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- 1 The City’s Supreme Feng Shui Master 都市超品相师 After seven years of training, Li Chongyun returns to the city, only to be tricked by his master, who faked his death, and trapped within its bounds. Li Chongyun unexpectedly gets caught up in trouble. He has no idea why beautiful women keep appearing before him, one after another, like moths to a flame. The shy and charming village beauty, the quirky little girl, the proud and icy older woman. Li Chongyun is exhausted. All he wants is to be an ordinary man with nothing to do. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Carving the Dragon’s Fang 龙牙琢 Ranked No. 14 on Tomato Novel’s Original Works list (Men’s Rankings: Treasure Appraisal, New Releases). Liu Zhuoheng, a corporate drone, unexpectedly discovers that an ancestral dragon tusk carving can connect to antiques and collectibles, identify their details, and help him appraise them. With the dragon tusk carving, Liu Zhuoheng sweeps the world of antique appraisal, gets caught up in romantic entanglements, and tracks down the descendants of his family’s sworn enemies to exact his revenge. 30Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 3 The Extraordinary Physiognomist of the City 都市之超品相师 Shen Ke inherits a mysterious art and learns secret techniques for reading the heavens and the earth. He wanders through the mortal world, caught up in tangled affairs of the heart. He vows to escape the five afflictions and three deficiencies that plague fortune-tellers and set out on a path beyond fate, yet unwittingly forges a legend of his own. 1.4kReads8.2Score16014d adds
- 4 Peerless Feng Shui Master 超品风水相师 An ordinary person’s journey to an extraordinary life! A man who runs into trouble wherever he goes~ Who’s to blame? Blame the world for being full of strange things. How can Luo Xuan stay out of it? 589Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 5 The Supreme Feng Shui Master 超品相师 Chen Hancheng, direct heir to the Yanluo lineage, has just begun to master the esoteric arts. Seeking the secrets of Dunjia, he enters the world to hone his skills, never expecting to be drawn into a fated romantic tribulation. His divine eyes can see the paths between yin and yang, and his hands can calculate the affairs of the world. Watch as the heir to the Yanluo legacy navigates the mortal world of the city, using heaven-defying physiognomy to reshape the world. With beautiful companions at 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Master Face Reader 超品相师 There's no way I'm going to stop reading feng shui for people and hunting for antiques at bargain prices. I couldn't give that up in this life! I don't know how to get rich any other way, so this is the only way I can keep up appearances. And when I find a treasure, the rich people talk so nicely to me. I love that feeling. It's like I owe them millions, and they're the ones begging me to pay them back. 1.2kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 7 The Mo Family's Medical, Martial Arts, and Appraisal Chronicles 墨家医武鉴宝录 A secret Mohist casket has surfaced, stirring undercurrents in the antiques and stone-gambling worlds. After unlocking the Three-in-One Inheritance, Lin Mo’s heavenly eye turns him into a “human instrument” for appraising treasures and gambling on jadeite. He can precisely predict the translucence of glass-type jade and the spread of imperial green, while his medical skills and martial arts serve as his armor. Greedy tech companies want to combine Mohist techniques with stone-gambling resources 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Feng Shui Master 风水相师 Look up to observe the celestial signs, look down to study the lay of the land, and read the fortunes of heaven, earth, and beautiful women! My name is Tang Dabao. I studied feng shui and occult arts in the tradition of the “Celestial Aspect” school from childhood. After my grandfather suddenly passed away, one scheme after another was set against me. I take on the feuds between powerful families and the blood vendettas of the occult world all by myself. Dancing with a coffin on my back, strolli 2.1kReads8.4Score19214d adds
- 9 The Jade King 翡翠王 Lin Yue, a low-level worker at a processing plant, made one careless mistake that changed his luck for the better and gave him the power of X-ray vision. He also discovered that the woman who had been living with him for three months was actually a stunning beauty. One stroke of good luck after another put him in his element. He made a name for himself in the world of stone gambling, had beautiful women pursue him, and reveled in their company. 26Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 10 The Ultimate Feng Shui Master 极品风水师 I'm a master of feng shui and esoteric arts, able to divine the secrets of fate. There's nothing I don't know, nothing I'm not good at! Smoking, drinking, eating, drinking, and having fun: it's not that I don't want to quit. Sigh, a person in this world has no choice but to go with the flow! 80Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 11 I'm Just a Real Estate Agent, Not a Feng Shui Master 我只是房产经纪，真不是风水大师 That year, a mysterious coffin was unearthed by the Yellow River. From that moment on, my life took an unexpected turn… Sweet dew cannot nourish grass without roots, and wondrous teachings can only guide those destined to receive them! Never meddle lightly in another person’s karma! This is a fast-paced urban feng shui novel, the kind that gets more satisfying the further you read. Urban business rivalries, feng shui formations, warding off evil with feng shui, feuds among the wealthy, and the f 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Master of Feng Shui in the City 都市风水高手 Yuan Xiaofeng, a real estate agent with poor sales, was about to be fired when he came across Yuan Tiangang's The Strange Book of Yuanzi. It contained everything from medicine and divination to astrology and physiognomy. From then on, he began a wonderful life in which he could get whatever he wanted and thrive at every turn. Beautiful lady, I observed the stars last night, and it seems we're destined to meet! 217Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 13 The Unscientific Feng Shui Master 不科学风水师 Ji Yan, a top physics student, gains the ability to read the land's feng shui after an unexpected accident in the laboratory. He can find dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, dispel ill fortune and attract prosperity, bring wealth and status, and defy fate itself. With his mastery of feng shui, Ji Yan wins over business tycoons, helps ordinary people, punishes corrupt villains, and becomes a legendary feng shui master. 219Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 14 The Premier Feng Shui Master 超品风水师 “You rich brats, tremble! I, Zuo Feibai, am back!” Cast out by his powerful family, Zuo Feibai spent ten years cultivating the Dao before returning to his old home. Thus begins a grand adventure, with romantic encounters following him everywhere. From feng shui and divination to the Eight Trigrams, the Five Elements and escape techniques, traditional Chinese medicine, and cooking, there’s nothing he can’t do. Smooth and capable in every situation, he ultimately becomes a master of the occult art 3.9kReads8.9Score42314d adds
- 15 Divine Eyes That See Through Heaven 神眼通天 Dumped by a gold digger, Chen Xiu is attacked just after boarding the subway. With bad luck piling up, he unexpectedly obtains an ancient jade pendant. From then on, he gains extraordinary skills at appraising treasures! A pawnshop intern who works himself to the bone? Not a chance! With a single glance, he sees through every mystery, and his power skyrockets! From now on, Chen Xiu is the leading authority in the antique world! His cheat-fueled life, rich enough to rival a nation, begins in earn 919Reads8.4Score12114d adds
- 16 Super Appraiser 超级鉴宝师 Zhang Feng is a poor loser who's been unlucky his entire life. Hoping to turn his luck around, he takes his mother's advice and goes up a mountain to burn incense. There, he happens to stumble into a thunderstorm and gains supernatural powers. From then on, he sets out to marry a beautiful, rich woman and reach the pinnacle of life... The Buddha says, "Zhang Feng, money and women are hell. You should stop while you can..." Zhang Feng says, "Buddha, why not let me stay in hell a little longer.. 88Reads7.1Score2414d adds
- 17 The Art of Face Reading 相术人生 After we broke up, I was in agony and lost myself in bars and nightclubs. I never expected that one night together would nearly land me in prison for good. After turning over a new leaf, I was once again caught up in romantic entanglements, a classmate’s schemes, and the pressures of everyday life... Just when my life had hit rock bottom, the face-reading skills my grandfather taught me as a child turned everything around. 92Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 18 Treasure-Seeking Master 摸宝天师 His father was angered to death, and his mother was hospitalized with an illness. After blowing through thirty million, he became a down-and-out castoff. At the end of his rope, he unexpectedly gained the memories of a master treasure appraiser, beginning a new life in the trade. He would reclaim the life he’d lost as an appraiser! Every treasure the Shen family lost, I’ll take back, one by one! 556Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 19 The Strange Arts of a Feng Shui Master 奇门相师 When the Nine Stars align, a supreme fiend descends from Heaven. A beggar raises an orphan; humanity nurtures Heaven’s fate. Also known as The Nine Stars Ascend to Dragonhood. The Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens gave birth to the Green Satchel, while Fu Xi, the Great Bright One, created the Eight Trigrams. One is feng shui, the other the Book of Changes; together, they form the art of physiognomy. Shennong, the Flame Emperor, tasted a hundred herbs, and the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan, compil 54Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 20 Live-Streamed Appraisal: One Treasure from the Palace Museum, One from Me 直播鉴宝，故宫一件我一件 [Appraising Treasures]+ [Finding Hidden Bargains]+ [Setting Traps]+ [No System] Why are the edges of silver dollars deliberately shaved? You were asked to appraise a treasure, and you figured out that his wife was cheating? What, the painting in the Palace Museum has no signature, but yours does! Porcelain can bleed. Would you believe it? A big shot in the antiques world has his soul transported into the body of Qin Quan, a man with the same name. His predecessor was set up by his girlfriend, ha 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Getting Rich Through Appraisal 从鉴宝开始暴富 A master treasure appraiser transmigrates to the modern world and uses his gift for appraisal to make his way through the city. Jade and porcelain, gold and silver, old banknotes, calligraphy and paintings: they’re all at his fingertips. 134Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 22 The King of Jade Gambling and Appraisal 赌石鉴宝王 In a story about the development of supernatural powers, what is the thing most lacking in this day and age? Money. Gambling on jade is the best shortcut to wealth. And what else are young people lacking? Love. The deep, devoted love of one person offers a refreshing perspective to those searching for romance. 720Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 23 The Genius Appraiser 天才鉴宝师 Two short dramas are now streaming! [Antique appraisal + mystery + recovery of Yuanmingyuan relics + overseas museum heists + special forces + transmigration] Lin Ruhai isn’t a live-in son-in-law, but he lives in his in-laws’ house and is a failure at life, enduring their scorn. In all but name, he might as well be one. Everything changes after a meteor shower... Ever since he was struck by lightning, his luck has turned around and he’s gained a supernatural talent for appraising antiques. From 2.8kReads8.8Score33614d adds
- 24 Antique Appraisal: From the Start, I Take a Carving Knife to Bet on Jade 鉴宝：开局一把刻刀，空手去赌石 (Also known as: A Carving Knife from the Start, Making a Fortune in Stone Gambling with Bare Hands) Carving, stone gambling, antiques appraisal, collectibles, Daoist medicine, fighting Japanese pirates, and rooting out traitors. Packed with satisfying moments. He has one ingenious trick after another for making a fortune out of nothing, and uses them all with ease. He’s either in the middle of pulling one over on someone or on his way to doing so. Watch him make a fortune from nothing, obtain th 151Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 25 The Life-Wave Stone Gambling Adventure 生命波之赌石奇缘 Hua Feng has no plot armor, no superpowers, no good luck, no prominent family background, and no sudden windfall. He isn’t handsome either. Just like anyone else, he gets dizzy and disoriented when tired, and one careless mistake can leave him beaten bloody. He starts out penniless, building his wealth bit by bit with his own two hands. He once loved mountains and rivers, but had to travel to Ruili to gamble on jade in search of his family. Fate has never favored him, and every step of the way h 1.6kReads8.7Score18314d adds
- 26 Antique Appraisal: The Imperial Seal and Nine Tripods Shock the Internet 鉴宝：传国玉玺和九鼎震惊全网 Han Fei goes live with Tingquan Jianbao + travels through ancient times + lost treasures + great riches + an extra-dimensional space + imperial robes + Cixi’s luminous pearl + Xuanyuan Sword + infinite-flow + a luxurious lifestyle. For Tingquan’s fans; you’ll love it. Zhu Yuanzhang: “If you can bring my wife, Biao, and Ying back, I’d gladly give you the whole Ming dynasty.” Praised by the two men, Li Bai’s smile grew brighter. “You flatter me, gentlemen,” he said modestly. “But since you like it 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The World's Rarest Treasures 天下珍玩 With nine palaces in his mind, he can take in the brilliance of treasures spanning a thousand years. With eyes that see five colors, he can identify every kind of antique and collectible. An unknown nobody rises against the odds like a legend, with good fortune following close on his heels! What kind of spiritual power lies within that mysterious tortoiseshell? The world of antiques is full of twists and turns, and greed makes people devious and fickle. But who can stand against my uncanny arts 4kReads8.7Score46414d adds
- 28 The Diviner of the Mortal Realm: I Use Liu Ren to Determine the Nation's Fate 凡人卜王，我以六壬定国运 [Metaphysics + Divination + Fortune-Telling + Reading Heaven’s Secrets + National Destiny + Technical] [A hard-edged epic metaphysical novel: the only contemporary work built on the true Liu Ren system, fueled by power struggles among mortals, and animated by questions of fate] [No transmigration, no golden finger. Just a left hand, a divination board, and a blood-soaked path to uncovering heaven’s secrets as a mortal] At eighteen, Yan Jidao searched for lost cats on the street and helped people 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Little Master of Physiognomy in Hemp Clothes 麻衣小相师 Li He, founding master of the Linen-Clad School, once left behind a remarkable book recording everything he had learned in his life. It was passed down to the disciples of his school and continued by them until it was eventually brought to perfection. When the nation fell, it was hidden beneath its covers and circulated through the world. At last, someone bound by fate offered it a blood sacrifice. It transformed into spiritual energy, fused with that person’s soul, and was reborn into the world 2.2kReads7.7Score28814d adds
- 30 The Yin-Yang Master Keeps Coming and Going 阴阳先生她走来走去 There are 360 trades, and not one of them puts enough food on the table. What to do? Do them all! The protagonist is an orphan adopted by a feng shui master. But before he even turns sixteen, his master dies, leaving him alone with eight younger orphan disciples. To keep the family fed, the protagonist has no choice but to dabble in everything. (It's set in a partly fictional world. The overall timeline still follows modern history, but the author has a bad memory, and sometimes can't be bothere —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Peerless Divine Eyes 绝品神眼 The young Ye Feng is framed, and his eyes accidentally gain a miraculous power. When gambling on stones, he can see right through them at a glance. When appraising antiques, a single thought is all he needs to know the answer. 2.8kReads8.5Score37514d adds
- 32 Appraisal X-Ray Eyes: I Really Can't Control Myself 鉴宝透视眼：我真控制不住自己啊 [X-Ray Vision]+ [Treasure Appraisal]+ [Stone Gambling] Fang Ning was hit by a beautiful woman driving a car. When he woke up, he discovered that he had gained X-ray vision. X-ray vision? Great! Great! Fang Ning: I absolutely won't look where I shouldn't! One day later. Fang Ning: I really wasn't looking where I shouldn't! 2.8kReads8.3Score36714d adds
- 33 Treasure Appraisal 鉴宝 [Antique appraisal + wish fulfillment + making money + comeback] “Look at that strong, gleaming patina! This is obviously a priceless treasure!” “Chen Youhao, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, keep quiet. You judge antiques by condition and age. What’s this nonsense about a gleam? This rotten piece of wood is clearly... Holy crap, it really is a treasure!” Ancient artifacts hold the light of history, while ink and letters conceal their brilliance. After an ordinary deliveryman gains e 1.6kReads7.3Score15114d adds
- 34 The Ultimate Treasure Hunter 超级捡漏 Two years ago, his girlfriend's parents opposed their marriage and brutally beat him until he became an idiot. Two years later, he regains his senses. With his extraordinary talent for appraising antiques, he makes a name for himself, then takes up the blade against the villains who once hurt him and exacts his revenge. 2.5kReads8.7Score31214d adds
- 35 The Day I Gained X-Ray Vision, the Goddess Knelt and Admitted Her Mistake 拥有透视当天，女神下跪认错 [X-Ray Vision] + [Antique Appraisal and Jadeite] + [Everyday Life] Zhou Gu was reborn, returning to a few hours earlier. But this time, he had X-ray vision. Did his green-tea crush, the girl of his dreams, still want to keep him as a lovesick backup? Fine. Seething with resentment, Zhou Gu followed the tried-and-true path of those with X-ray vision: scratch-off tickets, Macau, antiques, and jadeite. His crush was eaten up with regret. “Zhou Gu, I was wrong. I really was. Will you forgive me?” Zh 14.5kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 36 The City's Supreme Wizard Immortal 都市极品巫仙 [Four Pillars of Destiny + Feng Shui + I Ching + Family Witchcraft + Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism] Qian Yi was born with a perfectly Yang Four Pillars chart, with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches identical in his year, month, day, and hour pillars. A one-in-ten-thousand rarity. He bears the mission of carrying on an ancient tradition of witchcraft, and must find a girl with a perfectly Yin chart whose four pillars are all identical so he can find a partner. Only by joining Yin and Y 467Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn to Find Hidden Treasures in 1993 重生捡漏1993 In 1993, the antiques market is just beginning to take shape, with gold lying everywhere. Drawing on the wealth of experience and knowledge he gained in his previous life, Lü Jing seizes the opportunity and rises rapidly to become an internationally renowned antiques tycoon, unrivaled in his field. 3.2kReads9.0Score34414d adds
- 38 Antique Tycoon 古玩大亨 [Antique appraisal + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good power fantasy] Xue Chen accidentally obtained a mysterious black piece of ancient jade that gave him the ability to appraise antiques. Thus began his journey of playing the pig to eat the tiger, and he eventually became a legend! 2.7kReads8.7Score37014d adds
- 39 The Little Fortune-Teller 小半仙 A young half-immortal from Mount Qingcheng descends the mountain to gain experience. He tells fortunes, reads feng shui, explores ancient tombs, and battles venomous insects. He helps people avert disasters, eliminate evil, and uphold justice, all to broaden his horizons, improve his cultivation, and enjoy this wonderful world to the fullest. But as his fame grows, so do the troubles he faces... 70Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 40 The Appraisal Grandmaster 鉴宝宗师 During the Republican era, Tang Shun, born into a family of antique dealers, saw his entire family wiped out over an imperial jade seal. A century passed in a dream, and when he woke, he had been reborn into a modern body. Relying on memories of his previous life, he makes his mark in the antiques world, finding countless treasures and never making a mistake. He wins the favor of beautiful heiresses and the reverence of antiques-world moguls. “This painting is a fake, because the original was de 4.9kReads8.9Score46914d adds
- 41 I Have a Pair of Super X-Ray Eyes 我有一双超级透视眼 [Mystic eyes + stone gambling + cultivation + billionaire + big shot]~ Zhang Haibo had graduated from university three years ago. He'd hoped to get rich through hard work, but reality had slapped him hard. In that case, he might as well let loose! An unexpected event awakened his mysterious X-ray vision, and suddenly his luck improved. He'd hoped to develop quietly, but people kept coming to provoke him. He'd only wanted to make a friend, yet vast riches kept flowing into his pockets. He'd hoped 2.1kReads8.5Score24714d adds
- 42 Antique Appraisal in the Olden Days: Read Minds with My Left, Appraise Treasures with My Right, and Rule the World of Antiques 年代鉴宝左读心右鉴宝掌天下珍玩 [One heroine, antique appraisal, stone gambling, sunken-ship salvage, overseas treasure hunts, rebuilding the Epang Palace…] Gu Ciyuan, a country boy, unexpectedly gains the Eyes of Xiezhi. He can identify everything in the world, hear the thoughts of beasts, and discern truth from falsehood with his keen eyes. Hunting for bargains, gambling on jade stones, salvaging sunken ships, and seeking out thousand-year-old ruins… The treasures of Myanmar, Li Zicheng’s hidden treasure, Qianlong’s legacy, 3.5kReads8.8Score41614d adds
- 43 Real-Life Tales of Feng Shui and the Metaphysical Arts 风水玄学之实录杂谈 After eight years, I’m starting a new book. No System, no cultivating immortality. Just a straightforward account of an ordinary person’s everyday experiences with the occult. Impatient readers can start from Chapter Two. Suitable for occult enthusiasts to learn from as they read. Of course, if anything seems familiar, it’s purely a coincidence. These are just casual notes, written on a whim. 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 The Ultimate Treasure Hunter 极品捡漏王 Wang Feng, a poor college student, is devastated when his girlfriend breaks up with him. By chance, he gains X-ray vision and rises to power. The astonishing world of jade gambling, the mysterious art of antique appraisal, and the tantalizing ancient tombs beneath the earth make Wang Feng’s name known to everyone. 374Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 45 Stone Gambling: Striking It Rich on My First Try 赌石：第一次就见红 [Stone Gambling + Treasure Appraisal + Rich and Powerful + Satisfying Read] Ordinary Lin Feng can’t stand seeing his mother and younger sister humiliated, so he fights a local bully and unexpectedly gains a golden finger. From then on, the campus belle pursues him, and a female CEO takes a shine to him. But all he wants is to quietly make a fortune, strike it rich through stone gambling and bargain hunting, and become a low-key yet luxurious tycoon. 2.6kReads8.8Score33214d adds
- 46 The Feng Shui Master of Qingwu 青乌风水师 My grandfather tells the fortunes of the living. I tell the fortunes of the dead. One day, my grandfather forced me to read his fortune... 1.2kReads8.8Score13214d adds
- 47 The Great Master of the Ma Yi School 麻衣大相师 I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. My grandfather, a feng shui master, never let me go outside after dark when I was little. Then one day, he had to leave the house… 234Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 48 King of Treasure Hunting 捡宝之王 Xu Ze, a top archaeology student, unearths one of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons of Yu the Great and unexpectedly gains a supernatural ability that lets him see through every antique and treasure. From then on, he becomes the king of treasure hunting! 17Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 49 I Find Treasure with Nothing but a Metal Detector 我寻宝全靠金属探测器 [Treasure Hunting + Digging for Treasure + Antiques + Antiquities + Lucky Finds + Appraisal + Adventure] Armed with a metal detector, the protagonist roams everywhere in search of buried treasure, digging it up and stumbling across valuable finds. He explores secluded ruins and ancient sites, experiences countless bizarre and wondrous adventures, and scours deserted villages and abandoned houses, uncovering all kinds of treasures along the way: coins, bronze, silver, gold, and iron objects, as w 399Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 50 The Superb Golden Finger 极品黄金指 A down-and-out playboy stumbles upon a magical finger. From then on, he rises like a dragon, finds hidden treasures, bets on jade stones, appraises antiques, and dominates the casinos. From penniless to super-rich, he begins an extraordinary life of wealth. 343Reads8.9Score—14d adds
