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- 51 Treasure Appraisal: I Got the Treasure-Hunting System from the Start 鉴宝：开局获得寻宝系统 Lu Chuan was an utterly ordinary wage earner, until a treasure-hunting System suddenly came to him! "Ding-dong! Host, you can now search for antiques anywhere within a ten-square-kilometer radius!" "Five li south of Nanshan, large quantities of ancient coins are buried beneath the wilderness!" "In a neighboring village north of the mountain, an abandoned mass grave contains burial goods worth tens of millions!" "Two li south of Nanshan, a farmhouse has ancient handicrafts scattered all over!" ". 18Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 52 The Legend of the Tomb Raider (Complete in 6 Volumes) 盗墓者传奇（全6册） In the chaos of the late Ming dynasty, Feng Lengqing, a young villager, is accidentally drawn into a mysterious and unpredictable tomb-raiding feud and becomes the closed-door disciple of Shui Tianbo, leader of the Tao Sha Sima sect. Ten years later, Feng Lengqing and Shui Ling unexpectedly discover the tomb of King You of Chu, dating back to the Spring and Autumn period, in Mount Jiuyi. To find the thousand-year-old jade marrow needed to save Shui Tianbo, Feng Lengqing and Shui Ling join forces —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 53 Holy Crap, My Phone Turned Me into a Trillionaire 卧槽，手机砸成了万亿首富 A heart-pounding story about a dog, a girl rescued in the nick of time, and a blood alliance contract. Copper coins, silver dollars, antique seals, paintings, jade, stamps, stocks, lottery tickets, and more are all in play. The protagonist, Zhao Gengxin, has completely transformed his life! His cheat-code blood alliance gives him the power to foresee the future. He makes a splash in the stock market, the lottery, and the world of stone gambling, raking in a fortune... 58Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 54 Antique Dealer: Notes on Spotting Bargains 古玩经纪人：捡漏笔记 Under revision... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Antique Appraisal with Tingquan: Reborn in 1980, I Became the King of Junk 听泉鉴宝：重生80我成了破烂王 In his previous life, Lu Ming let greed cloud his judgment and believed other people's lies. He divorced the wife he hadn't seen in four years. Overworked from her scientific research, she fell gravely ill, and refused to see Lu Ming even as she lay dying. His daughter hated him with all her heart. When Lu Ming developed a terminal illness, he signed a form refusing treatment. Reborn on New Year's Eve in the 1980s, he found a whole family of parasites trying to take his house. His four-year-old —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 The Antiques Appraisal Master 鉴宝大玩家 After fusing with his family's heirloom jade pendant, Lin Xiaozhi gains the ability to appraise antiques and strengthen his body. From that moment on, his life changes beyond recognition... 493Reads7.9Score10314d adds
- 58 The Stone Gambler: King of Antiques 赌石小子古董王 A family heirloom gives Lu Ming the supernatural ability to appraise treasures. With his Golden Eyes, he can identify any object. Watch as he begins with stone gambling and rises from an unknown poor kid to the King of Antiques! 956Reads8.7Score17714d adds
- 59 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
- 60 My Treasure-Hunting Brothers 捡漏之我的那些好兄弟 Not a feel-good story: one heroine, no cultivation. My name is Li Rong. Thanks to my unique ability to appraise treasures, I find valuable bargains in antique markets and go through all kinds of adventures and challenges, from going undercover to getting shot and being attacked. Along the way, I also get caught up in the conflicts and tangled interests of numerous factions. The story is full of twists and turns. 1.4kReads8.7Score23014d adds
- 61 Stealing Jade 窃玉 Mom, I promised you that when I grew up, I would protect you... Mom, what I couldn’t do for you, I’ll surely do for every woman who loves me. I’ll always remember what you told me. A man must hold up the sky... 147Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 62 You Won't Believe It, All the Antiques Are My Friends 你敢信，文物全是我朋友 Hu Suzhang, an ordinary and down-on-his-luck auctioneer's assistant, is unexpectedly chosen by a mysterious System and embarks on a strange journey with cultural relics as his medium. The System resides deep in the male protagonist's consciousness in the form of an antique bronze mirror. Its surface reflects the ages, taking him on a deep exploration of cultural relics throughout the long river of history and culture. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Tales of the Tomb Gate Hunt 墓门狩记 Xu Changsheng is cursed with the fate of a lone star. At seventeen, he brings death to all thirteen members of his family, leaving only his distant granduncle, Zhang Facai, alive. Zhang Facai encounters a sinister supernatural affair at the Liu family estate in Changbai Mountain and is rescued by Linghu Shou, a mysterious tomb-raiding officer from the Northern School. Linghu Shou chooses Xu Changsheng and takes him to Harbin, where he joins a band of extraordinary people on an expedition into th 58Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 64 King of Antique Treasures 古玩捡漏王 Yang Hao's adoptive father, the only family he has, is suffering from an incurable illness. Desperate to find a cure, Yang Hao tries everything, only to have both his hands smashed. He thinks he's reached a dead end, but who could have guessed his hands would gain extraordinary powers, allowing him to rise again? With these hands, he can unearth every treasure in the world, cure every terminal illness, and win the hearts of beautiful women. 151Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 65 From the Start, I Obtained a Treasure-Hunting System 开局获得寻宝系统 With the Treasure-Hunting System, I can claim every treasure for myself. What?! Beautiful women count as treasures too?! 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 A Love Letter to the Woman I’ll Meet in the Future 写给未来的她的表白信 A Love Letter to the Girl of My Future —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Book Gu 书蛊 Collecting has been all the rage for a decade, and old paper is worth its weight in gold. Ancient books are a niche collecting category, but mastering them is no easier than specializing in porcelain, paintings, or other antiques. This may be a kind of appraisal book you've never read before. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Antique Appraisal in the 1980s: From the Start, I Get a Hundredfold Profit from Every Find! 年代鉴宝：开局万倍捡漏！ [Period] [Antique Appraisal] [Stone Gambling] [Treasure Hunting] [Shipwrecks] [Ancient Tombs] [Museums] Cao Jianing had spent years scraping by at the Panjiayuan flea market, always stuck among the lowest-ranking stallholders. Just before the New Year, an unexpected visitor changed his life forever. A fragment of Empress Dowager Cixi's coral treasure tree set him on a journey to find hidden treasures. Was Cixi's precious jade watermelon stolen from a Qing imperial tomb, or was it a gift she gave 7.1kReads8.3Score67414d adds
- 69 Appraisal Eye: My Friend, You Really Shouldn't Sell This! 鉴宝神瞳：宝友，这可不兴卖啊！ The He family was struck by a devastating disaster. Their fortunes declined, their father went mad, and their mother fell gravely ill. While trying to raise money for his mother’s surgery, He Lin was tricked into giving up the century-old family shop. After gaining Divine Appraisal Eyes, He Lin rewrote his tragic fate! Rare treasures, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings. His Divine Eyes spot the unusual and uncover hidden fortunes. With a pair of golden, fiery eyes, he’ll amass the world’s fine 737Reads8.3Score10714d adds
- 70 A Descendant of Emperor Hongwu Calls in to Jianbao Tingquan 洪武大帝后裔连线听泉鉴宝 [Antique appraisal with Tingquan + live connections + tomb guardians + from the start: the three-piece set with one bowl + Imperial Jade Seal + black gauze winged crown + Ming Dynasty + Treasure Bowl] The mysterious collector Zhu Wei connects with Tingquan's antique appraisal stream! He starts by pulling out a battered bowl! Viewer: It's just a broken bowl. How can you be shameless enough to show that off? Tingquan: It's old, but it's broken and not worth much. Zhu Wei then pulls out a monk's ro 399Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Great Treasure Appraisal 大宝鉴 Xu Dong is a young man whose life has hit rock bottom. By chance, he gains a special ability that lets him see the “treasure aura” emitted by precious objects. From then on, he appraises and hunts for treasures, doing what others cannot! Pearls shine, treasures radiate. Life is a drama where beautiful women and wealth are all mixed together! 3.4kReads8.2Score50214d adds
- 72 Reborn: Starting with Collecting Scrap 重生之从收破烂开始 At his first job, a young thug bullied him and broke his leg because he was too proud to back down. A quack doctor's treatment left him permanently disabled! From then on, his life lost all its color and light! Long accustomed to being ordered around and used at other people's whim, he was sent back thirty years by an unexpected accident. A brand-new life is about to begin. Watch him soar through the skies like an eagle and fight his way across thousands of miles... 4.5kReads8.6Score37714d adds
- 73 I Knew Bao Had Left, but I Didn't Know I Was the King of Psychic Powers 知道走了宝，不知我是感应异能王 College student Li Xiangyang graduates and heads back to his hometown. Along the way, he saves a thousand-year-old tortoise and gains the power to sense things. After that, there's no stopping him: catching crabs, finding ancient coins, discovering treasures and gold, picking up antiques for a bargain, gambling on timber in Hainan, gambling on jade in Yunnan, and seeking out Shoushan stone and bloodstone in Fuzhou. One opportunity after another comes his way... 675Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 74 The Ultimate Bargain Hunter 极品捡漏王 A down-and-out young man unexpectedly gains supernatural powers, and from then on, his life becomes a dazzling adventure. Antiques, collectibles, calligraphy and paintings, bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and fine jade, rare treasures of every kind are all within his grasp. 1.6kReads8.5Score19614d adds
- 75 Appraising Treasures with Tingquan: My Friend, You’re Really Asking for Trouble 听泉鉴宝：这位宝友，你可真刑 Li Quan transmigrates to a parallel world and starts a livestream called “Listen to Quan Appraise Treasures,” offering to appraise the brothers’ treasures for free! No one could have guessed that among the livestream’s 100,000 viewers, 10,000 are netizens, 30,000 are fellow professionals, 30,000 are suspects, and 30,000 are police officers! “Brother Quan, can you appraise this for me?” “It’s old, but it’s not worth much. Go home and let it collect dust for a while.” “Brother Quan, how many steam 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Treasure-Appraising Dragon King 鉴宝龙王 A hundred years in a single glance, reborn in the city. Precious gold, jade, calligraphy, paintings, and rare treasures from across the world are all within my grasp. With the Dragon King’s legacy, I look down upon the world. Lu Zhou Dong, returned from the dead, uses his Dragon King’s divine eyes to recover every treasure belonging to our mighty Huaxia, protect Huaxia civilization, and bring glory to our nation! 417Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 77 Invincible Divine Eyes 无敌神眼 He lived at the bottom of society. After saving a beauty, he was murdered, but by chance he uncovered a hidden secret and gained a pair of peerless X-ray eyes. From then on, status and wealth came pouring in. 7Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Heavenly Eye for Appraisal: From the Start, I Found a Piece of Imperial Green Jade 鉴宝天眼：开局捡漏帝王绿 [Antique Appraisal + Gambling on Jade + Beautiful Roommates] Qin Tianming, a delivery guy, happens to obtain the Divine Appraisal Eye, which gives him X-ray vision. From then on, he makes his way in the world of jade and antiques, striking it rich by finding overlooked treasures, while sharing a rental with two stunning beauties... 2.5kReads8.4Score29614d adds
- 80 The Great Forest Treasure Hunt 大林寻宝记 In 1978, the treasures of Ruiguang Pagoda reappeared, stirring up the treasure-hunting passions of three childhood friends and classmates: Dalin, Xiaobao, and Jianzhong. At last, they found a clue at Xuanmiao Temple to another treasure in Gusu. Led by Dalin, their winding, extraordinary quest is gripping from start to finish. It captures the vitality of the early years of the Reform and Opening-Up era, as well as the subtle depth of Chinese culture, where life's truths and the wisdom of Daoism a 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 I’m a Dog, but I Look Down on People! 我是狗，但是狗眼看人低！ I'm a dog, but I look down on people! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 Appraising Treasures with Tingquan: I Take Out the Imperial Jade Seal, and Everyone Stands at Attention 听泉鉴宝：拿出玉玺后，全体起立 Tingquan’s livestream. Tingquan: Bro, go down there and humble yourself! Tingquan narrowed his eyes. Behind his glasses, his gaze was full of kingly disdain. Let’s welcome the next treasure hunter. Protagonist: I’m a college student. City life is too competitive, so I’m planning to go home, raise some cows and chickens, and help local farmers. Tingquan’s expression changed: Clout chaser! Bro, don’t cause trouble! Livestream viewer: I just love that arrogant, unruly look on that Dog Quan’s face 7Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 Finding Antiques and Bargains, Starting in 1985 古玩捡漏从1985开始 After spending half his life in the antiques trade, middle-aged Luo Jun is reborn in a dream in 1985, back in an era when buying grain required ration coupons. He becomes a clerk at a trust store. With the antique knowledge he accumulated in his previous life and memories of a future beyond his time, Luo Jun thrives at work and makes a name for himself in the collectors' world. Step by step, he grows into someone he never would have dared imagine becoming in his past life... [Period piece + an 7.7kReads8.6Score72314d adds
- 86 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. 3.2kReads9.0Score35114d adds
- 87 The City's Crazy Treasure Appraiser 都市鉴宝狂圣 After his father is framed and hospitalized and the family business is swindled away, he unexpectedly inherits the Yin-Yang Treasure Sage's legacy in his moment of despair. He can see through the mysteries of yin and yang and identify the world's rarest treasures. From then on, he embarks on a formidable life, sweeping all before him in the city... 1.6kReads8.5Score21114d adds
- 88 Global Treasure Hunt: It All Started with a Meteorite 全球寻宝：从捡到陨石开始 (I’m a new writer. This is indeed a treasure-hunting story. The farming section at the beginning is now complete, and the protagonist’s treasure hunt is about to begin. If you’re interested, give it a try. If not, feel free to add it to your bookshelf and come back when the treasure hunt starts. Please forgive me, I’m new to writing and bound to make mistakes like this!) The treasure hunt is about to begin: Precious meteorites from beyond the heavens... Colorful antiques and curios... Mysterious 80Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 89 From the Start, I Had X-Ray Eyes: A Poor Young Man Gets Rich Through Stone Gambling 开局获透视法眼，穷小子赌石暴富 A mysterious black stone and an ancient deer-hide chart completely changed the life of poor young Liu Yuhao. With eyes that could see through all things in heaven and earth, he encountered exquisite jade and porcelain, elegant ancient bronzes, and thrilling stone-gambling adventures, one after another! Sweet and adorable innocent girls, cool and elegant mature beauties, fiery and alluring policewomen: all kinds of stunning women threw themselves at him! 511Reads7.8Score11214d adds
- 90 Treasure Appraisal: My First Stone Gamble Earned Me a Trillion 鉴宝：第一次赌石，狂赚千亿 [Treasure Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Miracle Doctor + Bargain Hunting + Antiques + Beauties + Feel-Good Story] Chen Yuan has only recently graduated from university, but he is lucky enough to awaken a pair of magical eyes that can see through things and appraise treasures. It all begins when a beautiful CEO takes a fancy to him and offers to keep him. He beats up the beautiful CEO's younger brother, and it all takes off when he cracks open a jadeite rough worth tens of millions. Stone gambling 577Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 91 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, 5.9kReads8.9Score54814d adds
- 92 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
- 93 The Divine Calculator's Bargain Hunter 神算捡漏王 Zhou Ding was expelled from college and could only make a living by bluffing his way through fortune-telling. Then he happened upon a Bagua diagram capable of divining all things, transforming himself into a master fortune-teller whose readings fetched a fortune. He could even strike it rich by spotting hidden treasures among antiques. Millionaire, multimillionaire, billionaire: none of it would be just a dream anymore... 2kReads8.7Score26814d adds
- 94 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 1.6kReads7.3Score16214d adds
- 95 The Thirty-Six Stratagems of Antiques 古董三十六计 Born under the Peach Blossom Star and blessed with a destiny of prosperity, he trusted the wrong friends and was bound to be betrayed by them. The protagonist's experiences offer us a profound lesson. Learn from them and avoid taking unnecessary detours. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. 7Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 96 A Love Affair with Antiques 古玩情缘 The Lin family has passed down a skill for examining jade by touch and appraising gold, yet they never dealt in antiques. After his grandfather’s death, Lin Fenghan is left destitute, scraping by in a little shop. By chance, he acquires a fragment of a gold-threaded jade burial suit and enters the antiques trade, only to discover that his father’s death is shrouded in countless mysteries. It is said that in her later years, Empress Dowager Cixi secretly removed a great many rare treasures from t 670Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 97 My Fist Power Stacks Without Limit 我的拳劲无限叠加 [Not a System Novel] [Not a Formulaic Story] [Slow Start] Demon beasts run rampant, and humanity retreats to isolated cities. Martial Saint Tu Lin kindles hope with a new martial path, only to die beneath the claws of the [Heavenly Calamity]. In their desperate hour, the Federation launches the forbidden “Tu Lin Project.” Its only successful test subject, Ji Yuanxing, even possesses far greater natural talent than Tu Lin. His fists can unleash layers of weightless force: Body Tempering Realm: te —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 My Left Eye Can Appraise Treasures 我的左眼能鉴宝 With divine eyes, he appraises rare treasures from across the land and gathers them all for himself! A glimpse reveals the secrets of fate, and mystical arts are mastered at a glance! He learns from masters with a glance, seeing through every legendary martial skill! Ordinary man Zhang Dong is about to reach the pinnacle of life! 4.4kReads8.9Score56114d adds
- 99 My Tomb-Raiding Life 我的倒斗生涯 Tomb raiding is said to have originated during the Cao Wei dynasty and continued for a thousand years. It has both official recognition and civilian organizations. A thousand years have made this illicit trade a fully developed profession, with an astonishing number of tricks and secrets. Literary works have told and retold its tales. But what is tomb raiding really like? I entered the trade at fifteen and led my first expedition into a tomb at sixteen. I saw its dangers with my own eyes... 102Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 100 Divine Treasure-Digging System 神级挖宝系统 Zhang Wei’s gold-digging girlfriend cheated on him, but by chance he obtained a Treasure-Digging System. From then on, while everyone else hauled bricks, he dug for treasure. What? You look down on manual laborers? Let me tell you, hard work pays off, and the System Shop has anything you could want! Finding cures and saving lives is difficult? He can casually produce Bian Que’s lifelong medical insights. … From then on, Zhang Wei’s motto was: Don’t show off, or you’ll get wrecked! 232Reads5.8Score—14d adds
