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- 1 The Golden-Eyed Legend of the Jade Realm 黄金瞳之玉界传奇 [A million words banked for your reading pleasure] Ma Yinongge, a veteran from Shanbao City, Nanyun Province, returned to his hometown after leaving the military and worked as a stone cutter at a gambling-stone shop in the city for four years. In the summer of his fifth year, while cutting a stone for a major client, he uncovered a piece of icy-red jadeite. As he guided the partially exposed jadeite through the polishing process, the stone's outer shell sliced open his left palm. The bleeding wo 746Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 2 The Divine Eye’s Treasure Appraisal 神眼鉴宝 Her younger sister is gravely ill. After getting cheated while trying to snag a bargain, he unexpectedly gains the ability to appraise treasures, seeing through everything at a glance! From then on, he soars to greatness and takes the world by storm! 22Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 Global Treasure Hunt: From Shipping Containers to Atlantis 全球寻宝：从集装箱到亚特兰蒂斯 [Livestreaming + Antiques Appraisal + Treasure Hunting + System] After transmigrating to another world, Li Ming gains the All-Knowing Appraisal System. From then on, the value and origins of any object are an open book to him. So Li Ming joins the wildly popular online game of Container Treasure Hunting and starts a livestream: “Treasure Hunting Live from the City of Freedom!” Viewers warn him that container treasure hunting is a huge scam, full of hidden pitfalls, and that there's no way he'll 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Become the World's Richest Man Through Antique Appraisal 从鉴宝开始成为世界首富 Twenty-year-old Su Cheng shoulders a heavy burden. By chance, he activates the Appraisal System, and from that day on, his name is heard everywhere, from antique markets to auction houses. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Master Treasure Appraiser 极品鉴宝师 With gambling on jadeite, one cut can make you poor, the next rich, and another leave you wrapped in sackcloth. Gold can't compare to jade, and jade can't compare to porcelain. Blue-and-white porcelain, imperial dragon robes, consort's rouge, antiques, and jade treasures: find them all in The Ultimate Appraiser. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Road to Becoming the Richest Man Starts with Finding Hidden Treasures 首富从捡漏开始 Zhao Feng is reborn ten years in the past and awakens the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal. He vows to make his father proud and prevent his death, while seeing through his fake girlfriend’s true nature. With the Immortal Eye, he can distinguish genuine antiques from fakes and win every time he gambles on jadeite. One mysterious big shot after another soon comes knocking. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Finding Treasures on Antique Street: A Millionfold Profit from the Start! 古玩街捡漏，开局百万倍利润！ After transmigrating to a parallel world, Qin Ming obtains a [Rebate System] that can appraise any antique. Even if he turns an item over to the state, the System will still give him a rebate. As the System levels up, the rebates grow: double, tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold... On his first day bargain-hunting, he picks up a silver dollar for 800 yuan that's worth 40 million, earning a double rebate. On the second day, he finds a glass cup for 50 yuan. System, are you telling me this is a —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 8 Bargain-Hunting Livestream: You Bought It for Twenty, and You’re Selling It for Two Hundred Million? 直播捡漏：二十买入，你卖两亿？ Zhang Yu was just an ordinary livestreamer who hunted for bargains. By sheer chance, he obtained an ancient curios System. Huh? When other people get a System, they're worth billions or live for a thousand years. How come mine turns me into a trash picker? Just as Zhang Yu is despairing, [Ding! The System confirms this artifact is a Qing-dynasty mallet vase, with a market value of 360,000.] [Ding! The System confirms this painting is an authentic work by Tang Yin, with a market value of 30 milli —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Live-Streaming Stone Gambling: A Ten-Thousandfold Profit from the Start 直播赌石，开局万倍利润 Liu Tao went to Myanmar to livestream and embark on an entrepreneurial journey. But after a month, he had nothing to show for it, so he decided to return home and work a factory job. Just then, he awakened the Bargain-Hunting System. As long as he touched an item, he could learn its age, value, and more... From then on, Liu Tao began a life of finding hidden treasures. From the China-Myanmar border to China proper, from jade to antiques, from flower, bird, fish, and insect markets to Poly Au 123Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 10 The Antique Connoisseur 古玩至尊 After accidentally obtaining a glazed bead, Lin Qian gains a crystal-clear heart and becomes an expert at appraising antiques and gambling on gemstones. His life with cheat-like powers begins... 64Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 11 Antique Appraisal: I Can See the Future 鉴宝：我可以看到未来 Su Qi acquired a mysterious Cosmic Eye that lets him observe the past and present, predict the future, appraise antiques, and evaluate jade. He became the youngest master appraiser ever! Miss, don’t move. The jade pendant you’re wearing was a token of love King Zhou gave to Daji. Would you let me take a closer look? 98Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 12 X-Ray Vision Master Takes on the City 透视高手混都市 Poor student Ye Kai unexpectedly gains a divine eye that can see through anything, and takes one step straight to the pinnacle of life. He excels at gambling on gemstones, appraising antiques, and treating illnesses. He takes on the King of Gamblers aboard a ship in international waters and battles evil shamans at an altar in Miao territory. Whether you are a witch or a sorceress, he will subdue you all! 472Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 13 Antique Appraisal: The Goddess Finds a Hidden Treasure from the Start 鉴宝：开局就被女神捡漏了 From the start, Su Yan finds a top-grade blue-and-white porcelain vase with a goddess, and his eyes undergo a mutation. From then on, wealth pours in and goddesses adore him. But one day, he comes across a strange antique, and the world changes forever... 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 King of Stone Gambling 赌石之王 In the world of stone gambling, one cut can make you poor or rich, bring life or death! Ordinary people rely entirely on luck: win, and you'll be rolling in wealth; lose, and you'll be left without a wife or family! Desperate to pay for his younger sister's surgery, Liu Dong stumbles into stone gambling by chance and awakens the power of the Blood Eye. In his sight, the true nature of any stone is laid bare! From this day forward, a man like no other has entered the scene! 16Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 15 A Record of Stone Appraisal 鉴石实录 Against a backdrop of natural disasters, even a grain of sand from society can become a crushing mountain to an ordinary person. With his business stalled, his loan due, and his girlfriend gone, Shi Feiyu was at the end of his rope when he received the Jade Appraisal Manual, personally passed down by the master craftsman Bian He. See how Shi Feiyu uses his extraordinary skills to gamble on jadeite, building his own business empire around the jade industry. People have heard of getting rich from 101Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 16 Bargain-Hunting Livestream 捡漏直播间 Down-and-out college student Zhang Tong unexpectedly gets the Treasure-Hunting Livestream System. It lets him appraise antiques and even restore precious artifacts, opening the door to a life of excitement! He appraises treasures live, identifying porcelain and pottery passed down for thousands of years, restoring ancient, weighty bronzes and jade, collecting dazzling diamonds and emeralds, and taking part in thrilling stone-gambling contests! 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 If You Have X-Ray Vision, Why Not Gamble on Stones Instead of Staring at Everything? 你透视眼不去赌石，又乱看什么呢 [Underdog’s Rise + X-Ray Vision + Jade Gambling + Appraisal + Bargain Hunting + Tycoon + Feel-Good + Older Sister] Yang Fan, a low-level company employee, thought he’d hit the jackpot when he married the beautiful daughter of his company’s owner. Little did he know he was being made a cuckold: his wife gave birth to a baby of African descent! Heartbroken, he wandered the streets on a rainy night, only to be hit by a car and struck by lightning. In a twist of fate, he transmigrated and gained the 609Reads7.7Score10714d adds
- 18 How Bai Xiaoshu Went from a Nobody to a Tycoon 白小书从小白变成巨商 Antique appraisal + metaphysics + genius + making a fortune Bai Xiaoshu goes from a rich young master to having nothing overnight. Starting out as an ordinary shop assistant in the antique appraisal trade, he works his way up to head appraiser and then deputy manager… He meets Chen Miaochu, the eldest daughter of the Chen family, and crosses paths with Chen Panpan several times. He also deals in antiques, trades tea, and ventures into other businesses, building his own commercial empire in pursu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Urban: Making a Fortune Through Antiques 都市：从鉴宝开始发财 A single glance spans a century, reborn in the modern city. A golden age of splendor, a collector of antiques. Qin dynasty stone tablets and Zhou ritual bronzes, inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings. Bronze vessels and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious jade. Every rare treasure under heaven is within my grasp. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng uses his uncanny skill at identifying antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Went to Northern Myanmar to Find a Wife 我去缅北找老婆 My wife, who always runs home when it starts raining, has gone to make a fortune in northern Myanmar! She crossed the border and embarked on a blood-soaked journey. From the jade market to the mining district, I’m chasing her every step of the way! I just hope I’m not too late… 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Divine-Eyed Treasure Appraiser 神眼鉴宝师 He is a top archaeology student, but an accident during an archaeological dig gives him an unexpected ability. From then on, identifying treasures is as easy as chopping vegetables, and he keeps stumbling upon priceless bargains. 93Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 22 The Ultimate Treasure Hunter 极品捡漏王 After his girlfriend betrayed him, ordinary guy Su Lin unexpectedly inherited a powerful man's legacy! From then on, he appraised antiques, found hidden treasures, restored antiquities, and took charge of his own life. In this age of prosperity, precious stones, calligraphy and paintings, ancient bronzes, fine jade, and rare treasures from across the land were all within his grasp. Su Lin vowed to trample underfoot everyone who had once looked down on him or wronged him. You ate what was mine? S 224Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 23 The All-Seeing Eye Treasure Appraiser 天眼鉴宝师 His mother is gravely ill, and his younger sister is about to undergo surgery, yet his girlfriend gave all his money to her little brother! He argued his case, only to get beaten up by the brother-in-law! Then a golden eye for appraising treasures descended from the heavens! Long Lin is here to save his mother, treat his sister, and fiercely protect his family! He can spot fakes and identify priceless treasures, and luxury cars and villas are his for the taking! With this legacy in hand, the wor 35Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 24 The Supreme Golden Eye 至尊黄金眼 Lin Ran was an underachieving loser with nothing to show for himself, until he unexpectedly gained a supernatural ability in his left eye. From then on, his fate changed completely. Winning over beautiful women and amassing a fortune kept Lin Ran busier than ever. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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. 32Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 System: It All Starts with Stone Gambling 系统：从赌石开始 Heaven and earth can bear witness: it’s true I lost my job, it’s true I’m drowning in debt, and it’s true the girl of my dreams got a boyfriend. But I only came up to the rooftop to watch the meteor shower. I’m really not here to jump... A System dropped from the sky? Complete a small goal within three months: make a billion from stone gambling? With a scanning skill, that shouldn’t be too hard, maybe! A stronger body. What does the last stat, endurance, mean? Fire resistance and electric resist 68Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 29 The Divine Appraisal Eye 神级鉴宝眼 A college student from humble beginnings gains a god-tier ability to appraise treasures after an accident. From then on, he soars to success and embarks on an extraordinary journey to greatness! 178Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 30 The God-Tier Appraisal King 神级鉴宝王 He accidentally acquired X-ray vision, appraised antiques, gambled on jade, made a fortune, and won the hearts of all kinds of goddesses, rising to the top on his road to a comeback. 159Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 31 God-Tier Treasure Hunter: I Have a Pair of Appraising Eyes 神级捡漏：我有一双鉴宝异瞳 [Antique appraisal + miracle doctor] Orphaned after both his parents die, he is then thrown out by his uncle. His younger sister is seriously ill, but he has no money to pay for treatment. Jiang Xiaochen gains extraordinary eyes that let him tell the genuine from the fake at a glance. He finds overlooked treasures, uncovers the truth, and rises to the top of the world! 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 King of Stone Gambling, King of Treasure Appraisal 赌石为皇，鉴宝为王 All under heaven bustle for profit; all under heaven hurry after gain. In all the affairs of the world, nothing matters more than profit, except perhaps human affection. With special abilities, gambling on stones and appraising antiques become as easy as reaching into a pocket. Money, beautiful women, power: they come and go at a whim, all within one's grasp. In the course of an ordinary life, he makes a living gambling on stones, appraising antiques, and finding hidden treasures, determined to 160Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 33 The Ultimate Antiques Appraiser 究极鉴宝大师 Jiang Xiaosheng isn’t lounging in bed. Instead, he stares in shock at the half of a broken bronze knife coin in his hand! In a sight no one else can see, a swirl of black energy slowly turns inside the coin. This… this… the saying in the books, “Objects have spirits, and time gives rise to energy,” is actually true!!! A graduate of the archaeology department, Jiang Xiaosheng happens upon the ability to see through antiques while frequenting the antique market. He begins a legendary life of makin 53Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 34 The Divine Eye of Antique Appraisal 鉴宝神眼 A divine eye falls from the heavens, turning him into a master appraiser. From gambling on jade and healing the sick to martial arts, there’s nothing he can’t do. To him, an ordinary stone can yield an exceptionally rare Imperial Green jade. When faced with baffling illnesses, he is like Hua Tuo reborn, restoring patients to health with nothing but a silver needle. A ten-star martial artist appears out of nowhere, only to be killed with a single move. An ancient inheritance awakens, making him i 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Don't Panic, I'm Great at Snagging Bargains! 别慌，捡漏我在行！ Buried in debt, cheated on by his girlfriend, and utterly despairing, Qin Fei unexpectedly acquires divine eyes that can see through anything... Master appraiser, collecting tycoon, martial arts grandmaster: it all starts here... 136Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn in 1999: I Build a Fortune Through Antiques 重生1999，我靠鉴宝富甲天下 Reborn in 1999, he opens his eyes to an antique jade bracelet worth tens of millions. While eating cold noodles, he picks up a blue-and-white porcelain cricket jar decorated with geese. He finds hidden treasures in antique markets everywhere, competing over treasures and getting fooled at every turn! By spotting hidden gems and appraising antiques, Fang Chen rises all the way to the top, becoming the richest man in the world! 165Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 37 The Master Appraiser 大宝鉴师 Chen Mu, a country boy who depended on his grandmother, learned to appraise antiques through a dream, and his fate changed from that moment on. Rare treasures, extraordinary people, and feuds in the martial world... The hidden side of this world began to reveal itself. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Ultimate Appraiser 最强鉴宝师 By a twist of fate, Su Bai gained golden eyes that let him see a person's fortune. From then on, he appraised antiques, gambled on jade, searched for mineral deposits, explored imperial tombs, gathered medicinal herbs, and took in spirit pets, becoming a legend in his own time. “I'm sorry. I do love you, but I still want to live a comfortable life.” Looking at his fiancée's bashful expression and his rival's mocking grin, Su Bai turned and walked out, then called a professional PR manager. “Let' 284Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 39 The All-Seeing Eye Appraiser 天眼鉴宝师 Qin Ming, who has always been dependent on others, fuses with his family's ancestral pearl and gains the power of the Heavenly Eye. He can view the memories of precious antiques, use their spiritual radiance to transform his body, and master all kinds of skills, becoming a grandmaster in every field. With beauty at his side, he makes the most of city life. Billions in wealth and countless treasures all come into Qin Ming's possession! 256Reads7.9Score10614d adds
- 40 Gambling on Jade: Leaning Close to Fragrant Jade 赌石：依香偎玉 [Jade Gambling, Underdog’s Comeback, Lighthearted, Humorous, Quietly Satisfying] Gu Pan is engaged to Ye Mingchen. Ye admits he agreed to marry her because he was attracted to her looks, while Gu Pan was merely stringing him along. Before the engagement, she demanded 88,000 yuan in bride price. Then, for the sake of appearances, she raised it to 188,000. Ye Mingchen put up with it, thinking that once they registered their marriage, he’d finally get to bring his goddess home. But on the very day 405Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 41 Getting Rich by Finding Hidden Treasures and Conquering the Business World 靠捡漏暴富玩转商圈 After an investment gone wrong leaves the ordinary Jun Xi burdened with debts of over a million, he is overcome with despair and has no idea what to do. Then he unexpectedly gains a mystical eye and a pocket dimension, setting him on the path to finding hidden treasures in antiques and stone gambling. Getting rich overnight is no longer just a dream. 29Reads—Score314d adds
- 42 Public Relations: A Journey 公关如途 [Urban life + public relations + an ordinary man’s struggle to survive + workplace survival + unspoken rules] What is public relations? Overcoming every obstacle! My name is Zhang Yihao, and I work in public relations. This book gives you a look at some of the little-known realities of the workplace in the late 1990s. It follows the difficult journey of an ordinary PR professional struggling to survive and build a business in a complicated world. There is darkness and light, as well as hidden tr 8Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Demon Eyes, Heavenly Sight 魔瞳天眼 Ye Qiu, a college dropout, gained the miraculous Eye of Heaven by chance in a car accident. Appraising antiques, gambling on stones, finding hidden treasures, tomb raiding, fighting, love, brotherhood, and defending his country: after enduring all kinds of trials and hardships, and experiencing countless romances, he ultimately set out on an entirely new path! The thrilling story begins now... Author's note: This story is entirely fictional! 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 The Golden-Eyed Appraiser 金瞳鉴宝师 With his father gravely ill and his girlfriend tricking him into marriage, Shen Rui was at the end of his rope when he unexpectedly obtained an appraisal System. From then on, his road to turning his life around began. 466Reads8.2Score11014d adds
- 48 The Ultimate Guide to Antiques 鉴宝天下 Zhao Ming, an antiques shop assistant, felt sorry for an old woman selling jade and spent a month's wages on an ancient jade piece from her. His kind act caught the attention of Sun Qing, the shop's young lady, but it also earned him the enmity of Huang Shaofeng, the appraiser who was pursuing her. Even more astonishingly, after he got home, the jade unexpectedly gave him the power to see through things! 241Reads7.2Score10314d adds
- 49 That Bonehead Who Plays the Jade Market 玩赌石的那个夯货 He’s a low-level middleman at a jade-betting shop, drowning in debt and unwilling to settle for an ordinary life. After taking over a rough stone on behalf of a partner who once helped him out of a jam, he finds himself caught up in one strange incident after another. Will life go from rags to riches, or is he headed for disaster? Every choice begins with a thought and ends with another. It all depends on you. When the cutting machine roars, gold by the thousands; when it roars again, bones litt 510Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 50 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
