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- 101 The Fated Rise of a Reborn Superpowered Merchant 异能商女重生的命定风云 Before she was reborn, Su Qing was an older unmarried woman whose career and love life had both gone nowhere. An accident sends her back to 1997. After being reborn, she awakens the power of X-ray vision and unexpectedly becomes the disciple of the head of a Taoist sect. From then on, she begins a life of effortless success: top scorer in the college entrance exams, stone gambling, antiques appraisal, gathering followers, becoming a mob godmother, and gaining renown as an occult expert. She meet 254Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 102 I Inherited a Transmigrator’s Legacy 我继承了穿越者的遗产 [Livestreamed antique appraisal + inherited fortune + lighthearted comedy + multiple heroines] Recently, large-scale demonstrations have broken out in several parts of Neon, protesting that a Chinese collector surnamed Zhao possesses one of Neon’s national treasures. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a protest with China through diplomatic channels, claiming the Neon treasure held by the collector had been taken out of the country illegally and requesting China’s assistance in recovering it 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The God-Tier Treasure Hunter 神级捡漏 A son-in-law who lives with his wife’s family and is mocked by everyone unexpectedly gains his family’s inherited talent for identifying antiques. From then on, he rises like a dragon, makes a fortune spotting hidden treasures, takes the antiques world by storm, marries a beautiful heiress, and climbs step by step to the peak of life… 538Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 104 Antique Appraisal: Starting with Hidden Gems in Designer Toys 鉴宝：从潮玩捡漏开始 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The God-Given Golden Eyes 天赐黄金瞳 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 My Eyes Can Appraise Treasures 我的眼能鉴宝 In China in the 2020s, the bustling cities seem to shine with prosperity, but beneath the surface runs an undercurrent a thousand years old: the world of antiques. It is an era of transition, where old and new collide and truth is hard to distinguish from forgery. Under the lights of an auction house, a blue-and-white porcelain vase can fetch hundreds of millions. At a Panjiayuan street stall, a “broken rock” might conceal a fortune in imperial-green jade. In the alleys of Liulichang, an old sho —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Years I Spent Finding Treasures 我捡宝的那些年 Antique appraisal, period setting, deduction Every trade has its own tricks. Every household has its own secrets. There have always been treasure hunters, hiding astonishing skills behind an unremarkable appearance. Each of them has connections reaching everywhere. They can identify treasures and appraise jade, restore damaged objects, and travel the land with boxes and packs in tow. The wealth and riches of the world were born in China, then scattered among the homes of ordinary people. So trea 478Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 108 The Complete Guide to Antiques (Platinum Edition) 古玩指南大全集（超值白金版） Antiques, prized for their appreciation, collectible, and investment value, have once again become a focus of public attention. Programs such as China Central Television’s Appraising Treasures and Wang Gang’s The World of Collectibles introduce antiques to viewers and readers. More and more readers are also becoming interested in antiques. For this reason, we have specially compiled and published this Complete Guide to Antiques. This book brings together two classic works by Zhao Ruzhen, a renow 488Reads9.4Score12914d adds
- 109 Antique Appraisal with Tingquan: From the Start, I Enter the First Emperor's Tomb! 听泉鉴宝：开局进始皇帝皇陵！ [Single heroine] + [appraisal] + [perilous] + [thrilling] + [ancient tombs] + [immensely satisfying] + [patriotic] Tang Qing unexpectedly acquires a System, and from then on sets out to protect and promote the culture of ancient tombs. The tomb of Song Ruluo, a gifted woman from the early Tang dynasty, is filled with Tang sancai and blue-and-white porcelain. The underwater tomb of Shen Wansan is packed with gold and silver, its riches enough to rival a nation. The tomb of the First Emper 1.6kReads7.2Score10014d adds
- 110 You’re an Antique Appraiser, So Make Sure What You Appraise Is Actually an Antique! 让你鉴宝，你最好鉴的真是宝！ [Livestream][Trickster][System][Lighthearted comedy][Brother Quan shares the spring] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xian lands a job on an antiques appraisal livestream. He gets bound to a Livestream appraisal System. As long as he gets people interested in his stream, he can earn fan points and enter a lucky draw. Lin Xian also discovers that antiques appraisal shows in this world are incredibly dull. The livestreams are painfully boring, the appraisal hosts are stiff and old-fas 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 111 The Ultimate Treasure Hunter 极品捡漏王 After an accident caused Chen Yu's eyes to mutate, he rose to prominence, struck it rich, and made his way in the antiques trade. Step by step, he climbed to the pinnacle of a triumphant life... 586Reads8.7Score13414d adds
- 112 Appraising Treasures with My Main Account, and Beauties with My Alt 大号鉴宝，小号鉴宝贝 [Livestreamed antiques appraisal] [Illustrations included] [Not a professional appraiser] [Lighthearted daily life] "No one will help me reach the clouds, so I'll tread through snow and climb to the summit myself." A wild card in the antiques world. A leg-appreciation expert. "Miss, your jade is so fair." [What jade?] [Jade legs count as jade too!] The documentary series The Great Lin Quan Appraisal continues to air. 1.3kReads6.9Score10214d adds
- 113 Antique Appraisal Comeback: I Strike It Rich with X-Ray Vision 鉴宝逆袭：透视后我靠捡漏赢麻了 [Appraisal in action] [Stone gambling] [Finding hidden treasures] [Antiquing] [Schemes and setups] [Authentic illustrations] Appraising treasures is easy; reading people’s hearts is hard! Five years ago, someone set up Chu Feng’s grandfather with an antique, ruining his reputation and driving him to his death. The Chu family fell into decline. Five years later, Chu Feng unexpectedly awakened the power to see through objects, turning his life around and avenging his grandfather. He finds hidden t 6.3kReads8.5Score63614d adds
- 114 Divine Eyes for Appraising Treasures: I Ran Wild in the Gemstone Gambling World 鉴宝神瞳：我在赌石界杀疯了 [X-ray vision + stone gambling + antiques appraisal + mature women + spatial ring; his eyes can level up] Burdened with debt, Qin Yang sets up a stall in the antique market and inherits the Dragon Eye legacy. His eyes gain the ability to see through things, earning him the favor of a peerlessly beautiful mature woman. He becomes the apprentice of a stone-gambling master and turns his life around overnight. They say dragons have nine wives. Now that he has the Dragon Eye, doesn't that mean...? F 11kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 115 I Can See Through Antiques and Strike It Rich with One Cut 透视鉴宝，我能一刀暴富 By a stroke of luck, Ye Zhiqiu gains the ability to see through things. He can not only tell whether any antique or uncut gemstone is real or fake, but also see other people's wealth. No scheme or trick can escape his notice! Ye Zhiqiu: I never go treasure hunting. The treasures come looking for me! 1.1kReads8.6Score18114d adds
- 116 My Luck Is Finally Turning 我有时来运转 After Huang Haoxuan gains supernatural powers from his family's ancestral jade pendant, he begins his rise to the peak of life. X-ray vision, appraising antiques, gambling on jade... Hey, I can do it all! What's more, I've taken an amazing master who taught me medicine and martial arts. Now I'm invincible. 288Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 117 From the Start, I Find Treasures at Panjiayuan and Multiply My Profits Ten Thousandfold 开局潘家园捡漏，利润飙升一万倍 Xu Cong gets the Antiques Authentication System, which can identify whether any item is genuine. He thinks it’ll be pretty useless, but an online video about finding hidden treasures reignites his hope. So he goes to Panjiayuan Antique Market and finds a gold pattern coin from the Qing dynasty for just 180 yuan, then sells it for 1.8 million. He chips in 4,000 yuan with others to buy a rare set of Large Dragon stamps, then sells it for a premium of 8 million. He finds an inscription rubbing of t 5.9kReads8.3Score32414d adds
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 The Ups and Downs of the Stone-Gambling Road 赌石浮沉路 No golden finger, supernatural abilities + underdog comeback + hands-on experience with stone gambling This is the story of Guan Fei’s growth as a stone gambler. The protagonist goes through plenty of hardship, because life is full of ups and downs. There’s fighting and killing, as well as the complexities of human relationships. This novel has no golden finger, and its urban elements are largely based on real-world experience. It doesn’t follow the usual wish-fulfillment formula. Although it is 2.1kReads8.9Score22714d adds
- 121 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
- 122 From the Start, I Find a Rare Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Dragon Stamp 开局捡漏万年大龙票 By a stroke of luck, Chen Yang acquired the ability to see through things. He could tell genuine antiques from fakes, and no treasure could escape his discerning eye. From then on, he made a name for himself in the antiques world, and a nationally renowned appraisal master was born! From antique markets to pawnshops, from treasure-hunting shows to auctions, the imperial jade seal of Qin Shi Huang, Zhang Xianzhong’s treasure, the twelve bronze animal heads... Countless Chinese treasures emerged i 1.6kReads8.5Score10614d adds
- 123 Book 3 by Melting Ice Blade 融化的冰刀的第3本书 This book isn't really suitable for listening to out loud. Xiao Chen dies in an accident and becomes a wandering spirit. In life, he was a playboy who loved flirting with women. After death, he turns into a philandering ghost. Seeing the world through ghostly eyes, he discovers that being a ghost is exciting, and being a womanizing ghost is even better... 15Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 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
- 126 Earth-Eye Treasure King: Buried Treasures Just a Meter Underground 地眼捡漏王：地下一米全是宝 Other people dig dirt. I dig up treasure! I went straight to a construction site after middle school, thinking I’d spend my whole life hauling bricks just to make ends meet. Then I dug up half a blue-and-white porcelain bowl from the Republican era at a site in Qingdao and sold it for 5,000 yuan! From then on, I awakened the “Earth Eye” ability. Other people see dirt as garbage, but he sees treasure everywhere! Silver dollars from the Republican era? One shovel and I dig up half a jar! A family 821Reads—Score16314d adds
- 127 Bargain-Hunting Livestream: I Stop Once I've Made a Million a Day 直播捡漏：每天赚够百万就收手 Gao Xing, a small-time internet celebrity livestreamer, unexpectedly awakens the Treasure-Appraisal Livestream System and begins his journey to turn his life around. “Boss, want this sancai pottery? Just say the word and I'll bring it right to your door.” “Get lost. A modern fake doesn't belong in my collection.” “Boss, boss, surely this Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelain is good enough? Look at the glaze, look at that kiln blush. It's obviously the real deal.” “Have a nice day. It's a fake a 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Golden Eye 黄金眼 With a pair of X-ray eyes, he conquers the world of antiques. From ancient paintings and calligraphy to jade and gemstones, it’s all within his grasp... 262Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 129 The Gravity of Love: How to Make the One You Want Fall for You 爱之引力:如何让看上的人爱上你 The Gravity of Love: How to Make the One You Want Fall for You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Live Antique Appraisal: Bro, You’re Really Something 直播鉴宝：大哥可真刑啊 [Livestreaming + treasure appraisal + System] “Bro, you’re really asking for it. Looks like you’ll be spending more and more time behind bars.” “Ma’am, is that bracelet for blazing a trail, or is it a blue bottle?” “Little sis, that’s not Qing dynasty. It looks more like clearance stock.” “Last week’s, welded-on, freebie, candy...” Keep a low profile and don’t get cocky. 1.2kReads7.3Score10114d adds
- 131 My Years as a Tomb Raider 我盗墓的那些年 Years ago, my father injured himself falling while gathering medicinal herbs in the mountains to pay for my tuition. With the mounting medical bills, I had no choice but to go tomb-raiding with someone. I thought I was just going to make a quick buck, never imagining I’d fall into an abyss so deep I could never climb back out. Over the years, the things I experienced while raiding tombs have often come back to me when I least expect it: a Peach Blossom Spring unlike any other, a tomb afflicted b 582Reads7.0Score10714d adds
- 132 My Eyes Mutated, Letting Me Appraise Anything! 我双目变异，鉴定万物！ To buy his girlfriend a present, Chen Lin took a family heirloom, a hawk's-eye stone, to a pawnshop, only to unexpectedly find his girlfriend cozying up to a rich second-generation heir. Had she cheated on him? Furious, Chen Lin went up to confront them, but was shoved to the ground. Blood from his head wound happened to soak into the hawk's-eye stone, and from then on he awakened a supernatural ability! [Item: Four-Person Dining Table (Ordinary)] [Period: Modern Era] [Value: 50 yuan] [Collectib 2.3kReads7.0Score27514d adds
- 133 Using My Golden Finger to Achieve Jade Freedom 靠着金手指实现翡翠自由 [Stone Gambling + Jadeite + Golden Finger + X-Ray Vision + Feel-Good Fiction] After graduating, Lou Jiantang planned to stay home and livestream while living off her parents. She never expected to gain a golden finger that let her see through rough jadeite. What was she waiting for? Her dream as a jadeite collector was finally within reach. Ice-grade, high-ice-grade, glass-grade, dragon-stone grade; imperial green, royal purple, sky blue, lemon yellow, and countless others. There was no stone sh 525Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 134 The Peerless Divine Eye 极品神眼 To command the world by day and sleep in the arms of beauties by night: the ultimate goal of every man. An ordinary young man gets a strange jade pendant from an old con artist. To his amazement, the pendant gives him X-ray vision. Watch him take the city by storm and live life on his own terms. 106Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 135 Not a Penny to My Name, Then I Got Bound to a Museum System 分币不剩，我被博物馆系统绑定了 [Everyday treasure hunting and appraisal + a light System + step-by-step treasure-hunting tips ૧(●´৺`●)૭] His boss turns out to be a crook and runs off, leaving him unemployed. His girlfriend goes off to “cry” in a BMW, leaving him brokenhearted. Tu Qian has not a single coin in his pocket and is about to join the ranks of the Sanhe drifters when he suddenly gets bound to the Museum System. What? The museum is empty? It's only as big as a public restroom? And it really was converted from one? Is 972Reads6.5Score10514d adds
- 136 My Eyes Can Appraise Anything Without Limit 我的眼睛能无限鉴定 My father has uremia, and the hospital is demanding an astronomical sum for his medical bills. My sister was abandoned by her in-laws and kicked out, forced to return to our family home. My girlfriend thought I was too poor and went off with a rich man... I, Ye Dong, have had one miserable thing after another land on my shoulders. With all this weighing on me, I don't even have the right to die! Then an accident happens: an old bottle at home hits my eye. When the bandages come off, I discover t 3.2kReads8.0Score40814d adds
- 137 The Divine Eye of Appraisal: Snatching Treasures Right Under the Experts’ Noses 鉴宝神瞳：从专家手里捡漏 Xu Lang, a cultural relic researcher, accidentally activated an ancient divine disc while on an archaeological dig. A mysterious golden ring empowered his eyes, taking his appraisal skills to new heights. Finding undervalued treasures and protecting national relics became just part of his daily work. What he really sought were buried treasures, ancient shipwrecks, and even valuable mineral deposits. 47Reads9.0Score11114d adds
- 138 Master Appraiser 鉴宝大宗师 The ruined young master unexpectedly gains a miraculous power: with just one glance, he can see the true nature of anything, instantly becoming a grandmaster appraiser! From then on, he builds his fortune by appraising treasures, finding hidden gems, and betting on stones, making a fortune every day until he’s richer than a nation and unmatched in wealth and influence! 447Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 139 Me! The Real Heiress Born and Raised Here! Hunting for Artifacts in the 1980s 我！土著真千金！在八零捡文物 [Period setting + antique appraisal and bargain hunting + getting rich + mind reading + male lead is a diplomat] Yang Xihe is the real biological daughter, born and raised in this world. After returning home and reuniting with her family, she discovers that she can read the fake heiress's thoughts. She also learns that she is living inside a female-oriented novel about appraising antiques and finding hidden treasures. She is the villain, the heroine's sworn enemy. She is the real heiress, but is 22Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 140 X-Ray Appraisal: From Scrap Collector to the Peak of Success 透视鉴宝：从收废品走上人生巅峰 [X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + tycoon + treasure hunting + beauties + face-slapping] The day he gained X-ray vision, a beautiful CEO came knocking. From then on, he entered the perilous world of antiques, where calligraphy and paintings came with beauties, ancient tombs hid traps, and blue-and-white porcelain led to schemes. Surrounded by it all, how would he resist temptation and turn danger into safety? 3.8kReads8.9Score48414d adds
- 141 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. 9kReads8.9Score95714d adds
- 142 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. 2.6kReads8.7Score29714d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Lost in the Linhai Forest 林海迷踪 A grudge between humans and wolves, and a curse passed down through generations. A ferocious pack of wolves on Mount Daibai, led by a mysterious chief whose existence is unknown to the outside world. A spiritual golden eagle in the desert wasteland, a wondrous species that defies nature. An ancient giant serpent on a desolate island in the North Sea, the undisputed king of pythons. A colossal beast in the depths of the ocean, and an unexpected second world. Three people are brought together by t 7.7kReads9.2Score70814d adds
- 145 Stone Gambling: Keeping a Low Profile While Finding Hidden Treasures 赌石：保持低调捡漏 [Stone gambling + X-ray vision + spatial powers + bargain hunting + treasure appraisal + satisfying read] He lost his job just before the New Year, but gained a mysterious jade head that merged with his body. Not only could he absorb the energy within jadeite, he could also determine its quality by the amount of energy it contained. 15.7kReads8.3Score2.5k14d adds
- 146 Antique Appraisal: My Eyes Can Identify Anything 鉴宝：我的双眼能鉴别万物 (Finding hidden treasures + stone gambling + X-ray vision + cultural heritage + political intrigue) After an accident, Jiang Cheng discovered that he could see the value of objects with his own eyes. On his very first stone-gambling venture, he struck a top-grade blood-red jadeite with an icy, translucent texture! On his first overseas storage auction, he uncovered cultural relics that had been lost abroad. Jiang Cheng said, “All I want is to quietly become the richest man alive and do my part t 960Reads9.0Score21014d adds
- 147 The Bargain-Hunting Master 捡漏大师 Synopsis: A treasure appraiser who had amassed trillions died in an accident, only to be reborn twenty-five years earlier, in 1997, in the body of an impoverished middle-school graduate. It all begins again. See how the protagonist finds hidden treasures, goes on adventures, digs for buried riches, raids tombs, and invests his way to the pinnacle of life. An extraordinary story awaits, with thousands upon thousands of priceless treasures ready for you to discover. 10.7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 148 With My Mystic Third Eye, I Appraise Treasures, Slay Ghosts, and Reach the Summit 我靠奇门天眼，鉴宝弑鬼踏巅峰 Qin Fen, a college student, unexpectedly inherits the arts of Qimen Dunjia and Yin-Yang vision. From then on, he sets out on an extraordinary journey through life. He masters the arts of Qimen Dunjia and appraises the world’s treasures. With his yang eye, he sees through people and appraises treasures; with his yin eye, he slays ghosts and guides deities to the afterlife. There is nothing he cannot do. Follow Qin Fen as he embarks on his journey, cultivates the righteous path, and roams freely b 1.2kReads8.3Score15214d adds
- 149 Marrying an Old Man: An Abyss of Love and Lies 嫁给老头子，爱与谎的深渊 Marrying an Old Man: An Abyss of Love and Lies 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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 116Reads6.4Score—14d adds
