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
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- 101 The Years I Spent Finding Treasures 我捡宝的那些年 Antique appraisal, period setting, deduction Every trade has its own tricks. Every household has its own secrets. There have always been treasure hunters, hiding astonishing skills behind an unremarkable appearance. Each of them has connections reaching everywhere. They can identify treasures and appraise jade, restore damaged objects, and travel the land with boxes and packs in tow. The wealth and riches of the world were born in China, then scattered among the homes of ordinary people. So trea 478Reads8.9Score10014d adds
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Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事
These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap
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The World of the Imperial Secret Police 粘杆天下
Have you heard of the Qing dynasty’s Cang Gan Office? Strange deaths of every kind, all manner of demons and gods running wild, murderous shadows, deadly dragonflies, eerie autumn cicadas... Set in the Jiaqing era, this story takes you into the fantastical world of the Qing dynasty’s martial heroes.
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- 104 Stealing Faces 偷脸 One day, a stranger added me on QQ and told me my girlfriend was a man. I called him an idiot. Then my girlfriend died, and when she died, she really did become a man. Her head had been cut off and sewn onto the neck of a male corpse... 225Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 105 The Thieves' Den 盗薮 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. 31.6kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
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Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘
[Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd
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- 107 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 45.1kReads9.2Score4k14d adds
- 108 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
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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
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
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Tomb Hunting in the Wilderness 荒野寻墓
[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
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- 111 Master of Illusions 幻戏师 Traditional Illusion Arts × Urban Underworld × Psychological Trickery × Deadly Protection [A Cure for a Reading Slump] This isn't a mindless power fantasy, and the villains aren't idiots! Every illusion is a life-or-death gamble, and every act of trust is a knife to the heart. From the sole survivor of a family massacre to a “fixer,” how does someone walking a tightrope between rules and human nature become the one who makes the rules? “They taught me that magic tricks fool the eyes. My dad said —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Zongyu Tower 枞雩楼
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Counterforce 反势
The difficult career path of an ordinary young man: the humdrum life of an office worker reveals the limitless greed, intrigue, and deceit of human nature. He keeps feeling his way forward through the complexities of work and life.
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The Poker King: Texas Hold'em Champion 赌神之德州扑克王
(Gambling King + Texas Hold'em Ace + Mafia + Hollywood + No System) "In the world of Texas Hold'em, nobody deserves to be called invincible. Everyone has a nemesis, except me." Chen Ren, whose soul has merged with that of a top poker player from the future, is ready to give this poker world a little shock, then pick up a few Hollywood actresses along the way. "They call me the Blackjack Lover. Twenty-one, my name is Chen Ren. You can call me Brother Ren or Brother Lover. I didn't catch your name
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No Gambling, Just Life! The Desperate Gambler Villain 不赌钱只赌命！绝望的胜负师恶棍
When you’re out of options, remember: you still have at least one life left! As long as you’re alive, you possess the universe’s most precious asset: life! As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll always have a chance to start over! Please do not associate this story with any real people, events, things, or organizations! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is impossible! Over 95% five-star reviews! Don’t go by the new-book rating; check the comments! Want to know how to go from pe
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The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算
When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master.
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The Strongest Outsiders of the Martial World 最强江湖外八行
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
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The Spring City Case 春城诡案
My name is Chu Feng. When I was nine, an accident led me to encounter a ghost, setting me on a path with no return. I grew stronger along the way, slaying demons and exorcising evil spirits. I also met the love of my life, and together we eventually uncovered a bizarre case from a hundred years ago.
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The Cruel Abuse of the Fallen Kingdom's Grand Princess, the Ruthless Sovereign Cuts Out His Heart to Win Her Back 惨虐亡国长公主，狠戾君上剖心追
The official ending is a happy ending! The bonus chapters fulfill some readers' requests. In the first, the second male lead gets the girl; in the second, it's a happy ending! [The male lead is an utterly deranged, obsessive yandere in the early chapters! If you're a heroine-only fan and can't accept that, don't read it!!!] [Steadfast, headstrong exiled princess + ruthless, deranged new emperor] [Angst + forcible possession + forced love + imprisonment of body and heart + alternate historical se
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- 120 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 168.8kReads9.8Score19.3k14d adds
- 121 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 504kReads9.1Score40.8k14d adds
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The Urban Rogue Immortal 都市无赖神仙
[A Guide to Finding New Jobs for Laid-Off Heavenly Court Immortals] He had once been a stubborn stone used as a footrest beneath the Eight Trigrams Furnace of the Supreme Lord Lao. After five thousand years of being roasted by the furnace’s divine flames, he took human form, then spent over three thousand years cultivating in the Heavenly Court before finally joining the ranks of the immortals. He was the most carefree rascal in the Ninth Heaven, yet countless female immortals accused him of har
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- 123 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 51.8kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds
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My Life as a Con Artist II 我的老千生涯II
He’s an expert who specializes in catching card cheats. In the past, he struck fear into the hearts of gamblers and cheats at underground casinos of every size. The seemingly miraculous sleight of hand that fools outsiders, the street scams that ruin lives, and the ever-advancing high-tech cheating devices: Teng Fei will expose every trick behind them. The contest between setting a trap and breaking it isn’t just a battle of wits and courage. It’s also a vivid display of greed, deception, and tr
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- 125 My Life as a Gambler III 我的老千生涯III Teng Fei no longer explains the tricks used to cheat at the gambling table as an onlooker. Instead, as the “mastermind,” he recounts how he himself set up marks to fleece them, giving us a “live demonstration” of the scams cheats routinely pull. Cheats know how to exploit people's greed, making them lose their judgment one step at a time. In Teng Fei's stories, the victims, Chuanyong, Bao Hai, and Yang Tao, are all shrewd people. Yet the cheats' carefully laid plans still trap them, leaving them 1.4kReads9.3Score20414d adds
- 126 My Life as a Con Artist IV 我的老千生涯IV Through the author’s candid accounts of little-known gambling experiences, this book portrays the warped lives of gamblers, exposes the tricks used by cheats to swindle their victims, and reveals the tragic, at once hateful and heartbreaking endings of gambling addicts. It offers a heartfelt warning to those hooked on gambling: the more you gamble, the less you have! 1.4kReads9.3Score15314d adds
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The King of Gamblers: Who Is the King of Gamblers? 赌王之谁是赌王
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!
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The Living Must Keep Away 活人回避
Originally titled Living People, Keep Away. An antique set me on a desperate path. From then on, just to stay alive, I became a yin walker who dealt with the dead and the walking corpses. Three years searching for dragon veins, ten years locating acupoints, roaming between yin and yang, dealing in ghosts and spirits. I kept walking, struggling my way to where I am today.
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- 129 My Life in the Underworld of Cardsharps: Unstoppable 我的老千江湖之所向披靡 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 3.9kReads8.2Score18614d adds
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Secrets of the Underworld 幽冥秘藏
In the early nineteenth century, eight great tomb-raiding families, led by the Zhang family, lived in Liucheng, Guangxi. Each family had its own distinctive methods, and the Zhangs were renowned far and wide for their secret geomantic arts. Yet for some unknown reason, a century later, the Eight Clans had dwindled and fallen into ruin. The Zhangs seemed to be under a curse: their men never lived past thirty. Zhang Jin’s grandfather mysteriously disappeared while trying to break the curse. Faced
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- 131 The Divine Thief Agent 神盗特工 He is the world's foremost master thief, the benchmark all thieves aspire to surpass, the imagined nemesis of every security organization, and the number-one name on Interpol's most-wanted list. At the height of his fame, the supreme thief turns away from crime and becomes a highly controversial anti-theft expert. In the clash between theft and the Way, and the trials between genius and traitor, he uses his overwhelming power to show the world that he remains at the pinnacle, beyond anyone's rea 383Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 132 I’m Not a Con Man 我，不是老千 I’m a cardsharp, and a genuine man of the underworld. Many people think those of us in the underworld are chivalrous heroes who uphold justice. Unfortunately, that’s just a misunderstanding the world has about us. What is the underworld really like? It’s a place full of deceit and scheming. Take me, for example: when I’m ruthless, I can even fool myself… 1.3kReads7.4Score10414d adds
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Master Yao of the Northern School 北派姚师爷
Decades ago, poor boy Yao Wenzhong from Chifeng encountered an old man watching the stars on a mountain. From then on, he entered a hidden world unknown to ordinary people. From a farm boy who wove bamboo baskets and hauled bricks, he gradually became the renowned “Master Yao” of the Northern School of tomb raiders. With a pair of eyes that could read mountains, rivers, and the stars, and a mastery of celestial feng shui unmatched in the underworld, he made his name. Over thirty years, he travel
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- 134 Stop Writing, You've Got the Whole Story Mixed Up! 住笔，书都写杂了！ Everyone is the one and only protagonist of their own world. Step into their worlds, explore their inner lives, broaden our horizons, and elevate each of our own worlds. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Dashing Gambler 风流赌神
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
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My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生那些年
An entanglement of karma inherited from my ancestors and an ancient, wondrous book made me a Yin-Yang Master. From that day on, burdened by the curse of the Yin-Yang Master, I embarked on a path of slaying demons and suppressing ghosts.
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Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！
[Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris
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The Winners' Club 赢家俱乐部
He can predict the outcome of a match with near-perfect accuracy. But if the stake is your conscience, would you still place a bet? A born cardsharp, the likes of whom appear only once in a thousand years, spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the crimes he committed before becoming a crime boss. Does that make him a good person? A group of nobodies, caught up in gambling and the underworld, find the good and evil in human nature magnified. How should they choose, how should they liv
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The Hidden Hand 暗手
[Fate is like a hidden hand, slowly pushing us toward the abyss. By the time we realize what is happening, we are already trapped deep within it, and life must go on.] An ordinary young man is swept into a murky world by fate when he tries to save his critically ill younger sister, becoming an undercover agent in an anti-fraud operation. In this pool of black water, money rules everything and desire devours humanity. Three years, then three more, and another three after that. The young man strug
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My Name Is Zhou Tang 我叫周唐
After a series of extraordinary encounters, the male lead keeps growing stronger, transforming from a complete novice into an invincible powerhouse. The struggles between the various schools of thought in ancient China continue on an alien world. The male lead unites them all, then changes the course of Earth's civilization.
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The Blue Road: Cardsharps and Beauties 蓝道江湖：老千和尤物
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
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- 142 Everyday Life in the City: A Rich Heir in Beijing 都市日常：富二代在京城 "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. 2kReads8.7Score14414d adds
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Dragon Head 龙头
For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing.
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- 144 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
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King of Thieves in Chaotic Times 乱世贼王
The Rongmen thieves are despised by all, yet even thieves have their code of honor! He mastered a legendary skill as soon as he joined the Rongmen. A phantom hand and a thousand faces: he reached the peak the moment he entered the scene and was unbeatable whenever he struck! And so began his legendary life: Slaying Japanese invaders, robbing the rich, and dominating the Rongmen... Born in the chaotic years of the Republic, he chose to be a chivalrous thief!
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- 146 Ghost Hand Chen: The Eight-Gate Lockdown 鬼手陈：八门锁局 Every gambler has three defining traits: First, they’re lazy and gluttonous, dreaming of getting rich overnight. Second, they think they’re clever and see everyone else as an idiot. Third, they’re missing a screw and never consider the consequences. Third Master Chen makes a living fleecing people like that... 23.9kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
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Republican Era: The Last of the Jianghu 民国：最后的江湖
From an outlaw to a high-ranking general in the Republic of China, then into the War of Resistance against Japan, he walks the loneliest path of all. He seeks no place in the history books, only for the land and rivers to bear witness: on this black soil, there will always be those who refuse to kneel! (Xiang Bei, formerly known by the pen name Lao Zei)
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- 148 Siheyuan: The Orange-Red Era Begins in 1960 四合院：从1960开始橙红年代 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Transmigration + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Period Piece + One Female Lead + Comedy] (If you want to read about scraping by on coarse food and plain clothes, don't come in.) Zhang Shaowu, the head of the Three Wolves and an e-commerce company owner, transmigrates to 1960 and lands in the infamous Courtyard of Beasts. He remains true to his role model, Mr. Mengde, as he makes his way through the wolf-and-tiger-filled Orange-Red Era. Inside the courtyard is a little world o 1.4kReads6.7Score—14d adds
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My Stories of Macau's Stormy Underworld 我的澳门风云故事
Once you've been to Macau, it's yours for life! What kind of city is A-Ma-Gau? Why are so many people obsessed with it? What kind of tumultuous life awaits a naive young woman who ventures into Macau alone? Here, stories unfold every day, and miracles happen every day. In these most authentic stories, you'll see human nature at its rawest, the most insatiable desires, and the cheapest emotions. Welcome to my life in Macau.
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- 150 The Six-Fingered Exorcist 六指诡医 Born with six fingers on his left hand, he was called a jinx by his family. His father died the day he was born, and misfortune followed him everywhere as he grew up. He endured discrimination and contempt. When he turned eighteen and suffered his third half-cycle tribulation, even his beloved grandparents died. From then on, the protagonist was forced to wander. While struggling to stay alive, he investigated the truth behind the mysteries. Caught in an endless struggle between life and death, 4.7kReads9.2Score82014d adds
