of this type! [Kiss][Kiss]

21. 71 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
22. 72 地 Journey Through Hell: Northern Myanmar 地狱行之缅北 Xiao Ke萧客丶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: You think places like Muse, Kokang, and Wa State in northern Myanmar are hell? Heh. The real hell is hundreds, even thousands of times more terrifying! Myanmar is vast, and northern Myanmar isn't the only hell there! You've watched those online videos about northern Myanmar and think the methods shown are cruel enough? You have no idea. Their worst methods are far beyond that! They are more terrifying than demons who devour people without a trace. From the day I was tricked and lured i 40.8kReads9.1Score3.9k14d adds

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    Yes, it will let you see the real Myanmar and Southeast Asia, and completely shatter your worldview.

23. 73 撂 After Taking Down My Beautiful Master, I Took the Martial Arts World by Storm 撂倒美女师父后，我火爆了国术界 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban romance + life among all walks of society + traditional martial arts underworld] Also known as Wind Over the Martial Gate. During the summer vacation of 1984, a troupe came to our village. Its middle-aged troupe leader, a master of countless skills with his hair tied in a little braid, stayed at my house. He treated me terribly. Not only did he trick my beautiful mother into leaving with him, he also stole our family heirloom and drove my father mad before making him disappear... I was le 11.4kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
24. 74 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2k14d adds
25. 75 弱 I'm a Weakling, Yet the Righteous Call Me the Supreme Saint-Demon 弱鸡的我，却被正道人士奉为无上圣魔 Ouyang Yun欧阳晕Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [A fresh take on misdirected assumptions + new twists + all kinds of reversals + pretending to be a tiger to eat a pig + wild fantasy ideas + lighthearted comedy] My name is Zhang Mo, and my family has been dirt-poor for generations. Yesterday, while I was farming, the local sect dragged me off to fill a vacancy. After I got up the mountain, I found out that our sect was actually an evil demonic cult. Even worse, after just one day on the job, they wanted me to become the sect leader. Damn this 7.7kReads9.2Score64014d adds

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    Story Summary: Seeing my bookshelf is your honor! Remember to send me a red envelope!

26. 76 龙 The Dragon Lifts Its Head 龙抬头 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban5.9M WordsCompleted The goddess who used to look down on me is now applying for a job at my company… When the tiger returns to the mountain, the land will run red with blood; When the dragon rises, even the Yellow River will flow backward! 65.8kReads9.0Score8.2k14d adds

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    The book depicts the joys and sorrows of the martial arts world, and the generational conflicts within families. The content is exciting, and brothers can rush in without thinking.

27. 77 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score10314d adds

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    That must be this masterpiece of gangster fiction.

28. 78 我 My Texas Hold’em Career 我的德州扑克生涯 Historian of China华夏铲史官Urban176k WordsOngoing Texas Hold’em is an incredibly dark game, and more than 90 percent of players lose. The outcome of a single match depends on luck. Long-term wins and losses depend on skill. The rules are simple, but mastering the game is difficult. Simple mathematical probabilities, and the most complex human nature, impossible to see through. Bankroll management, emotional control, hand analysis, and reviewing past games. Luck, restraint, courage, patience, and calculation are all essential. This book tells th 122Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The book features real card games; every hand in the book actually happened at a poker table, emphasizing realism.

29. 79 剑 Eighty Years in the Sword Pavilion, Then I Emerged as an Earthly Immortal 剑阁八十年，出世陆地神仙 Am I a God?我是神吗Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing The original novel behind the hit short drama “Earthly Sword Immortal: Eighty Years Guarding the Sword Pavilion” Meng Fan, gifted with the talent “Swordsmanship as Divine,” is reborn in a cultivation world and becomes the sword keeper of the Sword Pavilion at the Shushan Sword Sect. Touching the “Seven Stars Sword,” he obtains the Seven Stars Sword Art. Touching the “Demon-Suppressing Sword,” he obtains the Sword Intent of Demon Slaying. Touching the “Fuxi Sword,” he obtains the Fuxi Divine Body 23.6kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    The first is a masterpiece of martial arts fiction! The second is about discovering that your grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters are not human! The third is about starting as a land-based sword immortal! Eighty years after guarding the Sword Pavilion, he shatters the heavens with a single sword!

30. 80 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.3kReads9.6Score9.1k14d adds

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    The title is so simple, but once you start reading, you can't put it down. I read until 4 AM before forcing myself to sleep for an hour because I had to work during the day and thought I'd be exhausted, but I was surprisingly energetic. It's very well written and will probably resonate with many people, providing a wonderful cleansing of the soul.

31. 81 重 Back to 1988 重返1988 West Wind Beyond the Pass关外西风Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Lu Feng had become a billionaire and achieved great success when he unexpectedly returned to the 1990s. Looking at his adorable daughter, he was completely bewildered. Even more bewildering was the question of who this beautiful wife of his was. With a second chance at life, making money was a piece of cake. He would not only reach the pinnacle of wealth, but also teach business tycoons how to make money, give the future richest man a few pointers on starting a business, and then casually stand 4.4kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
32. 82 乡 The Country Doctor’s Good Life 乡村神医好快活 A Stone Blooms石头开花Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Rural Miracle Doctor + Little Guy’s Rise to Success + Business Fortune] To protect Xu Taohua, Song Qian offends Wang Mazi and is thrown into a cave in the wilderness. By a twist of fate, he encounters the Lotus Immortal Empress and receives her legacy. To help Song Qian return her to the world of cultivation, the Lotus Immortal Empress expends her strength to pass on all the cultivation she has accumulated in her lifetime. With this legacy, Song Qian begins his path to turning his life around. 52.8kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds
33. 83 恋 Dating Show: Why Are You Picking on Him? He’s Deficient in Virtue 恋综：你惹他干嘛？他五行缺德啊 Shui Yexiang水耶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Goofy + hilarious + showbiz + variety shows + meme jokes + dating show + straight-talking guy] Chen Yang transmigrated. He landed in the body of a man on the day he was about to be coerced into sleeping with someone for a career opportunity. He thought he was finally about to reach the pinnacle of life, but after seeing the wealthy woman’s face, the teachings of Mencius he’d learned ten years earlier struck him right between the eyes. Wealth cannot corrupt him, poverty cannot make him abandon h 121.3kReads9.0Score13.6k14d adds
34. 84 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 42.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
35. 85 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    Of the eight ancient divination methods, the Golden Gate is the most prominent. Since we are destined to meet, let this master offer you a free divination.

36. 86 捞 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门！ Li Er Bu Ha李二不哈Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 10.3kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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    Unorthodox methods, con artistry, 8 recommended books, 3 of which are completed [thinking]. Con artistry, traversing the world. Unorthodox masterminds, 1000-faced thief king, (a powerful figure in the martial arts world)...

37. 87 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—14d adds

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    Two novels similar to "The Swindler's Tale," guaranteed to be exciting. "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." People in all walks of life should be bound by their own rules and regulations; they cannot cross those lines, or there will be no good outcome…

38. 88 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4k14d adds

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    [Drooling][admiring][laughing]

39. 89 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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    It's alright, but the updates are a bit slow.

40. 90 紫 Zi Ye's Book 紫夜的一本书 Purple Night紫夜Urban188k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all relatively realistic, exposing cheating techniques and explaining the true strategies and methods used to dismantle them. They present a true picture of the underworld.

41. 91 千 The Thousand Gates: A Thief Has His Code 千门：盗亦有道 The Real Xueyue雪月本尊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System, Ruthless, High-IQ, Mind-Bending, Not Your Traditional Power Fantasy] I was born into the world of con artists and raised among thieves. I’m not only a top professional cardsharp, but also a “high buyer” in the thieves’ underworld. At the gambling table, I can turn the tide with a flick of my hand. Away from it, I move through all kinds of circles. I’ll use my own experiences to tell you this: never gamble, and never get involved in a rigged game. Because every bet ends in a loss, and 754Reads7.2Score—14d adds
42. 92 云 A Book Above the Clouds 云上的一本书 Above the Clouds云上Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 1.8kReads9.0Score16114d adds
43. 93 千 The Eight Masters of the Qianmen School 千门八将 Drunkard Zhang San酒鬼张三Urban809k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.9kReads8.9Score28014d adds
44. 94 穿 I Transmigrated as Lin Chong, So Why Keep Putting Up With This?! 穿越成林冲，还忍气吞声干嘛！ Bricklaying Wanderer码砖行者Historical613k WordsOngoing “Shui Hu” means “by the waters.” It alludes to people being driven to the brink, with their backs to the wall, forced to do whatever it takes to survive. That is “Shui Hu.” As the saying goes: Traitorous ministers bring calamity to the land; Heroes are driven to gather in the mountains. When blades and spears fly, the people suffer; Thus begins the tale of Shui Hu. When Lin Chong of the new century transmigrates into the Leopard Head at Duanjin Pavilion, he will no longer be taken in by Wu Yong 118Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Water Margin" also means "by the water." It alludes to the corruption of the imperial court, forcing the heroes to the "waterside," with no way out, leaving them no choice but to fight a desperate battle. People gathered in a place with no way out, forced to fight to the death, have to resort to any means to survive—that's "Water Margin." —Author's self-interpretation, Chapter One: Duanjin Pavilion. Outside Duanjin Pavilion, Wang Lun, along with Du Qian, Song Wan, Lin Chong, and Zhu Gui, warmly welcomed Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and their seven companions with firecrackers. Inside Duanjin Pavilion, Wang Lun slaughtered two oxen, ten sheep, and five pigs, and prepared over thirty jars of fine wine to meticulously entertain Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and their companions. Wang Lun pointed to the three characters "Duan Jin Ting" (Broken Gold Pavilion) and said smugly to Chao Gai, "Chao Tianwang, this pavilion is named Duan Jin Ting, meaning 'When brothers are of one mind, their strength can break gold.'" ... — The most awesome way to time travel in history: Time travel to become Lin Chong, using Wang Lun to counter Wu Yong, and using Chao Gai to command Song Jiang.

45. 95 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 3.2kReads9.2Score47014d adds
46. 96 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds

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    These books are no less cunning than those by the Northern School of Conman. The protagonists are all incredibly scheming, and it's only when they're about to be doomed that you realize their traps were laid in the preceding chapters, even dozens of chapters. [Staring]

47. 97 做 The Antiquities Restorer 做旧师 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Entirely handmade, with no AI whatsoever + Behind-the-scenes industry secrets + Authentic antique identification with images and text + National vendettas and family feuds] If you want to truly understand the antiques trade, start by making fake antiques! Start by learning to age forgeries! My name is Mei Jiu. I was just a temporary odd-jobber on a film crew, but after I helped them repair a broken bowl, I was promoted to assistant prop master. I fix props, so why are they asking me to make fak 40.4kReads9.2Score4.9k14d adds

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    Both books are quite fitting. 💥💥The first one has delicate writing and a gripping plot, with a very relatable perspective and smooth, natural transitions between chapters. 🔥🔥🔥The second one is narrated from a first-person perspective, making it realistic and vivid. [A masterpiece!] I seriously suspect the author has some kind of side job. [Thinking]

48. 98 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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    If you enjoy books about con artists and the Northern School of martial arts, then you must read these three books, especially the first one, "The Way of the Thief," which perfectly captures the atmosphere of the martial arts world.

49. 99 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 112Reads—Score714d adds

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    It feels like it was written based on a true story.

50. 100 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Autobiography of a South School Grave Robber 盗墓：来自一位南派土夫子的自传 Driving a Bentley One-Handed单手开宾利Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Authentic tomb raiding, outdoor adventure, suspense and the supernatural] I'm a tomb raider from the Southern School! In the early 1990s, I was forced to set out with my second uncle on the point of no return that is tomb raiding. They say tomb raiding is a trade where you risk your neck every day! In reality, what makes it even more treacherous than the ancient tombs is the deceitful underworld of tomb raiders! Now, let me tell you about the years I spent tomb raiding with the Southern School, 60kReads8.9Score4.6k14d adds

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    Just watch and then thank me; I'll show you my entire fortune.

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