Novels like The Antique Connoisseur
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Antique Connoisseur, best match first.
- 51 The Lone Wolf Who Comes for Your Life 索命的孤狼 The Lone Wolf Who Comes for Your Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Flawless Blood Jade 血玉无瑕 One cut can leave you broke, the next can make you rich; one cut can have you wearing sackcloth! Those words capture all the vicissitudes and legends of the jade gambling world. I got into jade gambling because of my third uncle. I hate him, but I'm grateful to him too. 65Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 53 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 411Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 54 The Mystic Venerable Descends: Seeking the Dao in the Mortal Realm 玄尊临世：尘寰问道 The Profound Venerable Descends: Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Antique Appraisal Comeback: X-Ray Vision Makes Me Unbeatable 鉴宝逆袭：透视无敌手 [Bargain Hunting + Appraisal + Scheming + Stone Gambling + X-Ray Vision] After Lin Xuan is betrayed by his girlfriend, he gains the power of x-ray vision and turns his life around. His adventures in bargain hunting include street-stall cobblestones, a battered clay Guanyin, fake calligraphy and paintings worth more than the genuine articles, apotropaic porcelain, soul jars, a painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, a burial shroud, an unmarked cup, a Buddha statue with cinnabar 3.9kReads8.9Score379Shelves
- 56 Reborn as a Jade Gambler: I'm Just a Copy 重生赌石：我只是个复制体 Unhinged heroine × multiple heroines × unhinged women at each other’s throats. The Lop Nur Twin Fish Jade Pendant urban legend is thrown into the world of stone gambling! Building wealth and settling scores go hand in hand, every strike delivers a rush, and there’s not a dull moment. Plenty of chapters in reserve and steady daily updates, with no dragging things out. New and longtime readers, dive in! 160Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Timeworn Classics Restoration Studio 拾光古籍修复馆 Shiguang Antique Book Restoration Studio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 The King of Bargain Finds in the Jade Trade 赌石之捡漏王 [Modern City + Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Workplace + Everyday Romance] [Short drama adaptation of the same name: A Jade Appraiser at My Side] Wei Yang, a poor young man, is struck by misfortune and nearly goes bankrupt, with nowhere to sleep. Then, by chance, a jade appraiser's spirit possesses him, and he begins his rise by gambling on stones and finding overlooked treasures, eventually reaching the pinnacle of life. See how he uses his profound jade-appraising skills to find hidden 5.5kReads9.1Score524Shelves
- 59 Reborn as a Young Businesswoman in the 1990s 重生九零小商女 After a miserable life, Xia Ruchu had both eyes gouged out and both legs crippled. In despair, she jumped off a building, only to be reborn eleven years earlier! Her rebirth gave her the power to see through things. She can read people’s hearts, gamble on stones, and appraise jade, rising step by step to the pinnacle of life! In public, she’s a quiet, reserved top student. Behind the scenes, she’s a business tycoon known to everyone! 951Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 60 The Unlucky Stone Gambler 赌石倒霉蛋 Mo Xiaofan was tricked into going to a casino in Myanmar, where he lost everything. Penniless, he had no choice but to ask his childhood friend Xiong Haowen, who lived in Ruili, for help. Xiong Haowen had already taken him to the Ruili bus station, but Mo Xiaofan was afraid he wouldn't be able to face his father after losing all the money, so he finally decided not to leave. With the 1,500 yuan in travel money Xiong Haowen gave him, he shamelessly begged his friend to teach him stone gambling, h 2.7kReads8.9Score339Shelves
- 61 You Have X-Ray Vision, So Why Aren't You Gambling on Jade? What Are You Looking At? 你透视眼不去赌石，乱看什么呢！ [Underdog's rise + X-ray vision + stone gambling + treasure appraisal + finding hidden gems + tycoon] Qin Zhaoyang is an ordinary college graduate who spent two years drifting through life without accomplishing anything. All he can manage is an apprenticeship at an antique shop, earning the “handsome salary” of 2,500 yuan a month. Then, by a stroke of luck, he gains the ability to see through things. His fate changes, and his life takes a whole new course. From then on, finding hidden gems, appr 513Reads9.1Score303Shelves
- 62 Picking Up Treasures at Street Stalls: The Grand Antique Imitation Collection 地摊捡漏大千仿古图 Finding hidden treasures, appraising antiques, keeping a low profile, playing it safe. No face-slapping, no showing off. A descendant of a down-and-out master calligrapher, a graduate of a third-rate university's literature program, he can barely make ends meet, let alone plan for the future. He drifts through life in a daze! Huang Yu happens upon the Spirit-Gleam Eye, which lets him see the spiritual radiance emitted by antiques. Together with a few like-minded companions, he travels the world, 5.9kReads8.9Score548Shelves
- 63 Bargain Hunting: I Just Bet on a Stone, So How Did I Become the King of Northern Myanmar? 捡漏：我就赌个石，咋成缅北王了 Appraising antiques + stone gambling + bargain hunting + miracle doctor + an underdog's rise + a feel-good power fantasy A setback can turn out to be a blessing in disguise. He thought he would die beneath a storm of thunder, but instead, he unexpectedly gained an incredible supernatural ability. What happens when someone has a mystical eye from another world that can see through everything, and divine ears that can hear other people's thoughts? A house, a car, money, women: suddenly, it all bec 1.6kReads8.5Score161Shelves
- 64 The Divine Eye Appraiser 神眼鉴宝 Synopsis: [X-ray Vision + Antiques Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Hidden Treasures + Golden Finger + Power Fantasy] Because of his father’s enormous medical bills, Qin Hao agrees to get a divorce in exchange for 200,000 yuan to cover the expenses. But not only does he fail to get the money, he is also beaten up by a spoiled rich heir. By chance, he awakens the power of x-ray vision through an ancestral jade pendant. From then on, the world gains an extraordinary monster who can find treasures, spo 14.1kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
- 65 The Arrival of the High-Martial Era 高武降临 Blue Star fell into a space-time tunnel and arrived in a world called Taiyi. A world of high martial power had descended, gods and demons ran rampant, monsters wreaked havoc, and war swept the land, leaving rivers of blood. A sixteen-year-old boy witnessed it all and tightened his grip on the saber in his hand. With that blade, he would carve out a new world for his family and the Yanhuang people! 564Reads6.9Score101Shelves
- 66 Stone Gambling: I Was Scammed Out of My Entire Ten Million Fortune from the Start 赌石：从开局被骗光千万身价开始 [Underdog's Rise + Invincible + Treasure Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Feel-Good Story + Bargain Hunting] Those who walk by the river often enough are bound to get their shoes wet. Chen Rang trusted his friend too much and was cheated out of his entire fortune, worth tens of millions, leaving him buried in debt. He once thought about ending it all, but when he thought of all the friends who still believed in him, he chose to stay alive and pay them back. To clear his debts, he has to start from z 238Reads7.4Score107Shelves
- 67 Is There No Law? I Can See Through Everything, So I Look Wherever I Want! 没王法，顶着透视眼乱看！ [Stone gambling + antiques appraisal + X-ray vision + settling scores on the spot + ruthless and decisive + underdog comeback + stress relief] Xiao Yang is a deliveryman who gains X-ray vision after a thug ambushes him and injures his head while he's helping a beauty catch her cheating boyfriend in the act. From then on, he turns his life around, gaining money, beautiful women, luxury cars, mansions, and power... [This is a feel-good underdog comeback story. If it doesn't make you happy, come fi 7.4kReads7.9Score875Shelves
- 68 Ashes of the World: Devoted Until Death 烬世卿尘：至死不渝 Ashen Dust of a Fallen World: Faithful Until Death 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Divine X-Ray Eyes: The Cool Beauty Won't Leave Me Alone 透视神瞳：清冷美女赖上我 [X-ray Vision + Antique Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Finding Hidden Treasures + Feel-Good Story] Chen Yang is an archaeology student at Jiangcheng University. His father is a gambler, his mother is ill, and his girlfriend Liu Ruoxi is heartbroken. He wants to save them all. Tricked into going abroad, he passed out in a huge pit. When he woke up, he had unexpectedly gained X-ray vision. But after returning home, he discovered that the girlfriend he had always protected had tattooed someone e 290Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The Treasure Appraisal Prodigy 鉴宝狂少 The astonishingly gifted young genius Lu Fei burst onto the scene, his miraculous craftsmanship astounding the world and his treasure-appraisal skills unmatched throughout history. He finds hidden treasures, hunts for priceless artifacts, and restores antiques. He makes friends across the land and amasses wealth from every corner of the world. He repays every kindness and never lets an enemy off the hook. Relying on his own abilities, Lu Fei advances steadily, planning every step carefully as he 12.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 71 Stone Gambling, Treasure Appraisal, and the Golden Eyes 赌石鉴宝黄金瞳 [Stone gambling + antique appraisal + X-ray vision + underdog comeback + ordinary protagonist + exhilarating read] Lin Chao is a laborer struggling to survive in the Ruili jade market. He thinks he'll spend his whole life dealing with dirt and backbreaking work, until an accident leaves him struck on the head by a steel pipe. When he wakes, he discovers he's gained a pair of “Golden Eyes” that can see through a stone's outer shell and reveal the jade within. A rough stone dismissed by its stall 309Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 72 Reborn in the 1990s: The Academic Prodigy Appraiser 重生90学霸鉴宝师 My new work is out! You can 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! 1kReads9.1Score149Shelves
- 73 Pan Snake Hollow 盘蛇坳 Snake Pass 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Golden Eyes of Appraisal 鉴宝金瞳 His father falls gravely ill, and the staggering medical bills weigh heavily on antique shop apprentice Yang Bo. But a kind act brings him a piece of colored glass, granting him golden eyes that can appraise treasures! He can appraise antiques, gamble on jade, expose fakes, and see through people. From then on, he makes a name for himself in the world of appraisal! He hunts for hidden treasures, takes the city by storm, and is surrounded by beautiful women. He turns his fate around and becomes a 15.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 75 Antique Appraisal in the City: My Eyes See Through Everything 都市鉴宝：我的眼睛看穿一切 [Stone gambling] + [Finding hidden treasures] + [Farming] + [Heiresses] + [Supernatural abilities] The only God of Gambling in the world of stone gambling. The foremost expert in the antique collecting scene. The rumored boyfriend of countless rich and beautiful women. The world's richest man, worth over a trillion. Yang Feng let out a sigh. “I want to keep a low profile, but my abilities won't let me!” It all began the day he acquired a pair of eyes... 7.4kReads9.0Score943Shelves
- 76 Urban Antique Appraisal: My First Lucky Find Is a Priceless Treasure! 都市鉴宝：第一次捡漏，就赌出稀世珍品！ (Treasure Appraisal + Divine Medicine + High Martial Arts + Gambling Tricks + X-Ray Vision) I have divine eyes! Martial arts secrets? I learn them just by watching. Mystical techniques? I can use them with ease! I have divine eyes! I gamble on gemstones and collect antiques, becoming richer than a kingdom. I cure rare diseases and mysterious illnesses with miraculous skill and a kind heart! 6kReads8.5Score791Shelves
- 77 Stone Gambling: One Touch Sends Prices Soaring 赌石：摸一下就涨 Nangong Wushuang graduated two months ago but still hasn’t found a job. His girlfriend even dumped him, climbing into a rich heir’s Mercedes and driving away. In a foul mood, he left the city to clear his head, only to unexpectedly inherit the Land God’s legacy: the art of turning stones into gold. The Land God, who had waited over a thousand years for an heir, turned out to be a chatterbox. He talked for so long that his soul unexpectedly dispersed before he could finish passing on the art, lea 978Reads7.1Score131Shelves
- 78 After the Breakup, I Strike It Rich with Jade, and My Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It 分手后，赌石暴富，前女友后悔 [No System + Stone Gambling + Beautiful Women + X-Ray Vision + Tycoon + Bargain Hunting + Everyday Life + Underdog's Rise] After Lin Fan's girlfriend cheated on him with a rich heir, he was left heartbroken. Then a car hit him, and he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision. Without hesitation, he went straight to the rich heir to get revenge. “You stole my girlfriend, so I guess your sister is fair game. She's pretty cute!” 132Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 79 Jade Betting: Wealth and Desire 赌石：财与色 [X-ray vision + beautiful women + stone gambling + antique appraisal + tomb raiding + an ordinary man’s rise] Zhang Tao is an apprentice at an antique shop. While accompanying his beautiful boss to meet a client, he sees the client try to get her drunk. Zhang Tao risks his life to save her, only to be beaten half to death. At the critical moment, he awakens X-ray vision. From then on, he takes the world by storm, gaining both wealth and beautiful women! 301Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Stone Gambling: Fortune, Power, and Beauty 赌石：权色双收 [No x-ray vision + pure stone gambling + pure antique appraisal] Li Wei saves a stunning beauty from a car accident, only to discover that she is Liu Yufei, owner of an antique shop in Panjiayuan. Liu Yufei was deliberately run off the road by Li Xiao, her business partner and best friend, who wants to take all the shop's shares for herself. After Li Wei saves her, Liu Yufei teaches him how to appraise antiques and gamble on jade stones. Before long, he has mastered both, making his name and win 279Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 81 After Gaining X-Ray Vision, I Reached the Pinnacle of Life 透视后，走上人生巅峰 On the night he planned to propose, he caught his girlfriend cheating with his best friend and was beaten so badly he was left seriously injured! When he woke up in the hospital, he discovered he had gained X-ray vision! He thought it was a consolation prize from fate, but he had no idea that every gift had already been assigned a price in the abyss. When the harsh realities of life finally broke him, leaving him curled up like a beggar on a park bench, she appeared like the moon hanging high ab 95Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 82 Pillar of Strength: Flames Over Taihang 中流砥柱：太行烽火 Pillar of Strength: Flames of War in the Taihang Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 A Treasure-Hunting Adventure: My Warehouse Can’t Hold Any More Treasures 寻宝奇缘，仓库的宝贝都装不下了 Tang Songyuan, an excavator operator, accidentally dug up a small metal ball and gained an extraordinary power of X-ray vision. From then on, he embarked on a fantastical journey of treasure hunting and discovery. Imperial green jadeite, meteorites from beyond the heavens, legendary antiques... He claimed countless rare and precious treasures as his own. 8.8kReads8.9Score941Shelves
- 84 Gambling on Stones! 赌石！ [Jade Gambling] [Feel-Good Revenge] After being framed by a rich heir, betrayed by his girlfriend, and scorned by everyone, Lin Fan hits rock bottom and unexpectedly awakens X-ray vision. With a single glance, he can see through the rough outer shells of raw jade and perceive the spiritual energy in all things. From then on, one cut leaves him broke, the next makes him rich. He rises to power in the jade gambling world, with Imperial Green of glass-like quality, exquisite blood jade, heirloom ja 16.2kReads7.1Score337Shelves
- 85 I Have X-Ray Vision, Nothing Is Beyond Me! 我有透视，无所不能！ [Underdog’s Comeback + X-Ray Vision + Antiques Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Feel-Good Story + Hidden Treasures] Li Jian thought he’d hit the jackpot when he married a beautiful heiress. But the child she gave birth to was, in fact, Black. At that moment, she fell apart. Then, while running, she tumbled down the stairs and returned to five days earlier. Let’s see how the male lead uses those precious five days to change his fate! This story has a slightly devious side, so don’t let it lead you as 9.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
- 86 At Middle Age, I Turn My Life Around with Jade and Become the World's Richest Man 人到中年，赌石翻身成世界首富 [Stone gambling + bargain hunting + X-ray vision + tycoon + everyday life + feel-good story + underdog comeback] After his divorce, Lin Fan awakens the ability to see through things and sets his sights on the stone gambling market. With precision, he makes his moves, and the jade he cuts out shocks the industry. Wealth, status, and beautiful women come flocking, leaving his former wife, who once betrayed him, far behind. 315Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 87 I’m No Player, They’re the Ones Crawling into My Bed 才不是海王，是他们自己钻我被窝 [Multiple male leads + romantic rivalry + funny school life + unconventional jade gambling + humorous entrepreneurship] In her previous life, Jiang Dai was an elite international agent. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an ordinary high school student in 2008, bullied at school. At home were her hardworking mother, who sold food from a street stall; her disabled, alcoholic father; and her gangster of a brother, who got beaten up for money… She had nothing, not a penny to her name. A 8.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 88 Gambling on Jade: Winning Over the Underworld’s Queen 赌石：从征服黑道女大佬开始 [Stone gambling + treasure appraisal + X-ray vision + divorce + an underdog's comeback + regret + underworld + beauties] His ex-wife took it upon herself to give her younger brother all the savings they'd spent five years building up. Furious, Zhao Yu divorced her on the spot. Then he was hit by a car while crossing the road and gained X-ray vision. From then on, he went from rags to riches and soared to the top! [This is a feel-good comeback story. If it doesn't satisfy you, come tell me off in 41Reads6.5Score109Shelves
- 89 Golden Eyes: The Jade Gambling King 黄金瞳：赌石王 [Stone Gambling + Appraisal + X-Ray Vision + Revenge + Underworld] On the brink of death after being hunted by his enemies, he accidentally awakens the Golden Eye through his family’s ancestral jade. From then on, he can see through solid stone and recognize every rare treasure under the sun. The stone-gambling family that stole the Lin family heirloom years ago has now become an industry giant. They sneer at me: “You think you’re good enough to gamble on stones?” That is, until I open three pie 1.2kReads6.8Score101Shelves
- 90 Golden Eyes: A Midlife Comeback 黄金瞳：中年逆袭 This book's animated adaptation is now streaming on Fanqie. At 45, Lin Jianguo was a failed middle-aged man, the sort you could find anywhere in the city. He had been unemployed for three years. His wife had lost all hope and was about to divorce him, his daughter had no money for tuition, his mortgage payments were overdue, and his parents were bedridden. At the lowest point in his life, he unexpectedly awakened the Golden Eyes ability inside his family's ancestral jade pendant, allowing him to 1.5kReads7.0Score207Shelves
- 91 While Others Appraise Antiques, I Find Hidden Treasures and Become the Richest Man Without Lifting a Finger 别人鉴宝我捡漏，躺着成首富 [Antique appraisal, bargain hunting, older woman-younger man romance, sweet everyday love] A blow to the head gave him a magical eye that can appraise antiques. By sheer luck, Chen Jing, with nowhere else to turn, enters the antiques trade! From Tang tri-color pottery and Song official wares to Yuan blue-and-white porcelain and Ming Xuande pieces, with beauties as lovely as jade by his side, he begins a life of wealth, success in business, and love! 15.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
- 92 Golden Eyes: King of Antiques and Gemstone Gambling 黄金瞳：鉴宝赌石王 [Stone gambling] [Rise to power] [Satisfying read] [Tycoon] [Bargain hunting] [Antique appraisal] [Face-slapping] Ye Fan’s life hits rock bottom: he loses his job, falls into debt, and gets abandoned. Then a fragment of a mysterious ancient jade streaks across his eyes. When he wakes, the whole world has changed. In the scrap yard, stones bloom with the radiance of Imperial Green wherever his fingers point. At ghost-market stalls, his sharp eyes reveal a genuine Tang dynasty Buddha hidden in a p 90Reads7.1Score129Shelves
- 93 Why Are You Looking Around with Those X-Ray Eyes Instead of Gambling on Jade? 透视眼不去赌石，乱看什么呢 [X-ray vision + stone gambling + scratch-off tickets + antique appraisal + bargain hunting + tycoon + farming + livestreaming + rags-to-riches comeback] On his way to take out a loan, he was sent flying when a woman driver slammed on the gas and hit him. By sheer luck, he gained X-ray vision. From then on, A stunningly beautiful rich woman chased after him, eager to get close. The campus belle won his heart through his stomach with her cooking, and a breathtakingly beautiful CEO wanted to hand h 5.7kReads8.3Score711Shelves
- 94 After My Ex Cheated on Me, I Struck It Rich on Gemstones 被前女友绿后，我赌石暴富 [X-Ray Vision + Appraising Treasures + Stone Gambling + Underdog's Comeback + Underworld + Treasure Hunting + Tomb Raiding] After He Jianghai caught his girlfriend cheating, the other man retaliated by blinding him. When He received a corneal transplant donated by a kind stranger, he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision! From then on, he rose to the top and became a winner in life. [An exhilarating underdog comeback story, well worth a read!] 875Reads7.0Score101Shelves
- 95 Heavenly Eye: King of Stone Gambling 透视天眼：赌石王 [Jade gambling] [Power fantasy] In a single night, his family was ruined, his company went bankrupt, and his father died with a grudge in his heart. He fell from the heights of success and became a lowly apprentice in the jade market, struggling amid endless mockery and despair. Then the jade pendant passed down through his family merged with his eye, unexpectedly granting him the power to see through everything and discern the glow of treasures! From then on, no flawed jade or hidden treasure c 742Reads6.8Score102Shelves
- 96 Stone Gambling and Antique Appraisal 赌石鉴宝 Wang Ming, an apprentice at an antiques shop, happened to gain X-ray vision while fighting a few punks one night, which also earned him the wrath of a mob boss. From then on, he ruled the underworld. Wealth, beautiful women, luxury cars, mansions, everything a man could want was his! This is a feel-good story about an ordinary man rising to the top, and it’s well worth a read! 427Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 97 Stone Gambling!! 赌石！！ This book has been adapted into the short drama Through the Eye, Not the Treasure: I Turn the Tables. Lin Xiaochuan, an exploited wage slave at an antique shop, was accidentally hit and sent flying by a beautiful woman driving a car. As a result, he gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life went into overdrive, and he rose to the top. 1.7kReads7.5Score156Shelves
- 98 X-Ray Vision: Gambling on Jade and Appraising Treasures 透视眼赌石鉴宝 [X-ray vision + stone gambling + antiques appraisal + underdog comeback + bargain hunting + antiques] While making a delivery, deliveryman Su Ming came across a beautiful woman whose faucet was broken. As he helped her fix it, he suddenly gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life was like a cheat code, carrying him all the way to the top. 2.2kReads7.6Score292Shelves
- 99 The Crazy Stone Gambler 赌石狂徒 Just after graduating from college, Xia Feng was dragged by relatives into a company running an illegal investment scheme. His deceived relatives and friends poured all their fury onto him. With no other choice, he fled his hometown in a panic and went into hiding, until he arrived in a small town on the southwestern frontier… 2.3kReads9.2Score390Shelves
- 100 The King of Jade Gambling 赌石王 [Stone gambling + multiple female leads] On his way to work on his electric scooter, Mo Yu crashes into a BMW. The bad news: He crashed into a BMW! The good news: It belongs to his boss. Beautiful boss: “What the hell? Who dares hit my BMW!” Taking a closer look: “Oh, it’s just my workhorse!” Afterward, Mo Yu does odd jobs for his beautiful boss after work every day to pay for the repairs, and accidentally gains X-ray vision and a pocket dimension... From then on, his life is one lucky break aft 3.3kReads7.7Score408Shelves
