Novels like The Dragon-Seeking Bureau
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Dragon-Seeking Bureau, best match first.
- 1 In Search of the Loulan Treasure 寻找楼兰宝藏 In the ancient legends of the Western Regions, Loulan, the mysterious ancient city, has always been shrouded in mystery. It is said that the King of Loulan amassed a vast hoard of treasures. When the ancient kingdom mysteriously vanished, the whereabouts of those riches became an age-old mystery. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 A Foreign Treasure Hunter's Case Files 异国猎宝档案 “Who am I?” Willis Lee, a young Chinese man living in Bensonhurst, New York, woke up after being attacked. The hospital diagnosed him with “traumatic dissociative amnesia,” and he had lost some of his memories. He had forgotten many things: where he came from, whether he had family or friends, whether he had any money in the bank, who had taught him his uncanny skills in forgery and makeup, where his house was, and even who he had fallen out with before being beaten into a coma and hospitalized. 1.4kReads8.5Score184Shelves
- 3 The Strange and Secret Treasures: Chronicles of the Eight Wastelands 神诡秘宝之八荒踏墟志 Madmen, can you really withstand the truth of this world? No System, no fast-food thrills. This is a rare, hardcore slow-burn adventure novel on Tomato this year, with every expedition grounded in real historical documents. No piling on cheap thrills, no padding out the word count. This is written for readers who can settle in for a long-running story. The trilogy is fully planned. The road ahead is long, every step is hardcore, and the secret realm has only just been opened. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Magical Footbath 神奇洗脚盆 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. Stop right there. Yes, you. Now that you've opened the blurb, don't close it! Keep scrolling! This foot-washing basin is absolutely not lame! The story begins: Grandma passes away, leaving behind a foot-washing basin that belonged to my great-great-grandfather. Come on, what can a foot-washing basin do? Cure athlete's foot or something? Who could've guessed that once you add water, it turns into a 3D treasur 201Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 5 Global Treasure Hunt: Signing In at a Tiger's Den 全球寻宝：从猛虎巢签到开始 [Treasure hunting + System + livestreaming + pets + comedy + invincible] “What, a sunken treasure ship? Hand it over!” “What, monkey wine in the White Ape Cave? Hand it over!” “What, there's a meteorite in the Bottomless Pit? Hand it over!” “A diamond mine on Flame Mountain? Hand it over!” A fierce golden-shaded cat, a mysterious qilin beast, a wild liger, a deep-sea bloodscale serpent, an ant king who rules the Hundred Thousand Mountains... Lu Bao's eyes turn red. He kicks a grandmaster to the 2kReads9.0Score157Shelves
- 6 Treasure Hunting the World 寻宝天下 A treasure-hunting adventure novel. Yao Feiyu is sold by his girlfriend to a compound to have his kidneys harvested. As a cold blade slices into his flesh, his blood splashes onto an antique ring worn by a tycoon. A treasure-hunting spirit cat and a pocket dimension appear in his mind! He only wanted to keep a low profile and hunt for treasures, but every Tom, Dick, and Harry gets in his way! What a joke! I'll wipe out his entire family with one blow and take all the gold for myself! But before 2kReads6.5Score187Shelves
- 7 My Uncle's Bizarre Experiences While Watching the Reservoir 老舅看水库时的离奇经历 They say that if you leave a reservoir deep in the mountains alone for long enough, giant fish will appear in it. And how big are these fish? With one flick of the tail, they can churn rivers and seas. With one thrust of the head, they can shake the earth and mountains. They can smash a small boat more than ten meters long to pieces with a single charge. A distant uncle of mine once visited a reservoir. In those days, food and clothing were scarce, and people were hungry and craving a taste of s 700Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 8 The Fate of the Stars 星之宿命 A thousand-year shadow war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers is reaching its end. The Lockbreakers seek to gather nine ancient relics, the Mirror of All Spirits, the Core of the Tower That Reaches the Heavens, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Celestial Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Sunstone Calendar, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher’s Stone, to activate the crystal of the living starship “Stellar Whale” and welcome the return of the so-called “homeworld oversee 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
- 10 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
- 11 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.6kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
- 12 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves
- 13 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 913Reads9.4Score127Shelves
- 14 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 22.1kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
- 15 EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9kShelves
- 16 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
- 17 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
- 18 EN The House of Dread 诡舍 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
- 19 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
- 20 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
- 21 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
- 22 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
