Old Thief’s Books Are So Good 老贼的书，好看

1. 1 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 90.2kReads9.6Score11.7kShelves

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   Every one of the old thief's books is wonderful and enjoyable, highly recommended!

2. 2 她 She’s Not Easy to Win Over 她不好哄 Qing Mu Zhi Qiu Ya青木知湫呀Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted The elegant young gentleman, gentle as jade: Qiao Shuyu The true “go-with-the-flow girl,” single-minded Xiao Qingqing Childhood sweethearts + mutual unrequited love + both devoted only to each other + one-on-one romance + older woman, younger man Their story began as childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She would make a fuss while he laughed. She would call him “Monk Qiao” in her fierce little voice, and he would ask again and again, “Qingqing, when are you going to marry me?” Their sto 3.2kReads8.9Score150Shelves

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   The male protagonist, Qiao Shuyu, is the dream man of thousands of girls in City A. He is as gentle as jade, and his main job is a doctor, but he is determined to avoid inheriting the family business; the female protagonist, Xiao Qingqing, is the beloved little princess of the Xiao family. She has a cheerful personality and is devoted to Buddha. She can be called a true "Buddhist girl". The two grew up together, but an accident quietly changed their relationship. From then on, it was a sweet routine of him chasing her and running away, and she making him laugh. Qiao Shuyu confessed affectionately: "Qingqing, after all these years, I still only like you. You were the joy of my youth and the only one for the rest of my life." However, fate made Xiao Qingqing die in the year when Qiao Shuyu loved her most. At the end of the story, Qiao Shuyu was extremely sad: "Qingqing, remember, you must marry me early in the next life..." The book contains both sweet love and heartbreaking regret, a mixture of sweetness and sadness that makes people want to put it down. Come to Tomato Novels to experience this unforgettable love!

3. 3 中 The Middle-Aged Slacker's Comeback 中年颓废男人的逆袭 A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The story is about an unemployed man in his forties whose life is going poorly. After accidentally ingesting something, a tiny stream of energy forms inside him. Through long experimentation, he gradually grows stronger and uses his inner power to change his life. The story depicts the man's transformation and everything that happens along the way, touching on physical health, friends, relatives, Taoism, officialdom, the entertainment industry, sports, and more. This is my first novel. You're we 8Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   Take a look at this book

4. 4 刚 I Just Became His Disciple, and My Master Ascended! 刚拜师，师傅就飞升而去！ A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Sports422k WordsCompleted Huang Hua, a 17-year-old from E City in the Yanhuang Kingdom on Planet Earth, is beaten black and blue by a group of thugs. By chance, he runs into the Venerable Wufa, a powerful cultivator at the ascension stage who is passing by Earth. The Venerable says he and Huang Hua are fated to meet and wants to take him as a disciple. Thinking he’s run into a con artist, Huang Hua refuses a thousand times over. The Venerable Wufa takes him to Kunlun’s Forbidden Realm and puts him through such torment th 34Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 高 High Martial: With the Martial God’s Template, I Guard the Nation’s Heavenly Gate! 高武：武神模板，我替国守天门！ Nightmare Giant梦魇巨Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Twin Sisters + Spear Saint + Passionate Action + Ruthless and Decisive] In an advanced martial arts world, Ning Feng had been an orphan since childhood and had mediocre talent. His college entrance exam results were only good enough for an ordinary university, but he had two twin younger sisters with astonishing gifts. The elder sister, Xiao Jingzhe, was proud and haughty, while the younger, Xiao Bailu, was sweet, obedient, and exceptionally considerate. Both had countle 20.5kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves
6. 6 高 You Haven't Even Graduated High School, So How Are You Already a Grandmaster? 高中还没毕业，你怎么就成宗师了 Ye Ling Du叶灵渡Urban3.6M WordsCompleted The wasteland descends, exotic beasts invade, and martial arts sweep the nation as warriors become the new mainstream. High school student Ye Ran transmigrates to this world and relies on the Martial Arts Achievement System to drive out the beasts, protect his home, and climb step by step to the summit. He becomes the strongest Martial Saint and sweeps across the eternal starry skies! Martial Arts Achievement 1: Chicken-Slaying Expert. Kill 3,000 chickens to earn 10 achievement points and a phys 53.5kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
7. 7 欠 My Indebted Daughter, I'm Sorry. I'm a Good-for-Nothing Aunt 欠债女儿对不起，我是没用的阿姨 Readers Are So Handsome读者太帅Urban863k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines, no fixed pairing + age gap + feel-good power fantasy + reborn] My name is Du Zhe. I was once deceived by the campus beauty, and after lending her a million yuan, she fled to escape her debts, forcing me to flee overseas. Now I’ve been reborn, and once again the campus beauty has come to borrow money from me. I simply took her phone and opened the “Borrow with Confidence” app. Let’s see where you can run this time. My name is Chu Mengyao. I’m a beautiful art student determine 2.3kReads8.7Score304Shelves

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   Brothers love to watch. Nice

8. 8 寄 After I Moved In with Mom's Best Friend, Auntie Went Bankrupt 寄宿妈妈的闺蜜家后，阿姨破产了 Tian Yishi天一狮Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Superpowers➕billionaire lifestyle➕cathartic wish fulfillment➕no simping➕revenge on anyone who wrongs him➕positive energy] My name is Chu Liu Feng, and I’m a first-year student at Xia Country University. I’ve been staying at Aunt Xing’s place for a month. Aunt Xing Yi Shan is my mother’s close friend. But lately she’s been in serious trouble. Her husband suffered huge losses on an overseas investment, racked up massive debts, and, unable to pay them back, abandoned Aunt Xing and her daughter and 2kReads8.6Score271Shelves
9. 9 神 Tycoon: From the Start, I Make Trouble for Every Campus Beauty 神豪：开局祸害全校校花 Yuan Zhen圆臻Urban4.5M WordsOngoing [FBI Warning] [Tycoon] [Campus Belle] [Multiple Heroines] [System] [Illustrations for Every Heroine] [Interstellar Tycoon] [Urban Tycoon in the Early Stages, Interstellar Powers Later] Jiang Chu is unexpectedly reborn into his junior year of college and gains a System that can create and upgrade anything. Spend money on a goddess and get a rebate, plus the chance to buy all kinds of cutting-edge technology. From the start, he approaches the icy campus belle Li Wenjing and offers to pay for her. 13.5kReads8.3Score989Shelves
10. 10 狗 Mind-Reading Dog Food: My Adorable Wife Is Fierce and Sweet 狗粮心声：超可爱老婆又凶又甜 Candy Is Super Sweet糖果齁甜鸭Urban506k WordsCompleted [The cover girl is the heroine herself] [Yang Chen, enter your 2008 rebirth wish list] Wish One: [Drain the pretty Su Luoli’s secret stash] Wish Two: [Make tons and tons of money and buy Su Luoli out of the Su family] Wish Three: [Well, I hope I get a System to help me make money. I just want to slack off] That’s all!! 35.6kReads9.4Score3kShelves
11. 11 考 Getting Into College Is Just the Beginning: A Tycoon System Falls from the Sky 考上大学即巅峰：神豪从天降 Lan Research Institute, Who Loves Asiatic Dayflower喜欢希莶草的蓝研所Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Tycoon] + [Campus Belle] + [Feel-Good Story] + [No Logic] + [Face-Slapping] + [Ruthless and Decisive Later On] Gu Wenqing, a senior in high school, got bound to a Tycoon System. Get into a top-tier university, and he would be rewarded with ten billion yuan. When college started, Gu Wenqing became famous for driving a Ferrari with one hand. “99.999% of the world’s troubles are caused by poverty.” Gu Wenqing glanced at the bank card holding his trillion-yuan fortune and sighed. This book is also 40.4kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
12. 12 反 Villain: Starting by Winning Over My Green Tea Girlfriend's Best Friend 反派：从收服绿茶女友闺蜜开始 Walking on the Seabed海底漫步Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Xiao Lin transmigrated into the world of an urban novel, becoming a top-tier villain with wealth, status, and looks. But before he could enjoy himself, he discovered that his green-tea girlfriend was framing him from the start! The miracle-doctor protagonist would descend from the mountain to toy with him, and Xiao Lin would end up losing his family and fortune! Ding! Luckily, the Villain of Destiny System had awakened! And there was still time before the miracle doctor came down from the mount 3kReads8.9Score300Shelves
13. 13 这 This System Is So Improper 这系统不正经 Uncle Third's Uncle三叔的叔Urban302k WordsCompleted [A short drama is in production. Stay tuned!] [System] [Multiple Female Leads] A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door. “Come in!” The door opened, and a beautiful woman in a matching work uniform walked in slowly, carrying a small case. She wore high heels and black stockings, looking irresistibly sexy and alluring. Her stunning face was lightly made up, like a peach blossom in full bloom. With her long black hair falling over her shoulders, she was the very picture of a beauty whose 561Reads8.8Score102Shelves
14. 14 巨 The Ultimate Tycoon: I Can See Hidden Tags 巨爽神豪，我能看见隐秘词条 Xiao Ming Agassi小明阿加西Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines + Illustrations] [Beautiful Landlady + Heiress to a Financial Conglomerate + Campus Beauty + Underworld Heiress + Girl Next Door + Mixed-Race Beauty Director] Lin Lang transmigrates back to the year 2000 and unexpectedly gains an all-purpose prompt System. He goes from a poor nobody to Shanghai’s richest man, earning the nickname “Emperor of Shanghai,” and reaches the pinnacle of life. They all call him a playboy, yet they’re falling over themselves to throw themselves into hi 48kReads8.0Score3.7kShelves
15. 15 贵 The Consort Is Alluring and Sweet, and the Emperor Can’t Resist Her 贵妃媚而娇，皇帝不经撩 Ling Zhuzi灵竹子Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn · the husband chases his wife to the crematorium] In her previous life, Song Lanzhu was ordered by Prince Liang to enter the palace as a bewitching consort, spy on Emperor Qianjia, and throw the court into chaos. But when Prince Liang ordered her to poison Emperor Qianjia, she could not bring herself to do it. Even so, the emperor was poisoned in the end. As he lay dying, he still thought of her, begging Prince Liang to spare her life. Prince Liang sneered triumphantly. "P 586Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was a chess piece in her previous life, but she will stay away from the deep palace in her next life!!

16. 16 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score233.7kShelves

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    A must-read for suspense fans! High-energy brainstorming "The End of Ten Days" subverts your understanding of survival games] The old tungsten lamp is shaking in the darkness, and the complicated clock on the mottled round table is ticking down - when you open "The End of Ten Days", a hair-raising "Ten Days of Survival Game" has already started! ✸ Ultra-immersive secret room narrative: The mottled round table, the rusty clock, the mysterious symbols in the dim light... Every detail is a mystery of life and death. When the protagonist wakes up and finds himself in a strange space, he must break the death rules that are updated daily, otherwise "the clock stops = everyone is wiped out"! ✸ Humanity Shura Field × High IQ Game: 10 people are trapped in a secret room, cooperation or betrayal? As supplies decrease sharply, gentle housewives show their fangs, and cowardly students set up traps... The teammates you thought may be "rule hunters" planted by the system! ✸ Subversive ending twist: When the blood of the ninth day soaked the clock, the final chapter actually revealed the truth of the "game" - this is not a secret room at all, but a "recycle bin" of human consciousness?! (Book fan code: Never believe "that sound" when the bell stops ringing...) ⚠️Reading warning: The stamina is more deadly than the lack of oxygen in the secret room! Every time the bell rings, it will trigger an intracranial earthquake. It is recommended to eat it with an emergency light → ## #survivalgameceiling #suspense novel recommendation

17. 17 你 You’re a Game Designer, So Why Are You Filing Reports at the Police Station Every Day? 你个游戏设计师，天天警局备案？ Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Extremely Illegal] [Come Get Me] [Not Human] [Livestream Meme Mayhem] [Hilarious] PS: This is a lighthearted, funny story full of livestream antics and memes. After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chu Sheng awakens a god-tier game designer System. He gets streamers and viewers worked up, earns emotional points, and unlocks more games. But Chu Sheng discovers that every game he unlocks is way too illegal! He unlocks Thief Simulator and makes Dai Xiaomei cry. But the robbery is so realistic t 26.3kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    It's really good, it's fun, it's great to watch when listening to emo, especially when listening to the book, it makes me even more amused

18. 18 这 This Uncle Is No Good 这个大叔不正经 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (Originally titled Agent Yi Leng) Huang Pi Hu, the cook at Yumei Restaurant, is a greasy, lecherous middle-aged man who likes to drink, smoke, and fiddle with his beads. He also often follows female students around. No one knows his true identity: retired agent Yi Leng, a godlike heartthrob to countless beautiful women. He has hidden himself among ordinary people only to quietly protect his daughter, who no longer recognizes him. 34.1kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    ♡♡A retired agent disguises himself as a cook to protect his daughter. The plot combines action, suspense and family love. The contrasting personality of the protagonist and the physical fighting scenes are similar to the protagonist's "double life" in "The Thousand Faces of Thieves".

19. 19 京 The Wild Young Master of the Capital's Elite Circle Goes Soft with Just One Kiss from His Wife 京圈太子很野，老婆一亲就乖了 Bei Su北粟Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Wild and Languid Young Master vs. Dark-Hearted, Sweetly Seductive, Violent Cutie] [1v1, Both Pure + Sweet, Doting, and Satisfying Romance + Soul Transmigration + Body Transmigration + Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] By chance, Yu Wan binds herself to the “True Love System” and transmigrates from 2106 to 2025. Her soul enters a robot, and she becomes the birthday present of the Zhou family's young master in the capital. Even more absurdly, the person who built “her” turns out to be her grandfat 3.3kReads9.0Score363Shelves

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    This book fits the bill. It's really beautiful.

20. 20 满 The Court Hears My Thoughts: I Slack Off and Enjoy the Gossip! 满朝文武听我心声，我摆烂吃瓜！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Goofy Comedy + Gossip + Doing the Bare Minimum] This is not a no-romance story! There isn’t much focus on romance, though, and the male lead isn’t human! If you’re okay with that, come on in! After finally becoming the daughter of a respectable family in ancient times, she’s determined to treasure this wonderful life! After transmigrating, Lin Mo spends over a decade living like a lazy fish, planning to keep it that way. But her father worries she’ll starve, so 56.8kReads9.5Score130kShelves

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    I feel like I've gained a lot of brain power after watching this.

21. 21 多 More Children, More Blessings: The Immortal Maidens' Fertility Goes Through the Roof 多子多福，仙子孕气爆炸 The Sixth White第六白Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Adapted into a short drama, so read with confidence] Ye Kaishan transmigrated to the Cultivation World and spent his life pursuing immortality and the Dao, but he had no spiritual roots. Fortunately, there was still a way forward. Just as he was nearing the end of his life, the more children, more blessings System arrived in time. A hundred years of hard cultivation couldn't compare to one night for the Patriarch. He founded a sect and carved up the Three Thousand Realms, while Ye family's desc 42.9kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    **🔥 A quick look at the highlights of five popular novels! Every book will make you want to put it down! ** --- ### **📖 1. "Many children, many blessings, the fairy's pregnancy energy explodes (invincible system in old age)" ** **💡 High-energy clip: ** "Senior, this, this is not appropriate..." Fairy Qingxia's cheeks turned red and she backed away repeatedly. Lu Changsheng activated the system panel and smiled slightly: "Fairy, don't panic, I'm just checking your spiritual roots." The next second, the system prompt sounded: [Ding! Successfully impregnated the 99th fairy, reward: Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation Enlightenment! ——**It turns out that the condition for "invincibility in old age" is to have all the fairies in the entire fairy sect get pregnant collectively?! ** **🎯 Highlights: ** - **System + Invincible Streaming**, it's ridiculous and refreshing! - **66,000 People laughed**: "This system is too cool!" --- ### **📖 2. "Everyone draws cards to change jobs, and I draw full health!" (Drawing Card Sword Fairy)" ** **💡 Exploding clip: ** "Hahaha, have you drawn the R card? Waste!" The classmate mocked. Chen Mo calmly clicked on ten draws in a row - [SSS level profession·Sword Immortal][SSS level talent·full life][SSS level equipment·Zhu Xian Sword]... In the silence of the audience, he pointed his sword at the sky: "This sword is called the wrath of the European Emperor." **🎯 Highlights:** - **European Emperor's cool article + Sword Immortal Invincible**, the card drawing mechanism is superb! - **361,000 Followers**: "I'll share some of this luck!" --- ### **📖 3. "I'm Not a Drama God" ** **💡 Reversal clip: ** "You're a walk-on, but you also play the leading role?" The director smashed the script. Qin Ye silently put on the bronze mask - in an instant, everyone in the crew fell into hallucinations, knelt down and cried bitterly: "So you are the true god!" (Behind-the-scenes + weird, 3.4 Million people are reading the god-making work!) **🎯 Highlights: ** - **Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger + Cthulhu**, full of awesomeness! - **3.404 Million readers**: "Every chapter is reversal!" --- ### **📖 4. "My Right Eye is a God-level Computer"** **💡 Black technology clip:** "Even the professor can't solve this question, why are you pretending?" The classmate sneered. Lin Mo's right eye flashed with blue light and instantly projected a three-dimensional formula: "The answer is the 10086th digit of π - do you need me to recite it to you?" **🎯 Highlights:** - **Sci-fi imagination + face-slapping cool article**, knowledge is a plug-in! - **19,000 People stayed up late to watch it**: "The scumbag is crying after watching it!" --- ### **📖 5. "I Learn to Kill Gods in a Mental Hospital"** **💡 Hot-blooded clips:** "Patient No. 127, It's time to take medicine." The nurse said coldly. Lin Qiye grinned and smashed the medicine bottle with the light of his sword: "Sorry, my medicine... Is the head of a god." (Globally weird resurgence + psychotic protagonist, 2.14 Million people blew the whistle!) **🎯 Highlights: ** - **Crazy criticism aesthetics + God-killing style**, a must-see in the late stage of chuunibyou! - **2.14 Million people completed the review**: "This mental illness is more powerful than a god!" --- **📚 Certified by an old thief, he is a god! ** 👉 **Click to read and unlock the ultimate cool spot to keep you up all night! **

22. 22 全 Everyone Draws Cards to Change Classes, but One Draw Gives Me Max Stats! 全民抽卡转职，我一抽满命！ Wu Xiaowu勿小悟Urban5.1M WordsOngoing In this world, gacha rules! When people turn eighteen, they each get one chance to draw a card and change careers. Some poor students draw combat classes and rise to the top overnight. Some top students draw civilian classes and lose any chance of adventure and battle. In this gacha era, drawing a combat class is called pulling a gold. The world rewards you with another draw, and duplicate classes are converted into constellation levels. However, there is no pity system. On the day of his draw, 141.9kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
23. 23 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score189.8kShelves
24. 24 我 Deicide Learning In A 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 1.1MReads9.9Score252kShelves
25. 25 这 This Mage Is a Little Improper 这个魔法师有点不正经 Tea Clear, No Right or Wrong茶清無是非Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted This is the Continent of Kings, where Eastern and Western civilizations meet. Here, powerful martial arts and dazzling magic abound. It is home to many races, including humans, magical beasts, dragons, elves, and dwarves. A mischievous young man from the household of a general in a small kingdom possesses peerless martial talent and awakens a gift for magic. Forced by a family vendetta to pursue strength, he wields twin blades wreathed in lightning and overcomes trial after trial. Behind each st 58.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves

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    Good-looking, good-looking

26. 26 太 The Primordial Divine Ruins 太古神墟 Longren Jiuyong龙人玖庸Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted A mysterious boy’s memories were sealed by his master. He emerged from the Primordial Divine Ruins. He starts by farming spirit fields, but this lowly servant is actually terrifying beyond belief. With a kitchen knife in hand, the world is his. Leading a pack of great demons, he is invincible. Bound by fate to chaos, who in the Myriad Worlds could possibly stand against him? A leaky spirit body? Wrong! My dantian has three hundred and sixty-one chambers. A mixed spirit root? Wrong! My spirit roo 147.3kReads8.8Score22.7kShelves
27. 27 异 A Blind Massage Therapist Rises to Become a Demon Emperor in Another Realm 异域纵横盲人按摩师成妖帝 Mountains, Seas, and Rivers山海江Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Hong Zhou, blind in both eyes, was a renowned massage therapist in Spring City, especially skilled in pulse diagnosis, acupressure, bone manipulation, and acupuncture. Tragically, she died in a car accident and her soul transmigrated to another world, becoming Hong Tianjiao, the daughter of the sixth prince of a small kingdom. Born with unusual eyes but no spiritual roots, she was unable to cultivate. Her uncle poisoned her and gouged out her eyes. Though Hong Zhou had died and come back to life 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine suffered miserable torture but continued to strengthen herself and eventually became a god-emperor. The story has ups and downs and the plot is fascinating. It is worth watching!

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