Books of Beautiful, Memorable Quotes to Improve Your Literary Appreciation, Without a Storyline 佳句金句优美，能提高文学素养不要故事线的书籍
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- 51 Tales from the Water Margin 水浒那些事 Water Margin: Those Stories is a labor of love, a humorously deconstructed retelling of the Water Margin legend. With a deliriously playful style that brings the past and present together, it gives the outlaws of Liangshan an entirely new spin! Song Jiang becomes a startup CEO, leading his 108 heroes in “The Water Margin Group's IPO.” Wu Song's tiger fight turns into a showdown for the ages between an animal-protection group and a hardcore mukbang streamer. Pan Jinlian becomes a relationship inf —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Livestream: Teaching Kids to Write Essays and Be Good People 直播：教孩子写作文，学做人
Writing compositions is easy! This book shows parents how to guide their children in writing and in learning how to be good people. Drawing on traditional Chinese thought, it explores methods and techniques for parent-child education.
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Matchmaker for the Top Scholar 状元媒
The novel The Matchmaker is a representative work in the family series by Ye Guangqin, a leading writer of Beijing-style literature. It tells how Liu Chunlin, the last top scholar of the Qing dynasty, played matchmaker and brought about the marriage between Jin Ruifu, the father and descendant of the imperial family, and Chen Meizhen, his commoner mother. This set in motion a story involving the members of the Jin family household, along with their relatives and friends. The story is told throug
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The Mortal World Between the Lines 句隙里的人间
A novel imagined from thought-provoking sentences. Each chapter is based on a different sentence. The chapters stand alone and aren't connected. I mostly just wanted to write something and make the sentences more memorable.
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Stardust Falls into a Long Dream 星霜入长梦
Set in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. The main storyline follows the little-known Red Turban Army’s northern expedition against Goryeo and the rival warlords vying for power at the end of the Yuan dynasty, alongside a fictional character who navigates the shifting alliances between the lords. The story also touches on ancient legends of immortal cultivators and tales from the Classic of Mountains and Seas that date back to antiquity. See how the protagonist makes his way through a troub
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The Matchmaker Is Offline: How Do I Survive 81 Trials of Love? 月老掉线，81难情劫如何过？
The rules of Heaven can't stop someone from going mad with love. To find the 81 fragments of his beloved's soul, the male lead blunders his way through challenge after challenge, rewriting 81 classic tragic love stories! This isn't about gods falling in love. It's about wagering your life on an ending where “love can break every rule.” Eighty-one trials of love, eighty-one views of love: love with integrity, love with honor, love in unity, love that stays true, love built on mutual respect, lo
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Secret Records Behind the Red Walls: A Complete History of China's Unofficial Past, Unabridged 红墙秘录：中国野史大全（无删节完整版）
This complete collection is like a secret key unlocking the hidden chambers of China's imperial past, guiding readers into shadowy corners that official histories leave shrouded in secrecy. From the ancient legends of Unofficial History of the Xia and Shang to the imperial passions and court intrigues of The History of the Imperial Harem in the Song Dynasty, The History of the Imperial Harem in the Ming Dynasty, and Unofficial History of the Yuan Dynasty; from the extravagant excesses of The Ero
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- 58 The Legend of Yue Fei 岳飞传 A historical epic novel by Huan Zhu Lou Zhu. Based on the life of Yue Fei, the famous Southern Song general who fought against the Jin, it begins with Yue Fei learning martial arts as a boy and vowing to serve his country. It vividly depicts how he formed the Yue Family Army, fought the Jin forces, and won one victory after another, until he was framed by treacherous officials and met a tragic end. The novel celebrates his unwavering loyalty and devotion to his country. 884Reads9.6Score—14d adds
- 59 The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: Complete, Edited Edition 隋唐演义-精编完整版 An epic tale of heroes rising amid chaos. Qin Qiong sells his horse, revealing a hero at the end of his rope; Cheng Yaojin robs the imperial tribute convoy, showing off his street smarts; and Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident reshapes the course of history. Blending the official historical record with folk storytelling, it weaves a legendary tale steeped in history and the spirit of the jianghu. 838Reads9.6Score—14d adds
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The Parallel World in an Old Camera 旧相机里的平行世界
Reporter Zhou Ming buys an old camera. In the photos it takes, every scene has “another version”: when he photographs a café, a woman in a qipao appears in the picture; when he photographs an old street, the wall in the photo hasn’t collapsed; when he photographs his own home, his deceased mother is sitting on the sofa, knitting. He discovers that the camera can capture “parallel worlds that were never chosen.”
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- 61 Exiled, I Punch My Way Through All Laws 被逐废少，一拳破万法 Jiang Chen, young master of the prestigious Jiang family, a martial arts clan, watched as family power struggles drove his father to jump to his death. His dantian was crippled, and he was cast out of the family. At the brink of death, he awakened the jade pendant passed down through his family and activated the System. With a single palm strike, he could shatter all techniques. From then on, he carved a bloody path through the martial world and took his revenge. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 At My Best Friend's and Husband's Funeral, I Inherit a Fortune 闺蜜和老公葬礼上，天降亿万家产 They gave me a throne of thorns, so I’ll crown myself emperor in blood! I’ll use my enemies’ money to crush their power and make the traitors grovel at the foot of my throne! Get ready for a novel packed with over-the-top drama, suspenseful mysteries, and high-IQ revenge... A feast for the eyes is about to begin! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 In Tang Bohu's Painting, There's a Girl Who Smells of Mothballs 伯虎画里，有个带樟脑丸的丫头 Lin Wei woke up choking on a cloyingly sweet fragrance. It wasn’t the scent of her nearly empty bottle of cherry blossom hand cream, nor the cheap creamy smell wafting from the convenience store microwave. This was... damp and heavy, wrapped in moisture and flower petals. She struggled to open her eyes. The first thing she saw was a sea of pink and white. It wasn’t the ceiling, but peach blossoms swirling through the air, drifting onto her face, down her neck, and... into her hands. From then on 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Scholar Comes to Galo Village 旮旯村来了个文秀才 After his ex-girlfriend bets him to go support rural revitalization in the remote village of Gela in southwest China, Lin Zhe declares that he'll be out of there in less than a month. Though he has never experienced rural life, through a twist of fate he turns Gela into a famous eco-tourism village known far and wide... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Chang'an of This World 此间长安
A lifetime in a frail body, half a life among books. After an unexpected long sleep, he wakes in the Tang dynasty, during the Zhenguan era. Young Lin Chen has nothing to his name and a life as insignificant as a blade of grass. The moment he opens his eyes, he falls into a deadly predicament. In his previous life, he was confined to a sickbed, unable to live freely. In this life, even if he must walk through the mud, he will make every step shine. He will neither curry favor with the powerful no
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Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事
A new work is here! I hope you'll head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Meet Me in the Sun and Wind 在阳光和风里见
Pigeons can fly. It’s a beautiful fairy tale, a dream that Xia Da never woke from during those barren years. One day, we’ll understand that some people won’t stay, and were never within our reach to begin with...
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Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志
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!
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- 69 Chasing the Mysterious Distance of the Past 追往谜一样的远方 The pursuit through confusion seems unable to fathom what lies in the distance. The flowers of youth seem to fade before they have even bloomed. The collision of hearts brings everyone a different kind of spark. If the love you want is friction, then all I can offer you is an ending. The road has stopped. Far away is not the same as forever. The wind calls, the rain holds you back. Do you still remember? Will you keep listening to the wind? Will you keep watching the rain? Through wind and rain, —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Life Club 生命俱乐部
Hello, dear readers! This is Xia Qing. Wishing all the dear readers who leave comments and messages beauty, good looks, and wealth, wealth, wealth! If you enjoy this book, please leave a comment before you go _(:з"∠)_
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After I Used the Big Shot, He Spoils Me in Secret and Kills Me in the Open 渣了大佬后他明杀暗宠
[Sweet Romance and Flirty Banter vs. Comedy and Devotion] Three years ago, Ye Nianqing “dumped” the powerful Tang Mubai for reasons she couldn’t explain, then faked her own death and disappeared. After spending three years in showbiz and making the trending charts, she was recognized by the powerful man, who came knocking to settle the score. Then, in a daze, she went and “ate” him like a strawberry. The next day, he went online to accuse her of sleeping her way to the top, and even cut off her
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Wild Geese Fly from North to South_322589 北雁南飞_322589
This book is a full-length modern Chinese novel and Zhang Henshui’s first work.
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- 73 Underworld of Northern Shanxi: Madmen of Bandit City! 晋北黑道：匪城狂徒！ Hong Ye, a legendary figure from Yanbei, is renowned throughout all of North China. His men are also leaders in every Yanbei industry, and the most feared of them is Hong Ye’s gun squad. After Hong Ye dies, his followers scheme against one another to seize his assets. Lin Zhe’s parents, Hong Ye’s right-hand men, are shot dead by the police while kidnapping a wealthy businessman. But Lin Zhe never believes that explanation. His family was well-off from the start, and they owned shares in the city 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Jinbei Storm: A Black-Market Outlaw 晋北风云：黑道狂徒 Yanbei City is known as the Coal Capital, and coal is also called black gold. Crowds of gold seekers pour into Yanbei City, hoping to get a share of the coal industry. The various factions stop at nothing to achieve their goals. In their eyes, everything has a price, including human life. What is the underworld? The underworld is face. The underworld is brotherhood. The underworld is money. They say the coal of northern Shanxi is black, but few realize that human hearts are blacker still. After 4.2kReads9.0Score22614d adds
- 75 Tranquil Feelings at Beigu 北固清怀 This book begins at Beigu Mountain in old Pinglu and extends across the whole of Yanbei. With “integration” as its central theme, it revisits and reorganizes regional characteristics, folk customs, historical events, and important figures, clearly tracing the cultural heritage of the people of northern Shanxi. It portrays the character and human spirit shaped by the region's accumulated history and the impact of modern life, as well as its people's reflections on historical sites, figures, and p —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 76 Storms over Yanbei 《雁北风云》 The Storms of Yanbei —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Evil Can’t Overcome Good: A Crooked Beam Makes Straight Rafters 邪不压正之上梁不正下梁不歪 Tales of the jianghu spanning two generations, and a thrilling life too painful to look back on. The previous generation has already set out on a path of no return. Now watch as the people of today write a whole new chapter. The story takes place in a remote small town in Northeast China. In a world where society is neither black nor white, an extraordinary young man emerges, fiercely loyal and clear about right and wrong. Follow him and his friends as they grow, one step at a time, and witness —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Girl, Think Carefully Before Marrying Far from Home 女孩，远嫁请慎重
Synopsis: [Marrying far from home + protagonist's suffering + family drama] [Inspired by a true emotional story] Zhang Yuyan was born after her father's death. She grew up dependent on others, gentle, timid, and meek, always trying to please those around her in hopes of finding a place where she could belong. Her stepfather refused to let her attend high school or go to college, so after graduating from middle school, she enrolled in a vocational school to learn a skill that would let her supp
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- 79 The First Wife Transmigrates into the Mistress: A Woman’s Life in the Sixties 原配穿越小三，六零后女人的一生 Synopsis: [Transmigration + family drama + raising children + everyday life] This story depicts the hardships faced by the generation born in the 1960s and 1970s, the farmers who left their villages to work in the cities and struggled step by step to establish a home there. When they were young, they worked hard to earn money for their children and to build a home, leading busy lives with elderly parents to care for and children to raise, while enduring all the hardships life brought. By the tim 636Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 80 The Wolf Girl 狼女孩 A city girl accidentally meets an international human trafficker online and falls into an online romance with him. She escapes during the deal, but with nowhere else to go, she ends up stranded in the wilderness. Driven by the will to survive, she draws on her mental strength and develops all kinds of survival skills. After losing faith in human nature along the way, and for various other reasons, she decides to stay in the mountains and live alongside wild animals. But she has no intention of b 342Reads9.2Score10914d adds
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The Archaeology of Thought: A Handbook of Conceptual Dissection 思维的考古学：概念解剖工具书
This is an unconventional “dictionary,” as well as a precision tool for the mind. It offers no standard answers, only a scalpel called the “Three-Layer Archaeological Method,” used to dissect core concepts that shape our understanding and emotions, even though we use them every day without thinking about them, such as “I,” “love,” “perspective,” and “value.” Starting with outrage over the plot of an anime, readers will follow the author’s deeply thought-provoking and practical guidance to treat
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- 82 Idiom Cognition Dictionary: Unlocking the Algorithms That Shape Your Life 成语认知词典：解锁人生底层算法 A contemporary urban romance about a woman's growth and rebirth. The story begins on the night of her former lover Lu Chenzhou's lavish engagement party. Su Wan, a jewelry designer, chooses to stay alone in her studio, setting fifty-seven chips of diamond into a platinum base as she begins creating a pair of earrings called “Breaking Free.” Eight years of waiting and the collapse of her family's business have not crushed her. Instead, they have forged a quiet, resilient brilliance within her. W 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Career Leap: A Guide to Going from Rookie to Expert 职场跃迁：菜鸟到大神的认知法 Three months into the job, Ling Che has become the company's most miserable “office tool”: he takes the blame, works overtime, and gets dumped on by other departments. Colleagues steal credit for his hard work, connections get the promotion he deserves, and he earns an entry-level salary while doing core work. He's nearly laid off! At his lowest point, he unexpectedly awakens a Workplace Insight System and unlocks eight smart tools: The Entropy Reduction Engine sorts messy materials in three mi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Day of the Beastly Disguise: A Plan to Reset Humanity’s Knowledge 异兽伪装日：全人类认知清零计划 The Day of the Disguised Beasts: A Plan to Erase Humanity's Understanding follows Lu Ming in an inverted world where “humans disguise themselves as beasts, while beasts infiltrate humanity.” He goes from an “ordinary student kept in the dark” to someone who “awakens supernatural powers, sees through disguises, and uncovers the truth about the world.” At the beginning of the novel, Lu Ming lives in “seemingly ordinary Qingteng City”: he goes to school every day, jokes around with his classmates, 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Bottom-of-the-Barrel Dictionary 底渣词典 The CEO’s Contract Wife: His White Moonlight Turns Out to Be Me To save her gravely ill younger brother, Pei Yuwei signs a contract and becomes a stand-in for the late wife of business tycoon Jiang Hanzhou. Thirty million yuan, three years: she must live as the shadow of another woman, copying her smile and preferences, even wearing the earrings she left behind. Jiang Hanzhou is cool and cruel. He sleeps beside her every night, yet gazes through her at his lost white moonlight. Day after day, 7Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Few Moments of Leisure 闲情几许
No one knows where love begins, how deep it runs, what the future holds, or what complications lie ahead. Will the ship of friendship capsize, or ride the winds and waves? Will the vessel of love find a harbor, or drift without a place to call home?
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Wind and Rain on the Path of the Dust-Mote Immortal Abode 微尘仙府风雨道途
The path of immortality comes like wind and rain, then passes like dust. Even with ambitions soaring to the clouds, one still needs fortune's favor. See how a mere junior steward of a sect, aided by an Immortal Lord's estate, stirs up wind and rain and gathers dust, rising from humble beginnings to turn the tides in the heavens.
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Monster Codes: Journey to the West 妖怪密码：西游记
How many demons are there in Journey to the West? The White Bone Spirit, Tiger Vanguard, the Red-Rumped Macaque, Red Boy... Only after enduring the Eighty-One Tribulations can one look upon the world's fortunes with a smile. What are their true forms? What becomes of them? Is there a connection between demons and natural phenomena? Here, I'll reveal the answers to all these questions, one by one.
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- 89 The Three Kingdoms: History So Addictive, You Can’t Put It Down 一读就上瘾的三国史 The Three Kingdoms era was marked by endless warfare and rival warlords, and is now familiar to everyone thanks to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But the novel isn't history, and some of the famous stories we all know never actually happened! Did Zhuge Liang really borrow arrows with straw boats? Why is Zhang He known as “the Three Kingdoms strength tester”? How did Fei Yi live a life worthy of the title “master of pacing”? Did Cao Zhi really love his sister-in-law? Why is Cao Cao's life said to 1.1kReads9.5Score10014d adds
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Red Leaves in the Wind 枫叶飘红
Without reading, you cannot understand reason; without studying history, you cannot clarify your aspirations. Looking back, the past stretches as far as the eye can see, like maple leaves drifting slowly down from the branches, farther and farther away, redder and redder. Take history as a mirror, and savor life...
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- 91 Prism Space 棱镜空间 Life is like a prism, and so is human nature. If you could start over, what would you choose? Would you bring your loved ones back to life? Have a loving mother and devoted children? Or return as a top student? Achieve financial freedom and thrive in your career? Everyone thinks differently at every moment... So let's begin from the start, as a way to look back on the past and perhaps inspire others... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Constant Register of Parables 恒籍寓鉴
Synopsis of The Book of Constant Records: Tales to Awaken the Mind and Discern the Truth With “drawing wisdom from the classics to illuminate the questions of today” as its guiding principle, this book selects over a hundred classic fables and anecdotes from the various schools of philosophy, historical biographies and notes, and folk tradition. These include “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” from Zhuangzi, “Making Up the Numbers” from Han Feizi, and “The Man from Qi Who Worried the Sky Would
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Right or Wrong, One to Six 对错一比六
A unique era and extraordinary experiences shaped the main character Xiao Jiu's distinctive personality, way of thinking, and outlook on life. His views on many things differ from those of ordinary people, but he is no rebel against convention. His ideas about love and marriage are especially original: clear-eyed, perceptive, and above the ordinary. Reality often plays tricks on our ideals. Though Xiao Jiu is principled and upright, he still faces conflicts between morality and kindness, law and
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The Complete Story of the Tang Dynasty: A Definitive Edition 说唐全传-精编完整版
The definitive account of the heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties. From Qin Qiong rescuing the emperor at Lintong to Li Shimin’s Xuanwu Gate Incident, it establishes Li Yuanba’s legend as the mightiest hero of the Sui and Tang. Classic episodes such as the oath of brotherhood at Wagang Stronghold and Cheng Yaojin proclaiming himself emperor fuse historical fiction with the traditions of folk storytelling, laying the framework for later narratives about the Sui and Tang.
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Yifan Is Anything but Ordinary 一凡不凡
My new work is out! Welcome to 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!
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- 96 The Crime of Love 爱的罪行 The son of a drug dealer and the daughter of a police officer grow up happily, unaware of the truth! As the truth slowly comes to light, what kind of story will emerge from their tangled love and hatred? A crime born of love... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Last Emperor of the Shang Dynasty 殇朝末帝 The Empress Dowager seizes power, her relatives meddle in government, princes rebel, eunuchs wreak havoc, barbarians invade, the people suffer, and the common folk rise up… The Great Zhou dynasty is a pot of Eight-Treasure Congee boiling over with chaos! Oh no, I’ve wet myself again! Your Majesty, don’t cry. There’s nothing to be afraid of! Reborn for a second life, I’m the last emperor, and the nation is on the verge of collapse. I have to find a way out… After finally setting the Great Zhou dy 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Good for Nothing 百无二用
This book is entirely made up. It does not refer to any person or event. If it happens to offend anyone, that is purely coincidental! If a scholar is useless in every way, what would it mean to be useless in every other way? Is there any truth to the saying that kindness cannot command an army and righteousness cannot manage wealth? Is the scariest thing in the world a thug who knows martial arts? There’s another possibility: a top student in a leadership position. Chen Xu, a core R&D team membe
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- 99 At Home in Another Land 本国他乡 Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand? 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力 This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang 52Reads—Score—14d adds
